Re: Why would Apple remove marverick OS X 10.9 from the store when it is still on high demand?

And you probably know there are a few ways to make an OS X installer, for purposes

of re-installing when or if the online App Store either has none, or can't be reached...

This is one method:

http://diskmakerx.com/

Another would be to make a full system clone, or at least a completely upgraded system

clone after a re-install and perhaps before one adds Time Machine or other content again.

The Disk Utility in OS X can make a disk image, with certain aspects that are helpful; and

then two of the favorite Clone utilities that are retail or shareware (some aspects, run free)

being CarbonCopyCloner from Bombich, and SuperDuper from shirtpocket software sites.

Noted your portion was relocated from an existing topic, so I'm adding this to help any who

may not have known this other aspect. Also, they should know that once you upgrade to a

later OS X from Mavericks (as shipped with a new computer) you really have to be careful

so as to not lose any of the original included Applications, now that Yosemite tries hard to

get you to upgrade and the older ones don't work. And iPhoto is replaced by Photos, & etc.

Since the only way to revert is to have a completely workable accessible archive of 10.9.5.

Thanks for the topic, & hopefully it will gather up some useful moss, as it rolls along... 😝

I have Lion and had never downloaded or upgraded to Maverick before Apple removed it from Apple Store. In this case is it possible to upgrade now from Lion to Maverick?

Thanks

No, you can no longer get Mavericks.

While you cannot get Mavericks OS X 10.9.x from the App Store, you could order

Mountain Lion OS X 10.8 from the Apple Store, where for about $20. you get a

code that works to download your purchase of 10.8 from the App Store online.

•OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 - Apple Store (U.S.)

http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lion

And once you get that, you can update it with a combo file download from Apple

Support, to take it to the last step, using the link in the following page:

•OS X Mountain Lion Update v10.8.5 (Combo) - info + download

If your computer was able to upgrade to Mavericks 10.9.5, it should have no issue

with Mountain Lion 10.8.5 since it is a slightly older version and may work better

in your build model series Mac computer. Be sure to make a backup of your Lion

and any files or projects you have made with the computer, before upgrading it.

There are other updates and things to consider, if you go from Lion 10.7.5 to

Mountain Lion 10.8.5, since the iLife apps and iWork apps may need upgrade

also; the appropriate versions may be available from resellers online, on DVD.

In any event...

Good luck & happy computing! 🙂

Thanks. I went ahead and bought OS X 10.8. I'm in the process to upgrading it to 10.8.5.

You shouldn't have to update it. The only version available is the latest version.

Perhaps the download he paid for of the Mountain Lion 10.8 system, requires an update

Combo file for the system to be complete, such as most of those usually do... That is

why I supplied the Support link to update Mt Lion, in addition to the Store purchase one.

Just in case there was an added item. A safe bet if the Combo element to 10.8.5 is in the

Main purchased download file, would be to run the Software Update to see what the App

Store may show for it. Some users prefer to have a standalone file, to save offline...

In any event...

Good luck & happy computing! 🙂

That makes no sense. I can't imagine that Apple provides seperate installer downloads for versions 10.8.0 and 10.8.5 full installers. If you download Mountain Lion from the Purchases tab you will get a 10.8.5 installer.

•About the security content of the OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5 Supplemental Update - Apple Support

{updated in April 2015}

•Apple security updates - Apple Support

{includes links back to other and older version updates}

"Security updates released for Mac OS X are usually incorporated into the next OS X Software Update.

Security updates may also be available for software released independently from OS X. Software Up-

dates are packaged in a manner to keep systems secure. Security updates are only offered to systems

that need the update, and not to later versions that have incorporated the Security Update."

However they can load anything they want. I'd still check the Software updates tab to see... And

it makes all kinds of sense, until they choose to do things differently; then they need not inform us.😐