09-10-2014, 12:09 PM
To go backwards, you need to boot from a different drive and erase the Mac HD(target Disk mode). You probably won't be allowed to "degrade" from the iMac, and the differences in the OS are huge. You don't want any Mavericks "dust" on your Snow Leopard. It's asking for trouble.
Once SL is installed, Migration Assistant will bring over everything you want from one of their other Macs.
The thing they will miss from Mavericks is the much improved handling of memory, iCloud syncing, and the additional security updates. Mavericks has been fairly stable for most. Oh, and Mavericks has Enhanced dictation, which I use a lot. I'm very close to you in age, and my eyes, ears, and fingers don't work all that well anymore. I assume the users of this iMac are younger.
Once SL is installed, Migration Assistant will bring over everything you want from one of their other Macs.
The thing they will miss from Mavericks is the much improved handling of memory, iCloud syncing, and the additional security updates. Mavericks has been fairly stable for most. Oh, and Mavericks has Enhanced dictation, which I use a lot. I'm very close to you in age, and my eyes, ears, and fingers don't work all that well anymore. I assume the users of this iMac are younger.
RgrF wrote:
Was just gifted with a 2010 era 24" iMac. I'm setting it up to give one of the grandkids. It has a clean Maverick install but, for trouble shooting and restore purposes, I'd prefer installing Snow Leopard.
Is installing 10.6 over 10.9 a problem? Are there hidden files that could cause issues etc?