Additional images may also be found on Macintosh Garden. As found on Lowendmac, a user Zachary Schwanke has made the installers for all the retail releases 10.4 and later available for download.
On Apple's support website, you can get direct download links for 10.10 and later. Older Macs are discussed on my Mac OS X native FAQ. A user tip I wrote for Apple Support Communities includes the minimum and maximum operating system for all Macs from 2006 on in a nice easy to read table. The steps below should help you avoid the most common mistakes in updating and avoid the most common contributing factors.
So before you go and blame an update on your problem, try and look for contributing factors, and always backup your data prior to updating. If I had a complete failure with no contributing factors, I'll list it in this update page. As a result an update may appear on the surface to be bad, but in reality a contributing factor is causing your problem.
The fact the update works at all is a testament to how well tested the software is. A mathematical improbability exists to test all combinations of software and hardware compatible with Macs. Just because you've seen an issue which appears on a bulletin board, or is reported to you by a friend in a Mac OS X update, it does not mean the update is itself bad.
I have a PowerPC Mac right now standing at 10.4.8, which I could upgrade to 10.4.11, except I have some old games which won't run on 10.4.11. Why should I read this FAQ?Īs of the writing of this FAQ (Frequently answered question page), I've updated every Mac OS X version on an Intel Mac through 10.4.11 to 10.11 using the method of this FAQ. Pre-MaMacs which are post JanuMacs can use the 10.6.3 retail installer. Post MaMacs without the firmware will need the original system discs that shipped with the Mac to restore the system. Pre-JMacs do not have recovery unless a firmware is installed first. But only do so after trying other tools on my Mac OS X Speed FAQ. When your data is backed up, and your system is hopelessly munged, try the regular recovery mode first. An Internet Recovery option also discussed allows a secure internet connection to restore the original system that shipped with the Mac. Directions for recovery are available for Intel Macs, and M1 Macs, to utilize it on Apple's website. Starting with Mac OS X 10.7, Apple partitioned a separate portion of hard drives installed with Mac OS with a recovery partition.
Installing full version versus partial version updates.10.4.8 through 10.4.10 special notes of upgrade issues.Leopard doesn't support Classic, but does support Mac OS 9 booting, if its capability was there already. 10.7 Special Notes Important 10.7 and later no longer support Rosetta. Now available for direct download!.10.8 Mountain Lion Now available for direct download!.This Frequently Answered Question (FAQ) page is divided into these sections For that you will need to go to Old Mac OS X Speed.Īs much as possible my software update page includes the most recent security updates indicated below. Note: this FAQ does not cover 10.1.5 or earlier. Before upgrading, please Backup your data! If you need technical support for issues after reading this FAQ, please visit my Tech Support page, where I offer fee based support. Need computer help? Book now to resolve most computer issues.
You can grab Skype for Mac here.Download my résumé as a Word compressed zip file and Adobe Acrobat. The latest version requires OS X Mavericks or later Split View requires OS X El Capitan. Skype 7.13 also includes a fix for an issue that caused Skype to crash, although Microsoft says the El Capitan update may “experience slow performance when switching to a conversation with large number of participants when running Skype” on OS X 10.11. You can also verify your mobile number so that people who have it can easily find you on Skype. There you’ll see an option to automatically add people you know in your Mac or other address books. Just go to Contacts and click Add Contacts. We’ve also made it easier to automatically add friends that are also using Skype. Because Skype already had its own picture-in-picture feature, users may want to disable this to avoid seeing double video streams when using the app next to Skype.Īside from El Capitan support and features, Skype says it has improved how you add contacts as well: Split View on Skype even works during video calls when running another app next to it. Available in Skype 7.13 for Mac, the messaging and video chatting app now supports Apple’s new Split View feature for running Skype side-by-side with another full screen app. Just in time for Apple’s official release of OS X El Capitan, Microsoft is out with a new version of Skype with features only available on the new operating system.