If I downgrade from Mavericks back to Snow Leopard and external HD's to be recognised?

I have had to reboot the system before after a problem but over the course of time since upgrading my iMac has been just unbearbly slow.
I have tried so many ram fixes but none are working. I am saving up for a new mac but in that time I will need this one to be functioning properly.
One thing I noticed when OSX re-install was some of my HD's were not recognised. Can this be altered?
Thanks

I would first install SL on an external drive, boot from that drive, load all your software and see if all the drives are recognized. Keep it as your startup disk for a few days and if all works well, clone the external to the internal.

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How do I go from Mavericks back to Snow Leopard

I updated my late 2009 MacBook Pro to Mavericks as I thought the system efficiency upgrades the new OS tauted would be good, but alas my computer is super slow for ALL functions. I won't give details, because now after the fact, I'm learning others have had this problems. I don't have time to hope it will improve, I want to go straight back to Snow Leopard and will wait for Mavericks to have more updates, improvements and better reviews on speed.
Technical question on how to go back/ reinstall Snow Leopard?
First my stats:
I have 2 partitions on my MacBook Pro: 1. my usual use 400gb partition, which was on snow leopard and went up to Mavericks, and 2. 100gb "test" partition running 10.6.8.
I have an external backup hard drive with Time Machine backup of the 400GB partition.
There was an apple support article - http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14176 - that said to revert to previous OS you simply:
Choose Apple menu > Restart. Once your Mac restarts (and the gray screen appears), hold down the Command (⌘) and R keys.
Select “Restore from a Time Machine Backup,” then click Continue.
Is this indeed going to work for me? Or will it delete the 2 partitions?
Or do I pull out the Snow Leopard install disc and launch Disk Utility and erase the partition drive and install snow leopard that way?
Would like some confirmation on the best way to go before proceeding, but hoping to tackle this right away.
Thanks!

Here is teh entrecheck report. Can you advise on any issues or items that defeinitely and easily can be addressed? Is there anything here that could be causing the tremendously slow, nearly not function computer with Mavericks (I feel like I'm back in the days of OS9), which was FINE on Snow Leopard?
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,3
          1 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
          NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software:
          OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 0 days 0:9:51
Disk Information:
          Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 397.17 GB (92.91 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
                    Macintosh HD 2 (disk0s4) /Volumes/Macintosh HD 2: 101.94 GB (68.08 GB free)
          MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-868
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
          Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
          ALCOR Generic USB Hub
                    HP Deskjet 6940 series
          Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Launch Daemons:
          [System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
          [System] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
          [not loaded] openlaunch.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
          Dropbox
Internet Plug-ins:
          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 3rd-Party support link
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
          Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
          o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.2.4.18058 3rd-Party support link
          SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.0 3rd-Party support link
          googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.2.4.18058 3rd-Party support link
          iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
Safari Extensions:
          Evernote Web Clipper: Version: 6.1
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
          AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
          Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
          CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 3rd-Party support link
          Picasa: Version: 1.0 3rd-Party support link
          Unity Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 1.6.2 3rd-Party support link
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
          Flip4Mac WMV 3rd-Party support link
          Growl 3rd-Party support link
          handyPrint 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
          /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0
                    Microsoft Error Reporting:          Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Ship Asserts:          Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
          Solver:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app
          Audacity:          Version: 2.0.5.0 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                    /Applications/Audacity/Audacity.app
          /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office
                    Open XML for Excel:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Office Setup Assistant:          Version: 14.2.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Alerts Daemon:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    SyncServicesAgent:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Database Daemon:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Graph:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Database Utility:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Office Reminders:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Upload Center:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    My Day:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Chart Converter:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Clip Gallery:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011
                    Microsoft PowerPoint:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Excel:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Outlook:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Word:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Document Connection:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          Microsoft Language Register:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
          Microsoft AutoUpdate:          Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
          Smilebox:          Version: 1.0.0.21770 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
          Picasa:          Version: 3.9.16 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
          MultiMode Cocoa:          Version: 6.3.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Time Machine:
          Skip System Files: NO
          Auto backup: YES
          Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
               4%          OverDrive Media Console
               3%          WindowServer
               1%          EtreCheck
               1%          mds_stores
               1%          mds
Top Processes by Memory:
          336 MB          mds_stores
          143 MB          com.apple.IconServicesAgent
          123 MB          Dropbox
          106 MB          com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
          70 MB          Safari
Virtual Memory Information:
          1.17 GB          Free RAM
          1.47 GB          Active RAM
          619 MB          Inactive RAM
          520 MB          Wired RAM
          371 MB          Page-ins
          0 B          Page-outs
One other issue that concerns me. I launched Activity Monitor because the computer was so slow and it shows the "memory used: 3.99GB" out of "Physical Memory: 4:00GB" seems like it is being used up (though Entrcheck may be giving different information), which doesn't make sense as I wasn't running too many, and not energy/memory hogging programs (i.e. just Mail, Contact, Safari, & OverDrive).
Any thoughts on this?

