Recommendations for upgrading to snow leopard

Any recommendations/suggestions prior to upgrading from tiger to snow leopard?

As Allan already said, you should have a complete backup - whenever doing a major upgrade, it is recommended that you make sure you have your contents backed up. In case of failure (doesn't necessarily happen, but could.....), at least you haven't lost all your stuff.
So, either get an external hard drive and create a bootable clone (that means you use SuperDuper or CarbonCopyCloner to copy all the info to the external and it will be bootable so you can boot from that external in case of a major hiccup with your internal drive) or, at the very least, get a smaller drive and copy (simply drag and drop) your own files over.
Run verify disk BEFORE install: Go to Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility; highlight your drive and click on verify disk.
Repair Permissions: do AFTER upgrade: same path; this time click on Repair Permissions.

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  • Is Lion (not Mountain Lion) still available for upgrading from snow leopard

    Is Lion (not mountain lion) still available for download and upgrading from snow leopard?

    Lion is no longer available from the Mac App Store. Even the thumb drive version has been withdrawn. It should be possible to get it by calling Apple Phone Sales.

  • Prep. Questions for Upgrading Tiger- Snow Leopard for Iphone 4.

    Hi,
    Like everyone else, I failed to realized iphone 4 was not tiger compatible. Regardless of my carelessness, and my ill-feelings towards Apple for this strange move, I have a few questions that I keep getting mixed answers to and would like to finally clear some of them up. I sincerely hope someone can help me, I've been using my phone for about 2 weeks now with no contacts/apps/previous data, and the longer I wait, the more it's grating on my feelings.
    Background:
    I have many applications on my computer, like the adobe suite, games, ect. that I am worried about making the transfer. So far, no one seems to be able to tell me what is going to happen to them when/if I upgrade. I do not have the keys for the adobe suite anymore..... could this seriously screw me?
    2) I've purchased the simple, $50 family pack snow leopard install discs. Again, I'm planning on jumping from 10.4.11 to whatever comes pre-installed on those discs. My computers specs meet the requirements for snow leopard, so, Is there any problem with this? Sources online say I'm AOK, and only after I bought it from apple and bring it home do they tell me (as I called to ask about backing up my hd) that I can't use this, that I need the box set with Iwork and Ilife.
    My frustration rises
    I just really need someone to help clear this up for me before I accidently fatally lose everything on my computer because I was given false information.
    3) Incase I do totally bomb this, I'm attempting to make a copy of my harddrive to my external through Disc Utilities.
    Say I do upgrade successfully to Snow Leopard, but the Adobe Software is lost, would I be able to restore my computer back to this current Tiger state from my external?
    4)Is it just not possible to run Snow Leopard with my current versions of Imovie, Iphoto, ect?
    I'm trying to keep cool, but seriously, if I have to go back and buy the box set just to upgrade my Iwork(which i don't use) and Ilife set, and then on top of that, repurchase the Adobe suite because it won't make the switch, I'm going to not only be furious, but lose a lot of respect for Apple.
    Thanks for any help you can give me. Seriously.

    Sources online say I'm AOK, and only after I bought it from apple and bring it home do they tell me (as I called to ask about backing up my hd) that I can't use this, that I need the box set with Iwork and Ilife.
    The Box Set is "recommended", not essential, what you have will work.
    Say I do upgrade successfully to Snow Leopard, but the Adobe Software is lost, would I be able to restore my computer back to this current Tiger state from my external?
    First off, the only way to be 100% safe is to have a bootable Clone of what you have now.
    Get carbon copy cloner to make an exact copy of your old HD to the New one...
    http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html
    SuperDuper...
    http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/
    Or the most expensive one & my favorite, Tri-Backup...
    http://www.tri-edre.com/english/tribackup.html
    Boot from the clone and make certain everything is OK before install SL on the internal, then you could in a worst case scenario clone it back to the internal, or have 2 different OSes to choose from.
    Is it just not possible to run Snow Leopard with my current versions of Imovie, Iphoto, ect?
    I use iMovie 6 HD in SL/10.6, but be sure if installing iMovie that your current version isn't named iMovie so it doesn't get erased.
    and then on top of that, repurchase the Adobe suite because it won't make the switch
    You don't mention which versions of Adobe Apps you have.
    Which apps work with Mac OS X 10.6?...
    http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/

