Can I upgrade my OS Snow Leopard to OS LION with same machine

Can i upgrade my OS Snow Leopard to OS Lion on same machine

yes. As long as your mac meets Lions operating requirements:
Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
2GB of memory
OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
7GB of available space
http://www.apple.com/macosx/specs.html

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  • Can I upgrade directly from Snow Leopard to Mt. Lion?

    I was just in the Apple store and the genius there suggested upgrading so I would have full use of iCloud between devices.  I've downloaded Mt. Lion but have not yet installed it.  Should I have done an intermediate upgrade to Lion first, or doesn't it matter.  (Slightly paranoid about making the jump, particularly if I'm liable to lose access to some programs through compatibility problems.)  The main reason for the upgrade was to get access to iCloud.
    currently on OS 10.6.8 on a Macbook 6,1, Intel Duo core 2.26 GHz processor, 2GB memory, 3 MB L2 cache.

    You may directly upgrade to Mountain Lion from Snow Leopard. It requires access to the Mac App Store &, at least. Mac OS X 10.6.8 which you have.
    I think skipping Lion is a good move. I no longer have it on any Macs in this house.

  • I currently have Leopard, and there are no longer updates for it. So I must upgrade to either Snow Leopard or Mountain Lion. Without doing so I cannot update my itunes, and my ipod is no longer compatile with my mac. How can I buy the upgrade

    I currently have Leopard, and there are no longer updates for it. So I must upgrade to either Snow Leopard or Mountain Lion. Without doing so I cannot update my itunes, and my ipod is no longer compatile with my mac. How can I buy the upgrade, since I do not have access to the mac store as that comes with Snow Leopard? I went to Best Buy and they said neither Snow Leopard or Mountain Lion can be bought there.

    Start by checking if you can run Snow Leopard:
    Requirements for OS X 10.6 'Snow Leopard'
    http://support.apple.com/kb/SP575
    Whilst Apple have withdrawn Snow Leopard from their stores, you can still get it from Apple by calling 1-800-MY-APPLE (if you are in the USA) and they will supply the SL DVD for $20 for a single user, or $30 for a family pack that covers up to 5 Macs.  You can also purchase the code to use to download Lion from the same number (Lion requires an Intel-based Mac with a Core 2 Duo, i3, i5, i7 or Xeon processor and 2GB of RAM, running the latest version of Snow Leopard), or you can purchase Mountain Lion from the App Store - if you can run that:
    http://www.apple.com/osx/specs/
    If you are outside the US call your national Apple Helpline:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57
    If you're in the UK, use this number: 0871 508 4400
    When you have installed it, run Software Update to download and install the latest updates for Snow Leopard.
    To use iCloud you have to upgrade all the way to Mountain Lion:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4759

  • Will I be able to upgrade Directly from Snow Leopard ro Mountain Lion

    Hello All!
    Will I be able to upgrade Directly from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion without going through Lion?
    Thanks in advance

    You have to upgrade Mac OS X Snow Leopard to Mac OS X Lion, Then Mac OS X Mountain Lion.
    If You have Snow Leopard, then upgrading to Mac OS X Lion is only $29.99 via the Mac App's Store, a one time fee for all your Macs. I recommend that you download it to all your devices first before you actually run the installation process. Once you've upgraded to Mac OS X Lion, then upgrade to Mac OS X Mountain Lion for a one time fee of $19.99.
    Mac OS X Mountain Lion will be available as a single software upgrade via the Mac App Store beginning in July 2012. The BEST PART is you only have to purchase it one time to upgrade all of your Macs. So its only like $50 bucks total for ALL your Macs to get both Lion and Mt Lion. Approximately, the same price it was when Snow Leopard's family pack came out for only up to 5 Macs. Except this time you get 2 upgrades for about the same cost for unlimited Macs compared to only 1 upgrade for up to 5 macs like before.
    To watch an exciting video from the WWDC/June2012 regarding what Developers, APP's, Lion & Mountain Lion, iPhone4S, and IOS6 will brings to the table this season, click below.:
    http://www.apple.com/apple-events/june-2012/
    I can't wait.
    Good Luck,
    Jenn

  • TS1702 I upgraded software from Snow Leopard to OSX Lion. Now my Office Mac applications would not work

    I upgraded software for my MacBook from Snow Leopard to OSX Lion. Now my Office for Mac applications would not work. Can anybody help? Thanks

    Aribalto wrote:
    I upgraded software for my MacBook from Snow Leopard to OSX Lion. Now my Office for Mac applications would not work. Can anybody help? Thanks
    Quite seriously, though, if you wish to use MS Office to it's full potential and if you depend on it on a regular basis, then upgrading to Office 2011 is the only reccommended way to go. You can use the free Apps mentioned, learn to use iWorks (which I love, but others don't) or make your system a shambles and lose your easy to use interface by the other method. Deduct the cost of Parallels from MS Office and it becomes pretty cheap, if that is the only PPC program you wish to use, which is the norm as PPC is long gone from development.
    MS Office 2011 is not expensive if it is one of your major work tools. Think of those who had to update their Adobe software!
    Anyhow Cheers
    Pete

  • I am using a macbookpro and I want to upgrade it from snow leopard to mountain lion. How do I do this?

