I know virtually nothing about computers...barely even know what plug goes where. My husband knows a lot, but he knows about PCs and not Macs so he is of no help with my current dilemma.
I have had an iMac for about 4 years now. It's version 10.5.8 with a 2.4 GHz Intel Core. I work from home as a graphic designer and currently use Adobe CS4 but need to upgrade to Adobe CS6 for future work. However, in order to do that I need to upgrade my version to 10.6 or higher. I believe I currently operate with Leopard, but know that there is Snow Leopard and Mountain Lion above that.
I am at a total loss on what I need to do or where I need to go to get this version. Also I've read that I need to back up everything from my computer before doing the upgrade to be sure I won't lose anything. My hard drive currently uses 110G. Where on earth would I back that up to? I obviously will not back it up to a bunch of CDs!
Any help is appreciated!
I have had an iMac for about 4 years now. It's version 10.5.8 with a 2.4 GHz Intel Core. I work from home as a graphic designer and currently use Adobe CS4 but need to upgrade to Adobe CS6 for future work. However, in order to do that I need to upgrade my version to 10.6 or higher. I believe I currently operate with Leopard, but know that there is Snow Leopard and Mountain Lion above that.
I am at a total loss on what I need to do or where I need to go to get this version. Also I've read that I need to back up everything from my computer before doing the upgrade to be sure I won't lose anything. My hard drive currently uses 110G. Where on earth would I back that up to? I obviously will not back it up to a bunch of CDs!
Any help is appreciated!