There should be no reason to backup all the files and apps on your machine when you upgrade to Tiger. An upgrade install, the default, will do all the work for you.
However, if you want to be really sure, you need to backup the following:
Your User Directory. This is located at Hard Drive/Users/YourName.
Copying the entire contents will save all the data and settings that you have created. You could also go for the Library located at Hard Drive/
This is NOT OS9 and there are also a zillion files that you cannot even see.
Who told you that you had corruption issues and how did you reinstall 10.2.8? I ask because it the OS is reinstalled correctly, all your data and settings are saved and put back where it should be.
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I have a G4 AGP using OS 10.2.8; I`ve purchased 10.4 and want to back up info kept on the computer so that I do NOT have to reinstall all apps and so that I don`t lose all the emails I have on the drive.
When I used OS 9, I knew what to back up and burn to CD; you just dragged and dropped the volume/files onto Toast and you were set. When I tried this with OS 10 (shortly after I got this computer with 10.2 on it), there were a zillion files that I didn`t have the privileges to copy.
Last month I reinstalled OS 10.2.8 after being told I had corruption issues and managed to lose a LOT of stuff, including my recently updated address book. I DON`T want to have to do this again but would like to do a clean install of 10.4 and just return backed-up stuff as needed.
Help!

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