Why can't I upgrade from OSX 10.6.8 to Mountain Lion?

I've tried to buy the app, I've tried to search for the answer, I've tried to ignore how far I am falling behind, but now I just need to get it done. But I can't. Please help.

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Upgrading from OSX 10.6.8 to Mountain lion...

I've never upgraded before since I got my Mac in 2010... A little nervous. I'm going to be using an external hard drive to back up almost 200GB worth of stuff. I'm not going to lose my applications, correct? I will probably have to call customer service while doing this considering I've never done it before.. I have the whole adobe CS5 suite and it'd be a really bad day if I lost all that.
Just curious how everyone else's upgrade went.

Now, just to confuse things for you even more.
It's possible to make your own bootable USB flash drive Mountain Lion installer. See the following. It looks worse than it is. At the end you will see reference to a piece of software that will do everything I outline except download the Mountain Lion installer.
Make Your Own Mountain/Lion Installer
1. After downloading Mountain/Lion you must first save the Install Mac OS X Mountain/
    Lion application. After Mountain/Lion downloads DO NOT click on the Install button.
    Go to your Applications folder and make a copy of the Mountain/Lion installer. Move
    the copy into your Downloads folder. Now you can click on the Install button. You
    must do this because the installer deletes itself automatically when it finishes
    installing.
2. Get a USB flash drive that is at least 8 GBs. Prep this flash drive as follows:
a. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
b. After DU loads select your flash drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left
      side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
c. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one.
      Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the
      partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until
      the process has completed.
d. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side
      list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
e. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, check the
      button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
f. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to an hour depending upon the flash
     drive size.
3. Locate the saved Mountain/Lion installer in your Downloads folder. CTRL- or RIGHT-click on the installer and select Show Package Contents from the contextual menu. Double-click on the Contents folder to open it. Double-click on the SharedSupport folder. In this folder you will see a disc image named InstallESD.dmg.
4. Plug in your freshly prepared USB flash drive. You are going to clone the content of the InstallESD.dmg disc image to the flash drive as follows:
a. Double-click on the InstallESD.dmg file to mount it on your Desktop.
b. Open Disk Utility.
c. Select the USB flash drive from the left side list.
d. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
e. Select the USB flash drive volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
f. Drag the mounted disc icon from the Desktop into the Source entry field.
g. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
When the clone is completed you have a fully bootable installer that you can use without having to re-download Mountain/Lion.
Note: The term Mountain/Lion used above means Lion or Mountain Lion.
As an alternative to the above (you still have to do your own download of Lion/Mountain Lion) you can try using Lion DiskMaker 2.0 that automates the process of Steps 2 through 4.

Why can't I upgrade from 10.5.8 to 10.6? My MPB spits out the disc before it ever appears on the desktop.

Why can't I upgrade from 10.5.8 to 10.6.3? My MPB spits out the disk before it ever appears on the desktop. The Snow Leopard disk is brand new, was still in shrink wrap until I opened it. I do have the hard drive partitioned, running Win XP with Boot Camp, if that might be the issue.

Hey vlntrg,
I have a 2002 model Powerbook that will sometimes (most of the time) refuse to mount a CD or DVD. It just grunts for a while and then spits it back out. When this happens, I will slap the bottom of the machine several times with an open hand, not too hard and not too soft. I read this somewhere online (I forget where), and I was hesitant to try it, but it was cheaper than replacing the SuperDrive.
This will often allow me to insert and use the CD or DVD. I have also noticed that I have less trouble when the machine is cold than when it's warm.
I've not had this trouble with my MacBook Pro.
Another thought. Would it be possible to boot your machine in target disk mode and update your software using a friend's Mac? I'm sure there are others here who can better answer that question.
Hope this helps.
Andy

I need to upgrade from Snow Leopard. I want Mountain Lion, but says I need 10.7 Lion first. How do I buy this?

I need to upgrade from Snow Leopard. I want Mountain Lion, but apparently I need 10.7 Lion first. How do I buy this? It is not available in the App Store.

Update Snow Leopard to 10.6 Snow Leopard to 10.6.8.
Download OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and install it.
Mountain Lion system requirements.
http://www.apple.com/osx/specs/
Fore more info:
http://www.macworld.com/article/1167855/installing_mountain_lion_what_you_need_t o_know.html

Why can't I upgrade from older full version?

