Questions about installing the beta

[Stuke00]

I am hoping to get the public beta invite but I had a couple questions.

1) Can you dual boot your current OS X and the new OS X beta using bootcamp or another method?

2) If dual booting is not an option, if you upgrade your current OS X do you have to reinstall completely when the final comes out?

I installed the Windows 8.1 public preview when it was released and ended up having to reinstall everything once it came out officially. Really don't want to have to do that again, I will be in the dog house for sure this time

Thanks.

 

[Swiss-G]

I am hoping to get the public beta invite but I had a couple questions.

1) Can you dual boot your current OS X and the new OS X beta using bootcamp or another method?

2) If dual booting is not an option, if you upgrade your current OS X do you have to reinstall completely when the final comes out?

I installed the Windows 8.1 public preview when it was released and ended up having to reinstall everything once it came out officially. Really don't want to have to do that again, I will be in the dog house for sure this time

Thanks.

1). Yes you can. Create a new partition on the HDD/SSD and install Yosemite in the new partition. I use Startup Disk in System Preferences to change between 10.9.4 and 10.10

2). You can upgrade the beta to GM. Personally, I always perform a clean install and restore essential data from a time machine backup.

 

[Stuke00]

1). Yes you can. Create a new partition on the HDD/SSD and install Yosemite in the new partition.

2). You can upgrade the beta to GM. Personally, I always perform a clean install and restore essential data from a time machine backup.

Thanks! I am glad it is an option at least. I've never used a time machine backup so I am always worried about how it works.. I have a backup going but never have had to restore... does it work as well as iCloud restore on iOS? Restores all users, settings, and apps?

 

[Swiss-G]

Thanks! I am glad it is an option at least. I've never used a time machine backup so I am always worried about how it works.. I have a backup going but never have had to restore... does it work as well as iCloud restore on iOS? Restores all users, settings, and apps?

Very easy to use and automatically backs up your entire Mac, including system files, applications, accounts, preferences, email messages, music, photos, movies, and documents.

Have a look here.

 

[Stuke00]

Very easy to use and automatically backs up your entire Mac, including system files, applications, accounts, preferences, email messages, music, photos, movies, and documents.

Have a look here.

I may have to play around with it sometime and try a restore to see what it does. Never used it so worried about losing things.