Is Mac OS X Lion old?
OS X Lion
| Released to manufacturing | July 20, 2011 |
| Latest release | 10.7.5 (Build 11G63) / October 4, 2012 |
| Update method | Apple Software Update |
| Platforms | x86-64 |
| Support status |
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Can I download OS X Mountain Lion?
As of last week, these updates no longer require a fee, and can be downloaded from the OS X Lion and OS X Mountain Lion support documents on Apple’s website. Mac OS X Lion is compatible with Macs that have an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor, a minimum of 2GB RAM, and 7GB storage space.
How do I reinstall Mac OS X Lion without disk?
Reinstall Your Mac’s OS Without an Installation Disc
- Turn your Mac on, while holding the CMD + R keys down.
- Select “Disk Utility” and click on Continue.
- Select the startup disk and go to the Erase Tab.
- Select the Mac OS Extended (Journaled), give a name to your disk and click on Erase.
- Disk Utility > Quit Disk Utility.
Is the OS X Lion available as a download?
With the release of the OS X Lion operating system for Mac computers, Apple ceased traditional distribution of physical retail discs and instead offered the OS as a download via the Mac App Store.
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.
How to do internet recovery on Mac OS Lion?
Thank you. Your Mac shipped with Lion. Which means you can do an Internet Recovery startup by turning the Mac on and immediately holding down the *Command+Option+R keys^ . This will boot the Mac to its firmware.
Is there a boot camp for OS X Mountain Lion?
Use the Boot Camp Assistant to download Boot Camp 5 (only available on OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.3 and later). Boot Camp 4 is available via Boot Camp Assistant for earlier versions of OS X (OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.2 and earlier). Manually download Boot Camp 4 or Boot Camp 5 support software from Apple Support Downloads.