Re: My plan for a clean install of Sierra

2016-10-12 Thread Phil Halton 
How about using a ethernet to thunderbolt adapter for the air and connect 
through ethernet in that way avoiding any Wi-Fi issues.

Sent from my IPhone


> On Oct 12, 2016, at 2:14 PM, Brandt Steenkamp  
> wrote:
> 
> Ok, that is new. I did a fresh install of Yosemite a couple of years ago, and 
> the wi-Fi connection did not persist.
> 
> Warm regards,
> 
> Brandt Steenkamp
> 
> Sent from my Macbook Pro
> 
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>> On 12 Oct 2016, at 7:58 PM, Scott Granados  wrote:
>> 
>> If he joins the Wifi it will carry over to the recovery partition.  Also, 
>> you can get to that screen with voice over by pressing vo m twice, arrowing 
>> twice and then down.  This has worked for me as recently as a week ago when 
>> fresh installing on a 2011 MacBook Pro.  However, if he already is joined to 
>> WiFi before the fresh install it should persist.
>> 
>> Let me know if you disagree I think I understood the issue correctly.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>>> On Oct 12, 2016, at 1:39 PM, Brandt Steenkamp  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi there,
>>> 
>>> I see only one issue with your steps. Unless you have either some sight or 
>>> are pare of eyes to borrow, installing the OS is going to be very hard. The 
>>> air does not have an ethernet port, and the wi-Fi network selection screens 
>>> do not talk.
>>> 
>>> The best workaround I can think of in your case, is to build a USB 
>>> installation disk.
>>> 
>>> This is not too hard, the steps is as follows.
>>> 
>>> Begin by downloading the installer directly from the App store.
>>> It will automatically launch the Installer. Go ahead and close that and 
>>> insert your USB drive into your Mac.
>>> Open up the Disk Utility app and rename the USB drive to “SierraInstaller.
>>> I would also recommend formatting the above mentioned USB drive to Mac OS 
>>> Extended journal, with a GUID partition scheme.
>>> Open the terminal app and copy and paste the following code and press enter:
>>> 
>>> sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ 
>>> Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume 
>>> /Volumes/SierraInstaller --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ macOS\ 
>>> Sierra.app --nointeraction & Done
>>> 
>>> I have taken the above steps off a website, so if there is any errors, 
>>> replace all \ characters with /
>>> 
>>> Remember, you are using Sudo, so your mac will ask for your password.
>>> 
>>> Once everything is complete, you should have a bootable USB drive that 
>>> contains the build of macOS Sierra you downloaded. Go ahead and reboot your 
>>> computer and hold down the Option key with C.
>>> That is all there is to it!
>>> 
>>> From there you can use the USB installer like you would use recovery mode.
>>> 
>>> Warm regards,
>>> 
>>> Brandt Steenkamp
>>> 
>>> Sent from my Macbook Pro
>>> 
>>> Contact:
>>> 
>>> Phone:
>>> Private: +27 (0)60 525 9181
>>> For technical support with iOS: +27 (0)78 120 5013
>>> 
>>> Email: brandt.steenk...@gmail.com
>>> 
>>> Twitter: @brandtsteenkamp
>>> 
 On 12 Oct 2016, at 4:14 PM, Phil Halton  wrote:
 
 These are the steps I intend to follow to do a clean install of Sierra on 
 my MacBook Air. If anyone sees a problem in these steps would you please 
 let me know? For example, is it necessary to first D authorize my computer 
 in iTunes to avoid problems
 
 One. I have installed Sierra over the top of my Yosemite OS. 
 Two. I have backed up my machine.
 Three. I will boot into the recovery mode and, using disk utility, I will 
 erase and reformat the "Macintosh HD" partition using Mack OS extended 
 journaled as the disk format.
 Four. I will quit disk utility, and still in the recovery mode, select 
 reinstall OS, And follow the install prompts.
 Five. I will reinstall Dropbox and other apps, and reset system settings 
 to my liking.
 The overlay of Sierra on top of Yosemite actually works quite well, and 
 seems to be without problems, except that the machine seems to heat up 
 more than it used to. Also, I have never done a clean install since I got 
 this air with the lion OS and so thought it might be a good idea to do a 
 clean install for once.
 
