On Feb 14, 2010, at 2:26 PM, Timo V wrote:
I see advice to back up the iMac (above in this string), but I don't see why, exactly. It's copying FROM the iMac TO the G5
I said to back it up because A) it's someone ELSE's computer, B) it's his SO's computer, and C) He's also downgrading from the iMac 10.6 to 10.5. If the SO says "This sucks, I want to go back!" with a full backup of the iMac pre-messing with, he can do so.
I updated someone's Powerbook at work yesterday to 10.5 and the install (an A&I) barfed at the end, leaving all the user stuff in 'Previous Systems' but with a broken System Folder.
I was able to recover without having to resort to a restore from our backup disk, but I can guarantee that if I had NOT made that backup, something would have cause the user's data to go into the bit bucket.
I do no NOT tempt Murphy. Time and again I've learned that Murphy WILL succumb to temptation and smack me upside the head given even the slightest provocation. 8-/
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