Michael is correct. I would just add that you need to have a current time machine backup on an external drive before you do anything.
On Sep 10, 2014, at 6:43 PM, Michael Marshall <mightymaggie...@gmail.com> wrote: hey, just run the installer for the new OS and it will just update all the components for you. On 11 Sep 2014, at 8:37 am, Lee Jones <leejones...@sky.com> wrote: > Dear List, when the time comes to upgrade my mac, to yosemeti, I wonder how > you go about installing one version of osx over another. I know that a clean > install is the best option, but it seems to be extremely complicated. When > the new os arrives am I right in thinking it is downloaded from the app store > itself not from software update, and once it is downloaded how is the process > started. I want the features of the new os but I am terrified that I will go > from having a functioning mac, to having a broken one through upgrading. . > When the new os is installed and the computer restarts does it come up > talking? Does it keep the settings from the previous version of osx? What do > you do if something goes wrong with the upgrade? Maybe it is a hang over > from my windows days, but I am uneasy about interfering with the os. Do we > have a confirmed release date for yosemeti? > Many Thanks Lee > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. Barry Hadder bhad...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
