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Insomniaclown · 17th March 2009

So, I bought my new copy of Leopard. Tried to install. The installer told me that I had to reformat my drive before I could install. I found a link that explains how to basically clone your drive to an external using disk utility, install leopard, and then restore all of your data. I had to run out this morning and buy a new external drive. I needed one anyways (been flying without a parachute for awhile now), but I didn't want one right this minute.

Anyone else been through this process? I would prefer not to have to spend 10 hours reinstalling all of my apps.

17th March 2009	#1
Insomniaclown Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2008 Location: Now in Wellington Posts: 828 Thread Starter	Installing Mac OS 10.5, a little concerned So, I bought my new copy of Leopard. Tried to install. The installer told me that I had to reformat my drive before I could install. I found a link that explains how to basically clone your drive to an external using disk utility, install leopard, and then restore all of your data. I had to run out this morning and buy a new external drive. I needed one anyways (been flying without a parachute for awhile now), but I didn't want one right this minute. Anyone else been through this process? I would prefer not to have to spend 10 hours reinstalling all of my apps.