Upgrading imac from 10.5.8 to snow leopard then Yosemite... questions about TIME MACHINE

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Upgrading imac from 10.5.8 to snow leopard then Yosemite... questions about TIME MACHINE

HI there, title says what I'm doing, but my question is, after I backup everything to TIME MACHINE on an external HD, I will install snow leopard, then download and upgrade Yosemite.

My question is, what is the process for copying my data from TIME MACHINE to my new and improved iMac? I have never done anything beyond backing up. Will TM bring in everything? Data?

Got any other advice before I take the dive?

Posted on Jun 26, 2015 4:07 PM

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Niel

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Jun 26, 2015 4:11 PM in response to Sourpusscandy

Unless a problem occurs or you choose to erase the drive, your data will remain as is, and you won't immediately need anything from the backup. If you do, you can use the Setup Assistant, Migration Assistant, or Time Machine to restore it. Everything on the volume containing Mac OS X, except for cache and temporary files, is stored in it.

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babowa

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Jun 26, 2015 4:18 PM in response to Sourpusscandy

Have you checked that your hardware meets the system requirements for Yosemite?

How about your RAM - a minimum of 4 GB is recommended - more is much better.

And your apps - if your have any older PowerPC apps, they will no longer work.

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Jun 26, 2015 4:26 PM in response to babowa

Model Name: iMac

Model Identifier: iMac8,1

Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo

Processor Speed: 3.06 GHz

Number Of Processors: 1

Total Number Of Cores: 2

L2 Cache: 6 MB

Memory: 4 GB

Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz

Boot ROM Version: IM81.00C1.B00

SMC Version (system): 1.30f1

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Niel

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Jun 26, 2015 4:28 PM in response to Sourpusscandy

Your computer meets Yosemite's requirements. Click here and check your applications for compatibility before proceeding.

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babowa

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Jun 26, 2015 4:30 PM in response to Sourpusscandy

Depending on your workflow, you might consider increasing your RAM to 6 GB; 4 is considered the bare minimum for the new OS versions.

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Jun 26, 2015 4:31 PM in response to Niel

The migration/time machine is before-after the upgrade. It's my understanding that snow leopard is a new install, will wipe everything clean, then the Yosemite is an upgrade. So everything is now backed up in time machine. How do I get my data onto the machine after the upgrade process? Is it just a matter of selecting and copying things to my HD?

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Jun 26, 2015 4:34 PM in response to Sourpusscandy

Snoe Leopard will only be a fresh installation if you choose it to be one(this is done by using the Disk Utility to erase the internal drive first.) If you do perform a fresh installation, the Setup Assistant will give you the option of migrating from the backup.

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Answer 8

Jun 26, 2015 4:35 PM in response to Niel

Ok, time machine, everything's backed up, after the upgrading, how do I get my music and data files, etc. from time machine (extermal HD) onto my computer?

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Niel

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Jun 26, 2015 4:37 PM in response to Sourpusscandy

As stated above, use the Setup Assistant. It'll run immediately after a fresh OS installation.

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Answer 10

Jun 26, 2015 4:44 PM in response to Niel

so setup assistant will give me the option to copy data from the time machine? I don't understand how it works.

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Niel

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Jun 26, 2015 4:45 PM in response to Sourpusscandy

Yes, it will.

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Answer 12

Jun 26, 2015 4:53 PM in response to Niel

OK, thanks.

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Answer 13

Jun 26, 2015 5:12 PM in response to Niel

Another question, so should I migrate the info from time machine (after installing 10.6.8) before or after upgrading to Yosemite?

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Niel

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Jun 26, 2015 5:21 PM in response to Sourpusscandy

You should do it when the Setup Assistant asks you if you'd like to do so. This will be after installing Snow Leopard from the DVD.

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Answer 15

Jun 26, 2015 7:52 PM in response to Niel

Hi again...

Ok so I installed Snow Leopard, that was no problem.

Now I go to the apple website, yosemite, click on upgrade and I get a message:

"

The address wasn't understood

Firefox doesn't know how to open this address, because one of the following protocols (macappstores) isn't associated with any program or is not allowed in this context.

You might need to install other software to open this address."

I upgraded firefox, upgraded itunes, tried getting to the website with safari, same problem.

this is the address I get when I click the update button:

macappstores://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=915041 082&mt=12&ls=1&ign-msr=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fosx%2F

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