I’ve added ram to a macbook (years ago, and to a tower but never to an iMac. Is it easy to open his iMac and get to the ram. I know on more modern machines they have to remove the screen to get to the inside and I’m not about to do that!!!!
> On May 9, 2017, at 12:31 PM, Jonathan Fletcher <[email protected]> wrote: > > BTW, another 2GB of RAM for that is less than $10 on eBay. > > >> On May 9, 2017, at 12:19 PM, Jonathan Fletcher <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> 1. El Capitan will run with 2GB. As per his current experience, he may not >> want to have several apps open at the same time. >> >> 2. I have one. >> >> 3. If he upgrades in place, yes he will not lose any data. >> >> Another approach is to copy all of his files off, reformat the drive, >> install El Cap and copy everything back to the correct folders. >> >> Either way he will have to review what apps he normally uses and either get >> upgrades for them or accept that he will not be able to use them any more. >> Some apps may work, but that’s a little iffy. All the Apple apps have new >> versions that work fine on El Cap. >> >> j. >> >> >>> On May 9, 2017, at 12:00 PM, [email protected] >>> wrote: >>> >>> From: Harry Jacobson-Beyer <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [MacGroup] Trouble in Safari Paradise, part 2 >>> Date: May 9, 2017 at 8:57:35 AM EDT >>> To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers >>> <[email protected]> >>> Reply-To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers >>> <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> Thanks Jonathan. I have a 3 questions more. >>> 1. Can he upgrade the OS with only 2gb of memory and still be able to do >>> stuff? >>> 2. Do you have a 10.6 disk we can borrow? Or where can he get the disk? >>> 3. Will he be able to upgrade without losing data. His machine already >>> backs up to time machine ( I think). >> >> -- >> Jonathan Fletcher >> [email protected] >> >> Kentuckiana FileMaker Developers Group >> Next Meeting: 5/23/17 >> > > -- > Jonathan Fletcher > [email protected] > > Kentuckiana FileMaker Developers Group > Next Meeting: 5/23/17 > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: [email protected] > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list Posting address: [email protected] Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
