Upgrade to SL

Nighthawk4 · Nighthawk4 #1 (**permalink**)

12-14-2009, 01:28 PM

This is probably a really dumb idea, but..........

I have an iMac with Leopard on it. I also have two backups of this volume made with SuperDuper! and the backups made with TimeMachine.

If I reformatted my disk and installed SL on it instead of L, could I then just copy the contents of the Applications folder from one of the backups into the corresponding folder on the new SL? Would that work, or are there other folders like Libraries required by my Applications?

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #2 (**permalink**)

12-14-2009, 02:00 PM

Why don't you just use the Upgrade option when you install Snow Leopard?

Doing a reformat is wholly unnecessary and there is absolutely no reason why you couldn't or shouldn't just upgrade the current OS on your disk.
Then you won't need to worry about copying anything over after you've installed 10.6

D3v1L80Y #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 02, 2004 Location: PA Posts: 12,455 Mac Specs: MacBook	12-14-2009, 02:00 PM Why don't you just use the Upgrade option when you install Snow Leopard? Doing a reformat is wholly unnecessary and there is absolutely no reason why you couldn't or shouldn't just upgrade the current OS on your disk. Then you won't need to worry about copying anything over after you've installed 10.6 __________________________________________________ Posting and YOU\|Forum Community Guidelines\|The Apple Product Cycle\|Forum Courtesy mac: a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric MAC: a data communication protocol sub-layer, also known as the Media Access Control Mac: a brand name which covers several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc.
	QUOTE Thanks

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
hard disk upgrade path unsupported by Apple	locopado	Apple Notebooks	20	05-04-2010 10:41 AM
Upgrade from os x 10.3.9	samantha.k	OS X - Operating System	5	06-16-2008 04:07 PM
running vista upgrade	melts	Running Windows (or anything else) on your Mac	0	03-11-2008 08:18 AM
MBP won't boot after upgrade to Leopard + ways to backup data	buzzyhaha	OS X - Operating System	3	12-21-2007 03:40 PM

Upgrade to SL

Internet Services

Web Development

Digital Marketing

Consumer Tech

Nighthawk4 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 14, 2008 Posts: 610 Mac Specs: iMac 2.66 GHz 20", iPad 32GB 3G, iPhone 16GB 3G	12-14-2009, 01:28 PM This is probably a really dumb idea, but.......... I have an iMac with Leopard on it. I also have two backups of this volume made with SuperDuper! and the backups made with TimeMachine. If I reformatted my disk and installed SL on it instead of L, could I then just copy the contents of the Applications folder from one of the backups into the corresponding folder on the new SL? Would that work, or are there other folders like Libraries required by my Applications?
	QUOTE Thanks

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)