10.6 restoring a 10.5 time machine backup?

Hi folks,
Quick question. If I make a TM backup from 10.5, then wipe the hard drive and install 10.6, will 10.6 restore the TM backup as usual? Or will this cause problems?
TIA

Andrew Mcvinnie wrote:
Hi folks,
Quick question. If I make a TM backup from 10.5, then wipe the hard drive and install 10.6, will 10.6 restore the TM backup as usual? Or will this cause problems?
If you mean to do a so-called "clean install," where you erase your system and install OSX, then use +Setup Assistant+ when it first boots up, yes, that will work. See #19 in [Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/FAQ.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum).
However, that's rarely required and not recommended. Installing Snow Leopard will simply replace the Leopard version of OSX without disturbing anything else.
If you really want to do it, though, it's strongly advised to make a separate backup on a separate external HD, probably a "bootable clone," via the Restore tab of Disk Utility or a specialized "cloning" app. [CarbonCopyCloner|http://www.bombich.com> is donationware; [SuperDuper|http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html] has a free version, but you need the paid one (about $30) to do updates instead of full replacements, or scheduling.
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But if you mean, in case you have to revert to 10.5, yes, that will work also. When you do a full system restore, you select which backup to use; if that's a previous version of OSX, you'll revert to that version. See #14 in the FAQ.
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Or if you mean, once on Snow Leopard, can you restore selected items from the Leopard backups, via the "Star Wars" display, also yes. But use a bit of caution: some Snow Leopard apps may not work properly if you restore data files made with the Leopard version. Many apps will update the data automatically, but there's no guarantee.

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