If I have a file for "previous system", can I recover the previous system from that?

[one finger john]

See question in the above.

 

[jbarley]

See question in the above.

My impression is you can recover your Home folder and user data and settings, not the operating system itself.

 

[one finger john]

"previous system" recovery

my main concern would be the the "bookmarks" and approximately 1000 pictures saved into "downloads". any chance those could be recovered?

John

 

[poiihy]

Yes, all those are in the home folder.
Read this
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT2196

 

[one finger john]

o.k. the only problem is that I have a Mac os 10.5.4 (Leopard) not an Intel Mac os 10.6.0 (Snow Leopard). Just to open the "root", the instructions are for os 10.6.0 (Snow Leopard), not os 10.5.4 (leopard). I need instructions for a pre Intel operating system. A LEOPARD OPERATING SYSTEM.

I'm sorry, I know that poiihy and everyone else is trying to be helpful and that slowly we are getting there. Taking the opening the root admin thing a ma bob, how can it be translated from a SNOW LEOPARD OS TO A LEOPARD OS.

Or am I reading it wrong?

Thanks in advance (hoping to get this riddle solved), John

 

[jbarley]

Check this link for information on enabling root access in Leopard 10.5.