 
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Re: My plan for a clean install of Sierra

2016-10-12 Thread Brandt Steenkamp 
Ok, that is new. I did a fresh install of Yosemite a couple of years ago, and 
the wi-Fi connection did not persist.

Warm regards,

Brandt Steenkamp

Sent from my Macbook Pro

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> On 12 Oct 2016, at 7:58 PM, Scott Granados  wrote:
> 
> If he joins the Wifi it will carry over to the recovery partition.  Also, you 
> can get to that screen with voice over by pressing vo m twice, arrowing twice 
> and then down.  This has worked for me as recently as a week ago when fresh 
> installing on a 2011 MacBook Pro.  However, if he already is joined to WiFi 
> before the fresh install it should persist.
> 
> Let me know if you disagree I think I understood the issue correctly.
> 
> Thanks
> 
>> On Oct 12, 2016, at 1:39 PM, Brandt Steenkamp > > wrote:
>> 
>> Hi there,
>> 
>> I see only one issue with your steps. Unless you have either some sight or 
>> are pare of eyes to borrow, installing the OS is going to be very hard. The 
>> air does not have an ethernet port, and the wi-Fi network selection screens 
>> do not talk.
>> 
>> The best workaround I can think of in your case, is to build a USB 
>> installation disk.
>> 
>> This is not too hard, the steps is as follows.
>> 
>> Begin by downloading the installer directly from the App store.
>> It will automatically launch the Installer. Go ahead and close that and 
>> insert your USB drive into your Mac.
>> Open up the Disk Utility app and rename the USB drive to “SierraInstaller.
>> I would also recommend formatting the above mentioned USB drive to Mac OS 
>> Extended journal, with a GUID partition scheme.
>> Open the terminal app and copy and paste the following code and press enter:
>> 
>> sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ 
>> Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume 
>> /Volumes/SierraInstaller --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ macOS\ 
>> Sierra.app --nointeraction & Done
>> 
>> I have taken the above steps off a website, so if there is any errors, 
>> replace all \ characters with /
>> 
>> Remember, you are using Sudo, so your mac will ask for your password.
>> 
>> Once everything is complete, you should have a bootable USB drive that 
>> contains the build of macOS Sierra you downloaded. Go ahead and reboot your 
>> computer and hold down the Option key with C.
>> That is all there is to it!
>> 
>> From there you can use the USB installer like you would use recovery mode.
>> 
>> Warm regards,
>> 
>> Brandt Steenkamp
>> 
>> Sent from my Macbook Pro
>> 
>> Contact:
>> 
>> Phone:
>> Private: +27 (0)60 525 9181 
>> For technical support with iOS: +27 (0)78 120 5013 
>> 
>> Email: brandt.steenk...@gmail.com 
>> 
>> Twitter: @brandtsteenkamp 
>>> On 12 Oct 2016, at 4:14 PM, Phil Halton >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> These are the steps I intend to follow to do a clean install of Sierra on 
>>> my MacBook Air. If anyone sees a problem in these steps would you please 
>>> let me know? For example, is it necessary to first D authorize my computer 
>>> in iTunes to avoid problems
>>> 
>>> One. I have installed Sierra over the top of my Yosemite OS. 
>>> Two. I have backed up my machine.
>>> Three. I will boot into the recovery mode and, using disk utility, I will 
>>> erase and reformat the "Macintosh HD" partition using Mack OS extended 
>>> journaled as the disk format.
>>> Four. I will quit disk utility, and still in the recovery mode, select 
>>> reinstall OS, And follow the install prompts.
>>> Five. I will reinstall Dropbox and other apps, and reset system settings to 
>>> my liking.
>>> The overlay of Sierra on top of Yosemite actually works quite well, and 
>>> seems to be without problems, except that the machine seems to heat up more 
>>> than it used to. Also, I have never done a clean install since I got this 
>>> air with the lion OS and so thought it might be a good idea to do a clean 
>>> install for once.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my IPhone
>>> 
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Re: My plan for a clean install of Sierra

2016-10-12 Thread christopher hallsworth 
No need to do that, google for “install disk creator”. This simple, fully 
accessible application does it all for you.


