Yosemite install problem

I have tried to install Yosemite from app store and my computer has frozen. Help!

After several hours the install never completed, but my local Apple store suggested manually shutting down. Then restart and after the chime hold Ctrl, Alt, P, R (zapping the PRAM). That did it. The Mac came up with Yosemite. I've also read many accounts that have worked of people just restarting.
However, when I shut down at the end of the day all the open apps closed but the Mac would not shut down. Just sat there with a blank screen. I had to manually shut down again. Won't have a chance to start it up again until later today but am hoping everything will go well.

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I can translate the error message at : "An error occurred while attempting to change modules"
I don't know if it's the real English text
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Since I have Yosemite on my iMac I can't view PDF files in Safari anymore. It keeps telling me to upgrade my Adobe Reader, but it is the latest version. Please help? I don't have this problem on my Macbook that does not have Yosemite installed.

Since I have Yosemite on my iMac I can't view PDF files in Safari anymore. It keeps telling me to upgrade my Adobe Reader, but it is the latest version. Please help? I don't have this problem on my Macbook that does not have Yosemite installed.

Back up all data before making any changes. Please take each of the following steps until the problem is resolved.
Step 1
If Adobe Reader or Acrobat is installed, and the problem is just that you can't print or save PDF's displayed in Safari, you may be able to do so by moving the cursor to the the bottom edge of the page, somewhere near the middle. A black toolbar should appear under the cursor. Click the printer or disk icon.
Step 2
There should be a setting in its preferences of the Adobe application such as Display PDF in Browser. I don't use those applications myself, so I can't be more precise. Deselect that setting, if it's selected.
Step 3
If you get a message such as ""Adobe Reader blocked for this website," then from the Safari menu bar, select
          Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Security
and check the box marked
          Allow Plug-ins
Then click
          Manage Website Settings...
and make any required changes to the security settings for the Adobe PDF plugin.
Step 4
Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it, the copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C:
/Library/Internet Plug-ins
In the Finder, select
          Go ▹ Go to Folder
from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-G. Paste into the text box that opens by pressing command-V, then press return.
From the folder that opens, move to the Trash any items that have "Adobe" or “PDF” in the name. You may be prompted for your login password. Then quit and relaunch Safari.
Step 5
The "Silverlight" web plugin distributed by Microsoft can interfere with PDF display in Safari, so you may need to remove it, if it's present. The same goes for a plugin called "iGetter," and perhaps others—I don't have a complete list. Don't remove Silverlight if you use the "Netflix" video-streaming service.
Step 6
Do as in Step 4 with this line:
~/Library/Internet Plug-ins
If you don’t like the results of this procedure, restore the items from the backup you made before you started. Relaunch Safari.

I have downloaded OS X Yosemite using recovery from boot but while installing error occuring showing unable to extract essential.pkg so can't install. problem is i have already formatted my drive and dont have any os right now. please help

i have downloaded OS X Yosemite using recovery from boot but while installing error occuring showing unable to extract essential.pkg so can't install. problem is i have already formatted my drive and dont have any os right now. only the downloaded new os x yosemite in the os x base system. please help

Please try again after taking each of the following steps that you haven't already taken.
Step 1
Reset your computer’s PRAM.
Step 2
If your model has user-replaceable memory, and you've upgraded the memory modules, reinstall the original memory and see whether there's any improvement. Be careful not to touch the gold contacts. Clean them with a mild solvent such as rubbing alcohol. Aftermarket memory must exactly match the technical specifications of the machine.
Step 3
Back up all data to at least two different storage devices, if you haven't already done so. One backup is not enough to be safe. The backups can be made with Time Machine or with Disk Utility. Preferably both.
Erase and install OS X. This operation will destroy all data on the startup volume, so you had be better be sure of the backups.
Step 4
Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store, or go to another authorized service provider to have the machine tested.

Yosemite installed on iMac purchased with Mavericks now takes 2 minutes to boot and give the login screen.

