MacBook :: Using HDD - Clean Install Or Restore Old Settings

Sep 3, 2010

I've just bought a new Seagate 500Gb hybrid HDD (the hybrid has 4Gb of SSD attached ) . So the question is:

OPTION ONE - back up my old drive and then restore it onto the new one, and save all my settings

OPTION TWO - reinstall all OS and programmes from OS discs and have a fresh start

On my old desktop Windows PC (sorry!) it was always worth starting from a clean install when Windows died, to get rid of any bugs ..BUT WITH A MAC?

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Oct 1, 2010

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Apr 27, 2010

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2. If not, how do I restore all my settings and stuff. What about the programs that aren't just DMG files but have installed some of their stuff in some other folders?

3. I'm especially concerned with my iTunes library - since I sync it with my iPhone. How do I easily and fully restore that?

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Jun 11, 2012

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