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Subject: Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly?
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On 2024-08-18 14:39, David Brooks wrote:
> On 18/08/2024 22:06, pothead wrote:
>> On 2024-08-18, Tyrone <none@none.none> wrote:
>>> On Aug 18, 2024 at 4:17:09 PM EDT, "pothead" <pothead@snakebite.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2024-08-18, David Brooks <BDB@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>>>>> //I was recently having some problems with iTunes, and decided to
>>>>> reinstall macOS Sierra. I held Command+R on startup and clicked on
>>>>> "Reinstall macOS" without erasing the hard drive in Disk Utility. Once
>>>>> the reinstall was complete, I started back up and all of my files and
>>>>> programs were still there, along with my settings, desktop wallpaper,
>>>>> and everything else. (The iTunes problems were fixed.)//
>>>>>
>>>>> What exactly does this "Reinstall" feature do, if it doesn't remove
>>>>> programs and change settings to default?//
>>>>>
>>>>> Here are answers on-line:-
>>>>> https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/276766/what-does-reinstall-macos-do-exactly
>>>>>
>>>>> How would YOU have answered the OP's question?
>>>>
>>>> That article is from 7 years ago.
>>>
>>> DB probably wrote it. All he does is post links to his old questions, 
>>> in a
>>> desperate attempt to get more replies to his ancient questions.
>>
>> +1
> 
> How did you make two posts at the same time?  (2206)

They're NOT at the same time just because they were posted in the same 
minute.

> 
> FWIW - BDB did *NOT* ask the question on Stack Exchange.

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