Upgrade Mac Os X To Yosemite

Mac Os X Yosemite Download

Installing OS X has never been easier than in Yosemite. In this article, we'll look at upgrading a Mac from OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) to OS X 10.10 (Yosemite). The first thing you should do is clone your system. The second thing you should do is make sure you have a good backup. The third thing you should do is make sure you can swap back to the clone should you need to do so and that your data will remain functional on the backup. Once you're sure that you have a fallback plan, let's get started by downloading OS X Yosemite from the App Store. Once downloaded, you'll see Install OS X Yosemite sitting in LaunchPad, as well as in the /Applications folder. Open the app and click Continue (provided of course that you are ready to restart the computer and install OS X Yosemite). At the licensing agreement, click Agree (or don't and there will be no Mavericks for you). At the pop-up click Agree again, unless you've changed your mind about the license agreement in the past couple of seconds. At the Install screen, click Install and the computer will reboot. And you're done. Now for the fun stuff!

How To Upgrade Mac Os X Yosemite

Setting up OS X Server has never been easier. Neither has upgrading OS X Server. In this article, we'll look at upgrading a Mac from OS X 10.8 or 10.9 running Server 2 or Server 3 to OS X 10.10 (Mavericks) running Server 4. The first thing you should do is clone your system. The second thing you should do is make sure you have a good backup. The third thing you should do is make sure you can swap back to the clone should you need to do so and that your data will remain functional on the backup. The fourth thing you should do is repeat all that and triple check that your data is there! Once you're sure that you have a fallback plan, let's get started by downloading OS X Yosemite from the App Store. I would also purchase the Server app first while Yosemite is downloading. Once downloaded, you'll see Install OS X Yosemite sitting in LaunchPad. Once downloaded, you'll see Install OS X Yosemite sitting in LaunchPad, as well as in the /Applications folder. Open the app and click Continue (provided of course that you are ready to restart the computer and install OS X Yosemite). At the licensing agreement, click Agree (or don't and there will be no Mavericks for you). At the pop-up click Agree again, unless you've changed your mind about the license agreement in the past couple of seconds. At the Install screen, click Install and the computer will reboot and do some installation fun stuff. Once done and you're looking at the desktop, download the latest version of the Server app you should have purchased previously, if you haven't already. Then open it. If prompted that the Server app was replaced, click OK. Then open the app. At the Update screen, click Continue (assuming this is the server you're upgrading). At the Licensing screen, click Agree. When prompted for an administrator account, provide the username and password of an administrator and click OK. When the app opens, verify DNS (absolutely the most important element of this upgrade), etc and then check that configured services still operate as intended. If you end up deciding that you no longer need OS X Server, just delete the app and the contents of /Library/Server and you're good. Handle with Care.