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Minimum system requirements for Tiger:

PowerPC G3, G4 or G5 running at 300 MHz or higher
FireWire port
256 MB RAM
3 GB hard drive space
DVD drive

Leopard minimum system requirements:

Intel or PowerPC G4 or G5 processor at 867 MHz or higher
DVD drive
512 MB RAM
9 GB hard drive space

If you have an old PowerPC Mac that you want to completely upgrade, put the 10.5 Leopard DVD in your drive and follow the instructions. Leopard latest version OS X, which supports PowerPC Macs, so it's good to have this latest version. However, you won't be able to use your Mac anymore until you get more new car on Intel based.

If you have an early Intel-based Mac, it's smarter to skip Leopard and go straight from Lion to Snow Leopard—if you can accommodate the memory and hard drive requirements.

Upgrade from 10.5 “Leopard” to 10.6 “Snow Leopard”

Snow Leopard system requirements:

Intel Mac
1 GB RAM
5 GB hard drive space
DVD drive

Snow Leopard is the latest version of OS X, available strictly on DVD. This DVD is also the only way for Macs with older versions of OS X to access the Mac App Store and update it with Snow Leopard. If you have an Intel Mac, simply place the Snow Leopard DVD in your drive and follow the update instructions.

As we said earlier, if you still have a Power PC Mac, you're stuck with 10.5 Leopard since it was the last version to officially support non-Intel compatible Macs.

Please note that 10.6 Snow Leopard is the minimum version to run our Mac optimization application, . Therefore, upgrading to Snow Leopard is wise!

Upgrade from 10.6 “Snow Leopard” to 10.7 “Lion”

Lion system requirements:

64-bit Intel Mac
2 GB RAM
OS X 10.6.6 or later
7 GB hard drive space

You cannot upgrade from the earliest version of Snow Leopard to Lion. You must patch Snow Leopard to 10.6.6 first on Apple's website (and Apple recommends going to 10.6.8). That's because 10.6.6 is the first version of OS X to introduce the Mac App Store, which allows online updates from a Mac in major versions. Before this, you could update the same version of OS X through the website Apple support on their website, but you couldn't move on to the next big release without the DVD.

And there are actually no DVDs for 10.7 Lion and later versions of OS X. You need to upgrade to the digital version or not at all what 10.6.6 means, the most early version to support Mac App Store, also the earliest version which can update in digital form to the latest version of OS X.

However, you will first need to upgrade to 10.6.6 or 10.6.8 through the Apple support website. Once you've done this and you have the Mac App Store installed, go there to update. In fact, you can no longer upgrade to Lion as it has been removed from the Mac App Store since July 2012. You should update right to Mountain Lion. If you already have Lion installed and need to reinstall it, hold Option and go to the tab " Purchased" V Apple Mac Store to see the download link again.

Upgrade from 10.7 Lion (or 10.6.8 Snow Leopard) to 10.8 Mountain Lion

Mountain Lion System Requirements:

2 GB RAM
8 GB hard drive space
OS X 10.6.8 or later

The most early models Mac supported: Mid-2007 iMac, late 2008 or early 2009 MacBook, mid 2007 MacBook Pro, at the end of 2008 MacBook Air, early 2009 Mac Mini or early 2008 Mac Pro

If you have a system that meets the above specifications, you will be able to upgrade your Mac from Lion to Mountain Lion (or even the later Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion) through the Mac App Store. It will cost $19.99 US, with different prices for other regions.

Upgrade from 10.8 Mountain Lion to 10.9 Mavericks

System requirements Mavericks are pretty much the same as Mountain Lion. It is due out by the end of 2013, but a release date has not yet been announced. Just like the Mountain Lion upgrade, the Mavericks upgrade will be done through the Mac App Store and will likely cost $19.99, with different prices for other regions.

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And its update. Before you begin, it is important to decide what exactly you need to do. That is, it will be necessary to understand whether a complete reinstallation is required operating system or a simple update. You will also need to prepare the device for reinstallation (for example, if you are going to sell your device).

