Want to Upgrade from Tiger

Hey, I'm still on Tiger 10.4.11 and I want to upgrade to snow leopard.
If I do, will I lose all my saved passwords?
I'm doing online courses and I had to use a one-time use code to get onto my site. If I upgrade, will I lose the use of that site?

The Snow Leopard installer is designed to upgrade the OS from Tiger or Leopard to Snow Leopard without disturbing any of your user files. In fact, it has a number of built-in features that only work or work best if applied to an existing system rather than to an erased drive.
To use this method, simply follow Apple's instructions: insert the installer DVD & launch the "Install Mac OS" application. This is a 'pre-install' app that performs the equivalent of Disk Utility's verify disk step, updates the database of incompatible apps on the DVD using the existing OS's network connection settings, performs other pre-installation checks, & then writes this & other info & files to the HD for use after it restarts the computer to perform the actual install as the root user running from the DVD's copy of the OS. (This makes checking or repairing permissions prior to the install unnecessary.) The install process itself will replace old OS components with the new ones, install or update other apps based on what is already installed, update caches, & move known incompatible apps to a root level "Incompatible Software" folder.
This method seems to work flawlessly for the vast majority of users; however, there is always the possibility that something will go wrong. For this reason, I strongly recommend that you back up everything to a clone of the pre-upgrade state of the HD before you start the upgrade. Disk Utility can be used for this but many users find SuperDuper! or Carbon Copy Cloner easier to use for this.

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I want to upgrade from Tiger to Snow Leopard...I'm apprehensive about Lion.

I've been hearing so many "glitch" anecdotes about Lion. Until these problems are resolved
I want to upgrade from Tiger to Snow Leopard but I'll be buying a new Apple computer to
do that..
I presently have a a 10.4 iMAC with only 2.33 GB of memory and I'm getting a new puter
in order to have 4 GB. Is it recommended to use Lion with a new Apple computer or can I use
Snow Leopard without missing out on anything? Are the stories about Lion just the usual thing
that always happens with a new upgrade? Tiger has worked perfectly for me for 6 years but that
has been on computer that is 6 years old. (POWERPC) Does a new iMAC computer with intel
require the latest operating system to work at top efficiency? Is my apprehension about Lion
an over reaction to anecdotal info?

Some of this is answered best by knowing what model computers are involved. If you are truly getting a brand new (as opposed to a newer used) computer then it will likely come with Lion installed, unless there's some old stock (which even then would have Lion installed but could still run under Snow Leopard which you would have to buy separately). Macs will normally only run the version system that comes installed, or newer, so if you are getting a brand new Mac you won't have any choice but to run Lion (or its successors). It won't run Snow Leopard unless it is a new used computer.
As for Lion stories, those would best be answered on the Lion forum. I still run Tiger which I why I'm on this forum. There's always issues with any upgrade. For me the biggest drawback to Lion is all my software is PPC generation and Lion stopped supporting PPC completely. If I got a brand new computer I would also have to upgrade all my software which could easily run to over a thousand dollars more.

I want to upgrade from Tiger to Snow Leopard on my 2008 MacPro. How do I avoid problems with the upgrade process?

I want to upgrade from Tiger to Snow Leopard on my 2008 MacPro. How do I avoid problems with the upgrade process?

#1 Do a complete bootable backup of your drive before upgrading. That way should anything happen you can revert back to the start and try again.
Make sure you meet Snow Leopard 10.6 Technical Requirements - http://support.apple.com/kb/SP575
You might also want to make sure you don't have software issues with SL:
A Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Application Compatibility List - http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/

Am replacing airport extreme with Time Machine and want to upgrade from Tiger to Snow leopard. Am told I should manually back up into T Machine before OS update but set up utility won't allow anything with OS below 10.5 and I'm 10.4.11. What to do?

Am replacing airport extreme with Time Machine and want to upgrade from Tiger to Snow leopard. Am told I should manually back up into T Machine before OS update but set up utility won't allow anything with OS below 10.5 and I'm 10.4.11. What to do?

