Comments on: Rebuilding the MacBook Pro http://www.macsparky.com/2008/04/20/rebuilding-the-macbook-pro/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:28:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: bekabug http://www.macsparky.com/2008/04/20/rebuilding-the-macbook-pro/#comment-884 bekabug Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:41:15 +0000 http://www.macsparky.com/?p=991#comment-884 I use RBrowser to sync my Applications folder onto an external drive. Whenever I have to reinstall I just start copying things back over. Its pretty nice when developers build software updates into the application. Even if it is an older version (like I haven't sync'd in about a month) it won't matter too much. It obviously doesn't work for some of my Apps... like iWork and CS3 but for the small, useful things like Paparazzi and Transmit it works out great. I use RBrowser to sync my Applications folder onto an external drive. Whenever I have to reinstall I just start copying things back over. Its pretty nice when developers build software updates into the application. Even if it is an older version (like I haven’t sync’d in about a month) it won’t matter too much.

It obviously doesn’t work for some of my Apps… like iWork and CS3 but for the small, useful things like Paparazzi and Transmit it works out great.

]]> By: Kennon http://www.macsparky.com/2008/04/20/rebuilding-the-macbook-pro/#comment-883 Kennon Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:11:08 +0000 http://www.macsparky.com/?p=991#comment-883 Well, for me, I really like the program (Yojimbo) to store all of my serial numbers. That way you can reinstall later without too much headache. Also, if you use TimeMachine, or SuperDuper!, you can just pull up that previous backup of your system, and manually move over the files that you want from your previous install. I just did this recently, as my system had gotten really bogged down with all the apps that I had installed. It worked great and took about 2 hours to do the reboot. :) Good luck! Well, for me, I really like the program (Yojimbo) to store all of my serial numbers. That way you can reinstall later without too much headache. Also, if you use TimeMachine, or SuperDuper!, you can just pull up that previous backup of your system, and manually move over the files that you want from your previous install. I just did this recently, as my system had gotten really bogged down with all the apps that I had installed. It worked great and took about 2 hours to do the reboot. :) Good luck!

]]> By: Max http://www.macsparky.com/2008/04/20/rebuilding-the-macbook-pro/#comment-882 Max Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:18:49 +0000 http://www.macsparky.com/?p=991#comment-882 I'm interested - especially as to how you planned the project & what you did. I have to wipe an iMac and it has 200 apps in there - not all used but some 1-2 a year etc and others with reg codes that have never been used (courtesy of MacHeist and MacUpdate). Needless to say I keep putting it off... I’m interested - especially as to how you planned the project & what you did. I have to wipe an iMac and it has 200 apps in there - not all used but some 1-2 a year etc and others with reg codes that have never been used (courtesy of MacHeist and MacUpdate). Needless to say I keep putting it off…

]]> By: Luis http://www.macsparky.com/2008/04/20/rebuilding-the-macbook-pro/#comment-881 Luis Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:47:23 +0000 http://www.macsparky.com/?p=991#comment-881 I did this very same thing on Friday to my Mac mini, and I'm glad I did. Its running smother now, my problem is that I test every single software I stumble upon. Good luck man. I did this very same thing on Friday to my Mac mini, and I’m glad I did. Its running smother now, my problem is that I test every single software I stumble upon. Good luck man.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.macsparky.com/2008/04/20/rebuilding-the-macbook-pro/#comment-880 Andrew Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:32:49 +0000 http://www.macsparky.com/?p=991#comment-880 I have been tempted to do this in the past, but keep getting scared off by the amount of work it may potentially constitute! I have been tempted to do this in the past, but keep getting scared off by the amount of work it may potentially constitute!

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