Since beginning of July 2012, it is impossible to install any application from Appstore, and impossible to update any applicatiin without having a big crash on my ipodtouch (which is almost three years old)

Since beginning of july 2012, it is impossible to install any app from Appstore. It is not possible to update any application without having a big crash of the ipod which is almost three years old.

Try the standard fixes:
- Reset. Nothing is lost
Reset iPod touch: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Restore from backup
- Restore to factory settings/new iPod
If you still have the the problem that indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.

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The year was 2007. I was just finishing up my last year in film school when all of the sudden the Superdrive in my 17" Flat-Panel iLamp failed me. I could not read DVD's but thankfully I could still read and write CD's!
That DVD issue really bummed me out though. I mean - I was pretty flippin' mad that my Superdrive just borked after installing the latest 10.4.x update AND there was no support. Applecare was a distant memory and community support was non-existant. Can you imagine? ... the scores of Apple PPC users who were suddenly shopping for external DVD-R drives! And I was in film school! I couldn't burn my final cut to DVD... nor could I make copies to show my friends!
Well, that was a long time ago. I got over it. I burned CD's (yes, I still use CD's) and I bought flash drives and external hard drives to alleviate my storage and media issues. DVD's and my iLamp just did not get along so I really never bothered to pair the two up again.
That is... until one day, I erased OSX Tiger from my internal hard drive and in its place went Xubuntu 9.10. After configuring the new OS to my liking for a few days, learning new and interesting things about Linux on my fledgling PowerPC computer, I had a notion - it was like a whistling, distant wind - the softest voice calling back from those days of old when hardware just worked. I was moved to act - I was going to try a DVD in the Superdrive once more.
What once was the eject button on my keyboard in OSX is now just an ordinary button in Xubuntu, so I had to go to the terminal and type at the $ prompt: "sudo eject /media/cdrom0/"
My Superdrive went flying open and closed within 3 seconds. I had to make this fast. With an uncanny agility and wit - like Indiana Jones - I repeated the command at the Terminal and tipped a random DVD from film school into the tray of the Superdrive. My iLamp ate the DVD (which looks so cute) and it paused to think about what it had done for a moment. I could tell it hadn't quite made up its mind about what to do so I opened up VLC Media Player and went to "Open Disk..." I set my disk drive to //media/cdrom0/ and I hit the "Play" button in the "Open Disk..." window. My Superdrive started to make a whirling sound and suddenly - I kid you not - the DVD menu appeared.
I played a DVD in my Superdrive for the first time in almost 2 & 1/2 years.
Now I am not going to get into a full-blown rant on the Apple Discussion boards but I think what happened about 3 years ago was a very telling event. I think there was certainly a software conflict in PPCs or iMacs with these particular Superdrives and Apple neglected to fix it. I understand that the birth of the Mactel was a very exciting time for Apple back then but I was an Apple customer too. I was disappointed that PPC users were overlooked but now I feel better that I was able to get my Superdrive back thanks to Linux.
I would have posted this here: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1099805&start=15&tstart=0 but it's archived and locked. Cheers.

The year was 2007. I was just finishing up my last year in film school when all of the sudden the Superdrive in my 17" Flat-Panel iLamp failed me. I could not read DVD's but thankfully I could still read and write CD's!
That DVD issue really bummed me out though. I mean - I was pretty flippin' mad that my Superdrive just borked after installing the latest 10.4.x update AND there was no support. Applecare was a distant memory and community support was non-existant. Can you imagine? ... the scores of Apple PPC users who were suddenly shopping for external DVD-R drives! And I was in film school! I couldn't burn my final cut to DVD... nor could I make copies to show my friends!
Well, that was a long time ago. I got over it. I burned CD's (yes, I still use CD's) and I bought flash drives and external hard drives to alleviate my storage and media issues. DVD's and my iLamp just did not get along so I really never bothered to pair the two up again.
That is... until one day, I erased OSX Tiger from my internal hard drive and in its place went Xubuntu 9.10. After configuring the new OS to my liking for a few days, learning new and interesting things about Linux on my fledgling PowerPC computer, I had a notion - it was like a whistling, distant wind - the softest voice calling back from those days of old when hardware just worked. I was moved to act - I was going to try a DVD in the Superdrive once more.
What once was the eject button on my keyboard in OSX is now just an ordinary button in Xubuntu, so I had to go to the terminal and type at the $ prompt: "sudo eject /media/cdrom0/"
My Superdrive went flying open and closed within 3 seconds. I had to make this fast. With an uncanny agility and wit - like Indiana Jones - I repeated the command at the Terminal and tipped a random DVD from film school into the tray of the Superdrive. My iLamp ate the DVD (which looks so cute) and it paused to think about what it had done for a moment. I could tell it hadn't quite made up its mind about what to do so I opened up VLC Media Player and went to "Open Disk..." I set my disk drive to //media/cdrom0/ and I hit the "Play" button in the "Open Disk..." window. My Superdrive started to make a whirling sound and suddenly - I kid you not - the DVD menu appeared.
I played a DVD in my Superdrive for the first time in almost 2 & 1/2 years.
Now I am not going to get into a full-blown rant on the Apple Discussion boards but I think what happened about 3 years ago was a very telling event. I think there was certainly a software conflict in PPCs or iMacs with these particular Superdrives and Apple neglected to fix it. I understand that the birth of the Mactel was a very exciting time for Apple back then but I was an Apple customer too. I was disappointed that PPC users were overlooked but now I feel better that I was able to get my Superdrive back thanks to Linux.
I would have posted this here: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1099805&start=15&tstart=0 but it's archived and locked. Cheers.

