OS X Mavericks :: Reformat HDD Of Desktop IMac
Jun 24, 2014How do I reformat the (startup) HDD of my iMac.
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OS X Mavericks :: How To Reformat External Drive
Aug 31, 2014I have a 1 TB Lacie external drive. it was originally formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted). It also might have been formatted as a bootable drive, but I am not certain. Today I mounted the drive, entered the decrypt key and want to re-format the drive as Mac OS Extended (Journaled). I am using Disk Utility to do this. When I click on Erase within Disk Utility, I get this error: I am using Mac OS X Mavericks. how to fix this so that I can re-format the drive?
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iMac (27-inch, Late 2012), OS X Mavericks (10.9)
OS X Mavericks :: How To Turn Off Show Desktop On IMac When Using Mouse
Aug 29, 2014How do you turn off Show Desktop (Push All Windows Aside) on a iMac when using a mouse, I know how to do it on a MBP but I can't find anything in preferences on an iMac
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iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
OS X Mavericks :: Unable To Start Parallels Desktop 7 Since Upgrading On IMac
Sep 7, 2014I am unable to start Parallels Desktop 7 since upgrading to Mavericks on my IMac. The error messages tell me that visualization support is disabled, unable to load Parallels driver and unable to start the virtual machine.
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iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
OS X Mavericks :: IMac Desktop Will Not Recognize External Hard Drive But Mac Air Does
Dec 10, 2014I have one hard drive that is readable and writeable on my mac desktop but read only on my mac air. I am trying to transfer all files from a couple external hard drives onto a new larger back up drive so I do not want to lose any information by reformatting.
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iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)
OS X Mavericks :: IMac With 10.9.4 (13E28) - Black Message Bar Appeared On Desktop
Aug 22, 2014I have an I Mac with OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) a black message bar appeared on my desktop - everything I type is replicated in the bar and my screen is not holding it jumps to another screen
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iMac
OS X Mavericks :: Unable To Repair Or Unmount Disk To Reformat
Jun 20, 2014I have a Macbook pro 17" (2011) running Mavericks with a Crucial 960Gb SSD and a 750Gb WDC in the optical bay. My ssd is divided into 710 Gb to OS X and 182 Gb to Windows 7 Bootcamp. All was well until the other day when the OS X partition failed to boot. I got the grey screen and the very slow progress bar which after 15 minutes powered the machine off. The Bootcamp partion continues to work without issues. I booted from an install disk and ran disk utility. The OS X partition appears greyed out on the left panel. I attempt a repair disk and after a 15 minute delay it says it is unable to repair the last action being "updating boot support partitions for the volume as required". Its all backed up regularly on time machine but when I boot an install usb and attempt to restore from time machine, the OSX disk does not appear as an option. I go back into disk utility and attemp to erase/repartition the disk to start a new install but it refuses to unmount. I appear to be running out of options,
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Aug 22, 2014Is it possible to reformat a single partition of a disk w/o reformatting the entire disk?Or must one reformat the entire disk? In DU, If I click on the volume/partition in question, I do NOT get the tab “Partition.” If I click on the disk, not just the volume/partition in question , then I do get the tab “Partition.” Also, does using DU to secure erase a volume by overwriting with 0s, cause a format issue? Some details on my other post:Create a bootable clone using Disk Utility
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iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4), 4 GB RAM, Win XP Pro-Boot Camp
OS X :: Need To Reformat IMac - Which Folders Must Be Backed Up
Apr 4, 2009I'm thinking of doing an erase and re-install of Tiger on iMac, to get back that clean, fresh feeling. I don't want to lose all my stuff though, iTunes library, Photo's, documents etc. What folders do I need to backup so I can reload them after re-install?
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Feb 9, 2009I have a 450 MHz, 20 GB, 256 Mb ram, OS X 10.2 iMac that I am trying to get connected to a cable modem. The problem stems from the fact that I cannot change the settings in internet connect because the person who originally set it up locked it and I do not have the password. If I can solve this problem without reformatting that would be great. However, I do not know how to pull this off.
I thought it might be easiest to reformat the hard drive and reinstall OS X, however there is a catch here too. I do not have the boot disks that came with the iMac, I have the boot disks for an older version OS X 10.03 (for an ibook). If I was to try and reformat the iMac with these disks so that I can change the internet connection info am I going to kill this computer?
IMac :: How To Reformat My External Hard Drive
Sep 28, 2010I have 2 WD External Hard Drive Im trying to copy files from one to the other it wont let me because its read only..
If i Reformat the one with the files so i can copy it using my imac would i lose my files in there?
Software :: Cannot Open Up Applications - Need To Reformat IMac
Sep 13, 2009Dock's gone Dock disappeared, can't log out and when I went through the application to get to the firefox through the system icon on the desktop this popped up "the operation could not be completed. An unexpected error occurred (error code 0600)." Dictionary however, operates as normal. Itunes on the other hand, "you cannot open the application 'iTunes' beacuse it may be damaged or incomplete"- I've just installed the 9.0 version last night, but it says it has completed the installation and I chose to shut down as opposed to restart after (which is part of the option it offered). May be there's a virus/bug on the IMac? Would reformatting helps? If so, how do I do that?
View 4 Replies View RelatedIMac PPC :: Clear Out Os X 10.5.8 And Reformat Without Install Discs
Feb 14, 2012I would like to clean out my HD and reinstall OS X 10.5.8 Leopard, but I do not have the original install discs. My plan is to buy the Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard universal retail disc from an outside dealer (going for $200+) and also buy additional memory (2GB 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-4200)) to help with space.
