Questions tagged [snow-leopard]
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is the seventh major release of the Mac OS X
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How to fix the OS X Server "LibClamAV Error: mpool_malloc(): Attempt to allocate 8388608 bytes." reboot loop?
Since last friday (October 21st, 2016) a reboot of both 10.6 (Snow Leopard Server) and 10.7 (Lion Server) result in numerous repetitions of the logged error message:
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What is the oldest version of Mac OS that can be used on retina displays?
For development (backward testing with older OS versions) I need to install older mac OS versions. Ideally I'd want to go as far back as Snow Leopard.
I have an iMac with retina (model iMac15,1). ...
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Migrating applications without using Migration Assistant?
I am migrating from a Mac Mini (early 2009) running OS 10.6.8 to a Mac Mini (2012) running OS 10.8.5. I made several attempts to use Migration Assistant to copy everything; all ended hung at "4 (or 3)...
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How to downgrade from El Capitan to Snow Leopard?
I am not happy with El Capitan, and it is also not compatible with both music hardware and software that I have, so I want to go back to Snow Leopard on my late 2009 iMac.
After installing El Capitan ...
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Upgrade Operating System Snow Leopard to OS Sierra
I know I must upgrade first to El Capitan before upgrading to OS Sierra.
But my question is will I loose installed Adobe Photoshop CS5 and my Bootcamp where I have 2 other costly programmmes installed....
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Mac OS X 10.6.3 installation media
I bought the following DVD from Apple: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
The box that was delivered is as pictured in the link above (inserted here for convenience).
The sealed package contains one DVD ...
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Mac OS X 10.6.8 App Store not working [duplicate]
I recently reinstalled Mac OS X on my iMac to Mac OS X 10.6.3 then updated to Mac OS X 10.6.8 and now I am trying to update to OS X El Capitan but when I go to the App Store to download, I click the "...
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How can I search within .eml files using Spotlight?
I tried searching for terms found on .eml files on my HD using Spotlight, but it never produces results. Is there a way to search within the content of .eml files using Spotlight?
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Macbook Pro won't go past OS X Utilities
My early 2011 Macbook Pro which uses 10.6 Snow Leopard is going straight to OS X Utilities upon startup, no matter whether I use any startup keys or what those startup keys are. I have tried safe mode,...
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FileVault just for /Users/[user] folders, ala Snow Leopard
I know there are many questions like this on AskDifferent, but I've found none that specifically address the fairly glaring omission in more modern Mac OS builds of per-user home folder encryption via ...
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Installing El-Capitan on Macbook Air 2008 running 10.5.8
I have a MacBook Air 2008 running 10.5.8, and I need to install 10.11 on it instead. Since there is no app-store, one of the ways is to find an install CD of 10.6, and then install El-Capitan. I ...
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How to find which shared library is loaded by a process on OSX?
I am trying to compile and use a shared C library as a python module and I am observing that depending on the DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH my code works or it crashes with a cryptic error message.
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MacBook Pro 2009, can't format/fresh install
So, i'm in a (bit of) a pinch.
I was doing a format/fresh install of MacOS on my old 13-inch 2009 MacBook Pro going through OS X Utility and Reinstall OS X. Unfortunately when i do enter my Apple ...
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Grey screen apple logo prohibitory sign etc MacBook 2009
I have an older Mac book that will not boot. I have tried all key commands including fcsk which resulted in a "mach kernel" end result, so nothing worked. I don't have a system install disk (bought ...
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Is Mac OS X Server 10.6 upgradeable to latest Desktop OS X (without Sever.app)
Around 2010, my boss purchased a Mac mini Server with 10.6. (Macmini3, 2.53 GHz Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM)
This server was retired last week.
Is the Server License (unlimited client) eligible to upgrade ...
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Installation of OS X Snow Leopard on a new hard drive using a disk
I am attempting to install OS X Snow Leopard on a new harddrive. I am using a Mac mini mid-2010 Unibody. I also have the original Snow Leopard disk.
I used a guide on iFixit to replace my harddrive. ...
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Mid-2014 Macbook Pro i7 15" OS 10.6.8 boot fails
I pulled my hard drive from a kaput i7 Macbook Pro because it had Snow Leopard (10.6.8) with Rosetta Stone. I need to run older G5 software. I put the drive in an external case, and hooked it up via ...
