Why Should I Upgrade to Mavericks 10.9.1?

So the reviews in the App Store really put me off upgrading my computer. I see a lot of complains about many details in the new system.
Yet I also see a lot of people who say that the upgrade works perfectly for them.
If thats the case, then why so many polar reviews, and what should I do to avoid having any problems if I decide to upgrade?

Anybody?

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Hi, I upgraded to Mountain Lion from Snow Leopard about a month ago. Since then, my MacBook Pro has often become unresponsive, giving me the spinning beach ball -- or doing nothing at all -- when I have just a few applications running. (Typically, these may be Mail, Safari, iTunes and sometimes Adobe Lightroom 5.) I have a 2011 MacBook Pro with a 2.7GHz Intel Core i7 and 4GB of factory-installed RAM. It was a snappy performer in Snow Leopard. I'm wondering now if I should try upgrading to Mavericks, and perhaps get a boost from the memory compression. Or will this potentially take whatever problems are slowing me down now and make them worse? Interested to hear your opinions, thanks.

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I have Mac OS X 10.6.8 on macbook. can and should I upgrade to mavericks 10.9.2

I have Mac OS X 10.6.8 on macbook. can and should I upgrade to mavericks 10.9.2

Can you:
Upgrading to Mavericks
You can upgrade to Mavericks from Lion or directly from Snow Leopard. Mavericks can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for FREE.
Upgrading to Mavericks
To upgrade to Mavericks you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Download Mavericks from the App Store. Sign in using your Apple ID. Mavericks is free. The file is quite large, over 5 GBs, so allow some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.
    OS X Mavericks- System Requirements
    Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Mavericks
         1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 7,1 or later
         2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 5,1 or later
         3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
         4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 2,1 or later
         5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
         6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
         7. Xserve (Early 2009) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
To find the model identifier open System Profiler in the Utilities folder. It's displayed in the panel on the right.
     Are my applications compatible?
         See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps.
Should you upgrade is your decision. If you don't need the advanced features of Mavericks, then there is no reason to upgrade. If you don't use applications that require Mavericks to upgrade, then you don't need to upgrade.
Note that beyond Snow Leopard you won't be able to run PPC-only applications such as Office 2004.

HT5444 I am at 10.7.5 on a 2009 Macbook Pro. Why should I upgrade to Mountain Lion

I am at 10.7.5 on a 2009 Macbook Pro. Why should I upgrade to Mountain Lion?

In ways, Mountain Lion is a more efficient operating system than Lion, however, if you are happy with Lion and it meets all of your needs, there is o reason to change. You can easily enough compare the features of the two and see if you are missing something that is important to you. And then decide if you want to change.

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Why should we upgrade to windows server 2008 from windows server 2003 can we get some help on this ?

Microsoft support for Windows Server 2003 ends July 2015 (next year)
http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=3198
http://blogs.technet.com/b/server-cloud/archive/2014/06/27/learning-from-cloud-what-are-your-windows-server-2003-migration-options.aspx
After that time, no updates, patches, security updates will be available, and, Microsoft will not offer any kind of support services for it at all.
At this point in the lifecycle, it would make much more sense not to upgrade to WS2008 (it is also not really very new).
Suggest you consider WS2012R2, or, consider if you really need a server at all, given the many options now available for hosted services, cloud, etc.
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I have lion 10.7.5, should i upgrade to mavericks?

i have lion 10.7.5, should i upgrade to mavericks?

pkozz wrote:
i have lion 10.7.5, should i upgrade to mavericks?
Normally I'd say clone your internal drive to an external, install Mavericks on the external and try it out that way (something I happened to do yesterday), but since the connections you have for a low cost external are slow, it wouldn't be a fair comparison. In any case, while the real benefit of staying current should be increased security, the recent security issue with Mavericks that was heavily covered in the popular media (imagine that!) suggests waiting a bit to upgrade might be a good idea, and Lion is still supported.

I have an early 2008 mac should i upgrade to mavericks have heard some bad reports

i have an early 2008 mac should i upgrade to mavericks have heard some bad reports

I have an early 2008 iMac running Yosemite and I am not experiencing any real difficulties. I did upgrade to 6 GB of RAM, which has helped.
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Why did my upgrade to Maverick result in my not being able to access my Documents in the previous format? Why did I not have the option to change my 'filing' system to use the new 'Tags'? Had reinstall 10.8.5 to access my Documents

Why did Maverick not enable me to access my Documents in the previous format (Grid) and when using the alternative I could not 'clik' to open them. The same applied when I tried to open documents from within my back up disc (LaCie). I had to reinstall 10.8.5 and back up from my LaCie (thankfully) to gain access to all my critical Documents? To deal with this I spent 3 and hlafg hours on telephone to Apple Support ( very helpful - but unable to resolve issues - then 3 hours in Apple Store (again very helpful but only able to assist by clearinng Maverick from my HD and reinstalling 10.8.5. Fortunately LaCie came to the resuce and I was able to back up Mac HD with all my documents but lost about one week of work....!!
Why did I not have the option when upgrading to Maverick to select the new 'Tag" system which I did not want?

