I've already purchased the necessary upgrades for my other macs with multiple licensing so thats not the issue.
Recently I needed to use a third macbook for work but didn't want to drag along my best MBPro into such harsh conditions, so I decided to take my old macbook out of retirement, but because I don't have an app store on it I'm surprized how difficult it is to do something that should've been so simple.
MacBook (13-inch), Mac OS X (10.5.8)
There have been lots of different MacBooks. If yours is an older PPC (G4 orG5) Mac you cannot upgrade any further. If it is an Intel Mac:
Start by checking if you can run Snow Leopard:
Requirements for OS X 10.6 'Snow Leopard'
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP575
(NB: PowerPC applications can still be run in Snow Leopard using Rosetta, but they will not work in later versions of OS X.)
The OS 10.6 Snow Leopard install DVD is available for $19.99 from the Apple Store:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
and in the UK:
http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
When you have installed it, run Software Update to download and install the latest updates for Snow Leopard to bring it up to 10.6.8, or download the combo update from here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399
Check via Software Update whether any further updates are required, particularly to iTunes.
You should now see the App Store icon in iTunes, and you now need to set up your account:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4479
You can now upgrade to Mavericks OS 10.9 for free IF you have one of the following Macs, with not less than 2GB of RAM, and at least 8GB of available space on your hard drive:
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), (15-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later), (17-inch, 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)
iCloud system requirements:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4759
If you cannot run Mavericks you can purchase the code to use to download Lion from the App Store (Lion requires an Intel-based Mac with a Core 2 Duo, i3, i5, i7 or Xeon processor and 2GB of RAM, running the latest version of Snow Leopard):
http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion
or Mountain Lion:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lion
As I have already stated. I already have an Apple id with icloud, I have already purchased every version of MacOSX from tiger to present with multi-client licensing for my other two Macs, I want to know if there is a way to use what I've already paid for without having to pay for it again?
As long as you have a multi-license retail copy of 10.6, you should be able to install it on any Intel Mac machine older than August 28, 2009 up to the limit of the license. Then updating to 10.6.8 is free, and updating to 10.9 is free.
Updating to 10.7 or 10.8, you'll have to discuss with the App Store the multiuser-license to allow the necessary copies to appear for each machine you are downloading them for:
so where can I download 10.6?
Sound Byte1 wrote:
so where can I download 10.6?
You can't. Did you read my post?
how to upgrade to mavericks from leopard?
