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10.6 - Who's going to just upgrade vs wipe?

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SilentCrs

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Normally I never do this, but looking at 10.6 previews and reading that, for the most part, it's a "service pack" I'm tempted to just do an upgrade this time around (rather than wipe my drive).

The reason? Maybe I'm just getting old, but I don't feel I have the time to wipe, install 10.6, reinstall my OS, redo my Bootcamp partitions (on 2 machines), etc. I wouldn't wipe for a service pack on my Windows machines anyway.

What are people's thoughts on this? Are you just going to upgrade or are you going to wipe your 10.5 off first? Also, what kind of experiences have people had doing this (I know upgrading versions on Windows can be a nightmare with all the cruft left over).
 
I'm most likely just going to upgrade because it is so much faster. I upgraded my computers to Leopard and didn't run into any problems, so hears hoping for another good experience from upgrading :)
 
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I typically do an archive and install. That is what I will most likely do this time. Doesn't take quite as long as a wipe and install but will prevent some possible problems.
 
10.6 is not a service pack! Have you read Apple's page about all the new things in it like Open Cl and GCD?

I'll probably be doing the following:

1. Identify all the applications I use that come on a .dmg.

2. Put the .dmgs in a burn folder and burn it.

3. Do a TM backup.

4. Wipe the HDD and install SL.

5. Install iLife and iWork.

6. Restore documents, iPhoto library, etc a la carte from my TM backups.

7. Install apps from the CD I burned earlier.
 
I plan to trust that Apple knows what they are doing and just do an upgrade. I don't want the headache of reinstalling everything.
 
If you do this method, is it necessary to maintain the same short user name?

Tim



Shake 'n' Bake said:
10.6 is not a service pack! Have you read Apple's page about all the new things in it like Open Cl and GCD?

I'll probably be doing the following:

1. Identify all the applications I use that come on a .dmg.

2. Put the .dmgs in a burn folder and burn it.

3. Do a TM backup.

4. Wipe the HDD and install SL.

5. Install iLife and iWork.

6. Restore documents, iPhoto library, etc a la carte from my TM backups.

7. Install apps from the CD I burned earlier.
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I will probably just upgrade it since I got the laptop from school and don't have access to all the software/keys that I would need to reinstall all the software.
 
Apparently the placebo effect is maximized when doing a wipe and install vs an upgrade install. I myself have always just done the upgrade and haven't had any problems in doing so. Just like some swear by using the combo updates for OS X point updates to have less issues theoretically. I always just use the Software Update delta updates and have never had an issue there either. The upgrade option is there for a reason so I figure I may as well use it if no issues result.
 
as much as i would love to do a complete wipe and install of everything, i am not sure i want to deal with that hassel anymore.
 
For me:

From Tiger to Leopard - I wipe and installed
For Leopard to Snow Leopard - will probably just upgrade
For Snow Leopard to ??? - wipe and install

??? = some revolutionary new OS (before you get your panties in a wad, even Apple reports this as a "Refined, not reinvented" change)
 
okrelayer said:
as much as i would love to do a complete wipe and install of everything, i am not sure i want to deal with that hassel anymore.
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gotta agree with you on that, i dont have the time or energy to do all that... again.
 
Jaguar -> Panther: I bought a new system, so technically a clean install.
Panther -> Tiger: Did an upgrade, and wished I'd done a clean install.
Tiger -> Leopard: Did an upgrade, and wished I'd done a clean install.
Leopard -> Snow Leopard: Will be clean installing.
 
Archive and Install. Never trusted upgrade-in-place, too much that can go wrong with that. I'd do a full wipe, but I figure I'd just move my own stuff back in anyway, so I might as well do an A&I and have the installer just do the work for me. I figure this way, it's a clean copy, just with my home folder and /Applications copied back in.
 
I'm going to do the same thing I did when upgrading from Tiger to Leopard.

Back up app .dmgs, iPhoto Library, Documents and Music to an external drive.
Wipe the internal drive and install SL.
Reinstall all apps and copy everything from the external.


I wasn't a fan of the upgrade function when installing Leopard from Tiger. Lagfest Ho! So I'm just going to go with the wipe and install method from the getgo.
 
upgrade question

Since Snow Leopard is $29 for Leopard users, will it check your hard drive for Leopard before installing? I want to put Snow Leopard when it's released on a clean SSD on my Macbook.
 
I'll upgrade one machine and see how it runs for a while. Then assess my next steps.
 
Why would you need to redo Bootcamp anyway? The last time I installed Leopard, I just selected the partition I wanted it installed on and the Windows partition was unaffected.
 
I'm clean installing even though upgrading saves time. Things might do wrong with an upgrade and I don't have time for that. I do have a few hours to spare for a clean wipe and install. For the record, SL is not a service pack. In car analogies, it's like going from Mercedes Benz to Ferrari.
 
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