Reinstall Mountain Lion without losing applications etc.

I am having memory issues with my Mountain Lion.
I want to remove and reinstall Mountain Lion. How can i do this without losing all my applications(in app folder and anything of value that should be backed up)?
I have Time Machine backup but if I did restore, it may restore the problem.
Your help would be appreciated.
Thanks and I look forward to your reply.

Once again thanks for your reply.
What I am noticing is my complete memory is being used up. I see this within Activity Manager.
I installed Free Memory program. It works in freeing memeory but when it is running it causes the machine to be at a stanstill.
Is there a Mac program that can diagnose activity manager to see what is causing the issue.
I run Firefox which I know is a memory hog. It is consuming about 2GB's. But what I am noticing is my kernel task is consuming huge amounts of memory and CPU processing time.
I did boot into safe mode and the mem issue seemed to be better.
Is there a quick way to see which program is the culprit rather than enabling one program and rebooting at one time.
is there a way to get into the Kernel_task process and see what is doing?

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Hi,
I bought a new Macbook in august with already installed Mountain Lion.
I know that with the help of the recovery hd, you can format the hard disk and then install a clear version of os x. But I've also heard that during the procedure you have to enter the Apple ID and password, so that apple can see if you purchase OS X Mountain Lion on the AppStore. Obviously I didn't buy it because it was already installed on my new computer and I don't understand if this can be a problem.
Maybe it's a stupid question, but before to format I wanted to clarify the issue...
Thanks

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718

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Pardon the question, but you are checking the mac app store > Purchases (not iTunes or iTunes store or the app store for iDevices)? Have you tried holding the Option key while clicking on Purchases (shows hidden purchases).

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Hello everyone,
I am migrating from from my old Windows PC onto a MacBook Pro, and I'm having difficulties with iTunes and my iOS devices (iPhone 4, iPad 1). Maybe someone here can help me out, I'd be ever so grateful.
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I was fighting this battle the past few days myself; but actually it is REALLY easy now. See here:
http://www.macworld.com/article/146958/2010/03/moveitunes_windowsmac.html
Then, once iTunes was on the Mac, I did this:
1. On the Mac rename ...\iTunes\iTunes Library.itl as ...\iTunes\iTunes Library
2. On the Mac delete ...\iTunes\iTunes Library Genius.itdb (Apparently the PC & Mac versions are not compatible - iTunes will just rebuild it later)
3. Launch iTunes and immediately press & hold down the Option key until a dialog opens asking you to Choose a library. Navigate to the folder/drive you've copied from the PC and open ...\iTunes\iTunes Library.
(thanks to turingtest2 for the above steps)
That was it. Did it yesterday evening. All playlists, libraries, everything copied fine. No problems; no broken links. Perfect.

How to reinstall Mountain Lion after Mavericks OS has been installed without using the time machine?

Hi, I upgraded to Maverics a few weeks ago, and since than my computer has been very slow. It NEVER happened before. Now, I want to go back to Mountain Lion, but I didn't back up my computer with the time machine. I'd appreciate if anyone could tell me how to reinstall Mountain Lion again over Maverics? Thanks a lot for your help!

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Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

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Hi Everyone,
I bought my first MBP retina literally 2 days ago. Anyways, last night I saw that I had an update in the iTunes store. The update was for iOS7. Without much thought, I downloaded the update. When it was finished downloading, I clicked "restart now". A few minutes went by and nothing happned. The cursor was gone and everything seemed frozen. So I manually restart the computer.
When the computer rebooted I kept getting some kind of kernel panic on the boot screen. Nothing would happen. So I rebooted and held command + r. I then proceeded to reinstall a new copy of mountain lion because that was the only thing I could think to do.
Everything appears to be fine now but I have a few questions.
1) I didn't run disk utility and erase the disk before reinstalling a new copy of mountain lion. Is that a problem? Do I have two versions of the OS saved on my hard drive or did the new download just overwrite the previous version?
2) Why was an update for iOS7 showing up in my itunes store?
3) Should I worry about having to reinstall mountain lion after literally using the macbook for only a few hours.
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New2Mac12 wrote:
1) I didn't run disk utility and erase the disk before reinstalling a new copy of mountain lion. Is that a problem? Do I have two versions of the OS saved on my hard drive or did the new download just overwrite the previous version?
2) Why was an update for iOS7 showing up in my itunes store?
3) Should I worry about having to reinstall mountain lion after literally using the macbook for only a few hours.
Thanks for your help
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Hi Pancenter,
Thanks for your reply.
And I understand you have to ask those questions, and no I have not installed any new software from any such sites, I have the most basic form of Logic Pro 9, with no plugins, extras, or anything.
I am using the Mac audio interface, at least I believe I am. It is the Core audio driver, nothing more.
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I apologize if I am replying late, I'm currently a student so with all of my course work, it can be slightly challenging to check in regularly.
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Reinstalling Mountain Lion

