They did on OSX 10.5. There was an option to install Leopard and then pull in user files from a time machine backup. I don't see why they wouldn't continue to support that feature.
CB kaare dehard wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