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How can I Change Letter Cases in iTunes?
I have some iTunes music files that are all capitalized letters and others that are normal small case letters. Instead of me going through and renaming each capitalized music file’s data is there a ...
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installing Snow Leopard in VirtualBox, but it won't complete the installation
I'm getting ready to upgrade my MacBook Pro from Snow Leopard to El Capitan, but I want to be able to keep running MT-Newswatcher, so I want to run SL in VirtualBox. I followed the directions at this ...
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Disk Utility of 10.6.2 install disk does not recognise SDD; Disk Utility of El Capitan does
I ordered and installed an SSD in my 2010 iMac (10,1). I tried installing El Capitan via USB. This failed and searching the internet I found out that it is best to use the original install disks.
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Macbook Snow Leopard Unzipped file
I used Terminal command to unzip an audio file downloaded from a public library. Command used: unzip -v /<zip filename.zip>; rm -rf _MACOSX. Terminal displayed 31 files were extracted and ...
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Can I copy the mac OS directly from my macbook pro to a card in the SD slot?
I bought a refurb macbook pro a few years back, to use for video editing. It came with Snow Leopard installed. I never upgraded beyond 10.6.8 as I still edit in FCP 7 and didn't want compatibility ...
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Mac Pro 2,1 updates and firmware question:will the firmware from the older work with the newer and vice versa?
I'm pursuing an alternative boot drive so i can explore a yosemite or elcapitan environment from my old mac pro 2,1 currently in the last version of snow leopard. (with legally purchased soft ware ...
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Recover folder hierarchy, file names, file metadata from drive?
I'm posting this on AD because I'm using a Mac (Yosemite) to do the job.
This is the situation:
Friend 1 has a 600GB external HDD (FAT 32 formatted) that he has been using with Windows 7.
With ...
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Stuck in 10.6.8 to 10.11 upgrade installation, no recovery disk available
In attempting to upgrade from OS X 10.6.8 to El Capitan I've run into a bit of stalemate. The installation is unable to complete(indeed, it seems to barely commence) due to issues "verifying or ...
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Mouse clicks not working on MacBook Pro, with both track pad and USB mouse
This evening the left mouse button on the track pad on my MacBook Pro stopped working.
Rebooted. No change.
Zotted PRAM. No change.
Reset SMC. No change.
Connected USB wired mouse. No change.
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Trying to install Snow Leopard from .cdr but nothing happens after reload
I am trying to upgrade from Tiger to Snow Leopard. I'm using a .cdr file on a USB drive to do the install
I'm prompted to restart the machine to continue the install, but nothing happens after the ...
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Do I need to buy Mac OS X again?
I am running 10.6.8 on my Mac Pro 1,1 and I want to reset it. I don't have the install disk anymore, so do I need to buy it again? Or can I copy the files from my system, and put them on a disk and ...
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PyCharm seems to install but won't run
This is my first OS X experience so I'm not sure what to do other than ask you guys. I can get PyCharm to install, or so it seems, but when I try to run it all that happens is:
the icon shows up on ...
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Should I upgrade Mac OS 10.6.8 to El Capitan on Macbook Air 2010?
I have the Macbook Air 11' late 2010 with Core 2 Duo and 2 GB RAM. I decided to install XCode 7, but it requires Mac OS 10.11 El Capitan. So, should I upgrade OSX on my 5-yearold macbook air? I worry ...
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How to get started with MySQL on Mac
I'm all very new to mySQL. I've installed it from the Oracle website, and I think I managed to run the server with the command:
sudo ./mysqld_safe --console
But it's impossible to open the client ...
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On new Mac, upgrade old Snow Leopard install or start with clean install?
I've got an old 2008 Macbook which is not eligible for upgrade to anything supported at the moment. So, I am looking to buy a new MacBook Pro.
My question is,
Is it better to copy/move my HDD to the ...
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Automator: extract PDF text and save in current directory
I've made an Automator service for extracting PDF text and saving it in the current directory, and it works reasonably well.
It takes one or several PDF files, extracts the text, and saves it as ...
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Upgrade from Leopard (10.5.8) to El Capitan (10.11) without passing through Snow Leopard (10.6.8)
I have an iMac(Early 2009) running Leopard (10.5.8). Now I want to upgrade my OS to El Capitan (10.11).
