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Old 12-12-2010, 08:49 PM   #1
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Likely upgrading to 10.6 soon. Can I keep my files/programs/settings in the process?
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Old 12-12-2010, 10:09 PM   #2
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Yes. I still have programs and files from the original OS X two computers ago.
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Old 12-12-2010, 10:42 PM   #3
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Just follow normal install procedures? This will be the first time I've made any changes to a mac... don't wanna lose anything. Thanks for the help.
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Old 12-13-2010, 09:35 AM   #4
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Just follow normal install procedures? This will be the first time I've made any changes to a mac... don't wanna lose anything. Thanks for the help.
Exactly. Should be seamless. I upgraded a few months ago.
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You went from tiger to snow leopard as well?
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Old 12-13-2010, 11:05 AM   #6
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You went from tiger to snow leopard as well?
I went from Leopard to Snow Leopard.
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Old 12-13-2010, 11:12 AM   #7
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That's what I'm concerned about.. for you that was a pretty inexpensive/simple upgrade, I have to do a complete install which is like 160$ or so. I feel like I'll probably keep my stuff, but in Windows when you skip an OS as I am, you tend to lose some data.
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Old 12-13-2010, 01:56 PM   #8
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Back it up, just in case. You shouldn't lose anything, but that doesn't mean you won't.

Also, it's a safe bet that some of your software won't be compatible with Snow Leopard. Doesn't seem to happen as much with OS X as it did with earlier stuff, but it happens from time to time.
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Booted from a flash drive and everything went smoothly.. OS runs perfectly, kept all data/settings.
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Thought everyone here was anti-Apple.
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