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upgrate osx 10.4. to 10.5 overwrite or new install
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 4:56 am
by andersartig
I´ve a short but imprtant question,
i´d like to upgrate my system to.10.6 do i have to reinstall live after this upgrate or is it still running ?
Thanks a lot !!!
Re: upgrate osx 10.4. to 10.5 overwrite or new install
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:54 pm
by jasonjbundy
Your best option for fewer problems is to fully erase your Mac HD and install SL from a clean slate. You will have to reinstall Live (and everything else) but save your Unlock.cfg file somewhere off your HD or you will have to re-authorize Live.
Re: upgrate osx 10.4. to 10.5 overwrite or new install
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:02 pm
by dum
jasonjbundy wrote:Your best option for fewer problems is to fully erase your Mac HD and install SL from a clean slate. You will have to reinstall Live (and everything else) but save your Unlock.cfg file somewhere off your HD or you will have to re-authorize Live.
+1
Re: upgrate osx 10.4. to 10.5 overwrite or new install
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 12:38 pm
by Radio Arcade
I overwrote and its been perfect for the last 6 months - take a back up image of your drive and try the overwrite, if you get anyissues then do a clean install
Ps if you are anything like me and have loads of kit it will takes hours upon hours to install from scratch!
Re: upgrate osx 10.4. to 10.5 overwrite or new install
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 8:02 pm
by steko
+1 Radio Arcade
With SL you can just install a new system over the old one. System components will be replaced, but everything else is left in place. The alternative would be a fresh install (erase & install) & then migrate your old stuff = time wasted, or set up everything from scratch = even more time wasted in most cases.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jsp ... ID=2359392
Before upgrading, you have to check 3rd party stuff (apps & audio/midi etc. drivers, VSTs, AUs, plugins, widgets etc.) for compatibility in either case anyways.
http://snowleopard.wikidot.com -
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3258
Also SL installation is kinda intelligent, having a list of some incompatible stuff, which will be moved to a newly created (if needed) "Incompatible Items" folder. You don't get that, when you erase & install & migrate stuff afterwards.
I would also do a custom install with only the stuff you really need (printer support, languages, additional fonts etc.)
http://www.macworld.com/article/142454/ ... opard.html (forget the "Two versions" part at the end about the $169 Mac Box Set:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jsp ... ID=2272918)
If you really wanna do an Erase & Install:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3910
Before upgrading always make sure you have a backup!!!