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I have downloaded and installed Lion, but now want to create a bootable installer drive (as described at http://www.macworld.com/article/161069/2011/07/make_a_bootable_lion_installer.ht ml). Unfortunately, InstallESD.dmg appears to have erased itself.
how can I reacquire InstallESD.dmg?
2.33 GHz Intel iMac, Mac OS X (10.7), Wireless keyboard and mouse
Just read though this post and was able to re-download as well on my 2008 MacBook. Upgraded from SnowLep about a month ago.
Went to the App Store, clicked on 'Purchases', option clicked on OSX Lion, and the 29.99 button flashed for a moment then turned into 'Install'
Downloaded fine!
Is this doable? (I can't seem to be able to 'trick' an Internet Recovery...)
I had the same message when I tried too.
Here's how you do it:
Open the App Store app, and here's the key, hold down the Option key and click on Purchases.
The Installed icon wil change to Install and you'll be able to download it again.
Good luck!
My mac came with lion installed. Now if I go to the app store either it says installed or if I press the option key it asks me to Buy. I have tried all the suggestions in this discussion. How can I re-download lion?
sree292 wrote:
My mac came with lion installed. Now if I go to the app store either it says installed or if I press the option key it asks me to Buy. I have tried all the suggestions in this discussion. How can I re-download lion?
Yeah I tried the 'trick' and the same thing happened, they charged my credit card. I can't be bothered chasing it up. I got that $69 flash drive, I'm just not sure what it's supposed to be used for.
I mean, I'm literally stumped and clueless about what people are using it for? I think I need to buy the OS before Snow Leapord, install it, then buy Leapord install it, then I can use my USB Lion flash drive? Because I bought Snow Leapord and that won't install on any of my computers either.
A kid in the Apple store was telling me this plan above, and I was laughing cause he was a funny kid. He was deadpan the entire time. He wasn't doing comedy was he?
It's a great company, this one. We'll be doing a lot of business moving forward.
How can I re-acquire InstallESD.dmg?
