If OS X Mavericks came preinstalled on your new Mac, you’ll probably never need this Appendix.
If you’re thinking about reinstalling because something has gone wrong with your Mac, know that an OS X reinstallation should be your last resort. Be sure you’ve tried all the stuff in Chapter 20 before even thinking about reinstalling OS X. If nothing else fixes your Mac, reinstalling OS X could well be your final option before invasive surgery (that is, trundling your Mac to a repair shop). You don’t want to reinstall OS X if something easier can correct the problem. So if you have to do a reinstallation, realize that this is more or less your last hope (this side of the dreaded screwdriver, anyway).
In this Appendix, you discover all you need to know to install or reinstall OS X, if you should have to. I say reinstalling is a hassle because although you won’t lose the contents of your Home folder, applications you’ve installed, or the stuff in your Documents folder (unless something goes horribly wrong or you have to reformat your hard drive), you might lose the settings for some System Preferences, which means you’ll have to manually reconfigure those panes after you reinstall. And you might have to reinstall drivers for third-party hardware such as mice, keyboards, printers, tablets, and the like. Finally, you might have to reregister or reinstall some of your software.
It’s not the end of the world, but it’s almost always inconvenient. That said, reinstalling OS X almost always corrects all but the most horrifying and malignant of problems. And as you soon see, the process in Mavericks is (compared with root-canal work, income taxes, or previous versions of OS X) relatively painless. I stay with you through it all, though; don’t you worry about a thing.
In theory, you should have to install Mavericks only once, or never if your Mac came with Mavericks preinstalled. And in a perfect world, that would be the case. But you might find occasions when you have to install/reinstall it, such as
Here’s how to install (or reinstall) OS X, step by step:
1. Boot from your Recovery HD partition by restarting your Mac while holding down the ⌘+R keys.
The OS X Utilities window appears. Select Reinstall OS X, and click Continue. The OS X Mavericks splash screen appears. Click Continue.
A sheet appears informing you that your computer’s eligibility needs to be verified by Apple. Click Continue to begin the process of installing or reinstalling OS X.
If you’re not connected to the Internet, you’ll be asked to choose a Wi-Fi network from the AirPort menu in the top-right corner.
2. The Mavericks software license agreement screen appears. Read it and click Agree.
A sheet drops down, asking whether you agree to the terms of the license agreement. Yes, you did just click Agree; this time you’re being asked to confirm that you indeed clicked the Agree button.
If you don’t click Agree you can’t go any farther, so I advise you to click Agree now.
3. Choose the disk on which you want to reinstall OS X by clicking its icon once in the pane where you select a disk.
If only one suitable disk is available, you won’t have to choose; it will be selected for you automatically.
4. Click the Install button.
5. A sheet asks for your Apple ID and password. Type them in the appropriate fields; click Sign In, and your Mavericks installation (or reinstallation) begins.
The operating system takes 30 to 60 minutes to install, so now might be a good time to take a coffee break. When the install is finished, your Mac restarts itself.
If you were reinstalling OS X on the hard disk that it was originally installed on, you’re done. Your Mac will reboot, and you can begin using your new, freshly installed (and ideally trouble-free) copy of OS X Mavericks.
If, on the other hand, you’re installing Mavericks on a hard disk for the first time, you still have one last step to complete. After your Mac reboots, the Setup Assistant window appears. You need to work your way through the Setup Assistant’s screens as I describe in the following section.
Assuming that your installation process goes well and your Mac restarts itself, the next thing you should see (and hear) is a short, colorful movie that ends by transforming into the first Setup Assistant screen (Apple Assistants such as this are like wizards in Windows, only smarter), fetchingly named Welcome.
To tiptoe through the Setup Assistant, follow these steps:
1. When the Welcome screen appears, choose your country from the list by clicking it once and then click the Continue button.
If your country doesn’t appear in the list, select the Show All check box, which causes a bunch of additional countries to appear.
After you click Continue, the Select Your Keyboard screen appears.
2. Choose a keyboard layout from the list by clicking it once; then click Continue.
If you want to use a U.S. keyboard setup, click the U.S. listing. If you prefer a different country’s keyboard layout, select the Show All check box, and a bunch of additional countries’ keyboards (as well as a pair of Dvorak keyboard layouts) appear in the list. Choose the one you prefer by clicking it — and then click Continue.
The Select a Wireless Network screen appears.
3. Click the name of the wireless network you use to connect to the Internet; then click Continue.
If you don’t see the network you want to use, click Rescan. If you don’t use a wireless network, click Other Network Setup, and then choose one of the available options, or choose My Computer Does Not Connect to the Internet. Click Continue.
The Migration Assistant (also known as the Transfer Information to This Mac) screen appears.
4. Choose to transfer data or not and then click Continue.
If this is a brand-new Mac or you’re installing OS X Mavericks on a Mac and have another Mac or Time Machine backup disk nearby, you can transfer all of your important files and settings by following the onscreen instructions and connecting the new and old Macs via FireWire or Ethernet cable.