Downloaded and installed os x yosemite on iMac that was purchased originally with Mavericks. When power button is pressed I get start up audio tone and then the the black screen with the white apple symbol with the progression bar. The bar moves very slowly two about one third and then the mouse cursor appears and there it stalls for around two minutes. After the wait the login screen appears and it operates normally. This whole process before update would only take maybe 30 seconds.
If I try the web recovery process it will revert back to Mavericks any suggestions on what this might be. I do have an external Mac passport pro external drive that does have time machine enabled and has been there for months.
Thanks

After spending a number of hours with Apple Care personnel I was connected with a supervisor and finally got the iMac to boot up on every attempt and in a reasonable amount of time. Login screen now comes on in 30 to 40 seconds and computer is usable within a total time of 1 minute to 1minute 30 seconds.
Here was the process. Tried to download whole operating system with reinstall from utilities menu at power on and at 7 hours progress bar stalled at one third the way. Reason, time machine external hard drive was still connected during process. Disconnected all external connections except power and tried download again. This time whole operating system downloaded in 15 to 20 minutes. Yosemite installed and rebooted automatically and booted to login screen, signed in then to desktop, but boot took around five minutes. Shutdown and connected all peripherals, i.e.. ext. HD, DVD, printers and tried to start. iMac stalled at 2 minutes into progression bar with white apple symbol before login screen. Removed peripherals and tried again and still stalled and would not boot.
What was done to correct is as follows. Started iMac in Safe Mode, cleared all items in cache from Macintosh HD/Library folder and System /Library folder, system start up items, launch agents, and launch daemons contents cleared, removed printers in system preferences, ran disk utilities verify and repair of disk and disk permissions. Shutdown and removed power from iMac. With no peripherals system then booted normally. Reconnected peripherals while iMac was still on and added printers back to system preferences and all is well.
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My MacBook Pro's internal SuperDrive has stopped recognizing CDs/DVDs after Yosemite install

After upgrading to Yosemite, my MacBook Pro's (early 2011) internal SuperDrive has stopped recognizing CDs/DVDs after Yosemite install. It takes them in and will eject them with the keyboard button, but they will not mount. Disk Utility shows the SuperDrive and shows the inserted media, but will not mount the disk. That button is grayed out. Please help! I still have training libraries and music I access on such media. Thx!

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Iphoto library after Yosemite install won't upgrade

I have a MacBook 13 in from late 2009 w/ 2.26 GHz Intel Core Duo and 2 GB 1067 MHz DDR3. I have 105 GB free and 88 GB iphoto library.
I upgraded to Yosemite and when I open iPhoto it says that the library needs to be upgraded. When I choose upgrade, the status window almost completes, but then gets stuck before the very end (even after a few hours).
I am not sure which version of iPhoto I had pre-Yosemite. When I tried to do the iPhoto 9.1 update, it says that I need 9.0 installed first. Do I need to buy and install 9.0 (as part of iLife 11)? I can't determine which version of iPhoto I currently have on my computer (About iPhoto is grayed out), so I am not sure if I even need to install a version prior to 9.0? Could this be causing the problem w/ the library upgrade?
Is the 2 GB memory too little and contributing to this problem?
I did backup with Time Machine prior to the Yosemite install (had iOS 10.7.5).

NotaPipe:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. That has happened to others and the following has been able to fix it for some: download and run BatChmod on the iPhoto Library folder with the settings shown here, substituting your account name for mine. You can either type in the path to the folder or just drag the folder into that field.
Give it a go and see if it will help you also.
Do you Twango?

My display is non hdcp compliant after Yosemite install

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Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you turn on the computer, and again when you log in.
Note: If FileVault is enabled in OS X 10.9 or earlier, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to start up and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal startup may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually login 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.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem?
After testing, restart as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test.

