Irylia
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Q: How can I turn off lots of failure popups when starting my mac?

Dear community!

 

Everytime I change my network, I get failure popups caused by missing server connection. How can I turn these messages off?

I know the reason: at work I have lots of connections to different server and of course I don't have them at home.

 

It's boring to click up to 10 times at these error popups to close them.

Does anybody know how I can solve this issue?

 

THX in advance for your help!

 

Regards, Tina

MacBook Pro with Retina display, iOS 6.1.4

Posted on Jun 3, 2013 11:31 AM

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Q: How can I turn off lots of failure popups when starting my mac?

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  • by MartinR,

    MartinR MartinR Jun 3, 2013 12:22 PM in response to Irylia
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    Jun 3, 2013 12:22 PM in response to Irylia

    Set up a separate Location for your home.  (You probably only have the default Automatic location at present). This can be done in System Preferences > Network.  Here is a KB article about network locations that may be helpful.

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Jun 3, 2013 12:24 PM in response to Irylia
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    Jun 3, 2013 12:24 PM in response to Irylia

    Please take each of the following steps that you haven't already tried. Back up all data before making any changes.

    Step 1

    Boot in safe mode.

    Log in and see whether you still have the problem. If you don't, it's caused by one of your login items or a system modification that loads at startup or login. Ask if you need help identifying it. A common offender is "Adobe Synchronizer," which is a component of some Adobe products.

    Step 2

     

    Triple-click the line below to select it, then copy the text to the Clipboard (command-C):

    ~/Library/PDF Services

    In the Finder, select

    Go ▹ Go to Folder...

    from the menu bar, paste into the box that opens (command-V). You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return. A folder may open. If it does, move the contents to the Desktop, or to a new folder on the Desktop. Log out and log back in. Test. If there's no change, put the items you moved back where they were and continue.

    Step 3

    Open the folder

    ~/Library/Preferences

    as in Step 2 and move the following items in that folder to the Trash, if they exist:

     

    • com.apple.recentitems.plist
    • loginwindow.plist
    Log out and back in again, and test.
      
    Step 4
      
    Other possible causes are references in the iPhoto, iTunes, or iMovie library pointing to the server, and bookmarks in the Preview application.