I have Leopard 10.5.8. I purchased Snow Leopard. Do I need to back-up my files when upgrading? If so how? I do not have an external drive and only ones in the market place require 10.7 or higher.

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I have Leopard 10.5.8. I purchased Snow Leopard. Do I need to back-up my files when upgrading? If so how? I do not have an external drive and only ones in the market place require 10.7 or higher.

I have Leopard 10.5.8. I purchased Snow Leopard. Do I need to back-up my files when upgrading? If so how? I do not have an external drive and only ones in the market place require 10.7 or higher. Are there External Hard Drives for 10.5.8 available?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Jan 24, 2016 10:45 AM

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Csound1

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Jan 24, 2016 10:47 AM in response to stratorick

You need a backup, so you need an external drive. There are many that work with your Mac, USB drives.

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BDAqua

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Jan 24, 2016 11:11 AM in response to stratorick

Any requirement for 10.7 & up would likely be to run software that comes with the drive, which you do not need.

A backup is highly suggested.

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Nina R

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Jan 24, 2016 10:33 PM in response to stratorick

an example: http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/usb/raid_1/Gmax_Portable

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