OS X :: How To Maintain The Details Of Files
Mar 19, 2009
.I have files I have received over time on my flatpanel imac. You now guess its really old in computer years. I need to transfer these files onto an external hard drive and from then to my newer computer.The problem is that I want to maintain the details in those files. You know how when you right click a pic or sound file and chose view options/details(I forgot what it is) then you get dated created, date modified, last opened, all this extra information? I really need to save this information specially date created. If I transfer them will the new date created be the date of transferring the files or will it maintain its original date?
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May 30, 2012
I am new to the mac (OS10.7.4) having recently transitioned from Windows (and go way back to CPM - for those that remember). I am trying to achieve through finder what I can do in windows explorer by selecting multiple files, selecting properties and then selecting (and then modifying) details. I tried the similar thing on Finder using Get Info instead of Properties but only ended up with multiple windows, one for each file selected (and had to close each one individually! ).
Tried 'option-command-I' on multiple selected files, it worked, but the common tags that I wanted to alter where not available for editing. I can simply achieve the outcome I want by cutting and pasting the files to a usb stick, making the modifications on the windows machine and pasting them back on the mac. This should be a simple basic operating system function regardless of platform - how to find/achieve it!
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iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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May 24, 2012
Can I install my OS 10.2.2 disk, which includes OS 9 Classic, to fix Classic and maintain my hand-me-down 10.3.9 (with no disks)? My attempt at installing 9.2.2 disk shows "more than one system found, please choose" (available folders) which show the same message. I've been in cummunicado for a long time (years) and am wondering if the abandonment of 10.3.9 means the loss of use of my beloved pinball and Scrabble (legacy?) games in any new Mac?
I need the Classic to use my library of legacy games, but the 10.3.9 as a (somewhat) useful internet so I can put this old goat (the device!, not me)out to pasture to live its final year(s) doing good deeds like running UC Berkeley's BOINC program to search for extraterrestrial life (SETI). No kidding. I'm currently using an HP Pavilion with Window Vista.
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PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.3.x), PowerBook G4 12" OS 10.3.9
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Jun 5, 2012
how do I clean up my mac and maintain it
Info:Mac Pro
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Jun 22, 2012
What is the ideal charge cycle to be maintained?
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Dec 29, 2010
I've just installed an antivirus and now can't access some websites.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to maintain security, but still be able to access websites?
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Mar 10, 2012
What method should I do when maintaining my macbook?
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Dec 20, 2008
So I guess when I first set up my Drobo I set it up with a 2TB limit per partition. Now I want to add more drives but maintain one bigger partition and not have to start a new one.Has anyone done this yet and would you be willing to tell me how?
I basically want to reformat my Drobo so I can set my limit to 8 or 16 TB limit.Right now my drobo is showing up as two separate 2TB partitions.
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Jan 11, 2009
I would like to maintain an off-site backup, and plan to rotate a hard drive on a monthly basis. I'm running 10.5.5 with Time Machine. I understand that I may need to initialize a new backup drive every time I switch drives? Any thoughts? Is Time Machine really the best way to go here?
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May 21, 2012
What utilities and/or tools are available to maintain optimum performance?
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iMac (24-inch), Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Nov 30, 2014
I have an OnyX program to clean and maintain my Mac. This was recommended by the Geek Squad. Is this safe for my Mac and is there a better program for this purpose? I was previously using Mac Keeper.
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MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)
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Oct 6, 2010
recently, my mouse has been having a lot of trouble holding its "click". By this I mean when I, for example, attempt to drag a file folder to folder or even drag a window around, it loses the "hold" and usually ends up dropping the file and clicking something else. Oftentimes if i right click hold it will lose the hold and select something else in the menu.Does anyone have any ideas as to what the problem might be? I'm not certain that it is a hardware problem either, if maybe it is something to do with my iMac itself?
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Jul 1, 2014
I have tens of thousands of images in a hierarchical project structure:
---2014
|---First project
|---Second project
|---etc.
|---Last project
2013
|---First project
|---Second project
|---etc.
|---Last project
2012
|---etc.
etc.
I want to relocate these masters into a directory structure that exactly matches the project structure. Best I can tell, the basic "relocate masters" functionality can only dump images into a single directory. Any way to mirror the project structure on the filesystem?
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Dec 1, 2009
Ever since owning the uMBP, I have kept the battery charged and monthly calibrate it to maintain a 100% battery health. But through this, the laptop limits its portability and it is sometimes extremely tedious to find a plug in order to use it. My question is: Is it really worth it to keep a good battery that will last overtime, or would you prefer simply purchasing a new battery when your old one dies? Also, how big of a difference does a healthy battery compare to a battery put through regular use?
