Installing a newer version of software, or getting a newer or improved piece of hardware.
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Can I upgrade an iPhone from iOS 4 to to iOS 5 now that iOS 6 has come out?
If I have an iPhone running iOS 4 that I want to run iOS 5, but don't want to lose Google Maps by upgrading to iOS 6, is this possible?
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1answer
191 views
Upgrading a Mac from Leopard to Lion
I've two Macs: one MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo with 10.5.8 (Leopard) and the other MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo with 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard).
How can I upgrade the Leopard Mac to Mountain Lion while leaving the ...
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1answer
745 views
Preinstalled Mountain Lion and iWork is not found for Updates
My Retina Macbook Pro came with 10.8.0 preinstalled, I also have a normal boxed version of iWork '09 brought over from my old computer.
When the 10.8.1 Update was out I got the Notification box that ...
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2answers
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How to shorten startup time after Lion to Mountain Lion upgrade?
I have been looking for answers since and have seen a few that say I need to do a fresh install and whatnot. I am simply unhappy with the fact that I just bought a brand new laptop that got a free ...
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2answers
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Configure MacBook Air at Apple Premium Resellers in Singapore
I am Abhimanyu, located in Singapore. I have a question for you all: Can I configure MacBook Air at one of the Apple Premium Resellers?
I want to buy 13" MacBook Air, but I need 8 GB Memory, instead ...
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2answers
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How can I reduce/optimize downloads when upgrading to an SSD and installing Mountain Lion?
I am worried about downloading so many things:
Here what is I have:
A macbook Pro, with Mountain Lion installed (Upgraded from Lion)
Things installed Xcode, Eclipse with android, RVM, GIT, And lot ...
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3answers
712 views
Ordering a 21.5" iMac with a different graphics card
I've searched through the site but it seems nobody asked this.
Basically, my question is: When ordering a new 21.5" iMac, is it possible to choose a different graphics card other than the listed ...
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1answer
261 views
Help chose a better upgrade for my MacBook5,2
I recently got a 2009 macbook 5,2 as a gift from my uncle. When i tried to install MAMP it says i need to upgrade my OS.
What will be best option for my mac.
I am very new to these mac things & i ...
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3answers
88 views
How can I upgrade Mac OS X for free on a recently bought rMBP?
I've recently bought a rMBP. I've heard I could ask for an OS update for free. Im not sure what that means as I'm new to the Mac. What should I do?
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2answers
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Mountain Lion on Macbook Air
Just got a MacBook Air, and it is running OSX 10.7.4.
Is it possible to upgrade to 10.8 (Mountain Lion)?
Are there any benefits to doing so?
What is the process?
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3answers
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How can I download Snow Leopard?
I am running a MacBook Pro on Mac OS X 10.5.8
I want to upgrade to Mountain Lion, but cannot download it as I do not have Snow Leopard.
I cannot find Snow Leopard to download. Where might I get ...
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1answer
289 views
Is there a way to update parallels without using automatic updates?
I need to be able to download updates to Parallels on one machine and then distribute the update to multiple, other machines, on a separate network.
Is there a way to do this? I've tried to both ...
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1answer
88 views
Faulty power button on an iphone 3g and upgrade to 4.1
I have a jailbroken 3.1.3 iPhone 3G with a faulty power button. I would like to upgrade it to the newest version of iOS possible, but obviously it needs to be done without using said power button - ...
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0answers
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Open files from mail 6.0 in OS 10.8
Mail application can no longer dirctly open xls files after installing mountain lion over lion.
Same happens also to zip files as example, after reinstall on this 10.8 izip, it work, with the old ...
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1answer
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Better to migrate before upgrade to Lion, or upgrade before migrating?
I'm getting a new MacBook Pro, and I am wondering about the relative merits of:
installing Mountain Lion on the new laptop before migrating my account from my old MBP; or
migrating my account and ...
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1answer
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Macports issues after Mountain Lion upgrade
After upgrading Lion to Mountain Lion, the MacPorts system seems broken.
Refering to the MacPorts's migration page, the best solution seems to unistall all and reinstall all the ports.
Is there a ...
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1answer
394 views
Is it bad to stop the Mountain Lion installer halfway through an install?
