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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
          bradley.bacon
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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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            • Thread I opened a photo with Preview and all pixels turned white. Is there any way to recover the original image?

              I opened a photo with Preview and all pixels turned white. Is there any way to recover the original image?

              I just opened the photo and every pixel in it became white. There is no way to revert to a previous version of the image, as if it had originally being that color. The image size remains the same but every pixel is ju...view more
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              I opened a photo with Preview and all pixels turned white. Is there any way to recover the original image?

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              • Thread Migrating using non-Time Machine backup

                Migrating using non-Time Machine backup

                My little home office uses two computers:   1: iMac, 2.9 GHz core i5, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD, MacOS 10.10 2: iMac G4 (2003-vintage), 2 GB RAM, 300 GB HDD, MacOS 10.4.11 w/ 9.2.2 in "classic mode"   I have bee...view more
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                Migrating using non-Time Machine backup

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                • Thread MacBook Air Freezing Up

                  MacBook Air Freezing Up

                  Just recently my MacBook Air has been doing this weird thing where the screen goes askew to one side (when I touch the mouse pad), like half off the monitor, then it will not respond, so I have to restart. I am using ...view more
                  Eric Root
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                  MacBook Air Freezing Up

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                  • Thread Korean input sources missing

                    Korean input sources missing

                    I've upgraded to Yosemite a couple days ago. I was using it just fine but then I must have removed Korean from "Language & Region" panel of system preferences because some directories were shown in Korean and I di...view more
                    Swiip
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                    Korean input sources missing

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                    • Thread Bash version in to OS X

                      Bash version in to OS X

                      Can I create Bash script into OS X System and to move it to Linux system using the same shell? Both system use the same Bash commands?view more
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                      Bash version in to OS X

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                      • Thread In OS X Yosemite, FileVault, "Enable Users" is not available. Please advise

                        In OS X Yosemite, FileVault, "Enable Users" is not available. Please advise

                        My user account is an Admin account.   Even after unlocking the preference pane for FileVault, "Enable Users" is not an option. Every help page or web search I've found has shown the "Enable Users" button in a s...view more
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                        In OS X Yosemite, FileVault, "Enable Users" is not available. Please advise

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                        • Thread Macbook Pro boots to old, deleted linux partition.

                          Macbook Pro boots to old, deleted linux partition.

                          I've been just ignoring it and working around it for too long. Have to hold option at every boot or reboot in order to boot into OSX. I think it may also be affecting my /etc/sudoers permissions, as I am also having ...view more
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                          Macbook Pro boots to old, deleted linux partition.

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                          • Thread Remote Query of OS X for installed Applications

                            Remote Query of OS X for installed Applications

                            Hi Everyone;   This might be in the wrong part of the discussions however it seems like a good place to start.   In our enterprise we have a mixed eco system of Mac's and Windows, which is almost 50/50 at ...view more
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                            Remote Query of OS X for installed Applications

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                            • Thread Flashplayer

                              Flashplayer

                              Firefox will not let me use Flashplayer, what's up?view more
                              Eric Root
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                              • Thread Some of my dialague boxes and apps like apple hardware test are in different than my system language.

                                Some of my dialague boxes and apps like apple hardware test are in different than my system language.

                                please take a look at the photo. I understand Polish but everything I do is in english and it kind of bothers me that my Mac is using two languages simultaneously. I removed Pl and Danish which were for some odd reaso...view more
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                                Some of my dialague boxes and apps like apple hardware test are in different than my system language.

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                                • Thread Invisible movies and can't delete.

                                  Invisible movies and can't delete.

                                  While copying movies to my external HDD, my laptop went flat. When this happened, there were invisible movies with Zero bytes, on my HDD. I am unable to delete them as the second lot I copied over are all same movie...view more
                                  Gary Scotland
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                                  Invisible movies and can't delete.

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                                  • Thread lacky bluetooth speaker, no fixes online work

                                    lacky bluetooth speaker, no fixes online work

                                    Hi guys,   I am having the same problem that a lot of other people seem to be having when it comes to bluetooth. I have a high quality bluetooth speaker, which works with everything but my macbook with Yosemite...view more
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                                    lacky bluetooth speaker, no fixes online work

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                                    • Thread Open and Save dialogue boxes are useless

                                      Open and Save dialogue boxes are useless

                                      I have recently moved from Windows to Mac after being told I would never look back and I am already 'looking back' somewhat in terms of the OS. I work with photos and graphics and I'm on the move a lot so went for a M...view more
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                                      Open and Save dialogue boxes are useless

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                                      • Thread no sound on my iMac

                                        no sound on my iMac

                                        I have no sound on my iMac OS X 10.10.5  Yosemite.  Tried restarting once with no success.view more
                                        Eric Root
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                                        no sound on my iMac

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                                        • Thread secure erase failed. could not create temporary file

                                          secure erase failed. could not create temporary file

                                          Ever since I upgraded to Yosemite, I have been unable to do a secure erase. I get the message: secure erase failed. could not create temporary file. Does anyone know the fix for this, please?view more
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                                          secure erase failed. could not create temporary file

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                                          • Thread I cannot move or copy Word/Excel files out of a folder that I locked. What should I do?

                                            I cannot move or copy Word/Excel files out of a folder that I locked. What should I do?

                                            I cannot move or copy Word/Excel files out of a folder that I locked. When I go to Get Info to unlock the folder, it shows that the folder is locked, but does not have "locked" checked on the information panel. Howeve...view more
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                                            I cannot move or copy Word/Excel files out of a folder that I locked. What should I do?

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                                            • Thread Internet Accounts

                                              Internet Accounts

                                              Hi - I changed the password on my iCloud account, and now I'm getting an error on my mac saying that it cannot connect to my iCloud account.  When I go to Internet Accounts in system preferences, the account is g...view more
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                                              Internet Accounts

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