HT5527: iCloud: Complimentary storage upgrades for former MobileMe members expired on September 30, 2013

Learn about iCloud: Complimentary storage upgrades for former MobileMe members expired on September 30, 2013
Ihal
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Q: Icloud upgrade

Been trying to sych and to take advantage up my Icloud upgrade, but have been unable to. In my preferences  it is still listed as "Mobile Me" rather than ICloud.. What do I do?

Icloud, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Aug 2, 2013 10:45 PM

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Q: Icloud upgrade

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  • by Roger Wilmut1,Helpful

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Aug 2, 2013 11:30 PM in response to Ihal
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    Aug 2, 2013 11:30 PM in response to Ihal

    The minimum requirement for iCloud is Lion 10.7.2 (Mountain Lion preferred): the iCloud Preference Pane does not appear on earlier systems - the MobileMe pane appears on Lion and earlier but is non non-functional - you cannot now open or access a MobileMe account.

     

    If as your signature states you have Leopard, you would have to buy Snow Leopard from the online Apple Store in order to proceed. If your Mac is PPC one you cannot upgrade it sufficiently to get iCloud.

     

    To make full use of iCloud you will have to upgrade your Mac to Lion or Mountain Lion, provided it meets the requirements.

     

    The requirements for Lion are:

    • Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
    • 2GB of memory
    • OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
    • 7GB of available space

    To purchase it you will have to ring Apple at the number given at the bottom left of this page.

     

    The requirements for Mountain Lion are listed here:

     

    http://www.apple.com/osx/specs/

     

    It is available from the Mac App Store (in Applications). (If you are currently pre-Snow Leopard you will have to upgrade to that to access the Mac App Store: it's available in the online Apple Store.)

     

    You should be aware that PPC programs (such as AppleWorks) will not run on Lion or above; and some other applications may not be compatible - there is a useful compatibility checklist at http://roaringapps.com/apps:table