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Clean Install and restore or just install on top?

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alexxk

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Hello everyone..

I have a question here. I have a a Macbook Pro 2011 that is running the latest Yosemite OS. I've never done a clean install on this system and I feel my system sluggish at times so this time around I will do a clean install of El Capitan.

Thing is, after I do a clean install I plan on using Migration Assistant to restore my files, apps and settings to what they are right now. By doing that is it really worth doing a clean install or should I just install the new OS on top of the existing one??

Is there a better method to restore my files and apps?
 
Personally I would make a time machine backup of the Yosemite installation and then install El Capitan over the existing installation.

If it's still sluggish you can then do a clean install afterwards.
 
Swiss-G said:
Personally I would make a time machine backup of the Yosemite installation and then install El Capitan over the existing installation.

If it's still sluggish you can then do a clean install afterwards.
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Swiss-G said:
Personally I would make a time machine backup of the Yosemite installation and then install El Capitan over the existing installation.

If it's still sluggish you can then do a clean install afterwards.
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Yes, that's one way to go but since I install Yosemite for the first time my macbook has never been faster than with Mavericks.. we'll see
 
alexxk said:
Thing is, after I do a clean install I plan on using Migration Assistant to restore my files, apps and settings to what they are right now. By doing that is it really worth doing a clean install or should I just install the new OS on top of the existing one??
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That would be a complete waste if time. If there are apps or settings causing problems with your current setup, the Migration Assistant import will bring them right back in. A true clean install is an erase and install followed by a manual reinstallation of apps and a manual drag and drop of data folders (like Documents etc).
 
I was waiting for this thread as I'm planning to do a clean install.

Does creating a bootable USB stick for El Capitan still done the same way? Does this recreate the recovery partition?
 
iDemiurge said:
I was waiting for this thread as I'm planning to do a clean install.

Does creating a bootable USB stick for El Capitan still done the same way? Does this recreate the recovery partition?
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Yes, I think so and from there you install the OS
 
Weaselboy said:
That would be a complete waste if time. If there are apps or settings causing problems with your current setup, the Migration Assistant import will bring them right back in. A true clean install is an erase and install followed by a manual reinstallation of apps and a manual drag and drop of data folders (like Documents etc).
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That sucks.. I will do a normal installation then and see how it behaves.. I got too much ****..
 
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