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Swap FW800 for USB3 interface on Seagate GoFlex Pro 2.5" external dr by "James Robertson" jamesrob328i
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Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:10 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jim Saklad" jimdoc01
> My first thought is to make a screen capture of the top level Applications Folder, move the first iteration of the nested copies to the DeskTop, then look at the top level Applications Folder again and see if anything (other than the folder nest I've moved out) is missing.
MY first thought would be to shut everything down and restar the computer with the <shift> key held down. A Safe Boot. Then restart normally and see if it's still screwy.
Then, if it is, try Disk Utility / Verify Disk.
If that finds a corrupt directory structure, there are a few options, depending on what other utility software you own.
MY first thought would be to shut everything down and restar the computer with the <shift> key held down. A Safe Boot. Then restart normally and see if it's still screwy.
Then, if it is, try Disk Utility / Verify Disk.
If that finds a corrupt directory structure, there are a few options, depending on what other utility software you own.
Fri Jul 27, 2012 6:12 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Daly Jessup" dalyjessup
On Jul 27, 2012, at 10:10 AM, Jim Saklad wrote:
>> My first thought is to make a screen capture of the top level Applications Folder, move the first iteration of the nested copies to the DeskTop, then look at the top level Applications Folder again and see if anything (other than the folder nest I've moved out) is missing.
>
> MY first thought would be to shut everything down and restar the computer with the <shift> key held down. A Safe Boot. Then restart normally and see if it's still screwy.
>
> Then, if it is, try Disk Utility / Verify Disk.
>
> If that finds a corrupt directory structure, there are a few options, depending on what other utility software you own.
To me, this would seem SUCH a prime candidate for Disk Warrior.
Daly
Fri Jul 27, 2012 6:28 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jim Saklad" jimdoc01
>>> My first thought is to make a screen capture of the top level Applications Folder, move the first iteration of the nested copies to the DeskTop, then look at the top level Applications Folder again and see if anything (other than the folder nest I've moved out) is missing.
>>
>> MY first thought would be to shut everything down and restar the computer with the <shift> key held down. A Safe Boot. Then restart normally and see if it's still screwy.
>>
>> Then, if it is, try Disk Utility / Verify Disk.
>>
>> If that finds a corrupt directory structure, there are a few options, depending on what other utility software you own.
>
> To me, this would seem SUCH a prime candidate for Disk Warrior.
> Daly
I agree, IFF he already has DW.
I think that it is still sold only on a bootable disk, so if he doesn't already have it, he probably wouldn't want to wait to get it before trying to repair his disk.
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Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@me.com
>>
>> MY first thought would be to shut everything down and restar the computer with the <shift> key held down. A Safe Boot. Then restart normally and see if it's still screwy.
>>
>> Then, if it is, try Disk Utility / Verify Disk.
>>
>> If that finds a corrupt directory structure, there are a few options, depending on what other utility software you own.
>
> To me, this would seem SUCH a prime candidate for Disk Warrior.
> Daly
I agree, IFF he already has DW.
I think that it is still sold only on a bootable disk, so if he doesn't already have it, he probably wouldn't want to wait to get it before trying to repair his disk.
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Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@me.com
Fri Jul 27, 2012 6:37 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Daly Jessup" dalyjessup
>> To me, this would seem SUCH a prime candidate for Disk Warrior.
>> Daly
>
> I agree, IFF he already has DW.
> I think that it is still sold only on a bootable disk, so if he doesn't already have it, he probably wouldn't want to wait to get it before trying to repair his disk.
Well, in his situation, I would take this as a message from "above" that it's time to get Disk Warrior. I believe you can download it and pay for it on line, and not have to wait for the Post Office.
Daly
>> Daly
>
> I agree, IFF he already has DW.
> I think that it is still sold only on a bootable disk, so if he doesn't already have it, he probably wouldn't want to wait to get it before trying to repair his disk.
Well, in his situation, I would take this as a message from "above" that it's time to get Disk Warrior. I believe you can download it and pay for it on line, and not have to wait for the Post Office.
Daly
Fri Jul 27, 2012 6:43 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jim Saklad" jimdoc01
>>> To me, this would seem SUCH a prime candidate for Disk Warrior.
>>> Daly
>>
>> I agree, IFF he already has DW.
>> I think that it is still sold only on a bootable disk, so if he doesn't already have it, he probably wouldn't want to wait to get it before trying to repair his disk.
