Re-install Osx, how to...is it safe for logic? Options

[miaba]

Hi, I'm wondering if anyone can tell me how to go about re-installing osx without doing away with logic permantely. By that I mean; Is there a correct procedure for uninstalling logic? Is there anyway I might somehow erase and not be able to re-install logic? I'm new to logic and macs in general, and I've been told the best way to optimize hardisk space is by re-installing osx and to only run the applications that I'll need. This sounds correct, however, I have no idea where to begin. Any thoughts are welcome. Thanks!

[rickenbacker]

If you initialise your hard disk in order to reinstall OS X, you'll lose everything on your disk - in other words, you'll be starting all over again with a blank slate. You can then reinstall anything that you have the necessary discs to install. I'm not convinced how much real-world benefit you'll notice by not reinstalling, say, TextEdit or Internet Explorer. Most applications are tiny - Logic itself is under 20Mb, I think. It's only the loops that take up space.

Why not try deleting a few applications you never use, dump a few printer drivers from the Library and then use something like TechTool Pro to optimise your hard drive without having to reinstall OS X?

Whatever you decide, back everything up first - use Mike Bombich's Carbon Copy Cloner (it's free - Google it) to create an exact copy of your current system to an external FireWire drive. Then you can simply drag back over the things you want to reinstall. Caveat: this works for most applications, but might not work for all.