Should I downgrade from OSX 10.8.5 to OSX 10.4, then upgrade to 10.5 or 10.6 from there?
Ever since I upgraded to 10.8 earlier this year, my MBP seems to struggle with every application and process. Nothing operates smoothly, and Chrome, which I absolutely loved using prior, is significantly outperformed by safari. I can no longer view the 1080p video from my GoPro Hero 1 (which played flawlessly smooth on Snow leopard), start up and shut down times are embarrassing, and simply scrolling any page in any application lags. I've also performed a clean install, but to no avail.
I think that restoring my computer back to OSX 10.4, then upgrading to 10.5 or 10.6 might be the best solution for me.
Background on my 15" MBP that I purchased in August 2007.
-2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
-4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
-NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 256 MB
-160 GB
I backed my computer up with 10.4, upgraded to 10.5, using the same external drive to back everything up via Time Machine in 10.5, and from 10.5 I upgraded to 10.8 which I've also used the same external drive to create a Time machine back up for.
What should I do?
I'm not opposed to doing that. I have a 10.6 disk that came included with my mothers iMac. Being that it isn't the retail version, would that work?
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Your comments are welcome regarding my concern about Maverick downgrading to Mounain Lion. here's my case.
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I am not comfortable on high temp in my unit because as per my understanding that will speed up the wear and tear of the machine.
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they are;
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Malware is always changing to get around the defenses against it. These instructions are valid as of now, as far as I know. They won't necessarily be valid in the future. Anyone finding this comment a few days or more after it was posted should look for more recent discussions or start a new one.
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