i've installed Mavericks tree weeks ago and i've passed every day regretting that. is there a way to turn back to my dear snow leopard?
MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2), model: 17-inch, Early 2009
Restore the backup you made before the upgrade
and what if i haven't got a precedent bakeup?
Downgrading OS X requires that you erase the disk drive berfore you can install and older version of OS X.
So the first thing is you need a good backup first.
Boot from Snow Leopard install DVD and erase hard disk drive.
Install Snow Leopard
Upgrade Snow Leopard
Restore backup
Or you might want to tell us what is wrong with Mavericks so that maybe we can help you fix that instead.
Allan
so there is no way without a backup (or i did't undarstand because of my bad english) too bad..
meny apps stopped working properly since i intalled OSX for examples maps and Preview not responding to the left trackpad button and problems with he keybord inputs in GIMP..
You only need the backup if there is anything on your Mac you wish to have after you erase the disk drive.
I suggest you download and install EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Run EtreCheck and publish report here.
Maybe that will help us to see what yopur problem is.
Allan
Before you revert to Snow Leopard, try testing in a new User.
CREATE A NEW USER
Go to System Preferences --> Create a New User in Accounts. Switch to the New User by logging out/in or use Fast User Switching.
Open Maps and Preview.
Test any app that is not working as expected.
Do you still see the issue?
If yes, then the problem is with your base files.
If no, then the problem is in your User's folder.
wow!!you were right!!! it works fine with the guest user!!
but i've yet tried to adjust the permission what cai i do?
Just tried to adjust permissions how?
Why?
Allan
gone to utility disco and click on repair permission (wrong therm before sorry).
i finded on the web that it could beusefull after upgrade but itdidn't work..
Repairing permissions in Disk Utility can cause the problems you have because that does nothing to the permissions within an account.
Your problem is in the old account since the new account works correctly.
In another reply I asked you to produce a report with EtreCheck and publish it here.
If you will do that, it will give a lot of information.
Finding the issue in the User's folder can be very difficult. Often it is easier to move to the new User.
You can try fixes listed here: Troubleshoot Office. It's not just for Office for Mac but for general troubleshooting
MOVE TO A NEW USER
Transferring files from one account to another on the same Mac
Create a new User in System Preferences. I would use the same password and create a new User that has a similar User name. For example, if your User name was Jane Doe, then make the user janedoe with short name jane.
Use your Shared folder:
• Log in to the account you wish to copy files from.
• In the Finder, navigate to the Shared folder. It is located in the Users folder.
1. Copy any files or folders you wish to the Shared folder, such as items on your desktop, in your Documents folder, in your Music folder, and so forth. You may be asked to enter an administrator password when copying certain items. Note: To ensure that you copy items (as opposed to moving items), hold the Option key as you drag files to the Shared folder. Depending on item permissions, some files or folders will copy by default, some may move by default.
2. Log out of the current account.
3. Log in to the new account (that you are transferring files to).
4. In the Finder, navigate to the Shared folder. It is located in the Users folder.
5. Copy any files or folders you wish from the Shared folder to the desired locations, such as desktop, Documents folder, Music folder, and so forth. You may be asked to enter an administrator password when copying certain items.
If you are low on disc space be careful since this copies data. Move one item at a time then delete the original before starting the next copy.
Tip: Rather than move the default root folders, I like to create a folder in shared i.e. "documents", "desktop" etc and move the contents of these folders into the custom folder. When you move to the new User you copy the contents into the root folders.
The User's Library folder is one you need to be very careful in what you bring over. Most likely the issue is in your User's Library. Mail, browser settings and most of the items in Application Support are safe to bring over.
Remove Original User
Lastly, unless you are really low on disk space I would leave the test user for those times you need to troubleshoot. However to delete go to System Preferences > User's & Groups. Select the account and click on the - to remove.
