jlcoyle
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Q: How do I uninstall Yosemite?

Yosemite is a disaster. How do I uninstall it and go back to the previous OS?

Posted on Nov 6, 2014 12:31 AM

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Q: How do I uninstall Yosemite?

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  • by petermac87,

    petermac87 petermac87 Nov 6, 2014 12:35 AM in response to jlcoyle
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    Nov 6, 2014 12:35 AM in response to jlcoyle

    You do not 'uninstall' an OS X. But you can erase your drive and reinstall the backup you made of your Mavericks System before choosing to upgrade to Yosemite.

     

    Cheers

     

    Pete

  • by jlcoyle,

    jlcoyle jlcoyle Nov 6, 2014 12:45 AM in response to petermac87
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    Nov 6, 2014 12:45 AM in response to petermac87

    I have a Time Machine backup. Can I use that? If so, how?

  • by petermac87,

    petermac87 petermac87 Nov 6, 2014 12:47 AM in response to jlcoyle
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    Nov 6, 2014 12:47 AM in response to jlcoyle

    http://pondini.org/TM/14.html

     

    Pete

  • by jlcoyle,

    jlcoyle jlcoyle Nov 6, 2014 12:48 AM in response to jlcoyle
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    Nov 6, 2014 12:48 AM in response to jlcoyle

    I'm really ticked off at Apple for this disastrous new operating system. I've used Macs exclusively for more than 20 years, and this is the first time I've been so unhappy with an OS upgrade that I'm considering going to a Windows machine.

  • by petermac87,

    petermac87 petermac87 Nov 6, 2014 12:58 AM in response to jlcoyle
    Level 5 (7,402 points)
    Nov 6, 2014 12:58 AM in response to jlcoyle

    I thought you wanted to revert to Mavericks? I have no issues on Yosemite on my five Macs. Perhaps if you give isomer info we can help solve your issue, whatever they are,

     

    Etresoft, a long time contributor to these forums has written a program that gives us an insight into what may be wrong with your computer. Visit his site here

    Download and report the findings back here.

     

    Pete

  • by pennbank,

    pennbank pennbank Nov 6, 2014 1:04 AM in response to jlcoyle
    Level 4 (1,688 points)
    Nov 6, 2014 1:04 AM in response to jlcoyle

    see OS X Mavericks: Recover your entire system

  • by jlcoyle,

    jlcoyle jlcoyle Nov 6, 2014 9:45 AM in response to petermac87
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Nov 6, 2014 9:45 AM in response to petermac87

    Problem description:

    After installing Yosemite, some docx files created in Microsoft Word for Mac 2011 (14.4.5 (141003)) will not open in Word. I can open them with Oracle OpenOffice, with some corruption in formatting, but when I save the files from OpenOffice into docx files, they still won’t open in Word. Most of my old files saved as doc or docx files apparently open in Word, but I haven’t checked them all—I have several thousand of them. At first I thought this was a general problem and I would not be able to open any doc or docx files in Word, but now after some experimentation I’ve learned that most of the older files will open, so all is not lost. But I don’t like this problem. I depend on Word for my business. I would appreciate any help you may be able to provide.

     

    EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)

    Report generated November 6, 2014 at 11:34:30 AM CST

     

    Hardware Information: ℹ️

        MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010) (Verified)

        MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,1

        1 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2-core

        8 GB RAM Upgradeable

            BANK 0/DIMM0

                4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

            BANK 1/DIMM0

                4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

        Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

        Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

     

    Video Information: ℹ️

        Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB

        NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 512 MB

            Color LCD 1920 x 1200

     

    System Software: ℹ️

        OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: one day 13:48:2

     

    Disk Information: ℹ️

        Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02 disk0 : (500.11 GB)

        S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified

            EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

            Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB

            Macintosh HD (disk1) /  [Startup]: 498.88 GB (143.11 GB free)

                Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online

     

        HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GS23N 

     

    USB Information: ℹ️

        Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

        Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

        Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

        Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

     

    Gatekeeper: ℹ️

        Anywhere

     

    Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

            /System/Library/Extensions

        [loaded]    com.epson.driver.EPSONProjectorUDAudio (1.30 - SDK 10.4) Support

     

    Startup Items: ℹ️

        HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO

        Startup items are obsolete and will not work in future versions of OS X

     

    Launch Agents: ℹ️

        [running]    com.brother.LOGINserver.plist Support

        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support

        [invalid?]    com.intego.backupassistant.agent.plist Support

        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support

        [loaded]    com.smithmicro.cleaning.quickbackupcheck.plist Support

     

    Launch Daemons: ℹ️

        [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support

        [loaded]    com.avast.crashreport.plist Support

        [loaded]    com.cloudpath.maccmd.plist Support

        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support

        [invalid?]    com.intego.BackupAssistant.daemon.plist Support

        [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support

        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support

        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support

        [running]    com.smithmicro.schedulerdaemon.plist Support

        [failed]    openbase.plist Support

     

