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      • Thread downloading big files getting spinning beachball of death

        downloading big files getting spinning beachball of death

        Hi!   I have experienced several crashes with spinning beach ball and complete crash downs while downloading big folders containing files up to 8 GB to my SSD. After deleting some files on SSD (about 25GB), I wa...view more
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        downloading big files getting spinning beachball of death

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        • Thread Cannot download additional components

          Cannot download additional components

          Hi guys,   I recently bought a MacBook Pro Retina and now I'm selling my iMac (medio 2014). Because of that, I am deleting all my data and install a fresh OS X on it. I rebooted my iMac whilst holding alt cmd R....view more
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          Cannot download additional components

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          • Thread How to highlight the entire folder with the tag color, as before?

            How to highlight the entire folder with the tag color, as before?

            I've always highlighted important folders with colors, so that they stand out among others in a list for quicker access. Now in Mavericks list view, there is only a small color dot to the right of the folder's name (s...view more
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            How to highlight the entire folder with the tag color, as before?

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            • Thread I have an Imac that is running 10.6.8 and I'd like to upgrade to El Capitan, yet still keep 10.6.8 on the same computer.

              I have an Imac that is running 10.6.8 and I'd like to upgrade to El Capitan, yet still keep 10.6.8 on the same computer.

              I have a (2011 I believe) iMac running 10.6.8 which I'd like to upgrade to El Capitan yet still keep the previous 10.6.8 operating system and software,etc. on the same computer.   I've read a lot about partition...view more
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              I have an Imac that is running 10.6.8 and I'd like to upgrade to El Capitan, yet still keep 10.6.8 on the same computer.

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              • Thread Migration assistant won't work via thunderbolt in Mavericks

                Migration assistant won't work via thunderbolt in Mavericks

                I've followed exactly the instructions for doing a migration assistant data transfer via thunderbolt, per this document:   http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5872?viewlocale=en_US   My target computer will not ...view more
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                Migration assistant won't work via thunderbolt in Mavericks

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                • Thread im trying to reinstall mavericks, after all the verifications it says not available at this time. what does that mean? this has been going on for a week

                  im trying to reinstall mavericks, after all the verifications it says not available at this time. what does that mean? this has been going on for a week

                  I am trying to reinstall maverick. after all the verifications and sign in, it comes back with unavailable at this time. This has been going on for days. What do I do now?view more
                  Eric Root
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                  im trying to reinstall mavericks, after all the verifications it says not available at this time. what does that mean? this has been going on for a week

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                  • Thread Cannot install any browser

                    Cannot install any browser

                    I'm currently on OS X Mavericks 10.9.5 A while back I switched from Safari to Opera because it was faster. But since a new update to Opera, it's laggy, and my laptop heats too much. So I wanted to try other browsers,...view more
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                    Cannot install any browser

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                    • Thread spinning beach ball with every click

                      spinning beach ball with every click

                      I've got a 3.5 year old Mac Mini 2.3 GHz Core i5 with 4 GB of RAM running OS X 10.9.2. A couple months ago, at no specific moment in time, my mini started to slow down, it's continued to get slower and slower to the p...view more
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                      spinning beach ball with every click

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                      • Thread mds_Stores some times used 100% of CPU

                        mds_Stores some times used 100% of CPU

                        Hi, some times mds-stores jump the processe to100% of CPU,  and I must close it with the Activity Monitor, because is the only way to kill the processes , by it self doesn't stop running (today 3 hours still work...view more
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                        mds_Stores some times used 100% of CPU

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                        • Thread Hello all, I Just put a new SSD in my MacBook Pro, which currently runs 10.8.5.  I Was hoping to install El Capitan onto the SSD, but it wouldn't work, the progress bar during the installation did not move at all for hours.  I am now trying to instal

                          Hello all, I Just put a new SSD in my MacBook Pro, which currently runs 10.8.5.  I Was hoping to install El Capitan onto the SSD, but it wouldn't work, the progress bar during the installation did not move at all for hours.  I am now trying to instal

                          I Just put a new SSD in my MacBook Pro, which currently runs 10.8.5. I Was hoping to install El Capitan onto the SSD, but it wouldn't work, the progress bar during the installation did not move at all for hours. &nb...view more
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                          Hello all, I Just put a new SSD in my MacBook Pro, which currently runs 10.8.5.  I Was hoping to install El Capitan onto the SSD, but it wouldn't work, the progress bar during the installation did not move at all for hours.  I am now trying to instal

