Anyone have a Snow Leopard Upgrade strategy for their Audio Production...

Hi All. I have arrived at a place where I need to do a fresh OS install. I am thinking it is a good time to upgrade to SL. Like many people I not only have GarageBand (my main DAW) but a range of free and paid 3rd party apps, Jam Packs, DL'd loops, Drivers and a library of projects (mostly unfinished hehe..). What is the current wisdom or strategy for people in this situation to make this kind of transition and not break anything? Thanks.

If you choose to do a completely fresh install (including re-installing all software programs), GB's critical components are:
• the Loop Library (HD/Library/Audio/Apple Loops)
• the Instrument Library (HD/Library/Application Support/GarageBand/Instrument
• Midi Drivers, Midi Devices, Plug-Ins (all under their names in HD/Library/Audio)
For all these folders, there's a corresponding one in your User Library. Stuff goes there if you have checked that it is only available for the current user when you installed/saved it.

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Obtain one of these Snow Leopard DVDs instead. They are not expensive.
To get one, there are some details at this link.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4368218

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This may be a stupid question, but I need to reinstall my Mac, however I only have the Snow Leopard Upgrade DVD that was shipped to me since I the leopard dvd is stuffed somewhere in the back cupboard that I can't find for love nor money.
Can I erase the hard drive and perform a clean installation from the Snow Leopard Upgrade DVD? I've a feeling that I can't but just wanted to confirm.
Thanks!

Hi thelongmile;
If it is the upgrade DVD then you can't.
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Upgrade to Snow Leopard or wait for Lion?

I'm currently using a first generation Intel iMac (2.0Ghz and 3gb RAM) running Leopard. It covers 90% of my computer needs as is, but I want to keep it humming along for as long as possible. I was all set to pull the triger on the Snow Leopard upgrade, then I remembered Lion is expected to ship soon.
My question is this, should I spend the $30 to upgrade to SL now or hold out and spend possibly more money to upgrade to Lion when it comes out? Honestly, I'm more concerned about streamlining my system and improving performance than having the latest bells and whistles. I'm also concerned that my iMac may not be quite up to par for running Lion (I do plan up max out the RAM at 6gb). On the flip side, it seems I am always one OS behind. And it seems kind of dumb to upgrade knowing a new OS is just around the corner.
Thoughts?
Thanks!

As far as we know Lion is due out sometime in the summer based on prior Apple announcements. If that's soon enough for you then wait. On the other hand Lion may have features you don't need and Snow Leopard would prove quite adequate.

How can i format my macbook 10.5.8 to snow leopord i am doing first time format how its process and do i need to formet or upgrade and i have a snow leopard DVD????

how can i format my macbook 10.5.8 to snow leopord i am doing first time format how its process and do i need to formet or upgrade and i have a snow leopard DVD???

First, I'd advise you to make a backup. Time Machine is fine, but I recommend making a bootable backup with Carbon Copy Cloner if possible.
Then, insert the Snow Leopard DVD (it's a retail version, right? Not a grey disk meant for another machine?) and run the installer on the disk. Should be automatic from that point in. You don't need to reformat your drive.
Matt

TS2986 I installed Snow Leopard, upgraded it to OS X 10.6.8, paid for and spent the hours necessary to download Lion, but Lion will not install. Even though it says the requirements are 10.6.6 or greater, when I try to install, it says I need 10.7.

I installed Snow Leopard, upgraded it to OS X 10.6.8, paid for and spent the hours necessary to download Lion, but Lion will not install. Even though it says the requirements are 10.6.6 or greater, when I try to install, I get a message saying I need 10.7. to install Lion. What should I do?

Hi..
Make sure your Mac meets Lion's requirements.
Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
2GB of memory
OSX v10.6.6 or later (V10.6.8 recommended)
7GB of available spare
From here > Apple - OS X Lion - Technical specifications
If your Mac meets the requirements, installing the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo reinstalls the App Store for you which may help.
Restart your Mac after instaling the combo installed. It's ok to do this even though you are already running v10.6.8.
If you have anti virus software installed, you may need to disable that in order to install Lion.

How long does it take for the Snow Leopard upgrade to download

I followed directions to download the Snow Leopard upgrade from the App Store. How long is it supposed to take? It has been at it with no movement on the bar for over 45 minuted. It says downloading on the icon. I imagine that the server(s) have been slammed but...?