Very long shutdown time after Yosemite install

After installing Yosemite my Macbookpro has shutdown times of over more than 5 minutes. This is what i got from Etrecheck.
Problem description:
very long shutdown time after yosemite install
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated 19 Feb 2015 01:19:39 CET
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011) (Technical Specifications)
    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
    1 2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
    8 GB RAM Upgradeable
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 868
Video Information: ℹ️
    Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
    AMD Radeon HD 6490M - VRAM: 256 MB
        Color LCD 1440 x 900
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.10.2 (14C109) - Time since boot: one day 7:40:33
Disk Information: ℹ️
    Hitachi HTS545050B9A302 disk0 : (500,11 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (90.86 GB free)
            Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
    MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Information: ℹ️
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
    LaCie LaCie Device 500,11 GB
        EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        MINI DAVID HDD (disk2s2) /Volumes/MINI DAVID HDD : 499.76 GB (62.48 GB free)
    Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Configuration files: ℹ️
    /etc/sysctl.conf - Exists
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
        /Applications/Karabiner.app
    [not loaded]    org.pqrs.driver.Karabiner (10.2.0 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]
        /Library/Parallels/Parallels Service.app
    [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.prl_hid_hook (7.0 15106.786747) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.prl_hypervisor (7.0 15106.786747) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.prl_netbridge (7.0 15106.786747) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.prl_usb_connect (7.0 15106.786747) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.prl_vnic (7.0 15106.786747) [Click for support]
        /System/Library/Extensions
    [not loaded]    com.Avid.driver.AvidDX (4.7.1) [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.1) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.SafeNet.driver.Sentinel (7.3.0) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.avid.driver.Avid_SCSI (1.2.0) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.avid.driver.Avid_SCSI_RBC (1.2.0) [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.cisco.kext.acsock (1.1.0 - SDK 10.2) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.digidesign.fwfamily.driver (8.0.4f1) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.digidesign.mbox2.boot.driver (8.0.4f1) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.digidesign.mbox2.driver (8.0.4f1) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.freecom.driver.BoulderScsi (1.0.0d1) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.metakine.handsoff.driver (2.0.8 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.nvidia.CUDA (1.1.0) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.PACESupport (5.7.2b8) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.PACESupport2 (5.7.2b8) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.master (5.7.2b8) [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.rogueamoeba.HermesAudio (3.0.1) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.sony.filesystems.pdudf (4.03.0d006 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.sony.filesystems.pdudfr (4.03.0d006 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.sony.scsi.PDW-U1 (4.03.0d006 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.wacom.kext.pentablet (5.3.5 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]
        /System/Library/Extensions/PACESupportFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns
    [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.leopard (5.7.2b8) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.panther (5.7.2b8) [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard (5.7.2b8) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.tiger (5.7.2b8) [Click for support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
    ciscod: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/ciscod
    CUDA: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/CUDA
    Digidesign Mbox 2: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Digidesign Mbox 2
    DigidesignLoader: Path: /Library/StartupItems/DigidesignLoader
    PACESupport: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PACESupport
    ProTecVb: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ProTecVb
    Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [unknown]    c om.apple.coreservices.appleevents.plist [Click for support]
    [unknown]    c om.apple.diskarbitrationd.plist [Click for support]
    [unknown]    c om.apple.mDNSResponder.plist [Click for support]
    [unknown]    co m.apple.securityd.plist [Click for support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.epson.epw.agent.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.metakine.handsoff.agent.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.nvidia.CUDASoftwareUpdate.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.parallels.desktop.launch.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.parallels.DesktopControlAgent.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.parallels.vm.prl_pcproxy.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.wacom.pentablet.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.autodesk.backburner_manager.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.autodesk.backburner_server.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.autodesk.backburner_start.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.digidesign.fwfamily.helper.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.edb.launchd.postgresql-8.4.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.metakine.handsoff.daemon.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.parallels.desktop.launchdaemon.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.rogueamoeba.hermes.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.rogueamoeba.instanton-agent.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    PACESupport.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    Google Chrome    Application Hidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
    Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.0 [Click for support]
    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.8.1 [Click for support]
    WacomTabletPlugin: Version: WacomTabletPlugin 2.1.0.6 - SDK 10.9 [Click for support]
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    Picasa: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.4 [Click for support]
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
    DVCPROHDAudio: Version: 1.3.2
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    CUDA Preferences [Click for support]
    DigidesignMbox2 [Click for support]
    Digidesign Mbox 2 Pro [Click for support]
    Flash Player [Click for support]
    Flip4Mac WMV [Click for support]
    MacFUSE [Click for support]
    Perian [Click for support]
    PenTablet [Click for support]
    XDCAM Drive Monitor [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Skip System Files: NO
    Mobile backups: ON
    Auto backup: YES
    Volumes being backed up:
        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 498.88 GB Disk used: 408.02 GB
    Destinations:
        Time Capsule [Local]
        Total size: 799.52 GB
        Total number of backups: 18
        Oldest backup: 2014-11-12 02:44:18 +0000
        Last backup: 2015-02-17 14:14:45 +0000
        Size of backup disk: Too small
            Backup size 799.52 GB < (Disk used 408.02 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
        20%    mds
         5%    WindowServer
         2%    Google Chrome
         1%    launchd
         1%    prl_disp_service
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    515 MB    Final Cut Pro
    378 MB    softwareupdated
    309 MB    Google Chrome
    215 MB    Google Chrome Helper
    206 MB    mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    220 MB    Free RAM
    3.56 GB    Active RAM
    3.34 GB    Inactive RAM
    1.45 GB    Wired RAM
    7.56 GB    Page-ins
    4 MB    Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    Feb 18, 2015, 04:35:18 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Last.fm Scrobbler_2015-02-18-163518_[redacted].crash
    Feb 18, 2015, 04:29:01 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/backburnerManager_2015-02-18-162901_[redacted]. crash
    Feb 18, 2015, 04:11:30 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Last.fm Scrobbler_2015-02-18-161130_[redacted].crash
    Feb 18, 2015, 04:04:44 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Last.fm Scrobbler_2015-02-18-160444_[redacted].crash
    Feb 18, 2015, 01:49:37 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Last.fm Scrobbler_2015-02-18-134937_[redacted].crash
    Feb 17, 2015, 05:36:32 PM    Self test - passed

