Leopard clean install from Time Machine?

[hamsterburger]

Hi guys

I'm gonna reformat my OS. Itunes keeps crashing, plus the machine is generally messy and unstable. Here's my plan:

1 Re-install Leopard. Now i Have a clean spanking new install.

2 Restore my files from my Time Machine disk.

Is this the best way to do stuff? Will this result in just my music and documents being restored, or will my old system files replace the ones the new install just made? Will i have to backup my bookmarks and email manually in addition to making a Time Machine backup?

Thanks 🙂

 

[ltldrummerboy]

Here's what you do. Do an erase and install after you've performed a TM backup. On your first boot you can choose what parts of your backup you want to put back; basically everything but the system files.

 

[richard.mac]

^ yeh use Migration Assitant. if you restore a backup using "Restore from Time Machine" on the isntall DVD is restores everything so the OS and your files.

 

[ltldrummerboy]

^
No it doesn't. I'm talking about the first time you boot after you've installed only the OS from the disc.

 

[richard.mac]

yeh thats Migration Assitant. its in the Utilities folder as well as being in Setup Assistant.