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Will my files be erased?

If I update my MacBook Pro running macOS 10.6 to El Capitan will my files get erased? There are some important files that I can't loose.

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Posted on Nov 21, 2019 1:36 PM

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FoxFifth

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Posted on Nov 21, 2019 1:53 PM

They shouldn't be erased during the course of an update and I have never had any erased. On the other hand, I wouldn't go for one minute without having both an onsite and offsite backup, whether or not I was doing an update.

Note that one of the recommended steps in the following is to make a backup: How to upgrade to macOS Catalina - Apple Support

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