Apple Macs

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Hard drive upgrades - HDD to SSD

Storage space upgrades - HDD or SSD

System and data backups in case of drive failure, system damage or loss

RAM upgrades

Mac OS installation and upgrades

Software installation

Installing MacOS to portable drives

Cloning your MacOS to a portable drive as a backup option

Info about upgrading your Mac to the latest Mac operating system (MacOS):

If your Mac computer is working well do some research before you upgrade the MacOS to a later version. Upgrading the MacOS can cause problems with installed software - both free and paid for versions. Make sure your Mac is not set up to automatically download and upgrade the MacOS. This puts you back in control of when you upgrade. Always back up your Mac with Time Machine or 3rd party backup software. A portable hard drive is the most convenient way to backup your machine.

The latest MacOS versions (Big Sur / Monterey / Ventura / Sonoma) are a major change to the way the operating system works 'under the hood'.  Users won't notice too much difference apart from some new features. There have been some issues with older hardware and software not working properly with Big Sur / Monterey / Ventura even though in theory it should be supported. I would continue using your current version of MacOS unless there are specific reasons you NEED to upgrade. Always backup if you do decide to upgrade the MacOS. One option is to install a new version of MacOS to a 2nd hard drive or portable drive so you can test it on your Mac while keeping your existing install. 

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Upgrades / services for Macs: 

For older Macs you can upgrade slow HDD hard drives to fast SSD hard drives for a big uplift in performance. Adding extra RAM memory will also help performance. 

Increasing the storage space on Macs is a popular upgrade. Newer Macs have proprietry Apple SSD hard drives. These can be tricky to upgrade yourself. You need to get the correct SSD or it will not work. You can start with a fresh install of the Mac operating system (MacOS) or clone your existing MacOS over to the new drive. 

You can run MacOS from a portable hard drive. I can install any compatible MacOS on a fast SSD drive that connects via a USB 3 or Thunderbolt port. This can be useful as an emergency backup should your MacOS run into problems. Another reason to have a portable MacOS is to test newer versions - see whether you like the updated version and test your important software to make sure it works as it should. It also allows different people to share a machine if you prefer not to have multiple user accounts on one MacOS install. It will run on any compatible Mac, so you can take your PC with you. 

List of Mac operating systems since version 10.0 with release dates:

OS X 10.0: Cheetah - 24 March 2001

OS X 10.1: Puma - 25 September 2001

OS X 10.2: Jaguar - 24 August 2002

OS X 10.3 Panther - 24 October 2003

OS X 10.4 Tiger - 29 April 2005

OS X 10.5 Leopard - 26 October 2007

OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - 28 August 2009

OS X 10.7 Lion - 20 July 2011

OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion - 25 July 2012

OS X 10.9 Mavericks - 22 October 2013

OS X 10.10: Yosemite - 16 October 2014

OS X 10.11: El Capitan - 30 September 2015

macOS 10.12: Sierra - 20 September 2016

macOS 10.13: High Sierra  - 25 September 2017

macOS 10.14: Mojave  - 24 September 2018

macOS 10.15: Catalina  - 7 October 2019

macOS 11: Big Sur - 12 November 2020

macOS 12: Monterey - 25 October 2021

macOS 13: Ventura - October 2022

macOS 14: Sonoma - October 2023