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macOS is the current marketing name for Apple's Macintosh Operating System. This OS was previously known as OS X, and Mac OS X before that (which itself succeeded the 'classic' Mac OS).
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Mac OS X Lion boots very slowly takes 2 minutes to start
Try a...
PRAM Reset
Shut down the computer.
Press and hold the ⌘+⌥+P+R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.
Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you …
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Putting Mountain Lion in the Applications folder
I can't exactly follow the problem you are describing. But the error message which you report here does not seem familiar to me:
"it said that mountain lion was not found in applications"
My problem …
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Broken icon in the applications folder in the dock
This is usual behavior for Applications that you newly installed from the internet (not with the Mac App Store).
You should also be asked whether you are sure to open it because it has been downloade …
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How do I know if I have the Lion recovery partition set up?
In the Terminal (located at /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app) type:
diskutil list
You know that you have a Recovery Partition installed if you see this entry:
Apple_Boot Recovery HD …
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How do I run an app in Full Screen mode on OS X Lion on my second monitor?
An upgrade to Mountain Lion will resolve the issue as it finally enables using full screen mode on multiple displays.
You can "take an app full screen on either display. Drag the window to the desire …
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Is there a shortcut key to bring up the Launch Pad on an older apple keyboard?
Check in System Preferences > Mission Control what key is assigned for Launchpad. You can customize the settings of course.
Note that per default pressing F11 for example will work as a media key (ch …
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Accessing ~/Library in Open/Save dialogs
You have several options:
Make the ~/Library directory permanently visible in Finder and add it to your favorites in the sidebar. Then you can simply click on it in the Open/Save dialog. To make the …
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Booting Mountain Lion in 32-Bit Mode
No,
Mountain Lion only boots using a 64-bit kernel which does not support loading 32-bit kernel extensions.
via Arstechnica
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Disable OS X feature to reopen windows at login time
This bug has been fixed with the Lion update 10.7.4:
The OS X Lion v10.7.4 Update includes fixes that:
Resolve an issue in which the "Reopen windows when logging back in"
setting is always enabled.
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How can I copy the OS X system image from primary HDD to new SSD?
I would try to open the enclosure of your external USB drive and replace it with the SSD to clone your data.
Simple hard drive cloning using Carbon Copy Cloner
Format the target drive with Disk Utili …
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How to get designated apps to open on designated desktops
When you have at least two spaces in Mission Control, you can access the necessary options via right-click on the app icon in the dock:
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Lion apps opening previous files
This is the resume feature of OS X Lion.
You can use TinkerTool do disable resume on a per-app basis.
Besides this, TinkerTool gives you access to additional preference settings and allows to activa …
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How can I replace the 'Linen' that is prevalent in many Lion apps?
You can change the linen of the login background, but I've not seen this change affect other places (e.g. reading list in safari).
There is a tool, which combines various GUI tweaking options in an ap …
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How can I replace the 'Linen' that is prevalent in many Lion apps?
This is an answer which is for the bounty only.
Linen Background Safari's reading list
The background of the reading list in Safari is located at...
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Safari.framework …
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