> On 12 Oct 2016, at 18:39, Brandt Steenkamp  wrote:
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> I see only one issue with your steps. Unless you have either some sight or 
> are pare of eyes to borrow, installing the OS is going to be very hard. The 
> air does not have an ethernet port, and the wi-Fi network selection screens 
> do not talk.
> 
> The best workaround I can think of in your case, is to build a USB 
> installation disk.
> 
> This is not too hard, the steps is as follows.
> 
>   • Begin by downloading the installer directly from the App store.
>   • It will automatically launch the Installer. Go ahead and close that 
> and insert your USB drive into your Mac.
>   • Open up the Disk Utility app and rename the USB drive to 
> “SierraInstaller.
>   • I would also recommend formatting the above mentioned USB drive to 
> Mac OS Extended journal, with a GUID partition scheme.
>   • Open the terminal app and copy and paste the following code and press 
> enter:
> 
> sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ 
> Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume 
> /Volumes/SierraInstaller --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ macOS\ 
> Sierra.app --nointeraction & Done
> 
> I have taken the above steps off a website, so if there is any errors, 
> replace all \ characters with /
> 
> Remember, you are using Sudo, so your mac will ask for your password.
> 
> Once everything is complete, you should have a bootable USB drive that 
> contains the build of macOS Sierra you downloaded. Go ahead and reboot your 
> computer and hold down the Option key with C.
> That is all there is to it!
> 
> From there you can use the USB installer like you would use recovery mode.
> 
> Warm regards,
> 
> Brandt Steenkamp
> 
> Sent from my Macbook Pro
> 
> Contact:
> 
> Phone:
> Private: +27 (0)60 525 9181
> For technical support with iOS: +27 (0)78 120 5013
> 
> Email: brandt.steenk...@gmail.com
> 
> Twitter: @brandtsteenkamp
> 
>> On 12 Oct 2016, at 4:14 PM, Phil Halton  wrote:
>> 
>> These are the steps I intend to follow to do a clean install of Sierra on my 
>> MacBook Air. If anyone sees a problem in these steps would you please let me 
>> know? For example, is it necessary to first D authorize my computer in 
>> iTunes to avoid problems
>> 
>> One. I have installed Sierra over the top of my Yosemite OS. 
>> Two. I have backed up my machine.
>> Three. I will boot into the recovery mode and, using disk utility, I will 
>> erase and reformat the "Macintosh HD" partition using Mack OS extended 
>> journaled as the disk format.
>> Four. I will quit disk utility, and still in the recovery mode, select 
>> reinstall OS, And follow the install prompts.
>> Five. I will reinstall Dropbox and other apps, and reset system settings to 
>> my liking.
>> The overlay of Sierra on top of Yosemite actually works quite well, and 
>> seems to be without problems, except that the machine seems to heat up more 
>> than it used to. Also, I have never done a clean install since I got this 
>> air with the lion OS and so thought it might be a good idea to do a clean 
>> install for once.
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my IPhone
>> 
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Re: My plan for a clean install of Sierra

2016-10-12 Thread Scott Granados 
If he joins the Wifi it will carry over to the recovery partition.  Also, you 
can get to that screen with voice over by pressing vo m twice, arrowing twice 
and then down.  This has worked for me as recently as a week ago when fresh 
installing on a 2011 MacBook Pro.  However, if he already is joined to WiFi 
before the fresh install it should persist.

Let me know if you disagree I think I understood the issue correctly.