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you turn on the computer, and again when you log in.
Note: If FileVault is enabled in OS X 10.9 or earlier, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to start up and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal startup may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually login 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.
Shut down from safe mode. Same problem?
After testing, restart as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test.

Unable to bootup after Yosemite install. have to keep shutting down from rear button. it does come on after a few times but then hangs at user login again. If you get in it is great. Seems faster than Mavericks but there is some sort of issue, bouts

unable to bootup after Yosemite install. have to keep shutting down from rear button. it does come on after a few times but then hangs at user login again. If you get in it is great. Seems faster than Mavericks but there is some sort of issue, bootup /login.

Knock on wood, this seems to have been my problem as well. I stumbled on this thread after dealing with this ridiculously-long boot times for the past several weeks.
I just reinstalled McAfee Antivirus and my Macbook Air booted up in less than 1 minute. No more hanging on the boot-up progress bar. No more hanging after I click on my user's avatar on the log-in screen. Bootup would often take 5+ minutes and sometimes never complete.
This has been SUPREMELY frustrating.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING YOUR RESPONSE!!!

Files disappeared after Yosemite install

Hi there, I've had Yosemite installed for a few weeks now on my laptop (13-inch, early 2011 2.3Ghz Intel Core i5) and have only noticed today that many folders in my Macintosh HD>Home directory are empty! I found out when I was trying to setup a user dictionary in Word 2008 – when prompted to save this new dictionary, Word was unable to find the old path it used to use to save dictionaries in. When I went to Finder to see what was going on, I found that the folders in my home folder are just empty – e.g. Applications, Music, Movies (Cmd+I indicates they contain zero bytes, so they appear to be genuinely empty). What on earth is going on? Has anyone had this same problem? What can I do to 'restore' my files? Any help much appreciated, as I really need some of those missing files

Quit Mail. Force quit if necessary.
Back up all data before proceeding.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. In the Finder, select
          Go ▹ Go to Folder
from the menu bar. Paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V, then press return.
A folder window will open. Inside it there should be files with names as follows:
          Envelope Index
          ExternalUpdates.storedata
Move those files to the Desktop, leaving the window open. Other files in the folder may have longer names that begin as above. Move those files, if any, to the Trash.
Relaunch Mail. It should prompt you to re-import your messages. You may get a warning that the index is damaged and that Mail has to quit. Click OK. Typically, the process takes a few minutes, but it may take hours if you have gigantic mailboxes. In that case, you may be able to speed things up by temporarily adding your home folder to the Privacy list in the Spotlight preference pane. Remove it when Mail has finished importing.
Test. If Mail now works as expected, you can delete the files you moved to the Desktop. Otherwise, post your results.