  • Advice for upgrading from Snow Leopard to Lion

    I have an Intel 20" iMac running OS X 10.6.8 with 2 GB of RAM and an external Firewire HD for Time Machine back-ups. 
    For starters, upgrade an operating system always make me VERY nervous, especially considering some of the various issues users have experienced, and reported on this forum.  My question is this - What advice to you all have for successfully performing this upgrade?
    As I understand it, I should (per an Apple Genius):
    1. Perform a FULL back-up via Time Machine (including Applications, System, in addition to files (e.g. - music, pics, docs, etc.).
    2. Download OS X Lion via the App Store and voila ... done.  (Obviously, the nearly 4 GB download and subsequent install will take some time)
    Am I missing anything here?  Should I eject the Time Machine drive BEFORE starting the upgrade?  Anything else I haven't mentioned?
    Thanks in advance.

    Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
    Boot from your Snow Leopard 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. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list.  In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive.  If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
    If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
    Make Your Own Lion Installer
    1. After downloading Lion you must first save the Install Mac OS X Lion application. After Lion downloads DO NOT click on the Install button. Go to your Applications folder and make a copy of the Lion installer. Move the copy into your Downloads folder. Now you can click on the Install button. You must do this because the installer deletes itself automatically when it finishes installing Lion.
    2. Get a USB flash drive that is at least 8 GBs. Prep this flash drive as follows:
    Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
    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 the Partition tab in the DU main window.
    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.
    Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
    Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
    Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
    3. Locate the saved Lion installer in your Downloads folder. CTRL- or RIGHT-click on the installer and select Show Package Contents from the contextual menu. Double-click on the Contents folder to open it. Double-click on the SharedSupport folder. In this folder you will see a disc image named InstallESD.dmg.
    4. Plug in your freshly prepared USB flash drive. You are going to clone the InstallESD.dmg disc image to the flash drive as follows:
    Open Disk Utility.
    Select the USB flash drive from the left side list.
    Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
    Check the box labeled Erase destination.
    Select the USB flash drive volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
    Drag the InstallESD.dmg disc image file into the Source entry field.
    Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
    When the clone is completed you have a fully bootable Lion installer that  you can use without having to re-download Lion.

  • Interoperability for Upgrading to Snow Leopard

    I have just got an email about pre-order for Snow Leopard, which is the one I am looking forward to forward for a long long time.
    Can anyone from Apple suggest me whether it can work properly for my existing installed application software, especially VMware where I am running XP ?

    There are no Apple employees participating in these forums, simply moderating. The discussion boards are 100% user run, with people volunteering to give up their time to help others out. If you want to talk to someone from Apple, try emailing them.
    Take a look here. It may help you:
    http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/

  • What Bluetooth mouse would you recommend for machines running Snow Leopard

    I'm looking for one and I'd like to hear suggestions from people.

    As far as ergonomics are concerned, it's pretty subjective. It depends on the size of your hand and the position your prefer to hold the mouse in use.
    For me, the Magic Mouse is not ergonomically weak at all. I find it very comfortable, just the right weight for pushing around a mouse mat, and the touch surface / buttons work very well.
    Best thing to do is visit an Apple Store and try one out for as long as possible, and make up your own mind.
    Almost 30% of Mac users in the MacWorld poll below use a Magic Mouse, so it's found a lot of users in a small amount of time.
    http://www.macworld.co.uk/polls/index.cfm?action=showresults&pid=3210293

  • Upgrading to Snow Leopard from Tiger

    I have an iMac early 2006 and meet all of the requirements necessary for upgrading to Snow Leopard. Based on other posts I assume you can upgrade to SL with the $29 software. Is that correct? Also, will I lose data from the hard drive in the upgrade process? I have Time CapsuIe but I cant back it up to it because I dont have Time Machine on Tiger. I have my iPhone synced to this computer so will I have a problem syncing after the upgrade and losing data? Lastly, will the upgrade affect the partitioned OS with Parallels and Windows XP that is installed?

