Hi Ronni Thank you for the information, I will follow all of your checks before attempting anything.
The Mac’ that I have is an iMac 27 inch 2011, so I think I’m fine age wise, just need to make the checks that you have advised. Kindest Regards Tony > On 10 Apr 2017, at 1:46 pm, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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] >> <mailto:[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. >> > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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