A lot of familiar names in this thread! good to see ImissnlovemyDroid has gotten past those initial problems and is swapping roms like a pro!
When I first rooted I went to SG4.1 and kept my data and cache. No issues. Kept them going to SG5.0 too. Wiped going to SG6.0 but I did back up with Astro. It didn't take long to get things back how I wanted them on the desktop. I'm still using ultimateFaves too and have gotten pretty quick at flipping through the carousels. It really saves desktop space. That with HelixLauncher has me quite happy.
When I first rooted I went to SG4.1 and kept my data and cache. No issues. Kept them going to SG5.0 too. Wiped going to SG6.0 but I did back up with Astro. It didn't take long to get things back how I wanted them on the desktop. I'm still using ultimateFaves too and have gotten pretty quick at flipping through the carousels. It really saves desktop space. That with HelixLauncher has me quite happy.