Reinstalling Mac OS X without deleting my Windows partion?!

Is it possible to do a fresh install of Mac OS X with out me having to delete my Windows partion?
iMac 24" 2.33 C2D 2GB RAM 500GB HDD nVidia 7600GT Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Reinstalling Mac OS X through any method will not delete the Windows partition or any data on it. It will only be erased if the Boot Camp Assistant is used to return the hard disk to a single partition setup, or if the Disk Utility is used to erase that partition or repartition the whole drive, or if Terminal commands are used to erase and repartition the drive.
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Situation:Today, i was using mac os x this morning, it worked fine. then when i went home from work, start up the macbook pro, it took like 4-5 minutes to start the login, then take 30-45 secs, then the desktop starting to freeze!
Notes: I have Boot Camp on it.
Question: Can i reinstall mac os x without erasing the boot camp patition?
Thank you to reply!

Yes, if you think it's necessary you can hold c and boot off the installer OS X disk for your 10.6 and simply reinstall OS X and bundled programs right over the previous ones without it touching your files or other programs.
However, you should take ANY opportunity to transfer your files off the computer (manually, not via TimeMachine) just in case there is a bigger issue afoot, like a failing hard drive.
You might also want to take a look at the free OnyX, run all the maintainence and cleaning aspects and reboot.
Covers a ton of bases in one place.
http://www.titanium.free.fr/

Can somebody please explain how to format and then reinstall Mac lion10.7 without cd

can somebody please explain how to format and then reinstall Mac lion10.7 without cd

You will need either an Ethernet or Wifi Connection to the Internet - USB Mobile device is not supported.
If you already have Lion installed you can boot to Recovery with Command R and use the Disk Utility to erase the Macintosh HD and then reinstall the OS from the Mac OS X Utilities.
You will need the Apple Id used for purchase if the Mac did not ship with Lion installed originally.
If you want to repartition the HDD you can use the Recovery Disk Assistant to make a recovery USB drive
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1433
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4848
As Always - Back up the Mac before erasing unless you are confident there is absolutely nothing on the mac that you might possibly need later.
If the machine is a 2011 build or later you might be able to boot to Internet Recovery with Command Option R

How can I reformat my Mac OS partition without deleting my bootcamp Windows?

Hi all, I recently feel that my mac OSX - Snow leopard I pressume, version 10.6.8 is running a tad slower than it previous does. Hence I'm thinking about reformatting it. However, as I have booted Windows in a separate partition, I've no clue on how to do a clean reformat without removing windows. I believe it should be pretty simple but I'm clueless about such IT tech matters so I appreciate any help and advice that comes along!

You don't need to do anything special but should make a backup first.
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Reinstalling Mac OS X without Installation disks?

I have an iMac flatpanel OS X 10.4.8 256 ram. Ive had it for around 5 years.Its very slow and crashes alot.
I have no files I want to keep and want to clear the computer fully off. I have misplaced the installation disks that came with the iMac
How could I reinstall this iMac without the original installation disks?
Where can i buy, download etc?
Please help

Hi vamos!
You could call Apple and see if you can get a set of replacements discs, for a small fee, or Tiger is available for purchase at The Apple Store (U.S.).
If you know what to look for, a Full Retail Version, of the Tiger Install DVD, can also be purchased rather inexpensively, at some online Apple retailers, Amazon, eBay, AppleRescue, FastMac, etc.
Be sure not to purchase grey, upgrade or machine specific CDs or DVDs.
The discs should look like the images in the above links.
Additional info in these links.
Using OS X Install CDs/DVDs On Multiple Macs
What's A Computer Specific Mac OS X Release
Software Update, Upgrade: What's The Difference?
Shop Carefully, Examine All Documentation, And Good Luck!
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I deleted Mac Os hard drive partition during bootcamp windows 8 installer. Now i can't reinstall Mac Os

I just reinstalled Mac OS (mountain lion) and installed windows 8 via Bootcamp. During the install I accidently deleted the partition where i installed MAC os on.
Now i just can't install Mac OS, i run windows fine. I been searing the web for a solution, but nothing seems to work for me.
I've tried to make a partition in disk manager in windows (once with NTFS, and also in FAT32 format), then i reboot my computer and hold the command key, go into revocery and press reinstall, but I cant choose any of the discs who appears. I tried to delete the diffrent partitions in disk utility in the recovery. But the system just gives me an error, and woun't allow me to delete any of them. I still got my partition with Mac Os Mountain Lion install on (the recovery) on, but how do i get it installed again? I also tried to press the command + r button and do it through the web, but without any luck.
I've tried this topic https://discussions.apple.com/message/17703007#17703007 , but dosent work!
Really hope someone can help me, since i haven't found a topic who solved this for me.

