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Q: Mac Mini 2009 upgrade from 10.8 to 10.11

I have a Mac Mini early 2009 and need to upgrade from 10.8.5 to 10.11. I wanted to upgrade to 10.10 but it's no longer available via the App Store. Any issues I should be aware of?

Mac mini, iOS 8.4.1, iOS 8.5

Posted on Oct 22, 2016 12:32 PM

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Q: Mac Mini 2009 upgrade from 10.8 to 10.11

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  • by BDAqua,Helpful

    BDAqua BDAqua Oct 22, 2016 1:06 PM in response to kbingyou
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    Oct 22, 2016 1:06 PM in response to kbingyou

    Hi, depends what Apps you use & how much RAM, etc. you have...

     

    EtreCheck is a simple little app to display the important details of your system configuration and allow you to copy that information to the Clipboard. It is meant to be used with Apple Support Communities to help people help you with your Mac.

     

    http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck

  • by kbingyou,

    kbingyou kbingyou Oct 22, 2016 1:14 PM in response to BDAqua
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    Oct 22, 2016 1:14 PM in response to BDAqua

    Thanks for the quick reply, and EtreCheck suggestion. Apps I use: QuickBooks 2013, MS Word & Excel 2011, iTunes, Skype, Apple Mail, Acrobat Reader. Browsers: Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari.

     

    Here's the EC report:

    EtreCheck version: 3.0.6 (315)

    Report generated 2016-10-22 13:03:26

    Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

    Runtime 6:24

    Performance: Below Average

     

    Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.

    Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.

     

    Problem: No problem - just checking

     

    Hardware Information:

        Mac mini (Early 2009)

        [Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]

        Mac mini - model: Macmini3,1

        1 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core

        8 GB RAM

            BANK 0/DIMM0

                4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

            BANK 1/DIMM0

                4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

        Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

        Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

     

    Video Information:

        NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM: 256 MB

            DELL 2009W 1360 x 768 @ 60 Hz

     

    System Software:

        OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.5 (12F2560) - Time since boot: about one hour

     

    Disk Information:

        Hitachi HTS543212L9SA02 disk0 : (120.03 GB) (Rotational)

            disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

            Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /  [Startup]: 119.17 GB (67.72 GB free)

            Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB

     

        PIONEER DVD-RW  DVRTS08   ()

     

    USB Information:

        Rocketfish Rocketfish HD Webcam

        Seagate BUP Slim BL 2 TB

            disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

            Seagate Backup Plus Drive (disk1s2) /Volumes/Seagate Backup Plus Drive : 2.00 TB (1.91 TB free)

        Mitsumi Electric Hub in Apple USB Keyboard

            Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse

            Mitsumi Electric Apple USB Keyboard

        Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

        Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

     

    Gatekeeper:

        Mac App Store and identified developers

     

    Kernel Extensions:

            /System/Library/Extensions

        [not loaded]    com.Ralink.driver.RT2870USBWirelessDriver (4.1.4.0 - 2016-10-22) [Support]

        [not loaded]    com.olympus.DSSBlockCommandsDevice (1.0.0 - 2016-10-22) [Support]

        [not loaded]    com.palm.ClassicNotSeizeDriver (3.2.1 - 2016-10-22) [Support]

        [not loaded]    com.realtek.driver.RTL8192SU (1064 - 2016-10-22) [Support]

     

    Startup Items:

        WiFiUtilityStartUp: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/WiFiUtilityStartUp

        Startup items no longer function in OS X Yosemite or later

     

    System Launch Agents:

        [not loaded]    5 Apple tasks

        [loaded]    118 Apple tasks

        [running]    22 Apple tasks

     

    System Launch Daemons:

        [not loaded]    54 Apple tasks

        [loaded]    137 Apple tasks

        [running]    44 Apple tasks

     

    Launch Agents:

        [running]    com.flipvideo.FlipShare.AutoRun.plist (2009-06-04) [Support]

        [not loaded]    com.realtek.wutility (2009-03-25) [Support]

     

    Launch Daemons:

