Installing a newer version of software, or getting a newer or improved piece of hardware.
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Can I use the new Lion OS X license on two machines, or do I have to buy one for each?
I have 2 macbooks (the unibody and the one before that). Do I need to buy two licenses or can I just use one license for both machines?
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2answers
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Using memory with a higher MHz rating?
Can MacBook Pro's successfully support and fully exploit RAM of a higher MHz rating than that which they ship with?
For example, take my 15" MacBook Pro (Late 2011) that ships with 4GB of 1333MHz ...
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4answers
570 views
Upgrade time machine storage?
I'm going to buy 2T external HDD to replace my already full 1T HDD external. I want to keep the time machine backup data. In this case, is it just OK to copy all the time machine backup data in 1T HDD ...
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4answers
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How to revert to Lion from Mountain Lion?
I'm running a Mid-2011 Macbook Air, my first Mac. When I bought it, it had Lion pre-installed. Yesterday I picked up an external hard drive, and made my first Time Machine backup. In the next few ...
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Can we upgrade PowerPC Macs to OS X 10.7 now that 10.8 is out?
I know that 10.8 is out now, but we have older Macs that will not work under 10.8, as they do not have Intel processors. Can we still buy and get 10.7, which I believe will support older CPUs?
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1answer
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MacBook SSD replacement — sudden motion shock sensor in optical bay?
When looking to upgrade a MacBook Pro with a solid state drive (SSD), one option is to:
First, install the SSD instead of the spinning hard disk drive (HDD).
Then, install the HDD instead of the ...
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6answers
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Can I upgrade to Lion straight from 10.5.8?
Can I upgrade to Lion from 10.5.8 without upgrading to 10.6.6 first?, or with a package deal?
And can I upgrade just downloading? -- Without having to have the discs mailed to me?
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4answers
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Error stating that I'm running an older version of Mail with a newer version of Mac OS X
Mail.app stopped working on my Snow Leopard Mac after installing Security Update 2012-004 (Snow Leopard) (Post Date: September 19, 2012). Long ago, I moved Mail.app to a directory different from ...
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3answers
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Is there a way to purchase the official Lion release when the Gold Master was previously installed?
Is there a way to install the official release when you installed the Gold Master version? I can't purchase it from the app store because it think I have the app already intalled...
I wonder how you ...
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6answers
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Macbook Pro Upgrade - 16GB RAM or 128GB SSD
I am asking myself which constellation is better: should I stock up my RAM up to 16GB (from 8GB), or should I buy a SSD with 128GB??
I really dont know :/
Cheers!
BTW: My macbook supports 16GB ...
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2answers
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Advantage of doing a clean Install of Mountain Lion?
I have Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4 installed in my Macbook Pro. When I upgraded to Mac OS X Lion from Snow Leopard I did a clean install since some applications weren't compatible with Lion. I am planning to ...
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1answer
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Unable to create Guest Account after enabling FileVault
After upgrading to Lion, I tried creating a guest account and it worked.
I enabled FileVault on Lion and went through the process of encryption. After that, when I am trying to create a Guest ...
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2answers
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Can I upgrade directly from Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard to 10.7 Lion? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I upgrade to Lion straight from 10.5.8?
For us 10.5 users, is the only path a two step upgrade to 10.6 then 10.7?
Also, is there a hardware compatibility chart? My ...
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1answer
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Can I upgrade my 2008 Mac Pro completely?
Hey everyone, I have a 2008 Mac Pro/2.83hzXEON(8)/8800GT512mb.
Is it possible for me to upgrade this machine to newer hardware, since it is Intel based? What would it entail to put a newer processor, ...
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5answers
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Update and Jailbreak iPhone 4 IOS 4.3 to IOS 5.0
I am trying to update a jailbroken iPhone 4 IOS 4.3 to IOS 5.0. I have acquired the needed things from this link ...
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12answers
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How long can I expect my system to be unusable during an upgrade to OS X Lion?
I just downloaded Lion and am pretty eager to install it, but I can use every minute I have, so I'd rather not install it now if it means my system is unusable for 30+ minutes.
How long should I ...
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8answers
2k views
What features from Lion will be lost when upgrading to Mountain Lion?
I know Mountain Lion has some cool new features that Lion did not have, but will it overwrite any of Lion's functionality?
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3answers
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Centralized update for third party apps
I kind of hate it when applications, which I start, at first search for updates. It's not the updates. Well I fire up an app because I want / need to use it (now). I liked the centralized, system wide ...
3
votes
1answer
244 views
Is it a good idea to seal off the optical drive bay after installing a second HDD?
When installing a HDD instead of the SuperDrive:
Does the bracket, which holds the HDD, seal off the optical drive slot in the unibody?
If not, it seems that debris and dust could get in. (I guess ...
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2answers
5k views
Does the new Macbook Pro with Retina display have user-upgradeable RAM?
I'm interested in purchasing the new MacBook Pro with Retina display, but it's not clear from the tech specs page whether the RAM is user-upgradeable or not.
Do I need to take into account future RAM ...
4
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4answers
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iTunes shows App Updates Badge, but no updates are available
On my iTunes page, it is showing a 7 next to Apps to indicate I have 7 apps with available updates. When I click on the link to show available updates, regardless of which iTunes account I have, it ...
4
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1answer
214 views
Is it possible to update the preinstalled versions of both MySQL and PHP in OS X?
I'm running 10.6.4 and PHP reports itself as version 5.3.2 (5.3.3 is available) and mySQL reports version 5.1.45 (5.1.51 is available)
I know they are minor releases but is it possible to easily ...
3
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4answers
733 views
Where are good places to buy RAM (memory) for a Mac?
What reputable stores exist for purchasing RAM for a Mac?
