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title: "How do you install software on the Retina Display MacBook Pro without an optical drive?"  
description: "How do you install software on the Retina Display MacBook Pro without an optical drive?"  
author: "Cox elliott"  
published: 2018-10-30  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51660/how-do-you-install-software-on-the-retina-display-macbook-pro-without-an-optical-drive  
category: "gadgets"  
tags: ["macbook"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How do you install software on the Retina Display MacBook Pro without an optical drive?

How do you [install](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12876/the-top-5-reasons-to-buy-and-install-a-tonneau-cover) [software](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23272/why-software-localization-is-important-for-your-business) on the Retina [Display MacBook](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51675/what-are-all-the-differences-between-the-13-inch-and-15-inch-early-2013-retina-display-macbook-pro-models) [Pro without an optical](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51626/how-do-you-install-software-on-the-touch-bar-macbook-pro-without-an-optical-drive) drive?\
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