Given so many posts about problems, is upgrading to maverick worth it?

Given so many posts about problems, is upgrading to OS X maverick worth it?
I am content using Snow Leopard OS X 10.6.8. But my most recent Garmin GPS map updates returned a message that stated, "Mac OSX 10.6 is an older OSX version that is no longer compatible with modern software. We will be ending support for this operating system soon. To continue using Garmin Express, please upgrade your operating system."
As others have noted, you don't hear from the users who have installed this upgrade successfully. I've read about problems installing the upgrade and then incompatibilities with other applications once it is installed. Would appreciate your experience and thoughts. Thanks.

There are several excellent suggestions here.
What I did was clone my Snow Leopard drive to a second hard drive, then installed Mavericks on the clone.
I now have a working Snow Leopard drive as well as a Mavericks drive. I bounce back and forth between them.
I have symlinks set up so all my documents created on the Mavericks drive go to the Snow Leopard drive, but I have copies of all my applications on both drives. It just seemed easier...
I had to disable App Nap in both Quickeys and Keyboard Maestro, but they both seem to work well, and neither is the latest version. (Well, Quickeys is the latest version, but it's not a recent version.)
I only check email in Snow Leopard, never in Mavericks, so my Inbox is not scattered over both systems.
The Mavericks disk takes longer to boot, and it does occasionally seem sluggish, but it's not a deal-breaker. Like many, I have some legacy software I use, so I don't want to commit to Mavericks full time. But it's nice being able to use both.
I do like using Safari in full-screen mode, but that's the only program I use full-screen for.
Hope this helps.
Andy

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Problems since upgrading to Mavericks

I am experiencing problems with CC applications since upgrading to Mavericks. Mostly Screen and display issues.
In Photoshop, the top menu bar where the red, yellow , green window buttons normally sit has disappeared and it seems I cannot drag the window down to reveal (if that is the problem)
In Indesign, The program opens but I cannot see any workspace at all, even when I open an existing ID file.
Premiere Pro, Bridge, appear to work OK
After effects and Muse indicated both required upgrades, yet the CC application Manager does not indicate any upgrades required or available.
I have not tried other apps.
Is anyone else experiencing problems since upgrading to Mavericks and if so, does anyone know if Adobe are working on fixes?

I upgraded to Mavericks on two computers and have display problems too! I have CC on one Macbook Pro (2011) and CS6 on another (2012) and I'm now almost positive my display problems are triggered by InDesign. I don't have to be doing anything special, and I don't have to be working in InDesign at the time, but InDesign has to be open and I get things like this:
Once it turns magenta or green, that's when I have to boot the system. I can still work with the glitchy display before it turns colors and if I'm still able to quit InDesign while it's glitching, the display goes back to normal. Same on both computers and the 2011 one has a new logic board in it.
At first I thought it had something to do with connecting my hard drive or my external display, but the display issues happened with both computers with nothing hooked up. Those are ruled out now. I took my 2012 computer to Apple and they told me it was a software issue and all my hardware is ok. Obviously they didn't fix the software issue because it's still happening.
This is not normal and needs to be fixed soon!

Trying to open youtube, QuickTime cannot open video.3gp, only a problem since upgrading to Mavericks

trying to open youtube, QuickTime cannot open video.3gp, only a problem since upgrading to Mavericks, what do I need to do please ?

You're right. It wasn't QuickTime itself. I solved all the problems myself.
The main reason why QuickTime files weren't working was because the newest audio driver from Creative released July 2007 (using their autoupdate) is apparently for Windows Vista (it has the name Vista in the update title). Why that update showed up on my Windows XP Pro system, I have no idea. So, I went to Creative's site and got the driver before the latest release, and all works well.
The Microsoft update (from June 2007, I noticed today, not July) is another issue. It's based around the file P17RunE.dll, which is something from Microsoft for the SoundBlaster. Not sure what it does, but I don't need it.
Sorry for wasting all your time on a non QuickTime issue, but thanks for the help.

Yet another post about problems with a Zen Mi

So the deal is everytime i try to put music onto my micro it says it's busy or not connected, but i know it is connected and i know my USB ports are fine, i can however make it work temporarily if i reformat it from recovery mode, but that of course deletes all my songs, im pretty sure i have the firmware i'm supposed to .....02.05..... but im not for sure, and also i did see on one of these threads that someone had bought a new usb cord and that fixed their problems, but i'd rather not waste the money if it wont fix it, any input would be very much appreciated

Well believe it or not, i did do my research and i looked through the FAQ and many many other posts about micro problems, and i know that the computer is not the problem, and for anyone who has made a similar post in the past and fixed the problem please let me know because on pretty much every thread i looked at the problem was not resolved, or at least not posted as resolved, but once again my main question is could it be the USB cord?

