vip Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Ok, so I made a Time Machine backup before install lion ... it's on an external HD. Question is ... how do I get my stuff back now? First time I've ever used Time Machine. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1012786-installing-clean-osx-lion-from-a-dvd-or-usb-stick/page/2/#findComment-594176062 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Ok, so I made a Time Machine backup before install lion ... it's on an external HD. Question is ... how do I get my stuff back now? First time I've ever used Time Machine. There's an option in both the installer and when setting up your Mac right after your installation is finished. Alternatively you can launch Migration Assistant from /Applications/Utilities. iUserX, vip and Ka74ever 3 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1012786-installing-clean-osx-lion-from-a-dvd-or-usb-stick/page/2/#findComment-594176082 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vip Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 awesome thanks didn't even think of the migration assistant! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1012786-installing-clean-osx-lion-from-a-dvd-or-usb-stick/page/2/#findComment-594176144 Share on other sites More sharing options...
perochan Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 where is the Lion dmg file after i installed??? i couldnt find the file anymore.... :( Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1012786-installing-clean-osx-lion-from-a-dvd-or-usb-stick/page/2/#findComment-594176608 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Boy Nibbler Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 where is the Lion dmg file after i installed??? i couldnt find the file anymore.... :( read Julienprz post above Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1012786-installing-clean-osx-lion-from-a-dvd-or-usb-stick/page/2/#findComment-594176692 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR1GG3R Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 is it posible to add another folder to this and put other softwares/dmgs and back up settings for mail and such in the new folder so i wont have to redownload them as everything i need will be on a 8gb usb stick :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1012786-installing-clean-osx-lion-from-a-dvd-or-usb-stick/page/2/#findComment-594177064 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Sure, if you have the free space. It won't install automatically with it though. Best is just to copy your entire Home folder to an external disk and copy support files back after installing. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1012786-installing-clean-osx-lion-from-a-dvd-or-usb-stick/page/2/#findComment-594177128 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 For those that have already upgraded to Lion and had the installer removed from their system, you can redownload it. Option+Click on the "Purchases" tab in the MAS (and keep holding Option until the page is loaded). That should enable the "Install" button next to OS X Lion. l3thalsab3r, Midge, iUserX and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1012786-installing-clean-osx-lion-from-a-dvd-or-usb-stick/page/2/#findComment-594180996 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 For those that have already upgraded to Lion and had the installer removed from their system, you can redownload it. Option+Click on the "Purchases" tab in the MAS (and keep holding Option until the page is loaded). That should enable the "Install" button next to OS X Lion. I didn't know you could do that... So, it will let you re-download anything, should you want to re-install for w/e reason? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1012786-installing-clean-osx-lion-from-a-dvd-or-usb-stick/page/2/#findComment-594182092 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooky560 Veteran Posted July 25, 2011 Veteran Share Posted July 25, 2011 You can buy Lion for $69 on a usb stick if you don't want to / can't use the mac app store: Source Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1012786-installing-clean-osx-lion-from-a-dvd-or-usb-stick/page/2/#findComment-594188708 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xplatinum Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 It's not working for me. I did the steps exactly as shown. I've tried 2 different USB keys (both 16gb, different brands) and 1 USB HD (500GB). Everytime I try to boot from it I get a circle that's crossed out. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1012786-installing-clean-osx-lion-from-a-dvd-or-usb-stick/page/2/#findComment-594189870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinggus Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Well, didn't read the part "Before you click anything" and upgraded, is the file still on my HD or do I need to download it again? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1012786-installing-clean-osx-lion-from-a-dvd-or-usb-stick/page/2/#findComment-594189902 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ionium Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Well, didn't read the part "Before you click anything" and upgraded, is the file still on my HD or do I need to download it again? Pretty sure you gotta DL it again Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1012786-installing-clean-osx-lion-from-a-dvd-or-usb-stick/page/2/#findComment-594189980 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinggus Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Pretty sure you gotta DL it again Okay, thanks! Guess I'll just wait until I'm back home to download again. