This document provides instructions for preparing a Mac computer for reimaging without losing personal files or customizations. It involves cleaning up files, backing up data using Time Machine, saving notes, bookmarks, fonts, widgets and other applications. After reimaging, the instructions guide setting up a new user account, connecting to WiFi, updating software, restoring preferences and files from backup. The process takes approximately 3-4 hours to complete.

1. Reimaging Without Pain
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2. Prepare for Reimaging
Estimated time of completion: 100 minutes

3. 1. Clean Up Files
• Look through your files in
Downloads, Documents, &
Desktop folders.
• Organize them.
• Delete files you don’t need.
Estimated time of completion: 10 minutes

4. 2. Backup
• Use Time Machine to
back up your
computer.
• Don’t know how?
• http://bit.ly/kisbackup
Estimated time of completion: 50 minutes (if first backup)

5. 3. Save Stickies
• Copy & paste text
from sticky notes into
another document &
back it up or email it
to yourself.
Estimated time of completion: 10 minutes

6. 4. Back Up Bookmarks
• Back up your
bookmarks.
• Not sure how?
• http://bit.ly/kismarks
Estimated time of completion: 15 minutes

7. 5. Back Up Fonts
• If you have added
fonts, back them up.
• Not sure how?

8. 5. Back Up Fonts
1. Open Font Book
2. Click the font you
want.
3. Click File > Export
Fonts
4. Back it up or email to
yourself.
Estimated time of completion: 2 minutes per font

9. 6. Back Up Widgets
• Make a list of the
widgets you installed.
• Download them again
after the reimage.
Estimated time of completion: 1 minute per widget

10. 7. Other Applications?
• Make a list of the
applications you have
added to your
computer.
• Download them again
after the reimage.
Estimated time of completion: 1 minute per application

11. After Reimaging

12. Important
• Do not use any software before
completing this process.

13. Create Your Account
Estimated time of completion: 15 minutes

14. 1. Log In
• Name: KIS
• No password

15. 2. Create Your Account
• Open System Preferences
• Click on Users & Groups

16. 2. Create Your Account
• Click on the lock
• Name: KIS
• There is no
password
• Click on +

17. 2. Create Your Account
• Change account
from Standard to
Administrator
• Fill in all information
• Account name is
your Mac ID
• Click Create User

18. 3. Remove KIS Account
• Click on the Apple
menu and then Log
Out KIS...

19. 3. Remove KIS Account
• Use the Name &
Password you just
created.

20. 3. Remove KIS Account
• Open System Preferences
• Click on Users & Groups

21. 3. Remove KIS Account
• Click on the lock
• Name & Password
are what you just
created

22. 3. Remove KIS Account
• Click on KIS
• Click -
• Click on Delete the
home folder

23. Connect to Network
Estimated time of completion: 10 minutes

24. 1. Remove Old Settings
• Click on Wi-Fi
• & Open Network
Preferences

25. 1. Remove Old Settings
• Click on Advanced

26. 1. Remove Old Settings
Fix
• Click on KIS_M
• Click -
• Click 802.1X

27. 2. Add Correct Settings
• Click Apply
• Click on Turn AirPort
Off
• Click again to Turn
Airport On

28. 2. Add Correct Settings
• Click on No network
selected
• Select KIS_M

29. 2. Add Correct Settings
• User Name: kist
• Ask IT for the
password
• Click Join

30. 2. Add Correct Settings
• Click on Wi-Fi
• & Open Network
Preferences

31. Sharing Settings
Estimated time of completion: 5 minutes

32. 1. Rename Computer
• Open System Preferences
• Click on Sharing

33. 1. Rename Computer
• Change the computer
name to your Mac ID
(usually it is your first
initial & last name)
• Press return & your
Mac ID should be
visible here

34. Update Software
Estimated time of completion: 25 minutes

35. Update Software
• Click the  and then Software Update
• Install all recommended software.
• Restart computer.

36. Set Finder Preferences
Estimated time of completion: 10 minutes

37. 1. General
• Click on Finder then
Preferences
• Click on General
• Make sure the top
four boxes are
checked.

38. 2. Sidebar
• Click on Sidebar
• Make all the boxes
are checked.

39. Restore Files
Estimated time of completion: 75 minutes

40. 1. Connect Hard Drive
• Connect your
external hard drive
to your laptop.

41. 2. Move Files to Laptop
• Go to your
Applications folder
• Open Time Machine.
• Click Use Previous
Disk
• Select your backup
disk & click Use
Selected Disk

42. 2. Move Files to Laptop
• Click on your external hard drive, then click
on the file Backups.backupdb.
• Click on the file that is named with your
Mac ID > Latest > Mac HDD > Users

43. 2. Move Files to Laptop
• Click on the file • Click on the
named with Gear & select
your Mac ID. Restore “Mac
ID” to...

44. 2. Move Files to Laptop
• Under FAVORITES
choose the folder
that is named with
your Mac ID
• Click Choose
Estimated time of completion: Varies (up to 45 minutes)

45. 3. Return Files to Folders
See how to do this at
http://youtu.be/35T-_D6gJPI

46. 4. Restore Stickies
• Copy & paste the
text you saved back
into sticky notes.

47. 5. Restore Bookmarks
• Restore your
bookmarks.
• Not sure how?
• http://bit.ly/kismarks

48. 6. Restore Fonts
• Double-click on the
font you want to add.
• Font Book will open.
• Click Install Font.

49. 7. Install Widgets
• Download the
widgets from http://
www.apple.com/
downloads/
dashboard/
• Then double-click to
install.

50. 8. Install Applications?
• Download the
applications that you
had previously
installed on your
computer and install
them.

51. Almost Done
• Empty the trash

52. You are finished!!