When I upgrade my Mac OsX, do I just install the new OsX without doing anything to the existing Osx?
January 1st, 2010 | by admin |Or are there other measures that need to be taken to save data from existing OsX?
The standard OS X upgrade process will not automatically delete your old data.
It is always a good idea to back up important files before a major OS X upgrade.
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3 Responses to “When I upgrade my Mac OsX, do I just install the new OsX without doing anything to the existing Osx?”
By Dark Secret on Jan 1, 2010 | Reply
There are 3 ways to upgrade Mac OS X, if you choose the default way, no files will be missed. Which means you can just install OS X on old Mac, nothing will be deleted.
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By Sean H on Jan 1, 2010 | Reply
It’s always best to create a backup (using Time Machine) before you do an upgrade. In theory, the upgrade will work fine and you won’t need the backup but it’ll be there just in case.
The "upgrade" method installs the new OSX over the old one and generally works fine for most people. Some people prefer a "clean" install which erases the existing OS before installing a new one. This is cleaner but more work since you need to migrate your data and reinstall 3rdparty applications. If you do a clean install, you’ll absolutely need to have the (Time Machine) backup to restore all your data via the Migration Assistant.
If your current OSX install is fairly clean, i.e. you don’t install/uninstall a lot of 3rdparty programs and you’re not going from 10.4 to 10.6, then an upgrade will likely work fine and will save you some trouble.
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By David R on Jan 1, 2010 | Reply
The standard OS X upgrade process will not automatically delete your old data.
It is always a good idea to back up important files before a major OS X upgrade.
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References :