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      • Thread Mail Signature won't stick!

        Mail Signature won't stick!

        Hi - no matter how many times I redo my Mail signature (on my Macbook Pro early 2011), my signature keeps reverting to an old signature (this happens not every time I send an email, but periodically, and then when it ...view more
        leroydouglas
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        Mail Signature won't stick!

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        • Thread Date Modified vs. Date Added - help needed

          Date Modified vs. Date Added - help needed

          I'm running 10.11.6 and have noticed that if I change the name of a PDF file within the Finder (i.e. I do not open the file to do this), the file info is updated under the Date Added column in the Finder, but not in t...view more
          Luis Sequeira1
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          Date Modified vs. Date Added - help needed

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          • Thread Editing Mail directory

            Editing Mail directory

            I just noticed that I just sent a message to someone I've never heard of. I don't know how that happened, but I want to remove his name from my Mail directory to reduce the chance of it happening again. How do I go ab...view more
            Eric Root
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            Editing Mail directory

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            • Thread sd card on iMac not working with el capitan

              sd card on iMac not working with el capitan

              sd card on iMac not working with el capitanview more
              ADO Imac mid 2011
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              sd card on iMac not working with el capitan

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              • Thread Preview App memory leak

                Preview App memory leak

                The Preview app in El Capitan has serious memory leak problem. Open a 100MB pdf file, scroll for a while, it will easily consumes giga bytes of RAM! Once it used 8G!view more
                Luis Sequeira1
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                Preview App memory leak

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                • Thread delete chum search????

                  delete chum search????

                  trying to delete chum search?view more
                  Daniel Zed
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                  delete chum search????

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                  • Thread App Store Network Connection was lost issue

                    App Store Network Connection was lost issue

                    Macbook air early 2015 El Capitan 10.11.6   Irrespective of network service providers, firewall being off, I keep getting "We could not complete your purchase. Network Connection was lost" message when I attempt...view more
                    Eric Root
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                    App Store Network Connection was lost issue

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                    • Thread Clipboard became completely messed up

                      Clipboard became completely messed up

                      Hi guys,   I've been working with a lot of text lately and copy/paste has always been a bit twitchy, but today this simple process descended into a complete chaos.   If I go to Finder > Edit > Show C...view more
                      MartinCash
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                      Clipboard became completely messed up

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                      • Thread iMac is kernel panic-ing twice a day.

                        iMac is kernel panic-ing twice a day.

                        I am having the same kernel panic, twice a day. 10.11.6.   Anonymous UUID:   B11CD326-364E-AD98-6DD0-904A7E563688   Thu Sep 22 16:19:48 2016   *** Panic Report *** panic(cpu 0 caller 0xfff...view more
                        slackmoehrle
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                        iMac is kernel panic-ing twice a day.

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                        • Thread Solution - External Hard Drives Not Recognized By El Capitan OSX

                          Solution - External Hard Drives Not Recognized By El Capitan OSX

                          I just found in the Mac Rumors site a solution to a problem when USB external hard drives are not recognized by the El Capitan OSX operating system. I have a Buffalo brand USB 2.0 (2 TB) External Hard Drive. Hopefull...view more
                          Charles Swaim
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                          Solution - External Hard Drives Not Recognized By El Capitan OSX

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                          • Thread IMAC 5K keeps logging me out for the past month

                            IMAC 5K keeps logging me out for the past month

                            For approx 1 month I keep being logged out of my retina IMAC, running EL Capitain 10.11.5.  Ive tried unchecking displays have separate spaces and Ive also disconnected a separate display I used so don't think th...view more
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                            IMAC 5K keeps logging me out for the past month

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                            • Thread Problem with mail app after upgrade to El Capitan

                              Problem with mail app after upgrade to El Capitan

                              Hi, I recently upgraded from snow leopard to el capitan on a 2009 macbook pro. I cannot send email from the mail app since upgrading.   The incoming mail server address is greyed out in the apps preference set...view more
                              Luis Sequeira1
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                              Problem with mail app after upgrade to El Capitan

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                              • Thread Unable to automatically mount network drives without password prompt

                                Unable to automatically mount network drives without password prompt

                                Hi,   First of all, I'm using MacOS Sierra, but I don't think that there's a forum for that yet.   I have a mac mini that auto powers off and on every day, and basically sits there backing up files from mu...view more
                                sysadmsts
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                                Unable to automatically mount network drives without password prompt

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                                • Thread My HP Scanjet G 4010 doesn't work with El Captain

                                  My HP Scanjet G 4010 doesn't work with El Captain

                                  My HP Scanjet G 4010 doesn't work with El Capitan, so 2015 I did  Downgrade to Yosemite 10.10.5 and it works. But I would like to Upgrade my MacBook Air to El Capitan. Can I expect that nowadays it will work?view more
                                  Zyziulek
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                                  My HP Scanjet G 4010 doesn't work with El Captain

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                                  • Thread Text labels missing from Mail toolbar - El Capitan

                                    Text labels missing from Mail toolbar - El Capitan

                                    So yet another improvement from Apple.... How do I bring back the text labels next to the icons? - they are missing in Relpy & Forward.view more
                                    Luis Sequeira1
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                                    Text labels missing from Mail toolbar - El Capitan

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                                    • Thread OS X is not smooth and very offten loading

                                      OS X is not smooth and very offten loading

                                      Hi,   I have iMac late 2012 (CPU i5 2,7 GHz, RAM 8GB, HDD 1TB 5400) and OS X El Capitan. For all the time I did not do a clean install of system.   In last months I have problem with smoothness of system. ...view more
                                      Luis Sequeira1
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                                      OS X is not smooth and very offten loading

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                                      • Thread Recovery Solution Request!!!

                                        Recovery Solution Request!!!

                                        In windows 7 which was on my BOOTCAMP, I used disk management to shrink Drive "C:\" and then creating one more partition. It caused the startup failure of both MAC OS and WINDOWS! unfortunately even when I used Intern...view more
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                                        Recovery Solution Request!!!

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                                        • Thread parental controls settings won't save

                                          parental controls settings won't save

                                          I just installed El Capitan. In Parental Controls / Web, there are three radio buttons: 1) Allow unrestricted access to websites 2) Try to limit access to adult websites 3) Allow access to only these websites. Right n...view more
                                          Luis Sequeira1
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                                          parental controls settings won't save

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                                          • Thread Time machine backup failed: says drive is full but it isn't

                                            Time machine backup failed: says drive is full but it isn't

                                            My time machine backup is about 1.5 TB on a 2 TB drive and has been happily backing up for the last 8 months   However I suddenly get a message that backup failed, trying to backup 1.5 TB and only .5 is available...view more
                                            petefromsouthampton
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                                            Time machine backup failed: says drive is full but it isn't

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                                            • Thread Numeric side of keyboard stopped working

                                              Numeric side of keyboard stopped working

                                              The numeric pad on my keyboard stopped working. Switched to a different keyboard -- same thing.   Mac Pro with El Capitan.view more
                                              Luis Sequeira1
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                                              Numeric side of keyboard stopped working

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