10.8 OSX clean install vs. update

[joecool99]

running 10.6.8 - I've always hated updates over existing system, seems messy.
But now i've a lot of stuff configured as i want and moving all data, wiping it clean, moving all back and seeing up all my apps again will not be fun.

what will you do ? just let the update process paste over your existing 1.6 / 10.6 or do a clean install ?

 

[Jessica Lares]

I'm doing a clean install. For how messy Lion is in general, and the fact that a software update forced some people to reinstall only recently, I would not trust an update to go smoothly.

I don't think it'll let you just update either being that you're on Snow Leopard BTW.

 

[joecool99]

clean install is preferred - i'm just not looking forward to it.

wrong. 10.8 can be pasted over 10.6.8

 

[tersono]

Depends on how messy your computer is. Mine came with Leopard and I've just done an upgrade for Snow Leopard and Lion. I think I'm gonna do a clean install this time, if only to force myself to get rid of some of the unnecessary junk that's built up since 2009...