Clean Install Workaround

[snverhallen]

Hi there,

I am planning on upgrading to Leopard but want to do a clean install. I unfortunately have 2 users totalling out at about 80 gigabytes of info at the most, but have no where to copy it too. I have a 40 gig iPod and a 8 gig iPod but that will obviously not cut it. Do you guys know of any way to do this without buying a external hard drive?

Thanks,

snverhallen

 

[flopticalcube]

Can you create another partition on the existing drive big enough to hold the users data?

 

[torpy]

Archive and Install perhaps? Does the same thing without destroying any data in the /Users directory. Of course, nothing beats a good backup..

 

[wakerider017]

Can you create another partition on the existing drive big enough to hold the users data?

Can't create new partition without erasing drive first...




Do you have another computer? Any of your friends have a computer...

Get a computer at your house for a few hours, Network it with ethernet or firewire and transfer files temporarily.

 

[webgoat]

10 dual layer dvds? lol

 

[flopticalcube]

Can't create new partition without erasing drive first...

I think you can with the Leopard Disk Utility on the Installer Disk.

 

[wakerider017]

I think you can with the Leopard Disk Utility on the Installer Disk.

Good to know!


Couldn't do this with Tiger

 

[flopticalcube]

Good to know!


Couldn't do this with Tiger

I think its something that came from having Bootcamp since Bootcamp Assistant could do this.

 

[snverhallen]

Hmmmm,

What do you mean about the partition thing. If I created a partition then it would erase it when I do an Erase and Install. I'm thinking I will just create another partition and install Leopard fresh on their then just transfer files over.

snverhallen