I think you mean you are replacing your Airport Extreme with a Time Capsule. Time Machine is software integrated into OS X 10.5 & 10.6 used to automatically backup a system to an external HD. Time Capsule is an Airport Extreme that has a hard disk integrated into it that can be used for storage or as a Time Machine backup drive.
Because you are currently on Tiger 10.4.x you can backup to a external HD using SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner. Having a backup is very wise before doing any major system update. After you have created the backup and have successfully upgraded to Snow Leopard you can still use the external HD for many things. The strategy I'd recommend is to use the new Time Capsule as your Time Machine backup and then use the external HD as backup using SuperDuper or CCC. Redundant backups is wise because backups can (and do) fail too! In addition both SD and CCC are bootable clones, this is useful in that if your internal HD crashes you can boot from a cloned drive and continue working until the internal HD is replaced.
Below are some links to some articles from MacWorld, I would recommend reading them where you find a common theme, redundant backups. Backup Plan I, Backup Plan II & Backup Plan III.
Roger

Want to upgrade from Tiger to Snow Leopard

I spent over an hour through the apple store web site and cant find a way to upgrade directly from Mac OS 10.4 Tiger to the latest Snow Leopard version.
The Apple web site gives only one purchase possibility : to upgrade from Leopard 10.5 to Snow Leopard 10.6. But how to upgrade from Tiger to Snow Leopard ?

Francois Dormoy wrote:
I spent over an hour through the apple store web site and cant find a way to upgrade directly from Mac OS 10.4 Tiger to the latest Snow Leopard version.
The Apple web site gives only one purchase possibility : to upgrade from Leopard 10.5 to Snow Leopard 10.6. But how to upgrade from Tiger to Snow Leopard ?
this has been oft asked and answered. you can buy a Macbox set which will give you snow leopard, ilife and and iwork. or you can buy a $29 standalong snow leoaprd dvd although there is a big disagreement on the board whether using it to go from tiger to snow leopard directly violates ULA (I think it does). but the actual disk is the same as in the macbox set and either one will upgrade you to SL.

I want to upgrade from Tiger 10.5 to Lion. I need to install the snow leopard first but they stoped shipping it to Greece. How do I get it? Please help.

Hello guys!
I am facing a big problem. I need to upgrade from OS X 10.5 to Lion BUT I need to upgrade to Snow Leopard first. They have stoped shipping to Greece and I am not able to find it anywhere (even Amazon does not ship this product here!!!) What I am supposed to do? Please help me.

Clone backup your hard drive at least twice*:
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
Erase and install Lion from the USB Flash Drive version that's available on the online store.
Use the Migration Assistant to import the data, if you are certain everything is compatible with Lion. Read this user tip to determine if it might be incompatible:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2465
If you have any PowerPC (Rosetta) Applications, you may have to manually import the data from the backup:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2295
And then find the applications that are equivalent to them that are Lion compatible.

Want to upgrade from Tiger to Leopard and have questions...

I recently purchased an Airport extreme after my previous router/wifi unit went up in smoke. Had to use the PC with XP to set it up as the iMac has 10.4.11 and I supposedly need 10.5.x to setup the airport with the iMac. From reading the upgrade specs and system requirements, it appears I have no issue upgrading... just have to find a copy of Leopard. There in lies my question, as copies are no longer available from Apple (per what I was told at the store, and don't see them on the web), if I buy a copy off ebay or Craig's list, unless I can find a brand new sealed box.... do I take the chance of buying a copy that somebody installed, and now the serial number is registered and therefore is no good anymore? How does that work, is the serial number of the software registered to the machine serial number and once used, the disk is worthless on another computer? I realize that there are "family" copies and developer copies with what, 5 licenses and unlimited? What about the standard "retail" package, once it's installed it's worthless to anybody but the person that originally used it?

There is no serial numbering/registration. This is not Windows. You are on your honor.
You always take a chance purchasing from eBay and Craig's List in as much as most of these sellers do not know what they are selling and/or miss-represent the item. Can't tell you how many folks come here trying to install an OS unsuccessfully only to find out that they bought a machine specific OS version that the seller swore would work on their Mac.

Old Mac Dual G5 - want to upgrade from Tiger 10.4.11

Problem. I have an older Dual G5 Mac and I would love to be able to upgrade my Final Cut Pro 5 and my OS X version, but in order to do so, I need an Intel based Mac. Background: I used this system to edit training videos and wedding videos several years ago, but my full time job has kept me from using the system more than a few times a year. I have a new project that I would like to be able to updgade my system for, as well as purchase the new version of SmartSound for my music beds, which also requires 10.6. Is there anything I can do here, or am I just stuck with this very nice and expensive outdated system?
Thanks!

You need to purchase an Intel Mac to run Mac OS X 10.6.
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Upgrading from Tiger!

