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      • Thread A disk read error has occurred. Press ctrl+atl+del to restart.

        A disk read error has occurred. Press ctrl+atl+del to restart.

        Hi, I'm new to this and I have a problem. I needed space on my MacBook Air and I deleted some files and now when I start my mac it says a disk read error has occurred. I tried everything. Does anybody know how I can g...view more
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        A disk read error has occurred. Press ctrl+atl+del to restart.

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        • Thread Wine vs. WineBottler vs. WineSkin .. What's the difference? Which is most simple?

          Wine vs. WineBottler vs. WineSkin .. What's the difference? Which is most simple?

          Wine vs. WineBottler vs. WineSkin ..   What's the difference? Which is most simple?   Just looking for a quick 1-2-3, super simple, easy to use, no "extra" screens involved .. Just looking for a simple, r...view more
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          Wine vs. WineBottler vs. WineSkin .. What's the difference? Which is most simple?

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          • Thread Is there an App to run Windows on my iMac without having to buy Windows?

            Is there an App to run Windows on my iMac without having to buy Windows?

            I have a camera that needs a "firmware update".  The software to do this came with the camera on a CD.  Unfortunately it's PC software (.exe)   I contacted the manufacturer of my camera for a Mac versi...view more
            Acm001
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            Is there an App to run Windows on my iMac without having to buy Windows?

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            • Thread Help!! Delete big files/folders and still no disk space!

              Help!! Delete big files/folders and still no disk space!

              I have a Mac Book Pro OSX 10.9.5.. I was running low on space and decided to take off recent pics/videos.. Transferred to external HD, deleted files, emptied trash and restarted computer.. nothing happened as far as...view more
              BobHarris
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              Help!! Delete big files/folders and still no disk space!

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              • Thread Hard Disk is Locked when reinstalling maverick.  Turn off Encryption gets no response.  Can't boot.

                Hard Disk is Locked when reinstalling maverick.  Turn off Encryption gets no response.  Can't boot.

                So my girlfriend spilled a drink on her late 2011 macbook pro.  Keyboard all sticky.  I replaced the keyboard and the computer actually booted and the computer was running ok for a bit.  We tried to bac...view more
                chelber
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                Hard Disk is Locked when reinstalling maverick.  Turn off Encryption gets no response.  Can't boot.

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                • Thread Download os x Maverics from windows

                  Download os x Maverics from windows

                  I have a MacBookPro without os. I have only a Windows computer to download the os on, so i can't download from apple store. Can i download from Windows at all?   Internet recovery is not working...view more
                  BobHarris
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                  Download os x Maverics from windows

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                  • Thread Time Machine not deleting old backups to make space for new backups.

                    Time Machine not deleting old backups to make space for new backups.

                    Hi there,   I recently started using Time Machine to backup data on external HD 1TB and its already full after just 5 to 6 backups, no problem with it as it says Time Machine will delete old backups to make spa...view more
                    Hugo Stiglitz
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                    Time Machine not deleting old backups to make space for new backups.

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                    • Thread bootcamp disk0s4 after update to mavericks

                      bootcamp disk0s4 after update to mavericks

                      Hi all,   I have the same problem like many others, after upgrade to mavericks my Windows 8.1 isn't available anymore. When in OS X, the disk is disk0s4.   Below the screenshots. I'm close (I think), but n...view more
                      Smiithy95
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                      bootcamp disk0s4 after update to mavericks

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                      • Thread i need to access mini without knowing the set passwords

                        i need to access mini without knowing the set passwords

                        my wife runs a thrift store for a non profit group we received a mac mini as a donation but its used and I don't know any passwords is there any way to access it to clean it out so we can resell it ?view more
                        Eric Root
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                        i need to access mini without knowing the set passwords

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                        • Thread how does another computer show up as "shared" in my file sidebar?

                          how does another computer show up as "shared" in my file sidebar?

                          how does another computer show up as "shared" in my file sidebar?view more
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                          how does another computer show up as "shared" in my file sidebar?

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                          • Thread How do I get back my partition?

                            How do I get back my partition?

