I have a MacBook Air 11" OS MAC X 10.7.5 can I update to Maverick?
I purchased a MacBook AIr Nov. 2011 11" and current OS X 10.7.5. I read that I needed to update to Snow Leopard before I can update to Maverick, just got the upgrade disk and now says I can't do it without another update so I am frustrated. When researching everything indicated I could use Maverick as long as I did the "simpe" Snow Lion upgrade. Help! I also have a Ipad 3, iPhone 5 and an iPad Mini purchased in Jan 2013
montana girl wrote:
I purchased a MacBook AIr Nov. 2011 11" and current OS X 10.7.5. I read that I needed to update to Snow Leopard before I can update to Maverick, ...
Whatever you read was incorrect. You can upgrade directly to Mavericks. It is in the App Store and is free.
Snow Leopard predates the operating system you already have. That's the reason it will not install on your MacBook Air. You spent $20 needlessly for it, but it's yours to resell if you wish.
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