Finder constantly refreshing and coming to front (Mavericks - Mac mini)
I am facing this problem and I do not how to solve it. Could you please give me a hand?
Thanks in advanced.
Álvaro
I got the same problem too, I read somebody's post on how to fix it. Just quit the google drive, it fixed mine,
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Finder constantly refreshing and coming to front
Arrgh! For no apparent reason my finder refreshes every ~30secs and becomes the active program. So whatever I'm typing or viewing is blocked by my open windows -- extremely annoying, even typing this question!
I didn't install any new software or make any changes that would have caused this, and I've tried restarting. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this short of re-installing my OS?
Thanks!I posted this on the thread next door as well.
I've had the same problem at around the same time. Ran hardware test, repaired permissions, verified the HD etc. all with no result.
Used activity manager and saw that some start up items seemed to be kicking in every 90 seconds or so which coincided with the finder "refresh". It was kind of hard to see since they went by so fast, but it looked like Stuffit was the culprit. So I removed all start up items, wish I'd made a list before doing that so I could have added them back one at a time and really narrowed it down, but it's history.
End result: system seems stable now.
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Hi - hope someone can help me make a decision...
My video collection is now too big to fit on my Powerbook so it needs to go on an external hard drive (USBHD) and that's fine - question is what's the best way to play it on my TV/Amp:
Option 1: Buy AppleTV & new Airport Extreme, attach USBHD to the Airport Extreme, then play the videos using iTunes on my Powerbook, which will pull the video files from the USBHD to Airport Extreme, then wirelessly to the Powerbook, then wirelessly to AppleTV and then to the TV/Amp.
[Allows me to keep using Powerbook as my main computer but just pulling video files from an external source. Downside is I'm told the videos will be slow to transfer this way because of all the wireless streaming and that the system may end up copying each video temporarily to the 40GB hard drive on AppleTV before playing it, then erasing it afterwards, which seems like an awful lot of messing and delays]
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Option 2 seems the better option but I don't know if I want a Powerbook and a wireless keyboard and mouse (for the macmini) cluttering up the place and will it be an awful lot of hassle using the Mac Mini to play videos? Is it possible to leave Front Row on the Mac Mini running all the time and when I want to use it just flick the TV to (PC) the use the apple remote to select the video? Also, I want to ultimately be recording TV programs to a hard drive - is the Mac Mini with EyeTV the best option for this or is it a very cumbersome way of doing it?
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PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.8) 1.5GHz PowerPC, 768MB SDRAM
PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.8) 1.5GHz PowerPC, 768MB SDRAM
PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.8) 1.5GHz PowerPC, 768MB SDRAMIt's against the "Terms of Use" to speculate here about unannounced products. We're just users like yourself, none of us work for Apple, so we have no idea what they have planned. So, no one here can give you an informed opinion about waiting for an updated Mac mini. What if it isn't released until September? Are you willing to wait that long? It may come out on Tuesday but that wouldn't mean the Mac mini you bought today wouldn't do all the things it was advertised to do. Apple has stated the Apple TV will work with an 802.11g network and if that isn't fast enough for you, you can always use a wired network that's even faster than "n". If you have the means to buy a computer and you've found a model that fits your requirements, buy it. Otherwise, you will always be waiting around for The Next Best Thing™ forever.
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I bought garage band from the app store and downloaded it to my mac mini. When i try to open a screen comes up explaining i need to down load missing files. I do this but when try to open GB again the same thing keeps happening! Can anyone help.
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Hugh LockwoodHi, Hugo,
In similar cases it helped to remove the GarageBand "Preferences" file from the User Library.
Open the folder
your home folder > Library > Preferences
and move the file "com.apple.garageband.plist" to the Desktop.
Then try again to launch GarageBand.
Regards
Léonie -
I have a late 2012 iMac and a late 2009 mac mini. I want to know if I can take the 8 GB of ram from the iMac and install it in my mac mini.
According to Cruicial my mac mini could use:
Module Size: 8GB Kit (4GBx2)
Package: 204-pin SODIMM
Feature: DDR3 PC3-8500
Specs: DDR3 PC3-8500 • CL=7 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR3-1066 • 1.35V • 512Meg x 64
Also According to Cruical my iMac uses:
Module Size: 8GB Kit (4GBx2)
Package: 204-pin SODIMM
Feature: DDR3 PC3-12800
Specs: DDR3 PC3-12800 • CL=11 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR3-1600 • 1.35V
I want to increase the ram in both computers.
So, can I put the iMac ram in my mac mini and then I'd only have to buy ram for my iMac? Naturally the ulitmate test will be when I actually install it, but having an expectation of success or failure will allow me to plan on what to spend money on.
Thanks,
BearThanks for the responses. I probably wont even try as my priority is Ram for the mac mini. 2 is not enough. 8 for my imac is okay for now.
Somewhere I thought I'd heard that faster Ram would simply clock at the lower speed. It seems that I am incorrect.
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Bear -
i have two computers. my laptop has os 10.6.8. my mac mini has 10.5.8, hence no app store. can i buy lion on my laptop and then burn a dvd of it and install it on my mac mini or does it have to be installed on the same computer it is bought with?
