- Today Apple released 10.10.5, the fifth (and final?) major update to OS X Yosemite. Update any supported system using the built-in Software Update functionality through the Mac App Store, or by using the standalone installer available from Apple.com. Download the OS X 10.10.5 Combo Update Be.
- Make sure you've updated Snow Leopard to 10.6.8 first before you try to make a Yosemite USB installer. Use the 10.6.8 combo update from Apple's support page. Click through the provided links to download the DMG. Note that these are not the combo updates. They are the full versions of macOS Yosemite through Sierra.
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After you install Snow Leopard you will have to download and install the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 to update Snow Leopard to 10.6.8 and give you access to the App Store. Access to the App Store enables you to download Mavericks if your computer meets the requirements.
Tips on 10.4 Tiger, 10.5 Leopard, 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion,10.9 Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite, 10.11 El Capitan ,10.12 Sierra, 10.13 High Sierra, 10.14 Mojave, 10.15 Catalina , 11.0 Big Sur. These tips all refer to the client version. If you are using Mac OS X server, please check: Server forumsfor more posts on Mac OS X Server.
Apple no longer has 10.10 Yosemite for download except for people whose Mac came with it. 10.6.8 users can download 10.11if their hardware and software meets the requirements. 10.7.5 or higher users can upgrade to 10.12. 10.8 or higher can upgrade to 10.12 or 10.13. See the 10.10 update requirements below if you have software that needs it again. Some people may still have Yosemite available and can transfer their license to you if you are stuck with software that only works in. Here is an archived link to the original Yosemite system requirements:
http://web.archive.org/web/20150713183216/http://www.apple.com/osx/how-to-upgrad e/Apple minimum hardware requirements are the same for 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11. High Sierra is an upgrade path for some, through this tip:High Sierra upgrading tipand others may use that as a stepping stone to 10.14 Mojave.
The Mac Mini 7,1 and later (based on System Profiler Machine ID) shipped with 10.10, and MacBook 8,1 shipped with 10.10.2 and later both could be upgraded to Big Sur. See the earlier tips on Mavericks and Mountain Lion for Macs which shipped with those OS that could be upgraded to Big Sur.
Note, Mac OS X 10.10.5 may be iTunes 12.8 compatible, but only in a limited way. There have been reports to the contrary, especially when syncing to iOS 12 devices. This tip below will be updated when further solutions are available:iTunes/Mac OS/iOS compatibility
The 10.9 tip above covers the similar aspects of 10.10 and 10.9. Additional, uniquely Yosemite pieces of info are contained below.
Mac OS X 10.6.8 and earlier users should pay special heed to this tip:
With 10.10.2 and later, iPhoto is replaced by Pictures. Read this tip on having them coexist if needed:Apple iPhoto and Photos on the same install Create apfs disk image.
As a lot of software that was compatible with those earlier systems no longer works on 10.7 or later, making the 'free' update of 10.9 and 10.10 not as free as one might hope. It is also the oldest prebundled Mac OS found on all Macs compatible with Catalina after a 10.12 upgrade.
http://roaringapps.com/apps?platform=osxOffers a third party table for software compatibility. Ignore the El Capitan compatibility, as that has not been released yet.
Yosemite may only be available through AppleCare or App Store support.Generally speaking if your Mac is newer than the release date of October 25, 2014, you'll need to use AppleCare to get your Yosemite release.Newer Macs than September 30, 2015 can't get Yosemite at all.If you need to use older software and your Mac is too new, sometimes an older version of Linux or Windows will have a version of the software you can use on your Mac:
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Backing up before updating is strongly recommended:
Note: if you update on a system retaining a 10.6.8 system on a separate partition or hard drive, you'll need to use the Startup Manager to switch between 10.6.8 and 10.10. The Startup Manager, documented here:Use the Option key, when possible instead of 'C' key to boot discs requires use of a USB Apple or Apple compatible keyboard such as MacAlly or some Logitech and/or Microsoft keyboards. The Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Startup Disk will only recognize 10.10 on 10.7, 10.8, and 10.9. 10.10's Apple menu -> System Preference -> Startup Disk will recognize all of them systems 10.6.8 to 10.10 per my recent testing on October 25, 2014.
Raw camera file formats supported in Mac OS X 10.10 are:OS X Yosemite: Supported digital camera RAW formats - Apple Support
Printing on Yosemite for the most part has been updated since October 16, 2014. Printer drivers for:Samsung (Nov 14, 2013)have not been updated on Apple's website been updated for Yosemite, however, the updates on Samsung's website are available for these printers, according to their support chat line:Sl-C1810, Sl-C1860, SL-C410, SL-M2020, Sl-M2070, SL-M2835, SL-M2875, SL-M2885
There are new drivers since 10.10's release:
HP (Jun 18, 2015),
And these new drivers since 10.11's release:
Brother (Oct 8, 2015),Canon Laser (Nov 3, 2015)Epson January 27, 2016Lexmark (Jan 27, 2016)Xerox/Fuji (January 27, 2016)Gestetner Printer (January 27, 2016)Infotec (Januay 27, 2016)Lanier (January 27, 2016)Savin (January 27, 2016)Ricoh (January 27, 2016)NRG (January 27, 2016)
10.10.1, 10.10.2 combo and Delta,10.10.3 Delta,Combo Update,10.10.4 Delta,Combo update, 10.10.5 Delta, 10.10.5 Combo, and Security Update 2017-003 Yosemite are all available. Scary foxy pictures. Delta refers to being able to upgrade only from the prior release. Combo combines all the software of all the releases up to its point for the operating system in question. Combo updates will not upgrade anything older than 10.10.(0).Other updates may come throughApple security updates - Apple Supportwhich you can search either on the App Store or an internet search engine by the name of the update followed by 10.14 Mojave is available to all Macs that shipped with 10.10 or later after upgrading to 10.11.
Article ID = 129Article Title = OS X 10.10 Yosemite Combo Updates
Article Author(s) = Graham Needham (BH)
Article Created On = 5th September 2014
Article Last Updated = 17th May 2016
Article URL = https://www.macstrategy.com/article.php?129
Article Brief Description:
A list of OS X 10.10 Yosemite 'combo' updates
OS X 10.10 Combo Updates
Yosemite Combo Update
For more information on the difference between normal and 'combo' updates including recommended instructions for installing updates see this article.Client
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NOTE: OS X Server 5.0 works on OS X 10.10 and 10.11 and it is a FREE upgrade for OS X Server 4.x users. However, The latest version of OS X Server 5 works on OS X 10.11only!NOTE
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