Snow Leopard Newbie Question

Thinking of installing SL, but am wary of losing data, the time it takes etc.
What advantages will I get from SL?
Do I need to be worried about losing data: will I need to restore with Time Machine after? Is there a way to test my Time Machine backup before I do that?
Thanks!

System Upgrade and Installation Procedure
Basic Caveats
1. Disconnect all peripherals except the original mouse and keyboard.
2. Quit all applications if this is not an installation from an Installer DVD.
3. The installation process should not be interrupted. If a power outage or other interruption occurs during installation you may have to erase the hard drive and reinstall from scratch.
4. Once the installation begins do not use the computer in any way except to reply to dialog prompts or to restart when the installation is completed. This is especially critical during the installation stage known as "Optimizing the System."
System Update Procedure
A. Repair hard drive and permissions.
Repairing the Hard Drive and Permissions
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 Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger or Leopard.) After DU loads select your OS X volume from the list on the left, 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. Now restart normally.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior (4.1 for Leopard) and/or TechTool Pro (4.6.2 for Leopard) 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. Note that Disk Warrior will not work on Intel Macs.
B. Clone your existing system to an external Firewire drive.
How to Clone Using Restore Option of Disk Utility
1. Open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder.
2. Select the startup or source volume from the left side list.
3. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
4. Drag the startup or source volume to the Source entry field.
5. Select the backup or destination volume from the leftside list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
6. Check the box to Erase Destination. Skip this step if you've already formatted the drive.
7. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
C. Decide upon an installation option.
You have three upgrade options. If you use the Upgrade installation option be sure you have repaired the hard drive and permissions first and made your backup. If you choose the Archive and Install option then you only need to repair the hard drive.
Neither of the above options will erase the disk. Some of your software may not work with a new system. You will need to upgrade those programs. It would be best to do the upgrades to your software before upgrading to the new system version.
Snow Leopard does not provide any installation options. If the installer finds an existing system then it automatically upgrades it using a variation on an Archive and Install. If the target volume is erased then the installer performs a fresh installation of OS X. The Snow Leopard installer does not erase a target volume. Only the user can erase a volume, and that requires running Disk Utility from within the SL installer.
As for what SL brings to the table just visit www.apple.com/macosx. You'll find page after page of information, help, tutorials, etc.

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Hello Folks,
I am a newbie to MacBooks. I just "created" two MacBooks using "donor" parts (which I affectionately call "FrankenMacs" LOL). Both MacBooks are Model A1181, late 2007-vintage with the Intel 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo processor and running Leopard 10.5.8. Thankfully, both work quite well :-)
I purchased a Snow Leopard "Family Pack" CD through eBay which had 4 uses left. I installed Snow Leopard, then made upgrades, on the computer I am using now and there are no issues.
I have several questions with regard to this upgrade:
First, the original hard drives were 120GB, and there were 80GB (for OSX) and 40GB NTFS (for Boot Camp/Windows) partitions on each drive. I plan on leaving the 120GB drive on one of the MacBooks and putting in a 320GB or 750GB hard drive on the other. I would like to either repartition the drive on the 120GB so the NTFS partition is much smaller, or eliminate that partition altogether. I tried changing that using the Disk Utility but it will not do it, presumably because it is the primary drive. Is there any other way I can do that? Regarding the larger drive, which was originally all NTFS format, can I install that drive (I will use Seagate Sea Tools for DOS to erase that with my Linux OS desktop computer) in the MacBook, boot it using the Snow Leopard Disc, then formatting and installing Snow Leopard? If I can, how is that done?
If I cannot install Snow Leopard with an erased drive, can I install it on another drive and clone that drive using Seagate Sea Tools for DOS? I tried cloning the 120GB drive (which had Leopard on it) to the 320GB drive, but I ended up with an 80GB partition and the remainder was NTFS. That drive booted up but, like the 120GB drive, I could not repartition or erase/eliminate the NTFS.
I would like to use the 64-bit version of Snow Leopard (according to Apple, this processor is 64-bit capable); will that install automatically, or is there something I need to do?
Finally, would it be worth my while to eventually upgrade to Lion? I don't think I can go to Mountain Lion with this MacBook, but Lion would be OK if it would be worth spending the extra quid.
Thanks so much in advance for your advice.
Sean

Bee Bee wrote:
Will I need to install any prior version to use the upgrade using only serial numbers,
No,
or do I only need the serial numbers for the prior upgrades?
Yes
Doesn't the upgrade software need to detect an installed prior version?
No
Thanks for your help.
You're welcome
A

Snow leopard conversion question

I have two separate questions
1) I have my macbook setup the way I want it with all of my files all organized and itunes all loaded, etc. If I upgrade to Snow Leopard do I basically start from scratch? Will I have to reload all my software, files, preferences, etc?
2) I run bootcamp at work and I absolutely need my Windows to stay untouched, will upgrading to Snow Leopard affect my Windows partition?
Thanks for all your help, I'm a recent PC to Mac convert, so I'm new to this.

