HT201364: OS X Mavericks system requirements
Learn about OS X Mavericks system requirements
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Nov 29, 2014 6:38 PM in response to vistaballa21by Kappy,Sorry, but Mavericks is not currently available for purchase because it has been supplanted by Yosemite. If you have already downloaded and installed Mavericks, then you can re-download it from your App Store's Purchases page.
If the App Store will not allow you to download Yosemite because your computer does not meet the requirements, then you also cannot install Mountain Lion nor Mavericks.
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Nov 29, 2014 6:52 PM in response to Kappyby vistaballa21,i only have lion. do you know what i can do to update on my macbook. it won't let me download new apps because i don't have 10.9 or later??
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Nov 29, 2014 6:59 PM in response to vistaballa21by Kappy,Upgrading to Yosemite
You can upgrade to Yosemite from Lion or directly from Snow Leopard. Yosemite can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for FREE.
Upgrading to Yosemite
To upgrade to Yosemite you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Download Yosemite from the App Store. Sign in using your Apple ID. Yosemite is free. The file is quite large, over 5 GBs, so allow some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.
OS X Mavericks/Yosemite - System Requirements
Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Yosemite
1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 7,1 or later
2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 5,1 or later
3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 2,1 or later
5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
7. Xserve (Early 2009) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
To find the model identifier open System Profiler in the Utilities folder. It's displayed in the panel on the right.
Are my applications compatible?
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Nov 29, 2014 11:42 PM in response to Kappyby vistaballa21,i keep getting this pop up any thoughts? The product distribution file could not be verified. It may be damaged or was not signed.
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Dec 1, 2014 2:29 PM in response to vistaballa21by vistaballa21,my computer seems ok for yosemite but i get the same message it started downloading but internet went out and now it stopped still get
The product distribution file could not be verified. It may be damaged or was not signed.
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Dec 1, 2014 2:39 PM in response to vistaballa21by artnative,Are you sure? Because Mavericks is already ancient history.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=w7VqU-Zjwp4#t=157
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Dec 2, 2014 10:51 AM in response to vistaballa21by Eric Root,Try going to the App Store Purchases tab and see if there is a Resume for the download. Look in your Applications folder. The complete download is 5.17 GB. You may not have gotten a full download.
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Dec 7, 2014 8:09 AM in response to Eric Rootby vistaballa21,i do need yosemite but when i go to resume download it says The product distribution file could not be verified. It may be damaged or was not signed.
any thoughts??
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Dec 7, 2014 8:55 AM in response to vistaballa21by Eric Root,Mavericks Download can’t be verified
If that doesn't work, try deleting the installer from your Applications folder and then try downloading it again.