• synchronising files between macs without using iCloud

    I would like to synchronise files of two users as well as a shared user folder between my iMac and my macbook air on a daily basis. But I do not want to use iCloud. Is that possible and how can I do that?view more
    actionmarker
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  • drag and drop on same disk, same partition taking hours. Why, and how to fix it?

    Hi,   My computer crashed and I'm putting the backed up files back onto the disk. The drag and drop of the adobe files is 500GB and took a couple of hours to complete. Dragging and dropping that into a subfolder...view more
    John Galt
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  • PRINTER

    I have downloaded a new printer under my user for my new iMac , seems as if i must downloaded to each user under each user login.  Is there a way around this?view more
    Old Toad
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  • Family Sharing

    I am using an iPhone 6 with iOS 9.2. I also have an iMac running 10.11.2. Both are logged into my Apple ID account. When I turned on Family Sharing, it did not create a "Family" calendar that could be shared. I tried ...view more
    judysings
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  • mirror two mac computers

    Hi,   During the day, I mainly use the MacBook as I travel between sites, but in the evenings I prefer the bigger screen of my iMac to complete my work. The cloud offers great things but I do not want to put eve...view more
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  • Why can't my Macs connect in Finder?

    I have an old 15-inch MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo/2.66GHz purchased back in 2008 that I keep at home hooked up to a big monitor, using as a "desktop". It has a large hard drive so I like to store files on it. I have a MBP ...view more
    musicandmacs
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  • Parental controls doesn't work

    Parental controls web filter no longer works after upgrade. It doesn't block sites from the blacklist. "Try to limit access to adult websites" doesn't do anything. The new security features that protect the OS X syste...view more
    112345brian
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  • How does reminders notify me?

    How does "reminders" work...Only through calendars, or is it a separate application. How does it "remind me"??view more
    Paul Cohen1
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  • Yosemite vs El Capitan

    Hi Everyone,   I understand that mainly El Capitan is reported to be mostly Yosemite, with performance improvements; however, I just bought a new MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5) with 256 GB & 4GB of RAM...view more
    Grant Lenahan
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  • Review pending app approval requests?

    Is there anyway to review pending app approval requests? I will often get a request to approve an app from one of my kids which I can't respond to immediately. When I go back to notifications to approve it, it's gone ...view more
    kenbod68
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  • Does Family Sharing work if family members are not on the same phone plan?

    My daughter is on her father's plan, and I have my own plan (both ATT), but she lives with me. I would like her to have her own Apple ID (right now, she shares mine to get into our iTunes account) but neither of us wa...view more
    Barney-15E
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  • Privileges Gained by being Made an Administrator

    I am considering allowing a child who is a user to be an administrator. Will they have access to my personal data such as passwords e-mail, calendars basically everything that I see when I log in?view more
    Cmoore01
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  • iCloud active / passive accounts

    Will it be possible to sync notes between the active and passive iCloud account in a near future?view more
    Henrik Mac Rookie
    last modified by Henrik Mac Rookie
  • Family sharing on mac book pro?

    I have a 2015 15-inch mac book pro running 10.11.2 and i have family sharing on my iPad mini. My question is how do i use family sharing on my mac, when i try to purchase anything it prompts me to put in a card.view more
    Tron505
    created by Tron505
  • Compatibility and Home Sharing issues

    Hi all   I upgraded to El Capitan yesterday and it seemed to all go well -- except 1) I needed to reconnect the previous iTunes library and 2) a number of my applications simply won't run on this OSX yet. Howeve...view more
    Chikken
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  • Macbook Can't Connect to iMac, but iMAC can Connect to Macbook

    I've got a tough problem I cannot get my heard around and I need some help.  I have an iMAC (2009) and Macbook Pro (2010).  I just recently upgraded both systems to El Capitan (both systems are running the l...view more
    The Pottsy
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  • OS X El Capitan / NAS Connectivity

    Hello,   I am really puzzled by my new Macbook - I usually work with PCs - I always thought Unix based Machines are network champions... May be I am doing something wrong - any help would be great.   I wa...view more
    Claude_B
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  • lacie cloudbox "device might not be fully supported"

    Hi   From both my Mac (macbook pro and macbookair), my Lacie cloudbox which was working well before (and still does from my windows PC) is not recognized anymore. In Lacie NEtwork assistant  , I get the mes...view more
    monmix
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  • Where did file sharing go

    With latest update to 10.11.2, I can't connect to my other Computers in the same Net. Beside connecting with fire wire and setting one of them to hard disk mode, isn't there an other solution?view more
    guidobur
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  • Double Entries in iCal - think I'm doing iCloud wrong

    iCal on my iMac has begun registering double entries on everything since my wife and I began using separate Apple IDs after sharing one (don't worry, this is not a precursor to a break-up story!). We are connected by ...view more
    Nubz N.
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