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                          • Thread Create a bootable installer for OS 10.8.5

                            Create a bootable installer for OS 10.8.5

                            I am using a macbook 2012mid ssd 2.5 running os 10.8.5 to make a bootable usb installer for LINUX OS to use on a Pentium PC running XP Pro, 32 bit 3.6 tower, with out any sucess. I can create bootable cd's for both os...view more
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                            Create a bootable installer for OS 10.8.5

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                            • Thread Didn't Get Response from Software Update Server (mhq-swupdate.local)?

                              Didn't Get Response from Software Update Server (mhq-swupdate.local)?

                              My MacBook is less than a month old. Data transfer occurred via time machine external hard drive because I lost my old laptop.   When I try to try software update on my new machine both at (1) my own initiative...view more
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                              Didn't Get Response from Software Update Server (mhq-swupdate.local)?

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                              • Thread diskutil cant erase disk in terminal Mavericks Install

                                diskutil cant erase disk in terminal Mavericks Install

                                Im trying to start a complete new install of Mavericks from a USB file but im having trouble getting diskutil to erase all the partitions on my HDD, it has 2 partitions "Macintosh HD" and "Recovery HD" but when im in ...view more
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                                diskutil cant erase disk in terminal Mavericks Install

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                                • Thread i am trying to hard rest set my desktop that i bought and it tells me osx is temperaly unavalibel

                                  i am trying to hard rest set my desktop that i bought and it tells me osx is temperaly unavalibel

                                  i amtrying to hard rest a desktop that i bought and it tells me osx is temperaly unavalableview more
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                                  i am trying to hard rest set my desktop that i bought and it tells me osx is temperaly unavalibel

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                                  • Thread moving mail app [new SSD]

                                    moving mail app [new SSD]

                                    I just bought new SSD, fresh installed the same version of OS X (10.9.5) and some obvious stuff [movies, downloads, documents] from my old drive, but not full account with the migration assistant. I still do have boot...view more
                                    Eric Root
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                                    moving mail app [new SSD]

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                                    • Thread Unable to redownload OS X Mavericks to make bootable USB flash disk

                                      Unable to redownload OS X Mavericks to make bootable USB flash disk

                                      Hi,   I'm trying to redownload Mavericks from the App Store so I can make myself a bootable USB so I can do a clean install.  The only problem is when I click on the download button for Mavericks from with ...view more
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                                      Unable to redownload OS X Mavericks to make bootable USB flash disk

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                                      • Thread Will I lose my files if I stop Migration assistant half way through?

                                        Will I lose my files if I stop Migration assistant half way through?

                                        I have just bought a new Macbook Pro and started to transfer files from my old Mac last night using Migration Assistant via Wireless. i realise now that I should have used an ethernet cable becaust it is taking 12 hou...view more
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                                        Will I lose my files if I stop Migration assistant half way through?

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                                        • Thread Cannot perform Internet Recovery after installing SSD

                                          Cannot perform Internet Recovery after installing SSD

                                          Hi all ive installed a new crucial SSD and some ram in my mid 2012 MBP. I'm now having trouble restoring said machine. I initially tried a USB install using a download of El Capitan from my other MacBook. This didn't...view more
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                                          Cannot perform Internet Recovery after installing SSD

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                                          • Thread AFP/SMB Directory Listings very slow in Finder

                                            AFP/SMB Directory Listings very slow in Finder

                                            Hello comunity!   Since the upgrade to OS X Mavericks we are experiencing server problems, browsing AFP/SMB shares on remote servers (VPN). The Directory Listing is very slow an can take up to 30 minutes for lar...view more
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                                            AFP/SMB Directory Listings very slow in Finder

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                                            • Thread Photo Booth Pictures File Location?

                                              Photo Booth Pictures File Location?

                                              Upgraded to Mavericks and I can't find any of the picture files from Photo Booth. Previously they were in User/Pictures/PhotoBooth   But now that folder is empty.     If I open up "Photo Booth Libr...view more
                                              Helpful Melissa
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                                              Photo Booth Pictures File Location?

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