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I have tested with my MacBook. Logged in with my user account and iTunes. Fast user switched to another user account. I can still stream and wifi sync from my iTunes on the background logged in account. It's also still continuing on a large file copy transfer. It seems that background accounts are not suspended.
Right now going to copy some of gfs iTunes data to MacBook to test multiple syncs to multiple accounts.
I have tested with my MacBook. Logged in with my user account and iTunes. Fast user switched to another user account. I can still stream and wifi sync from my iTunes on the background logged in account. It's also still continuing on a large file copy transfer. It seems that background accounts are not suspended.
Right now going to copy some of gfs iTunes data to MacBook to test multiple syncs to multiple accounts.
Righto. SSD on order... should be here in a day or three.
I'd prefer to perform a fresh install of Lion but as my MBP is early 2011 Core i7 it shipped with Snow Leopard.
I'm aware aI can clone/backup and restore OR install SL and upgrade.
Is there any way to download the Lion install image before I replace the HDD so I can do a clean install from Time Capsule/DVD/thumb drive?
I'd prefer to perform a fresh install of Lion but as my MBP is early 2011 Core i7 it shipped with Snow Leopard.
I'm aware aI can clone/backup and restore OR install SL and upgrade.
Is there any way to download the Lion install image before I replace the HDD so I can do a clean install from Time Capsule/DVD/thumb drive?
PJ S said:
You should be able to put the drive in an external USB2.0/FireWire caddy, boot from it, and then run the Lion install choosing the SSD now fitted internally.
That'd be how I'd approach it.
Thanks, don't have a caddy of any sort though.That'd be how I'd approach it.
There's a recovery partition to which I can boot and reinstall Lion from scratch on this disk. Is there a way to copy/clone this and pop it on the Time Capsule or USB drive?
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