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Originally Posted by kunkstyle
I'd save $30 and skip the Lion upgrade, but your mileage may vary.
Wouldn't that just put him back to where he's at now? I've never really done much with time machine. Does a re-install actually do anything if you replace it with the backup? Or does that just replace the files and not programs/settings/etc?
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When you do a time machine backup some system work files, caches and logs are not backed up. Alternatively he could verify / repair permissions and disk from disk utility but this would be done on a clean install.
Is the hard drive full? This article may help.
http://macs.about.com/od/faq1/f/How-...-Do-I-Need.htm