HT4759 Recently upgraded to Snow Leopard. Any way for iCloud to run on it?

Running an iMac. Recently upgraded to OS Snow Leopard. Just recently bought my wife an iPad-3 with which I'm syning. Any chance that iCloud will run on Snow Leopard? Wife will be using iCloud on OS5.1/iPad. Will I experience any problems regarding syncing iPad and iMac?
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Java Preferences can be found using Spotlight.
Update your Java 6 as previously instructed as it's supplies security fixes.
Java 7 and above is for 10.7 and above, Oracle is dropping support for Java 6.
However all versions of Java have been HIGHLY insecure, so it's advised not to use them at all
If your using Java based programs (like the free LibreOffice) then certainly disable Java in all web browsers and applets in Java Preferences.
Apple has a now annual OS X upgrade cycle that is causing havoc and disqualifying older, but perfectly working machines from running necessary software and dragging third party developers along.
So one shouldn't be running Safari (outdated and no Safari 6), Java 6, very possibly Chrome on OS x 10.6.8, but if you upgrade to 10.7 or above, your machine will perform slower and all your PPC based software will no longer continue to function.
It's sad, because OS X Snow Leopard has 1/4 OS X market share still and many can't upgrade because developers are not issuing 10.7/10.8 versions of their software because of AppStore and Gatekeeper signaling the closing of the operating system in the future.
The 10 year support cycle of Windows versions sounds like blessed relief compared to Apple's annual OS X upgrade nightmare.
OS X 10.4/10.5 need to upgrade, 10.6.8 ok still

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I'm running snow leopard. The try to open any .mov file in Quicktime, and I get an error message that says, "The document xyz.mov could not be opened. The movie is not in a format that Quicktime player understands. I'm a recent upgrade to Snow Leopard.

I'm running snow leopard. The try to open any .mov file in Quicktime, and I get an error message that says, "The document xyz.mov could not be opened. The movie is not in a format that Quicktime player understands. I'm a recent upgrade to Snow Leopard.
Help!
Thanks, Mark

Unfortunately, the error message gives no details about what codec might be missing or what it needs.
If the file can't be opened in QT, it only means you cannot use the QT "Inspector" window to check what compression formats were used to create the file. It does not mean you can't use the Finder "Information" window to check on the compression formats or use a third party media information window (e.g., like VLC which will open many compression formats not supported natively by QT) to determine what kind of data is included in the MOV wrapper. If the file cannot be opened in any app, it is usually a good sign that the file itself is corrupted.
It's a stupid error message. Apple should do better than that.
Error trapping is quite extensive but there are still many areas which require human oversight. The message is telling you that either the container has a problem (e.g., not properly terminated, non-standard, or corrupted) or that one or more of the compression formats used is not supported by your current codec component configuration or that the data was encoded using non-standard settings or preferences not supported by QT or that the fourCC code does not match the data contained in the file or that there are timecode inconsistencies, etc., etc., etc. In short there are a near infinite number of possible problems for which it would be very difficult/nearly impossible to program error trapping depending on your sourcing of content and how you process it before it reaches the player app. Think of it like trying to play a BD disc in an DVD player.
I'll call Apple support when I get a chance.
Chances are good that they will end up sending you back here. In any case, it is often a good idea to post a sample file for examination by other QT users. At the very least, they should be able to tell you if the sample file will play on other systems which would indicate whether or not the file itself is bad and under the best of circumstances whould allow them to examing the file in detail for various common problems.

I recently upgraded to snow leopard and now every time i open iCal i get multiple events to update in iCal

I recently upgraded to snow leopard and now every time i open iCal i get multiple events to update in iCal. Except I don't know where these are coming from or why. I've check iCal preferences and Help - can't find a way to stop this from happening automatically. Any Clues? Also, some of the events are already on my calendar and have been for quite some time.

Greetings,
What do you mean by "events to update"? Do you mean invites to new events or changes to existing invites?
Troubleshooting:
1. Your profile indicates you are running 10.6.7, 10.6.8 is the current version Apple > Software update.
2. First make an iCal backup: Click on each calendar on the left hand side of iCal 1 at a time highlighting it's name and then going to File Export > Export and saving the resulting calendar file to a logical location for safekeeping.
3. Remove the following to the trash and restart your computer:
Home > Library > Caches > com.apple.ical
Home > Library > Calendars > Calendar Cache, Cache, Cache 1, 2, 3, etc. (Do not remove Sync Cache or Theme Cache if present)
Home > Library > Preferences > com.apple.ical (There may be more than one of these. Remove them all.)
---NOTE: Removing these files may remove any shared (CalDAV) calendars you may have access to. You will have to re-add those calendars to iCal > Preferences > Accounts.
3. Launch iCal and test.
Hope that helps!

