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    Can not format or erase hard drive using disk utility

    I was having boot issues where I couldn't boot into OSX. Thought the hard drive was bad. So I installed OSX on a flash drive, booted with that drive and used Diskwarrior to save my files. I purchased a new hard drive and tried 100 different times to format the drive using disk utility. It would...
    • airtas
    • Thread
    • disk utility disk warrior format hard disk hard drive cable osx sata cable
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  2. UchihaObito

    Trouble upgrading to SSD using El Capitan

    I'm having problems installing el capitan onto my ssd. I've tried using the partition method as well as using diskmaker X5 but I keep running into errors when I tried booting it up. For both methods, I used an external drive in order to have a bootable OSX. But both methods comes out with log...
  3. psionicsin

    Permissions Issue for Apps in Applications Folder

    I'm running into a weird issue where some apps won't update. The applications ARE in the Applications folder, however it tells me that the applications can't be updated because they're on a read-only drive and that I need to place them into my Applications folder to update them. So, cool...
  4. G

    Macbook Air 2011 - Kernel Panic Help

    Hi, I have a Macbook Air 2011 running OSX El Capitan, it was the i5 model with 4gig RAM. It has been working fine over the last 5 years but yesterday I opened up the laptop as I normally do from sleep and it had a kernel panic. The actual issue that happens is the screen does not turn on the I...
    • gibbo18
    • Thread
    • apple el capitain kernel panic mac osx ram
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  5. Glassed Silver

    Defragging OS X El Capitan partition?

    Hey guys, I've tried to get some best practices (/programs) for defragging my Mac, or more specifically, my El Cap partition (shared with a Bootcamp partition hosting Windows 7 and of course the usual recovery partition for OS X). I've tried Drive Genius 3 once, but it caused problems. Well...
  6. G

    Issues booting up / blue screen / graphics issues

    I have a mac pro tower 1,1 (which has had various upgrades done by the previous owner). The Mac has started to have some intermittent issues at start up. When booting up sometimes horizontal lines are appearing across the screen, and then it's either hanging on grey screen or blue screen...
    • Gregrb
    • Thread
    • blue screen booting graphics mac pro osx startup problem
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  7. Westy8897

    Snap Desktop Icons to Left? - OSX

    Hi all Just wondering if there was some soft of terminal command or third party application that would allow me to have Desktop Icons on my Mac automatically go to the left side of the screen instead of the right? I just feel that it looks a lot better this way. If I use snap to grid, it snaps...
    • Westy8897
    • Thread
    • desktop icons osx
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: macOS
  8. cbellyoung

    Lots of white text on frozen load screen!

    I restarted my MBP 15" early 2013 (running OSX 10.11.4) and the loading screen froze and displayed a long series of white text across the left side of the screen. I forced a shut down (by pressing and holding power button), waited a few mins and then turned it back on. It loaded fine, but I'm...
  9. rudychidiac

    Mac app that sends images to iPhone clipboard

    Hi guys, First post! be nice! :D I want to ask, is there any mac app that sends photos to the iPhone clipboard? and vice versa if possible...? I use MacID to unlock my mac with my iPhone, and the app supports sharing clipboard between the two devices, but it's only for text. I'm looking for...
    • rudychidiac
    • Thread
    • clipboard images ios iphone mac osx share
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac Apps
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    Preview's Signature Capture Application

    Is there a similar application to Preview's Signature Capture that generates digital copies (with a fair bit of image processing) of handwritten text/drawings? Signature Capture is only useful for small regions (signature sized), but I really like the resulting digitization. Unfortunately, I...
  11. ash06

    Please Help, El Capitain installation damaged my home volume

    Hi, I'm seeking some help from anyone that can lend their expertise, I had El Capitain 10.11 GM beta installed on my system and no longer received updates from the Mac AppStore, I found a solution to this was to install the proper (App store version) of El Capitain, so I downloaded the...
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    Issue with Foto-App and iphone sync

    Hello everyone Currently, I am really frustrated with OSX Fotos (10.11.4). What I want to achieve is to sync my pictures that I make with my iPhone with the OSX Fotos and ONLY the iPhone pictures. That means that all the pictures that I add via Fotos on OSX need to stay ONLY on the Mac...
    • Remrod
    • Thread
    • fotos mac management osx pictures
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  13. P

    Unable to update to 10.11.5

    Can't understand what's going on, I've been trying to update to 10.11.5 since it was released and it gets to something like 605 MB out of 758 MB and then it stops, as if I've never clicked the update button at all. I'm travelling and at the moment I'm in Egypt with 0.5 Mbps internet, so makes it...
  14. khinelay

    after updating OS X10.11.4, VMWare Fusion 7 USB not work

    Hello, after updating OS X10.11.4, VMWare Fusion 7 doesn't recognise USB. It asked me, where to connect "Windows or Mac". Whatever I chose, My USB Hard Disk doesn't connect
  15. lexR

    Goodbye Mac Pro... Hello Alienware

    So, i went through a long and interesting process of upgrading my 2009 machine to suit my needs, i upgraded the processors, ram, cpu and even installed an additional psu to cope with additional power requirements. However, there was certain restraints with the processors and the motherboard i...
  16. E

    Surprising Fan Noise/Usage from my 2012 rMBP on 10.11.5 Beta 5 (15F31a)

    I also just got my rMBP back from Apple after having it's screen replaced under the staingate program. Anyone else see increased fan usage under normal usage, including web browsing and document production?
  17. josephkrishna

    macOS and iOS unification

    It would be so good if OS X and iOS became one unified operating system at the base level, meaning that applications etc are universal across both. To do this without messing up the great way Mac works now, apps built for iOS which have flexible size guidelines could just be run as windowed...
  18. aaronelkins

    Brand new screen drawing app for mac

    Hi guys, I am exited to announce that Vill Q releases today from Pixel Egg Studio, Vill Q is a screen drawing app for your mac which can help you demonstrate you Mac screen to others (like your students, friends, etc...). If you have any interest in this topic, please do visit Vill Q page and...
    • aaronelkins
    • Thread
    • drawing learning tool mac osx screen screen drawing student teacher
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  19. R

    Profile can not hold drivers - how to clean up?

    Hey guys, my profile can not hold my Wacom drivers to power my Wacom Cintiq screen. I have to install them every time i restart my iMac. When i go into a new profile / user.. the drivers are working fine. When i go into my own profile, the drivers need to be installed again. He can not find...
  20. ionicdev

    iOS iPhone not recognised(no device found) in iTunes and Xcode

    Specs: MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) OS X El Capitan (Version 10.11.4) iTunes (12.3.3.17) Xcode (Version 7.1.1) iPhone 4s (iOS 9.3.1) Problem statement: My iPhone is not appearing in iTunes nor Xcode whenever I plug it to my mac directly through usb cable. The Photos app connects and...
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