Having problems with a bad install of Photoshop. It has left
pieces of its program all over my OSX and despite some great
advice, the essential registration information cannot be removed.
I'm thinking of just formatting my Mac and reinstalling OSX.
Really, it's no big deal for me. It will take me a few short hours
to complete and I'll probably find it a rather relaxing thing to do
on my day off.
So, besides the obvious question of exactly <i>how</i> to
boot up and reformat/reinstall, I have other questions first....
BACKUP
Fortunately, I have a .MAC account that I can backup some
aspects of my computer.
The main thing I need to back up is my <b>Mail</b> and every
single bit of content in it (FOLDERS, EMAIL, ATTACHMENTS).
1. Will .Mac take care of that? Will .Mac also automatically enter
my COMPUTER USERNAME information as long as I provide the password?
I also have the BACKUP that I know can be configured to back
up and restore certain programs as well.
REFORMATTING & REINSTALLING
Okay, in easy steps, from rebooting to inserting original install
discs to certain things I need to look for during software install....
2. How exactly do I go about reformatting, rebooting and
reinstalling OSX?
Thanks in advance!
pieces of its program all over my OSX and despite some great
advice, the essential registration information cannot be removed.
I'm thinking of just formatting my Mac and reinstalling OSX.
Really, it's no big deal for me. It will take me a few short hours
to complete and I'll probably find it a rather relaxing thing to do
on my day off.
So, besides the obvious question of exactly <i>how</i> to
boot up and reformat/reinstall, I have other questions first....
BACKUP
Fortunately, I have a .MAC account that I can backup some
aspects of my computer.
The main thing I need to back up is my <b>Mail</b> and every
single bit of content in it (FOLDERS, EMAIL, ATTACHMENTS).
1. Will .Mac take care of that? Will .Mac also automatically enter
my COMPUTER USERNAME information as long as I provide the password?
I also have the BACKUP that I know can be configured to back
up and restore certain programs as well.
REFORMATTING & REINSTALLING
Okay, in easy steps, from rebooting to inserting original install
discs to certain things I need to look for during software install....
2. How exactly do I go about reformatting, rebooting and
reinstalling OSX?
Thanks in advance!