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Does installing Snow Leopard via Target Disk Mode do a clean install?
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damiensmunki
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Sep 9, 2009, 10:17 AM
 
Hi, all -

I'm trying to help a friend install Snow Leopard on her MB Pro, but her disk drive is screwed up. I've done some research, and it seems like I can install via .dmg and Target Disk Mode. However, I haven't found anything about what kind of install this performs. Will this do a clean install, or will it allow me to just upgrade her OS? Thanks for any help!

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Sep 9, 2009, 11:07 AM
 
If you mean her SuperDrive is not working, then there should be no difference. A .dmg is a disk image - it's simply a copy of the DVD that was used to create the .dmg.
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