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Getting ready for the upgrade, but have some questions.
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<blockquote data-quote="mr.lumberg" data-source="post: 906680" data-attributes="member: 120645"><p>OK, I've been lurking on here for a little bit trying to figure out whether or not I should even bother "upgrading;" many people on here seem to be having nothing but issues after moving to 10.6 while others couldn't be happier. It seems that what is going on is that those who are having issues are by and large those that did the "upgrade in place" thing rather than just repaving and starting with a fresh install. I plan on upgrading in place first and giving it a couple days to see what effects, if any, there are; I'm hoping my system is relatively new enough that this goes smoothly. But, I just made a backup for the first time, and am wondering: Can I use Time Machine to restore my settings, programs, and files to a fresh SL install from my current Leopard install? I'm new to the Mac, and new to Time Machine, so I have no idea what the capabilities and limitations of the backup scheme are. I've only had my MBP for a month now, but have grown quite fond of what I have, and would like to avoid having to rebuild from scratch.</p><p>Also, I've installed the developers toolkit and macports and compiled some things from there. Is this something I will have to do again regardless of what strategy I use to upgrade, or will Time Machine take care of that for me as well?</p><p>Thanks for your time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mr.lumberg, post: 906680, member: 120645"] OK, I've been lurking on here for a little bit trying to figure out whether or not I should even bother "upgrading;" many people on here seem to be having nothing but issues after moving to 10.6 while others couldn't be happier. It seems that what is going on is that those who are having issues are by and large those that did the "upgrade in place" thing rather than just repaving and starting with a fresh install. I plan on upgrading in place first and giving it a couple days to see what effects, if any, there are; I'm hoping my system is relatively new enough that this goes smoothly. But, I just made a backup for the first time, and am wondering: Can I use Time Machine to restore my settings, programs, and files to a fresh SL install from my current Leopard install? I'm new to the Mac, and new to Time Machine, so I have no idea what the capabilities and limitations of the backup scheme are. I've only had my MBP for a month now, but have grown quite fond of what I have, and would like to avoid having to rebuild from scratch. Also, I've installed the developers toolkit and macports and compiled some things from there. Is this something I will have to do again regardless of what strategy I use to upgrade, or will Time Machine take care of that for me as well? Thanks for your time. [/QUOTE]
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