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Install CD/DVD, Yes or No?

I just bought a new MacBook Pro, a 13″ without Retina display, that came without the install discs. Should I make some. If yes, how?
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Joe

Comments: 5 Responses to “Install CD/DVD, Yes or No?”

    11 years ago

    Macs haven't come with install discs for a while. Actually, if you look carefully at your new MacBook you can see that it doesn't have a CD/DVD drive at all.
    OS X no longer comes on an optical disc and hasn't since Snow Leopard.
    So what happens if you need to re-install?
    Well, for most users, you should never need to. I'm a power user and I haven't needed to re-install OS X for years.
    But if you did, you can use the Recovery Partition that is on your Mac. See http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4718

    John M. Hammer
    11 years ago

    Gary, the non-Retina MBP 13" has an optical drive:
    http://store.apple.com/xc/product/MD101LL/A

    I find it useful to keep an installer on external media. This can be as simple as keeping the "Install Mac OS X" app from the Mac App Store on a bootable backup. To make an installer on a little USB thumb drive or a DVD disc, read this:

    http://www.macworld.com/article/1167857/how_to_make_a_bootable_mountain_lion_install_drive.html

      11 years ago

      Ah, sorry. I read it fast and saw "retina" and assumed it was the one with the drive.
      I have a video on creating an external USB drive recovery drive: http://macmost.com/creating-a-recovery-disk.html
      But it isn't the kind of thing that most users need to do.

        John M. Hammer
        11 years ago

        "But it isn’t the kind of thing that most users need to do."

        I agree.

    Simon
    11 years ago

    If you need an optical drive you can always purchase an external one if needed.

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