Hi, I have so much hardware the won't work under Yosemite that I am going back to Lion. My question is, will I be able to reimport my backups of my calendar, contacts, bookmarks, etc. after I downgrade? Thanks
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Downgrading to Lion
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chrfr
macrumors G5
You'd be much better off going to something newer than Lion. 10.7.x doesn't get any security updates, while 10.8 and later do. Also, 10.7.x was not the best of Apple's recent operating systems. Is something newer an option for you?
You should export your calendars/contacts/bookmarks now as the newer backups from Time Machine are unlikely to be fully compatible. Exporting will put all of those files into standard formats easily handled by older versions of the programs.
I will grab a copy of Mountain Lion. All of my contacts, calendars, etc., are backed up to the iCloud. Will that work or should I still export this stuff?
chrfr
macrumors G5
I will grab a copy of Mountain Lion. All of my contacts, calendars, etc., are backed up to the iCloud. Will that work or should I still export this stuff?
Sorry 'bout the duplicate reply, not the brightest bulb on the tree# Thanks for your help and advice!
roadbloc
macrumors G3
In theory, it should work. But since Apple are at war with backwards compatibility, I'd back them up manually too just to be sure.
