hey, I should have put that a time machine backup is the way to go just in case. On 11 Sep 2014, at 10:20 am, Barry Hadder <bhad...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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. -- 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.