(4/3)*5 = 6.666 or you have 1.666 hours to go or 1 hour and 40 mins. At that speed you're only getting about 1Mb/s which is pretty slow.

Tiger to Snow Leopard upgrade for iCloud?

Be gentle with me I am a user but a technophobe!
In the first instance...I have received a free upgrade CD for Snow Leopard and been told to pay for an upgrade to Lion first then instal Snow Leopard. Not really sure which one and where to go. I want to be able to see my mobileme emails on my Power Mac G5
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Machine Model:          PowerMac7,2
CPU Type:          PowerPC 970 (2.2)
Number Of CPUs:          2
CPU Speed:          1.8 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU):          512 KB
Memory:          4.5 GB
Bus Speed:          900 MH
I have noticed some comments that make me think my machine will not support these upgrades?
What should I do?
Will I still be able to remotely access my .me account emails after the change ie; online?
Why the **** isn't it easier for existing customers who are paying for this service to change over!!!?
...one very confused person here!

You cannot install Snow Leopard or Lion on your Mac: an Intel processor is required.
You can set Mail up manually in Tiger to access your iCloud emails once migrated from MobileMe:
Entering iCloud email settings manually in Tiger
The migration is done at http://me.com/move though I'm not sure wether Safari on Tiger can access this: you may have to find another more recent machine to do it on.
You will not be able to sync your calendars or contacts, nor access any of iCloud's other facilities.

Can I use a German Snow Leopard upgrade for my US iMac running Leopard?

I just read that for certain Intel based iMac's it is still possible to upgrade to Maverick. I'd need to upgrade from Leopard to Snow Leopard, first, to start the process. The issue is that I'm in Germany. The German Apple site sells the Snow Leopard upgrade, but I don't know if I can use it to upgrade my US iMac (early 2008/Intel based/ running 10.5.8)? Does anybody know if there is a difference between the German and the US version?

No difference what so ever other than the printing on the media.

Hello, is there any way of having a reboot disk for lion that I'm downloading, like the one I have with snow leopard ?

Hello, is there any way of having a reboot disk for lion that I'm downloading, like the one I have with snow leopard ?

Once the Lion download is complete quit the installer and follow these directions. The file you need to make a boot disk disappears after you install Lion.
Egg Freckles | Burning A Lion Boot Disc
However, the Lion installation includes a recovery partition. It won't be of help if your entire HD dies but is very handy otherwise. This Knowledge Base article has a lot of good information about Lion's recovery partition.
OS X Lion: About Lion Recovery

Can I upgrade from osx tiger v10.4.11 to osx Snow Leopard v10.6 for 29$ ??

I was wondering if I could upgrade from osx tiger v10.4.11 to osx Snow Leopard v10.6 for 29$ or at a lower cost than full price. I do not need to upgrade that much because 10.4.11 is so great and I hate to leave it. Paying the full price of an operating system does not make sense to me. Can I do it cheaply because I am upgrading?

No.
The $29 upgrade is from leopard to Snow Leopard.

Does Snow Leopard upgrade have the option to do a clean install?

If you buy the snow leopard upgrade, can you still erase and install over, say 10.4 or 10.5? If I have 10.5 can I wipe it out and just install 10.6 using the upgrade?

yes, you can. boot from the snow leopard dvd, use disk utility to erase the main hard drive and proceed with the install.

Isight no longer works after snow leopard upgrade

my isight no longer is available directly after snow leopard upgrade on my macbook black. Anyone else with the same problem? The isight does not show up in 'about this mac' under USB and I tried resetting SMC and PRAM.

