Mac Os X 10.6.8 Install Disc Download

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Or you need to download a newer OS from the App Store and create a USB installer from the download. It depends what macbook you have for which OS you can download. The original Macbook only goes to 10.6.8, the rest go to 10.7 except the aluminum macbook and white unibodies can go to 10.9.

You need to erase and install 10.6 Snow Leopard, I will show you how to do this.

• Mac Os X 10.6 8 Install Disc Download. 8/1/2018 Editor's note: This article is part of our. We also have a. Unlike previous versions of Mac OS X, Lion (OS X 10.7.
• Install DVD for Apple's Snow Leopard operating system.Version 10.62Z691-6558-A.
• Install DVD for Apple's Snow Leopard operating system.Version 10.62Z691-6558-A.

If your here because you upgraded to 10.7 Lion and want to go back to 10.6 Snow Leopard you need to see this thread.

A little more preparation is in order to make sure your files work in Snow Leopard.

If your here because you have a problem and you think erasing and reinstalling is going to solve it, it most certainly will, but you might not need to go this far and you might want to recover data off the non-booting drive first.

If your here because you want to secure erase data better than writing Zero's acorss the selected hard drive or partition (good enough for most folks), this tip doesn't cover that, see this one then come back here afterwards.

Use the correct 10.6 disk to install Snow Leopard

Use the free MacTracker to find your model of Mac, you can gleam the model from your Apple Menu > About this Mac > More information and look for something like 'MacBook Pro 3,1' and punch that into MacTracker.

There are basically two types of 10.6 install disks, the gray or black machine specfic ones that came with a new Mac (free iLife) or the 10.6.3 retail disks (no free iLife).

You can't use another model of Mac's 10.6 machine specific disks with another Mac, there isn't hardware drivers on those disks that will work on other Mac's.

If a Mac came pre-installed or from the factory with 10.6.3 or later, you cannot use the 10.6.3 retail disks (no iLife) from Apple online, you have to call Apple for your 10.6.3+ machine specific install disks (free iLife included)

Ready to erase and install Snow Leopard?

Your data will be gone after this and not recoverable what so ever, don't come crying later that you missed something.

You might want to take this chance to export web browser bookmarks, grab product keys or even clone the old 10.6 drive before you erase it.

Unmount and disconnect all other drives. No mistakes. Here we go.

Make sure the bottom of the disk is clean, use a very soft cloth and a tiny dab of rubbing alcohol and polish to a shine. 🙂

Hold c (or option/alt key) down on a wired or built in keyboard, and boot the machine, off the 10.6 installer disk (or hold option key boot off the 10.6 clone drive) and under the Utilities menu (folder) is Disk Utility.

To erase the entire drive of all partitions:

Select the entire internal boot drive on the far left, it will have the drive makers name and size.

Do not select the indented names, those are just partitions on the drive, you need to erase the entire drive to catch everything, rebuild the GUID partition table and the hidden EFI partition.

If your here to revert your machine to Snow Leopard from 10.7 or later, then make sure to select the ENTIRE drive on the left in Disk Uitlity.

To erase just the OS X partition leaving others like Bootcamp etc.

Select the indented name of the OS X partition instead, however it will not cure problems in the hidden EFI or GUID partition table. Do not do if your reverting to Snow Leopard from a later OS X verison, because 10.7 and later OS X verisons alter the GUID and add a Recovery HD partition that needs to be removed before 10.6 is reinstalled. This is so later when you need to use the 10.6 disk to repair the drive, it knows what is on the boot drive.

Click Erase > Security option > Zero All Data (will map off any failing sectors) go watch a movie, it takes a bit and improves your hard drives reliability and read speeds. (SSD no need zero, just erase). Trust me this works wonders!

If the Disk Utility > Zero Erase fails or hangs, the drive has run out of spare sectors and is worthless, it will have to be replaced, better you found out now than later with your data on it.

Check under Partition: Options that you have a GUID and Format: OS X Extended Journaled, if not change it to those and apply.

Quit Disk Utility. You will be back into the 10.6 installer.

Fresh installing Snow Leopard 10.6

If your using your option key bootable 10.6 clone, use the cloning software to reverse clone 10.6 onto the internal drive then return your files from the storage drive. Your done, see you later.

Mac Os X 10.6.8 Update

Now for you who just erased the internal drive via the 10.6 disk and need to install fresh.

