Updated to Mavericks, MY ENTIRE COMPUTER IS ERASED!

How can I restore my computer from my time capsule?
When booting OSX for the first time, it if I wanted to restore from:
1-another mac
2-time capsule
3-a windows computer
I selected none, as I thought being the same computer I wouldn't lose anything.
How can I get back to this question to restore my information?

Problem Solved! I called Apple's 1-800 number, as I was scared I have lost everything. Mavericks created a new user. Therefore, I logged off. I logged back into my account and everything was there.
I just deleted the new user account that was created.

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Computer dead since updating to Maverick... HELP

I own a 1.6.8 imac bought in 2010.
I tried to update to Maverick and forgot to back up my data (my stupidity).
Now whenever I try to boot up, Maverick installer gets an error, saying disk is damaged.
Apparently the solution to that is to repair your disk in disk utility.
However, the repair disk button is greyed out- apparently means that the computer decided it's not repairable.
So my only option is:
- back up the disk on external hard drive to save the data, and erase the entire disk.
But when I try to create a disk image, or restore with source: Mackintosh Hd to destination: external hard drive,
I get an input/output error.
The setting on the hard drive is mac (journaled), with 1 tb left for storage.
What can I do next to save my data before erasing the entire disk?
Any help would be greatly appreciated... I've been gruelling through this for too long.

The Snow Leopard install DVD will contain OS X 10.6.3, which was the latest retail version sold by Apple; all subsequent versions came as updates.
When you boot up this install DVD, you can't access Disk Utility right away. You must go through the install routine first, i.e. choose your language, until the Tools menu is available, at which point you can open Disk Utility. That's where you can choose to wipe your drive out if you want to.
Reinstalling without erasing your drive shouldn't remove all your personal data, but the old "archive and install" option you could use in Tiger is no longer valid in SL. It means that although your documents will still be there, the content of your user account's library will be overwritten. All your applications preferences will be gone.
Up to you. Now, from the install DVD, you should have access to the content of your startup volume. You should be able to copy your personal data onto another drive at that point.

My Mac book pro has the end of a earphone stuck to it. After this I updated to maverick, and this massively slowed down my computer.Now my laptop is switching on and logging in just fine, but after logging in the screen goes white. What can the reason be?

At first my laptop was fine after the earphone end got stuck in. Soon it started getting slower, and suddenly it stopped switching on. The people in the service station said that it wAs because the hard disk drive was corrupted. I came back home, and immediately it stopped working again. This time they said it was because of water spill. They changed the entire key board and then it started working for a while. Later I updated to maverick and that slowed down my computer. Once, I switched on my laptop, logged in, and then the screen went white. When we took it to the service center they said they will need to replace the hard disk. I am not sure what I should do. Any suggestions?

Liquid damage from water spill is progressive, unfortunately.
Best.

HT203177 I have not backed up my computer using Time Machine since before I updated to Mavericks. It has been "preparing backup" for a half hour at least and shows no indication of how long this may take. Is something wrong?

I have not backed up my computer using Time Machine since before I updated to Mavericks. It has been "preparing backup" for a half hour at least and shows no indication of how long this may take. Is something wrong?

No. TM has to look through your entire drive contents and copy them all. This will take some time.
Once the first backup is made, then subsequent backup will be much quicker, depending on how much data has changed since the last one.

I updated to Mavericks yesterday and my computer is exceedingly slow and the notes that were in my email have disappeared. How can I get them back??

I updated to Mavericks yesterday and since then, my computer has been exceedingly slow!
Windows and applications take forever to open. I get the spinning pinwheel of death every few minutes.
The notes that were in the email app. are gone! where are they?!

The notes are in the Notes application. Restart the computer and see whether there's an improvement in performance.

When I try to move documents from one folder to another, the image of the document gets stuck and essentially freezes my computer. I recently updated to Mavericks and have a macbook pro 13 inch. Any suggestions?

