Tiger reinstall question

[darngooddesign]

I need to reinstall from the Tiger disc, but I don’t want to have to wipe my drive.

Can i install the bootable os9 drivers without wiping the drive?

When I reinstall, where do my existing files go? System stuff like shapeshifter, files in my user account, and external stuff like applications.

 

[!!!]

Can i install the bootable os9 drivers without wiping the drive?

If they weren't there previously, no, because they are essentially mini partitions the drive must be repartitioned.

When I reinstall, where do my existing files go? System stuff like shapeshifter, files in my user account, and external stuff like applications.

A regular reinstall with Mac OS is no different than an update.

But if you need to install the OS 9 drivers, you will need to wipe the disk. You can create a clone of the boot partition in Disk Utility and then restore that after reformatting with OS 9 drivers.

 

[darngooddesign]

If they weren't there previously, no, because they are essentially mini partitions the drive must be repartitioned.

Thanks

A regular reinstall with Mac OS is no different than an update.

But if you need to install the OS 9 drivers, you will need to wipe the disk. You can create a clone of the boot partition in Disk Utility and then restore that after reformatting with OS 9 drivers.

Ok my plan is to just reinstall on my drive and then install the system 9 drivers on the SSD I’m switching over to.

 

[joevt]

Download iPartition.app 3.3.1 and see if it can add the OS 9 partitions for you? Or move your existing partition?