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      • Thread quick look plugin for wraping text

        quick look plugin for wraping text

        Finder's Quick Look doesn't show text wrapped. Is there a plugin to wrap text in Quick Look?view more
        QuickTimeKirk
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        quick look plugin for wraping text

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        • Thread The "Search" facility in Finder doesn't find files I know are on my Mac.

          The "Search" facility in Finder doesn't find files I know are on my Mac.

          I just typed "7-minute" into the Search bar on Finder for "All My Files" looking for a document I'd saved a few months back and the result came up with no documents. I looked in my Documents folder and there was the d...view more
          nickjn
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          The "Search" facility in Finder doesn't find files I know are on my Mac.

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          • Thread How can I hide the "home" and "net" volumes in mountain lion

            How can I hide the "home" and "net" volumes in mountain lion

            I have a MacBook Pro that I updated to Mt. Lion.  The home and net volumes are now visible in the Finder at the root level.  They contain 0 bytes of data.  How can I make them invisible?view more
            zurich8000
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            How can I hide the "home" and "net" volumes in mountain lion

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            • Thread Can't Eject Disk Because OS X Apps are Using It (Safari, Mail, Calendar, etc.)?

              Can't Eject Disk Because OS X Apps are Using It (Safari, Mail, Calendar, etc.)?

              Hey Apple Support Communities,   I've been told this question has been asked somewhere here before, but I couldn't find it. I have many times been unable to eject an extenal hard drive because OS X tells me that...view more
              ECPKifissia
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              Can't Eject Disk Because OS X Apps are Using It (Safari, Mail, Calendar, etc.)?

              in OS X Mountain Lion

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              • Thread Menu Bar Icons Missing

                Menu Bar Icons Missing

                When I first installed Mountain Lion, the menu bar had the normal icons - BlueTooth, Time Machine, Clock, etc. Now on the day after, all of these icons are missing and any attempt to re-add them using the System Prefe...view more
                Novamojo
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                Menu Bar Icons Missing

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                • Thread In Finder , why i can't go back and forward using the trackpad in Mountain Lion?

                  In Finder , why i can't go back and forward using the trackpad in Mountain Lion?

                  In Finder , why i can't go back and forward using the trackpad in Mountain Lion?view more
                  firsteye13
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                  In Finder , why i can't go back and forward using the trackpad in Mountain Lion?

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                  • Thread Every folder shows '?', meaning 'The item can't be found'

                    Every folder shows '?', meaning 'The item can't be found'

                    A new development, I think, or else I did not notice it before: every folder, when opened, shows a large '?' at the top left corner. If I click on it, a message appears, saying 'The item can't be found'. But the items...view more
                    Ferd II
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                    Every folder shows '?', meaning 'The item can't be found'

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                    • Thread Error message "The operation can't be completed because an item with the name .DS_Store already exists"

                      Error message "The operation can't be completed because an item with the name .DS_Store already exists"

                      Major headaches with copying files and folders between drives. I constantly (and I mean constantly) have to resort to copying files across in small batches (fewer than 10 works best) because anytime I try to copy lots...view more
                      Parsa-Undead
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                      Error message "The operation can't be completed because an item with the name .DS_Store already exists"

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                      • Thread Cannot Type in Launchpad

                        Cannot Type in Launchpad

                        If I activate Launchpad on my MacBook Pro, I can type in the first few letters of an application's name to find its icon. On my iMac, it doesn't take the keyboard input at all.   It is too hard to find the appl...view more
                        hk richard
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                        Cannot Type in Launchpad

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                        • Thread Retina Mac with AirDrop missing

                          Retina Mac with AirDrop missing

                          I have read the articles and come up with the problem many others are facing with having incompatible macbooks for AirDrop but for me that is not the case. I have a 2012 15" Macbook Pro with Retina Display and I absol...view more
                          scseh
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                          Retina Mac with AirDrop missing

                          in OS X Mountain Lion

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                          • Thread Why are my dock applications turning into question marks after restarting my macbook pro?

                            Why are my dock applications turning into question marks after restarting my macbook pro?

