you go to the utilities menu in the installer i think chose disc utility then erase and install. I will watch feedback over next couple months then upgrade but at present what I have is working
On 28 Aug 2009, at 06:54, Jessi and Goldina wrote: > > I plan to do a clean install also and plan to record it too. I'm not > sure if I'll spread it around, I guess it depends on how well I feel > it goes, lol. this is my first time ever installing an OS on any > platform though, so I thought it should be recorded haha. can someone > explain the steps for doing a "clean install?" I'm sure it's been > discussed to death but I've been away at my cabin and had about 2000 > messages in my inbox so didn't pay much attention as I rapidly > deleted, lol. I assume a clean install means deleting leopard and all > other data? which would of course mean backing up first...I can't use > time machine cuz it won't work with my external drive without me > deleting everything off it and I'm so not doing that, so I plan to > just copy and paste all my data and stuff over. I guess I'll lose my > emails, but maybe there's some way other than time machine of > archiving them before I do this? > > and now I'll stop rambling, I'm sure I'm not making much sense. it's > time for bed and book for me. but I just wanna make sure I have all > the steps in place for when the big moment comes!!! I'm pretty excited > about it!! > Jessi and Goldina > On 27-Aug-09, at 9:55 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > >> >> I would reccomend that you do a clean install, it may take a bit more >> time to reinstall everything, but it's usually more reliable, >> certainly that's what I'm going to do, and I plan on recording mac >> pod >> cast number 10, dedicated to the install of snow leopard, so stay >> tuned for that. >> On Aug 27, 2009, at 9:17 AM, a radix wrote: >> >>> Hello, i am ordering sl via the phone now. I wonder, is an upgrade >>> (so not a totally clean install) recommended? I know it is a VERY >>> BAD IDEA on a iwndows machine but i wonder if it is ok on a mac? I >>> would actually like it if my current settings could be used. >>> Greetings, Anouk >>> >>>> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
