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Will an upgrade to Mavericks erase all my software etc?

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As with an iPhone major OS update, it erases the entire phone and you must re-sync it to install your backup, will updating my iMac erase my entire computer essentially removing all photos, music, software etc?

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion, 27", 12GB RAM

Posted on Oct 23, 2013 4:42 PM

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Posted on Oct 23, 2013 4:44 PM

Mac OS installations or updates do not erase your data (unless you explicitly ask it to). Having said that, things occasionally go wrong and a backup is always a good idea.


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Will an upgrade to Mavericks erase all my software etc?

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