    User Launch Agents: ℹ️

        [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support

        [invalid?]    com.aviator.agent.plist Support

        [running]    com.google.Chrome.framework.plist Support

        [not loaded]    com.mactuneup.schedule.plist Support

        [not loaded]    com.marketcircle.daylite.dlbackuppersonal.plist Support

        [loaded]    com.marketcircle.daylite.pidclear.plist Support

        [running]    com.smithmicro.cleaning.schedulermailer.plist Support

        [running]    com.swarmcast.mlbnexdefautobahn.plist Support

        [running]    ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist Support

     

    User Login Items: ℹ️

        System Events    Application (/System/Library/CoreServices/System Events.app)

        1Password    UNKNOWNHidden (missing value)

        Octoshape    Application (/Users/[redacted]/Applications/Octoshape.app)

        iTunesHelper    ApplicationHidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

        AdobeResourceSynchronizer    ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)

        Dropbox    ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Dropbox.app)

        USB Display Agent    Application (/Applications/USB Display/USB Display.app/Contents/Resources/USB Display Agent.app)

     

    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

        o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.5.0 - SDK 10.8 Support

        Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.0 Support

        Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10

        Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 Support

        ebrary Reader: Version: 2.10 - 12/12/06 Support

        RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null) Support

        AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.12 Support

        FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support

        DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 1.2 Support

        Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

        Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support

        iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8

        googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.5.0 - SDK 10.8 Support

        QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

        AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.12 Support

        SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.5 - SDK 10.6 Support

        SiteAdvisor: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.1 Support

        ContentUploaderPlugin: Version: 1.0 Support

        JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 71 Check version

     

    User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

        OctoshapeWeb: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.8 Support

        Picasa: Version: 1.0 Support

        WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 Support

     

    Safari Extensions: ℹ️

        1Password

        AdBlock

     

    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

        Flash Player  Support

        Flip4Mac WMV  Support

        Java  Support

        OpenBasePreferences  Support

        Perian  Support

     

    Time Machine: ℹ️

        Skip System Files: NO

        Mobile backups: ON

        Auto backup: YES

        Volumes being backed up:

            Macintosh HD: Disk size: 498.88 GB Disk used: 355.76 GB

        Destinations:

            Data [Network]

            Total size: 2.00 TB

            Total number of backups: 51

            Oldest backup: 2014-03-09 23:12:19 +0000

            Last backup: 2014-11-06 17:34:58 +0000

            Size of backup disk: Excellent

                Backup size 2.00 TB > (Disk size 498.88 GB X 3)

            Data [Network]

            Total size: 997.71 GB

            Total number of backups: 45

            Oldest backup: 2014-04-04 17:13:14 +0000

            Last backup: 2014-10-31 16:06:55 +0000

            Size of backup disk: Too small

                Backup size 997.71 GB < (Disk used 355.76 GB X 3)

     

    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

            17%    mds

             9%    WindowServer

             3%    diskimages-helper

             0%    backupd

             0%    AppleSpell

     

    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

        438 MB    firefox

        258 MB    WindowServer

        232 MB    mds_stores

        215 MB    Finder

        180 MB    softwareupdated

     

    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

        1.67 GB    Free RAM

        3.10 GB    Active RAM

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        230 MB    Page-outs

  • by jlcoyle,

    jlcoyle jlcoyle Nov 6, 2014 9:47 AM in response to petermac87
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Nov 6, 2014 9:47 AM in response to petermac87

    Problem description:

    After installing Yosemite, some docx files created in Microsoft Word for

    Mac 2011 (14.4.5 (141003)) will not open in Word. I can open them with

    Oracle OpenOffice, with some corruption in formatting, but when I save the

    files from OpenOffice into docx files, they still won’t open in Word. Most

    of my old files saved as doc or docx files apparently open in Word, but I

    haven’t checked them all—I have several thousand of them. At first I

    thought this was a general problem and I would not be able to open any doc

    or docx files in Word, but now after some experimentation I’ve learned that

    most of the older files will open, so all is not lost. But I don’t like

    this problem. I depend on Word for my business. I would appreciate any help

    you may be able to provide.

