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Sent from Ronni's iPad4 On 10/01/2013, at 11:55 AM, Ken Jackson <kenjackson7...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks again Ronni, > install has worked, now to get my head around the changes...also, a shame > but I now find Pro Tools is not compatible with ML. > May have to upgrade PT, > > thanks & regards, > > Ken > > > > Ken Jackson > > 0450 400 772 > www.littleriverstudios.com.au > 08 9376 1680 > kenjackson7...@gmail.com > Skype kennyj1098 > Perth, Western Australia > > > Get a signature like this: > <http://r1.wisestamp.com/r/landing?promo=29&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisestamp.com%2Femail-install%3Futm_source%3Dextension%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dpromo_29> > Click > here!<http://r1.wisestamp.com/r/landing?promo=29&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisestamp.com%2Femail-install%3Futm_source%3Dextension%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dpromo_29> > > > > On 9 January 2013 12:36, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > >> Hi Ken, >> >> If you are sure your Mac & you, are prepared to upgrade to Mountain Lion. >> If when you run the Installer you receive the same message as before: >> Can't install Mountain Lion on HD - "This disk is used for Time Machine >> backups" >> >> This message means that the Lion or Mountain Lion installation will not >> successfully complete. >> The message can appear even though your startup drive is obviously not >> acting as a Time Machine backup. >> The likely cause is an errant Time Machine-related "Backups.backupdb" >> folder at the root level of your drive. >> This folder, created by and used by Time Machine, is fooling the Install >> app into thinking your startup drive is actually a Time Machine backup. >> >> The solution is to 'Delete the Folder. >> >> If you double-click on your hard drive icon the Backups.backupd folder >> should be on the root level of your drive. >> Sometimes OS X gets confused and incorrectly puts a Backups.backupd folder >> on your hard drive. >> That folder should only appear on a drive used for Time Machine. >> >> To Delete the 'Backups.backupsdb" folder >> 1. Start up from the disk you want to install on (Your Mac). >> 2. Move the "Backups.backupdb" folder from the root level of your hard >> drive to the Trash. >> Enter your Administrator Password if prompted. >> IMPORTANT: Do not empty the Trash unless you have a backup on a different >> disk and want to delete the Time Machine backups from this disk. >> 3. Empty the Trash >> 4. Reboot your Mac >> 5. Install. >> >> If you can't find a "Backups.backupd" folder anywhere try booting into >> "Safe Mode" by holding down the "Shift key" right after you hear the >> startup chime. Keep holding the Shift key down until you see the Apple Logo. >> The progress bar that appears indicates the progress of the file check >> that Safe Mode automatically does. >> Give it time to finish. >> >> Reboot normally and see if the ML installer will work. If it does wait >> until Spotlight is finishing indexing before turning Time Machine back on. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> On 09/01/2013, at 11:48 AM, Ken Jackson <kenjackson7...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Ronni, >>> >>> *in response to your post replying to my request for help:* >>> >>> *An extract of comments from your emails over the last few days is >>> concerning. >>> iMac 27-inch with 10.6.8 SL, 2.66ghz Proc Intel Core i5 & 4gigs of >>> RAM.* >>> >>> *1. you say: "it is running as slow as... have done Applejack, run >>> MacKeeper (it >>> can't quarantine infected files for some reason)."* >>> >>> *This is obviously Before I discovered the MacKeeper problem & >> uninstalled >>> it.* >>> >>> *2. Then you say: >>> "It may be beyond an online diagnosis but what do I know?"* >>> * >>> * >>> *Meaning, can anybody help without a call out .. I wouldn't know...* >>> >>> *3. And then you say in regard to warnings about MacKeeper: >>> "I have been away from the List for ages & missed your posts" >>> The posts to WAMUG - Re: MacKeeper were back in 2011 when you were active >>> on WAMUG mailing list. >>> And a search of the WAMUG Archives ( the link is at the bottom of every >>> mailing list message) for 'MacKeeper' would have given you results.