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      • Thread Dropbox causing OS X boot hang?

        Dropbox causing OS X boot hang?

        Running early 2011 MacBook Pro (motherboard & HDD replaced on warranty in 2014 due to the video card problem for which there was a general recall and warranty extension.  Running El Capitan (10.11.6) and ever...view more
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        Dropbox causing OS X boot hang?

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        • Thread How do I know if a trust certificate is blocked

          How do I know if a trust certificate is blocked

          I Have a I phone 6 I upgraded to the 9.3. I know or think someone is getting access to my phone?  When I go to my phone app to call someone there is a 8 That shows up and disappears right away. It shows up when I...view more
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          How do I know if a trust certificate is blocked

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          • Thread Time Machine NAS RAID

            Time Machine NAS RAID

            Goal: great, reliable Time Machine back-ups.   (Not goal: archiving. I do that separately on optical media annually, double copies, one of which goes off-site. I understand that optical media may degenerate with...view more
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            Time Machine NAS RAID

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            • Thread Deleted Photos don't seem to be freeing up hard drive space

              Deleted Photos don't seem to be freeing up hard drive space

              I just deleted a ton of photos from Photos to free up space on my hard drive, but nothing seemed to change- why is that?   Thanksview more
              mknj
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              Deleted Photos don't seem to be freeing up hard drive space

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              • Thread 10.11.6 Update Appears as Pending

                10.11.6 Update Appears as Pending

                Under System Preferences>Updates, Security Update 2016-001 10.11.6 shows as pending to install.  Try to run update, but it never goes through the download/install process.  It remains as pending.  &...view more
                leroydouglas
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                10.11.6 Update Appears as Pending

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                • Thread I have a question

                  I have a question

                  I Have a quick question?view more
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                  I have a question

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                  • Thread TMCacheDelete hanging?

                    TMCacheDelete hanging?

                    Running macOS Sierra Betas and now the GM, I am experiences a problem with my TimeMachine backup to a Synology NAS.   I am getting frequent "Disk is already in use" errors and while investigating I find in the c...view more
                    Dalle
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                    TMCacheDelete hanging?

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                    • Thread Printer Driver for HP Photosmart 7520 for Mac OS X 10.11

                      Printer Driver for HP Photosmart 7520 for Mac OS X 10.11

                      Since upgrading to OS X 10.11 the scan functionality of this HP all-in-one has become unacceptably erratic, sometimes working but most of the time giving a message that Air-Print is not available.  Any recommenda...view more
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                      Printer Driver for HP Photosmart 7520 for Mac OS X 10.11

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                      • Thread Restore fusion drive

                        Restore fusion drive

                        I have a iMac 27 Inch middle 2011, CPU 3,4 GHz Intel Core i7, 16 GB. I´ve done something wrong with disk utility and now I have a separate SSD and a HDD instead of a fusion drive. I´ve restored my iMac to ...view more
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                        Restore fusion drive

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                        • Thread does anyone recognize script32.osax malware?

                          does anyone recognize script32.osax malware?

                          This came up as infected file via ClamX, but it won't show in finder and won't delete.  Anyone know of this?view more
                          John Mcdonnell
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                          does anyone recognize script32.osax malware?

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                          • Thread iMac mini tv display issues

                            iMac mini tv display issues

                            Hi everyone. I've been trying to change the display settings of my iMac mini, because I couldn't see the top bar on the screen. But now I have another problem; my tv doesn't support certain display format. It specif...view more
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                            iMac mini tv display issues

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                            • Thread Mouse scroll speed in Sierra

                              Mouse scroll speed in Sierra

                              Since installing Sierra beta (5) and today the GM the scroll function of both the magic mouse and trackpad are accelerated to an unusable level on some apps.   I have noticed it with VLC (Adjusting the volume) a...view more
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                              Mouse scroll speed in Sierra

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                              • Thread About the language setting

                                About the language setting

                                I change the primary language to English, but the login interface still shows Chinese, how can I fix that?view more
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                                About the language setting

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                                • Thread My phone is not updating

                                  My phone is not updating

                                  eevery time I try and do the new update it gives me an errors massage ..view more
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                                  My phone is not updating

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                                  • Thread 2016-01 security update is affecting my keyboard - delete key barely works others are also slow in responding

                                    2016-01 security update is affecting my keyboard - delete key barely works others are also slow in responding

                                    2016-01 security update is affecting my keyboard - delete key barely works others are also slow in responding.  What is the fix?view more
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                                    2016-01 security update is affecting my keyboard - delete key barely works others are also slow in responding

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                                    • Thread Applescript for Compiling Numbers Documents

                                      Applescript for Compiling Numbers Documents

                                      Hi!   I just finished completing my first "Real" Applescript to do something that I thought would be fairly simple. It only took me 5 days to figure out!   Anyway, I regularly create new Numbers document...view more
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                                      Applescript for Compiling Numbers Documents

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                                      • Thread I want remove my apple id's reachable at mails and move to my another apple id , i cannot remove reachable at mails from my old apple id please help me ,

                                        I want remove my apple id's reachable at mails and move to my another apple id , i cannot remove reachable at mails from my old apple id please help me ,

                                        I want remove my apple id's reachable at mails and move to my new apple id , i cannot remove reachable at mails from my old apple id please help me ,view more
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                                        I want remove my apple id's reachable at mails and move to my another apple id , i cannot remove reachable at mails from my old apple id please help me ,

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                                        • Thread need to download full item with exchange account configuration

                                          need to download full item with exchange account configuration

                                          how to configure exchange account to download complete item rather than headersview more
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                                          need to download full item with exchange account configuration

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                                          • Thread Prompt for filename after or before taken a screenshot

                                            Prompt for filename after or before taken a screenshot

                                            Hi there, I like the screenshot function of Mac OS X, I have configured the default path, but I would love to be able to set the filename of every screenshot I take after (or even before) I press Cmd+Shift+4 or whatev...view more
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                                            Prompt for filename after or before taken a screenshot

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                                            • Thread AppleScript and fetching contacts with emoticons

                                              AppleScript and fetching contacts with emoticons

                                              I'm using the SpeechRecognitionServer dictionary and the Contacts dictionary.   I loop through each person in the contact list and add their name to a list called contactList. Then I have:   tell applicatio...view more
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                                              AppleScript and fetching contacts with emoticons

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