Archive and Install-- or Just Upgrade?

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Archive and Install-- or Just Upgrade?

I'm trying to get a handle on this: would it be better to do an Archive and Install (and clicking on Saving Network Settings) or just do a plain Install?

I'm upgrading from 10.4.11 to 10.5.6 on my MacPro G5 and after reading some of the issues with Mail (see http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9118940) I thought maybe I should check.

It seems to me Archive and Install is okay if you'd want a new System folder but if you have a lot of Apps, you might spend a lot of time moving over necessary files and folders (like in Library, etc.) after the upgrade. On the other hand, if you don't have many Apps-- or most of them are Apple apps-- you could go with a basic Install and be okay.

Any thoughts?

MacPro G5, Mac OS X (10.4.11), Duo Core 2.66 Ghz, G-RAID @ 1.5 TB

Posted on Mar 16, 2009 1:20 PM

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Answer 1

Mar 16, 2009 1:45 PM in response to Albeer

Hi Albeer;

There is no such thing as a MacPro G5. If it is a MacPro then it has an Intel processor inside and is not a G5 which indicates PowerPC. If it a G5 then it has a PowerPC and not an Intel. So it has to be one or the other not both.

I did an Upgrade to get my PowerMac G5 Quad from Tiger to Leopard. I have had no problem with it at all. In fact I always start with the Upgrade and test it. If it tests good I am done if not then I restore my clone and try the Archive & Install next. At least that is my plan but so far I have never had to do that yet.

Allan

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Albeer Author

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Mar 16, 2009 2:10 PM in response to Allan Eckert

Whoops. My bad. You're the first person to catch the G5 thing.

As you can see (below), I did the upgrade and used the basic Install and it worked fine.

But I did have to use RobotKitty's fix for Mail outlined in http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9118940 because Mail did not work as before. I would think Apple needs to address this issue as it appears folks are having problems.

Thanks!

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Mar 25, 2009 9:12 PM in response to Albeer

I was advised by apple to do upgrade to Leopard upgrade. now cannot see message viewer or any of my mail. some mail in a separate mailbox I set up says it is OnMyMac. whatever that is. doesn't show up in a search. and inbox doesn't even say that. Went from 10.4.11 to leopard, then update to 10.5.6. address book is ok, and I think my other files are ok. thanks for any help

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Albeer Author

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Mar 26, 2009 5:20 AM in response to MacInBurksville

What you described happened to me as well when I did the 10.4.11 to 10.5.6 upgrade. I followed the directions provided below.

Note:
If you have any Junk filters on and working in Mail, BEFORE you do the upgrade, go into your Mail prefs and turn them all off!

QUICK SUMMARY:
Quit Mail (will probably have to do a Force Quit).
Remove the Envelope Index file (~/Library/Mail/Envelope Index) from your user's account.
Launch Terminal (Application/Utilities/Terminal).
Copy text listed below and paste it into the Terminal window.
Watch rapid execution of text in the Terminal window.
Quit Terminal. (Don't do anything else!)
Launch Mail.
Follow onscreen guides to import your mail
All mailboxes, drafts, etc., should be quickly restored. Mail should launch and quit correctly.
If you had any Junk filters, go back and turn them back on (might have to restart to see them again)

defaults remove com.apple.mail JunkMailBehaviorHasBeenConfigured
defaults remove com.apple.mail JunkMailHeaderFlags
defaults remove com.apple.mail JunkMailInfoPanelHasBeenShown
defaults remove com.apple.mail JunkViewerAttributes
defaults remove com.apple.mail LastTimeJunkWasVisited
defaults remove com.apple.mail NumberOfMessagesMarkedAsJunk
defaults remove com.apple.mail NumberOfMessagesMarkedAsNotJunk
defaults remove com.apple.mail UseJunkMailHeaderFlags

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Albeer Author

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Mar 26, 2009 5:45 AM in response to MacInBurksville

RE: OnMyMac

Chances are, you created a folder that contains email that you pulled off the server and moved to a folder which resides on your Mac hard drive. This allows you to delete email from your Inbox and it won't be taking up room of your allocated space for email. Believe me, after awhile, it all adds up. Then you get an email from your service provider saying you've exceeded your mailbox quota. Then you'll either have to delete emails in your Inbox to free up space or copy any email you want to archive to your On My Mac folder, then delete the emails residing your Inbox (or Server) folders. Either way, you'll have to delete email from the InBox/Server.

BTW, you probably know this but if you don't: you can create subfolders within your OnMyMac folder. This will allow you to organize email according to subject.

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Answer 6

Mar 28, 2009 10:46 PM in response to Albeer

Albeer, thanks for the info, tried to cut and paste and execute your commands, it did that, but the problem wasn't fixed. Did read other helps such as Robotkitty, etc. they didn't work for me either. Ended up spending 1.5 hrs. on phone support and it was fixed. Not sure I know what all we did.

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