Is Mountain Lion worth it?

Is the Mountain Lion install worth it from a performance/feature standpoint?
I've seen mixed feedback - some rave about it - other despise it - others claim an unnoticeable difference.
The icloud features appeal to me - currently syncing my iphone's contacts and calendars is less than ideal through itunes.

Hi
I would say yes. I have been running it since it came out, on both my Macbook pros, and my iMac. On my main macbook, I run parallels vm, and windows 7 on top with a whole load of programs that are only windows based. On the ML side, I run office for Mac, and various other work related applications.
I can honestly say that I have not had any problems running this on any of my machines. If anything, I would say everything works slightly cleaner.
The iCLoud functions really well, and syncing iPad, iPhone etc works seemlessly, for calendar, contacts, and photos (that is all I use it for).
I did not have to tweek anything really to get like this, it all worked right out of the box.
Hope that helps

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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.

Mid 10 Macbook Pro Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion, worth it?

hello. now that i see many of the features of mountain lion won't work on a mid 10 macbook pro, has anyone with the same system upgraded? was it worth it? how did it go? i have the 2.4ghz intel core 2 duo and 4gb 1067 mhz ddr3 by the way. thanks for any help.

yes you will still be able to use all your files programs etc.
Actually, that is not correct! Just because an app is compatible with Snow Leopard does not mean it will work with Lion or Mountain Lion. As stevenfrombrownsburg points out, all PowerPC apps, for example, will not work in Lion or ML. However, beyond that, there may be many other apps that are not compatible for some other reason. You'd be wise to verify that all the apps you depend on are compatible before upgrading. The following site will help:
http://roaringapps.com/apps:table
If some of your apps are not compatible with ML, you should update or upgrade them first, before upgrading to ML.

Is upgrading to Mountain Lion worth it?

I have a mid-2010 MacBook Pro currently running Lion. I know that I cannot AirPlay Mirror or Power Nap but am wondering from those who have upgraded to Mountain Lion if it is worth it without those two features, AirPlay Mirroring being incredibly appealing.

swilson42
Jul 25, 2012 11:56 AM
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
You should at least stay current in your own OS -- 10.7.5 is the stable release of LIon
http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1582
Subjective as it is, It is best not to get too far behind no matter what. Always more painful if you fall too far behind and are trying to catch up all at once.

Is upgrading from lion to mountain lion worth it?

right now im just running OS X Lion on my Mac Mini thats a intel i5 2.3 dual core,8GB of RAM.

Depending on how you use you Mini, you may not
even notice any difference between Lion and Mountain
Lion, other than perhaps some improved performance.
If you have any iDevices, there are some additional features
and improvements that aid in syncing info between them. So,
this would be a reason to update.
On the other hand, if all is working well and you are happy with
performance there is no reason to update unless some app you
want or would like to ugrade would require it. Just the basic
"if it's not broke don't fix it" paradigm. ( I know people still
running Win2k machines).
Peersonally, I have seen no difference between Lion and
Mountain Lion (or Snow Leopard for that matter) other than
some visual things. But then again, that is more like because
of the way I use my computers.
How you view the upgrade will depend on how you use your
computer.

Worth upgrading to Mountain Lion or stick with Snow Leopard?

A few weeks ago some of you helped me navigate the pros/cons of buying a spanking new Imac vs a mid 2011 (I decided the 2011 was plenty worthy). I thank you for that, and now I want to ask: if I were to get a mid 2011 Imac, is it worth to upgrade to the latest OS, or is sticking with Snow Leopard (my current OS) fine?
I'm using some older software like FCP 6 and its associated suite of programs, and probably plenty of other applications I'm not thinking of at the moment, that I got back in '08 or so when I got the Imac I have now. I think I've heard that Lion/Mountain is a total overhaul of the OS compared to Snow Leopard, and that makes me wonder if there are compatibility issues/problems associated with trying to use these older pieces of software with the new OS. What are the super amazing benefits of Lion or Mountain Lion vs Snow Leopard? Are they worth it? Do the aforementioned issues exist? Thanks.

