
#Download mac os x lion recovery disk mac os
I click continue and it says 'To download and restore Mac OS X, your computers eligibility will be verified with Apple.' I hit 'Continue' there. Select the drive (in Step 2) where you would like to install. Connect an external drive or thumb drive to your Mac. The installer weighs in at a hefty 4.05GB, but the good news is that you can install your copy of Mountain Lion on. Creating an external Lion Recovery Disk is easy: Download Lion Recovery Disk Assistant application (1MB download).
#Download mac os x lion recovery disk mac os x
You’ll also need access to a Mac running Yosemite that includes an existing Recovery HD partition. I double click the 'Install Mac OS X Lion.app' icon and then it opens and then I get to the 'To set up the installation of Mac OS X 10.7, click Continue' screen. Apple only sells OS X Mountain Lion as a digital download in the Mac App Store. To create a recovery disk, you need a USB flash drive or an external hard drive that has at least 1GB free space. The simplest solution is to put an external USB drive or SD card into service using the OS X Recovery Disk Assistant. However, if your Mac is not online, or if you’ve upgraded an older Mac to Yosemite, that method won’t work.

This recovery system is stored on a hidden partition on your Mac’s hard drive - but what if something happens to your hard drive? Well, if your Mac can’t find the recovery partition but it’s connected to the Internet via either Wi-Fi or a network cable, it’ll start the OS X Internet Recovery Feature. Start your Mac and hold Command + R to go into recovery mode, from which you can start Disk Utilities, restore from a Time Machine backup, or perform a clean install. OS X 10.7 Lion did away with recovery disks, and these days, Apple provides a built-in recovery system within Yosemite.
