My operating system is Mac OS X 10.6.8 and when I'm surfing the web, it tells me I need to update my browser however when I check for updates, nothing comes up. What do I need to do to get Mac OS X Lion v10.7?
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Software update will only bring you up to the current level of the system you are using - you are at the maximum for Snow Leopard. To get Lion or higher you will have to go to the Mac App Store in Applications and purchase it there (Yosemite is free). You will need to check that your Mac meets the requirements and you should particularly note that PPC programs such as AppleWorks will not run in Lion or above.
The requirements for Lion are:
Lion is available in the Online Apple Store ($19.99). Mountain Lion (10.8.x) is also available there at the same price (though it's reported to have been removed from sale in some countries so may well cease to be available generally) but there seems little point as the system requirements are the same for Yosemite (10.10.x) - which is free - unless you need to run specific software which will run on Mountain Lion only.
The requirements for Mountain Lion and Yosemite are:
and the supported models are:
Yosemite is available from the Mac App Store (in Applications). Mountain Lion can be obtained the Online Apple Store. (Mavericks is no longer available.)
If the problem is only with Safari and you are otherwise happy with Snow Leopard you could switch to FireFox (free) - the latest version of that will run in Snow Leopard.
Software update will only bring you up to the current level of the system you are using - you are at the maximum for Snow Leopard. To get Lion or higher you will have to go to the Mac App Store in Applications and purchase it there (Yosemite is free). You will need to check that your Mac meets the requirements and you should particularly note that PPC programs such as AppleWorks will not run in Lion or above.
The requirements for Lion are:
Lion is available in the Online Apple Store ($19.99). Mountain Lion (10.8.x) is also available there at the same price (though it's reported to have been removed from sale in some countries so may well cease to be available generally) but there seems little point as the system requirements are the same for Yosemite (10.10.x) - which is free - unless you need to run specific software which will run on Mountain Lion only.
The requirements for Mountain Lion and Yosemite are:
and the supported models are:
Yosemite is available from the Mac App Store (in Applications). Mountain Lion can be obtained the Online Apple Store. (Mavericks is no longer available.)
If the problem is only with Safari and you are otherwise happy with Snow Leopard you could switch to FireFox (free) - the latest version of that will run in Snow Leopard.
You need to buy it:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion
You may also, depending on your exact model of MacBook Pro, be able to update to Yosemite for free instead:
Thanks so much. This is great info and very helpful!
Thanks for providing this info, it really helpful
I searched for the operating systems but unable to find them in the apple store for the download. What do I do?
My post above is eighteen months old and things have changed. Mavericks and Yosemite are no longer available. El Capitan is available, though apparently only if you have Snow Leopard and a Mac compatible with Sierra (it's required before you can upgrade a Snow Leopard Mac to Sierra. It's at
https://itunes.apple.com/app/os-x-el-capitan/id1147835434?mt=12
For Lion and Mountain Lion, use the magnifying glass icon at the top of this page to search for 'OSX 10.7' and 'OSX 10.8'. Mountain Lion may not be available in all areas.
If you do not want to upgrade your operating system, or your system cannot be upgraded, then look at using a different web browser that is still being updated with current web standards security features.
SeaMonkey is one such browser
My operating system is Mac OS X 10.6.8 and when I'm surfing the web, it tells me I need to update my browser however when I check for updates, nothing comes up. What do I need to do to get Mac OS X Lion v10.7?
