I wonder if they have or will have a restore from time machine backup option? If so, would it restore all stuff that you need from a leopard backup as well as upgrading to snow-leopard?
On 25-Aug-09, at 9:13 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > > The menu option isn't there, but the way I plan to do it is, boot from > the dvd, go to utilities and choose disk utility, erase the drive, > then install the new operating system. Of course, before I do this, I > will do a complete backup to my external hard drive, and I already > have backups of my license keys for programs I have purchased. > On Aug 25, 2009, at 4:35 AM, Scott Howell wrote: > >> >> Well lets clear up one item here. The erase and install option will >> not be available in the menu as it is now. This was do to customers >> choosing the wrong option and trashing all their data. Erase and >> install literally means just that and whatever anyone does, backing >> up >> your data is absolutely critical regardless of how good the os is. >> Anything could happen and loosing your data is not worth taking the >> time to perform this critical step. This is where Time Machine >> really >> does shine and yeah, I've been there several times and I have >> suffered >> through significant data loss, but well that was do to a drive >> failure >> and the backup tape drive failing. :) >> On Aug 25, 2009, at 12:57 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: >> >>> >>> You can choose to completely erase your drive before installing. >>> Unlike Microsoft which insists on complicating things by having >>> completely separate disks for upgrades or full installs, as far as I >>> know, apple's operating system disks are all the same. >>> On Aug 24, 2009, at 8:40 PM, Mike wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi all: >>>> >>>> I'm going to get Snow Leopard but I have a concern. >>>> Is it an Upgrade which has to be installed over a previous version >>>> of >>>> Leopard or can it be ran as a complete fresh install. >>>> I don't like the idea of installing another OS over another. It can >>>> be >>>> problematic and that sounds vary much like another companies 98 >>>> platforms. >>>> Also, can VO be ran from the install like OSX-10.5? When I >>>> re_installed 10.5 a few months back to try and lick my iTunes >>>> issue, >>>> when the machine rebooted, just pressed command F-5 and I was off >>>> and >>>> listening. LOL >>>> >>>> Thanks: >>>> Mike >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
