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I have heard so many bad stories about Yosemite. Is OS X Mavericks still available? I need at least v10.9 to run new version of QuickBooks 2015 for Mac.
Only if you got the full installer for it before Yosemite came out.
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Thanks Niel for answering my question so quickly. I guess I have no choice but to roll the dice and download Yosemite. I have been an Apple user since 1984 (Apple IIc) and 5 Macs later have never had a major problem, so I hope I am not swearing at Apple tomorrow!
Simply back up your system first, using Time Machine. If Yosemite doesn't work for you, use Time Machine to revert to your previous system.
I guess I have no choice but to roll the dice and download Yosemite.
Yes, you do have a choice. That's why you should always have a backup system before doing an upgrade. In addition to TimeMachine, there are cloning softwares.
You should have backup even if you're not considering an upgrade. What are going to do if your hard drive fails? You risk losing all of your data.
Isn't using QuickBooks for Mac a dice roll anyway?
If you got Mavericks from the App Store, it's still in your "purchases" and can be re-installed from there I think. It worked for me a few weeks ago.
One option is to create a new partition (~30- 50 GB), install the new OS, and ‘test drive’ it. If you like/don’t like it it, you can then remove the partition. Do a backup before you do anything. By doing this, if you don’t like it you won’t have to go though the revert process.
Check to make sure your applications are compatible.
Applications Compatibility (2)
Open Disk Utility, select your hard drive (step 1), then the Partition tab (step 2), and select the partition. Using the /// at the bottom move it up (step 3) until the size box decrease by about 50 GB. Select the newly created space and hit the + button (step 4). Name it something and select Mac OS Extended (Journaled) as the format (step 5). Then hit the Apply button(step 6). Download the installer from the App Store and when it starts, point it at the new partition. You might want to make a copy of the installer outside the Applications folder to avoid having to re-download it in the future. Once installed, go to System Preferences/Startup Disk, select the new partition and reboot. Test away.
May 15 - still able to download OS X Mavericks?
