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<blockquote data-quote="6string" data-source="post: 1027902" data-attributes="member: 120039"><p>Before you take anything on below, be sure that you need to, so....</p><p></p><p>Download OnyX, and use the automation tab to clean out your system.</p><p></p><p>Then, clone your system with <a href="http://www.bombich.com/" target="_blank">CCC</a> or <a href="http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html" target="_blank">SuperDuper</a>.</p><p>Zero out your drive by booting off your clone on the external drive (holding option when you boot once you hear the chime), go to disk utilities, select your internal HD>erase>security options,and checking first option.</p><p></p><p>After you have zero'd out your drive, quit disk utilities, open CCC or Superduper and clone back. </p><p>If you are not happy with the way things are running then, follow the next stage.</p><p></p><p><strong>The best way, or easiest way, that is the question!</strong></p><p>You say that you have time, so, I will suggest the best way.</p><p></p><p>Boot from your install disc (holding C when you hear the chime), select language, go to utilities>disk utility in your menu bar and zero out your drive.</p><p>Then, quit installer, proceed with installation.</p><p>After installation, manually transfer all your docs, pictures, movies, etc, and do a fresh install of all your apps from install discs and fresh downloads.</p><p></p><p>If you really want, use migration assistant to move over your settings and whatever you choose, but in migrating stuff over, when choosing this method, often we are migrating the good with the bad, which is why I go for the "fresh" everything when the first step I posted doesn't cut it!</p><p></p><p>Hope I didn't scare you off..... Just my opinion based on the question you asked <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="6string, post: 1027902, member: 120039"] Before you take anything on below, be sure that you need to, so.... Download OnyX, and use the automation tab to clean out your system. Then, clone your system with [URL="http://www.bombich.com/"]CCC[/URL] or [URL="http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html"]SuperDuper[/URL]. Zero out your drive by booting off your clone on the external drive (holding option when you boot once you hear the chime), go to disk utilities, select your internal HD>erase>security options,and checking first option. After you have zero'd out your drive, quit disk utilities, open CCC or Superduper and clone back. If you are not happy with the way things are running then, follow the next stage. [B]The best way, or easiest way, that is the question![/B] You say that you have time, so, I will suggest the best way. Boot from your install disc (holding C when you hear the chime), select language, go to utilities>disk utility in your menu bar and zero out your drive. Then, quit installer, proceed with installation. After installation, manually transfer all your docs, pictures, movies, etc, and do a fresh install of all your apps from install discs and fresh downloads. If you really want, use migration assistant to move over your settings and whatever you choose, but in migrating stuff over, when choosing this method, often we are migrating the good with the bad, which is why I go for the "fresh" everything when the first step I posted doesn't cut it! Hope I didn't scare you off..... Just my opinion based on the question you asked :) [/QUOTE]
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