Thanks

> On Oct 12, 2016, at 1:39 PM, Brandt Steenkamp  
> wrote:
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> I see only one issue with your steps. Unless you have either some sight or 
> are pare of eyes to borrow, installing the OS is going to be very hard. The 
> air does not have an ethernet port, and the wi-Fi network selection screens 
> do not talk.
> 
> The best workaround I can think of in your case, is to build a USB 
> installation disk.
> 
> This is not too hard, the steps is as follows.
> 
> Begin by downloading the installer directly from the App store.
> It will automatically launch the Installer. Go ahead and close that and 
> insert your USB drive into your Mac.
> Open up the Disk Utility app and rename the USB drive to “SierraInstaller.
> I would also recommend formatting the above mentioned USB drive to Mac OS 
> Extended journal, with a GUID partition scheme.
> Open the terminal app and copy and paste the following code and press enter:
> 
> sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ 
> Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume 
> /Volumes/SierraInstaller --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ macOS\ 
> Sierra.app --nointeraction & Done
> 
> I have taken the above steps off a website, so if there is any errors, 
> replace all \ characters with /
> 
> Remember, you are using Sudo, so your mac will ask for your password.
> 
> Once everything is complete, you should have a bootable USB drive that 
> contains the build of macOS Sierra you downloaded. Go ahead and reboot your 
> computer and hold down the Option key with C.
> That is all there is to it!
> 
> From there you can use the USB installer like you would use recovery mode.
> 
> Warm regards,
> 
> Brandt Steenkamp
> 
> Sent from my Macbook Pro
> 
> Contact:
> 
> Phone:
> Private: +27 (0)60 525 9181 
> For technical support with iOS: +27 (0)78 120 5013 
> 
> Email: brandt.steenk...@gmail.com 
> 
> Twitter: @brandtsteenkamp 
>> On 12 Oct 2016, at 4:14 PM, Phil Halton > > wrote:
>> 
>> These are the steps I intend to follow to do a clean install of Sierra on my 
>> MacBook Air. If anyone sees a problem in these steps would you please let me 
>> know? For example, is it necessary to first D authorize my computer in 
>> iTunes to avoid problems
>> 
>> One. I have installed Sierra over the top of my Yosemite OS. 
>> Two. I have backed up my machine.
>> Three. I will boot into the recovery mode and, using disk utility, I will 
>> erase and reformat the "Macintosh HD" partition using Mack OS extended 
>> journaled as the disk format.
>> Four. I will quit disk utility, and still in the recovery mode, select 
>> reinstall OS, And follow the install prompts.
>> Five. I will reinstall Dropbox and other apps, and reset system settings to 
>> my liking.
>> The overlay of Sierra on top of Yosemite actually works quite well, and 
>> seems to be without problems, except that the machine seems to heat up more 
>> than it used to. Also, I have never done a clean install since I got this 
>> air with the lion OS and so thought it might be a good idea to do a clean 
>> install for once.
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my IPhone
>> 
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Re: My plan for a clean install of Sierra

2016-10-12 Thread Brandt Steenkamp 
Hi there,

I see only one issue with your steps. Unless you have either some sight or are 
pare of eyes to borrow, installing the OS is going to be very hard. The air 
does not have an ethernet port, and the wi-Fi network selection screens do not 
talk.

The best workaround I can think of in your case, is to build a USB installation 
disk.

This is not too hard, the steps is as follows.

Begin by downloading the installer directly from the App store.
It will automatically launch the Installer. Go ahead and close that and insert 
your USB drive into your Mac.
Open up the Disk Utility app and rename the USB drive to “SierraInstaller.
I would also recommend formatting the above mentioned USB drive to Mac OS 
Extended journal, with a GUID partition scheme.
Open the terminal app and copy and paste the following code and press enter:

sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ 
Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume 
/Volumes/SierraInstaller --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ macOS\ 
Sierra.app --nointeraction & Done

I have taken the above steps off a website, so if there is any errors, replace 
all \ characters with /

Remember, you are using Sudo, so your mac will ask for your password.

