Chapter . Upgrading from Mac OS 9?

If Tiger is your first version of Mac OS X, much of what I’ve talked about won’t apply to you, as your Mac has no existing Mac OS X files or settings to be copied. Never fear, the upgrade path is easy—in some ways easier than upgrading from a previous version of Mac OS X.

To upgrade from Mac OS 9, follow these steps:

  1. As always, begin by backing up your entire hard disk to another volume using the utility of your choice (see Back Up Your Data). Carbon Copy Cloner is a Mac OS X-only utility, but Retrospect works quite well under both operating systems.

  2. Be sure your hardware is compatible (see Check Your Hardware for Compatibility).

  3. If you have a second bootable volume (or a bootable Mac OS 9 CD), start from that volume, ...

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