    Little Gee wrote:
    I have an iMac early 2006 and meet all of the requirements necessary for upgrading to Snow Leopard. Based on other posts I assume you can upgrade to SL with the $29 software. Is that correct?
    technically, yes. legally? far from clear. there is no agreement on the issue on the forums. it's clear that apple intended the 29$ disks to be used by leopard owners only but they didn't manage to specify it clearly enough on the packaging and in ULA. hence the arguments. in view of this you can do as you like.
    Also, will I lose data from the hard drive in the upgrade process?
    a regular upgrade preserves your data. but you should make a full backup regardless. you should always back up and it's doubly important before upgrades. make a full bootable clone of your current Tiger system using CCCloner or Superduper. test that it works and then upgrade.
    I have Time CapsuIe but I cant back it up to it because I dont have Time Machine on Tiger. I have my iPhone synced to this computer so will I have a problem syncing after the upgrade and losing data?
    if everything goes well, no.
    Lastly, will the upgrade affect the partitioned OS with Parallels and Windows XP that is installed?
    no, the upgrade will not touch the windows partition.

  • Upgraded to snow leopard, now safari scrolls a page down when space bar is hit and sometimes crashes.  Any ideas for a fix?

    I just upgraded to the new snow leopard, now my Safari is acting loopy.  At times, the page will scroll down when I hit the space bar.  As I type this discussion the screen isn't paging down, but if I go to the tab where I have facebook loaded and hit the space bar, it acts as a page down key.  I've had safari crash about 5 times tonight for no apparent reason.  The delete key sometimes will act as a page back key.  I really have no idea whats going on. 
    I've had keyboards go wacko on me before due to something being spilled on them or a wireless problem, but this keyboard is a wired keyboard and nothing was spilled on it.  It's rather new and I'm quite certain it's not a keyboard issue. 
    No settings have been changed on the computer.  The only thing different today from yesterday, is the fact that I upgraded to snow leopard.
    Help would be pretty sweet.   
    Thanks,
    Jason

    I just upgraded to the new snow leopard, now my Safari is acting loopy.  At times, the page will scroll down when I hit the space bar.  As I type this discussion the screen isn't paging down, but if I go to the tab where I have facebook loaded and hit the space bar, it acts as a page down key.  I've had safari crash about 5 times tonight for no apparent reason.  The delete key sometimes will act as a page back key.  I really have no idea whats going on. 
    I've had keyboards go wacko on me before due to something being spilled on them or a wireless problem, but this keyboard is a wired keyboard and nothing was spilled on it.  It's rather new and I'm quite certain it's not a keyboard issue. 
    No settings have been changed on the computer.  The only thing different today from yesterday, is the fact that I upgraded to snow leopard.
    Help would be pretty sweet.   
    Thanks,
    Jason

  • Looking for some assistance upgrading to snow leopard

    Hello!
    I am upgrading to snow leopard from mac osx 10.4.11 (which i believe is tiger). I have an intel-based mac.
    I have read about doing a "clean install" and have heard that it can be beneficial. I have an external hard drive that is about twice the size of my internal hard drive.
    I will be purchasing the "box set" of snow leopard (i heard that if one is upgrading from tiger they must buy the box set-not sure if this is necessarily true though).
    Ok, so I have searched the forum for "how to do a clean install" and some of the terminology was beyond me.
    I am looking for step-by-step instruction for doing a clean install in layman's terms.
    I think this will be helpful for many others who utilize the search function.
    I thank you in advance and will mark useful responses as such.

    I would not upgrade to Snow unless I had an external drive with a bootable clone of my internal-drive boot volume on it. I think that there is enough risk upgrading to Snow that such conservatism is warranted. I would not use time machine for an installation backup; I don't trust it enough. To make a bootable clone using Disk Utility (DU):
    1. Start DU;
    2. Make sure you external drive is partitioned GUID (not totally necessary, but I'd do it);
    3. Choose Restore;
    4. Drag your internal volume to the source box;
    5. Drag your external partition to the destination box;
    6. Choose Erase Destination; and
    7. Click restore.
    It will take an hour more or less. Once the clone is made, start up from it to make sure it is functional.
    If you do an erase and install, then you will be able to migrate your data, settings, users, and apps from your clone at the end of the install. If you do not like Snow, then you can restore your internal using the clone. The clone is your data backup, possible migration medium, and fail-safe device.
    To do an erase and install, start up to your DVD by holding down C during startup, and stop after selecting your language. Use the menus to start Disk Utility and to make sure your drive has a GUID partition. If it does, then use disk utility to erase Mac extended (journaled). If it is not GUID, then make it GUID by selecting the number of partitions you want (even if the number shown is what you want). Selecting GUID will erase your drive correctly. In either case, quit Disk Utility, and continue your installation. At the end, you will be able use the Setup Assistant to migrate your data, settings, users, and apps from your clone.
    You probably will want to install at least two of the optional install items, Rosetta (if you plan on using any PPC apps) and QT7. You can install either from the Optional Install Items folder on your on Sno install DVD.
    Leave your Ethernet cable, if any, in place when installing, but unplug all unecessary peripherals except those needed to install.