You can't install OSX on a Fat or NTFS formatted partition. OSX needs HFS+.
Boot to recovery, erase your disk, reinstall OSX and then redo Windows.
Read the Boot Camp directions (available on page 1 of Boot Camp Assistant)

HT4889 How I make copy from iBooks on my iPad to iBooks on Mac Pro , without deleting my iPad books most of them not purchased books , thanks

I want to make another copy of my iBooks on iPad to iBooks in Mac Pro device without deleting my any book from my iPad . All the books are not purchased from apple store . Thanks

Hey Aggiesmommy 91,
Thanks for the question. I understand that you are experiencing issues downloading purchased iBooks. Let’s see if we can troubleshoot this so you can enjoy those purchases.
First, try forcing the iBooks application to close:
Force an app to close in iOS - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/ht5137
If the issue persists, try restarting your iPad:
Restart or reset your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201559
Thanks,
Matt M.

Can i delete outlook on mac book without deleting it on another computer

Can I delete Outlook on mac book pro without deleting it on another computer on which I also have Outlook loaded?

Not a dumb question at all...and it is always easier to ask first instead of fixing things later.
As long as you only remove the account from your local Mail application you are fine.

I have a mac book pro with Boot Camp that also runs windows. I upgraded to Lion and somehow it crashes the mac side peridoically. I am told I need to "clean" it and reinstall lion using the recovery drive. will that delete the windows partition too??

I have a mac book pro with Boot Camp that also runs windows. I upgraded to Lion and now the mac side crashes/freezes periodically, especially iphoto. I am told by the genius' that I probably need to "clean" it and reinstall lion using the "recovery drive" which resets everything back to default and reinstalls the lion operating system. My question is will this also delete the "windows" partition drive and all that data too. If so that will be a huge pain in the ___ to back up and reinstall boot camp and windows. I want to shoot the lion.

There is no system like Acronis for the Mac platform. You can try using the buiilt in Disk Utility to create an Image of the complete Mac drive but I have found that this does not work very well as on tryiing to restore it gives errors sometimes.
You can use SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner to create a bootable Clone of your system partition. But that is only for the System partition and not the complete drive.
If you use Boot Camp to install Windows on your Mac neither of those two programs will clone the Windows side.
Neither will Disk utility as Mac's can not create or write to a NTFS partition. So some other program is need for that.

How do i update a mac ipod to a windows system without deleting the music

I got an ipod mini hp 6gb and first used it on an imac with itunes 4.7. now i want to update it to a windows xp system and i was wondering if there is a way i can make it work without deleting my music. is there some sort of app or something because all of my music will be gone and it is very very important to me. thanks a lot. a reply would be wicked.
time Windows XP ipod mini hp 6gb

Try xplay or Macdrive
http://www.mediafour.com/products/macdrive6/
However, I have not tried neither of them before

New install OSX without deleting Windows in Bootcamp

Hello
I need to do a fresh install of Mac OSX but I have the windows installed by Boot Camp
It is possible to make a new installation OSX without deleting Windows in Boot Camp
Thanks

Should be not problem.
You might want to manually erase the OS X partition with Disk Utility booted from the installation disk to create a clean install, unless you want to reinstall (old archive and install) and keep your old files.
But do not repartition!

I have a new mac and want to sync my phone to the iTunes on it, but it won't let me manually manage without deleting all music on the phone already from another iTunes. is there a way around this?

I have a new mac and want to sync my phone to the iTunes on it, but it won't let me manually manage without deleting all music on the phone already from another iTunes. is there a way around this?

