Kindof long question, sorry. I ruined my very late May 2012 macbook air with milk. I am going to get a refurbished just like it but will be a June 2012 model. Will I be able to find my stuff in the cloud? How?
About a month ago or more, I spilled milk and had no idea that it got inside my new macbook air. It stopped working completely, won't turn on. I sent it in to get it fixed and it is $750 ruined inside. Since it is the older 2011 model, I figure I may as well buy a reconditioned 2012 for $850. I am already one computer behind from my 2006 Macbook Pro and haven't been able to move all my data over to the 2011 air. I am hoping that there will be an easy way to get the contents of the air transfered to a new air since it is stored in the cloud. Then maybe I'll see if I can get help moving snow leapord to mountain lion. Not yet though. I'm on a borrowed leopard computer at the moment. Life in the computer world is very slow. Thanks for any help you can give me.
your data/files/pictures will work with mountain lion.
what you need to do now - if you're willing to do it is to go to radio shack or your nearest computer shop and purchase a cheap usb external enclosure - around $6.99 to $10 for this one.
take the hard drive out of the old macbook and install it there. that is the only way you can get your old files from that macbook if you couldn't back it up to your other back drives.
click on the link below to see exactly what i'm taking about - this is exactly the same as what i'm using now.
http://www.amazon.com/Vantec-NexStar-2-5-Inch-External-Enclosure/dp/B002JQNXZC/r ef=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1365988945&sr=1-1&keywords=usb+external+sata +enclosure
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where to find the best application for cleaning out my MacBook Air with OS X 10.7.5? I've been using MacKeeper but believe it's slowing down my laptop considerable. Thank you.
How to maintain a Mac
1. Make redundant backups, keeping at least one off site at all times. One backup is not enough. Don’t back up your backups; make them independent of each other. Don’t rely completely on any single backup method, such as Time Machine. If you get an indication that a backup has failed, don't ignore it.
2. Keep your software up to date. In the Software Update preference pane, you can configure automatic notifications of updates to OS X and other Mac App Store products. Some third-party applications from other sources have a similar feature, if you don’t mind letting them phone home. Otherwise you have to check yourself on a regular basis. This is especially important for complex software that modifies the operating system, such as device drivers. Before installing any Apple update, you must check that all such modifications that you use are compatible.
3. Don't install crapware, such as “themes,” "haxies," “add-ons,” “toolbars,” “enhancers," “optimizers,” “accelerators,” "boosters," “extenders,” “cleaners,” "doctors," "tune-ups," “defragmenters,” “firewalls,” "barriers," “guardians,” “defenders,” “protectors,” most “plugins,” commercial "virus scanners,” "disk tools," or "utilities." With very few exceptions, this stuff is useless, or worse than useless. Above all, avoid any software that purports to change the look and feel of the user interface.
The more actively promoted the product, the more likely it is to be garbage. The most extreme example is the “MacKeeper” scam.
As a rule, the only software you should install is that which directly enables you to do the things you use a computer for — such as creating, communicating, and playing — and does not modify the way other software works. Use your computer; don't fuss with it.
Safari extensions, and perhaps the equivalent for other web browsers, are a partial exception to the above rule. Most are safe, and they're easy to get rid of if they don't work. Some may cause the browser to crash or otherwise malfunction. Some are malicious. Use with caution, and install only well-known extensions from relatively trustworthy sources, such as the Safari Extensions Gallery.
Never install any third-party software unless you know how to uninstall it. Otherwise you may create problems that are very hard to solve.
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Never install software from an untrustworthy or unknown source. If in doubt, do some research. Any website that prompts you to install a “codec” or “plugin” that comes from the same site, or an unknown site, is untrustworthy. Software with a corporate brand, such as Adobe Flash Player, must be acquired directly from the developer. No intermediary is acceptable, and don’t trust links unless you know how to parse them. Any file that is automatically downloaded from a web page without your having requested it should go straight into the Trash. A website that claims you have a “virus,” or that anything else is wrong with your computer, is rogue.
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