Someone else will need to answer your Time Machine question because I do not use it. It may work because it should port over all the applications, settings, etc. I was going on the assumption that you would be reinstalling your apps from scratch (I guess I thought that because that is what I did - I wanted as clean an install as possible). Anyway, TM should just transfer things - just remember, if any of those transferred apps have PPC installers and you get rid of your Snow Leopard machine, you'll never be able to reinstall them.
You might want to check these links (and by doing a search here on the forums, there'll be more):
https://discussions.apple.com/message/18179294#18179294
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16964725#16964725
https://discussions.apple.com/message/17434537#17434537

Is the Mountain Lion so much better than the Snow Leopard that make it worth buying?

Is the Mountain Lion so much better than the Snow Leopard that I'm currently using and worth the money to buy it? Is it more or less confusing to operate?

OS X 10.7-18.0+ will NOT run any current PPC based programs your running.
http://roaringapps.com/apps:table
If you have a MacPro like your signature says (the tower, not the laptop) then it's not going to have much of a performance loss as say the MacBook Pro's will.
Older, less powerful Mac's have performance losses with the newer OS X Lions, it might be best to stick with 10.6.8 on a older machine until it drops, then spend the money on all new software on a newer machine instead.
One guy was here today and had a 2007 Intel Core 2 Duo and it was struggling to run OS X Mountain Lion, Chrome and Photoshop.
It just didn't have the hardware horsepower for all that bloatware.
My advice if it's not a top end iMac or MacPro, then 2010 is the cut-off point, those 2010 machines and earlier are likely better off on 10.6.8 max.
It all depends upon one's perception of performance really.

Snow Leopard vs Mountain Lion... Is it worth it?

I am running Snow Leopard on my MacBookPro. Is it worth it to upgrade to Mountain Lion?

Only if you want to upgrade or need to upgrade. The final decision is up to you!

Not sure if Mavericks is worth the effort of downloading and I prefer mountain lion. How do you make a file in Finder.

I am not sure if Mavericks is much better than Mountain Lion as an OS. The maps part was okay but I could not view the map as shown on the apple website, there was no 3D. How do you create a file in Finder on the MacBook Pro.?

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU DID IT! I cannot believe it!
I changed "Move To Trash" to "Move to Trash" and selected a file. I had lost all hope, so I took a minute to prepare myself for yet another moment of deep frustration. Then I pressed F10, and bang! the file was trashed!!! It took me a couple minutes to actually believe what just happened. Thank you so much! If I could, I would "like" you as many times as I can physically hit the "Liked" button!
PS: what the heck is wrong with Apple though??? Wrong instructions, incorrect help instructions on their own site. The chances of figuring this out before having a nervous breakdown were like one in a million (approximately, I did not actually do the math). Last week, the keyboard and the trackpad stopped responding on my brand new macbook pro for a couple hours. I was not the only one with this problem. Apparently, this was from a design flaw, which means it could happen again at any time. iMovie doesn't work. TextEdit keeps crashing all the time. Emptying the trash can take hours.
Since 2000, I bought a PMac G4 Quicksilver, a used PMac G3 Blue, a used iBook G4, a used Pismo PBook G3, a used Graphite iMac G4, a used iMac G3 (green, 233MHz I think) and I already had more problems with this brand new macbook pro than will all the other macs combined... For such an expensive machine, with 16GB of RAM, that's a little dissapointing, especially from Apple. Maybe I'm just not lucky.
Anyways, thanks again! Best moment of 2014!

Is it worth upgrading to Mountain Lion

Hi All,
I have a late 2011 MBP 2.4 Ghz 8GB RAM.
I would like ot use the airplay on my Apple TV to stream some films. I understand that to be able to do this, I will need to update my OS to Mountain Lion. Is there any issues I should be aware of, I am a complete novice when it comes to my macbook and I don't like the thought of any issues arising that were'nt there before and me having to try to fix them!
Many Thanks for your help
Chris

Gnomie wrote:
Hi All,
I have a late 2011 MBP 2.4 Ghz 8GB RAM.
I would like ot use the airplay on my Apple TV to stream some films. I understand that to be able to do this, I will need to update my OS to Mountain Lion. Is there any issues I should be aware of, I am a complete novice when it comes to my macbook and I don't like the thought of any issues arising that were'nt there before and me having to try to fix them!
Many Thanks for your help
Chris
You are already using Lion, so Mountain Lion will be no drastic change. Just Lion on steroids.
Cheers
Pete

Is it worth to upgrade osx mountain lion?

