Has Mavericks been the most buggy update yet?
How is everybody doing who updated to Mavericks from a previous version?
It seem to me it has more bugs and glitches when comparing to any of the previous major updates (of which I have done 5).
It is just me or did others get hurt as well?
FWIW, I have Mavericks running flawlessly on two
of my Macs.
If the majority of people used some basic concepts
like these before updating, most issues would not happen:
1. Clean up any problems that currently exist. If there are
general system issues or issues related to certain apps,
they are likely to get worse after upgrade. This includes
the minor nusaince issues that one may have.
2. Make sure all applications are up to date. This is one
that many people ignore or simply refuse to do for many
reasons. If you don't want to update your apps, don't
upgrade the OS.
3. Make sure any third party drivers for hardware are compatible
or have new drivers available. Again, if there are no compatible
drivers available, don't update.
4. For those that rely on a computer for a paycheck, backup all
data and have a plan in place to return the machine to its pre-ugrade
state (clones or Time Machine which of the two clones seem more
reliable for this purpose). This should must be done on a regular basis
any way for any business as anything can go wrong at anytime.
5. Do a general "house cleaning". If you have apps that haven't been
used in a long time, completely uninstall them. Some application developers
like to spread things all over a system, so make sure all fragments are removed.
I will admit there are bugs in any OS upgrades, but following the above
can greatly reduce the risk of a majority of issues.
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Well Bababooey if you're comparing yourself to a Apple Genius Bar then you should already know my answer, your snarky remark get a snarky reply. Why would I go to a salesperson to fix my computer problem when I can go directly go to the source itself. I used to sell Apple computers over 8 years ago and was apple certified before the Genius bar existed. If I am to go about fixing an issue I can't fix on my own I will go to the source itself meaning Apple's programmers and developers - being UI UX Developer myself I know they should have QA'd all platforms and troubleshooted any arising issues.
This was also the first time in the 20 years I've been using a Mac that I even attempted to go on this forum which i thought would put me in connection with a certified Apple representative. This turned out to be a complete waste of time just being a public forum with no Apple employee involved. I was hoping to find a quick fix but in turn I was only frustrated with stupid responses such as yours that were in no way an answer to my original question.
BTW I fixed the issue on my own and without your help or Apples help. I'm glad if all forums point here regarding this issue because I now have the answer. The answer I was looking for from someone earlier was as simple as this {Download Maverick and reinstall the platform - it will take an hour to do but afterward 10.9.2 was installed and my computer is now able to shutdown and restart without having to do a hard boot.} No more software update bar at top and no problems with my drive which I told both you and Grant - I know my computer better than you and I've probably been using them longer than you.
So again Babowa you were so wrong...... and I am right.
Again anyone having the same problem, I suggest reinstalling Maverick and you'll be suprised 10.9.2 will work fine. -
Computer has not been the same since updating a few weeks ago
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Thank you, I have taken your advice and posted the below. However, since installing Mavericks on my computer, there is nothing else installed on my computer since that point. I had installed a thing or two, but taken them off since.
Hardware Information:
iMac (24-inch, Early 2009)
iMac - model: iMac9,1
1 2.93 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
8 GB RAM
Video Information:
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.2 (13C1021) - Uptime: 0 days 0:17:9
Disk Information:
Hitachi HDT721064SLA360 disk0 : (640.14 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 573.49 GB (449.94 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
Untitled (disk0s4) /Volumes/Untitled: 65.79 GB (10.28 GB free)
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5670S
USB Information:
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information:
Gatekeeper:
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions:
[kext loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.2.18) Support
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.2.18) Support
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (4.2.18) Support
[kext loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.2.18) Support
Startup Items:
VirtualBox: Path: /Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox
Problem System Launch Daemons:
[failed] com.apple.DumpPanic.plist
Launch Daemons:
[running] com.absolute.rpcgeo.plist Support
[running] com.absolute.rpcnet.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[not loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist Support
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist Support
User Login Items:
Steam
iTunesHelper
Dropbox
LOGINserver
Internet Plug-ins:
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.7.700.203 - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
Flash Player: Version: 11.7.700.203 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.5 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
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WebEx: Version: 1.0 Support
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Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
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Macintosh HD: Disk size: 534.10 GB Disk used: 115.06 GB
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Data [Network] (Last used)
Total size: 2
Total number of backups: 162
Oldest backup: 2010-09-30 21:42:56 +0000
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Size of backup disk: Excellent
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All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
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2% WindowServer
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0% fontd
0% aosnotifyd
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156 MB Safari
123 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
82 MB Finder
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I have performed all troubleshoot suggestions to make my iphone and PC calendar update to each other via icloud.What else can I do to resolve this? This has been the most frustrationg aspect of changing to iphone and ipad. Thanks.
Welcome to the Apple Community.
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What is the most recent update to iPhoto? I am transferring my library from a remote drive to my macPro, using iPhoto library manager, and get a message that the pictures I am transferring are in iPhoto 9.5. My computer has 9.4.3 and it says my software is up to date.
