Does 10.6.8 support the new photos app?

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Does 10.6.8 support the new photos app?

I have an iMac running 10.6.8, Snow Leopard. It is too old to upgrade to 10.9 or 10.10. I wish to upload my iPhoto to the cloud or to the Photos app and I am confused. Can my old Mac even get to the Cloud? If I need Photos to get to the Cloud, can I install photos on this Mac. I intend to get the new MacBook but want to have my content as ready as possible to transition.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Migrating to MacBook in near future

Posted on Apr 11, 2015 1:53 PM

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Kappy

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Apr 11, 2015 2:05 PM in response to whithenry

No. It is supported by 10.10.3 or later, only. To use iCloud you must install 10.7.2 or later.

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Eric Root

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Apr 12, 2015 10:20 AM in response to whithenry

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. If you have 2 step verification enabled on your Apple ID, you will need to generate an application specific password for Mail, iCal, and Address Book. Apple ID - Manage

Snow Leopard iCloud - Address and iCal

Snow Leopard iCloud – iCal

Snow Leopard iCloud - Configuring Mail with Mac OS X v10.6 or iOS 4

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