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<blockquote data-quote="ryoelke" data-source="post: 356336" data-attributes="member: 28958">Hey everyone - I tried doing an archive and install on my Macbook (10.4.8), and it failed part way through. It told me to restart, which I did. Upon reboot it begin the process that you see when you first get your Mac, so I shut it down and put in the install disc again. Now when the install screen shows up, my hard drive still seems to be exactly the same, but it does not give me the option of preserving prior settings. I can choose upgrade to new version of os x, archive and install, or install and erase. So, I just stopped at this point because it seems like I can still save my data and possibly my settings. What should I do? Hit the archive and install option, even though it won't allow me to check the preserve user and network settings? Maybe it had completed the process? or Maybe my user settings are gone? Fortunately I backed up everything before attempting this.Thanks!-ryan</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ryoelke, post: 356336, member: 28958"] Hey everyone - I tried doing an archive and install on my Macbook (10.4.8), and it failed part way through. It told me to restart, which I did. Upon reboot it begin the process that you see when you first get your Mac, so I shut it down and put in the install disc again. Now when the install screen shows up, my hard drive still seems to be exactly the same, but it does not give me the option of preserving prior settings. I can choose upgrade to new version of os x, archive and install, or install and erase. So, I just stopped at this point because it seems like I can still save my data and possibly my settings. What should I do? Hit the archive and install option, even though it won't allow me to check the preserve user and network settings? Maybe it had completed the process? or Maybe my user settings are gone? Fortunately I backed up everything before attempting this. Thanks! -ryan [/QUOTE]

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