Hi,
In Leopard there was an App called iSight Update app that was in Hard Drive/System/Library/Core Services
This does not seem to be there in Snow Leopard.
An issue with some computers with the camera was that in System Preferences > Displays the Colours needed to be set to Millions.
Also check the Hard Drive/System/Library/Extensions folder and see that you have the Apple_iSight.kext (this is likely to handle the Internal iSights as well).
One last thing.
Some Web sites can make use of the camera using Flash.
If that tab is still open the Browser may have use of the camera.
It sounds like you have done computer restarts and this will not be the case unless the browser is set to go back to that page.
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Frustrating Snow Leopard Upgrade Causing 'connection timeout'

WIFI problem no connection due to a connection timeout everytime i try and connect to my home wifi network (wired ethernet ok no problem).
There seems no way out from this. Apart from downgrading back to a usable Leopard installation which I have done and tried to upgrade again.
Unfortunately i need Snow Leopard at minimum for some software to work but that knocks out my internet connection.
I have tried everything I have found. The only thing that reliably works is to set it back in the time machine before upgrade.\\
Some bug exists in upgrading, and it remains with removing system setting plist files, adding extra network locations, altering MTU, adding dns (never even connects to router under SL. so its not hardware), repairing permissions.
Everything else connects fine.
ANYONE HAVE ANY EXTRA INSIGHTS ?
Seems like lots of people have had this issue on upgrading to snowleopard.

Hi, this has worked for a few...
Make a New Location, Using network locations in Mac OS X ...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2712
10.7 & 10.8…
System Preferences>Network, top of window>Locations>Edit Locations, little plus icon, give it a name.
10.5.x/10.6.x/10.7.x instructions...
System Preferences>Network, click on the little gear at the bottom next to the + & - icons, (unlock lock first if locked), choose Set Service Order.
The interface that connects to the Internet should be dragged to the top of the list.
10.4 instructions...
Is that Interface dragged to the top of Network>Show:>Network Port Configurations.
If using Wifi/Airport...
Instead of joining your Network from the list, click the WiFi icon at the top, and click join other network. Fill in everything as needed.
For 10.5/10.6, System Preferences>Network, unlock the lock if need be, highlight the Interface you use to connect to Internet, click on the advanced button, click on the DNS tab, click on the little plus icon, then add these numbers...
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
Click OK.

Problem High running Temperature Specification iMac 27 inch Mac OS X Includes Software Snow Leopard upgraded to Mountain Lion OS X 10.8.03 (1278) 251 GB Flash Drive 2 TB Sata disk Processor 3.4 Ghz Intel Core I7 Memory 16 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 Graphics

Problem
High running Temperature
Specification
iMac 27 inch
Mac OS X Includes Software Snow Leopard upgraded to Mountain Lion OS X 10.8.03 (1278)
251 GB Flash Drive
2 TB Sata disk
Processor 3.4 Ghz Intel Core I7
Memory 16 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics AMD Radeon HD 6970 2048 MB
Video: Software Final Cut Pro X 10.0.8
I use the imac mainly for editing Video which when doing so it has reached temperatures of near to 60° C which causes the program to become unstable and needs to be cooled down to operate correctly.
An Apple technician (by phone) advised me to download an smcfancontrol. This allows each individual fan to increase speed and also advises the current temperature at °C. The smcfancontrol has been downloaded but this has not resolved the problem. By increasing the speed of the fan more heat is generated and creates additional noise.
I have since taken the iMac to an Apple Store for examination as suggested by APPLECARE when the fans were found to be working correctly. An Apple Store technician carried out a test, but not whilst working under the pressure of FINAL CUT PRO when the iMac generates a high temperature.
The Temperature Specification for this model is
Operating Temperature 20 °c to 35°C
Storage Temp.47°c
Clearly the temperature my iMac is operating at is excessive and could cause the computer to break down prematurely. Has anyone experienced this problem.
Frank Howell

When was the last time you cleaned/vacuumed out all of your iMac's vents, slots and ports.
You need to do this with the iMac powered down, disconnected from power and everything disconnected.
Lay your iMac, screen down, on a soft surface, like a heavy towel. Use a small electronics vac, or portable or full size vac with hose and a crevice tool attachment and carefully and slowly vacuum every vent, slot and port on your iMac.
Then reconnect everything up, power up and download and install iStat Pro. Start working, then report the temps of your iMac after this has been done.
When using SMCFan Control, it is important not to run the fans at too high an RPM. This doesn't generate heat on its own, but will suck in more dust, lint and dirt into your iMac, and that will be the cause of additonal increases in heat.
I run my fans in the range of 1400-1600 RPMs. You can go as high as 1800 RPMs but it is important to keep the RPM range below either 1800 or below 2000 RPMs.
I, also, run a very small desktop fan pointed toward the upper back of my iMac to keep temps down even further.

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