The Enable Location Services screen appears.
5. Select or deselect the Enable Location Services on This Mac check box and click Continue.
If you want to allow your Mac and its apps to gather and use data indicating your approximate location, select the check box. If you don’t, deselect the check box. To learn more about Location Services, click the blue “Learn More” link.
The Enter Your Apple ID screen appears.
6. If you have an Apple ID, type it (such as tcook@me.com) and your password in the appropriate fields, and then click Continue.
To learn more about getting an Apple ID, click the blue “Learn More” link. In a nutshell, it lets you make one-click purchases at the iTunes Store, iPhoto, or the Apple Store, and includes free iCloud membership.
The Terms and Conditions screen appears.
7. Read the Terms and Conditions and click Agree. A dialog confirms your agreement. Click Agree again.
The Set Up iCloud screen appears.
8. Select or deselect the Set Up iCloud on This Mac check box and click Continue.
To learn more about iCloud, click the blue “Learn More” link.
The Use iCloud for Find My Mac screen appears.
9. Select or deselect the Use iCloud for Find My Mac check box and click Continue. A dialog confirms your desire. Click the Allow button.
To learn more about Find My Mac, click where it says “Learn More” in blue text.
The Create Your Computer Account screen appears.
10. Fill in the Full Name, Account Name (sometimes called Short Name), Password, and Verify Password fields, and then click Continue.
This first account that you create will automatically have administrator privileges for this Mac. You can’t easily delete or change the name you choose for this account, so think it through before you click Continue.
You can’t click the Continue button until you’ve filled in the first two fields. Because a password is optional, you can choose to leave both password fields blank if you like. If you do, your Mac warns you that without a password, your Mac won’t be secure. If that’s okay, click OK. If you change your mind and want to have a password, click Cancel.
Click on the little picture next to your name if you want to choose a different picture or take a picture of yourself with your Mac’s built-in camera.
If you choose to take a picture, click the Take Photo Snapshot button. When the picture appears, you can change its size by using the slider control directly below the image and/or move it around in the frame by clicking your face and dragging. If you’re not happy with this snapshot, click Retake a Video Snapshot. When you’re happy with it, click Continue.
If you choose to select a picture from the Picture library, click the picture you want to represent you — the butterfly, dog, parrot, flower, or whatever — and then click Continue.
The Select Your Time Zone screen appears.
11. Click the map to set this Mac’s time zone. Select the Set Time Automatically Using Current Location check box if you want your Mac to do that, or deselect it if you don’t. Click Continue.
The Thank You screen appears. Click the Start Using Your Mac button to start using your Mac.
The OS X Finder’s Desktop appears.
And that’s all there is to it. You’re done.
If you’re thinking about reinstalling because something has gone wrong with your Mac, know that an OS X reinstallation should be your last resort. Be sure you’ve tried all the stuff in Chapter 20 before even thinking about reinstalling OS X. If nothing else fixes your Mac, reinstalling OS X could well be your final option before invasive surgery (that is, trundling your Mac to a repair shop). You don’t want to reinstall OS X if something easier can correct the problem. So if you have to do a reinstallation, realize that this is more or less your last hope (this side of the dreaded screwdriver, anyway).
In this Appendix, you discover all you need to know to install or reinstall OS X, if you should have to. I say reinstalling is a hassle because although you won’t lose the contents of your Home folder, applications you’ve installed, or the stuff in your Documents folder (unless something goes horribly wrong or you have to reformat your hard drive), you might lose the settings for some System Preferences, which means you’ll have to manually reconfigure those panes after you reinstall. And you might have to reinstall drivers for third-party hardware such as mice, keyboards, printers, tablets, and the like. Finally, you might have to reregister or reinstall some of your software.
It’s not the end of the world, but it’s almost always inconvenient. That said, reinstalling OS X almost always corrects all but the most horrifying and malignant of problems. And as you soon see, the process in Mavericks is (compared with root-canal work, income taxes, or previous versions of OS X) relatively painless. I stay with you through it all, though; don’t you worry about a thing.
1. Boot from your Recovery HD partition by restarting your Mac while holding down the ⌘+R keys.
The OS X Utilities window appears. Select Reinstall OS X, and click Continue. The OS X Mavericks splash screen appears. Click Continue.
A sheet appears informing you that your computer’s eligibility needs to be verified by Apple. Click Continue to begin the process of installing or reinstalling OS X.
If you’re not connected to the Internet, you’ll be asked to choose a Wi-Fi network from the AirPort menu in the top-right corner.
2. The Mavericks software license agreement screen appears. Read it and click Agree.
A sheet drops down, asking whether you agree to the terms of the license agreement. Yes, you did just click Agree; this time you’re being asked to confirm that you indeed clicked the Agree button.
If you don’t click Agree you can’t go any farther, so I advise you to click Agree now.
3. Choose the disk on which you want to reinstall OS X by clicking its icon once in the pane where you select a disk.
If only one suitable disk is available, you won’t have to choose; it will be selected for you automatically.