I want to upgrade from tiger onto leapord, I have the following questions in mind:
Q1) Will all my applications I use in tiger remain there and work in leapord too?
Q2) What about the settings each application have e.g bookmarks in Safari and esp the dates in my ical etc will they all stay?
Q3) What about all the widgets I have to give me ready info will they also migrate smoothly?
Q4) Is it worth upgrading?
I have the leapord disc in my hand right now and I am dying to try it but I dont want to go through the hassle of installing and updating each and everything.
I have the following specifications will it run smoothly like tiger?
Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook1,1
Processor Name: Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed: 1.83 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per processor): 2 MB
Memory: 512 MB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MB11.0061.B03
SMC Version: 1.4f12

Hi ahsan366;
My suggestion is to clone your system drive and then test the clone by booting from it. If the clone test good that Upgrade to Leopard. This way you can test it for yourself. If it works you are done. If not, restore the clone and you are back to where you are right now.
This is exactly what I did with both my MacBook Pro and my PowerMac Quad. I had no problems with either of them.
Allan

Upgrade from Tiger

I want to upgrade from Tiger to Snow Leopard. Apple makes you purchase a suite with iLife 09.. I have no use for iLife 09.. I don't want to purchase a suite.. I just want to purchase Snow Leopard...
How can I do this?..

Here's Leopard from a trusted source for $95.99. I would stay away from E-Bay. Most of them are not universal and won't work on any Mac then the one it came with.
DALE

Is it possible to upgrade from Tiger (10.4) to Leopard (10.5)? Thanks

Wondering if I can upgrade from TIger to Leopard (and then to Lion) on my old Macbook. Don't really want to buy a new notebook when this one works fine. But would like to use some of the features available through Lion (notably iCloud). Thanks.

Hello Judy,
You'd want to skip Leopard/10.5.x totally as it's not needed & expensive since Apple no longer sells it & it was $129.
You can get Snow Leopard/10.6 for $29, then once updated to 10.6.6 or greater buy Lion/10.7 from the App Store, as long as your MacBook meets the requiremenys...
Snow Leopard/10.6.x Requirements...
General requirements
   * Mac computer with an Intel processor
    * 1GB of memory (I say 2GB at least)
    * 5GB of available disk space (I say 30GB at least)
    * DVD drive for installation
    * Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.
    * Some features require Apple’s MobileMe service; fees and terms apply.
Which apps work with Mac OS X 10.6?...
http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/
It looks like they might still have it...
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A?fnode=MTY1NDAzOA
If it's a core Duo & not a Core2Duo, then it'll only run in 32 bit mode.
Lion/101.7 System requirements
    •    x86-64 processor (Macs with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7, or Xeon processor.)
    •    At least 2GB of memory[14]
    •    Latest version of Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.8), with the Mac App Store installed
    •    At least 4GB of disk space for downloading[14]
Like Snow Leopard, Lion does not support PowerPC-based Macs (e.g., Power Macs, PowerBooks, iBooks, iMacs (G3-G5), eMacs).
Lion also does not support 32-bit Intel Core Duo or Core Solo based Macs. Rosetta is no longer available in Lion, which means Lion no longer supports PowerPC applications.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Lion#System_requirements
http://www.apple.com/macosx/how-to-buy/
What applications are not compatible with Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion"?
http://ow.ly/5Iz09
http://roaringapps.com/apps:table

Upgrading from Tiger to SL or ML

Hello all!
I have an old aluminium body MBP 17" Intel Core2Duo 2.4 GHZ with 2 GB of Ram.
It has a 160 GB drive and is a 3,1 model bought around august / sept. 2007.
Call me slow but I haven't upgraded my OS since I bought the machine. I'm still running Tiger (10.4.11) and since I'm going to upgrade my RAM to 4 GB and
harddrive (to 540 GB), I figured I'm also going to upgrade my OS.
As you can imagine having a machine this old, there's a lot of stuff on it I'd hate to loose. So I've
deviced a plan for upgrading my MBP.
It goes like this:
1. Back up my internal drive with Carbon Copy Cloner.
2. Install Snow Leopard on an external drive.
3. Replace the internal drive with the external one.
4. Put the old internal drive into the harddrive dock.
5. Migrate all my files from the now external drive to the new internal one.
Question is, will this work? Is it a fail proof way of doing it?
(The reason I'm upgrading to SL and not Lion is because Mountain Lion is coming out and I'm just going to install that on top of SL instead of going via Lion).
Thanks!

