Q: Time zone auto isn't working
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Jul 10, 2015 12:27 PMby Troutbum63,I'm still confused. The map that outlines the time zone in the date and time preferences stays on MST if I manually set it that way, or on EST if I set it that way. The locator pin will find the right actual location when I connect to a local wifi network, but the time zone map doesn't move, and the clock does not change unless I manually change it. Then the map outline also changes. Only the locator pin goes to the right place--no change in the time zone map happens on eiher regular or guest logins.
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Jul 10, 2015 2:25 PMby Linc Davis,If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data, then reinstall the OS.* You don't need to erase the startup volume, and you won't need the backup unless something goes wrong. If the system was upgraded from an older version of OS X, you may need the Apple ID and password you used.
There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
If you installed the Java runtime distributed by Apple and still need it, you'll have to reinstall it. The same goes for Xcode. All other data will be preserved.
*The linked support article refers to OS X 10.10 ("Yosemite"), but the procedure is the same for OS X 10.7 ("Lion") and later.
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Jul 27, 2015 10:39 AMby Techygeek,I am having the exact same problem running OS X 10.9.5 on an early 2011 Macbook Pro. It used to work perfectly and suddenly stopped a few weeks ago potentially from some kind of update. I travel every week and very irritating now to manually reset time zones. We need this fixed. And asking someone to install their whole OS again for a problem like this is the worst possible customer service and technical response (I am in IT and know what good support is). Please advise with an acceptable solution.
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Jul 31, 2015 5:29 AMby antipodal,I just want to point out that this same issue has been present on my Mid 2013 Macbook Air with 10.9.5. It used to work fine until a couple of months ago. When I open up the Date & Time Preferences, the computer is able to determine its location as e.g. "East Cleveland," but the time zone that's selected remains as PDT and the time doesn't change.
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Jul 31, 2015 7:53 AMby Troutbum63,Thanks to Link Davis, who clearly devotes lot of time to attempting to resolve this issue, apparently not unique to me. I have not reinstalled the OS, since while the problem is irritating, it affects me only 3 or 4 times per year. At some point, when other issues yield the need to reinstall, perhaps the problem will go away. It make me feel perversely better that others with older Macs have seen the same problem. Time zones work fine on my iPhone, and at some point I might upgrade my Mac anyway. My wife's even older late 2008 iBook, running 10.8.5, does not have this problem. Guess our Macs are not old enough to be able to tell time!
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Aug 6, 2015 8:22 AMby kriiiiis,I'm also having this same issue on 10.9.5 with a 2011 MBP 17, been experiencing it for quite some time and occasionally search for resolutions, but haven't found one. I travel a lot so this affects me every couple weeks. I just keep manually changing it, which is a minor annoyance; would like to see it fixed though.
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Aug 6, 2015 8:40 AMby Techygeek,The only way I could get around was by upgrading the OS to Yosemite 10.10.4. It works well now. The upgrade was pretty seamless and all my legacy apps work perfectly. I am also on a MacBook Pro 13" early 2011. Looks like this feature broke in 10.9.5 and Apple hasn't bothered to fix it.
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Aug 23, 2015 12:55 PMby antipodal,I reinstalled the OS, at it worked properly for some time. However, when I installed the Security Update 2015-006, it stopped working again.
I assume reinstalling the OS will fix it again, but that's such overkill for what should be an easy fix. I shouldn't have to take a couple hours to reinstall the OS every time this happens.
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Oct 19, 2015 3:54 PMby coolguy 73,I am running a mid 2014 MBP on 10.10.5 and it works fine, but it also worked for previous versions (10.10.2 - 10.10.5 ). Try upgrading to the latest version possible but create an install drive for your current version.
Did it ever work before, if so, which version was it?
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Oct 19, 2015 5:29 PMby Matt Savino,I'm on 10.9.5. It's a work computer - they won't let us upgrade to Yosemite.
Also I have an external wifi card I need to use sometimes because our corporate wifi doesn't play nice with Macs - it doesn't work on Yosemite. Apparently no external wifi cards work on Yosemite.
