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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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OS X Mountain Lion :: Preview Opens Hundreds Of Files As Unsaved Images
Jun 29, 2014Computer details:
13" Macbook Pro - mid-2012 (9.2)
2.9 GHZ
750 GB Hard Drive
8 GB RAM
OS: 10.8.2Â
I tried to open a single image in Preview (Version 6.0.1 (765.4)). Instead, it opened just over 500 images (out of 2300 on the hard drive) as "Untitled 1" "Untitled 2" etc. Over three hundred of those were grouped in a single window (that is, one of them was visible large, with thumbnails of all in the "drawer"). Why it opened the files as "Untitled", nor, in fact, why it opened them at all. I had only clicked on one to open it. I quit Preview, but upon reopening, all the "Untitled" images were back. The same thing happened when opening Preview after restart. The only way I could get rid of them was to close their windows one at a time. Of course, when closing something that's unsaved, the computer asks whether to save it or not, but I cannot click Command-D (as in previous systems), I have to click the Don't Save button each and every time. This takes ages with so many windows open.Â
Well, since I had no choice, I did that for the couple hundred images that had opened in their own window(s). Then I tried to close the images in the single window. I would do Command-W, then click Don't Save. The dialog closed, but the image didn't go away. Then a new Save dialog box would open with a different "untitled" number specified, and I would do it again. And again. And again. The images, however, did not disappear. Then I saw that the names (Untitled 101, Untitled 204, etc) of some of the images I had previously attempted to close were coming back again. They had not actually closed. I could not get rid of that window with three hundred images open in it. If I quit Preview, then reopened it, ALL of the 500 plus images opened again, even the ones I had successfully closed. The application is now useless until I find a fix.Â
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Jun 2, 2014Time Machine says it is indexing the backup and it has been going on for hours. How long will this take with a 2T HD?
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.6)
MacBook Pro :: Getting 4 Hours Battery On 2010 15 2.66 I7 - Normal?
Nov 12, 2010Are you all experiencing about the same battery time as me?
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MacBook Air :: Poor Battery Life - 3 Hours With Normal Use
Feb 21, 2008I can't seem to get 3 hours of life out of this battery and I wanted to know if I was alone on this. I've drained it multiple times and my capacity is at 4829. Sure, with the screen dimmed all the way and everything turned off I can reach 4 hours, but that's not why I purchased this machine. With my screen on max, no bluetooth, and WiFi on, I struggle to get 3 hours. This is with normal web-browsing, typing in word, etc. Forget about watching a movie, because the time remaining will just drop like a rock. I don't recall what the max capacity was on these batteries. If it's 5200, then I'm already at ~93%. At what point do I go into Apple to demand a new one?
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Feb 22, 2010I have been using my parents OS X login primarily for my computer life. I have made videos, played games, etc. using one account. But I decided to make my own account, and have had some success transferring files. However, the permissions are still set to the other account. So in iMovie, I can watch my videos but not edit them, since I have read-only permissions. I could easily go into finders "get info" menu and change permissions, but I have hundreds upon hundreds of imovie projects. So, how can I change the permissions of hundreds of files at a time? Editing the folders permission didn't work.
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iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5), 2.8Ghz i7, 21.5", 8GB, HP P2015dn
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OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)
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Sep 8, 2010I received an email with a pdf file that I had to complete and send back. I opened the document with Preview, made the changes to complete the form, and saved it ("saved as" because the program wouldn't let me just "save" it. A box popped up saying that changes may affect the original format and that I had to "save as" to get a copy of the file). I opened it again just to make sure, and all the changes were there. I sent it via gmail, and a few hours later the original sender tells me that the form was empty. I checked, and it was empty, even though the name of the file was the one I gave it. I tried again with the same result. Using a PC I had no problems, so I am guessing that the issue is with Preview. Does anyone know what I did wrong?
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MacBook, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)
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Mac Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3), 2008
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MacBook Pro
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
OS X Mountain Lion :: Where Are Files In Trash Located On Hard Drive
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iMac
OS X :: Cannot Move Files To External Drive - System Cannot Be Modified
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iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5), iMac/MacBook Pro/iPad mini/iPhone..
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OS X Mountain Lion :: Can migrate older emails (after hard drive change) by dragging and dropping relevant Library files?
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MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5), 8G RAM
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), 2.2 GHz Intel core i7, 8 Go ram
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MacBook Pro
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