Apple MC936LL/A Personal Computer User Manual


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55Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution
Reinstalling Mac OS X and Apple Applications
Undersomecircumstances,youmayneedtoreinstallMacOSXandAppleapplications.
Youcanreinstallwhilekeepingyourlesandusersettingsintact.
Important:  TheMacOSXUtilitiesapplicationalsoreinstallsandrestoresMacOSXLion
Serversoftware,ifyouhaveitinstalledonyourMacmini.
1 MakesuretheMacminiisconnectedtotheInternetviaanEthernetorWi-Finetwork.
(ToconnecttoaWi-Finetwork,followtheinstructionsonpage53.)
2 IntheMacOSXUtilitiespane,selectReinstallMacOSXandclickContinue.
3 Whenyou’reaskedtoselectadisk,selectyourcurrentMacOSXdisk(inmostcases,
it’stheonlyoneavailable).
4 Toinstalloptionalsoftware,clickCustomize.
5 ClickInstall.
YoucaninstallMacOSXwithouterasingthedisk,whichsavesyourexistingles
andsettings,oryoucanerasethediskrst,whicherasesallyourdataandleavesthe
computerreadyforyoutoreinstallMacOSXandAppleapplications.
AfterreinstallingMacOSX,youcanthengototheMacAppStoreandre-download
theapplicationsthatcamewithyourMacminiandotherappsyoupurchasedfromthe
MacAppStore.
Important:  Applerecommendsthatyoubackupthedataonthediskbeforerestoring
software.Appleisnotresponsibleforanylostdata.
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