I have a Mac OS X v 10.4.11 and trying to upgrade to snow leopard but it says I don't have enough RAM, what do I do?
I have a Mac OS X v 10.4.11 and trying to upgrade to snow leopard but it says I don't have enough RAM, what do I do?
What machine are you running on?
As far as I recall, Snow Leopard's memory requirements were 1GB of RAM. All Intel-based Macs have shipped with at least that much, so I don't understand how you have a machine that doesn't have enough memory.
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I have Mac OS X 10.5.8. How do I upgrade to Snow Leopard to upgrade to Mountain Lion?
I have Mac OS X 10.5.8. How do I upgrade to Snow Leopard to upgrade to Mountain Lion?
Your machine is likely too dated to run 10.8 at all , or if it does will run slow.
It won't run your PPC based software or hardware drives for external hardware.
10.6 will run your PPC software and likely is best for that machine performance speaking, Software Update to 10.6.8 and stay there.
You better do your research first.
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HI, SO I BOUGHT MOUNTAIN LION ON MY MACBOOK PRO TRYING TO UPGRADE FROM SNOW LEOPARD, AND WHILE TRYING TO REINSTALL THE OS SETUP AS IT SHOWED IT COULDNT BE VERIFIED, I CROSSED OUT MOUNTAIN LION FROM MY PURCHASES, ITS NOW GONE, DO I HAVE TO BUY IT AGAIN?
Please google search for "Mountain Lion disk crash" before upgrading you mac pro. You might need to replace you Mac hard drive after the upgrade.So many people had the same problems including me.
Be aware of the Mountain Lion upgrade problem. -
I have iMac 105.8 and want to upgrade to Snow Leopard, so got the disc from apple on line store and it will not install, just keeps ejecting from my desktop
You have entirely too little free space on the boot drive, for best performance it's best to have hard drives only 50% filled max and never more than 80% filled.
See Storage Drive here and reduce some space also make a seperate bootable clone backup of all your data BEFORE upgrading
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see here for how to find your disk space
Why is my computer slow?
If you upgrade and it doesn't go right or slows the machine down you might need to erase and install, which all your programs will have to be reinstalled from original sources and files from backup.
How to erase and install Snow Leopard 10.6
If you can't do this, then hire a local PC/Mac specialist.
Do not upgrade to 10.7 or 10.8 on that older machine, it will slow down and you will lose all your PPC based programs.
Leave the Lions for a brand new machine with a SSD drive. -
How can I format my intell based imac without the original Tiger discs? I have a user account on it that I dont want. I have upgraded to Snow Leopard but I want to to start affresh. Thank you. I have tried loading the Snow Leopard disc whilst holding down th C key but it goes straight into install mode. I am new to Macs and I have inherited this machine.
Hello, many options...
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. (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 Erase tab.
4. Click the disclosure triangle to the left of the hard drive icon to display the names of your hard disk volumes and partitions.
5. Select your Mac OS X volume.
6. Highlight the drive, select Partition Tab, then Format type... MacOS Extended Journalled, select the Security Options button, choose Zero Out Data, Erase... after completion do a new install.
Or...
Open System Preferences>Accounts, unlock the lock, click on the little plus icon, make a new admin account, log out & into the new account.
In the same pref pane highlight your old account, click the little minus icon, then use Disk Utility to Secure Erase Free Space. -
I have downloaded 10.5.8 combo several times and cannot get it to install because the disc won't mount or the installation gets hung up after restart. My current os is 10.5.1, and I am trying to upgrade to snow leopard. This is on a dual core macbook pro.
You don't need to update to Leopard 10.5.8 unless you want to keep Leopard. Upgrading to Snow Leopard requires that your purchase the retail install disk.
The following covers Leopard:
Some general advice on updating:
It is worth noting that it is an extreme rarity for updates to cause upsets to your system, as they have all been extensively beta-tested, but they may well reveal pre-existing ones, particularly those of which you may have been unaware. If you are actually aware of any glitches, make sure they are fixed before proceeding further.
So before you do anything else:
If you can, make a full backup first to an external hard disk. Ideally you should always have a bootable clone of your system that enables you to revert to the previous pre-update state.
Turn off sleep mode for both screen and hard disk.
Disconnect all peripherals except your keyboard and mouse.
1. Repair Permissions (in Disk Utility)
2. Verify the state of your hard disk using Disk Utility. If any faults are reported, restart from your install disk (holding down the C key), go to Disk Utility, and repair your startup disk. Restart again to get back to your startup disk.
At least you can now be reasonably certain that your system does not contain any obvious faults that might cause an update/upgrade to fail.
