External Hard Drive Error Code: -50
Hi all. I have an external 2TB Western Digital Caviar drive hooked up to my 2006 iMac through a docking bay and USB 2.0. I'm running 10.6.6 and the drive is formatted as Mac OS Extended. It's my media...
View ArticleiCloud Drive Custom Folder Icons?
I have decided to move all of my documents to iCloud Drive. Not only so that they are backed up off site, but also so that I can access them anywhere. I have also done the same on my wife's Windows 10...
View ArticleDowngrade possibilities to Mavericks?
Is it possible to downgrade from OS X El Capitan to OS X Mavericks? I have a MBP Pro Late 2011
View ArticleWhat is AssetCacheLocatorService.xpc doing?
Curious to know what this service do, couldn't find anything useful searching. Thank you.
View ArticleMy El Capitan install won't finish
Hi guys, I need some help for this issue. Macbook Pro Unibody is not installing El Capitan. I get the Apple Logo with the bar underneath. It reaches the end and nothing happens. Tried to reinstall via...
View Articlefile can’t be opened because it is from an unidentified developer
Hello, lot of times it happens that when I try to open a downloaded file I get: <filename> can’t be opened because it is from an unidentified developer The problem is that it happens with mp4...
View ArticleWho's in Charge of Mac Software Development??
Who's in Charge? Does anyone in the Mac Software Development organization know what Requirements Management or Configuration Management/Change Control is? Having been a Software Development engineer...
View ArticleHow manually to import photos from MyPhotoStream
Guys, I turned off the Automatically import/copy items to my Photo Library (to avoid every single photo from MyPhotoStream to be imported to my iMac library). And now want manually to import only...
View ArticleOpening exec files in OS X
I have several files that show up as grey squares with a green 'exec' in the upper left hand corner. When I get Info on these files they are indicated to be Microsoft Word files. When I open them in MS...
View ArticleThe time/date when Mac OS was installed
I just wonder if there are any ways to check the date and time when the Mac OS X was installed. I guess the system must store the information of this type somewhere, but I don't know how to mine it. In...
View Articlewhen open i get downloaded from safari message
i downloaded some apps and every time i open it a pop up appears and say file is downloaded from safari. how can i turn this off? under security settings allow all apps doesnt help. but this popup...
View ArticleHow do I get back to lion after failed el capitan install
Hi! I have a late 2011 MacBook Pro that had lion running on it, and thought to finally upgrade the OS. I tried various times to install el capitan, but it always got stuck in the end and shows me an...
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Apple Macs Make Life Easier For IBM
The title makes it sound like satire from The Onion but this piece by Philip Elmer-DeWitt appears to be serious. I found the article on Fortune dot com. If I read it correctly, IBM has been "offering...
View ArticleWho's using what HDD storage on same Mac
I have a 2012 Mac Mini with the 500gb HDD, and recently I added another user account on it (for my wife). Now however it's running out of space... Is there any way I can find out how much storage space...
View ArticleHelp finding zoom for photo folders?
Hello. I recently updated from snow leopard to mountain lion. Before i updated, when i opened up a photo folder in my external hard drive, in the lower left corner of the folder there would be a little...
View ArticleOS X hanging while loading external disks
I have 2 external drives connected to my Macbook Air with internal SSD - a Time Machine drive, and external storage drive for large files I don't need on my SSD (eg movies.) On an almost constant...
View ArticleWireless Network between 2 Macs
Hi, It's been a long time since I last set up a wireless network between 2 machines. I've followed the instructions here:...
View ArticleOS X upgrade for Mac mini 2007 Core 2 Duo?
I have a Mac mini 2007 (Core 2 Duo - 64 bit processor with a 32 bit EFI) that still runs OS X Lion, the last version provided by Apple for this machine. I have looked in the past at threads here on...
View ArticleHelp - Window shadows still look weird after calibrating display
So I just got a new display for my 1,1 Mac Pro (which runs El Cap); it's a Lenovo display. I calibrated it with expert settings, and all looks nice... except for shadows. Not sure if it's my cheaper...
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Final Cut Pro X Audio Pitch Changing
Half of the videos I import into Final Cut Pro X are automatically flat by a semitone. This is really frustrating me because only some do it. I tried making a new project and importing the video, it...
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