1) I have my MacBook setup the way I want it with all of my files all organized and iTunes all loaded, etc. If I upgrade to Snow Leopard do I basically start from scratch?
No. It will just upgrade OSX. It shouldn;t change anything in your home folder.
Will I have to reload all my software, files, preferences, etc.?
If all your files and data are in your home folder, and you haven't moved any OSX system files or applications from their original locations, everything should be the same after the upgrade.
2) I run Boot Camp at work and I absolutely need my Windows to stay untouched, will upgrading to Snow Leopard affect my Windows partition?
The Snow Leopard DVD should have updated drivers for Boot Camp, but just upgrading OSX shouldn't touch the Windows partition. You will have to boot Windows to install its drivers.
In any case, make sure you have good backups of the entire drive before upgrading. The drive does a lot of work during an upgrade, so if it;'s about to fail, it will probably happen during an upgrade.

Can I use i-cloud on snow leopard + another question~

Just updtaed my iphone 4 to use i-cloud, now my icloud set up is telling me to ensure that I have Snow Leopard ($29? I cant afford it now). Can put i-cloud on my MAC with Snow Leopard? Also, a question about whats saved on i-cloud... can you select and unselect individgual files that I may not want saved on the
i-cloud? Say, photos or songs I only want to remain to remain on my MAC.. some items may be sensative, and just do not want them floating in some cloud.. THANKS for your help.

Forgive me, I am so not that MAC inteligent. I thought i-cloud was a way to share content between my divices, my MAC, Iphone and that content is saved on i-cloud.. if I download a pic on my MAC, I can access it on my i-phone via cloud. If I download music on my i-phone, I can play it on my mac via i-cloud... Correct? With that said, I can not afford the LION UPgrade. So, if I am understanding correct. i-tunes in the cloud will do basicaly the same but its limited to MUSIC only?

Snow Leopard language question

Hi I have a Macbook with Leopard in english, I bought Snow Leopard in the Mexico online Apple Store because I live in the border and it was easier for me, and my order says MAC OS X 10.6 SNOW LEOPARD RETAIL-SPA, my question is, am I gonna have Snow Leopard in Spanish?, because I didn't have any option to change the language, and I want it in english, is there any way to change the language during the installation?

I've found my Snow Leopard install software is in a far eastern language. Perhaps Japanese, but I wouldn't know for sure. Main startup page is in English, but then I'm asked to agree to the licence agreement without being able to understand a word. Installation options are in the other language too - apart from Rosetta and QuickTime 7. Can I select the language, or do I have to install this blind?

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Is there anyway to get Snow Leopard's setup assistant to recognize my account registration information when re-installing? I go through the installation process as normal but after I input my username and password information the Account Registration fields are blank, and I know that I've registered my mac before.

If I recall if you click the option button on the left lower corner or something you can bypass the registration process and just create a username etc.
Since the machine is registered already then no need to send it off again.

Upgrading to Snow Leopard - Memory Question

Hello,
I am currently in the process of upgrading my macbook to snow leopard and I want to make sure I get the right kind of ram. I currently have 512 mb of ram and hope to increase this to at least 1 gb. I am not sure what generation my macbook is, but I currently have Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.11. Currently the ram I have is DIMM DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz.
Could someone please point me in the right direction in terms of the right kind of ram to buy. I plan to purchase from Best Buy because I have gift cards I would like to use.
Thank you very much for the help.

Ahh, the first one. That model supports a maximum of 2 GBs. Get two 1 GB memory modules to replace the two currently installed.
FWIW, you can find the tech specs at support.apple.com/specs/. You have the first MacBook model - 2006. It's a Core Duo model, and is a 32-bit only model. Instructions are in the user manual that came with the computer. If you no longer have the manual you will find a PDF version at support.apple.com/manuals/ as well as a small manual on how to install RAM in your computer. You will also find a video tutorial at macsales.com.

Transfer Snow Leopard to Snow Leopard server question..

Just wondering, if I use TimeMachine backup(Snow Leopard), and trandfer system to Snow Leopard server, is it working? My point is according to my understanding, Snow Leopard server doesn't have iLife. what will happen with my iPhoto iMove,etc...after transfering...
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hi taylor,
Your photos, music, videos are all kept in your 'home folder.' You can move your home folder from your old computer (or time machine backup drive) using migration assistant. The only thing you need to check is 'user accounts.'
Migrating the home folder from the old computer would be faster then using the time machine backup.
You will also need to install ilife, you would want to install ilife from an ilife install disk.
What are you running server on? usually a servers is not used as your work computer. It's usually a separate computer dictated to sharing resources.
it's also important to note time machine dose not back up many of the services you can host on server.

