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I was told by the geek squad at Best Buy that I should do a system recovery to my mac. I don't have a disk. they said I could go through Applecare for free, but I can't. If I am going to pay I'd rather take it to BB. Can I do this for free online?

I was told by the geek squad at Best Buy that I should do a system recovery to my mac for $100 or something like that, or do it at home with a recovery disk or call Applecare. I don't have a disk. they said I could go through Applecare for free, but I can't they charge $19.99 just to ask a question. If I am going to pay I'd rather take it to BB where I know it will be taken care of and I don't have to worry about screwing it up. Can I do this recovery for free online?

MacBook Pro

Posted on Jun 17, 2013 5:22 PM

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Jun 17, 2013 7:30 PM in response to lori1130

lori1130 wrote:


I just removed 935 MB of files removing all the different languages that I don't speak!


That was ill-advised Lori. Removing language files will break certain application updates, Microsoft among them.


What you removed recovered less than 0.3% of your total disk capacity. It's insignificant.


There is no way to reverse this damage short of restoring OS X.

What application did you use to do this?

Jun 17, 2013 7:57 PM in response to lori1130

Monolingual.


Deleting language files will do nothing to increase your Mac's performance, and it cannot be undone.


Ok I just used monolingual for some reason I had a great idea that is to get rid of the intel architecture since intel 64 bit is current one now my Mac mini is completely messed up what do to fix it?

have problems cleaning up my mac

How do I re install languages I deleted with monolingual

Monolingual cut English from my MBP. No way to type in password. Can't reinstall OSX.

itunes doesn't open after monolingual use, any further ideas?


Boot OS X Recovery, select Disk Utility from the OS X Utilities screen and repair the disk. This will take a few moments. Make note of any errors it finds.


Quit Disk Utility and select Reinstall Mac OS X. This will restore your deleted localization files, but will not affect any installed programs or system modifications that are likely to be the reason for your Mac's poor performance.


Then, you will be in position to determine the reasons your Mac is not running as it should.

I was told by the geek squad at Best Buy that I should do a system recovery to my mac. I don't have a disk. they said I could go through Applecare for free, but I can't. If I am going to pay I'd rather take it to BB. Can I do this for free online?

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