Im planning to upgrade my OSX to Lion,i have macbook pro mid 2010 running in Snow Leopard.OS X 10.6.8 just some questions and issues to clarify before i do the upgrade. Are those apps i have will be retain? i have microsoft for mac 2011, authocadd and my iLife are still be intact and work properly if i upgrade?

If you have no need for the new features of Mountain Lion and you have important software that will not work with Mountain Lion, then there is no reason to upgrade at this time.
Upgrading to Lion
If your computer does not meet the requirements to install Mountain Lion, it may still meet the requirements to install Lion.
You can purchase Lion by contacting Customer Service: Contacting Apple for support and service - this includes international calling numbers. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus tax. It's a download. You will get an email containing a redemption code that you then use at the Mac App Store to download Lion. Save a copy of that installer to your Downloads folder because the installer deletes itself at the end of the installation.
     Lion System Requirements
       1. Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7,
           or Xeon processor
       2. 2GB of memory
       3. OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
       4. 7GB of available space
       5. Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.

How do I install Mountain Lion on an accidentally erased drive?

Honestly, I feel such a fool...
My new MBA arrived and I tried to migrate from my old one via wifi. It stalled, so I decided to migrate from the most recent TimeMachine backup on an external Thunderbolt disk. That finished, but the new MBA looked nothing like the old MBA and apps did not work the same, so I decided to go back to square one...
...which ended up with me having reformatted the internal SSD in the new MBA and unable to put OS X back on it any way at all. When I boot the mac, I get the no-entry/prohibited sign. If I press Option when booting and try to boot from a startup USB drive, or a Thunderbolt drive, or anything, I just get the no-entry sign.
I also tried Internet Recovery (Command Option R) which took 25 minutes to go through the initial stages, then presented me with the Startup Manager so I selected Reinstall OS X and it told me it would check with Apple's Servers to see whether I was allowed, but it then said it could not do this and put me back to the Startup Manager with no particular place to go other than Apple's own website. Sigh.
This is two days of frustration. I am not near an Apple Store, so cannot vent my frustration - not to mention humiliation - on anyone "real".
I have a brand new, apparently bricked, MBA. I have my old, still functioning, MBA. I have a 1Tb Thunderbolt disk which is partially used, a 500Gb USB disk which is partially used and a USB multireader with assorted SD cards etc. What can I do? Stop bashing my head against the wall would be a start, I suppose.
PS - I have tried using Target Disk Mode via the Thunderbolt cable to reformat and install OS X to the SSD, having googled a lot (too much!) but have achieved nothing. It seems as though the new MBA, because it shipped with Mountain Lion preloaded, refuses to acknowledge any attempt to install it externally/remotely. Do I have no option but to return it to Apple?
Thank you!
Message was edited by: ianbl

Well, I opened the case again with Apple and this time they did call. A very helpful chap called Gerry has set up an appointment for me at an Apple Store tomorrow. The drive will be worth it, I'm sure.
The Internet Recovery process probably failed because OS X is too big to download via 3G and the nearest wifi I can connect to uses WPA encryption and Internet Recovery can only handle WEP, or vice versa I'm not sure.
With the new MBA I had got as far as registering it to my Apple ID and setting up messaging, App Store, FaceTime and all those other things that need the ID, so it should have been recognised as being mine and legitimate.
Anyway, thank you for the support - I hope nobody else tears as much of their hair out as I have over this. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing...

Canon 860 Series (Pixma) Printer Problems with OSX 10.8 (Mountain Lion) – links to Canon Support Site with Drivers and Software with install tips

