Thanks Ronni! Wiping the drive was just an expression of my worst fears, knowing my luck I figured that is what I would have to do. Thanks to WAMUG's my luck is better than I had thought.
Thanks again. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com On 10/03/2012, at 1:51 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: > Thanks Ronni & Carlo for the assistance, it sure makes life easy. > > > Regards, > > > Adrian > > adrianske...@me.com > > > > > On 10/03/2012, at 1:44 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: > >> Thanks Ronni! >> >> Running the 10.7.3 updater did not restore the missing partition so I >> imagine that my only option now is to wipe the HD and start again as you >> have described. It is time consuming but achievable with TimeMachine. Its >> a pity the technician didn't mention that when he replaced the HD. >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> Adrian >> >> adrianske...@me.com >> >> >> >> >> On 10/03/2012, at 1:28 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >> >>> Hi Adrian, >>> >>> On 10/03/2012, at 8:41 AM, Adrian Skehan wrote: >>> >>>> My humble apologies Ronnie, my last reply was done in a hurry and was >>>> largely a case of going off half cocked. >>>> >>>> I checked for the recovery partition as you suggested and as you suspected >>>> there is not one. This was a bit of a surprise to me; could it have gone >>>> missing when the HD was replaced a few weeks ago? >>> >>> Yes, this could happen if, as I mentioned in my previous email: >>> If you cloned your old Hard Drive, the Lion Recovery Partition got wiped >>> out in the process (it will do that because both CCC and SuperDuper can >>> only clone one partition and don't recognise the other partition because it >>> is hidden). >>> >>> The Recovery HD will only be created if you install Lion on the drive using >>> the Lion installer. >>> Restoring a backup will not create the Recovery HD. >>> >>> You need to install Lion on a New Hard Drive FIRST, then Restore/ Migrate >>> either from your Bootable Clone or a Time Machine Backup. >>> >>> If you saved your Lion “InstallESD.dmg” and created a bootable Flash Drive >>> you should have started from that after you installed the new Hard Drive. >>> >>> Then after you had installed Lion from the USB Flash Drive, you could have >>> restored your data to the new Hard Drive from your Time Machine backup or >>> CCC/SuperDuper backup. >>> >>>> I am downloading the 10.7.3 combo Update and will see if it will restore >>>> the partition. >>> >>> I’m not confident this will re-create the Lion Partition, but worth trying >>> first before other options. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>>> >>>> I will be attending a workshop for board members of the NFP charity I have >>>> been involved with for the last 12 years which will take up a large part >>>> of the day so I will report back later. >>>> >>>> Thanks again! >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> >>>> Adrian >>>> >>>> adrianske...@me.com >>>> >>>> >>>> On 10/03/2012, at 7:38 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Adrian, >>>>> >>>>> You are making it more difficult for me to keep helping, by not including >>>>> my previous text 'thread' in your replies >>>>> I have to keep referring back to what I have already sent you. >>>>> >>>>> How did you install Lion first? >>>>> Did you create a Recovery Partition in the initial install? >>>>> Does your computer only have ONE partition? >>>>> >>>>> Sounds like you might not have installed the 'Recovery Partition HD' when >>>>> you installed Lion. >>>>> The Recovery HD will only be created if you install Lion on the drive >>>>> using the Lion installer. Restoring a backup will not create the Recovery >>>>> HD. >>>>> >>>>> The recovery partition is a hidden partition to take the place of the old >>>>> disks if you need to run diagnostics or repairs. >>>>> >>>>> If you cloned, it got wiped out in the process (it will do that because >>>>> both CCC and SuperDuper can only clone one partition and don't recognize >>>>> the other because it is hidden). >>>>> >>>>> You do need the Recovery Partition HD for the Find My Mac feature to >>>>> work, also File Vault. >>>>> >>>>> To check whether you do or don't have the partition. >>>>> Restart with the Option key held down - if you are not presented with an >>>>> option to boot from the recovery partition, you don't have it. >>>>> >>>>> If that is the case, you 'might' be able to reinstall Lion without having >>>>> to Wipe your Drive. >>>>> But first you could try running the Lion 10.7.3 Combo Update over top of >>>>> your Lion install and see if that re-creates the Recovery Partition. >>>>> <http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1484> >>>>> >>>>> I will be returning home sometime today, but until then I will be offline >>>>> again. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Ronni >>>>> >>>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad >>>>> >>>>> On 09/03/2012, at 3:57 PM, Adrian Skehan <adrianske...@me.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Under Find My Mac it says "Recovery partition required" >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Adrian >>>>>> >>>>>> adrianske...@me.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 09/03/2012, at 3:14 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks Ronni! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am still having the same problem, I have downloaded the Recovery HD >>>>>>> Update twice but when I try to install it there is a error message that >>>>>>> says "Lion Recovery Update can't be installed on this disk. 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