archive is for people who don't backup. by default it backs up the 'system' folder to a folder titled 'previous system'. you can add personal and network folders to the mix, and check for personal items in 'shared'. i will simply drag what i need from my backup disk. best...jf
On Oct 21, 2007, at 8:08 PM, b3studios wrote: > So would an archive and install be an acceptable medium then? > > Here is what it preserves: > <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107120> > > The main reason I want to get a clean slate is that I have > accumulated some crud apparently with Tiger where whenever I restart > or log out, when I log back in there is usually a folder named > "Recovered" in my trash with various odd and ends in it. Also, > occasionally my application icons will go screwy and many if not most > of them will revert to the "generic application" icon. I must then > reset each of them by hand, or rebuild the launch services, or both. > > I just don't want to miss any preferences or anything if a do a fresh > clean install. > > rick
