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Snow Leopard, also known as Mac OS X v10.vi, is a Mac operating organisation that was first released in 2009. If you accept an older Mac that's running v10.5.8 (Leopard), you lot may want to upgrade to Snow Leopard to get the most out of your computer. In this commodity, we'll talk yous through the procedure of getting a re-create of Snow Leopard and installing information technology on your computer.

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    Check your Mac's specs to make sure it'southward compatible. Before upgrading to Snow Leopard, make certain your computer can handle it. Some older Macs may take trouble running Snow Leopard, or might not allow you to use all the special features associated with this OS. At minimum, yous volition need: [ane]

    • A Mac with an Intel processor
    • At least 1GB of memory and 5GB of available disk space
    • A DVD drive, or the ability to adhere an external DVD drive
    • To utilise all of Snow Leopard's special features and services, y'all may besides need some additional accessories, such as an iSight camera, a skillful Wi-Fi connection, and a powerful graphics card (similar an NVIDIA, GeForce, or Radeon).

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    Buy a Snow Leopard deejay online. Equally of March 2022, the Apple tree Store no longer sells Snow Leopard. However, you lot can still buy copies from tertiary-party vendors. Practice a search using terms like "Buy Snow Leopard OS" or "Snow Leopard DVD-ROM for sale" to find Snowfall Leopard install disks.

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    Download it from Internet Archive if y'all can't go a DVD. The Snowfall Leopard OS is as well available as a free download from https://archive.org/details/SnowLeopardInstall. To use this file, you lot'll demand to copy the ISO image file to a DVD or a bootable USB stick.

    • While the gratis download is a quick and affordable option, many users written report that it can be a niggling tricky to get information technology to piece of work. If you're looking for the easiest, about user-friendly selection, yous may desire to stick to buying the DVD.

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    Insert the install deejay into your DVD drive. The Snow Leopard OS can't be installed straight from a downloadable file, so yous'll demand a DVD bulldoze or a USB drive to install information technology. To go the process started, insert the install disk or plug in a bootable USB stick with a re-create of Snowfall Leopard on it. [2]

    • If your Mac doesn't have a deejay drive, yous can buy an external one online or from an electronics shop. The Apple Shop also sells external drives designed specifically for Mac computers.
    • Some more than recent Macs also don't take USB-A ports, and then you lot may need to go an adapter to plug in a USB stick.

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    Double-click on the Install Mac OS X icon. Unlike with earlier versions of Mac OS X, you don't need to reboot your figurer earlier upgrading to Snow Leopard. Once yous insert and open the disk, double click on Install Mac OS Ten to open the installer, then click Continue . [3]

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    Read and concord to the license agreement. Gyre through the agreement when it pops up on the screen. When you're done, click Agree . [4]

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    Select the install destination and click Install . After you concord to the terms of the license, a new screen volition pop up prompting you to choose an install destination for your new OS. Unless your Mac has more than ane disk, the hard disk drive should be selected by default. [5] When you're done, click the Install button on the bottom correct side of the window. [vi]

    • If you want, you can customize your installation settings before hitting Install . For example, yous tin choose to include or reject extras such equally Printer Support, Additional Fonts, and Linguistic communication Translations.
    • In one case you make your selections, click OK to go back to the installer, then click Install .

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    Restart your computer. Afterwards y'all're done installing the new OS, yous'll need to restart in lodge for the changes to take result. [7] If the installer doesn't automatically prompt you to restart, do it manually from the

    Apple Menu.

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    Follow the prompts to configure your organization. After yous restart your computer, y'all may be automatically prompted to set up your new Os. [8] Provide whatever requested information, such every bit your username, password, and user preferences.

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    Update your system software. Snow Leopard runs best if you're using the near up-to-engagement version of information technology. To update your new Bone, click the

    Apple Bill of fare in the peak left corner of your screen, so select System Preferences. And then, click Software Update and select Update Now. [nine]

    • If you want to update to the newest version of Snowfall Leopard, make sure to cull Update Now instead of Upgrade At present. If you choose the Upgrade option, it will overwrite your current OS with a newer one instead of updating to the latest version of Snowfall Leopard.
    • You may besides need to download updates for some of your apps to brand them compatible with Snowfall Leopard. For case, Apple offers an App Shop update specifically for Snowfall Leopard users. [10]

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