Macbook Pro formatted with windows, now can't install OS X or Windows!

I formatted my MacBook Pro Mid 2010 with Windows, now I can't install any operating systems on it.

I tried to install Windows 8.1 on my MacBook, then at the final step I received a message saying that an error occurred and the installation failed.

Now, when I try to enter the Boot Menu the only option that I have is "EFI Boot", so I can't boot anything from my USB or DVD. I don't have them in my Boot Menu at all.

I tried ⌘R‏, but after the download and when I enter the installation it says "The drive is locked.".

Now all I have is a formatted Mac without any Operating Systems or any options to boot anything so that I can install a new OS. I don't know that to do?!

P.S: I didn't use Boot Camp or any other software, just used a Windows bootable device and wen ahead like windows based laptops.

Brand New iPhone 6 and Refubrished

I am thinking to Purchase iPhone 6. The problem is that in my country there are no Apple Stores. I need to purchase it through shops who import iPhone's from UK or USA. My friends are telling me that iPhone's that are sold in some shops are Refurbished or opened to replace original parts with duplicate that are similar to original. I want to ask that is there any way to detect that the iPhone have been opened or it is refurbished. The cost of an iPhone 6 16GB in my country is around £480 or $750 which is comparatively high than original price on which iPhone are sold in Apple Stores.

I do not want to waste my money on purchasing a refurbished or repaired iPhone. Please help me.

help transfering clash of clans village without game center

I am currently playing Clash of Clans on my iPad 2 but I'm not aloud to get Game Center. I was wondering if there's any other way to transfer my village via not Game Center.. Please Help!! -- Thanks!!

warranty repair with activation lock activated

I just bought a 2nd hand broken iPhone5s which stuck at restore mode, restore failed every time. This phone is still under warranty,and i wanted to send it for repair but it's have be service from out of my country. So i would like to know does apple repair any phone that have activation lock on.

Trying to mount mhddfs / osxfuse via fstab

I'm trying to create a virtual drive pool using osxFuse and mhddfs.

1. This command works for me:

$ sudo mhddfs /Volumes/D01,/Volumes/D12,/Volumes/D103,/Volumes/D110 /mnt/DrivePoolA -o allow_other,volname=DrivePoolA

2. However, I believe I should also be able to accomplish the same using the 'mount' command, but I've had no luck. I've tried a variety of things similar to the line below. Any suggestions? What am I missing.

sudo mount -t mhddfs -o allow_other,volname=DrivePoolA /Volumes/D01,/Volumes/D12,/Volumes/D103,/Volumes/D110

3. Finally, and most importantly, I'm trying to mount the drivePool with fstab. My fstab looks like this:

# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> mhddfs#/Volumes/D01,/Volumes/D12/,/Volumes/D103/,/Volumes/D110 /mnt/DrivePoolA osxfusefs allow_other,volname=DrivePoolA 0 0

However, when I run sudo mount -a on that fstab, I get an error message which states:

This program is not meant to be called directly. The OSXFUSE library calls it. Available mount options: [followed by the list of mount options]

Now, I'm assuming that that error is coming from osxfuse_mounter, because I found the txt of the error in the source code of the 'support' project on github. I assume that the error is being passed through back to the 'mount' program, which is spitting it back out the the command line.

I've also tried the following fstab, omitting the options, dump, and pass:

# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> mhddfs#/Volumes/D01,/Volumes/D12/,/Volumes/D103/,/Volumes/D110 /mnt/DrivePoolA osxfusefs

After running sudo mount -a with this configuration I get no errors, but nothing seems to happen.

Any suggestions?

Any details about the captive/public wifi login screen browser?

Is it just controlled by Safari's data. cookies, etc. somehow? I'd think not since that'd be a major security hole.

In any case, are there any tools for deleting the cookies from the browser used by the captive/public wifi login screen?

Help with SVG map image not showing up in Safari 5.1 or Safari for iOS 6?

I've created an SVG map (code below), and it seems to work everywhere except Safari 5 and Safari for iOS 6, where the image fails to appear at all, as do the mapped links.

Full disclosure: I'm in over my head here, and I just lifted this code from http://ift.tt/1AdbaGf, and adopted it to fit my needs — which it does quite nicely everywhere but older version of Safari.

But according to http://ift.tt/MA0DKW, SVG 1.1 should be supported by Safari 5.1 and Safari iOS 6.

(As it turns out, there's also a problem in IE 11, with the image appearing half size.)

I'm stumped.

Here's the code.

Suggestions?

<svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://ift.tt/nvqhV5" xmlns:xlink="http://ift.tt/PGV9lw" viewBox="0 0 1150 245" >
<image width="1150" height="245" xlink:href="IMAGE LOCATION">
</image>
<a xlink:href="URL">
<rect x="265" y="1" fill="#fff" opacity="0" width="275" height="50" />
</a>
<a xlink:href="URL">
<rect x="600" y="1" fill="#fff" opacity="0" width="300" height="50" />
</a>
<a xlink:href="URL" target="_blank">
<rect x="250" y="210" fill="#fff" opacity="0" width="660" height="35" />
</a>
</svg>

iTunes doesn't see my iDevices - OS X

I have a desktop (Mac Pro 5,1) and a laptop computer (MBA 4,2). Both are running 10.10.1. I have an iPad3 and an iPhone 6.

Maybe there is a new method in iTunes, but I cannot see either device on either computer.

Anyone know what's going on? Let me know if I should provide more info. All my software is up to date.

Thanks

Uploading test build To iTunes Connect before integrating GameCenter confusion

Before I upload my xcode project for testing purposes so far, do I have to integrate Game Center's Leaderboards and iAd first for my game app or can I upload my xcode build for sandbox testing and then integrate Game Center and iAd through that uploaded project? I want to test Game Center with Sandbox testing but don't know if I can upload my xcode project first and then put in Game Center and then do sandbox testing through that upload? Or Once I upload to testing, I can't change any code in xcode project?

What directory does homebrew use to build programs?

I would like to change the directory that homebrew uses when it builds programs

Is that possible? I didn't find such option in brew command

iPhoto 9.6 -- Projects not working after upgrade

After upgrade to iPhoto 9.6 / Yosemite, none of the books are working in any way.

I click on them, and they highlight, but nothing happens (no freeze -- just no response).

I have tried all appropriate library reindex/rebuilds with no success.

How can I get my music from iOS GarageBand to iOS iTunes so iPhone apps can use them?

I want to use my developed music in iOS Garageband for apps in iPhone. How can I do this?

iMac install Java, webpage test succeeds, `javac` fails

I'm trying to install Java on my iMac running 10.9.5. I downloaded and installed JDK according to the official Oracle instructions. When testing via the web-page at the end of the install, Java is detected. However, when running javac or java in the terminal, I get an error reporting I must install a JDK. I understand that there are different Javas for web apps and desktop apps, but why can only Safari detect my Java? Is there another way to install Java that I'm missing?

Iphone 4 reboot stuck

My iphone has been stuck while i was rebooting it. In the screen it appears an apple, but that apple keeps appearing for ever. How can i turn on mi iphone 4? Broken sleep button

fish shell suggests commands in tmux

I use fish shell, it's has option "suggests commands", so it is works.

But when I use tmux, this option doesn't work. Suggests comands work but it doest show them.

In ubuntu work example it's works in fine.

How can I open MTS video files to iPhone's photostream so applications can use them?

My goal is to have the MTS files in PhotoStream so that all of my iPhone applications such as video collage creator apps can use them. MTS video files are files created by Sony Nex 3N camera that are downloaded to OSX and DropBox. Error msg.

How can I open MTS video files in iPhone in a way that video editing apps are able to use them?

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Update

1. comment to iskra's Handbrake: when I select the AVCHD thing, it says "No valid source found" -- how can I get the AVCHD into Handbrake?

and instructions

Needs clarification: Is handbrake really a solution to this? Or should I use Handbrake Alternative to get the ACHD videos to iPhone?

Lost Clash of Clans

I have a Ipod 4th generation and have been playing Clash of Clans for a while now (almost maxed TH 8) but the other day my sister deleted it of my Ipod. All the data is in the game center but when i try to sign in through it, Clash of Clans says it requires IOS 7 which i can't get on my Ipod. Is there another way to get my TH 8 back?

iCloud won't let me backup my iPod

iCloud won't let me backup my iPod due to "insufficient space", but it won't let me delete any of the data when I go to Manage Storage! I don't want to buy more storage, but I don't know why it won't let me delete any data. It keeps saying that the app cannot be deleted at this time. Can somebody please tell me why this is happening and what I should do?

How to find empty folder using smart folder

I need to find all empty folder using smart folder. is there a way to do so ?

Upgrading to SSD on 2010 MBP

I have a mid-2010 MacBook Pro, which I want to upgrade with an SSD in the Optical Drive slot and create a Fusion Drive (using the Terminal diskutil command in Recovery Mode) and then re-install OS X Yosemite on the newly created Fusion Drive. I have already upgraded the HDD from 250 GB to 1 TB and the RAM is 8 GB, upgraded from 4 GB.

