Question about a clean install

[transmaster]

I am not at them Clean install level yet but I am getting there. If this was my PC I would have already done so. The question I have is, will my iPhone, maybe my iPad, set the Mac Studio up like my iPhone did when I first booted it up. My iPhone detected the Mac and asked if I wanted it to set it up. watching it do this was a real treat for someone from the Window world. I am typing this on my PC I feel like I am in a foreign country.

 

[haralds]

There is very little reason to do a "clean install." Every install and upgrade creates a virgin system partition and snapshot.

 

[q3anon]

I am not at them Clean install level yet but I am getting there. If this was my PC I would have already done so. The question I have is, will my iPhone, maybe my iPad, set the Mac Studio up like my iPhone did when I first booted it up. My iPhone detected the Mac and asked if I wanted it to set it up. watching it do this was a real treat for someone from the Window world. I am typing this on my PC I feel like I am in a foreign country.

I made an upgrade to macOS 10.15, but my keychain Access broke. Even making the reset it didn’t work. So, I made a fresh install and I’m happy now. MacOS 10.15 has some bugs. Firewall, for example, is a completely mess, but I’m sure next update they will solve that.

 

[gank41]

There is very little reason to do a "clean install." Every install and upgrade creates a virgin system partition and snapshot.

To add to this, what you may want to do is to just install macOS over itself. Your Data will remain in place, but the OS itself will be reinstalled. This can resolve a lot of issues and still put you in a position where you’ve got a “fresh install” sort of setup. It’s not 100%, but it’s the next best thing IMO.

 

[transmaster]

To add to this, what you may want to do is to just install macOS over itself. Your Data will remain in place, but the OS itself will be reinstalled. This can resolve a lot of issues and still put you in a position where you’ve got a “fresh install” sort of setup. It’s not 100%, but it’s the next best thing IMO.

I did this already but it would not hurt to do it again.

 

[transmaster]

One question I have when the reload is finished does the computer shut down or restart. My monitor went into a test mode I was not aware of a shut its self down so I did see anything the Mac might have done.

 

[transmaster]

OK it finish and I was able to see it restart. I think I didn't get a good reload on the last try. Now that I know what happen I have switch to another keyboard and will be replacing the defective switch in the Q1. I have a box full of them I just have to find the box.