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| DATE | May 24, 2008 |
| TICKET | #337528 |
| STATUS | Closed |
| SUBJECT | OSX Leopard |
| CAT | Computers, Operating Systems, Applications or Connected Devices |
| TYPE | Software Applications |
| DESC | Operating Systems |
| DESC | |
| PLATFORM | Apple Macintosh (Intel) |
| MODEL | MacBook |
| PROC | 2.0 Ghz |
| RAM | |
| DRIVE | 120 GB |
| NAME | James |
| USERNAME | appledapple |
| TECHNICAL | Beginner |
| ISSUE | Just Started Looking |
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TICKET ARCHIVE -> OSX Leopard
appledapple - May 24, 2008 - 6:24 am
I have a black 2ghz macbook and was wondering, if i upgrade to Leopard what would happen to my old system? would all my files and applications be deleted, do i need to backup, do i have to re install?
DeltaMac - May 24, 2008 - 6:55 pm
Just to answer your questions from first to last -
When you upgrade to Leopard, your old system is updated to Leopard.
No, you won't lose anything by simply upgrading to Leopard. The operating system is updated, and any Apple apps that have updates will also be updated.
Do you need to backup for present files? Many experts will say that's always a good idea, as sometimes things happen during the update, although the process is usually quite safe.
And, no, you don't have to re-install (unless one of those stange things happen, although that would be unusual.)
I hope I have settled your mind on the update.
There are a couple of things that I always do before updating to Leopard, which will help avoid glitches in the install/update process.
Boot to the Leopard install DVD, choose a language at the first screen, and continue. On THAT next screen, choose Disk Utility from the Utilities menu at the top of the screen. Select your hard drive, and click the Repair Disk button (different from Repair Disk Permissions, which you don't need to do at this point). If that repairs anything, run it a second time until it finds no problems. Quit the Disk Utility, and continue on with the install. At the screen when you select the drive, click the Options button, and choose the Archive & Install option, then continue with the install. Do NOT leave the default set for just an Upgrade. The Archive & Install option helps avoid problems during the upgrade, and is the only way that I recommend installing Leopard (unless you want to Erase and Install, but that means you need everything backed up, and you lose anything that is not backed up already, OK?)
Archive & Install is the good way to upgrade..
- Dale
When you upgrade to Leopard, your old system is updated to Leopard.
No, you won't lose anything by simply upgrading to Leopard. The operating system is updated, and any Apple apps that have updates will also be updated.
Do you need to backup for present files? Many experts will say that's always a good idea, as sometimes things happen during the update, although the process is usually quite safe.
And, no, you don't have to re-install (unless one of those stange things happen, although that would be unusual.)
I hope I have settled your mind on the update.
There are a couple of things that I always do before updating to Leopard, which will help avoid glitches in the install/update process.
Boot to the Leopard install DVD, choose a language at the first screen, and continue. On THAT next screen, choose Disk Utility from the Utilities menu at the top of the screen. Select your hard drive, and click the Repair Disk button (different from Repair Disk Permissions, which you don't need to do at this point). If that repairs anything, run it a second time until it finds no problems. Quit the Disk Utility, and continue on with the install. At the screen when you select the drive, click the Options button, and choose the Archive & Install option, then continue with the install. Do NOT leave the default set for just an Upgrade. The Archive & Install option helps avoid problems during the upgrade, and is the only way that I recommend installing Leopard (unless you want to Erase and Install, but that means you need everything backed up, and you lose anything that is not backed up already, OK?)
Archive & Install is the good way to upgrade..
- Dale
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