badlydrawn Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I am very unfamiliar with OSX, and I have had to reinstall tiger on my MBP. I was wondering, though, when I buy Leopard and install it, will it erase everything on my HD including pictures, music and programs? Or will it just UPGRADE over tiger and keep my programs and files in tact? Thanks guys! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/67505-will-installing-leopard-erase-all-of-my-programs/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
andnever344 Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 if you upgrade no. if you clean install yes. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/67505-will-installing-leopard-erase-all-of-my-programs/#findComment-479761 Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingfox Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Is there any difference between "upgrade system" and "new install system"? Is it "new install" better than "upgrade system"? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/67505-will-installing-leopard-erase-all-of-my-programs/#findComment-479815 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Erchamion Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Upgrade will just modify system files. Your settings, documents are keeped. New install will erase your disk and you will loose your data. But, upgrade have more chances to generate problems. A New Install is much cleaner. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/67505-will-installing-leopard-erase-all-of-my-programs/#findComment-479821 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactobacillus P Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 On Apple upgrading works great. You could also make a backup of your internal drive to an external USB drive - theres some freeware tools for that - and do a clean install on your MBP. You can use the 'migration assistent' to migrate your files, programs and settings to the new install. But upgrading basically does the same though. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/67505-will-installing-leopard-erase-all-of-my-programs/#findComment-479888 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolMacPro Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I have Tiger on my Macbook Pro rite now, but the filesystem has been corrupted..I am planning to buy leopard...so if I update over tiger will my fs be repaired(i have tried a lotta things to repaid but still stuck)..or do i need to do a clean install? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/67505-will-installing-leopard-erase-all-of-my-programs/#findComment-479934 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lessew Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I have Tiger on my Macbook Pro rite now, but the filesystem has been corrupted..I am planning to buy leopard...so if I update over tiger will my fs be repaired(i have tried a lotta things to repaid but still stuck)..or do i need to do a clean install? You'll need to do a clean install. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/67505-will-installing-leopard-erase-all-of-my-programs/#findComment-479967 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUKKU Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 There's also the archive & install option, which gives you new system files but moves your apps and settings over to the new system. If you need a copy of anything from your tiger install that the upgrade didn't catch you'd be able to find it in the /Previous Systems/ folder. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/67505-will-installing-leopard-erase-all-of-my-programs/#findComment-479978 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lessew Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 There's also the archive & install option, which gives you new system files but moves your apps and settings over to the new system. If you need a copy of anything from your tiger install that the upgrade didn't catch you'd be able to find it in the /Previous Systems/ folder. If the file system has been corrupted, I doubt that would work correctly. You could give it a shot, but it'd be best to do a fresh format/install. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/67505-will-installing-leopard-erase-all-of-my-programs/#findComment-480017 Share on other sites More sharing options...
badlydrawn Posted October 24, 2007 Author Share Posted October 24, 2007 It seems as if a clean install would be best. But if I decide to upgrade or clean install or archive, will that affect my windows partition? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/67505-will-installing-leopard-erase-all-of-my-programs/#findComment-480524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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