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Will you upgrade to Lion or do a clean install?
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This, especially since I'm going to be using some version and mode of Windows-on-Mac in the future, which I have not done before. So it's an opportunity to clean up the drive, leave some stuff behind, rethink partitions, move some more iTunes data to an external drive, greet the new OS with a clean slate and then say hello to Windows option.
In my experience, iPhoto has been the easiest thing in the world to migrate. I've carried my photo library manually through a chain of (clean) upgrades of operating systems as well as iPhoto versions, sometimes separate, sometimes combined. No problems.
Sure, if you've lost your installation disc and haven't acquired iPhoto from the App Store, then it will be more problematic...
I got a few TB of pornographic materials stored on my boot drive for Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
I wonder if it is worth the time to transfer the materials to another disk.
It is all very troublesome, this porn addiction and this nasty need to try out fresh OSes.
I wonder if it is worth the time to transfer the materials to another disk.
It is all very troublesome, this porn addiction and this nasty need to try out fresh OSes.
Clean install!
I installed Parallels recently and even after deinstalling it my Mac doesn't behave like it used to. I am also trashing my computer with all kinds of stuff (trials etc) right now that I always wanted to try.
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Hope Aperture will behave flawless as well...
I installed Parallels recently and even after deinstalling it my Mac doesn't behave like it used to. I am also trashing my computer with all kinds of stuff (trials etc) right now that I always wanted to try.
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Hope Aperture will behave flawless as well...
I'll be doing a clean install. When Lion is out, I'll reinstall and update SL again, and then upgrade. After that, restore from my TM backup (Basically just Documents,Movies,Photos,Music, and Apps. I didn't backup the libraries)
My iMac has been acting weird. Plus, I just installed a Crucial 4GB RAM kit yesterday
My iMac has been acting weird. Plus, I just installed a Crucial 4GB RAM kit yesterday
Probably upgrade. I am already running the GM anyways and don't really see any issues at all. OS X is very much different than Windows and that it doesn't need Clean Installs all the time to keep things running smoothly.
I'll be doing a clean install. When Lion is out, I'll reinstall and update SL again, and then upgrade. After that, restore from my TM backup (Basically just Documents,Movies,Photos,Music, and Apps. I didn't backup the libraries)
My iMac has been acting weird. Plus, I just installed a Crucial 4GB RAM kit yesterday
No need, if you have a bit of disk space free.
- Download Lion via MAStore on your existing SL10.6.8
- Create a Lion partition with DiskUtility
- Run the Lion installer on your SL10.6.8 desktop, and choose to install it on your new virgin Lion partition. A true 'clean install'.
- reboot into your Lion OS, then you have a choice of whether to nuke your SL partition and migrate from your TM backup, or drag stuff over from your SL partition.
That's perfect! except i already nuked SL.
I guess i could restore from TM, and then make the new partition! Thanks for the great idea!
For now i'll just upgrade over SL. Will do clean install once i get my hands on the Lacie's thunderbolt drive. Hope it will be available soon.
If you set up your User files on a separate partition, everything can be accessible in a multi-OS system.
I currently have SL and GM on my macpro and switch back and forth. My documents, downloads, and even bookmarks carry over from OS to OS. (Apps and OSX on an 80GB SSD)
On my linux box, I have many OS's available, all point to the same HOME folder.
You will just have to replace folders with links or aliases. Seems to work for everything except Garage Band files are an issue (can't be found outside the boot partition).
I currently have SL and GM on my macpro and switch back and forth. My documents, downloads, and even bookmarks carry over from OS to OS. (Apps and OSX on an 80GB SSD)
On my linux box, I have many OS's available, all point to the same HOME folder.
You will just have to replace folders with links or aliases. Seems to work for everything except Garage Band files are an issue (can't be found outside the boot partition).
Clean install for iMac, upgrade for MBA. The reason for this is that my iMac is starting to have lots of crap in it slowing down the system so a clean install with a fresh install of apps (and only the ones I need) is what I want. If Lion wasn't this close, I would probably clean install SL anyway.
Very well said.
As a matter of routine maintenance, I do a clean install about every 10 months no matter what version I'm running. Once it's back to it's factory fresh state, I install my applications one by one while doing some work on my other MBP during the wait periods. Once all apps are loaded, I methodically reinstall my data which I keep clean via a well organized backup routine.
Yes, it's a bit tedious & takes time, but I'm happy to use this method, because it produces a rock solid, fast & fresh computer going forward. It's also a lot faster & easier that letting it go until a real problem either slows the system down or worse.
I'll do a clean install and then install my apps. I'll then manually copy over my data from my Time Machine backup.
Gonna wipe my MacBookPro4,1 because I'd rather not update from the GM to the retail version (yeah I know they'll be almost identical, but what can I say, I'm paranoid).
Gonna wipe my MacPro5,1 too, because I've never formatted it and I've had it nearly a year.
Also because I love formatting things. That fresh install is a wonderful thing.
Both will have a small SL partition on though so I can still play Diablo II
Gonna wipe my MacPro5,1 too, because I've never formatted it and I've had it nearly a year.
Also because I love formatting things. That fresh install is a wonderful thing.
Both will have a small SL partition on though so I can still play Diablo II
Gonna wipe my MacBookPro4,1 because I'd rather not update from the GM to the retail version (yeah I know they'll be almost identical, but what can I say, I'm paranoid).
Gonna wipe my MacPro5,1 too, because I've never formatted it and I've had it nearly a year.
Also because I love formatting things. That fresh install is a wonderful thing.
Both will have a small SL partition on though so I can still play Diablo II
Haven't played Diablo II in a long time. I'm looking forward to Diablo III which I'm sure will work with Lion.
I'm going for a clean install too.
I just want to start fresh again.
And organise my files in a different way.
I just want to start fresh again.
And organise my files in a different way.
If you do it this way, how do you get rid of the old SL partition once you're done migrating stuff over? How do you consolidate them so that you just have one partition left? And will this screw up Time Capsule/Time Machine in any way?
Thanks,
A Noob
I upgraded from SL. No need to clean up anything yet - after all, I've had my current installation for less than 6 months, even. Yet still, the Lion felt fresh and snappy.