10.8.5 is the lates ML edition. I use TM and also carbon copy cloner as my second backup. If I were you and you have a TM backup prior to Mavericks I would try another restore at bootup. You should erase your drive first in that process using disk utitlites and then use TM to put back you apps and files. The other choice is to do an internet recovery and then use TM to restore your apps and files. That should fix the permissions issue. I did the same thing and all was OK including getting my original iPhoto progam (9.4.3), iphoto11 and photos back.

Should I upgrade to Mavericks?

I've got an early 2010 Mac Mini with an external 1T Western Digital HD dedicated to Time Machine. I'd like to upgrade to Mavericks but I have a couple of questions:
If I do a clean install, do I have to reinstall all other programs or can I just copy them from backup?
Can I get a hardcopy of Mavericks or is it just a download?
I read that Mavericks has some problem with Western Digital hard drives. Given that my backup is on WD, is this true or has it been corrected?
I also read that Mavericks has some email problems. Is this just with third party email programs?
My Mini's manual says it will handle 4 Gig of ram, Crucial says 8 Gig. Who's correct?
Is it true that Office for Mac 2004 won't run on Mavericks?
Does Mavericks support Adobe Flash player?
Thanks in advance for your help.

If I do a clean install, do I have to reinstall all other programs or can I just copy them from backup?
Install only what you want to install. Depending on the particular program you may want to install new copies, copy them from the backup, use Migration Assistant, or some combination.
Can I get a hardcopy of Mavericks or is it just a download?
Download only.
I read that Mavericks has some problem with Western Digital hard drives. Given that my backup is on WD, is this true or has it been corrected?
The problem is a flaw with Western Digital's "SmartWare" and related drive utilities supplied by Western Digital. I do not know if they resolved their problems but such software is never required and should not be installed. Verify their complete absence from any system using a Western Digital hard disk. I use many WD hard disks for many purposes, backups and otherwise, and have not experienced any failures.
I also read that Mavericks has some email problems. Is this just with third party email programs?
The problem you may have read about concerns Google's unique and highly nonstandard implementation of IMAP in Gmail. Apple has been taking the unusual step of modifying their Mail.app to adapt to it.
My Mini's manual says it will handle 4 Gig of ram, Crucial says 8 Gig. Who's correct?
The late 2009 Mini can address as much as 8 GB. The mid-2010 Mini can address as much as 16 GB. There are no intermediate models, so find out which yours is. The model identifier resembles a designation such as Macmini4,1 which happens to be the mid-2010 model.
Is it true that Office for Mac 2004 won't run on Mavericks?
Probably not. A version that old was probably written for the PowerPC. No PowerPC - only programs will run in Mavericks because support for it is gone. New Mavericks-compatible versions of Office are available from Microsoft but there are many better alternatives to MS Office worthy of consideration today. Some of them are free.
Does Mavericks support Adobe Flash player?
Yes. Always obtain Adobe Flash Player or any other third party software directly from their respective developers' websites, never from anywhere else. If you elect to obtain software from sources other than the Mac App Store, satisfy yourself that the software is legitimate before installing it.

Should i upgrade to Mavericks OS X?

Hi i recently have Mountain lion debating if i should upgrade to Mavericks? I see lots of crapy reviews please give me some info Thanks.

1. Make a cloned backup. Very important first step.
2. Try OS X Mavericks.

Very disappointed in 4G since 7.1 upgrade. Why should I upgrade when my contract is up. Looks like 5G has same WIFI problems.

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try resetting. settings, general, reset. I would try reset network settings first. if not successful then try reset all settings.
I'm using a IPhone 5 and like it very much since Sprint has been updating their network. The upgrade made a big difference even in the battery life.
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I have a late 2013 MacBook Pro without retina, should i upgrade to Mavericks? Or will it run slower?

Hi, I bought a late 2013 MacBook Pro without retina display and I want to know if I should upgrade to mavericks since I don't want to make it slower, is it worth it?

angie.ob,
if your MacBook Pro is non-Retina, then the newest model that it could be is a Mid 2012.
The worth of upgrading to Mavericks depends entirely upon your priorities. What is it about having Mavericks on your MacBook Pro that appeals to you? If Mavericks in its current incarnation makes your MacBook Pro run more slowly, do you have a plan by which you can easily go back to Mountain Lion?

Rephrase..Have 2009 iMac running snow leopard should I upgrade to Mavericks

Rephrase..Have 2009 iMac running snow leopard should I upgrade to Mavericks

If your machine meets the specs, the latest is Yosemite; make sure you check all the requirements as your machine falls right at the back end of being supported - meaning that it will not run at its maximum speed due to an older processor. You'd also need an absolute minimum opf 4 GB RAM - 8 would be much better.

Why should i upgrade from OS X 10.6.8 to Lion?

Should I spend 20$ for the upgradefrom OS X 10.6.8 to Lion?? Why, Why not.
Also, I want to use this (Blk MacBook 4,1) to edit GoPro videos. What is the best software for this application?

See this article on Lion to see if it has features that you want. OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is a good, solid operating system. Going to OS X 10.7 Lion, you do lose the ability to run PowerPC code. So if you have Office 2004, for example, it won't run under Lion, requiring an Office upgrade. That's because Apple dropped the PowerPC emulator that was in Leopard and Snow Leopard. Lion requires a minimum of 2GB of memory, and many have found that you need 4GB for reasonable performance.
If your MacBook will support it, you can upgrade directly to OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. It's feature description is here.

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