Running the latest OS Mavericks. 8 gigs of RAM. 150 gigs free space on computer. Problem: since upgrading to Maverick almost all applications are slow to open, and frequently many 'spinning ball' interruptions. Repaired disk permissions - no help.

I'm running the latest OS 10.9.1 Mavericks (late 2009 iMac). 8 gigs of RAM. 150 gigs free space on computer. Since upgrading to Mavericks, apps are slow to open, with frequent "spinning ball" interruptions. Repaired Disk Permissions - no help. Repaired disk - no problems indicated. Did notice in going to Utilities/Console that there are 4000 messages over a 3 day period. Any suggesstions how to correct this sudden slow down, other than psychiatric help?

Yes. Many messages show up when I try to use Office for Mac 08. Here's a sample (and one that repeats over and over again):
2/11/14 1:01:16.577 PM Microsoft Word[1912]: OTAtomicAdd32 is deprecated and will be removed soon. Please stop using it.
Also getting many msgs when I use Chrome.

USB Speaker/LED Cinema Display Problems After Upgrade to Mavericks

I just upgraded to Mavericks this morning. My set-up includes a new (Late 2013) 27" iMac and a 27" Apple LED Cinema Display, with the mini display port and USB connected from the display to the iMac.
I have a set of Bose USB speakers that I had plugged into the USB port on the Cinema Display for audio. I didn't want to waste one of the USB 3 ports on the iMac so instead was using a USB 2 port on the Cinema Display. This worked fine before upgrading to Mavericks.
Now with Mavericks installed, if I have the speakers plugged in, I get a tone that sounds like very loud feedback. If I plug the USB speakers into one of the USB 3 ports on the iMac however, it works fine.
Does anyone know if this is a known issue with Mavericks? I've read some other posts about display issues, but they were referencing USB displays. In this case the display is connected via mini displayport, but the USB connection on the display seems to be causing issues.
Anyone else experienced this?

I've been experiencing additional issues with USB speakers. I plugged them into a USB port on the iMac itself (as opposed to the LED Cinema Display) and the feedback was gone. However, now I get situations where the audio appears to randomly "die" on the system. If I go into Audio preferences and switch the audio output to the internal speakers, the audio comes back on. If I then switch it back to the USB speakers, it continues to work until it randomly dies again. This happens typically 3-5 times a day.
If I just use the internal speakers as the audio output, I don't get any issues with losing the audio. The USB speakers worked fine on the iMac before upgrading to Mavericks, and still work fine on my late 2011 MBP still running 10.8.5.
I've read about other similar issues (http://www.imore.com/losing-audio-os-x-mavericks-heres-what-you-can-do-about-it). Still waiting for a fix.

Display problem since upgrading to Mavericks on my Macbook pro

I have an early 2011 Macbook Pro 13" and I have just upgraded to Mavericks and since I have the screen has not been right
Inconsistency across the screen with purple flickering
Any idea how I can fix this
It works fine but not ideal as this is my portable Photography Mac

I would take it in for diagnosis. The problem is probably not related to OS X 10.9.
Barry

Login problem after upgrade to mavericks

Hi, i have login problem after upgrade from mountain lion to movericks in imac, I did enter the correct password But back to the login page again.

Hi cpuman8,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
If you're not able to log in to your user account after upgrading, try resetting your password using the method in this article:
Resetting the original administrator account password
In OS X Lion or later, you can reset your user password with your Apple ID.
OS X: Changing or resetting an account password
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1274
Best Regards,
Jeremy

Trackpad problems after upgrade to Mavericks

Hello everyone!
Am I the only one who has problems with trackpad after upgrade to Mavericks?
The trackpad on my MacBook Air began to behave wierd. When I want just to move my cursor, it sometimes behave as if I pressed it. So I usually mark the text or open links I didn't want to. It happens especially in the lower half of my trackpad. Does anybody know how could I solve this problem???
Thank you in advance for any help.
Regards
Tom

I'm having this probem too, except it has rendered my macbook pro completely useless. the trackpad is completetly unresponsive and the mouse will move and click completely unprevoked. repeated restarts has not helped...

App Store problems after upgrading to Mavericks

after upgrading to mavericks, i can't update my apps via the app store. I see there are updates, but it won't let me get to the update pane. it stays on the featured. i can't get to top charts, categories, or purchases either.

Those reports are sent to Apple developers for their perusal. You will not receive a reply.
Check the My Neat software website to see that sofware can run on v10.9 Mavericks.