4. Click the Install button.
5. A sheet asks for your Apple ID and password. Type them in the appropriate fields; click Sign In, and your Mavericks installation (or reinstallation) begins.
The operating system takes 30 to 60 minutes to install, so now might be a good time to take a coffee break. When the install is finished, your Mac restarts itself.
If you were reinstalling OS X on the hard disk that it was originally installed on, you’re done. Your Mac will reboot, and you can begin using your new, freshly installed (and ideally trouble-free) copy of OS X Mavericks.
If, on the other hand, you’re installing Mavericks on a hard disk for the first time, you still have one last step to complete. After your Mac reboots, the Setup Assistant window appears. You need to work your way through the Setup Assistant’s screens as I describe in the following section.
Assuming that your installation process goes well and your Mac restarts itself, the next thing you should see (and hear) is a short, colorful movie that ends by transforming into the first Setup Assistant screen (Apple Assistants such as this are like wizards in Windows, only smarter), fetchingly named Welcome.
To tiptoe through the Setup Assistant, follow these steps:
1. When the Welcome screen appears, choose your country from the list by clicking it once and then click the Continue button.
If your country doesn’t appear in the list, select the Show All check box, which causes a bunch of additional countries to appear.
After you click Continue, the Select Your Keyboard screen appears.
2. Choose a keyboard layout from the list by clicking it once; then click Continue.
If you want to use a U.S. keyboard setup, click the U.S. listing. If you prefer a different country’s keyboard layout, select the Show All check box, and a bunch of additional countries’ keyboards (as well as a pair of Dvorak keyboard layouts) appear in the list. Choose the one you prefer by clicking it — and then click Continue.
The Select a Wireless Network screen appears.
3. Click the name of the wireless network you use to connect to the Internet; then click Continue.
If you don’t see the network you want to use, click Rescan. If you don’t use a wireless network, click Other Network Setup, and then choose one of the available options, or choose My Computer Does Not Connect to the Internet. Click Continue.
The Migration Assistant (also known as the Transfer Information to This Mac) screen appears.
4. Choose to transfer data or not and then click Continue.
If this is a brand-new Mac or you’re installing OS X Mavericks on a Mac and have another Mac or Time Machine backup disk nearby, you can transfer all of your important files and settings by following the onscreen instructions and connecting the new and old Macs via FireWire or Ethernet cable.
The Enable Location Services screen appears.
5. Select or deselect the Enable Location Services on This Mac check box and click Continue.
If you want to allow your Mac and its apps to gather and use data indicating your approximate location, select the check box. If you don’t, deselect the check box. To learn more about Location Services, click the blue “Learn More” link.
The Enter Your Apple ID screen appears.
6. If you have an Apple ID, type it (such as tcook@me.com) and your password in the appropriate fields, and then click Continue.
To learn more about getting an Apple ID, click the blue “Learn More” link. In a nutshell, it lets you make one-click purchases at the iTunes Store, iPhoto, or the Apple Store, and includes free iCloud membership.
The Terms and Conditions screen appears.
7. Read the Terms and Conditions and click Agree. A dialog confirms your agreement. Click Agree again.
The Set Up iCloud screen appears.
8. Select or deselect the Set Up iCloud on This Mac check box and click Continue.
To learn more about iCloud, click the blue “Learn More” link.
The Use iCloud for Find My Mac screen appears.
9. Select or deselect the Use iCloud for Find My Mac check box and click Continue. A dialog confirms your desire. Click the Allow button.
To learn more about Find My Mac, click where it says “Learn More” in blue text.
The Create Your Computer Account screen appears.
10. Fill in the Full Name, Account Name (sometimes called Short Name), Password, and Verify Password fields, and then click Continue.
This first account that you create will automatically have administrator privileges for this Mac. You can’t easily delete or change the name you choose for this account, so think it through before you click Continue.
You can’t click the Continue button until you’ve filled in the first two fields. Because a password is optional, you can choose to leave both password fields blank if you like. If you do, your Mac warns you that without a password, your Mac won’t be secure. If that’s okay, click OK. If you change your mind and want to have a password, click Cancel.
Click on the little picture next to your name if you want to choose a different picture or take a picture of yourself with your Mac’s built-in camera.
If you choose to take a picture, click the Take Photo Snapshot button. When the picture appears, you can change its size by using the slider control directly below the image and/or move it around in the frame by clicking your face and dragging. If you’re not happy with this snapshot, click Retake a Video Snapshot. When you’re happy with it, click Continue.
If you choose to select a picture from the Picture library, click the picture you want to represent you — the butterfly, dog, parrot, flower, or whatever — and then click Continue.
The Select Your Time Zone screen appears.
11. Click the map to set this Mac’s time zone. Select the Set Time Automatically Using Current Location check box if you want your Mac to do that, or deselect it if you don’t. Click Continue.
The Thank You screen appears. Click the Start Using Your Mac button to start using your Mac.
The OS X Finder’s Desktop appears.
And that’s all there is to it. You’re done.
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