With an older Mac Book running OS X 10.6.8 should I upgrade to Yosemite?

Want to upgrade my OS with my older Mac Book Pro running OS X 10.6.8 should I upgrade to Yosemite or something older like Lion or Maverick. Will my computer handle the newest OS?

Check that your computer is compatible with Mountain Lion/Mavericks/Yosemite.
To check the model number hold down the option/alt key, go to the Apple menu and select System Information.
MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) 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
Check to make sure your applications are compatible. PowerPC applications are no longer supported after 10.6.
Application Compatibility
Applications Compatibility (2)
Do a backup before installing.
The 2 places I’ve seen recommended most to buy reliable RAM are below. I have purchased RAM several times from Other World Computing and have always been very satisfied with the product and service. They have on-line instructions on how to replace the RAM. OWC has also tested RAM above what Apple states is the maximum. I now have 6GB installed on a machine supposedly limited to 4 GB.
Crucial
Other World Computing

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Before embarking on a major OS upgrade, it would be wise, advisable and very prudent if you backup your current system to an external connected and Mac formatted Flash drive OR externally connected USB, Thunderbolt or FireWire 800, Mac formatted hard drive. Then, use either OS X Time Machine app to backup your entire system to the external drive OR purchase, install and use a data cloning app, like CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper, to make an exact and bootable copy (clone) of your entire Mac's internal hard drive. This step is really needed in case something goes wrong with the install of the new OS or you simply do not like the new OS, you have a very easy way/procedure to return your Mac to its former working state.
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Purchased Installer disc here
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
To install Snow Leopard for the first time, you must have a Mac with:
An Intel processor
An internal or external DVD drive, or DVD or CD Sharing
At least 1 GB of RAM (additional RAM is recommended)
A built-in display or a display connected to an Apple-supplied video card supported by your computer
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Purchased emailed download code here.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion
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An Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
Mac OS X v10.6.6 or later to install via the Mac App Store (v10.6.8 recommended)
7 GB of available disk space
2 GB of RAM
To install OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks (free upgrade, but currently unavailable) or OS X 10.10 Yosemite (currently available free upgrade) you need one of these Macs:
OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion purchased emailed download code here.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lion
iMac (Mid-2007 or later)
MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later),
MacBook Pro (15-inch or 17-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
Mac mini (Early 2009 or later)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
Xserve (Early 2009)
Your Mac also needs:
OS X Mountain Lion, Lion, or Snow Leopard v10.6.8 already installed
2 GB or more of memory (I strongly advise, at least, 4 GBs of RAM or more)
8 GB or more of available space
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http://roaringapps.com/
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These types of apps will only cause your Mac issues later after the install of the new OS X version and you will have to completely uninstall these types of apps later.
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10.7 or above will not run your PPC based programs, so that's a cost.
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If your machine is out of AppleCare, then if 10.7/10.8 hoses your machine somehow (like it did mine), then your screwed and have to buy a new one.
If the machine originally came with 10.4 or 10.5, then you certainly don't want to upgrade past 10.6.8 and slow it down, just run it until the wheels fall off.
I only advise Early 2011 machines and later to upgrade to 10.8, then only under AppleCare.
Apple is issuing security updates for 10.6, installed anti-virus, and it has about 30% version market share, so your safe for now.
Harden your Mac against malware attacks
Security Issues Warning List
Read for maximizing your Snow Leopards performance/repair etc
Why is my computer slow?
For Snow Leopard Speed Freaks
https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_pro?view=documents

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What model of MB do you have? Why do you want to upgrade?
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MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
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Problem description:
mac runs slow and this morning I don’t seem to be connecting online properly. For example my Dropbox symbol is showing grey rather than black and I’m getting multiple warnings when visiting websites.
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    1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
    4 GB RAM Upgradeable
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
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    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
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    Jan 1, 2013, 12:52:21 AM    Self test - passed

You have at least 4 different mobile phone software installed. Rid the MBP of the ones you do not hjave anymore, especially the Blackberry (assuming you no longer have one). Also rid the MBP of Mackeeper, you do not need it and it is notorious for slowing down a Mac.
Ciao.