Once everything is complete, you should have a bootable USB drive that contains 
the build of macOS Sierra you downloaded. Go ahead and reboot your computer and 
hold down the Option key with C.
That is all there is to it!

>From there you can use the USB installer like you would use recovery mode.

Warm regards,

Brandt Steenkamp

Sent from my Macbook Pro

Contact:

Phone:
Private: +27 (0)60 525 9181 
For technical support with iOS: +27 (0)78 120 5013 

Email: brandt.steenk...@gmail.com 

Twitter: @brandtsteenkamp 
> On 12 Oct 2016, at 4:14 PM, Phil Halton  wrote:
> 
> These are the steps I intend to follow to do a clean install of Sierra on my 
> MacBook Air. If anyone sees a problem in these steps would you please let me 
> know? For example, is it necessary to first D authorize my computer in iTunes 
> to avoid problems
> 
> One. I have installed Sierra over the top of my Yosemite OS. 
> Two. I have backed up my machine.
> Three. I will boot into the recovery mode and, using disk utility, I will 
> erase and reformat the "Macintosh HD" partition using Mack OS extended 
> journaled as the disk format.
> Four. I will quit disk utility, and still in the recovery mode, select 
> reinstall OS, And follow the install prompts.
> Five. I will reinstall Dropbox and other apps, and reset system settings to 
> my liking.
> The overlay of Sierra on top of Yosemite actually works quite well, and seems 
> to be without problems, except that the machine seems to heat up more than it 
> used to. Also, I have never done a clean install since I got this air with 
> the lion OS and so thought it might be a good idea to do a clean install for 
> once.
> 
> 
> Sent from my IPhone
> 
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Re: My plan for a clean install of Sierra

2016-10-12 Thread E.T. 
   Yep. I restored apps from TM and the next day redid the clean 
install, this time only restoring computer and settings from TM via 
Migration Assistant. Manually installing apps and registering a very few 
of them again was easier.


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On 10/12/2016 9:54 AM, Scott Granados wrote:

You can but you reinstall any difficulties you were having previously.
 Not a bad solution but not the perfect clean sweep I think Phil is
looking for.


On Oct 12, 2016, at 11:51 AM, Chris Moore > wrote:

After you reformat the drive, can’t you restore from the time machine
backup?  This should eliminate the need to reinstall applications and
files.

Chris

On Oct 12, 2016, at 10:55 AM, Blee Blat > wrote:

That looks sane, just be careful that you don't  accidentally erase
the recovery partition, just erase the HD volume. If you erase the
recovery partition, it will drop you into internet recovery and
you'll then have to start with the OS the machine came with before
you upgrade to Sierra again and that would not be fun.

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Re: My plan for a clean install of Sierra

2016-10-12 Thread Phil Halton 
That's exactly right, it was my understanding that reinstalling from a time 
machine back up would only reinstall whatever problems you were trying to get 
away from to begin with. I've never done a clean install since lion OS X and 
that's why am doing this now.


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> On Oct 12, 2016, at 12:54 PM, Scott Granados  wrote:
> 
> You can but you reinstall any difficulties you were having previously.  Not a 
> bad solution but not the perfect clean sweep I think Phil is looking for.
> 
>> On Oct 12, 2016, at 11:51 AM, Chris Moore  wrote:
>> 
>> After you reformat the drive, can’t you restore from the time machine 
>> backup?  This should eliminate the need to reinstall applications and files.
>> 
>> Chris
>>> On Oct 12, 2016, at 10:55 AM, Blee Blat  wrote:
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>>> That looks sane, just be careful that you don't  accidentally erase the 
>>> recovery partition, just erase the HD volume. If you erase the recovery 
>>> partition, it will drop you into internet recovery and you'll then have to 
>>> start with the OS the machine came with before you upgrade to Sierra again 
>>> and that would not be fun.
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Re: My plan for a clean install of Sierra

2016-10-12 Thread Scott Granados 
You can but you reinstall any difficulties you were having previously.  Not a 
bad solution but not the perfect clean sweep I think Phil is looking for.