3. Download the correct version of the COMBO update from the Apple download site.
The Combo updater of Leopard 10.5.8 can be found here:
http://support.apple.com/downloads/Mac_OS_X_10_5_8_Combo_Update
If you prefer to download updates via Software Update in the Apple menu (which would ensure that the correct version for your Mac was being downloaded), it is not recommended to allow SU to install major (or even minor) updates automatically. Set Software Update to just download the updater without immediately installing it. There is always the possibility that the combined download and install (which can be a lengthy process) might be interrupted by a power outage or your cat walking across the keyboard, and an interrupted install will almost certainly cause havoc. Once it is downloaded, you can install at a time that suits you. You should make a backup copy of the updater on a CD in case you ever need a reinstall.
Full details about the 10.5.8 update here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3606
More information on using Software Updater here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24901?viewlocale=en_US
Using the Combo updater ensures that all system files changed since the original 10.5.0 are included, and any that may have been missed out or subsequently damaged will be repaired. The Delta updater, although a temptingly smaller download, only takes you from the previous version to the new one, i.e. for example from 10.5.7 to 10.5.8. Software Update will generally download the Delta updater only. The preferable Combo updater needs to be downloaded from Apple's download site.
Now proceed as follows:
4. Close all applications and turn off energy saving and screensaver.
5. Unplug all peripherals except your keyboard and mouse.
6. Install the update/upgrade. Do not under any circumstances interrupt this procedure. Do not do anything else on your computer while it is installing. Be patient.
7. When it ask for a restart to complete the installation, click restart. This can take longer than normal, there are probably thousands of files to overwrite and place in the correct location. Do nothing while this is going on.
8. Once your Mac is awake, repair permissions again, and you should be good to go!
If your Mac seems slightly sluggish or ‘different’, perform a second restart. It can’t hurt and is sometimes efficacious! In fact a second restart can be recommended.
9. Open a few of your most used applications and check that all is OK. In this connection please remember that not all manufacturers of third party applications and plug-ins, add-ons, haxies etc, will have had time to do any necessary rewrites to their software to make them compliant with the latest version of your operating system. Give them a week or two while you regularly check their websites for updates.
N.B. Do not attempt to install two different updates at the same time as each may have different routines and requirements. Follow the above recommendations for each update in turn.
Lastly, Apple's own article on the subject of Software Update may also be useful reading:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106695
[b]If you are updating Safari (or just have):[/b]
Input Managers from third parties can do as much harm as good. They use a security loophole to reach right into your applications' code and change that code as the application starts up. If you have installed an OS update and Safari is crashing, the very [i]first[/i] thing to do is clear out your InputManagers folders (both in your own Library and in the top-level /Library), log out and log back in, and try again.
So, disable all third party add-ons before updating Safari, as they may not have been updated yet for the new version. Add them back one by one. If something goes awry, remove it again and check on the software manufacturer's website for news of an update to match your version of Safari.
Most errors reported here after an update are due to an unrepaired or undetected inherent fault in the system, and/or a third party add-on.
Additional tips on software installation here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106692
To reiterate, Input Managers reach right into an application and alter its code. This puts the behavior of the affected application outside the control and responsibility of its developers: a recipe for problems. That's not to say that issues absolutely will ensue as a result of Input Managers, but you, as a user, must decide. If the functionality of a specific Input Manager or set thereof is really important to you, you may well choose to assume the associated risk.
Again, the advice is to remove all Input Managers from the following directories:
/Library/InputManagers
~/Library/InputManagers
especially prior to system updates (they can always be added back one-by-one later).
Solutions for troubleshooting installation, startup, and login issues in Mac OS X v10.5
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1541?viewlocale=en_US -
I have Mac OS X 10.5.8. How can I upgrade to Snow Leopard?
I can't find any information here.
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
ThanksYour machine is likely too dated to run 10.8 at all , or if it does will run slow.
It won't run your PPC based software or hardware drives for external hardware.
10.6 will run your PPC software and likely is best for that machine performance speaking, Software Update to 10.6.8 and stay there.
You better do your research first.
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Or else get this
Why is my computer slow?
and then have to do this
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or this
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I upgraded to snow leopard but now I have only 1 GB of storage space?
It seems like all my files/apps are duplicated or something. I found all my old files, but do I really have to load all my music back in to itunes? Same thing with my photos, I have them all but they aren't showing up into iphoto.
How did you do the upgrade?
If you just installed Snow Leopard, it deletes the previous version of OSX, and installs Snow Leopard, without disturbing anything else.
If that's not what you did, please explain just what you did. -
Have a file with a ? mark after trying to upgrade to Snow Leopard.
