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      • Thread Cant eject EFI

        Cant eject EFI

        Hello,   When i was minding my own business today on my mac, a disk EFI suddenly popped up onto my desktop.   It was created in 1970, but i only got my mac in 2013.   I went to see what applications...view more
        WZZZ
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        Cant eject EFI

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        • Thread I Hate the dock!

          I Hate the dock!

          I've been using windows forever, and finaly decided to buy an iMac. I love the everything about it, well except the Dock...   My complaints are:   Why can't the open windows be right next to the icon in th...view more
          Spartanicus
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          I Hate the dock!

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          • Thread Can't eject disk image from Finder in Mountain Lion

            Can't eject disk image from Finder in Mountain Lion

            I just got a new MacBook pro. I'm running Mountain Lion (10.8.2). Any time I try to unmount an external hard drive or eject a disk image from the Finder, nothing happens (either clicking the contextual eject icon or r...view more
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            Can't eject disk image from Finder in Mountain Lion

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            • Thread Is it possible to do a 'force formatting'?

              Is it possible to do a 'force formatting'?

              I decided to erase the external USB HD I was using for Time Machine. I used TM with a password.   Well, when I opened Disk Utility, it asked me for a password twice. After I gave the password and clicked ERASE,...view more
              Christendean
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              Is it possible to do a 'force formatting'?

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              • Thread Calendar won't bounce or open today. Any fix for it? The rest of the dock apps are fine.

                Calendar won't bounce or open today. Any fix for it? The rest of the dock apps are fine.

                The Calendar icon on the dock tried to open when clicked but only bounced a few times and then stopped and wouldn't open. Now it won't even bounce when clicked.  It appears to be "on" with a white dot in front of...view more
                Eric Root
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                Calendar won't bounce or open today. Any fix for it? The rest of the dock apps are fine.

                in OS X Mountain Lion

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                • Thread my mac is running out of memory

                  my mac is running out of memory

                  my mac is running out of memory. A couple of times my mac said It is close to running out of disk memory. What do I do?view more
                  BobHarris
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                  my mac is running out of memory

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                  • Thread Mini-Freezes and CGXDisableUpdate: Resolved

                    Mini-Freezes and CGXDisableUpdate: Resolved

                    Overview:Problem Description:Intermittent 1-3 second freezes. Overall, a general sluggish feel to the machine, in my case, building slowly through the years. A console error of: WindowServer: CGXDisableUpdate: UI upda...view more
                    Ncklln
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                    Mini-Freezes and CGXDisableUpdate: Resolved

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                    • Thread In my Macbook Air, why won't Finder sort my photos by the date/time shown in the EXIF data?

                      In my Macbook Air, why won't Finder sort my photos by the date/time shown in the EXIF data?

                      In my Macbook Air, why won't Finder sort my photos by the date/time shown in the EXIF data?   I use 2 cameras, Canon 60D and a Nikon P7700. I want to keep all of the photos taken with these cameras in one folder...view more
                      Michael Meier-Schulz
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                      In my Macbook Air, why won't Finder sort my photos by the date/time shown in the EXIF data?

                      in OS X Mountain Lion

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                      • Thread Home Folder greyed out/Can't access home folder

                        Home Folder greyed out/Can't access home folder

                        I'm completely unable to view my home folder after a fresh install of mountain lion.  I copied my user folder over and created a new user based on that folder.  As you can see it will only show me the large ...view more
                        Daniel GL
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                        Home Folder greyed out/Can't access home folder

                        in OS X Mountain Lion

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                        • Thread Plugging in external drive crashes osx (hfs_UNswap_BTNode: invalid forward link)

                          Plugging in external drive crashes osx (hfs_UNswap_BTNode: invalid forward link)

                          Hi,   My WD drive suddenly started crashing my machine. Steps:   - Plug in drive - About 2 seconds later it shows up in Finder - About 2 seconds after that it completely crashes the machine (does exactly...view more
                          Eric Root
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                          Plugging in external drive crashes osx (hfs_UNswap_BTNode: invalid forward link)

                          in OS X Mountain Lion

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                          • Thread How do I move the icon dock?

                            How do I move the icon dock?

                            I accidentally moved the icon dock to the side of the desktop screen and now I don't know how to move it back to the bottom.view more
                            PJW1950
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                            How do I move the icon dock?

