What is Clean-Install Assistant?

Upgrading a System Folder to a new version of Mac OS often takes a lot of time, because you need to figure out which files to move to the new system and which ones to leave behind (extensions, control panels, printer drivers, application-specific items, special folders, etc ).

Clean-Install Assistant makes this process easier and faster because it does the sorting and moving automatically (using its list of factory-issue Mac OS files). It'll carefully collect your additions and move them to a separate folder while you update the System Folder, then move them back to the right places inside the new one with a single click!

This Mac OS application works on all Mac OS computers running System 7.x through Mac OS 9.2.2.Version 1.5.3 is a maintenance release adding support for Mac OS 9.2.2. It allows transfering items to/from Mac OS 9.2.2, as well as previous versions of Mac OS.

Clean-Install Assistant also allows the following uses:

• Save space and backup your valuable additions and preference files only, instead of the whole System Folder!
• Install the same set of additions on multiple Macs: just copy the 'System Folder Additions' folder to each Mac and click 'Add Back'.
• Remove extra files and folders from your System Folder to restore it to a previous state: you can take a 'snapshot' of the System Folder and have Clean-Install Assistant extract any items added since.

Moini, Marc. (2003). Clean-Install Assistant Eases Mac OS Updates. www.marcmoini.com/C-IAssistant.html

Download Clean-Install Assistant for Mac

Architecture

IBM PowerPC

System Requirements

From Mac OS 7.0 up to Mac OS 9.2

Compatibility notes

Emulating this? It could probably run under: QEMU