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, 2013Q: When I go to system preferences (to upgrade Mac OSX) There's no icloud icon. There's a mobileme icon that has an Account Status er ... When I go to system preferences (to upgrade Mac OSX) There's no icloud icon. There's a mobileme icon that has an Account Status error. What do I do from here? more
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Sep 29, 2013 10:03 AM in response to labanfromcaby Roger Wilmut1,The minimum requirement for iCloud is Lion 10.7.5 (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.
To make 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:
- OS X v10.6.8 or later
- 2GB of memory
- 8GB of available space
and the supported models are:
- iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
- MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
- MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
- Xserve (Early 2009)
- MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
- Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
- Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
It is available from the Mac App Store (in Applications).
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
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Sep 29, 2013 10:07 AM in response to labanfromcaby labanfromca,I don't think my previous question was clear. I'm just trying to upgrade my current icloud plan.
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Sep 29, 2013 10:08 AM in response to labanfromcaby Csound1,What version of OSX do you have? If it is 10.6.8 (per your profile) you can not access iCloud from your machine.
Please check and post back.
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Sep 29, 2013 10:13 AM in response to Csound1by labanfromca,yeah I got 10.6.8 so does that mean i'm using my icloud (icloud calendar) from another machine? and to upgrade from the computer that has a more current OSX?
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Sep 29, 2013 10:15 AM in response to labanfromcaby Csound1,labanfromca wrote:
yeah I got 10.6.8 so does that mean i'm using my icloud (icloud calendar) from another machine? and to upgrade from the computer that has a more current OSX?
Yes, if you have access to a compatible Mac or a iPhone/iPad you can upgrade your storage from there.
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Sep 29, 2013 10:27 AM in response to labanfromcaby Roger Wilmut1,Note that the method for paying to continue your complimentary storage isn't entirely intuitive:
If you wish to continue your current storage level, the instructions are here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5527
Scroll down to 'How do I purchase my current plan?' and expand the section applicable to your computer or device.