Safari blocks, shutdown the computer, all files lost.
I'm new to Mac's and I was simply ecstatic till yesterday.
Safari went down during normal internet activity. Since I didn't now what to do and Safari wasn't responding to anything, I just closed all others applications and shut down the Mac (it is a knock-out, but it usually works with Windows).
After restarting, all my files that were created or modificated till the previous day were gone. Also, some things like dock preferences were changed to default.
I can only be happy to the fact I had the Mac for just one week, so i didn't lost too many things. But it's a problem that makes me really uncomfortable in doing anything with my MacBook.
So, what happened?
MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.9)
To properly close an app that is not responding use:
Command-OPtion-Escape keys
A window will open showing all running apps (and those not responding). Highlight the offender and "Force Quit".
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You can also do a clean reinstall and download a fresh Firefox copy from http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all.html and save the file to the desktop.
Uninstall your current Firefox version and remove the Firefox program folder before installing that copy of the Firefox installer.
It is important to delete the Firefox program folder to remove all the files and make sure that there are no problems with files that were leftover after uninstalling.
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If not this:
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If not successful, an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is usually in order.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
Then
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
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Hibernation does not shutdown the computer
Hello,
the hibernation was working perfectly until one of the last updates. I can not say exactly when things get broken since I didn't rebooted my computer for weeks (it was in hibernation only) and so the last kernel updates were probably not applied... However, after a real reboot, when I hibernate now, everything works fine except that I have to "shutdown" the computer manually pressing the on/off button myself. When I start the computer again, it resumes from hibernation perfectly without doing the whole start sequence...
Does someone have an idea where I could look for to avoid pressing the on/off button myself to close the computer?
Thanks for your help,
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But it is still not working... I start to loose my hope
You can find below the end of /var/log/pm-powersave.log :
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/laptop-mode false: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/pcie_aspm false:
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/pcie_aspm: ligne 9 : echo: erreur d'écriture : Opération non permise
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/pcie_aspm false: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/readahead false:
Setting readahead for /dev/sdb1 to 256...Done.
Setting readahead for /dev/sda1 to 256...Done.
Setting readahead for /dev/sdb6 to 256...Done.
Setting readahead for /dev/sdb7 to 256...Done.
Setting readahead for /dev/sdb8 to 256...Done.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/readahead false: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/sata_alpm false:
Setting SATA APLM on host2 to max_performance...Done.
Setting SATA APLM on host3 to max_performance...Done.
Setting SATA APLM on host4 to max_performance...Done.
Setting SATA APLM on host5 to max_performance...Done.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/sata_alpm false: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/sched-powersave false:
**sched policy powersave OFF
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/sched-powersave false: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/wireless false:
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/wireless false: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/xfs_buffer false:
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/xfs_buffer false: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/hal-cd-polling false:
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/hal-cd-polling false: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/intel-audio-powersave false:
Setting power savings for snd_hda_intel to 0...Done.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/intel-audio-powersave false: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/journal-commit false:
Setting journal commit time for / to 0...Done.
Setting journal commit time for /media/BACKUP to 0...Done.
Setting journal commit time for /media/DIVERS to 0...Done.
Setting journal commit time for /media/MEDIA to 0...Done.
Setting journal commit time for /media/DATA to 0...Done.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/journal-commit false: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/laptop-mode false:
Laptop mode disabled.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/laptop-mode false: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/pcie_aspm false:
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/pcie_aspm: ligne 9 : echo: erreur d'écriture : Opération non permise
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/pcie_aspm false: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/readahead false:
Setting readahead for /dev/sdb1 to 256...Done.
Setting readahead for /dev/sda1 to 256...Done.
Setting readahead for /dev/sdb8 to 256...Done.
Setting readahead for /dev/sdb7 to 256...Done.
Setting readahead for /dev/sdb6 to 256...Done.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/readahead false: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/sata_alpm false:
Setting SATA APLM on host2 to max_performance...Done.
