How Often Does Jag need a reinstall?

[Charles Martin]

> From: Pat D. Stephens <patdart at cox-internet.com>
> Message-Id: <99F9ED8C-2E32-11D7-A142-000393B9807C at cox-internet.com>
>
> I'm using my month old iBook just as it came to me without a
> partitioned drive, but am warned that it is dangerous to do that since
> X has reputedly required a reinstall frequently.

Now come on Pat, use your head. If it were "dangerous," would Apple do 
it by default??

You're being fed a line of BS by someone.

> What's
> the lists' experience here on this topic?

I've been running OS X on multiple machines since before the public 
beta. No reinstalls at all EVER. That's over three years with no 
reinstall. I run fsck every once in a while, Disk Utility's Repair 
Permissions about once a month, and Disk Warrior/Plus Optimizer about 
three times a year. Although I do regular backups, I've not had any 
need for them in years.

There are specific instances that I can think of where partitioning 
would be a great idea. But "general use" isn't one of them and I see no 
advantage at all in partitioning, and LOTS of problems resulting from 
partitioning. For 95% of Mac users this is simply not an issue -- leave 
the machine's setup the way Apple set it! A little preventative 
maintenance and regular backups are all you need to have a healthy, 
happy machine for years to come (assuming there is no mechanical 
failure or defect).

_Chas_
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