need to update 08 Mac pro OS from 10.6.8 to ?

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need to update 08 Mac pro OS from 10.6.8 to ?

I need to update OS 10.6.8 on 08 Mac Pro. What OS can i upgrade to with out slowing or messing up computer? it has 2x2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor and 22 GB 800 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM Memory. Thanks Scott

MacPro 3.1, Mac OS X (10.6.2)

Posted on Feb 4, 2016 8:52 AM

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lllaass

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Feb 4, 2016 9:12 AM in response to KPCPro

You can go to El Capitan for free:

http://www.apple.com/osx/how-to-upgrade/?cid=wwa-us-kwg-mac

However note:

Upgrading to 10.7 and above, don't forget Rosetta!

You can also purchase download codes for Lion

http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion

and maybe for Mountain Lion

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

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Answer 2

Feb 4, 2016 9:26 AM in response to KPCPro

First, make sure you have Trusted Backup.

Consider Installing the latest Mac OS X 10.11 ElCapitan (the one getting all the latest security Updates) onto a BLANK drive, so that if it cannot work for you, you can go back to your old, unmodified drive and try a different approach later.

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