My friend has an old mac book with 10.6.8 installed. I read that 10.6.9 would allow her to access iCloud and told her to use the software update button to get 10.6.9.
But that does not seem to work as it shows no updates available.
Is this correct?
Is there a site I can download the upgrade for her?
thanks,
tom
Don't know where you heard that but there is no 10.6.9, and iCloud is not supported in Snow Leopard.
Don't know where you heard that but there is no 10.6.9, and iCloud is not supported in Snow Leopard.
There is no 10.6.9. To use iCloud you need to run 10.7.2 or later. Here's the upgrade path:
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.
Upgrading to Lion
If your computer does not meet the requirements to install Mavericks, it may still meet the requirements to install Lion.
You can purchase Lion at the Online Apple Store. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus tax. It's a download. You will get an email containing a redemption code that you then use at the Mac App Store to download Lion. Save a copy of that installer to your Downloads folder because the installer deletes itself at the end of the installation.
Lion System Requirements
1. Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7,
or Xeon processor
2. 2GB of memory
3. OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
4. 7GB of available space
5. Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.
Thanks, Kappy.
She has a macbook that just missed the cut to be able to load Lion.
In the meantime, I've talked her into buying a new Macbook air, I think
cheers,
tom
Thanks, I was afraid that was the answer. If you google 10.6.9, you will get a number of references to articles that "announced" the update was only weeks away.
I couldn't find it anywhere (obviously) but it was the last hope to get her on iCloud.
I think I've convinced her to just buy a new MBA
tom
You can share Mail, Calendars, and Contacts running Snow Leopard. Based on my experience, I don't recommend syncing Contacts - created a lot of problems with duplicates.
Snow Leopard iCloud - Address and iCal
Snow Leopard iCloud - Configuring Mail with Mac OS X v10.6 or iOS 4
thanks
tom
You are welcome.
how to get 10.6.9 ?
