Upgrading from 10.7.5 Lion to High Sierra HELP!

[pcbro]

I am trying to update my girlfriends macbook pro to the current High Sierra. It is running 10.7.5 at the moment and will not let me upgrade directly to HS. It says I need at least version 10.8 to be able to get the upgrade. The only way I have found to get 10.8 is to pay 30$ for it. I'm curious if that is the only upgrade I will need to pay for or will I need to pay for every one in between my version and the current version.

I do not use mac so any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[harryb2448]

1. Buy Mountain Lion OS X.8. https://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6377/os-x-mountain-lion

2. Install.

3. Open Apple ID account.

4. Download HS.

5. Install.

Early model MBP canhandle upt to Lion, OS X.7, some to El Capitanb OS X.11 so precise model details always helps.

 

[toMACsh]

5. Install. (no cost)

Early model MBP can handle up to Lion, OS X.7, some to El Capitan OS X.11 so precise model details always helps.

Apple Menu > "About this Mac"
What does that say about the OS, the MacBook?

 

[ferrarr]

You can try El Capitan, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206886, first. As long as your Mac model/year will support it, then you should be able to get to maOS High Sierra that way.

 

[pcbro]

Processor 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

Macbook pro mid 2012 it tells me. if you need any more info let me know

 

[pigoo3]

It says I need at least version 10.8 to be able to get the upgrade. The only way I have found to get 10.8 is to pay 30$ for it. I'm curious if that is the only upgrade I will need to pay for or will I need to pay for every one in between my version and the current version.

I do not use mac so any help is greatly appreciated.

Mid-2012 MacBook Pro can run the latest OS version...so no troubles there.

OS 10.8 was the last OS version that you needed $$ to purchase. Everything after that was free download.

HTH,

- Nick

 

[pm-r]

OS 10.8 was the last OS version that you needed $$ to purchase. Everything after that was free download.

Nothing to buy if they follow the link that ferrarr posted in his #4 post.




- Patrick
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