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1012786-installing-clean-osx-lion-from-a-dvd-or-usb-stick/page/2/#findComment-594190002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ionium Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Would the method mentioned in the OP, allow me to erase my HD and install totally from scratch? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1012786-installing-clean-osx-lion-from-a-dvd-or-usb-stick/page/2/#findComment-594190058 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsyOpWarlord Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Would the method mentioned in the OP, allow me to erase my HD and install totally from scratch? Yes Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1012786-installing-clean-osx-lion-from-a-dvd-or-usb-stick/page/2/#findComment-594190242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 For those that have already upgraded to Lion and had the installer removed from their system, you can redownload it. Option+Click on the "Purchases" tab in the MAS (and keep holding Option until the page is loaded). That should enable the "Install" button next to OS X Lion. LOL I wish I would have known this before installing Mac OS X Snow Leopard again to download Mac OS X Lion... SuperKid 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1012786-installing-clean-osx-lion-from-a-dvd-or-usb-stick/page/2/#findComment-594191746 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsYcHoKiLLa Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I can't find "InstallESD.dmg", Only comparable file I could find was "BaseSystem.dmg" Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1012786-installing-clean-osx-lion-from-a-dvd-or-usb-stick/page/2/#findComment-594191952 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 LOL I wish I would have known this before installing Mac OS X Snow Leopard again to download Mac OS X Lion... I'm still learning Lion Rule #1: When in doubt, press Option. :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1012786-installing-clean-osx-lion-from-a-dvd-or-usb-stick/page/2/#findComment-594192230 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinggus Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Any way to remove "purchased" apps in App Store? I'm tired of getting update notices on Apps I don't have installed anymore. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1012786-installing-clean-osx-lion-from-a-dvd-or-usb-stick/page/2/#findComment-594192284 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Any way to remove "purchased" apps in App Store? I'm tired of getting update notices on Apps I don't have installed anymore. Please keep this thread on topic. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1012786-installing-clean-osx-lion-from-a-dvd-or-usb-stick/page/2/#findComment-594192996 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 For those that have already upgraded to Lion and had the installer removed from their system, you can redownload it. Option+Click on the "Purchases" tab in the MAS (and keep holding Option until the page is loaded). That should enable the "Install" button next to OS X Lion. Doesn't seem to work anymore for me. :s Edit: Never mind, it works again. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1012786-installing-clean-osx-lion-from-a-dvd-or-usb-stick/page/2/#findComment-594195608 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotenks98 Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Ok here is my question. Lets say you got a mac book pro with Lion preinstalled. And 2 days later you have a total hard drive failure where its totally unrecoverable. So you decide to get the hard drive replace. Lets say you decide to do it yourself. Just how do you get Lion back on the laptop? I know with the mac book air and mini's it has that internet install feature thats built into the boot up so even if you dont have a working install you can still go back. But what about the other macs? Also from what I been hearing there isnt a generic install for this if your upgrading using the usb method. Meaning it only works on the model you download it to even if you bought it for multiple machines to upgrade using the USB method. I am big on having my own physical media stored some where incase of drive failure, but in the case of Lion with multiple macs you bought licenses for how would you do this? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1012786-installing-clean-osx-lion-from-a-dvd-or-usb-stick/page/2/#findComment-594214408 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xplatinum Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 This does not work on the newest generation of Macbook Air. It fails to boot from the USB device (crossed out circle at boot). Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1012786-installing-clean-osx-lion-from-a-dvd-or-usb-stick/page/2/#findComment-594214882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotenks98 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 This does not work on the newest generation of Macbook Air. It fails to boot from the USB device (crossed out circle at boot). Thats because they dont need it. They have something built in where as long as you have a network conection you can redownload and reinstall Lion where as the older machines can not do this. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1012786-installing-clean-osx-lion-from-a-dvd-or-usb-stick/page/2/#findComment-594217148 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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