'Fresh' means no possibly corrupt TimeMachine, Migration Assistant, or clone restores. New OS X, programs and only vetted files returned.

Performance types swear by this method as it allows the leaving of previous junk, malware, old files etc behind. Trim and speedy.

1: Quit Disk Utility and install 10.6. from the installer disk.

Reboot, setup and use the same user name as before. (different password ok) Why?, because you can place your user files from backup right on in and your iTunes playlists, permissions etc work. Unless you don't want to use the same name, then you lose the playlists and have to recreate them, change the permissions for files.

2: Use Software Update to get up to 10.6.8 fully, repeat until clear. This is very important to do or you'll have problems later.

3: Install Rosetta for your PowerPC based programs

Mac Os X 10.6.8 Install Disc Download Iso

Insert the Mac OS X installation disc that came with your computer or with your Mac OS X retail package.

Double-click the Optional Installs folder, and then double-click the Optional Installs package.

A package has an icon that looks like an open box.

Follow the onscreen instructions. Select the disk where you want to install Rosetta and click Continue.

Select the checkbox next to Rosetta, click Continue, and then click Install.

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Mac Os X 10.6.8 Iso

4: Install all third party programs from fresh original sources and compatible with 10.6.8

If by chance you get a hang upon reboot after installing third party software, hold the shift key down upon booting and update or remove the problem software, you will know, you just installed it. 🙂

If you had 10.5 previously on the machine, you'll notice your iLife is missing with the 10.6 install. This is because the 10.6.3 disk doesn't have it, only the machine specific disks do that come with the Mac when it was new.

You can either buy the 10.6 iLife from Apple or use Pacifist from CharlesSoft to extract the 10.5 versions from the 10.5 install disks. You paid for it so it's yours.

5: Once you have all your third party software installed (as best as you can of course) next is to hook up your storage drive.

Return the contents of those user files folders: Music, Pictures, Movies, Documents etc (not Library) to their respective folders in each account

Apple support doc on installing 10.6 again

Hard drive performance tip

If you installed exactly in the order as I have outlined above (1, 2,3,4), and keep your boot drive below 50% filled, it will operate at peak performance forever until it dies, or you damage it by moving it around while it's operating.

Your hard drive performance will suffer greatly the more OS X boot partition data is written on the second 50% of the drive, even if you remove some to get under 50%.

If there is any data on the second 50% of the drive, the heads have to travel there to get it, use the smaller sectors and that slows read/write performance on hard drives (SSD no need to worry).

Whatever you do, don't go past 80% filled on boot drives on Mac's as your pressing your performance and stability luck.

If your here because you have a problem and you think erasing and reinstalling is going to solve it, it most certainly will, but you might not need to go this far and you might want to recover data off the non-booting drive first.

If your here because you want to secure erase data better than writing Zero's acorss the selected hard drive or partition (good enough for most folks), this tip doesn't cover that, see this one then come back here afterwards.

Use the correct 10.6 disk to install Snow Leopard

Use the free MacTracker to find your model of Mac, you can gleam the model from your Apple Menu > About this Mac > More information and look for something like 'MacBook Pro 3,1' and punch that into MacTracker.

There are basically two types of 10.6 install disks, the gray or black machine specfic ones that came with a new Mac (free iLife) or the 10.6.3 retail disks (no free iLife).

You can't use another model of Mac's 10.6 machine specific disks with another Mac, there isn't hardware drivers on those disks that will work on other Mac's.

If a Mac came pre-installed or from the factory with 10.6.3 or later, you cannot use the 10.6.3 retail disks (no iLife) from Apple online, you have to call Apple for your 10.6.3+ machine specific install disks (free iLife included)

Ready to erase and install Snow Leopard?

Your data will be gone after this and not recoverable what so ever, don't come crying later that you missed something.

You might want to take this chance to export web browser bookmarks, grab product keys or even clone the old 10.6 drive before you erase it.

Unmount and disconnect all other drives. No mistakes. Here we go.

Make sure the bottom of the disk is clean, use a very soft cloth and a tiny dab of rubbing alcohol and polish to a shine. 🙂

Hold c (or option/alt key) down on a wired or built in keyboard, and boot the machine, off the 10.6 installer disk (or hold option key boot off the 10.6 clone drive) and under the Utilities menu (folder) is Disk Utility.

