I have an early 2008 iMac (OS X 10.9.5), so I can't upgrade to Sierra. Is it too late for me to upgrade to Yosemite, or am I S.O.L. with an out-of-date computer?

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I have an early 2008 iMac (OS X 10.9.5), so I can't upgrade to Sierra. Is it too late for me to upgrade to Yosemite, or am I S.O.L. with an out-of-date computer?

I had been avoiding upgrading to Yosemite as I still use an older version of iPhoto and was trying to get all of my photos organized and saved before upgrading. Now that I am ready to upgrade, Sierra comes along and Yosemite OS X 10.10 has (apparently) been retired?

Is it too late for us "old farts" to upgrade to OS X 10.10 Yosemite? Or I am out of luck?

I meet all of the hardware requirements, and am running OS X 10.9.5, but it seems my (perfectly functioning) iMac is now "too old" for Sierra.

Planned obsolescence?

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5), Wireless Mouse

Posted on Oct 5, 2016 11:18 PM

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Answer 1

BobHarris

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Oct 6, 2016 5:36 AM in response to ThomThomFL

You can go to El Capitan if your system meets the minimum requirements

<https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206886>

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Eric Root

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Oct 6, 2016 10:28 AM in response to ThomThomFL

You can upgrade to El Capitan using the link Bob posted. I am using an early 2008 iMac with El Capitan and it runs smoothly. I have upgraded to 6 GB of RAM, which I would strongly suggest you do.

Check to make sure your applications are compatible. PowerPC applications are no longer supported after 10.6.

Application Compatibility

Applications Compatibility (2)

El Capitan 10.11 Compatibility information

Also check to make sure there is a compatible driver for your printer.

Do a backup before installing, preferable 2 backups on 2 different drives.

The 2 places I’ve seen recommended most to buy reliable RAM are below. I have purchased RAM several times from Other World Computing and have always been very satisfied with the product and service. They have on-line instructions on how to replace the RAM. OWC has also tested RAM above what Apple states is the maximum.

Crucial

Other World Computing

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