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CPU upgrade on MacBook Pro
I'm thinking about upgrading the CPU in my MacBook Pro from its current 3210M dual core processor to a 3632QM quad core processor.
Is there any reason why this wouldn't be a good idea? The socket, ...
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Can I update from Lion Server to Mountain Lion Server through Remote Desktop?
I currently have a Lion Server providing DHCP for my network, and access that server exclusively through screen sharing over Apple Remote Desktop. I would like to upgrade from Lion Server to Mountain ...
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Is there a reason an older Macbook won't run Mountain Lion?
I needed Mountain Lion because some of the newer software of Apple, such as Xcode, requires Mountain Lion, but besides the iMac 27 I have, sometimes I need to go on trips and need to bring a white ...
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Can I download Mountain Lion and install it later?
Can I download Mountain Lion from the App Store and install it on my machine later? I have a very slow Internet connection at home, but I am traveling with my MacBook now and have temporary access to ...
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Can I install my old OSX on a different computer after upgrading?
I have a couple questions:
1) I currently have Snow Leopard on my one computer and on another computer I just have Leopard. I am purchasing Mountain Lion from the App Store today and am going to ...
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How to batch-check compatibility of apps between SL and ML?
Is there an app or a script available that lists all the installed applications on a Snow Leopard laptop and shows the compatibility of these applications with Mountain Lion?
I would like to switch ...
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Upgrading Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion and preserving Bootcamp partition
I have a 2010 MacPro running SL with a bootcamp partition (on the same bootdrive) containing a Windows 7 x64 installation which I use for work. I was about to upgrade the Mac to Mountain Lion but I'm ...
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Are the iLife install discs still compatible with Mountain Lion?
I'm about to install Mountain Lion to my Macbook Pro. But before I go for an upgrade, I've search some information about the Mountain Lion. Some says that their iLife was removed after upgrading. I'm ...
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Does App Store Clean/Remove Install Files after Install Upgrade?
I have just updated my OS from Lion to Mountain Lion using Apple's App Store and noticed that my next time machine update/backup was ~16GB. Granted I understand that the OS update touches a lot of ...
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Why do apps which are not installed run from an external bootable drive?
After a disk crash in my MacBook Pro running Lion, I replaced the drive, installed Mountain Lion, and am rebuilding my system. I used Migration Assistant to transfer from an external bootable clone ...
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Has Mountain Lion broken the ability to show Desktop with a gesture, begin dragging an icon, and unshow the Desktop?
I have just upgraded from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion. Despite my initial concerns relating to the new gestures, I am actually getting on pretty well and many of the new features are welcome.
I do ...
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Want to increase spead and reponsiveness in older Mac
Current Information:
Software: Mac OSX (10.5.8)
Processor: 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 1 GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
I want to get my computer moving faster, specifically around safari, itunes, ...
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Remote installation of Mountain Lion OS X 10.8 as an upgrade, not a fresh install
Anyone have any ideas or suggestions (or know if its even possible) to remote upgrade a fleet of Macs from 10.6.8 to 10.8 remotely. I presume I can push the installESD through ARD, but I want it to ...
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access and recover leopard time machine backups in mountain lion
I will be upgrading a MacBook Pro (late 2008) from leopard to mountain lion soon with a a complete wipe by booting and installing from a self made mountain lion USB stick.
That MacBook Pro has ...
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upgrade this old MacBook Pro to mountain lion?
I have an "old" MacBook Pro with the following specs:
Modelname: MacBook Pro
Modell-Identification: MacBookPro5,4
Processor type: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor speed: 2.53 GHz
processer count: 1
core ...
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backup and restore iPhoto library from OSX 10.5.8
How do I backup a complete iPhoto ('09 version 8.1.2 (424)) library with all its metadata from iPhoto of OSX 10.5.8 and then after a clean new install of the latest OSX 10.8.2 on the same machine, ...
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Upgrade from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion in non personal & large scaled development environment
My company is still running Snow Leopard and we're thinking of upgrading to Mountain Lion soon. We are developing iOs and MacOsX applications and have a small break between the old projects and the ...
