Mavericks still living up to it's Vista-like reputation

[bigpoppamac31]

Your link did not come though, but that tutorial is incorrect. Using Migration Assistant to automatically move everything back is not a true clean install. For example, if you have junk accumulated in ~/Library/Application Support, Migration Assistant puts it right back there.

The only way to do a true clean install is a fresh OS install and a manual move of all settings, apps, and data back.

You could use a Time Machine backup as the source to manually copy files back from though. But it is still a manual process.

Are you having some problem that makes you want to do this?

This is the link http://mashable.com/2013/10/23/clean-install-os-x-mavericks/

I don't seem to be having any issue. I guess I was more curious then anything. I know my way around my Mac pretty well. I'm 31 now and I've used Macs daily since I was a kid.

 

[Weaselboy]

This is the link http://mashable.com/2013/10/23/clean-install-os-x-mavericks/

I don't seem to be having any issue. I guess I was more curious then anything.

Yeah... that article really kind of glosses over how hard it is to get everything back where it was if you don't know where to look. Here is all they say:

After the Install

After installing OS X Mavericks, you can start restoring your programs and settings using either a Time Machine backup or Migration Assistant.

Like I mentioned, Migration Assistant is not a clean install and completely defeats the purpose. You can manually move data back from Time Machine piece by piece but you have to know where to look. It can be a real hassle.

I know my way around my Mac pretty well. I'm 31 now and I've used Macs daily since I was a kid.

I really apologize if I offended you by my earlier comment. I just see people take this on then get in trouble and lose data here fairly often and wanted to give you fair warning.

 

[bigpoppamac31]

Yeah... that article really kind of glosses over how hard it is to get everything back where it was if you don't know where to look. Here is all they say:



Like I mentioned, Migration Assistant is not a clean install and completely defeats the purpose. You can manually move data back from Time Machine piece by piece but you have to know where to look. It can be a real hassle.



I really apologize if I offended you by my earlier comment. I just see people take this on then get in trouble and lose data here fairly often and wanted to give you fair warning.

Nah that's fine. I figure if I'm not going to regain much space on my hard drive then there may be no point in doing a clean install.

 

[r0k]

Your link did not come though, but that tutorial is incorrect. Using Migration Assistant to automatically move everything back is not a true clean install. For example, if you have junk accumulated in ~/Library/Application Support, Migration Assistant puts it right back there.

The only way to do a true clean install is a fresh OS install and a manual move of all settings, apps, and data back.

You could use a Time Machine backup as the source to manually copy files back from though. But it is still a manual process.

Are you having some problem that makes you want to do this?

Whenever I upgrade HDD or move from one Mac to the next, I use migration assistant. To me this is a "clean enough" install. I've never done a completely manual install where I'm re-installing applications or running around copying folders one by one from my old OSX install. This manual method is something I used to do on Windows but have only ever done once on OSX when my daughter hacked around parental controls so badly I had no choice but to wipe and manually reinstall.

I agree with what you say here and I'm curious why the OP is asking about clean install when Migration Assistant should be good enough. With HDD space cheap and plentiful and OSX cleaning up after itself so well, who cares if there's a little extra something sitting in ~/Library/Application Support?

 

[coldwaves]

Glad to see OS X Mavericks isn't disappointing anyone, each update creating new problems for the users, some who are still trying to fix problems caused by the last update.

My experience with Mavericks has been pretty good. There are couple small places but they don't bother me much. To me, Snow Leopard is probably the most stable and non-bugging OS X among the recent releases but it does not have as many feature as Mavericks.

 

[bobr1952]

So since this is another post about how lousy Mavericks is, I guess the only way to counter that is by saying that Mavericks was good for me from the start and any of the small issues I had have been resolved with the updates. Rock solid for me on my rMBP and my relatively ancient iMac.

 

[einmusiker]

new problem... getting an error in internet accounts on some gmail and outlook clients. What a headache

 

[Sko]

... getting an error in internet accounts on some gmail and outlook clients.

Best practice: be as vague as possible and add no information at all. Just make sure nobody gets an idea of the problem.

What a headache

And close with a grumble in no specific direction. But leave the audience with the feeling that it's not you, because you have done everything... wait

I love that kind of 'argumentation'. It's very popular amongst politicians.

 

[einmusiker]

Best practice: be as vague as possible and add no information at all. Just make sure nobody gets an idea of the problem.


And close with a grumble in no specific direction. But leave the audience with the feeling that it's not you, because you have done everything... wait

I love that kind of 'argumentation'. It's very popular amongst politicians.

but Apple "just works" so the problem must be in my head. Silly me I must just not be getting any email from those two gmail accounts