How often do people fresh install Mac OS
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Major OS release for me, when 10.7 released, fresh install. When 10.8 release, fresh install 
As long as you don't go mental installing/uninstalling hundreds of applications and do the basic maintenance I find OS X less of a faff than Windows.
As long as you don't go mental installing/uninstalling hundreds of applications and do the basic maintenance I find OS X less of a faff than Windows.
Do you feel that is necessary?
Ah Vader, I guess so I do all basic maintinence history, cache, delete files when uninstall applications and also every couple of months I have seemed to have a fresh install although I think I will prolong the next time I refresh both machines as they run fine. Guess Im just a little paranoid after using Windows for so long.
I bought my Mac Pro mid 2008 and I put a fresh install of Leopard on it. When Snow Leopard was released in August 2009 I ran the upgrade.
If I'd still had it when Lion was released, I'd have just run the upgrade.
Fresh install OS X? Never.
The Mac Mini my family use was bought in January 2010, obviously it came with a new install of Snow Leopard. I've not done a fresh install on there since, there's quite simply no need.
If I'd still had it when Lion was released, I'd have just run the upgrade.
Fresh install OS X? Never.
The Mac Mini my family use was bought in January 2010, obviously it came with a new install of Snow Leopard. I've not done a fresh install on there since, there's quite simply no need.
Nonsense
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Peopl who still think Windows requires frequent major maintenance are kidding themselves.
I find Windows 7 requires just as little effort from me as my Lion install does.
Agree to updates every once in a while, forget about everything else.
Seriously, if you're reinstalling Windows regularly then you're doing something wrong.
I clean install OSX on major point releases as usually enough time has elapsed to make it worth my while spending a couple of hours having a clear out. That's not to say it needs it - you can run most operating systems for years and years and OSX is no exception.
I clean install OSX on major point releases as usually enough time has elapsed to make it worth my while spending a couple of hours having a clear out. That's not to say it needs it - you can run most operating systems for years and years and OSX is no exception.
Maybe I'm just installing the wrong programs but it really does still bog down with use. Not that I use Windows much these days apart from Visual Studio work. It's certainly not maintenance-free by any stretch.
OS X has never, ever done it though. Make your own opinions.
OS X has never, ever done it though. Make your own opinions.
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Major OS releases. Simple fact is it doesn't require it.
I had to reinstall Windows every 4 months or something because it felt bloated and slow. Despite any kind of cleaning of it (which by the way was a mission and a half) it never felt nippy.
OS X always feels nippy and on the ball.
I had to reinstall Windows every 4 months or something because it felt bloated and slow. Despite any kind of cleaning of it (which by the way was a mission and a half) it never felt nippy.
OS X always feels nippy and on the ball.
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I think that the only time I have actually done a fresh install of OSX was when I sold my old G4 Mac Mini and did a fresh install so the buyer had a nice clean system.
Haven't had any need to with my current Macs and upgraded one to Lion (I've been to lazy to do the other so far) without a clean install.
As for the whole Windows 7 needs more maintenance thing ... well I have several Windows 7 boxes and they all run absolutely fine on their original Windows 7 installs (plus updates of course) and I haven't felt the need to reinstall any of them.
Haven't had any need to with my current Macs and upgraded one to Lion (I've been to lazy to do the other so far) without a clean install.
As for the whole Windows 7 needs more maintenance thing ... well I have several Windows 7 boxes and they all run absolutely fine on their original Windows 7 installs (plus updates of course) and I haven't felt the need to reinstall any of them.
I usually just do a fresh install when a major release is out. I've done it a couple times when that hasn't been that case. Did it when I left college, and again about 6 months ago to get rid of a Windows partition I didn't need anymore.
Just done it agian a couple weeks ago to updrage to Lion, but had to because it was a brand new hard drive too.
Just done it agian a couple weeks ago to updrage to Lion, but had to because it was a brand new hard drive too.