Hi Tony, Before you get your friend to download the Sierra installer, make sure your computer can install & run macOS Sierra. Prepare to upgrade: 1. Make sure your computer can run Sierra. 2. Back up before you go forward! 3. Make sure key software is up to date, and remove clutter that could interfere with the upgrade. 4. Decide which overall upgrade strategy is best for you.
Model Support Sierra no longer supports Mac models introduced before late 2009, whereas El Capitan could run on most mid-2007 and newer models. Macs that can run Sierra include the following: • iMac (Late 2009 or newer) • MacBook (Late 2009 or newer) • MacBook Air (Late 2010 or newer) • MacBook Pro (Mid 2010 or newer) • Mac mini (Mid 2010 or newer) • Mac Pro (Mid 2010 or newer) Here are the Macs that can run Sierra: • iMac10,1 or newer • MacBook6,1 or newer • MacBookAir3,1 or newer • MacBookPro6,1 or newer • Macmini4,1 or newer • MacPro5,1 or newer If your Mac isn’t on that list (or has an older model number), then regardless of its age or speed, I’m very sorry to say that it won’t run Sierra. Have at least 4 GB—or even more, if your budget allows and your Mac’s RAM is user-upgradable. In general, the more RAM you have, the better your Mac’s performance. If your Mac can hold 16 GB of RAM or less, I recommend maxing it out if possible. So before I give you anymore instructions how to ‘Prepare to Upgrade & Installation of macOS Sierra’ let us know if your computer meets the Sierra requirements. Cheers, Ronni 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage macOS Sierra 10.12.4 > On 10 Apr 2017, at 12:51 pm, Anthony (Tony) Francis <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Good Morning fellow Wamuggers > > I just have a query, do to my location large downloads can be a nightmare, at > present I am running Yosemite Vers: 10.10.5 The last time that I tried to > download Sierra, the download times went from 1 hour up to 8 hours to 12 > hours!! > > I would like to update to Mac OS Sierra, my question is, can Sierra be > downloaded to a memory stick and then transferred to my Computer or can I > only download to my Computer?? A close friend that has incredible download > speed has offered to download Sierra through iTunes to a memory stick for me > if it is possible. > > Thanks all > > Tony Francis > > BODDINGTON. >
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