Additionally, you can restore from a TimeMachine backup if you have configured this. So, first things first:

If you want to update your Mac OS, you can create a backup copy so that in case of unforeseen circumstances, you can restore the system.
If you are going to restore the operating system, then no action is required. However, you can check for backups if you want to install one of them.
At complete reinstallation you will need, as in the first point, to create a copy. Then be sure to deauthorize your computer or laptop from iTunes. To do this, launch the program, open the “Account” tab, select the authorization item, and then open the deauthorization item. Please note that your Apple ID password may be required. Next, exit iCloud service, after disabling Find My Mac if it was previously enabled. Also log out of your account V iMessage services and FaceTime. At this point, your preparation ends. Let's move on, friends.

Reinstallation

First of all, please note that next instruction involves reinstallation with installation of the version of the operating system that was installed when purchasing the device. That is, if you purchased a Macbook with OSX Mavericks, and then upgraded it to ElCaptain, then after reinstallation the laptop will have Mavericks again. It is also worth remembering that all your data will be deleted from your computer. This method is suitable for those who want to sell their device, give it to someone, or simply receive the device “out of the box.” If this method does not suit you, then go to the “Recovery” paragraph.
So, let's get started: immediately after turning on the computer, hold down the key combination Option+Command+R.

Once you see the Apple logo, you can release the buttons.
If you did everything correctly, Disk Utility will launch, with which you will need to clean up the built-in hard drive. Please note that Extended journal format must be used. After this you can close the window.
Now click on “Reinstall mac OS”. Follow the prompts on your computer or laptop screen to complete the steps indicated.
When your device reboots, you will see a setup assistant in front of you, which opens when you turn on computers for the first time. macOS control. If you don't want to configure it (for example, as mentioned above, when selling the device), then use the Command+Q combination to turn off the Mac. This way, you will give the opportunity to configure the settings to another user, your future buyer. Ready! This completes the reinstallation.

Update

Updating macOS is much easier than any other operating system on your computer. This process is accompanied by fewer problems and questions. This will be especially noticeable by those people who have updated Windows at least once. In order to update your Mac computer or laptop, you only need an Internet connection and a little time.

Launch a store Mac applications AppStore.
In shopping or in other sections of the store, find the new version of the operating system. Most often it is in the first places of the “Top Chart” or in the “Selection”.
Click the “Download” button or “Install” if the system has already been downloaded previously. Wait for the operation to complete and continue using the now updated mac OS.

Recovery

Recovering with Time Machine

If you have a Time Machine backup, you will need to boot the device from the recovery partition using Command+R when you turn on the computer. In the window utilities mac OS select the item of the same name. Please note that all data from the disk will be cleared and replaced with the information and files from your backup. The recovery itself is easy to do using the instructions on the computer screen.

Minimum system requirements for Tiger:

PowerPC G3, G4 or G5 running at 300 MHz or higher
FireWire port
256 MB RAM
3 GB hard drive space
DVD drive

Leopard minimum system requirements:

Intel or PowerPC G4 or G5 processor at 867 MHz or higher
DVD drive
512 MB RAM
9 GB hard drive space

If you have an old PowerPC Mac that you want to completely upgrade, put the 10.5 Leopard DVD in your drive and follow the instructions. Leopard is the latest version of OS X to support PowerPC Macs, so it's a good idea to have the latest version. However, you won't be able to work on your Mac anymore until you get a newer Intel-based machine.

If you have an early Intel-based Mac, it's smarter to skip Leopard and go straight from Lion to Snow Leopard—if you can accommodate the memory and hard drive requirements.

Upgrade from 10.5 “Leopard” to 10.6 “Snow Leopard”

Snow Leopard system requirements:

Intel Mac
1 GB RAM
5 GB hard drive space
DVD drive

Snow Leopard is the latest version of OS X, available strictly on DVD. This DVD is also the only way for Macs running older versions of OS X to access the Mac App Store and update it with Snow Leopard. If you have an Intel Mac, simply place the Snow Leopard DVD in your drive and follow the update instructions.

As we said earlier, if you still have a Power PC Mac, you're stuck with 10.5 Leopard since it was the last version to officially support non-Intel compatible Macs.

Please note that 10.6 Snow Leopard is the minimum version to run our Mac optimization application, . Therefore, upgrading to Snow Leopard is wise!

