Leopard Locks Up with Places

I have had the lock up problems that many have complained about here. On my 2006 Intel 20" iMac with an external Firewire drive, I think I have found what causes it. In Finder, I drag 8-10 directories to the "Places" sidebar for easy access. When Finder crashes, I lose the directories. I was routinely replacing them, but the last time it locked up (endless beachball), I did NOT re-create the directories. I have not had a lock-up since. It is not as convenient to use without these shortcuts, but I think the lock-up problems are related to this docking of directories.

Do you have a bootable backup?
If not, either re-apply the update, or do an Archive & Install.

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HT1212 My tennant had a chinese friend visiting. He left for China last week but left his IpoD touch at my place. We cannot get hold of him. The ipod comes up with message that it is locked up with another Apple ID. I tried setup/ restore with my Apple ID

My tennant had a Chinese friend visiting. He left for China last week but left
D TOUCH at my place. We cannot get hold of him. The IPOD comes up with a message(in Chinese) that it is locked up with another Apple ID. I tried my Apple Id several times to no avail. I have printed out http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4515 , tried again and looks like they reffering to a " [email protected]" address that is locked up.
PLease help
Achmat Benn

You either have to enter the Apple ID and password for the person or contact the persons and have them remove it from their account
iCloud: Find My iPhone Activation Lock in iOS 7
Find My iPhone Activation Lock: Removing a device from a previous owner’s account

I'm trying to loack a document with mac os x 10.6.8 They only have infor. on how to lock it with lion 7.0 on the help button. Can I lock it with snow leopard?

I'm trying to lock a document with mac os x 10.6.8 I only found infor. on how to lock a document with os x lion 7.0 on the help button. Can I lock it with 10.6.8 operating system?

Thank you. I did what you suggested and it worked.

HT1338 Snow Leopard locking up

I am having problems with snow leopard locking up while thrying to open up Safari. What can be done to correct the problem?

I am having problems with snow leopard locking up while thrying to open up Safari. What can be done to correct the problem?

HT4759 my ipad is locked up with a picture of a usb cable plugging into an Itunes cabl

my ipad locked up with an image of a usb cable plug pointing towards the iTunes logo

You need to place the iPad in recovery mode > iTunes: Restoring iOS software

Lock icon with circle ios7 need to unlock

Lock icon with circle ios7 need to unlock

Slide up the new Control Panel window from bottom of screen. There you should find a similar icon in the upper right, lightly shaded white. Tap on it and it will turn grey, removing the little icon on your screen and unlocking the screen.
Hope this helps - worked for me, though how it got turned on in the first place a mystery...

My ipad is locked up with the screen showing the usb port connecting to itunes. I had not synched by ipad to my computer in a long time so yesterday it was downloading software upgrades for 5 hours. then the screen was locked up.

My ipad is locked up with the screen showing a picture of the usb port with an arrow to itunes.

Then connect your iPad to your computer and use iTunes to restore.

I have a iPhone 4 and lately it has been shutting down randomly when I still have battery left. It also doesn't turn back on, until I plug it in to the charger. But when I plug it in, the low battery sign shows up then comes to the lock screen with 68%.

I have a iPhone 4 and lately it has been shutting down randomly when I still have battery left. It also doesn't turn back on, until I plug it in to the charger. But when I plug it in, the low battery sign shows up then comes to the lock screen with like 68% left.

Morning Clementine Lin,
For more information this, please see this article:
iPhone: Hardware troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2802
Take a look at the Will not turn on, will not turn on unless connected to power, or unexpected power off section.
Have a nice day,
Mario

HT201412 did a software update and now the only thing I get is the itunes logo and arrow pointing up and a lock symbol with a line going down toward the screen button. Any suggestions to get this to open?

Trying to get the ipad to open after doing a software update. I only get the itunes logo with an arrow pointing toward it and a lock symbol with a line going down towards the screen button. Any suggestions to get this to open?

You are in Recovery Mode. Follow the instructions below to recover your iPad.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4097

Have updated from Snow Leopard to Lion with Safari Version 5.0.5. Now I can not update to Safari 5.1. There is no update in the Software Updater, and on the apple-download page, I only found a Safari 5.1 for Snow Leopard. When executing it, there is an e

I have updated from Snow Leopard to Lion with Safari Version 5.0.5. Now I can not update to Safari 5.1. There is no update in the Software Updater, and on the apple-download page, I only found a Safari 5.1 for Snow Leopard. When executing it, there is an error message, that it is for 10.6 only.
It seems that I should have first updated Safari, and then only to Lion, which I didn't. Any idea how I can fix this now without having to rollback to Snow Leopard, update Safari and then go back to Lion?

Try this Safari5.1 from the installer package
http://www.filefactory.com/file/cc9005d/n/Safari.pkg.zip
The download worked better with Firefox not sure why. At the bottom of the page after the captcha>> slow down load is the Free link, it took about 4 minutes to download on my test.

We have a corporate iPad in our auto showroom to show guests how to use features on their vehicles. Someone locked it with their account. It was not an employee. How can I get in? I did a restore of the software already?

We have a corporate iPad in our auto showroom to show guests how to use features on their vehicles. Someone locked it with their account. It was not an employee. How can I get in? I did a restore of the software already?

