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Q: Mac OS10.68 needs to upgrade to 10.75 for turbo tax 2014. How?

How do I upgrade my Mac OS 10.68 to 10.75 so I can use turbotax 2014. This is their requirement.

Posted on Jan 26, 2015 1:05 PM

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Q: Mac OS10.68 needs to upgrade to 10.75 for turbo tax 2014. How?

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  • by Niel,

    Niel Niel Jan 26, 2015 1:06 PM in response to targy49
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    Mac OS X
    Jan 26, 2015 1:06 PM in response to targy49

    Open the Mac App Store and try downloading Yosemite. If you get told it's incompatible, choose About this Mac from the Apple menu, check if the computer has at least a Xeon or Core 2 Duo(not Core Duo) CPU and 2GB of RAM, and if it does, click here and order a download code for Lion 10.7.

     

    Back up your data and check your applications for compatibility before upgrading. In particular, Mac OS X 10.7 and newer don't support PowerPC programs such as versions of Microsoft Office prior to 2008.

     

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  • by MichelPM,

    MichelPM MichelPM Jan 26, 2015 1:22 PM in response to targy49
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    Jan 26, 2015 1:22 PM in response to targy49

    Before embarking on a major OS upgrade, it would be wise, advisable and very prudent if you backup your current system to an external connected and Mac formatted Flash drive OR externally connected USB, Thunderbolt or FireWire 800, Mac formatted hard drive. Then, use either OS X Time Machine app to backup your entire system to the external drive OR purchase, install and use a data cloning app, like CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper, to make an exact and bootable copy (clone) of your entire Mac's internal hard drive. This step is really needed in case something goes wrong with the install of the new OS or you simply do not like the new OS, you have a very easy way/procedure to return your Mac to its former working state.


    Then, determine if your Mac meets ALL minimum system install requirements.


    OS X 10.7 Lion system requirements

    Purchased emailed download code here.


    http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion


    To use OS X 10.7 Lion, make sure your computer has the following:


    An Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor

    Mac OS X v10.6.6 or later to install via the Mac App Store (v10.6.8 recommended)

    7 GB of available disk space

    2 GB of RAM


  • by targy49,

    targy49 targy49 Jan 27, 2015 6:35 AM in response to MichelPM
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    Jan 27, 2015 6:35 AM in response to MichelPM

    Thank you for the response. I am not sure if I meet the memory requirement. See below:

    Model Name: iMac

      Model Identifier: iMac7,1

      Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo

      Processor Speed: 2 GHz

      Number Of Processors: 1

      Total Number Of Cores: 2

      L2 Cache: 4 MB

      Memory: 1 GB

      Bus Speed: 800 MHz

      Boot ROM Version: IM71.007A.B03

      SMC Version (system): 1.20f4

     

    Targy

  • by QuickTimeKirk,

    QuickTimeKirk QuickTimeKirk Jan 27, 2015 6:45 AM in response to targy49
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    Jan 27, 2015 6:45 AM in response to targy49

    You can purchase more RAM and install it yourself.

    System requirements for OS X Lion and Mac OS X v10.6 - Apple Support

    You can buy a redemption code for the Lion purchase at the Apple Store.

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Jan 27, 2015 7:17 AM in response to targy49
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    Jan 27, 2015 7:17 AM in response to targy49

    The 2 places I’ve seen recommended most to buy reliable RAM are below. I have purchased RAM several times from Other World Computing and have always been very satisfied with the product and service. They have on-line instructions on how to replace the RAM. OWC has also tested RAM above what Apple states is the maximum. I now have 6GB installed on a machine supposedly limited to 4 GB.

     

    Crucial

     

    Other World Computing