Upgrading MacBook Pro (OS 10.6.8) to Yosemite

Can I upgrade my 2008 MacBook Pro (Snow Leopard 10.6.8.) with Yosemite? I was advised not to as it would substantially slow down my hard drive.

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    I upgraded MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) to yosemite. I have no more access to Finder, App Store and some apps. Since I have no access to App Store I cannot download the missing  parts. How can I get access to App Store?

    Welcome to Apple Support Communities
    What do you mean by having no access to those apps? Can you start up your Mac and work with it, and only some OS X apps do not work?
    Anyway, what you can try is to reinstall OS X. To do this, hold Command and R keys while your Mac is starting up and reinstall OS X. You will not lose any file.

  • After upgrading macbook pro from mountain lion to mavericks computer performance slowdown

    after upgrading macbook pro from mountain lion to mavericks computer performance slowdown

    Fixing a Mavericks Installation Problem
    How to manage a failed OS X Mavericks installation | MacFixIt - CNET Reviews.
    Try these in order:
    1. a. Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
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    2. Restart the computer in Safe Mode, then restart again, normally. If this doesn't help, then:
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         after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears.
         Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
    3. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
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  • Upgrade MacBook Pro 2011 Mac OS X 10.6.8 to Mountain Lion

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    Your Mac must be one of the following models:
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    MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
    MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
    MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
    Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
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    Xserve (Early 2009)
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    I'm sorry to hear you are having issues with your MacBook Pro since your recent Yosemite update. I also apologize, I'm a bit unclear on the exact nature of the issue you are describing. If you are having intermittent but persistent responsiveness issues with your mouse or trackpad, you may want to try using Activity Monitor to see if these incidents correspond to occupied system resources, especially system memory or CPU. You may find the following article helpful:
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    Regards,
    - Brenden

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  • I am unable to use airdrop between my 6 plus and MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) running yosemite.any solutions? thank you

    i am unable to use airdrop between my 6 plus and MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) running yosemite.any solutions? thank you

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