Tiger "archive & install" questions

Morgan19 · #1 November 15th, 2006, 02:52 PM

I'm currently running 10.3.9 on a G5 and am going to install Tiger in the next couple of days, but have a few questions first. I understand there's an "archive & install" option, but I'm curious as to what that actually archives. In other words, after I archive my current system and install Tiger, will I just be able to go into the Mac HD somewhere and pull the files I want back into their "regular" spots? I'm thinking along the lines of applications currently in Applications, a folder I have on my desktop for website files, etc. Will those be accessible and movable after the install?

Thanks!
m19

Flying Meat · #2 November 15th, 2006, 03:12 PM

Look at this Apple document regarding Archive and install:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107120

Morgan19 · #3 November 15th, 2006, 03:34 PM

Thanks for the link. If I understand all that correctly, it sounds like files on my desktop *will* be saved, as that's technically under the Users subfolder.

m19

Lt Major Burns · #4 November 15th, 2006, 03:41 PM

everything that's personalised about the computer generally resides in the Home folder, in which is your settings, for your desktop, as well as other users.

Morgan19 · #5 November 16th, 2006, 11:18 AM

Thanks for the advice, guys. I did an A&I this morning and within a half-hour or so I was up and running again, without missing a beat.

m19

Morgan19 · #6 November 17th, 2006, 08:04 AM

I've come across one oddity, though. The A&I went flawlessly except now I'm having trouble with Photoshop opening files externally. PSDs are still associated with Photoshop CS and when I double-click them in a Finder window it starts up PS, but the files don't actually open. If I do File > Open from within PS they open fine, but double-clicking from the Finder doesn't: PS comes to the front but the file doesn't open unless I do it within the program.

Apart from re-installing Creative Suite, which may or may not even fix the problem, is there anything I can try?

m19

Flying Meat · #7 November 17th, 2006, 10:41 AM

You might try finding the answer on your own
http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/329996.html

Morgan19 · #8 November 17th, 2006, 10:56 AM

I've been searching, thanks. But the last time I checked, a message board is there as a resource: if someone else happens to know the answer off the top of their head and has the patience and courtesy to help out politely, why not?
Thanks.

m19