Where to find OS downloaded from App Store

Hi there, I have just bought and downloaded Mac OS Lion so I can restore a 2011 MacBook Pro 17Inch that has been erased.

I cannot find the downloaded operating system on my other MacBook, can anyone point me to where it would be stored?

Posted on Mar 22, 2021 7:27 AM

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Eau Rouge

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Mar 23, 2021 12:25 AM in response to charlesoconnor

Have you tried the Downloads folder or the Applications folder.

Why did you decide to buy Mac OS X Lion, you could have downloaded

the free Mac OS X Yosemite 10.10, Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11 or macOS High Sierra 10.13.

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