does Archive & Install delete my files and apps?

ero87

macrumors 65816

Original poster

• Oct 30, 2007

• #1

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

macrumors Penryn

• Oct 30, 2007

• #2

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

 

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NeoSurge

macrumors newbie

• Oct 30, 2007

• #3

nothing

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

macrumors 6502a

• Oct 30, 2007

• #4

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

Thanks. 🙂

 

Eidorian

macrumors Penryn

• Oct 30, 2007

• #5

EricBrian said:

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

Thanks. 🙂

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