Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
Is it still possible to download Mountain Lion - every link I try turns into Mavericks download?
Having stuck doggedly to Snow Leopard this far, I don't want to become a guinea pig for 10.9 and have no idea how many of my normal programmes would run smoothly
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 17" June 2009
It's still possible to buy OS X Mountain Lion in the Apple Online Store > http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lion
Make sure your MacBook Pro meets the OS X Mountain Lion requirements > http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5444 Make a backup of your data with Time Machine and check that your apps are compatible > http://www.roaringapps.com
It's still possible to buy OS X Mountain Lion in the Apple Online Store > http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lion
Make sure your MacBook Pro meets the OS X Mountain Lion requirements > http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5444 Make a backup of your data with Time Machine and check that your apps are compatible > http://www.roaringapps.com
Thank you Mende: the URL to buy the beast with UK substituted for US has worked
Roaring Apps doesn't even list my my main use programmes, never mind speculate on which OS they may work, but am confident that 10.8 will be OK
Fingers crossed for DVD to pop through door
BTW I use SuperDuper for back-ups & I love the way I can plug the HD into our 15" MBP and run it just as if it was my 17"
The problem with SuperDuper in OS X Mountain Lion is that it doesn't back up your Recovery volume, so you may have issues if you restore your clone. Apart from that, you can upgrade
I had it in mind that if I don't like Mountain Lion, I can erase the internal HD and return to 10.6.8 via the external HD (The computer had a damaged 10.8 installed when I bought it used)
I assume Mountain Lion will not affect my files other than the system when I upgrade, or is this not the case? I know I will lose some files processed in 10.8 if I do revert to 10.6.8.
If you are suggesting I change my back-up to Time Machine, should I do this before upgrading? I never understood the Recovery volume
Mountain Lion won't delete anything, but if the upgrade fails, you will lose everything if you haven't got a backup.
You can keep SuperDuper if you want. In OS X Mountain Lion, you need the Recovery volume to repair drives, reinstall OS X and to enable features like Find my Mac
abderite wrote:
Fingers crossed for DVD to pop through door
Then, they'll be in tha position when the mortuary people show up. There's no DVD. You get a redemption code to use at the Mac Apple Store, UK version, I suspect.😉
Well, yes I got a redemption code, after a few tries got it into my 'purchases' tab.....not much happened on 'download'.....a little more poking and it said "not available in UK App Store".
Can't use US App Store without US address
Grunge
Then, call UK AppleCare/Support.http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57, refers.
Actually the download must have been working away quietly in background and about an hour after I decided I had to give up, up popped a window saying Mountain Lion was ready to install
Now just have to catch up with the changes
Thank you Mende & Baltwo
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