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I currently have an iMac with Snow Leopard that I purchased new a few years ago. It's been running fine but I'm thinking about updating the OS to Mountain Lion. I guess the main reason is I'm thinking about either using Aperature or Lightroom 5 as I'm thinking about giving RAW a try in terms of shooting with cameras. As far as I can tell, one of the minimum requirements is to have Mountain Lion.
I guess another reason for maybe updating to ML is because we're also thinking og updating our router to the new "tower" Airport Extreme and it also requires a minimum of ML if you want to configure the router using the iMac. We do have ip5's and I know we can also configure using our iphones after we download the app so that's not really a big deal.
I've been doing some searching and it seems that some people or a good number of people have had problems updating to ML and in some cases, it has either really messed up their machine or made it worse such as making it run really slow.
I guess that's what I'm scared of. My SL OS runs fine now though it could use some RAM but it's working fine. I'm worried that if I decide to update, I'll mess something up.
If I do decide to update to ML, is it as easy as simply first backing up my computer using Time Machine and then going to the app store and purchasing ML for $19.99? From there, does the app/system know what to do and I just follow along on the prompts?
Also, I've read about some people make a bootable drive on a usb stick. I don't have any other apple computers so is this really necessary, especially since we don't plan on buying any other apple computers for a while?
I guess another reason for maybe updating to ML is because we're also thinking og updating our router to the new "tower" Airport Extreme and it also requires a minimum of ML if you want to configure the router using the iMac. We do have ip5's and I know we can also configure using our iphones after we download the app so that's not really a big deal.
I've been doing some searching and it seems that some people or a good number of people have had problems updating to ML and in some cases, it has either really messed up their machine or made it worse such as making it run really slow.
I guess that's what I'm scared of. My SL OS runs fine now though it could use some RAM but it's working fine. I'm worried that if I decide to update, I'll mess something up.
If I do decide to update to ML, is it as easy as simply first backing up my computer using Time Machine and then going to the app store and purchasing ML for $19.99? From there, does the app/system know what to do and I just follow along on the prompts?
Also, I've read about some people make a bootable drive on a usb stick. I don't have any other apple computers so is this really necessary, especially since we don't plan on buying any other apple computers for a while?