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2answers
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Can the mid-2010 Macbook support more than 4GB of RAM?
I know of sites that sell 8GB sets for the MacBook. Apple states that they can have up to 4GB. One of my co-workers got her first gen MacBook to 6GB. Can anyone confirm that 8GB is recognized in last ...
2
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2answers
284 views
Does performance degrade between iOS 3.1 and 4.1 for the iPod Touch 2nd gen?
I noticed a considerable performance degradation when updating to iOS 4.0; enough to downgrade back to 3.1.x. Has that issue been completely resolved in 4.1? Having to downgrade again would be a pain.
...
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4answers
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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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4answers
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Where is my iPhone backup kept? (Created prior iOS5 upgrade)
I've just updated my wife's 3GS to iOS 5.1 from iOS 4. The restore seem to only restore the messages/photo roll and some other settings. I don't see most of the apps but the most important part is the ...
0
votes
1answer
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Upgrading to new iPad, how can I get old settings and apps directly to new iPad?
I bought iPad 2 but it is very poor during lectures, very poor camera and storing A4 papers very imprecise. I have over 100 Apps, done all email settings and other things -- probably over 10 hours' ...
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votes
3answers
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How to can I upgrade Xcode 4.1 to 4.5.2 properly?
I'm trying to get Xcode up to date... but i think i have a little problem.
I go in the Mac App Store. I find Xcode. I click on free button, it asks me to connect with my Apple-ID. Done.
I get the ...
5
votes
6answers
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Can I use 16GB DDR3-1600MHz RAM in an early Macbook Pro 8.2?
I found Macs which had:
16GB RAM installed
8GB RAM installed, but running on 1600MHz instead of 1333MHz (link in dutch)
Question
Is it possible to put 16GB running at 1600MHz in my Mac?
If ...
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7answers
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How can I remove the Parallels icons from Launchpad in Lion?
I have Parallels Desktop 6 installed and after an upgrade to Lion I got a whole bunch of Windows app icons on Launchpad:
They look ugly and don't have a remove button.
They also don't exist in my ...
3
votes
2answers
753 views
I want to restore iPhone data that didn't get restored a few weeks ago, but don't want to lose data since then
I installed iOS 5 on my wife's iPhone 3GS about 3 weeks ago. When the process was over, she was missing her apps. I reinstalled these from the App Store via the Purchased section. However, she was ...
3
votes
1answer
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After upgrading to iOS 5, how to restore my apps?
I've just upgraded to iTunes 5 and iOS 5 and after the process completed, my apps are missing from my device. I can still see them in iTunes under Library/Apps folder, how do I push them to the ...
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votes
3answers
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Can I restore an iPhone backup taken from a previous iOS version, or is there a better way to retain my data?
I just put orders in for a few new iPhone 4S upgrades for the wife and I but I'm not sure how to keep her data (app data mainly, the other essentials are synced with outlook).
She has an iPhone 3G, ...
3
votes
2answers
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How to determine how much RAM I can put in my Mac Pro
I have a Mac Pro 4,1 (Dual 2.66Ghz, 6GB Ram). I want to increase the RAM, possibly adding 8GB to my existing 6GB. The RAM slots are used as follows:
SLOT1: 1GB
SLOT2: 1GB
SLOT3: 1GB
SLOT4: OPEN
...
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votes
2answers
450 views
How do I wipe my MB Air's drive and start fresh?
I want to return my Air to the original factory settings, to the way it was before I added all kinds of junk to the solid state drive.
I'm running Snow Leopard. So after I wipe it clean, I plan to ...
2
votes
2answers
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Why does Google Chrome mount and unmount a volume every few hours?
I'm assuming it's part of the 'check for updates' process, but does anyone know how this is controlled and what it's mounting and unmounting?
I first discovered this behavior after updating Growl, ...
2
votes
5answers
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After update (to 4.2) iOS says I have “723” songs, but “iPod.app” says “No Content”
I have just updated to 4.2, and the space for my music is still taken according to iTunes, and the device "About" screen says I have 723 songs, but I cannot see it in the iPod app. I assume that ...
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1answer
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How do I troubleshoot “An error has occurred” when trying to update the Kindle app in the Mac App Store?
I'm able to update other apps, but for several days now I get "An error has occurred" when I press the Update button for the Kindle app:
I wonder if the App Store is confused since it's displaying ...
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vote
2answers
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“Unable to load the Parallels driver” after upgrade to Lion
I have Parallels Desktop 6 (6.0.11994) installed and after an upgrade to Lion, whenever I start Parallels, I get these two messages:
Then Parallels Virtual Machines window appears but neither of ...
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3answers
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What's a good place online to sell a used Mac?
Where can I buy or sell a used iMac online?
EDIT:
I have a 21.5" iMac (Core 2 Duo, late 2009) and a MacBook which is about two months old. I'd like to sell both and upgrade.
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3answers
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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 ...
0
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2answers
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How to install an Operating System after replacing optical Drive by a second HDD on MacBook white late 2009?
I want to improve the performance of my MacBook white by donating it a Solid State Drive.
Because the prices are too high and I don't want to get stuck in space shortage, I thought of replacing the ...
0
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0answers
196 views
To upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion, is it better to do a fresh install? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Advantage of doing a clean Install of Mountain Lion?
Many of us will upgrade our existing machines to Mountain Lion, which should be out tomorrow. In my case, to be ...
0
votes
1answer
333 views
Color profile for projector messed up after Lion upgrade
Yesterday I finally decided to upgrade to Lion from Snow Leopard on my 27" iMac (mid-2010 quad i7 model) and overall everything went fine, there is just one thing that bugs me.
Prior to the upgrade ...