  • I have just upgraded to Snow Leopard and have lost my epson printer software. On Epson Aus. web page there is no upgrade of their software for my printer with Snow Leopard. Can i download a lesser operating system software for printer?

    I have just upgraded to snow leopard and lost my epson printer software. I have checked Epson Aus web site for printer software but they haven't upgraded it for snow leopard. Am i able to download software for a lesser operating system then snow leopard or do i have to purchase a new printer? The model is stylus photo R310.

    Have you tried the R300 or R320 software? Typically the software covers a broad spectrum of printers, often providinbg overlap to cover "relatives" of a series.
    http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid= 47541&prodoid=47915738&infoType=Downloads&platform=Macintosh

  • HT6012 I had an older version of Mac OS, I upgraded to Snow leopard and then OSx Lion, most of my software has been upgraded except for Imovie.  Now I can't get my projects to upload or share to iDVD or iTunes.  What do I do?

    I had an older version of Mac OS, I upgraded to Snow leopard and then OSx Lion, most of my software has been upgraded except for Imovie.  Now I can't get my projects to upload or share to iDVD or iTunes.   Also to compound the situation everytime I attempt to share to iDVD or iTunes, iMovie quits unexpectedly.    What do I do?

    If you want to sync it to the iPad from that Mac, you need to upgrade it to at least 10.5.8.
    If you want to copy the music to another Mac, you don't. Move the iTunes folder of the item in the Finder's sidebar over as you would any other folder. If you put it somewhere other than the Music folder, launch iTunes with the Option key held down and point it to that location.
    (61713)

  • After upgrading to snow leopard my MacBook Pro will freeze when I go to system Pref or it has been running for 40 minutes-can't shut it off properly...frustrated. What fix can I download?

    After upgrading to snow leopard my MacBook Pro will freeze when I go to system Pref or it has been running for 40 minutes-making it impossible to close app's or power off properly...so frustrated. What fix can I download?

    After upgrading to snow leopard my MacBook Pro will freeze when I go to system Pref or it has been running for 40 minutes-making it impossible to close app's or power off properly...so frustrated. What fix can I download?

  • IPhone 4s does not trust iMac after upgrade to Snow Leopard. I am using my iPhone's hot spot for internet connection.

    Can't sync iPhone and iMac since upgrading to Snow Leopard. Using iPhone for internet access. Help??

    Hello Brad:
    First, forget about a virus. There are NO documented viruses that affect a Mac running OS X - none.
    Do you have about 10-15% of the HD free at all times?
    Open activity monitor and see what is taking the processor capacity.
    Barry

  • Boot time for early 2008 MacBook Pro longer after upgrade to Snow Leopard

    Hi all,
    I upgraded to Snow Leopard about 2 months ago and have found my boot times longer ever since - by about 5-10 seconds. Any idea what could be causing this?
    btw all patches to SL have been applied including the most recent OS update, 10.6.4.
    Thanks!

    Thanks. Now I could back it up. It even booted. But now I have a new problem. The new hard drive is reallz faster than the old one. But Evers now and then the system just freezes. Not like when it was overworked before with the old system. No it completely freezes. You can just move the mouse then. But you can move windows, can't click on anything. This lasts about 30 seconds, then everything is normal. Is there a size maximum for a internal hard drive or cache max or a speed max. It makes go crazy.
    But never the less. You first hit helped. Maybe you have another one.

  • I have been trying to download l OS X Mavericks to upgrade from snow leopard. I had a miss download right now in my tool bar there is a OS X Mavericks Icon that says-Waiting... this has been there for 4 hours   when I click on it, cancel donwload? or paus

    I have been trying to download l OS X Mavericks to upgrade from snow leopard. I had a miss download right now in my tool bar there is a OS X Mavericks Icon that says-Waiting... this has been there for 4 hours   when I click on it, cancel donwload? or (pause grayed out) or the options. I have tried this 6 times.  I used the app in the Mac App Store.  thanks  KJG43

    The installer is over 5Gb's and could take many hours to download.
    Check the download status in the App Store application.

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