HT4561 if i update will i lose all my stuff on the computer
if i update will i lose all my stuff on the computer eg pictures videos
karun5 wrote:
if i update will i lose all my stuff on the computer eg pictures videos
If you upgrade from 10.6 to 10.7/10.8 yes there is a risk you can lose your files if something goes wrong requiring a erase and install to fix it.
Your PPC programs will not work in 10.7/10.8
Mac's earlier than a Early 2011 machine shouldn't really upgrade to 10.7/10.8 due to slow performance issues.
If you Software Update from say 10.6.3 to 10.6.8, there is less risk, but possible.
You should make backups regardless, a 10.6 clone and extra copies of files on a external drive.
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