I recently installed a new hard drive in a MacBook 2007 and then 10.6.3. I'd like to be able to Sync iCal to the calendars I have created on other devices (new iCloud account and an ME account). I can't upgrade to 10.7 or 10.8 because the MacBook is 32bit

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I recently installed a new hard drive in a MacBook 2007 and then 10.6.3. I'd like to be able to Sync iCal to the calendars I have created on other devices (new iCloud account and an ME account). I can't upgrade to 10.7 or 10.8 because the MacBook is 32bit

I recently installed a new hard drive in a MacBook 2007 and then 10.6.3. I'd like to be able to Sync iCal to the calendars I have created on other devices (new iCloud account and an ME account). I can't upgrade to 10.7 or 10.8 because the MacBook is 32 bit. Just looking for a workaround as this is not a primary device.

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Jan 19, 2013 12:27 PM

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Roger Wilmut1

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Jan 20, 2013 4:02 AM in response to Kevin Heslin

You should update to the latest version of Snow Leopard, 10.6.8 - you can download it here; however it's still not compatible with iCloud and though you can connect to access your email you cannot access any other of iCloud's facilities.

However some people have been able to set up calendar syncing by using the method detailed here - this is an unsupported hack and may not be reliable, and may stop working at some future point. I've not tried it: use at your own discretion.

To access the email:

Entering iCloud email settings manually in Snow Leopard or Leopard

Are you sure you can't upgrade to Lion? It requires an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, which you may well have, though it also needs 2GB RAM so you might need to add additional RAM (might not be worth it for what you want). The published specs don't mention 32 or 64 bit. You can buy Lion by ringing the Apple Store at the number at bottom left of this page.

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Kevin Heslin Author

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Jan 22, 2013 7:08 AM in response to Roger Wilmut1

This worked perfectly. Thank you, and the comments for getting pxx values made that easier than expected.

I did originally try to get to 10.8.2, but the MacBook wouldn't run the disk I have. A little further research about 10.8 suggested that my MacBook is too old. And my search for a solution led me to a Support discussion that concluded that the switch to 64 bit is the problem.

There might be a workaround, but I'd suspect it's above my abilities, even with help. And this solution does what I need.

Thanks again.

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