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carljen24
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Q: can't find iCloud in my System Prefences

can't find iCloud in my System Prefences

Posted on Feb 3, 2014 11:02 PM

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Q: can't find iCloud in my System Prefences

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  • by AnaMusic,

    AnaMusic AnaMusic Feb 3, 2014 11:08 PM in response to carljen24
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    Feb 3, 2014 11:08 PM in response to carljen24

    Welcome to the user to User Technical Support Forum provided by Apple.

     

    Click on the Apple icon.. Top left in Finder...

     

     > About this Mac > Version...what does it say?

  • by hdg4klp,

    hdg4klp hdg4klp Mar 4, 2014 9:37 AM in response to AnaMusic
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    Mar 4, 2014 9:37 AM in response to AnaMusic

    mac 10.5.8

  • by randers4,

    randers4 randers4 Mar 4, 2014 9:52 AM in response to hdg4klp
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    Mar 4, 2014 9:52 AM in response to hdg4klp

    iCloud requires 10.7.5 or higher.  You would have purchase a Mac OS X 10.6 DVD from the online Apple Store, then get the 10.6.8 combo installer: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399.  You would then have to upgrade to Lion higher in order to set up iCloud on your Mac.  First check to see if your system meets the system requirements to upgrade.

     

    Lion system requirements 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

     

    Mountain Lion and Mavericks requirements are the same, as listed here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5842.

     

    If you can run Mavericks, you can download a free upgrade from the Mac App Store.  If your system can only run Lion, you can go here to purchase a redemption code to download it from the Mac App Store.  If you prefer Mountain Lion for software compatibility reasons, you can go here to purchase a redemption code to download it from the Mac App Store.

     

    After upgrading, you will find iCloud in System Preferences>iCloud on your Mac, and can set it up as explained here: http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/mac.html.

     

    Before upgrading, you may want to check the compatibility of your existing applications by checking here: http://roaringapps.com/apps:table.   Also be aware that older PPC programs such as AppleWorks and Office 2004 for Mac will not run on OS X Lion or higher.