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Q: upgrade from Lion 10.7.5 to mavericks on a late 2007 macbook

I have a late 2007 macbook (white) its running os x Lion 10.7.5 now and I want to update but I have tried to upgrade to Maverick an it won't let me. I get this error message;

We could not complete your purchase

OS X Mavericks cannot be installed on this computer

 

What do I need to do?

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Oct 5, 2014 10:24 AM

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Q: upgrade from Lion 10.7.5 to mavericks on a late 2007 macbook

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  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Oct 5, 2014 10:28 AM in response to acpittman
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    Oct 5, 2014 10:28 AM in response to acpittman

    You cannot upgrade past 10.7.5:

     

    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.