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    Help with Reinstalling OS X

    I bought a used early 2011 Macbook from eBay. The seller did not wipe anything on the system. Me, being new to Macs, erased the hard drive without knowing about not being able to reinstall the OS without the original Apple ID. The OS after erasing the disk was Yosemite. I partitioned it to get...
  2. DJC631

    Bootcamp Broken on Mac Pro 5,1

    I'm running a 2012 Mac Pro with an internal SSD. It was partitioned with a Windows 7 installation via boot camp and was running fine. However, a few days ago I went to change the startup disk and received: "You can’t change the startup disk to the selected disk. The bless tool was unable to set...
  3. 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...
  4. d3vCr0w

    Mac Mini G4 problem with OS X

    Hi everybody, I'm new to this forum, so this is my first thread/post. I hope you can help me. I had a PowerBook G4 with a 160GB Hard Drive, it was running OS X 10.4.11 Tiger. As my Mac Mini G4 had a 40GB I deceided to install the PowerBook's 160GB into my Mac Mini. I had no problems with the...
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    • mac mini os x powerpc
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  5. thecoke091

    Macbook 2006 OS Issues

    I recently bought a first gen macbook (2006, not late 2006) and it was described as having no OS. I have fixed many of these before by simply reinstalling OSx on it, and replacing a hard drive here and there, but this one is different. If i do not press any keys on boot, just the power button...
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    • 2006 issues macbook no os os x problems
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: MacBook
  6. Morgan Mac

    macOS I broke the Terminal app.

    Hello, I'm not that familiar with using the Terminal, but every now and then I mess around with the command-line to make some adjustments to the computer. A few months ago, I began noticing typing some commands (like 'sudo') into the Terminal stopped working. Now, whenever I open Terminal, a...
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    • 10.9 app application b1 free archiver broken not working os x sudo terminal
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Apple Programming
  7. g00dGod

    OS X as most vulnerable software of 2015!

    According to a report by security firm GFI, Apple's Mac OS X is the most vulnerable operating system, with the iOS platform coming in second. what the hell Apple?! source: https://www.hackread.com/apples-os-x-most-vulnerable-software-of-2015/...
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    • hack os x security system vulnerable
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: macOS
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    I Help With the "Preview" Application

    So, I had written a long text on a picture on preview, and forgot to copy it before closing! And I can't select the text anymore so I can't copy it! Is there any way I can edit text after I've already saved the text? Computer Info: Mac OS X, Version 10.9.5. MacBook Air. (Processor: 1.3 GHz...
  9. eldudorinio

    Most secure version of Mac OS X

    Hi and Happy New Year! I did not seem to find any thread discussing this. If there is something that I have missed please let me know. I am currently running OS X Lion on a late 2008 Macbook. I am upgrading the Macbook and will install a newer version of OS X as well. I know that my question...
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