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I'm at a loss as to what to do. Any help is appreciated. When syncing my iphone I get an message, "itunes could not sync calendars to the iphone because an error ocurred while merging data" I sync my calendar to outlook. My iphone calendar has all and the most updated information. Outlook calendar only shows my recurring events.
hi there,
i've found a great & simple solution for this problem
just open your iCloud acc on iPhone
turn off calendars (it wil ask you to keep info or not - KEEP IT!)
and turn back on (MERGE!)
now SYNC it..
and that's it
PS in my case it was contacts so the procedure is the same.. -
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also since the update it keeps resetting itself? i had a lot of stuff on there that i really wanted and alot of important info lost? please help!!You might be able to remove the recent backup from the backups folder and the old one should be usable at that point
USE EXTREAME CAUTION WHEN ACCESS THE FILES AND DO NOT DELETE ANYTHING
Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/
Note: The "~" represents your Home folder. If you don't see Library in your home folder, Option-click the Go menu.
Windows XP: \Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
Note: To quickly access the Application Data folder, click Start, and choose Run. Type %appdata% and click OK.
Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8: \Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\ -
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Make sure you follow the directions here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4972
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* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox -
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Reset all settings
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My computer is extremely slow, with the rainbow wheel appearing with every click. It is one year old, and has all the most recent updates. Why is it so painfully slow?
That sounds horrible. There are a number of reasons it could occur.
The first thing to do is ensure you have adequate backups, because what you describe can be a symptom of impending disk failure.
To help determine the possible causes of this behaviour read the following. None of what follows is intended to fix anything, but it will provide the additional information required to advance troubleshooting. There are four separate parts to it; read everything first.
Boot OS X Recovery by holding ⌘ and r (two fingers) while you start your Mac. At the Mac OS X Utilities screen, select Disk Utility. Select your startup volume (usually named "Macintosh HD") and click the Repair Disk button. Describe any errors it reports in red. If Disk Utility reports "The volume Macintosh HD appears to be OK" in green then you can be reasonably (though not completely) assured your hard disk is in good working order.
When it finishes restart your Mac and test again for operation. If it's still not behaving as you expect it should, please post the results of EtreCheck in accordance with the following instructions:
Apple Support Communities contributor etresoft wrote a very useful app to quickly gather certain system information that may help point to a cause of this problem. Read about it here. It contains a link to download EtreCheck. Don't download it from anywhere else (such as may be found by following the results of an Internet search).
Click Open - etresoft contributes to this forum frequently and can be considered a trustworthy developer.
It will take a moment to run as it collects its data.
Copy and paste its output in a reply.
Do not be concerned about anything that says "Problem" or “failed” or anything else that may appear in red.
EtreCheck was designed to remove any personal information (such as your computer's name and serial numbers) but if you see anything that looks like an email address or any other personal information that should not be divulged to others, please delete or obscure that information when you post the reply.
When you are finished with EtreCheck, quit the program. It occupies very little space, and you can keep it or drag it to the Trash as you wish.
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Safe Mode or "Safe Boot" is a troubleshooting mode that bypasses all third party system extensions and loads only required system components. Read about it: Starting up in Safe Mode
You must disable FileVault before you can start your Mac in Safe Mode.
Starting your Mac in Safe Mode will take longer than usual, graphics will not render smoothly, audio is disabled on some Macs, and some programs (iTunes for example) may not work at all.
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How many Mac Mini's sold? and what has been the most popular Mac?
How many Mac Mini's sold? and what has been the most popular Mac? Curious, Bill
If you visit Apple's PR Library, you can find the quarterly sales results posted. Each one has a PDF you can download that includes a summary of Macs sold. The most recent one, from April 19, 2006, includes a PDF ("Data Summary" at the top of the press release) that only breaks down the Macs sold into "desktop" and "portable" computers. There's no way to distinguish between iMacs, G5 towers, Xserves and Mac minis in the desktop category. Older press releases like that (for example, the April, 2005 release) break down the desktops into iMacs and PowerMacs, but the iMac group includes the Mac minis and eMacs so it's still not possible to figure out exactly how many Mac minis were sold.
So, unless Apple releases the numbers separately, I'm not sure it's possible to answer your question.
-Doug -
Since I primarily use Google Calendars, I need to see my Gcalendars on my IPad and could until I added the most recent update of IOS6.0.1 and now they are gone. I was told by Apple sales people when converting to Apple products IPHONE, MACBOOK PRO and IPAD that they were competely compatible with Google calendars, contacts and mail. It seems there is a push to force people to use ICloud which I for many reasons won't use. Primarily, I have eight calendars in my Google account that I need to see on my IPAD and IPHONe for business. Why would this not be available to google users anymore? Also not being able to invite attendees when creating calendar events is also very limiting. Come On Apple, give people free access to their information from all their devices.
LOL! - you poor bugger, Ognyan!
I'm starting to serihously think this phone has been jailbroken... I've got a senior technical support advisor at Apple who is working on the case. He has gone through everything he can possibly think of, but won't take "no" for an answer.
At the moment, he has logged everything with the Engineering Department, who is going to look into it further using the IMEI number and see what they come up with. If worse comes to worse, Apple will apparently replace the phone for a fee. The problem is that it is 800+ days out of warranty...
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