Hi!
Just wanted to say I've successfully upgraded from Tiger (10.4.11) to Mountain Lion (10.8) without problems!
So here's what I did: first I backed up my entire system using Carbon Copy. I did this on two different external drives (you can never be safe enough!). Made sure both booted nicely. Then I downloaded Mountain Lion and installed it onto an external drive 2.5" drive. I booted up to ML and it worked OK. I then swapped the external 2.5" drive with ML on it for my old Tiger 2.5" drive (this took some time but Ifixit had a great "how-to" guide.
Now I'm in the process of copying important files, documents and music while also having to re-download a lot of my old software (since none of them work properly in Mountain Lion). Oh well, that's the price to pay for not upgrading sooner!
Btw - maybe it's the wrong thread to ask in but I had a lot of stickies in Tiger (which I used everyday almost) - and I tried to copy the stickiesdatabase file over to ML but none of my Stickies show up?? I know ML wants us to use Notes instead of Stickies but since Stickies DO come with Mountain Lion, I wonder why I can't find the Stickiesdatabase file in Mountain Lion??
P.S - Have no idea why my username on this forum changed. Oh well.

Do I need to backup my files when upgrading from tiger to leopard?

Not sure if I need to backup all my files before upgrading from Tiger to Leopard (to use a Mac Box Set), have bought a Seagate 1TB FreeAgent GoFlex Home hard drive to back up on. Was told I wouldn't need a WiFi router but have now discovered I would need a dual Ethernet port to be connected to the internet and the hard drive which my Mac mini only has access for one, either the internet or the hard drive. So I ask do I really need to back up before upgrading? or can you get dual Ethernet ports?

Only if your data has any value to you.
If everything works perfectly, you should lose nothing.
If anything goes wrong, it is possible to lose data.
Personally I don't want to trust my data to everything working perfectly so I back it up.
As to the question of dual ethernet ports, you don't need them actually. If you create a LAN with a router then the multiple ports on your router will allow you to connect to both the internet and disk at once.
Allam

Upgrading from tiger (10.4.11) to snow leopard 10.6

Is buying the box set a MUST to upgrade from tiger to snow leopard?? I just need the update to run a piece of hardware. I don't WANT all that other stuff.

adrisen wrote:
It does not make a difference where the family pack came from when the owner only has one computer, and they are part of my family.
First you said you had a friend who had the "multi family pack," now you imply this is a family member, so which is it?
Regardless, what matters is that only persons located in *the same household* can use the same Family Pack license. This is clearly stated at the Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Family Pack - Apple Store (U.S.) web page & in the Snow Leopard EULA pdf. From the store page:
*About the Family Pack*
The Family Pack Software License Agreement allows you to install and use one copy of the Apple software on up to a maximum of five (5) Apple-labeled computers at a time as long as those computers are located in the same household and used by persons who occupy that household. By “household” we mean a person or persons who share the same housing unit such as a home, apartment, mobile home, or condominium, including students who are primary residents of that household but reside at a separate on-campus location. This license does not extend to business or commercial users.
And this information now has also has some form the gentlemen that I am now dealing with to know repair the computer and put is back to a working order.
I'm sorry but I don't know what this sentence means or how it is supposed to relate to this topic. No Apple tech is going to tell you that you must upgrade to a different version of Snow Leopard to fix anything if you have a legitimately licensed retail copy of that OS -- there is just the one version suitable for those upgrading from Tiger, sold with one of two licenses.

Upgraded from Tiger - Now no mail

Please bear with me while I type this. I want to be sure everyone understands what happened and I need to be sure I can explain this right.
I just recently upgraded from Tiger to Leopard. I did not backup any info from my hard drive prior to upgrading. Yes, I know, I'm an idiot. I lost power to my computer during the upgrade and it corrupted my hard drive. I did have a Windows partition so I was able to install Leopard on there and extract all my important stuff from the Mac partition. To make a long story shorter, I have all my photos, movies, music and documents. I formatted my hard drive to have only one partition and installed Leopard. Everything is working great and I love it. The only problem that I'm having now is that I have tried to get my mail many times but I can't get Apple Mail to connect. My internet works fine and I'm able to access my mail through the web on .Mac.
Could one of the reasons why this is happening is because I copied the Mail and Mail Downloads directory from my Library from Tiger and put it into the same spot on Leopard?
Or do I need to just delete all the info from Mail and start from scratch since all of my mail is still on .Mac servers? I'm sorry if this is confusing, I just want to get my mail back instead of having to go through the web browser to get to it.
Thanks to all that can help.
-Thasro

Question has been answered. To solve my problem I needed to log out of .Mac through my system preferences. From there, delete all mail accounts from Mail and close out Mail. Go back into system preferences, log into .Mac and check the sync settings. Then do a manual sync to sync everything to my MacBook Pro. This solved my issue because when I originally set up my sync settings after upgrading to Leopard, it never did sync all of my info. This time around it did.

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