Hi,
My Mac is not functioning as it should be and the guy at the genius bar after running the tests told me that there is no problem with the hardware and I should reinstall OS X. I am taking a Time Machine back up and plan to use it to recover my data after resinstallation. While the Apple Genius told me the procedure to reinstall OS X ( I have mountain Lion and I have no Disk, so I assume it will do it automatically), I forgot to ask him how to recover my data and all the settings.
The procedure for reinstallation goes like this
1) Restart by pressing alt key
2) Chose recovery from the menu
3) language English
4) Use disk utility
5) select Mac HD
6) Erase
7) reinstall OS X
Is this procedure right?
Now can some one please tell me how to recover my data and settings once I am done reinstalling and how much time will it take?
Thank You

Reinstalling Lion/Mountain Lion Without Erasing the Drive
Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Continue button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

Can't restore iLife after reinstalling Mountain Lion

After I erase the internal disk and reinstall Mountain Lion, I followed this instruction which Apple provides officially to restore my iLife:
Restoring iLife applications after Internet Restore of OS X Lion or OS X Mountain Lion
If you erase install OS X Lion or OS X Mountain Lion on a new Mac that shipped with OS X Lion or OS X Mountain Lion installed, you can download iPhoto, iMovie, and GarageBand from the Mac App Store.
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You may be asked for your Apple ID and password once again. Your iLife applications now move to the Purchased section. These applications are part of the software that came with your Lion based computer. Your account will not be charged for them. Click Install to complete installation of your applications.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718
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A few questions before proceeding to uninstall/reinstall Mountain Lion

Since I'm new to this forum I inadvertently closed the discussion that I initiated myself without it being resolved, so I'll copy what I had asked in the previous discussion over to a new thread:
23-Oct-2012 16:08 (in response to ds store)
Since yesterday I've done this:
Safe boot
smc reset
pram reset
hardware test looped 5 times off of original discs: no trouble
check battery: good condition
reinstalled flash with click for flash in Safari, updated Firefox to 16
Startup Manager: Volumes are Mac hd and recovery 10.8.1: did repair disk and permissions repair
Onyx: did everything and rebooted. There was trouble with epson permissions that was fixed and still recurred, went to users and deleted printers and then went to epson and downloaded uninstall from July 2012 and removed with that anything that was there
Still crashes though, so I thought I would do this, I'm nervous about it though:
command r boot off Recovery HD partition and Disk Utility Erase with Security Option: Zero the OS X drive/partition. Check under Partition: Options: GUID and Format: OS X Extended Journaled and apply if not already set.
Quit and install 10.6 or 107+ from Apple's servers.
Reboot, use the same user name as before (different password advised)
quit and install 10.6 or 107, what is 107? does this mean 10.8? I'm confused by that
so I must write down the user name, not the owner name, both of which I changed
I also before had created a new user and deleted my friends user accounts, so that was done already but didn't help.
when you say different password advised, you mean change that later in users?
When adobe asks for id are they asking for my id that I created to get to this forum or my user name and computer password or the computer name and password?
I'm ready to do this once I get things ironed out.....I'm afraid something awful will happen....but I guess I've done what I can for the most part otherwise.
Thank you for your help, it's been great!
23-Oct-2012 16:28 (in response to ds store)
I also did try to command r and reinstall mountain lion but when I entered my adobe id they said that it has not been used in the app store.....
so I'm not sure where that leads, whether entering my friends id and password might have lead to a free reinstall or even how to get any reinstall,
however I'm happier with the idea of a fresh restart...but worried I won''t be allowed to or run into a message like that ....or it will cost a huge amount
but you say I believe that it is quite simple and free?
23-Oct-2012 16:31 (in response to ds store)
"quit and install from apple servers"
is this something that happens within the program without rebooting? Is the "install from apple servers"given as a prompt after you select the "quit" button?
23-Oct-2012 16:42 (in response to ds store)
Do I need to download and install this?
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1492
I have noticed that somethings have improved with all these changes, I continue to delete programs that seem outdated and unneccesary, however there still seems to be lots of crashes, and a clean install deleting everything and starting again with mountain lion is what I'd like to do once I get these final things sorted out.
Thank you

