#Cleanmydrive snow leopard how to#
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Trim and speedy.ġ: Quit Disk Utility and install 10.6. Performance types swear by this method as it allows the leaving of previous junk, malware, old files etc behind. New OS X, programs and only vetted files returned. 'Fresh' means no possibly corrupt TimeMachine, Migration Assistant, or clone restores. Now for you who just erased the internal drive via the 10.6 disk and need to install fresh.

#Cleanmydrive snow leopard software#

If your using your option key bootable 10.6 clone, use the cloning software to reverse clone 10.6 onto the internal drive then return your files from the storage drive. You will be back into the 10.6 installer. If the Disk Utility > Zero Erase fails or hangs, the drive has run out of spare sectors and is worthless, it will have to be replaced, better you found out now than later with your data on it.Ĭheck under Partition: Options that you have a GUID and Format: OS X Extended Journaled, if not change it to those and apply. This is so later when you need to use the 10.6 disk to repair the drive, it knows what is on the boot drive.Ĭlick Erase > Security option > Zero All Data (will map off any failing sectors) go watch a movie, it takes a bit and improves your hard drives reliability and read speeds. Do not do if your reverting to Snow Leopard from a later OS X verison, because 10.7 and later OS X verisons alter the GUID and add a Recovery HD partition that needs to be removed before 10.6 is reinstalled. Select the indented name of the OS X partition instead, however it will not cure problems in the hidden EFI or GUID partition table. To erase just the OS X partition leaving others like Bootcamp etc. If your here to revert your machine to Snow Leopard from 10.7 or later, then make sure to select the ENTIRE drive on the left in Disk Uitlity. Select the entire internal boot drive on the far left, it will have the drive makers name and size.ĭo not select the indented names, those are just partitions on the drive, you need to erase the entire drive to catch everything, rebuild the GUID partition table and the hidden EFI partition. To erase the entire drive of all partitions: Hold c (or option/alt key) down on a wired or built in keyboard, and boot the machine, off the 10.6 installer disk (or hold option key boot off the 10.6 clone drive) and under the Utilities menu (folder) is Disk Utility. Make sure the bottom of the disk is clean, use a very soft cloth and a tiny dab of rubbing alcohol and polish to a shine. You might want to take this chance to export web browser bookmarks, grab product keys or even clone the old 10.6 drive before you erase it. Your data will be gone after this and not recoverable what so ever, don't come crying later that you missed something. If a Mac came pre-installed or from the factory with 10.6.3 or later, you cannot use the 10.6.3 retail disks (no iLife) from Apple online, you have to call Apple for your 10.6.3+ machine specific install disks (free iLife included)

#Cleanmydrive snow leopard drivers#

You can't use another model of Mac's 10.6 machine specific disks with another Mac, there isn't hardware drivers on those disks that will work on other Mac's. There are basically two types of 10.6 install disks, the gray or black machine specfic ones that came with a new Mac (free iLife) or the 10.6.3 retail disks (no free iLife).

#Cleanmydrive snow leopard pro#

Use the free MacTracker to find your model of Mac, you can gleam the model from your Apple Menu > About this Mac > More information and look for something like 'MacBook Pro 3,1' and punch that into MacTracker. Use the correct 10.6 disk to install Snow Leopard If your here because you want to secure erase data better than writing Zero's acorss the selected hard drive or partition (good enough for most folks), this tip doesn't cover that, see this one then come back here afterwards.

If your here because you have a problem and you think erasing and reinstalling is going to solve it, it most certainly will, but you might not need to go this far and you might want to recover data off the non-booting drive first.Ĭreate a data recovery, undelete boot drive If your here because you upgraded to 10.7 Lion and want to go back to 10.6 Snow Leopard you need to see this thread.Ī little more preparation is in order to make sure your files work in Snow Leopard.

#Cleanmydrive snow leopard how to#

You need to erase and install 10.6 Snow Leopard, I will show you how to do this.