These downloads will more than likely be used by IT specialists aiming to recover data from older Apple computers. The current version of the Mac OS X Mountain Lion Installer was posted on June 23, 2021, and has a file size of 4.45GB. This version of the Mac OS X Lion installer has a file size of 4.72GB in and of itself, and it was first posted (for free) on June 23, 2021. You’ll also need 7GB data space and 2GB memory on your machine. If you’re looking to download Mac OS X Lion, you’ll need OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.6 or OS X Lion 10.7 (weird, right?) already installed. You’ll also need 2GB memory, and 8GB data storage. If you’re looking to download Mac OS X Mountain Lion, you’ll need at least OS X Snow Leopard, Lion 10.7, or Mountain Lion 10.8. If you head to the Mac OS X Lion Installer page or the Mac OS X Mountain Lion Installer page, you can drop in and download each operating system version for free. You can still buy Mac OS X lion and Mac OS X Mountain Lion from the Apple store for approximately $20 each, but they’ve also been made available for free through Apple support documents. Starting with Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Apple started making updates to their operating system free for compatible devices.