Replace Yosemite with Mavericks?

Yosemite is not good for my iMac mied 2011. Can I Replace Yosemite with Mavericks?

No. The only thing you can do is to erase the disk and then reinstall Mavericks.
You can only do that if you still have a copy of the Mavericks installer because it is no longer available from Apple.

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    My MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) is too slow after installing Yosemite version 10.10.1. All programs take for ever to load especially Safari and even chrome. I regret upgrading to yosemite, it was all fine with Maverick. Any suggestions ? ThankYou

    1. This procedure is a diagnostic test. It changes nothing, for better or worse, and therefore will not, in itself, solve the problem. But with the aid of the test results, the solution may take a few minutes, instead of hours or days.
    Don't be put off by the complexity of these instructions. The process is much less complicated than the description. You do harder tasks with the computer all the time.
    2. If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data before doing anything else. The backup is necessary on general principle, not because of anything in the test procedure. Backup is always a must, and when you're having any kind of trouble with the computer, you may be at higher than usual risk of losing data, whether you follow these instructions or not.
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    3. Below are instructions to run a UNIX shell script, a type of program. As I wrote above, it changes nothing. It doesn't send or receive any data on the network. All it does is to generate a human-readable report on the state of the computer. That report goes nowhere unless you choose to share it. If you prefer, you can act on it yourself without disclosing the contents to me or anyone else.
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  • I have CS4 Photoshop on my iMac with Mavericks. I am going to upgrade to Yosemite, and don't think it is compatible with CS4. Do I get the full Photoshop CC version for $9.99 a month, or do I need to buy any additional things?

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    Thanks, I was thinking so. I installed my CS4 from a CD in 2008, and it looks like Adobe has taken another approach to selling their products. I'll be downloading CC Photoshop a little later today.
    cw
          From: Brucgovn <[email protected]>
    To: Chris Warot <[email protected]>
    Sent: Saturday, May 2, 2015 11:27 AM
    Subject:  I have CS4 Photoshop on my iMac with Mavericks. I am going to upgrade to Yosemite, and don't think it is compatible with CS4. Do I get the full Photoshop CC version for $9.99 a month, or do I need to buy any additional things?
    I have CS4 Photoshop on my iMac with Mavericks. I am going to upgrade to Yosemite, and don't think it is compatible with CS4. Do I get the full Photoshop CC version for $9.99 a month, or do I need to buy any additional things?
    created by Brucgovn in Adobe Creative Cloud - View the full discussionYes, you will get full version Photoshop cc 2014 as well as Lightroom CC 2015 with Photography plan  If the reply above answers your question, please take a moment to mark this answer as correct by visiting: https://forums.adobe.com/message/7505683#7505683 and clicking ‘Correct’ below the answer Replies to this message go to everyone subscribed to this thread, not directly to the person who posted the message. To post a reply, either reply to this email or visit the message page: Please note that the Adobe Forums do not accept email attachments. If you want to embed an image in your message please visit the thread in the forum and click the camera icon: https://forums.adobe.com/message/7505683#7505683 To unsubscribe from this thread, please visit the message page at , click "Following" at the top right, & "Stop Following"  Start a new discussion in Adobe Creative Cloud by email or at Adobe Community For more information about maintaining your forum email notifications please go to https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1516624.

  • Can I mirror my ipad mini to my new imac with Yosemite (or Mavericks?)

    Hello!
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    Thank you, Demo! I had no idea that was possible. Looks like that would be the answer, except.....
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  • Is there a decent replacement for Mack The Ripper that works with Mavericks?

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    elisabethfromseattle wrote:
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  • I've updated to yosemite from Mavericks, but since i can't connect to the internet I used my time machine back up which was march 2013. Now my macbook pro won't start and ends with a prohibited ted sign. Any suggestions pls.

    I've updated to yosemite from Mavericks, but since i can't connect to the internet I used my time machine back up which was march 2013. Now my macbook pro won't start and ends with a prohibted sign. Any suggestions pls.

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  • My laptop macbook pro with maverick was working well with AVERTV VOLAR a dongle to capture tv programmes but now with yosemite it does not recognise what options I have

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  • Having trouble maintaining remote desktop connection with Mavericks.  What is this about needing RDC 3.7.1 with Mavericks.  I downloaded RDC 3.7.1 but it does not replace RDC 2.1.0 previously installed.

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  • Has Yosemite fixed Maverick's Mail problem with Group email addresses?

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    Apple wouldn't know Avid's development cycle.
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  • New MBP comes with Mavericks - Upgrade vs Clean Install of Yosemite at this point?

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