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Does anyone know if I can use Snow Leopard Server with Windows clients? I would like to use it for backup of user folders and for a Wiki.

Does anyone know if I can use Snow Leopard Server with Windows clients?
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Snow Leopard Upgrade Question

Hi,
I want to upgrade from 10.5 to Snow Leopard and am running CS4.
I have read the best way to do this is a clean install. I was wondering if I do a clean install will I have problems reinstalling Photoshop since I have not upgraded to CS5.
Also, is it really necessary to do a clean install?
Any help would be appreciated.

If you do a regular upgrade it is a clean install of the OS. It doesn't refresh all your applications, drivers, add on fonts, your documents, etc. It is a complete new OS, system fonts, system software etc.
So if all of your stuff is ok you don't need a 'clean' install. I didn't do a clean install from Leopard to Snow Leopard.
The last time I felt I needed to do a clean install I did it on another drive leaving my old OS completely intact (which is a good idea to do with an upgrade also). So if something goes wrong (in the upgrade) or if you forget something (in a clean install) you are moments away from being fully operational.
But alas Im not sure any of this is what you are asking. If you are asking about the CS4 license running on a clean install I believe that you won't have any issues.

Fresh install snow leopard - backup question

So here's the scoop;
My 2008 iMac is slowing down. What is the most efficient way to backup settings and files to an external drive, wipe the drive and run a fresh install for maximum speed?
I installed snow leopard as an upgrade from leopard on the day it was out and love it, I just like to start from scratch from time to time and I have a lot of files right now. I basically just want to backup all the files and preferences as they stand now, and copy it back onto a fresh install.

1. Repair the hard drive and permissions.
2. Clone the system to an external hard drive.
3. Boot from the Snow Leopard DVD and use Disk Utility to repartition and reformat the drive.
4. Install Snow Leopard.
5. Restore your data from the external backup.
Repairing the Hard Drive and Permissions
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 Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger and Leopard.) 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. Now restart normally.
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.
Clone using Restore Option of Disk Utility
1. Open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder.
2. Select the destination volume from the left side list.
3. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (journaled, if available) and click on the Erase button. This step can be skipped if the destination has already been freshly erased.
4. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
5. Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
6. Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to the Source entry field.
7. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
Destination means the external backup drive.
Source means the internal startup drive.
Extended Hard Drive Preparation
1. 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.
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 the Partition 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 (for Intel Macs) or APM (for PPC Macs) then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.

Upgrade to Snow Leopard Cost Question

Running Tiger on 2 macs , Mac Pro and Macbook all intels which is better to upgrade,
osx snow leopard family box set for $229
or
osx leopard box set for $117 then upgrade each for $29 each (all would be $175)
am I missing the obvious, with the cheaper route, what would I be missing? except the the $54 bucks

It looks like the official upgrade route from Tiger to Snow Leopard is through the Mac Box Set. This includes iLife 09 and iWork 09.
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Dual loading Windows 7 with Snow Leopard Virus question

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Known Snow Leopard Issues Question?

Ok, i have the Acrobat 10 Pro, and CS3, and just upgraded to 10.6.3, and my Acrobat will not open AT ALL...is this part of the known issues, because this hasnt happened at all until upgrading to 10.6.3? Being the most used program on my MB....i hope its not, and something that can be fixed.....any help would be greatly appreciated
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Help or suggestions welcome!!
I have same problem. Installed OS 10.6.3 and now Acrobat 9 Pro will not open. Worked well up to that point (except earlier updates failed but I ignored as program seemed OK)
Now program starts to opena and then get "Problen Report for Acrobat" with message "Acrobat Quit Unexpectedly"
Reinstalling from dmg after running the uninstall program did not fix.
Ran disk utility and could only verify disc. Did not open option to check and reset permissions. Said disk appears to be OK. Did not fix.
Problem report:
Process:         AdobeAcrobat [1239]
Path:            /Applications/Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro/Adobe Acrobat Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/AdobeAcrobat
Identifier:      com.adobe.Acrobat.Pro
Version:         9.0.0 (9.0.0)
Code Type:       X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [108]
Date/Time:       2010-04-11 11:07:01.146 -0400
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.6.3 (10D573)
Report Version: 6
Interval Since Last Report:          44184 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:           4
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 10 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   4
Anonymous UUID:                      8A5D73FE-79C8-41D6-8BDE-3813FE2E6079
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x0000000000000019
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Thread 0 Crashed: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   AdobeACE                          0x7fc1f8cc ACEPooled::IncrementReferenceCount() + 6
[this continues for many lines--let me know if more would help]

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard update question

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