[X4U] Installing OS X: upgrade vs "nuke and pave?"

[Bob Aldridge]

I do the “nuke and pave” option for the major changes, like going from 10.8 to 10.9. 

But you have to know what your doing when placing thing back where they belong, and most folks don’t, so I completely understand the conveinence of upgrading over top of what you have.

—Bob Aldridge


On Jun 23, 2014, at 7:11 PM, catsoul <catsoul at thinkplan.org> wrote:

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> On Jun 23, 2014, at 3:44 PM, Wayne Wilkin <macsys at mac.com> wrote:
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>> Ya, it may take longer, you have to reinstall everything, just far worse problems upgrading. Think of all the crap that's just lying around never being used, obsolete prefs files just crap. Your dragging stuff from maybe X6 all the way to X9. Look at some of the files or prefs, cache's, etc,
> 
> see, that's my thinking, too…perhaps the Upgrade/install method is for people who prefer convenience over a rock-solid OS experience?
> 
> to me, upgrade and install is one of those ideas that looks great on a cocktail napkin, but ever since the public beta I've heard the squealing and lament of those who did and were very sorry for it...
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