But what hasn’t changed is how you get it—following in the footsteps of Mavericks, OS X 10.10 Yosemite is offered as a free upgrade, newly available to download from the Mac App Store.

First you need to confirm that your Mac will be able to run the version of macOS or Mac OS X you want to install. As a guide, expect your Mac to be able to run any version of macOS or Mac OS X ...

Better yet, you can download any apps you've bought to as many other Macs as you own, as long as they're all logged in through a single Apple ID. So, if you've already paid to install Lion on one ...

Upon completion of the USB formatting, locate Install Mac OS X Mountain Lion.app (downloaded in step #1 to the Applications folder, by default). Right-click the file and select Show Package Contents.

In OS 9, you may have a network browser in the Apple menu, which you can use to browse for and connect to computers on the local network; however, in both OS 9 and OS 8 you can connect using the ...

I recently loaded OS X Mavericks on an old (2007) 20" iMac, and to check that everything was fine I ran the machine through the full Setup Assistant -- setting up a user with my name in the process.

A bootable Mac OS X thumb drive comes in handy when you need to troubleshoot OS issues for yourself, your family, or your friends. It’s also extremely useful for keeping your basic setup ...