Reinstalling lion WITOUT wiping the drive
i need to reinstall lion without wiping the drive because i have no back up. how do i do this?
thanks
carl
Lion? You posted in the Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard forum... ??
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Reinstalling lion without wiping drive
i need to reinstall lion without wiping my drive because i haven't made a backup yet. how do i do this?
thanks.
carlCan't you first make the backup?
Reinstalling Lion
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. Alterhatively, 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: Select Reinstall Lion and click on the Continue button.
Note: You can also re-download the Lion installer by opening the App Store application. Hold down the OPTION key and click on the Purchases icon in the toolbar. You should now see an active Install button to the right of your Lion purchase entry. There are situations in which this will not work. For example, if you are already booted into the Lion you originally purchased with your Apple ID or if an instance of the Lion installer is located anywhere on your computer. -
After I installed Mavericks I could no longer shut my Macbook Air (mid July 2012) down, except by force quit,I was using an Apple Tv screen and Apple wireless keyboard. After that the spinning beachball kept appearing at more and more frequent intervals, even after I had wiped the drive and re-installed Mountain Lion from the Apple site. It is now almost non functional. and just three months out of warranty
Backup your data as soon as you can.
MacBook Air computers sold between June 2012 through June 2013 are known to have a high SSD failure rate and Apple is replacing them for free.
http://www.apple.com/support/macbookair-flashdrive/
You should maintain current backups. Given the known failure rate of your SSD that is especially important.
For more about backups
Time Machine Basics: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1427
Most commonly used backup methods:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3045
Methodology to protect your data. Backups vs. Archives. Long-term data protection:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6031 -
Can I get a copy of the os somewhere to put on a thumb drive to reinstall when I change the drive?
If you clone the new HDD, the OS will be automatically installed on the new one. Thus you really do not need a separate copy of the OS for the installation. You may use Disk Utility>Restore or Carbon Copy Cloner.
However if you insist on a OS copy, you may use these instructions:
http://http://www.macworld.com/article/1165337/create_a_bootable_lion_install_dr ive_for_newer_macs.html
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So, I had a friend who is a computer expert erase my computer before I sold it to someone. I had Lion so advertised the laptop as running Lion. It's a Feb 2008 model Macbook.
He has since received it and says it is opening in disk utility asking for a username and password to install Lion. Please help! I'm not the best with computers, and unfortunately I am a student and can't afford much to fix this. I also can't find the original disks that came with the computer.
Thanks!Your friend didn't erase the hard drive completely so the mac is starting Into the recovery partition. The buyer needs the original discs, if he calls 1-800-MY-APPLE and provides them with the serial number they can ship him a set of original discs for a small fee. He needs to start up with disc one in by holding the C key and then through Disk Uility delete the revovery partition and reinstall the software. If he wants to upgrade to Lion he'll have to purchase that on his own.
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Cannot reinstall Lion or Repair the disk cause the disk is locked
Hello,
I just tried to use my MacBook pro but its showing a loading bar and it loads for like 5% and then shuts down.
I read the instruction booklet and it says that I should tried to repair the disk or reinstall Lion but when I tried to repair it stops the process and when I try to reinstall its telling me that the disk is Locked!!!
HELP!!! Whats the next step?Next step - Apple store or AASP.
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I've begun to notice that not all apps support case-sensitive partitions. I know that repartitioning or reformatting will just wipe everything and conversions don't usually work because of naming overlaps. But I had an idea. What if I created a second, case-insensitive partition? You see I have 100GB free. So if I create a 100GB partition, move 100GBs over, resize the partition into the new free space and repeat. Soon I would have all my files moved onto a new case-insensitive partition, and I could delete the old one and completely take it's place.
The only problem I see is the OS. I know the files won't mind the move, but the OS I'm sure is a problem. Maybe I could make the 2nd partition, install mac on it, and then move my other files over bit by bit, resizing the partition as I go. Is there a way to import my prefs and settings from an adjoining partition?
I just want to know what the problems with my idea might be. Is it risky? Am I a mad man?Yes. Just select the volume in Disk Utility and select erase. Case-sensitivy is selectable. However, I've never understood the PC case-sensitivity usage and would never recommend it. Finally, AFAIK, the OS handles either.
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Wiping Hard Drive and Reinstalling Mountain Lion?