To erase the entire drive of all partitions:

Select the entire internal boot drive on the far left, it will have the drive makers name and size.

Do not select the indented names, those are just partitions on the drive, you need to erase the entire drive to catch everything, rebuild the GUID partition table and the hidden EFI partition.

If your here to revert your machine to Snow Leopard from 10.7 or later, then make sure to select the ENTIRE drive on the left in Disk Uitlity.

To erase just the OS X partition leaving others like Bootcamp etc.

Select the indented name of the OS X partition instead, however it will not cure problems in the hidden EFI or GUID partition table. Do not do if your reverting to Snow Leopard from a later OS X verison, because 10.7 and later OS X verisons alter the GUID and add a Recovery HD partition that needs to be removed before 10.6 is reinstalled. This is so later when you need to use the 10.6 disk to repair the drive, it knows what is on the boot drive.

Click Erase > Security option > Zero All Data (will map off any failing sectors) go watch a movie, it takes a bit and improves your hard drives reliability and read speeds. (SSD no need zero, just erase). Trust me this works wonders!

If the Disk Utility > Zero Erase fails or hangs, the drive has run out of spare sectors and is worthless, it will have to be replaced, better you found out now than later with your data on it.

Check under Partition: Options that you have a GUID and Format: OS X Extended Journaled, if not change it to those and apply.

Quit Disk Utility. You will be back into the 10.6 installer.

Fresh installing Snow Leopard 10.6

If your using your option key bootable 10.6 clone, use the cloning software to reverse clone 10.6 onto the internal drive then return your files from the storage drive. Your done, see you later.

Mac Os X 10.6.8 Update

Now for you who just erased the internal drive via the 10.6 disk and need to install fresh.

'Fresh' means no possibly corrupt TimeMachine, Migration Assistant, or clone restores. New OS X, programs and only vetted files returned.

Performance types swear by this method as it allows the leaving of previous junk, malware, old files etc behind. Trim and speedy.

1: Quit Disk Utility and install 10.6. from the installer disk.

Reboot, setup and use the same user name as before. (different password ok) Why?, because you can place your user files from backup right on in and your iTunes playlists, permissions etc work. Unless you don't want to use the same name, then you lose the playlists and have to recreate them, change the permissions for files.

2: Use Software Update to get up to 10.6.8 fully, repeat until clear. This is very important to do or you'll have problems later.

3: Install Rosetta for your PowerPC based programs

Mac Os X 10.6.8 Install Disc Download Iso

Insert the Mac OS X installation disc that came with your computer or with your Mac OS X retail package.

Double-click the Optional Installs folder, and then double-click the Optional Installs package.

A package has an icon that looks like an open box.

Follow the onscreen instructions. Select the disk where you want to install Rosetta and click Continue.

Select the checkbox next to Rosetta, click Continue, and then click Install.

Os X 10.6.8 Download

Mac Os X 10.6.8 Iso

4: Install all third party programs from fresh original sources and compatible with 10.6.8

If by chance you get a hang upon reboot after installing third party software, hold the shift key down upon booting and update or remove the problem software, you will know, you just installed it. 🙂

If you had 10.5 previously on the machine, you'll notice your iLife is missing with the 10.6 install. This is because the 10.6.3 disk doesn't have it, only the machine specific disks do that come with the Mac when it was new.

You can either buy the 10.6 iLife from Apple or use Pacifist from CharlesSoft to extract the 10.5 versions from the 10.5 install disks. You paid for it so it's yours.

5: Once you have all your third party software installed (as best as you can of course) next is to hook up your storage drive.

Return the contents of those user files folders: Music, Pictures, Movies, Documents etc (not Library) to their respective folders in each account

Apple support doc on installing 10.6 again

Hard drive performance tip

If you installed exactly in the order as I have outlined above (1, 2,3,4), and keep your boot drive below 50% filled, it will operate at peak performance forever until it dies, or you damage it by moving it around while it's operating.

Your hard drive performance will suffer greatly the more OS X boot partition data is written on the second 50% of the drive, even if you remove some to get under 50%.

If there is any data on the second 50% of the drive, the heads have to travel there to get it, use the smaller sectors and that slows read/write performance on hard drives (SSD no need to worry).

