I want to reinstall a clean copy of Mountain Lion not an update from my current version which is 10.7.5.
I also want to keep my old program files. I have not my personal info backed up.
Thanks
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5)
If you want to make a clean install, then you can't keep your files. Before installing Mountain Lion, make a backup of your files on an external drive with Carbon Copy Cloner or Time Machine.
Then, you will have to make a bootable Mountain Lion external drive. To do it, first download OS X Mountain Lion from the Mac App Store. Then, when the download finishes, use Lion Diskmaker > http://liondiskmaker.com
To start from the USB drive or DVD with Mountain Lion, hold the Option (Alt) key while your MacBook is starting, and select this DVD or USB drive.
After starting, open Disk Utility, choose "Macintosh HD" in the sidebar, go to Erase tab and erase the drive. Close Disk Utility and reinstall OS X.
Finally, you can restore the backup or you can restore your files manually if you didn't make a backup. You will have to reinstall the applications manually in this case. Note that if you restore the backup, you will have the same system as before installing Mountain Lion, so it's better to do an upgrade
If you want to make a clean install, then you can't keep your files. Before installing Mountain Lion, make a backup of your files on an external drive with Carbon Copy Cloner or Time Machine.
Then, you will have to make a bootable Mountain Lion external drive. To do it, first download OS X Mountain Lion from the Mac App Store. Then, when the download finishes, use Lion Diskmaker > http://liondiskmaker.com
To start from the USB drive or DVD with Mountain Lion, hold the Option (Alt) key while your MacBook is starting, and select this DVD or USB drive.
After starting, open Disk Utility, choose "Macintosh HD" in the sidebar, go to Erase tab and erase the drive. Close Disk Utility and reinstall OS X.
Finally, you can restore the backup or you can restore your files manually if you didn't make a backup. You will have to reinstall the applications manually in this case. Note that if you restore the backup, you will have the same system as before installing Mountain Lion, so it's better to do an upgrade
If i make a new partition and install a fresh copy of Mac ox 10.7.5 on it. Will i be able to restore my documents files from the old partition where i have old copy of my Mac ox 10.7.5.
Of course. Finder will give you access to the old Mac OS X volume, so open Finder and you will see your old volume in the sidebar, under “Devices”
Can i install Mac ox 10.8 on my MacBook Pro 13-inch, Late 2011 without any purchase :|
If you have already purchased Mountain Lion for another computer, you can install it in that MacBook for free. Just open the App Store, go to Purchases tab and download Mountain Lion for free.
If you haven't purchased Mountain Lion, you have to pay for that version
Reinstall 10.7.5 without losing Documents data..
