Advice on OS upgrade from 10.6.8 Snow Leopard

What do I need to do prior to upgrading to the latest OS upgrade. I know i will backup everything to my external hard drive but i remember other steps that needed to occur. ANy advice?

Check that your computer is compatible with Mountain Lion/Mavericks/Yosemite.
To check the model number hold down the option/alt key, go to the Apple menu and select System Information.
MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) model number 3,1 or higher
Your Mac needs:
OS X v10.6.8 or OS X Lion already installed
2 GB or more of memory (More is better - 4 GB minimum seems to be the consensus)
8 GB or more of available space
Check to make sure your applications are compatible. PowerPC applications are no longer supported after 10.6.
Application Compatibility
Applications Compatibility (2)
Do a backup before installing.

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Can't play long voice memo after upgrading from Tiger OS to Snow Leopard OS

I have a voice memo that's 1.5 hrs long saved on my computer that I used to be able to play in iTunes & Quicktime, but ever since I upgraded from Tiger OS to Snow Leopard OS, the file will not play anymore. I tried installing quicktime 7 from the snow leopard optional installs but the file still didn't play. I also installed the VLC player which opened the file, but only played 7 minutes of it. When I try to open the file in quicktime it says that it can't play the file and that it is not a movie file, but my file is saved as a ".mov" file. Does anyone know how I can get the file to play again?

I have a voice memo that's 1.5 hrs long saved on my computer that I used to be able to play in iTunes & Quicktime, but ever since I upgraded from Tiger OS to Snow Leopard OS, the file will not play anymore. I tried installing quicktime 7 from the snow leopard optional installs but the file still didn't play. I also installed the VLC player which opened the file, but only played 7 minutes of it. When I try to open the file in quicktime it says that it can't play the file and that it is not a movie file, but my file is saved as a ".mov" file. Does anyone know how I can get the file to play again?

I'm thinking of upgrading from 10.6.8 Snow Leopard to OS X Yosemite. Does anyone know of any problems associated with this? What are the implications / consequences of installing Yosemite? Does it effect functionality of v10.6.8 software or hardware?

I'm thinking of upgrading from v10.6.8 Snow Leopard to OS X Yosemite. I know, I'm years behind, but it has become a necessity. My Mac is becoming slow and is incompatible with many softwares and websites. Does anyone know of any problems associated with this upgrade? What are the implications and/or consequences of installing Yosemite? Does it effect functionality of v10.6.8 software or hardware? Are there any precautions I should take before the installation? I have read some posts about Macs slowing right down after installing Yosemite. Any insights and information (in layman's terms please!) would be very useful. Thanks.

Huge thanks for your response Michel. I apologise for the delay in getting back to you. I have done as you suggested, the details are pasted below. Clearly there are some applications I need to remove and no doubt my HD could do with a 'spring clean'. My Mac 'Safe Booted' when I turned it on this morning.
I use many different softwares, some web-based. The decision to upgrade to OSX Yosemite is because I was unable to attend a Webinar this week using GoToMeeting downloadable software. GoToMeeting have upgraded their system and my OS is no longer supported. Other websites like VImeo no longer support my version of Safari. I tend to use Chrome if Safari isn't compatible.
Problem description:
I'm thinking of upgrading from v10.6.8 Snow Leopard to OS X Yosemite. However I have noticed that my MacBook Pro becoming ‘slow’ over the last 3 weeks and therefore might have some issues that need to be resolved before I even consider installing OSX Yosemite. Over the last week my Mac has Safe Booted on three occasions, so clearly there’s a ‘glitch’ occurring.
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How do I upgrade from Lion back to Snow Leopard?

