To upgrade to El Capitan you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. El Capitan can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for FREE. You can upgrade to El Capitan from Lion or directly from Snow Leopard. How do I upgrade from Snow Leopard to El Capitan? Follow the on screen instruction to complete the setup.System will reboot when installation is finished.Click Continue and follow the on-screen instructions.
Once download is complete, Install El Eapitan opens automatically.
Check your system hardware and software by going to the apple menu, and choosing 'About this Mac.' Can I upgrade from Mac OS X 10.6 8 to Mavericks?Īpple says you can upgrade to OS X Mavericks directly if you're running Snow Leopard (version 10.6.8), Lion (10.7) or Mountain Lion (10.8). In addition to a few minutes of your time, you will need 2GB of memory and 8GB of available disk space. Here's how you can upgrade to Yosemite from OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.8) or higher. Click Software Update.Ĭan I update my Mac OS X 10.6 8 To Yosemite? Click the Apple icon at the top left of your screen.
I think you mean 10.11.6, as El Capitan never went past that. I've heard that the system is equally stable and fast even on a mid-2010. So finally decided to upgrade directly to El Capitan. Love the system but can't use some of the latest applications. Hello guys, Allow me a few quick questoins: here's a mid-2010 Macbook pro with Snow Leopard 10.6.8. Upgrade Os X Snow Leopard To El Capitan.