installing without erasing will only overwrite the main system files. your personal settings (in /Users/<pathname> ) will not be altered. in fact, they might get backed up to a directory called "old-home:.
still, backing up is not a bad idea. you might find the system has inconsistent operation unless you erase and reinstall. part of this is from settings files in /System and /Library. by erasing, you set the system to "factory new". then you can import your /home from time machine and whatever apps you want to have. -Eric On Jan 24, 2011, at 1:48 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > Well it looks like my OS problem din't go away and I don't want to do it but > it looks like i need to reinstall. Well I think I'm doing pretty good after a > year of owning this thing. Anyway I don't want to loose anything. I am backed > up via time machine and I know how to work the installer but what is the > difference between installing with out erasing the disk and installing after > formatting the disk? and which is better. Also if I have to format the disk > How will I restore from the latest time machine back up using the OS10 disk? > > Thanks all. > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
