Will i be able to just install it right over os x 10.4.10 with all my progams and documents still there when its done? Or is it going to have to be like a fresh install with all my programs having to be reinstalled?
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I would imagine you will have either option.
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Yeah, like with Tiger you'd have both options. Or at least you'd hope so.
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Is there any disadvantage to using the upgrade option vs the re-install option? Also: how will bootcamp/windows installs be affected by the upgrade to Leopard?
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masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook
thats really hard to say how boot camp will work. its possible you will have to pay for boot camp to continue using it, or that you will have to pay for boot camp to unlock the leopard features. if you straight up upgrade to leopard, your old boot camp utility will most likely be removed, but the new boot camp could most likely discover your old partition. who knows how it will work. i think you can trust apple to make a sleek, workable solution, though.
personally, as much as i trust apple, i will be using my own foolproof method of backup.
i will just back up my important files on a dvd or two, (or possibly 3 or 4) from both osx and windows (xp).
then i would restore osx to a single volume.
then, i will do a fresh install of leopard, and at some point i will use leopard's boot camp to do a fresh install of windows vista (instead of xp)
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You will have the option for both, but I would probably do as masterchef said and back up your data and do a fresh install. Fresh installs tend to be smoother and have less issues, plus you will force yourself to have a new backup and it will help get rid of programs that you may not use anymore.
When upgrading to Leopard....
Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by TheWeatherman44, Jul 24, 2007.