Hello Andy, First of all, no Macs come with boot disks anymore. That ended with the arrival of the Appstore, much to my regret.
All Macs running Lion or later have a recovery partition which is where you go to reinstall the system. Alternatively, you can download the OS again and make a bootable USB key, which is what I always do so that I can do a clean install without being obliged to connect to the internet via ethernet to ensure a reliable connection. You can find information online about creating a bootable USB key. Cheers, Anne On 29 Jul 2013, at 18:05, Andy Collins <a...@recreation.plus.com> wrote: > hi all - > > No panics here, I"m not in need of doing this, but need to be prepared, just > in case one day… > > As most will know, the MacBooks do not have a cd/dvd drive, and therefore do > not come with a back up disk. So, how do we go about reinstalling the OS in > an emergency? Is there something built-in for doing the same as a boot from a > disc? - > > Andy > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that > the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security > strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something > unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by > visiting the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