                            in OS X Mountain Lion

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                            • Thread Assigned Desktops keep switching around???

                              Assigned Desktops keep switching around???

                              I love Mac OSX, but this is by far the most annoying bug I have ever dealt with... And it's been going on for years. When I turn on my computer, I have it set to open Calendar and Messages in Desktop 1, FireFox on D...view more
                              Eric Root
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                              Assigned Desktops keep switching around???

                              in OS X Mountain Lion

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                              • Thread program icon is not removable from menulet, after deletion of program, preferences and cookies. How can I remove. Pressung cmd does not work.

                                program icon is not removable from menulet, after deletion of program, preferences and cookies. How can I remove. Pressung cmd does not work.

                                program icon is not removable from menulet, after deletion of program, preferences and cookies. How can I remove. Pressing cmd does not work.view more
                                Eriwan
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                                program icon is not removable from menulet, after deletion of program, preferences and cookies. How can I remove. Pressung cmd does not work.

                                in OS X Mountain Lion

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                                • Thread How can I turn invisible files to visible? Attention, NOT 'show/hide' them in finder, that's easy.

                                  How can I turn invisible files to visible? Attention, NOT 'show/hide' them in finder, that's easy.

                                  'chflags hidden' and 'chflags no hidden' command on terminal works fine ONLY if the files are stored on my system drive. I have a lot of files on an external HD with 1TB of invisible files I want to make visible. &nbs...view more
                                  Niel
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                                  How can I turn invisible files to visible? Attention, NOT 'show/hide' them in finder, that's easy.

                                  in OS X Mountain Lion

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                                  • Thread I want to find duplicate files..

                                    I want to find duplicate files..

                                    Hello, When i search with Spotlight for files ending in " 1.m4a" to locate duplicates, it shows results; but when i click on 'show all files in finder', finder shows no files.. Am i missing something? I just want to...view more
                                    JanetLy
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                                    I want to find duplicate files..

                                    in OS X Mountain Lion

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                                    • Thread my Mac is stuck on preparing to empty the trash stopping

                                      my Mac is stuck on preparing to empty the trash stopping

                                      I downloaded some .wmv videos on my mac but I had trouble playing them so I moved them to trash and I put empty trash and it was just stuck like that so I stopped it and now its stuck on "stopping..." but still says "...view more
                                      captbullett
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                                      my Mac is stuck on preparing to empty the trash stopping

                                      in OS X Mountain Lion

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                                      • Thread Any Way to Show All Reminders in Notification Center?

                                        Any Way to Show All Reminders in Notification Center?

                                        I am wondering if anybody can help me here. I keep a list of ongoing items in the Mac Reminders App. However, since I typically don't assign an Alarm/Reminder to these items, they do not show up in the Mac OS X Notifi...view more
                                        devil-doll
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                                        Any Way to Show All Reminders in Notification Center?

                                        in OS X Mountain Lion

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                                        • Thread OS X Mountain Lion: Disappearing Side Bar

                                          OS X Mountain Lion: Disappearing Side Bar

                                          Recently, I shut down my computer and started it up to see that my notifications center was gone, almost like that part of the menu bar was sliced off. When I get notifications, they appear and make noise but then dis...view more
                                          Baby Boomer (USofA)
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                                          OS X Mountain Lion: Disappearing Side Bar

                                          in OS X Mountain Lion

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                                          • Thread Problema: carpeta con archivos (disco duro externo) convertida en ejecutable UNIX

                                            Problema: carpeta con archivos (disco duro externo) convertida en ejecutable UNIX

                                            Ocurrió después de haber conectado un disco duro externo a un PC para pasarle archivos (hacía una semana que le había pasado el disco de recuperación de producto para tenerlo con el so...view more
                                            davidddp
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                                            Problema: carpeta con archivos (disco duro externo) convertida en ejecutable UNIX

                                            in OS X Mountain Lion

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                                            • Thread My Dock resets at every restart

                                              My Dock resets at every restart

                                              Hello all you Apple gurus,   My MacPro has had a problem the last week with the Dock. It has reset, and removed all the applications I have added, as well as going to the bottom and reset all the preferences. I ...view more
                                              themickk
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                                              My Dock resets at every restart

                                              in OS X Mountain Lion

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