Windows 7 to OS X

ANNR

ANNR

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Hi

I installed windows 7 on my macbook pro, now I want to return it to apple os x.
Does anybody know how I can do that?

Also the latest apple os is free but I can't upgrade to it since I am running windows 7. Does anybody know how and where I can download it.

Thanks
 
my mac book is from 2013 it was running lion.

I was able to get into recovery but when installing lion i got a message saying lion is not available and I don't have option to chose different version of os x to install.

I download RecoveryDiskAssistant.dmg to create a boot-able usb drive but i can't open the file on a pc.
 
That makes sense. the partition was probably removed that had the recovery data on it.

Can you get to internet recovery from the recovery menu? That should pull down the latest version.
 
salvage-this said:
Can you get to internet recovery from the recovery menu? That should pull down the latest version.
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I tried that but there where no choice to install any newer os x.

If i have a copy of os x yosemite on my pc, does anybody know how I can create a bootable dick or usb drive so I can install it on my macbook?

Thanks
 
Do you have an Apple store nearby, or a friend with a Mac? You could always use a secondary Mac to download the Yosemite DMG and make a bootable flashdrive.
 
salvage-this said:
That makes sense. the partition was probably removed that had the recovery data on it.

Can you get to internet recovery from the recovery menu? That should pull down the latest version.
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You don't need a recovery partition when using internet recovery, it works fine on a formatted drive, such as when replacing the drive. I've never had an issue using internet recovery to restore the image. My only guess is that since Lion is 3 versions old, so it may be unsupported.

ANNR said:
I tried that but there where no choice to install any newer os x.

If i have a copy of os x yosemite on my pc, does anybody know how I can create a bootable dick or usb drive so I can install it on my macbook?

Thanks
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I don't believe you can, you need to make the USB drive into an HFS formatted drive, it won't work with NTFS or FAT32.

Okedokey said:
I mean the image of course.
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You may be able to find it via a third party, but Apple doesn't provide one.

voyagerfan99 said:
Do you have an Apple store nearby, or a friend with a Mac? You could always use a secondary Mac to download the Yosemite DMG and make a bootable flashdrive.
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This would be the best option.
 
Geoff said:
You don't need a recovery partition when using internet recovery, it works fine on a formatted drive, such as when replacing the drive. I've never had an issue using internet recovery to restore the image. My only guess is that since Lion is 3 versions old, so it may be unsupported..
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I was talking about local recovery. If the recovery files were over written when installing Windows 7 then he wouldn't be able to to the recovery from his internal drive.

It looks like Lion was the first OS to support internet recovery. 2012 devices and beyond should be supported.

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT4718


How are you trying to get to the internet recovery menu?

Try Command + Option + R on start up.
 
salvage-this said:
I was talking about local recovery. If the recovery files were over written when installing Windows 7 then he wouldn't be able to to the recovery from his internal drive.

It looks like Lion was the first OS to support internet recovery. 2012 devices and beyond should be supported.

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT4718


How are you trying to get to the internet recovery menu?

Try Command + Option + R on start up.
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Yes, local recovery requires a partition on the drive, but I've been talking about internet recovery. Internet recovery does not require any software or partition to be installed on the drive, holding down Command + R will launch recovery, or internet recovery if there is no recovery partition.
 
does anyone know how much it would cost if I bring my macbook to an apple store to have them install the mac os?

Thank you
 
ANNR said:
does anyone know how much it would cost if I bring my macbook to an apple store to have them install the mac os?

Thank you
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Depends. They may or may not charge you. Give them a call with the date you purchased your Macbook and they can tell you.

Did you try the internet recovery like what was mentioned previously?
 
If internet recovery doesn't work, you should be able to bring it in claiming you can't reinstall the OS. Try this first though.
 
I have tried internet recovery, it didn't work.

I am thinking of buying a recovery disk from ebay. Does anybody know which version of mac os x I should buy? is it snow leopard? Can I upgrade it to the newer versions is I using snow leopard?

Does anybody know what size HDD the macbook pro use? Can I get any of the 2.5" ssd to replace the old one?

Thanks
 
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Snow Leopard retail discs will be what you want to buy. But in all honesty I'd go to the Apple store if they won't charge you. Then when you're all set, make a Mavericks or Yosemite USB installer and keep it somewhere for future use.

You can get any size 2.5" SSD. Only thing is TRIM is not enabled by default in OSX on non-Apple SSD's, so you'll want to download an app called TRIM Enabler.
 
voyagerfan99 said:
Snow Leopard retail discs will be what you want to buy. But in all honesty I'd go to the Apple store if they won't charge you. Then when you're all set, make a Mavericks or Yosemite USB installer and keep it somewhere for future use.

You can get any size 2.5" SSD. Only thing is TRIM is not enabled by default in OSX on non-Apple SSD's, so you'll want to download an app called TRIM Enabler.
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There are no apple store near where I live. The only option I have is to buy the os x disk.

If I insall windows 7 on my macbook again, will the TRIM be enabled? or do I still need to download TRIM Enabler?

Thanks
 
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