Should I move to El Capitan?

I currently have a 13 "MacBook Pro 7.1 (mid-2010) with 4 GB of memory running on OS X 10.6.8.  I noticed that a lot of bands ceased to support snow leopard, so I tell myself I must improve afterwards, but I don't know how this will affect my computer. Can I spend without worry or should try everything first of an older OS? All I have to do if I decide to upgrade?

El Capitan is the only choice you have. Be sure to back up your system with Time Machine or a clone using SuperDuper! Carbon Copy or clone.

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    Eventually, however, you will need to upgrade to El Capitan. Unless you have a USB bootable installer of the Mavericks by car or kept the Mavericks Installer, you will not be able to reinstall it.

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    Upgrade the operating system to a computer running slowly will usually make the problem worse. You should first try to solve the underlying problem.

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    When you have completed the installation of El Capitan, the Setup program deletes itself. So if you have not copied somewhere else, you will have again the download on the App Store.

  • I have a macbook pro 2009 environment. I can't upgrade to Sierra and I lion. How to move to el capitan since I can't upgrade to Sierra

    I have a macbook pro 2009 environment. I can't upgrade to Sierra and I lion. How to move to el capitan since I can't upgrade to Sierra

    You can go to El Capitan, as you would to Sierra. Download from the App Store. You should be able to do.

  • I tried to download macOS Sierra for the last hours on my Mac, but it is still holding still to download. Should I download the El Capitan instead? All sites tell me that I should update my Safari.

    I tried to download macOS Sierra on my macbook pro iOS 10 for a few hours and it still has several hours to go. Should I just download the Capitan instead? All sites tell me that I should update my Safari or I wouldn't even through this disorder.

    You must complete the download of Sierra. It is a very large file and will take some time, especially on a slow Internet connection.

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    I have a macbook pro 2010 and already have updated twice.  Should I move a third time?  I was in the apple store some time ago and I was told that I should not upgrade again.  Can I update or not and why?

    Upgrade what to what? We don't know what you're asking. Writing an effective communities of Apple Support question.

  • I am running Yosemite. Should I upgrade to El Capitan before moving on to the Sierra?

    I am running Yosemite. Should I upgrade to El Capitan before moving on to the Sierra?

    No you do not.  Lion 10.7.5 or higher, you're in the clear.

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  • should I move an IMac 8.1 to El Capitan?

    Hi, I had a very old IMac lying around (imac 8.1. It has 2 GB of memory and a single Intel processor) and I didn't have Snow Leopard top to get El Capitan on it and upgrade the memory to 4 GB, it's worth the expense and time or is this machine? Or should I just leave it like that? Currently, I use it just because it is really slow.

    It would be an iMac in early 2008, and even with only 2 GB of RAM should not be turn slowly. Upgrade to El Capitan will not improve speed - even if you upgrade to 4 GB of RAM.

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    I use Crashplan to back up my Mac and my external drive (where are stored all my pictures and files) on another external drive and Crashplan central (the cloud). So, I wanted to know if there are all the necessary requirements or procedure I must follow if I want to move to OSX Mavericks to OSX El Capitan? Such as, if I need to completely disable the crashplan app (once it's done with its current backup), or simply pause the application will work. Also permanently, I leave the backup drives attached to the Mac, and the external drive that I use to transfer of work between the home and the College is connected now too. Should I eject all external disks before starting an upgrade?

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    Thank you for using communities Support from Apple! I'm sure we can help you on with your question, or at least you pointed in the right direction. If you have questions about how CrashPlan backups can interact with your OS X upgrade process, you can find the following useful Code42 page:

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    Hello. I have a MacBookAir5 1: Intel Core i5: 1.7 GHz: memory: 4 GB. I'm still with OS 10.8.5 when bought around 2012. I don't know if I should go to El Capitan while available because I continue to read comments about upgrading slow their macs after the upgrade - and then the decision is regrettable. This has been holding back me. I want / need this MacBookAir to continue to work for me as long as possible - and safe (because I get more security for this OS updates). Advice from those who have experienced the same dilemma or can give advice on this subject are very much appreciated.

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    Don't ask me why, but... After reformatting MacMini I rebooted ElCapitan on the web. He asks whether to load on the hard drive or what I imagine to be the flash of his fusion drive part. I loaded it on the hard drive. Should I have chosen the flash part for best performance? Any way to move it?

    On another issue, any reason why I do not see standard folders in the finder window (such as photos, movies, etc.), or a users folder? Was it a result of reloading the system?

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    If you want to keep readers separated, they so that you install OS X on the SSD performance. But we must be aware that the SSD is ONLY 128 GB.

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    I've updated two Mac Pro and it is in the production environment in our society. Please provide us with the solutions or the patch as soon as possible.

    Question if I never face everything again improving Mac OS. I feel sierra is updated worst ever come and have too many questions.

    in the meantime to solve as soon as possible.

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