i believe you just install a clean copy and it will keep your files. Unless you go to disk utility and ercace your macintosh hd.
Chris Bruinenberg [email protected] On Nov 5, 2012, at 4:57 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > Good to know, that makes this easier. What happens to my user data, such as > apps, app settings, music, and everything else in /applications or the ~/ > folders? What I mean is, does this do some sort of in-place install, or does > it format the osx partition and reinstall everything? > On Nov 5, 2012, at 7:53 PM, Chris Bruinenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> You don't have to delete your windows partition. >> I restore my quite often and don't have to erase my boot camp partition. >> >> Chris Bruinenberg >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> On Nov 5, 2012, at 4:52 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> I was at my desk, reading a book on my apex, when I heard my mac give the >>> startup chime. It had restarted, just hours after the last time this >>> happened (sometime around 10:00 this morning, and it's now about 7:30). I >>> have repaired disk permissions, and there were no errors. I have reset my >>> PRam. I have pulled out the power cord for the recommended time. As I said >>> before, when I am in windows this does not happen, which tells me this is >>> probably not a hardware problem with the Mini. If there's anything else I >>> can try, please let me know. Yes, re-installing OSX may have to happen, but >>> I'm hoping for a less drastic solution that does not involve wiping my >>> drive before I resort to that step, especially as I have no one whom I >>> would trust to help with a bootcamp/windows install at the moment. If I did >>> have to reformat, I'd probably forego windows for a while, but I would want >>> it back eventually simply to play audio games. Fusion or Virtualbox may be >>> coming to a mac near me relatively soon... Anyway, thanks for your >>> continued suggestions. >>> >>> >>> Have a great day, >>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) > [email protected] > > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
