I have an iMac, running x10.5. My email is very slow, even opening a previously downloaded message. The computer is otherwise fast. What gives?
I have an iMac, running x10.5. My email is very slow, even opening a previously downloaded message. The computer is otherwise fast. What gives?
Go to your User's Library folder. (if you don't know how to find, see this link.)
Scroll to Mail folder.
Select the V2 > MailData folder.
Delete any files in MailData with envelope in the name. (should be 3)
When you open Mail it will re-index your files.
If you have IMAP accounts, you might want to delete the accounts then add back so they download all messages from the server again.
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note: I have not done the extended hardware test yet.
Can we assumed that the Disk Utility you used was not on your hard disk? If it was on the hard disk you can ignore most of the advice here and we should start again.
I am am a retired Electrical Engineer with many years electronics and IT experience and advise that whilst it is likely that the hard disk has failed and may never work again this may not necessarily be the case.
Do you normally hear or feel the disk running and has this changed?
Have you moved, dropped or hit your Mac while the disk was rotating? - never good for disks.
Even if the disk is not rotating it may not have failed - there could be an imperfect connection, damaged pcb track, a Mac electronics failure such as disk power etc.
The disk could be working mechanically and there could be a break in the data route to or from it etc.
Getting at disks inside some Apple assemblies can be tedious but probably not as bad as you may think - Google for instructions and pictures.
Much may depend upon how important information on a troublesome disk is. Even with a totally dead disk 90% of data can normally be extracted - ocasionally I have been lucky enough to do this at home - a few years back several experts were offering to to this for about 1,000 USD.
Trying the disk in another enclosure was good advice.
You could try gently moving your powered up Mac to see if anything changes.
It is technically possible for a software (unlikely as issue still exists booting from DVD I assume) or firmware issue to cause your symptoms so it might be wise to try every type of reset you can find before going any further. Firmware normally resides within the electronics - it often affects booting and power supplies etc.
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When I start up my additional user accounts do not show so I can log onto them. The same thing happens when I log out as the system admin. How do I get to the additional accounts that I have set up on my imac so I can log in under them. Thanks
There is zero advantage to partitioning a HD for the purpose you have described. I recommend that you take your machine to an AASP, describe the problem and they will help you get it back working. Partitioning a HD is a 1990's approach and is of no value what-so-ever unless you installing multiple operating systems on the HD. In that case it would be valuable.
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I have an iMac running OS 10.4.11. How can I check to see if I have the Flashback Trojan (and remove it, if I have it)? IMy Safari is also crashing frequently. Any suggestions?
Hi Barry, is this an Intel iMac, or a PPC iMac?
Disable Java in your Browser settings, not JavaScript.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5241?viewlocale=en_US
http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&answer=142064
http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/How%20to%20turn%20off%20Java%20applets
Flashback - Detect and remove the uprising Mac OS X Trojan...
http://www.mac-and-i.net/2012/04/flashback-detect-and-remove-uprising.html
In order to avoid detection, the installer will first look for the presence of some antivirus tools and other utilities that might be present on a power user's system, which according to F-Secure include the following:
/Library/Little Snitch
/Developer/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/MacOS/Xcode
/Applications/VirusBarrier X6.app
/Applications/iAntiVirus/iAntiVirus.app
/Applications/avast!.app
/Applications/ClamXav.app
/Applications/HTTPScoop.app
/Applications/Packet Peeper.app
If these tools are found, then the malware deletes itself in an attempt to prevent detection by those who have the means and capability to do so. Many malware programs use this behavior, as was seen in others such as the Tsunami malware bot.
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57410096-263/how-to-remove-the-flashback-ma lware-from-os-x/
http://x704.net/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=5844&p=70660#p70660
The most current flashback removal instructions are F-Secure's Trojan-Downloader:OSX/Flashback.K.
https://www.securelist.com/en/blog/208193454/Flashfake_Removal_Tool_and_online_c hecking_site
More bad news...
https://www.securelist.com/en/blog/208193467/SabPub_Mac_OS_X_Backdoor_Java_Explo its_Targeted_Attacks_and_Possible_APT_link
Removal for 10.5...
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1534 -
I have an iMac running OX 10.5.8
I need a portable external hard drive to back it up before updating the software to Yosemite but I can't find anything that doesn't require you to be running at least OX 10.6. Is there a suitable hard drive? I'm not very technical and wouldn't know how to do any formatting so I want it to be very basic so that I can just plug it in. 500GB should be more than adequate.Correct. When you purchase devices, they would have stated the OS they needed to work, on the box. This can be overlooked, but it is very important to check when purchasing.
You current OS, is so old, that they technology build into the new devices, is not something your OS understands. It didn't exist when your OS was created, and therefore you need to upgrade the OS to work with the newer technology of these devices.