I already have Mountain Lion. I started installing it again (it warns you that you already have it). I realized I don't need to install it again. The install is halfway finished. Can I just quit ...
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1answer
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How to fix VirtualBox that can't open since Mountain Lion upgrade?
I've a lot of softwares on my Mac, so, I've forgot to check some of them before upgrading MacOS to Mountain Lion (from Lion)
Since Mountain Lion, VirtualBox throw this message when I try to open it:
...
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2answers
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Apache 2 `UserDir` problem in OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) Server after upgrade from Lion (10.7)
I had a Mac under OS X Lion. I upgrade it to Mountain Lion, and buy the OS X Server software in the AppStore.
Since the beginning, I use the Apache version bundled in Mac OS, and it work fine.
But ...
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2answers
3k views
How to solve stuttering after upgrade to Mountain Lion?
After upgrading to Mountain Lion, audio playback in iTunes stutters, as well as video playback and other minor system hangs.
How can I solve this without a downgrade?
Is there confirmation of it ...
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1answer
52 views
How do I move my Amazon books to new iPad
If I upgrade to a new iPad will all of my Amazon content be moved over?
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4answers
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Can we upgrade PowerPC Macs to OS X 10.7 now that 10.8 is out?
I know that 10.8 is out now, but we have older Macs that will not work under 10.8, as they do not have Intel processors. Can we still buy and get 10.7, which I believe will support older CPUs?
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2answers
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If I buy Montain Lion can I downgrade to Lion? Without purchasing it?
Gentlemans,
I don't have Lion license, I'm running over Mac OS x - 10.6.6 (SnowLeopard)
If I buy Montain Lion, I can downgrade do Lion?
Thanks in advance
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3answers
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How to recover Mountain Lion's dmg file after installation?
I downloaded Mountain Lion from App Store and installed it.
I have not set Time Machine and I installed Mountain Lion one hour ago (since posting this question).
The dmg file is not in Applications ...
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4answers
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How to install Mountain Lion on a disk that cannot be formatted in recovery mode?
I'm trying to do a clean install of Mountain Lion but I'm not being able to format my partition.
I previously had Lion, encrypted the disk, then upgraded to Mountain Lion, then booted into recovery ...
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2answers
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How to fix iTunes/Skype where fonts all show up as boxes after Mountain Lion upgrade?
When I login to iTunes or Skype the fonts all show up as boxes.
No fonts were removed on installed; none are disabled and all the normal ones show up. Doesn't happen on any web site; only seems to ...
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2answers
530 views
How to preserve DHCP server settings when migrating from Lion Server to Mountain Lion Server?
I understand that DHCP server features will be "removed" from OS X Server with Mountain Lion and that there will be no way to manage these using the only remaining app for managing server features ...
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2answers
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Can a Mac OS X DVD that came with a computer be used to upgrade another computer?
I have two computers -- the newest, a MacBook Pro, came with OS X 10.6, and the oldest, an iMac, is running 10.5.8.
In order to upgrade from 10.5.8 to Mountain Lion, one has to first upgrade to 10.6, ...
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1answer
431 views
What is the “previous system” folder I have in my root directory after ML installation and is it safe to delete?
What is the "Previous System" folder I now have have in my root directory after upgrading Mountain Lion and is it safe to delete? It's 172MB of mostly random font files
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0answers
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Why is after updating to Mountain Lion, my MacBook's screen starts to blink/flash with a grey background?
After updating to Mountain Lion, my MacBook's screen starts to blink/flash with a grey background. What could be the problem?
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2answers
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Will NTFS-3G and FUSE work out of the box if I upgrade from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion?
On Snow Leopard I already have NTFS-3G (2010.10.2) and FUSE (MacFUSE Framework 2.2.1). I managed to install them and it works like a charm.
If I upgrade to Mountain Lion, does the operating system ...
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Will Mountain Lion make an older computer run faster or slower?
Performance/responsiveness is a common concern with new software, especially on older machines. In general, upgrading from Snow Leopard (10.6) to Lion (10.7) wasn't too bad, but now Mountain Lion ...
