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How to wipe hard drive and reinstall OS X Lion?
I purchased a used laptop and would like to know how to wipe the hard drive and reinstall MAC OS X lion 10.7.5 (which is what it came with). This is for a Macbook Pro 13-inch, Mid 2012 with the following: The process you follow will require you boot from the Recovery HD:
Is it necessary to delete recover HD partition in Lion?
Quick side note for devs with Lion Developer Preview: deleting and merging the Recover HD partition may not be a necessary procedure, but we won’t know for sure until Lion is finalized and shipping.
Is it possible to delete recovery partition in snow leopard?
What you can do though is format the entire drive though, which will then require a Lion clean install either starting from Snow Leopard or with a created installer DVD. This is sort of the nuclear approach but it works to delete the recovery partition too. Boot the Mac from a recovery DVD, USB key, or an attached drive
How do I reinstall OS X Lion 10.7.5?
Select the Recovery HD and click on the arrow button below the icon. When the Utilities Menu appears select Disk Utility and click on the Continue button. Follow the instructions in the below link for the OS X version you wish to reinstall.
How do I reinstall Mac OS X Lion?
Select “Reinstall Mac OS X “ from the Mac OS X Utilities dialog followed by the “Continue” button. Select the drive or volume you want to reinstall Lion on and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. Note: This option requires an internet connection in order to download the OS from the Apple servers.
Can You reinstall OS X if you erased the disk?
Question:Q:I erased the disk, went to reinstall OS x, but when I select “Macintosh HD” and try to advance with the “install” button, it won’t let me. Has anyone had this issue before? Any suggestions? I erased the disk, went to reinstall OS x, but when I select “Macintosh HD” and try to advance with the “install” button, it won’t let me.
What’s the best way to reinstall OS X?
Steps Hold down the “Command” and “R” keys while your Mac is booting. Select “Recovery HD” when prompted and click the arrow below it to boot into recovery mode. Select “Reinstall Mac OS X “ from the Mac OS X Utilities dialog followed by the “Continue” button.