If you have some corrupted system files or preferences somewhere, these might
get copied over in the normal upgrade process. If, however, you do a clean
install, you'll have a clean, pristine operating system free from those
corrupted files. This might resolve problems you were previously experi
What's the advantage of needing to do that as opposed to simply doing an
upgrade?
On Oct 22, 2013, at 11:45 PM, Terje Strømberg wrote:
> Hi
> A clean install is OSX with nothing. Only Maverick for example. All the
> settings have to be done again. Like VO settings. Then you probably can do a
>
I recommend just doing the standard backup unless you are experiencing problems
with your system as it is. Either way, however, I recommend you create a backup
duplicate of your entire drive before upgrading. This way if anything goes
wrong, or you decide you hate Mavericks, you can restore to y
Thanks. I figured it was something like that, but wasn't sure. Mostly I
wondered about apps, because I really hate having to reset all my preferences
and settings. Still, if something goes crazy, it will be my only option I
guess. Anyway, I'll try a regular install first since I did that with 10
Doing a clean install erases the hard drive and installs the operating
system from scratch. After that, you can restore your applications and
data, though I prefer to install them manually. It takes longer but
that way everything has a fresh start in the new version. Of course,
any content, suc
Hi
A clean install is OSX with nothing. Only Maverick for example. All the
settings have to be done again. Like VO settings. Then you probably can do a
restore from backup of different apps. Not sure if it works on a clean install.
Music, photos, documents should not be a problem to
restore fro
Hi all,
What is this about a clean install? I have a 320gb external drive doing nothing
and have never used Time Machine. Should I do a backup onto that first, given
that I also have Crashplan? Ho, exactly, does one do a clean install without
losing all installed apps (and more importantly, non-
