Messages In This Digest (20 Messages)
- 1a.
- Re: Virtual PC From: us2forever
- 1b.
- Re: Virtual PC From: Harry Flaxman
- 1c.
- Re: Virtual PC From: Jim Saklad
- 2.
- help with new computer From: Greg Roberts
- 3a.
- Re: Boot/startup time From: Jim Smith
- 3b.
- Re: Boot/startup time From: Harry Flaxman
- 3c.
- Re: Boot/startup time From: Christopher Collins
- 3d.
- Re: Boot/startup time From: Harry Flaxman
- 4a.
- MacBook pro locked up From: bobbystar
- 4b.
- Re: MacBook pro locked up From: Harry Flaxman
- 4c.
- Re: MacBook pro locked up From: Harry Flaxman
- 5a.
- Re: XCode (was: XTools download?) From: DaveC
- 5b.
- Re: XCode (was: XTools download?) From: Harry Flaxman
- 5c.
- Re: XCode (was: XTools download?) From: Bill Morton
- 6a.
- Re: how to delete an app in iMac From: John Ferman
- 6b.
- Re: how to delete an app in iMac From: Harry Flaxman
- 7.1.
- Re: Notice of moderation policy change From: Jim Harry
- 7.2.
- Re: Notice of moderation policy change From: N.A. Nada
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Re: Virtual PC
Posted by: "us2forever" us2forever@frontiernet.net rksangelkayann
Sat Nov 12, 2011 2:12 pm (PST)
Thanks, I will do that.
Kay
On Nov 12, 2011, at 1:54 PM, Harry Flaxman wrote:
Whoa…
First of all, install Parallels Desktop. Then, using Parallels, install Windows 7. Parallels will handle the virtual machine creation and setup with Windows initially. Note: You need a Windows install disc.
The program Virtual PC was an old PowerPC program that emulated Windows under OS X. It was very slow, to the point of being unusable.
All you need is Parallels and Windows 7.
You'll be good to go!
Harry
Harry Flaxman
harry.flaxman@comcast.net
On Nov 12, 2011, at 4:48 PM, us2forever wrote:
> Virtual PC for Mac so that I can install Parallels.
>
> Kay
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Re: Virtual PC
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@comcast.net hflaxman001
Sat Nov 12, 2011 3:39 pm (PST)
If you're having specific problems, feel free to contact me off list. I've beta tested for 2 of the major VM guest type applications. I'm pretty familiar with them.
Harry
Harry Flaxman
harry.flaxman@comcast.net
On Nov 12, 2011, at 5:12 PM, us2forever wrote:
> Thanks, I will do that.
>
> Kay
>
> On Nov 12, 2011, at 1:54 PM, Harry Flaxman wrote:
>
> Whoa…
>
> First of all, install Parallels Desktop. Then, using Parallels, install Windows 7. Parallels will handle the virtual machine creation and setup with Windows initially. Note: You need a Windows install disc.
>
> The program Virtual PC was an old PowerPC program that emulated Windows under OS X. It was very slow, to the point of being unusable.
>
> All you need is Parallels and Windows 7.
>
> You'll be good to go!
>
> Harry
>
>
> Harry Flaxman
> harry.flaxman@comcast.net
>
>
>
> On Nov 12, 2011, at 4:48 PM, us2forever wrote:
>
>> Virtual PC for Mac so that I can install Parallels.
>>
>> Kay
>
>
>
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Re: Virtual PC
Posted by: "Jim Saklad" jimdoc@me.com jimdoc01
Sat Nov 12, 2011 4:57 pm (PST)
> First of all, install Parallels Desktop. Then, using Parallels, install Windows 7. Parallels will handle the virtual machine creation and setup with Windows initially. Note: You need a Windows install disc.
>
> The program Virtual PC was an old PowerPC program that emulated Windows under OS X. It was very slow, to the point of being unusable.
>
> All you need is Parallels and Windows 7.
Virtual PC was purchased by Microsoft before Macs turned Intel.
I think they use a current version now to emulate other instances of Windows within Windows.