Upgrade from 10.6 “Snow Leopard” to 10.7 “Lion”

Lion system requirements:

64-bit Intel Mac
2 GB RAM
OS X 10.6.6 or later
7 GB hard drive space

You cannot upgrade from the earliest version of Snow Leopard to Lion. You must patch Snow Leopard to 10.6.6 first on Apple's website (and Apple recommends going to 10.6.8). That's because 10.6.6 is the first version of OS X to introduce the Mac App Store, which allows online updates from a Mac in major versions. Before this, you could update the same version of OS X through Apple's support site on their website, but you couldn't upgrade to the next major version without a DVD.

And there are actually no DVDs for 10.7 Lion and later versions of OS X. You need to upgrade to the digital version or not at all, which means 10.6.6, the earliest version to support the Mac App Store, is also the earliest version that can upgrade digitally up to the latest version of OS X.

However, you will first need to upgrade to 10.6.6 or 10.6.8 through the Apple support website. Once you've done this and you have the Mac App Store installed, go there to update. In fact, you can no longer upgrade to Lion as it has been removed from the Mac App Store since July 2012. You should upgrade straight to Mountain Lion. If you already have Lion installed and need to reinstall it, hold Option and go to the tab " Purchased» in the Apple Mac Store to see the download link again.

Upgrade from 10.7 Lion (or 10.6.8 Snow Leopard) to 10.8 Mountain Lion

Mountain Lion System Requirements:

2 GB RAM
8 GB hard drive space
OS X 10.6.8 or later

The earliest Mac models supported were: Mid-2007 iMac, late 2008 or early 2009 MacBook, mid-2007 MacBook Pro, late 2008 MacBook Air, early 2009 Mac Mini, or early 2008 Mac Pro

Upgrade from 10.8 Mountain Lion to 10.9 Mavericks

Mavericks system requirements are almost the same as Mountain Lion. It is due out by the end of 2013, but a release date has not yet been announced. Just like the Mountain Lion upgrade, the Mavericks upgrade will be done through the Mac App Store and will likely cost $19.99, with different prices for other regions.

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In April, we briefly talked about the ability to install OS X 10.8.3 Mountain Lion on older Mac models that are not officially supported by the system. I used the method described in that material, and today I will tell you about it in more detail.

So, one important change has happened since April - now you can install OS X 10.8.4 on old Macs, which is Apple's most modern desktop OS today. The list of supported Mac models has not changed - just in case, I present it again:

All models from 2006 to 2008 with Core processor 2 Duo and Lion OS or higher installed (PPC, Core Duo and Core Solo are not supported)

- MacBook late 2006, 2007 and 2008
— MacBook Air early 2008
- MacBook Pro late 2007 and mid 2007
- iMac 2006
- Mac Mini 2006
— Mac Pro 2006, 2007
— Xserve 2006 and early 2008

I installed OS X 10.8.4 on white MacBook 2008 with a Core 2 Duo processor with a frequency of 2.4 GHz. I’ll report on the results later, now let’s talk about the process of installing the system on a computer (the screenshots below are taken from the utility).

So, we will need the MLPostFactor utility (download) and the operating system OS X 10.8.4, which can either be officially downloaded from the Mac App Store, or obtained by some other method, which we will not describe here. There is no dependence of the operation of the MLPostFactor utility on the degree of “officiality” of the operating system, although many resources write that only an officially purchased OS is needed.

Having made sure that both the utility and the OS are loaded and located on the computer’s hard drive, we proceed to partitioning the disk for installing the new system. We will need two new sections. Let's call one Install and allocate 8 GB to it disk space. The second one, the one in which the OS will be installed, let's call it ML, its volume should be at least 10 GB, and better, of course, more. My volume of this partition is 200 GB.

Having finished partitioning the disk, run the downloaded MLPostFactor utility and install it in the Install partition we created.

Reboot the computer with the Alt key pressed, select as boot disk Install. Install OS X 10.8.4 in the ML partition. After the installation is complete, go to the Utilities menu item, select MLPostFactor there and apply it to the ML section.

That's all, OS X 10.8.4 is installed on the computer. The ML partition has become bootable by default, so that the next time you reboot or turn on the computer Alt key no need to hold.

Now let's talk about how OS X 10.8.4 works on my old MacBook. In short, it works great. Compared to OS X 10.7.5 Lion) the laptop just flies, small volume random access memory(2 GB) practically does not affect the work (unlike Lion, where slowdowns were observed regularly, one only had to open 8-10 tabs in the browser and run several standard applications). Notification Center works, iMessage too, special problems was not noticed.

