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Trying To download mountain lion and download stopped for 45 mins-calculating. Do I need the Lion prior to Mt. Lion or will it upgrade from Snow Leopard?

Trying to download Mt. Lion to Snow Leopard. Do I need OS X Lion first?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Dec 31, 2012 5:19 PM

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Dec 31, 2012 9:30 PM in response to Papasmurph

It's definitely advised to have a backup, but that is not normally a reason why a download does not work.


So, can you try to post the exact message you got please. And, please post the exact steps you took to get where this happened.


Please do not use all caps - it is very difficult to read and considered shouting on the internet.

Trying To download mountain lion and download stopped for 45 mins-calculating. Do I need the Lion prior to Mt. Lion or will it upgrade from Snow Leopard?

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