Developers have been busy making their apps compatible with Yosemite and updating them before you proceed will make for a happier experience when you finally jump to OS X 10.10.īack up your Mac: Mac OS upgrades generally go very smoothly these days, but if you were born under a bad sign, you could be one of the unfortunate few whose installation goes awry.
Update your apps: From the Apple menu choose App Store and in the resulting window click on the Updates tab and install all appropriate updates for your existing apps. Again, Yosemite is free so you won’t see a mysterious charge appear on your credit card after the download, but you still need the ID to get a copy.
And it is because you can’t download Yosemite from the Mac App Store without such an ID. But if you’re That Person, it’s time to get one. Get an Apple ID: If you own any hunk of Apple hardware made in the last decade it’s hard to imagine that you don’t also have an Apple ID. Your Mac will run better with more RAM, so if you’ve been nursing yours along with just 2GB, it might be time to consider adding more. Yosemite is compatible with the same Macs as Mavericks.Īpple tells us that, like Mavericks, Yosemite will need 2GB of RAM and 8GB of free storage space for the installation.
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It also allows you to create professional quality photo books and bookmarking tools as well as new themes. Moreover, there are different easy to use editing tools to optimize the images with precise controls and adjustments. Enhanced Photos with iCloud Photo Library to store videos and photos as well as access them from any device such as iPhone, Mac, iPad, and iCloud using the web browser. Navigate the library using Photos, Albums, Projects, and Shared tabs. You can easily browse your photos by location and time, collections, and years.
It comes up with compatibility, stability, and security for your Mac. Apple’s OS X Yosemite is a very powerful operating system providing support for all the latest devices and new features.