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      • Thread Downloaded Kindle books on hard drive?

        Downloaded Kindle books on hard drive?

        How do I locate the Kindle books I've downloaded to my hard drive in the Finder? There's no "My Kindle Content" folder I can find in ~/Documents, nothing I can find in Application Support, and nothing I can find with ...view more
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        Downloaded Kindle books on hard drive?

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        • Thread Spotlight annoying lag with El Capitan

          Spotlight annoying lag with El Capitan

          There is a very annoying bug on all of the versions of El Capitan from 10.11.0 to 10.11.4 on every machine I know with (⌘)-Space bar to open Spotlight. I find someone on twitter who describes : "There is ≈ one h...view more
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          Spotlight annoying lag with El Capitan

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          • Thread wheres my camera in finder

            wheres my camera in finder

            how to find my canon in the device section in finderview more
            zdreamz
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            wheres my camera in finder

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            • Thread Spotlight ignores the first character I type

              Spotlight ignores the first character I type

              Late 2014 MacBook Pro 15" Mac OS 10.11.1   I activate Spotlight to launch apps. My keyboard shortcut is ⌃␠ (control-space). I activate Spotlight and type the first 2–3 letters of the app name, then hit 'r...view more
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              Spotlight ignores the first character I type

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              • Thread cannot type in spotlight

                cannot type in spotlight

                Hey Everyone hope someone can help me out. Im running EL Cap 10.11.4 on a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) I know I need a new one LOL   The problem that has come about is when I open the Spotlight search in the ...view more
                Linc Davis
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                cannot type in spotlight

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                • Thread Spotlight missing / random / no results (El Capitan)

                  Spotlight missing / random / no results (El Capitan)

                  Ok, so Spotlight has never worked reliably for me since I moved on from Snow Leopard. Recently though it has rarely worked at all - and it has been like this from day one of El Capitan (after Clean Install). I've at...view more
                  Linc Davis
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                  Spotlight missing / random / no results (El Capitan)

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                  • Thread Activating the digital mirror

                    Activating the digital mirror

                    How can I watch myself on the screen without using FaceTime or to know if someone on Internet is watching me through the screen ? Thank you for your interest ?view more
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                    Activating the digital mirror

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                    • Thread com.apple.spotlight.IndexAgent: Error for com.apple.corespotlight.receiver.suggestions

                      com.apple.spotlight.IndexAgent: Error for com.apple.corespotlight.receiver.suggestions

                      After some minutes logged in the console shows many, many entries like this: Error for com.apple.corespotlight.receiver.suggestions: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4097 "connection to service named com.apple.co...view more
                      Robert Hartl
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                      com.apple.spotlight.IndexAgent: Error for com.apple.corespotlight.receiver.suggestions

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                      • Thread I can View locked notes in spotlight.

                        I can View locked notes in spotlight.

                        This is not much of a question but I just noticed that you can view Locked notes in Spotlight Search. Please respond back and let me know if this is something localized to my machine of can you replicate the problem. ...view more
                        Linc Davis
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                        I can View locked notes in spotlight.

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                        • Thread Change the definition language in spotlight

                          Change the definition language in spotlight

                          Hello,   Currently, I am living in Indonesia and my MacBook language was set into English. When I insert some word in spotlight, is it possible if I get definition other than English? I had inputed English-Ind...view more
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                          Change the definition language in spotlight

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                          • Thread Spotlight copy paste URL truncated on first try

                            Spotlight copy paste URL truncated on first try

                            This one is hard to reproduce, but I run across it often.   Use case: I often need to copy a url from a google meeting invite into a spotlight search to spawn the video conference for the event.   System:...view more
                            Rysz
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                            Spotlight copy paste URL truncated on first try

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                            • Thread Search "Shared" directly in spotlight menubar without using alt+cmd+spacebar

                              Search "Shared" directly in spotlight menubar without using alt+cmd+spacebar

                              Hi Is there a way to spotlight search "shared" drives without pressing alt+cmd+spacebar and using a new search window? So what I mean is I want to search my shared synology server right from the menu bar/spotlight sea...view more
                              Shawzborne
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                              Search "Shared" directly in spotlight menubar without using alt+cmd+spacebar

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                              • Thread Spotlight is working very slow.It is taking so much time to show the results

                                Spotlight is working very slow.It is taking so much time to show the results

                                I'm using MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012),OSX ElCapitan 10.11view more
                                Rysz
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                                Spotlight is working very slow.It is taking so much time to show the results

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                                • Thread Strange entry in system logs: Failed messaging flag writer

                                  Strange entry in system logs: Failed messaging flag writer

                                  Hi.   After a fresh (clean) OS X El Captian install on a new hard-drive (Aura Pro SSD 960 GB) I've noticed strange entry in the system log (/private/var/log/system.log):   Oct 22 11:18:42 houpbookbig mds[5...view more
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                                  Strange entry in system logs: Failed messaging flag writer

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                                  • Thread Will iWeb work with 10.11.4 El Capitan

                                    Will iWeb work with 10.11.4 El Capitan

                                    The good news: iWeb still works with OS X and is a true WYSIWYG editor for OS X.   The bad news: iWeb loose several script functions; this is due to fact that the javascript are no longer supported.   The ...view more
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                                    Will iWeb work with 10.11.4 El Capitan

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                                    • Thread Desktop is crystal clear, Finder is not open-able and Spotlight search hidden

                                      Desktop is crystal clear, Finder is not open-able and Spotlight search hidden

                                      Hi,   I really need help with my mac air OS X El Capitan 10.11.4.   The desktop is crystal clear, I can not show a screenshot because there is nothing on it and every time I take a screenshot it's not on t...view more
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                                      Desktop is crystal clear, Finder is not open-able and Spotlight search hidden

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                                      • Thread Slow MBP since yosemite, still with el capitan

                                        Slow MBP since yosemite, still with el capitan

                                        Hi team, I have a mid-2012 MBP, i5, 4 GB ram, running El Capitan 10.11.4 (15E65). My macbook has been slow since the upgrade to Yosemite, and has not improved with El Cap. This is most noticeable when starting up, w...view more
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                                        Slow MBP since yosemite, still with el capitan

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                                        • Thread Spotlight's CPU usage is out of control for no reason

                                          Spotlight's CPU usage is out of control for no reason

                                          I'm finding more and more Macs running 10.11.4 where Spotlight is just out of control for no reason that I can discern.  If no one is logged in, Spotlight is using no CPU.  As soon as someone logs in,...view more
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                                          Spotlight's CPU usage is out of control for no reason

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                                          • Thread Spotlight search and dictionary app bug.

                                            Spotlight search and dictionary app bug.

                                            I have a consistent problem with spotlight searching and the Dictionary app. When I try to find a term, e.g. "chair", in Spotlight, I can click on it (or hit enter) to open the Dictionary app. But then the app report...view more
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                                            Spotlight search and dictionary app bug.

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                                            • Thread make spotlight work like it did in snow leopard

                                              make spotlight work like it did in snow leopard

                                              I have complained about this to apple many times. Suggestions, chats, etc. I get nowhere. I downloaded "easy find" but it isn;t that great either. My question is to make search (spotlight) work like it did in Snow leo...view more
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                                              make spotlight work like it did in snow leopard

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