Lesson 22. Upgrade your Mac and Migrate your Files

22 GOALS

Know what to do and what information to have on hand before you install

Understand whether to upgrade, archive, or clean install

Customize the installation

Go through the setup process

Become familiar with the utilities available from the startup disk

You may have just gotten a brand-new Mac with Leopard already installed, in which case you can skip this chapter altogether, unless you need to learn about transferring your files from an old machine to your new one.

If you just got a new DVD with the Leopard installation, Mac OS X version 10.5, then you have a few choices to make before you upgrade. This chapter explains the choices you will need to make along the way and walks you through ...

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