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Really lost on installing Mavericks...any help?

OK, I am totally lost. I have 2 partitions on my hard drive. I did a test on Lion a couple of years ago and put that on one partition and still have Snow Leopard on the one I use daily. Haven't been into Lion for a while and never did put the final version on there...but have 2 HD's on my desktop, Lion and Snow Leopard. A couple of week's ago I decided to update Lion to Mavericks to test it before I install on Snow Leopard. I restarted and selected the partition with Lion and signed in, about info said I was on Lion, did the install for about 45 minutes, said I was on 10.9.3. Then I switched to Snow Leopard and that showed on Mavericks also, but startup disk showed Lion. Thought I messed up but lost emails so contacted FiOS and they got my emails back after an hour so thought OK. But was strange because the startup disk kept showing weirdly, like the same for Lion and Snow Leopard. Now when I go into the Lion partition it shows 10.6.8 and startup disk Snow Leopard...why isn't it startup disk Lion or even Mavericks? And where did Mavericks go??? When I installed Mavericks it didn't ask to do any certain type of install so just did an install and left all my files, etc., (want to see if my Quark will work in Mavericks) and when said was on 10.9.3 Quark still seemed to work. Now when I restart and go back to Snow Leopard or Lion it shows 10.6.8 and startup disk Snow Leopard for both partitions...So what happened to Mavericks??? I really would like to install Mavericks on ONLY the Lion partition and leave my current programs there. Can someone tell me exactly how to do that and what it should show under About this Mac when I restart and select the other partition??? I have no idea where Mavericks went or if it is somewhere on here. Snow Leopard I have my apps lined up along the left and Lion it is along the bottom - snow leopard has a different background (a picture) when in it and Lion has a generic blue background so I am sure I am going between partitions, aren't I? I just do a restart and select the other partition and sign in. When I was in Mavericks once I had some option in the top right corner to switch between partitions and seemed to be able to just switch them, but none of that is there now and no Mavericks anywhere I can find. Any help is greatly appreciated. Can anyone tell me where Mavericks is and how and I can only upgrade the 2nd partition with this - don't want to touch my Snow Leopard in case issues in Mavericks. Thanks. Gary

MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2009), Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jun 3, 2014 5:28 PM

85 replies

Jun 14, 2014 2:56 PM in response to andyBall_uk

OK, I did the log out, and says Gary Schnetter in top right of title bar but under A bout this Mac says 10.9.3 and startup disk Mavericks...Am I inSnow Leopard? I do have access when in finder to the files I want here, but can't remove GJFS in users/groups, it is grayed out even when clicking padlock and validating. Current User is Gary Schnetter, Other users are GJFS (grayed out) and my Maverick Partition 2 which shows I could remove that, but why would I remove that?

Jun 14, 2014 3:01 PM in response to Gary Schnetter

I usually switch from one partition to another by going to system p[references and select startup disk and that always switches me to the right startup disk??? Isn't that right?

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Jun 14, 2014 3:01 PM in response to Gary Schnetter

>> says Gary Schnetter in top right of title bar but under A bout this Mac says 10.9.3 and startup disk Mavericks...Am I inSnow Leopard?

No, you are still in Mavericks.

>>Maverick Partition 2 which shows I could remove that, but why would I remove that?

Beacuse it's not a partition, but a user account.

In System Preferences - Users & Groups while logged into Gary Schnetter : is the user GJFS shown with an orange check mark next to it ?.

Jun 14, 2014 3:02 PM in response to andyBall_uk

no, in Gary Schnetter now and shows like this:

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Jun 14, 2014 3:05 PM in response to Gary Schnetter

>>I usually switch from one partition to another by going to system p[references and select startup disk and that always switches me to the right startup disk??? Isn't that right?

That switches startup disks/partitions, & therefore OS versions, which isn't the same as switching user accounts.

Each startup disk or partition will have one or more users : they may have the same names, but despite that, do not normally share files & data.

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Jun 14, 2014 3:09 PM in response to Gary Schnetter

Do you have the name Gary Schnetter showing at top right of the screen ?.

If so, click it : does GJFS show there, and does it have a check mark by it, as Gary Schnetter does ?.

Jun 14, 2014 3:11 PM in response to andyBall_uk

Yes, Gary Schnetter is grayed out and GJFS has an orange check mark.

Jun 14, 2014 3:14 PM in response to Gary Schnetter

Gary Schnetter has a check mark too, just grayed out supposedly because I am in that user.

andyBall_uk

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Jun 14, 2014 3:15 PM in response to Gary Schnetter

>>Gary Schnetter is grayed out and GJFS has an orange check mark.

OK. that means that GJFS is still logged in & active

Click the name GJFS at top left of the screen to switch to that user.

As soon as you're logged in : click the Apple menu at top left & choose 'log out GJFS'

Then log back in to Gary Schnetter.

Jun 14, 2014 3:20 PM in response to andyBall_uk

OK, check mark is now gone. and went back into Gary Schnetter / Users and groups and now I can delete that. Tell me exactly what you want me to delete or do though before I do anything...shows GJFS, Maverick Partition 2 and Guest User

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Jun 14, 2014 3:31 PM in response to Gary Schnetter

>>OK, check mark is now gone. and went back into Gary Schnetter / Users and groups and now I can delete that. Tell me exactly what you want me to delete or do though before I do anything...shows GJFS, Maverick Partition 2 and Guest User

If your migrated files etc are all accessible within the Home folder for Gary Schnetter, then you can delete both GJFS and Maverick Partition 2 from System Preferences - Users & Groups.

You will probably also wish to trash the 'Deleted Users' folder from inside 'Users'; although do check in there first, to ensure that there's nothing you need to retain.

Jun 14, 2014 3:39 PM in response to andyBall_uk

OK, the first picture is the files I need. I click on the blue Apple face Finder in the top left corner and am under Gary Schnetter in the top right corner and these are the files I need so are there:

When I go to delete GJFS I get this box - do I select Delete the home folder? SAve the home folder as a disk image is auto selected. I do have this backed up of the garyschnetter user folder on an external drive also.

Jun 14, 2014 3:41 PM in response to Gary Schnetter

Delete the home folder for both users GJFS and Maverick Partition 2 and Erace Home folder securely?

Jun 14, 2014 3:42 PM in response to Gary Schnetter

And then do I log out of Gary Schnetter if I do the above and delete the Deleted folder on Mavericks? It is not accessible here in Gary Schnetter?

andyBall_uk

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Jun 14, 2014 4:19 PM in response to Gary Schnetter

The forums here are not showing our recent messages, but I have seen them in email.

>> do I select Delete the home folder

Yes, so long as you are satisfiled that 1: your Gary Schnetter user Home folder includes all the files/data that you need, & 2: that anything in GJFS ( & later, the Mavericks Partition 2 user account ) is either not required, or backed up elsewhere.

>>Delete the home folder for both users GJFS and Maverick Partition 2 and Erace Home folder securely?

There's no need to, but if you you are happier using that option...

OS X Mavericks: Delete a user

To remove the home folder from your computer, select “Delete the home folder.” If you want to prevent programs that read raw data from retrieving any files, select “Erase home folder securely.”

>>And then do I log out of Gary Schnetter if I do the above and delete the Deleted folder on Mavericks? It is not accessible here in Gary Schnetter?

No need to log out, the /Users/Deleted Users folder should be visible from any account. It will require an admin name/password to trash it.

Really lost on installing Mavericks...any help?