

- #Install mac os x lion download how to#
- #Install mac os x lion download install#
- #Install mac os x lion download upgrade#
- #Install mac os x lion download full#
If you are unable to upgrade, see How to create a bootable installer for Mac OS X Lion below.
#Install mac os x lion download upgrade#
To upgrade from Mac OS X Tiger 10.4 or Mac OS X Leopard 10.5, first upgrade to Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6, then upgrade to Mac OS X Lion 10.7. * If your Mac shipped with OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 or later, it cannot be downgraded to Mac OS X Lion 10.7.
#Install mac os x lion download full#
See the Technical Specifications for the full list of requirements. The latest supported software version is noted next to each model.
#Install mac os x lion download install#
You can install Mac OS X Lion on any of these Macs.


Depending on your country, it might be legal to download from Internet file sharing networks - you already bought and downloaded the same bits when you got Lion via the App Store. You can always get that file from a friend.

Unfortunately, it is deleted after installing Lion and you cannot redownload, as it is already installed on your computer. Included with the App Store download of OS X Lion is a disk image you can burn to DVD and boot from. OS X Lion can be installed onto a blank system, and you can delete previous partitions (if you have them) during installation. prevent you from using "Locate my Mac" and its computer locking functionality in iCloud, and from using File Vault 2. You really should properly install OS X Lion from the installer, as restoring from Time Machine backup doesn't give you the recovery partition, which will e.g.