I am running Leopard on my MacBook Pro and wanted to upgrade to Lion. Wouldn't work so friend suggested I try to upgrade to Snow Leopard first. Followed the Snow Leopard Installation instructions which said it would take 45 minutes and it would automatically reboot when it was done.
After hearing the familiar boot up chime, I check to find a black screen. Managed to eject the Snow Leopard installation disk by shutting down and starting up with the EJECT button pressed.
Tried to boot up and I get a file with a flashing question mark in it.
Tried to boot with the Snow Leopard disk holding down the OPTION key and I get a very dark screen with the first screen of the installation instructions that can only be seen with a flash light. Can't find the curser so tried the ENTER key which takes me to the next page which is very dark too. Can't find the curser so tried the ENTER keY to no avail. Tried the Leopard Disk with the same results.
Tried to boot with Leopard disk holding down the X key and I get a very dark screen with the first screen of the installation instructions that can only be seen with a flash light. Can't see or find the curser so tried the ENTER key which takes me to the next page which is very dark too. Can't find the curser or Disk Utility but with the aid of the flashlight I can read the screen which says:
"Welcome to Installer
To install OSX click CONTINUE and follow instructions.
To quit choose Quit Installer from the installer menu and click the start up disk."
Can't find the curse so tried the ENTER key to no avail.
Tried command+S with the installation disk in and fsck -fy yields "installation DVD appears OK".
Tried command+S WITHOUT the installation disk in and I get a file with a flashing question mark in it.
Tried OPTION key WITHOUT the installation disk in and I get a blank screen with a moveable curser but nothing else.
I have tried all the above with both the Leopard and Snow Leopard Disk with the same results.
I do run Time Machine so I have the ability to restore what I had this am but I can't seem to get to that option.
How do I get to my latest Back Up on Time Machine or boot from TM?Unless he controls your machine (same household), you can't. At $30 USD, pop for your own copy.
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I have an old mac version 10.5.8 I need to update to snow leopard and my disc drive isn't working... Can I download snow leopard without a disc?
Snow Leopard is only available on disk. Furthermore, even if you had a working disk drive, you may not be able to install Snow Leopard anyway, depending on just how "old" your Mac is. It must have an Intel processor to run Snow Leopard (Macs with Intel processors were first made in 2006), among other requirements.
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Hi, I Am Trying To Upgrade My Mac Mini To Snow Leopard And I Have Brough The Retail Disc That They Sell On There Site. The Instructions Say To Insert The Disc And Follow The On Screen Instrutions But When I Put The Disc In; It Spins The Disc For About 30sec - 1min Then It Ejects The Disc. If There Is Any Information You Need To Get A More Clear Picture Please Ask
At the Apple Icon at top left>About this Mac.
Then click on More Info>Hardware and report this upto but not including the Serial#...
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac7,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
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Open Activity Monitor>Disk Usage tab, Show:>All Processes, sort on CPU%, how much Free Space is used? -
I upgraded to snow leopard but now I have no storage space
I installed snow leaopard, but now, I only have like 1 GB available. It seems like all my apps and documents are duplicated somwhere. Also none of my photos or music migrated to the itunes or iphoto. I was able to find all my old documents, but do I really have to load them all into itunes/iphoto again?
With that small amount of free space, you are greatly increasing the chances of corrupting your disk drive. I suggest you use your Mac only minimally until you increase the free space up to 15%. I also recommend that you repair your disk to check it for corruption.
A tool I find helpful for check what is using disk space is OmniDiskSweeper.
Do you have Time Machine enabled?
If you do and the external disk is not connected, Time Machine can save a temporary backup on your internal disk until the external is reattached.
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I no longer have the Snow leopard disks so I can't just reload the OS but I told the person I sold the MBP to that it has SL on it so I don't want to wipe it off. Is there a way to remove my personal info without resorting to reloading the software again?
Open Accounts preferences. Click on the lock icon to authenticate. Click on the Add [-] to create a new user account. Give the new account admin status. Set the account for auto-login then restart the computer. The computer should boot into the new user account. Open Accounts preferences, click on the lock icon to authenticate. Select your old account and click on the Delete [-] button. Select the third option to remove the user folder and also check the option to securely erase. If given the option to select the number of passes select one pass only. This should remove your data from any prying eyes.
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Installing my osx moutain lion on my mac failed, how can i eraise it and go back to my snow leopard
Installing my new OSX Mountain Lion upgade failed, now i lost the use of my computer, how can i get back to my snow leopard and forget about downloading the M.l. just want my service back, just going on a loop dosen't let me get out of it please help
In order to go back, you need to wipe the drive. So, if you have a bootable clone, boot from it, wipe your drive, and clone your old Snow Leopard system back.
If not, but you have the SL install disks, boot from that disk, wipe the drive, and reinstall SL.
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