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    Snow Leopard slow boot and color wheels

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by HoosierMac, Sep 14, 2009.

  1. HoosierMac

    HoosierMac Notebook Enthusiast

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    Since upgrading to Snow Leopard I have experienced slow boot times and many more color wheels when launching apps that I had with Leopard. From reading other Snow Leopard posts, this seems to be contrary to what other users are seeing. I updated to 10.6.1 hoping that would fix the issue, but so far has not. I'm about ready to wipe and do a clean install, but wanted to see if anyone else was experiencing the same problems.

    TIA

    -HM
     
    HoosierMac, Sep 14, 2009
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    pjshots Notebook Consultant

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    I would try a clean install. I didn't do an upgrade when coming from Leopard and usually wouldn't recommend it as it can lead to some issues sometimes. I'd do a full backup and then a clean install. Copy your programs from applicaitons afterwards and then if you need to, copy your relevant program settings from the library > application support folders.
     
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    I upgraded and had some issues on my MBP; clean install fixed the problems I had (heat, fans, some utilities not launching).
     
    diggy, Sep 14, 2009
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    HoosierMac Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for your responses guys. I will go ahead with the clean install this weekend.

    This is my first Mac and I am very comfortable with doing the work, but what is the best, least time consuming way to restore my apps and settings? pjshots suggests a full backup and then copying my apps from time machine and then restoring the settings from library/application settings which I assume would be the .plist files? In another post Tinderbox suggests a clean install and then using migration assistant to restore apps and settings from time machine. Thoughts or suggestions?

    TIA

    -HM
     
    HoosierMac, Sep 15, 2009
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    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    Migration Assistant is a lot faster than manually doing the same thing it does.
     
    doh123, Sep 15, 2009
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    Ok, sounds like migration assistant is the way to go. One last question. After a clean install and restore using migration assistant, I assume time machine will have to do a new backup rather than just backing up the changes to the existing backup, correct?

    Thanks!

    -HM
     
    HoosierMac, Sep 15, 2009
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    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    as far as I know.. yes.. just blank the drive and do a new clean backup... but you can always try and see if it works, i haven't messed much with 10.6's Time Machine. I know it kept my backups through the 10.5 to 10.6 upgrade, so who knows...

    I know when i went from 1 computer to the next with migration assistant form 10.5 to 10.5 the Time Machine backup wouldn't work and I had to start it over.
     
    doh123, Sep 15, 2009
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