Yes, you are right about yosemity not being available. I called apple accessibility and they told me the same thing. I looked under purchased and no cigar, yosemity isn't there. Since I'm such a beginner with the mac and everyone seems to be complaining about el capitan I didn't want to complicate things further for my self. I all ready gave up on the mac a year ago when I realized I couldn't navigate my favourite web site. I guess for now I'll stick with mavricks until everyone seems more comfortable with it and hopefully I won't quit this time around. Regards Zoe
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sabahattin Gucukoglu Sent: November-16-15 2:26 PM To: 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: upgrading my mac A clean install is throwing away everything on the disk and starting afresh just using the new operating system. Programs, settings, etc. will be deleted from the original installation. It’s a good option because there is nothing left behind, which guarantees a good experience, but it does mean you end up having to set everything back up again just the way you want it, reinstall your software, and so on. It’s the route I prefer. The bad news: in your case, you probably don’t have the choice of Yosemite. I could be wrong about this; check under Purchases under the App Store to see if you have Yosemite available. Normally an Apple OS is only available to those who have already downloaded it after it is superseded by a newer release. You may have to choose from either Mavericks or El Capitan. Using Yosemite at this point is possible, but will require the assistance of a valued friend who is willing to fetch you a copy of the app and prepare a disk or image with the installer on it. What, exactly, is your objection to El Capitan? I certainly understand if you want to avoid the bugs, but if you aren’t using your Mac for anything serious anyway, it seems like a good opportunity to reap the actual benefits. Then again, if you want a polished experience, it probably isn’t the best option. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