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How to get my keyboard backlight back after Mountain Lion upgrade?
I have a non-Unibody MacBook Pro running 10.8.2. After I installed Mountain Lion, the keyboard backlight does not light up any more. Is it a connection with the new OS, or is it a defect of my Mac?
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How do I hide a software update?
I need to hide a software update in Mountain Lion, so that when I press "update all" this piece of software is skipped.
I followed the directions here but am unable to make it work in Mountain ...
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Upgrading a Mac from Leopard to Lion
I've two Macs: one MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo with 10.5.8 (Leopard) and the other MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo with 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard).
How can I upgrade the Leopard Mac to Mountain Lion while leaving the ...
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Preinstalled Mountain Lion and iWork is not found for Updates
My Retina Macbook Pro came with 10.8.0 preinstalled, I also have a normal boxed version of iWork '09 brought over from my old computer.
When the 10.8.1 Update was out I got the Notification box that ...
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How to shorten startup time after Lion to Mountain Lion upgrade?
I have been looking for answers since and have seen a few that say I need to do a fresh install and whatnot. I am simply unhappy with the fact that I just bought a brand new laptop that got a free ...
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How can I reduce/optimize downloads when upgrading to an SSD and installing Mountain Lion?
I am worried about downloading so many things:
Here what is I have:
A macbook Pro, with Mountain Lion installed (Upgraded from Lion)
Things installed Xcode, Eclipse with android, RVM, GIT, And lot ...
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How can I upgrade Mac OS X for free on a recently bought rMBP?
I've recently bought a rMBP. I've heard I could ask for an OS update for free. Im not sure what that means as I'm new to the Mac. What should I do?
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Mountain Lion on Macbook Air
Just got a MacBook Air, and it is running OSX 10.7.4.
Is it possible to upgrade to 10.8 (Mountain Lion)?
Are there any benefits to doing so?
What is the process?
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Open files from mail 6.0 in OS 10.8
Mail application can no longer dirctly open xls files after installing mountain lion over lion.
Same happens also to zip files as example, after reinstall on this 10.8 izip, it work, with the old ...
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Macports issues after Mountain Lion upgrade
After upgrading Lion to Mountain Lion, the MacPorts system seems broken.
Refering to the MacPorts's migration page, the best solution seems to unistall all and reinstall all the ports.
Is there a ...
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Is it bad to stop the Mountain Lion installer halfway through an install?
I already have Mountain Lion. I started installing it again (it warns you that you already have it). I realized I don't need to install it again. The install is halfway finished. Can I just quit ...
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How to fix VirtualBox that can't open since Mountain Lion upgrade?
I've a lot of softwares on my Mac, so, I've forgot to check some of them before upgrading MacOS to Mountain Lion (from Lion)
Since Mountain Lion, VirtualBox throw this message when I try to open it:
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Apache 2 `UserDir` problem in OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) Server after upgrade from Lion (10.7)
I had a Mac under OS X Lion. I upgrade it to Mountain Lion, and buy the OS X Server software in the AppStore.
Since the beginning, I use the Apache version bundled in Mac OS, and it work fine.
But ...
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How to solve stuttering after upgrade to Mountain Lion?
After upgrading to Mountain Lion, audio playback in iTunes stutters, as well as video playback and other minor system hangs.
How can I solve this without a downgrade?
Is there confirmation of it ...
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If I buy Montain Lion can I downgrade to Lion? Without purchasing it?
Gentlemans,
I don't have Lion license, I'm running over Mac OS x - 10.6.6 (SnowLeopard)
If I buy Montain Lion, I can downgrade do Lion?
Thanks in advance
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How to recover Mountain Lion's dmg file after installation?
I downloaded Mountain Lion from App Store and installed it.
I have not set Time Machine and I installed Mountain Lion one hour ago (since posting this question).
The dmg file is not in Applications ...
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How to install Mountain Lion on a disk that cannot be formatted in recovery mode?