Hi, I am seeing "full" versions of CS3 and 4 on sale for low prices but some say you cannot upgrade from these. I've never heard of this before. Is this because of the low pricing or does Adobe sell "special" full versions that don't allow you to upgrade?
Thanks,
Steve

Heh. Do a Google Maps street view of the place where they say they are. They don't actually have a storefront that I can see, but even if they did, take a good look at that place... Do you think you could walk into any place there and buy legitimate software? I'd be fearing for my life, frankly.
The reason you can't upgrade is that the serial number (if you even get one) is pirated and Adobe's no fool. They're not going to accept them for upgrade! Simple as that!
-Noel

Upgrade path for iMac 2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo from OSX 10.5.8 to mountain lion

Hi,
I have an Apple iMac 2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo with 4 Gbytes of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM.
It is currently running MAC OSX 10.5.8 --
I would like to know the proper upgrade path to the most current version of OSX which is
compatible with this hardware.
Thanks!

The starting point is to call Apple at 1-800-MY-APPLE and ask to purchase a copy of Mac OS 10.6 "Snow Leopard." It will cost about US$20 plus shipping. When you receive it, install it and use Software update to get to OS10.6.8; the updates are free to that point.
Now you will have the App Store app in your Dock. You can use that to purchase Mac OS 10.8 "Mountain Lion," the lastest. According to the MacTracker database, your iMac--which is either a Mid-2007 or Early 2008--can support 10.8.
CAVEATS:
• your iMac is at or near the minimum level to suport 10.8; performance may not be stellar
• if you currently run any old PowerPC apps (like Office 2004), they will still work unders 10.6 but no higher. You will have to upgrade to newer versions to continue using them. Office 2008 runs on either PPC or the newer Intel Macs. Office 2011 runs only on Intel Macs.

I can't stop Calendar from starting at start-up since Mountain Lion upgrade.

I upgraded to Mountain Lion a few days ago and since then my Calendar app starts up whenever I start my MBP.
I have checkec my system preferences for the account login applications, and it's not checked. I also check the Calendar app settings and it doesn't say to automatically start up anywhere.
Is this a new feature of this OS? how can I change this?
Thanks!

Nope.
The problem is this: applications that are running (e.g. chrome, spotify) start up again after restarting the macbook even though I unchecked the box to 'reopen windows at startup'. Furthermore, the Calendar application starts automatically at startup even if this wasn't open when the macbook was shut down.
So, 1) running apps restart no matter the startup settings I use, and 2) the Calendar app (this one only) starts at startup even if it's not running at shutdown.
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Can i update my G5 power mac from OSX 10.4.11 to mountain lion, can i update my G5 power mac from OSX 10.4.11 to mountain lion

i need to update my Power mac G5 to mountain lion, so i was wondering i am able to purchase mountain lion and update from there if I'm running OSX 10.4.11, or do i need to go from a newer version of software?

Hi Gary,
There are no more updates for 10.5, there haven't been for some years.
To help it survive longer...
TenFourFox is the most up to date browser for our PPCs, they even have G4 & G5 optimized versions...
http://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/
I'd avoid vesrion 24 though, as it no longer supports plug-ins like Flash, yet does have better security.
http://code.google.com/p/tenfourfox/downloads/list
SeaMonkey seems pretty fast also, with many options...
http://www.seamonkey-project.org/
http://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/
Might also look into iCab & OmniWeb versions.

