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Format & reinstall - what to know?

OU812 · 2016-01-13 12:25:36

Going to format & Einstein my Mac. Has a. Couple of bad sectors, would like a clean install. What should I be doing first or remembering?

13-01-2016 12:25pm

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OU812

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Going to format & Einstein my Mac. Has a. Couple of bad sectors, would like a clean install.

What should I be doing first or remembering?

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#2 13-01-2016 1:51pm

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Do a time machine backup. Buy an SSD. Download the latest OS installer and create a USB boot disk. Install SSD. Boot from USB. Recover documents from Time Machine during install. Make coffee/tea and a sandwich. Enjoy !

Ken

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