Will installing lion delete all my files and apps?

will installing lion delete all my files and apps? if yes, is there a way ti make sure i can get it all again? i'm new to mac and upgrading OS's

just wanted to make sure. I'm gonna back up my things in time machine first but im new to that too (figures). can i partition my hard drive and back up my data there? and if so how would i do so?

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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766

Does installing Lion delete all my data?

Hi,
so does installing Lion delete all my private files and stuff?
So do i need to backup first or can i simply install Lion?

Shino.Duo wrote:
so does installing Lion delete all my private files and stuff?
No.
So do i need to backup first or can i simply install Lion?
A full backup is always recommended, in addition to Disk Utility "verify disk" and "repair permissions" operations.

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Here you can contact the developer.
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Ok, so after like 4 days of going through all these different issues, I figured out that several programs weren't downloading, and it was an issue with my wireless connectivity messing up the digital signatures, so if you plug in your comp to the modem and delete your temp files, it should start to work!

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'''Firefox''' is the name. ''Foxfire'' is a bio-luminescent fungus. <br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxfire_(bioluminescence)]
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AIR shouldn't be creating additional files in your program files folder, is this something you're doing programmatically? If so, you might want to consider using File.applicationStorageDirectory instead given permission problems you'll have on newer operating systems.
As to uninstalling all files (even the data created in the user's storage folder) this is something you might consider using a native installer to take care of. Since the AIR installer is unaware of this data, it won't know to delete it on uninstall. Instead, you'll want to create a custom function in a native installer that deletes these folders/files and then sub launches the AIR install/uninstall.
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I had this exact issue. Spent over an hour on the phone with apple support, they couldn't resolve. Here is what I ended up doing, that worked.
1. Turned iTunes match off on all my iOS devices
2. Deleted the offending playlists from the iOS device they originated on
3. Started iTunes, let it run (literally) for an hour before it became responsive. First thing I did, before clicking anywere else was disable iTunes match. If I clicked anywhere, it would clock for another hour.
4. Let iTunes run overnight, by morning it had cleaned out the repeating play lists. This got my Mac/iTunes back to an operable state.
5. Restore iPhones from backup in iTunes.
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Good morning, I'm sorry but I didn't know where I could Write this question. However, buying lion osx, and installing it, will I lose all my files or can be do a normal update not losing my files? Must i do a new installation or I can have all my files without backups? Thanks

It hasn't been released yet so no one knows yet for sure.
If past experience is worth anything, it should not.
Having said that I always strongly recommend that you backup just in case anything goes wrong during the upgrade. It is always best to have a backup and not need it then to need a backup and not have it!!!
Is your profile correct when it states that you are running 10.6.5?
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Allan

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What can I do now?

Rather a difficult question to attempt to answer, as you obviously have already tried the obvious solutions.
Often it is security software or Firewalls interfering especially after a Firefox update. Deleting program files is required when doing a clean reinstall and you may wish to use a clean profile but it is probably best to ensure Profiles are backed up and retained maybe just move the whole profile rather than deleting them because the information is often useful. The profile has your Bookmarks and passwords etc.
* Windows previous file versions may help if you need to recover a profile <br /> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/previous-versions-files-faq#1TC=windows-7
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*[[Configure firewalls so that Firefox can access the Internet]]
* [[Fix problems connecting to websites after updating Firefox]]
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* [[Troubleshoot and diagnose Firefox problems#w_5-reinstall-firefox]]_5-reinstall-firefox
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox
* [[Firefox won't start - find solutions]]
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser_will_not_start_up
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* http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/
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* http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/what-information-event-logs-event-viewer#1TC=windows-7

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