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ >virtual-pc/
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help with new computer
Posted by: "Greg Roberts" gregrobertsphoto@yahoo.com gregrobertsphoto
Sat Nov 12, 2011 2:14 pm (PST)
I have a MBP and been having problems with it, two logic boards replaced and almost three weeks at apple for three repairs this year. I am having problems with it again while using my hard drives hooked up via FW. Getting kernel problems. My plan is to take the MBP back to Apple, but have purchased another computer to supplement. I'm buying an 27" iMac, with two drives. I am reluctant to migrate the info on my other computer. I have all the disks for the software, except my apps, like iPhoto and Final Cut Pro X. Can anyone give me some advise about combining the info on both machines.
Both computers will still be used after this, one for location and the other in my office.
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Re: Boot/startup time
Posted by: "Jim Smith" jas1931@gmail.com jimmacsmith
Sat Nov 12, 2011 3:03 pm (PST)
Yes! I'm running Lion, 10.7.2. On a new iMac with Lion pre-installed. No DVD backup. I guess if it fail then have to send me a new iMac - :O)
I run Firefox, Mail, Preview, TextWrangler, Remote DeskTop Connection, magicJack, and RealStudio;(and the application I writing) most all the time; and sometimes iTunes (updating iPad, iPhone), Safari (with Apple support for apple ID problem). Oh Angry Birds. Kindle, and iDVD Player a few times.And of course a few other application I can't recall.
I actually use my mac from about 9am to 10pm each day.
I think turning the computer on and off create problems.
 Jim Smith 
jas1931@gmail.com
www.rvcarelogbook..com
iMac 27 (2011), 3.4GHz Core i7. 8GB,OS X 10.7.2
iMac 21.5 (Late 2009), Memory 8GB,OS X 10.6.7
Mac Mini (Early 2009), Memory 4GB,OS X 10.6.7(wife)
iPod Touch (3rd Gen), 64GB; iPad WF+G3, 64GB
iPhone4 32GB Verizon
HP EX495 WHS; HP tx2 TouchSmart
On Nov 12, 2011, at 4:58 PM, Harry Flaxman wrote:
> Hey Jim,
>
> Are you running 10.7.2 or 10.6.x?
>
>
> I haven't been able to log more than 1 day under Lion. I'm preparing a Snow Leopard partition right now that I believe I'll stay up under most of the time.
>
> Harry
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>
> Harry Flaxman
> harry.flaxman@comcast.net
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> On Nov 12, 2011, at 4:54 PM, Harry Flaxman wrote:
>
>> Jim,
>>
>> Google is your friend!! :) :)
>>
>> Harry
>>
>> You're welcome however!
>>
>> Harry
>>
>
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Re: Boot/startup time
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@comcast.net hflaxman001
Sat Nov 12, 2011 3:45 pm (PST)
I just got done installing 10.6.8 on a second partition on my internal drive. I don't know if it was a mistake to put it on the internal or maybe I should have used one of my 4 external fw drives.
I'm going to give 10.7 a shot. I spent most of the day yesterday trying to track down a runaway mdworker process that was taking 0 cpu time. I finally got that routed out and the install seems solid now.. I just didn't want to have to do another erase and install after getting all of my apps reinstalled. I had Apple on the phone for a couple of hours. They are getting sloppy now. The senior engineer basically said that I should do an erase and install. Fortunately, the initial contact person wasn't satisfied with that and went to another senior person. Before the senior guy could get back to me, I had the thing beat. The Apple senior tech called back and I explained what I had done.
The darned machine was continually indexing. The main process that does that, mdworker (metadata worker), would not quit, but was doing no work. Normally, those guys take 60-80% of cpu time when active, and there are usually 3 or 4 or them going.
Anyway, I'm babbling here. A little file manipulation via Terminal and a few well placed unix commands did the trick.
I will try to leave 10.7 up and see what happens. I run the media center program Plex, which has a great new beta release for Lion. One of it's plug-ins needs resetting from time to time, and regardless of the reset command within Plex, the machine needs restarting.
We'll see what happens.
Thanks Jim.
Harry
Harry Flaxman
harry.flaxman@comcast.net
On Nov 12, 2011, at 6:03 PM, Jim Smith wrote:
> Yes! I'm running Lion, 10.7.2. On a new iMac with Lion pre-installed. No DVD backup. I guess if it fail then have to send me a new iMac - :O)
>
> I run Firefox, Mail, Preview, TextWrangler, Remote DeskTop Connection, magicJack, and RealStudio;(and the application I writing) most all the time; and sometimes iTunes (updating iPad, iPhone), Safari (with Apple support for apple ID problem). Oh Angry Birds. Kindle, and iDVD Player a few times.And of course a few other application I can't recall.
