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Doing an OS re-install I will not lose files and settings, right?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1527754" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Is there anything in life that is a "cure-all"? Of course not. Thus an OS reinstall will probably not be a cure-all either.</p><p></p><p>I think that you're looking for is a "magic bullet"...and reinstalling the OS is not a "magic bullet" in all cases.</p><p></p><p>The best shot you have at a "cure-all"...would be to totally erase the HD, reformat the HD, and then reinstall the OS. But if you do this...you will lose all settings, bookmarks, preferences, and applications that you installed.</p><p></p><p>And you really cannot even use a Time-Machine backup to restore everything after an OS reinstall...since a Time Machine restoration may restore the problems you are trying to get rid of.</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1527754, member: 56379"] Is there anything in life that is a "cure-all"? Of course not. Thus an OS reinstall will probably not be a cure-all either. I think that you're looking for is a "magic bullet"...and reinstalling the OS is not a "magic bullet" in all cases. The best shot you have at a "cure-all"...would be to totally erase the HD, reformat the HD, and then reinstall the OS. But if you do this...you will lose all settings, bookmarks, preferences, and applications that you installed. And you really cannot even use a Time-Machine backup to restore everything after an OS reinstall...since a Time Machine restoration may restore the problems you are trying to get rid of. - Nick [/QUOTE]
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