Upgrading my Macbook Pro mid 2010

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Upgrading my Macbook Pro mid 2010

Hello Apple Nation,

Recently I acquired a MacBook Pro Mid 2010. As i begun to look for instant upgrade information, i have quickly recognized the intricacies of an Apple MacBook.

At this current moment i know i will have to factory reset my MBP; but something is killing me!

Must i REEEEEALLY start with snow leopard and then work my way through the other OS X upgrades to be able to get to OS High Sierra?

I have 10.6 which comes installed

I have 10.7 and 10.8 as well ......

What is the best and fastest way to proceed in bring a mid 2010 MBP into the now.......

(buying a fresh one will have to wait) lol

Holla atchya boy

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Sep 1, 2018 9:58 PM

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Niel

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Sep 1, 2018 10:18 PM in response to Conrad.Shand

If you have 10.8 on a thumbdrive or can access its recovery partition, you can install it and then High Sierra. If not, you need to install Snow Leopard or Lion, and then go through El Captian or a different intermediate OS.

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Sep 4, 2018 2:43 PM in response to Conrad.Shand

As Niel tried to say, but you did not internalize, You do NOT have to Install each in turn, but the leap to High Sierra from 10.6.8 is too far.

from 10.6.8 (fully updated with Software Update) Go straight to ElCapitan:

How to download OS X El Capitan - Apple Support

From there you can go straight to High Sierra if you wish.

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Niel

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Sep 6, 2018 6:43 AM in response to Conrad.Shand

Since you're running 10.8.5, you can upgrade to High Sierra directly.

Grant: It's working as it's supposed to.

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Sep 5, 2018 6:43 PM in response to Conrad.Shand

Do you have at least 2GB or RAM and 10GB of disk space?

Use exactly the link in this article:

How to download OS X El Capitan - Apple Support

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Sep 5, 2018 7:23 PM in response to Conrad.Shand

Have you run ALL possible software updates (by choosing Software update from the Apple menu) ??

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Sep 6, 2018 4:52 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

So far I have my 10.8.5 updated to the point where when I do a software upgrade check theres no software updates. However, I wonder if there’s any updates for 10.8.5 that just won’t show up in the update tab or through the App Store being as this is so far behind?!

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