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BeckyFry

Q: OS X 10.6.8 - 10.10??

i have updated my 2008 Macbook Pro hard drive and ram to 1TB & 4GB, I have OS X 10.6.8 and trying to update to yosemite, only it's telling me it can't..what could be going wrong??

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jun 13, 2015 12:28 PM

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  • by Baby Boomer (USofA),

    Baby Boomer (USofA) Baby Boomer (USofA) Jun 13, 2015 12:31 PM in response to BeckyFry
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    Jun 13, 2015 12:31 PM in response to BeckyFry

    Could be any number of reasons.  Not enough disk space (hard drive)?  Suggest that you read:

    How to install OS X Yosemite on your Mac

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Jun 13, 2015 12:33 PM in response to BeckyFry
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    Jun 13, 2015 12:33 PM in response to BeckyFry

    Does it meet the requirements?

     

        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.