So basically my computer has been freezing a lot since I updated to Mavericks. Is that just an issue with the system or probably with my laptop?
My computer is fairly new( got it in August) and I haven't downloaded much on it. Is Apple planning on releasing an update soon? Also, what should I do to

So how much RAM do you have installed? 4 GB is generally considered a minimum - more is much better (such as 8 GB).
And, how much free space is on your hard drive?

Why has my computer slowed after updating with mavericks

i updated to mavericks .since i did this my computer has slowed and i am also getting problems with streaming can i revert back to mountain lion.

how much RAM do you have?
how full is your hard drive?
what apps are you trying to run when things are slow?
do you have any crapware installed, like
antivirus software
defragmenters
"cleaners"
"optimizers"
how long has it been since you updated? Spotlight may be updating, that can take a while, and things may be slow while it does.
Boot into your recovery partition (hold down ⌘R at restart until you see the Apple symbol), go to Disk Utility, and repair your hard drive. While you're there, repair permissions too. OSX Tips Using the Recovery HD
Try a safe boot (hold down shift and restart) : Mac OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode? . If this works, it means that the problem is with some third-party software you have installed.
Try a test user account: Isolating an issue by using another user account .
That is: if you want, we could try to fix what is wrong. Otherwise, you could certainly go back to ML if you want. How you would get there would depend on how your computer originally came, either with OS installer discs, or with the OS already installed. osx - Roll back from OS X Mavericks ( or any newer OS) to Mountain Lion - Ask Different

TS2951 I installed Maverick on my computer cause it kept asking as an update don't like it how can i go back of what I use to have

I Installed Maverick on my computer cause it kept asking me as an update to the computer I dont like it and if i do something on my I Pad it happens on my computer to how can go back

Hopefully you made a backup.
This is what I had to do to rever to Snow Leopard from Mavericks:
make an appointment with a genius at an Apple Store
they had to do a deep wipe (not the exact correct term, but deep was part of it) of my iMac, then reinstall Snow Leopard over top of it. We tried to restore from backup during the install process, and ended up in a total mess. So we had to start over and do another deep wipe, then they reinstalled Snow Leopard for me.
You need to bring some proof that you own Snow Leopard with you, then they will install it for free (and do it much faster than you can, because they install the latest version straight away

The computer recently ask me for an update for mavericks and after i did the update there a white smug in the middle of the screen. how can i fix this?

the computer recently ask me for an update for mavericks and after i did the update there a white smug in the middle of the screen. how can i fix this?

smug?

I have a MackBook Pro I updated to Maverick and now my internet won't work and all my programs freeze and I have to restart my computer.

I have a MackBook Pro I updated to Maverick and now my internet won't open and all my programs freeze and I have to restart my computer. The only program that doesn't freeze is Microsoft Word.

Back up your documents and everything else important to you, not that there is any reason to believe your hard disk may be failing, but the symptoms you describe may presage an impending disk failure, and you should have backups anyway.
To help determine the possible causes of this behaviour read the following. None of what follows is intended to fix anything, but it will provide the additional information required to advance troubleshooting:
Boot OS X Recovery by holding ⌘ and r (two fingers) while you start your Mac. At the Mac OS X Utilities screen, select Disk Utility. Select your startup volume (usually named "Macintosh HD") and click the Repair Disk button. Describe any errors it reports in red.
When it finishes restart your Mac and test again for operation. If it's still not behaving as you expect it should, please post the results of EtreCheck in accordance with the following instructions:
Apple Support Communities contributor etresoft wrote a very useful app to quickly gather certain system information that may help point to a cause of this problem. Go to his website, download and run EtreCheck:
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
Etrecheck will be in your Downloads folder. Open it from there. You may see the following dialog box:
Click Open - etresoft contributes to this forum frequently and can be considered a trustworthy developer.
It will take a moment to run as it collects its data.
Copy and paste its output in a reply.
Do not be concerned about anything that says "Problem" or “failed” or anything else that may appear in red.
EtreCheck was designed to remove any personal information (such as your computer's name and serial numbers) but if you see anything that looks like an email address or any other personal information that should not be divulged to others, please delete or obscure that information when you post the reply.
When you are finished with EtreCheck, quit the program. It occupies very little space, and you can keep it or drag it to the Trash as you wish.
After completing the above please determine if the problems also occur in "Safe Mode":
Safe Mode or "Safe Boot" is a troubleshooting mode that bypasses all third party system extensions and loads only required system components. Read about it: Starting up in Safe Mode
You must disable FileVault before you can start your Mac in Safe Mode.
Starting your Mac in Safe Mode will take longer than usual, graphics will not render smoothly, audio is disabled on some Macs, and some programs (iTunes for example) may not work at all.
Merely starting your Mac in Safe Mode is not intended to resolve the problem, it's to observe its performance without certain additional components.
To end Safe Mode restart your Mac normally. Shutdown will take longer as well.

