A special message thrown/displayed by software to indicate a problem, usually in a dialog box
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Sync errors between iCal and Google Calendars
For the most part iCal and Google Calendars via CalDAV just work for me. But irregularly, throughout the day, iCal will start bouncing in my dock and display a warning like the following:
What I ...
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2answers
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There was an error in the Mac App Store. Please try again later. (13)
I have big problem. I can' t install any application from the Mac App Store. I have message "There was an error in the App Store. Please try again later. (13)". I'm search for this bug in google.
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3answers
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How to get a mac to wait longer for external disk to wake up upon resuming from sleep?
My Mac has an external disk attached, and I often get "disk not ejected properly" warnings after resuming the computer from sleep. These warnings appear only when the disk has spun down during the ...
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getting “out of memory” error when trying to load specific websites (am not out of RAM)
I'm having a problem where my computer (Macbook Pro, 8GB RAM, OS 10.8) will not to attempt to load certain websites. Nothing fixes it except for rebooting. This occurs when nothing else is obviously ...
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How can I delete a file marked as backup item?
I'm trying to delete a file, but I get a message from Trash saying: "The operation can’t be completed because backup items can’t be modified."
What does that mean and how can I delete it?
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What are “nwnode:” URLs, and why did Lion break them?
After installing OS X 10.7, Dropbox presented the following error upon loading: "URLs with the type "nwnode:" are not supported". I also got this error from Path Finder (although I don't know what I ...
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1answer
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What does “mds: (Error) Volume: Could not find requested backup type:2 for volume ” signify?
In Console.App I can see various log messages. I've diagnosed a Time Machine problem and searched for "backup". In the resulting messages from backupd I also noticed the message
27/07/11 ...
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Xcode 4.2 Snow Leopard Doesn't Install
My mac crashed and I am trying to install Xcode 4.2 again, but it doesn't work.
The GUI shows an 'The Installation Failed' error.
In the console a few messages stick out to me. They are:
The ...
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2answers
485 views
How do you get system diagnostic files from OS X?
I am trying to debug a crashed (or hanging) app. How do I get the diagnostic files from the crash?
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5answers
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“USB device drawing too much power” error on startup with no devices connected
Since upgrading to Lion, I get this error every time I start up:
I've read the answers suggested here, but they seem to indicate that it's the presence of a second device that's causing the ...
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2answers
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Quicksilver will not open on my Mac (OS 10.6). Can you help?
I installed Quicksilver and due to some problems I have with the "shelf" feature I decided to uninstall it (using appCleaner).
When I tried to install it again the application wouldn't install the ...
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3answers
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Interesting Mac OS X error
Has anyone ever seen an error like the one pictured below on Mac OS X? What is it? The system is 10.6.6. I'm quite experienced in OS X but I've never seen such a thing. I was booting in verbose modem, ...
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4answers
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Error downloading Mountain Lion from AppStore
I had an error while downloading OS X Mountain lion from the App Store.
It tells me this message "An error has occurred" and nerver wants to start downloading again.
What should I do now!!!
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2answers
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Timeouts in AppleUSBEHCI - how can I find out what is causing this?
I'm getting timeouts on my USB every few seconds like this:
Jan 8 22:07:43 Thorstens-MacBook kernel[0]: USBF: 1722. 27 AppleUSBEHCI[0xffffff800b8b2000]::Found a transaction past the completion ...
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1answer
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mds error “No store registered for scope” for nonexistent volume
My system log is flooded with error messages like the following:
mds: (Error) Server: No store registered for scope "/Volumes/Storage"
The volume in the error was in use on a previous machine ...
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3answers
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“usb device was drawing too much power” error message
Ever since I upgraded to Lion, I've been getting this error message a lot. It seems to trigger(not every time though) when I plug in my iPhone to the usb port on my keyboard.
The only other USB ...
