On 28/04/2005, at 12:48 PM, Severin Crisp wrote:
I would be interested to hear the advice from the experts on which way
to go in updating to Tiger when I collect my copy at 6.01pm tomorrow.
In going from Jaguar to Panther I took the easy way and did a simple
update (after backing up everything of course!) and had no problems.
Currently Panther 10.3.9 seems to be running smoothly and I am tempted
to go the same path. I worry, however, whether I should not do an
"Archive and Install" to ensure a nice new, clean system despite the
significant extra work or to go the whole hog and do a full clean
install and reinstall all my software etc with the really massive
amount of extra work that that will involve.
Opinions welcomed on this one about which I am sure others are also
thinking.
Severin Crisp
All depends on how mission critical your Mac is. If you want to make
sure everything is hunky-dory when you install 10.4, a format of the hd
and a clean install is the best way to go. If you are stuck for time
(like me), archive and install. Installing over the top is a definite
last resort, as I would be soooo worried if the power cut out half way
through installation.
That said, I will be archiving and installing on my Powerbook. I'm
going to hold off a week or two for my Powermac, as it is important for
what the machine does to stay working.
Seeya
Rod!
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