        [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-09-23) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (2012-05-20) [Support]

     

    User Launch Agents:

        [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist (2010-04-15) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-07-12) [Support]

     

    User Login Items:

        Microsoft AU Daemon    Application Hidden (/Applications/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft AU Daemon.app)

        HP Device Monitor    SMLoginItem  (/Library/Printers/hp/Utilities/HP Utility.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/HP Device Monitor.app)

        HP Device Monitor    SMLoginItem  (/Library/Printers/hp/Utilities/HP Utility.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/HP Device Monitor.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/HP Device Monitor.app)

     

    Internet Plug-ins:

        nplastpass: 3.1.21 (2014-10-08) [Support]

        Google Earth Web Plug-in: 7.0 (2012-12-14) [Support]

        Silverlight: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 (2015-04-21) [Support]

        FlashPlayer-10.6: 23.0.0.185 - SDK 10.9 (2016-10-12) [Support]

        LogMeIn: 1.0.972 - SDK 10.7 (2014-04-16) [Support]

        QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.1 (2015-08-24)

        Flash Player: 23.0.0.185 - SDK 10.9 (2016-10-12) [Support]

        LogMeInSafari32: 1.0.972 - SDK 10.7 (2014-04-16) [Support]

        SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.2.2 - SDK 10.6 (2012-05-20) [Support]

        AdobePDFViewer: 9.5.5 (2013-05-17) [Support]

        iPhotoPhotocast: 7.0 (2014-06-17)

        JavaAppletPlugin: 14.3.0 - SDK 10.8 (2014-06-17) Check version

     

    User internet Plug-ins:

        CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: 1.0.105 (2013-04-25) [Support]

        VSeeHelper: VSeeHelper 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.8 (2015-12-31) [Support]

     

    Safari Extensions:

        LastPass - LastPass - https://lastpass.com (2016-08-02)

     

    3rd Party Preference Panes:

        3ivx MPEG-4 (2009-06-19) [Support]

        Flash Player (2016-09-23) [Support]

     

    Time Machine:

        Auto backup: YES

        Volumes being backed up:

            Macintosh HD: Disk size: 119.17 GB Disk used: 51.45 GB

        Destinations:

            Seagate Backup Plus Drive [Local]

            Total size: 2.00 TB

            Total number of backups: 84

            Oldest backup: 4/19/15 12:54 PM

            Last backup: 10/22/16 12:43 PM

            Size of backup disk: Excellent

                Backup size 2.00 TB > (Disk size 119.17 GB X 3)

     

    Top Processes by CPU:

             5%    WindowServer

             2%    QuickBooks 2013

             2%    fontd

             0%    blued

     

    Top Processes by Memory:

        98 MB    QuickBooks 2013

        90 MB    mds

        49 MB    Finder

        41 MB    WindowServer

        25 MB    coreservicesd

     

    Virtual Memory Information:

        4.84 GB    Free RAM

        3.16 GB    Used RAM

        0 B    Swap Used

     

    Diagnostics Information:

        Oct 22, 2016, 12:59:19 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.dock.extra_2016-10-22-125919_[redact ed].crash

            /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/XPCServices/com.apple.dock.extra .xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.dock.extra

        Oct 22, 2016, 12:50:46 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.dock.extra_2016-10-22-125046_[redact ed].crash

        Oct 22, 2016, 12:48:37 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.dock.extra_2016-10-22-124837_[redact ed].crash

        Oct 22, 2016, 12:48:03 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.dock.extra_2016-10-22-124803_[redact ed].crash

        Oct 22, 2016, 12:47:55 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.dock.extra_2016-10-22-124755_[redact ed].crash

        Oct 22, 2016, 12:47:53 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.dock.extra_2016-10-22-124753_[redact ed].crash

        Oct 22, 2016, 11:41:02 AM    Self test - passed

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Oct 22, 2016 3:43 PM in response to kbingyou
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    Oct 22, 2016 3:43 PM in response to kbingyou

    What version of iTunes awe you running? 12.3.3 perchance?