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Q: I have an Apple osx 10.6.8.   I am prompted to install Yosemite but advised I will lose Appleworks.  Would I have to buy an updated Appleworks?

I have an Apple osx 10.6.8.   I am prompted to install Yosemite but advised I will lose Appleworks and some games.  Would I have to buy an updated Appleworks?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jan 21, 2015 11:14 AM

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  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Jan 21, 2015 11:15 AM in response to maaestros
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    Jan 21, 2015 11:15 AM in response to maaestros

    There is no updated version of AppleWorks. My advice to you is not to upgrade to Yosemite.

  • by Niel,Helpful

    Niel Niel Jan 21, 2015 11:16 AM in response to maaestros
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    Jan 21, 2015 11:16 AM in response to maaestros

    You'd need to switch to a product such as LibreOffice or iWork; the current iWork applications won't open AppleWorks documents. No version of AppleWorks will run directly in Lion or above.

     

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  • by maaestros,

    maaestros maaestros Jan 21, 2015 11:20 AM in response to Niel
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    Jan 21, 2015 11:20 AM in response to Niel

    Does this mean that all my Appleworks documents are obsolete (technically speaking) and it will be necessary to get a new computer?

    I'm old and slow so this is frustrating.

  • by Csound1,Helpful

    Csound1 Csound1 Jan 21, 2015 11:22 AM in response to maaestros
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    Jan 21, 2015 11:22 AM in response to maaestros

    Niel neglected to mention that only txt and spreadsheets can be opened, you may have some success with graphics files but forget about database files.

     

    Check that you will be able to open the files you need to open before taking the plunge, it's bleak after you do.

     

    And remember, there is no need to upgrade, you can stay just as you are, with everything working just as it is now.

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Jan 21, 2015 11:25 AM in response to maaestros
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    Jan 21, 2015 11:25 AM in response to maaestros

    maaestros wrote:

     

    Does this mean that all my Appleworks documents are obsolete (technically speaking) and it will be necessary to get a new computer?

    I'm old and slow so this is frustrating.

    The file formats Appleworks uses are no longer supported, if you upgrade you access to them will be limited, or closed. You can convert them now and upgrade later or don't upgrade.

  • by maaestros,

    maaestros maaestros Jan 21, 2015 11:26 AM in response to Csound1
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    Jan 21, 2015 11:26 AM in response to Csound1

    Thank you.  Guess I'll have them converted in case I upgrade.

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Jan 21, 2015 11:31 AM in response to maaestros
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    Jan 21, 2015 11:31 AM in response to maaestros

    Save Word Processing docs as .doc or .rtf files. spreadsheets as .xls or .csv, I'm no AW expert so look amongst the export choices for all other files.

  • by Baby Boomer (USofA),

    Baby Boomer (USofA) Baby Boomer (USofA) Jan 21, 2015 12:44 PM in response to maaestros
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    Jan 21, 2015 12:44 PM in response to maaestros

    Regarding converting AW files, you may wish to consider posting in the AppleWorks forums.  It's where the AW experts hang out at.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  • by MichelPM,

    MichelPM MichelPM Jan 21, 2015 12:51 PM in response to maaestros
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    Jan 21, 2015 12:51 PM in response to maaestros

    The easiest and simplest thing for you to do IS NOT UPGRADE!

    You do NOT have to upgrade your OS, at all, if your current computer setup is working fine for you.

    Just because Apple sent you a notification to upgrade your computer's OS doesn't mean you are obligated to do it!

    i recommend you leave your Mac's system where it is.

  • by Roger Wilmut1,

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Jan 22, 2015 12:05 AM in response to MichelPM
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    Jan 22, 2015 12:05 AM in response to MichelPM

    You may find my article on 'Abandoning Appleworks' helpful:

     

    http://wilmut.uk/aw

     

    Even if you decide not to upgrade your System now, it's as well to have a plan in hand because sooner or later you will need to buy a new computer, and you won't be able to run Appleworks directly on that (since you won't be able to run Snow Leopard on it).

  • by rashley12,

    rashley12 rashley12 Jan 23, 2015 12:53 PM in response to maaestros
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    Jan 23, 2015 12:53 PM in response to maaestros

    All is not lost!

     

    I have recently upgraded from 10.6.8 to Yosemite and was an avid user of AppleWorks/ClarisWorks data base and word processing files. 

     

    This is what I did:

    1. backup entire Hard drive on separate drive. (very important !!!!!!!!!)

    2. (partitioned computer hard drive so OSX 10.6.8 can still be booted) (you can find instructions on support site)

    3. Created a bootable 10.6.8 on one partition and a bootable Yosemite on the other partition. This way you can always go back and boot 10.6.8 for using AppleWorks and any other Power PC application that won't run in Yosemite/Mavericks.  (There are a lot on my machine) (Choose the boot partition by pressing Alt/Option right after the chime on restart.)

     

    How to UPDATE files for use in iWorks:

     

    To use AppleWorks data base files in Pages/Numbers you must open the file in AppleWorks, SAVE AS a text file, then open it in Excel or Word, then Save as .xls or .doc file, then open it in Numbers or Pages. (Pages can open some of the text files directly without using word as a middle man.)

     

    Your data base will become just a plain spreadsheet and all the formatting for word processing files will be lost but the content is there.  

     

    Good luck, ☺

  • by Roger Wilmut1,

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Jan 23, 2015 2:14 PM in response to rashley12
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    Jan 23, 2015 2:14 PM in response to rashley12

    Indeed partitioning the drive, one of the suggestions in the article I linked to above, is a useful method; however as and when it becomes necessary to buy a new computer that method will not work as it won't be possible to run Snow Leopard on it

     

    The current versions of Pages and Numbers will not open Appleworks files directly; the previous versions (in iWork '09) will do so - it's been reported that they will run on Yosemite but of course one has to find a copy of the box set on an independent retailer as it's not available from Apple.

     

    Michael PM's advice is apposite - don't upgrade to Yosemite just because you have an annoying pop-up telling you to do so. It may well be better to stick with Snow Leopard, though in the future it will be necessary to find another way.

  • by texanian,

    texanian texanian Jan 23, 2015 5:34 PM in response to rashley12
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    Jan 23, 2015 5:34 PM in response to rashley12

    Numbers would not open our old Appleworks database. I got a message that it was not a spreadsheet (Duh!).

  • by Peggy,

    Peggy Peggy Jan 23, 2015 6:55 PM in response to texanian
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    Jan 23, 2015 6:55 PM in response to texanian

    Database data can be copied & pasted into an AppleWorks spreadsheet, saved & opened in Numbers or saved as ASCII/plain text & opened in most any spreadsheet, database or word processing program.

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