I've been checking the Maveric downloads and it seems I need previous upgrades in order to download 10.2.x. Is it necessary to progressively download every version or is there a short cut? Right now I have Snow Leopard.
--- 21" iMac, late 2009, OSX10.6.8; 3.33 GHz Intel Core2Duo; 4Gb SDRAM; Serial# YD04xxxxxxxxxDMX; Build 10K549
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 2T 3.33GHz Intel2 4G-Ram
You can just download Mavericks from the Mac App Store and don't need Lion or Mountain Lion.
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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?
Thanks Niel and Kappy but when I try to download Mavericks I get this message from both Firefox and Safari:
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The address wasn't understood
Firefox doesn't know how to open this address, because the protocol (macappstores) isn't associated with any program.
You might need to install other software to open this address.
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Safari goes into considerably more detail but it amounts to the same. Any other way in?
Do you have the App Store in your Apple menu?
If not, use software update to bring your system up to 10.6.8. I know you have it indicated in your profile, but it sounds like something is not quite right.
If so, use the App Store and get Mavericks from there.
Hi Barney! I do have the apps store on my tool bar and that's where I got the download. I tried the access at the top of the Mavericks page and the one at the bottom through the Apple Store Link. They both said "OS X Mavericks Download" Is it possible I'm trying to do it wireless? It's a real hassle for me to connect with Ethernet.
It should work on a wireless connection but it is going to be slow
I don't mind it's being slow, I have other things to do but I really don't want to have to disconnect this Mac from it's moorings, transfer it to another desk where I'd have to disconnect another Mac which is connected to my printer, in order to make room.....
I'll keep looking around, I'm sure there's some way to do it. I hope 😎
Hi Niel, you're getting in a little deep for me. . It seems there are several download options, not one of which I can understand. Thanks for the help, but I'm way outta that ball park, down in the kiddie playground I' m afraid. ....... 😟 I'm going to kick it off tonight and come back tomorrow to take another whack at it.
Thanks so much to all you gurus, I do so admire you for your devotion to the efforts of we neophites to find our way on the wild wild web.
........goldie
Oh Boy!! I hope one of you is still around. I went back to the Apple Store for one more shot at it and it's offering me the download but wants me to choose an application to download it. Which one should I use?
Biting nails, they may not wait for me to choose. 😕
I used Preview for the download application and they are downloading now. .....I hope. 😀
If you're downloading the OS, use the Mac App Store. PDF documents can be opened in Preview or your web browser.
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Well, when you get back to it, please confirm that in the App Store, you find Mavericks in the Top Free list and you click on the button there in the listing?
I don't understand why you are getting a "macappstores" protocol from within the App Store.
However, it may just all be masked from me and the App Store really uses that protocol.
I forgot to note,
I did a preferences check yesterday and all was well, but then I got into a real tangle trying to upload a picture from my iPhone, so I thought maybe my preferences got messed up a little, I did a check just a few minutes ago. Perhaps that's what was in the way. After the Disk Utility Preferences repair, the Apple Store accepted my attenpt to download. Just in case there's some question about the reason for the change of action, that may have been it. Maybe!
Well everyone, I finished the download, about two hours only to find out that it will not accomodate my HP printer and image manager both of which I use A LOT expecially my printer. 😟 So, it will sit in my files until something better comes along.
Thanks to all of you for your help, you're fantastic. 😍 .....goldie
How do I update to the current Maverics from Snow Leopard
