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How do I upgrade my MAC OS 10.5 MACBOOK to Current OS?

How do I upgrade my MAC OS 10.5 MACBOOK to Current OS?

Posted on Jul 30, 2019 3:24 AM

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Jul 30, 2019 6:51 AM in response to BungeeBoy1

Are you sure you are running 10.5? That's an incredibly old macOS version around 12 years old.


What model of Mac do you have exactly?

If you go the Apple Menu->About This Mac->More Info, tell us what Mac model it says you have there, and verify the macOS version.

More details here: Find the model name and serial number of your Mac - Apple Support

Jul 30, 2019 11:29 AM in response to BungeeBoy1

To avoid misunderstanding of potential replies you also need to know

more about your MacBook build model series and year introduced.


There are published online resources, here's one of a few I've bookmarked:


• Lookup Mac Specs by Serial Number, Order, Model & EMC Number, Model ID ~ EveryMac.com

https://everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/


Another that can tell the year, month, and build date it left a factory; plus specifications:


• Mac Serial Number Info - Lookup your Apple Serial Number - powerbookmedic

https://www.powerbookmedic.com/identify-mac-serial.php


Because these are not simply copy-paste - each set/step of details seen above are posted manually.


Another resource if you have identified your Mac; seen what kind of hardware upgrade it may use

(not update) check into 'Verified Upgrades for your Mac' ~ you needn't register @ OWC to use this.




How do I upgrade my MAC OS 10.5 MACBOOK to Current OS?

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