I always do a clean install of a new operating system. While I do copy
things from a backup after the install such as my itunes library, I
install all of my applications from scratch and customize all of them
to my liking in the new operating system. It takes a lot more time to
do things this way, but it's the most reliable and that's what really counts.
Original message:
Hello Bill,
I’ve been teaching Mac with VoiceOver here in France for several years
and in my experience, a clean install is the safer option. Some people
manage to do an upgrade with no problems, but the majority end up with
anomalies that drive them to do a clean install in the end. This seems
particularly true for El Capitán. Actually, if I didn’t have to teach
it, I wouldn’t have bothered installing El Capitán for myself.
As for what constitutes a clean install, there are several variations
on this theme. What I do is to make a bootable USB drive and make sure
I have a Time Machine backup. I also clone my existing system using
CarBon Copy Cloner (other utilities exist for this). I then shut down
my computer and plug in the USB drive and install from that. I think
it’s the second screen that offers the Utilities and I use Disk Utility
to erase my HD. I then continue with the installation and retrieve my
data from the Time Machine backup when the system asks if I have
another computer or Time Machine backup.
This has always worked for me, but if problems persist, you can always
install an absolutely clean system then copy your data to it from Time
Machine, but you lose all your favourite settings this way.
Cheers,
Anne
On 12 Nov 2015, at 13:57, Bill Gallik <[email protected]> wrote:
I’ve been keeping my mind open to various discussions concerning
installation of El Capitan and do have a question that may initiate
additional such discussion. I wonder if installing El Capitan as an
upgrade or as a “clean install” might prove the better approach!
And then, there’s the question as how to perform a “clean install?"
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