Apple released Snow Leopard (v. 10.6) commercially in August 2009.

Licensing, support, and recommendations

All new Mac computers distributed through the BCCR program have either Snow Leopard (v. 10.6) or Lion (v. 10.7) installed on them, dependent on the model.

Should I upgrade to Snow Leopard (v. 10.6)?

Yes. Snow Leopard is the Mac OS version that ITS recommends.

How can I get a copy of Snow Leopard (v. 10.6)?

Faculty & staff

• For BC-owned computers that were distributed through the BCCR program, upgrade licenses are available. If you're interested in upgrading to Snow Leopard (v. 10.6), please contact your TC for details.
• For all other BC-owned computers, email licensing@bc.edu to request an upgrade.

We recommend that you contact your TC for assistance with upgrading to Snow Leopard (v. 10.6).

Students & personally-owned computers

You can purchase Snow Leopard (v. 10.6) on-line at Apple. We recommend you get assistance with upgrading to Snow Leopard (v. 10.6). Students can bring their computer to the Walk-In Help Desk in O'Neill 248 next to the Campus Technology Resource Center (CTRC).

Which option should I choose to install Snow Leopard (v. 10.6)?

To install Snow Leopard (v. 10.6), you have 3 options:

• Upgrade (recommended)
• Clean install
• Archive and install

Although in most operating system upgrades we would recommend performing a clean installation, in this case we recommend that you choose an upgrade (option 1). This does not require that you backup your data before installing Snow Leopard (v. 10.6).

Important notes about Snow Leopard (v. 10.6):

• Installing Snow Leopard (v. 10.6) may take 1.5 hours to 3 hours or more (if you migrate your data and reinstall applications).
• Mac OS 9 is not supported on Snow Leopard (v. 10.6), which means that no Classic applications will work.
• Snow Leopard (v10.6) is not compatible with Non-Intel Macs.

System requirements

General requirements

• Mac computer with an Intel processor
• 1 GB recommended (2 GB recommended)
• DVD drive for installation
• 5GB of available disk space
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