I recently got an iphone 5s and am unable to upload my music from itunes on my mac book pro to the phone. The error message states that the phone needs a newer version of itunes?
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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The error message states that the phone needs a newer version of itunes?
Yes, the iPhone requires a newer version of iTunes ... on your Mac.
Your profile says you are running OS X 10.5 (Leopard), which is now eight years old. Is this correct? If so, that is the source of your problem.
The current iOS version (9.2.1) requires a current version of iTunes (12.3.2). iTunes 12.3 requires at least OS X 10.8.5.
So you probably have a whole lot of OS X upgrading to do. To see if it's even possible to bring your Mac to the current OS X (El Capitan), see:
Thanks. Things are getting very complex in apple world. I just finished word processing a report on a very old apple that works well for me, as doe the MBpro. Forced upgrades in hardware that otherwise works well infuriates me. Thanks for you wisdom! Mary
Thanks for your comments.
Personally, while not necessary to re-purchase newer versions of Apple hardware each time a revision is introduced, I do recommend doing software updates / upgrades when they are introduced. That way, instead of a massive jump in software every few years, you get incremental changes in software every few months, which I believe are much easier to understand and adapt to.
Enjoy your Apple gear!
I don't think we have the 8 mg storage need for El Capitan (specs below). Is there something before that but after leopard with lower requirements that might work? THANKS
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP51.007E.B06
SMC Version (system): 1.33f8
Serial Number (system): W8849D641G0
Hardware UUID: EF528A89-F17E-525B-914A-E2C4172454E3
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
No, you need at least 8GB free disk space even for Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8).
http://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lion
Actually, El Capitan needs 8.8GB.
It's time to cleanse your disk...
I just got an iphone 5s and am unable to upload itunes music from my laptop to the phone