I'm trying to do a clean install of Mountain Lion but I'm not being able to format my partition.
I previously had Lion, encrypted the disk, then upgraded to Mountain Lion, then booted into recovery ...
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How to fix iTunes/Skype where fonts all show up as boxes after Mountain Lion upgrade?
When I login to iTunes or Skype the fonts all show up as boxes.
No fonts were removed on installed; none are disabled and all the normal ones show up. Doesn't happen on any web site; only seems to ...
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How to preserve DHCP server settings when migrating from Lion Server to Mountain Lion Server?
I understand that DHCP server features will be "removed" from OS X Server with Mountain Lion and that there will be no way to manage these using the only remaining app for managing server features ...
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What is the “previous system” folder I have in my root directory after ML installation and is it safe to delete?
What is the "Previous System" folder I now have have in my root directory after upgrading Mountain Lion and is it safe to delete? It's 172MB of mostly random font files
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Why is after updating to Mountain Lion, my MacBook's screen starts to blink/flash with a grey background?
After updating to Mountain Lion, my MacBook's screen starts to blink/flash with a grey background. What could be the problem?
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Will NTFS-3G and FUSE work out of the box if I upgrade from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion?
On Snow Leopard I already have NTFS-3G (2010.10.2) and FUSE (MacFUSE Framework 2.2.1). I managed to install them and it works like a charm.
If I upgrade to Mountain Lion, does the operating system ...
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Will Mountain Lion make an older computer run faster or slower?
Performance/responsiveness is a common concern with new software, especially on older machines. In general, upgrading from Snow Leopard (10.6) to Lion (10.7) wasn't too bad, but now Mountain Lion ...
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Mountain Lion Free Upgrade Issue
I have bought my mac last month, so I am eligible to get a free upgrade of Mountain Lion. As Apple stated - I have requested for my upgrade and it said you will be notified with your upgrade code. ...
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How can I port apps from OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion to OS X 10.7 Lion?
In Mountain Lion, many of the day-to-day apps like Preview, TextEdit have been upgraded with some very useful features. (For instance, you can now insert a page into a PDF document using your scanner ...
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Just upgraded to Mountain Lion and I have to buy iPhoto again?
I originally was on Leopard. Then I got the free upgrade to Snow Leopard.
I bought Lion when it was released and removed it after a few months because it made my machine too slow. I upgraded the ...
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Can I upgrade to Mountain Lion from Snow Leopard?
I'm currently running Snow Leopard (10.6.8) and I never upgraded to Lion.
However, the features in Mountain Lion have me intrigued and I'd like to upgrade.
Am I allowed to upgrade straight to ...
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Mountain Lion installer doesnt start after reboot
I am currently trying to install Mountain Lion and everything was going fine until it was time to reboot.
First I tried rebooting then it said i needed to close applications so I clicked the button ...
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Time Machine says “Waiting to Backup” after ML upgrade
I just upgraded to ML and my Time Machine says "Waiting to Backup".
Is the cause of this got to do anything with Spotlight indexing?
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Will Mountain Lion run on an early 2008 MacBook White?
I know it isn't in Apple's list of supported Macs, but I want to know if anyone has tried it.
Also, my Mac has 4GB of ram and plenty of disk space. It currently runs Lion.
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Does upgrading to Mountain Lion means I have to reinstall Android SDK and Eclipse?
I'm on Lion and am learning Android development. I have Eclipse Indigo Service Release 1 version and the lastest SDK installed.
If I upgrade to Mountain Lion does it mean I have reinstall the SDK?
I ...
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Mountain Lion on Intel Core 2 duo (2009 macbook pro)
has anyone tested the new Mountain Lion on a 2008/2009 macbook?(aluminium) I've heard that with Lion some problems occured like mac becomes slow, battery life is halved etc. I'd like to know specific ...
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What steps should I take in preparation for upgrading to Mountain Lion?
I am considering upgrading my Mac to the new Mountain Lion operating system. What steps should I take to make sure the process goes as smoothly as possible?