>
> I actually use my mac from about 9am to 10pm each day.
>
> I think turning the computer on and off create problems.
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Re: Boot/startup time
Posted by: "Christopher Collins" maclist@analogdigital.com.au cjc1959au
Sat Nov 12, 2011 4:52 pm (PST)
Turning computers on and off no longer causes the problems it used to as almost nothing on a motherboard is socket mounted any more.
With everything being surface mounted (soldered directly to the motherboard) "walking" of chips can't occur.
You can still get the power shock to the system, but a good power supply will minimise that too.
cjc
On 13/11/2011, at 10:03 AM, Jim Smith wrote:
> Yes! I'm running Lion, 10.7.2. On a new iMac with Lion pre-installed. No DVD backup. I guess if it fail then have to send me a new iMac - :O)
>
> I run Firefox, Mail, Preview, TextWrangler, Remote DeskTop Connection, magicJack, and RealStudio;(and the application I writing) most all the time; and sometimes iTunes (updating iPad, iPhone), Safari (with Apple support for apple ID problem). Oh Angry Birds. Kindle, and iDVD Player a few times.And of course a few other application I can't recall.
>
> I actually use my mac from about 9am to 10pm each day.
>
> I think turning the computer on and off create problems.
>
>  Jim Smith 
>
>
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Re: Boot/startup time
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@comcast.net hflaxman001
Sat Nov 12, 2011 4:55 pm (PST)
Right, I understand the premise. I do not ever power my machine's down, nor sleep them. The only time that happens is if I have to make a trip to the Genius bar.
I used to wrestle with repairing my Amiga, which had very few socketed components as well. When Commodore-Amiga went out of business, the only method I had was a logic probe and soldering iron, to fixing the mainboard and components. I had to do it several times while I owned that wonderful machine.
The only thing that I worry about occasionally are cold soldered joints. Those are pretty rare these days as well, but can happen.
Harry
Harry Flaxman
harry.flaxman@comcast.net
On Nov 12, 2011, at 7:52 PM, Christopher Collins wrote:
> Turning computers on and off no longer causes the problems it used to as almost nothing on a motherboard is socket mounted any more.
>
> With everything being surface mounted (soldered directly to the motherboard) "walking" of chips can't occur.
>
> You can still get the power shock to the system, but a good power supply will minimise that too.
>
> cjc
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MacBook pro locked up
Posted by: "bobbystar" bobbystar@yahoo.com bobbystar
Sat Nov 12, 2011 3:27 pm (PST)
Help, please.
My MacBook Pro only a few months old and running the latest IO has locked up.
I had a disk in the drive bay and when I tried to eject it I got a message that I had to close finder first. Then it wanted me to close Pages. I closed all running applications and it got hung up trying to eject the disk.
Shutting down and rebooting did not work and now I am left with a blank screen other than the message window saying it is trying to eject the disk.
This is the first disk I have put in the drive.
Is there a hidden reset button anywhere?
TIA,
bobby
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Re: MacBook pro locked up
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@comcast.net hflaxman001
Sat Nov 12, 2011 3:46 pm (PST)
You can hold down the mouse button whiie restarting, you can hold the eject button on the keyboard down while restarting. Both of these will achieve the desired result.
Harry
Harry Flaxman
harry.flaxman@comcast.net
On Nov 12, 2011, at 5:31 PM, bobbystar wrote:
> elp, please.
>
> My MacBook Pro only a few months old and running the latest IO has locked up.
>
> I had a disk in the drive bay and when I tried to eject it I got a message that I had to close finder first. Then it wanted me to close Pages. I closed all running applications and it got hung up trying to eject the disk.
>
> Shutting down and rebooting did not work and now I am left with a blank screen other than the message window saying it is trying to eject the disk.
>
> This is the first disk I have put in the drive.
>
> Is there a hidden reset button anywhere?
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Re: MacBook pro locked up
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@comcast.net hflaxman001
Sat Nov 12, 2011 3:51 pm (PST)
I may have misread the situation here. Some machines do have a pinhole next to the drive itself with enough room to use a bent paperclip to manually eject the disc. I'm not sure if your model is one, but look around the slot for the drive.
