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Notes for clean reinstall of OS X

http://www.lifehacker.co.uk/2014/10/17/burn-os-x-yosemite-usb-flash-drive

Things to backup/note/save

  • complete hard drive
  • Homebrew taps and formulas
  • Spotlight exludes
  • crashplan excludes
  • time machine excludes
  • texlive packages
  • anaconda packages
  • safari extensions
  • bettertouch guestures
  • dock/menubar layout
  • istat menus
  • karabiner privete.xml, rule selection and key repeat settings
  • terminal.app profile
  • viscosity profiles

After install

  • Recover home folder files
  • start time machine recovering
  • install app store apps
  • 1password
  • bettertouchtool
  • karabiner
  • little snitch [requires restart]
  • terminal
  • Hack font
  • dotfiles
  • developer tools
  • xcode
  • macvim (homebrew)
  • recover apps from time machine
  • mactex
  • install brew formulas
  • anaconda python
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