About problems with upgrading Nokia E61 firmware f...

Before upgrading you should switch off your antivirus (it could have firewall features that you don't know about) and firewall (or allow OTI@Home User Interface - C:\Program Files\Nokia\Nokia Software Updater\nsu_ui_client.exe - full access to network). It must be done because NSU do not triger firewall's interactive mode (tested on ZoneAlarm, Sunbelt Kerio Personal firewall and Windows firewall). I think it could be glitch in NSU, but anyway - turning off firewall and antivirus helped me to upgrade without problems already 4 Nokia-s

see how many text you have in your phone you should keep this as free as possible ,now try a reset back your data up first the code is *#7370# security code is 12345 ,then see if you can upgrade your firmware
If i have helped at all a click on the white star below would be nice thanks.
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Computer problems after upgrading to Mavericks

SO many problems. I cleared out a ton of old stuff that I saw might be causing problems, and I've verified and repaired the disc, and uninstalled and reinstalled a couple of programs that I was seeing problems with in the console, but now I'm just flummoxed. It's behaving better than it was earlier, and isn't giving me the beach ball nearly so often, but it still seems like it's taking too long for a lot of things. I just reinstalled Avast and am currently letting a game update through Steam. I have the console and the activity monitor open to one side. Since I opened the console, it's been spitting out one or two messages every second, and all I can find through some internet searching is that it's something to do with the wireless connection. There's some other stuff periodically mixed in that doesn't sound good either, involving either sandboxd or mdworker. But for the most part it's along these lines:
Nov 5 00:59:52 kate-lenthalls-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 1516.810543: vap-0: connection_sm_roam_check_timer_handler: roam check cur rssi 22 rssi thresh 23 policy 3 last_scan_rssi 23 rssi_change_thresh 7 ignore_thresholds 0
Nov 5 00:59:53 kate-lenthalls-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 1517.811065: vap-0: connection_sm_roam_check_timer_handler: roam check cur rssi 22 rssi thresh 23 policy 3 last_scan_rssi 23 rssi_change_thresh 7 ignore_thresholds 0
Nov 5 00:59:54 kate-lenthalls-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 1518.811534: vap-0: connection_sm_roam_check_timer_handler: roam check cur rssi 22 rssi thresh 23 policy 3 last_scan_rssi 23 rssi_change_thresh 7 ignore_thresholds 0
Nov 5 00:59:55 kate-lenthalls-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 1519.811686: vap-0: connection_sm_roam_check_timer_handler: roam check cur rssi 22 rssi thresh 23 policy 3 last_scan_rssi 23 rssi_change_thresh 7 ignore_thresholds 0
Nov 5 00:59:56 kate-lenthalls-macbook-pro kernel[0]: 1520.812774: vap-0: connection_sm_roam_check_timer_handler: roam check cur rssi 23 rssi thresh 23 policy 3 last_scan_rssi 23 rssi_change_thresh 7 ignore_thresholds 0
Nov 5 00:59:58 kate-lenthalls-macbook-pro kernel[0]: com.avast.AvastFileShield Warning: Unable to retrieve file path. Skipping. [22]
Nov 5 01:00:27 --- last message repeated 208 times ---
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Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (17-inch 2.4GHZ)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro3,1
          1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          GeForce 8600M GT     - VRAM: 256 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0
          AirPlay: Version: 1.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3
System Software:
          OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 0:30:19
Disk Information:
          ST9500420AS disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 413.49 GB (122.62 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
                    BOOTCAMP (disk0s4) /Volumes/BOOTCAMP: 85.76 GB (28.21 GB free)
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
          Apple Computer Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
          com.eltima.ElmediaPlayer.kext          (1.58)
          com.bresink.driver.BRESINKx86Monitoring          (8.0)
          com.avast.PacketForwarder          (1.3)
          com.avast.AvastFileShield          (2.0.0)
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
          [loaded] com.eltima.ElmediaPlayer.daemon.plist
          [failed] com.google.GoogleML.plist
          [loaded] net.sourceforge.MonolingualHelper.plist
Launch Agents:
          [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
          [loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist
          [loaded] com.wacom.pentablet.plist
User Launch Agents:
          [not loaded] com.avast.home.userinit.plist
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
          [loaded] com.markdouma.SourceFinaglerAgent.Portal.plist
          [loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist
          [not loaded] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist
User Login Items:
          Flux
          smcFanControl
          GrowlHelperApp
          Google Notifier
          FreeMemory
          TrashMeHelper
          Cloud
          sidenote
          Temperature Monitor
          avast!
          Dropbox
          Alfred 2
          Activity Monitor
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          avast! Preferences
          PenTablet
          Flash Player
          GeekTool
          Growl
          MultiBrowser
          Shades Preferences
Internet Plug-ins:
          Default Browser.plugin
          DirectorShockwave.plugin
          DivX Web Player.plugin
          Flash Player.plugin
          FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
          JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
          QuickTime Plugin.plugin
          Silverlight.plugin
          Unity Web Player.plugin
          WacomNetscape.plugin
          WacomTabletPlugin.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
          Picasa.plugin
Bad Fonts:
          None
Time Machine:
          Skip System Files: YES
          Auto backup: NO
          Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
              24%          Console
              10%          WindowServer
               9%          LotroLauncher
               2%          steam
               1%          EtreCheck
               1%          mds_stores
               1%          mds
               1%          com.avast.proxy
               1%          Activity Monitor
               0%          empdaemon
Top Processes by Memory:
          180 MB             steam
          156 MB             Safari
          152 MB             LotroLauncher
          150 MB             mdworker
          147 MB             mds_stores
          139 MB             com.apple.IconServicesAgent
          70 MB              Dropbox
          70 MB              Console
          66 MB              com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
          61 MB              Finder
Virtual Memory Statistics:
          207 MB             Free RAM
          1.81 GB            Active RAM
          1.46 GB            Inactive RAM
          513 MB             Wired RAM
          2.39 GB            Page-ins
          3 MB               Page-outs