Whatever you do, don't go past 80% filled on boot drives on Mac's as your pressing your performance and stability luck.

Problems installing?

1: Hold the power button down to hard shutdown.

2: Hold the option key and trackpad button/wired left mouse button down (wired or built in keyboard might be needed) and boot the machine.

3: The disk hopefully should pop out, if not when you get to Startup Manager, keep pressing eject on the keyboard.

4: Take some rubbing alcohol (a tiny bit) on a soft clean cloth and polish the bottom of the disk, when dry and blemish free, stick it in and when it appears, click the arrow key to boot from it.

5: Review your secure erase procedures here to make sure your not leaving data

Mac Os X 10.6.8 Dmg

6: Try to reinstall 10.6 again

7: If that fails, call Apple and tell them what Mac you have and see if you require MACHINE SPECIFIC Snow Leopard install disks. (10.6.4 -10.6.8) These disks also include the free iLife suite on them.

The 10.6 white retail disks sold online are 10.6.3 and won't work in your machine due to a lack of more recent hardware drivers not present on those disks also they don't contain the free iLife suite.

Apple might also have 10.6.0 - 10.6.3 machine disks as well if you need the free iLife, but they could take longer to come than the 10.6.3 white retail disk.

8: After install, just hard shutdown and it will boot to the 'Welcome' video for the next owner.

Advanced options

9: If Apple is going to take too long to send you disks or won't, there is a option to create a image of the bad disk and burn a new one on another Mac (possibly on a PC too) as a ISO image.

Sometimes when the read and burn occurs, errors are repaired and the new image will work when the old one won't.

10: Another option is to create a Snow Leopard boot USB from the 10.6 disk, then boot and install with that.

That's it, enjoy. 🙂

Can Mac OS X 10.6 8 Be Upgraded?

According to Apple, these older OS X operating systems can be upgraded to El Capitan.

If you're running a version of Snow Leopard prior to version 10.6.8, you must upgrade to that version.

After you upgrade, you can then upgrade to El Capitan by using the App Store online.

How do I update my Mac operating system from 10.6 8?

Click About This Mac.

• You can Upgrade to OS X Mavericks from the following OS Versions: Snow Leopard (10.6.8) Lion (10.7)
• If you are running Snow Leopard (10.6.x), you will need to upgrade to the latest version before downloading OS X Mavericks. Click the Apple icon at the top left of your screen. Click Software Update.

Can I update my Mac OS X 10.6 8 To Yosemite?

Here's how you can upgrade to Yosemite from OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.8) or higher. In addition to a few minutes of your time, you will need 2GB of memory and 8GB of available disk space. 1. 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?

Apple 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). Or you can use an Apple feature called 'Time Capsule.' To find it, go to 'System Preferences' and then click on 'Time Machine.'

How do I upgrade from Snow Leopard to Sierra?

Upgrading MacBook Air with OS X Snow Leopard to macOS Sierra

1. Get El Capitan from App Store.
2. Click the Get button on the El Capitan page.
3. Once download is complete, Install El Eapitan opens automatically.
4. Click Continue and follow the on-screen instructions.
5. System will reboot when installation is finished.
6. Follow the on screen instruction to complete the setup.

How do I upgrade from Snow Leopard to El Capitan?

You can upgrade to El Capitan from Lion or directly from Snow Leopard. El Capitan can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for FREE. To upgrade to El Capitan you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Download El Capitan from the App Store.

How do I upgrade my Mac from 10.6 8 to High Sierra?

If you're running Snow Leopard (10.6.8) or Lion (10.7) and your Mac supports macOS High Sierra, you will need to upgrade to El Capitan first. You will have to first upgrade to El Capitan, then to High Sierra. You can follow these instructions to get El Capitan.

What version of Mac OS is 10.6 8?

Mac OS X Snow Leopard (version 10.6) is the seventh major release of Mac OS X (now named macOS), Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. Snow Leopard was publicly unveiled on June 8, 2009 at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference.

Can I upgrade from Snow Leopard to Mojave?

Upgrading from OS X Snow Leopard or Lion. If you're running Snow Leopard (10.6.8) or Lion (10.7) and your Mac supports macOS Mojave, you will need to upgrade to El Capitan (10.11) first.

Can I upgrade from Snow Leopard to Yosemite?