    I want to upgrade from snow leopard to mountain lion. So will I have to download lion and then mountain lion? Or can indirectly download mountain lion?

    You can install Mountain Lion directly without going to Lion first.  Just be sure your system meets Mountain Lion's requirements.  There are a few systems that are Lion compatible but not Mountain Lion compatible:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5444

  • Can't upgrade to from Snow Leopard to Lion or Mountain Lion though I have paid for both.

    Hi again!
    I lost all sound when upgrading to Mountain Lion from Lion and was told by Apple that the cause was likely to be a bad install of ML. I am using a Prism Sound Orpheus Sound Card which worked fine with Lion.
    Since then I have put in a new internal System drive and installed  the latest version of Snow Leopard firstly with the DVD'S and the using software update.
    When going to the apps store I cannot download ML or Lion as I believe (maybe)? that the Apps store thinks that I already have it as it was downloaded into the corrupted system of my old system drive? .  I note that all the apps that I have are not listed on the new drive i.e.Pages etc How do I get around this and download Lion and Mountain Lion so that I can rebuild and test my system?

    You will need to remove the drive that has Lion/Mountain Lion installed, then boot from the Snow Leopard drive in order to redownload Lion or Mountain Lion. App Store detects any extant Lion/Mountain Lion system thus blocking you from re-downloading.
    This time save the download so you won't have to do it again by copying it to your Downloads folder. You can then make your own installer:
    Make Your Own Mountain/Lion Installer
    1. After downloading Mountain/Lion you must first save the Install Mac OS X Mountain/Lion application. After Mountain/Lion downloads DO NOT click on the Install button. Go to your Applications folder and make a copy of the Mountain/Lion installer. Move the copy into your Downloads folder. Now you can click on the Install button. You must do this because the installer deletes itself automatically when it finishes installing.
    2. Get a USB flash drive that is at least 8 GBs. Prep this flash drive as follows:
    Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
    After DU loads select your flash drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
    Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
    Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
    Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
    Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to an hour depending upon the flash drive size.
    3. Locate the saved Mountain/Lion installer in your Downloads folder. CTRL- or RIGHT-click on the installer and select Show Package Contents from the contextual menu. Double-click on the Contents folder to open it. Double-click on the SharedSupport folder. In this folder you will see a disc image named InstallESD.dmg.
    4. Plug in your freshly prepared USB flash drive. You are going to clone the content of the InstallESD.dmg disc image to the flash drive as follows:
    Double-click on the InstallESD.dmg file to mount it on your Desktop.
    Open Disk Utility.
    Select the USB flash drive from the left side list.
    Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
    Select the USB flash drive volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
    Drag the mounted disc icon from the Desktop into the Source entry field.
    Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
    When the clone is completed you have a fully bootable installer that you can use without having to re-download Mountain/Lion.
    Note: The term Mountain/Lion used above means Lion or Mountain Lion.
    As an alternative to the above you can try using Lion DiskMaker 2.0 that automates the process.

  • What ox can I upgrade to from Snow Leopard? Preparation?

    I have a MB Pro with Snow Leopard, 10.6.8. What system can I upgrade to now? How best to prepare my computer for upgrade? I am not an advanced computer tech.  Thank you.

