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Reinstall Mac OS without internet

I want to reset mac os to its factory default without using internet.

is it possible to restore mac os from its recovery partition without using internet , if yes pls guide the process.

MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.3), how to get space on mac air, my mai

Posted on Jul 7, 2015 8:31 PM

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Posted on Jul 7, 2015 8:37 PM

No. You need an internet connection on a Mac running v10.7 Lion in order to reformat the drive then restore OS X using OS X Recovery.

"Reinstalling OS X using Recovery requires broadband access to the Internet using a Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection. OS X is downloaded over the Internet from Apple when OS X Recovery is used for reinstallation. You must use DHCP on your Wi-Fi or Ethernet network to reinstall OS X using OS X Recovery."

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Jul 7, 2015 8:37 PM in response to manishnchtpl

No. You need an internet connection on a Mac running v10.7 Lion in order to reformat the drive then restore OS X using OS X Recovery.

"Reinstalling OS X using Recovery requires broadband access to the Internet using a Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection. OS X is downloaded over the Internet from Apple when OS X Recovery is used for reinstallation. You must use DHCP on your Wi-Fi or Ethernet network to reinstall OS X using OS X Recovery."

Reinstall Mac OS without internet

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