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Mac crashed, installed again... now have "previous system"
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 826147" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>Copy whatever data, documents, music, photos, desktop files, and so forth from your "previous system" folder to your reinstalled system.</p><p></p><p>You should also reinstall all your applications, however, any documents and data associated with them from the "previous system" can be copied over. Don't attempt to copy plist files from the "previous system" applications unless you know exactly where to put them in your reinstalled system.</p><p></p><p>If you have an external drive, (you mentioned Time Machine) it might be a good idea to copy the entire "previous system folder" to it. Then, you can delete the "previous system folder" from your MacBook hard drive to free up space. Keep the previous system folder until you're sure you have everything you need copied from it.</p><p></p><p>Regards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 826147, member: 46727"] Copy whatever data, documents, music, photos, desktop files, and so forth from your "previous system" folder to your reinstalled system. You should also reinstall all your applications, however, any documents and data associated with them from the "previous system" can be copied over. Don't attempt to copy plist files from the "previous system" applications unless you know exactly where to put them in your reinstalled system. If you have an external drive, (you mentioned Time Machine) it might be a good idea to copy the entire "previous system folder" to it. Then, you can delete the "previous system folder" from your MacBook hard drive to free up space. Keep the previous system folder until you're sure you have everything you need copied from it. Regards. [/QUOTE]
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