I want to upgrade from Lion to Mountain Lion, do I have to back up all my personal data??

I am wondering that in order to upgrade from mac os lion to mac os mountain lion do I need to back up my personal data, or upgrading will start my mac from 0 ?? Please help,I've been putting this on hold for not having a back up disk =(

Upgrading your Mac will preserve all your user data and settings.
That said, it is never good to be w/o a backup. So make one now. Use TIme Machine or
SuperDuper or CarbonCopy Cloner.

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  • Going to upgrade to Lion.  First have to back up computer.   What external hard drive should I buy to back up computer using "time machine".  Have 320 gb hard drive.

    I am going to upgrade to Lion.  First have to back up computer.  What external hard drives should I buy in order to use time machine.  I have a 320 GB hard drive.  Don't have too much on computer.

    patmc102 wrote:
    I am going to upgrade to Lion.  First have to back up computer.  What external hard drives should I buy in order to use time machine.  I have a 320 GB hard drive.  Don't have too much on computer.
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  • I have leopard and want to upgrade to lion. I have a macbook about 3 years old and wonder if I should just get a new macbook pro ($$$) instead. Is it worth the headache to upgrade to snow leopard and then lion? How does lion perform on an intel core duo 2

    I have a macbook about 3 years old running leopard. I amwondering ifitwouldbeworth the trouble to install snowleopardand then lion ($60.00) or just buy a new macbook pro ($$$$$$). How does lion perform on an intel core 2 duo processor?

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  • I want to upgrade from Lion to Mountain Lion. Seems the app store only allows the new Maverick to be downloaded. Is there is a link to still install Mountain Lion?

    I upgraded a couple weeks ago on my macbook pro, and now that Mavericks is out, it seems one can't install anything but the latest. Some of my apps aren't yet compatible and I need to wait. I have a 2009 MacPro.
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    Call 800 MY APPLE and get sales support. They can work it out. It is still possible to purchase Mountain Lion, they send you various emails and links to do so. It costs $19.95.
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  • Want to upgrade from Lion (Mac OS X 10,7) to Maverick (Mac OS X 10.9) with Boot Camp already installed on my hard drive?

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    Yes. Back up both systems and upgrade Mac OS X normally; you probably won't need to use the backup immediately.
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  • Need help upgrading from Lion 10.6.8 to Lion 10.7.2.

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  • I don't want Mavericks yet, how do I upgrade from Lion to Mountain Lion?

    Been reading lots of good and bad about Mavericks so I'm not ready to upgrade from Lion to Mavericks yet.  I would like to upgrade my OS to Mountain Lion.  How can I do this when the App store doesn't offer Mountain Lion anymore?
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    http://store.apple.com/us_smb_78313/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lion-consumer -single

  • The apple store is so unhelpful. I have an iMac computer operating on Mac OSX 10.5.8. I want to upgrade to the latest Mountain Lion operating system so I can work with the iCloud on my computer and download my email. I can't seem to purchase this on-line

    The apple store is so unhelpful. I have an iMac computer operating on Mac OSX 10.5.8. I want to upgrade to the latest Mountain Lion operating system so I can work with the iCloud on my computer and download my emails. I can't seem to purchase this on-line as it keeps telling me to go to the app store. I haven't got the app store on my computer as I am told I need iCloud for which I need the new operating system, which I can't download or purchase as I am sent back to an instruction telling mee to go to the app store icon.
    How difficult can it be to simply purchase the software on-line have it shipped to you so you can install it, in the event it cannot be downloaded as it appears it can't be based on my curent operating systems being Mac OSX 10.5.8.