Harry
Harry Flaxman
harry.flaxman@comcast.net
On Nov 12, 2011, at 6:46 PM, Harry Flaxman wrote:
> ou can hold down the mouse button whiie restarting, you can hold the eject button on the keyboard down while restarting. Both of these will achieve the desired result.
>
> Harry
>
>
> Harry Flaxman
> harry.flaxman@comcast.net
>
>
>
> On Nov 12, 2011, at 5:31 PM, bobbystar wrote:
>
>> elp, please.
>>
>> My MacBook Pro only a few months old and running the latest IO has locked up.
>>
>> I had a disk in the drive bay and when I tried to eject it I got a message that I had to close finder first. Then it wanted me to close Pages. I closed all running applications and it got hung up trying to eject the disk.
>>
>> Shutting down and rebooting did not work and now I am left with a blank screen other than the message window saying it is trying to eject the disk.
>>
>> This is the first disk I have put in the drive.
>>
>> Is there a hidden reset button anywhere?
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Re: XCode (was: XTools download?)
Posted by: "DaveC" davec2468@yahoo.com davec2468
Sat Nov 12, 2011 3:34 pm (PST)
Still trying to install Xcode, the developer package from the App Store.
<http://itunes.apple.com/ >us/app/xcode/ id448457090? mt=12#
I get to the App Store page that shows the product, and click on the
"Free" button which turns into a "Install App" button. I click that
button, then it turns back into the "Free" button. Repeat ad nauseum.
I understand that this supposed to download only the installer
("Install Xcode") to your Applications folder and you then launch the
installer which, in turn, downloads the Xcode package and installs it.
But I get nothing downloaded and I seem to be going in circles.
Has anyone here successfully installed the Xcode package under Lion?
And yes, I am registered with the Apple Developer Program.
Thanks,
Dave
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Re: XCode (was: XTools download?)
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@comcast.net hflaxman001
Sat Nov 12, 2011 3:47 pm (PST)
The actual package that downloads is an installer for Xcode. Have you tried restarting, doing a safe boot?..etc?
I would try regular maintenance and see what happens.
Harry
Harry Flaxman
harry.flaxman@comcast.net
On Nov 12, 2011, at 6:34 PM, DaveC wrote:
> Still trying to install Xcode, the developer package from the App Store.
>
> <http://itunes.apple.com/ >us/app/xcode/ id448457090? mt=12#
>
> I get to the App Store page that shows the product, and click on the
> "Free" button which turns into a "Install App" button. I click that
> button, then it turns back into the "Free" button. Repeat ad nauseum.
>
> I understand that this supposed to download only the installer
> ("Install Xcode") to your Applications folder and you then launch the
> installer which, in turn, downloads the Xcode package and installs it.
>
> But I get nothing downloaded and I seem to be going in circles.
>
> Has anyone here successfully installed the Xcode package under Lion?
>
> And yes, I am registered with the Apple Developer Program.
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Re: XCode (was: XTools download?)
Posted by: "Bill Morton" billmorton999@gmail.com redpup99
Sat Nov 12, 2011 6:51 pm (PST)
On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 3:34 PM, DaveC <davec2468@yahoo.com > wrote:
> **
>
>
> Still trying to install Xcode, the developer package from the App Store.
>
> <http://itunes.apple.com/ >us/app/xcode/ id448457090? mt=12#
>
> I get to the App Store page that shows the product, and click on the
> "Free" button which turns into a "Install App" button. I click that
> button, then it turns back into the "Free" button. Repeat ad nauseum.
>
> I understand that this supposed to download only the installer
> ("Install Xcode") to your Applications folder and you then launch the
> installer which, in turn, downloads the Xcode package and installs it.
>
> But I get nothing downloaded and I seem to be going in circles.
>
> Has anyone here successfully installed the Xcode package under Lion?
>
> And yes, I am registered with the Apple Developer Program.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
> --
> 2011 Mac mini 2.7 GHz i7 / 4 GB / 750 GB
> OS X 10.7.2
>
Well, I noticed it was missing on my new MacBook Pro, called
Apple, and the tech said it was no longer included but was
available (free) through the app store. I went to the store
and downloaded the installer, then ran it, and it sucked down
the rest of Xcode and installed it. I now have my C compiler
back and the other tools in the PWB.
