The first three generations of Intel-based Mac minis used the same Socket M to mount the CPU on a 667 MHz system bus. The CPU is not soldered in place, allowing the Early 2006, Late 2006, and Mid 2007 models to take the same CPU upgrades, bringing speeds as high as 2.33 GHz. My hard drive crashed on my Imac took it to computer repair they installed new hard drive, tried to recover data but could not, when we presented the imac to the apple store they told me i would have to buy back my old hd from them um hello no way, so thats why we went to another place that works on macs, so apple said i had lion on the mac, i couldnt remeber but now i remember i had leopard.
Download Mavericks Installer is a method you can downgrade and upgrade your Mac OS. There are two main methods you can use to install the application. Install Maverick on an empty volume and install it on the startup. In this two cases you do not need to keep OS backups and you need to back up the previous OS versions respectively. There are tools for you to the backups. And this application can be easily downloaded from the Apple App Store. Without searching on the internet.
If you are interested in Download Mavericks Installer. Keep reading. We will guide you through the process.
Method 1: Download Mavericks Installer on Empty Volume
You do not need to keep any backups of the previous versions in this method. Because you have an empty volume to install the OS backups aren’t necessary. Best quality of this tool is that you can install the application while booting with the existing startup process is happening. Your valuable time will also be saved without wasting for the complete process of installation.
Method 2: Install Mavericks on the startup volume
Download Mavericks Installer can be used in the startup volume. But you need to keep a backup on the previous OS application data with you. Because after the installation you might not be able to see the files and applications with the new OS. Create a bootable USB Mavericks Installer. So you can use it for the process.
Keeping backups for Download Mavericks Installer
You might wonder how you should need to keep backups before using Download Mavericks Installer second method. There are so many tools for you to choose to back up the Mac OS X before upgrading. You should choose the best tool to do the task. After the backing up process is completed you can ensure it is done. By checking the system preferences and go to the startup disk pane and booting the backed up device.
Here are some tools you can choose for backing up clones. Mac Backup Guru, SuperDuper, Carbon Copy Cloner are some recommended tools. You can use these for the backing up process of the Mac OS.
Compatible devices for Download Mavericks Installer
Download Mavericks Installer is compatible with most of the devices in Apple Inc.
iMac ( After 2006 iMac versions), All Mac Book Retina Models, Mac Book Pro 15 inch, Mac Book Pro 17 inch,Mac Book and Mac Book Black/White (the year 2008 and 2009 upwards), Mac Mini (2007 or later), Mac Book Air 2008 or later, Mac Pro (2008 or later), Mac Book Pro 13 inch (2009 or later), Xserve (2009)
System Requirements Download Mavericks Installer
To use this Download Mavericks Installer you need at least of 2 GB of RAM, 8 GB storage, OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard and above.
- Firstly you need to launch the application from the app store. Search for “Download Mavericks Installer” in the search bar.
- The application is around 5GB. Select where to be saved. And let the file to be downloaded.
- After downloading the file the Mavericks installer will be opened automatically. Avoid the popup by clicking Quit. Do not proceed with the installer.
- You need to create a bootable USB with the downloaded application. You can follow the steps in the official website and also by referring correct video tutorials.
- After using this Download Mavericks Installer you will be able to successfully downgrade or upgrade your Mac OS x personal computer. And use it just the way you prefer.
So hurry up now. Download Mavericks Installer is waiting for you.
Since OS-X Mavericks (10.9) Apple have been releasing their OS X upgrades for free. This means if you have any version of OS X newer than 10.9 then you can upgrade it to the latest version for free. There are three ways you can upgrade.
- Download the Installer from Apple directly to the computer that you want to install the new OS X onto.
- Take your computer into the nearest Apple Store and they will do the upgrade for you.
- Make a USB thumb drive installer that you can plug into your computer to upgrade it.
Method 1 is Apple’s suggestion method, but if you have more than one computer it requires you to download the OS X update more than once. Method 3 gives you a thumb drive that you can use multiple times to install OSX, and you can even boot off it in an emergency if your hard drive crashes. It is very handy to have a bootable version of the latest OSX on a thumb drive lying around So I suggest option three
This article tells you how to make a USB thumb drive installer so you can upgrade any computer to the latest OS X.
