revert to tiger from leopard
- Thread starter jahdore
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To completely ignore Doctor X' message and put it in other words:
1.) You can't "downgrade", i.e. a reinstallation is required.
2.) Backup everything. Easiest: Clone your harddrive to another harddrive with Carbon Copy Cloner.
3.) Clean install Tiger from the original installation disks that came with the computer.
4.) Bring back important data from the clone.
Some information can probably _not_ be brought back, i.e. Mail.app upgrades the database when upgrading to Leopard. I'm not sure whether you'll manage to bring all those mails back. Similarly, it's possible that iCal and AddressBook don't handle the newer databases well.
A whole other question that arises: Are the problems you're having now solveable? Maybe we can find a solution that _doesn't_ involve going back to Tiger?
1.) You can't "downgrade", i.e. a reinstallation is required.
2.) Backup everything. Easiest: Clone your harddrive to another harddrive with Carbon Copy Cloner.
3.) Clean install Tiger from the original installation disks that came with the computer.
4.) Bring back important data from the clone.
Some information can probably _not_ be brought back, i.e. Mail.app upgrades the database when upgrading to Leopard. I'm not sure whether you'll manage to bring all those mails back. Similarly, it's possible that iCal and AddressBook don't handle the newer databases well.
A whole other question that arises: Are the problems you're having now solveable? Maybe we can find a solution that _doesn't_ involve going back to Tiger?
Doctor X
Registered
Mine was in iambic pentameter.
--J.D.
P.S. Depending on what G4 you have--processor and maximum RAM--you may indeed find Leopard problematic. You will lose whatever Leopard specific programs and settings you had, but if the system is not working for you, it is not working for you. 10.4.11 is a very good system.
I am unaware of how you can get around wiping your drive.
One problem you might have--after a year--is you have not maintained the Leopard and/or you lack the ability to fix problems since a friend installed it, and you possibly do not have the installation disks.
--J.D.
P.S. Depending on what G4 you have--processor and maximum RAM--you may indeed find Leopard problematic. You will lose whatever Leopard specific programs and settings you had, but if the system is not working for you, it is not working for you. 10.4.11 is a very good system.
I am unaware of how you can get around wiping your drive.
One problem you might have--after a year--is you have not maintained the Leopard and/or you lack the ability to fix problems since a friend installed it, and you possibly do not have the installation disks.
andychrist
devil's plaything
If you are having problems you might just as well try re-installing Leopard rather than going all the way back to Tiger.
BTW, have you tried adding a new user account to see whether the problem is just on your own home library? Kind of the easiest first step.
BTW, have you tried adding a new user account to see whether the problem is just on your own home library? Kind of the easiest first step.
Thank you for all your answers...there's some good in each of them...and yeah finally i went back to tiger since i didn't have the leopard installations disks...i backed up all my data on an ext hard drive reinstalled tiger and it's better than ever!!
Even though i extended the ram to 1 gig it was still slow on leopard when now it's good again and fast.
I lost a few data and cannot use some applications but nothing major..
As you said Doctor X 10.4.11 is a very good system
Thanks again guys for taking time to help!
Even though i extended the ram to 1 gig it was still slow on leopard when now it's good again and fast.
I lost a few data and cannot use some applications but nothing major..
As you said Doctor X 10.4.11 is a very good system
Thanks again guys for taking time to help!
ElDiabloConCaca
U.S.D.A. Prime
Yup.