Installing 10.5.6 over 10.3.9

[NightSurge]

So today the copies of Leopard arrived. I have 4 machines, all eMacs with either a G4 or G5 CPU and all have 1GB of RAM. Now, as far as the installation goes, is it rather standard like a Windows OS install? Will I need to back up their files externally before I update, or does it just update the system files and things, while preserving file folders?

This is my first time installing a major OS revision on a Mac so I thought I'd check before I end up learning from a potential mistake

I looked through the short included install guide and it only goes through the "Insert Disc, Click Install, Restart, Install, Restart" process, but doesn't say what happens to existing software/files, and doesn't say what is actually under "Options" and "Customize" during the Install process.

 

[aaronkupen]

Your files will be safe. At the very worst, all of your old files would go to a folder called old I believe.

 

[NightSurge]

Is that the definitive answer? Just want to make sure. Anyone else know the answer from experience with OS X updates?

 

[aaronkupen]

How do I install or upgrade Mac OS X? - Knowledge Base

Refer to this as well, but like always, it never hurts to make a backup beforehand.

 

[NightSurge]

How do I install or upgrade Mac OS X? - Knowledge Base

Refer to this as well, but like always, it never hurts to make a backup beforehand.

Good find. I don't know why I was too lazy to google that. I just googled how to install the RAM in those weird babies, too. I feel ashamed