What's happening to my mac?

Macbook pro retina won't turn on unless is plugged in. And when it's on the fan is loud and the computer is running slow.

The Retina MacBook Pro is still fairly new. If its AppleCare warranty is still in effect you should contact Apple.
If not, read the following: Troubleshooting: My computer won't turn on
After all the obvious causes it leads to a SMC reset. Read all the steps.
Before Resetting the SMC
Try each of the following steps in this order before you reset the SMC. Test the issue after completing each troubleshooting step to determine if the issue still occurs.
Press Command + Option + Escape to force quit any application that is not responding.
Put your Mac to sleep by choosing the Apple () menu from the upper-left menu bar and then choosing Sleep. Wake the computer after it has gone to sleep.
Restart your Mac by choosing the Apple () menu from the upper-left menu bar and then choosing Restart.
Shut down your Mac by choosing the Apple () menu from the upper-left menu bar and then choosing Shut Down.
Resetting the SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own
Shut down the computer.
Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if it's not already connected.
On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time.
Release all the keys and the power button at the same time.
Press the power button to turn on the computer.

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What would happen if my mac os hard drive failed

so i have 2 hard drives
1 for windows bootcamp and 1 for mac
as it is now, i boot to the windows boot manager then choose my copy of windows.
what would happen if my mac os hard drive failed right now?
would the computer still boot and be unaffected unless i tried to boot to mac?

failure is usually not dead. It can be a bad sector, but usually it is a directory issue or just the partition table (but which require either quick or long format)
if you have a workstation, you should clone both operating systems; you should not put them on the same hard drive. And you just use the clone you made for each (Paragon Clone OS for Windows $19; Carbon Copy is sharefare for OS X)
both of those allow booting off the new hard drive while you figure what you want to do or what happened.
If you only have two hard drives use the other drive bays.
Basically NOTHING happens if you pull one or the other.

ICloud is not compatable with my mac, what will happen to my .mac account?

I have an older macbook pro with a core duo processor (not core duo 2) and therefore will not be able to upgrade my processing system to Lion and cannot use iCloud. Does anyone know what is going to happen to my @mac.com email account come June?

If don't upgrade to Lion, yes.
Can I keep my MobileMe email address once I move to iCloud?
Yes. If you have an active MobileMe account when you sign up for iCloud, you can keep your me.com or mac.comemail address and any email aliases you have created and move your MobileMe mail, contacts, and calendars, as well as your bookmarks, to the new service. When you're ready to make the move, go to www.me.com/move.
MobileMe: Canceling your subscription

What is happening with my Macs these days???

Okay, two different Macs, both loaded with TONS of multi-media apps and supporting tech. One is a dual G5 and the other a 17" Macbook Pro. Both with the latest updates of everything I actively use.
So, here are the issues I'm SUFFERING lately. MAIL: Crashes consistently. Almost on every second or third new mail or reply I invoke. Which is subsequently LOSING EMAILS on every crash. Vital emails are going into binary limbo land never to be found again. Please don't tell me I have to go back to using Entourage?!? iLife 08: Had to read through these forums along with a bunch of other users to finally weed out a font issue preventing the opening of the Garageband application and a theme issue keeping iDVD to open. Now I am with less fonts and themes just to be able to launch these apps. The most recent and almost most time consuming issue I'm SUFFERING is Spotlight. I've become quite reliant on using search features both in Spotlight proper and within the Spotlight search fields in applications, particularly within the Finder. Now it doesn't even find files when I do an isolated search on an EXACT filename and direct it right to the folder that the file resides.
What gives? I've been a Mac user for a very long time and can't quite recall such a slew of bugs.
I'm sure I will get people telling me to check the permissions and verify discs etc. I've done tons of this over the past couple of months. I've even implemented the use of such "tools" as Disc Warrior and TechTool Pro. These problems persist!
I'm tired of this Windows like world that I've been thrust into so if anyone has any fixes I am all ears!!!
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Have you tried creating a new account, name it "test" and see how your apps work in that User acct? (That will tell if your problem is systemwide or limited to your User acct.) This account is just for test, do nothing further with it.
Open System Preferences >> Accounts >> "+" make it an admin account.
Let us know and we'll troubleshoot this further.
-mj
[email protected]

What is happening to my mac?

it starts beeping really loudly and the screen has these green lines all over them and then i have to restart my laptop. What is going on?

This is not a virus, despite telephonedude98's recommendation. There is no Mac malware that behaves this way. See my Mac Malware Guide. Repairing permissions is also unlikely to help.
To me, what you describe sounds like a hardware issue. You could try running Apple Hardware Test, though you need to be aware that a "pass" from AHT does not mean that you don't have hardware issues. It only means that you don't have any of the hardware issues AHT is capable of testing for. Still, if it finds anything, that gives you useful information. In any case, I would recommend contacting Apple for diagnosis and service.