Setting SATA APLM on host3 to max_performance...Done.
Setting SATA APLM on host4 to max_performance...Done.
Setting SATA APLM on host5 to max_performance...Done.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/sata_alpm false: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/sched-powersave false:
**sched policy powersave OFF
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/sched-powersave false: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/wireless false:
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/wireless false: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/xfs_buffer false:
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/xfs_buffer false: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/hal-cd-polling false:
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/hal-cd-polling false: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/intel-audio-powersave false:
Setting power savings for snd_hda_intel to 0...Done.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/intel-audio-powersave false: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/journal-commit false:
Setting journal commit time for / to 0...Done.
Setting journal commit time for /media/BACKUP to 0...Done.
Setting journal commit time for /media/DATA to 0...Done.
Setting journal commit time for /media/MEDIA to 0...Done.
Setting journal commit time for /media/DIVERS to 0...Done.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/journal-commit false: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/laptop-mode false:
Laptop mode disabled.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/laptop-mode false: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/pcie_aspm false:
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/pcie_aspm: ligne 9 : echo: erreur d'écriture : Opération non permise
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/pcie_aspm false: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/readahead false:
Setting readahead for /dev/sdb1 to 256...Done.
Setting readahead for /dev/sda1 to 256...Done.
Setting readahead for /dev/sdb6 to 256...Done.
Setting readahead for /dev/sdb7 to 256...Done.
Setting readahead for /dev/sdb8 to 256...Done.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/readahead false: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/sata_alpm false:
Setting SATA APLM on host2 to max_performance...Done.
Setting SATA APLM on host3 to max_performance...Done.
Setting SATA APLM on host4 to max_performance...Done.
Setting SATA APLM on host5 to max_performance...Done.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/sata_alpm false: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/sched-powersave false:
**sched policy powersave OFF
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/sched-powersave false: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/wireless false:
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/wireless false: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/xfs_buffer false:
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/xfs_buffer false: success.
There is a strange line with an error (in French):
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/pcie_aspm: ligne 9 : echo: erreur d'écriture : Opération non permise
that means : line 9: write error - operation not allowed.
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Pop up is in safari from a third party website and won't let me do anything in safari unless I click on it. I don't want to click on it because it is probably a virus. I hae tried restarting safari and also the computer, but it's still there.
Thomas' answer is the preferred technique. Sometimes, these pop-ups will block you from quitting Safari. In that case, press option+command+esc, select Safari, and Force Quit. Then, use the shift key with Safari when relaunching it, per Thomas' suggestion.
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The showing all files option is selected in the filter.
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Images not appearing in browser, search filter is cleared
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3062
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I'd try next to check, if this is caused by the library, by creating a small test library and trying to trash pictures there. If it works well in a new library try to repair the database and the permissions on your regular library. See:
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Regards
Léonie -
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I can't shutdown the computer.
Can't shutdown the computer.
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My MacBook Air constantly freezes when surfing the Internet and I keep having to restart or shutdown the computer. Any advice on what could be wrong?
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ok so we bought an ipod touch for my daughter and when she connected it to the computer after she downloaded itunes, she was asked if it was her ipod or a new one, so she clicked on her ipod and lost all her recent pics plus is unable to locate the app store on her safari on her ipod touch. any suggestions as to what went wrong or what should be done ? should we restore or what?
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Note synced media like apps and music are not included in the backup,
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When my iMac was initially setup, I used an apple ID that is no longer in use (It was current at the time, but I created a new joint account recently). The apple ID was just unlinked from the computer, which prompted a new setup for the computer with me logging in with the new apple ID.
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Help/information appreciated.
Thank you,
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MacPro Quad Xeon 3.0GHz Mac OS X (10.4.9) 16 GB RAM - 1TB Internal RAID1Well, with the program Onyx, I've found that LaunchServices database is the culprit. To fix this I just pick a type of file I want to change. Right click the file, choose get info, and change the program it opens with, then click the change all button. Done!
Cool.
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