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      • Thread My external hard drive trash won't empty

        My external hard drive trash won't empty

        Hello everyone, I have an external hard drive, whose Trash is impossible to empty. I grabbed a couple of screenshots to show you its contents and the related error messages when I try to delete everything.   ...view more
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        My external hard drive trash won't empty

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        • Thread Could not load Users & groups preference pane

          Could not load Users & groups preference pane

          I have been trying to access my users preferences in the utilities to adjust my startup programs and i keep getting a message saying "PREFERENCES ERROR Could not load Users & Groups preference pane."view more
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          Could not load Users & groups preference pane

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          • Thread Cannot log out of Imessage. Account Greyed out.

            Cannot log out of Imessage. Account Greyed out.

            Hi,   I have always been signed out of imessage on my MB pro since updating to el capitan (10.11.5) from lion a month ago. I was able to log in and out during this time by going to preferences --> account and...view more
            Ralph Johns (UK)
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            Cannot log out of Imessage. Account Greyed out.

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            • Thread Issue watching KODI using HDMI cable MacBook Pro 13"

              Issue watching KODI using HDMI cable MacBook Pro 13"

              Hello, I have a MacBook Pro 13 inch with Retina display; 2.9 GHz Intel Core i5 processor  and a an Intel Iris Graphics 6100 running iOS EI Capitan 10.11.3. My MBPro has an HDMI port that I am suppose to be able ...view more
              Luis Sequeira1
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              Issue watching KODI using HDMI cable MacBook Pro 13"

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              • Thread OS X El Capitan

                OS X El Capitan

                I updated from Yosemite to El Capitan and it went great! so easy... Q. does it mean that I have a new fresh hard drive and all unused and duplicate and unwanted files are gone? if not how can I get rid of them ? by th...view more
                rehillar
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                OS X El Capitan

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                • Thread Google Drive sometimes starts on boot

                  Google Drive sometimes starts on boot

                  Sometimes Google Drive starts when I boot up my Mac. I cannot figure out any reason why it does not does not do so. The option to start on book in the Google Drive preferences is unchecked.   When I look at my l...view more
                  Gregory III
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                  Google Drive sometimes starts on boot

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                  • Thread Homebrew has enabled anonymous aggregate user behaviour analytics

                    Homebrew has enabled anonymous aggregate user behaviour analytics

                    I installed Homebrew with this command in the Terminal: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)" Then I read "Homebrew has enabled anonymous aggregate user behaviour analytics Read the anal...view more
                    rehillar
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                    Homebrew has enabled anonymous aggregate user behaviour analytics

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                    • Thread How to remove "Other" account from login screen?

                      How to remove "Other" account from login screen?

                      Hello!   I have no guest users on my mac. I have only 1 admin user. Please help me and tell, how i can remove "Other.." login option from my login screen?  view more
                      Barney-15E
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                      How to remove "Other" account from login screen?

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                      • Thread Latest Adobe Flashplayer download

                        Latest Adobe Flashplayer download

                        I can't download latest Flashplayer. It's system requirements are OS X 10.11 with Intel Core™ Duo 1.83GHz. My El Capitan 10.11.5 has Intel Core i3. Is that why I can't get it to work?view more
                        David M Brewer
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                        Latest Adobe Flashplayer download

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                        • Thread Login fails unless Internet is off

                          Login fails unless Internet is off

                          After restart, password for both accounts would not work. After completely turning off all internet connections the passwords were accepted. Do I have malware or some sort of corrupted files? Or did recent upgrade to ...view more
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                          Login fails unless Internet is off

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                          • Thread Just installed El Capitan and now the pcshowserver keeps popping up as it is blocked.  How do I get rid of application.  Cant find it under library/ any of the prior answers?

                            Just installed El Capitan and now the pcshowserver keeps popping up as it is blocked.  How do I get rid of application.  Cant find it under library/ any of the prior answers?

                            Just installed IOS 10.11.6 El Capitan on MacPro and have Norton Anti Virus  on the computer.  When I opted in for application blocking, it blocks NDSPCShowserver.  Which now keeps popping up on the scre...view more
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                            Just installed El Capitan and now the pcshowserver keeps popping up as it is blocked.  How do I get rid of application.  Cant find it under library/ any of the prior answers?

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                            • Thread Reset login/username (newbie here)

                              Reset login/username (newbie here)

                              Reset login usernsme/password: father bought newest iMac & gave me his. He is administrator & cannot remember login info. Anyway to reset login info so I can become admin & delete all his sensitive info? P...view more
                              BamaMacGirl
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                              Reset login/username (newbie here)

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                              • Thread i am locked out of guest user (only account on my Mac)

                                i am locked out of guest user (only account on my Mac)

                                I recently purchased a late 2013 model macbook pro on eBay and the seller left me the password to the 'guest user'. i changed the password to a blank password as i didn't want to have a password but i didn't create a...view more
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                                i am locked out of guest user (only account on my Mac)

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                                • Thread What causes "Ignore ownership on this volume" to reset?

                                  What causes "Ignore ownership on this volume" to reset?

                                  Asking again because I am really interested in this.   "Ignore ownership on this volume" periodically gets unchecked somehow on my internal storage drives, all three of them at the same time, and I want to know ...view more
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                                  What causes "Ignore ownership on this volume" to reset?

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                                  • Thread new hard drive installed. How do I install the OSX?

                                    new hard drive installed. How do I install the OSX?

                                    I have a brand new hard drive installed. How do I install the OSX? I have a  A1278 MBP.view more
                                    leroydouglas
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                                    new hard drive installed. How do I install the OSX?

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                                    • Thread El captin: Guest user only showing up at Login

                                      El captin: Guest user only showing up at Login

                                      Hi, I have a problem with my mac book pro login screen, it only showing guest user and administrator user doesn't exist anymore ! so,I tried to disable guest user and it didn't work because of (user & groups ) ...view more
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                                      El captin: Guest user only showing up at Login

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                                      • Thread 2 Login Screens at Start up of My MacBook Pro

                                        2 Login Screens at Start up of My MacBook Pro

                                        Dear Awesome Apple Community   I have a slight problem with my mac, basically it prompts me to enter my login twice every time i restart or Clean Start up on my computer   When Did this problem started ? ...view more
                                        El Wayneo
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                                        2 Login Screens at Start up of My MacBook Pro

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                                        • Thread default profile broken

                                          default profile broken

                                          Hello All   I use the below script to create a default profile in our school, this ensures the settings are as the teachers desire and the can jump into there classes.. now on osx 10.11.x the download folder li...view more
                                          jpeters36
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                                          default profile broken

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                                          • Thread Where to find User Account image in El Capitan?

                                            Where to find User Account image in El Capitan?

                                            Hello,   I have El Capitan, where can I find my user account image? I tried many old discussions but it seems Apple has changed this in their last OS X update.   Please advice, Kind regards.view more
                                            helveticat
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                                            Where to find User Account image in El Capitan?

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                                            • Thread OS X disabling my user accounts (including admin) when waking up from sleep

                                              OS X disabling my user accounts (including admin) when waking up from sleep

                                              Whenever my MacBook Pro enters sleep it seems to automatically disable the currently logged in user preventing me from signing in at all.  Every user account I log into keeps getting disabled.  I had to rebo...view more
                                              AnFlyer
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                                              OS X disabling my user accounts (including admin) when waking up from sleep

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