IPhoto 9.1.5 won't open, downgraded from Lion back to Snow Leopard

I have tried to open iPhoto and every time I get a similar error window like I have pasted below. I have reinstalled iPhoto from iLife '11 disc. I have updated until I get the message that everything is up to date. I can't help but think that priviously installing Lion and then going back to Snow Leopard has had something to do with this. I also go to "Finder>Pictures>iPhoto Library" and there is nothing there. No arrow saying there is something inside, no list of folders titled with what roll or event they belong to.. nothing.
here is a copy of the error message, it is long, and I don't know what it means
Process:         iPhoto [730]
Path:            /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
Identifier:      com.apple.iPhoto
Version:         ??? (???)
Build Info:      iPhotoProject-6150000~1
Code Type:       X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [135]
Date/Time:       2011-07-31 13:15:16.679 -0400
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549)
Report Version: 6
Interval Since Last Report:          14716 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:           36
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   10
Anonymous UUID:                      6E3CAB0C-061D-4097-ABC1-D1E4ED15272A
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 0
Dyld Error Message:
Library not loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreMedia.framework/Versions/A/CoreMedia
Referenced from: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ProKit.framework/Versions/A/ProKit
Reason: image not found
Binary Images:
0x8fe00000 - 0x8fe4163b dyld 132.1 (???) <4CDE4F04-0DD6-224E-ACE5-3C06E169A801> /usr/lib/dyld
Model: iMac9,1, BootROM IM91.008D.B08, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 3.06 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.45f0
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4850, ATI Radeon HD 4850, PCIe, 512 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8E), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.42.4)
Bluetooth: Version 2.4.5f3, 2 service, 12 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD1001FALS-40K1B0, 931.51 GB
Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVDRW GA11N
USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8502, 0x24400000 / 4
USB Device: Ext HDD 1021, 0x1058 (Western Digital Technologies, Inc.), 0x1021, 0x24300000 / 3
USB Device: Keyboard Hub, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x1006, 0x24100000 / 2
USB Device: Apple Optical USB Mouse, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x0304, 0x24130000 / 7
USB Device: Microsoft® 2.4GHz Transceiver V2.0, 0x045e (Microsoft Corporation), 0x071f, 0x24110000 / 6
USB Device: Apple Keyboard, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x0220, 0x24120000 / 5
USB Device: Hub, 0x050d (Belkin Corporation), 0x0234, 0x26400000 / 2
USB Device: Deskjet 6940 series, 0x03f0 (Hewlett Packard), 0x8904, 0x26420000 / 4
USB Device: CanoScan, 0x04a9 (Canon Inc.), 0x221f, 0x26410000 / 3
USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0x04500000 / 2
USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0x06100000 / 2
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8215, 0x06110000 / 3
FireWire Device: My Book, WD, Up to 800 Mb/sec
FireWire Device: d2 DVDRW FW/USB, LaCie, Up to 400 Mb/sec
FireWire Device: LaCie d2 Extreme LUN 0, LaCie Group SA, Up to 800 Mb/sec

