How Do You Upgrade Mac System Software?
• Open the Apple menu. • Click the Software Update option. • Choose the upgrades you wish to install in the Software Update menu. Click Install. • When using OS X 10.3, click “Check Now.” • Versions of Mac OS X 10.5 and later have the ability to run software update checks automatically. These checks can run in the background. When a software upgrade is available, the computer will prompt you. • Open the Apple menu. • Click on System Preferences. • Select “Software Update” from the View menu. • Select “Update Now.” • Choose the items you wish to install, then click “Install.” • Input an administrator account name and password. Restart your computer if the software update calls for it. • Open your browser. • Go to the Apple Support Downloads website. • Select the software update you wish to install. Click Download.