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If you're purchasing 10.5, how do you plan on installing it?
1/1: If you're purchasing 10.5, how do you plan on installing it?
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Upgrade first, then clean install
I'll be upgrading. Mainly in order to see, if there will be any problems on that route. Thus I should be able to help friends with similar problems.
Archive and Install vs. Migration Assistant
Probably via an archive and install. Does anybody whether there is a difference between:
Clone, then upgrade, then wipe
I'll be updating my full clone backup, then upgrading my current system just to see what happens... But ultimately, I'll erase and start from scratch. So much cruft. Apps installed. Unnecessary files. Somethings will get lost in the shuffle, maybe my iTunes and iPhoto metadata. We'll see. I believe in starting from scratch with major OS releases. Upgrades can cause havoc.
Upgrade Install
I used to always do a clean install with Mac OS. But since the last few versions of OS X I just do an upgrade install, and every has been working perfectly.
MacOSXHints readers vs All Upgraders?
I wonder if the OSXHints poll reflects all 10.5 upgraders? Or, are the readers here so like minded that we will by and large erase and install?
MacOSXHints readers vs All Upgraders?
Well this isn't Windows! And never was as bad with upgrades.
Upgrade install will be fine...
Deut3221, while a complete reformat and install was desirable for Windows 95-NT considering the creeping HDD corruption problem, OSX isn't Windows.
Diff between A & B
>Does anybody whether there is a difference between:
Diff between A & B
That is pretty much what I knew already. Let me rephrase: Is Archive and Install the same as a clean install + copying the User folder from a backup? Or does it create a new user folder and merges the old folder into it (as the Migration Assistant does)?
Tri-boot 10.4 & 10.5 & Linux
I always do an erase and install with a new OS. I also usually have some version of Linux I am off and on playing with. This time, I plan on trying something new. A Tri-Boot of 10.4, 10.5 & Linux.
Normally and wouldn't bother having both 10.4 & 10.5, but I have an HDTV pci card (which claims to be only PC compatible), but it is running on my mac with drivers and software from http://www.defyne.org/dvb/. There hasn't been much activity on his site in several months, and I don't know if the driver/software will work in 10.5. I am also exploring the option of using the card in Linux (which I know is possible, but haven't got working yet) as a backup.
Upgrade strategy
I'll use SuperDuper! to clone my drive to an external FireWire drive for insurance followed by an Upgrade Install on the main drive. If things get screwed up and don't go as planned, I'll do an Erase and Install on the main drive and use Migration Assistant to pull the needed files back from the the clone.
Upgrade strategy
I've beta-tested Panther, Tiger, and Leopard and have always used and prefer the upgrade previous version option. It's the fastest option, deletes all earlier OS components that aren't needed, adds the new OS components, and doesn't create a Previous System folder. There's no messing around with the Migration Assistant, reinstalling applications, or moving stuff from the Previous System folder that the installer misses.
Upgrade strategy
I am using the opportunity of installing to upgrade my PB17's (last G4 version) hard drive to a faster 7200RPM drive. I'll install Leopard to my new drive in another enclosure as a clean install and play with it externally for awhile. This is also of course a good time to clean out all the cruft. A clean install is more time consuming, but I like having a fresh, clean system periodically. When I bought a mini to use at work, I was amazed at how a new and clean system could be so, uh, "snappy":).
Clean Install & Migration Assistant
I will clean-install and then migrate from Tiger using the migration Assistant on a non mission-critical low-end machine for bug testing, and hope to use this method for the rest of the machines in our office as soon as it feels safe. My own macs will eventially get a clean install (which i haven't done since Panther!) |
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