Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: David Brooks Newsgroups: alt.computer.workshop,comp.sys.mac.system,uk.comp.sys.mac Subject: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 08:36:15 +0100 Lines: 58 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net EiK2uTb2guV0iyUHlQXhAAOceiHmc2zbXCb51j6K4nKd5MthWf Cancel-Lock: sha1:mQhu+HGJWE3utkjKb5ZuluYNXzY= sha256:x2wkvHTCgJ2IIgT1iCGfml91+8BQ9/LH3V+l8P1PG3A= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-GB In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:144544 uk.comp.sys.mac:178839 On 18/08/2024 23:58, Alan wrote: > On 2024-08-18 14:39, David Brooks wrote: >> On 18/08/2024 22:06, pothead wrote: >>> On 2024-08-18, Tyrone wrote: >>>> On Aug 18, 2024 at 4:17:09 PM EDT, "pothead" >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 2024-08-18, David Brooks wrote: >>>>>> //I was recently having some problems with iTunes, and decided to >>>>>> reinstall macOS Sierra. I held Command+R on startup and clicked on >>>>>> "Reinstall macOS" without erasing the hard drive in Disk Utility. >>>>>> Once >>>>>> the reinstall was complete, I started back up and all of my files and >>>>>> programs were still there, along with my settings, desktop wallpaper, >>>>>> and everything else. (The iTunes problems were fixed.)// >>>>>> >>>>>> What exactly does this "Reinstall" feature do, if it doesn't remove >>>>>> programs and change settings to default?// >>>>>> >>>>>> Here are answers on-line:- >>>>>> https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/276766/what-does- >>>>>> reinstall-macos-do-exactly >>>>>> >>>>>> How would YOU have answered the OP's question? >>>>> >>>>> That article is from 7 years ago. >>>> >>>> DB probably wrote it. All he does is post links to his old >>>> questions, in a >>>> desperate attempt to get more replies to his ancient questions. >>> >>> +1 >> >> How did you make two posts at the same time?  (2206) > > They're NOT at the same time just because they were posted in the same > minute. A fellow called 'Gremlin' used to post DOZENS of posts which all showed the same time, so there must be a procedure for so doing. >> FWIW - BDB did *NOT* ask the question on Stack Exchange. > > If you said the sky was blue, I'd check outside. You have NEVER caught me telling a lie. 'In the old days' reinstalling a computer's operating system used to wipe away ALL data stored on one's hard drive so that one started afresh. This does NOT happen on a Mac. Who knew? Did you? -- David