Fresh Install Questions

[TubbyCow]

I am somewhat new to macs and will be purchasing leapord.
I do not have much on my mac right now and have everything I need backed up..

Does it make sense to do a fresh install of the new OS? Is this pointless?
If i do a fresh install what does it mean that I will have to reinstall iLife? Does this not come with leapord? Also does anyone know what happens to a program like lojack. Would I just be able to reinstall it? Is it still on there?

Thank you for any help you can provide

 

[macjack1]

oes it make sense to do a fresh install of the new OS? Is this pointless?

Here is a support article on the various install options. If your system is in good shape any one should work. The least intrusive is the upgrade install. Next, archive & install. If you are all safely backed up on another disk you may want to choose the erase and install and start clean.

: If i do a fresh install what does it mean that I will have to reinstall iLife? Does this not come with leapord? Also does anyone know what happens to a program like lojack. Would I just be able to reinstall it? Is it still on there?

iLife does NOT come with retail OS install disks. You will not have to re-install if you do a "Upgrade install" or an "archive & install. So if your erase and install, use the disks that shipped with your computer to "restore bundled apps".

I don't know Lojack specifically but again, an Upgrade Install will leave everything in place. Some third party apps are preserved in an archive & install, some you may have to re-install.

-mj