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      • Thread delete user cannot be saved need free disk

        delete user cannot be saved need free disk

        I'm running Yosemite with all the latest updates and trying to delete a user account I created for a client.  I have 43GB (out of 499) free on my boot drive.  Yet when I try to perform this operation, "Save ...view more
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        • Thread Non Booting Disk

          Non Booting Disk

          Please does anyone know a fix for drives not booting as startup Disks on the system, instead it shows me the question mark folder sign, except when used in target disk mode it boots and performs well with all applicat...view more
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          • Thread When a user tries to log on to the computer for the first time it prompts them to reset password. "You must enter a new password before you can log in to the account."

            When a user tries to log on to the computer for the first time it prompts them to reset password. "You must enter a new password before you can log in to the account."

            I have a Macbook Pro with OS X 10.10.1 (Yosemite) installed.  I joined it to our Active Directory domain.   When a user tries to log on to the computer for the first time it prompts them to reset password. "...view more
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            When a user tries to log on to the computer for the first time it prompts them to reset password. "You must enter a new password before you can log in to the account."

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            • Thread Syncing between different Apple ID accounts

              Syncing between different Apple ID accounts

              My sister runs a photography business, and I have recently decided to do some work with her. We decided to transfer all of her work contacts/pictures/information to a separate "user account" on her PC which is linked ...view more
              Eric Root
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              Syncing between different Apple ID accounts

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              • Thread I can't delete new user

                I can't delete new user

                I had an adobe tech support create a new admin account so they could try to trouble shoot an issue. It was a nightmare. They were based in India and were some of the worst techs I've ever worked with. I am trying to e...view more
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                I can't delete new user

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                • Thread How to get rid of a yahoo virus that keeps redirecting my google search engine which is set as a default to Yahoo!

                  How to get rid of a yahoo virus that keeps redirecting my google search engine which is set as a default to Yahoo!

                  I have google set as my default search engine and no matter what i do, as soon as i enter a subject in the address bar, it gets redirect to yahoo search engine which i don't like. I have tried doing all kinds of resea...view more
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                  How to get rid of a yahoo virus that keeps redirecting my google search engine which is set as a default to Yahoo!

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                  • Thread I think I just lost my documents...

                    I think I just lost my documents...

                    Hello,   I backed up my old iMac files recently, which is great since it just died on me. Well yesterday, I got the backup drive and I plugged in into my new mac, and I saw that all of my files were saved. Yay!!...view more
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                    I think I just lost my documents...

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                    • Thread Forgotten admin/firmware password

                      Forgotten admin/firmware password

                      I forgot my firmware password so I can do recovery. I also forgot admin account password so I can do anything. I tried terminal methods but it kept asking for password. I have coverage still if I take to the store. An...view more
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                      Forgotten admin/firmware password

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                      • Thread "Your post could not be saved…"

                        "Your post could not be saved…"

                        Anyone else repeatedly getting that error as a thin red stripe at the foot of the page when trying to reply to a message?   Any idea of the cause - and fix, please?   TIA!view more
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                        "Your post could not be saved…"

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                        • Thread parental controls - "always allow website" not working

                          parental controls - "always allow website" not working

                          I have parental controls on, and I have several websites in "always allow" section; however, they are not being allowed to load.  It's not all https websites - it's all kinds.  One being minecraft, one being...view more
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                          parental controls - "always allow website" not working

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                          • Thread Apple Mail deleted all my mail!

                            Apple Mail deleted all my mail!

                            On one of our computers Mail was being a bit flaky & not showing the trash. To try & get the trash to show I deleted a few messages in the outbox & it didn't show. The main user of that computer then said...view more
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                            Apple Mail deleted all my mail!

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                            • Thread Yosemite printer problem?  Black envelopes!

                              Yosemite printer problem?  Black envelopes!

                              I have a Brother MFC-J870DW all-in-one printer.  When I first got it, I was able print addresses onto #10 envelopes.  One day I went to print an envelope, and the entire front printed black, with a 1/8" bord...view more
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                              Yosemite printer problem?  Black envelopes!

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                              • Thread how do I get rid of malware (its open in applications) and I can't move it to trash

                                how do I get rid of malware (its open in applications) and I can't move it to trash

                                How do I get rid of open application Malware on my IMac?  Cannot move to trash because its opened.....how do I close it?view more
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                                how do I get rid of malware (its open in applications) and I can't move it to trash

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                                • Thread What are these “custom” privileges?

                                  What are these “custom” privileges?

                                  Many files inside my user folder have user privileges like this:
   I believe these privileges are causing problems with permission-sensitive applications like MAMP Pro.   I can delete the “F...view more
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                                  What are these “custom” privileges?

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                                  • Thread Yosemite: Why does "Sharing & Permissions" show 2 everyone users with different privileges?

                                    Yosemite: Why does "Sharing & Permissions" show 2 everyone users with different privileges?

                                    Some folders and files inside my user folder have Sharing & Permissions like this: I can delete the “Fetching...” user (a user that has been deleted and no longer exists) but I don’t know what...view more
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                                    Yosemite: Why does "Sharing & Permissions" show 2 everyone users with different privileges?

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                                    • Thread After clean install, Yosemite Mail freezes at launch

                                      After clean install, Yosemite Mail freezes at launch

                                      I re-installed Yosemite and updated it to 10.10.5 three days ago. Yesterday, I re-created 11 non-iCloud email accounts. I launched Mail and proceeded to uncheck the option labeled "Automatically detect and maintain se...view more
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                                      After clean install, Yosemite Mail freezes at launch

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                                      • Thread Login window

                                        Login window

                                        I need help because i'm pretty desperate now.   Here's the thing, on my login window there's 2 users, mine and guest that is using "other" as a name. for 1 year after i bought this mac, there's only 1 account an...view more
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                                        Login window

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                                        • Thread In the app store, the default apple id to sign in is wrong

                                          In the app store, the default apple id to sign in is wrong

                                          In the app store, when I try to update an App, the default apple id that comes up to Sign In with is wrong (it is my wife's). It is greyed out so I can't change it.   I have tried several things suggested, such...view more
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                                          In the app store, the default apple id to sign in is wrong

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                                          • Thread Mobile Documents folder

                                            Mobile Documents folder

                                            Reviewing the storage on my Mac, I noticed I have 27 GB used in a folder called "Mobile Documents". What is this, and can I safely delete it?view more
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                                            Mobile Documents folder

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                                            • Thread security question about remote erase

                                              security question about remote erase

                                              So I have an old macbook air that I have dedicated to bill paying and quickbooks. Passwords are: Firmware, OS/User, and Quickbooks app. For online I use Multifactor Authentication and I have find my mac for the remot...view more
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                                              security question about remote erase

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