Restore the mac book air to new OS
Hi, how can I formate and restore the macbook air to new lion OS
Hello,
I suppose you already bought your Lion update from the Apple App store and don't just want to "upgrade" your system but want a clean format.
Fortunately, there is a very nice App to do everything you require. It will scan your hard drive for the Lion or Mountain Lion Install and then create a .dmg file and write it into a USB or External drive (you will need one with at least 8gb). You will find this here: http://blog.gete.net/lion-diskmaker-us/
You can then do a clean install by rebooting the computer with the Option key pressed you will then see two big icons, one for your hard drive and another for the USB/External drive. Click the second one and you will get into the install process. You can at this point, before doing the install, reformat your SSD using the Disk Utility Application.
Hope this helps,
Yona
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