Gather up the proof that the dealership is the original purchaser of the iPad,
and take the iPad & that proof to a physical Apple store for possible assistance.
It is highly suggested that you make a genius bar appointment to avoid delay
at the store:
Make a Genius Bar Reservation
http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
If no Apple store close by, get the information mentioned above and contact
Apple Contact Us for assistance.
Once the problem is resolved, you may wish it use Guided Access to limit
what customers can do with the iPad.
iOS: About Guided Access - Apple Support

I am able to see my ipod touch 5th geneneratio in find my iphone on icloud but it is showing offline.... i think its stolen but i have locked it with a passcode and the person who i suspect doesnt know it... i wana get it back what should i do??

i am able to see my ipod touch 5th geneneration in find my iphone on icloud but it is showing offline.... i think its stolen but i have locked it with a passcode and the person who i suspect doesnt know it... i wana get it back what should i do??

lost/stolen
No app on the iPod is required.
- If you previously turned on FIndMyiPod on the iPod in Settings>iCloud and wifi is on and connected, on a computer browser go to iCloud: Find My iPhone, sign in and go to FIndMyiPhone. If the iPod has been restored it will never show up or conbtinue to show off-line.
- You can also wipe/erase the iPod and have the iPod play a sound via iCloud.
iCloud: Erase your device
iCloud: Use Lost Mode
- If not shown/shown off, then you will have to use the old fashioned way, like if you lost a wallet or purse.
- Change the passwords for all accounts used on the iPod and report to police
- There is no way to prevent someone from restoring the iPod (it erases it) using it unless you had iOS 7 on the device. With iOS 7, one has to enter the Apple ID and password to restore the device.
- Apple will do nothing without a court order
Reporting a lost or stolen Apple product
- iOS: How to find the serial number, IMEI, MEID, CDN, and ICCID number

While transferring several files to the G-Raid, the G-Raid device locks up with the following warnings: "The Finder can't complete the operation because some data in (whatever file) can't be read or written (Error code - 36)."

While transferring several files to the G-Raid, the G-Raid device locks up with the following warnings: "The Finder can't complete the operation because some data in (whatever file) can't be read or written (Error code - 36).” NOt sure this is a G-Raid problem, can anyone help?

This is likely a problem with the drive itself. This error indicates unspecified I/O errors with the drive, which can be from a hardware fault, or a formatting issue. If the drive has valuable data on it, then try connecting it to another PC to get the data off, and then try fully partitioning and formatting the drive with Disk Utility. If this corrects the error then you should be able to use the drive again as it was likely a formatting issue, but if the problem continues then it is likely a hardware fault and the best solution is to be safe and replace the drive.

I am feeling so ripped off right now. I have wanted a Mac for years and believed the hype about it's stability and I have had more trouble with this Imac 2011 than I have ever had with a pc. It locks up with several software products from APP store.

I am feeling so ripped off right now. I have wanted a Mac for years and believed the hype about it's stability and I have had more trouble with this Imac 2011 than I have ever had with a pc. It locks up with several software products from APP store. I have already had to have a technician to look at it and really couldn't figure out what the deal was. I was told that the APP store software should give me no problems but the truth is that it locks up on the software. This machine is only 4 weeks old and I am using 37 g on a 1 T hard drive. There is no reason for it to be locking up. Also, when I try to use the help program, it always tells me that I am not connected to the internet even though I have used both the mail program and the browser with no problem just before that. I successfully used the help program on my pc lots of times. I did not need a $2000. plus machine to just get email. I just wanted to unload on somebody that might understand my pain and after checking out this site...I think there is a few of you out there.

I was told that the APP store software should give me no problems but the truth is that it locks up on the software.
The apps downloaded from the Mac App Store are written by third party developers, not Apple. If you have problems with those apps you need to visit the support area for their websites. Launch the App Store, locate the app name. You should see a support link.
when I try to use the help program, it always tells me that I am not connected to the internet even though I have used both the mail program and the browser with no problem just before that
Go to ~/Library/Preferences. Move the com.apple.helpviewer.plist file from the Preferences folder to the Trash. Restart your Mac, try the Help menu.
If you need help finding that file, hold down the Finder icon in the Dock then click: New Finder Window. From the menu bar top of your screen click: Go > Go to Folder. Type this in exactly as you see it here: ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.helpviewer.plist That will take you right to that file.
(.plist) files stores information about a particular app or in this case, the Help viewer. Often times deleting the .plist file resolves the issue.
It's fine to "unload"... we understand that you expect your iMac to be stable but there are times when things go awry. That's why we have these forums so that you can you get help.
You may want to read up on how to repair the disk if necessary or reintsall Lion > OS X Lion: About Lion Recovery
Apple - Find Out How - Mac Basics
How to "switch" from PC to Mac > Apple - Support - Switch 101
I'm sorry you feel, "ripped off", but you are using the world's most advanced operating system and it may take some time to adjust to a new OS. http://developer.apple.com/technologies/mac/

My older ibook g4 is locked up with an icon flashing. looks like a file folder flashing a blue and white face/question mark. what is this?

my older ibook g4 is locked up with an icon flashing. looks like a file folder flashing a blue and white face/question mark. what is this?

Apple's suggestions for dealing with the flashing question mark folder:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1440?viewlocale=en_US
Niel has summed it up pretty nicely.

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