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: Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 11:06:37 +0100 Lines: 42 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net n1oosrvo/yewS0R4KS3+bwvqgj4E6j5s1iJHFeFRhEAqCWb9z7 Cancel-Lock: sha1:+Lpgv/Gl8lNU/nnorlMwg1i9Z9E= sha256:m+b6/zoFUcoAWkj0G0+QXuV0kavqSipGv1OQKnE/Meo= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-GB In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:144551 uk.comp.sys.mac:178847 On 19/08/2024 10:47, FromTheRafters wrote: > David Brooks used his keyboard to write : >> On 18/08/2024 22:06, pothead wrote: >>> On 2024-08-18, David Brooks wrote: >>>> On 18/08/2024 21:17, 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. >>>> >>>> So? Why does that matter? >>> >>> Because technology changes rapidly. >> >> This part of macOS has NOT changed at all. How many folk realise that >> reinstalling the macOS will NOT eradicate any previously installed >> malware? > > You should remember that the procedure is "wipe and reinstall" not just > "reinstall" when malware is the problem. > > https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mh27903/mac Actually, FTR, I've never forgotten that it is essential to erase my hard drive if I want to eradicate malware. Thank you for helping to clarify matters though. :-)