Recently upgraded from Snow Leopard to Lion then Mavericks. I have Final Cut Express and when I export to Quicktime, and open to play the movie, Quicktime starts to "convert" it? What is this about????

Recently upgraded from Snow Leopard to Lion then Mavericks. I have Final Cut Express and when I export to Quicktime, and open to play the movie, Quicktime starts to "convert" it? What is this about????

My existing movies are all the following types straight from FinalCut
Apple Intermediate Codec, 1920 × 1080, Millions
16-bit Integer (Little Endian), Stereo, 48.000 kHz
This particular movie is 6.66 Gb
The new Quicktime player in OS Mavericks converts these to the following format:
Apple ProRes 422, 1920 x 1080
Linear PCM, 16 bit little-endian signed integer, 2 channels, 48000 Hz
And a movie size of 6.48 Gb
Please, please can someone tell me why?

I recently upgraded from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion. After the upgrade I was unable to log in to my accounts. After days of frustrating procedures (reinstalling, disk utility clean-up, verification, password resets on terminal window...)

I think I isolated the problem to a software issue. I called the software company and they directed me to a website with the following set of instructions:
Website: http://www.thursby.com/after-upgrading-i-cant-login.html
Instructions:
Support
FAQs
ADmtiMac v5 is not supported on OS X 10.7, Lion. If you have already upgraded to Lion, the incompatibility can cause a situation preventing you from logging in to any account. To remedy this situation, please follow these steps:
NOTE: If you do not feel comfortable performing these steps, please contact our Support Specialists for further help.
1. Restart the computer holding down the Command+S keys. This will start the system up in Single User mode.
2. At the prompt type the following commands (these commands will be listed above the prompt just in case you need to reference them):
   /sbin/fsck -fy {hit the return key}
/sbin/mount -uw /   {hit the return key}
3. Modify the /etc/authorization. At the prompt type
   vi /etc/authorization    {return}
This opens the file in the vi editor. Then type:
   /AMHomeDirMechanism   {return}
This searches for the first occurrence of AMHomeDirMechanism (case-sensitivity is important).
do this:
dd     (don't press return, this deletes the line the cursor is on)
n     (don't press return, this searches for the next occurrence of AMHomeDirMechanism)
until there are no more occurrences of AMHomeDirMechanism (vi will say "E486: Pattern not found: AMHomeDirMechanism"). Depending on the version, there will be 3 or 4 occurrences.
Then:
   :wq    {return} (This saves the file).
(NOTE: You may see "E138 Can't write ciminfo file $HOME/.viminfo!". If so, please hit the return key, then continue.)
   exit    {return}
This last line allows the boot to continue, and you should then be able to log in andINSTALL ADmitMac v6.
I did this and it did not work. Redoing this several times over, I noticed that the issue is that Drive is "Read-only". Changing permissions is above my "pay-grade" Any help will be appreciated it. I do not want to wipe out my hard drive and restart anew.

Addendum: I read on a post here (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=420169) about removing some kext files in order to trick OSX into thinking that there were no FireWire ports.
I followed the instructions and removed from /System/Library/Extensions/ the following files:
IOFireWireSerialBusProtocolTransport.kext
IOFireWireAVC.kext
IOFireWireFamily.kext
IOFireWireIP.kext
IOFireWireSBP2.kext
I restarted and BAM...Snow Leopard booted crazy fast and the mouse and keyboard worked instantly.
The System Profiler says "No FireWire ports were found."
So this tells me that the FW port is probably the culprit and is messing up the installation.
So how do I hack the Mountain Lion installer and tell it to ignore the FW port, which is obviously quite dead? Or is there something I can do to the Base system that is similar?

How do I get my new Apple ID associated with an older MacBookPro so that I don't get charged more than once for a purchased app when I download it to the older computer recently upgraded to Snow Leopard?

