23.10.2013 09:05 Uhr, Quelle: Macworld UK

Should you do a "clean install" of Mavericks?

[Editor's note: This article is part of our series of articles on installing and upgrading to Mavericks.]It used to be that when upgrading to a major new version of OS X, installing over an existing OS X installation--for example, installing 10.3 over 10.2--entailed some degree of risk, as existing applications, add-ons, and support files could conflict with the new OS. For this reason, many people used to perform a "clean install": wiping your hard drive (after backing it up, of course), installing the latest version of OS X, and then either using Setup/Migration Assistant to restore your applications and data, or manually reinstalling programs and copying over your data. (The Mac OS X 10.2 installer actually included an Archive And Install option, which preserved your original OS in a special folder while installing a co

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