>
> Well, in his situation, I would take this as a message from "above" that it's time to get Disk Warrior. I believe you can download it and pay for it on line, and not have to wait for the Post Office.
> Daly
I just checked. You CAN get a "download and DVD" version.
<http://alsoft.com/Buy/index.html >
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Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@me.com
>>> Daly
>>
>> I agree, IFF he already has DW.
>> I think that it is still sold only on a bootable disk, so if he doesn't already have it, he probably wouldn't want to wait to get it before trying to repair his disk.
>
> Well, in his situation, I would take this as a message from "above" that it's time to get Disk Warrior. I believe you can download it and pay for it on line, and not have to wait for the Post Office.
> Daly
I just checked. You CAN get a "download and DVD" version.
<http://alsoft.
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Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@me.com
Sat Jul 28, 2012 4:59 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"James Robertson" jamesrob328i
On Jul 27, 2012, at 6:11 PM, Daly Jessup wrote:
> To me, this would seem SUCH a prime candidate for Disk Warrior.
I do have Disk Warrior, but I didn't think this was likely directory corruption, but rather the consequence of user error (copying the Applications folder on top of itself, likely from a Finder window to the "Applications" icon in the list of "Favorites" in the panel to the extreme left of the same Finder window.
Disk Utility didn't find anything wrong with my wife's boot drive, which seemed to me to support my belief, so I tried dragging the "Applications" window that was one level deep inside "Applications" out to the DeskTop. To my surprise, that spawned a NEW "Applications" folder inside the real "Applications" folder!
So, there IS some doo-doo here that needs to be cleaned up. I'll give DiskWarrior a crack at it.
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Jim Robertson
Mac Pro (Early 2008, Dual 2.8 Quad Core Xeons, 6 GB RAM
OS X 10.7.4)
MacBook Pro (15 inch Early 2011, 2 Ghz Quad Core i7, 8 GB RAM
OS X 10.7.4)
iPad2 (16 GB ATT
iOS 5.1.1)
iPhone 4s (16 GB ATT
iOS 5.1.1)
Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:53 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jim Hamm" jimhamm90
Has anyone tried this app:
https://www.macworld.com/article/1163386/inet_1_2_1_mac_gems.html . If yes,
does it show wifi signal strength and quality for a non-Apple router? I'd
like to use it when traveling to see what the various wifi signals look
like. Thanks for any comments.....Jim
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https://www.
does it show wifi signal strength and quality for a non-Apple router? I'd
like to use it when traveling to see what the various wifi signals look
like. Thanks for any comments....
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Fri Jul 27, 2012 5:55 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Tauqir Rana" ranatqr
http://www.road-work.org.uk/wp-content/plugins/zaeekgqchwv/anaoler.html?jrn=lbmkovb
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Fri Jul 27, 2012 6:51 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Harry Flaxman" hflaxman001
Boy, Mac guy vs. PC guy they are not!!
They could have done better being as they paid the big bucks for airtime
during the opening cermonies.
'Nuff said.
Harry
They could have done better being as they paid the big bucks for airtime
during the opening cermonies.
'Nuff said.
Harry
Sat Jul 28, 2012 4:55 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"John Masters" joemastersk
After consulting developers and user groups and searching online I decided to go ahead and upgrade from Lion as all my essential apps seemed to be supported. The good news is that all my third party apps work fine in Mountain Lion. The bad news is that three Apple apps don't. Not huge problems but enough to be annoying.
1. Safari keeps crashing, even when I'm not actually using my Mac (27" iMac Mid-2011 12GB RAM)
2. Launchpad shows apps in a 7 X 5 grid with plenty of empty space at the edges. Before the upgrade it took up the whole screen.
3. Mail app has a curious behaviour. I have a smart mailbox to collect all unread mail. If there is only one mail in the mailbox and I click on to read it, it stays marked as unread both in the mail window and as a notification in the dock icon. As soon as another mail comes in the previous mail gets automatically marked as read. If there are several mails in the mailbox there is no problem as clicking on each immediately removes the unread marker.
As I say, no big deal, but curious.
1. Safari keeps crashing, even when I'm not actually using my Mac (27" iMac Mid-2011 12GB RAM)
2. Launchpad shows apps in a 7 X 5 grid with plenty of empty space at the edges. Before the upgrade it took up the whole screen.
3. Mail app has a curious behaviour. I have a smart mailbox to collect all unread mail. If there is only one mail in the mailbox and I click on to read it, it stays marked as unread both in the mail window and as a notification in the dock icon. As soon as another mail comes in the previous mail gets automatically marked as read. If there are several mails in the mailbox there is no problem as clicking on each immediately removes the unread marker.
