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Does anyone know why my "help" files never seem to work? for instance in Mail I click on help to look for an answer and I get the same message every time.
Here it is:
The selected topic is currently unavailable
Make sure you’re connected to the Internet. For help connecting, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Network, and click “Assist me.”
If you’re connected to the Internet, and the content still doesn’t appear, try again later.
I've went into Preferences made sure my firewall is set correctly, tinkered around in there but cannot find a fix anywhere. This is getting frustrating.
Can anyone please help??
Thank you,
Tony

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