This has affected a number of people who reverted from 10.7 to 10.6. Iphoto is missing some background framework that it needs.
"Library not loaded: .../Versions/A/CoreMedia
...Reason: image not found"
A reinstall may help:
To re-install iPhoto
1. Put the iPhoto.app in the trash (Drag it from your Applications Folder to the trash)
2a: On 10.5: Go to HD/Library/Receipts and remove any pkg file there with iPhoto in the name.
2b: On 10.6: Those receipts may be found as follows: In the Finder use the Go menu and select Go To Folder. In the resulting window type
/var/db/receipts/
2c: on 10.7 they're at
/private/var/db/receipts
A Finder Window will open at that location and you can remove the iPhoto pkg files.
3. Re-install.
If you purchased an iLife Disk, then iPhoto is on it.
If iPhoto was installed on your Mac when you go it then it’s on the System Restore disks that came with your Mac. Insert the first one and opt to ‘Install Bundled Applications Only.
If you purchased it on the App Store you can find it in your Purchases List.
However, if that doesn't help - and in the case of Core Media I wold have my doubts - you'll need to reinstall the OS.
I also go to "Finder>Pictures>iPhoto Library" and there is nothing there. No arrow saying there is something inside, no list of folders titled with what roll or event they belong to.. nothing.
This is normal. Since iPhoto 7 (iLife 08) the old iPhoto Library Folder is a Package File. This is simply a folder that +looks+ like a file in the Finder. The change was made to the format of the iPhoto library because many users were inadvertently corrupting their library by browsing through it with other software or making changes in it themselves.

I reformatted from lion back to snow leopard how do i get my music back i have it on my iphone and when i sync up i still do not have my music on my mac how do i transfer it back to my mac

i reformatted my mac pro from lion back to snow leopard how do i get my music back. i have it on my iphone and when i sync up i still do not have my music on my mac how do i transfer it back to my mac.

Wow, you didn't make a backup of your files first?
You shoudl have come here first for help before doing that.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16276201#16276201
All I can say is make sure you have the same account name on the computer like before, even if you have to create a new user under System Preferences>accounts, then log into your itunes account with that and try to reverse sync from the iPhone like you would normally.
Apple doesn't expect one to go backwards, so they are not all that friendly, you may have to ask around on MacRumors for third party software that can reverse sync from iOS devices.
Good luck

IPhoto says it won't import photos from my Fujifilm Finepix S1000 camera because it's the wrong format (jpeg). It always has before... but I upgraded to Lion then went back to Snow Leopard and now it's not working. Suggestions? Thanks!

iPhoto says it won't import photos from my Fujifilm Finepix S1000 camera because it's the wrong format (jpeg). It always has before... but I upgraded to Lion then went back to Snow Leopard and now it's not working. Suggestions? Thanks!

As a Test:
Hold down the option (or alt) key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Create Library'
Import a few pics into this new, blank library. Is the Problem repeated there?

I recently updated? to Lion from 10.6.8(snow leopard), and things seem to be running slower. Has anyone had similar problems? I have Feb 2011 Macbook pro 13" 2.3 Ghz.

I recently updated? to Lion from 10.6.8(snow leopard), and things seem to be running slower. Has anyone had similar problems? I have Feb 2011 Macbook pro 13" 2.3 Ghz.

As Shootist pointed out, the system uses more power.
However, initially it will reindex the hard drive for spotlight, which will slow things down temporarily.
It also must rebuild caches that eventually will speed things up.
If it has completed indexing the hard drive (no dot pulsing in the spyglass), then there might be something wrong.
Start by booting into the Recovery HD (a partition created with Lion that has Disk Utility and reinstallation options) by holding down cmd-r when you restart. You can let go when the gray screen appears.
When it boots, select Disk Utility and Repair the drive.
If that doesn't speed things up, try re-installing the OS from the same Recovery HD. It won't delete any of your files, but it has helped some people whose Macs ran slow after installing Lion.
Also, how much memory do you have? Lion needs RAM so maxing your Mac out might also help.

I recently downgraded from Mountain Lion back to Snow Leopard and I forgot to export my bookmarks.