What is happening to my Mac.only blue screen appears

After I download the latest firmware and itune I'm getting this blue screen when i open my computer.anyone have the same problem?

Disconnect all wired peripherals, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
Be sure your Mac is shut down.
Press the power button.
Immediately after you hear the startup tone, hold the Shift key. The Shift key should be held as soon as possible after the startup tone, but not before the tone.
Release the Shift key when you see the gray Apple icon and the progress indicator (looks like a spinning gear).
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including wireless networking on certain Macs.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
After logging in, reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode.)

HT203477 PLEASE HELP I CAN HEAR SOUND BUT CAN'T SEE VIDEO(final cut pro x)what is happenning?@!$%^Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 (11G63b)

I got an HDPVR Gaming Edition for Xmas and whenever I try to put it into final cut pro x it is black, but I can hear audio! Earlier today, It was working fine, but i couldn't hear any audio! It was vis versa, i literally couldn't get the sound from the tv. Please help, or iam just going to return it...

You need to give us more information. How are you bringing the files into FCP X? What format are they? Do they play in Quicktime Player? Open one in QT Player, and post a screenshot of the Movie Inspector.

What has happened to the Mac Projector in CS 3 and 5?

I can still make the Windows exe file, but nothing for the Mac.
Copies made last October now fail to work after copying; I get told they are from an unidentified developer.

Macintosh Flash Player 11.9 Projector
You mean that?

What will happen to my mac e-mail account if I don't go to Icloud

I have just updated to Snow Leopard but do not want to add the extra memory to run Lion. When Mobile me finishes if I don't join icloud will I still have an email account with mac. I do not have anyother mac devises so really don't think I need icloud?

If you do not migrate your MobileMe account to iCloud before the end of June it will cease to work, everything will be deleted, and you will lose your email address.
You can migrate from MobileMe to iCloud at http://me.com/move even with Snow Leopard: when asked to confirm that your Mac is running Lion just lie and say 'yes'. Of course you won't be able to access iCloud directly from your Mac.
If you have MobileMe mail set up to collect mail from external POP accounts you should cancel this before migrating, or you may find it still working in iCloud (where it isn't supposed to) and with no way of stopping it.
This will be the situation with Snow Leopard when you have migrated:
Your email, calendars, and 'Find my iPhone' will be migrated to iCloud. Contacts and Bookmarks cannot be migrated from a Snow Leopard Mac.
Your iDisk, together with website hosting and Gallery, will continue to work as before until next June.
Syncing of Dashboard Widgets, Dock Items and Keychains between Macs, and Mail Accounts, Mail Rules, System Preferences, Signatures & Smart Mailboxes between Macs & iOS devices, will cease altogether.
You will be able to access email and calendars on the iCloud website at http://icloud.com provided your browser is reasonably up-to-date.
You will not be able to sync contacts or bookmarks from a pre-Lion Mac.
You will be able to enter the server settings for email manually in the Mail application and access your email.
You will not be able to sync your calendars directly.
Some people have been able to set up calendar syncing by using the method detailed here - this is an unsupported hack and may not be reliable, and may stop working at some future point. BusyCal is an iCal-like calendar application with extra facilities: it can sync with the iCloud Calendar while running on Leopard, Snow Leopard or Lion.
There appears to be no method of syncing contacts (though Address Book on a Mac can be synced with Google or Yahoo address books - I don't know how reliable this is).

What will happen to my mac if I turn off icloud

I thought I could sync my mini and laptop using icloud only to find my laptop was too old after setting up my icloud account. Now, I find if I turn if off it says documents, contents, etc will be deleted from my mac mini. Is that true? How do I turn if off and keep my stuff. I don't have iphone or ipad and don't need icloud.
thanks

What is the exact wording of the message?
Why not just leave it on on the one Mac? That way you can access some items by going to icloud.com and signing in.
This:
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2613
just says:
If your Mac has OS X v10.7.5 and you turn off iCloud, your calendar information and reminders aren’t stored locally in iCal. If you want to retain your calendar and reminder information, you need to back it up before turning off iCloud. For more information, see the Apple Support article iCloud: Calendar & reminder data removed from Calendar and Reminders or iCal when disabling iCloud Calendar.
Also see:
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11453
OS X Mountain Lion: Start or stop using an iCloud service on your Mac

What will happen if i dont back my mac up before installing os s yosmite beta

what will happen to my mac if i dont back it up before installing os x yosmite ?

We have no idea what might happen; it is not good to run beta software on a regular production machine. We also cannot help with any problem you might encounter - you will need to contact Apple and/or provide them feedback due to the confidentiality agreement (you're not allowed to discuss the beta anywhere and we're not allowed to discuss it).
So, if you want to install it, do so on an external drive or partition so your regular system is safe.

HT4898 what happens to my mac email account

what will happen to my .mac email account when i move to iCloud? Will I maintain my apple ID?