I just reinstalled Avast
"Avast" is perhaps the worst of the whole wretched lot of commercial "security" products for the Mac. It's worse than the imaginary "viruses" you were worried about when you installed it. Not only does it fail to protect you, it throws false warnings, destabilizes and slows down your computer, and sometimes or always corrupts the network settings and the permissions of files in your home folder. Removing it may not repair all the damage, and neither will Disk Utility or even reinstalling OS X.
Back up all data, then remove "Avast" according to the developer's instructions. Reboot.
If you tried to remove Avast by dragging an application to the Trash, you'll have to reinstall it and follow the instructions linked above.
If you still have problems after following those instructions, post again.

Serial number problem after upgrade to Mavericks

My old CS5 Photoshop v. 12.0.4 works fine in an old Mac computer with OSX Snow Leopard, but after transfer to a new Mac with OSX Mavericks whenever I try to open Photoshop it asks for a serial number I no longer have. Bought Photoshop years ago, never registered it because I only had dialup internet in those days (and my rural DSL line still crawls at 1.5 speed), install discs and box are nowhere to be found and I don't want to upgrade to a newer version. Just want to use my old Photoshop like I did before, without Cloud or any other nonsense. Can I I get a new serial number or how do I activate it?

If you lost your serial number, your proof of purchase and also failed to register your product, there's not a lot we can do for you. Sorry.
If, however, you lost your serial # but have the product installed and activated using a genuine serial # you can launch Photoshop and select Help>Product Registration... to register the serial # with your Adobe ID. You can then log into your Adobe account on Adobe.com to retrieve your serial #. (Note: It takes about 5-10 minutes for the serial to show up in your My Products of your Adobe account when you register this way)
http://www.adobe.com/support/registration.html
Other purchased products: From within your product, choose Help > Product Registration. (You don’t need to have your serial number when you use this option.)

Problems after upgrading to mavericks

My Neat software crashes every time I scan anything since I upgraded. Reports were sent to apple, but no response so far.
Thanks in advance for any ideas!

Those reports are sent to Apple developers for their perusal. You will not receive a reply.
Check the My Neat software website to see that sofware can run on v10.9 Mavericks.

Messages App| connectivity issues since upgrading to Mavericks

is anyone having problems since upgrading to Mavericks with connectivity issues in the "Messages" app? Im on a 2011 MacBook Pro. I will start a desktop share session with my folks (IMAC) and within 2-3 minutes of having access to their desktop, I'm unable to control any longer and their system freezes.

HI,
When iChat 3 came out someone tested whether it would work on the platform that was running iChat 2 and also tested whether iChat 2 would work on the later OS.
This eventually led to the Reinstall procedure for iChat 3 up to the iChat 5 version.
Since then the app has required either a Backup version from when it was working, a copy on another machine running the same OS and app version numbers (the two go hand in hand) or you have to Reinstall the whole OS which will always update you to the latest version of the OS (and in the case of Messages any updates it has had).
8:01 pm Saturday; December 21, 2013
 iMac 2.5Ghz 5i 2011 (Mavericks 10.9)
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
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Given so many posts about problems, is upgrading to maverick worth it?

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