Unfortunately downgrading from Mountain Lion back to Snow Leopard means I need to wipe the hard drive and install everything from scratch. That takes hours, and I've already done the bulk of the work, twice actually since I forgot to back up my photos in Iphoto and had to start over from my Time Machine backup of Mountain Lion.
Anyhow, I am curious as to whether or not there is a way to retrieve my bookmarks from the Time Machine backup and get them onto my downgraded OS, or will I have to start all over again, restore my system to Mountain Lion and go through the hours it takes to get back to Snow Leopard.

You're missing the point. If you didn't make the /username/Library/ folder visible, then it's hidden on the TM backup. Getting to ii is beyond my ken. However, Pondini's TM FAQs might have info on that madness.

How do i go from lion back to snow leopard

I have a HP Officejet 8500 printer/scanner/fax and since I've upgraded to Lion OS X 10.7.5 I can no longer scan from my computer like I did previously. I don't know if it was a previous version of Lion or Snow Leopard. If I can downgrade from 10.7.5 to see if that will scan, that is my first choice. If not, I'd like to go back to Snow Leopard. I am using USB instead of wireless.

Akeen1 wrote:
HP Officejet 8500 printer/scanner/fax
Those models usually have custom drivers you need to install as it also includes software and the upgrade wiped it out.
Check the HP website and search for drivers for your model/OSX version and install it.
If you want to downgrade (upgrade ) to Snow Leopard anyway, this is how to go about it.
How to revert your Mac to Snow Leopard
How to erase and install Snow Leopard 10.6
For Snow Leopard Speed Freaks

Downgrading Mountain Lion back to Snow Leopard

I have a mid summer 2010 Mac Mini that originally came with Snow Leopard and I still have the install disks. In september, I upgrade to Mountain lion and due to the slow and unacceptable performance since then, I want to go back to Snow Leopard. I have been backing up on an external drive with TIme Machine for the past two years. I upgraded on September 12 and I have a several Time Machine Backups in August and early September when I was still operating with Snow Leopard. My question- Can I open up in Mountain Lion the Recovery disk option, use Disk Utility to erase the Mini's hard drive and then reinstall a time machine backup from before September 12? I have backed up files that have been changed in the past several months including mail and iweb. Will going to a previous back up in Time Machine before I upgraded work? If this won't work, can I use the Snow Leopard Disk and do the same thing- wipe clean the mini's hard drive and install a Time Machine Backup from before sept 12 from my external drive?
Any input, suggestions or instructions on this topic would be appreciated.
Thanks
Karl

Thanks mende1, excuse my ignorance but do I have the steps right?
1. Boot up with Snow Leopard Install Disk
2. Use utility to wipe clean the mini's hard drive
3. restore system using Time Machine Backup from before I upgraded to Mountain Lion
When and where will I find the option to restore from a Time Machine Backup?
Thanks

Downgrading from Mountain Lion to Snow Leopard

HI,
I just recently upgraded my 2008 iMac to ML, but discovered after the event that my interface isn't supported by ML.
I'm willing to lose the $20 and head back to Snow Leopard.
My question is:
Will Time Machine restore EVERYTHING the way it was once I delete the hard drive and reinstall SL? I had a back up just a few days before I upgraded and haven't added anything to Time Machine since. And the files I have worked on I have just saved to a USB stick.
Have I forgotten anything?
Wiping the drive concerns me somewhat as you could imagine!
Thanks in advance!
Mark

From Kappy,
"Backup your files.
Booting From An OS X Installer Disc
1. Insert Snow Leopard Installer Disc into the optical drive.
2. Restart the computer.
3. Immediately after the chime press and hold down the "C" key.
4. Release the key when the spinning gear below the dark gray Apple logo appears.
5. Wait for installer to finish loading.
Erase Drive
1. Boot from your OS X Installer Disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on thePartition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Upon completion quit DU and return to installer. Install Snow Leopard. Restore your files after the installation has completed."