After spending several hours sorting out Canon Pixma OSX problems here are my thoughts:
Canon 860 Series (Pixma 868) Printer Problems with OSX 10.8 (Mountain Lion) – links to Canon Support Site with Drivers and Software with install tips
Problem:
- New imac and MacBook Pro 2012 (OSX 10.8.2) had a problem using Canon Pixma 868 printer on network and would not scan or print using Canon Pixma software (Pixma MP Navigator 2.1 & Photo Print), which has advanced scanning and photo printing functions.
- When I connected the canon printer to my imac, OSX 10.8.2 automatically downloaded and installed drivers for Canon 860 series printer. I could then add the new printer (select ‘apple menu’ / ‘system preferences’ / ‘print and scan’ / “+”) and printer would work while connected via USB but could not get to print or scan over network wifi.
- The original Canon 860 Series CD does not work with 10.8 and the manual / online instructions did not make sense (as based on CD install).
Solution:
1) Install Canon Printer Drivers and Software (from official Canon site)
Go to canon support site, review FAQ, then download and install following Pixma 860 Series software & drivers for OSX 10.8 (links see below). The version I downloaded is in brackets but check for updated version. Full instructions are below.
Canon 860 Series Drivers & Software for OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion:
The base software and drivers needed for using Canon 860 Series on Mac OS X 10.8 (USB) are
1 Printer Driver
(Canon MX860 series CUPS Printer Driver Ver. 10.67.1.0 (03-Aug-2012))
2 Scanner Driver
(Canon MX860 series Scanner Driver Ver. 14.11.4a (03-Aug-2012))
3 Network Tool
(Canon IJ Network Tool Ver. 4.1.0 for Intel Mac (27-Dec-2012)
Canon Software for using advanced printing and scanning functions (while connected to network)
4 Solution Menu
(Canon Solution Menu Ver. 1.4.1 (27-Jul-2012 ))
5 MP Navigator EX
(Canon MP Nav EX Ver. 2.1.3 (02-Auf-2012))
6 Easy-PhotoPrint EX
(Canon Easy-PhotoPrint EX Ver. 4.1.6 (21-Jan-2013 ))
Canon Support (HK) – check your local site
http://www.canon.com.hk/en/download/main/index.do
Select Product and drivers from support site eg http://support-hk.canon-asia.com/
1. Choose a product category
Multifunctional Printers
2. Choose a product series
Pixma
3. Choose a product model
Pixma MX868
4. Choose type of document
Downloads or FAQ
If you have problems installing the software under 10.8, see the FAQ on Canon site. You will need to allow software installs from “unidentified developers by using “Control” Key or by changing your system preferences)
2) Check Canon Printer and Software Working while connected via USB
Once you have downloaded and installed drivers and software and restarted computer, check that the printer and Canon Pixma software (Pixma MP Navigator 2.1 & Photo Print) are working via USB. Open the Canon IJ Network Tool App (Applications / Canon Utilities /IJ Network Tool / Canon IJ Network Tool App) and make sure you can see the Canon MX 860 series (xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx) and that it shows the correct SSID Wifi settings (under the Canon IJ Network Tool App ‘Setup menu’). This is normally done as part of the automatic install but worth double checking
3) Add new network printer using ‘apple menu’ / ‘system preferences’ / ‘print and scan’ / “+”).
After you have checked USB printing turn off printer, unplug the USB cable and shutdown the Canon IJ Network Tool App.
Then turn the printer back on and wait 30s. Then add a new printer using ‘apple menu’ / ‘system preferences’ / ‘print and scan’ / “+”). Once you select “+” (add new printer), wait 10-30s for the Wifi Networked Canon MX 860 Series printer to appear in the new window eg Canon MX 860 series (xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx) (Kind: “Canon IJ Network”)
DO NOT ADD THE MX 860 SERIES BONJOUR SCANNER (the Bonjour Scanner is the built-in software, is not needed and often appears first on the add printer list). The Canon scanner can be accessed used through the MP Nav EX Ver. 2.1.3 software (which has much better functions)
You will now have two Printer Canon MX860 (USB) and Canon MX860 (Wifi / Network). Set the Canon MX860 (Wifi / Network) as default and test print and scan
If the Wifi Networked Canon MX 860 Series printer does not appear, check the printer and make sure that the printer can see the wifi network. On the printer select Menu / Settings / Device Settings / Lan Settings / WLAN Setting List. It should say WLAN Active, identify the SSID and have an IP address
If the printer can not see the Wifi Network, plug the USB cable back in, then open the Canon IJ Network Tool App (Applications / Canon Utilities /IJ Network Tool / Canon IJ Network Tool App). Make sure you can see the Canon MX 860 series (xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx) and that it has your SSID settings (under setup), if it has this info, restart the computer and the printer and try again

Hi, thaks for response, meant to post as a discussion (not question), wanted to save others time if they get the same problem

Time machine backup disappeared after upgrading OS from Lion to Mountain Lion.