I had a Macbook Pro that after 3 trips to the shop, Apple finally replaced with a new machine. Unfortunately the new machine came with the most suck *** operating system ever developed. It is enough to make me think about going back to Windows.
The first one is the annoying security feature that many users have complained about, namely that opening any type of file from the internet generates a warning. I have tried using the terminal command with limited success but in the end I still have to give permission to open up each file and in a file with 500 photos, that is completely impractical.
The second one involves Preview denying me permission to view files. I have loaded numerous .jpeg photos (from my camera, that I took,) onto my computer and if I try to open them in preview, it denies me permission even though the permissions list me as being able to read and write that particular file.
I have been to the Apple store several times with this problem and each time, they claim they either know nothing about the problem (i.e I am the only one who has encountered it) or they just shrug and say it is a Lion improvement.
So my question is, does anyone know how to fix these problems or better yet upgrade to Snow Leopard which did not have these problems but can no longer be downloaded from the Apple Store?

tafmia wrote:
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So my question is, does anyone know how to fix these problems or better yet upgrade to Snow Leopard which did not have these problems but can no longer be downloaded from the Apple Store?
Snow Leopard never could be downloaded from the Apple Store, you will have to buy it on disc.

I want to upgrade from OSX10.4 to snow leopard and can't find how to do it online. The local store won't do it.

I want to upgrade from OSX 10.4.11 to snow leopard and the local store say to do it online and I can't find out how to.

You will need to purchase the retail DVD for Snow Leopard (10.6) It should be available from the online Apple store.
Stedman

Upgrading from 10.5 to Snow Leopard and then to Lion

Hi guys, I have little knowledge about computers and can use some help. I have Late 2008 MacBook Aluminium Unibody laptop. It has 10.5.8 - Leopard on it.
I'm looking to upgrade to latest - mountain lion. after researching I've found out that I need to first upgrade to Snow Leopard and then to Lion.
My question is more around backing up the laptop to my external hard drive (500GB) using Time Machine.
-Should the hard drive be completely empty or just have more than enough space to back up laptop?
-Once backed up, do i need to restore the data only if the files get erased while upgrading to snow leopard/lion?
-If it does get erased, how do I restore the data from the external drive? Is it as simple as logging on to Time Machine and using a command?
-Is it safe to back up and restore?
I realize these questions are asked several times, but any help would be appreciated. Thanks so much.

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
1. You don't have to erase the disk. Also, your files will be kept after upgrading, because an upgrade doesn't delete anything. Just make sure that you have enough space in the hard drive to install Mac OS X.
2. In case that the upgrade fails, you will have to restore your backup, but not before, because your files will be kept after upgrading, as I said.
3. If you have made a Time Machine backup, you will have to start from the Mac OS X DVD that came with your Mac holding the C key while your Mac is starting, going to Utilities menu and restoring the Time Machine backup, so your Mac will be the same as it was before upgrading Mac OS X.
4. Of course (when you restore a full Time Machine backup, Time Machine erases the hard disk), but don't do it unless the OS X upgrade fails

Upgrade from 10.5 to snow leopard problem

I just install snow leopard upgrading from 10.5 on my mac mini intel core 2, 2GB ram.
It has been freezing many time, . I open a file and at the same time open ical, or other app, and freezes.
Maybe I should reinstall it.? this is not normal. I had not this problem with 10.5
Any help will be very appreciated

thanks Ralph for your interest.
Before I had 10.5. I recently bought snow leopard and I installed. After installation I click on "software update". This computer has 110GB hard drive and 2GB memory ram.
With 10.5 works ok I never had this freezes problem.

Upgrading from 10.4 to Snow Leopard?

I'm running the most recent version of 10.4 (whatever that is) and I want to upgrade to Snow Leopard. If I purchase the Snow Leopard install disc can I upgrade directly to Snow Leopard from 10.4?
Thanks.