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2answers
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Cannot purchase from Mac App Store (“Connection failure” msg)
I have a 2008 MBP with 10.7.4. I use a WIFI and ethernet connection. I cannot purchase or download anything in the Mac App store on my computer. I can, using other folk's computers. After putting in ...
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1answer
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Why am I receiving this error code, when trying to rename a flash drive?
I receive this error upon attempting to rename a flash drive. The renaming process works, but I would like to know what this error is, and why it's appearing.
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1answer
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Macbook Pro wont open apps or download content due to Error Code: -50.
My Macbook Pro ran into a problem and reported Error: -50. I cannot open applications such as Chrome, Word, and others. I cannot download content or move content to the trash because it says the ...
3
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1answer
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iPhone 4S losing data connection while still showing 3G/EDGE symbol and appropriate reception
I sometimes discover that my iPhone 4S is no longer able to receive data from the cellular network, although the 3G/EDGE badge is still showing, alongside two bars. Usually I first suspect the ...
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0answers
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Time Machine couldn’t complete the backup to
I'm getting some strange behaviour from Time Machine since upgrading to ML and since I started using the Iomega home Cloud Edition NAS.
So I already had a helluva time getting the first backup to ...
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0answers
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Safari can’t establish a secure connection to the server www.google.com
If I try to navigate to any of the following pages:
http://google.com/reader
https://encrypted.google.com/
I get an error message in Safari saying:
Safari can't open the page ...
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1answer
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What's the OS X equivalent of a BSOD?
As a Windows user, I've seen my share of BSODs. I've also seen some errors from Macs, but as I haven't used them as long, I don't really know what the Mac OS X error screens are like.
I've seen some ...
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1answer
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Mac asked me to force shutdown my laptop
I've never seen that.
A kind of shade slowly took over my screen and a message asked me to hold the power button until the macbook shuts down.
Here is the error report:
Interval Since Last Panic ...
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3answers
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Damaged and can't be open app error message
I bought the iBoostUp app when I was using Lion, and one day it suddenly stopped working, I uninstalled it, and yesterday I got Mountain Lion hoping that it would get magically fixed, but it didn't.
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3answers
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/bin/sh: rm: command not found
I have problems with some applications that use AppleScript shell script feature. For example, Growl's uninstall scripts shows an error:
error "/bin/sh: rm: command not found" number 127
The source ...
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2answers
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Early 2011 MBP has odd dots on external monitor
I have this Mac:
And it's attached to an Acer P191w. It will show an odd grid of dots on the external monitor like so:
When I move the application the dots will get 'refreshed' and go away ...
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1answer
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What techniques work to handle errors in AppleScript so I can place a dialog?
I'm new to programming and AppleScript and I have lots of problems with error handling.
Could anybody share their error handling for file operations like move/trash files? Here is my code so far:
...
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2answers
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Start up disk full due to backups
I am getting the "disk full" error message and my computer is running painfully slow. When I run OmniDiskSweeper to find out the culprit it shows that I have over 800GB in "Backups" most of them are ...
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1answer
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How can you avoid error -43 when copying symlinked folder in Finder with a SAMBA share?
The context
From a Mac running Mountain Lion, a share "Multimedia" served by QNAP NAS is mounted as root via SAMBA in the Finder. Let's say I create a symbolic link of a directory on the NAS such ...
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2answers
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What causes “The Finder can't quit because some operations are still in progress” error message?
I am receiving this message when I'm trying to shut down my computer and I don't have any Finder windows open. What could be causing this message and how do I fix it so that I don't have to perform a ...
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1answer
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Can not open Mail app since I updated the last version of Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
I just update my version of Mountain Lion and then when I try to open my Mail app I receive this message :
I tried to reinstall Mail but I actually don't know how to do it.
Anyone know what is the ...
2
votes
1answer
85 views
MacBook Error Screen On Boot Up
This MacBook had milk spilled on the keyboard a few months ago. It's continued to work, with a few of the letter keys no longer functioning, up until this point. Now, upon start up, the MacBook just ...
