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Desktop loaded in memory? Clean APP
I just heard that one should keep the desktop uncluttered because Mac OS will take anything on it and put it in RAM. A lot of stuff on the desktop can therefore slow the system by consuming RAM unnecessarily. This was interesting news for me as I am not the tidiest person in the world and have a... -
Macbook Air booting with question mark and folder
Hello people I am in a big trouble my mac is booting with a question mark and a folder. The story starts when I installed Linux in my mac with 20GB linux partition and 100 GB mac os x El capitan partition. Then I felt Linux is boring so I decided to delete it.So I just deleted the partition...- Kashyap Pavra
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- booting drive elcapitan error linux macbook os x problem questionmark
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- Forum: MacBook Air
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Post your Desktop: April 2016
Cover on desktop: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/neptunes-music-scrobbler/id1006739057?mt=12&at=1010l3j7- rurza
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- mac neptunes os x
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- Forum: Picture Gallery
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Safari Graphical Bug
Hi everyone, I'm wondering if anybody faced the same graphical issue (see the file attached below) in safari browser. It shows up quite often and extremely annoying :( I have seen this issue since the first day of my rMBP 13" 2015 use. The OS X version: El Capitan from 10.11.1 to current... -
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First-Timer thoughts
Well, I recently purchased a Mac mini, along with a Magic Keyboard 2 and Magic Trackpad 2. I've hooked it up to the monitor and so far, the experience has been wonderful. The UI is nicer than Windows, the stock apps seem to be better, and the system as a whole seems more responsive. That... -
Keychain error
Hello dear people, I've got a small issue here. A while ago I got multiple keychain errors, and I tried to reinstall OS X again and it all failed. Thinking my HDD in my MacBook had failed I ordered a brand new SDD (Samsung Evo 850). After a successful install I get the same errors again, and my... -
Install SSHD drive
How would I install an SSHD drive so that it leverages the flash drive for OS processes? Can it also manage application processes?- parboy31
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- application fusion drive os x sshd
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- Forum: OS X Yosemite (10.10)
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HELP! Windows has damaged Macintosh HD
Hi folks, I really need some expertise on this one! I had OS X El Capitan and Windows 10 (bootcamp) installed on my MacBook Pro. Today i tried to boot Windows, and a screen appeared saying it couldn't boot, so i used windows 10 installation disk to "Fix Startup Problems". After it supposedly...- saguerra
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- bootcamp disk utility macintosh hd os x windows
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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Upgrade from Moutain Lion server to El Capitan server
I feel it is about time to upgrade my Mountain Lion server to El Capitan. I am running a few websites (private) on the server (WordPress and ZenCart), and I am handling the e-mail for a few domains. This is just a hobby - so all problems I run into takes me forver to fix. Reading some older...- einarso
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- el capitan mountain lion os x server upgrade
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- Forum: Networking
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When will Apple stop releasing software updates for core 2 duo machines?
Hi, I was wondering if anyone had an opinion on when Apple might stop supporting software updates for machines using Intel Core 2 Duo processors? Do you think the next major OS X release will still be supported on this generation of machines? -
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Macbook Pro 15 Ultimo 2013 Keeps Freezing
Hi there I have had a big problem with my Macbook Pro Retina recently. It keeps freezing and shutting down for no reason what so ever. It appears to be a complete random. I now have to force shut it down at least 5 times a day. I've tried freshly reinstalling Mac OS X, Resetting the SMC and...- hierik
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- crash crashing freeze macbook 15" macbook pro os x shut down
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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El Cap install hangs
Hello all: I am currently trying to fix my boyfriends (2015 rMBP) computer as he had an error when booting that was a folder icon with the '?' in it. He doesn't have files stored on the device (mostly using cloud), so I figured I would take the USB installer and wipe the SSD and put a clean copy...- jgelin
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- el capitan errors hangs hdd help installation os x recovery ssd storage
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- Forum: OS X El Capitan (10.11)
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Automatically clear old Messages
In the process of doing some spring cleaning I had a thought - Is there a way (even if it's through an Apple script or something) to clear out old iMessages on OS X like there is on iOS? It's easy to set 30 days or a year on iOS, but I can't find any similar setting on OS X. I know my laptop... -
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Resolved Whats the deal with user accounts?
Hi everyone! This is my first Mac, so stick with me here! I have a user account set up for myself, as well as my husband. My account is the Admin, and his account is just a standard user account. I also have FileVault enabled. I've noticed that when I close my MBA, and then he comes to use it...- andyt3
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- os x user account
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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Unable to add mail accounts to Internet Accounts
I ran into an issue with my KeyChain recently, and after wiping it out to start fresh I've been unable to add Internet accounts to my accounts in System Preferences. When I enter my password for a given account it trys to authenticate with the spinning loading animation, then goes all grey and...- CadenZ15
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- accounts bug el capitan mail os x
- Replies: 3
- Forum: OS X El Capitan (10.11)
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iBook G3 Corrupted OS X
I have an iBook G3 with firewire and that is about all I can tell you. When I bought it off of ebay it came running Mac OS 9.2. Stupid me decided that I should take a copy of Mac OS X off of an iMac G3 and copy that to the HDD of the iBook. I then attempted to boot off of the OS X folder I put...- Panpooper
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- crash ibook kernal panic not booting os 9 os x ppc
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- Forum: PowerPC Macs
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When OS X led a secret life on Intel
Back in 2005 at WWDC, Steve Jobs revealed in dramatic taste, how OS X was developed to be processor agnostic from its inception. Early hints of this can be found in developer previews of OS X, which let developers target either PowerPC or Intel development. Even ancestor of OS X, NextStep and... -
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Triple boot os X, windows and ubuntu on external hdd
How can I triple boot windows and ubuntu on my external hard drive using rEFInd boot manager. I already have OS X on my external hdd. Please can someone guide me through this?- Armaan_11
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- boot drive external hard mac os x triple triple boot ubuntu windows
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- Forum: Windows, Linux, macOS, & Others on the Mac
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I had to resort to torrent to download El Capitan
What is wrong with the OS X App Store? I bought a Early 2015 MacBook Pro in November. Working great with Yosemite, but I of course wanted the latest and greatest. Trying to download it over Wi-Fi at my brothers and at an Internet Café was not working. I invested in a Thunderbolt Ethernet adapter...- Mr. Dee
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- 10.11.3 app store download el capitan network os x throttling torrent
- Replies: 32
- Forum: OS X El Capitan (10.11)
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[Time Machine] Associate a volume to a folder in previous volume
Hi, My problem is a little bit complicated, let me start with some background: The MacBook Pro had 1 internal volume (a Fusion Drive, say, F) before, but have 2 internal volumes now(a HDD and a SSD, say, H and S). I have Time Machine backups on an external hard drive, these backups were came...