Mac book running slow I tried etresoft but not sure how to inturpret the resultsmac book running slow I tried etresoft but not sure how to inturpret the result

mac book running slow I tried etresoft but not sure how to inturpret the results any help would be so awesome, thank you
Problem description:
Computer started running very slowly, when I type there is a delay and internet connection is very slow although it is not the wifi connection because it is running well on all other computers, phones, ect.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated March 28, 2015 12:02:27 PM HST
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    1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
    4 GB RAM
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            2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 640
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        Color LCD 1280 x 800
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    GrowlHelperApp    Application (/Library/PreferencePanes/Growl.prefPane/Contents/Resources/GrowlHelperApp.app)
    Belkin Router Monitor    Application (/Applications/Belkin/Belkin Router Monitor.app)
    AdobeResourceSynchronizer    Application Hidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
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    Mar 28, 2015, 12:01:57 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120157_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 12:01:36 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120136_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 12:01:36 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120136_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 12:01:25 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120125_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 12:01:14 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120114_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 12:01:14 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120114_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 12:00:31 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120031_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 12:00:20 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120020_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 12:00:20 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120020_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 12:00:10 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120010_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 12:00:10 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120010_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 11:59:59 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115959_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 11:59:47 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115947_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 11:59:38 AM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115938_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 11:59:29 AM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115929_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 11:59:20 AM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115920_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 11:59:09 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115909_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 11:59:09 AM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115909_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 11:58:57 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115857_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 11:58:57 AM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115857_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 11:58:45 AM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115845_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 12:01:45 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120145_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 12:01:45 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120145_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 12:01:03 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120103_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 12:00:54 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120054_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 12:00:54 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120054_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 12:00:42 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120042_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 12:00:42 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120042_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 11:59:47 AM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115947_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 11:59:29 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115929_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 11:59:20 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115920_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 12:02:18 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120218_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 12:02:06 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120206_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 12:02:06 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120206_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 12:01:57 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120157_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 12:01:25 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120125_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 12:01:03 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120103_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 12:00:31 PM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120031_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 11:59:59 AM    /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115959_[redacted].crash
    Mar 28, 2015, 11:59:38 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115938_[redacted].crash

Update your Belkin router software along with Affinegy software.

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My older Mac Book Pro is getting slow and having issues like a PC (programs freeze and closes, slow to respond, slow to open programs, wifi signal dropps out, etc)
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Anyone using a Yamakasi Catleap 2703 Monitor with a Retina Mac Book Pro? If so, is it working well and would you do it again? Is it compatible with the Apple dual DVI cable?
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Before Mac switched to Intel processors they used Power PC processors from 1994 to 2005. Power PC 601 through 604, G3, G4 and G5. Applications written for the Power PC processors need the application called Rosetta to run on Intel processors. This was part of the Operating System in 10.4 and 10.5 but was an optional install in 10.6. With 10.7 Lion Apple dropped all support for Power PC applications.

Will the mini display port to vga adapter work with a 2007 mac book?

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I think your Macbook came with a Mini DVI port instead of a Mini Display port.

We have a large family, 5 kids and two adults all with iPads, iPhones, Mac Books, Servers.... How can we combine our purchases to use on all our devices. We have two Apple ID's and sometimes buy multiple copies because of how we are limited...

We have a large family, 5 kids and two adults all with iPads, iPhones, Mac Books, Servers.... How can we combine our purchases to use on all our devices. We have two Apple ID's and sometimes buy multiple copies because of how we are limited...

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Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at:
Frequently asked questions about Apple ID
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5622
I have multiple Apple IDs. Is there a way for me to merge them into a single Apple ID?
Apple IDs cannot be merged. You should use your preferred Apple ID from now on, but you can still access your purchased items such as music, movies, or software using your other Apple IDs.
If you are wondering how using multiple Apple IDs relate to iCloud, see Apple IDs and iCloud.
Best of luck,
Mario

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