The situation is this one:
✔ my iMac version is listed under the upgradable devices
✘ MacOSX ...
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Selling old MacBook. Best way to clear HDD?
I'm selling my current MacBook (2011 MBP).
Since purchase I have had FileVault enabled (Mac OS X Snow Leopard), thus making me think that I can merely clear the data and not worry about having to ...
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Will my emails be kept if I upgrade from 10.6.8 to 10.11?
I have a (Mid 2009) Macbook Pro. I want to upgrade my MacOS X version from 10.6.8 to 10.11 but I have some issues.
I have so many important emails stored in Mail v4.5 on Snow Leopard that I don't ...
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How to stop Snow Leopard from prompting me to upgrade to El Capitan?
I have a 2008 MacBook with Snow Leopard on it.
I don't want to upgrade to newer OS versions.
Snow Leopard keeps prompting me to upgrade to El Capitan.
Is there any way to get it to stop this ...
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Use backup drive with Snow Leopard
I have two Macs, one is running Snow Leopard and can't be updated any further. The other is running El Capitan. I use FileVault on the latter and I also want to backup the latter to a 1TB external ...
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Mac Mini 1,1 (10.6.8) Missing libc++
My Mac Mini 1,1 running Snow Leopard 10.6.8 is missing libc++. Is there a version for OS X 10.6.8? Is there a way to install it again through Homebrew?
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Incompatible Software for next OSX?
I understand the move past Snow Leopard meant losing Rosetta, and compatibility with any PPC apps.
Since there are some apps that can't be replaced (for example, old years of TurboTax that I might ...
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How to change Time Machine settings of a partly broken OS (e.g. by manipulating configuration files)
I have a broken Mac OS 10.6.8 here.
Startup is normal, login works, but most programs can't be started
Repair of OS with install disks fails
Backup via Time Machine is working
System Settings cannot ...
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Snow Leopard OS X Partition (El Capitan)
I have a couple things I'm trying to do that I can't find a solution for.
The end goal is to be able to run DVD Studio Pro 4 on my Mac which has El Capitan installed. The software is pretty old but I ...
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Diagnosing why a mac needs safe mode to boot
"Fresh" install of snow leopard 10.6 needs safe mode to boot. It's a 2006 24" iMac and I can't upgrade the software to lion since it's not availiable on app store (I don't really want to shell out any ...
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How to extract MS Office for Mac keys from my Mac OS X 10.6.8? [duplicate]
I have an old Mac Air 1,1 that has Office for Mac 2011 installed on it. I paid for the software and it installed the version on my machine. I don't have access to my live.microsoft.com account anymore ...
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How to repair permissions after removing the "wheel" group from my hard drive?
Is there a command in Single User Mode to recover/reinstall the start-up wheel (with root its user access).
I removed wheel as a group from any file/folder it had permissions for or access to. I didn'...
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Mission control el capitan desktop thumbnail
I have recently moved from Snow Leopard to El Capitan, and there is something I'm missing currently and hope it is a gesture I don't know.
In Snow Leopard, when looking at all your desktop (Exposés ...
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Can Resorcerer work in Snow Leopard in VMWare Fusion 6?
Since Resorcerer (2.4.1) won't work at all in 10.7 and later, I tried it in a virtual machine running Snow Leopard Server 10.6.8 in VMWare Fusion 6.0.6. But when I select a resource and click the Hex ...
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Fans in overdrive but fails to boot
I have an Apple Xserve Intel Xserve3,1 with dual quad core cpu and 48gb ram.
Today the system fans started going into hyperdrive (i.e. very fast and very high pitched) and was unresponsive to ...
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Upgrading from Snow Leopard (10.6.3) to Mountain Lion
How do I upgrade to Mountain Lion, and then to El Capitan?
I just installed Snow Leopard (10.6.3). I have tried to upgrade to Mountain Lion, but that requires that I have 10.6.8 or higher, which I ...
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Custom screen resolution for a VirtualBox Mac guest?
TL;DR - How do I set a custom screen resolution for a VirtualBox Mac guest?
I'm in a situation where I need to keep Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6.8) alive in a VirtualBox setup to run some legacy ...
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