The new power cord I ordered for my macbook air doesn't fit, too long; my computer is three years old. have they changed the powercord?

I have a three year old macbook air. I ordered a new powercord from amazon (two, actually), and it doesn't fit.
The cord connection is too long for my computer.
Is the new powercord a new size, and if so, is there any adapter?

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My MacBook Pro is three years old and seems to be running slower. Ideas of what to do?

My MacBook Pro is three years old and seems to be running slower. Any ideas?

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It won’t solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find nothing has changed after you complete it.
Third-party system modifications are a common cause of usability problems. By a “system modification,” I mean software that affects the operation of other software -- potentially for the worse. The following procedure will help identify which such modifications you've installed. Don’t be alarmed by the complexity of these instructions -- they’re easy to carry out and won’t change anything on your Mac.
These steps are to be taken while booted in “normal” mode, not in safe mode. If you’re now running in safe mode, reboot as usual before continuing.
Below are four lines of text in monospaced type, which are actually shell commands -- little programs. They’re harmless, but they must be used exactly as given in order to work.
First and most important, don’t run these commands until you have verified that they’re legitimate. Never execute shell commands from an untrusted source without knowing what they do, or at least that they don’t do anything harmful. I’ve posted these same commands, with minor variations, many times on this site. You should be able to find other discussions in which they were used without ill effects. Do that before proceeding.
Some of the commands will probably line-wrap in your browser, but each one is really just a single long line, all of which must be selected. You can accomplish this easily by triple-clicking anywhere in the line. The whole line will highlight, and you can then either copy or drag it. The headings “Step 1” and so on are not part of the commands.
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Step 1
Copy or drag -- do not type -- the line below into the Terminal window, then press return:
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Post the lines of output (if any) that appear below what you just entered (the text, please, not a screenshot.)
Step 2
Repeat with this line:
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Step 4
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My hotmail account set up on my iPad is syncing all previous messages, some which are around 5 years old.

I have set up my hotmail account on my iPad using IMAP settings. Using this approach gives me the ability to sync all mail folders including Junk. During the setup, I am not given the choice to decide how far back do i want to go back with my previous emails.The account got set up without any issues but the end result: Mail has now synced almost 2000 messages from my inbox, some being almost 5 years old leading to extra space being used up.
How can I change this so that my iPad onlydownloads recent messages (last 5 days maybe)? Any help will be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

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> I have just heard from Toshiba indicating that there could be three reasons for this problem:
>It could be a faulty keyboard, a system board fault, or a corrupt BIOS."
I dont think its keyboard or BIOS issue.
Why?
Because usually an faulty keyboard does not prevent the notebook from booting up. The POST should be passed properly but the keyboard would not work.
BIOS issue?
I dont think so since the BIOS cannot be muddled up without re-flashing the EPROM module.
Therefore the issue can be related to the motherboard as well as connected parts like RAM modules.
> Someone has suggested that if the RCT battery fails it could cause a problem similar to this one, is that possible?
I dont think so. Low of faulty RTC battery leads only to BIOS data loss (date, time, etc)
But the unit should still be able to power up.
> Toshiba has also said that if I cannot make any further progress I will have to send the laptop to them for troubleshooting and repair and I would imagine they will replace the motherboard and charge me more than the computer is now worth.
Well, before replacing any parts, you could ask for cost estimation but in case of motherboard issue the fix can be very expensive.

I upgraded my three year old ipad to IOS 8 and it's working very slow and irregular, can I go back to the old settings?o

I recently upgraded my three year old ipad to IOS 8 and it's working very slow and sometimes freezes. Can I go back to the old system?