I made a full backup of my 2011 Macbook Pro to my network drive through Time Machine in order to upgrade to Mountain Lion. However, after the upgrade, the backup could not be found. As it went through the install, I opted to recover the backup afterwards as I have read that you can do that after the upgrade. But the migration assistant could not find a backup.
So I looked in Finder at my external drive, and sure enough the backup is gone.
Some extra info:
So I don't know if this has affected anything important, I'm not that computer smart.
Prior to this I've been trying to get Windows 7 to work on bootcamp (still not working). I needed the OS X install disc, but I didn't have the install disc(I had OS Lion installed) and I bought the laptop from someone at work, so I couldn't get the Lion iso pulled from the recovery to a flash drive (it required the previous owners password to his apple account). Therefore I purchased the Mountain Lion Upgrade (Lion being no longer available. I didn't really want mountain lion). So when I started the Mountain Lion install, I had the "brilliant" idea to install it on the flash drive I had intended to use in the first place. Well, I didn't think it was gonna start the upgrade immediately after that. Anyways, after I realised my mistake I redid the install, process was the same, chose the main HD, went well. This was where I opted out of the recover-from-backup option. At this point I tried to restore my backup through the migration assistant. It said there was not enough room on the hard drive. I then noticed that all the memory used up prior upgrading was still in use, but under the old main user. I didn't do much with it, and thinking that my backup had my back, I did a full clean install. Another mistake. After the clean install, the migration assistant said there was no backup. I looked in finder, it was gone.
I didn't touch the hard drive thinking it is either hidden, or deleted but not written over yet and still could be recovered. I don't know how to explore these options, I can't find anything online about either. Or perhaps there are other options to consider?
Please advise.

It's early 2011.
I have been able to purchase the upgrade under my username at the upgrade price. I didn't know that Lion stays under the previous owner's Apple account. I mean I got that when I tried putting the Lion Iso on a bootable drive (for the purpose of bootcamp) it said I needed the username and password of the Lion purchaser, but I went to get my own license then, but it was Mountain Lion at the upgrade price. I didn't think it had anything to do with my backup.
So looking back, that seems like a warning Apple should have put out for people to be wary of. "Hey, don't buy a laptop from someone and then upgrade, you'll lose everything." That's a load of crap. I thought I had no worries as long as I had a backup. I've never needed a backup, then the one time I thought I was in good hands. Nope, I try to do something, and it takes everything from me. That was a lot of data worth of stuff. 550 Gigs! I was shocked and in complete disbelief the moment I realized what I had done.
I just don't want to give this up.

"On My Mac" saved mail gone since upgrading to Mountain Lion

I upgraded my iMac from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion this past week. Mail worked fine for a few days and then my Mail Rules and my "On My Mac" saved mail (DECADES worth of mail!!!) disappeared.
I have both a Time Machine backup of my Snow Leopard from right before the upgrade, as well as a SuperDuper clone.
I have already tried the following:
Rebuilding the mailbox (it rebuilt my Inbox, but nothing showed up "On My Mac" and no, nothing is hidden.
Copying the Mail folder from my Snow Leopard backup to my Mountain Lion desktop and copying the .mbox files and associated .plist files for the "On My Mac" saved mail into the "Mailbox" folder in V2 on Mountain Lion. When I then launched Mail it showed "On My Mac" and the names of all of my saved mail folder, but those folders were empty. I attempted to rebuild those folders, but nothing showed up.
Importing the .mbox files from the "On My Mac" saved mail, but it only showed two Sent Items folders as being able to be imported. None of my actual "On My Mac" many saved mail folders.
I could really use some help here. I have already posted on Macintouch and nothing suggested has helped thus far.
I really cannot lose my saved mail. The contents of each of those .mbox saved mail folders absolutely contains my saved email. There are tons of "emlx" files.
Thanks!

Misery loves company. ;-)
Glad you found yours. What did you do to make it show up in Mail again?
I just got off the phone with Apple support and still have no resolution. I got kicked up one level and now that person has to kick it up again because they don't know how to fix my problem. I have been told it could be up to 48 hours until I hear from someone again. Ugh
Your mention of the "archive" folder sent me to look at my mailbox structure.
For some reason, I appear to have 2 mailboxes for my .Mac email (sorry - I still call it .Mac!). I don't know why, and each has 1GB of stuff in it. The first one has an archive.mbox with only a .plist in it. No folders. The other one has neither a .plist nor a folder. The other .mbox stuff has both a .plist and a folder with individual files (emails).
I really shouldn't have to revert to Snow Leopard to get my stuff back. There has got to be a way to have Mountain Lion Mail read my Saved Mail (On My Mac) folder. It's got 3GB of stuff in there.

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