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X5-599

macrumors regular
Original poster
Oct 28, 2012
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15
Hi,

I loaded Mountain Lion but deleted the install App right away. I kinda want to store it on a thumb drive. So when I click to load it again from the Mac App Store it shows a message that ML is already installed and if I want to load it anyway. What will happen if I choose "Yes"? Will it automatically start the install process or just download the app?

I really don't want to risk an installation over my functioning system. Thanks.
 

Nermal

Moderator
Staff member
Dec 7, 2002
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It'll redownload and it may launch the installer, but you can just quit once the "welcome" screen appears (i.e. before it actually installs anything).
 

X5-599

macrumors regular
Original poster
Oct 28, 2012
110
15
Thanks. I guess I'll try it tomorrow.

What can I say? I'm an offline backup kinda guy (just in case anyone was wondering).
 
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