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<\/a><\/p>\n9.)<\/strong> Click the Erase tab to access the drive format settings. Make sure the format is set to Mac OS Extended (Journaled), give the volume a new name, and click the Erase button to reformat the drive prior to installing Snow Leopard.<\/p>\n10.)<\/strong> Quit Disk Utility and proceed with the OS installation (follow the prompts on the \u201cInstall Mac OS X\u201d screen). The install process may take a while to complete.<\/p>\n11.)<\/strong> When the installation is finished, restart the computer.<\/p>\n12.)<\/strong> After the computer restarts and displays the Welcome animation, follow the prompts in the Setup Assistant. On the \u201cDo You Already Own a Mac\u201d screen, choose to transfer data \u201cFrom a Time Machine backup\u201d. Click Continue.<\/p>\n13.)<\/strong> From the \u201cSelect a Backup Volume\u201d screen, choose the Time Machine volume used in Step 6. Click Continue.<\/p>\n14.)<\/strong> From the \u201cTransfer Your Information\u201d screen do not change the default settings. Click Transfer. This will bring all of the apps backed up from 10.10, into the 10.6 environment. Note<\/strong>: some of them will not be compatible with the earlier OS.<\/p>\n15.)<\/strong> At the end of the transfer process the Setup Assistant requires a user login. At this point do not login. Instead shut down the computer.<\/p>\n16.)<\/strong> Boot back into the 10.6 Installer. At the main screen choose Utilities > Password Reset Utility. Select the system volume, then the user account, and enter a new password. Click Save, then quit the app.<\/p>\n17.)<\/strong> Restart and then login with the original username and new password.<\/p>\n18.)<\/strong> Run Software Update, restarting as directed, until no more updates are available.<\/p>\nIncompatible Apps<\/strong>
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- Contacts (not Address Book)<\/li>\n
- Face Time<\/li>\n
- Game Center<\/li>\n
- Pages<\/li>\n
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- iMovie<\/li>\n
- iPhoto<\/li>\n
- Keynote<\/li>\n
- Launchpad<\/li>\n
- Reminders<\/li>\n
- Maps<\/li>\n
- Messages (not iChat)<\/li>\n
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20.)<\/strong> Restart the computer.<\/p>\n21.)<\/strong> Install iLife \u201911 if you have the installer disc. Run Software Update until no further updates are available.<\/p>\n22.)<\/strong> Delete the iPhoto Library from the Photos folder, then launch iPhoto 9.2.3 for the first time to create a new library with default settings.<\/p>\n23.)<\/strong> Open the folder created in Step 1, drag the Event or Moment folders into the iPhoto sidebar or Photos sidebar, respectively. This will import all the photos (and Event groupings) into the new iPhoto Library.<\/p>\n24.)<\/strong> Delete the iTunes folder (User > Music > \u201ciTunes\u201d), then launch iTunes and drag the iTunes folder from the Desktop into the iTunes sidebar. This will cause iTunes to import all the music into its new Library file.<\/p>\n25.)<\/strong> Reauthorize iTunes, then import the Playlists from the Desktop.<\/p>\n26.)<\/strong> Open your preferred email client (you will have to download and install it first if you\u2019re not using Apple Mail) and set up the preferences for your email account.<\/p>\n27.)<\/strong> Import POP mailboxes if applicable.<\/p>\n28.)<\/strong> Open the Disk Utility app, highlight the system volume again and choose \u201cRepair Permissions\u201d. The process may take a few minutes.<\/p>\n29.)<\/strong> Restart \u2013 10.6.8 is now ready to use.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 OWC Ben M. Contributed to this article.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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One of the more interesting requests we get from OWC customers is how to revert from OS X 10.10 Yosemite to an earlier version of the system. The reasons for doing this will vary but the two most common are application incompatibilities and\/or a dislike for the changes made to the user interface.<\/p>\n![\"PhotosExport\"](\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/PhotosExport.jpg\")
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