    Requirements for OS X 10.6 'Snow Leopard'
    http://support.apple.com/kb/SP575
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    http://www.apple.com/osx/specs/

  • How can I upgrade from Lion OS X to Mountain Lion OS X

    Hi my question is "How can I upgrade from Lion OS X to Mountain Lion OS X?"
    I don't want to lose any data from my current Lion OS X, at the same time I don't have enough external HDD to backup. I tried to do the same was as http://www.apple.com/osx/how-to-upgrade/ says but I didn't get Mountain Lion OS X as an option for update.
    Pleade advice,
    Mustafa

    Well, right.  In 99.99% of cases you shouldn't lose any data.
    But if something goes wrong, well, if you don't have a backup you're SOL.
    You truly don't have ANY drive that you're using for Time Machine?
    FYI: It's not a matter of IF, but WHEN, your hard drive will fail.  It will eventually happen, so you should have a backup, unless you don't have any data you care about.

  • Why would upgrading from Lion to Mountain Lion more than double the size of my Time Machine backup?

    I have a 500GB Time Capsule that has 248 GB used. After upgrading from Lion to Mountain Lion, Time Machine reported that there was no longer enough room on the TC to complete the backup. Surely the new system files aren't taking up over 200GB? Does it somehow want to copy all of my user files again, even though the vast majority of those haven't changed since the previous backup?
    I'd like not to have to upgrade to a larger TC just because of a system upgrade.
    Thanks in advance.

    If it is working as expected, what do you need with the old backup?
    If you want to be able to go back to where you were prior to an upgrade, isolate that backup and don't use it again. As far as Time Machine can tell, the whole drive changed.
    The link I posted contains probably everything that anybody knows about Time Machine and how to manipulate it to work as you would like as opposed to how it was designed to work. There are FAQs to continue a backup as opposed to starting fresh, but I wouldn't recommend it for the reasons above. Pondini probably doesn't, either.
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  • I have OS X 10.5.8 and I want to upgrade, but not to Mountain Lion.

    I have OS X 10.5.8 and I want to upgrade, but not to Mountain Lion. How do I upgrade to Leopard or snow leopard?

    Upgrade Paths to Snow Leopard, Lion, and/or Mountain Lion
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    Upgrading to Snow Leopard
    You can purchase Snow Leopard through the Apple Store: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard — Apple Store (U.S.). The price is $19.99 plus tax. You will be sent physical media by mail after placing your order.
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           1. Mac computer with an Intel processor
           2. 1GB of memory
           3. 5GB of available disk space
           4. DVD drive for installation
           5. Some features require a compatible Internet service provider;
               fees may apply.
           6. Some features require Apple’s iCloud services; fees and
               terms apply.
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    If your computer does not meet the requirements to install Mountain Lion, it may still meet the requirements to install Lion.
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         Lion System Requirements
           1. Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7,
               or Xeon processor
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           4. 7GB of available space
           5. Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.
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           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 want to Upgrade from 10.5.8 OS (Leopard) to Lion through Snow Leopard (10.6, 10.6.3)

    I want to Upgrade from 10.5.8 OS (Leopard) to Lion, and I know I have to Upgrade to Snow Leopard first: can I buy the 10.6.3 installer or do I have to buy the 10.6? Is the same thing? Will they work the same way if I have a 10.5.8?

    Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
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  • Is mountain lion worth upgrading from lion

    is mountain lion worth upgrading from lion

    That is a question you really have to answer...go to http://www.apple.com/osx and check the features in ML...are they features that are important to YOU?  Do you want to text message from your computer?  Use the other features that are an integral part of iOS/  For me the huge factor is the added speed of ML...Safari for me is significantly faster...the whole system is faster.  I really like ML...but there are others on here who disagree.
    Go through the features and see how important they are to you then decide.

  • Upgrading from Tiger to Mountain Lion

    I have a friend asking me What are the precise steps for upgrading from Tiger to Mountain Lion for a MacBook Pro
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    ClemKins wrote:
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    Cheers,
    S
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  • I want to Upgrade my Mac to Mountain Lion through OS X Mountain Lion Up-to-Date Program.

    I want to Upgrade my Mac to Mountain Lion through OS X Mountain Lion Up-to-Date Program. I could not see the option on website..Any help on the same..?

    One can purchase and download Mt. Lion from the App Store.  The requirements for Mt. Lion are as follows:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5444
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