I need some advice because, while I know quite a lot about software (I study Computer Science at University), I'm not so good on the hardware side of things. So the questions I need answers for are:

• What would be the best SSD to get for my Mac? I have been looking at the Samsung 840 Evo, but I was wondering whether something like the Samsung 850 Evo would be worth buying instead. Would I get the extra speeds it offers, seeming as my MacBook Pro can only support up to 3 GB/s instead of the 6 GB/s of newer models. Also the SATA connectors are only version 2, not 3.


• When upgrading it, where do I put the SSD? Before the Fusion Drive came about, I've read that you should put the SSD in the slot where the HDD is, and put the HDD in the Optical Disk slot, as this will avoid problems with Sleep mode (because the SSD will be the boot volume). Is this still necessary with a Fusion Drive, because the system treats the 2 drives as one Logical Volume anyway?


• Would I need to enable TRIM support with a Fusion Drive? Would the Samsung 840 Evo or anything else like that support all that I need?

Thanks for any help :)

Ipad 8.1.2 can't log in

In error I set up icloud with email suffix org instead of com. I have rectified this now but can't seem to log in to icloud using correct email and password. Can you help Thanks

Can't add events!

when I add an event in my calendar in my iPhone it says I don't have an event scheduled that day and there isn't a dot. Help?

Where is the bash profile on iOS?

Where is the bash profile on iOS, I am jailbroken and can't find the bash profile, I would like to create some aliases and edit it.

Preventing files from being renamed when camera uploads to Dropbox is enabled

Is there any way to prevent files from being renamed when camera uploads to Dropbox is enabled in Mac OS X?

By default all imported image files are renamed into their timestamps:

I think to keep the original filenames:

OS X Server: why would some Win 7 clients not be able to open a file, but another can?

I have an OS X server (build 4, on Yosemite 10.10.1) serving a mix of Macs and PCs. The Macs can all access and interact with the server fine. The PCs - they are all Win 7 SP1 - get mixed results.

Most of the PCs can not open files. They can write/create new folders and files, and delete folders/files, but when they try to open files they get an error about the file being in use or "read only".

One PC on the network CAN open files.

The thing I dont understand is that all of them are in the same user group on the server and have the same permissions. What would allow one PC to work and the other PCs to get a read-only error?

Facts:

all users belong to "allstaff" group

all PCs can see and map the drives, navigate the sharepoints, and create/delete files

all Macs have full access

all PCs except one get a "read only" or "file in use" error on any file on the server

one PC in the office has full access to the server

Sharepoint permissions:

drwxrwx---@ 110 admin allstaff 3740 Jan 1 11:18 documents/ 0: group:allstaff allow list,add_file,search,delete,add_subdirectory,delete_child,readattr,writeattr,readextattr,writeextattr,readsecurity,file_inherit,directory_inherit

Why are there so many Java files in my "All My Files" section in Finder

Any time I try to open the section "All My Files", it takes a long time to load because it has so many of these files on it:

I believe there are several thousand of these files. The only thing that I can think of is that these files might be from Eclipse, a Java editor (I am learning to code in Java). How do I make them go away without messing anything up? Thanks in advance!

bash_profile not recognizing any commands

I was following a tutorial trying to install Laravel (5.0). The tutorial showed to add `export PATH="~/.composer/vendor/bin/laravel" to the .bash_profile document. Since then, I am not able to execute any command (nano, ssh, etc).

Nothing happens when I executed this in terminal:

export PATH="~/.composer/vendor/bin/laravel"

My bash_profile looks like this:

export PATH=/Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.5.10/bin:$PATH

I tried logging out, restarting and entering the following commands:

source ~/.bash_profile
. .bash_profile

Can anyone help? Note: I am on Yosemite.

Garageband restore library

My Mac never finishes downloading additional Library. It shows up to 6 hours download time, when I try to restore library (having installed 10.0.3 and Yosemite), it proceeds to installation and then freezes. Any suggestions please?

Can I disable the linear image scaling in Safari on a retina display?

I have two MacBook Pros: one with Retina, and one without. Although browsing the web with Retina has much sharper text, most images appear noticeably blurry.

For websites that have not put in the effort to have Retina optimized images, I'd much rather their images appear pixelated than blurry. Can I tell Safari to use nearest-neighbour scaling?

