Do I need OS X Lion in order to update to Mountain Lion in July?

I definitely want Mountain Lion. I'm currently running. OS X 10.5.8 which is Leopard I believe.

You need the Mac App Store to get Mountain Lion. So you either need Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion 10.7 to get Mt Lion. However, you need Snow Leopard to get Lion, so I would just upgrade to Snow and then jump over Lion to Mt Lion if possible. But you also need to make sure that your Mac can run Mt. Lion.

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  • Do I have to update to lion before I can update to mountain lion in the summer?

    Sorry, Ive just never updated from snow lepoard and not sure how this will work... Do I need to purchase lion now or do I just need to wait and "save money" and just update to mountain lion when it comes out??

    If your machine qualifies for 10.8, I'm almost positive Apple will provide a one step upgrade from 10.6
    Cheaper it might not be, easier it will be.
    You can get iCloud email on Snow Leopard 10.6
    http://www.wilmut.webspace.virginmedia.com/notes/icloudSL.html
    BE WARNED!
    10.7 will not run a lot of your older software, especially PPC based programs and hardware drivers for third party printers and such.
    Some of this great older software can never be gotten again as some developers decided to bail when AppStore arrived, not interested in sharing 30% with Apple and being subjected to their many "changes" and control.
    10.6 has Rosetta and it run PPC based software, Rosetta is not on 10.7.
    DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE UPGRADING TO 10.7!!
    It can cost you more in software upgrades, RAM requirements, new external hardware and possibly slow down your machine(s) if they are dated.
    http://roaringapps.com/apps:table

  • Help!if i don`t update the lion ,is to say i can`t update the mountain lion?right?

          Now, I don`t update the Lion ,but I want to update the Mountain Lion .Is to say I must first to update my mac to Lion,then I can update to Mountain Lion?right??//   please give me a help thanks!

    No App Store, no spaces, no Time Machine, etc. etc.
    As I said, no technolgical advance, no compelling reason to use it. Time Machine is not at all what Apple once promoted it as, since they dropped it in Lion.
    And as far as Lion goes, a few that could not adjust their habits to a few interface changes went back to SL, which is still two OSs ahead of you.
    This has nothing to do with people not being able to adjust their habits; it has everything to do with productivity, loss of features, and introduction of a new, confusing set of behaviors.
    I don't know where you get your numbers from, I would like to see you back up your claim of 'so many people' as 6 million copies were downloaded in the first week alone
    I didn't cite any numbers, so wondering where I got them is pointless. Reciting a claim that over 6 million copies of Lion were downloaded in the first week proves nothing.
    Judging by the number of people on the forums who are not at all happy with Lion and asking how to downgrade is evidence of user dissatisfaction. Most people who are dissatisfied will not say anything at all, resigning themselves to being required to use it, thus making them unhappy customers and less likely to purchase another Mac or any other Apple device in the future.
    Yet you seem to claim that 10.4.11 is where people should stop?
    I didn't say or imply anything of the sort. I said that there's no good reason to upgrade just because it's shiny and new. Mac OS X has become bloated with "features" that have little or no practical value, and are seldom used, while at the same time breaking long-established features for no good reason, and having no replacement in place. At the same time, features that worked perfectly well in 10.4.11 and before were deliberately removed from later versions, without prior notice and never restored, along with bugs being introduced that also have never been fixed.
    That's not my definition of progress, and I'd wager millions of others share that viewpoint.

  • HT5460 Do I have to buy the OS X Mountain Lion in order to update my software, or i can update my software without having to but that app in the app store in my mac?

    Do I have to buy the OS X Mountain Lion in order to update my software, or i can update my software without having to but that app in the app store in my mac?  Since the directions says: 1)Click on "About this mac" 2)Click on Software Updates  3)Download OS X Mountain Lion from the Mac App Store.
    So Im scared that I update my software and then it says that I have to have to download the OS X Mountain Lion from the Mac App Store in order to finish my update.
    Thankyou

    You need to buy it.
    (86213)

  • Will I need to update from Mountain Lion (10.8.4) to Mavericks prior to the Yosemite rollout this fall?

