Questions & Answers for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

If you are refering to Snow Leopard then the answer is no. However you can upgrade your computers RAM depending on the model. Go to the online store and select Mac accesories on the left, then select Memory, then select your model (don't bother if your Mac is not intel based)


Select your model and buy another 512MB Ram chip if you can. I recommend getting a 2gig chip

• Answered by David M from Sydney
• Jan 14, 2010
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No, you just need to update to Snow Leopard (10.6), and then update to 10.6.8 through software updates. From there you will gain the Mac App Store which you will be able to buy Mountain Lion. There are some prerequisites for ML, which you may find at Apple's main site, go to "Mac" tab, choose Mountain Lion, and Tech Specs next to the "Upgrade Now" button. Your computer must be one of the supported models, as well as having 2 GB of RAM.

• Answered by Joshua F from Bowling Green
• Jan 5, 2013
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Partially.

"Snow Leopard" is Apple's codename for OS 10.6.

The disc may actually be OS 10.6.3, but when installed, simply go to the Apple Menu and select Software Update and it will update to OS 10.6.8.

(Note: Some internet references indicate that it is not recommended to attempt to "downgrade" a Mac introduced after the release of Lion, as Snow Leopard may not support all features of the newer hardware.)

• Answered by Ewald W from Vancouve
• Jan 17, 2013
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It depends. If your iMac is an iMac G5 or G4 ("Luxo lamp"), then no, 10.5.8 is the last version of Mac OS those models will run. If your iMac has an Intel processor, then YES, all Intel iMacs can run Snow Leopard.

To find out for sure, choose About This Mac from the Apple menu, then click More Info. If the "Model Identifier" is listed as "iMac4,1" or anything higher (iMac4,2 or iMac5,1 for example) then you have an Intel iMac.

• Answered by Donald J from Vancouver
• Nov 27, 2012
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nope i saw that it upgrades to 10.6.8 unless your computer is old, then it might be unable to upgrade to 10.6.8 so thats why it would upgrade to 10.6.3

• Answered by Levi S from Ravenna
• Mar 10, 2013
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Lion (OS 10.7) is the most recent OS.

But, you must have Snow Leopard (OS10.6.6 or later) installed before you can install Lion. Snow Leopard requires an Intel processor and 1GB of memory. Lion requires at least an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 2GB of memory. Snow Leopard only comes via DVD. Lion only comes via download.

So, if you have the minimum hardware requirements, then buy the Snow Leopard DVD and do that upgrade. Do software updates to bring it up to OS 10.6.8. Then go to the online Apple Store and download Lion to upgrade.

Please note: Lion discontinues support for Rosetta, so older apps will not run. You may want to have two partitions on your iMac with a clone of your Snow Leopard OS on each. Then upgrade only one of the partitions to Lion. That way you can still start up in Snow Leopard if you need to run an older app.

• Answered by Ewald W from Vancouve
• Dec 13, 2011
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No. The space that you gain will be from trimming down the operating system itself. Your files remain untouched. That said, take it from a professional network administrator: I've never seen a backup cause data loss.

• Answered by Kevin M from Greenwood
• Oct 29, 2009
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If you have 10.3.9 you have a Powerpc Mac..Call Apple and order a copy of Os x 10.4 or os x 10.5 (if your computer meets the minimum requirements for 10.5) and they will send them to you for 130 a copy they may be cheaper

• Answered by Malik Colen C from Folsom
• Jan 29, 2010
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Vickie E. - this depends - if your Mac has an Intel processor then you can purchase the OSX 10.6 and install that - this should cover your situation for newer printers.

Now another way to look at this is to check with the printer in question and see if they have driver software for Mac OSX . This may require you to visit the printer support website and see if they have an installer package for Macintosh and what versions of OSX they support.

It would be a shame to purchase OSX Snow Leopard and find out that the printer you want to use is not supported for OSX no matter what version of OSX you have. Believe it or not : not all printers work w Mac OSX.

• Answered by John A from Santa Clara
• Dec 6, 2012
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