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Just make sure you do a round of backups beforehand. No matter how stable something is you never know what could potentially go wrong.

Not sure you've given us enough information to answer than once: what are you 'switching' from? You've presumably checked that your system meets the requirements for installation and consent to the price being charged, so who would want to screw you over what? Perhaps you have a specific concern e.g. "Will Leopard force me to buy a paid upgrade from MIssing Sync for Palm version 5"?

What I really want to know is that when I switch to Leopard I will not run into any of the trouble that popped up back in October. Has there been significant system updates? Will my files switch over correctly (I am going from tiger to leopard)?

Just making sure no one has any horror stories.

Just make sure you do a round of backups beforehand. No matter how stable something is you never know what could potentially go wrong.

That is the best advice around!

I have had no problems with Leopard thus far, and I've been using it since the day it was released. Definitely good stuff methinks!

What I really want to know is that when I switch to Leopard I will not run into any of the trouble that popped up back in October. Has there been significant system updates? Will my files switch over correctly (I am going from tiger to leopard)?

Certainly YMMV, but *I* have had no problems to speak of. Definitely have not experienced the horror stories that I've read. I hope and expect things to stay that way too!

Good luck. OSX r0x0rs!

What I really want to know is that when I switch to Leopard I will not run into any of the trouble that popped up back in October.

I've upgraded two machines (a Mini and a MacBook), one as clean install and migrating user docs etc manually, the other with the preserve users option enabled. I had no issues with either upgrade.

Has there been significant system updates?

10.5.1 + security updates.

Will my files switch over correctly (I am going from tiger to leopard)?

Your documents should be unaffected by the upgrade, if you preserve them/ use the migration assistant/ or restore them from your backup. Most apps are Leopard compatible; if there is a problem it's usually cosmetic. I made a list of what was in my Applications folder prior to the upgrade and researched application compatibility. It might be reassuring for you to do the same e.g. check your printer driver is 10.5 savvy.

To Tell Ya The Truth I havent Heard Of That OS for mac Personally I would stay clear of it unless told otherwise that its a reliable OS.

I upgraded 3 days after it was released. I did back up my personal files just in case, but I haven't run into a problem in all that time. I did it on my G5 iMac and my macbook. I use them both daily.

One strange thing I have noticed... it may not be leopard at all, but I'll mention it anyway. When I go down to my friend's place and power up the macbook, his belkin wifi router fries. It completely locks up and stops routing packets. It needs to be rebooted... afterwards it works fine with the macbook, but the initial open/wake of the macbook seems to knock it on it's rear every time.

I upgraded from Tiger last week and haven't had one issue with the OS.

It DOES change how you interact with your files a bit in that new features improve your interface with your computer but once you jump that small hurdle it should be fine.

I love it!

Oh man, you're cracking open Pandora's Box with this one. lol Just kidding. My recommendation would be to backup your system, then do the Archive and Install option. My coworker and I updated as soon as it came out and we each had our share of problems, unfortunately. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE leopard. :] My machine is a Core Duo Macbook Pro while his is a Core 2 Duo.

After backing up my system (Thank goodness I did!) I tried a direct upgrade. The process failed saying that it was unable to do the upgrade. I can't recall the error now but I found a few people with the same problem on the Apple Forums. I think it had something to do with the partitions, being that I have Bootcamp installed.

No matter what I tried, I couldn't get it to work. Also, it corrupted something in the failed upgrade process so I ended up having to do a complete wipe and fresh install. It's golden now with only minor nuisances having cropped up here and there. The 10.5.1 update seemed to remedy a lot of those.

My coworker did a direct update and everything seemed to go ok, but he ended up having a lot of crazy bugs like molasses-slow wireless access to networked drives, his disk and other items not showing on the desktop, finder problems and other things. He finally gave up, backed up his system and did an archive and install. Everything looks to be running well for him now.

I'm not saying these are typical results by any means. Just be sure to do your due diligence in backups and other preparation and you should be ok.