    I am running Mountain Lion (10.8.4) currently. I rolled back to Mountain Lion from Mavericks back in October 2013 because I was having problems with it. However, I've heard there are improvements to Maverick since my initial install. My question is will I need to update from Mountain Lion to Maverick in order to update to Yosemite this fall? Thanks in advance.

    jdeclanflynn wrote:
    ...My question is will I need to update from Mountain Lion to Maverick in order to update to Yosemite this fall? Thanks in advance.
    If your goal is to install Yosemite upon its release, I doubt you will need to do it from Mavericks.
    If Mountain Lion does not have features you need and Yosemite will, then, as WZZZ suggest, give Yosemite a chance to have any bugs worked out first.
    If your concern is security, Mavericks is the current OS but Apple is still providing Security Updates for Lion, so Mountain Lion should still be good to go for a while yet.

  • Can anyone recommend a portable USB 3.0 drive with hardware encryption, compatible with OSX and Windows 7.  I need it for my MacBook Pro 13", 2012, running Mountain Lion

    Can anyone recommend a portable USB 3.0 drive with hardware encryption, compatible with OSX Mountain Lion and Windows 7.  I need it for my MacBook Pro 13”, 2012, running Mountain Lion & Windows 7 Ultimate - BootCamp.  I’ve heard that the Buffalo MiniStation Encryption does not work with OSX, is that true..?  I'd like it to work with both operating systems, using the built in hardware encryption.  Thanks

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  • Do I need external hard drive to back up my iMac before update to mountain lion? My is OS 10.6.8

    Do I need external hard drive to back up my iMac before update to mountain lion? My is OS 10.6.8.

    First, repair your hard drive and permissions:
    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.
    Second, make a bootable backup to an external drive using the Restore option of Disk Utility:
    Clone using Restore Option of Disk Utility
      1. Open Disk Utility in the Utilities folder.
      2. Select the destination volume from the left side list.
      3. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
      4. Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag
           it to the Destination entry field.
      5. Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to
          the Source entry field.
      6. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
    Destination means the external backup drive. Source means the internal startup drive.
    Third, purchase and download Mountain Lion from the App Store. Be sure you meet the requirements for Mountain Lion:
    Upgrading to Mountain Lion
    To upgrade to Mountain Lion you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Purchase and download Mountain Lion from the App Store. Sign in using your Apple ID. Mountain Lion is $19.99 plus tax. The file is quite large, over 4 GBs, so allow some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.
         OS X Mountain Lion - System Requirements
           Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion
             1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 7,1 or later
             2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 5,1 or later
             3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
             4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 2,1 or later
             5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
             6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
             7. Xserve (Early 2009) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
    To find the model identifier open System Profiler in the Utilities folder. It's displayed in the panel on the right.
         Are my applications compatible?
             See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps.
         For a complete How-To introduction from Apple see Upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion.

  • I have an older iMac running on 10.5.8 and need to update to mountain lion how do i go about it?

    I have an older iMac running 10.5.8 and need to update to mountain lion, how do I go about it?

    Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
    Check if your computer is compatible with Snow Leopard > http://support.apple.com/kb/sp575 If it's supported, cal Apple to buy Snow Leopard > http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57 Then, make a backup, insert the DVD and upgrade. Finally, open Apple menu > Software Update and install the latest version.
    Check if your Mac is supported > http://www.apple.com/osx/specs If it's supported, open App Store and purchase OS X. Check if your programs are compatible > http://www.roaringapps.com

  • I'm running on Mac OS X 10.5.8. Do I need to buy snow leopard first before upgrading to Mountain Lion?

    I'm running on Mac OS X 10.5.8. Do I need to buy snow leopard first before upgrading to Mountain Lion?