2009 Macbook white slow to boot after upgrade from 10.5.8 (Leopard)to Mountain Lion   SSD

Ok, I have a 2009 Macbook White w/ 2Gz Core 2 Duo, 2Gb RAM, 120Gb HDD and NV9400M graphics.   Mountain Lion finally tempted me to do the upgrade and I wanted to take the opportunity to upgrade to SSD as well.    Here's what I did:
Originally my 120Gb was partitioned as 90Gb on 10.5.8 and 30Gb on Bootcamp for Window Vista.
I upgraded Macbook from Leopard to Mountain Lion while it's still fitted with the original HDD.   Gotta give credit to the lads at the Genius Bar who helped me with the clean install while keeping the Bootcamp partition intact!
I then took out the HDD, stick it into a USB3.0 HD enclosure, then put in my brand new SSD. (Plextor 128Gb SATA3).   I booted from the 10.8 recovery partition on my old HDD via USB, partitioned the SSD, then 'restored' the HDD's Mac OS X partition (now 10.8) onto my SSD.   Relatively painless process, and as a PC geek, I can't complain! :-)
Here's the situation:    Now that I've gotten Mountain Lion to run on my 3yr old macbook white on my brand spanking new SSD, I was actually expecting really snappy performance but no.   I noticed now it takes much longer to boot: I was so 'convinced' that the combination of SSD + Mountain Lion would give me such a significant boost that I couldn't care less to write down the previous boot time.     Right now it takes about 40-50 seconds for me to even see the 'apple' sign and another 15-20 secondds to get up & running.   That's without anything running in the background as it's still a clean install.
Read a few old posts it seems a common issue but given that I have a clean install, I wanted to make sure I haven't done anything wrong.
Last but not least, I also noticed while I booted from the 10.8 recovery partition from my old HDD, there's also an option of doing 'clean' reinstall of 10.8 on my SSD.    I tried that but it ended up being a HUGE wait.    The estimated time just kept growing and when it hits 6hrs, I cancelled it.   What does it do and is it normal to take such a long time to complete?   I rememeber the upgrade from Leopard to Mountain Lion took abt. 1.5yr...

Actually just noticed something interesting:
If I press and hold down the option key when I switch on the macbook, I will get to the boot screen whereas I can choose between my main partition and the recovery 10.8 on my SSD. Once I select the main partition, I'll be able to complete the booting, total time is abt. 30 seconds.
So my guess is that if I don't force the boot screen, then the computer is running some process in the background that WILL eventually boot from the main partition?
Is there any setup I can do/tweak to get the computer to boot straight from the main partition?

How can I deinstall Mavericks from my Mac book OS X Mountain Lion

I want to deinstall Maverick from my Mac Book and go back to Mountain lion

Amenhotep wrote:
I did not expect so many changes when I was upgrading to Maverick. I even cannot acess my i photo Library ( because it is on external harddisk and in the Mountain lion version?)
iPhoto must be updated to use in Mavericks. Don't do this as it will update your iPhoto Library to the new version making it unusable on Mountain Lion, but if you start iPhoto while holding down the Option key, you can then tell iPhoto where your Library is located

Will upgrading from MAC 10.6.8 to Mountain Lion, 10.8, cause any conflicts or problems?

I have MAC OS 10.6.8 and would like to use some applications that require me to upgrad to 10.8.--. Should I expect to experience any problems?

Check that your computer is compatible with Mountain Lion.
To check the model number hold down the option/alt key, go to the Apple menu and select System Information.
iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) model number 7,1 or higher
MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) model number 5,1 or higher
MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) model number 3,1 or higher
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) model number 2,1 or higher
Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) model number 3,1 or higher
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) model number 3,1 or higher
Xserve (Early 2009) model number 3,1 or higher
Your Mac needs:
OS X v10.6.8 or OS X Lion already installed
2 GB or more of memory (More is better - 4 GB minimum seems to be the consensus)
8 GB or more of available space
Model Numbers                  Computer Compatibility - Apple
If your computer isn't compatible, you might be able to upgrade to Lion.        Computer Compatibility - Lion
Check to make sure your applications are compatible. PowerPC applications are no longer supported.        Application Compatibility
You can also check which applications are PowerPC by going to the  menu, select About this Mac, click on More info…, then click System Report and select Software/Applications.
If you have applications that you want to use that aren’t compatible, you can retain Snow Leopard and create a new partition to install Mountain Lion on or you can run Snow Leopard server in a virtual mode.
Do a backup before installing.
Boot using the disks that came with your computer, the Snow Leopard DVD (if installed) or the Recovery volume (command -R) if upgrading from Lion. Use Disk Utility to Verify/Repair the disk and run Repair Permissions. Restart normally.
If you can/do upgrade, I recommend you make a copy of the installer and move it out of your Applications folder. The installer self-destructs. The copy will keep you from having to download the installer again. You can make a bootable DVD/USB stick to install using this free program.
Bootable Drive DVD or USB Flash Drive – Lion Diskmaker
If you need/want more RAM, the 2 places I’ve seen recommended most to buy reliable RAM are below. I have purchased RAM serveral times from Other World Computing and have always been very satisfied with the product and service.
Crucial
Other World Computing
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Upgrade from OS 10.5.8 to Mountain Lion in Russia

