jecolon

Q: How can I tell if my Mac has the current software updates?

How can I tell if my Mac has all the current software updates?

Posted on Apr 26, 2014 5:26 AM

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Q: How can I tell if my Mac has the current software updates?

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  • by Allan Jones,

    Allan Jones Allan Jones Apr 26, 2014 7:47 AM in response to jecolon
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    Apr 26, 2014 7:47 AM in response to jecolon

    First tell us what kind of Mac you have and what version of the Mac OS you are running. The old eMacs this forum covers were discontinuesd in 2005 and are no longer receiving Software Updates from Apple.

  • by MichelPM,

    MichelPM MichelPM Apr 27, 2014 10:54 AM in response to jecolon
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    Apr 27, 2014 10:54 AM in response to jecolon

    To find out info about your eMac's 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 eMac is running, the speed of your eMac'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 eMac hardware specs. Highlight all of this info and copy/paste all of this into another reply to this post, editing out your eMac's serial number before actually posting the reply. This will tell us everything about your eMac

  • by branchport,

    branchport branchport Jun 19, 2014 6:40 AM in response to jecolon
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    Jun 19, 2014 6:40 AM in response to jecolon

    A simple answer would be: click the little apple system at the top left and click "Software Update"... from there you can see if there are any updates you can download (they're all free, by the way).

  • by MichelPM,

    MichelPM MichelPM Jun 19, 2014 6:50 AM in response to branchport
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    Jun 19, 2014 6:50 AM in response to branchport

    OS X Updates are free ( I.e. 10.5.3, 10.5.6,, 10.5.8 etc,) .

    OS X UPGRADES ( 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5) are NOT free.