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  1. Ralphiatto

    Deleted everything on Mac but safari history/bookmarks/faves still there?

    I just reinstalled OS an hour ago by deleting everything on "Macintosh HD" and on the "Apple SSD". When I got my computer back up and running I got on safari and my browsing history from my computer days before I deleted everything was still there as well as my bookmarks, favorites and safari...
  2. appreciatethehelp

    Sundry questions about time machine's "versions".

    1) Does time machine delete the oldest versions based on their age, or the number of versions created? 2) If it deletes based on age, how old do the versions have to be to get deleted? 3) If it deletes based on the number of versions created, how many versions do there have to be before the...
  3. F

    Deleting Cache

    I have the MacBookPro from 2016. I noticed that my cache for Google Chrome is holding over 17gb of data. I have downloaded OnyX to help remove them carefully. But before doing so, I just wanted to ask how safe it is to delete that much data at once. Are these 17gb of data necessary to continue...
  4. K

    Blank duplicate songs iPhone/iTunes

    I'll attached several photos to better help explain what my issue is, but this is something I've had a problem with for the past week. Basically, I have duplicate songs/albums on my iPhone, but one of the albums is blank & can't be clicked on (best way I can describe it). For some of the...
  5. P

    Phantom/ghost icloud backup can't be deleted

    Hi Has anyone else encountered a problem with a device backup stuck in iCloud which can't be deleted? The only references I could find related to problems people has while running the beta of iOS9 (which thinking back, I did briefly install). I contacted apple support through twitter explaining...
  6. Strawberry Watch

    if I were to delete my iCloud photos but later reupload them , would it remember their locations?

    and dates and all that? I might do this but I don't wanna lose all my tagging and stuff
  7. Caroline in Az

    Deleting contacts

    Hi, I am new here and hope someone can help. On iPhone 6 I can not delete some contacts. There is no red, Delete, message. If I edit, delete all the info, the next time I open contacts, it's backkkkkkkk. Anyone have a solution ?
  8. S

    Cannot delete files off of my external hard drive?

    Computer Information: MacBook Pro/ macOS Sierra Version 10.12 I have a Seagate Backup Plus Drive and it would not let me delete any files off of it. I get the following error, "The operation can’t be completed because backup items can’t be modified." I check on the "Get info" for this hard...
  9. hirtaza

    Time Machine Backup Manually Deleted, Now It Wont Get Removed From Trash

    As title says, I accidentally deleted the time machine back up manually from my external hard-drive and now it won't delete from Trash can at all. it keeps giving me some integrity protection error. I've researched and tried the holding Command+Option+Shift to delete and it fails by giving me an...
  10. B

    Can't Delete Evil Folder

    Hello, I'm on an imac running 10.11.5 I have folder that i just cannot delete and it's existence seems to be slowing my computer down. I initially had a dropbox syncing error and when resyncing all my files this one folder was the one file that wouldn't sync so i tried to delete it. When i try...
  11. migrmrz

    Fn + Delete hotkey changed?

    So you know this "secret" and almost not used shortcut to "delete" instead of backspace while on a text editor? The Fn+Delete keys would delete words from left to right instead of the other way around with the single delete key. For me it was really useful as "Delete" is missing on my keyboard...
  12. D

    iOS 10 mail archive not working properly - sending mail to trash

    I have the 6S+ and have just upgraded to iOS 10. Both of my Gmail accounts are linked to iOS mail and in settings are set to archive to server (gmail's all mail) upon discard. Under IOS 9, one click in the archive icon at bottom of a mail in the mail app would immediately archive correctly. Now...
  13. K

    Jailbreak Apps CANNOT Delete

    Hey, I have a really big issue over here. I have a 6S that has been jailbroken for a while now on 9.3.3. However, just this morning after installing Activator and a few other and respring, the phone no longer showed any jailbreak tweaks. I then thought it was unusual so I reset the phone and...
  14. Phil in ocala

    Can't delete wrong pics in Apple Mail

    Using latest OS....sending an email...wanted to open up a Sony picture program,,,,instead of opening it ...apple mail simple attached the entire file...if that were not bad enough...I cannot delete it. Yes, I tried, Command X, Command delete...both of them and all I get is a spinning cursor...
  15. R

    photo recovery

    Hello, I recently learned how to upload my photos to icloud and then deleted the photos from my device. The photos were still on my icloud, but no longer taking up space on my phone as wished. Well, what I did not wish for was for this time to be different. Not only are my photos gone from my...
  16. Belgique

    "gee we forgot the concept of delete in Photos"

    So tired of iPhoto....I transferred all the pics to a folder. Then went to Photos....and they were all there...tried to delete them...no right click delete....no exit delete.....I guess Apple just forgot the concept of DELETE in this applications. Any work around? Yes, I brought into the trash...
  17. J

    How to kill a zombie System folder?

    I have an external HD ("850 GB EXT") that was, at one time, the boot volume for an older iMac. I put it in a case and converted it to an external backup for my present system (mid-2007 iMac running El Capitan). Being a bit lazy, I left all the old files in place, in case I might want them for...
  18. ivanwi11iams

    Deleting

    Sometimes when I delete content from my account, say, within the Pictures directory or even Documents directory, it will ask for my iMac password. Other times, it doesn't. I can't figure out what the denominator is, i.e. what causes it to ask sometimes and not others. Any ideas? Thanks Is this...
  19. Belgique

    Deleted photos keep popping back in iPhoto

    No matter how many times I delete photos, empty the trash....THEY COME BACK, over and over and over and over and over again. Who at Apple thought this was a good idea...or just a joke on users?
  20. Belgique

    Any quick and easy way to edit PDF?

    Read articles on net...says Preview can edit pdf...that is not true...No way to delete a thing in Preview...PDF to word is app is worthless...send it to garbage. I hate adobe for this. They want us a buy a way to delete their pdf...I just will not do it. Any ideas?