I am planning on getting Snow Leopard, but I have a question about it before I purchase it.
When I get the upgrade, as I don't need the Box Set as I already have iLife '09, how do I go about installing it? Like do I need to backup what's already on my Mac right now, or does that not matter for the installation?
Thanks for any info!
ok... I don't know if you've read all the posts, but here's the steps to take:
(This is my preference for backup and restore)
*back up using time machine onto an external hard drive so you have a bootable copy of your system that you can easily restore all your files, folders, apps, and preferences.
For simple install, insert your SL disc, restart your mac while holding down the C key.
Follow the instructions, and enjoy
that's pretty much it, your system will seem almost identical, apart from the added SL features (speed, dock improvements, etc).
For clean install, as long as you you have your back up (in which case I find the bootable time machine backup preferable, as it's quick and easy, without the need to tinker around), insert the SL disc, restart you Mac holding down the C key, and choose your language, then in the menu bar choose disk utility, choose your startup disk (Macintosh HD) and click erase.
then quit disk utility and follow the instruction, which at the end of installation, will give you the option to restore from back up.
This will give you your old system back so to speak, as you left it, with the added refinements of SL, as well as extra room on your HD.