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OS X 10.7 Lion Oftentimes Asked Questions FAQ

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Article Title = Os X 10.seven Lion Ofttimes Asked Questions FAQ
Commodity Author(southward) = Graham Needham (BH)
Article Created On = 13th June 2011
Article Final Updated = sixth July 2021
Article URL = https://www.macstrategy.com/article.php?8

Article Brief Clarification:
Frequently Asked Questions virtually OS X ten.7 Lion primarily

Q. When will Lion be available?

A. Panthera leo was released on the 20th July 2011.

Q. How much does Lion cost?

A. On the 30th June 2021 Apple tree made Lion available for free - do not download installers from anywhere else! Y'all demand a Mac currently running macOS / OS X / Mac OS X to unzip the installer packet and so the installer package can exist used in the normal way on a Mac running Mac Os X 10.vi or OS Ten 10.vii, or to exist virtualised.
A. Panthera leo was superseded by Bone X 10.8 Mountain Lion simply you lot can at present purchase a download redemption code for OS Ten x.7 Lion on the U.k. online store (£14.00).

Q. How can I buy Lion?

A. On the 30th June 2021 Apple fabricated Lion bachelor for gratis - do not download installers from anywhere else!
A. Although it was not bachelor to buy once OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion was released, every bit of 24/x/2013, you tin now purchase a download redemption code for OS X 10.seven Lion on the U.k. online store (£14.00).

Q. How many computers can I install Lion on?

A. On the 30th June 2021 Apple fabricated Lion available for free - exercise not download installers from anywhere else! So, you tin can install it on as many computers as you like.
A. Consumers - you can purchase in one case and install Panthera leo on every bit many supported Macs as you own that are authorised with your Mac App Store ID.
A. Businesses, commercial, education and/or site licence users - Yous can install Lion on as many computers as you have purchased the software individually for or have a licensed installation for - at that place is a minimum purchase of xx licenses.

Q. In our family unit/household the different Macs have unlike iTunes / App Store accounts on them. Do I have to buy Lion multiple times?

A. No. You tin can take more than than one iTunes / App Store authority on a single auto. Use one of the iTunes / App Shop accounts to authorise each computer in the family/household in turn to download and install Panthera leo (in the App Store awarding click on the "Purchases" tab). However, delight annotation that you lot will need to download Panthera leo on each computer (at iv.3GB+ in size each time) to install or yous will need to obtain the Mac Os 10 Lion Disc Image.
Annotation: App Store authorisations (for consumers) are unlike to iTunes authorisations. App Store authorisations are unlimited whereas the iTunes authorisation limit is 5 (soon to be 10 one time iCloud launches).

Q. What Macs tin can I install Lion on?

A. Lion requires an Intel-based Mac with a Core ii Duo, i3, i5, i7 or Xeon processor and a minimum of 2GB of RAM. You can cheque whether you have a uniform Mac past going to Apple carte > About This Mac and checking the information listed for "Processor", "Retentivity" and Mac Bone X "Version".

Q. My Mac has the correct type of processor but I don't have enough RAM. What tin can I exercise?

A. All the supported Macs can run at to the lowest degree 2GB of RAM so all y'all need to do is upgrade your RAM to at least 2GB. In the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland nosotros recommend Kingston Technology lifetime warranty retention for your Mac. Most Macs usually merely have two memory slots so it is best to upgrade to equally much RAM as y'all can afford the first time. If your Mac supports 4GB or 8GB and so upgrade to the maximum.

Q. I have a "Core Duo" / "Core Solo" Mac which is an Intel processor. Why tin't I install King of beasts?

A. Lion is a 64 fleck operating system. The original Intel "Core Duo" and "Cadre Solo" processors are simply 32 bit processors. If you lot desire to run Lion you lot will have to buy a new figurer.

Q. I accept a "PowerPC" Mac such as a 64 fleck G5. Can I install Lion?

A. No. PowerPC computers stopped being supported with Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard). If you want to run Lion you volition accept to buy a new computer.

Q. I accept Mac Bone X ten.6/x.half dozen.one/10.6.2/10.6.3/10.half-dozen.4/10.6.five so I don't accept the Mac App Store. Tin can I still buy and install Lion?

A. Yes, simply yous will demand to update to at least Mac Bone X ten.half dozen.half-dozen commencement (Mac Bone 10 10.6.8 recommended). The Mac OS X 10.6 "Philharmonic" updates can be downloaded from Apple for costless.

Q. I have Mac OS X ten.6.6/ten.6.7 already and then am I good to go?

A. Aye but Apple recommends that you lot update to Mac OS Ten 10.vi.viii offset. The Mac Os X 10.half dozen "Philharmonic" updates can be downloaded from Apple for free.

Q. I simply have Mac OS 10 ten.four.x/10.five.x. Can I still buy and install King of beasts?

Q. I am not running Mac OS X 10.vi Snowfall Leopard and so can I but buy the Lion USB stick and just install it?

A. No. Legally, y'all need to purchase/upgrade to/install Mac Bone Ten 10.6 Snow Leopard commencement.

Q. I have a compatible Mac and I am running Mac Bone X 10.half dozen.6 or later and then how do I buy Lion on the Mac App Store?

A. Come across this article.

Q. I have the Mac App Store simply I don't have a connectedness to the internet?

A. The Mac App Shop requires an net connexion.

Q. I have the Mac App Store merely my internet connection is tedious?

A. Be warned. The King of beasts installer is iv.3GB+ in size.

Q. I take the Mac App Store but I have a data cap in place / I cannot download something that is 4.3GB+ in size. What can I do?

A. Your options are:

Use a unlike cyberspace connection that does non have this limitation.
Go to an Apple Retail Store where yous can install Panthera leo from their local server.

Q. If there is no physical Lion disc and I install Lion merely encounter trouble what can I do?

A. If you purchased Panthera leo from the Mac App Store:

When Lion is installed it creates a special bootable emergency "recovery" expanse on your hard disk. Y'all can Use the Mac OS X x.7 Lion "Recovery Hard disk drive" to repair your hard disk drive and/or reinstall Lion.
If y'all have created an emergency external USB recovery drive using Apple's Panthera leo Recovery Disk Assistant yous can apply it to kick your computer from and repair your hard disk and/or reinstall Lion (net connection required).
If you accept obtained the Mac Os 10 Lion Disc Image you tin can use information technology to create an Install DVD and then kick your computer from it and repair your hd and/or reinstall Lion.
If you accept created an External Installation Device you can use it to kick your computer and repair your hard deejay and/or reinstall Lion.
If yous have created an Emergency Boot Drive for Mac OS X yous can use information technology to boot your computer and repair your hd.

A. If your Mac came with Mac Bone X x.7 Lion:

Your Mac has a special bootable emergency "recovery" area on your hard disk. Yous can Utilise the Mac OS 10 10.7 Lion "Recovery HD" to repair your hd and/or reinstall Lion.
If yous have created an emergency external USB recovery bulldoze using Apple tree's Panthera leo Recovery Deejay Assistant you lot can use it to kick your estimator from and repair your hard disk and/or reinstall Lion (net connectedness required).
If your hard disk has died (or you lot have upgraded it) you lot can use your computer'southward "Internet Recovery Mode" to reinstall King of beasts (internet connection required).
If you lot have created an External Installation Device y'all can use information technology to kicking your reckoner and repair your hard deejay and/or reinstall Lion.
If y'all accept created an Emergency Boot Drive for Mac Os X yous tin apply information technology to boot your estimator and repair your hd.

Q. What should I exercise to prepare for Lion?

A. See this article.

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