MacOS – Where is the Mac OS X Lion that I purchased

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I bought Lion a year ago, but I downgraded to Snow Leopard because I wanted to play Starcraft, which is not supported on Lion. After Mountain Lion was released, I can no longer find Lion anymore. Does it mean that I can't get the Lion installer anymore?

Best Answer

  • Update OS X Snow Leopard to 10.6.6 or later such that it has a Mac App Store.
  • Open the "App Store" application
  • Connect with the same account (Apple ID) that you used to purchase Lion
  • Click on the "Purchased" button on the top bar (picture 1, between Categories and Updates)
  • Find "OS X Lion" in the list (picture 2)
  • Click on the "Download" button

Et voilà!

the _Purchased_ button _OS X Lion_ in the purchased list

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