Re: clean install of El Capatin questions

2016-02-11 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Thank you! You are the first responder. :) > On Feb 11, 2016, at 1:59 AM, David Griffith wrote: > > I don't know if these questions were answered definitively by somebody else > but as far as I am aware the answers are > > 1. How can I make sure all my Dropbox content won’t be deleted from the

Re: clean install of El Capatin questions

2016-02-11 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi: I’ve been too scared to do it. Just be careful, when I tried a clean install of Yosemidi, it went bad! > On Feb 10, 2016, at 9:33 PM, Gary wrote: > > Hi Sarai, > I’m getting ready to install El Capitan and wanted to do a clean install as > well. I was wondering if you did a clean install a

Re: clean install of El Capatin questions

2016-02-11 Thread Gary
Thanks for the great response. Gary On Feb 11, 2016, at 1:59 AM, David Griffith wrote: > I don't know if these questions were answered definitively by somebody else > but as far as I am aware the answers are > > 1. How can I make sure all my Dropbox content won’t be deleted from the cloud > on

Re: clean install of El Capatin questions

2016-02-10 Thread David Griffith
I don't know if these questions were answered definitively by somebody else but as far as I am aware the answers are 1. How can I make sure all my Dropbox content won’t be deleted from the cloud once I install El Capatin after erasing my Mac? A. Erasing your hard disc in Recovery Console will

Re: clean install of El Capatin questions

2016-02-10 Thread Gary
Hi Sarai, I’m getting ready to install El Capitan and wanted to do a clean install as well. I was wondering if you did a clean install after all, if so, how did you address your three questions? Did you get your three questions answered? I have the same concerns. Thanks! Gary On Jan 31, 2016,

Re: clean install of El Capatin questions

2016-01-31 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
Hi: I’ve heard mixed reviews of clean install from the main stream media. It gave me nothing but trouble when I did it with Yosimidi. I have the tools to do it, it is just a pain. > On Jan 31, 2016, at 2:04 PM, BBS wrote: > > Hi Sarai. No disrespect intended for Anne, but I don't think a clean

RE: clean install of El Capatin questions

2016-01-31 Thread BBS
Hi Sarai. No disrespect intended for Anne, but I don't think a clean install is necessary. If you don't have an external drive to back up your stuff through time machine, you could lose everything. You should just be able to install El Capitan via upgrade. I've done this method for 5 versions of