On Aug 27, 2004, at 7:58 AM, Dale Hoffman wrote:
I have always started out by wiping new machines and installing from disks provided before installing other applications. I get to perform extended formatting as sort of a trial by fire, and also get a feel for any changes in the install procedure so nothing is a surprise when I do an annual drive sweep and rebuild.
8-0
I've never needed an 'annual drive sweep and rebuild' on a Mac. I've needed to do it on occasion, but not as an annual thing. (That said, I don't run something like a lab full of Macs...)
There is no vital reason to do a nuke&reinstall on a new Mac unless:
1) You have some particular set up you're applying that's different from standard.
2) You're moving from another Mac running the same OS. (in which case Carbon Copy Cloner is your friend. Just make sure the drive is named the same on both systems)
3) You have lots of spare time and like doing things like that.
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