* >>> >>> *When I say I have been away from the list I mean "I have been away from >>> the list", regardless of whether I was classed as being 'active' on the >>> list I wasn't consulting it.* >>> >>> 4.in Regard to Applejack: >>> "It's an all in one resolution after installs etc, a deep clean does >>> everything needed. >>> Has not let me down yet." >>> >>> Yet, you have a sick system?? >>> >>> *Applejack cleaned up nicely AFTER the de install of MacKeeper* >>> >>> 5. Then after all this you try to install Mountain Lion on a system that >> is >>> definitely NOT healthy... >>> Never upgrade if your current system is having any problems. And never >>> without doing all the preparation before trying to install Lion or >> Mountain >>> Lion. And always disconnect any external devices before installing an >>> upgrade or clean installation. >>> >>> *I think the system is OK now after the un install but thanks for the >>> reminder re disconnecting all externals, I'll do that now & have a look >> at >>> the prep for installing ML.* >>> >>> Thanks Ronni, will let you know how it goes, >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Ken >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Ken Jackson >>> >>> 0450 400 772 >>> www.littleriverstudios.com.au >>> 08 9376 1680 >>> kenjackson7...@gmail.com >>> Skype kennyj1098 >>> Perth, Western Australia >>> >>> >>> On 8 January 2013 21:48, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Ken, >>>> >>>> An extract of comments from your emails over the last few days is >>>> concerning. >>>> iMac 27-inch with 10.6.8 SL, 2.66ghz Proc Intel Core i5 & 4gigs of >>>> RAM. >>>> >>>> 1. you say: "it is running as slow as... have done Applejack, run >>>> MacKeeper (it >>>> can't quarantine infected files for some reason)." >>>> >>>> 2. Then you say: >>>> "It may be beyond an online diagnosis but what do I know?" >>>> >>>> 3. And then you say in regard to warnings about MacKeeper: >>>> "I have been away from the List for ages & missed your posts" >>>> The posts to WAMUG - Re: MacKeeper were back in 2011 when you were >> active >>>> on WAMUG mailing list. >>>> And a search of the WAMUG Archives ( the link is at the bottom of every >>>> mailing list message) for 'MacKeeper' would have given you results. >>>> >>>> 4.in Regard to Applejack: >>>> "It's an all in one resolution after installs etc, a deep clean does >>>> everything needed. >>>> Has not let me down yet." >>>> >>>> Yet, you have a sick system?? >>>> >>>> 5. Then after all this you try to install Mountain Lion on a system that >>>> is definitely NOT healthy... >>>> Never upgrade if your current system is having any problems. And never >>>> without doing all the preparation before trying to install Lion or >> Mountain >>>> Lion. And always disconnect any external devices before installing an >>>> upgrade or clean installation. >>>> >>>> Have you even checked that your Applications, Add-ons, extensions etc >> are >>>> compatible with ML? >>>> >>>> Again a search of the WAMUG Mailing list for 'Lion' and 'Mountain Lion' >>>> ... would bring up lots of information for... 'how to prepare for Lion' >> and >>>> 'How to prepare for Mountain Lion' and 'how to install Lion' and 'how to >>>> Install Mountain Lion and what to do after each installation'. >>>> >>>> If you do download any of my Tutorials from my website I would >> appreciate >>>> your donation. >>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Ronni >>>> >>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >>>> >>>> On 08/01/2013, at 4:20 PM, Ken Jackson <kenjackson7...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi folks, >>>>> I've downloaded ML & when I try to install it tells me my Mac System >>>> drive >>>>> is used to backup Time Machine, it's not set up that way? >>>>> TM backs up to a dedicated drive called Time Machine??? >>>>> What can I do, tried rebooting after resetting TM to the Alt drive, no >>>>> effect... >>>>> >>>>> KJ >>>>> >>>>> Ken Jackson >>>>> >>>>> 0450 400 772 >>>>> www.littleriverstudios.com.au >>>>> 08 9376 1680 >>>>> kenjackson7...@gmail.com >>>>> Skype kennyj1098 >>>>> Perth, Western Australia >>>>> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - < >> http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> > > > > -- > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://lists.wamug.org.au/pipermail/wamug.org.au-wamug/attachments/20130110/c087698b/attachment.htm > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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