How can I update my Mac OSX 10.5.8 to 10.6 or higher when my computer tells me my computer is up to date? The new version of itunes doesnt work with my current version of OSX and therefore I cant sync my ipad :(

durga dahal wrote:

Hi, I have iMac 10.5.8 may I upgrade software 10.3

Do you mean OS X Yosemite 10.10.3, or do you mean Mac OS X Panther 10.3 ?

I guess you mean Yosemite.

Does your iMac meet the System Requirements

<OS X Yosemite - Technical Specifications>

And even if you do meet the system requirements there are some problems that may prevent you getting Yosemite.

If you have previously downloaded Yosemite on another Mac, then Yosemite will be in your Applications -> App Store -> Purchase tab on that other Mac.

I say other Mac, because the Applications -> App Store did not show up until Snow Leopard 10.6.6, which your 10.5.3 Mac does not have.

If you have access to Yosemite, you can use DiskMakerX to create a bootable USB installer, and try to install Yosemite directly onto your Leopard Mac.

If you have not previously downloaded Yosemite on another Mac, then it is no longer available for new downloads.

In that case you can make a Genius Bar appointment at a local Apple Store and ask them if they will install Yosemite. This may or may not work.

Otherwise, you will need choose a different operating system to upgrade to. Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion, maybe El Capitan, Sierra (assuming your iMac meets the system requirements for one of these operating systems). If your iMac can install any of these, EXCEPT for Snow Leopard and Sierra, you can go directly to that version, you do not need the ones in-between.

Snow Leopard exception. To get the App Store you need Snow Leopard 10.6.6. Which requires you purchase the DVD from Apple ($20 US). Then apply the combo update to 10.6.8, and the App Store update.

Snow Leopard 10.6.3

<http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard?fnode=e2812 bfb19bb8e21638b62bdb759246afa9f00ab555274520144c856c24131edf9e32ddc6fe78596ac923 8d072032c3e5da557499807f9f6bbac46dbf9e21d854114bdc969bb2fc22e786beebccf33f8e4886 d10377990d365251c879ea0cb58>

Snow Leopard 10.6.8 Combo Update v1.1

<https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US>

App Store update

<https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1860?locale=en_US>

If you decide to go to Sierra, then you would need to first install El Capitan

<https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206886>

It all gets a bit confusing, so best to do some Googling for "<os name here> System Requirements" and make sure you iMac can install that <os name here> version of the operating system.

Choose About this Mac from the Apple menu and check the processor.

If it's a PowerPC Mac, it's already running the newest OS it can.

If it's an Intel Mac, click here, install the DVD, and run Software Update.

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jkaye69 wrote:

... my computer says my software is "up to date"?

It is for OS X 10.5.8

jkaye69 wrote:

How can I update my Max OSX 10.5.8 to at least 10.6 or higher...

The first step in Upgrading... is to Snow Leopard = OS X 10.6.x

It is Not available as a download... It is a Paid Upgrade.

Do this first...

Check that your Mac meets the System Requirements for Snow Leopard...

Snow Leopard Tech Specs

http://support.apple.com/kb/SP575

If so... Purchase a Snow Leopard Install Disc...

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard

Other countries...

http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57

After the Successful Install, run Software Update to get the latest updates for Snow Leopard and iTunes.

Be sure to make a Backup of your Current System Before Upgrading..

Hello I tried installing from my disk. I have all the requirements OK but still when i try to install snow leopard it says i can not install it on this computer ?

I attach screenshot. Thanks for any clarity.

What Mac do you have?

To find out info about your system,

Click on the Apple symbol in the upper left of the OS X main menu bar. A drop down menu appears.

Click About this Mac. A smaller popup window appears. This gives you basic info like what version of OS X your iMac is running, the speed of your iMac's CPU and how much RAM is installed.

Click on the button that says More Info.

A larger window appears giving you a complete overview of your iMac's hardware specs.

Highlight all of this info and copy/paste all of this into another reply to this post, editing out your iMac's serial number before actually posting the reply.

This will tell us everything about your iMac so we may begin to help with your iMac issues.

I have a Black Mac Book, bought it around march 2008.

