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User profile for user: wabbak
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location services

Everytime I change my location services to "enabled" in my system preferences, within minutes it has changed back! I close the lock everytime.

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Apr 7, 2021 5:23 AM

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User profile for user: barberlives123
barberlives123
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Posted on Apr 8, 2021 6:04 AM

Hey there wabbak,


Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. We understand Location Services is not staying enabled on your Mac. We’ll be happy to help.


Boot into safe mode and see if the issue returns there. Safe mode can help you to determine whether an issue is caused by software that loads as your Mac starts up. You can read how to do this here:


How to use safe mode on your Mac


Check for any updates to macOS as well:


How to update the software on your Mac


We hope this helps. Take care.

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User profile for user: barberlives123
barberlives123
User level: Community Specialist

Apr 8, 2021 6:04 AM in response to wabbak

Hey there wabbak,


Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. We understand Location Services is not staying enabled on your Mac. We’ll be happy to help.


Boot into safe mode and see if the issue returns there. Safe mode can help you to determine whether an issue is caused by software that loads as your Mac starts up. You can read how to do this here:


How to use safe mode on your Mac


Check for any updates to macOS as well:


How to update the software on your Mac


We hope this helps. Take care.

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User profile for user: BDAqua
BDAqua
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Apr 15, 2021 9:39 AM in response to wabbak

To find out if it's system wide or user specific, try this...


Open System Preferences>Users & Groups, unlock the lock, click on the little plus icon, make a new admin account, log out & into the new account.


Does it work in the new account?


Might be CMM itself though...


Uninstall CleanMyMac per their directions , then run etrecheck again to see what chaff it left...

On CMM…

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251370955?answerId=252661013022#252661013022

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251442443?answerId=252814053022#252814053022

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251464557?answerId=252841819022#252841819022

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251889446?answerId=253629452022#253629452022

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