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== Before installation ==
'''Mac OS X MacOS versions''' There are separate downloads for Apple computers that have Intel and PowerPC (PPC) processors. You will need to chose the appropriate one for your processor. If you are not sure which type of Apple computer you have, click on the Apple icon at the top left corner of your computer screen and choose "About This Mac". The line starting "Processor" will tell you which type of processor you have. The PPC download should run on Mac OS 10.Gramps 5 (Leopard) on PPC computers. The Intel download, current version ({{Version_Mac}}) should run on 0 requires Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard), 10.6 (Snow Leopard), 10.7 (Lion). 10.8 (Mountain Lion) and 10.9 (Mavericks) on Intel computersand later. The pre-built Gramps application doesn't work on earlier versions of 5.1 requires at least Mac OS X, because it needs WebKitGtk, and that doesn't work on earlier operating systems10. Versions of Gramps before 3.3.1 didn't work on Lion, except for a special beta package provided as an interim measure. All Lion users should upgrade to {{Version_Mac}} as soon as practical10 (Yosemite).
'''Back up your databases:''' If you're using Time Machine, that's already taken care of. (You do test your Time Machine backups periodically, right?) But it doesn't hurt to have a spare copy set aside before starting up a new version. If you've been using the Gtk-OSX build, version 3.2.4 or later, just copy Library/Application Support/gramps/grampsdb. (Right click/option click and select "Make a copy" from the menu. It will be named grampsdb(2).