No, please don't do that. Here's how you do one or the other:
Downgrade Lion/Mountain Lion to Snow Leopard
1. Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer Disc. After the installer
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2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the
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This will erase the whole drive so be sure to backup your files if you don't have a backup already. If you have performed a TM backup using Lion be aware that you cannot restore from that backup in Snow Leopard (see below.) I suggest you make a separate backup using Carbon Copy Cloner.
If you have Snow Leopard Time Machine backups, do a full system restore per #14 in Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions. If you have subsequent backups from Lion, you can restore newer items selectively, via the "Star Wars" display, per #15 there, but be careful; some Snow Leopard apps may not work with the Lion files.
Reinstalling Lion/Mountain Lion Without Erasing the Drive
Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Continue button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.
Install or Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion from Scratch
Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Erase the hard drive:
1. Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
2. After DU loads select your startup volume (usually Macintosh HD) from the left side list. Click on
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3. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Optionally, click on the Security button and set the Zero
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4. Quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Install button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

How do I Reinstall Mountain Lion on a used Macbook Pro?

So I just recently purchased a 2011 Macbook Pro off of Craigslist. A friend picked it up for me, installed an extra copy of Windows 8 he had for me under my name, and made sure the OSX Mountain Lion side worked fine. Somehow, after the first time I restarted OSX it would no longer boot up, but Windows worked fine. So I booted up in the recovery partition, reformatted the OSX partition, and attempted to install Mountain Lion.
The problem is that I don't have it listed under my Apple I.D. as purchased, which makes sense because the last Macbook I bought came with Leopard. I tried to buy it on the Windows side through iTunes, but I'm not able. So my question is can I just buy Mountain Lion on someone else's Mac through the App store under my I.D., and will I then be able to reinstall Mountain Lion through the recovery partition?
Or will I have to resort to resetting my Macbook Pro to factory defaults, losing the copy of Windows 8 I was given, and reverting back to the original OS, which I'm guessing is Lion?

Well, you need to log in to the App Store on a Mac, using your AppleID, and purchase Mountain Lion. Then, on the konked out Mac's Recovery Partition you'll be able to sign in with the same AppleID and download the ML installer you are now eligible to use.

I lost iLife after reinstalling Mountain Lion

I bought my iMac in April last year, it is the 21.5 inch mid/late 2011 iMac (if I'm not wrong), the thing is I used to install lots of things in here until I decided it was worth to erase all the unimportant content, but to make myselfe sure I decided to back up in an external hard drive everything I thought it was important and then I proceded to reboot the system and enter in restore mode while startup (using cmd + r, as you may know).. Once in there I went to disk utilities and erased my HDD and after that I proceeded to reinstall Mountain Lion. Everything went OK, I entered my Apple ID and Password and the installation went through without any further problems. When I started to reconfigure everything I noticed iPhoto was missing, so I inmediately checked if iMovie and GarageBand were there, but they were not. So I logged in the Mac AppStore but there said I should bought them (which actually makes sense, because I got iLife with my iMac) but I honestly don't know what to do. I used to use a lot these softwares, and it would be nice to have them back.. Do you have any idea of what should I do?
I also would like to add that my iMac came with OS X Lion, I bought Mountain Lion personally.. if that has something to do with..
Thanks for your attention,
PD: Please bear in mind that I'm from Argentina, any mistake you can found wasn't intencionally, sorry if you happen to find many

Thank you very much for your help and your time, this problem was in deed very simple to solve, I tried to click the buy app button just to see what happens and it turned out that was the right thing to do.
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Troubles reinstalling Mountain Lion

I installed a new hard drive in my mac and want to do a fresh install. I did the firmware upgrade for internet recovery to my mid-2010 macbook pro and am trying to use internet recovery to reinstall mountain lion. It says that my apple ID has not purchased Lion, which I know for a fact I purchased Lion and Mountain Lion. I called apple support on the phone and the guy was super unhelpful and told me to go in store. Soonest genius appoinment is not for a few days and I need my computer ASAP. I would use the 10.6 disc that came with my computer but it will not boot to that either (by using "c" or "option").
So two options:
1) How can I make the 10.6 disc work? (cleaned it, tried to zap the PRAM and reset the SMC)
2) How can I repurchase Lion/Mountain Lion without a second mac?
Any help is appreciated. Thanks

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If I start network installation, I don't have a Mountain Lion option, only Lion. In Lion installer my ssd is visible but I can't complete the installation because of the bug with the Apple ID wich block me. I don't understand why do I have to have Lion if I already bought Mountain Lion.
The ssd is corectly formated. I even try to make GUI partiton but all in vain.
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Reinstall Mountain Lion without losing applications etc.

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