10.6 software is not downloadable. You must purchase a DVD disc. You can order it from the on-line apple store
- http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard. -
I have an imac running 10.6.8, and want to update to Yosemite, but am unable to. What can I do?
I have an imac running 10.6.8, and want to update to Yosemite, but am unable to. What can I do?
hi alan i run a business on ebay selling photos and negs. i recently installed yosemite and it locked my entire library on iphoto. when i try to download the app to free it from ishop it tells me there is a fault with the app and my iphoto is frozen. i am basically out of work and finding it very hard to find someone who can help me unlock it.. look at the things being said about this yosemite locking this.....freezing that... be very careful if you need your business for your livelyhood. the actual performance is really good.....better display ...much faster and well presented but is it worth having parts of your compy put out of action i possibly think not. i am new to this community so hopefully someone reading this may be able to advise us both.....paul
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I have 2T imac running lion Can I re-partition and use one half as a back up disk?
Bought a new mac in November and it is refused to start up yesterday. Spoke with Apple and they said I should make sure I do regular back ups in case I l ose my hard drive?!?! I did a clean install of the Operating software but was advised to erase and install.
I have taken all my important stuff off and can reinstall my programs once I get to the next stage so what I am wondering is
I have 2T imac running lion Can I re-partition and use one half as a back up disk for use with time machine so that I do not have to buy an external HD?
Cheers JYou could partition the drive, I read that Time Machine will work on if you HD partition.
BUT, it will do you no good if you HD fails.
Usually, if a HD fails it's the entire drive that is dead not just a partition.
So your time machine back would be on a dead disk, useless! -
I have three Imacs running Final Cut X but only able to update to 10.0.7 on one of them. Everytime I try to update it ask for my apple ID which I submit...then I get the same message to enter my Apple ID...Any suggestions?
Easiest thing to do is put the app on the non updated computers in the trash and then copy the new app on to a flash drive and copy into the app folders on the other two computters.
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Rephrase..Have 2009 iMac running snow leopard should I upgrade to Mavericks
Rephrase..Have 2009 iMac running snow leopard should I upgrade to Mavericks
If your machine meets the specs, the latest is Yosemite; make sure you check all the requirements as your machine falls right at the back end of being supported - meaning that it will not run at its maximum speed due to an older processor. You'd also need an absolute minimum opf 4 GB RAM - 8 would be much better.
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My iPhoto starts up and freezes. I have tried rebuilding and using iPhoto Library Manager. I have an iMac running 10.7.3. It was working before recent updates by Apple. How can I troubleshoot?
Thank you. Might be a bit more than 50 but close.
Date/Time: 2012-04-09 12:46:07 -0400
OS Version: 10.7.3 (Build 11D50d)
Architecture: x86_64
Report Version: 9
Command: iPhoto
Path: /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
Version: 8.1.2 (8.1.2)
Build Version: 8
Project Name: iPhotoProject
Source Version: 4240000
Parent: launchd [142]
PID: 980
Event: hang
Duration: 1.81s
Steps: 19 (100ms sampling interval)
Pageins: 0
Pageouts: 0
Process: iPhoto [980]
Path: /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
Architecture: i386
UID: 502
Thread 0x50630
User stack:
19 ??? (in iPhoto) [0x3172]
19 ??? (in iPhoto) [0x124b80]
19 NSApplicationMain + 1054 (in AppKit) [0x9c5eb261]
19 -[NSApplication run] + 911 (in AppKit) [0x9c357675]
19 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 113 (in AppKit) [0x9c35b306]
19 _DPSNextEvent + 678 (in AppKit) [0x9c35ba9c]
19 BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 88 (in HIToolbox) [0x90129356]
19 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 381 (in HIToolbox) [0x901294e7]
19 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 318 (in HIToolbox) [0x9012217f]
19 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 120 (in CoreFoundation) [0x99dce328]
19 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 332 (in CoreFoundation) [0x99dce47c]
19 __CFRunLoopRun + 1112 (in CoreFoundation) [0x99dcec68]
19 __CFRunLoopDoSources0 + 246 (in CoreFoundation) [0x99da4d96]
19 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE0_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ + 15 (in CoreFoundation) [0x99da53df]
19 __NSThreadPerformPerform + 503 (in Foundation) [0x9ac96e40]
19 -[NSObject performSelector:withObject:] + 65 (in CoreFoundation) [0x99e2dde1]
19 ??? (in iPhoto) [0x50792e]
19 -[NSNotificationCenter postNotificationName:object:userInfo:] + 92 (in Foundation) [0x9ac45012]
19 _CFXNotificationPost + 2776 (in CoreFoundation) [0x99de3a38]
19 ___CFXNotificationPost_block_invoke_1 + 275 (in CoreFoundation) [0x99e18cb3]
19 __-[NSNotificationCenter addObserver:selector:name:object:]_block_invoke_1 + 49 (in Foundation) [0x9ac59e25]
19 ??? (in iPhoto) [0x5c2a86]
19 -[NSLock lock] + 185 (in Foundation) [0x9ac4c826]
19 __psynch_mutexwait + 10 (in libsystem_kernel.dylib) [0x93b74876]
Kernel stack:
19 hndl_unix_scall + 281 (in mach_kernel) [0xffffff80002d7f39]
19 unix_syscall + 472 (in mach_kernel) [0xffffff80005ca448]
19 psynch_mutexwait + 1403 (in mach_kernel) [0xffffff80005a043b]
19 ksyn_block_thread_locked + 67 (in mach_kernel) [0xffffff800059a7d3]
19 thread_block_reason + 299 (in mach_kernel) [0xffffff800022f39b]
19 thread_continue + 1661 (in mach_kernel) [0xffffff800022f11d]
19 machine_switch_context + 361 (in mach_kernel) [0xffffff80002c0939] -
I have an imac running OS10.6.8 and an Apple laserwriter 16/600PS. Is it possible to connect these directly without networking? Where can I find the printer driver?