Hi!
We have now the iPad mini, it is nice, but to use it within
our Mac Pro with OS 10.5.8 - the problem ...
We have to use the latest version of iTunes, for that
we have to use Mountain Lion.
But as we see at Apple site - before - to install (upgrade)
the Mountain Lion - we must have the Snow Leopard...
Now ...
I wish to byu from AppleStore Snow Leopard - but it is NOW delivery to Russia...
And it is not available at re:Store around us...
I was at one of re:Store in my city (Ekaterinburg, Russia) and guys told me
to bring my Mac Pro to them for upgrading... It is impossible - security reasons for the info
on the system and - it seems to me - now it is not the 20th century ...
So, QUESTION.
Where the simple guy can buy the Snow Leopard in Ekaterinburh in Russia
to begin the process for upgrading to Mountain Lion and - oh, happy - to use iTunes
within new iPad mini?
THANKS IN ADVANCE! Alexey Batin.

10.6.3 DVDs can be bought and you have to call Apple to get 10.6.x on the phone which people still need to do in order to upgrade to Lion or Mountain Lion (10.7 and 10.8)
And no you do not need to take it in!
You have to have a 2008 3,1 model Mac Pro to install ML.
As for secuirty and taking it in, if you were to, just remove all the hard drives etc and slap a new empty hard drive in there.
http://www.apple.com/ca/support/snowleopard/
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
http://store.apple.com/au/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard

Why can't i use my flagged pictures in sreensaver with mountain lion

in the previous OS i was able to sellect my flagged pics in iphoto to use in my screensaver also it would put a diffrent pic on my two screens. Now with mountain lion i can't figure out how to do either of these things. Has anyone elce had this issue?

Apple appears to have significantly changed the Screen Savers tab in System Preferences. I was able to select the Flagged smart album (or any other iPhoto album for that matter) by selecting the type of slideshow (from the 'Slideshow' section). Then selected the "Source" popup menu box, selected "iPhoto Library..." then selected the Flagged (or whatever iPhoto album/event you want). Then select the "Choose" button and you are done.

HT1338 Upgrade from OS 10.5.5 to Mountain Lion

I currently have OS X 10.5.5 on my iMac. I would like to upgrade to the Mountain Lion OS. Is that possible?

Ash.Ktn wrote:
I currently have OS X 10.5.5 on my iMac. ...
The first step in Upgrading... is to Snow Leopard = OS X 10.6.x
It is Not available as a download... It is a Paid Upgrade.
Do this first...
Check that your Mac meets the System Requirements for Snow Leopard...
Snow Leopard Tech Specs
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP575
If so... Purchase a Snow Leopard Install Disc...
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
Other countries...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57
After the Successful Install, run Software Update to get the latest updates for Snow Leopard.
Be sure to make a Backup of your Current System Before Upgrading...
Next...
Check that your Mac meets the Requirements for Mountain Lion.
Upgrade to Mountain Lion
With Regard to ML... Check here for compatibility of 3rd party Software you may be using... Also note that Rosetta is no longer supported in Lion and Mountain Lion...
http://roaringapps.com/apps:table
You should also consider more RAM... Get the Maximum you can for your Mac...
It is important to get the Correct and Matching RAM
See Here > OWC RAM > http://www.macsales.com
The above site also has videos on how to Install RAM should you need it...

Why Can't I upload Air Extreme Utility on iMac with Mountain Lion?

I purchased an Airport Extreme and didn't install it until after I upgraded to Mountain Lion. When I try to upload the cd disk utility an error message pops up and says the hardrive/software is not compatible and I can't continue.
Can someone help me.
Larry
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The iMac should have WiFi.
Open System Preferences and go to Network.
Select WiFi
Enable the "Show Wi-Fi status in menu bar" if you want to always see what your connection state looks like.
If the button says Turn Wi-Fi On, click it.
In the Network Name, look for a network that has a bunch of random-looking characters and numbers (I can't remember what format the default network has).
Select it. You should then be able to connect to and configure your airport extreme with Airport Utility.
If no-go, then connect a cable between the Airport Base Station and your iMac (temporarily to get it set up).
Once connected, you should be able to see and configure the base station in Airport Utility.

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