ronaldspitzer
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Q: I have a 5year old mac

My mac is 5 years old. I installed the snow leopard operating system on it. This was my first upgrade. The current version is 10.6.8, with a 2.4 9hz intel core.

Can I upgrade my operating system?

Thanks

iPad (4th gen) Wi-Fi, iOS 7.0.4

Posted on Mar 1, 2014 11:39 AM

by John Galt,Solvedanswer
John Galt John Galt
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A:

Probably. Read http://www.apple.com/osx/how-to-upgrade/

 

Back up your system first, as a precaution against the unexpected.

Posted on Mar 1, 2014 11:42 AM

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  • by stevejobsfan0123,Helpful

    stevejobsfan0123 stevejobsfan0123 Mar 1, 2014 11:41 AM in response to ronaldspitzer
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    Mar 1, 2014 11:41 AM in response to ronaldspitzer

    Yes. If your Mac is from 2009 it should be compatible with the latest OS. Full requirements here: http://apple.com/osx/specs.

     

    Search for "OS X Mavericks" in the App Store, it is a free download.

  • by Kappy,Helpful

    Kappy Kappy Mar 1, 2014 11:42 AM in response to ronaldspitzer
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    Mar 1, 2014 11:42 AM in response to ronaldspitzer

    Upgrading to Mavericks

     

    You can upgrade to Mavericks from Lion or directly from Snow Leopard. Mavericks can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for FREE.

     

    Upgrading to Mavericks

     

    To upgrade to Mavericks you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Download Mavericks from the App Store. Sign in using your Apple ID. Mavericks is free. The file is quite large, over 5 GBs, so allow some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.

     

        OS X Mavericks- System Requirements

     

          Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Mavericks

     

             1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 7,1 or later

             2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 5,1 or later

             3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later

             4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 2,1 or later

             5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later

             6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later

             7. Xserve (Early 2009) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later

     

    To find the model identifier open System Profiler in the Utilities folder. It's displayed in the panel on the right.

     

         Are my applications compatible?

     

             See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps.

  • by John Galt,Solvedanswer

    John Galt John Galt Mar 1, 2014 11:42 AM in response to ronaldspitzer
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    Mar 1, 2014 11:42 AM in response to ronaldspitzer

    Probably. Read http://www.apple.com/osx/how-to-upgrade/

     

    Back up your system first, as a precaution against the unexpected.

  • by ronaldspitzer,

    ronaldspitzer ronaldspitzer Mar 2, 2014 3:50 PM in response to ronaldspitzer
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    Mar 2, 2014 3:50 PM in response to ronaldspitzer

    Thank you all for the helpful information

    Ron