It also tells you how to work out what is the newest version of OSX that you can run on your computer.
1. Look up what version of OS X your Macintosh can run.
Some older Macintosh computers won’t run the latest version of OS X.
For example, the 2006 Mac mini “Core Duo” 1.83 will only run up to System 10.6.8, while the the 2008 Apple MacBook Air will only run up to 10.7.5.
So before you go downloading it’s good to check which version your computer is able to run. The folks over at everyMac.com have helpfully made a list of what the newest OSX that runs on every Mac model is. You can access that list here.
2. Update to the newest update of your OSX version.
(e.g. 10.6.8)
The major OS X versions have different names and numbers.
For example:
10.4: “Tiger”
10.5: “Leopard”
10.6: “Snow Leopard”
10.7: “Lion”
10.8: “Mountain Lion”
10.9: “Mavericks”
10.10: “Yosemite”
10.11: “El Capitan”
Within these major versions there are also smaller software updates. For example 10.6.1, 10.6.2 etc. These minor updates are simple updates and you just update them by going to the Apple menu and selecting ‘Software Update’ or by going to the Apple menu, App Store and then ‘check for software update’.
Before you do a major update to a new version of OS X it is good to make sure that your current version is up to date because some installers require you to have an updated version of your current version. My laptop had Snow Leopard 10.6.5, but the ‘Mountain Lion’ Installer I wanted to use needed 10.6.8 so I ran Software Update’ and it upgraded to 10.6.8 first.
3. Download the Installer for the new version that you want
(e.g. 10.11 El Capitan)
The easiest way to get a copy of the installer for OS X is to go the Apple website or the App Store and type in the version that you want. I went to the ‘App Store’ and typed in El Capitan and this was the first result that appeared:
All you need to do is click on the download icon and it will download to your computer.
If you are looking for a version of OSX that does not appear on the App Store, you can find it in ‘Purchased’ if you have downloaded it previously. In my ‘Purchased’ tab of App Store I can see Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Lion ( even though I did not purchase them I simply downloaded them). Tf you have not downloaded it previously and you want an older version that is not the latest version, you may need to find a friend who has downloaded it previously and get it from there computer.
If you have a version of OS X that is older than 10.6 you will need to pay to upgrade to Mountain Lion (10.8) first because it is only versions later than 10.8 that are free. You can buy 10.7 or 10.8 at the Apple Store here.
4. Make a copy of the OS X Installer.
The installer will download to your ‘Applications’ folder. If you run it from there, it will install the latest OSX but then it will delete itself. Given that these installers are huge files – 6 or 7 GB, it makes sense to save a copy so that if you ever need to install it on another computer you don’t need to do the entire download again. This is especially the case if you have three or four different computers. You can use the same installer file on different computers. An iMac, a MacBook Air, a Mac Mini, a MacBook Pro all use the same OSX installer. So it is much faster and uses less of your Internet bandwidth to download the installer once and use it on your different computers via a thumb drive rather than downloading it four times.
To make a copy of the installer you simply need to click on it, hold the ‘option’ key and drag it to your desktop. A green plus will appear to indicate that it will make a copy of the installer.
Hold down the option key while dragging installer to your desktop and a copy will be made.
5. Use DiskMaker X to make the installer USB drive.
Now that you have made a copy of the installer, grab an 8GB thumb drive, and download this program called Disk Maker X.
You can do this manually, and I have explained how here, but DiskMaker X automates the process and makes it a lot simpler.
Run Disk Maker X and it will ask you for the location of the Installer file. It will also ask you to choose your thumb drive. Show it where the installer file is, select your USB thumb drive, and it will make a bootable version of the OS X installer.
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This maker X will ask you what version of OSX you want to make an installer for. Click on the version you want and then it will ask you for the installer file that you downloaded in step 3. It does the rest!
You might notice that the latest version of DiskMaker X only works with the latest three versions of OS X
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If you want to work with a version of OSX older than Mavericks (e.g. 10.8 Mountain Lion) then you can download an older version of DiskMaker X from their website which works with the older installers.
6. Install OSX from the USB
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Now all you need to do is take that USB thumbdrive, stick it in the computer that you want to upgrade, and double click on the icon that appears on desktop. The installation is automatic. This installer thumb drive is identical to the thumb drive that you would have if you purchased it from Apple.