Valeagrl1
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Q: why isn't icloud on my mac

I have an old mac.  Why isn't icloud on it?  How can I back up my computer to protect from potential loss. Under system preferences Internet & Wireless, all that is listed there is "mobile me."  When I click it it goes to icloud and tells me to go to that same place and click on icloud, except my computer doesn't have iclout on it.  Can I get icloud?  or is there an alternative I should use?  Thanks

 

Model Name:          MacBook

  Model Identifier:          MacBook2,1

  Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo

  Processor Speed:          2 GHz

  Number Of Processors:          1

  Total Number Of Cores:          2

  L2 Cache:          4 MB

  Memory:          3 GB

  Bus Speed:          667 MHz

  Boot ROM Version:          MB21.00A5.B07

  SMC Version (system):          1.13f3

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on May 10, 2014 6:42 PM

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  • by randers4,

    randers4 randers4 May 10, 2014 6:46 PM in response to Valeagrl1
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    May 10, 2014 6:46 PM in response to Valeagrl1

    iCloud requires OS X Lion (10.7.5) or higher.  If you’re running OS X 10.6.8 or earlier you will need to upgrade to OS X 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.

  • by kahjot,

    kahjot kahjot May 11, 2014 7:28 AM in response to Valeagrl1
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    May 11, 2014 7:28 AM in response to Valeagrl1

    Valeagrl1 wrote:

     

    I have an old mac.  Why isn't icloud on it?  How can I back up my computer to protect from potential loss.

    If you are saying that you have no backup at all, you need to address that problem. If you want to back up your Mac reliably,  get an external HD and clone your system to that on a regular basis using SuperDuper (or similar app). iCloud is not a serious backup solution. It syncs small amounts of data (up to 5GB) between devices, and not all that reliably sometimes. For example, most of the small amount of email that I have received at my iCloud email address has simply vanished. You need something a lot more robust than that. And Mavericks is a big change from Snow Leopard, which tends to be rock solid and has a much better user interface.