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<blockquote data-quote="Nethfel" data-source="post: 894233" data-attributes="member: 89124"><p>Hi Nick,</p><p></p><p>I had read that link on Apple a while back.</p><p></p><p>No - what I'm referring to as a clean system is one where the OS is not upgraded, but instead like the use of A&I the OS, programs and data are set aside and a new OS is put in place leaving the other material there for you to reuse if necessary (well, I know there is the option to also auto-transfer the accounts back into the new install). I consider that a clean system as all previous files of the base OS are not used. What you are considering a clean system is what I would call a wiped system, which is not what I want.</p><p></p><p>But that aspect isn't what I'm concerned about (wipe vs clean vs upgrade existing) - I'm concerned about my itunes library with regard to authorized computers and whether I will need to deauthorize my current system and configuration prior to doing the A&I or, if when I do it and transfer my data back in it will still be authorized.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nethfel, post: 894233, member: 89124"] Hi Nick, I had read that link on Apple a while back. No - what I'm referring to as a clean system is one where the OS is not upgraded, but instead like the use of A&I the OS, programs and data are set aside and a new OS is put in place leaving the other material there for you to reuse if necessary (well, I know there is the option to also auto-transfer the accounts back into the new install). I consider that a clean system as all previous files of the base OS are not used. What you are considering a clean system is what I would call a wiped system, which is not what I want. But that aspect isn't what I'm concerned about (wipe vs clean vs upgrade existing) - I'm concerned about my itunes library with regard to authorized computers and whether I will need to deauthorize my current system and configuration prior to doing the A&I or, if when I do it and transfer my data back in it will still be authorized. [/QUOTE]
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