I need to install dropbox asap on my Mac. I therefore need to update the OS if possible. Therefore, first I must back up everything to the iCloud. Is this possible on an old Mac, 10.6.8 OSX??
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
The Dropbox support site doesn't specify hardware, only OS version.
[full page here: What are the system requirements to run Dropbox? – Dropbox Help ]
They dropped support for you OS version (10.6) last January but your computer (2010 iMac 21.5-inch) will run much newer OS versions. If you update the OS to Maverick or higher, you should be able to use it. I use DropBox all the time on my 2010 iMac 27 running 10.12.
If you need to back up before an install, you really need an external drive set up to do Time Machine backups.
We need to know the specs n your Mac. Go to Apple menu > About this Mac and give us the information there. Please do not post the serial number.
Also iCloud will not backup all your files. It's not meant as a backup, but rather a syncing feature to be sure those files are kept up to date across all you devices. You need either a TIme Machine backup or a clone.
How to use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac - Apple Support
According to Dropbox the Mac system requirements are:
Mac:Mac: OS X Mavericks (10.9) up to macOS Mojave (10.14)
And according to Apple you can install up to MacOS versions 10.13.5 (High Sierra) on your iMac (though I suspect there will be a slight performance hit).
I would suggest trying to get El Capitan (10.11) installed as a happy medium for both Dropbox and iMac performance.
Thank you for response. I don't have a hard disc to backup to, so thought the iCloud would do it. I'm not an IT person. A graphic document has been sent to me to edit via dropbox, which started this sequence. Here's the info on 'about this Mac':
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac11,2
Processor Name: Intel Core i3
Processor Speed: 3.06 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed: 5.86 GT/s
Many thanks.
If this is your Mac you cannot install Dropbox because the hardware doesn't support it.
I know because I have the mid-2010 model with the 27" display.
What are you trying to accomplish with Dropbox, maybe there are other ways to do it?
I want to open and edit a folder of graphic documents. The link to see them was sent to me by email. When I then follow the 'Dropbox' links, I get to the fact I'm now unsupported and out of date. I had Dropbox in the past.
"I don't have a hard disc to backup to, so thought the iCloud would do it."
A Mac can not be backed up to iCloud. Only mobile devices, such as iPhones, iPads and iPods, can be backed up to iCloud.
I been using Dropbox since 2009 on my macbook
My apologies I thought you were talking about AirDrop.
I want to install dropbox, is Mac 10.6.8 too old