    Before embarking on a major OS upgrade, it would be wise, advisable and very prudent if you backup your current system to an external connected and Mac formatted Flash drive OR externally connected USB, Thunderbolt or FireWire 800, Mac formatted hard drive. Then, use either OS X Time Machine app to backup your entire system to the external drive OR purchase, install and use a data cloning app, like CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper, to make an exact and bootable copy (clone) of your entire Mac's internal hard drive. This step is really needed in case something goes wrong with the install of the new OS or you simply do not like the new OS, you have a very easy way/procedure to return your Mac to its former working state.
    Then, determine if your Mac meets ALL minimum system install requirements.
    OS X 10.7 Lion system requirements
    Purchased emailed download code here.
    http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion
    To use OS X 10.7 Lion, make sure your computer has the following:
    An Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
    Mac OS X v10.6.6 or later to install via the Mac App Store (v10.6.8 recommended)
    7 GB of available disk space
    2 GB of RAM
    To install OS X  10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks (free upgrade, but currently unavailable) or OS X 10.10 Yosemite (currently available free upgrade) you need one of these Macs:
    OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion purchased emailed download code here.
    http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lion
    iMac (Mid-2007 or later)
    MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)
    MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later),
    MacBook Pro (15-inch or 17-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later)
    MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
    Mac mini (Early 2009 or later)
    Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
    Xserve (Early 2009)
    Your Mac also needs:
    OS X Mountain Lion, Lion, or Snow Leopard v10.6.8 already installed
    2 GB or more of memory (I strongly advise, at least, 4 GBs of RAM or more)
    8 GB or more of available space
    Next,
    If you run any older Mac software from the earlier PowerPC Macs, then none of this software will work with the newer OS X versions (10.7 and onward). OS X Snow Leopard had a magical and invisible PowerPC emulation application, called Rosetta, that worked seamlessly in the background that still allowed older PowerPC coded software to still operate in a Intel CPU Mac.
    The use of Rosetta ended with OS X Snow Leopard as the Rosetta application was licensed to Apple, from a software company called Transitive, which got bought out, I believe, by IBM and Appe  could no longer secure their rights to continue to use Rosetta in later versions of OS X.
    So, you would need to check to see if you have software on your Mac that maybe older than, say, 2006 or older.
    Also, check for app compatibilty  here.
    http://roaringapps.com/
    If you have any commercial antivirus installed and/or hard drive cleaning apps installed on your Mac, like MacKeeper, CleanMyMac, TuneUpMyMac, MacCleanse, etc. now would be a good time to completely uninstall this apps by doing a Google search to learn how to properly uninstall these types of apps.
    These types of apps will only cause your Mac issues later after the install of the new OS X version and you will have to completely uninstall these types of apps later.
    Once you have determined all of this, you should be able to find the latest versions of OS X by clicking on the Mac App Store icon in the OS X Dock and then login to the Mac App Store using your Apple ID and password and if you purchased a download code, input that code.
    You can then begin the download and installation process of installing the newer versions of OS X from the Mac App Store.
    Good Luck!

  • How far can I upgrade OS from Snow Leopard before Adobe CS2 goes in the toilet?

    I have OSX 10.6.8 but I am getting messages from websites that my version of Safari is too old. So I thinking of updating as far as I can without having to buy all new software. And I really don't want to go up in a cloud if I can help it.
    I realize I may have to install more ram - my EMC 2118 iMac has only 1 GB of memory. Plus, that would make my iMac faster too, correct?
    On the other hand, maybe you can recommend another browser that would work.
    Thanks in advance. I really appreciate this help forum.

    I believe you will find that CS2 won't run or won't run well past Snow Leopard.
    You need 2 GBs of RAM above Snow Leopard along with a Core Duo processor. Adding memory will not make the computer run faster.
    Try Firefox.

  • Can i upgrade to 10.6 snow leopard then restore files with time machine?

    I have an early 2006 iMac with 10.5.8, and I am having hard drive problems.  I want to reformat my drive, then install 10.6.  Can I do that, then restore my files with Time Machine?  Will it restore applications?

    Yes, you can use Migration Assistant or Setup Assistant. When you launch SL for the first time it will ask if you are migrating from another Mac, select yes and then indicate the TM drive. Connect the TM drive to the machien and let it migrate what you want (Settings, Apps, Data etc..). It's important to connect the TM drive via USB or Firwire, DO NOT select Wi-Fi.

  • Upgrading Macbook Air hard drive and upgrading Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion at same time

    I have a 2011 Macbook Air 3,2 running Snow Leopard (10.6.8).  My 128GB SSD hard drive is completely full, and I have ordered an upgrade from OWC which also comes with an optional external enclosure.  I would like to do a clean install (to "upgrade") to Mountain Lion on the new drive.  Can anyone confirm if the following sequence will work?
    1.  Purchase Mountain Lion on App Store and download to an SD card
    2.  Connect my new OWC SSD as an external drive
    3.  Do a clean install of Mountain Lion from the SD card to my new external SSD
    4.  Boot from the external SSD
    5.  Use Migration Assistant to move everything from my in-system old SSD to the new (currently external) SSD
    6.  Shut down
    7.  Physically swap the SSD drives
    8.  Boot from the newly-installed larger internal SSD
    9.  Done?
    Is it that simple or am I missing some major step?  In particular, are there any complications with step 3 above?
    Thanks for your help!