Plugin sandbox errors after yosemite install

After Yosemite install I see MANY errors in my system.log like this:
Oct 20 11:04:35 Yumi.local pkd[366]: ignoring mis-configured plug-in at /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ShareKit.framework/Versions/A/PlugIns/AirDrop .appex: plug-ins must be sandboxed
Oct 20 11:04:35 Yumi.local pkd[366]: ignoring mis-configured plug-in at /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ShareKit.framework/Versions/A/PlugIns/Faceboo kProfilePic.appex: plug-ins must be sandboxed
Oct 20 11:04:35 Yumi.local pkd[366]: ignoring mis-configured plug-in at /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ShareKit.framework/Versions/A/PlugIns/FlickrI mage.appex: plug-ins must be sandboxed
Oct 20 11:04:35 Yumi.local pkd[366]: ignoring mis-configured plug-in at /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ShareKit.framework/Versions/A/PlugIns/LinkedI n.appex: plug-ins must be sandboxed
Oct 20 11:04:35 Yumi.local pkd[366]: ignoring mis-configured plug-in at /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ShareKit.framework/Versions/A/PlugIns/ShareMa il.appex: plug-ins must be sandboxed
Oct 20 11:04:35 Yumi.local pkd[366]: ignoring mis-configured plug-in at /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ShareKit.framework/Versions/A/PlugIns/ShareMe ssages.appex: plug-ins must be sandboxed
Oct 20 11:04:35 Yumi.local pkd[366]: ignoring mis-configured plug-in at /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ShareKit.framework/Versions/A/PlugIns/SinaWei bo.appex: plug-ins must be sandboxed
Oct 20 11:04:35 Yumi.local pkd[366]: ignoring mis-configured plug-in at /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ShareKit.framework/Versions/A/PlugIns/SystemA ddToiPhoto.appex: plug-ins must be sandboxed
Oct 20 11:04:35 Yumi.local pkd[366]: ignoring mis-configured plug-in at /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ShareKit.framework/Versions/A/PlugIns/SystemS etAccountPicture.appex: plug-ins must be sandboxed
Oct 20 11:04:35 Yumi.local pkd[366]: ignoring mis-configured plug-in at /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ShareKit.framework/Versions/A/PlugIns/SystemS etDesktopImage.appex: plug-ins must be sandboxed
Oct 20 11:04:35 Yumi.local pkd[366]: ignoring mis-configured plug-in at /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ShareKit.framework/Versions/A/PlugIns/Tudou.a ppex: plug-ins must be sandboxed
Oct 20 11:04:35 Yumi.local pkd[366]: ignoring mis-configured plug-in at /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ShareKit.framework/Versions/A/PlugIns/Twitter ProfilePic.appex: plug-ins must be sandboxed
Oct 20 11:04:35 Yumi.local pkd[366]: ignoring mis-configured plug-in at /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ShareKit.framework/Versions/A/PlugIns/Youku.a ppex: plug-ins must be sandboxed
It goes for many software, like ShareKit.framework, SceneKit.framework, NotificationCenter.framework, Preview.app, Calendar.app, Reminders.app etc. - all of them are Apple software. I get it like every 1 minute in log.
Google didn't help. What is it, what does it means and how to fix?..

Problems such as yours are sometimes caused by files that should belong to you but are locked or have wrong permissions. This procedure will check for such files. It makes no changes and therefore will not, in itself, solve your problem.
First, empty the Trash.
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below to select it, then drag or copy it — do not type — into the Terminal window:
find . $TMPDIR.. $ -flags +sappnd,schg,uappnd,uchg -o ! -user $UID -o ! -perm -600 -o -acl $ -exec ls -Odel {} \; | wc -l
Press return. The command may take a noticeable amount of time to run. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear.
The output of this command, on a line directly below what you entered, will be a number such as "85." Please post it in a reply.

