HT1544 If I choose erase and install, will my i-tunes library be erased?
Im running OSX 10.4.11 im upgrading to snow leopard, 10.6...from a "new" disc I bought used.If I choose to erase and install, am I going to lose my i-tunes music? I do want to erase the current administrator account and password, as I got my computer used without and discs or passwordes. my reason for going to snow leopard is to be able to download the current version of i-tunes. My 10.4.11 only allows me to go up to i-tunes 9.So i cant synch touch devices, ect. Also, i want to be the administrator with my own password. Will this work?
Yes, Erase will do exactly what it says... erase everything.
Just do an Install without erasing, but first...
Reset OS X Password Without an OS X CD...
http://theappleblog.com/2008/06/22/reset-os-x-password-without-an-os-x-cd/
Admin Hack...
http://www.hackmac.org/?q=node/4
Starts up like the first time you buy a new Mac, but after filling in all that info again, you should have access to the computer and the other Users & files will still be there... give the new User a different name than an existing one.
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