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    Talked to Apple today, I may need some help still.

    So today I had an Online Chat with apple support and Was asking A few questions here is How it went: Monday, May 02, 2016 12:29 PM Duration: 15 minutes 30 seconds Apple Hi, my name is Nathan. It'll be just a moment while I review the comments you provided. Apple: Hello Andre! How are you doing...
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    encrypting partitions

    Hi all, I have questions about two scenarios -computer with one physical hard drive partitioned into three volumes. part1- boot mavericks - FileVault2 turned on part2- empty - encrypted via right click part3- empty - encrypted via right click When I encrypt volumes by right clicking I can...
  3. K

    What is 'unillumination' process Mavericks?

    Hi All, This new process appeared 1 week ago when I was away on vacation using a mobile USB device to connect. That device has been just fine for 6 years, and only ever used a couple of times a year (in the same place) when I find myself in the boondocks. No neighbours there, and no WiFi...
  4. Westy8897

    Should I downgrade to Mavericks? - Transition Issuse

    Hi all, I own a Mid 2014 Retina MacBook Pro (2.6GHz, 256GB SSD), and am running OSX 10.11 El Capitan. I much prefer the aesthetics and looks of OSX 10.9 Mavericks, and am thinking about any disadvantages of downgrading? There would need to be some things I have to be able to do if I am going to...
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    Upgrade fail, What should I do now?

    Hi. Alright, first, let me explain a little what happen the last months. My mac mini 2011 suffer from (according to the pseudo tech at apple) a problem with the power flux ...whatever that may mean, anyway after replace the damaged part i was asked if i wanted to upgrade the MacOs (it was...
  6. K

    Reverting back to Mavericks, iPhoto question

    Hello guys, it would be so nice if you could help me out. The Thing is, that I am sick of El Capitan on my mid 2012 MacBook Air, 4gb. I have the Feeling that my OS got slow ever since I upgraded to Yosemite and El Capitan. In my opinion, Mavs was the fastest OS. After upgrading to Yosemite, I...
  7. quaresma

    Still can't decide whether to stay on EC or downgrade to Mavericks

    Hi guys. I have a MacBook Air Early 2014. I loved the performance in Mavericks when I first got the MacBook. I'm now on El Cap, and while the performance is not *bad*, it's still not as snappy as Mavericks. I may be going back to Mavericks, but first some questions: - Is Mavericks as secure...
  8. vincenzo79

    ML or Yosemite. I need to change the graphics card ?

    Hello. This is my first message. I apologize for my English is not perfect, I'm trying to improve. :-). I wanted to ask you an information. I managed to change my iMac 17" Core 2 Duo with a Mac Pro 1.1, bought with little money. On this Mac Pro I've read that you can install Mountain Lion and...
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    Time Machine

    Hi. I'm currently using Mavericks and I want to upgrade to El Capitan in the next few days. What I would like to know is if my mavericks' backups will work with the new osx (i.e., will I be able to access files on that backups?). Also, I would like to know if I can use the same hard drive to...
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    Mac Pro 1,1 Mavericks GPU Problems

    Hi guys/girls Sorry if this has already been answered but I am literally at the end of my tether trying to resolve this issue I have with my Mac Pro. I just recently purchased a nice 1.1 for only £120 which I thought was a pretty good deal it came with snow leopard and the stock 7300 but...
  11. buttongerald

    Improving Performance

    Greetings all. I have been a Apple user for a number of years, however I took a short break and had a Windows based machine for some time and when I finally came back to OS X on my new iMac I had some catching up to do. My iMac is a late 2013 model, with 8GB of ram, Intel Iris Graphics, and a...
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    Maverics or El Capitón 2006 Mac Pro?

    hey guys I did some searching and basically found too much info, I just want to know the basics on what I need to do. We have had this Pro for a while now, and figured it's about time she got some love. It has 2, 2.66 4 core chips I believe, and I want to say 16gb of ram. It's a powerhouse...
  13. Sterlingholobyt

    Silverlight on Mac

    Do I need to install the latest plug-in for Silverlight if I upgrade my Mac to El Capitan? Netflix keeps prompting me that I need the plug-in for Silverlight(and now won't even let me "skip for now"), but I read that if you use Yosemite you don't need Silverlight anymore. So since I was also...