ZA Store confirmed Leopard received

[adsl3g]

Got a call this morning from ZA Store to say I must make payment - Leopard has arrived - should get it tomorrow or Thursday.

Wonder if I should do a clean install or an upgrade?

 

[Diabolic]

How much are they asking?

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Clean install should be the best to do.

Upgrades are asking for problems.

 

[Gadget Man]

Is there a guide somewhere on how to do a clean install? Is it as simple as backing up and using the disk utility to reformat the hard drive and then booting up with the Lepard disk?

Do you know if the family pack is available? Called the iStore. They have Leopard but no family pack.

 

[pope24]

I am going to do a clean install, but archive and install seems to be a good way forward as well.

BTW: If you are authenticating to a active directory domain take a look at this hint:
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=2007102510404834

 

[pope24]

The family pack is an interesting issue. It is basically an honesty pack because you can install the OS from a single set of media on as many machines as you like.

Wonder how many people here are buying legal copies of leopard for all their machines.

 

[bwana]

I'm doing a full backup then an upgrade.

 

[adsl3g]

I'm doing a full backup then an upgrade.

Roger - that sounds about right - I will try that too - If I get hassels, then its an erase and install.

 

[adsl3g]

How much are they asking?

www.zastore.co.za

 

[bwana]

Still trying to find out about the family pack and when that will ship.

Anyone heard anything?

 

[koffiejunkie]

bwana, are you wanting to buy or just curious?

 

[bwana]

I ordered the family pack last week but true to form zastore has yet to contact me despite all assurances.

EDIT - finally got though and the ETA is end of next week

 

[adsl3g]

I'm doing a full backup then an upgrade.

OK, so give us some lessons here - have never made a backup - I take it it is not the same as making an image of the HD. You need to back up your data and then restore it afterwards right?
The disk utility does not do backup? I need a 3rd party package?

 

[PeterCH]

OK, so give us some lessons here - have never made a backup - I take it it is not the same as making an image of the HD. You need to back up your data and then restore it afterwards right?
The disk utility does not do backup? I need a 3rd party package?

Buy an external USB hd or case with hd, and copy your files to it.
Then just choose the right option during Leopard installation.

 

[Ou grote]

Buy an external USB hd or case with hd, and copy your files to it.
Then just choose the right option during Leopard installation.

U can also use iBackup from here:
http://www.pure-mac.com/backup.html

Remember; Backing up is one thing, restoring is another thing.

 

[bwana]

OK, so give us some lessons here - have never made a backup - I take it it is not the same as making an image of the HD. You need to back up your data and then restore it afterwards right?
The disk utility does not do backup? I need a 3rd party package?

You can do it from the command line if you want but (imo) the best app is SuperDuper. Download the trial and have it do all the heavy lifting for you.

If you dont like SD there is CarbonCopy Cloner as well as Silver Keeper. I wouldnt just copy everything over if you hope to be able to boot from it should things go pear shaped.

 

[adsl3g]

Thanks gents - I think I have a copy of SuperDooper on my Lan drive somwhere - will look at that..
Is there a way I can make my USB bootable w/o erasing whats on there already?