When you upgrade to macOS Mojave, you’ll get a host of new features inspired by its most powerful users but designed for everyone. Stay better focused on your work in Dark Mode. Automatically organize files using Stacks. Take more kinds of screenshots with less effort. Try four handy new built-in apps, and discover even more in the redesigned Mac App Store. Now you can get more out of every click. Best of all, upgrading is free and easy.
How to prepare your Mac for OS X 10.10 Yosemite Before you upgrade your Mac to Yosemite, you need to make sure your machine is up to the task. We present a quick, four-point checklist to help you. I read the following informations from the apple discussion. Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, breaks the tradition, and is available free (subject certain license restrictions) for anyone from 10.6.8 through 10.8.5 as long as they meet the system requirements for 10.8. Jul 26, 2011 The 10.6.8 update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac. IM SO SORRY FOR THE SCREEN AGAIN LOL Any way this is how you update your mac to OS X Yosemite Remember: 1.OS X Yosemite can only be install for iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum.
Chances are, your Mac can run macOS Mojave.
Mac computers with Metal-capable graphics processors (GPUs) can be upgraded to macOS Mojave.
Make sure you’re ready to upgrade.
Before you upgrade, we recommend that you back up your Mac. Then, if your Mac is running OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 or later, you can upgrade directly to macOS Mojave.
Upgrading is free. And easier than you think.
Visit the macOS Mojave page on the App Store. Click the download button and follow the onscreen instructions to begin your upgrade. If you don’t have broadband access, you can upgrade your Mac at any Apple Store.
OS X 10.8 or later
2GB of memory
12.5GB of available storage (OS X El Capitan 10.11.5 or later)*
Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.
Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.
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Have an older version of OS X? Learn how to upgrade
Upgrading from OS X Snow Leopard or Lion
If you’re running Snow Leopard (10.6.8) or Lion (10.7) and your Mac supports macOS Mojave, you will need to upgrade to El Capitan (10.11) first. Click here for instructions.
For details about your Mac model, click the Apple icon at the top left of your screen and choose About This Mac. These Mac models are compatible with macOS Mojave:
MacBook (Early 2015 or newer)
MacBook Air (Mid 2012 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid 2012 or newer)
Mac mini (Late 2012 or newer)
iMac (Late 2012 or newer)
iMac Pro (2017)
Mac Pro (Late 2013; Mid 2010 and Mid 2012 models with recommended Metal-capable graphics cards)
Siri
Requires a broadband Internet connection and microphone (built-in or external).
Hey Siri
Supported by the following Mac models:
MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (2018)
iMac Pro (2017)
Dictation and Voice Memos
Requires a microphone (built-in or external).
Spotlight Suggestions
Requires a broadband Internet connection.
Gestures
Requires a Multi-Touch trackpad, Force Touch trackpad, Magic Trackpad, or Magic Mouse.
Force Touch gestures require a Force Touch trackpad.
VoiceOver gestures require a Multi-Touch trackpad, Force Touch trackpad, or Magic Trackpad.
Photo Booth
Requires a FaceTime or iSight camera (built-in or external), or USB video class (UVC) camera.
FaceTime
Audio calls require a microphone (built-in or external) and broadband Internet connection.
Video calls require a built-in FaceTime camera, an iSight camera (built-in or external), or a USB video class (UVC) camera; and broadband Internet connection.
Continuity Camera, Handoff, Instant Hotspot, and Universal Clipboard
Supported by the following Mac models:
MacBook (Early 2015 or newer)
MacBook Pro (2012 or newer)
MacBook Air (2012 or newer)
Mac mini (2012 or newer)
iMac (2012 or newer)
iMac Pro (2017)
Mac Pro (Late 2013)
Continuity Camera requires an iPhone or iPad with a Lightning connector and iOS 12 or later.
Handoff requires an iPhone or iPad with a Lightning connector and iOS 8 or later.
Instant Hotspot requires an iPhone or iPad with cellular connectivity with a Lightning connector and iOS 8.1 or later. Requires Personal Hotspot service through your carrier.
Auto Unlock
Supported by Mac models introduced in mid 2013 or later.
Requires an Apple Watch with watchOS 3 or later and an iPhone 5 or later.
Apple Pay on the Web
Supported by the following Mac models:
MacBook (Early 2015 or newer)
MacBook Pro (2012 or newer)
MacBook Air (2012 or newer)
Mac mini (2012 or newer)
iMac (2012 or newer)
iMac Pro (2017)
Mac Pro (Late 2013)
Requires MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, iPhone 6 or later with iOS 10 or later, or an Apple Watch with watchOS 3 or later.
Phone Calling
Requires an iPhone with iOS 8 or later and an activated carrier plan.
SMS
Requires an iPhone with iOS 8.1 or later and an activated carrier plan.
Home
Requires iPhone with iOS 12 or later and a configured Home app.
