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My good old Mac mini 3,1 still runs on MacOS X 10.6.8. Question: Is it possible to install a newer OS on it? If yes: Which one? And how do I get it?

Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Macmini3,1

Posted on May 25, 2018 11:32 AM

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Posted on May 25, 2018 12:35 PM

You can install up to 10.11 El Capitan and a few in-between versions such as 10.7 Lion and 10.8 Mountain Lion.


El Capitan is free, and can be obtained from the Mac App Store directly:

See here for details: How to download OS X El Capitan - Apple Support


For Lion and Mountain Lion, you would need to by the download code for $19.99 for either one, and get it from the app Store as well if you really wanted to.

Buy OS X Lion (10.7) - Apple

Buy OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) - Apple


If you have not done so, and your Mac Mini still only has 1 or 2GB of RAM it would be highly recommended to upgrade its ram to at least 4GB. Though it can take a maximum of 8GB.


Apple Mac mini Memory, Hard Drive, and Storage Upgrades - macsales.com


Make sure all your apps will be compatible with El Capitan:

Mac OS - App Compatibility Checker - roaringapps.com

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May 25, 2018 12:35 PM in response to tokio-montanaXpress

You can install up to 10.11 El Capitan and a few in-between versions such as 10.7 Lion and 10.8 Mountain Lion.


El Capitan is free, and can be obtained from the Mac App Store directly:

See here for details: How to download OS X El Capitan - Apple Support


For Lion and Mountain Lion, you would need to by the download code for $19.99 for either one, and get it from the app Store as well if you really wanted to.

Buy OS X Lion (10.7) - Apple

Buy OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) - Apple


If you have not done so, and your Mac Mini still only has 1 or 2GB of RAM it would be highly recommended to upgrade its ram to at least 4GB. Though it can take a maximum of 8GB.


Apple Mac mini Memory, Hard Drive, and Storage Upgrades - macsales.com


Make sure all your apps will be compatible with El Capitan:

Mac OS - App Compatibility Checker - roaringapps.com

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