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- How to reformat macbook pro before selling mac os x#
- How to reformat macbook pro before selling serial number#
TimeMachine of 10.7.2 and later can be booted from it's Lion Recovery Parttion as well just to restore only, cloning is better process because it gives full access to everything like before on the internal drive.
How to reformat macbook pro before selling serial number#
Ok, at this point you should have the Serial Number and the Model Identifier at least.
How to reformat macbook pro before selling mac os x#
Hold the option key and you can boot from the external drive and format and clone everything to the new internal drive. To determine what OS your Mac NoteBook or Desktop shipped with you can use Mac OS X versions (builds) for computers. If you want to replace the drive, there is software called Carbon Copy Cloner than can clone both the Lion OS X Partition and the Lion Recovery Partition to a external drive intact (excpet what's in the Trash, no Filevualt, no bootcamp, use free Winclone for that) Lion is downloaded from apple's servers, you need AppleID and a fast reliable internet connection with no bandwidth caps limiting you.
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As you reformat MacBook Pro or any other version, a partition map is created on the selected drive and an appropriate file system is applied which works with Mac such as OS X Extended (Journaled) file system. Look for your operating system from the list of purchased apps. The process is accompanied by the deletion of data on the drive as the format changes, the files saved on the drive becomes irrelevant. Click on the Purchased tab in the Mac App Store window. Go to Apple Store or Best Buy and purchase Leopard at retail price. They will provide you with the operating system that came with your MacBook Pro (either 10.4 Tiger or 10.5 Leopard) at approx.
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Well Lion has a Lion Recovery Partition on the drive you can access by holding command r and booting, there you can erase the Lion OS X partition completely (all files and programs) and reinstall Lion or simply reinstall Lion if there is a issue with it (no programs or files are touched in this second procedure) Click on the Apple icon in the upper left corner of your screen. Call AppleCare and ask them for replacement discs.