MacBook :: Upgrade To Snow Leopard - Password Reset?
Sep 9, 2009
I took my laptop in to a shop to have a new hard drive installed and the guy in the shop upgraded me to Snow Leopard. I then tried to use migration assistant to get my files back off an external HD and it's telling me my password and/or user name is incorrect. Is it possible the guy in the shop changed it? Is there a generic password when you reinstall things? Or do I need to restart my Macbook using the old Leopard disk?
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Apr 25, 2012
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Aug 22, 2009
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Feb 16, 2012
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Apr 9, 2012
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May 4, 2012
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Jun 12, 2012
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Jun 13, 2012
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Apr 12, 2012
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Jun 20, 2012
I have forgotten my admin password. I have a Mac OS X Install DVD (version 10.6.2), but it doesn't appear ro have a reset password facility. The Mac has operating system 10.6.8. Any ideas please for resetting password?
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iMac (27-inch Late 2009), Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Jul 24, 2010
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Apr 24, 2012
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magic mouse, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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Mar 18, 2012
I would like to wipe my MacBook Core 2 Duo, currently running 10.5.8 I just recieved the Snow Leopard 10.6 disk, before I upgrade, I want to wipe this laptop completely as if it were new. Will this be an option during the install of 10.6 or do I have to go about it another way? Here is the catch, I recently moved, and misplaced the CD's the MacBook originally came with. So all I have is the computer and the Snow Leopard 10.6 cd.
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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Mar 26, 2012
I have an iMac with Mac OSX 10.6.8 and 2.4 GH2 Intel Core 2 Duo processor.I want to upgrade to Lion so that I can use iCloud to share documents with my iPad.Do I have to upgrade to Snow Leopard first or can I upgrade directly to Lion?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Jun 13, 2009
... long time reader, first time poster!! So I'm doing it. I'm switching from PC to Mac. I've been waiting for a while now and the new MacBook Pro's have convinced me. I'm buying the 13 inch this week.
However I'm slightly worried about the upgrade to Snow Leopard in September.
My question is if I buy a new MacBook Pro this week and upgrade from the current version of Leopard to Snow Leopard will it be the EXACT same as the version of Snow Leopard that ships with new MacBooks after September?
Is the upgrade just the same as the full software version available post September? Does the upgrade it just detect if you have the previous software and installs as if it were the full? Or does it just "patch" things depending on what's different from previous versions?
I can wait till after Snow Leopard is released in September 09 if it is different to Leopard upgraded to Snow Leopard.
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Mar 4, 2009
I want the Mail Exchange Server support in Snow Leopard. If I buy a new MacBook today shipped with Leopard, can I get the upgrade from Leopard to Snow Leopard for free? (No, right?) When will SL be released? And how long will it take to have SL shipped with MacBook after that?
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Jun 30, 2012
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MacBook
Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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Jun 12, 2009
I've never updated an OS before, so this probably appears to be very noob-ish. I currently have a refurb 2.4 al macbook. I can't return it, so instead of whining and complaining (past that stage) I'm looking at it as thus: I'm one of very few people to have an aluminum macbook. I want to upgrade to a SSD when Snow Leopard is released in September. How do I make this happen? Is it as simple as swapping the hard drive and then booting from the SL install disks? Almost seems too easy. Also, do you guys think it's a good idea to swap the stock 250GB HDD for an SSD (120GB Vertex) and use the HDD as an external?
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Mar 24, 2012
I just bought a used macbook pro and once I powered it up I just followed the steps to set it up, once done, the OS is 10.5.8. I want to upgrade it to Snow Leopard but what's the best way to do it? I already spent half a day setting many things up, and I don't want to start everything all over again, what's the best way to upgrade? I don't want to have SL on a different partition
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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May 16, 2012
MacBook Pro
Version 10.5.8
Processor: 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
I'm currently running 10.5.8 and expect delivery of the Snow Leopard disc today. The end result being the upgrade to Lion, but...well, you know. My question is two-fold:
1) Are there any "housekeeping" tasks I should do before proceeding with the initial upgrade to Snow Leopard? I've already run a backup and have important files copied on a flash drive. Is there anything I should clean-up, upgrade, etc first?
2) Has anyone had any problems losing files/music/etc during these upgrades? I've had this MacBook Pro for about four years and haven't had any issues with it. Before that, I always had PCs with all kinds of problems, including losing just about everything during upgrades (which is why I've been hesitant to upgrade up to this point).
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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May 19, 2012
My macbook air uses OS X 10.6.8 and Xcode 3.2.6. I want Xcode 4 but it requires OS 10.7. How can I upgrade OS from 10.6.8 to 10.7? I guess 10.7 is Lion not snow leopard. Is it free or need purchase? What is the newest version of Xcode which works under 10.6.8?
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Jun 3, 2014
1.On my Snow Leopard, App Store.app does not work. It gives a message about being 'broken, etc'.
Therefore I cannot get to Quick Links and Redeem.
2.I cannot use Quick Links in itunes as it says use Mac App Store.
3.I cannot repair my App Store.app as it is part of the Snow Leopard installation.
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May 4, 2012
My mom bought me a late 2009 white Macbook three weeks ago. It was working fine the first few days until I decided to purchase Lion and then two days later it crashed and I had to erase the hard drive and reinstall everything. It took me about a day to fix and reinstall everything, but this time I didn't install Lion. A week later my computer crashed again and I tried to erase the hard drive again and re install Snow Leopard, but this time nothing will install. I'm trying to avoid the hour drive to the closests Apple Store, so if anybody knows how I could fix this it would be great! I'm desperate at this point :/
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.5)
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Feb 25, 2010
I am selling my 2 year old iMac. It came installed with Leopard 10.5, and I have the original DVD's. I recently (about a month ago), upgraded it to Snow Leopard. I was looking at this site: [URL] To get some ideas on how I can completely reset the system, to almost a factory install. Would I have to follow the steps to a full system install of Leopard, and then install Snow Leopard upgrade? Or can I use the Snow Leopard disk, to directly install that version as the clean install? At the end of the process, I would love to leave the system as "new" as possible.
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Jun 5, 2012
My boys have recently altered their profile to the point that I simply need to start from scratch and reset or delete it all together. How do I go about fixing their profile/ resetting or deleting it to start over. None of their icons show up, someone has moved the My applications folder, Documents, and Downloads folders onto the dock and I am unable to change or remove them. We are currently running on Snow Leopard.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Oct 4, 2010
I'm currently using a MBP 13 inch and am running Leopard on it.
I just bought a copy of snow leopard today but i don't know if I should do a direct upgrade from leopard to snow leopard, or wipe my MBP and do a fresh install so i have snow leopard on a clean slate.
Have any of you tried the second option before? Or do any of you have advice on which path I should take?
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Sep 12, 2009
Well I just upgraded my computer to snow leopard, and I am very happy. It went very well, and was incredibly easy. I haven't run into one problem as of yet. No compatibly issues, no spotlight problems, nothing. I also heard of people complaining that snow leopard was very slow when they upgraded and didn't do a clean install, well for me, I noticed a speed increase over leopard, and I just simply did an upgrade. I am very pleased with this new OS. I think apple did a very good job refining leopard. I just thought id share this with people, so they don't always have to read the things going wrong with an upgrade over a clean install. Not sure if it matters, but I installed off of a usb drive.
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Sep 14, 2009
I have both, they have two different model numbers, what is the difference? Which one should I use to fresh install?
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