No, downgrading the iOS version is not supported by Apple.
You could see if any of the following improve things :
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- if having problems with Safari, clearing its history and data : Settings > Safari
- soft-reset : press and hold both the sleep and home buttons for about 10 to 15 seconds (ignore the red slider), after which the Apple logo should appear - you won't lose any content, it's the iPad equivalent of a reboot.
- backing up (and copying any purchases over to your computer's iTunes library via File > Devices > Transfer Purchases) and restoring
- adjusting settings e.g. turning 'reduce motion' on (Settings > General > Accessibility), turning off 'background app refresh (Settings > General), turn off multitasking gestures (Settings > General)
- resetting back to factory defaults (after copying off purchases and any documents, photos etc that you want to keep) and then resyncing it back

I have an iMac 07 model and it has been running slow at start up. Does a three year old hard drive cause your computer to run slow?

I was told by a second source store today that the hard drives in an iMac 07 model run slower with time, mine is a little over three years old. Is this an accurate statement?

Computer slow downs can be caused by numerous things, age is not one of them. There is some really good reading here, I'm sure if you look 25 Ways to Speed Up Your Mac closely you will be able to regain some lost performance.
BTW in your signature you list some antivirus software....that could be a cause right there as it's not needed on a Mac.
Roger

I can't find the App Store after letting my three year old use my iPad.

My three year old son has deleted the app store off of my ipad and i don't know what to do to get it back? can someone please help

It cannot be deleted. None of the preinstalled apps can be deleted.
Swipe from screen to screen to look for it.
Check Settings>General>Restrictions and make sure that you didn't disable it.
You can also reset the home screen layout and the icon will reappear - but the home screen will return to the way that it looked when you first activated your iPad.
Settings>General>Reset>Reset Home Screen Layout.

TS3274 Videos won't play. Not YouTube or any other videos. I also have no sound. Are these common failures for a three year old gen 2 iPad?

Videos won't play. Not YouTube or any other videos (just started today). I also have no sound, keypad clicks, shutoff click, etc. Are these common failures for a three year old Gen 2 iPad?

For the issue with the videos that will no longer work, try closing all apps and then reboot the iPad.
Tap the home button once. Then tap the home button twice and the recents tray will appear at the bottom of the screen. Tap and hold down on any app icon until it begins to wiggle. Tap the minus sign in the upper left corner of the app that you want to close. Tap the home button twice.
Reboot the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider if it appears on the screen - let go of the buttons. Let the iPad start up.
For the issue with sounds, you have system sounds muted.
Check the side switch above the volume rocker on the side of the iPad. Flip it the other way and see if you get sound from the apps, keyboard clicks, etc.
If not, double tap the home button to bring up the task bar at the bottom. In the task bar swipe all the way to the right. Look on the far left side and see if there is a speaker icon. If there is, tap it and see if the sounds on apps come back. Then tap the home button.
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This support article from Apple explains how the side switch works.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4085

Remove three year old backups from TC

How do I remove three year old backups from my time capsule?
I'm using my TC for multiple macs (2 * MacBookPro 2010 and 2014 and 1 * iMac 2011).
I can imagine that the first BUP is a full and the following are incremental and that there is some logic required if you want to restore (so far never required, because everything is working fine and now crash or what so ever), but still...
Can somebody explain to me how to clean up (very) old backup data from my TC?
Onno

TM is supposed to keep itself ok.
There is no need to manually delete updates.. although if you run out of room and TM cannot work out how to compact the backup it will throw up an error.
See Q12 here for deleting manually.. not advised.
http://pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html
Much better.. wipe the TC and start over.. then set size limits to the three sparsebundles so each is forced to control its disk usage.
Erase the TC is easy and quick from the airport utility.. you will see it in Q12
Setting sparsebundle sizes see A8 here http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html

My MacBook is almost two years old and has started running really slow. It gets bogged down when it is running different programs at the same time, like Safari and Pages. It didn't react this way until recently. Any advice would be very welcome.

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HT4356 I have cannon mx870 it's not listed as an available printer for air print. Why it's only three years old and it has wi fi

I have cannon mx870 it's not listed as an available printer for air print. Why it's only three years old and it has wi fi.

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My iphone 4 is almost 2 years old and has started locking up. what do i do to get it working as it used to?

my iphone 4 is almost 2 years old and has started locking up. what do i do to get it working as it used to?

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My three year old was playing with her sisters IPOD and somehow figured out how to lock it. No one knows the unlock code can you soehow reset the device

My three year old was playing with her sisters IPOD and somehow figured out how to lock it. Now it is locked and noone knows the unlock code, Is there a way to master reset/wipe the unit?

Gretchen,
What iPod model does she own? If it's a Nano, simply connect it to iTunes and restore it.
If it's an iPod touch, you will need to connect to iTunes in Recovery Mode and restore it using the instructions in this Apple support document.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
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You have to go to Settings>iCloud and tap Delete Account, then sign back in with your updated credentials. This deletes the account and your synced data from your device, but not from iCloud. Provided you are signing back into the same account and not changing to a different account, your data will be synced back to your device when you sign back in.

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