I have OS X Lion 10.7.5 and Safari 6.1.6. Do I have to update both or can I just update Safari? Do I want to do that?
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.5)
1. You need to update both or switch browsers. There aren't any further Safari updates for Lion.
2. Nobody on these boards can tell you this. If you choose to do so, check your applications for compatibility and back up your data first.
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Please post further specs on your Mac from your Apple Menu > About this Mac. Let us know year, processor and memory.
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Mid 2011
2.7 GHz Intel Core i5
4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
"backup data first", does data mean music, pics, and docs…or everything on the machine?
Everything.
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It's preferable to back up your entire system to another disk. Either a clone by using a cloning utility likeSuperDuper, or with Time Machine. That's not to say upgrading is particularly risky, just to say anything can happen at any time.
You meet the system specs for El Capitan so you can upgrade and have the latest Safari browser.
Thank you very much. So appreciate the info. Now we'll see if I can back this thing up. 🙂
Thank you.
Thank you.
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