Prepare your Mac for the arrival of OS X Yosemite 10.10

We are facing the imminent launch of OS X 10.10 Yosemite and many of us are clear that we are going to install the new version of OS X on our Mac. Something we have to remember is that Apple launches its OS X for free from the current OS X Mavericks and being free millions of people want to install it when it is officially launched, so on the same day of launch be patient to install the new OS X or wait a few hours so that you do not find the servers saturated and that the download takes longer than necessary.

That said, we can only comment that improvements in terms of speed, better resource management, operating system design and continuity with iOS devices are some of the strengths of this new OS X 10.10, for all this from here we recommend its installation. If you also have one or more iOS devices (iPhone, iPad), the possibilities of getting more out of our daily productivity are added.

Initially, all Macs that support Mavericks will be able to install Yosemite so go ahead with them. We go with what interests, How do I prepare my Mac to install OS X Yosemite? The answer to the question can be very long, but we are going to give the answer through a few simple steps that we think are necessary.

Eliminate the applications and programs that we do not use

This is for me the 'most important step' when I am going to install a new operating system on my Mac. Many of the programs or applications that we download and have installed on our Mac do not even use them, so what better time to do a little cleaning and save space on our Mac.

Disk Permission Repair

Another of the steps that many of us overlook in addition to the previous one and that is also important to carry out before installing a new OS X. Although it is true that I recommend doing this every so often to keep the Hard Drive in good condition, when We are going to install a new operating system, it is highly recommended before carrying out this simple action from Disk Utility, we can even automate this task. Once this task is done we can 'empty the trash' to have everything perfect and well organized on the desktop.

Make a backup

This is a step that many users say is not necessary since Mac is really safe and does not lose information when OS X is updated, but we have to be clear that when we update the operating system we are somehow 'resetting' our machine. While it is true that there are usually no problems of document loss, it is always better to have a backup in our Time Machine of everything that is most important.

There is the option to automate the backups from the Time Machine tool itself, which makes the task easier, but before updating it is advisable to do this backup manually. What I advise is to have at least another 'backup' for all those really important documents, either on an external hard drive or similar to avoid problems.

Check the applications we use

Before launching to update without further ado, check that all the programs and applications you need are supported by OS X Yosemite 10.10. It is true that now it does not happen as much as before, but imagine that you update your OS X and then you cannot use any application or tool for your daily work.

Enjoy the new OS X Yosemite With its new design, in addition to the improvements implemented by Apple is what remains to be done after the installation. We hope that Apple does not delay the launch and we have the possibility of installing it next Thursday, October 16, which is the day of the keynote, although we will surely have to be patient due to the volume of downloads at the same time.