    Carl,
    The SD card can be used as a boot drive, if you manage to restore the image to the drive.. I tried to use an SD card in the built-in card reader, and for whatever reason could not get Disk Utility to restore the InstallESD.dmg image to the SD card directly when done throught the Air's reader. I had to use an SD card that had a built-in USB tab, and use USB. I did not try using an external SD adapter to the USB port to see if that would work.
    Remember, you don't open the package by double clicking the installer, you Right-click (or Control+click) the installer, and choose Show Package Contents from the resulting contextual menu. In the folder that appears, open Contents, then open Shared Support; you’ll see a disk-image file called InstallESD.dmg.
    Launch Disk Utility (in /Applications/Utilities). Drag the InstallESD.dmg disk image into Disk Utility’s left-hand sidebar to the flash drive you want to restore the image to.
    I would copy the downloaded installer to a safe location, so if you ever need it again.

  • Upgrade path from Snow Leopard Server to Lion Server

    Just curious what the method is for upgrading a server currently running snow L. to Lion. Do you just buy the app and install? Will everything "reboot" exactly as is was? (Users, groups, share points, security settings, firewall, etc)
    As you can imagine any changes to a server in an office environment can be stressful.
    Also if anyone has successfully upgraded their servers to Lion and has feedback I would appreciate it.
    - C42D

    Hi there,
    I would wait a little to have the early bugs in both OS X Lion and OS X Lion Server sorted out.
    One common upgrade path i follow :
    - Backup system disk
    - Backup data disk
    Why save both disk for an upgrade (as you already backup the data disk don't you ? ) and not only system ?
    Imagine that once you update your server to OS X Lion Server, it updates some data too (mail database and so on) and you want to go back to OS X Snow Leopard Server...that would render your data unusable !
    Regarding OS X Server in general:
    - Backup Open Directory
    - Backup Services configuration
    Hope that helps

  • Upgrade fails from snow leopard to Mountain lion, It says intall failed.

    I follow below steps to upgrade my Mac mini from Snow Leo to Mountain Lion.
    Purchase Mountain Lion from App Store
    Pay $19.99
    It downloads 4.5GB
    Ask me for restart
    Installation starts with 37min remaining to install the OS
    Around 11min remaining, It fails.
    Error Says (Install Failed, OS X  could not be installed on your computer)
    I tried restarting 5 times, but same result evertime.
    Any help will be really appreciated.

    Do you know how much RAM you have?
    Could be many things, we should start with this...
    "Try Disk Utility
    1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
    2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu at top of the screen. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
    *Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.*
    3. Click the First Aid tab.
    4. Select your Mac OS X volume.
    5. Click Repair Disk, (not Repair Permissions). Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
    Then try a Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when it completes.
    (Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.)
    If perchance you can't find your install Disc, or are running 10.7+, at least try it from the Safe Boot part onward.
    If 10.7.0 or later...
    Bootup holding CMD+r, or the Option/alt key to boot from the Restore partitiion & use Disk Utility from there to Repair the Disk, then Permissions.
    Re-install if that doesn't work.

  • Available upgrades/benefits from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion?

    If I download Mountain Lion from Snow Leopard, do I also gain all of the benefits and upgrades of Lion even though I am bypassing it? Or is downloading both recommended?

    Also make sure your machine meets the system requirements for Mountain Lion:
    http://www.apple.com/osx/specs/

  • I tried to install a new hard drive using Snow Leopard to back up with Time Machine. When I installed the new HD I installed Leopard (10.5) on it and tried to use time machine to restore the backup I had made using 10.6. Kernel panic screen occurred.

    I backed up my system using 10.6 Snow Leopard's Time Machine to an external hard drive. I did this because I purchased a new internal hard drive to upgrade my 2007 White Macbook from 80GB to 320GB. When I installed the new hard drive, I installed 10.4 (Tiger) and then 10.5 (Leopard) and once Leopard was in I tried to use Time Machine to restore my backup from 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and received a kernal panic screen directly after the bootup.
    The screen had code asking for 10.6, so does this mean that the computer is searching for Snow Leopard? If so, how can I do this? Will a bootable drive with Snow Leopard on it be able to solve the issue or will I somehow need to find a way to wipe out this new hard drive?
    -Steve

    Booting From Snow Leopard Installer Disc
    1. Insert Snow Leopard Installer Disc into the optical drive.
    2. Restart the computer.
    3. Immediately after the chime press and hold down the "C" key.
    4. Release the key when the spinning gear below the dark gray Apple logo appears.
    5. Wait for installer to finish loading.
    Drive Preparation and Installation
    1. 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.
    2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area.  If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing.  SMART info will not be reported  on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
    3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
    4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
    5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Security button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
    6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
    7. After formatting is complete quit DU and return to the installer. Install Snow Leopard.

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