Your email address will continue as it does now, and you will retain your Apple ID so nothing changes in that respect.
If you're not using Mac OS X 10.7.2 or later you'll need to manually setup the new email server addresses:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4864

I just backed up my mac to an external hard drive using Time Machine. What would happen if I turn Time Machine off and then plug the external hard drive back into my computer?

I just backed up my mac to an external hard drive using Time Machine. What would happen if I turn Time Machine off and then plug the external hard drive back into my computer?
What I am ultimately wanting to do is make more room on my computer by backing up all of my files onto the external hard drive and then deleting them off of my computer. However, neededing to be able to retrieve them from the external hard drive later down the road.
From what I have read and am trying to understand, is that I probably shouldn't have used time machine. I need to use the external hard drive like a basic flash drive where I can put things on and get things off without having it automatically update through time machine everytime I connect it to my computer.
Not tech savvy at all and barely understand basics. I need very simple and easy to understand explanations.

sydababy wrote:
and then deleting them off of my computer.
BIG BIG MISTAKE ..... youre making a linchpin deathtrap for your data trying to shove everything on a single fragile HD.
Dont suffer the tragedy other people make, buy another or 2 more HD, theyre cheap as dust.
The number of people who have experienced terror by having a single external HD backup is enormous. One failure that WILL HAPPEN, and kaput,......all gone!
Dont do it, its all about redundancy, redundancy, redundancy.
follow here:
Methodology to protect your data. Backups vs. Archives. Long-term data protection
Deleting them off your computer is fine....having only ONE copy is extremely BAD.
The Tragedy that will be, the tragedy that never should be
Always presume correctly that your data is priceless and takes a very long time to create and often is irreplaceable. Always presume accurately that hard drives are extremely cheap, and you have no excuse not to have multiple redundant copies of your data copied on hard drives and squirreled away several places, lockboxes, safes, fireboxes, offsite and otherwise.
Hard drives aren't prone to failure…hard drives are guaranteed to fail (the very same is true of SSD). Hard drives dont die when aged, hard drives die at any age, and peak in death when young and slowly increase in risk as they age.
Never practice at any time for any reason the false premise and unreal sense of security in thinking your data is safe on any single external hard drive. This is never the case and has proven to be the single most common horrible tragedy of data loss that exists.
Many 100s of millions of hours of lost work and data are lost each year due to this single common false security. This is an unnatural disaster that can avoid by making all data redundant and then redundant again. If you let a $60 additional redundant hard drive and 3 hours of copying stand between you and years of work, then you've made a fundamental mistake countless 1000s of people each year have come to regret.

I just purchased a new Mac and I am trying to download my previously purchased songs. I am only getting a portion of each song though. What is happening and how do I fix it?

I just purchased a Mac and downloaded my previously purchased songs from iTunes, however it only downloaded a portion of the song (about 1:15) and this appears to be the same on all of the songs. What is happening and how can I fix it?

Hello Pork Chop 2,
Congratulations on your new Mac! It sounds like your purchased songs are not playing completely after you downloaded them. I recommend to following steps for an issue like this:
Symptoms
Occasionally, if a song purchased from the iTunes Store on a Mac or PC was not downloaded completely, the song may not play back fully. The song may abruptly stop during playback, and iTunes may start playing the next song in your library or playlist.
Resolution
If iTunes in the Cloud is available in your country, try the following steps to resolve the issue:
Delete the purchased song that is exhibiting the problem from your iTunes library.
Click on the Purchased link in the iTunes Store to view your previously purchased music.
Download your previously purchased song from this list.
You can find the full article here:
Songs in iTunes may not play back completely
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4357
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

I have a Power Mac G5 Dual 2.3 running 10.5.8, I understand that I can not upgrade to Lion, so what will happen to my Mobile me, which I can not live with out?

I have a Power Mac G5 Dual 2.3 running 10.5.8, I understand that I can not upgrade to Lion, so what will happen to my Mobile me, which I can not live with out? Also will I be able to get Icloud to work?

Hi Mary, the other so called "Features" of iClound will not work for like Syncing, but eMail will.
MobileMe & dot Mac will still work last I heard.
iCloud Mail setup, even in 10.4/10.5…
Don't delete your old account yet. Just setup a new one in Mail>Preferences>Accounts, little plus icon. Choose IMAP as account type, not ,mac or MobileMe.
IMAP (Incoming Mail Server) information:
          ▪          Server name: imap.mail.me.com
          ▪          SSL Required: Yes
          ▪          Port: 993
          ▪          Username: [email protected] (use your @me.com address from your iCloud account)
          ▪          Password: Your iCloud password
SMTP (outgoing mail server) information:
          ▪          Server name: smtp.mail.me.com
          ▪          SSL Required: Yes
          ▪          Port: 587
          ▪          SMTP Authentication Required: Yes
          ▪          Username: [email protected] (use your @me.com address from your iCloud account)
          ▪          Password: Your iCloud password

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