this is the result from the EntreCheck i can't understand a line from that :S
i'm so grateful to you all! you can't imagen how reliefed i am to find out the problem isn't with my old hardware =)
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,2
1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 0 days 3:10:5
Disk Information:
Hitachi HTS543232L9SA02 disk0 : (320,07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319,21 GB (17,67 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-868
USB Information:
LaCie little disk 320,07 GB
Volume (disk2s1) /Volumes/Volume: 320,07 GB (181,41 GB free)
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple, Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
com.paragon-software.filesystems.ntfs (82)
Startup Items:
360ControlDaemon: Path: /Library/StartupItems/360ControlDaemon
ParallelsDesktopTransporter: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ParallelsDesktopTransporter
Problem System Launch Agents:
[System] com.paragon.NTFS.trial.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.paragon.NTFS.upd.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Daemons:
[System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.adobe.versioncueCS3.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
[System] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.divx.dms.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.divx.update.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.wacom.pentablet.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] de.novamedia.VodafoneDeviceObserver.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.akamai.single-user-client.plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
[not loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.veoh.webplayer.startup.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
Microsoft AU Daemon
System Events
EvernoteHelper
HealthNut
VMCStatusMenu
AdobeResourceSynchronizer
AdobeResourceSynchronizer
Vodafone Mobile Broadband
BambooCore
ConnectService
Internet Plug-ins:
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.3 3rd-Party support link
Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.201 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
DivX Web Player: Version: 3.1.1.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 8.0.0 3rd-Party support link
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.2.4.18058 3rd-Party support link
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
QuakeLivePlugin: Version: 0.1.0.520 3rd-Party support link
DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.0.3r470 3rd-Party support link
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.201 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
zako: Version: zako 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.8 3rd-Party support link
CANONiMAGEGATEWAYDL: Version: 2.1.0.1 3rd-Party support link
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 3rd-Party support link
CANONiMAGEGATEWAYLI: Version: 2.1.0.1 3rd-Party support link
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 3rd-Party support link
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.2.1.11 3rd-Party support link
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.2.4.18058 3rd-Party support link
WacomSafari: Version: 1.1.0-4 3rd-Party support link
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Outdated! Update
WacomNetscape: Version: 1.1.0-4 3rd-Party support link
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
VeohTV2Version: Version: 1.0 3rd-Party support link
fbplugin_1_0_1: Version: (null) 3rd-Party support link
Picasa: Version: 1.0 3rd-Party support link
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Adobe Version Cue CS3 3rd-Party support link
PenTablet 3rd-Party support link
Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
Flip4Mac WMV 3rd-Party support link
FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE) 3rd-Party support link
MacFUSE 3rd-Party support link
Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X 3rd-Party support link
Perian 3rd-Party support link
Pref360Control 3rd-Party support link
Akamai NetSession Preferences 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Plex
Plex Media Server: Version: 0.9.3.4 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Plex Plug-in Installer: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft AutoUpdate: Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
/Users/[redacted]/Applications/Akamai
checkclientstatus: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
macui: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Akamai NetSession Uninstaller: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
SLLauncher: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
DivX Converter: Version: 10.1.1 (Build 10.1.1.67) - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
DivX Player: Version: 10.1.1 (Build 11.3.1.8) - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
SketchUp: Version: 8.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
RockMelt: Version: 0.16.91.483 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/DivX
DivXUpdate: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
DivXMediaServer: Version: 10.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
DivXTransferWizard: Version: 10.1.1 (Build 10.1.1.44) - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
DMSLaunch: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
9% WindowServer
3% EtreCheck
2% hidd
1% InkServer
1% Google Chrome
Top Processes by Memory:
168 MB Google Chrome
168 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
156 MB Finder
139 MB soffice
119 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information:
834 MB Free RAM
1.72 GB Active RAM
654 MB Inactive RAM
595 MB Wired RAM
1.67 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
Boot into your User in Safe Boot mode. Does this help?
Safe boot
* shutdown
* start the Mac and *wait* for the startup chime to sound
* after the sound, press and hold down the shift key
* keep holding and *wait* until the grey Apple logo appears
* now release the shift key and just wait (it could take a few minutes)
* eventually the login screen appears with the words SAFE BOOT
Log into your User and test.
sorry for the late answer. i tried in the safe mode and it seem to be even worse! the mouse stuck in the "enlarging arrow" and doesnt click anymore.. what can it be?? 😕
Try booting into the recovery drive.
Hold down Command R when restarting your computer. This puts you into a special hidden recovery drive. Launch Disk Utility from the Recovery Drive and run Repair Drive and Repair Permissions.
After restarting try the Safe Boot again. The steps above do not delete caches along with putting you into a basic setup using only System fonts for testing your User.
how to downgrade from Mavericks?