2
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2answers
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iPod 5th gen not showing in iTunes after error-check
I have a mate's 5th generation iPod 30gb from 2005. It kept popping up saying "check for errors" on my Windows 7 so I finally ran the check. I then loaded it up in iTunes, but it froze and I shut it ...
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1answer
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Adobe Flash Player installation failed
Background
When the Adobe Flash player update was auto-updated, I had to quit Safari and then continue the installation.
Accidentally, I started Safari again right during the installation procedure.
...
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1answer
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MDS Error: /var/folders/lM
I've been getting this error coming up in my system log. Having looked around for an answer, two things came up commonly: a problem with the spotlight database(s), and permissions on those folders.
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0answers
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Why am I receiving the error “Photos for the iCloud account [username] cannot be accessed”?
I'm receiving this error message periodically:
Photos for the iCloud account "name@email.com" cannot be accessed. Review your account information in System Preferences.
Photo Stream is enabled ...
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0answers
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“Error: Specified stack size exceeds hard limit” occurs during install
I've been trying to install a program for electron microscopy reconstruction on OS X 10.7 and when I execute it on tcsh I got the following message:
Error: specified stack size exceeds hard limit
...
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0answers
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Mac App Store Stuck On App Update
It's been like this for months...
http://cl.ly/AiSJ
A friend of mine downloaded angry birds on his account, then signed out. Then a week later I said "I'm never going to play this." and deleted the ...
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1answer
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Downloaded apps does not start, error -10658
When I downloaded an application (e.g. RubyMine) and transfered it to the Applications folder, the application wont start (nothing happens). It is not limited to the Applications folder, it appears ...
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2answers
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How to copy paste Xcode warnings?
Is there a way to copy paste the content of this warnings in Xcode ?
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5answers
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DIY repaired iPhone won't boot fully - flashes Apple logo when powered via USB
I recently tried to do a screen repair on an iPhone 4.
It won't boot fully, so I may have managed to break something else. Basically it wont turn on, and I only get a flashing Apple logo when ...
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2answers
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Email stuck in outbox but can't access it
I have Office 2011 installed on Mac OS 10.6 and I tried to send an email to multiple recipients and got this error: The message could not be sent because it has unresolved recipients. And now, every ...
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2answers
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My friend tried to gift me a video on iTunes but purchased by mistake: can he regift to me?
my friend tried to gift me a film in the iTunes store but he says that somehow he "received" it by mistake (his mistake, most likely).
What are his options now. Can he :-
a) Return the purchase
b) ...
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1answer
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Canon imageclass MF4420w printer cant work with mac osx 10.8
There seems to be no legit drivers available for the Canon MF4420w imageclass printers which dont seem to work.
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1answer
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Permissions error when downloading or quick-looking attachments in mail.app after symlinking Mail Downloads directory
Awhile back, I symlinked my ~/Library/Mail Downloads directory to ~/Downloads so that my email attachments would be downloaded to the same location that all my other applications download files to.
...
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2answers
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Can I get files off an iPhone 4 that is stuck in a firmware update loop?
So I updated my iPhone 4 to iOS6 today (using the built in updater on the iPhone). The phone did some stuff for a while and then rebooted with a progress bar which never updates. If I leave it long ...
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Eclipse quit unexpectedly (Mac OS X 10.7.4 and Eclipse 3.8)
I had an Eclipse environment all wrong, than I decided to install another (newer) version from scratch. After I "uninstalled" the older version, I downloaded the Eclipse for Java Developers 64-bit for ...
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2answers
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How to fix the error stating “Please contact iTunes support to complete this transaction”?
I have created a new iTunes account. When I open iTunes and sign in with my new account, it says I need to review my account. After doing so and filling in all requirements for my account, the ...
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What is iTunes Error 13019?
I am trying to help someone sync their IPhone 4 to their desktop computer, in order to make a backup of their info (contacts, their numbers, calendar dates and such). This person has an IPhone 4 ...
