If I restore from a back-up, is that a fresh OS?

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If I restore from a back-up, is that a fresh OS?

I would like to install a fresh OS on my Mac running 10.5.x. I am having some buggy issues and I think that installing the OS fresh will help. Does installing from a TM backup keep those OS buggy issues or does it just keep the media and applications?

I am thinking of this like an iPhone. When you are having troubles with it, you install the software fresh from no back up. I am trying to avoid the work of backing everything manually.

MBP, iMac Al, iPhone 3gs, 10.6

Posted on Jul 19, 2010 9:51 AM

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Jolly Giant

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Jul 19, 2010 10:13 AM in response to Tyler Parker

Tyler Parker wrote:
Does installing from a TM backup keep those OS buggy issues

potentially, yes.

or does it just keep the media and applications?

unless you told time machine to exclude specific items, it will have backed up your entire system.

I am thinking of this like an iPhone.

don't 😉

When you are having troubles with it, you install the software fresh from no back up.

you might want to perform an [_*archive & install*_|http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1545] which will put a fresh OS on your machine and move your old home folder data to a +previous system+ folder, while retaining settings such as account and network. you can move whatever you want from the +previous system+ folder (documents, photos) to the new, then delete the +previous system+ folder to regain the space.

J GG

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