Re: Time Machine problems

2012-10-07 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Paul, I'm working on quite a few client support emails at the same time, so I can only get back to you when possible. How did you upgrade to OS X 10.8, was it a 'clean install' or an 'upgrade' from Lion? Have you only used this external drive to backup OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion? Or did it have

Re: Time Machine problems

2012-10-07 Thread Paul Willemse
Hi Ronni, Thanks for the suggestions. > Just a quick question. > In System Preferences > Time Machine > Options - Do you have "Notify after > old backups are deleted" selected? It is not selected. I did the restart as you suggested but the result was the same. I then removed the preferences

Re: Time Machine problems

2012-10-07 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Paul, Just a quick question. In System Preferences > Time Machine > Options - Do you have "Notify after old backups are deleted" selected? If so: Unselect it, then Restart your Mac, then Connect the newly erased 1TB external drive, and see if you receive "This backup is too large for the ba

Re: Apple TV won't wake iMac

2012-10-07 Thread Alan Smith
Hi Ronni Thanks very much for prompting me about this. I carefully noted all your comments. I applied your recommendations regarding Safari as I feel this potentially has some bearing on the peculiar behaviour of my system. I have been recording various "happenings" on my network as changes

Time Machine problems

2012-10-07 Thread Paul Willemse
Hi All, My Time Machine suddenly gave up. The message is: "This backup is too large for the backup disk. The backup requires 1.06 TB but only 998.49 GB are available." The disk I am trying to backup has 453GB in use and 546GB free. I have erased the Time Machine disk (Mac OS Extended Journaled

Re: Safari toolbar problem

2012-10-07 Thread Allen Gladwell
stomize Toolbar I find that the >>>> icons in the toolbar have stop working until I stop safari and reload it >>>> from the dock and they are working again >>>> >>>> I'd be grateful for any suggestions >>>> >>>> Thanks Allen &

Re: Apple TV won't wake iMac

2012-10-07 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Alan, I'm resending my reply that I sent to WAMUG on 2 October 2012 5:49PM as you have not responded perhaps you have seen the email. Resent email to WAMUG/ Hi Alan, I'm not sure if you were wanting me to respond to your email below, or you were just giving your observations. The Belkin AD

Re: Apple Id - now iTunes query

2012-10-07 Thread Alex
Thanks for your advice Daniel - I do now remember hearing of this before, but a long time ago! Thank you too again Ronni - please make sure you take the time to eat & even rest. Your help is appreciated, but it is free & I am sure we can all wait for your response at your convenience. Thos

Re: Safari toolbar problem

2012-10-07 Thread Ronda Brown
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Re: Time Machine will not complete backup.

2012-10-07 Thread Ronni Brown
Thanks Bill, Wow 18 seconds is fast. All is looking good so far! If you can tomorrow let TM run its hourly backups, mainly to check that the external drive is working properly as I mentioned previously. First run in the morning TM will do a 'Daily Backup' which I'll explain more about when I ca

Re: Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on 2007 MacPro 1,1

2012-10-07 Thread Tim Law
dant once again, unable, like my >> iPad 1, to move to the newest OS. >> >> Tim >> >> >> ------ next part -- >> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... >> Name: smime.p7s >> Type: application/pkcs7-signature >> Size: 5

Re: Time Machine will not complete backup.

2012-10-07 Thread Bill Parker
OK Ronni, Here is what the widget says: Starting standard backup Backing up to: /Volumes/Parker/Backups.backupdb 810.1 MB required (including padding), 353.48 GB available Copied 1549 files (1.4 MB) from volume Macintosh HD. 808.5 MB required (including padding), 353.48 GB available Copied 130 f

Re: Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on 2007 MacPro 1,1

2012-10-07 Thread Peter Crisp
Thanks Ronni, well I've been just about to buy one through the previous 2 or 3 iterations. I suppose if I keep waiting, there will always be a better one just 'around the corner'. :) It will be mid next year when my logical next opportunity presents itself irrespective of if there's a new model

Re: Safari toolbar problem

2012-10-07 Thread Allen Gladwell
Hi Ronni Thanks for that but none of those changed anything. I moved the.plist out and then put it back, trashed the Cache.db file and I don't have any extensions but I turned extensions OFF anyway. I quit Safari with Command Q each time Should I get a new copy of Safari?. I do have Time Machin

Re: Safari toolbar problem

2012-10-07 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Allen, Safari preferences might be corrupted. Quit Safari. Go to ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari.plist Move the com.apple.Safari.plist file from the Preferences folder to the Desktop. Relaunch Safari. If that helped, move the .plist file to the Trash. If not, move it back to the

Re: Time Machine will not complete backup.

2012-10-07 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Bill, After TM does the first Complete Full backup it is best to keep it running for a few hours to check that the hourly backups run fine, and that the external drive is behaving properly... waking and not dropping connection. I'll post tomorrow under another Subject how Time Machine works

Safari toolbar problem

2012-10-07 Thread Allen Gladwell
Hi All I have a problem with my safari toolbar (Safari 5.1.7 - MacBk Pro 2 Core Duo - OS 10.6.8) I cannot customise the toolbar. When go to View and click on Customize Toolbar nothing happens ie no drop down menu to rearrange the icons. I don't know when this happened since I don't do it oft

Re: Time Machine will not complete backup.

2012-10-07 Thread Bill Parker
I have to get back on that one. Been out and turned everything off. Bill On 07/10/2012, at 3:34 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Hi Bill, > > How long have the next hourly backups taken after the initial complete backup? > > Cheers, > Ronni > > Sent from Ronni's iPad > > On 07/10/2012, at 3:22 PM, B

Re: Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on 2007 MacPro 1,1

2012-10-07 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Pete, Well, they will have a 27-inch screen :-) Note: The this is all circumspect information below: The leaked benchmark for a new iMac described a model called iMac13,2, which runs on a 3.4 GHz Core i7-3770 quad-core processor with 4GB of 1600 MHz RAM, and operates on OS X 10.8 Mountain L

Re: Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on 2007 MacPro 1,1

2012-10-07 Thread Peter Crisp
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Re: Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on 2007 MacPro 1,1

2012-10-07 Thread Ronni Brown
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Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on 2007 MacPro 1,1

2012-10-07 Thread Tim Law
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Re: iPad

2012-10-07 Thread Tim Law
Hi Glen, Just some basics from my experience You first need to load the music from the CD into iTunes. You don't drag the music on the CD straight into the iPad. Then you can eject the CD from the computer. Try playing the music in iTunes. Does that work? When you sync the iPad, it 'should' sy

Re: Time Machine will not complete backup.

2012-10-07 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Bill, How long have the next hourly backups taken after the initial complete backup? Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 07/10/2012, at 3:22 PM, Bill Parker wrote: > That complete one was 3+ hours > > Bill > On 07/10/2012, at 1:48 PM, Peter Crisp wrote: > >> So you now have a complet

Re: Time Machine will not complete backup.

2012-10-07 Thread Bill Parker
That complete one was 3+ hours Bill On 07/10/2012, at 1:48 PM, Peter Crisp wrote: > So you now have a completed full back up eh Bill. How long did it take? > > I had similar issues to you Bill a little while back and it is certainly a > relief to know it is all in order. > > Regards > > Pete

Re: Mail Time Out By 1 Hour

2012-10-07 Thread Daniel Kerr
gt; Daylight saving has started over there today (silly sods!!), so they've > probably cocked up the WA time. > > I'll keep you posted. > > Pete Smith > > iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo > 4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM > 750GB Hdrive OS X 10.6.8 > >

Mail Time Out By 1 Hour

2012-10-07 Thread Pete Smith
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