    Make sure your machine meets the minimum system requirements:
    http://www.apple.com/osx/specs/
    Although it says 2 GB RAM is the minimum, it's generally recommended to have at least 4 GB unless you only use your machine for "light" use (no movie editing/burning, etc).

  • Do i need os x lion to update to mountain lion

    I am still running mac os x 10.5.8 (Leopard, if I am not mistaken) and I guess I need to update to mountain lion since I am thinking about acquiring the new iPad or iPod touch.
    Can anyone help as to what I need?  I just bought through Amazon.com Mac OS X Snow Leopard and once I get it will upgrade to Snow Leopard 10.6.8, I think.  What else do I need to upgrade to Mountain Lion OS X 10.8?

    You need the Mac App Store to get Mountain Lion. So you either need Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion 10.7 to get Mt Lion. However, you need Snow Leopard to get Lion, so I would just upgrade to Snow and then jump over Lion to Mt Lion if possible. But you also need to make sure that your Mac can run Mt. Lion.

  • Hi!  I just updated to Mountain Lion to make full use of iCloud, and I am attempting to turn on Photo Stream.  I currently have iPhoto '09, version 8.12, and think I need to update to iPhoto'11, but I'm reluctant to do this due to very bad reviews.

    Hi!  I just updated to Mountain Lion to make full use of iCloud and am attempting to turn on PhotoStream.  I have iPhoto '09, version 8.12, so I think I need to upgrade to iPhoto '11.  I'm reluctant to do this as I've read a ton of bad reviews written by people who have purchased the new version.  Any suggestions?  Is it worth it?

    Obviously only you can decide what is "worth it".  Millions and millions and millions of people use and like iPhoto '11.  Some don't. If you want PhotoStream then you must upgrade to the minimum software levels
    LN

  • HT1338 need java update for mountain lion

    Need to find out how to get java update for mountain lion not showing up as any update needed in apps store, but program I am using is requiring jave update.

    Here is the direct download;
    http://support.apple.com/downloads/DL1515/en_US/JavaForOSX.dmg
    http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1515

  • I need to upgrade from Snow Leopard.  I want Mountain Lion, but says I need 10.7 Lion first.  How do I buy this?

    I need to upgrade from Snow Leopard.  I want Mountain Lion, but apparently I need 10.7 Lion first.  How do I buy this? It is not available in the App Store.

    Update Snow Leopard to  10.6 Snow Leopard  to 10.6.8.
    Download OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and install it.
    Mountain Lion system requirements.
    http://www.apple.com/osx/specs/
    Fore more info:
    http://www.macworld.com/article/1167855/installing_mountain_lion_what_you_need_t o_know.html

  • Hello everyone I need help! Why i cant Update to Mountain Lion if Im gonna try to update my Macbook Pro with Mac OS X 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5. It always says "Your Software is up to date" which is only Mac Os X ver. 10.7.5

    Hello everyone I need help! Why i cant Update to Mountain Lion if Im gonna try to update my Macbook Pro with Mac OS X 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5. It always says "Your Software is up to date" which is only Mac Os X ver. 10.7.5

    Not sure what exactly you did (or not), but it looks as if you should attempt doing it all again, only this time all right and by the book. Many millions have done so, and sure it'll work for you as well.
    If you've indeed purchased ML already, you'll find it exactly there in the App Store: under Purchases.

  • HT5048 do you need lion before updating to mountain lion?

    I have 10.6.8 and i see that a new os is coming out next month called moutain lion.  I didnt upgrade to lion.  Do I need lion before updating to mountain lion?

    Upgrading to Mountain Lion - http://www.apple.com/osx/how-to-upgrade
    Mac OS X: System requirements for Mountain Lion (10.8) - http://www.apple.com/macosx/specs.html
    Lion and Mountain Lion application compatibility - http://roaringapps.com/apps:table

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