I recently upgraded my 2 year old MacBookPro to Snow Leopard so I could download Face Time and Final Cut ProX to it.
I've already purchased the apps and installed on my iMAC and Macbook Air.
After downloading Face Time I received the following mail;
"Your Apple ID, *************, was just used to purchase FaceTime from the App Store on a computer or device that had not previously been associated with that Apple ID.
If you made this purchase, you can disregard this email. This email was sent as a safeguard designed to protect you against unauthorised purchases.
If you did not make this purchase, we recommend that you go to iforgot.apple.com to change your password, then see Apple ID: Tips for protecting the security of your account for further assistance.
Regards,
Apple"
I don't want to be charged twice for these apps, especially Final Cut ProX, so how can I get the MacBookPro associated with the Apple ID I'm using now?
Cheers

This is probably a new precaution that Apple has taken to alert folks that something has occurred with their account that has not occurred before*, namely a Mac has downloaded something from their account that has not done so before. And as the notice says, if it was you doing so, then you may safely ignore the notice. Also, do not be alarmed, Apple refers to all downloads as purchases, even when they are free.
But if you are truly concerned about the notice then you can authorize the Mac with your iTunes account, which should be the same as your MAS account. Open iTunes on the older Mac and sign into your account. Then in the Store menu choose Authorize This Computer. Now this Mac is definitely associated with your account and can now play media that you purchase from the iTunes Store as well.
*My banks do the same thing when I pop up making a purchase with my bank cards somewhere in the world I have never made a purchase before. They call me and email me and want to know if it is indeed me using the card.

I can't sync iCal from my Mac (MBP) to my iPhone. I recently upgraded from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion and I think that's when my iCal stopped syncing from MBP to iPhone. Help please!

Does anyone know how or correct this problem? Before the Mountain Lion upgrad (from Snow Leapord) I didn't have this problem. Now, my iCal on the phone seems locked or frozen, and any additions I make to my MBP do not sync to my iPhone. Really frustrating!

Well, you can try this: right click the file, go down to encode file, and reencode it for the Mac.
Hugh

I recently upgraded from Snow Leopard to Lion and now some CDs I use for school do not work. Can I create a partition to run both Snow Leopard and LIon or does it only work to run windows? How do I do this?

Getting a new CD from publisher is not an option as they would want me to pay for a new one and they are pricey. If possible I would prefer to keep my upgrade to lion but would go back to leopard if there's no other option.

You can add another partition on which you can install Snow Leopard. If you do, however, you cannot use Boot Camp Assistant to install Windows. Just so you know.
To resize the drive do the following:
1. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
After the main menu appears select Disk Utility and click on the Continue button. Select the hard drive's main entry then click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
2. You should see the graphical sizing window showing the existing partitions. A portion may appear as a blue rectangle representing the used space on a partition.
3. In the lower right corner of the sizing rectangle for each partition is a resizing gadget. Select it with the mouse and move the bottom of the rectangle upwards until you have reduced the existing partition enough to create the desired new volume's size. The space below the resized partition will appear gray. Click on the Apply button and wait until the process has completed. (Note: You can only make a partition smaller in order to create new free space.)
4. Click on the [+] button below the sizing window to add a new partition in the gray space you freed up. Give the new volume a name, if you wish, then click on the Apply button. Wait until the process has completed.
You should now have a new volume on the drive.
It would be wise to have a backup of your current system as resizing is not necessarily free of risk for data loss. Your drive must have sufficient contiguous free space for this process to work.
Boot from your Snow Leopard DVD and install on the volume you just created. Be sure you set the new partition as the target for your Snow Leopard system.

How do I get the app store to appear in my dock? I've recently upgraded to Snow Leopard OSX 10.6.3

How do I get the app store? I've recently upgraded to OSX 10.6.3 but the icon doesn't appear in my dock.

Manually download and install the 10.6.8 v1.1 Update Combo. It will take your Mac to 10.6.8 in one installation and install the newest version of the Mac App Store for you.
Mac OS X v10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399

I upgraded from Snow Leopard to Yosemite and now it runs much slower.

I have a MacBook that came with Snow Leopard. I have used this for about 4 years now and just upgraded to Yosemite. Now my mac runs slower, each page takes longer to load, sometimes when I'm typing (especially right after waking up) it can't keep up, when I click things it seems to not register it or it needs to be clicked harder.. when I power down i have to press the pwr button a few times or hold it (can't figure it out) to make it respond. Help!

Try these in order testing your system after each to see if it's back to normal:
1. a. Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
    b. Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
2. Restart the computer in Safe Mode, then restart again, normally. If this doesn't help, then:
     Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the
     COMMAND and R keys until the Utilities menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the
     computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager
     screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
3. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
4. Reinstall Yosemite: Reboot from the Recovery HD. Select Reinstall OS X from the Utilities menu, and click on the Continue button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible
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5. Reinstall Yosemite from Scratch:
Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
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Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible
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Upgrade to Snow Leopard or wait for Lion?

