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1. Mac El Capitan Update
2. Mac Os Mountain Lion To El Capitan
3. Mac Os Yosemite

If you’re running High Sierra (10.13), Sierra (10.12) or El Capitan (10.11), upgrade to macOS Catalina from the App Store. If you’re running Lion (10.7) or Mountain Lion (10.8), you will need to upgrade to El Capitan (10.11) first. Learn more about how to upgrade to macOS Catalina. If your Mac is running OS X Lion or Mountain Lion, follow these steps to upgrade to El Capitan. Download the El Capitan installer from Apple. The file size is 5.8 GB, so the download may take a while, depending on the speed of your Internet connection. To upgrade to El Capitan you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Download El Capitan from the App Store. Sign in using your Apple ID. El Capitan is free. The file is quite large, over 5 GBs, so allow some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless. Macs that can be.

OS X El Capitan has arrived and there are a few things you should know: The first, what are the installation requirements? And the second, how can you prepare your Mac for OS X El Capitan?

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Which Mac models can upgrade to OS X El Capitan?

These ones:

Version, Memory, and Space Requirements for El Capitan

OS X Version: Mountain Lion (10.8), most models. Mavericks (10.9) or higher — all models.

How to check it:

1. Click the Apple icon at the top left of your screen.
2. Select 'About This Mac.'

The number underneath 'OS X' is your version number.
If you're running a version of OS X older than 10.8, look into upgrading your OS X. Also, Apple notes that Metal is only available on 'all Macs since 2012'.

RAM: 4 GB (preferably 8 GB)

In the same menu you have the 'Memory' tab. If you have less than 4 GB RAM, you'll have to look into upgrading your RAM.

Disk Space: 15 GB to 20 GB of free space on drive

Next to 'Memory,' select 'Storage' tab. In front of the multi-colored bar, you will see the phrase, 'X.XX GB free out of XX.XX GB.' If you don't have at least 15 GB of free space, look into cleaning your Mac with cleanup tool, like CleanMyMac 3.

1 Clean Up Your Mac

A fresh OS X needs a fresh Mac. So to begin with, let's take a look at cleaning up a few things. The easiest (and fastest) way to get yourself a cleaner Mac is by running a scan with CleanMyMac 3. It cleans out:

• System junk
• Unused apps
• Large & old files
• Browser caches
• iTunes broken downloads
• Unnecessary extensions
• Old iOS updates
• User caches & logs
• Copies of Mail attachments

Besides cleaning, it speeds up your Mac with maintenance scripts and keeps hardware safe with Health Monitors. Get CleanMyMac 3 now and run a scan to see how much junk you can clean up.

If you have OS X version 10.8, download the previous version, CleanMyMac Classic.

2 Back Up Your Mac

Mac El Capitan Update

And now that your Mac is clean, you should definitely back it up. Why? You never know what will happen when upgrading your operating system. Plus, it's just good practice to back it up every so often, you know, just in case.

1. Go to your Applications folder.
2. Select Time Machine.
3. 'Select Backup Disk…'
   Note: You may need to first choose to 'Set Up Time Machine.'
4. Choose where you'd like to store your backup.
5. An external drive or an Airport Time Capsule is good.

Mac Os Mountain Lion To El Capitan

6. Change the switch, located on the left, from 'OFF' to 'ON.'
7. To the right, under the name of the storage device, you'll see 'Oldest backup,' 'Latest backup,' and 'Next backup' — Your backup should begin in 5 minutes. If you don't feel like waiting, click the arrow clock icon next to the Date & Time at the top-right of the menu bar and select 'Back Up Now.'

Mac Os Yosemite

We hope this guide has helped you. Try these mentioned steps and enjoy your quick Mac with OS X El Capitan on it. In any case - start with CleanMyMac 3 to be ready for El Capitan.