How to Re-Download Mac OS X Lion & Create a Bootable Install DVD/USB Thumbdrive

This is a how-to video on how to re-download Mac OS X Lion, and then use that to burn a bootable Install DVD or USB Thumb drive. (Sorry for the blurry images.)
More information can be found at: http://www.hightechdad.com/?p=8630 and at http://www.hightechdad.com/?p=8644

Category:

Science & Technology

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• How To
• Install
• Lion
• bootable
• redownload
• USB
• DVD
• Installer
• Mac
• Apple

[gentlefury]

actually OSX is a proper way to say it...why do you think they stopped at 10 as long as they have...they like X

[HighT3chDad]

@gentlefury I have heard that it should be "ten" (X). It's 10.7.x and Snow Leopard was 10.6.x. Eventually they may go to 11.x so what will it be then? OS 11? OS XI?

[gentlefury]

@HighT3chDad The build number is in fact 10....but they are so enamored with it being X...otherwise it would be OS 16! They want to hold onto that X as long as possible!

[HighT3chDad]

@gentlefury Well, at least they aren't doing odd things like Microsoft: windows 3.x, windows me, windows 95, windows 2001, windows nt, windows xp, windows vista...at least now it is progressing: windows 7 then windows 8. ;)

[gentlefury]

Respond to this video... BTW, thanks for the tip! It worked great! Any idea why it has stopped working?

[HighT3chDad]

@gentlefury What stopped working? I just tested the Option click on the App store and I get the "Install" button.

[toasterhead79]

Great video! Straight forward and simple to follow. Love it :)

[Gmanlikeduthesecond]

I'm going to be replacing my hdd in my macbook with an ssd, how can i install lion on it?

[seyhmus79]

I recently purchased a new macbook pro, which came with lion. how can i create installation disks directly from it?

[InsertFloppy]

I purchased Lion through the App store, but I don't see it under purchases anymore. But when I go to the OSX Lion page on the App Store, it says I have it installed. What can I do about this?

[ahbtop]

thanks so much

[Elgran1231]

men i have window 7 ? please helpme i wold this mac :P aaa is would

[Elgran1231]

men i have window 7 ? please helpme i wold this mac :P

[bilalunar]

okay only if i knew this before ,, i was holding the alt key while pressing the installed button and nothing was happen.. anyway ,.. so my lion crashed and now i see this question mark folder on the startup after the sound and it just stays there ... when i hold the alt key on startup i dont get the recovery disk option ... i dont have my snow leopard dvds .... cuz im traveling at the moment ... can we download lion on another mac using my login account ???? ... and make the dvd or thumbdrive ?

[ROSELLE61181]

Thanks so much for this tutorial! No one else was showing you how to re-download the installer. Thanks again!