MacBook Pro is slow and I have rainbow wheels all the time.
Using Macbook Pro 17in with Snow Leopard. It is behaving like my old pc used to.
Start with this comprehensive troubleshooting article:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3521
Usually the HDD is the primary area that will have an adverse affect on performance.
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hello everyone...I got my very first macbook pro just today and i have a problem deleting the "test" user account. if i can't delete it, the system won't let me turn off the system. I don't know what to do! HELP!!!!
Have you created another admin user? Go to system preferences click users and click the + to add a user; if you haven't already. Once you have another admin user other then the "test" user make sure you're signed out of the test user account. Sign in with the alternate ADMIN USER that you just created or had created already and go back to SYSTEM PREFERENCES and click the same USERS icon near the bottom. Now select the TEST user and click the - sign. This should prompt you if your sure you want to delete the user account. And your done.
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My iPad has a glitch and I have restore it already. Also I've reset it as we'll. it seems like it is ten steps ahead of me sometimes. Is there anything that I missed that I could use to fix this problem.
Try a hard reset. You won't lose anything. If you need to do a restore, your computer should back your iPod up first. Instructions in link below.
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My Iphoto11 is so slow rainbow wheel all the time how to fix it?
since i upgrade my iphoto to iphoto 11, it has become really slow and hard to use allways the spining ball , is so slow and boring i wish i can go back to the older version. there is anything out there that can fix the problem.
How big is your HD? How much free space on it? How much Ram do you have? How big is your Library? How many items in it?
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My macbook pro opens eventually, then operates really slowly, freezing all the time.
HELP!!!! My Macbook which has been the pillar of reliability in its 3 years of life, however it struggles to open up now and freezes with a wheel whenever i try to open it up. Has anyone had any previous issues similar? I back it up regularly and as far as i'm aware it has plenty of spare capacity on the hard drive. Any thoughts??
HELP!!!! My Macbook which has been the pillar of reliability in its 3 years of life, however it struggles to open up now and freezes with a wheel whenever i try to open it up. Has anyone had any previous issues similar? I back it up regularly and as far as i'm aware it has plenty of spare capacity on the hard drive. Any thoughts??
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Hi all.
Just bought my first video from iTunes Store and should watch it with my son. I had to authorize, this and that for some time, but finally I got the video in my iTunes, but it was just a black screen. Nothing playing and no sound (of course). So I tried VLC and it was at least runing there, but no screen and no sound. Quick time said I had to authorize my iTunes acount first (which I had done several times before) and did it again with just the same result, nothing happening. What's wrong? I'm no geek so please help me out with this, I thought it should be easy piecy with a iMac and iTunes, well, hope it was a one in a million problem.
ThanksCould be a corrupt Download.
If you live in a Region that allows re-downloading Music...
Delete the Song(s) and re-download...
See Here > Download Past Purchases > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
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You don't get the itunes program on your Android devise at all.
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2 finger scroll doesnt work in Finder after Mavericks update.
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my macbook pro is slow and the colorwheel turns a lot. Is there an antivirus software out there recommended by the apple community?
Problem description:
MacBook Pro is running slowly and shows me the color wheel all the time.
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MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
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Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (362.93 GB free)
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Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
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it says that i need 2gb or more of memory and 8 gb or more of available space i have a macbook pro retina display and i have 4gb of memory?
it says that i need 2gb or more of memory and 8 gb or more of available space i have a macbook pro retina display and i have 4gb of memory?
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How can I sync my calendars on the MacBook Pro, iCloud, iPad and iPhone? Since upgrading to the newest OS on each device, none of the calendars sync. Any suggestions?
Hi silverk,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
I understand the need for all of your calendars to be up to date across all of your devices and how frustrating it can be when they are not syncing as you would expect. In this situation I would suggest reading over and using the attached article for troubleshooting.
iCloud: Troubleshooting iCloud Calendar
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this is my 3rd macbook air and pro that kicks me out my yahoo email all the time and tells me my password is wrong when its not this been going on 2 years 3 different macs sometimes it dont do it for months after a software update
Don't switch email providers. Switch to another email client on your Mac. It is not Yahoo. I have 3 Yahoo accounts and never have any problems getting or sending mail from/to those accounts. But I don't use the built in Mac Mail program. I use Thunderbird. I use thunderbird on both Mac OS X and Windows. Been using it for some time now with no problems getting my Yahoo mail, Google gmail mail or form my work email account.
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HT3371 My Macbook Pro does,nt seem to have any life in the battery does it need a new one
My Macbook Pro does,nt seem to have any life in the battery does it need a new one
You can check the actual capcity by opening the "System Information" application in the folder "/Applications/Utilities".
Then you can select the information section "Hardware > Power" to see the information regarding the battery:
The important information is highlighted in the image above. The ratio of Charge Remaining (when fully charged) to Full Charge Capacity is a good metric of how "healthy" the battery is. The Number if cycles is another indicator. The higher the number of cycles the lower I would expect the ratio of Charge Remaining (when fully charged) to Full Charge Capacity. -
I purchased my macbook pro 2nd hand and then purchased Lion online thru the apple store and today when I tried to update some of the software I got the message that it was corrupt. Can anyone help me?
Did the message say what was corrupt. It is not clear from your description of "...it was corrupt" what "it" is. Sounds like the download of Lion was corrupt. Download it again. Downloaded files sometimes get corrupted due to network connection glitches or interruptions.
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Take it in for service. Either the charger has failed or something on the motherboard.
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