How to create recovery disk of OS X lion with Xcode 4

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How to create recovery disk of OS X lion with Xcode 4

Dear All,

Can anyone tell me please how to create recovery disk for osx lion in case my OS crash . I want to create recovery disk please help me .

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alfan

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jan 31, 2012 7:16 AM

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Zyriab

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Jan 31, 2012 7:21 AM in response to alfan

You don't really need a recovery disk, as Lion creates a recovery partition when you install it. The only reason you might need a DVD is if your hard-drive died completely. If you were to create an install DVD you wouldn't use Xcode 4, that's a programming environment or IDE! Anyway, instructions are here:

http://www.macworld.com/article/161069/2011/07/make_a_bootable_lion_installer.ht ml

First result from a straightforward google search!

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sensslen

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Jan 31, 2012 7:20 AM in response to alfan

Have You ever heard of Time Machine, That's the tool to go for! it's integrated in Mac OS X since Leopard! You just need a second Hard Drive to store your Backup.

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alfan Author

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Jan 31, 2012 7:26 AM in response to Zyriab

Dear Senssien,

yes i know about time machine , but its work when your OS is running normally , Suppose your OS totally Crash then how u can backup your data even your macbook dont have any OS.

I want to create a USB drive as apple have OS X lion Thumb drive.

with that usb i can install OS .

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alfan Author

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Jan 31, 2012 7:29 AM in response to Zyriab

Dear Zyriab,

I also know abot recovery partition which is coming by default for recover your OS when it crash , but i am looking the method how to recover OS X lion if your recovery drive also deleted or crash due to any reason.

do you know apple providing a USB thumb drive for installing os x lion . the same thing i want to create with installer pakages.

if anyone know about that please tell me i will be very thankful to him

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sensslen

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Jan 31, 2012 7:34 AM in response to alfan

Well as Zyriab suggested in the Link he posted try to get the .dmg File out of Lion Installer. Fire Up Disk Utility and restore the Image to either a DVD or a Thumb drive. You won't be able to install Lion from that but it gives you the Chance to restore from Time Machine Backup!

If you want to do a clean reinstall you need to install Snow Leopard first and then install Lion again.

Unfortunately there is no other way!

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alfan Author

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Jan 31, 2012 7:36 AM in response to Zyriab

zyriab thanks providing the link

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alfan Author

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Feb 1, 2012 1:17 AM in response to alfan

Dear ,

i am facing problem to upgrade my macbook pro 15 inch 10.6.3 to os x lion 10. 7 with recovery drive.

actually i m trying to install os x lion with the following method but could not install. i use 2 methods to install os please help me where im doing mistake.

1st method.

i make a recovery drive with recovery disk assistant on macbook air 13 inch which is shipped with lion 10.7 . and i connect my recovery drive with macbook pro 15 inch on which OS is snow leopard 10.6.3, for upgrade/install OS X lion on my macbook pro 15 inch by recovery drive.

when i hold down option key i can see my recovery drive . i can boot through my recovery drive but when i try to install os x lion the computer says

"you cant upgrade this version of mac os x "

2nd method

i made recovery drive on macbook pro 13 inch which is upgraded snow leopard to lion and then i try to upgrade my macbook pro 15 inch then the same problem i am facing

"you cant upgrade this version of mac os x "

Please help me

Regards

alfan

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sensslen

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Feb 1, 2012 4:52 AM in response to alfan

Please use the Approach described in http://www.macworld.com/article/161069/2011/07/make_a_bootable_lion_installer.ht ml...

1. download Lion installer

2. grab the dmg image

3. Burn this Image

4. Update your Computer

Or if You don't want to waste a DVD: Download Lion Installer via App Store and then install it.

You are not able to install Lion by a Recovery Disk of an other Computer since this Disk is Computer specific!

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alfan Author

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Feb 1, 2012 6:28 AM in response to sensslen

Dear senssien,

i did try to make a bootable drive but when i select source and destination and when i click restore button it give msg that "you cant restore resource is busy" whts its mean and pls give me the suggestion wht i do to make a bootable drive .

regards

alfan

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sensslen

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Feb 1, 2012 6:38 AM in response to alfan

Well if this Message appears, your Mac isn't able to unmount your device because it is busy. Try reformatting it or burn the Image to a DVD (this is much simpler).

Your mac will make the Device bootable by default, there is no other action required.

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alfan Author

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Feb 1, 2012 6:42 AM in response to sensslen

i am using ipod nano as my usb drive , is this ok ?

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