I'm currently using a first generation Intel iMac (2.0Ghz and 3gb RAM) running Leopard. It covers 90% of my computer needs as is, but I want to keep it humming along for as long as possible. I was all set to pull the triger on the Snow Leopard upgrade, then I remembered Lion is expected to ship soon.
My question is this, should I spend the $30 to upgrade to SL now or hold out and spend possibly more money to upgrade to Lion when it comes out? Honestly, I'm more concerned about streamlining my system and improving performance than having the latest bells and whistles. I'm also concerned that my iMac may not be quite up to par for running Lion (I do plan up max out the RAM at 6gb). On the flip side, it seems I am always one OS behind. And it seems kind of dumb to upgrade knowing a new OS is just around the corner.
Thoughts?
Thanks!

As far as we know Lion is due out sometime in the summer based on prior Apple announcements. If that's soon enough for you then wait. On the other hand Lion may have features you don't need and Snow Leopard would prove quite adequate.

Recently upgraded to Snow Leopard ever since I've been having trouble with POP 3 mail accounts both retrieving and sending. Anyone else? Any fixes?

Any body else having this problem? Any fixes?

In mail, if you click on window, then connection doctor, what does it tell you about your mail accounts? If there's an issue, the receive and/or send status will be red .. green if OK.

I recently upgraded from Snow Leopard to Mavericks and can no longer share files, does anyone have suggestions?

I had to set up an appointment with the local genius bar to install Mavericks as I use WiFi and am very close to mountains which tend to interfere with clean downloads. I am now unable to send work product via email as a PDF - I'm hoping someone has suggestions for me - or should I just make another appointment? My thanks, Bobbie4886

There could be many ways to be "unable to send work product via email as a PDF."
Can you no longer create PDFs from your work product?
Can you no longer find the PDFs when you try to attach them to an email?
Do you get an error message when you try to attach them?
Do you get an error message when you try to send the email?
Does the email with the attachment disappear without a trace?
Does your recipient not see the attachment?
Does your recipient get an error message trying to open the attachment?
Something else? What?

After recent upgrade to Snow Leopard, my Canon Printer no longer works

I am not sure that the two are directly related, but the timing suggests they might be.
The printer is the Canon MF4350d USB that I've used for a couple of years with no issues whatsoever. In the Printer Queue, it acknowledges that the Printer is ready.
The error I get is this:
Error:/System/Library/Printers/Libraries/PrintJobMgr/Contents/MacOS/PrintJobMgr failed
I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the Printer with the same results.
Please help.

You have deleted and re-added the printer and reinstalled the latest drivers from Canons website, right?

