Q: My version is OS X 10.7.5 and I can't up grade to EL Captian. I get a message that says I need 10.11. what do I do?
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Apr 19, 2016 12:17 PMby alex_h1,Howdy heidie275,
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like you want to update your Mac to OS X El Capitan, but you're getting a message that it requires 10.11. This indicates you have downloaded an update for OS X El Capitan from the Apple website, which is not the actual installation file for folks who need to upgrade. You need to use the Mac App Store and update to El Capitan that way.
Cheers.
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Apr 22, 2016 12:49 PMby SMARobbie,Hi folks -
I am looking for advice as to whether or not to upgrade from 10.7.5. I have a Macbook Pro 8.1, Late 2011, with 4MB of RAM and I am already having problems with not enough RAM (per Activity Monitor). It seems that both Chrome (which I use because I like certain extensions which won't run on Safari) and Safari are huge memory hogs. I have been advised by some computer "experts" in my area that I need to upgrade to 8MB before I do anything else. I intend to do this, but am in Mexico right now, and am always terribly busy when I go to the US and hate to be without my computer for a few days. Any advice regarding what I can do in the meantime….or just better to suck it up and wait until I can upgrade to 8MB? Thanks in advance for any advice! Cheers!
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Apr 22, 2016 1:33 PMby MrHoffman,No one here can address your concerns.
El Capitan will work and will boot and work and is supported with 4 GB, but it'll be running applications that need more memory than you have available here at the speed of your local hard disk or SSD storage.
Google Chrome consumes a very large amount of memory and — if you're particularly fond of that browser — I might even price out the difference between the 8 GB upgrade and going to 16 GB.
If you are always busy-busy-busy, you could consider whether you want to learn how to upgrade the Mac yourself, and then order the memory upgrade. There are instructions on how to do this posted around the 'net.
Your MacBook Pro (MacBookPro8,1, 13", Late 2011) accepts two 204-pin PC-10600 (1333 MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM memory sticks, and is one of the last models that is upgradeable. Apple offered memory upgrades to 8 GB and third-party vendors offer upgrades to 16 GB, per MacTracker.
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Apr 23, 2016 1:35 PMby SMARobbie,For nobody here being able to address my concerns, you gave a pretty good reply Hoffman, thanks!! I will order 16 GB and when it arrives, I'll decide whether to back-up and do it myself, or hire a professional.
Thanks for your reply, that's exactly what I needed, a good opinion!
Cheers!
