How Will You Upgrade?

[jywv8]

Me too. I don't see the reason why make a complete install from scratch. I have upgraded from Jaguar to Panther the same way, and I experienced no problems.

I will just upgrade as well, as usual.

 

[rendezvouscp]

I've never used CCC to backup anything. Does it just make a copy of your hard drive?

Yup. I find it pretty easy to get a drive, use CCC, and then format it. Nice, easy, simple. Then I have a copy if I need to go back, and I can move my files back onto the new system. That's how I usually do it.

The nice thing about your copy using CCC is that it can be bootable, whether on another drive or disc. It's a very handy utility, imo.
-Chase

 

[Soulstorm]

Yup. I find it pretty easy to get a drive, use CCC, and then format it. Nice, easy, simple. Then I have a copy if I need to go back, and I can move my files back onto the new system. That's how I usually do it.

The nice thing about your copy using CCC is that it can be bootable, whether on another drive or disc. It's a very handy utility, imo.
-Chase

sorry for the newbish question, but what is CCC???

 

[tersono]

sorry for the newbish question, but what is CCC???

Carbon Copy Cloner.

http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html

 

[andysmith]

I think I'll just do an upgrade - I've only had my eMac since September, and it still runs very well. I'll just back up to DVDs first, incase anything goes wrong - and if it doesn't work, I can always do a clean install.

 

[cyanide]

upgrade. its so much less of a hassle for me. especially not having an external hard drive or a second internal. Is it possible to partition your drive and install Tiger on to one partition, then go and take things like apps and your itunes music library off your panther partition, and then delete the panter partition? it seems like it would work, but does it?

 

[BWhaler]

My Steps:

1. Buy a copy of Tiger from the Apple store on the day it is released.
2. Install it on a non essential Mac using the upgrade option
3. Waste the whole day playing with Tiger
4. Post on the Mac boards about my experience. Read about others.

Then, based on the reports I read online and my experiences, I'll upgrade more essential machines doing a clean install on each of them.

 

[wrldwzrd89]

My Steps:

1. Buy a copy of Tiger from the Apple store on the day it is released.
2. Install it on a non essential Mac using the upgrade option
3. Waste the whole day playing with Tiger
4. Post on the Mac boards about my experience. Read about others.

Then, based on the reports I read online and my experiences, I'll upgrade more essential machines doing a clean install on each of them.

1. I'm not that careful about upgrading
2. I don't have a non-essential Mac capable of running Mac OS X

Therefore, what I do:
1. Buy a copy of Tiger from the Apple store on the day it is released
2. Back up/Erase and Install
3. Enjoy the new Mac OS X