Installed Mac OS X v10.7 Lion yesterday, computer is running very slowly as is my WiFi. Any suggestions?

Since installing Mac OS Lion, my iMac is running slowly as is my WiFi, any suggestions?

Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your Lion Recovery HD. 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. Restart.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
To boot from the Recovery HD restart the computer. After the chime hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button. Or restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys.

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I loaded Mac OS X v10.7 Lion yesterday. Everything's running fine, except for a simple problem. Any time I want to copy a file, JPEG, etc., I am prompted "Finder wants to make changes. Type your password to allow this." I don't want this!! Is there a way

I loaded Mac OS X v10.7 Lion yesterday. Everything’s running fine, except for a simple problem. Any time I want to copy a file, JPEG, etc., I am prompted “Finder wants to make changes. Type your password to allow this.” I don’t want this!! Is there a way to unlock “Finder” or rid this process?

Back up all data.
This procedure will unlock all your user files (not system files) and reset their ownership and access-control lists to the default. If you've set special values for those attributes on any of your files, they will be reverted. In that case, either stop here, or be prepared to recreate the settings if necessary. Do so only after verifying that those settings didn't cause the problem. If none of this is meaningful to you, you don't need to worry about it.
Step 1
If you have more than one user account, and the one in question is not an administrator account, then temporarily promote it to administrator status in the Users & Groups preference pane. You can demote it back to standard status when this step has been completed.
Triple-click the following line to select it. Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C):
sudo chflags -R nouchg,nouappnd ~ $TMPDIR.. ; sudo chown -R $UID:20 ~ $_ ; chmod -R -N ~ $_ 2> /dev/null
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning not to screw up. If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before you can run the command.
The command will take a noticeable amount of time to run. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear, then quit Terminal.
Step 2
Boot into Recovery by holding down the key combination command-R at startup. Release the keys when you see a gray screen with a spinning dial.
When the OS X Utilities screen appears, select
Utilities ▹ Terminal
from the menu bar. A Terminal window will open.
In the Terminal window, type this:
resetpassword
That's one word, all lower case, with no spaces. Then press return. A Reset Password window will open. You’re not going to reset a password.
Select your boot volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name) if not already selected.
Select your username from the menu labeled Select the user account if not already selected.
Under Reset Home Directory Permissions and ACLs, click the Reset button.
Select
 ▹ Restart
from the menu bar.

I installed Mac OS X v10.7 Lion and i can't access some of my application being disabled. Can someone please help me what to do to get my applications back

i installed Mac OS X v10.7 Lion and i can't access some of my application (disabled). Can someone please help me what to do to get my applications back

This will tell you if your apps are compatible:
http://roaringapps.com/apps:table
Thanks ... Ken

Can I install Mac OS X v10.7 Lion on my Windows laptop?

Hello,
Can I install Mac OS X v10.7 Lion on my Windows laptop? :
Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26 GHz
RAM: 4GB
NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS 256MB

nope. Mac OS X only installs on Apple macs. (at least thats the legal aggreement between you and apple when you purchaced OS X Lion)

3 year old Mac Book Pro (2.4GHz/OS 10.6.8) running very slowly.

130 Gb of the possible 248Gb are in use. Is there a reliable way of identifying and getting rid of unused or duplicate files to clear out some room and speed up the processor?

