Want to purchase 10.7 Lion on USB
Where can I purchase a copy of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion on a USB flash drive? I can no longer find it in the App store and need a copy to upgrade an older mac.
MBPro and iMac Intel Core 2 Duo and G5, Mac OS X (10.6.3)
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Where can I purchase a copy of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion on a USB flash drive? I can no longer find it in the App store and need a copy to upgrade an older mac.
MBPro and iMac Intel Core 2 Duo and G5, Mac OS X (10.6.3)
If you need to purchase Lion call 1-800-692-7753 or 1-800-676-2775. Ask for a Sales Representative. They will check your Apple ID, and email you a code and instructions. The cost is $29.99 (as it was before) plus tax. It's a download.
Make Your Own Mountain/Lion Installer
1. After downloading Mountain/Lion you must first save the Install Mac OS X Mountain/Lion application. After Mountain/Lion downloads DO NOT click on the Install button. Go to your Applications folder and make a copy of the Mountain/Lion installer. Move the copy into your Downloads folder. Now you can click on the Install button. You must do this because the installer deletes itself automatically when it finishes installing.
2. Get a USB flash drive that is at least 8 GBs. Prep this flash drive as follows:
3. Locate the saved Mountain/Lion installer in your Downloads folder. CTRL- or RIGHT-click on the installer and select Show Package Contents from the contextual menu. Double-click on the Contents folder to open it. Double-click on the SharedSupport folder. In this folder you will see a disc image named InstallESD.dmg.
4. Plug in your freshly prepared USB flash drive. You are going to clone the content of the InstallESD.dmg disc image to the flash drive as follows:
When the clone is completed you have a fully bootable installer that you can use without having to re-download Mountain/Lion.
Note: The term Mountain/Lion used above means Lion or Mountain Lion.
As an alternative to the above you can try using Lion DiskMaker 2.0 that automates the process.
I need to get it on disk or flash drive. I cannot download. Download takes too long. My internet connection is very slow. Cannot afford to buy high speed internet.
Call the telephone number and see what they can do to help you.
kappy,
You, my friend, are a life saver!
i know this is late, but just in case someone else arrives here w/ the same problem, here is its solution:
you can get one on amazon, you can get one on ebay. i'm talking the version on the flash/thumb/jump drive & not the downloadable.
anyway, i hope this helps [even though i wrote it in what was to become the future. since i came here looking for the best price on one of these things in that futre, i believe & that from personal experience, that further future enquirers may arrive].
😉 have yrself a merry little happy 😉
kafkette @ kafkette's
Want to purchase 10.7 Lion on USB