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Q: Home Page problem;  I have 2 identical IMacs, one the home page is messed up, I cant open it.  Is there a way to connect the two and use one as the main to access the data on the one not working?

Home Page problem;  I have 2 identical IMacs, one the home page is messed up, I cant open it.  Is there a way to connect the two and use one as the main to access the data on the one not working?

Posted on Oct 19, 2015 9:28 AM

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  • by babowa,

    babowa babowa Oct 19, 2015 9:39 AM in response to 34787Apple
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    Oct 19, 2015 9:39 AM in response to 34787Apple

    Please explain what you mean by "home page" - this is an iMac, right? Are you referring to your Desktop (Finder)?

     

    Exactly what is the problem? Can you boot up? What happens when you try?

     

    Or are you referring to your browser's home page?

  • by 34787Apple,

    34787Apple 34787Apple Oct 19, 2015 9:56 AM in response to babowa
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    Oct 19, 2015 9:56 AM in response to babowa

    Yes its an iMac.  It wont even boot up.

     

    when i turn it on the apple appears then the user and enter password box appears.  When i enter the password a box pops up saying "Your home folder, which is protected by FileVault, didn't open.  It needs to be repaired."  Also says "To repair the folder and continue logging in, click OK."

     

    When I click ok a box comes back saying  "You are unable to log in to the user account ------- at this time - Logging in to the account failed because an error occurred."     Clicking ok returns to the sign in with password screen.

  • by babowa,

    babowa babowa Oct 19, 2015 10:14 AM in response to 34787Apple
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    Oct 19, 2015 10:14 AM in response to 34787Apple

    So you enabled Filevault - I don't use it, so I can't help here. While you're waiting for someone else to chime in, see if anything here will help:

     

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204837

  • by 34787Apple,

    34787Apple 34787Apple Oct 19, 2015 10:25 AM in response to babowa
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    Oct 19, 2015 10:25 AM in response to babowa

    Thank you.   Yeah, I dont know how it got set up.   Some friends of mine were using it one day and all of a sudden poof, it was messed up.

     

    I will go go the site you suggested.  Thanks again.

  • by babowa,

    babowa babowa Oct 19, 2015 10:52 AM in response to 34787Apple
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    Oct 19, 2015 10:52 AM in response to 34787Apple

    Well, this much I know: when you set up FileVault, you put in a password - which may be what you need now. If your friends did that without getting your permission, then I'd ask them to fix it.