Within hours, users OS X Yosemite will be notified with an offer to upgrade their Mac OS X El Capitan. Doing this definitely worth it, but first you need to properly prepare for the upgrade process. Exactly what you need to do, we will cover in this article.
Check the system requirements
Apple for a long time maintains its devices, so OS X El Capitan can be installed on any the Mac, running on OS X Yosemite. A full list of supported devices is as follows:
- MacBook (Unibody - the end of 2008 and later);
- MacBook Air (late 2008 and newer);
- MacBook Pro (13 "- the middle of 2009 and newer 15" - the middle of 2007 and newer 17 "- the end of 2007 and later);
- iMac (Mid 2007 or newer);
- Mac Mini (Early 2009 or newer);
- Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer);
Find out what your computer, you can by clicking on the symbol in the menu bar and selecting "About This Mac».
We are clearing the space
To download and install OS X El Capitan will need about 10 gigabytes of free space on the system drive. If you do not have them, you can try to remove unused applications or clear the system trash via
CleanMyMac. Also, there is a sense think about the transfer of large files to an external drive and restore order in the folder "Downloads".Make a Time Machine backup
Most likely, you already have a backup, but if not, then now is the time to do it. As a store you can use any external disk capacity of more than systemic. Then simply connect it to your Mac system and agree with the proposal to use it as a backup drive for Time Machine. Or do it yourself by opening the "Settings» → Time Machine and clicking on the button "Select Disk".
After that, the system will start training and backup. Here you have to be patient, because the creation of the first backup takes a lot of time. Monitor progress is possible in the menu bar by clicking on the icon Time Machine.
installation
Now that we have a backup copy of all our data, you can install OS X El Capitan. And then there are two ways: simple and complex, but it is more correct.
simple way to
You can update the OS X directly from the existing system, it is done very simply. The Mac App Store on the tab "Updates" will need to download the installer OS X El Capitan, and then just open it and follow the prompts to start the installation process.
In this case, all your applications, files and settings will remain in place and you do not have to endure from the backup. The disadvantage of this method lies in the fact that along with your data to the new operating system will move the entire system junk and "glitches" that accumulate from previous installations.
Way to a difficult but correct
Therefore it is recommended to do not update the system, and a clean installation by booting from the installation CD. Make such a disk, but simply - stick, not be easy, the whole process is described in detail in our instruction.
When you have on hand will be bootable flash drive, you need to shut down (or restart) your the Mac, connect it and turn on the computer, while holding down the Option key.
Later in the boot menu, select our stick with OS X El Capitan and run the installation, during which simply follow the prompts of the installation wizard.
At the final stage, we are asked if we want to restore data from a backup or want to set up your Mac as new. Select the option "Restore" and connect our external disk backup Time Machine.
After completing the recovery process, we get all our data, but not for the OS X Yosemite, and freshly El Capitan.
As you can see, in the installation there is absolutely nothing complicated. Check the system requirements, free space on the disk, make a backup copy before the OS is loaded distribution, and then just set it.
For those who doubt whether it is worth right now to install OS X El Capitan, I say: yes, it is worth. Changes is not as striking as in the case with the transition to OS X Yosemite, but they are also great influence on the work. And if in the previous version of OS X has been a lot of mistakes, but this time Apple held a good job on them. Renew safely!