Macbook won't update past 10.5.5

I think they told us everything except the Mac model:

(Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, Memory: 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM)

That's sufficient to know they can upgrade to 10.7.5.

It could be MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro.

Also depending on the age it may or may not be able to upgrade to 10.8 or later.

Regardless, this tip should help determine if to go to 10.6.8, 10.7.5, or 10.8 or later:

Upgrading to 10.7 and above, don't forget Rosetta!

Justin is correct. The early 2008 model maxes out at Mac OS X 10.7.5, but you must get the 10.6.3 installer disc from Apple directly to be able to get to 10.6.8. Then the decision time comes to see if 10.7.5 is worth it, given the lack of Rosetta:

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6271

10.6.8 Security updates include: 10.6.8 2013 Security Update 004, 2013-005 Java update (note Java is not current until Mac OS X 10.7.3 from Java.com).

Late 2008 MacBook models max at 10.9.4, but not early.

I have a Mac OS X Version 10.5.8, <snip> I cannot get it to update past 10.5.5.

If you have 10.5.8 you can't downgrade to 10.5.5.

Start again, tell us what version of OSX you have now, and what you want to upgrade to

Your operating system is the most up to date revision of a very out of date version.

You must purchase Snow Leopard (10.6) before you can consider upgrading further.

And you need to tell us how old your Mac is, how much Ram it has and how much disk space is available.

Hi ErinLee_06,

I have the same exact computer and unfortunately we are being left in the dust. We can't upgrade anything on our OS 10.5.8. The only way around your (and my) issue is to get Snow Leopard 10.6.3. You can buy it for about $20 bucks through Apple. It is probably a good idea as the more time goes by, the more our applications (such as Safari) will start to malfunction. Hope this helps and good luck.

-Justin

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Click on the little Apple (top left), select About This Mac, look for the line that says Memory, thats how much ram you have. Then select your hard drive in finder, it should be called MacintoshHD, click on it and press command and i keys. The info panel will list the total, used and available space.

a brody wrote:

I think they told us everything except the Mac model:

(Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, Memory: 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM)

That's sufficient to know they can upgrade to 10.7.5.

Yup, must have been posting while that was being posted, I see it now.

(oops, seems I have confused a couple of threads, apologies for the repetition)

I'm going to try to upgrade to Snow Leopard today actually. I'm having an issue with backing up my computer on Time Machine just in case the worst happens, but I'll let you know how it goes and if that can fix your [and my] problem.

-Justin

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Erin,

To give you an update, I installed Snow Leopard on my computer with no problems. It works sooooo much better now. I'm confident that it should fix your glitches as well. All of my applications are running much better. You should be able to sync your iphone and update to the newest version of itunes.

-Justin

Check out my website: http://justinhokeguitar.com

That's the first half of the question, what version do you want to upgrade to (and you will need a disc version of 10.6.3 in order to start upgrading)

Erin, you have 2 GB of RAM.

Read my tip which includes information on how to identify the model, and age of the Mac, and determine if your software limits you to 10.6.8, or you can go higher.