garymc41

Q: Need to upgrade my Snow Leopard 10.6 to 10.9 how do I do that?

Need to upgrade myMAC OS X snow leopard from IMac OS10.68 to 10.9 or better. How do I do that? Processor speed = 3.06Ghz, Memory = 4GB 1067 MHZ DDR3, Version IOS 10.68.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jul 24, 2014 1:50 PM

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Q: Need to upgrade my Snow Leopard 10.6 to 10.9 how do I do that?

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  • by Niel,

    Niel Niel Jul 24, 2014 1:52 PM in response to garymc41
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    Jul 24, 2014 1:52 PM in response to garymc41

    Back up your data, check your applications for compatibility, and download Mavericks from the Mac App Store.


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  • by Kappy,Solvedanswer

    Kappy Kappy Jul 24, 2014 2:00 PM in response to garymc41
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    Jul 24, 2014 2:00 PM in response to garymc41

    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 garymc41,

    garymc41 garymc41 Jul 25, 2014 8:08 AM in response to Niel
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    Jul 25, 2014 8:08 AM in response to Niel

    Thanks guys this helped me and I am now a proud owner of a MAC Maverick