You can do it. This article from Macworld will be helpful to you:
http://www.macworld.com/article/161087/2011/07/install_lion_over_leopard.html
I recommend the "brute-force" method.
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http://www.parallels.com/
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There are two aspects to iCloud. One is simply getting an account, or migrating a mobileme account to iCloud. The second part is using the various features of iCloud to sync contacts, calendars, use music match or photo sharing, and store iWorks documents.
First to get an iCloud account:
If you have a mobileme account, you can migrate by simply logging onto www.icloud.com (ignore any references to Lion and just click through to complete the migration). If you have OS X Lion or an iOS 5 mobile device, you can create an iCloud account on that device using any valid AppleID.
Once you have an account, you can use JUST the mail account if you wishi - it is a standard IMAP account so you would set it up like any other IMAP email account you have, in whatever client program you use to read email.
To use the OTHER feautes of iCloud, your computers will have to be running OS X Lion (10.7). Your iPhone 3G will never be able to use iCloud as it cannot run iOS 5 (you need a min. of an iPhone 3GS to run iOS 5).
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I am having trouble with the coloured spinning wheel showing up with everything I try and do...My Mac mini has also slowed way down... any help out there would be appreciated...
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1-800-APL-CARE? Should be able to direct you to the proper person.
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Within the page for New Twitter, it is constantly refreshing the page. If I'm reading, it refreshes and I lose my place. If I'm typing a tweet it refreshes and deletes everything I've typed. I do not have any add-ons installed; basic list of extensions (Java Consoles; multiple versions), though I MS .net framework 1.1 has had trouble updating and is currently disabled and so is my Norton AV toolbar.
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My desktop keeps rebooting ever since I upgraded to Mavericks.
Current setup, Mac Mini hooked up to home theater (Panasonic SC-HTB20) that is then hooked up to my Panasonic Plasma TV.
I usually leave my Mac Mini on running and at least once a day when I turn on the TV I can see that my desktop was rebooted. Firefox and Chrome will say that it wasn't shut down properly and if I want to restore my previous session. Also some times when I switched the input to watch TV and switch back, all my windows will be scattered out of place. For example Chrome will be in the top left hand corner to the point that it's almost minimized and I wouldn't be able to move it as well. Only thing I can do is close out these applications and relaunch them. It doesn't appear that the OS actually crashed, but more like the desktop/finder itself crashed. Cause once in a while I will switch back or turn on the TV and the screen will stay black for a few minutes then I'll see the cursor in the top right hand corner. After that I will start to see the desktop and my application start loading. It doesn't go through the regular process of rebooting where you see the Apple logo so I don't think the OS actually crashed but I could be wrong.
For some reason it seems like Maverick doesn't like the home theater system. An almost guarantee way to reproduce the issue is to wait for the home theater to turn off after it's been inactive for a while. If I turn it on the home theater to have the audio coming from it I will see the desktop goes black immediately then the whole desktop reboot process I mentioned above will kick in.
Never had any of these issues on 10.7 before I upgraded to Maverick.
Anybody have any suggestion? I really don't want to format and downgrade back to 10.7.
ThanksSounds like a kernel panic.
If you post the report we could have a go at deciphering it.
It would be in /Library/Logs/Diagnostic Reports. -
Front Row - Mac Mini - and PowerBook G4, Mac-Mini Multi Media centre.
I will be purchasing a HDTV is the near future and would like to buy a Mac Mini to complement it. ( then sell my DVD player )
The big question are:
-Can I ( using Front Row ) stream AVI data (film) from my PB G4 to my Mac-Mini and watch the content on my new HDTV. ( over AirPort )
-Do I need to buy a new PB that also has Front Row ? ( I hope not )
-What type of video data can I stream ? (iTunes and iPhoto I already know about)
-What about HD DVD's when they come out. Is the drive in the Mac-Mini HD DVD compatible ?( I don't think so )
Please - If you have any other relevant points or question's about the Mac-Mini usage as a multi media centre, Post them here.
15" PB G4 SD 1.5 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.5)I just tried a AVI film and it work's with QT,
although a mpg film did not.
Now that I think about it, I tried a mpg plug-in for
QT and was disappointed.
Has anyone had any success with such a plug-in ?
Another Question:
Must then this AVI data reside in iTunes for
Front-Row to "see" it ? How does this work ?
I guess that when a Blue-Ray drive is added to Apple
products that a HD DVD will not play, or will it play
it but only burn Blue-Ray ?
When shopping for a HDTV I asked about the difference
in Blue-Ray and HD and he told me that the TV will
play both versions.
I hope that the drive will also play both, although
the way I know Apple it will be Blue-Ray only. (
at-least in the beginning ) Remember DVD-R
i would not worry about the blu-ray - HD-DVD thing right now. too much still in the air. once they realize consumers are too un-techie to figure it out and just continue to buy DVD's their will be a standard plus their is already other formats being developed. then if you talking about movies and such my guess is downloaded content is the way apple will go with an itunes movie store but thats my guess.
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