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      • Thread this item is temporarily unavailable

        this item is temporarily unavailable

        After my macbook pro had become really slow the past days, I decided to reset the system, following the usual steps: 1. Press alt+power button 2. Choose Utilities --> erase Macintosh HD (or in my case, it was cal...view more
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        this item is temporarily unavailable

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        • Thread Energy Saver won't Shut Down on Schedule

          Energy Saver won't Shut Down on Schedule

          I have Energy Saver set to Shut Down every night at 10:30pm, which is long after I've stopped working. Ever since I upgraded from 10.6.8 to 10.8.3 my iMac ignores the Energy Saver schedule and remains on. It obeys the...view more
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          Energy Saver won't Shut Down on Schedule

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          • Thread Bluetooth missing from system preferences?

            Bluetooth missing from system preferences?

            Hello.   I've seached for ideas everywhere but am not having much luck.    I'm running a 27" iMac OSX, 10.8.3 (12D78) Mountain Lion w/3.2 GHz i3 12 GB 1333 MHz DDR3   A few days ago, my magic...view more
            iMacMetal
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            Bluetooth missing from system preferences?

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            • Thread My new printer doesn't appear in the list of printers

              My new printer doesn't appear in the list of printers

              I've purchased a new HP Officejet Pro 8715 and I've had great difficulty getting it set up to use. It seems the method for getting print and scan drivers has changed drastically since my last new printer. HP no longer...view more
              Larry Israel
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              My new printer doesn't appear in the list of printers

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              • Thread Help running .ISO of hard drive?

                Help running .ISO of hard drive?

                Hello, all.  I have an .iso of the hard drive of an Apple computer which ran OS X Mountain Lion.   How can I "run" this .iso file so that it's like I'm using the computer whose hard drive it's a copy of?&nb...view more
                Kappy
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                Help running .ISO of hard drive?

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                • Thread I can't find mountain lion download link

                  I can't find mountain lion download link

                  Hi all,   I purchased mountain lion (since I'm a sound guy I need it for compatibility issues) however I simply can't find the download link. It is not shown in web site, and when I check my profile in app store...view more
                  MichelPM
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                  I can't find mountain lion download link

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                  • Thread Sent items show twice on MAIL (IMAP)

                    Sent items show twice on MAIL (IMAP)

                    Hi everyone! I need your help! As the title suggests, I am experiencing an issue with the Mail app on my MacBook Pro. A few days ago, Hotmail/Outlook announced they started supporting IMAP and I thought that it wou...view more
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                    Sent items show twice on MAIL (IMAP)

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                    • Thread iMac gets very hot, and even is warm when idle...

                      iMac gets very hot, and even is warm when idle...

                      Hello,   My iMac 27 2011, OSX 10.8.5 is getting very hot, I can barely hold my hand on it, i'm only using Firefox & Mail.   Other recent problems are:   1 Once it goes to automatic sleep sometime...view more
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                      iMac gets very hot, and even is warm when idle...

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                      • Thread Gathering Application Windows with Multiple Displays 10.8

                        Gathering Application Windows with Multiple Displays 10.8

                        To manage multiple displays in previous versions of Mac OS, you were able to look at all displays' content just by viewing Spaces. A single button to drag and drop between Spaces and Displays. Very helpful for workflo...view more
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                        Gathering Application Windows with Multiple Displays 10.8

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                        • Thread Why is my email marked as read, when I haven't opened it?

                          Why is my email marked as read, when I haven't opened it?

                          Why is my email marked as read, when I haven't opened it?  All email should be in bold until they have been opened but mine switch to non-bold text by themselves.  Also when opened sometimes they are not in ...view more
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                          Why is my email marked as read, when I haven't opened it?

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                          • Thread blank screen when hdmi cable is plugged

                            blank screen when hdmi cable is plugged

                              I get a black screen with the mouse cursor whenever I try to plug in my macbook pro with retina display to my HDMI cable tv. last week it works fine, now it doesnt.   I tried booting into windows 7 and i...view more
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                            blank screen when hdmi cable is plugged

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                            • Thread Time Machine won't back up after full reset

                              Time Machine won't back up after full reset

                              I'm backing up 10.8.5 to a WM 500gb Passport external hard drive. Today it started "backing up" forever, always saying "Backing up Zero GB of 25.50 GB". I tried throwing out the "backup in progress" file, without succ...view more
                              Eric Root
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                              Time Machine won't back up after full reset

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                              • Thread Nervous about upgrade to El Capitan

                                Nervous about upgrade to El Capitan

                                Hi, I am currently running OS X 10.8.5 on a Mid 2012 Mac Book Pro.  I have a 500 GB HD and have 432 GB available.  My processor is a 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 and I have 4 GB  1600 MHz DDR3 memory.  ...view more
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                                Nervous about upgrade to El Capitan

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                                • Thread How can I deactivate the "guest user"

                                  How can I deactivate the "guest user"

                                  Everybody can go into the "guest user" account. How can I deactivate or delete this silly account?view more
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                                  • Thread Notes keeps crashing on Mountain Lion

                                    Notes keeps crashing on Mountain Lion

                                    Just loaded Mountain Lion today and Notes will not open. It keeps crashing. Any suggestions?view more
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                                    Notes keeps crashing on Mountain Lion

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                                    • Thread Blocking pop up ads on mozilla

                                      Blocking pop up ads on mozilla

                                      Hi all   I'm running an imac with OS X 10.8.5 and currently using mozilla firefox 48.0.2. Recently I've notices really annoying pop up /banner ads on certain websites, which cause some websites to really slow or...view more
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                                      Blocking pop up ads on mozilla

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                                      • Thread update safari

                                        update safari

                                        I have mountain lion opertating system and am having a hard time figuring out how to upgrade to the latest verion of safari, any suggestions?view more
                                        MichelPM
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                                        update safari

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                                        • Thread Any reason to upgrade OSX beyond Mountain Lion ?

                                          Any reason to upgrade OSX beyond Mountain Lion ?

                                          I've been operating on Mountain Lion for several years with no major problems, but at times it seems sluggish. Is there any reason I should upgrade OSX beyond it?view more
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                                          Any reason to upgrade OSX beyond Mountain Lion ?

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                                          • Thread FINDER PROBLEMS!!!

                                            FINDER PROBLEMS!!!

                                            it says "the last time you opened finder it unexpectedly quit while reopening windows. Do you want to try reopening its windows again?" and it doesnt give me the time to do this it pops open and closes in the blink o...view more
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                                            FINDER PROBLEMS!!!

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                                            • Thread how signing out iMessage from my mac

                                              how signing out iMessage from my mac

                                              i can't really use iMessage from my iPhone as i have imeesage in my mac ... let me know how log out from iMessage on my macview more
                                              Ralph Johns (UK)
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                                              how signing out iMessage from my mac

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