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Reinstalling Snow Leopard w/o loosing preferences

Hello Everyone,

I'm experiencing OS 10.6 issues ( system takes 15mn to reboot)

I'd like to reinstall the OS but don't want to lose my user preference (mail , Itune, etc )

Can someone please help me through the re-install process?

I understand Time machine is the way to go.

Thanks in advance

David

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Dec 26, 2015 5:05 AM

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Dec 26, 2015 6:51 AM in response to David Bel1

Restoring from a Time Machine backup that pre-dates when you started having problems should work.

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David Bel1 Author

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Dec 27, 2015 3:19 AM in response to Eric Root

Hi Eric

Thanks for the links.

I m actually looking for a way to reinstall a version of SL and importing my settings and preferences on top of it using time machine .

I have no Time Machine backup at the moment, I will have to make one using my current system.

Any clue?

Thanks

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Dec 27, 2015 9:00 AM in response to David Bel1

After making a backup, preferably 2 on 2 separate drives, boot off the DVD and run Disk Utility Verify/Repair Disk and Repair Permissions until you get no errors. Reformat the drive using Disk Utility/Erase Mac OS Extended (Journaled), then click the Option button and select GUID. Then re-install the OS.

When you reboot, use Setup Assistant to restore your data.

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