Two recent Apple KB articles of note: 106605: Mac OS X 10.1: Do Not Reinstall After Using the Mac OS X Update 10.1.1 states: "You should not reinstall Mac OS X 10.1 ...

The Mac OS X Lion operating system includes a recovery utility that you can use to reinstall the operating system if necessary. If you have a partitioned hard drive, you simply need to select the ...

I have a problem that Apple Support seems to be having trouble fixing for me. I have a Mac Mini that shipped with OS X Server (10.9) that I recently wiped and reinstalled. 10.9 reinstalled and updated ...

Reinstalling OS X 10.1 after Security Update MacFixIt readers remain largely stumped as to why Apple warns against reinstalling OS X 10.1 after installing the Security Update (see yesterday's item). A ...

If you ever need to restore the entire contents of an OS X Lion startup drive, or just perform a reinstall of the OS, you’ll find that there are numerous ways to accomplish these tasks. In fact, there ...

A bootable Mac OS X thumb drive comes in handy when you need to troubleshoot OS issues for yourself, your family, or your friends. It’s also extremely useful for keeping your basic setup consistent ...

My friend was wiping my Mac so I could sell it and I’m pretty sure they’ve deleted the start up disk? It’s not letting me reinstall the OS on a recovery startup. She wonders about a fix. There are a ...

My B&W just started crashing at startup. However, I no longer have the original CDs (well, I can't find them), and just have the OS X 10.4 (PPC version) DVD that came with my last PPC Mac. I've been ...