As I say, no big deal, but curious.
Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:54 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Terry Pogue" terrypogue_2000
In my case it will not automatically play DVDs. DVD PLAYER. No longer works. Since several of my machines are used only to watch DVDs (mostly) that's a bad thing for me. I can use VLC but it's an extra step. Now when you put a DVD in, up pops DVD PLAYER and a large white &gray pattern. The sound plays but no picture. Other than that, which is a biggy for me, everything else seems rock solid. Still I'm hoping for an easy way to play my DVD collection and my dvdmedia files.
Terry
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On Jul 28, 2012, at 7:55 AM, John Masters <johnmasters@me.com > wrote:
> After consulting developers and user groups and searching online I decided to go ahead and upgrade from Lion as all my essential apps seemed to be supported. The good news is that all my third party apps work fine in Mountain Lion. The bad news is that three Apple apps don't. Not huge problems but enough to be annoying.
>
> 1. Safari keeps crashing, even when I'm not actually using my Mac (27" iMac Mid-2011 12GB RAM)
> 2. Launchpad shows apps in a 7 X 5 grid with plenty of empty space at the edges. Before the upgrade it took up the whole screen.
> 3. Mail app has a curious behaviour. I have a smart mailbox to collect all unread mail. If there is only one mail in the mailbox and I click on to read it, it stays marked as unread both in the mail window and as a notification in the dock icon. As soon as another mail comes in the previous mail gets automatically marked as read. If there are several mails in the mailbox there is no problem as clicking on each immediately removes the unread marker.
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> As I say, no big deal, but curious.
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On Jul 28, 2012, at 7:55 AM, John Masters <johnmasters@
> After consulting developers and user groups and searching online I decided to go ahead and upgrade from Lion as all my essential apps seemed to be supported. The good news is that all my third party apps work fine in Mountain Lion. The bad news is that three Apple apps don't. Not huge problems but enough to be annoying.
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> 1. Safari keeps crashing, even when I'm not actually using my Mac (27" iMac Mid-2011 12GB RAM)
> 2. Launchpad shows apps in a 7 X 5 grid with plenty of empty space at the edges. Before the upgrade it took up the whole screen.
> 3. Mail app has a curious behaviour. I have a smart mailbox to collect all unread mail. If there is only one mail in the mailbox and I click on to read it, it stays marked as unread both in the mail window and as a notification in the dock icon. As soon as another mail comes in the previous mail gets automatically marked as read. If there are several mails in the mailbox there is no problem as clicking on each immediately removes the unread marker.
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> As I say, no big deal, but curious.
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Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:38 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"James Robertson" jamesrob328i
I have my iPhoto library on this drive. The computer interface cable plugs into the drive case. Only one interface is available at a time. When I formatted the drive, I had the FW800 interface plugged into it.
I've just succumbed to retina-lust, and I now have a week of evening work ahead of me. The new computer came with Lion installed, so first chore is to get it set up using the OS update program so that it will be running Mountain Lion. Next task will be to migrate my "stuff" from my previous MacBook Pro to the new Retina Display model (oops, I guess there may be two firmware updates first). I'll want to transfer my "stuff" before creating ANY user accounts on the new Retina Display MB Pro, and it looks as though I'll need to do this using USB2, because the old MacBook Pro doesn't support USB3 and because Apple's Thunderbolt to FW800 adapter isn't available yet.
By the time I've done all that, Apple's adapter may be available, but I'm wondering now what the relative performance of my external GoFlex drive would be if I get Seagate's plug-in USB interface for it (as compared with FW800, assuming Apple's adapter morphs from promise to reality). And, am I correct that I can plug in the USB interface to the iPhoto drive and have my computers recognize the formatted volume on the drive even though the volume was created while the drive was connected to the computer with a FW800 interface?
Thanks so much,
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Jim Robertson
Mac Pro (Early 2008, Dual 2.8 Quad Core Xeons, 6 GB RAM
OS X 10.7.4)
MacBook Pro (15 inch Early 2011, 2 Ghz Quad Core i7, 8 GB RAM
OS X 10.7.4)
iPad2 (16 GB ATT
iOS 5.1.1)
iPhone 4s (16 GB ATT
iOS 5.1.1)
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I've just succumbed to retina-lust, and I now have a week of evening work ahead of me. The new computer came with Lion installed, so first chore is to get it set up using the OS update program so that it will be running Mountain Lion. Next task will be to migrate my "stuff" from my previous MacBook Pro to the new Retina Display model (oops, I guess there may be two firmware updates first). I'll want to transfer my "stuff" before creating ANY user accounts on the new Retina Display MB Pro, and it looks as though I'll need to do this using USB2, because the old MacBook Pro doesn't support USB3 and because Apple's Thunderbolt to FW800 adapter isn't available yet.
