Mac OS X forum: Take caution when upgrading to 10.5.8

If there are new features or fixes out, I want to have them. Normally, patches are supposed to fix more than they break, but you never know.

I haven't had any problems yet. As of today, I do know that attempting to network my MacBook to all the Vista machines in the house is ridiculously more complicated than it needs to be, but that I think is just part of having multiple platforms around.

iTunes is always sluggish when I plug a device in, check for app updates, or when I'm trying to manage downloads or account information. On occasion, the whole program will crash, but not too often. I almost always leave it open; I use Synergy to control my songs from the menu bar. MacHeist is helpful. I haven't had any problems after waking from sleep at all, but with 13,000 views, that does sound like a real problem indeed. Well, Snow Leopard is just around the corner. Now that I think of it, with Intel Macs headed that way, future Leopard updates for PowerPC machines should be stripped of their UB code to slim things down. I don't know if they'd want to manage older OS updates for Intel and PPC Macs separately like that, but it may help some folks in the long run.

-BMF

Ok this is my cautious upgrade Strategy.

1 Backup with Timemachine (its a really slick free Backup Program)
2 Log out of your normal everyday account and Log in to your Emergencies Only Admin Account (I call mine SysAdmin).
3 Run Disk Utilites Fix Permissions TWICE.
4 Run ONYX: SMART check, Verify Startup check, Automation Check everything + reboot.
5 Make a cup of Tea, because Onyx takes about 10 mins, but its Free.
6 Log back into your normal everyday account and run Software Update... + reboot
7 Rerun steps 3+4 (ie SysAdmin> Disk Utilities + Onyx)

So my strategy is: Clean the machine before and after the OS upgrade.
I only have 1 long standing issue. USB devices are very sloooow to Mount / Unmount.
Im hoping for a Snow Leopard fix

Black MacBook 2.2GHz 4GRam 250GHD OS 10.5.8 iPhone 3Gs 16

is not normally advised. I am a bit surprised mrmacfixit didn't continue to that point.

Surfing the web in a standard account offers a bit of protection against malicious downloads by generating a pause while you think about whether you want to give it permission.

Joyous Computing, JPFresno
Don't start vast problems with a half vast mind.