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attempting to download lion via the app store. I get a message that says "Mac OS X 10.7 requires at least 2 GB of memory" i have deleted tons of material on my laptop, but it still wont download. PLEASE HELP!!!
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
It means, you need 2 GB of RAM. Not HDD space.
thank you. Do I need to buy more RAM and have it installed? or can I make room on my current laptop?
You need to check to see if your machine can handle Lion, it needs 2GB (4GB preferred) and a Intel Core 2 Duo or better.
Download the free MacTracker and see more specifics of everything.
Next, you must realize that your Rosetta PPC based programs will not operate under Lion, likely you will have to buy all new programs.
If you machine is dated, a lot of the trackpad gesture features you won't have.
Check the source of all your third party sofftware and hardware drivers for scanners, all-in-one's and the like to make sure they work or there are updates, or upgrades available and how much.
http://roaringapps.com/apps:table
IDEALLY, it's best to backup files and then "fresh install" Snow Leopard clean, then upgrade to Lion, then install programs and finally files from backup storage drive (not TimeMachine!)
Also you should make a option bootable clone of Snow Leopard on a external drive, this will allow you to return if something doesn't work.
You can learn all of this and more at my exhaustive post here, enjoy.
You need to buy more RAM. As for installing, you can do that yourself or check in at your local store or AASP:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1651
Please check, what RAM is appropriate for your MacBook model. Open the system profiler by clicking on the apple in the menu bar and selecting "about this Mac > show more info". Scroll down to "memory".
attempting to download lion via the app store. I get a message that says "Mac OS X 10.7 requires at least 2 GB of memory" i have deleted tons of material on my laptop, but it still wont download. PLEASE HELP!!!
