If i upgrade to lion, will i loose my applications?

I have other applications that i didnt buy on the app store on my mac. So i was wondering if i upgrade to lion, will i loose those applications? or can i save them on a hard drive or something?

You don't lose any apps or data, but it would be wise to do a backup before upgrading.

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When upgrading to Lion, will the documents, photos etc get wiped off..?

When upgrading to Lion, will the documents, photos etc get wiped off..?

All it does is update the OS.
Which in no way implies that you don't need a backup prior to upgrading. While extremely unlikely, anything can happen in the process.

If i upgrade my ios will i loose anything?

if i upgrade my ios will i loose anything?

If you update via iTunes al synced media like aps and music has to be in the itunes libary otherwise they will be lost
If you update via Settings>General>Software Update (starting with iOS 5), nothing is lost is update is successful. However, sometimes glitches occur and you have to restore via iTunes

If I upgrade to Lion, will all my stuff on my Mac be wiped out?

If I upgrade to Lion, will all my stuff on my Mac be wiped out?

If all goes as it is supposed to, no. Your data should all stay exactly where it is. However, there's always a possibility that something could go wrong.
When you upgrade, you need to do the following:
1) Check all your software for compatibility with the new system.
2) Repair the hard drive with Disk Utility.
3) Make a full backup of your whole system using Time Machine.
4) Ideally, make a second full backup of your whole system using something else, like Carbon Copy Cloner. (I consider two backups to be the minimum.)
5) Wait until you have time to deal with any possible problems that crop up.
6) Install the upgrade.

I am running 10.6.8 want to upgrade 10.8 will i loose some older operations like iweb?

I am running 10.6.8 time to upgrade 10.8 will i loose some older operations like iweb?
Also if i load Mavericks will I still be able to revert back if I don't like the format?

Upgrading from 10.6 will loose Rosetta and therefore, all legacy software that relies on Rosetta. That includes things like MS Office versions older than 2008.
You need to make a backup of your content, on an external drive, before updating so you have a means for reverting if necessary. To revert to an older version of Mac OS X you have to erase the hard drive and then reinstall the older Mac OS X and all content. That is easiest if done from a complete backup of your current system.

HT1338 My macbook came with snow leopard, if I upgrade to Lion will I be able to use my restore disks in the future and if I do use my disks that brings me back to snow leopard, Will itunes remember I purchased Lion or will I have to purchase a second ti

My macbook came with snow leopard, if I upgrade to Lion will I be able to use my restore disks in the future and if I do use my disks that brings me back to snow leopard, Will itunes remember I purchased Lion or will I have to purchase a second time ?

At this point, you can no longer download Lion (10.7) from the App Store, only Mountain Lion (10.8) - make sure all your applications are fully compatible if you decide to upgrade.
Yes, you can restore 10.6 using your restore disc should you wish to - and the App Store (not ITunes) will have a record of all your purchases, since it's linked to your AppleId.
Matt

If I upgrade to lion will it affect my previous applications?

It's my greatest fear in upgrading to Lion, will it affect my previous installed applications? Hey guys, pls do enlighten me on this matter.

Well, there are many reports of keynote being sluggish and unresponsive in this discussion. But nothing on pages that I've seen. Uninstalling / re-installing keynote has not helped those having problems, so I doubt you would need your installer there. iWork was recently updated to work with Lion, and it works fantastic here. Ur best bet would be to clone your SL setup to an external drive and then update to Lion on that for testing. Then if you are happy, you can clone the external onto your internal.

If I upgrade to Lion will I keep my current bootcamp with XP installed?

If I upgrade to Lion will I keep my current bootcamp with XP installed working?

OS X Lion: "Some features of Mac OS X Lion are not supported for the disk (volume name)" appears during installation
Normally, and if you didn't change the number or resize the partitions, should be fine.
I don't think anyone can guarantee anything, which is why backups are essential.
You can even install Lion to an external drive as well.
For Mac, you can clone your system and have a bootable backup; use TimeMachine.
For Windows, there are various tools to backup data or partitions.
Boot Camp
Re: How can I create a bootable Lion DVD to perform a clean install
Create Lion Recovery Drive
OS X Lion: About Lion Recovery
OS X Lion: About Windows Migration Assistant

If I upgrade to Yosemite will I loose my saved reading list on safari?

if I upgrade to Yosemite will I loose my saved reading list on safari?

Hi Xoan Essex,
The Safari browser in Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) does include the Reading List feature. See this article -
OS X Yosemite: Apps included with your Mac
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L

Hi, having old macbook pro intending to upgrade my os from snow leopard to lion but negative reviews on lion just put me off..i have ms office and photo shop installed on my machine..my question is will upgrading to lion stop me using those application?