media fred wrote:
1. Any idea if it will run slower if I do this upgrade?
2. Any idea if I can upgrade this Mac to 10.7?
Thanks.
1. Should be OK with 2GB RAM, but more would be better of course. Expect around the same response times or maybe a little faster.
2. Yes, that will run Lion, but you still need Snow Leopard to get the App Store (10.6.8). I'd recommend doubling the RAM for Lion, but it should be OK as is until you get to any intensive photo or audio stuff.
Edit;
<< I just checked MacTracker, and it would appear that the maximum RAM you can use is 3GB; that will be slow performance in Lion >>
Be warned that printer drivers, and scanner drivers in particular will almost certainly need updating for SL and probably again for Lion. That could be a problem if the printer or scanner is more than a couple of years old.
Many third party applications (and some Apple ones) may need updates for SL (Adobe particularly) and definitely will for Lion, so check with the vendors for compatability before you upgrade.
Also, while most legacy PPC apps that run in Tiger will also run in SL under Rosetta, they won't run at all in Lion as Rosetta support has been dropped.
Lion is still only available from Phone Sales as far as I'm aware;
in the US, call 1-800-MY-APPLE and ask for a sales assistant; they'll give you a download code to use in the Mac App Store.
UK sales; 0800 048 0408
You can't run Mountain Lion.
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I just upgraded from 10.5 to Snow Leopard and now my Flash Player won't upgrade. What do I do?

I get the message that the plug-in was blocked. Do I need to upgrade something else?

Check System Preferences->Flash Player and check the settings and the installed version. 12.0.0.38 is the latest.

Could i upgarde from os tiger to snow leopard

could I upgrade from os tiger to snow leopard? Do i have to upgrade to leopard then snow leopard?

You may want to check out this thread.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/17909524#17909524
You can go from tiger to snow leopard two ways:
- 1) Get the "Box Set" (takes you from tiger to Leopard i think)
for like $199 from a retailer other than Apple - they no longer sell it but i found it on Amazon.com new and used.
- 2) Get Snow Leopard
the retail disk for like $50 at the Apple store.
or
1) just get Snow Leopard
I've done some research and i've seen folks who've done this. Also i chatted online when i purhcased my Snow Leopard disk and was told by Apple that it will work. Previously, however i was told by Apple that i need the Box Set and that was the only way i could upgrade. This article in apple's support forums confirms that the SL disk alone will work ==> (http://store.apple.com/us/question/answers/product/MC574Z/A?pqid=QH49CCDXJ9DA24K TKTDPCKYKUDDDXKHTK
So, If you don't want or need the extra expense or the extra bundled software that comes w. the box set you can get the Snow Leopard retail disk only and upgrade. It contains the OS and a few applications and cost less than half the price of the box set.
One cavaet - since it was not intended for Tiger to be upgraded using the Snow Leopard disk, installs don't always go without a hitch - what i'm finding is that some installs have no trouble, other macs won't mount the DVD and others say they had to wipe the HD then install Snow Leopard.
I'm in the process of upgrading my 10.4.11 to Snow Leopard, but my DVD dosen't seem to work. I may need to wipe my HD and then try agian.
Cheers, hope this helps!
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Hi all. I have upgraded to 10.6.8 Snow Leopard on my Mac Pro but still cannot connect to App store to upgrade to Mountain Lion. Any advice?

Hi all, I have upgraded to 10.6.8 Snow leopard on my Mac Pro but still cannot connect to App store. I want to connect to upgrade to Mountain Lion but ony get the message "you are not connected to App store" or "Check your internet connections, error -52". My internet is working OK for everything else.Any advice?

Then I will have to assume a faulty installation.
Reinstall OS X without erasing the drive
Do the following:
1. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
2. Reinstall Snow Leopard
If the drive is OK then quit DU and return to the installer. Proceed with reinstalling OS X. Note that the Snow Leopard installer will not erase your drive or disturb your files. After installing a fresh copy of OS X the installer will move your Home folder, third-party applications, support items, and network preferences into the newly installed system.
Download and install the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1.

File sharing no longer works after upgrading from 10.3.9 to Leopard

I'm trying to do file sharing on my PowerMac G5 with my MacBook Pro. The problem is when I try to connect to the G5 I get no response.
Powermac G5 was just upgraded from 10.3.9 to Leopard 10.5.6 (clean install, then used Migration Assistant to copy over files). File sharing worked fine on 10.3.9 until I upgraded the G5 to Leopard (the MBP has had Leopard for several months).
MacBook Pro is running 10.5.4.
From the Finder I select Go->Connect to Server. I select "browse", and the window that opens shows my G5 in the list (it's the only one). I double-click on my G5 and near the top of the window it shows "Connecting..." with the little spinner at the bottom right of the window, but that is as far as it gets. Just no response after that.
I tried to Ping the G5 but got no response.
At first I was trying this wirelessly through my Zoom DSL modem, but to troubleshoot I hooked up the two computers directly with an Ethernet cable but got the same result. No response from the G5.
I have File Sharing turned on in the G5's System Preferences. All 5 users have as least their write box shared. I've even set up a separate shared folder in one account.
Please, if you have any ideas please let me know. I'm stuck.
- LW

