_appleboy_ Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Hello, I have dedicated an entire Hard Disk to Leopard.What will happen if i reinstall Leopard to the same Hard Disk without erasing it?Will my old settings and documents be saved? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114908-reinstall-mac-on-the-already-installed-hd/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartus4 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I would like to know the same thing. i have been having some stability problems since the 10.5.4 update and would like to reinstall but I don't want to lose everything I have on my system. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114908-reinstall-mac-on-the-already-installed-hd/#findComment-813930 Share on other sites More sharing options...
_appleboy_ Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 Anyone Please????? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114908-reinstall-mac-on-the-already-installed-hd/#findComment-815972 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac_maestro Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Ok Guys, do yourself a big favor and get an external USB drive. Have your everyday install on the computer, then have two partitions on your USB. One partition is a backup of your main system (I use Hatchery_H1 to clone the disk, and then use osx86 tools to install a bootloader, Chameleon works best for me) and the other partition would be used to test new installs and updates. You'll save yourself hours of work and many many headaches that way - surely worth the price of a USB drive. Feel free to PM me if you have more questions. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114908-reinstall-mac-on-the-already-installed-hd/#findComment-817397 Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyondtool1 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I had a kernel issue with 10.5.4 so I reinstalled 10.5.2 Kallyway DVD over the top. It worked fine, only the nvidia drivers for my 8800GTS didn't install properly so I didn't have Quartz Extreme functioning. All apps and system settings were not lost, I did lose some of the custom icons I set though. I reinstalled the 10.5.3 combo update 1.4d over the top and the system is working again. So yeah it *should* work but I made a time machine backup just in case before I did any updating. So should you! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114908-reinstall-mac-on-the-already-installed-hd/#findComment-817496 Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowlaris Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 I confirm that re-installing above a previous installation is working! However, as a good practice, I started to backup my /System folder (before an update or at some point in time when I like the state of my installation) to guaranty a quick recovery in case of oopsy (when trying new stuff). Also, removing the previous /System right from a Terminal session in the OSX Installer gives better results. Simply rename the existing /System to something else and do the installation as you would do normally. Backup your existing System; Just open a Terminal session and follow the instructions below; 1) Gain superuser access # sudo -s 2) Backup your existing System # cd / # tar zcf System-mydate.tar.gz System/ 3) reboot OSX # sync # reboot To restore your previous System Boot as single user by typing; -s at Darwin boot prompt. Then do these steps; 1) Rename the existing System folder as something else so it wont get in the way next time you but, but all your previous mods are kept safe # cd / # mv System System.old 2) Restore the previous System cd / tar zxf System-mydate.tar.gz 3) Reboot OSX # sync # reboot That saved my skin a few dozen times already! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114908-reinstall-mac-on-the-already-installed-hd/#findComment-820078 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jivhg Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Yes. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114908-reinstall-mac-on-the-already-installed-hd/#findComment-820101 Share on other sites More sharing options...
_appleboy_ Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 Thank you all very very much Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114908-reinstall-mac-on-the-already-installed-hd/#findComment-823329 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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