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Snow Leopard - Fresh Install?

nictan said:
yup saw it yesterday. it was very helpful thanks. just wanna ask, if im installing SL on a new HD, meaning its empty, do i still have to go to disk utility to erase it before installation?
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Yes, it needs to reformat to Mac OS Extended Journaled, or it will not show in the installer.
 
Hi everyone

Does a TM restore after a fresh installation restore any custom files? I have someo self compiled things like QT thats currently in /usr/... and in wondered if TM will restore then. I think it's about time to clean up all the files there and a frest installation would be a good way to do it.
 
I've done both, mostly because I'm unable to get my canon Pixma Pro9000 MKII printer to work.

To that end, I've really noticed anything bad about going the upgrade path. It seems to work as well as the fresh install. Personally I prefer the fresh install because it provides a clean slate for the OS. While remote, its possible that some pre-existing stuff may give SL a headache and there's no way to tell if its a conflict with old stuff or the OS. Plus it gives me a chance to clear out the ~/Library folder which gets full of junk from installing software (that my eventually get uninstalled but the crap hangs around) and such.

btw, I still get the printer work :(
 
I upgraded a MBP to SL but I'm going to erase and do a fresh install on my iMac. And not going to use migration asst. If I wanted everything back to normal, I'd just do an upgrade and not a fresh install.

Instead, I'm just going to install the apps I currently need and will manually pull out any files from my last TM backup if needed.
 
I upgraded 4 Macs and haven't had any issues.

It doesn't hurt to do a clean install but a simple upgrade should work if you don't want to go throught the hassle of a clean install.
 
ipoddin said:
I upgraded a MBP to SL but I'm going to erase and do a fresh install on my iMac. And not going to use migration asst. If I wanted everything back to normal, I'd just do an upgrade and not a fresh install.

Instead, I'm just going to install the apps I currently need and will manually pull out any files from my last TM backup if needed.
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you mean you can go into time machine ( by clicking on the timemachine button) and den manually search and import the files after installing snow leopard????? damn!!!! i didnt know that, i thought i had to manually copy my files to a external and den put it back in. i thought time machine does a 'full restore' and not allow you to choose one by one which exact files you want back.
 
i just upgraded my HD!!!!!

and i did a clean install with Snow Leopard. No problems at all. Its awesomely fast, especially with my new 7200RPM drive.

i just basically moved my data, (Library/user, Documents, Mail, Calendars etc) to an external, and re-downloaded all my 3rd party apps. den move the data back. everything now is same as before. spent the whole day doing everything, including bootcamp.

and i dont see any problems with Snow Leopard so far. :):)

anw. anyone knows why my new 7200rpm drive, when i click "about this mac' and under 'more info/serial-ata', rotational rate is displayed as 5400rpm??

it is way faster than my stock apple HD, so i doubt it really is 5400rpm, (im sure i bought a 7200rpm), but it appears as 5400.
 
VaatiKaiba said:
I'm wondering whether or not to do a fresh Snow Leopard install (ie, back up everything, wipe my Mac, reinstall Leopard, and then install SL on top of the fresh install). I've heard that it can help boost speed - is this true?

Also, if I have everything backed up via Time Machine, will everything (including all my apps, etc) be brought back down through the Migration Assistant in Snow Leopard? Or will I encounter problems?

Thanks!
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Yes! You won't regret it! It will bring a breath of fresh air to your computer.
 
Bummer

I used the 'case sensitive journaled' option - should this have any effects on Snow Leopard?

Thinking of formatting it using the standard journaled - should I?
 
The Samurai said:
Bummer

I used the 'case sensitive journaled' option - should this have any effects on Snow Leopard?

Thinking of formatting it using the standard journaled - should I?
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No it's not a problem. It's a carry over from unix. Personally I don't name my files like this AwesomeThesis.doc awesomethesis.doc .

You won't notice a difference.
 
ubercool said:
Nice vid, Chris! :) I retweeted the link. One more question for anyone who knows the answer, how do you clone the disk? I saw from the screen that a cloned disk contains apps and docs, and I assume prefs too. :confused:
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Hi!

If you click in my sig there is a guide on how to clone your HD that I did a while back. Look on my YT Channel and search through my vids.
 
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