How to unistall OS9?
Sorry if this has been posted before, and I've seen similar posts, but do not seem to get it.
I have a DP867 and would like to erase, uninstall the OS9 partition on the HD.
What is the best way of doing this, is it doing a clean install of Jaguar or can I just drag something to the trash?
I have not used OS 9 since I got my machine and would like to take the excess off of the HD.
Thank you
MA
I have a DP867 and would like to erase, uninstall the OS9 partition on the HD.
What is the best way of doing this, is it doing a clean install of Jaguar or can I just drag something to the trash?
I have not used OS 9 since I got my machine and would like to take the excess off of the HD.
Thank you
MA
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OS 9 is nothing like OS X. You can just drag system folders around and it causes no problems.
I ain't lookin' back either!
Cool thing, I freed up over two GB, so that's nice. Down to OS X only on this iMac. I couldn't boot in 9 or Classic even if I WANTED to!
Go heels.
My iMac feels lighter already!
I'm not too seasoned in Mac OS yet, and trying to do this only shows me this :
"The operation could not be completed because it is owned by the root"
What's up with that?
Now you should be able to successfully trash it.
Hope this helps.
[ 02-06-2003: Message edited by: Brad ]</p>
<strong>Select the folder in the Finder and choose Get Info from the File menu. Click the disclosure triangle by "Ownership & Permissions" and then click the little padlock to allow access to change it (you must be the admin user of the computer to do this). In the menu by Owner, change it to your current username. You should then be prompted for your admin password. Once the new owner is set, also click the "Apply to enclosed items" button. This step may not be necessary, but it can't hurt either since you are just throwing away everything in it anyway.
Now you should be able to successfully trash it.
Hope this helps.
[ 02-06-2003: Message edited by: Brad ]</strong><hr></blockquote>
I get a different message....
The operation could not be completed because item "System Folder" is required by the System.
Exactly what do I have to backup, aside from the obvious(Quicken files, video, MP3's, etc), so as to not loose the apps as they are, before I reinstall OS X?
Thank you
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[ 02-08-2003: Message edited by: MacAficionado ]</p>
Whatever I did even created a folder that is still unknown to me as to what it was. It was named "sw" and had some files with a .lib extension that I have no clue what it was.
It just got too cluttery for my taste, so when I finished an editing job that I was doing, I decided to give it a go and install OS X from scratch. First I copied the contents of the HD into an external HD, I then made a disk image of the HD just in case.
Intalled OS X, the first OS I ever install, without a problem, as a matter of fact it was too easy. Having heard the nightmares of installing other operating systems, I was a bit nervous.
My concern was FCP3 with all the preferences, and all the work I went through, but It is unbeleivable how this worked. I just copied the folders from the bakup that I had made and there it was FCP running without a true installation as I knew them.
So everything is back to normal, but I still needed to upgrade OS X from 10.2.1 to 10.2.4, because it was the only choice, I was skeptical, since I've been reading horror stories about 10.2.4 but I've been running it without a problem, it actually feels snappier.
So now my Hard drive is as clean as can be and I am one happy Machead.
Thank you for all the suggestions.
The /sw directory is installed by either <a href="http://fink.sourceforge.net" target="_blank">fink</a> or Virex 7.1
The reason you were left with the OS 9 partition is because you cannot delete partions without reformating your drive.
I used Terminal, though: gotta love that sudo rm -r