I will probably be doing an upgrade so I don't have to go through the troubles of setting everything up again and installing apps again.
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10.6 - Who's going to just upgrade vs wipe?
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I'll try upgrading on one of my computers. If all goes well and my critical apps still work in SL then I'll do the others.
You can do an Archive and Install + copy apps/settings, or a full wipe and clean install + Migration Assistant, and your Mac will basically set itself back up for you, without having to risk the issues of an upgrade-in-place.
The only app I'm concerned about making the transition to SL is iMovie HD 6. It is, IMO, a billion times better than '08 or '09, and I'll be using it until I get the cash to make the jump to FCS.
haha, if you read the last post on the last page you would notice that i said i will be doing an archive + install
haha, if you read the last post on the last page you would notice that i said i will be doing an archive + install
er....
That was @ celticpride then.
I'd like to know this as well, if that's the case I may be doing something similar.
seeing as this will likely be the last OS upgrade on this machine (10.7 being 64-bit only maybe?), I'm going to do a nice and clean erase and install. I want the max benefit of snow leopard and don't mind the re-installation hassle one more time
If they'd leave the G5s out in the cold so they could dump PPC from 10.6, it's not too much of a stretch that they'd in turn leave the Core Duo's outside to dump off IA-32.
oh I dont mind if they stop support after 10.6. I'm still going to run my MBP until it dies
I'm pretty sure that will be at least another 4-5 years at least...
i know, sad fact... admittedly it would be a lot of work for such a small user market (maybe what 5%->10%?).
oh I dont mind if they stop support after 10.6. I'm still going to run my MBP until it dies
no i dont mind either, i will of course still use it! im hoping for 3 years, but 4-5 would be great.
this machine has been to slow for me for the past year at least (i am very demanding haha) - i can easily use 4GB of RAM and bring my top spec iMac to a crawl.. so yea moving back to my MBP is very hard
the battery life sucks too!
I've yet to do a clean install on my macbook. I've had it for a about 10 months now, and I'm kinda thinking when SL comes out i'll do a clean install just to make sure everything is nice and fresh and there are not issues.
Besides, restoring apps from Time Machine should be painless...
Besides, restoring apps from Time Machine should be painless...
My way!!
I wipe front to back.
Also, if it's a particular messy deposit, I will upgrade using some baby wipes to get the extra "clean" install feeling..
I wipe front to back.
Also, if it's a particular messy deposit, I will upgrade using some baby wipes to get the extra "clean" install feeling..
I will do an upgrade for my brothers macbook pro (since he just got it and there is almost nothing on it)
an archive install on mine
Then 6 months later (next semester of school) do a clean install (possibly on both computers)
an archive install on mine
Then 6 months later (next semester of school) do a clean install (possibly on both computers)
in the 3+ years of having my laptop i have never done an archive and install, it still runs perfectly fine...
Just upgrade.
I have the current build installed on the iMac and it was upgraded from Leopard. It works just as fast as a new install on a 2nd partition.
I have the current build installed on the iMac and it was upgraded from Leopard. It works just as fast as a new install on a 2nd partition.