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Apr 3, 2012
I am struggling to reduce the size of some of my PDF , without loosing image quality. I have used Finder and it did reduce size , but the the picture quality was poor.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.5)
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Jan 14, 2010
How to - Creating and maintaining Lossless and Lossy music libraries in iTunes 9
A forum member has asked for information on how to create a new library for his music collection and below is my attempt to help. Having done this myself and never finding a complete step-by-step guide, I?ve attempted to make one of my own. Many others have helped me along the way so this is my way of giving back. Unfortunately, I don?t have my MBP right now and won?t have a Mac around for about two months. Please feel free to add feedback, tell me where I?m wrong, what?s missing or offer other ways of accomplishing these tasks. Once I get MR member input, I will update this post to reflect the best current practices for creating and maintaining two separate libraries for your lossless and lossy music collection. At the bottom of the post I list a couple of known issues and have a couple of questions so please chime in.
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Mar 26, 2012
I am a technologically challenged old lady with 500 wonderful cd's that I want to transfer to an external hard drive that my SONOS system will recognize. How do I do this and how do I MAINTAIN the fantastic sound quality on the CD's?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Dec 30, 2008
Ars has put up a new article elaborating more on the iMac at Macworld.
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Jun 28, 2009
[URL]I really would like it to display more than the decimal places of my free space
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Jan 20, 2009
I am wondering if I am getting a good transfer rate on my time capsule. (Using leopard). If I alt (option) click on the airport icon on the top of the screen, I can get details to my network. One of the details is transfer. I am assuming this is the speed of my network. Do you know what this is measured in? When I have the time capsule as a G router I get a transfer of 130. When I have the TC as an N router, I get a transfer of 200 - 264. Can anyone tell me if these numbers are good, or do I need to do something to get the numbers closer to where they should be.
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Apr 30, 2009
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Jan 25, 2011
whenever I opened a web page needing a login ID and password, those two data items were provided for most of them, presumably by Keychain. This no longer happens.
I have Safari>Preferences>Security set to Accept cookies only from sites I visit but checking Accept cookies always makes no difference.
Intel iMac, Safari 5.0.3, OS 10.6.6.
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Oct 28, 2010
I wanted to know if there were any good software out there that would help me rename a music file and its details (album title, composer, comments). I don't just mean on iTunes but the file in general.
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Apr 24, 2009
I, like many, am anxiously awaiting my new iMac (3.06, 4850). I just ordered tuesday but i noticed something on my order details online that i dont know what it means. yesterday when i checked the details of my order, under imac 24", it said custom configuration, then you could click it to see the specs. today it says imac 24'/SD and there is no "custom configuration" under it. whats goin on, im not freakin out but curious as to why this change occured. anyone else ever notice this or know what it means? i cant remember whether the /SD was always there or not either.
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Oct 14, 2008
I have an ibook G4 running the lasted version taht can still run OS9. I was running a program on OS9 and when I quited this program the MAC crashed. I restarted it and got to the login screen. Normally it does not ask me for th login it jst goes straight to the finder window.
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Mar 29, 2012
When I look the iCloud icon account under system preferences the account shows my name but when I open up "account details" the name field has my wife's name. i have dited this in the detils page but as soon as I log out of system preferences and log back in the name field reverts to my wife's name. This is causing issues with alerts set up in iCal being directed to the wron email address.How can I permanently edit the account name in the details tab of the iCloud section?
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Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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May 8, 2012
I want to share my calendar with my assistant, but I need to keep the details (notes) private.
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Mar 7, 2009
screen share with another Mac on the network that I've recently setup to be a server. When I try logging in, with 'iMac' as the name and 'password' as the password, it says that the details are inaccurate, yet I'm fine to login to view folders. The Mac I'm using to login runs Leopard (lates updates) and the other uses Tiger (latst updates), but still, I'm fine to connect to another Mac using Tiger to share the screen.
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Mar 7, 2009
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Mar 27, 2009
I have just bought a new MBP, but I've been having this issue for the last year on my iMac trying to access my companies Intranet through Safari. (Or firefox for that matter..) From an MS blog - http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/arc...19/671735.aspx
Windows SharePoint Services v3 should work according to that link with Safari+2.
This is the version we are using for our intranet, but my Safari just will not allow it. It is forever requesting me for Name and Password. However when I type the said details in, it just pops up and prompts me once again. So I'm guessing this is an authentication issue? It's becoming really annoying and I'd really like to get around it without having to run XP along side OSX just for Intranet page.
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