Just did an erase & install and..

[charlesbronsen]

some prefrences were still intact. In system pref. under spotlight's privacy tab my external hdd's were already there. Also I install VLC and loaded up a movie which proceeded to resume where I last stopped it before the install. Not really a biggie but I thought all my previous settings should have been wiped out...

 

[Amdahl]

The spotlight exclusions might be stored on the external drives, but the VLC thing is interesting. Any other preferences that stuck around?

 

[LtRammstein]

How did you do the erase?

If you did it using Disk Utility (on the Mac, not the Install DVD) then a lot of your preferences would be saved (mainly the System Preferences). The Leopard/Tiger Install DVD Disk Utility will do fully wipes and what not.

But it is interesting that VLC kept those settings... I wonder... Is your movie on an external drive and any of your VLC files on that external drive?

 

[charlesbronsen]

Any other preferences that stuck around?

nothing that I've noticed yet

But it is interesting that VLC kept those settings... I wonder... Is your movie on an external drive and any of your VLC files on that external drive?

Yup the movie is on an external drive. VLC was a new download and not an old copy I had so this really has me confuzzeled

 

[emt1]

Do you use MobileMe to sync preferences?

 

[charlesbronsen]

Do you use MobileMe to sync preferences?

no, never have that setup before