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Re: how to delete an app in iMac
Posted by: "John Ferman" johnferman@iphouse.com ferma001
Sat Nov 12, 2011 4:42 pm (PST)
I throw in the PRAM procedure just on general principles - Harry is most likely correct in dismissing it for stray file disablement. Back before OS X, resetting Pram was biblical, or so I was told.
Sent from my iPad
John Ferman
Email in header
On Nov 12, 2011, at 3:58 PM, macsupportcentral@yahoogroups. wrote:com
> 5c. Re: how do I delete an app on iMac
> Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@comcast.net hflaxman001
> Date: Sat Nov 12, 2011 12:16 pm ((PST))
>
> Oh yes, meant to ask you, where is the reference that PRAM reset will rewrite an index file? I've never seen this in an Apple tech note, although I might be wrong. From what I understood, and correct me here if I'm wrong, PRAM resets just what it says, parameters in volatile RAM. These are hardware specific, AFAIK, and have nothing to do with the operating system. I"m going to go look it up now.
>
> Harry
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Re: how to delete an app in iMac
Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@comcast.net hflaxman001
Sat Nov 12, 2011 4:49 pm (PST)
On the original style Mac, there was a plastic clip type button that went on the case that you could press to reset things. On the later models, the button was on the main board, or logic board. At least on my towers it was. I believe it's still that way in the Mac Pro. It was on my PowerMac, which had the same basic design.
Maybe a Mac Pro owner could chime in on that. What is the button on the logic board for now?
I don't recall resetting PRAM having been too critical for quite a few years.
Harry
Harry Flaxman
harry.flaxman@comcast.net
On Nov 12, 2011, at 7:48 PM, John Ferman wrote:
> I throw in the PRAM procedure just on general principles - Harry is most likely correct in dismissing it for stray file disablement. Back before OS X, resetting Pram was biblical, or so I was told.
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Re: Notice of moderation policy change
Posted by: "Jim Harry" jim.harry@harryfamily.com jnharry
Sat Nov 12, 2011 5:01 pm (PST)
On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Patti A Robertson
<pattiandken@charter.net > wrote:
> Am just deleting. They seem to be slowing down some. But what's their motivation, I wonder??
I believe the main motivation is to invoke responses to the email.
Then they know that those email address are valid and can sell them to
other spammers.
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Re: Notice of moderation policy change
Posted by: "N.A. Nada" whodo678@comcast.net
Sat Nov 12, 2011 11:34 pm (PST)
Their motivation is the same as all other spammers, to either hack your computer or scam money out of you. If one person out of a thousand replies, it is profitable for them.
It is not slowing down for me, I still get between one and two dozen a day from that spammer.
On Nov 12, 2011, at 10:33 AM, Patti A Robertson wrote:
> Thanks - I figured that, but thought I'd ask.
>
> Am just deleting. They seem to be slowing down some. But what's their motivation, I wonder??
>
> Patti
>
> On Nov 11, 2011, at 11:12 PM, N.A. Nada wrote:
>
>> Patti,
>>
>> Your "They" is the spammer claiming "they" found your post on Craig's List or that they are the creator of Craig's List. They aren't. Nor are the pornographic spam from Craig's list, or other services.
>>
>> Those spam come from someone who joined apple-iphone to gather email addresses. I'm not saying that they
>> harvested e-ddresses in mass. It could have been just someone that lurked, and copied down the e-dresses of those that posted while the spammer was a list member. Low tech, but that would explain why only a number of the members getting targeted.
>>
>> Short of total and constant moderation, which I am not suggesting, there is not way to totally stop spammers.
>>
>> Brent
>>
>> On Nov 11, 2011, at 8:16 AM, Patti A Robertson wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, I am a member of apple-iphone, and just started getting this horrible spam this week. Totally the worst.
>>>
>>> They claim that they're sending it as a result of a Craigslist posting.
>>>
>>> Patti
>>> On Nov 11, 2011, at 3:47 AM, Otto Nikolaus wrote:
>>>
>>>> A few of us are also members of apple-iphone. I wonder if we all get that
>>>> spam. I do, and I agree, it's the worst I've ever received.
