Upgrade to OSX Yosemite or Not

aumz · 28 Mar 2015 at 13:52

I am currently on 10.6.8 on my Macbook Pro Mid 2010 running 2.4 Intel Core 2 Duo with 8gb DDR3 Ram.

I have looked at the reviews and stuff on the App Store but I am juts apprehensive to upgrade or not...what are your thoughts.

Deleted member 77746 · 28 Mar 2015 at 13:52

yes - clean install though.

aumz · 28 Mar 2015 at 14:46

First time doing a clean install on Mac...if i back up everything on Time Machine then do the install. Can I use the TM backup to install all stuff back on or would i need to reinstall all the software again.

Also how can i do a clean install without a disc of yosemite....was gonna do it via App Store.

MagicBoy · 29 Mar 2015 at 10:50

Migration Assistant runs just after a clean OS boot, you can import your Apps, Settings, Docs etc from Time Machine using that.

Aston998 · 29 Mar 2015 at 20:02

aumz said:
First time doing a clean install on Mac...if i back up everything on Time Machine then do the install. Can I use the TM backup to install all stuff back on or would i need to reinstall all the software again.

Also how can i do a clean install without a disc of yosemite....was gonna do it via App Store.

I agree with this post. On another notes, its a good OS

ShortWarning · 30 Mar 2015 at 09:56

I clean upgraded my late 2013 rMPB.

It's a good OS, far buggier than Mavericks in my experience though. I have considered downgrading but I think I can live with it until their next version of OSX.

Subliminal Aura · 4 Apr 2015 at 01:12

I'm a mac newbie and have decided that mavericks is good enough for me. Sticking

slinxy · 4 Apr 2015 at 08:29

It's far more stable now since the second service pack... But tbh; unless you have the whole apple eco system, iphone/ipad/computer; I really can't see much benefits in doing so.

There's still a few bugs that's really doing my head in... But hey; come November we be on the next one.. Lol

816swim · 11 Apr 2015 at 16:54

I want to use Messages on MacBook

I have a MacBook 10.6.8

Can you advise me how I get 'Messages' on to it?

Thanks

V F · 11 Apr 2015 at 17:02

ShortWarning said:
I clean upgraded my late 2013 rMPB.

It's a good OS, far buggier than Mavericks in my experience though. I have considered downgrading but I think I can live with it until their next version of OSX.

How can it be a good OS if its buggier than the previous?

MagicBoy · 11 Apr 2015 at 17:20

816swim said:
I have a MacBook 10.6.8

Can you advise me how I get 'Messages' on to it?

Thanks

Upgrade to OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion or higher.

If you want the full handoff functionality with SMS from a compatible iPhone you need OS X 10.10 Yosemite and (generally) a 2012 or later MacBook.

uniQ · 11 Apr 2015 at 21:34

If you upgrade, you absolutely should upgrade to Yosemite 10.10.3 as all versions between 10.6.X and 10.10.3 are vulnerable to a root exploit.

V F · 13 Apr 2015 at 20:33

Oh, Rootpipe. Bash exploit… Apple patched that for 10.7, 10.8, 10.9 and 10.10.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/serious-security-flaw-in-os-x-yosemite-rootpipe/

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201393

uniQ · 13 Apr 2015 at 21:35

Except it's actually not being backported to OS X versions prior to 10.10.3:

https://truesecdev.wordpress.com/2015/04/09/hidden-backdoor-api-to-root-privileges-in-apple-os-x/

http://www.zdnet.com/article/backporting-fix-for-rootpipe-privilege-issue-too-much-for-apple/