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4answers
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Mountain Lion Free Upgrade Issue
I have bought my mac last month, so I am eligible to get a free upgrade of Mountain Lion. As Apple stated - I have requested for my upgrade and it said you will be notified with your upgrade code. ...
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1answer
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How can I port apps from OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion to OS X 10.7 Lion?
In Mountain Lion, many of the day-to-day apps like Preview, TextEdit have been upgraded with some very useful features. (For instance, you can now insert a page into a PDF document using your scanner ...
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4answers
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Just upgraded to Mountain Lion and I have to buy iPhoto again?
I originally was on Leopard. Then I got the free upgrade to Snow Leopard.
I bought Lion when it was released and removed it after a few months because it made my machine too slow. I upgraded the ...
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1answer
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Can I upgrade to Mountain Lion from Snow Leopard?
I'm currently running Snow Leopard (10.6.8) and I never upgraded to Lion.
However, the features in Mountain Lion have me intrigued and I'd like to upgrade.
Am I allowed to upgrade straight to ...
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1answer
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OS X 10.8 installed over pre-release version, still shows as needing download after the installation has completed
Several months ago I received a new Mac Mini from my employer with a pre-release version of Mountain Lion in one of the partitions. Running in the pre release, I went through the App Store and ...
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1answer
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Mountain Lion installer doesnt start after reboot
I am currently trying to install Mountain Lion and everything was going fine until it was time to reboot.
First I tried rebooting then it said i needed to close applications so I clicked the button ...
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2answers
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Time Machine says “Waiting to Backup” after ML upgrade
I just upgraded to ML and my Time Machine says "Waiting to Backup".
Is the cause of this got to do anything with Spotlight indexing?
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2answers
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Will Mountain Lion run on an early 2008 MacBook White?
I know it isn't in Apple's list of supported Macs, but I want to know if anyone has tried it.
Also, my Mac has 4GB of ram and plenty of disk space. It currently runs Lion.
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1answer
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Does upgrading to Mountain Lion means I have to reinstall Android SDK and Eclipse?
I'm on Lion and am learning Android development. I have Eclipse Indigo Service Release 1 version and the lastest SDK installed.
If I upgrade to Mountain Lion does it mean I have reinstall the SDK?
I ...
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Mountain Lion on Intel Core 2 duo (2009 macbook pro)
has anyone tested the new Mountain Lion on a 2008/2009 macbook?(aluminium) I've heard that with Lion some problems occured like mac becomes slow, battery life is halved etc. I'd like to know specific ...
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4answers
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What steps should I take in preparation for upgrading to Mountain Lion?
I am considering upgrading my Mac to the new Mountain Lion operating system. What steps should I take to make sure the process goes as smoothly as possible?
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8answers
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What features from Lion will be lost when upgrading to Mountain Lion?
I know Mountain Lion has some cool new features that Lion did not have, but will it overwrite any of Lion's functionality?
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1answer
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Why can't some Macs upgrade to Mountain Lion?
This is an extension of this question. As noted by that question, Apple discontinued support for many of their older computers, notably the plastic MacBooks. What is the reasoning for leaving out this ...
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How to revert to Lion from Mountain Lion?
I'm running a Mid-2011 Macbook Air, my first Mac. When I bought it, it had Lion pre-installed. Yesterday I picked up an external hard drive, and made my first Time Machine backup. In the next few ...
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2answers
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Can I update to OS X 10.8 from OS X 10.7 without doing all softwares updates?
Do I have to perform all system updates to Lion before I update to Mountain Lion?
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2answers
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Advantage of doing a clean Install of Mountain Lion?
I have Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4 installed in my Macbook Pro. When I upgraded to Mac OS X Lion from Snow Leopard I did a clean install since some applications weren't compatible with Lion. I am planning to ...
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Proper backup procedure for upgrading to OS X Mountain Lion
I'm rarely an early adopter of new software, but I'm taking the plunge today and buying Mountain Lion. I don't know if it will break anything important (I run a few rather obscure programs on my ...
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0answers
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To upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion, is it better to do a fresh install? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Advantage of doing a clean Install of Mountain Lion?
Many of us will upgrade our existing machines to Mountain Lion, which should be out tomorrow. In my case, to be ...
