I surrender. Back to Leopard 10.5.8

I have given up upon Snow Leopard finding that it is not supported by many second party software apps. I don't recommend this OS upgrade to anyone without first checking with for application software support for Snow Leopard.

It's common sense for anyone to check that their essential software is compatible with any OS upgrade.
Personally, I have found that 99% of my applications work with Snow Leopard, which apps are you having problems with?
Regards

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    Unsurprising, as a direct upgrade to Mavericks from Leopard is not possible.
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    Just restore your bootable backup/clone or Time Machine backup.

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    IVE HAD IT!! lol. This operating system has sooo many flaws so far. Is it possible to downgrade back to leopard from snow leopard?

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  • Going back to leopard from snow leopard Can I restore from Time machine

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    You can restore the system to any previous dated state shown in your Time Machine backups. However, this will not preserve anything you created after that date. You can also restore individual files & folders from later backups but you may or may not be able to use files you created using Snow Leopard while running Leopard, depending on the parent application & if it was updated to use a new file format with Snow Leopard.
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  • Fed up of Lion problems I want to go back to Leopard

    I have installed Lion and I am not happy with it. Main reason it has slowed my MBP 2010 and worst battery life.
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  • REVERT BACK TO LEOPARD

    I use Time Machine to backup my Mac. I would like to revert to 10.5 after upgrading to SL, but I don't want to lose all the other changes to files, mail, etc. by doing so. Can anyone help me out?
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    Why not just back up your files as they stand now by dragging and dropping onto an external--even the one TM is on assuming there is room.
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    Message was edited by: donv (The Ghost)
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  • How do I revert back to Leopard from Snow Leopard?

    I've been searching for days on a way to do revert back to Leopard from Snow Leopard (install Leopard over Snow Leopard).
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    I tried placing the Leopard install disk in and got as far as rebooting. Once it rebooted to begin installation it did this weird grey screen and force me to restart manually - it continued this in a loop until I removed the disk; which allowed me to boot back up in SL.
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    I would transfer my data manually to a partition on an external firewire drive. Then, I would clone my SL installation to another partition of the drive. Next, I'd start up to my SL installation DVD and use Disk Utility to erase my internal. Afterward, I'd quit Disk Utility and quit the installer. Then, I use my Leopard install disk to reinstall Leopard. Since you are having app problems, I reinstall my apps using, among other things, the app disk that probably came with Leopard. Copy your data back, and you are good to go.
    Message was edited by: donv (The Ghost)

  • Reverting back to Leopard

    Hello all, I have reached a stage where I really need to revert to an operating system that does what I need without crashing every 4 minutes.
    I have used macs for many many years, this is not a case of 'lets diagnose' there are just to many issues and I have work to do.
    The problem I have is I insert my leopard DVD that came with my mac and click restart as it instructs but it refuses to boot it just endlessly restarts/black screen/restart/black screen.
    I have also tried starting up by holding down C and turning on but no go, I would appear to not be allowed to revert.
    Is there anything else I can try? Worse case I could use another Harddrive, but that seems a tad excessive.

    Hello all, I have reached a stage where I really need to revert to an operating system that does what I need without crashing every 4 minutes.
    Just so long as you understand this is not normal. I understand you don't have time to troubleshoot further... though, for all you know, you've got some kind of problem that will still assert itself once you revert back to Leopard.
    The problem I have is I insert my leopard DVD that came with my mac and click restart as it instructs but it refuses to boot
    Well, that is a bit of a problem... there are really only a few possibilities here.
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    Second, the disk itself may be damaged. Have you checked for scratches, cleaned it thoroughly, etc? Try putting it in a different machine (not booting from it) and see if it will appear on the desktop. For that matter, try it for the machine you want to revert. If it doesn't work, you'll need a replacement disk.
    Third, you could have a hardware problem of some sort, such as a dirty or damaged optical drive. Do other DVDs work? Can you boot from the Snow Leopard disk?

  • Uninstalled snow leopard and went back to leopard.  happy again!!!!!

    battery life is much better. macbook not getting hot and fan doesnt come on anymore. no more spinning wheel.
    dont think i will be updating to snow leopard in a while

    I had a MBP and iMac running Leopard and after upgrading to SL I too am have a litany of problems (it's not in my imagination and I'm not interested in trying a bunch of different things to try to fix them; doing so may only create more problems as new updates come out to fix those... then I have to potentially unfix my fixes to let Apple's fix fix things, get it?) and I would like to go back to Leopard.
    I have Time Machine backups for both systems (MBP on 10.6 and iMac on 10.6.1) from BEFORE the upgrade to SL. I have backups on the TMs AFTER the upgrade to SL. I have no other backups (no bootable images.)
    So, my actual question is: has anyone been in a similar position and successfully gone back to Leopard AND restored the TM backup to get them (at least from a user-data perspective) back to a current state?
    I know I can't completely restore a post-upgrade backup (that would bring me back to SL), but I would like to go back to Leopard and get back all user data (email, itunes, iphoto, browser settings/bookmarks, etc.)
    Has anyone actually done this and can recommend a path of least resistance to get there?
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  • This is terrible. I want to go back to Leopard NOW! PLEASE HELP ME!

    Hey I have a 15" MacBook Pro. I recently installed Snow Leopard and I despise it. Nothing is different. Everything is slower, not faster. Also, my brother's favorite game, ToonTown, no longer works. I want to go back to Leopard, but according to what I can tell, it's impossible without having backed up your Mac. I didn't want to buy some $200 Time Capsule, and I heard Time Machine was slow, so that's why I haven't backed up my Mac. Anyways, there has got to be a way to go back. Is there any way at all? On flash websites safari lags terribly too. Please tell me how to go back. I'll lose all my data if I need to. This is the worst update I've ever seen. (Btw I have the Leopard disk that came with my Mac)
    Message was edited, sorry i put "box", I meant Time Capsule.

    Boot the Leopard DVD. Choose Custom Install. Choose Archive & Install. After you are happy, delete the old system.
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    As for backup, you should, as hard drives do die at the most unexpected times. And Time Machine is not slow, especially after the first full copy is made, and you can use your own external USB disk, which you can easily pick up for approx $100 or less (try searching on DealMac.com).
    But if you do not like TimeMachine, there is always SuperDuper (hightly recommended) and Carbon Copy Cloner (also hightly recommended).

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    The Hatter thanks for your quick response !
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