Do I have to download lion before I can download mountain lion?
No...
See Here for Upgrading to ML...
First check the Compatibility of your Mac...
Then... Before attempting any Major Upgrade... get yourself an External Hard Drive... and create a Bootable Clone Backup of your current Hard Drive...
By far the easiest way to make such a Backup, is to use something like
SuperDuper http://www.shirt-pocket.com/
or CCC http://www.bombich.com/
That way, should anything untoward happen during the Upgrade,
you will NOT LOSE ANYTHING.
(Get an EHD that is at least equal to your current Drive...)
Also, Check here for compatibility of 3rd party Software you may be using...
No, you don't need to purchase, download and install Lion or Mountain Lion here. Unless you want to.
The latest iTunes version, iTunes 7, claims support for 10.6.8.
Upgrading to Lion or Mountain Lion is a separate step.
And yes, if you're going to do that, do make sure your software is compatible (Rosetta was removed, for instance), have the backup that AnaMusic mentions.
I'm running 10.6.8. I just bought an iphone 5. Trying to update to mountain lion, but cannot. Help, I'm running 10.6.8. I just bought an iphone 5. Trying to update to mountain lion, but cannot. Help
