HT201318: iCloud storage upgrades and downgrades

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pcduffy
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Q: I do not have an iCloud icon in my system preferences.  I need to increase my storage, but am having some challenges.  Anyone have any ideas?

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Mac OS X (10.6.8), i Cloud

Posted on Sep 29, 2013 9:33 PM

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Q: I do not have an iCloud icon in my system preferences.  I need to increase my storage, but am having some challenges.  A ... more

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  • by Roger Wilmut1,

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Sep 29, 2013 11:38 PM in response to pcduffy
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    Sep 29, 2013 11:38 PM in response to pcduffy

    You can only purchase storage, or indeed access iCloud at all, from System Preference (or Settings)>iCloud on a comliant Mac or an iOS5/6 device. Your signature says you have 10.6.8 - is this correct? (It if isn't please amend it to prevent confusion.)

     

    The minimum requirement for iCloud is Lion 10.7.5 (Mountain Lion preferred): the iCloud Preference Pane does not appear on earlier systems - the MobileMe pane appears on Lion and earlier but is non non-functional - you cannot now open or access a MobileMe account.

     

    If you are indeed running Snow Leopard then to make use of iCloud you will have to upgrade your Mac to Lion or Mountain Lion, provided it meets the requirements.

     

    The requirements for Lion are:

     

    • Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
    • 2GB of memory
    • OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
    • 7GB of available space

     

    To purchase it you will have to ring Apple at the number given at the bottom left of this page.

     

    The requirements for Mountain Lion are:

     

    • OS X v10.6.8 or later
    • 2GB of memory
    • 8GB of available space

     

    and the supported models are:

     

    • iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
    • MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
    • MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
    • Xserve (Early 2009)
    • MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
    • Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
    • Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)

     

    It is available from the Mac App Store (in Applications).

     

    You should be aware that PPC programs (such as AppleWorks) will not run on Lion or above; and some other applications may not be compatible - there is a useful compatibility checklist at http://roaringapps.com/apps:table