problems with OSX 10.10
tried to install OSX 10.10 last night on my mac but it wouldn't install and seems to have corrupted my HD - any suggestions?
iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10)
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tried to install OSX 10.10 last night on my mac but it wouldn't install and seems to have corrupted my HD - any suggestions?
iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10)
Can you provide a more complete description of your issue including a description of what you did to install Yosemite, how it has corrupted your HDD, and any associated errors and their exact content? What version of OS X did you upgrade? Is the computer able to start up now? Do you still have the Yosemite installer in your Applications folder? Did your computer meet all the requirements to upgrade to Yosemite?
I get messages like "Startup disk could not gather enough info on the selected disk" and "you can't change the start up disk to the selected disk"
And when I switched off and on again it tried to set up OSX on my harddrive but then said "the contents of this disk can't be changed - the Mac OSX couldn't be installed on this disk"
I looked at disk utility and it said I needed to repair the HD but when I ran repair it said Disk Utility can't repair this disk. Back up as many files as possible, reformat disk and restore backed up files
I don't really know what this means - how do I re-format the disk?
I assume you are trying to upgrade from OS X Server 10.6? You cannot do that without updating first to 10.6.8 for OS X. However, if the disk is in need of repair you need to tell me what version of OS X you were running and for what version of OS X you have an installer DVD. If it's Snow Leopard, then do this:
Clean Install of Snow Leopard
Be sure to make a backup first because the following procedure will erase
the drive and everything on it.
1. Boot the computer using the Snow Leopard Installer Disc or the Disc 1 that came
with your computer. Insert the disc into the optical drive and restart the computer.
After the chime press and hold down the "C" key. Release the key when you see
a small spinning gear appear below the dark gray Apple logo.
2. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue
button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
After DU loads select the hard drive entry from the left side list (mfgr.'s ID and drive
size.) Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window. Set the number of
partitions to one (1) from the Partitions drop down menu, click on Options button
and select GUID, click on OK, then set the format type to MacOS Extended
(Journaled, if supported), then click on the Apply button.
3. When the formatting has completed quit DU and return to the installer. Proceed
with the OS X installation and follow the directions included with the installer.
4. When the installation has completed your computer will Restart into the Setup
Assistant. After you finish Setup Assistant will complete the installation after which
you will be running a fresh install of OS X. You can now begin the update process
by opening Software Update and installing all recommended updates to bring your
installation current.
Download and install Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1.
Upgrading to Yosemite
You can upgrade to Yosemite from Lion or directly from Snow Leopard. Yosemite can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for FREE.
Upgrading to Yosemite
To upgrade to Yosemite you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Download Yosemite from the App Store. Sign in using your Apple ID. Yosemite is free. The file is quite large, over 5 GBs, so allow some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.
OS X Mavericks/Yosemite - System Requirements
Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Yosemite
1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 7,1 or later
2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 5,1 or later
3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 2,1 or later
5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
7. Xserve (Early 2009) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
To find the model identifier open System Profiler in the Utilities folder. It's displayed in the panel on the right.
Are my applications compatible?
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Thanks!
problems with OSX 10.10