>>
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Re: 3
Posted by: "N.A. Nada" whodo678@comcast.net
Sat Nov 12, 2011 11:17 pm (PST)
Jeanie, ok. I think I know where you are now.
When you double click on the Macintosh HD, a window opens up. In the upper portion, there is an area called View. Click on either the second or third icon from the left. At this point you will see several folders, Applications, Library, system, System, Users, and possibly others. You can not add a folder at this level without a password.
Click on the folder called Users. You will see one with a house icon, a folder called Guest and another called Shared. Click on the house icon, this is your Home folder, it will have your short name, possibly jeanie. You can make all the folders you want at this point without a password.
Or in the folder called Desktop or better yet Documents.
Lion locks the top level from the new or casual user. The request for a password is an indicator that that is not the best place to store your data in that level. This is like Apple hiding the Library folder from the new or casual user.
Brent
On Nov 12, 2011, at 7:19 AM, Jeannie wrote:
> I don't know what you mean. I simply go to the HD that is called macintosh,
> and create the folder there along with all the others that I have. I did
> mention this last night. I never put my folders on the desktop, and don't
> know anything about Home, Library, or system folders.
>
> In Snow leopard , I never had this problem with either the creation of
> folders or with sending them to the trash. I see on line where a lot of
> people are complaining about this, particularly sending the folders to the
> trash. I saw where you could change having to use your password for sending
> folders to the trash by typing in a comand in terminal, but just like some
> others who tried it, it didn't work for me.
>
> The strange thing is that I can create folders and trash them with no
> password in my 3 other internal drives, just haven't tried it on my
> external drives yet. I guess that is because the os is on that Macintosh
> drive.
>
> I am pretty new to the mac, and don't know it as well as I knew my pc. I
> pretty much , up till this point, knew what I needed to do what I wanted to
> do, but this has me stumped.
>
> Jeannie
>
> On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 12:30 AM, N.A. Nada <whodo678@comcast.net > wrote:
>
> > Where are you trying to create the folder?
> >
> > Desktop, Documents folder, Home folder, Library folder or System folder?
> >
> > Where?
> >
> > Three of us have asked you where. And what OS is on the Mac that is giving
> > you a problem?
> >
> > Brent
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Nov 11, 2011, at 4:48 PM, Jeannie wrote:
> >
> > > I just can't understand why this would have changed. I have gone on line,
> > > gone to help, Nada.
> > >
> > > jeannie
> > >
> > > On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 4:52 PM, Harry Flaxman <
> > harry.flaxman@comcast.net >wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have also noticed the same thing. This is not consistent throughout
> > the
> > > > user account. I see that items that may have been either emigrated over
> > > > from a 10.6 install, or were there prior to an upgrade, require a
> > password
> > > > to be entered to delete. Certain areas of the disk structure need a
> > > > password to manipulate. There are now areas where files cannot be moved
> > > > out of. They are instead copied. Such areas are certain system
> > > > directories, Applications, and other sensitive areas.
> > > >
> > > > I believe that some of it is in the name of security, while others are
> > for
> > > > system stability.
> > > >
> > > > Harry
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Nov 11, 2011, at 6:43 PM, Jeannie wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > It also seems that to delete a folder, I also have to put my password
> > > > in. I
> > > > > can create a folder within a selection with no PW, but that isn't
> > what I
> > > > > need
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Posted by: "N.A. Nada" whodo678@comcast.net
Sat Nov 12, 2011 11:31 pm (PST)
Yes, in all fairness to Jeanie, someone should explain that the Home folder has a different name for each user. It uses the "short" name that was created when they set up their user account.
Apple and most people simply call it the Home folder, rather than trying to explain it as "the User folder that was created when you created your user account and has your short user name" folder.
Brent
On Nov 12, 2011, at 10:48 AM, Nick Andriash wrote:
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> On 2011-11-11, at 11:30 PM, N.A. Nada wrote:
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> > Where are you trying to create the folder?
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> > Desktop, Documents folder, Home folder, Library folder or System folder?
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> In all fairness to Jeannie, everyone refers to that particular folder as the "Home Folder"....everyone except Apple. Apple can and should do a much better job of naming when it comes to Finder folders. I have seen more people have problems with file management in Finder.
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