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Older time machine backups not showing after renaming the backup HDD
I have a HDD for time machine archives. In Finder I renamed it, then made it start a new backup. Now none of the older backups show when I enter in Time Machine mode. I get why this is happening but I ...
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How to change computer name so terminal displays it in Mac OS X Mountain Lion?
When I setup my computer I named it "Scott's MacBook Pro". And so when I go to System preferences->Sharing, it says Scott's MacBook Pro there as my computer name. However, opening up a terminal gives ...
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Local name changes every 10 - 20 minutes
I have just bought a new MacBook Pro after my previous one died ( mother card seem to had been the problem). In this one like in my previous the computer's local hostname keeps telling me that the ...
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Revert an account's “full name” back to the original
I don't think this is a "short name" question. I changed my "full name" to include my last name, but I'd like to revert back to just my first name. When I try to change the full name entry under ...
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Mass change a portion of a file name?
I have a whole bunch of files named as following (example):
ADVANTE 18''8.0 PCD5'114.3 ET45 CB73.1.jpg
ADVANTE 18x8.0 PCD6139.7 ET20 CB110.2.jpg
ADVANTE 'A MI576B 20''8.5 PCD6'139.7 ET25 CB110.2 ...
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Restoring original partition names following HD cloning in Snow Leopard
Re-Named,(to a variant of original drive names)partitions on new HD prior to cloning. Unsurprisingly, aliases now point to nothing. My question is: Will restoring the old drive names restore the path? ...
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Cannot log into MAC OS X after rename the disk
I tried to rename the hard drive of my Macbook from "Macintosh HD" to something else without the freaking space. However, after renaming it, many of my applications showed errors immediately and I ...
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Merging pdfs with automator
I'm scanning my mail and end up with two versions: front & back.
Files are named: scanf 01.pdf & scanb 01.pdf
I'm scanning about 40 pages a day, so it ends up to quite some lists.
Now, with ...
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How to batch rename images, in reverse numerical order?
My camera names its images IMG_0001.jpg, IMG_0002.jpg, IMG_0003.jpg, etc.
I have about a thousand images and would like to rename them without having to do it manually if possible.
Is there a good ...
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How to rename multiple files at once?
I want to rename multiple files at once. For example:
Picture1.jpg
Picture2.jpg
Picture3.jpg
Picture4.jpg
into
Vacation-Picture1.jpg
Vacation-Picture2.jpg
Vacation-Picture3.jpg
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Why is my Automator Print Plugin Only Running Every Other Time?
I have set up a simple Print Plugin in Automator. It renames the file, then moves the file to a particular directory. No matter how simple I make the plugin, it only triggers every other time I run ...
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Rename pictures in iPhoto
What's the best way for renaming all the pictures of an event or an album in iPhoto?
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How to rename a hard drive?
I tried to rename the hard drive of my Macbook from "Macintosh HD" to something else without the freaking space. However, after renaming it, many of my applications showed errors immediately and I ...
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Is there a way to remove the artist name from a large number of titles in itunes?
I have a few hundred mp3's which are labeled, e.g., "Rush - 01 - actual title of song". Is there a way to automatically remove "Rush - XX - " form the title names?
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How can I batch rename files to copy them from OS X to Windows NTFS?
I am trying to copy a large number of files to an NTFS formatted Windows 7 machine from a Mac OS formatted external hard drive. I am mounting the drive by attaching it to my Airport Extreme Router. ...
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Renaming a populated iMac Snow Leopard external HDD a possibility?
I want to place my iMac Snow Leopard Users Folder on a separate external HDD. It is already populated with data in my Documents, Downloads etc., and Media Folders. My problem is I have already named ...
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iTunes on OS X: How to rename files using in-line editing in main window, using keyboard only?
When I'm on my Windows computer and using iTunes, I can conveniently hit the F2 key when I have a song selected, rename the song using the in-line edit field that appears, and then hit Enter to commit ...
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Wrong device name displayed in iTunes
Whenever I sync on any computer my 3G iPhone, it will recognize and sync but doesn't show my original name for the phone. How do I replace it?
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Automator sequential file rename with variable padding
I want to rename selected files in the finder sequentially. To do this I have created an Automator workflow.
In the Automator workflow you can specify how many digits long you want the rename to be ...
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Finder allows rename on Exposing desktop
When I press F11, It directly shows me the current-desktop of OSX.
Now, Let me describe the issue ( which is an issue according to me ).
Step 1) open any finder window ( for example as follows. ...
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How can I rename a folder in Lion's Launchpad?
I created a folder by dropping one icon on top of another.
Now I want to rename that folder, since the default name, "Utility" isn't the one I want.
According to all advice I find on the internet, I ...
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Can I safely rename all directories in my home directory to lower case?
I am somewhat picky about my filesystem structures. I really, really dislike directories with capital letters.
I'm more used to Windows where there are a lot of "special" folders in the home ...
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Clear thumbnails for renamed files
I ran a batch of images through an AppleScript Finder script that replaced text substrings in the filenames and did so once more to change the extensions to something other than .jpeg. As expected, ...
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I rename a app folder on the iPhone 3GS using iTunes 10.1 on Mac; then sync causes it to revert
I run iTunes on the Mac MBP (Snow Leopard). I have a folder of apps called New Folder. I click on it to open it, rename it, then close it. It shows the new name. But then after sync it changes back ...
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Space in Volume Name; can you remove?
I have two drives in my machine:
An SSD with the OS on it
a HDD with all my data.
I have a symlink on the SSD for my home directory on the HDD so /Volumes/SSD/Users/Ross/ points to ...
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Is there a way to rename a sound card in Mac OS X?
I have multiple sound cards connected and would benefit from being able to rename them from their device name to something like "Headphones", "Surround system", etc. Is there a way to do this?