Kappy's Personal Suggestions for OS X Maintenance
For disk repairs use Disk Utility. For situations DU cannot handle the best third-party utilities are: Disk Warrior; DW only fixes problems with the disk directory, but most disk problems are caused by directory corruption; Disk Warrior 4.x is now Intel Mac compatible. TechTool Pro provides additional repair options including file repair and recovery, system diagnostics, and disk defragmentation. TechTool Pro 4.5.1 or higher are Intel Mac compatible; Drive Genius is similar to TechTool Pro in terms of the various repair services provided. Versions 1.5.1 or later are Intel Mac compatible.
OS X performs certain maintenance functions that are scheduled to occur on a daily, weekly, or monthly period. The maintenance scripts run in the early AM only if the computer is turned on 24/7 (no sleep.) If this isn't the case, then an excellent solution is to download and install a shareware utility such as Macaroni, JAW PseudoAnacron, or Anacron that will automate the maintenance activity regardless of whether the computer is turned off or asleep. Dependence upon third-party utilities to run the periodic maintenance scripts had been significantly reduced in Tiger and Leopard. These utilities have limited or no functionality with Snow Leopard or Lion and should not be installed.
OS X automatically defragments files less than 20 MBs in size, so unless you have a disk full of very large files there's little need for defragmenting the hard drive. As for virus protection there are few if any such animals affecting OS X. You can protect the computer easily using the freeware Open Source virus protection software ClamXAV. Personally I would avoid most commercial anti-virus software because of their potential for causing problems.
I would also recommend downloading the shareware utility TinkerTool System that you can use for periodic maintenance such as removing old log files and archives, clearing caches, etc. Other utilities are also available such as Onyx, Lion Cache Cleaner, CockTail, for example.
For emergency repairs install the freeware utility Applejack. If you cannot start up in OS X, you may be able to start in single-user mode from which you can run Applejack to do a whole set of repair and maintenance routines from the commandline. Note that AppleJack 1.5 is required for Leopard. AppleJack 1.6 is compatible with Snow Leopard. There is no confirmation that this version also works with Lion.
When you install any new system software or updates be sure to repair the hard drive and permissions beforehand. I also recommend booting into safe mode before doing system software updates.
Get an external Firewire drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):
Backuplist
Carbon Copy Cloner
Data Backup
Deja Vu
iBackup
JaBack
Silver Keeper
MimMac
Retrospect
Super Flexible File Synchronizer
SuperDuper!
Synchronize Pro! X
SyncTwoFolders
Synk Pro
Synk Standard
Tri-Backup
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQs on maintenance, optimization, virus protection, and backup and restore.
Additional suggestions will be found in Mac Maintenance Quick Assist.
Referenced software can be found at CNet Downloads or MacUpdate.
Adding RAM makes it possible to run more programs concurrently. It doesn't speed up the computer nor make games run faster. What it can do is prevent the system from having to use disk-based VM when it runs out of RAM because you are trying to run too many applications concurrently or using applications that are extremely RAM dependent. It will improve the performance of applications that run mostly in RAM or when loading programs.

Just installed snow leopard and office for mac - now my computer is running very slow. Why?

I've recently installed snow leopard and office for mac - now my computer is running very slowly - why?

Which version of office did you install? If its 2008 the early version had some problems and you will want to update the office software to i think it is 12.3.0
If it is 2011 you might want to do the same thing.

Our Mac is running very slowly. What do we do?

We have a Mac desktop circa 2003 and it is starting to run very slowly. Any things we can try to speed it back up?

Start by working out what model you have.
Apple Menu > About this Mac > More info button. Look for the 'Model Identifier'. Also check the OS version that appears in the first dialog.
iMacs from around 2003 cannot run 10.6.8, so something is not correct.
Many things could be the reason for slowness - you need to indicate what is wrong, when it happens what apps are being used.
If you have system disks backup this Mac & run Disk Utility from the install DVD/CD to see if the disk is OK, repair the boot disk. It also helps to remove ALL non Apple USB, Firewire & other devices to see if any attached devices cause the slowness.
It could also be that hardware is failing, so a backup is essential. The original grey install disks will have Apple hardware test which may indicate a fault (or may just report an erroneous message). Record any error numbers & re run the tests several times (issues can depend on temperature). The instructions should be printed on the install disk (normally hold D @ startup with it inserted).
If you have spare external HD's it may be simplest to install a clean version of OS X to see if that boots & is stable. Firewire may be the fastest connection type on older iMacs.
I assume this Mac has been running this OS for a while now? Have you got a full backup of it? How much is installed on it? Are you fastidious about updating software & removing things you don't use?
If any bits are unclear ask & we may be able to dig out links that explain parts of it, but it's important to know the model & OS version accurately.

Which Xcode version is compatible for Mac OS X v10.7 Lion ?

Hi,
    I buy a latest Mac mini with OS version of MacOS X v10.7 Lion. On that, I install xcode of the version 4.2. But after that I am facing lot of problems while working,
            The problems, I am facing are:
                                                                The xcode is very slow,
                                                                Frequent crashes while using xcode,
                                                                Unable to create the bundle (or) unable to run the simulator after writing the code.

bathiudeen wrote:
Which Xcode version is compatible for Mac OS X v10.7 Lion ?
v4.2 (free from the App Store)

Any problems with Photoshop Elements 10 in Mac OS X v10.7 Lion?

