would_pay_for_mac_on_x86 Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 hi, anyone know if there would be any major glitches if i copied over my entire old 10.4.2 home/library folder to x86 10.4.1 library en masse? i'd like to keep most of my old prefs, including keychains, bookmarks, calendars, mail, and installed app serials. did anything change so drastically from 10.4.1-->10.4.2 that this is an especially bad idea? or is there any reason why x86 would specifically complain? i can't imagine why it wouldn't work..... i would think the /Library/Preferences would be worse than just a Users Library. Your thoughts? thanks... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/3633-any-problem-using-my-whole-1042-ppc-~library-folder/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
humasect Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 I would bet that it would work. I'd try it, it wouldn't be something you can't undo provided you copy the existing 10.4.1 to back it up. Let us know how it turns out please. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/3633-any-problem-using-my-whole-1042-ppc-~library-folder/#findComment-23423 Share on other sites More sharing options...
39thRonin Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 hi,anyone know if there would be any major glitches if i copied over my entire old 10.4.2 home/library folder to x86 10.4.1 library en masse? i'd like to keep most of my old prefs, including keychains, bookmarks, calendars, mail, and installed app serials. did anything change so drastically from 10.4.1-->10.4.2 that this is an especially bad idea? or is there any reason why x86 would specifically complain? i can't imagine why it wouldn't work..... i would think the /Library/Preferences would be worse than just a Users Library. Your thoughts? thanks... I'd make a full and complete copy of the x86 /Library first - maybe to another disk. Then if you're hosed, you can always boot into single user and get your box well again... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/3633-any-problem-using-my-whole-1042-ppc-~library-folder/#findComment-23468 Share on other sites More sharing options...
would_pay_for_mac_on_x86 Posted October 21, 2005 Author Share Posted October 21, 2005 ok...i'll post back once i try it... why backup /Library? /Users/$user/Library is the directory i'd be blowing over... worst case i'd reinstall osx86, since i'd have apps and users /etc/fstab UUID mounted to another drive anyway... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/3633-any-problem-using-my-whole-1042-ppc-~library-folder/#findComment-23552 Share on other sites More sharing options...
would_pay_for_mac_on_x86 Posted November 8, 2005 Author Share Posted November 8, 2005 hey... just a followup here.... just did it.... my old 10.4.2 PPC entire Library folder works WONDERFULLY under 10.4.1 osx86 (patched to 10.4.3). now if i could just get rid of my sometimes skipping audio problem on my neo 945g F mobo... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/3633-any-problem-using-my-whole-1042-ppc-~library-folder/#findComment-27233 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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