It turned out that WD is the big bad guy in this game.
According the data rescue company where I asked for an inspection, both of the drives had their reader head loose. And in the one, which was my already-in-use disk its even damaged the platters... xxxxx
So its time to pay bunch of money to recover, and take a walk to wd service to bang on the desk.
Also note - it may be somehow related to intellispeed technology - since macs not really friendly with wd-s built-in solutions.
On the other hand, with WD GP 1Tb there is no problems at all for ages.
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I have an imac running on 10.5.8 and I want to upgrade to 10.6
I have an iMac running OS X leopard 10.5.8 and I want to upgrade to OS X Lion. I know I have to upgrade to 10.6 Leopard first but I cant find it.
Can someone pls send me the links for the upgrades I need to do in order to upgrade to OS X 10.7.2 LionFirst you need to check that your current Mac meets the System Requirements for Both Snow Leopard and Lion...
Snow Leopard Specs:
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP575
Lion Specs:
http://www.apple.com/macosx/specs.html
If it does... then you need to Purchase and Install Snow Leopard
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
And then Purchase and Install Lion...
http://www.apple.com/macosx/how-to-buy/
For Lion, Check the Compatibility of Third Party Applications Here:
http://roaringapps.com/apps:table -
I have an iMac running OS X 10.8.3 and have connected an Epson Workforce 2540 printed that is allegedly Airprint enabled. I can connect and print with a USB cable but can't connect via Airprint. My colleague running 10.7 can. Is this a feature of 10.8? Any ideas for a fix?
iOS devices use AirPrint to connect to a supported printer. OS X will use Bonjour to locate and connect to the same printer.
With the Epson connected to your wireless router, when you open Print & Scan and click the plus button to add, does the Epson appear in a small box with a heading of Nearby Printers?
If not and a window appears showing Default, Fax, IP and Windows in the toolbar, do you see the Epson with the Default view selected? -
I have an imac running with OS X 10.6.8
Then I downloaded Facetime to make it work but when I click on the icon a message error pops up
"An internal error facetime has occured. There was a problem with Facetime - you need to quit Facetime and Open Facetime again"
Is anyone can help to fix the problem - Thank youDid you figure this out? I have the same issue!!
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I have an iMac running OS 10.6.8. I bought the iMac in 2009. Short of buying a new iMac, is there any other way to upgrade to Lion? Thanks.
I don't believe anything prevents you from upgrading to Lion or Mountain Lion. See:
Upgrading to Lion
If your computer does not meet the requirements to install Mountain Lion, it may still meet the requirements to install Lion.
You can purchase Lion by contacting Customer Service: Contacting Apple for support and service - this includes international calling numbers. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus tax. It's a download. You will get an email containing a redemption code that you then use at the Mac App Store to download Lion. Save a copy of that installer to your Downloads folder because the installer deletes itself at the end of the installation.
Lion System Requirements
1. Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7,
or Xeon processor
2. 2GB of memory
3. OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
4. 7GB of available space
5. Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.
Upgrading to Mountain Lion
To upgrade to Mountain Lion you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Purchase and download Mountain Lion from the App Store. Sign in using your Apple ID. Mountain Lion is $19.99 plus tax. The file is quite large, over 4 GBs, so allow some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.
OS X Mountain Lion - System Requirements
Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion
1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 7,1 or later
2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 5,1 or later
3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 2,1 or later
5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
7. Xserve (Early 2009) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
To find the model identifier open System Profiler in the Utilities folder. It's displayed in the panel on the right.
Are my applications compatible?
See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps.
For a complete How-To introduction from Apple see Upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion.
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