Can i just upgrade to the OS X Mavericks from a 10.6.8 Snow leopard?

wondering if i need to upgrade to mountain lion first or I can just jump straight to Mavericks?
Plus, will any data be lost?

Mhavhic wrote:
wondering if i need to upgrade to mountain lion first?
No you don't. You can update to Mavericks from 10.6.8 via the App Store.
And your data should not be lost. But it is always recommend that you backup your data using Time Machine before running the update, just be safe.

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