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18-10-2007, 11:57 AM
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Leopard: Upgrade or Fresh install?
Having never faced this issue, as this is my first Mac, what is the best way to go about installing Leopard?
At this stage I will do a full backup to a Lacie FW800 Hdd via SuperDuper, in case of hassles.
But from here do I wipe and do a fresh install and copy over Documents etc? Is it possible to sync settings like bookmarks from the backup ? ( I have a .Mac so I can do bookmarks + addressbook anyway over the net ).
Or, is it just as good to run upgrade?
I certainly don't mind reloading apps and stuff, as it is so much easier on a Mac.!!!!!
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18-10-2007, 12:02 PM
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I'll be doing an upgrade but still making a backup beforehand.
OSX seems to handle upgrading a lot better than windows does :P
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18-10-2007, 12:08 PM
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Fresh install every time for me. 
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18-10-2007, 12:10 PM
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Fresh install for sure, my imac is running slower than my macbook pro (same cpu/RAM)
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18-10-2007, 12:20 PM
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Do a fresh install!
it will be interesting to see how Time Machine works with backing up the existing hard disk before install...
Not long until we find out...
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18-10-2007, 12:30 PM
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I'm surprised at the responses... I thought everyone was going to say "upgrade - OS X is designed to work flawlessly this way".
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18-10-2007, 12:30 PM
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Fresh install every time for me too.
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18-10-2007, 12:30 PM
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Fresh install, always feels like a new computer... |
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18-10-2007, 12:33 PM
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Fresh install, none of those left over fragments of files |
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18-10-2007, 12:33 PM
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I am thinking I need a fresh install. Only thing I am worried about is my Firefox boomarks..any way to back these up? Cheers |
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18-10-2007, 12:41 PM
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Fresh install, as I derive some form of sick pleasure from configuring a new environment to my precise requirements.
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18-10-2007, 12:42 PM
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My iMac G4 originally came installed with Jaguar and I've only ever upgraded (Panther, Tiger). I've never had any problems, although I do run a defrag roughly every six months.
I'll probably just upgrade the iMac again this time, but my MacBook will get a clean install.
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18-10-2007, 12:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by andrew.wilson
I am thinking I need a fresh install. Only thing I am worried about is my Firefox boomarks..any way to back these up? Cheers |
make a copy of ~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/qn87hqi6.default/bookmarks.html
where qn87hqi6 will be some random string.
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18-10-2007, 12:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by andrew.wilson
I am thinking I need a fresh install. Only thing I am worried about is my Firefox boomarks..any way to back these up? Cheers |
It's true there's nothing quite like a fresh install to make you feel as though you have a new computer, but keep a backup of your HD to bring accross prefs, app support folders etc.. i haven't deleted mine since reinstalling last week with 10.4.10.
For firefox you can export your bookmarks as a file under Bookmarks/Organise bookmarks then go to the 'File' menu /Export.
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18-10-2007, 12:51 PM
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Thanks guys! Fresh install for me then! =) I too like starting new and getting it right with a bit of a spring clean thrown in!
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