AirDrop
AirDrop between Mac computers and iOS devices is supported by the following Mac models:
MacBook (Early 2015 or newer)
MacBook Pro (2012 or newer)
MacBook Air (2012 or newer)
Mac mini (2012 or newer)
iMac (2012 or newer)
iMac Pro (2017)
Mac Pro (Late 2013)
AirDrop to iOS devices requires an iPhone or iPad with a Lightning connector and iOS 7 or later.
AirPlay
AirPlay Mirroring requires an Apple TV (2nd generation or later). Supported by the following Mac models:
MacBook (Early 2015 or newer)
MacBook Air (Mid 2012 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid 2012 or newer)
Mac mini (Late 2012 or newer)
iMac (Late 2012 or newer)
iMac Pro (2017)
Mac Pro (Late 2013)
AirPlay for web video requires an Apple TV (2nd generation or later).
Peer-to-peer AirPlay requires a Mac (2012 or later) and an Apple TV (3rd generation rev A, model A1469 or later) with Apple TV software 7.0 or later.
Time Machine
Requires an external storage device (sold separately).
Power Nap
Supported by the following Mac models:
MacBook (Early 2015 or newer)
MacBook Air (Mid 2012 or newer)
MacBook Pro with Retina display (Mid 2012 or newer)
Mac mini (Late 2012 or newer)
iMac (Late 2012 or newer)
iMac Pro (2017)
Mac Pro (Late 2013)
Boot Camp
Allows Boot Camp installations of Windows 10 on supported Mac models.
Exchange Support
Requires Microsoft Office 365, Exchange 2016, Exchange 2013, or Exchange Server 2010. Installing the latest Service Packs is recommended.
App Store
Available only to persons age 13 or older in the U.S. and many other countries and regions.
Apple Books
Apple News
App Store
Automator
Calculator
Calendar
Chess
Contacts
Dashboard
Dictionary
DVD Player
FaceTime
Font Book
Home
Image Capture
iTunes
Launchpad
Mail
Maps
Messages
Mission Control
Notes
Photo Booth
Photos
Preview
QuickTime Player
Reminders
Safari
Siri
Stickies
Stocks
System Preferences
TextEdit
Time Machine
Voice Memos
Activity Monitor
AirPort Utility
Audio MIDI Setup
Bluetooth File Exchange
Boot Camp Assistant
ColorSync Utility
Console
Digital Color Meter
Disk Utility
Grapher
Keychain Access
Migration Assistant
Screenshot
Script Editor
System Information
Terminal
VoiceOver Utility
Arabic
Catalan
Croatian
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong)
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
English (Australia)
English (United Kingdom)
Finnish
French
French (Canada)
German
Greek
Hebrew
Hindi
Hungarian
Indonesian
Italian
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Japanese
Korean
Malay
Norwegian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Slovak
Spanish
Spanish (Latin America)
Swedish
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Vietnamese
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Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite is out, but there are four things you need to do before upgrading your Mac to Apple's latest operating system.
1. Check whether your Mac is able to run Yosemite
According to Apple, the following are the supported models for Yosemite:
iMac (Mid-2007 or newer)
MacBook (13-inch, late 2008 aluminum, early 2009 or newer)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, mid-2009 or newer)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, mid/late 2007 or newer)
MacBook Pro (17-inch, late 2007 or newer)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
Mac Mini (Early 2009 or newer)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
Xserve (Early 2009)
If you can't remember your Mac's vintage, click the Apple logo in the upper-left corner and choose About This Mac. A small window will pop up, showing basic system information.
To see what year your Mac was made, click the More Info button and you'll see a bit more system information, including your Mac's era in gray lettering below its name.
2. Make sure you have enough memory and hard-drive space
Among Yosemite's general requirements are a minimum of 2GB of memory and at least 8GB of available space. The memory amount is shown on the main About This Mac screen from above. To see how much space you have on your Mac's hard drive or solid-state drive (SSD), click the More Info button again and then click Storage at the top of the window.
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You may wish to read our article on upgrading your Mac's memory. Or watch this video about how to upgrade the RAM on a MacBook Pro.
3. Check your current OS X version
If you haven't updated your Mac's operating system in a number of years, then you need to check to see if you are running at least OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard, which was released way back in 2009. Its 10.6.6 update introduced the Mac App Store, which you'll need in order to download Yosemite. The About This Mac window will show which version of OS X you have. You need be running one of the following:
OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.8)
OS X Lion (10.7)
OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)
OS X Mavericks (10.9)
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If you have an ancient Mac with an OS predating Snow Leopard, you will need to install Snow Leopard before then moving to Yosemite. You can buy Snow Leopard for $19.99 here.
4. Before you do anything, back up your Mac
If you have determined that your Mac can run Yosemite, then (as always) your first move before upgrading should be to perform a system backup to protect your data. Should the installation go awry, you don't want to lose important documents along with your photo and music libraries. Thankfully, Macs include a tool that make backups easy: Time Machine. Learn how to set up Time Machine on your Mac.
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