Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6) was the seventh major release of the OS X series.
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Lion upgrade from Mac App store seems to have frozen
I am trying to upgrade to Lion from Snow Leopard. After beginning the download/install process from the Mac App store everything seemed normal. However after about 20 minutes my entire MBP is frozen. ...
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How can I execute key shortcuts that use characters requiring Shift, like #?
I have a 2011 13" MacBook Pro and I'm using Snow Leopard.
When I program, I use Eclipse. Recently, I installed a plugin and I wanted to use a key shortcut rather than navigating 3 menus every time to ...
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Install OS X in VirtualBox on iMac?
Is it possible to install OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard in VirtualBox on an iMac (i3) running OS X 10.6.8? I have the 10.6 install CD, DMG, and ISO, but can't get any of them to boot from VirtualBox.
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MacBook Pro disk failure
Just a few months ago, I bought the latest 2011 MacBook Pro. Now, a few months later, I have a problem. It seems like my notebook is rejecting my hard drive (which is an SSD).
How it all began: ...
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Time Machine Backups are incredibly slow, not doing what they should
I have a Late 2008 MacBook Pro that got a new HDD, top case, and RAM within the last week. The previous HDD failed and was replaced by Apple. Using Carbon Copy Cloner and restoring various directories ...
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Clean Install Snow Leopard without Disk — Build 10K549
I have a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) -- shipped with Snow Leopard (Lion hadn't come out yet) -- that I need to wipe and reinstall. This is for security/privacy/performance purposes, so the goal ...
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SSH stops at 'SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT received'
When I attempt to SSH to anything from my iMac (SSH, git, etc.), SSH freezes at debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT received. This only happens on my account; I created a new account as a test and ...
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QR code reader for OS X 10.6?
I'm looking for a QR code reader that doesn't utilize iSight but instead, allows me to take a screenshot of a portion of the screen which it will then scan for and detect the QR code. I'm having ...
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How to mount local folder with mount_afp in OS X 10.6.8
I tried to use mount_afp afp://user:111@127.0.0.1/home ~/Documents to mount the ~/Documents folder to the shared folder, but it shows the error like below:
mount_afp: AFPMountURL returned error ...
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What is causing this repeated kernel panic?
Thu May 10 14:29:35 2012
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x2abf6a): Kernel trap at 0x01549b37, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x000003dc, CR3: 0x00100000, CR4: 0x00000660
EAX: 0x092c3f40, ...
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Gimp keeps on crashing with SIGSEGV error
I am trying out Mac Gimp 2.8 as an alternative to Photoshop. I've been wanting to go for more OS stuff and wondered if Gimp would play nice. It seems both Photoshop and Gimp get the same error working ...
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Is there a way to access the menubar icons using the keyboard?
I know how to use the menu items using only the keyboard. Is there anyway I can access the icons in the top right as well?
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OS X 10.6.8 Function Keys (brightness, playback control) no longer working
I have a 27" iMac (2009) running the OS X 10.6.8 and using the Apple Wireless Keyboard. Since around March or early April, I noticed that the function keys (f1-f9) have stopped working. I think it ...
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Restoring to previous state: concerns with Carbon Copy Cloner and Time Machine conflict
One week ago I experienced an odd and catastrophic failure of my MacBook Pro. The details of the failure are not important, and the relevant parts have been replaced, among them a new HDD. Side note: ...
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Can I restore a Lion Time Machine backup from a MacBook Air onto a MacBook Pro (currently) running Snow Leopard?
My MacBook Air w/Lion is getting sent in for repairs, and IT gave me a MacBook Pro w/Snow Leopard. I have a current backup of my Air, and I'd like to get this MBP to run Lion with all my apps, files, ...
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Grab list of Stats, Application Data, and Serials off OSX 10.6 to prepare for reformat and fresh install?
I need to reformat my 2007 OSX as it is now returning kernal errors. I want to install everything fresh but I have a lot of software and don't want to sit here making a list of everything installed as ...
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Printing from Safari cuts lines on page breaks
When I print from safari on 10.6 and 10.7 sometimes the top half of the line is printed on one page and the bottom half is printed on the next. This seems to be independent of the printer as the pdf ...
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Risks of upgrading from OS X 10.5.8 to 10.6.3
Knowing little about OSX, a friend has asked me to help upgrade their machine from OS X 10.5.8 to 10.6.3; what are the risks of doing so, if any, and what is the best way to mitigate them?
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I am no longer able to burn discs using my MacBook's SuperDrive. How can I fix it?
About a year ago, the SuperDrive in my 2010 MacBook appeared to stop working. When I insert a blank CD or DVD, the disc does not show up in the Finder. The drive appears in Disk Utility, and I am able ...
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Finder crashes when searching in spotlight or opening Applications folder
I have a non-admin account (Standard account) that I normally use on my iMac. For the past 2 days I have been having a really strange issue.
If I search for "Chrome" or "Firefox" on spotlight, ...
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Requirements for using iOS Simulator?
Does anyone know what the requirements for running the iOS Simulator? I've got a MacBook running 10.6.8 and ADmitMac 6. Whenever I'm logged in as Active Domain user (that has no /Users account on the ...
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How to save a .css file from TextEdit or Word?
I once read you could force the color of visited links in Safari by adding a:visited { color: #6611cc !important; } in the .css file under Preferences < Advanced. In this way, it will turn every ...
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iMac secret feature or application?
I found this presumably hidden feature by accident; my keyboard fell so I picked it up. When I did, my background looked like it was in space, the Finder window was open and in the middle of the ...
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Fix Blank Icons in Dock Stacks and Grids
I use Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.8), and here's my problem: Stack and grid views of folders very often look like this:
These empty boxes are not very useful for finding files quickly. When I open ...