> On Oct 12, 2016, at 11:51 AM, Chris Moore  wrote:
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> After you reformat the drive, can’t you restore from the time machine backup? 
>  This should eliminate the need to reinstall applications and files.
> 
> Chris
>> On Oct 12, 2016, at 10:55 AM, Blee Blat > > wrote:
>> 
>> That looks sane, just be careful that you don't  accidentally erase the 
>> recovery partition, just erase the HD volume. If you erase the recovery 
>> partition, it will drop you into internet recovery and you'll then have to 
>> start with the OS the machine came with before you upgrade to Sierra again 
>> and that would not be fun.
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Re: My plan for a clean install of Sierra

2016-10-12 Thread Scott Granados 
Phil, this sounds like a sound procedure to me.  No need to reauthorize as  
your computer will identify itself with the same identification again.

You should be good to go.

> On Oct 12, 2016, at 10:14 AM, Phil Halton  wrote:
> 
> These are the steps I intend to follow to do a clean install of Sierra on my 
> MacBook Air. If anyone sees a problem in these steps would you please let me 
> know? For example, is it necessary to first D authorize my computer in iTunes 
> to avoid problems
> 
> One. I have installed Sierra over the top of my Yosemite OS. 
> Two. I have backed up my machine.
> Three. I will boot into the recovery mode and, using disk utility, I will 
> erase and reformat the "Macintosh HD" partition using Mack OS extended 
> journaled as the disk format.
> Four. I will quit disk utility, and still in the recovery mode, select 
> reinstall OS, And follow the install prompts.
> Five. I will reinstall Dropbox and other apps, and reset system settings to 
> my liking.
> The overlay of Sierra on top of Yosemite actually works quite well, and seems 
> to be without problems, except that the machine seems to heat up more than it 
> used to. Also, I have never done a clean install since I got this air with 
> the lion OS and so thought it might be a good idea to do a clean install for 
> once.
> 
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Re: My plan for a clean install of Sierra

2016-10-12 Thread Blee Blat 
He could, but he said he wanted a clean install. If you want to reinstall from 
a backup, you wouldn't need to format the drive, because time machine would 
sync it.

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Re: My plan for a clean install of Sierra

2016-10-12 Thread Chris Moore 
After you reformat the drive, can’t you restore from the time machine backup?  
This should eliminate the need to reinstall applications and files.

Chris
> On Oct 12, 2016, at 10:55 AM, Blee Blat  wrote:
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> and that would not be fun.
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Re: My plan for a clean install of Sierra

2016-10-12 Thread Blee Blat 
That looks sane, just be careful that you don't  accidentally erase the 
recovery partition, just erase the HD volume. If you erase the recovery 
partition, it will drop you into internet recovery and you'll then have to 
start with the OS the machine came with before you upgrade to Sierra again and 
that would not be fun.

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My plan for a clean install of Sierra

2016-10-12 Thread Phil Halton 
These are the steps I intend to follow to do a clean install of Sierra on my 
MacBook Air. If anyone sees a problem in these steps would you please let me 
know? For example, is it necessary to first D authorize my computer in iTunes 
to avoid problems

One. I have installed Sierra over the top of my Yosemite OS. 
Two. I have backed up my machine.
Three. I will boot into the recovery mode and, using disk utility, I will erase 
and reformat the "Macintosh HD" partition using Mack OS extended journaled as 
the disk format.
Four. I will quit disk utility, and still in the recovery mode, select 
reinstall OS, And follow the install prompts.
Five. I will reinstall Dropbox and other apps, and reset system settings to my 
liking.
The overlay of Sierra on top of Yosemite actually works quite well, and seems 
to be without problems, except that the machine seems to heat up more than it 
used to. Also, I have never done a clean install since I got this air with the 
lion OS and so thought it might be a good idea to do a clean install for once.


Sent from my IPhone

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