does Archive & Install delete my files and apps? [Archive]

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ero87

Oct 30, 2007, 11:50 AM

Hi,

I'm kinda stressed, my Leopard install is stuck on that blue screen with the mouse pointer (and always goes to that when i hard restart). I can reinstall it from the disk and this time try an Archive & Install instead of an upgrade, but I'm afraid of what i'll lose.

what will i lose? thanks

Eidorian

Oct 30, 2007, 11:50 AM

No changes are made to /Users or third party applications.

NeoSurge

Oct 30, 2007, 11:52 AM

I had the same issue and then went with the archive and install. You will lose nothing. The process was very smooth when I went that route.

EricBrian

Oct 30, 2007, 05:54 PM

So what does happen during Archive and Install? What is archived and where is it archived to?

Thanks. :)

Eidorian

Oct 30, 2007, 06:09 PM

So what does happen during Archive and Install? What is archived and where is it archived to?

Thanks. :)/Library and /System are moved to Previous Systems Folder.

Updated and new Apple applications are written into /Applications.