So I have a lot of, to be quite frank, crap on my MacBook. It's the 128GB model, meaning I can't have too much stuff on it. This used to be my only computer but over the summer I built a new one that has a whole TB+ of space on it so I've been wanting to wipe my MacBook clean. I have one issue - how do I get OS X back on here? There isn't anything on it that I'd like to save. I've tried the OS X Recovery application but it was installing OS X Lion on my little USB drive. I'm using OS X Mountain Lion though and I don't want to downgrade then have to purchase Mountain Lion even though it came pre-installed. So I'm basically asking:
1) Are there any other methods of installing OS X Mountain Lion back on my clean MacBook?
2) How exactly do I go about wiping the Drive anyway?
Please explain everything in detail so I know for sure I'm not doing anything wrong. Thanks in advance!Uhm, bump. Still need help.
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My SSD failed and I was instructed to reformat my hard drive and restore my files. I erase my hard drive using Disk Utility and reinstalled Lion from a flash drive. While Lion is installing, I get a kernel panic. That's happened now four times in a row and I'm befuddled because I don't have anything on my computer to conflict right? Please help.
eubiedoo wrote:
Do you think it's ram related?
No way to tell unless you test it. Like I said kernel panics are usually hardware related. Since your Macbook Pro is from the "2009" era, run the Hardware Test disc which you should already have - Intel-based Macs: Using Apple Hardware Test
Apple Store diagnostic testings are FREE. It's the repairs you are responsible for if out of warranty. -
I got 3.95GB available on my flash drive and need 4GB to reinstall lion osx how can i create space on usb using Disk Utility ??!
What is the capacity of the flash drive?
You might also be able to reinstall Lion without a flash drive, by booting up the computer holding the Command + R keys, and choosing Reinstall OS X. -
I use an M-Audio Fast Track USB MIDI interface with Garageband. After uprading to 10.6.7, the interface quit working. I went into the preference pane and selected the appropriate input and output, but it still does not send my signal to the speakers through the built in interface. What is the solution to my dilemma?
Contact the developer. This is a quite common occurrence when the OS is upgraded. M-Audio is usually behind in maintaining compatibility.
If they don't have a solution then downgrading to a previous version will be necessary. This should work:
Reinstall OS X without erasing the drive
Do the following:
1. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. 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 installer.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
2. Reinstall Snow Leopard
If the drive is OK then quit DU and return to the installer. Proceed with reinstalling OS X. Note that the Snow Leopard installer will not erase your drive or disturb your files. After installing a fresh copy of OS X the installer will move your Home folder, third-party applications, support items, and network preferences into the newly installed system. -
Second hand iMac - Reinstall Lion
I have a friend who purchased a 2010 iMac that was originally shipped with Snow Leopard but was later upgraded to Lion by the original owner.
He would like to wipe this system clean and reinstall Lion, but I believe he will have to download his own copy of Lion from the Mac App Store using his Apple ID and PW so that he "owns" this new copy, as opposed to trying to use Lion Recovery with the exsisting copy of Lion purchased by the original owner. Is that correct?
Secondly, the original owner partitioned the HD and installed Windows which the new owner does not want. Am i correct in assuming that when he reinstalls the fresh copy of Lion that will reformat the HDD thus erasing the partition and eliminating the Windows partition? Or are there aditional steps he needs to take to erase the partition?
ThanksJoseph Albanese2 wrote:
I have a friend who purchased a 2010 iMac that was originally shipped with Snow Leopard but was later upgraded to Lion by the original owner.
He would like to wipe this system clean and reinstall Lion, but I believe he will have to download his own copy of Lion from the Mac App Store using his Apple ID and PW so that he "owns" this new copy, as opposed to trying to use Lion Recovery with the exsisting copy of Lion purchased by the original owner. Is that correct?
Yes, he will have to purchase his own version of Lion from the App Store using his Apple ID/PW. But I believe he will need to install SL (10.6.8) after wiping the drive then purchase Lion.
Secondly, the original owner partitioned the HD and installed Windows which the new owner does not want. Am i correct in assuming that when he reinstalls the fresh copy of Lion that will reformat the HDD thus erasing the partition and eliminating the Windows partition? Or are there aditional steps he needs to take to erase the partition?
Thanks
Reinstalling Lion will not erase any partitions. That will need to be done via Disk Utilities. What I would do is reboot with the original machine's SL DVD, go into Disk Utilities and wipe the entire drive and repartition to just one partition. Then install SL on that partition and purchase Lion from the App Store using his Apple ID. -
Lion Stopped Seeing External Drives
I've been running Lion on a 2.8 GHz, i7 13" MBP I bought new in January. When I got it, I partitioned the 750 GB hard drive into two drives so that I could create a second bootable Admin partition from which I could run repair and diagnostic software on my Main drive. (I run my computer pretty hard. Even sleep with it next to me. But that's another story....) Both partitions are running the latest version of Lion with all updates. I tend to mess very little with Terminal tweaks. And all of my software is either from a) A very well-known dev company, b) the Mac App store, or c) Rated very high with lots of reviews on MacUpdate. I run Virus Barrier, LittleSnitch, DriveGenius / Drive Pulse to help ensure everything is running fine. I have 50+GB of free space on my Main partition.
