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      • Thread file sharing external drives on a mac

        file sharing external drives on a mac

        I have file sharing set up for home and work machines so that I can remote access either one either way. But on one I can access the root and get to external drives if they are plugged in; not in the other. I'm not su...view more
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        file sharing external drives on a mac

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        • Thread OS X El Capitan:  Parental Controls NOT working

          OS X El Capitan:  Parental Controls NOT working

          Using a managed account, and selecting "only allow these websites", when managed/ or Admin user logs out and then back in and parental controls are opened by ADMIN account, "try to limit access to adult websites" is s...view more
          Daniel_Polo
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          OS X El Capitan:  Parental Controls NOT working

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          • Thread White SVG with transparent background is not visible in Finder or QuickView

            White SVG with transparent background is not visible in Finder or QuickView

            I work with a lot of white svg images with transparent background. I am not able to view these files in quickView or finder thumbnail preview.   Please provide a OS level solution, not an app that I have to open...view more
            SukhiAatma
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            White SVG with transparent background is not visible in Finder or QuickView

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            • Thread After returning from lunch I found that someone has attempted to install another sign in designation. Does this mean I am being hacked????

              After returning from lunch I found that someone has attempted to install another sign in designation. Does this mean I am being hacked????

              I am 85yrs.old, have had this Mac a few years. My wife and I went to lunch yesterday, when we returned I found that the Mac was on and when I clicked the key to sign on found that there was another sign on figure next...view more
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              After returning from lunch I found that someone has attempted to install another sign in designation. Does this mean I am being hacked????

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              • Thread no cover flow in any program's open or save dialog box

                no cover flow in any program's open or save dialog box

                I updated 2 computers to El Capitan and now there is no option for cover flow in the save or open dialog boxes. My adobe products were in cover flow mode at first but when I chose list, I noticed there was no button f...view more
                Eric Root
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                no cover flow in any program's open or save dialog box

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                • Thread Keyboard attached with USB not recognized at startup

                  Keyboard attached with USB not recognized at startup

                  When I power on my iMac it does not recognize the keyboard plugged in with a cable.  It starts looking for a Bluetooth connection and doesn't find on so the system will not allow me to complete login since keyboa...view more
                  Eric Root
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                  Keyboard attached with USB not recognized at startup

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                  • Thread How to get my partition option on disc utility to work

                    How to get my partition option on disc utility to work

                    I'm trying to partition an SD card for my phone. I have it inserted, backed-up and formatted to MS-DOS (fat) since its a 32GB card. I try to click partition on the main driver (not the sub tab) but it is greyed out an...view more
                    corinazado
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                    How to get my partition option on disc utility to work

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                    • Thread Mail App keep crashing after install El Capitan

                      Mail App keep crashing after install El Capitan

                      After installed El Capitan, my mail app keep crashing after open for a few seconds. It show these data : Process:               Mail [1126] Path:...view more
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                      Mail App keep crashing after install El Capitan

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                      • Thread OS X Keyboard Layout was remapped

                        OS X Keyboard Layout was remapped

                        Hello. I am using MBP(late 2009) with ISO keyboard and OS X El Capitan 10.11.6. After an installation of some python packages(pip, nxt-pyton, lightblue) the U.S. keyboard layout, I was using automatically remapped ...view more
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                        OS X Keyboard Layout was remapped

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                        • Thread prevent el capitan from resetting size of spotlight window upon reboot

                          prevent el capitan from resetting size of spotlight window upon reboot

                          I like to have spotlight in the top right corner and fully expanded to the bottom of the screen like it was before when Steve Jobs ran things. You know, make use of my screen real estate so I can see all the results w...view more
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                          prevent el capitan from resetting size of spotlight window upon reboot

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                          • Thread Full RGB Dynamic Range 0-255

                            Full RGB Dynamic Range 0-255

                            Hello,   I got a second monitor on my iMac27 late 2013 : Eizo CX271. While booting on windows 10 bootcamp, in the nvidia drivers I got an option "RGB" with "Full dynamic range" and "0-255". That enables true bl...view more
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                            Full RGB Dynamic Range 0-255

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                            • Thread Two You Tube Videos won't play

                              Two You Tube Videos won't play

                              I hope you guys can help me.   I have about 20 videos on my You Tube channel.   Two of them won't play with Safari.  They work fine with Google Chrome ..    These are videos I h...view more
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                              Two You Tube Videos won't play

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                              • Thread how do i un-block Add Block   for just 1 web site (Kelly Blue Book)

                                how do i un-block Add Block   for just 1 web site (Kelly Blue Book)

                                how do i un-block Add Block Plus  for just 1 web site (Kelly Blue Book)view more
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                                how do i un-block Add Block   for just 1 web site (Kelly Blue Book)

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                                • Thread Can somebody please tell me the difference between 'date created' and 'date added'? Also, between 'arrange by' and 'sort by'? Thank you.

                                  Can somebody please tell me the difference between 'date created' and 'date added'? Also, between 'arrange by' and 'sort by'? Thank you.

                                  Hello. I am using Finder version 10.11.4 in OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 (15G31)   Can somebody please tell me the difference between 'date created' and 'date added'? Also, between 'arrange by' and 'sort by'?  ...view more
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                                  Can somebody please tell me the difference between 'date created' and 'date added'? Also, between 'arrange by' and 'sort by'? Thank you.

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                                  • Thread why isn't list view > arrange by > date modified, accurate?

                                    why isn't list view > arrange by > date modified, accurate?

                                    am new to el capitan and noticed that the list view > arrange by > date modified is not accurate. i just modified a folder on my HD by adding new things to it, but it's showing a last modified date of 6th augus...view more
                                    Abstractman23
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                                    why isn't list view > arrange by > date modified, accurate?

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                                    • Thread Reminders late notification

                                      Reminders late notification

                                      Hello,   I'd like to ask you, I know that reminders on OS X El Capitan have 5 minute, 1 hour, tommorow option of snooze.   I had 2 reminds that notificated to me, so I clicked on 5 minutes snooze on both....view more
                                      Eric Root
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                                      Reminders late notification

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                                      • Thread can't be opened because the original item can't be found

                                        can't be opened because the original item can't be found

                                        Hi,   I am using a late 2012 iMac with El Capitan version 10.11.4. I also have a older model Time Capsule in my network, and a Synology NAS. Both of them show up under Shared in Finder. After not using my iMac...view more
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                                        can't be opened because the original item can't be found

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                                        • Thread USB drive went into read-only mode

                                          USB drive went into read-only mode

                                          Hello   This morning my usb drive went into read-only mode and I cannot reverse this. I thought to be from the third party that helped me write on NTFS but I have one HDD Toshiba  (NTFS) that is working and...view more
                                          Moissse
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                                          USB drive went into read-only mode

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                                          • Thread Google Chrome crashing with update.

                                            Google Chrome crashing with update.

                                            Google Chrome continues to crash with the new update for El Capitan on a Mac book pro.  How can this be corrected?view more
                                            dialabrain
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                                            Google Chrome crashing with update.

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                                            • Thread System - Thicker Font

                                              System - Thicker Font

                                                   How can I make all fonts to be thicker in El Capitan? Increase the size somewhat OKAY, but Apple needs to add more size fonts.  But it needs to have thicker feature.   Zoom is fair...view more
                                              VikingOSX
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                                              System - Thicker Font

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