                            So i have had my new MBP with retina display for a few weeks now, and everytime I shutdown or restart the computer, I have a bunch of question marks in my dock instead of my application icons. The question marks still...view more
                            ranndino
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                            Why are my dock applications turning into question marks after restarting my macbook pro?

                            in OS X Mountain Lion

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                            • Thread still cant remove apps from dock

                              still cant remove apps from dock

                              Still can't remove apps from Dock.....   just upgraded to Mountain Lion and discovered that the apps no longer supported / required / superceded (eg ichat, Address Book,iCal, Expose, (no longer supported) Micros...view more
                              awwheck
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                              still cant remove apps from dock

                              in OS X Mountain Lion

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                              • Thread Dock keeps reseting to its default settings. How do I get it to stop doing that?

                                Dock keeps reseting to its default settings. How do I get it to stop doing that?

                                I've been having this problem since yesterday. Yesterday, I uninstalled Norton Internet Security ( http://amzn.to/1CtjQYL ) so I can install Norton Security ( http://amzn.to/1Bu79rG ) for my MacBook Pro (15 inch, Mid ...view more
                                Eric Root
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                                Dock keeps reseting to its default settings. How do I get it to stop doing that?

                                in OS X Mountain Lion

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                                • Thread Finder Column View does not display preview image in far column 10.8.3

                                  Finder Column View does not display preview image in far column 10.8.3

                                  I work in a Standard User account doing graphic design for which it is highly convenient to see previews in Column View, of the files I have, so I can determine which version to open.   Since a few weeks ago, C...view more
                                  Keith Gardner1
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                                  Finder Column View does not display preview image in far column 10.8.3

                                  in OS X Mountain Lion

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                                  • Thread Three Database Files Appear & Root Directory Icons Rearranged

                                    Three Database Files Appear & Root Directory Icons Rearranged

                                    I recently upgraded to Mountain Lion (10.8.5) from Lion on two of my Macs (15" MBP, Late 2011 & iMac 20" Early 2008). On both machines, seemingly at random, three database files appear on the root directory (sorry...view more
                                    MrHoffman
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                                    Three Database Files Appear & Root Directory Icons Rearranged

                                    in OS X Mountain Lion

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                                    • Thread Can't delete item from sidebar

                                      Can't delete item from sidebar

                                      I have a stubborn item in the Favorites section of the sidebar which I can't delete. It's an internal, non-startup hard drive which is not shared. It also appears in the Devices section of the sidebar. I've trashed bo...view more
                                      Michael Graubart
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                                      Can't delete item from sidebar

                                      in OS X Mountain Lion

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                                      • Thread Clicking finder in the dock does not open a new window.

                                        Clicking finder in the dock does not open a new window.

                                        I seem to be experiencing some odd behaviour.   When I click the finder in the dock - no new finder window opens. The icon has an active glow but I cannot get it to launch.   Any thoughts or am I just bein...view more
                                        alundiak
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                                        Clicking finder in the dock does not open a new window.

                                        in OS X Mountain Lion

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                                        • Thread Calendar doesn't show current date in Dock

                                          Calendar doesn't show current date in Dock

                                          Hey everyone. The problem started about a week ago. I use Mountain Lion 10.8.5, and iCal just doesn't show current date in Dock icon anymore. It stuck on default Jul 17. When I open Calendar, it shows correct current ...view more
                                          Eric Root
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                                          Calendar doesn't show current date in Dock

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                                          • Thread Removing downloads folder progress bar

                                            Removing downloads folder progress bar

                                            I was downloading a file from the internet which was too large to store on my hard drive. I stopped the download and now I am left with a partially completed progress bar under the Downloads folder in the dock. I have...view more
                                            mah44
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                                            Removing downloads folder progress bar

                                            in OS X Mountain Lion

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                                            • Thread monitor menu bar tool missing

                                              monitor menu bar tool missing

                                              Hello!   What happened to the handy monior menubar item which existed in Lion. I have a multi monitor setup but it was even handy with a single screen if you needed to chage resolitions.   Before there w...view more
                                              Dorschbert
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                                              monitor menu bar tool missing

                                              in OS X Mountain Lion

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