Will All My Apps, Documents, iTunes, Etc. Be Erased After Updating to macOS Sierra?

Question

Will All My Apps, Documents, iTunes, Etc. Be Erased After Updating to macOS Sierra?

Hello everyone,

My name is Jennifer and I was planning to update my OS X Lion (10.7.5) to macOS Sierra, but I'm concerned about if I would lose everything that is already existing on my Macbook Pro like certain programs, apps, and especially all the songs I've uploaded on my iTunes. I spent a REALLY long time manually renaming the thousands of songs I've uploaded on iTunes. I'm planning to update my Macbook Pro now because the OS X and iTunes version I currently have is too old for my iPhone 6 iOS 10 to connect. I would really appreciate it if someone could somehow ease my concerns by possibly telling me the consequences and alternatives for not losing my data. Thank you.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5), Purchased in 2011

Posted on Sep 20, 2016 6:41 PM

Reply

Answer 1

Niel

Community+ 2026

Level 10

742,661 points

Sep 20, 2016 6:42 PM in response to xxmoonlightblossomxx

Back up your data before proceeding. The upgrade won’t erase them unless a problem occurs, but it’s impossible to tell in advance if one will, and other things can cause data to be lost.

(144784)

Reply

Answer 2

Sep 20, 2016 6:44 PM in response to xxmoonlightblossomxx

Make sure you’re ready to upgrade.

Before you upgrade, we recommend that you back up your Mac.

You should also have your Apple ID and password handy. Then, if your Mac is running OS X Lion 10.7.5 or later, you can upgrade directly to macOS Sierra.

Above information from here > http://www.apple.com/macos/how-to-upgrade/

Reply