If i upgrade to lion does everything stay the same? (the dock, file locations, apps ,etc.)
I want to upgrade to Lion from Snow Leopard but I want to make sure that all my applications and files all stay in the same place.
Are the applications still installed when I upgrade to Lion?
Would ALL my files still be in the same place?
Would my dock be the same?
I don't want to have to organise all my files again. =S
Thanks!
Yes. Back up your system first because no matter what computer it is, anything bad has at least a tiny chance of happening. When you install Lion, it should just be an upgrade to the system itself and it won't touch any of your applications.
Bear in mind though, Lion is still very new and some of your applications might not work well with it yet, if at all.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2011/06/06/lion-...u-2-gb-of-ram/
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