Hi, having old macbook pro intending to upgrade my os from snow leopard to lion but negative reviews on lion just put me off..i have ms office and photo shop installed on my machine..my question is will upgrading to lion stop me using those application? thank you.

htfromgrantown wrote:
Hi, having old macbook pro intending to upgrade my os from snow leopard to lion but negative reviews on lion just put me off..i have ms office and photo shop installed on my machine..my question is will upgrading to lion stop me using those application? thank you.
Negative reviews are common place here as it is a trouble shooting forum. If you want to read the advantages, improvements and new features then go to the Apple site. If you are running Word 2004, Early Adobe suite, etc which are PPC programs, then don't update. Go to Apple logo in upper left menu bar, open About this mac > More Info > Software >Applications and sort by 'Kind' and look what PPC programs you have installed. If you are not prepared to upgrade these programs, then do not update to Lion.
There are plenty of threads to read up on about this here. But remember that 99.9% of comments will be negative, even though the forums represent only a tiny fraction of the Millions of Lion Downloads purchased and installed with no issues at all. So basically it's your call.
Good Luck

If i upgrade to mountain lion from lion will i loose my pictures and music

if i upgrade to mountain lion from lion willi lose my pics and music?

Using Cloning as a Backup Strategy
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/7032/carbon-copy-cloner
http://www.bombich.com/software/updates/ccc-3.5.html
OS X Lion Install to Different Drive
How to create an OS X Lion installation disc MacFixIt
Migration Assistant Update for Mac OS X Snow Leopard
http://www.apple.com/support/lion/installrecovery/
Create an OS X Lion Install disc
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20080989-263/how-to-create-an-os-x-lion-ins tallation-disc
http://www.coolestguyplanettech.com/how-to-make-a-bootable-osx-10-8-mountain-lio n-disc-or-drive-from-the-downloaded-mountain-lion-app/
How to clone your system:
http://macperformanceguide.com/Mac-HowToClone-backup.html
http://macperformanceguide.com/Mac-HowToClone.html
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/7032/carbon-copy-cloner
MacBook Series Forums
https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks?view=discussions
http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro
Mac OS X Forum
https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os?view=discussions
This forum deals with a desktop/tower 65lb Mac Pro
http://www.apple.com/support/macpro
Save the installer for future use.
BACKUP
Use Lion Recovery Mode to repair your drive.
Create a USB Flash Installer for Mountain Lion
And -- check out the Lion/ML and MBP forums

I have leopard v 10.6.8, if i upgrade to lion will i need to reinstall all my software applications?

Hi,
I want to upgrade to lion OS so i can make use of the icloud with my iphone 4S and macbook. However, i'm wondering if i will need to re-install all my software applications all over again after this upgrade is complete?
Thanks

ekram wrote:
Hi,
I want to upgrade to lion OS so i can make use of the icloud with my iphone 4S and macbook. However, i'm wondering if i will need to re-install all my software applications all over again after this upgrade is complete?
Thanks
No, but do make a complete backup of your system just in case.
Pete

When i upgrade to Lion will my office 2008 work?

I want to upgrade my Mac to Lion and Apple support is telling me that my MS Office 2008 may not work and/or I need a patch from Microsoft. I then talk to Microsoft and they say there is not an issue with MS Office 2008 when upgrading to Lion. Who do I believe? Will all my data files and entourage data remain intact when I upgrade to Lion?

Office maintains a central datafile in your /Home/Documents/ folder. Each new version of Office simply imports that file. So all your Office data such as mail should remain intact after you upgrade. Here's how to make a bootable backup:
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.
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.
Clone using Restore Option of Disk Utility
Select the destination volume from the left side list.
Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to the Source entry field.
Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
Destination means the backup volume. Source means the internal startup volume.

If I upgrade to Lion, will my songs in itunes be deleted?

I want to upgrade to lion from my early 2011 mac book pro....however i was wondering if the songs i have on itunes will stay in it when i upgrade or not?

Everything stays as it is, dont worry you migh need to make a few prefrence changes and it will be slow and sluggish during the first couple of min because of indexing. even though this isnt what you asked i thought id give you a heads up.
Cheers
HiranyaN

By upgrading to lion will it delete your files from snow leopard

I want to upgrade to lion, but i still have my files on snow leaoprd. If i upgrade, will i lose my personal files?

No. Lion does not erase your files. It will upgrade your Snow Leopard system files. You should do the following prior to installing Lion:
1. 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.
2. Create a bootable clone: Clone using Restore Option of Disk Utility
Open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder.
Select the destination volume from the left side list.
Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
Check the box labeled Erase destination.
Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to the Source entry field.
Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
Destination means an external backup drive. Source means the internal startup drive.

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