Snow Leopard back to Leopard - ISSUES

[djr7572]

Will try to make a long story short here. I have an iMac desktop, purchased in 2007 - these are the specs:

Processor - 2.4 GHz, Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory - 1 GB, 667 MHz, DDR2 SDRAM

Ok, I was running the latest OS (Snow Leopard) and felt that it was really slowing down my Mac. I would get the "pinwheel" a lot while using Safari, and my machine just really felt like it was being bogged down. SO, I decided that I would go back to running Leopard 10.5. I put in the CPU Drop-in DVD (Leopard installation disk) and proceeded to re-install 10.5. I think the problem is, I didn't pay close enough attention to the install directions/options and found that when 10.5 was fully installed, I had no bookmarks in Safari and no music in my iTunes. I know I did something wrong along the way ... all I wanted to do was go back to 10.5 ... I found myself being asked to register my e-mail, create a password for something else, etc. In short, I took a wrong turn somewhere because I shouldn't have had to do any of those things.

Is there a fix for this? Is it a matter of re-installing 10.5 but this time choosing a different option in the process?

Any help on this would be really appreciated.

Thank you!

 

[aziatiklover]

Sounds like u did a clean install that's why you lost everything.

 

[djr7572]

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Sounds like u did a clean install that's why you lost everything.

I have everything backed up on an external drive. Is it just a matter of syncing the external drive with my Mac to get everything back on there? If so, any tips on what to watch out for while doing this?

 

[AdrianK]

I have everything backed up on an external drive. Is it just a matter of syncing the external drive with my Mac to get everything back on there? If so, any tips on what to watch out for while doing this?

If it's a time machine backup then yes, otherwise you need to manually copy stuff back.

 

[aziatiklover]

If it's a time machine backup then yes, otherwise you need to manually copy stuff back.

Yea this or if you have mobileme u can sync your settings, keychain, dock ect.....

 

[djr7572]

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That $150 or so that I spent on an external hard drive was the smartest thing I've ever done. This could've been a real disaster. 30GB worth of music down the tubes. Hopefully I can get my stuff moved over successfully.

Thanks, everyone.