Help which files to keep in migration

Ok, I finally give up. I know there are too many underlying issues on my Leopard account that will only wreak more issues if left unresolved. Permissions and tiger files are all mixed in through a series of quick fixes to get up and running. (one of which is lost mounting of the external HD) I am prepared to start from scratch but I want to be able bring back my docs and application and setups. Which files should I be aware of that are most important and need to transfer back when I perform from scratch. Will my applications and such default to me as primary owner?

If you do an Erase & Install, you should recover mounting the ext HD. if that contains your Tiger bootable backup/clone, then just migrate it over. Also, you might peruse http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20041221081432908 and
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=88338 for other ways to restore mounting the ext HD.

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Macademia82 wrote:
I've just upgraded my girlfriends 13" mbp from Leopard to Snow Leopard. It was behaving a little strangely and being sluggish so I erased everything before the upgrade.
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