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How to obtain Bluetooth ID (OS X)
I need to remotely grab the Bluetooth ID from multiple machines throughout my network. What are the best ways to remotely obtain the Bluetooth ID in OS X?
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Why are some pop up boxes (or “select” boxes) colored blue but others aren't in Mac OS X?
I am fairly new to Mac OS X and I am wondering why some of these pop up boxes have a blue in them, but others do not. For example, on one website it looks like this (look at the little "Select site" ...
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Learn about basic OS X applications
I have been a Windows user and have recently started using OS X (I have Snow Leopard on my machine).
I wanted to learn about the basic applications in OS X (e.g. Terminal) and other commonly or some ...
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As an iOS Developer, how can I avoid upgrading to Lion?
I have been an iOS developer for quite some time now, and I am still using Xcode 4.2, because the new version is now only available for Lion. My problem is that after reading the reviews for Lion in ...
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Theme related issue
The attached image(s) should be a visual reference to what I am attempting to verbalize. My issue is that last summer I was playing with theme management on OS X 10.6.x and all was well but lately ...
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Mac OS X 10.6 on MacBook Pro won't reinstall
The optical drive on my buddy's MacBook Pro died at the same time the OS failed, so I have to reinstall the OS through my external USB CD Drive that is Mac compatible. I have the Snow Leopard OS X ...
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OS/X 10.6 Bizarre login bug: Making alternative “Others…” appear. Why does this happen?
I am studying at NUS in Singapore, and they have a mac-equipped computer lab here at school. All users (students) have our own personal accounts that we use to log in to the computers with. Sometimes ...
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CrashReporter itself keeps crashing
I never get crash logs when an application crashes, and the reason is that CrashReporter itself crashes:
4/20/12 10:11:25 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[104]
(com.apple.ReportCrash.Self[133]) Job ...
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A Mac OS X VPN client that can import a .VPN file
I have a .vpn file that I use on Windows with Shew Soft VPN Client that has the connection details (excluding the username and password). Is there an equivalent client for Mac OS X that will allow me ...
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FAT or exFAT or NTFS
I recently brought Western Digital's Passport Essential, and will be using with my MacBook (running Snow Leopard), MacBook Air (running Lion) and Windows 7 Desktop. I should be able to read-write data ...
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Snow Leopard Preview Update
Snow Leopard Preview does not show some PDF (Version 1.7) although these can be viewed in Lion.
Is there an upgrade?
After all Version 1.7 is a 2006 ISO Standard
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Is there a way to revert OSX Snowleopard to a clean fresh install?
My mums laptop is not very well managed and I would like to clean it up and perform a fresh install on it and teach her the ropes from scratch as she is having a lot of performance problems with it at ...
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My mum spilt water on her laptop and now the shift key does not work
A few months back my mum spilt water on her laptop. Not knowing much about what to do, she turned it back on a few hours later rather than let it dry. Since then the left shift key does not work.
I ...
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Cursor as full screen crosshairs
I have a 27" iMac running Snow Leopard. In a wide range of applications I often need to use a straight edge to compare different values on charts, even sometimes charts generated by different ...
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How do you clear Mac install program files?
I installed a 30-day "test drive" of QuarkXpress, but got pulled in to other projects and didn't have time to test it. I now need to test it, but the 30 days are up. So I want to install the "test ...
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Spaces preferences carried into Lion - can't get hash symbol
In Snow Leopard I used to use Option + cursors to move around spaces (not Command - this was because I liked Command + cursors for 'Home' and 'End').
Therefore I also used Option + 1, Option + 2 etc ...
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Upgrade OS X with Windows already installed using Boot Camp - will it break anything?
I've got a late 2010 MacBook Air that came with OS X 10.6.6 installed; I have never upgraded it to 10.6.8 Snow Leopard or to 10.7 Lion.
I dual boot with Windows 7 installed using boot camp. I use ...
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How to control Bluetooth wireless radio from the command line?
This question is almost the same as my previous question, but with one major difference; I want to turn on/off Bluetooth from the command line (bash or similar), NOT from AppleScript - the answers for ...
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Change Snow Leopard Login Wallpaper w/ Terminal
I know this is possible as I did it once before.
How do you set the login background wallpaper to something else using terminal?
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Icons for Facetime and the App Store keep re-appearing in my dock after a restart. How can I get rid of them?
I’m running Mac OS X 10.6.8. I like my dock to contain only running apps, so I’ve removed all other icons from there (by clicking and dragging them out of the dock).
However, every time I restart my ...
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Flashback malware on Snow Leopard
My Mac OSX Snow Leopard got exploited by the Flashback malware. There's a summary by F-Secure that I'm trying to follow in order to remove it. This link is similar, and provides a little more detail.
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How can I change scroll direction in Snow Leopard?
I've gotten so used to the Lion natural scrolling that using (for lack of a better term) unnatural scrolling in Snow Leopard and earlier is very annoying. Is there any way I can reverse it for OSes ...
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restart hot corners
On Snow Leopard (latest version, but it's been happening for a while), I have the top right corner set to show Spaces, and the bottom right to show the Desktop. Occasionally, often enough to be ...
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Play music from Desktop?
I remember there used to be a play button on my music files on my Desktop. I would click it, and it would play that song without opening anything up. Now I can't. I have to make do with opening ...
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Switch internal monitor off by software (script/terminal/shortcut/…)
I’m using my MacBook Pro (OS X 10.6) standing in a shelf with an external screen on my desk so I don’t use and need the internal screen. But if the internal one is on it’s shown in spaces.
It is ...
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How to Replace Misplaced OS Files
My Mom accidentally moved some system files on her Macbook Pro and did something so they can't be restored back to where they were and now some apps aren't working anymore. Is there a way to repair ...