                            my computer crashed after my boot camp made the partition, i tried to remove bootcamp through Bootcamp Assistant but i got an error. I tried to do remove bootcamp the same way but it didn't give me the option to remov...view more
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                            How do I get back my partition?

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                            • Thread What is latest SHA1

                              What is latest SHA1

                              Hi y'all!' The SHA1 and MD5 fingerprint codes on my security update download from Apple website do not match what is currently listed on the "How to verify the authenticity of manually downloaded software updates" pa...view more
                              TecoloteSA
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                              What is latest SHA1

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                              • Thread opening up to tranquility not horror

                                opening up to tranquility not horror

                                For some reason my opening web site picture when I put Safari on is the Apple products thing. And I hate the Apple page with its hysterical picture of product twitching around from left to right. Why does product ha...view more
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                                opening up to tranquility not horror

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                                • Thread Wiped whole hard disk meanwhile trying to install windows on Bootcamp, i need data recovery assistance. Please help me, my whole 4 years work is wiped

                                  Wiped whole hard disk meanwhile trying to install windows on Bootcamp, i need data recovery assistance. Please help me, my whole 4 years work is wiped

                                  Meanwhile trying to install windows on bootcamp, i accidentally erased my whole drive by doing the "Clean" and "Convert GPT". i quit the windows installing process right away so right now i don't have any OS at all w...view more
                                  KiltedTim
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                                  Wiped whole hard disk meanwhile trying to install windows on Bootcamp, i need data recovery assistance. Please help me, my whole 4 years work is wiped

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                                  • Thread Windows Bootcamp Partition Fails to boot

                                    Windows Bootcamp Partition Fails to boot

                                    Hi,   I woke up this morning and I was unable to boot in Windows 8. The only thing that I can think of that caused this issue was installing Paragon NTFS the previous night to write to NTFS but cant be sure it w...view more
                                    Henry Leo
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                                    Windows Bootcamp Partition Fails to boot

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                                    • Thread Grey Screen after latest firmware EFI -update.

                                      Grey Screen after latest firmware EFI -update.

                                      My macbook pro early 2011, refuses to restart after shutdown. It shows a grey screen, need to hold power button and restart multiple times to have it restarted properly.  Has some one faced such issue?view more
                                      Eric Root
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                                      Grey Screen after latest firmware EFI -update.

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                                      • Thread Keyboard problems transfered from old 2010 macbook to new 2014 macbook via timemachine

                                        Keyboard problems transfered from old 2010 macbook to new 2014 macbook via timemachine

                                        So I had a 2010 unibody macbook. I started having issues with the keyboard after I cleaned it without turning the computer off. The repeat key function didn't work, the eject key stopped functioning, and the capslock ...view more
                                        Eric Root
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                                        Keyboard problems transfered from old 2010 macbook to new 2014 macbook via timemachine

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                                        • Thread Reset. cant download Maverick

                                          Reset. cant download Maverick

                                          My Imac got stuck on a grey screen when trying to boot. Reset computer but everytime I try to enter my apple Id to download Maverick OS X it says "item unavailable, try again later. May have something to do with the w...view more
                                          Eric Root
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                                          Reset. cant download Maverick

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                                          • Thread Installing osx to a non osx mac

                                            Installing osx to a non osx mac

                                            I have a late 2011 mac book pro. I was bored from osx and I downloaded ubuntu over it. Then I erased ubuntu and installed windows 8 over ubuntu from my oem disk. But now I cant use both the hotkeys on f buttons nor th...view more
                                            Kurt Lang
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                                            Installing osx to a non osx mac

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                                            • Thread Switching back from Windows 7 to Mac OSX Partition Problem

                                              Switching back from Windows 7 to Mac OSX Partition Problem

                                              I recently had a 2nd partition created on my Mac Book Pro (Mid 2009 using OSX Mavericks) and had Windows 7 installed.  While in OSX partition I changed my system preferences to boot Windows.  Now it boots Wi...view more
                                              Eric Root
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                                              Switching back from Windows 7 to Mac OSX Partition Problem

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