The best solution:
iTunes: How to move [or copy] your music to a new computer [or another drive] - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
Quick answer if you let iTunes manage your music: Copy the entire iTunes folder (and in doing so all its subfolders and files) intact to the other drive. Start iTunes with the option (shift on Windows) key held down and guide it to the new location of the library.
An alternative which is really not what you should have to do, or the way it is intended to be done, if you properly manage your computer and backups:
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848 - only media purchased from iTunes Store
Sync transfer is one way, computer to device, matching the device content to the content on the computer (except purchased content as mentioned above). For transferring other items from an i-device to a computer you will probably have to use third party commercial software unless you have an older model iPod. Examples (check the web for others; this is not an exhaustive listing, nor do I have any idea if they are any good):
- Senuti - http://www.fadingred.com/senuti/
- Phoneview - http://www.ecamm.com/mac/phoneview/
- MusicRescue - http://www.kennettnet.co.uk/products/musicrescue/ - Mac & Windows
- Sharepod (free) - http://download.cnet.com/SharePod/3000-2141_4-10794489.html?tag=mncol;2 - Windows
- Snowfox/iMedia - http://www.mac-videoconverter.com/imedia-transfer-mac.html - Mac & PC
- Yamipod (free) - http://www.yamipod.com/main/modules/downloads/ - PC, Linux, Mac [Still updated for use on newer devices? No edits to site since 2010.]
- Post by Zevoneer: iPod media recovery options - https://discussions.apple.com/message/11624224 - this is an older post and many of the links are also for old posts, so bear this in mind when reading them.
Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive - https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141 - dates from 2008 and some outdated information now.
Copying Content from your iPod to your Computer - The Definitive Guide - http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/copying-music-from-ipod-to-co mputer/ - Information about use in disk mode pertains only to older model iPods.
Additional information here https://discussions.apple.com/message/18324797
Do not regard your i-device as a reliable unique storage for your media. It is not a backup device and everything is structured around you maintaining your media on a computer which is itself backed up.

Need to restore the MAC osx & delete the windows os.

I need an advice, My friend have a MacBook pro 2007 model, he deleted the MAC OS and installed windows xp on it (I know !!!) so now he want to reinstall the mac os and delete the windos completely . Please explain all the methods to do that?

1. Insert the Mac OS X DVD that came with the MacBook, and hold the C key while your Mac is starting up.
2. Choose your language, and go to Utilities menu (on the menu bar) > Disk Utility.
3. Select the hard drive at the top of the sidebar, go to Erase tab and erase the drive. Remember to select "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" as Format.
4. Close Disk Utility and reinstall Mac OS X

How do I copy photos from my Mac to my iPad without deleting the ones that are there?

I understand how to sync photos from my iPhoto library to my iPad. I want to copy photos from my Mac to the iPad without syncing, because syncing deletes everything on the iPad that isn't included in my sync selections. In addition,I have several iPhoto libraries and want to copy photos from each of them to the iPad. A further issue is that apparently photos can be synced from only one computer to the iPad -- how would I copy photos from a different computer? (What happens when I buy a new Mac?) I am extremely experienced with Mac, iPhoto/Aperture, iPad, etc. A year or two ago I transferred 1000 photos to the iPad but I don't remember how, and it was probably done with my previous Mac. Now I just want to add some recent photos without deleting the ones that are there. Bottom line: is there a way to add photos to an iPad without syncing and losing what's there?

You can still sync the photos and keep the photos that are already on the device. You have to include all of the albums or events in the pictures folder that you sync from. If you are using iPhoto, select that in the Sync Photos from drop down menu and then select all of the albums or events that you want to sync. Make sure to check Selected Albums, events, faces and automatically include (no events). Using that option will allow you to choose exactly which albums and events to sync.
You have to remember that all photos must be included in every sync so you cannot sync photos from iPhoto today and then try to sync photos from another folder tomorrow, or you will erase all of the photos that were synced from iPhoto. You need to maintain one main Photos syncing folder for the photos that you want to transfer to the iPad. You can have subfolders within that one main folder and you can selectively sync those subfolders. You just have to place all of the photos that you want to sync into one main iPad syncing photos folder.
There are WiFi transfer apps that allow you to transfer photos to the iPad without having to sync with iTunes. I use this one. This app (and others like it) will allow you to use multiple computers to transfer photos.
Wireless Transfer App Easily send photos to iPhone/iPad ...

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I have photos on my Ipad that I copied from my PC (that I am selling) & now want to add my photos from my Mac to keep them all in one place. When I try to sync it says it will delete the photos on my Ipad unless they were taken with the Ipad. How can I just add what is on my Mac to my Ipad without deleting what is on my Ipad?

"OK, so how do I transfer images to my computer? "
This has been answered. The sync is one way - computer to ipad. You can e-mail them to yourself.
" Whenever I connect the iPad to my Mac I get a message telling me that all the photos on the iPad will be replaced. Why?"
This is the design of the product. It will sycn with one computer. Sycning to anotehr will erase hte current content. The ipad simply mirrors the selected content of the computer to which it is synced.
"When I connect my mp3 player to my PC, at home, I can find the player in Explorer and edit the contents, move or delete files, add files from my computer etc. All under my controll, simple and easy."
OK. This is not the case with the ipad. It is not designed as a storage device.

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