Many thanks Ronni, As comprehensive as usual. I have heaps of stuff to delete, and was hoping I could just key in "delete all KIND Classic" as example, rather than deleting each singularly. Kind regards Darrel On 09/06/2011, at 8:39 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> > On 09/06/2011, at 6:26 PM, Darrel McGuiness wrote: > >> >> Would appreciate help in this preparation if someone knows of a Safe >> software that can automatically erase the KIND of application files such as >> Classic and PowerPc. >> I know Ronni has written her usual knowledgeable and appreciated advice >> prior to installations of Snow Leopard, but I cannot find them. >> Living in hope >> Regards >> Darrel > > Hi Darrel & other members interesting in preparing for Lion OS X 10.7, > > Prepare For Lion OS X 10.7 > > 1. Make sure your Mac can run Lion: > > Your Mac must have an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon > processor to run Lion. > Find out if your current Mac has one of these processors by clicking the > Apple icon at the top left of your screen, then choosing About This Mac. > > 2. Make sure you have the latest version of Snow Leopard. > > Get up to date with the latest version of OS X Snow Leopard to purchase OS X > Lion from the Mac App Store. If you have Snow Leopard, click the Apple icon > and choose Software Update to install the latest version. > > 3. Check your Applications > > A) Use System Profiler to check all your Applications. Go to "About This Mac" > under the Apple Menu, and click the "More Info" button. This will launch > System Profiler. > > Scroll down the list of contents at the left of the window until you get to > the "Software" section and click on "Applications". > > Give the list a few moments to populate, then look for your application in > the list. Widen the window if necessary until you see the "Kind" column. You > can sort this column by clicking on the column header to make searching > easier. > > Any items labelled "Classic" or "PowerPC" will not work with Lion. > ONLY Universal & Intel will run in Lion OS X 10.7 > > B) Check all your Applications you might be running and see if they have > updates. > > C) Clean Up your computer. Uninstall old software you no longer use or > require (if you don’t have the uninstaller for the application, download & > use AppZapper (which is not free) <http://www.appzapper.com/> or AppCleaner > (free) <http://appcleaner.en.softonic.com/mac> > I prefer using AppZapper to delete any applications. > > D) Delete any old files you no longer need. > > E) If you use any add-on software such as plug-ins for mail or programs that > rely on input managers such as 1Password & Google Desktop, make sure you have > upgraded to Lion-compatible versions before you upgrade. > > 4. Download OS X Lion from the Mac App Store. > When OS X Lion is released in July, open the Mac App Store from your Dock to > buy and download it. > Then follow the onscreen instructions to install Lion. > > DON’T FORGET: > 1. Backup your system BEFORE installing > > 2. Repair Permissions before installing > > 3. Turn OFF Time Machine in System Preferences > > 4. Unmount & Disconnect any External USB & Firewire Drives / Time Machine > > 5. Run Software Update after installing > > 7. Repair Permissions > > 8. Connect your Backup Drive > > 9. Go to System Preferences > Time Machine and Turn Time Machine ON > Let Time Machine complete a backup. > > ** Apple warning for installing Updates: > Do not interrupt the installation process once you have started to update > your system. > > As I have said numerous times on WAMUG List “Do Not Upgrade if anything is > amiss with your system”. > > As is the case with all upgrades/updates, if there’s anything at all amiss > with your system before the upgrade/update, the upgrade/update is likely to > expose them. > > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" > 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD > > OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard > Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