Model Name: MacBook

Model Identifier: MacBook4,1

Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo

Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz

Number Of Processors: 1

Total Number Of Cores: 2

L2 Cache: 3 MB

Memory: 2 GB

Bus Speed: 800 MHz

Boot ROM Version: MB41.00C1.B00

SMC Version (system): 1.31f1

Serial Number (system): W88091JD0P2

Hardware UUID: C812196F-483E-56E5-AC30-DA013E9FB41F

Sudden Motion Sensor:

State: Enabled

Your Mac is capable of running Snow Leopard, but it will require a retail copy of the Snow Leopard DVD. What is the source of the DVD you have?

Gray Install Discs are Machine specific, as Stedman1 says you need the Retail version. 🙂

I Have the original disk from my MacBook Pro. If I get the download version will it work ?

Do I need to backup first all my files before installing ?

thanks,

I would highly recommend a full backup, or better yet a bootable clone before doing it.

On the original Discs... Gray Discs are machine specific, if you were planning to try the MBP's Discs on another Mac. 🙂

There is NO downloadable version of OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. You must purchase a retail install disc version from Apple.

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard

Gray colored discs from other Macs you have will not work.

Before embarking on a major OS upgrade, it would be wise, advisable and very prudent if you backup your current system to an external connected and Mac formatted Flash drive OR externally connected USB, Thunderbolt or FireWire 800, Mac formatted hard drive. Then, use either OS X Time Machine app to backup your entire system to the external drive OR purchase, install and use a data cloning app, like CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper, to make an exact and bootable copy (clone) of your entire Mac's internal hard drive. This step is really needed in case something goes wrong with the install of the new OS or you simply do not like the new OS, you have a very easy way/procedure to return your Mac to its former working state.

Then, determine if your Mac meets ALL minimum system install requirements.

Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard system requirements

Purchased Installer disc here.

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard

To install Snow Leopard for the first time, you must have a Mac with:

An Intel processor

An internal or external DVD drive, or DVD or CD Sharing

At least 1 GB of RAM (additional RAM is recommended)

A built-in display or a display connected to an Apple-supplied video card supported by your computer

At least 5 GB of disk space available, or 7 GB of disk space if you install the developer tools.

This is what I meant buy the downloadable version on the link provided, instead of trying to buy a hard copy of it.

Clear that I have to do backup, thanks.

can u please tell me system requirements for 10.10 Yosemite ? thanks

OS X 10.7 Lion system requirements

Purchased emailed download code here.

http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion

To use OS X 10.7 Lion, make sure your computer has the following:

An Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor

Mac OS X v10.6.6 or later to install via the Mac App Store (v10.6.8 recommended)

7 GB of available disk space

2 GB of RAM

To install OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks (free upgrade, but currently unavailable) or OS X 10.10 Yosemite (currently available free upgrade) you need one of these Macs:

OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion purchased emailed download code here.

http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lion

iMac (Mid-2007 or later)

MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later),

MacBook Pro (15-inch or 17-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later)

MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)

Mac mini (Early 2009 or later)

Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)

Xserve (Early 2009)

Your Mac also needs:

OS X Mountain Lion, Lion, or Snow Leopard v10.6.8 already installed

2 GB or more of memory (I strongly advise, at least, 4 GBs of RAM or more)

8 GB or more of available space

Next,

If you run any older Mac software from the earlier PowerPC Macs, then none of this software will work with the newer OS X versions (10.7 and onward). OS X Snow Leopard had a magical and invisible PowerPC emulation application, called Rosetta, that worked seamlessly in the background that still allowed older PowerPC coded software to still operate in a Intel CPU Mac.

The use of Rosetta ended with OS X Snow Leopard as the Rosetta application was licensed to Apple, from a software company called Transitive, which got bought out, I believe, by IBM and Appe could no longer secure their rights to continue to use Rosetta in later versions of OS X.

So, you would need to check to see if you have software on your Mac that maybe older than, say, 2006 or older.

Also, check for app compatibilty here.

http://roaringapps.com/

If you have any commercial antivirus installed and/or hard drive cleaning apps installed on your Mac, like MacKeeper, CleanMyMac, TuneUpMyMac, MacCleanse, etc. now would be a good time to completely uninstall this apps by doing a Google search to learn how to properly uninstall these types of apps.

These types of apps will only cause your Mac issues later after the install of the new OS X version and you will have to completely uninstall these types of apps later.

Once you have determined all of this, you should be able to find the latest versions of OS X by clicking on the Mac App Store icon in the OS X Dock and then login to the Mac App Store using your Apple ID and password and if you purchased a download code, input that code.

You can then begin the download and installation process of installing the newer versions of OS X from the Mac App Store.

Good Luck!