I saw a reference on another thread to run Permissions and to run a Time Machine backup. I've got a first generation MacPro running Windows 7 via Parallels 6 and Snow Leopard. Any words of caution or advice or url's on what to do prior to upgrade? Thanks I've got a first generation MacPro and a 2009 MBP and am looking at upgrading from Snow Leopard to Lion on the MacPro. Are there any words of caution other than the fact that iCloud won't work unless I upgrade to iLife 11? The MacBookPro is in the shop because even though I have upgraded to 8 GB RAM and did a full re-install or Parallels 6 I still get pinwheel hangs in Safari, Pages, Postbox etcetera. This is a real drag and I can't figure out why this happens but I'm getting it checked out. It's a good time to upgrade the MacPro however. Any words or caution or advice? Should I run something to do with Permissions and/or run a full Time Machine backup? Thanks.