X11 not starting after upgrade to Snow Leopard

Hello, sorry if this is trivial stuff for all of you, but I am really having trouble sorting this out; I'd be grateful if anyone can help. I recently upgraded to Snow Leopard (10.6.2), did the Combo update as suggested in www.apple.com, but I cannot get X11 to run since the upgrade (I did re-install X11 from the optional installations, btw). The symptoms are that when I try to run any X11 application (such as xmgrace, gnuplot or xfig), or even if I click directly on the X11 icon in the Utilities folder, the X11 icon keeps jumping in and out of the dock; I reproduce below what shows up in the console. Needless to say that I have read through it, but cannot make any sense of what is reported there. I can't believe I'm the only one having this problem, since all I have done is to upgrade from Leopard to Snow Leopard following the standard procedure. Should I perhaps do a clean install?
Thanks in advance.
12/02/2010 13:10:23 [0x0-0x6a06a].org.x.X11[3782] X11.app: main(): argc=2
12/02/2010 13:10:23 [0x0-0x6a06a].org.x.X11[3782] argv[0] = /Applications/Utilities/X1
1.app/Contents/MacOS/X11.bin
12/02/2010 13:10:23 [0x0-0x6a06a].org.x.X11[3782] argv[1] = -psn0434282
12/02/2010 13:10:23 [0x0-0x6a06a].org.x.X11[3782] Waiting for startup parameters via Mach IPC.
12/02/2010 13:10:23 org.x.startx[3791] /usr/X11/bin/startx: line 78: defaults: command not
found
12/02/2010 13:10:23 org.x.startx[3791] /usr/X11/bin/startx: line 82: defaults: command not
found
12/02/2010 13:10:23 org.x.startx[3791] /usr/X11/bin/startx: line 86: defaults: command not
found
12/02/2010 13:10:23 org.x.startx[3791] /usr/X11/bin/startx: line 90: defaults: command not
found
12/02/2010 13:10:23 org.x.startx[3791] /usr/X11/bin/startx: line 106: defaults: command not
found
12/02/2010 13:10:23 org.x.startx[3791] /usr/X11/bin/startx: line 112: defaults: command not
found
12/02/2010 13:10:23 org.x.privileged_startx[3800] font_cache: Scanning system font directories
to generate X11 font caches
12/02/2010 13:10:23 [0x0-0x6a06a].org.x.X11[3782] X11.app: Listening on socket for fd handoff:
(4) /var/tmp/tmp.0.suSuKO
12/02/2010 13:10:23 [0x0-0x6a06a].org.x.X11[3782] X11.app: Thread created for handoff. Return
ing success to tell caller to connect and push the fd.
12/02/2010 13:10:23 org.x.startx[3791] Xquartz: Handoff connection established (try 1 of 5) on fd 6, "/var/tmp/tmp.0.suSuKO". Sending message.
12/02/2010 13:10:23 org.x.startx[3791] Xquartz: Message sent. Closing handoff fd.
12/02/2010 13:10:23 [0x0-0x6a06a].org.x.X11[3782] X11.app: dostart_x11server(): argc=2
12/02/2010 13:10:23 [0x0-0x6a06a].org.x.X11[3782] argv[0] = /usr/X11/bin/X
12/02/2010 13:10:23 [0x0-0x6a06a].org.x.X11[3782] argv[1] =
12/02/2010 13:10:23 [0x0-0x6a06a].org.x.X11[3782] X11.app: Received new $DISPLAY fd: 10 ... sleeping to allow xinitrc to catchup.
12/02/2010 13:10:24 [0x0-0x6a06a].org.x.X11[3782] Xquartz starting:
12/02/2010 13:10:24 [0x0-0x6a06a].org.x.X11[3782] X.Org X Server 1.4.2-apple45
12/02/2010 13:10:24 [0x0-0x6a06a].org.x.X11[3782] Build Date: 20090705
12/02/2010 13:10:24 [0x0-0x6a06a].org.x.X11[3782] (EE) XKB: Couldn't open rules file /usr/X11/share/X11/xkb/rules/base
12/02/2010 13:10:24 [0x0-0x6a06a].org.x.X11[3782] (EE) XKB: Couldn't open rules file /usr/X11/share/X11/xkb/rules/base
12/02/2010 13:10:24 org.x.privileged_startx[3800] font_cache: Updating FC cache
12/02/2010 13:10:25 org.x.startx[3791] /usr/X11/bin/xinit: No such file or directory (errno 2): no program named "/usr/X11/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc" in PATH
12/02/2010 13:10:25 org.x.startx[3791] Specify a program on the command line or make sure that /usr/X11/bin
12/02/2010 13:10:25 org.x.startx[3791] is in your path.
12/02/2010 13:10:25 org.x.startx[3791] waiting for X server to shut down
12/02/2010 13:10:25 [0x0-0x6a06a].org.x.X11[3782] Quitting Xquartz...
12/02/2010 13:10:26 org.x.privileged_startx[3800] font_cache: Done12/02/2010 13:10:26 com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[93] (org.x.startx) Throttling respawn: W
ill start in 7 seconds12/02/2010 13:10:33 org.x.startx[3906] /usr/X11/bin/startx: line 78: defaults: command not
found12/02/2010 13:10:33 org.x.startx[3906] /usr/X11/bin/startx: line 82: defaults: command not
found12/02/2010 13:10:33 org.x.startx[3906] /usr/X11/bin/startx: line 86: defaults: command not
found12/02/2010 13:10:33 org.x.startx[3906] /usr/X11/bin/startx: line 90: defaults: command not
found12/02/2010 13:10:33 org.x.startx[3906] /usr/X11/bin/startx: line 106: defaults: command not
found12/02/2010 13:10:33 org.x.startx[3906] /usr/X11/bin/startx: line 112: defaults: command not
found12/02/2010 13:10:33 org.x.privileged_startx[3800] font_cache: Scanning system font directories
to generate X11 font caches12/02/2010 13:10:33 org.x.startx[3906] Xquartz: X11.app = /Applications/Utilities/X11.app/C
ontents/MacOS/X11
12/02/2010 13:10:33 org.x.startx[3906] Xquartz: Starting X server: /Applications/Utilities/
etc etc

A zero size is not unusual, especially if you cannot set any preferences because you cannot get
x11 to start.
Your user account may very well be hosed.
Here is some info on how to replace it:
http://discussions.info.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10730965
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=6185507
I believe the easiest way to accomplish this is to first repair your user account permissions
using the SL install DVD. This won't fix the account, but it will make sure the user data in the
account has the correct permissions before backing it up for transfer later.
Mac OS X v10.5 or later: While started from the Leopard Install DVD, a user's home directory permissions can be reset using the "Reset Password" utility.
I suggest using Carbon Copy Cloner or equivalent to backup and restore your account data.
Kj

HT4759 Recently upgraded to Snow Leopard. Any way for iCloud to run on it?

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