I have version Mac OS X 10.5.8. What steps must I take to update to Mountain Lion?

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I have version Mac OS X 10.5.8. What steps must I take to update to Mountain Lion?

My wife bought me an ipad last December. I've been trying to set up icloud. My imac is the Mac OS X 10.5.8. As I understand it, I must have the snow leopard Os x 10.6, then install the Os x Mountain Lion before I can set up icloud. Is this correct?

The problem with getting the snow leopard is that I must first have the Mac OS 10.6, and I can't seem to find that anywhere. We purchased our imac in November of 2007, and, unfortunately, failed to pay attention to the update notices. We were first-time mac owners and simply were not accustomed to such regular updates direct attention from the product makers.

Anyway, any help or guidance someone can offer is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Thambone

Posted on Sep 3, 2012 5:15 PM

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Kappy

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Sep 3, 2012 5:17 PM in response to thambone

Upgrading to Mountain Lion

You can upgrade to Mountain Lion from Lion or directly from Snow Leopard. Mountain Lion can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for $19.99. To access the App Store you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.6 or later installed.

If you need to purchase Snow Leopard you can still purchase a copy from Apple's online store's telesales agents.[1-800-MY-APPLE (1-800-692-7753) or Customer Service and Sales Support at 1-800-676-2775.] Ask for a Sales Representative.

Third-party sources for Snow Leopard are:

Snow Leopard from Amazon.com

Snow Leopard from eBay

After you install Snow Leopard you will have to download and install the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 to update Snow Leopard to 10.6.8 and give you access to the App Store.

If you need to purchase Lion call 1-800-692-7753 or 1-800-676-2775. Ask for a Sales Representative. They will check your Apple ID, and email you a code and instructions. The cost is $29.99 (as it was before) plus tax. It's a download.

Be sure your computer meets the minimum requirements:

Apple - OS X Mountain Lion - Read the technical specifications.

Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion

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

Are my applications compatible?

See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps - App compatibility and feature support for OS X & iOS.

For a complete How-To introduction from Apple see Apple - Upgrade your Mac to OS X Mountain Lion.

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