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can i upgrade my operating system

i have an iMac 10.5.8. having recently purchased an iphone 5 i found that i could not connect to my itunes library using my new hone as it needs t use the new version of itunes.


i checked whether i needed to upgrade my software & system states that it is fully up to date. having discussed the issue im told i need to upgrade my operating system on the imac before i can download the new itunes.


what exactly do i need to upgrade to?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Jan 26, 2013 8:28 AM

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Jan 26, 2013 8:32 AM in response to jtbuzz40

You need to purchase the 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Operating Disks, as 10.6 is not downloadable. You can purchase these disks from the on-line apple store - http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard.


Also, make sure that your computer can in fact be upgraded to the newer OS version. Check your computers model and year - https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do.


Once you know the model and year and you are considering upgrading to the current OS (10.8) ensure that your model is supported for the 10.8 OS - http://www.apple.com/osx/specs/.


Also if considering 10.8 - remember to ensure that all your other applications are supported by the new OS - http://www.roaringapps.com.


Snow Leopard System Requirements - http://support.apple.com/kb/SP575.

Lion System System Requirements - Mac OS X 10.7 Lion System Requirements

Mountain Lion System Requirements - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5444.

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