I am worried about not being able to run QuarkXPress 6.0, Extensis Suitcase X1, Microsoft Office 2008, and Adobe Creative Suite CS3 once I reformat. I do not want to upgrade to Lion because most of these programs do not work or in the case of CS3 very glitchy on Lion.
is this the best route to go? I do not want to buy leopard and the ram, until I know for sure this is the right way of proceeding.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8), 512 MB
IMac PPC :: Upgrade And Reformat It From Leopard To Lion?
May 28, 2012i have an iMac on 10.5.? something.. and i want to get it back to factory setting and upgrade it to lion, as im half way to selling it to a friend. It needs reformatting asap really as he already managed to get that flash trojan on in within his first 2 days of having it, and its already had some mileage that could do with being reset anyway. i also what what i wanted to know how to upgrade to lion without having to get snow leopard as well. i know i need to install some more ram which im in the process of getting from Crucial.com. i just need to know about how to bypass snow leopard.
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Aug 8, 2007The iMac forum is clogged with news of the new iMac, so I decided to post my problem here: I just bought a friends old iBook G3 for writing and surfing the web. It's slow and full of his junk. He doesn't have the original disks, so I was wondering, would the install disks from my Intel iMac work on it?
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Aug 27, 2014I have an early 2008 iMac which I am about to sell and replace with a newer version. I regularly use Time Machine to do back ups. What's the best way to reformat my old machine before I sell and also restore all my files onto the new iMac?
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IMac, Macbook Pro
IMac :: Unable To Recognize External Hard Drive / After Reformat
Jul 7, 2010Yesterday I reformatted my Macintosh hard drive, partitioned it, installed Snow Leopard on one partition and Windows 7 on the other. I installed all the drivers for Windows 7 from the Snow Leopard disc.
When I plug in my 1TB Seagate external hardrive it's not showing up in Snow Leopard or Windows 7. Not even in Disk Utility. I tried plugging the external drive into my Windows laptop and a pop-up comes up saying "USB Device Not Recognised. One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognise it." I think that this may just be because it's formatted to Mac OSX?
The hardrive had all of my photos, videos and music on so I hope it's salvageable. I find it hard to believe that the hard drive malfunctioned at the same time I reinstalled the software onto the iMac.
OS X V10.5 Leopard :: Reformat Hard Drive If IMac Locks Frequently?
Feb 19, 2012My Mac OS X Version 10.5.8 is 3 years old. I am having major problems with it. For the past 3 weeks now, everytime I try to use the Creative Suite 4 applications, the computer locks up...spins and spins and spins. I force quit when I can and oftentimes I cannot. I ran the disk utility from the Installation Disk and ran disk repair. The message that I received was a minor one but the problem continues....Vol Bit Map has minor problems. Does reformatting the hard drive is a good idea? It seems that I can get online with no problems. I have backed up all important files and am ready to reformat but want to make sure first that this option is the only one I have.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
OS X Mavericks :: Folder Link On Desktop?
Jun 28, 2014I went out from Windows environment to Apple, I'd like to understand howto create on my OS X desktop 'link' to folder.
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Dec 8, 2014Items entered in Reminders no longer appear on deaktop...using OS10.9.5 (which is not on the Operating System menu below). Cannot find a "preferences" tab or way to make them reappear.
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MacBook Pro
OS X Mavericks :: Mac Drive Icon Appear On Desktop?
Aug 22, 2014With Mavericks, is it possible to have the Mac drive icon appear on the desktop?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5)
OS X Mavericks :: Hotmail Not Working On Mac Desktop
Aug 30, 2014All of a sudden my Hotmail accounts are working on my mac desktop? why last week was all fine?
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iOS 7.1.2
OS X Mavericks :: How To Remove Pictures From Desktop
Jun 25, 2014I want to remove the pictures from my desktop...
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Jun 26, 2014how so I create a new icon on my desk top?
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Aug 28, 2014I customize my desktop from my photo library but when I log in it shows one of sample Apple photos.
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iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)
OS X Mavericks :: How To Remove Application Icon From Desktop
Jun 26, 2014How do I remove an application icon from my desktop? I tried moving it to finder and I tried deleting it; nothing works.
View 6 Replies View RelatedOS X Mavericks :: Can No Longer Change Desktop Image
Jun 6, 2014I go into System Preferences, choose a new photo, close System Preferences, the old photo is still there. I have rebooted multiple times, closing all programs first, just in case something open is preventing the switch. I just cant figure this out, I have always been able to change before with no problem. The ScreenSaver is changeable, by the way, that works fine.
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MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)
OS X Mavericks :: Desktop Icons Are Randomly Blinking?
Jun 4, 2014I just replaced the original 750GB drive on my MacBook Pro with a SanDisk SD6SB2M512G1022I SSD. It's much faster, and I still have tons of open space.
But every once in a while the desktop folder icons disappear and then reappear. What could be causing this? Is there something wrong with the drive? Could the copying process have corrupted something in Mavericks?
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MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)
OS X Mavericks :: How To Change The Default Desktop Font
Jun 30, 2014How do I change the default desktop file font in Mavericks?
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Sep 5, 2014is desktop manager 0.5.3.dmg working on Macbook under MacOSX 10.9 ? I cannot get it working, icons tur up then off after 3 seconds. What's that ?
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MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9)
