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<blockquote data-quote="Jamescreation" data-source="post: 1467304" data-attributes="member: 71325"><p>Hey everybody,</p><p>I've had my iMac since late 2007, the software is version 10.5.8. I went on to Firefox yesterday and it says it no longer supports (outdated) Apple Macs. I thought maybe I could do with a software upgrade! </p><p></p><p>Can someone suggest a (relatively inexpensive) way to upgrade so my system is not so outdated? </p><p></p><p>How easy is it to upgrade to a more recent OS ie. Snow Leopard/Lion/Mountain Lion etc? Will my hard drive get wiped in the process?</p><p></p><p>Speaking of which I need a back-up external hard drive. I read that if the back-up hard drive memory exceeds that of your Mac (500gb I believe) then leave one plugged in via USB and Time Machine updates everything automatically. Is it that straight forward? </p><p>Can anyone recommend a decent external hard drive I can pick up from Amazon, for example?</p><p></p><p>Big thanks to anyone who can offer some advice <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jamescreation, post: 1467304, member: 71325"] Hey everybody, I've had my iMac since late 2007, the software is version 10.5.8. I went on to Firefox yesterday and it says it no longer supports (outdated) Apple Macs. I thought maybe I could do with a software upgrade! Can someone suggest a (relatively inexpensive) way to upgrade so my system is not so outdated? How easy is it to upgrade to a more recent OS ie. Snow Leopard/Lion/Mountain Lion etc? Will my hard drive get wiped in the process? Speaking of which I need a back-up external hard drive. I read that if the back-up hard drive memory exceeds that of your Mac (500gb I believe) then leave one plugged in via USB and Time Machine updates everything automatically. Is it that straight forward? Can anyone recommend a decent external hard drive I can pick up from Amazon, for example? Big thanks to anyone who can offer some advice :) [/QUOTE]
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