     

    EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)

    Report generated November 6, 2014 at 11:34:30 AM CST

     

    Hardware Information: ℹ️

        MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010) (Verified)

        MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,1

        1 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2-core

        8 GB RAM Upgradeable

            BANK 0/DIMM0

                4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

            BANK 1/DIMM0

                4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

        Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

        Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

     

    Video Information: ℹ️

        Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB

        NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 512 MB

            Color LCD 1920 x 1200

     

    System Software: ℹ️

        OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: one day 13:48:2

     

    Disk Information: ℹ️

        Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02 disk0 : (500.11 GB)

        S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified

            EFI (disk0s1)   : 650 MB

            Macintosh HD (disk1) /  : 498.88 GB (143.11 GB free)

                Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online

     

        HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GS23N

     

    USB Information: ℹ️

        Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

        Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

        Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

        Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

     

    Gatekeeper: ℹ️

        Anywhere

     

    Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

            /System/Library/Extensions

            com.epson.driver.EPSONProjectorUDAudio (1.30 - SDK 10.4)

    Support

     

    Startup Items: ℹ️

        HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO

        Startup items are obsolete and will not work in future versions of OS X

     

    Launch Agents: ℹ️

            com.brother.LOGINserver.plist Support

            com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support

            com.intego.backupassistant.agent.plist Support

            com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support

            com.smithmicro.cleaning.quickbackupcheck.plist Support

     

    Launch Daemons: ℹ️

            com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support

            com.avast.crashreport.plist Support

            com.cloudpath.maccmd.plist Support

            com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support

            com.intego.BackupAssistant.daemon.plist Support

            com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support

            com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support

            com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support

            com.smithmicro.schedulerdaemon.plist Support

            openbase.plist Support

     

    User Launch Agents: ℹ️

            com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support

            com.aviator.agent.plist Support

            com.google.Chrome.framework.plist Support

            com.mactuneup.schedule.plist Support

            com.marketcircle.daylite.dlbackuppersonal.plist Support

            com.marketcircle.daylite.pidclear.plist Support

            com.smithmicro.cleaning.schedulermailer.plist Support

            com.swarmcast.mlbnexdefautobahn.plist Support

            ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist Support

     

    User Login Items: ℹ️

        System Events    Application (/System/Library/CoreServices/System

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        1Password    UNKNOWNHidden (missing value)

        Octoshape    Application (/Users/[redacted]/Applications/Octoshape.app)

        iTunesHelper    ApplicationHidden

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        AdobeResourceSynchronizer    ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Adobe

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        Dropbox    ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Dropbox.app)

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        Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.0 Support

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        Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 Support

        ebrary Reader: Version: 2.10 - 12/12/06 Support

        RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null) Support

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        FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support

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        SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.5 - SDK 10.6 Support

        SiteAdvisor: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.1 Support

        ContentUploaderPlugin: Version: 1.0 Support

        JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 71 Check version

     

    User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

        OctoshapeWeb: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.8 Support

        Picasa: Version: 1.0 Support

        WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 Support

     

    Safari Extensions: ℹ️

        1Password

        AdBlock

     

    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

        Flash Player  Support

        Flip4Mac WMV  Support

        Java  Support

        OpenBasePreferences  Support

        Perian  Support

     

    Time Machine: ℹ️

        Skip System Files: NO

        Mobile backups: ON

        Auto backup: YES

        Volumes being backed up:

            Macintosh HD: Disk size: 498.88 GB Disk used: 355.76 GB

        Destinations:

            Data

            Total size: 2.00 TB

            Total number of backups: 51

            Oldest backup: 2014-03-09 23:12:19 +0000

            Last backup: 2014-11-06 17:34:58 +0000

            Size of backup disk: Excellent

                Backup size 2.00 TB > (Disk size 498.88 GB X 3)

            Data

            Total size: 997.71 GB

            Total number of backups: 45

            Oldest backup: 2014-04-04 17:13:14 +0000

            Last backup: 2014-10-31 16:06:55 +0000

            Size of backup disk: Too small

                Backup size 997.71 GB < (Disk used 355.76 GB X 3)

     

    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

            17%    mds

             9%    WindowServer

             3%    diskimages-helper

             0%    backupd

             0%    AppleSpell

     

    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

        438 MB    firefox

        258 MB    WindowServer

        232 MB    mds_stores

        215 MB    Finder

        180 MB    softwareupdated

     

    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

        1.67 GB    Free RAM

        3.10 GB    Active RAM

        2.41 GB    Inactive RAM

        1.34 GB    Wired RAM

        17.10 GB    Page-ins

        230 MB    Page-outs

     

     

     

    On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 2:58 AM, Apple Support Communities Updates <

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Nov 6, 2014 4:23 PM in response to jlcoyle
    Level 9 (74,022 points)
    iTunes
    Nov 6, 2014 4:23 PM in response to jlcoyle

       [loaded]    com.avast.crashreport.plist Support

       invalid?]    com.intego.BackupAssistant.daemon.plist Support

       [running]    com.smithmicro.schedulerdaemon.plist Support

        [invalid?]    com.aviator.agent.plist Support

        [not loaded]    com.mactuneup.schedule.plist Support

     

    Try un-installing the above. Un-install using the developer’s instructions to make sure you remove all parts of the application.