By the time I've done all that, Apple's adapter may be available, but I'm wondering now what the relative performance of my external GoFlex drive would be if I get Seagate's plug-in USB interface for it (as compared with FW800, assuming Apple's adapter morphs from promise to reality). And, am I correct that I can plug in the USB interface to the iPhoto drive and have my computers recognize the formatted volume on the drive even though the volume was created while the drive was connected to the computer with a FW800 interface?
Thanks so much,
--
Jim Robertson
Mac Pro (Early 2008, Dual 2.8 Quad Core Xeons, 6 GB RAM
OS X 10.7.4)
MacBook Pro (15 inch Early 2011, 2 Ghz Quad Core i7, 8 GB RAM
OS X 10.7.4)
iPad2 (16 GB ATT
iOS 5.1.1)
iPhone 4s (16 GB ATT
iOS 5.1.1)
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Sat Jul 28, 2012 7:51 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"LouisD" ldina
In case others have had problems with Apple Mail doing a zillion auto-saves in Lion, I thought I'd share what I 'hope' is a solution.
I have used Firefox and Google Mail (via the web) for years, but recently decided to migrate to Apple Mail and Safari, due to Apple's tighter integration between devices and iCloud on Lion. I am still using Gmail, but have it routed thru Mail. No problem sending, receiving or viewing mail, folders, etc.
But....when typing a message from Mail on my Mac, Lion's auto-save feature was taking snapshots every 30 seconds and saving multiple copies of my drafts. I had zillions of saved snapshots in my Trash, Sent and other folders. It was driving me nuts. They were also ending up on my Gmail servers (the good news being that at least they are syncing properly).
With some help from Denver Dan, I found a setting in Mail that seems to turn those draft auto-saves off. I'm using IMAP. I sent to Mail Prefs > Accounts > Gmail > Mailbox Behaviors and "unchecked" to box that says "Store draft messages on the server".
So far that seems to have eliminated the problem. If it doesn't, I will report back.
Lou
I have used Firefox and Google Mail (via the web) for years, but recently decided to migrate to Apple Mail and Safari, due to Apple's tighter integration between devices and iCloud on Lion. I am still using Gmail, but have it routed thru Mail. No problem sending, receiving or viewing mail, folders, etc.
But....when typing a message from Mail on my Mac, Lion's auto-save feature was taking snapshots every 30 seconds and saving multiple copies of my drafts. I had zillions of saved snapshots in my Trash, Sent and other folders. It was driving me nuts. They were also ending up on my Gmail servers (the good news being that at least they are syncing properly).
With some help from Denver Dan, I found a setting in Mail that seems to turn those draft auto-saves off. I'm using IMAP. I sent to Mail Prefs > Accounts > Gmail > Mailbox Behaviors and "unchecked" to box that says "Store draft messages on the server".
So far that seems to have eliminated the problem. If it doesn't, I will report back.
Lou
Sat Jul 28, 2012 8:04 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Ken" avliska
Before I buy Mountain Lion, how do I tell if my particular Mac will work with the new AirPlay?
Ken S.
--- In macsupportcentral@
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> Just realized my iMac, which I bought sometime in early 2011, I believe, doesn't access ML's Airplay :-(
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> https://discussions
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> Thought I'd pass it on.
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> If anyone has any experience with http://airparrot.
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> Barb
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Sat Jul 28, 2012 8:37 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jim Saklad" jimdoc01
> Before I buy Mountain Lion, how do I tell if my particular Mac will work with the new AirPlay?
> Ken S.
AirPlay Mirroring
Requires a second-generation Apple TV or later. Supports the following Mac models:
iMac (Mid 2011 or newer)
Mac mini (Mid 2011 or newer)
MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Early 2011 or newer)
http://www.apple.com/osx/specs/
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> Ken S.
AirPlay Mirroring
Requires a second-generation Apple TV or later. Supports the following Mac models:
iMac (Mid 2011 or newer)
Mac mini (Mid 2011 or newer)
MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Early 2011 or newer)
http://www.apple.
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