How to restore particular picture from time machine in snow leopard and iPhoto 11

Recently i bought and instal external hard drive for the pictures, movies and music, configured time capsule to back up this data, and I did it to speed up my Imac (the hdd was full, so I erase all content from it). Throug the time machine I can reache movies but I cant viwe particular picture in iphoto library and restore it. Imac have os x snow leopard and iphoto 11?
tnx in advance

I'm on Lion but iPhoto 09 so it might have changed in iPhoto 11
But this is what I see
If yours is different try looking in the iPhoto Help pages for restoring from Time Machine

Upgrading from 10.5 to Snow Leopard and then to Lion

Hi guys, I have little knowledge about computers and can use some help. I have Late 2008 MacBook Aluminium Unibody laptop. It has 10.5.8 - Leopard on it.
I'm looking to upgrade to latest - mountain lion. after researching I've found out that I need to first upgrade to Snow Leopard and then to Lion.
My question is more around backing up the laptop to my external hard drive (500GB) using Time Machine.
-Should the hard drive be completely empty or just have more than enough space to back up laptop?
-Once backed up, do i need to restore the data only if the files get erased while upgrading to snow leopard/lion?
-If it does get erased, how do I restore the data from the external drive? Is it as simple as logging on to Time Machine and using a command?
-Is it safe to back up and restore?
I realize these questions are asked several times, but any help would be appreciated. Thanks so much.

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
1. You don't have to erase the disk. Also, your files will be kept after upgrading, because an upgrade doesn't delete anything. Just make sure that you have enough space in the hard drive to install Mac OS X.
2. In case that the upgrade fails, you will have to restore your backup, but not before, because your files will be kept after upgrading, as I said.
3. If you have made a Time Machine backup, you will have to start from the Mac OS X DVD that came with your Mac holding the C key while your Mac is starting, going to Utilities menu and restoring the Time Machine backup, so your Mac will be the same as it was before upgrading Mac OS X.
4. Of course (when you restore a full Time Machine backup, Time Machine erases the hard disk), but don't do it unless the OS X upgrade fails

I want to upgrade from OSX10.4 to snow leopard and can't find how to do it online. The local store won't do it.

I want to upgrade from OSX 10.4.11 to snow leopard and the local store say to do it online and I can't find out how to.

You will need to purchase the retail DVD for Snow Leopard (10.6) It should be available from the online Apple store.
Stedman

Trying to downgrade MacBook Pro (13" mid 2010) from lion back to snow leopard. Error: you have install Mac 23.1

Upgraded to lion, thought it was going to be the hip new thing but I can't stomach it. Time to go back home.
The problem I'm having is that I can't run the snow leopard disk no matter how hard I try.
I tired booting to the cd and I got that pleasantly multi lingual message telling me "you must restart your computer"
I wrote the disk image to a USB and got the same massage when I tried to boot to it.
When I try and run the disk from the desktop I get the grammatical masterpiece of an error message "you have install Mac os x 23.1"
My computer is boot camped if that makes a difference at all, and I don't care about my data I have it manually backed up (not tm).
How I can snow leopard 10.6.8 again?

First, do you have a backup? If so then you can just boot from your Snow Leopard disc, re-initialize the hard drive and install SL anew, then restore from an older backup (assuming you have one?).
Clinton
P.S. You might be able to install without wiping your hard drive. To see, just use your SL disc and try to reinstall. I don't know - I've only gone back-in-time with TM since getting a new Mac with Lion installed.

Can't find photos after downgrading from Mountain Lion to Snow Leopard

I downgraded from Lion to Snow Leopard as my comuter was really slow (probably right at the min requirements for the new OS)
I can't locate my photos from my Time Machine. How do I access these? I have reinstalled everything back to Lion to try to get them off my Time Machine as it currently won't let me go back in time past the date when I down graded to Snow Leopard..
I am a dead man if I don't find the photos of our kids....

A good ressource for Time Machine questions is Pondini's Time Machine - Troubleshooting
Have a look at the section Time Machine - Troubleshooting E2. I can't see some backups
as it currently won't let me go back in time past the date when I down graded to Snow Leopard..
You probably now have two different Time Machine backups - after the downgrade TM started a new one. Have you inspected your backup disk in the Finder and looked what backups are there?
You should see a folder "Backups.backup.db" and inside the current backups for the computers you are syncing. Is there more than one? Open the folders and look at the dates. Is there any backup from last year?
Regards
Léonie

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