OS 9 Install problem on imac G3

hello all,
i have an OS install problem on my imac . I just finished formatting the drive . the drive is
paritioned :
1st partition = HD1: 5.5 Gb
2nd partition = HD2 : 2.5 Gb
3rd partition = HD3 : 110+ Gb
Then, in order to save some time ( i thought ) , i tried directly install os 9 from an imac
DV CD , on HD1 : i thought i d be quicker so i would have to start with os 8.5 then upgrade to 8.6 and etc .
that turned out to be a bad idea. the system install warned me it couldnt install Air port because the hardware wasnt compatible . it gave me two options : either ignore this message or quit . i chose ignore : again certainly a bad choice .
After the install was finished , the mac wouldnt start on HD1 . the sytem install is apparently incomplete ,or anycase it doesnt work .
i then installed os 8.5 from original imac tray load install CD on HD2 , and it works fine .
now the question is : what should i do with my bad os9 system ? i need an operating system on this partition. perhaps i can trash it and reinstall mac os8.5 on it ? i hope there is a way to get out of this without formatting the drive again .
thanks for any advice .

about the os9 CD : it is a retail verson , only not of the same imac model .
That is not a retail version of OS 9. A retail version of OS 9 has no dependencies on any model of Mac. You have a machine specific disc which probably won't work with your iMac.
1/ i dont know how to reformat a partition without formatting the entire drive . perhaps you can explain .
In OS X you use Disk Utility and only select the partition that you want to reformat. It has been ages since I used OS 8 so I'm not sure if it is even possible using "Drive Setup".

Updated to Yosemite, no problem. now iPhoto and iMovie won't open. Says I need to update software however, when i try to update indicates my User ID and PW won't work for these two pieces of software. User ID and PW works everywhere else.

Updated to Yosemite, no problem. now iPhoto and iMovie won't open. Says I need to update software however, when i try to update indicates my User ID and PW won't work for these two pieces of software. User ID and PW works everywhere else.

I am having the same problem. I even changed my password and updated all of my security information. Now it just gives me an error and retry message, which of course also does not work. Went to support and was going to open a chat (seemed the simpler option) and received a message that my support has expired for this serial number unless I want to pay $29.00. So I chose the option to call later, which was the exact time suck I was trying to avoid. Why wouldn't the new operating system also update the apps that were already part of my old platform?

Nano install problems. Works on USB 1.1!

Twelve months ago I went through the getting an IPOD to install properly problems with my son's IPOD, on his all singing all dancing new PC. Only finally resolved this by installing via the firewire port rather than USB. Therefore it was with some trepidation that I recently got a Nano for my wife's birthday, but hey I thought someone like Apple would have got their act together in the interim and installing should be straight forward. Have they? NO! Tried installing the Nano on my aging Pentium III which has a USB 2.0 PCI card, and for which all other devices plugged into it worked OK. Couldn't even get Windows to properly recognise it "A problem occurred during harware install your device may not be working properly". Tried Apple's suggestions and other users suggestions all to no avail. Firewire install option is not a possibility with Nano, but finally thought why not try one of the USB 1.1 ports on my aging computer, and guess what it installed first time and works without any problems. Transfer rate is not to bad either 850 songs in 1hr 10min. The only slightly different thing I did (which some other users also say) is not to re-boot the computer at the end of installation when it prompts you to and start using Itunes straight away and do some downloading then re-boot later.
Not much comfort to users with newer PC's but if you have an older computer with a USB 1.1 port and have install problems, try it as it may work for you as well.
Like every one else with install problems on PC's I say "come on Apple" individually or together with Microsoft please get this sorted out. My view of Apple was that they have great products (still true) that are easy to use (still true) and install without problems (patently not true).
Pentium III 800 Windows XP

Gosh, I have tried this many times. Over several days. I have also reset the shuffle, which as far as I can tell, consists of turning it on and then off.
Last night, it started updating the music via the keyboard USB 1.1, which I know takes forever. Then it lost communications and quit.

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