Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly?

From	David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org>
Newsgroups	alt.computer.workshop, comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly?
Date	2024-08-23 12:50 +0100
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On 23/08/2024 12:36, T i m wrote:
> On 23/08/2024 09:29, David Brooks wrote:
> 
> <snip>
> 
>> //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?

=

> If you had any idea how an OS / filesystem / preferences work you could 
> answer it for yourself.
> 
> If you owned a computer and were doing something like re-installing the 
> OS for a specific reason then found an online forum and posted to it 
> asking such a question, you would sound like a vegetarian asking if 
> cauliflower is vegan.
> 
> So you have a computer, have reinstalled the OS and found it doesn't 
> delete your personal files and are asking why it didn't also delete 
> something you believe to be malware?

=

Please confirm that that is the exact reply you would have posted in 
response to the person who originally asked the question.

This fellow:-  https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/229525/brendon-ai

Is that right?

--
David

By the way, the original question may be found here:-
https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/276766/what-does-reinstall-macos-do-exactly

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What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-18 18:10 +0100
  Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2024-08-18 20:17 +0000
    Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-18 21:40 +0100
      Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2024-08-18 21:06 +0000
        Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-18 22:42 +0100
          Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? T i m <eternal@spaced.me.uk> - 2024-08-18 23:14 +0100
          Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2024-08-18 22:19 +0000
            What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-19 08:53 +0100
              Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-19 16:00 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-19 21:21 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-20 00:33 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-20 08:58 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-20 13:51 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-20 15:14 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-20 14:28 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-20 19:22 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-20 19:57 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-20 20:59 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-20 23:26 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Charlie Glock <"Charlie Glock"@localhost.com> - 2024-08-20 21:46 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-20 22:57 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-20 23:52 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-21 08:42 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? T i m <eternal@spaced.me.uk> - 2024-08-21 10:40 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-21 10:57 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? T i m <eternal@spaced.me.uk> - 2024-08-21 11:07 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <David@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-09-22 08:33 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-21 19:26 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <David@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-09-22 08:33 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-09-22 15:30 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <David@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-09-22 17:10 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-09-22 16:20 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2024-09-22 12:19 -0700
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-09-22 21:02 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2024-09-22 14:33 -0700
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-09-22 22:17 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2024-09-22 15:38 -0700
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-09-22 23:12 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2024-09-22 16:59 -0700
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-09-23 02:00 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2024-09-22 19:02 -0700
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-09-23 02:44 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2024-09-22 20:01 -0700
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-09-23 04:13 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2024-09-23 08:01 -0700
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-21 16:00 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-21 19:17 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-21 19:20 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-21 20:45 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-21 20:21 +0000
          Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2024-08-18 15:56 -0700
            Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-19 08:57 +0100
          Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? FromTheRafters <FTR@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-19 05:47 -0400
            Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-19 11:06 +0100
            Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-19 15:47 +0000
              Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-22 14:06 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-22 13:54 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-22 15:47 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-22 16:47 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? T i m <eternal@spaced.me.uk> - 2024-08-22 18:24 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-22 19:56 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? T i m <eternal@spaced.me.uk> - 2024-08-22 22:03 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-22 22:16 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? T i m <eternal@spaced.me.uk> - 2024-08-23 09:21 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-23 09:32 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? T i m <eternal@spaced.me.uk> - 2024-08-23 09:53 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-23 11:38 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? T i m <eternal@spaced.me.uk> - 2024-08-23 12:27 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <David@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-10-03 15:54 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <David@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-10-29 23:12 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <David@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-10-29 23:15 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2024-10-31 00:49 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <David@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-10-31 07:30 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? T i m <eternal@spaced.me.uk> - 2024-10-31 09:57 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <David@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-10-31 10:32 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2024-10-31 15:38 -0700
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <David@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-11-01 00:20 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-11-01 03:24 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <David@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-11-01 07:53 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2024-11-01 12:40 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <David@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-11-01 14:05 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2024-11-01 14:30 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <David@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-11-01 16:05 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2024-11-01 19:16 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <David@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-11-01 20:16 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-11-01 13:52 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <David@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-11-02 15:19 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-11-02 17:01 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <David@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-11-02 18:21 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-11-02 19:00 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2024-11-01 07:45 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <David@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-11-01 08:04 +0000
    Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2024-08-18 20:47 +0000
      Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2024-08-18 21:06 +0000
        Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-18 22:39 +0100
          Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2024-08-18 21:43 +0000
          Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2024-08-18 15:58 -0700
            What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-19 08:36 +0100
              Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? T i m <eternal@spaced.me.uk> - 2024-08-19 10:09 +0100
              Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? FromTheRafters <FTR@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-19 06:02 -0400
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-19 11:12 +0100
          Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? FromTheRafters <FTR@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-19 05:51 -0400
            Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-19 11:08 +0100
              Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? FromTheRafters <FTR@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-19 06:31 -0400
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-19 12:00 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-19 15:22 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2024-08-19 08:26 -0700
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-19 15:57 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-19 18:30 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-19 19:12 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-19 21:28 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-20 00:19 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-20 08:54 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-19 15:59 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-19 20:46 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-20 00:37 +0000
  Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-21 23:54 +0100
    Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-22 01:03 +0000
      Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-22 13:47 +0100
        Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-22 13:59 +0000
          Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-22 15:41 +0100
            Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-22 16:49 +0000
              Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-22 18:16 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-22 17:17 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-22 19:52 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-22 23:18 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-23 09:29 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? T i m <eternal@spaced.me.uk> - 2024-08-23 12:36 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-23 12:50 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? T i m <eternal@spaced.me.uk> - 2024-08-23 13:21 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-23 13:47 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? T i m <eternal@spaced.me.uk> - 2024-08-23 15:03 +0100
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                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-23 20:18 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-23 22:53 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-23 22:45 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-24 00:13 +0100
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                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-23 23:58 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-24 08:32 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-24 15:49 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-24 19:39 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-24 19:02 +0000
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-24 21:43 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2024-08-24 22:05 +0000
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                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2024-08-27 21:04 +0100
                Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? T i m <eternal@spaced.me.uk> - 2024-08-27 21:37 +0100
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