Yesterday, I was transferring data from one external 4TB G-Technologies RAID drive to another identical drive — daisy chaned over firewire 800. After copying the first 2TB, I kept getting Finder crashes after every few hundred GBs were transferred. Had to reboot after each crash because relaunching the finder would shut it down, but not bring it back up. Finally, after one of the crashes, the Main Lion partition I was working from stopped recognizing the external hard drives, except for in Disk Utility.
I booted to the Admin partition. That partition recognized the drives just fine. I ran every diagnostic possible on the Main partition. It checked out completely fine. Booted back to the Main partition. Still no ability to recognize the drives. Ran Lion recovery on the Main drive. Then ran all the re-needed software updates. Still no ability to recognize external drives. I haven't attempted to repair the external drives, since they are fully readable from the other partition.
Any ideas what might be going on? My next step is to copy the contents of my Main partition to an External drive from the Admin partition and then wipe and do a clean install of Lion on the Main partition. I'd much prefer to just be able to do a clean install of Lion without wiping my drive or data — the way we used to be able to do reinstalls back in the day. But I don't have that option from the cloud installation and I can't find any articles to see if that option would be available if I were to create a bootable USB of lion. I'd like to not spend the money on a Lion download if it won't be able to do this kind of system reinstall for me. If it can, I'm thinking my problem will be solved....
Has anyone tried this kind of reinstall from a bootable Lion USB? Does it work? Help....Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of this exercise is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login. Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode* and log in to the account with the problem. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
Be sure your Mac is shut down.
Press the power button.
Immediately after you hear the startup tone, hold the Shift key. The Shift key should be held as soon as possible after the startup tone, but not before the tone.
Release the Shift key when you see the gray Apple icon and the progress indicator (looks like a spinning gear).
*Note: If FileVault is enabled under Mac OS X 10.7 or later, or if a firmware password is set, you can’t boot in safe mode.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including wireless networking on certain Macs.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem(s)?
After testing, reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test. -
Reinstall lion due to missing recovery partition?
Dear Apple Community,
Here is my situation: I have a 3-partioned drive inside my iMac. One has Lion installed, one has SL, and another is an empty partion. Unfortunatly, there is no recovery partition installed on my computer. While I am fully aware that you can boot from an internet connection and run Installation/Utility services remotely from Apple's servers, I'd like to install a local recovery partition for more convience and peace of mind, should anything go wrong in the future.
How can I reinstall Lion without losing my data? I currently keep up to date Time Machine backups on an external drive. Can I run the "Install Lion" app to easily recreate the Recovery Partition? Would I have to wait 6 hours while I Reinstall Lion, then do a Time Machine Recovery?
Just wondering if I could get some feedback on the best move here. I know there are a couple of options. Thanks for any help!You can reinstall Lion right over the top of the current install and not lose any data on your computer.
But I'm not sure that will recreate the recovery partition. It should I'm but I'm not sure it it will.
Have you run Software Update? it has been my experience that if the recover HD is not present SU will see that and download the correct files to recreate it. Buit again this was on my MBP when I did a reinstall of 10.7.1.
If you choose to do the reinstall make sure you SAVE the downloaded files and create your own Lion Install USB Thumb drive for future use.
There are instructions all over the net to do this and I have been using a nice little program to create the USB drive. The program is called LionDiskMaker, it works very well for this. -
I need to reinstall lion but CANT????
i need to reinstall lion but it asks for my apple id and password, which then says this is not the apple id that purchased lion and therefore will not allow me to reinstall. help what can I do?
i called apple yesterday and they got me to do a secure erase of the whole hard drive, but now I cant reinstall lion as per the abve reason?????I forgot to mention, I bought this mac book pro from ebay and cannot not contact the seller to find out what their apple id and password is. Therefore I need to reinstall Lion again, hapy to purchase it in order to install it, although not sure how I install it given I have the computer, but no operating systems came with it.
is it possible to install Snow lepoard instead? I have the operating disks for snow leapoard although when I put the disk in, and tried to start up from the disk, it came up with a black screen and jumbled writing telling me to restart, which I did, although it did the same thing.
Therefore what should I do?
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