Are there any problems in using Photoshop Elements 10 in Mac OS X v10.7 Lion?

hey my friend i figure out a way to fix it. do te following
If you have any external hardrive or usb drive or sd card remove it. If you have acces to a windows computer, plug your devices there and delete all the .something files that are created by mac os. Make sure to setup windows so you can see hidden and system files. Delete all thos .somethig files and olders.
Then plug in and reboot your mac and run the rm command now it will work

Since i install the OS X v10.7 Lion on my IMac, i can´t open the finder option or any of my folders. plis help

Hi,
I just finish installing the OS X v10.7 Lion on my IMac, but i can´t open the finder option or any folder (documents, download, movies, etc). I´m going crazy because i need to open my files, plis some help here.

go to disk utility and verify and repair your disks then run software update to get up to date with 10.7.2 then see if your issue is fixed.

I have a 17 inch Mac book, after migrate to Lion, I take 25 seconds to shutdown. all progams are closed. any reason?? Need I to install a native Lion OS to solve the problem? Regards, José A. Pereira

I have a 17 inch Mac book, after migrate to Lion, I take 25 seconds to shutdown. all progams are closed. any reason??
Need I to install a native Lion OS to solve the problem?
Regards,
José A. Pereira

Hi, Processor 2.66 Ghz Intel core i7, memory 8Gb 1067 Mhz DDR3.
on shut down a White screen occur with a star flashing during more or less 25 seconds. before update to Lion, 3 or 4 seconds to shutdown. no more app installed or removed. it stills the same usage.
I will be greatful if you can help me.
Regards,
José A. Pereira

Macbook pro late 2011 is on Mac OS X v10.7 Lion and it is using lot of RAM

Macbook pro late 2011 is on Mac OS X v10.7 Lion and it is using lot of RAM...when I turn on after 2minutes it freezes and do not repond and system prefrences also not working...plz help me....I don,t have mac os disc
I have tried safe mode boot, NVRAM and PRAM reset but no luck...

First, try a Safe Mode boot.
Startup your Mac in Safe Mode
A Safe Mode boot takes a longer than a normal boot so be patient.
Once you are in Safe Mode, click Restart from your Apple () menu.
If that didn't help, reintall OS X..
Restart your Mac while holding down the Command + R keys so you can access the built-in utilities in OS X Recovery
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I just downloaded the new Mac OS X v10.7 Lion, and now when I go on the Mac Store

I just downloaded the new Mac OS X v10.7 Lion, and now when I go on the Mac Store to download a game (N.O.V.A 2) it goes straight to the Launch Pad, as it's supposed to, but the game it's self wont download, it just keeps saying "waiting" I never had this problem before, any ideas?

I'm connected through my Sky Wifi, it's extremely quick, and I don't have any problems with it. Yes it asked me for my Account Email, and password as normal, then it did that little annimation where it flys into the Launch Pad, then it's saying "waiting" where it should be saying downloading.

I have PC and want to install Mac OS X v10.5.6 Leopard

I have a HP pc and want to install Mac OS X v10.5.6 Leopard, can i do that I dont mind if I have to delete my windows vista I just want to run Mac OS X v10.5.6.
I ask this question because I see some that you can run xp or vista in macbook

ljose2610 wrote:
I have a HP pc and want to install Mac OS X v10.5.6 Leopard, can i do that I dont mind if I have to delete my windows vista I just want to run Mac OS X v10.5.6.
No can do I'm afraid.
I ask this question because I see some that you can run xp or vista in macbook
It's to do with licensing. If you read the EULA that comes with OSX it tells you about those restrictions.

Installed Mac OS X v10.6.4 Update (Combo). Can't Open Mail 4.2

I installed Mac OS X v10.6.4 Update (Combo) and when I rebooted I can no longer open Mail 4.2. I get a message saying the this version is not compatible with the OS. Any thoughts?
Thanks for your help.
Kyle

I didn't use the combo update, but when I went to 10.6.4 it automatically upgraded my Mail to version 4.3.
Why not try doing an upgrade of Mail?

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