HT1752 can I update my Mac osx 10.5.8

Can I update my Mac os x 10.5.8 Leopard to a Mountain Lion

Not directly, no.
Before you buy anything, you must first make sure your Mac is compatible.
For the minimum specs for Snow Leopard read the technical specifications … Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard
For the minimum specs for Mountain Lionread the technical specifications. ... Apple - OS X Mountain Lion
All being well, buy your disc.
Once you have bought your copy you will need to update via software update or the Combo updater for Snow Leopard … Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 Remember to repair permissions both before and after each upgrade/update.
Once Snow Leopard is installed and updated to 10.6.8 you can then progress to Mountain Lion.
You can no longer buy Snow Leopard from the Apple retail stores. If you are in North America ... the last I read, you must call the on-line Apple store at (1-800-MY-APPLE). It is $29 plus tax for family pack and $19 plus tax for a single. Otherwise you can call your National Apple Helpline and ask for Sales. http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57

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GiniSneed wrote:
We have an iMac that is about 6 or seven years old. We are trying to install an app that requires the software/operating system ios7 on our Mac.
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Ok thanks I will get the 10.4.6 tomorrow but do I definatley need one of the others they are 100$? Will reinstalling do the trick, maybe.
I did use my mac while it was updating, im zero at this and it did not warn me and I always use my mac while i downloading things. I also had my isight plugged in maybe that was not good as well.
Never even thought I had to repair the drive before updating. now i know and knowing is half the battle.
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If you have a Mid 2010 model: Computers that can be upgraded to use OS X Internet Recovery. If later then see below:
Install Mavericks, Lion/Mountain Lion Using Internet Recovery
Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
Boot to the Internet Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND-OPTION- R keys until a globe appears on the screen. Wait patiently - 15-20 minutes - until the Recovery main menu appears.
Partition and Format the hard drive:
Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
After DU loads select your newly installed hard 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. 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. Quit DU and return to the main menu.
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