I paid 20 bucks from the app store. Bear in mind it takes about three days of solid downloading to download 4.37 GB here in Afghanistan with many outages and errors. My download gets to like 4.36 and then gets an error saying "cannot be downloaded". Then it disappears from the list and when I go to download again it doesn't pick up where it left off (unlike a couple of times where the internet went down and it did pick up)...is there way to get it on a DVD or have my wife download it with my pw back home?
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OSX 10.7.5 to newest...in Afghanistan...way to buy DVD upgrade?
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the best solution would be if you can download it right on your mac, don't you have internet cafés in Afgh...?
btw where is your wife
btw where is your wife
the best solution would be if you can download it right on your mac, don't you have internet cafés in Afgh...?
btw where is your wife
Have a think about why he might be in Afghanistan
If she has a mac she can download from the app store and burn a bootable dvd for you. instructions here:
http://lifehacker.com/5928780/how-to-burn-os-x-mountain-lion-to-a-dvd-or-usb-flash-drive
http://lifehacker.com/5928780/how-to-burn-os-x-mountain-lion-to-a-dvd-or-usb-flash-drive
he got kidnapped
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I would prefer bootable USB...
But the thing I thought about, is his wife good in that stuff.
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Easy solution, though a process for novice users.
have her download the app at home using your Apple ID and Password
Once its done, it should show in the dock and you can right click and show in finder, and then right click on the install mt lion icon and click show package contents
then click Contents > Shared Support
the InstallESD.dmg file is what she wants.
from there she can either transfer it via wifi if possible or buy a cheap 8GB Flash Drive and use disk utility to image it.
Just plug the flash drive into Disk Utility
Click the Flash Drive in disk utility
choose partition and select One partition, under options click GUID
click partition
then click the restore tab
and drag the InstallESD.dmg to the second blank text input field and it will make a bootable image for you
sounds like a process but can be easily taken care of,
have her download the app at home using your Apple ID and Password
Once its done, it should show in the dock and you can right click and show in finder, and then right click on the install mt lion icon and click show package contents
then click Contents > Shared Support
the InstallESD.dmg file is what she wants.
from there she can either transfer it via wifi if possible or buy a cheap 8GB Flash Drive and use disk utility to image it.
Just plug the flash drive into Disk Utility
Click the Flash Drive in disk utility
choose partition and select One partition, under options click GUID
click partition
then click the restore tab
and drag the InstallESD.dmg to the second blank text input field and it will make a bootable image for you
sounds like a process but can be easily taken care of,
To the OP, PM me your address and I will make you a bootable DVD or thumb drive if I have any extra laying around and mail it to you. I just got back from my 3rd tour and I truly understand the slow download situation over there and how frustrating it really is.
i had the exact same problem when i was there LOL! sucks... luckily i had lion and was able to buy the thumb drive. as far as ML.... you are SOL buddy. i would get the disc from the poster above me... as well as some kit-kats, real soda, and magazines. paper magazines. not the other kinds they give u that suck....
Just throwing this out there for concerns over a less tech-savvy wife...
Couldn't she just copy the "Install Mac OS X Mountain Lion" app to a flash drive or DVD? Problem solved without making her jump through hoops to make a bootable drive. OP should then be able to just run the app and install as if he had downloaded it himself.
Couldn't she just copy the "Install Mac OS X Mountain Lion" app to a flash drive or DVD? Problem solved without making her jump through hoops to make a bootable drive. OP should then be able to just run the app and install as if he had downloaded it himself.
If you double-click on the .download file in the Downloads folder, it should resume from where it left off.
Otherwise, yes, your wife should be able to download the installer app and send it on a flash drive or DVD.
If that doesn't work out, PM me an address and I will send you the full Install program for 10.8.2. You can
1. copy it to your Applications folder and run it from there, for an upgrade
or
2. follow instructions to make your own bootable USB stick for a fresh install