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  1. G

    Resolved Symlink icons stuck in dock after OS 10.11.5 update

    I've recently updated to OS 10.11.5 on my 13" Macbook Pro Retina and am experiencing an issue with symlinks. Whenever I open up a symlink pointing to an executable inside a dot-app package (or opening directly), the icon stays in the dock even after closing the application. I cannot force quit...
  2. golf1410

    Graphic bug El Capitan?

    I owned a nMP, which is installed El Capitan 10.11.5 I have been having graphic issue. At first, I thought it is a GPU failure or some sort of video card issue at hardware level. After I have ran some hardware test and there was no any error pop up. There is no gpu error log in system log. I did...
  3. imrazor

    Can't boot off Firewire drive

    I have an Iomega Mac Companion that in a previous life had a 3TB drive in it that I've replaced with a 256GB SSD. The drive has Firewire 800 and USB 2.0 interfaces. It will boot off the USB interface, but for the life of me, I can't get it to boot off of Firewire. I've tried holding down the...
  4. W

    El Capitan Mouse/Keyboard Issue

    Hi, I am using a MacBook Air (13 inch, Early 2014) model. 1.4 GHz Intel Core i5, 4GB 1600 MHz DDR3 RAM, Intel HD Graphics 5000 1536mb, 250gb SSD. I noticed when I upgraded to El Capitan there is some small but noticeable lag with both my keyboard and mice when trying to log in - I only noticed...
  5. jgelin

    iMac giving weird DiskStore message in Console

    Hello all, I was checking in Console for the reason why a time machine backup was going a little slower than usual, that all checked out just fine and is working, ok. But now that I was in Console.App I keep seeing this weird message that says "(diskstore.warning:127) failed messaging flag...
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    Resolved El Capitan - Mail disables active account

    My Mac make preloaded with Yoshemite. After I was prompt from App Store I decided to upgrade to El Capitan. Ever since Mail refuses to work properly. In that, every time I restart the laptop or the application my email account is deactivated and I need to go to Preferences->Accounts and re-tick...
  7. A

    Hide running applications from Dock

    Hi everyone, I am a complete MAC novice having just migrated after years and years of specialization in Windows. I am looking for a way or a program (free or not) that works like Taskbar Hide in Windows., in that, with a combination of keystrokes you can hide and unhide a RUNNING application...
  8. C

    Upgrade to El Capitan Yes or No?

    So I have a mid 2012 MacBook Pro w/ Retina display 15", a solid 750 GB SSD, and a 2.7 GHz i7 Processor with a Turbo up to 3.7 GHz and 16 GB of RAM. When I decided to download El Capitan, I couldn't install it because I was formatted with MBR, thanks Windows. (Yes, I use Windows too) So I...
  9. v8powerage

    How to re enable memory swap?

    I've disabled memory swap (compression) for testing purposes with command: sudo nvram boot-args="vm_compressor=1". I tried re-enabling it with sudo nvram boot-args="vm_compressor=4", tried this as well: sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.dynamic_pager.plist and this...
  10. S

    Desktop switching bug

    Ever since I installed El Capitan, at random times the OS will switch from whichever desktop I'm working in to my main desktop. I can easily switch back to my previous desktop but it is annoying that it keeps happening. I don't know how to replicate the issue nor fix it. I've looked online for...
  11. Mejenborg

    Unable to boot to OS X from Windows 10

    Hi Having a kinda strange problem. I have a Mac Pro 4,1 (upgraded to 5,1) and two drives - one drive with OS X El Capitan installed, and one with Windows 10 installed. I used Boot Camp Assistant to install windows 10 which created 2 partitions an EFI and a Bootcamp. When installing Windows I...
  12. sonofhurnu

    El Capitan doesn’t recognize a Seagate external drive

    Chat Conversation Start 5:09PM I have a Macbook Pro 2011, bought a new Seagate external hard drive (Backup Plus for Mac); recently downloaded El Capitan; The new drive works fine with El Capitan, but, I had a previous Seagate external drive that functioned fine before the Mac upgrade but is not...
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    I can't boot into windows after having resized my mac partition

    any help would be greatly appreciated diskutil list sudo fdisk /dev/disk0 sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0 MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.4)
  14. camelia

    Please Recommend a Flatbed Scanner, Not very expensive

    I want to scan small things to sell at eBay such as Badges, stickers, small point of purchase, food wrappers, bottle caps, etc, etc, Compatible with Mac OS Yosemite, El Capitan and Windows 7, 8 and 10. Please keep in mind that I do not live in the United States, I live in Mexico and some store...
  15. SeanLMH

    How to install OSX El Capitan on a Mac running Windows

    Okay, so my relative wanted to wipe an old Macbook Pro so that my Dad could use it, but said relative forgot to reinstall the OS. So, after much frustration, I have managed to get Windows running on the Macbook Pro (since I had an Installation Disk sitting around, I had to delete all the...
  16. AlienRei

    Apple Mail not showing all mails

    Greetings everyone, I need help, big help in this. I have Apple Mail 9.3 El Capitan and various folders inside it. Everything works fine but when I import emails from Thunderbird (I used it for a while and regret it) in mbox format Mail.app keeps hiding random emails. I know they are there...
  17. J

    Update to OS X El Capitan Mid-2010

    I really want to update to El Capitan because of all the good reviews it's gotten, but I am not sure if it is worth it, right now I'm running Mavericks and it's pretty good, but El Capitan really seems to have good performance. I have a MacBook Mid-2010 with 4GB RAM. 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo...
  18. T

    Snow Leopard usb hard drive on MBP El Capitan

    Hi! I just have a new MBP retina with El Capitan, my old MB (white) was dead and I bought a new one. I removed the old drive from the MB and put it into an USB case and I tried to start it in the new MBP using the option key (as I usually do with others drives into my old MB), but it didn't...
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    Help - OSX El Capitan - iCloud won't login & Other Issues

    Probably Best off to start with the background to the issue. - Mac Mini Late 2012 was behaving oddly(explained below) in El Capitan so I have: Reinstalled El Capitan - Completed Successfully Done a Disk First Aid - Completed Successfully (No Problems) Now El Capitan is reinstalled when I log...
  20. limonair

    Wifi problems

    Hello, I am having troubles with wifi since my clean install of El Capitan 10.11.4 on my MacBook Pro 9,1 (15" mi 2012). I can connect sometimes to my wifi router but the connection is not staying. A ping in the Terminal show regularily no route to host or very long response time. When I try...