But small bugs are still present, although they are not at all critical during operation. First, when the laptop wakes up from sleep, sometimes (very rarely) “Image Capture” and iTunes launch - as if the laptop thinks that an iPhone is connected to it. Secondly, “Preview” sometimes crashes, especially when working with large images. This also happens extremely rarely; it happened to me two or three times during my entire time working on OS X 10.8.4.

Another problem appeared quite recently. I use Safari as my main browser, and for YouTube and some other Flash video sites I keep Chrome handy. And here in Lately It has become simply impossible to work in Chrome - when you open a new tab, the browser simply crashes, and this happens all the time. All this is due to the fact that the last Chrome version(29, I think) does not want to work with OS X 10.8.4 installed via MLPostFactor. The solution here is simple - download (27th) and disable automatic browser updates. Automatic update Chrome is disabled using the command in Terminal:

Defaults write com.google.Keystone.Agent checkInterval 0

You can return everything back using the command:

Defaults write com.google.Keystone.Agent checkInterval 18000

Here 18000 is the interval between browser update checks in seconds. This value can be set at your discretion.

To summarize, I am quite happy with OS X 10.8.4 on my 2008 MacBook, much more than with the official OS X 10.7.5 Lion. But the noticed bugs are not so significant, and they do not force me to stop using Mountain Lion. Therefore, I confidently recommend the method described above to everyone, but just do not forget that you will perform all manipulations at your own peril and risk.

P.S. The MacRumors website has an English-language MLPostFactor - where the utility developers answer user questions.

However, you first need to ugprade to 10.6.6 or 10.6.8 from Apple via the support website. Once you do this and you have the Mac App Store installed, go there to update. And in fact, you can no longer upgrade to Lion, as it has been removed from the Mac App Store as of July 2012. You must upgrade directly from Mountain Lion. If you already have Lion installed and you need to install it again, though, hold down Option and click on the tab, purchased V Apple store Mac to see the download link again.

Upgrade from 10.7 “Lion” (or 10.6.8 “Snow Leopard”) to 10.8 “Mountain Lion”

Mountain Lion system requirements:

2 GB RAM
8 GB hard drive space
OS X 10.6.8 or later

Early Mac models supported: Mid 2007 iMac, late 2008 or early 2009 MacBook, mid 2007 MacBook Pro, late 2008 MacBook Air, early 2009 Mac Mini, or early 2008 Mac Pro

If you have a system that meets the above requirements, you will be able to upgrade your Mac from Lion to Mountain Lion (or even from the later version of Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion) through the Mac App Store. It will cost $19.99 US with varying prices in other regions.

Upgrade from 10.8 Mountain Lion to 10.9 Mavericks

The system requirements of Mavericks are almost the same as Mountain Lion. It will be released towards the end of 2013, but no release date has been announced yet. Just like the upgrade to Mountain Lion, the upgrade to Mavericks will be done through the Mac App Store and will cost $19.99 US, with varying prices in other regions.

Mavericks is only available as preview developer in this moment but that's it what he looks like.

It turned out to be true, and at yesterday's conference call Tim Cook announced that the new system will be available for download on July 25, that is, today. While the United States sleeps, you and I will prepare our Macs for the transition to new system. I hope everyone will update to 10.8?

Like last year's Lion, Mountain Lion is extremely easy to install and does not require any user skills. Apart from following the instructions on the computer screen, you will not be asked to do anything more. The first thing you need to know before upgrading to Mountain Lion is the system's compatibility with your computer. As Apple itself says, the new version of the system will work on the following computers:

MacBook (Aluminum Late 2008 or Early 2009 or later)
MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or later)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
iMac (Mid 2007 or later)
Mac mini (Early 2009 or later)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
Xserve (Early 2009)

Please note that despite system support, some functions, such as PowerNap or AirPlay, have more stringent restrictions and work not on all computers.

Apple says your computer must have 2 gigabytes of RAM to install OS X Mountain Lion, but we advise you to upgrade your Mac's RAM, since working with 4 gigabytes of memory in 10.8 is much more enjoyable.