You can upgrade to Yosemite from Lion or directly from Snow Leopard. Yosemite can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for FREE. To upgrade to Yosemite you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. The file is quite large, over 5 GBs, so allow some time to download. Mac setup remote desktop.

How do I upgrade from El Capitan to Yosemite?

The Steps for Upgrading to Mac OS X El 10.11 Capitan

• Visit the Mac App Store.
• Locate the OS X El Capitan Page.
• Click the Download button.
• Follow the simple instructions to complete the upgrade.
• For users without broadband access, the upgrade is available at the local Apple store.

Can I upgrade from El Capitan to High Sierra?

If you have macOS Sierra (the current macOS version), you can upgrade straight to High Sierra without doing any other software installations. If you are running Lion (version 10.7.5), Mountain Lion, Mavericks, Yosemite, or El Capitan, you can upgrade directly from one of those versions to Sierra.

How do I upgrade from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion?

You can upgrade to Mountain Lion from Lion or directly from Snow Leopard. Mountain Lion can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for $19.99. To access the App Store you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.6 or later installed.

Can I upgrade to Yosemite?

Upgrade your Mac from OS X Yosemite to macOS Sierra. All University Mac users are strongly advised to upgrade from OS X Yosemite operating system to macOS Sierra (v10.12.6), as soon as possible, as Yosemite is no longer supported by Apple. Find out which operating system version you are currently using.

How do you install a new operating system on a Mac?

How to install a fresh copy of OS X on your Mac

1. Shut down your Mac.
2. Press the Power button (the button marked with a O with a 1 through it)
3. Immediately press the command (cloverleaf) key and R together.
4. Make sure you're connected to the internet through Wi-Fi.
5. Select Install Mac OS X, then click Continue.
6. Wait.

Is Mac OS Sierra still supported?

If a version of macOS isn't receiving new updates, it isn't supported anymore. This release is supported with security updates, and the previous releases—macOS 10.12 Sierra and OS X 10.11 El Capitan—were also supported. When Apple releases macOS 10.14, OS X 10.11 El Capitan will very likely no longer be supported.

Should I install macOS High Sierra?

Apple's macOS High Sierra update is free to all users and there is no expiration on the free upgrade, so you don't need to be in a rush to install it. Most apps and services will work on macOS Sierra for at least another year. While some are already updated for macOS High Sierra, others are still not quite ready.

Can my Mac run Sierra?

The first thing to do is check to see if your Mac can run macOS High Sierra. This year's version of the operating system offers compatibility with all Macs that can run macOS Sierra. Mac mini (Mid 2010 or newer) iMac (Late 2009 or newer)

Why can't I upgrade from Snow Leopard to El Capitan?

If you're using Leopard, upgrade to Snow Leopard to get the App Store. You can then use El Capitan to upgrade to a later macOS. OS X El Capitan won't install on top of a later version of macOS, but you can erase your disk first or install on another disk.

What is the latest version of Mac OS?

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Wondering what the latest version of MacOS is? It is currently macOS 10.14 Mojave, although verison 10.14.1 arrived on 30 October and on 22 January 2019 version 10.14.3 bought some necessary security updates. Prior the launch of Mojave the most recent version of macOS was the macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 update.

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What are the Mac operating systems in order?

macOS and OS X version code-names

• OS X 10 beta: Kodiak.
• OS X 10.0: Cheetah.
• OS X 10.1: Puma.
• OS X 10.2: Jaguar.
• OS X 10.3 Panther (Pinot)
• OS X 10.4 Tiger (Merlot)
• OS X 10.4.4 Tiger (Intel: Chardonay)
• OS X 10.5 Leopard (Chablis)

Can you upgrade from El Capitan to Mojave?

Even if you're still running OS X El Capitan, you can upgrade to macOS Mojave with just a click. Apple has made it easier than ever to update to the latest operating system, even if you are running an older operating system on your Mac.

Is my Mac up to date?

Choose System Preferences from the Apple () menu, then click Software Update to check for updates. If any updates are available, click the Update Now button to install them. When Software Update says that your Mac is up to date, macOS and all of its apps are also up to date.

Should I upgrade to Mac Mojave?

Many users will want to install the free update today, but some Mac owners are better off waiting a few days before installing the latest macOS Mojave update. macOS Mojave is available on Macs as old as 2012, but it's not available to all Macs that could run macOS High Sierra.

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