Wow. 64 views and not a single reply. I found a workaround, but I can't explain it so I'm going to keep this question unanswered for now.
I had the firewall on the G5 set to "allow only essential services", and file sharing was listed but still not working. However, if I change the firewall on the G5 to "Set access for specific services and applications" file sharing would work. I could sit there and toggle back and forth between the two settings and watch file sharing alternately work and then fail depending on the setting.
Weird.

Upgrading from 10.3.9 to Leopard

I have an iMac OS X version 10.3.9. This is a Power PC G4 flat panel iMac
I just bought Mac OS X Leopard so I can upgrade in order to use a new Nano, but when I put the installation disc in nothing happens and then the disc eventually just self-ejects. Any ideas?

Besides making sure that you have the system requirements you need to know that you cannot do an upgrade from 10.3.9 to Leopard by using the upgrade option it is made for upgrading Tiger.
You need to do an archive and install.
Insert the disk and choose restart from the apple menu.
When the computer makes the startup sound, hold down on the letter "c" until the apple appears on the screen.
The computer will start to the install disk and you need to proceed until you get to the destination screen.
In the destination screen select the hard drive volume and then select the options button.
You will be presented with several options.
Choose to do an archive and install preserving user and network settings.
If errors are found on the internal hard drive the installer will only present you with the option to erase and install.
Only erase and install if you are willing to lose everything on the drive.
If it will not let you archive and install - stop and restart the computer and save whatever you don't want to lose from your hard drive.
If you need help finding how to back up various files like emails, bookmarks, address book contacts, etc. the call applecare.
Apple offers 90 days of phone support with the Leopard purchase - take advantage of the offer.

How to upgrade from OS 10.5.8 Leopard to OS 10.6.4 Snow Leopard?

How to upgrade from OS 10.5.8 Leopard to OS 10.6.4 Snow Leopard?

First the newest version of snow leopard is the version 10.6.7
1. What you want to do is check you computer specs to see if it can run snow leopard
the current specs needed are
General requirements
Mac computer with an Intel processor
1GB of memory
5GB of available disk space
DVD drive for installation
Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.
Some features require Apple’s MobileMeservice; fees and terms apply.
2. I would advise you to back up your computers data if you are not currently doing so.
3. Purchase a legal copy of snow leopard from Apple or other certified apple retailers such as best buy and amazon.
4. Insert disk and follow the instructions to install snow leopard on exsiting drive running leopard.
5. When installing snow leopard SHOULD NOT touch your user files such as music or pictures, it should only change the core OS
6. After the snon leopard installation, go to the Apple Menu located on the top left and select software update here you can install the latest verison of the Apple OS

I want to Upgrade from 10.5.8 OS (Leopard) to Lion through Snow Leopard (10.6, 10.6.3)

I want to Upgrade from 10.5.8 OS (Leopard) to Lion, and I know I have to Upgrade to Snow Leopard first: can I buy the 10.6.3 installer or do I have to buy the 10.6? Is the same thing? Will they work the same way if I have a 10.5.8?

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
The Snow Leopard disc which Apple sells includes OS X 10.6.3, so don't worry about that. Also, if you buy a Snow Leopard disc with 10.6, updates until 10.6.8 are completely free through  > Software Update. You can buy Mac OS X Snow Leopard at the Apple Online Store > http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
Make a backup before upgrading. After upgrading, open  > Software Update, and install the latest version. After updating to 10.6.8, you will be able to upgrade to Lion (call Apple to purchase Lion) or Mountain Lion (you can purchase OS X Mountain Lion in the App Store)

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