Note that there is no need to install RAM in your computer from the same manufacturer that Apple itself installs. The main selection criterion is the operating frequency of the RAM. When you arrive at the store, we recommend that you provide the sales assistant with accurate data on all characteristics, for example, by saving a screenshot of the screen on your iPhone.

If you're having trouble identifying your Mac's system data, you can always use the free Mactracker app, which provides all the information on every device ever made by Apple. In the program you will definitely find your “Mac” and its technical characteristics and data.

The key software limitation when Mountain installation Lion is current version systems no lower than OS X 10.6.8. The fact is that Mountain Lion, like Lion last year, is installed on your computer only through the Mac App Store, which is only available on OS X 10.6.8 and higher. In addition, Apple advises checking your computer for all available updates. You can check it in Finder from the Apple menu - Software Update.

If your Mac runs on Mac system OS X Leopard (10.5), then there is only one way to update it to Mountain Lion. First, you will need to purchase Snow Leopard ($29) and from there upgrade to Mountain Lion, the release of which, let me remind you, we are already waiting for tonight.

While upgrading to OS X Lion last year, I purchased a wireless Magic Trackpad for my iMac. The reason for this decision was the new multi-touch gestures introduced by Apple in OS X Lion. Since then I've been working on my Mac using a mouse and trackpad. With the advent of Mountain Lion, gestures will become even more common, and it will become more difficult to manage without a trackpad. If you have not yet purchased this wonderful thing, then I strongly recommend it to you - work for desktop Mac it becomes even more enjoyable.

To do this, launch Disk Utility on your Mac, select your startup disk in the left column and click the “Check Disk” button. Checking the disk's functionality will take some time and may slow down the system somewhat, but this is not a big deal. At the end of the test you should see something like the following.

If, during the check process, Disk Utility found some problems in the operation of your boot disk, then we advise you to boot from another partition and, running again Disk Utility, try to fix all the problems in the partition where they occur by clicking on the “Fix disk” button.

If you are upgrading from Lion and your Mac is using Lion Recovery, you have the option to boot into the appropriate mode by holding Command+R after turning on the computer and use Disk Utility from there.

Do backup your Mac. IN mandatory We recommend that you create a system backup using the built-in OS X Time programs Machine. To do this, you will need an external, capacious storage device that can accommodate all the information from your boot disk.

Mac users running Snow Leopard should deactivate FileVault. Mountain Lion, like Lion, has a slightly different encryption principle - FileVault 2. According to Apple, this principle is the best previously existing, and if FileVault is enabled on your Mac, then you can switch to a new system without loss by simply disabling FileVault before upgrading .

If you use third-party disk encryption, we recommend that you temporarily disable it when upgrading to a new version of OS X. Many of these products interact with the disk and operating system at a low level, and incompatibility with Mountain Lion may result in your Mac being unable to boot or unable to access all of your information. You can put encryption into action as soon as Mountain Lion is installed on your Mac and you have verified that the software encryption is compatible.

We definitely recommend that you check your computer for updates. For example, system 10.6.8 contains the fixes needed to upgrade to Mountain Lion. You can update the software on your Mac from the Apple menu.

In addition to the main system updates, we recommend monitoring all third-party software installed on your computer. The upcoming release of a new version of the operating system always encourages developers to work on updating their applications to support new version system and hassle-free transition to the new OS. To do this, you can either visit the website of the developers of each of the programs installed on your Mac, or use Mac program App Store and check for software updates there.

If you are too lazy to browse developer sites, we recommend using a more convenient solution. The site maintains a list of programs that have already been supported or are planned to be supported in OS X Lion and OS X Mountain Lion.

Set up your iCloud account or start one if you haven't already. On June 31 of this year, the MobileMe service ceased to exist, and if you were its user, you probably know about its closure, since Apple notified all its users about this more than once.

You can set up a cloud account in the “System Settings” program. Just go to the program and in the “Internet and wireless network” section, select iCloud. If your account has not yet been set up, you will be prompted to create a new one. There are more and more app developers now supporting iCloud on both iOS and OS X, and using this service will definitely make your life easier in the Apple ecosystem.

With a new operating system on the way, it's time to prepare your Mac for an upgrade. Of course, if you plan to switch to a new operating system. OS X Mavericks contains more than 200...