Intalling Leopard

greggles · greggles #1 (**permalink**)

10-19-2007, 08:50 AM

OK, Please don't bite my head off! Although I'm pretty sure the information is posted somewhere on this forum, search as I may, I cannot find it. So here goes:

I believe that one can safely install Leopard on a Mac running Tiger without losing any of the applications or files, but I don't know how? Could someone please enlighten me and/or point me in the right direction. also, how foolproof is this?

Thanks

MACGIRL34 · MACGIRL34 #2 (**permalink**)

10-19-2007, 09:14 AM

If it installs like Tiger did, and my guess is it will, than all you need to do is select the upgrade option to save your files and etc...

musicvortex · musicvortex #3 (**permalink**)

10-19-2007, 09:19 AM

Actually, I was wondering the same thing, and I've searched on the forum, but can't find the answer! So I'm just gonna wait for Leopard...

MACGIRL34 · MACGIRL34 #4 (**permalink**)

10-19-2007, 09:28 AM

I called Apple support and they said it will install the same as Tiger does and all you need to do is select the upgrade option so save all your files and etc...

cwa107 · cwa107 #5 (**permalink**)

10-19-2007, 09:45 AM

The answer is right here in the Tiger Upgrading to Leopard FAQ.

MACGIRL34 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 01, 2007 Location: USA Posts: 451 Mac Specs: 24" iMac 2.8 GHZ/2GB/320GB/Leopard	10-19-2007, 09:14 AM If it installs like Tiger did, and my guess is it will, than all you need to do is select the upgrade option to save your files and etc... .Leo my mac kitty... 24" iMac 2.8GHz, Macbook Air 1.8GHZ/2GB/80GB, iPhone 3G 16GB White , iPod Classic 80GB, iPod Nano... MAC CHAT: macgirl3434 see profile My site: see profile
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MACGIRL34 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 01, 2007 Location: USA Posts: 451 Mac Specs: 24" iMac 2.8 GHZ/2GB/320GB/Leopard	10-19-2007, 09:28 AM I called Apple support and they said it will install the same as Tiger does and all you need to do is select the upgrade option so save all your files and etc... .Leo my mac kitty... 24" iMac 2.8GHz, Macbook Air 1.8GHZ/2GB/80GB, iPhone 3G 16GB White , iPod Classic 80GB, iPod Nano... MAC CHAT: macgirl3434 see profile My site: see profile Last edited by MACGIRL34; 10-19-2007 at 09:29 AM. Reason: spelling
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cwa107 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2006 Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania Posts: 25,951 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, Core i7/2GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB Crucial M4 SSD	10-19-2007, 09:45 AM The answer is right here in the Tiger Upgrading to Leopard FAQ. Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
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Member Since: Jul 13, 2006 Posts: 114 Mac Specs: iMac G5 20" 2GB/250GB; MacBook 2.0GHz - 1Gb/80GB; iPod (video)60Gb	10-19-2007, 08:50 AM OK, Please don't bite my head off! Although I'm pretty sure the information is posted somewhere on this forum, search as I may, I cannot find it. So here goes: I believe that one can safely install Leopard on a Mac running Tiger without losing any of the applications or files, but I don't know how? Could someone please enlighten me and/or point me in the right direction. also, how foolproof is this? Thanks
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