If I have word, excel, and powerpoint on my computer already, when i update to mavericks and get pages, keynote, etc., will I still have my word, excel, and powerpoint?

I have word, excel, and powerpoint on my computer already. I have seen some people with the new maverix, and they use keynote and pages. I do not want to use those programs, so I am wondering what will happen if I update tot mavericks. I DO NOT want to loose word, excel, and ppt, so does anyone know if all my stuff will stay?? Or will I be forced to use keynote, pages....?

ilovedoggies wrote:
I have word, excel, and powerpoint on my computer already. I have seen some people with the new maverix, and they use keynote and pages. I do not want to use those programs, so I am wondering what will happen if I update tot mavericks. I DO NOT want to loose word, excel, and ppt, so does anyone know if all my stuff will stay?? Or will I be forced to use keynote, pages....?
No, you do not have to use keyote, Pages and Numbers. As long as your Office Version is current (2004 will not work anymore). You will not lose them, although be sure to backup your system before updating in case anything should go wrong. I personally am not a hugh fan of Keynote and Pages and work with Office for Mac most of the time.
Hope this helps
Cheers
Pete

After I updated to iOS 5, my computer does not detect my iPhone 4. Not only that, all my backed up data was erased. =/ I cannot even sync my iPhone if it is not detected. What can I do?

After I updated to iOS 5, my computer does not detect my iPhone 4. Not only that, all my backed up data was erased. =/ I cannot even sync my iPhone if it is not detected. What can I do? The USB ports are working. It is fully charged. I have restarted the phone and computer various times. But nothing works.

There is no way to consolidate iTunes accounts.
Setting up an iPhone has never required creation of a new Apple ID.
You've apparently purchased content with both Apple ID's. Sign into the device with the correct Apple ID and sync the content.

Maverick downlowd o.k. but now updates stuck and cannot shut computer down.

Maverick downlowd o.k. but now updates stuck and cannot shut computer down.

Hello Kking317
If any application is stuck, you can Force Quit the application and then you can restart.
Mac OS X: How to quit an unresponsive application using Force Quit
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3411
Regards,
-Norm G.

How do I get rid of Maverick on my computer and revert to the previous operating system? This update has nearly ruined my iMac destroying its speed, efficiency and flexibility.

How do I get rid of Maverick on my computer and revert to the previous operating system? This update has nearly ruined my iMac destroying its speed, efficiency and flexibility.

If restoring to the previous state from backup isn't an option (hopefully it is), it may be easier to try to resolve what is causing problems. It's possible that some incompatible software you have installed is messing with the smooth running of your Mac.
Can you describe more fully what problems you are experiencing? You could also run EtreCheck and post the contents of its report here - it may reveal the cause as there is some software 'out there' that is known to create problems: http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck

If I update my ipod on another computer will it erase everthing I have on my ipod touch?

If I update my ipod on another computer will it erase everthing I have on my ipod touch?

Yes. If you have to do this:
Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device: Apple Support Communities
You will have to repeat it when you what to go back to your syncing computer.

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