Rented movie disappeared from iTunes

So, I rented guardians of the galaxy to watch on a plane ride, I downloaded it the night before I left so it would have enough time to download, I checked right before I left and it was fully downloaded, then when I went on the plane and no longer had internet connection the movie was no longer in my movies or in my unwatched movies.I never started playing the movie so I should have had 30 days. what should I do?

No file or directory names are shown in Finder at home directory

Finder does not show file and directory names in my home directory in list and cover flow view modes. Other columns are okay but name column does not not have a title and it is empty.

I am using Mac OS X 10.9.5.

How can I make it show file/directory names properly in all view modes?

Macbook air wifi problem when is on my legs

I've a strange problem with my macbook air. When I use it on my legs, wifi doesn't work or disconnects. I need to raise up the mac in order to get the signal. I'm in a small flat and the signal is very strong. Anyone has got a similar issue?

thanks

UPDATE 1

It seems the position won't cause the problem, but using a ping command through automator will help to not disconnect.

Adobe Flash Player.app

where can I download this file and manually install it?

I have done so with other files, but cannot seem to find the executable Flash Player file to put into the Applications folder.

How do you close a file that you've opened with /usr/bin/open?

I've opened a PDF file with /usr/bin/open, and now I'd like to close it from the command line. (I'm writing a script.)

How might one go about doing that?

New hard drive in early unibody 2011 MacBook Pro won't boot... Please help!

Newbie here!

I just replaced the hard drive (to a 1T senate SATA) in my MacBook Pro and upgraded the RAM from 2, 2GB cards to 2, 8GB cards.

Hardware install went smooth, backed up old drive to time machine & made a USB of OSX for install on new drive.

I've gone in and reformatted the new drive with the proper settings (1 partition, journaled, etc...).

When I go in to boot up the system, the computer goes to apple logo grey screen and the loading bar comes up, loads to exactly the halfway point in about 6 minutes, then just sits there... For hours.

I've tried it many times always with the same outcome.

I need my computer for school TODAY! Please help!

Thanks!

why will iPad not find home wifi network but works on others?

my iPad2 has a hard time locating our wifi network at home. about once a day it will find it and connect but only for an hour or so. its not like I'm getting a "can't connect error", it just doesn't see the network. it seems to have no problem connecting to networks outside the house (coffee shops etc). also all of our other devices have no problem connecting to the wifi. please help

Trying to restart a MacBook Pro that went off by itself with a battery that indicated "Service Battery"?

My daughter's MacBook Pro (Late 2011 model) just went off while she was using it.

Battery was reporting that it required servicing, so apparently, she was pushing it.

After it went black, it would not turn on anymore, even though it said the battery was full (before it went off) and the charger was plugged in.

Now when the charger is plugged in, the charge light flickers very faintly or is a constant faint green (really faint). The charger is good because it can charge my son's MacBook Pro just fine and shows a bright orange while charging.

We've tried long power button holds to force a restart, but nothing seems to work.

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Update: MacBook Pro was brought to an Apple store. They swapped out the battery and put in a new Magsafe connector which they assumed might be faulty. Neither of those fixed the problem. So they suspected it was the Logic Board and said it needed to be sent out.

This MacBook Pro was sent out previously and received a logic board replacement earlier in 2014. Now it's potentially going to get another logic board replacement. We told the representative at the Mac service desk (aka Genius Bar?), and they said something about there not being a warranty on the logic board and they don't have a "defined lifetime". If it is a logic board, that will make it the third logic board that's been in this MacBook Pro.

How to synchronize contents of two external drives?

I have two external hard drives (ExFAT formatted) which I need to keep in sync. Specifically, drive B must mirror the contents of drive A and drive A must not be modified. How can I do this without having to do a full copy of drive contents every time? I'm on OS X 10.10.

This is simply for periodically backing up the contents of drive A.

Issue with macbook pro freezing

I have recently started logging off of my Macbook instead of just putting it to sleep. After I log off I usually shut it. When I return & open it, it freezes & won't let me log back in. What's up with that?

Is buying from the Apple website VS Apple Store any different?

I am interested in buying the new Apple MacBook Pro 15''. I wanted a somewhat personalized version though (500 GB SSD / 16 GB ram) which is not the "basic" one.

My question is this: does the Apple Store have all kinds of combinations, hence buying from the website or from the physical store is identical, or the Apple Store has only the "basic"/default configurations and if you want more (e.g 500 GB SSD vs 128 default one) you have to buy online?

How to know if my iOS app game featured?

I have published few small games in last year, when after a long time I checked download history I noticed a 100K jump (from around 10k) in number of downloads of one of them in an interval of 2 months.

I'm not able to find any major online media coverage on those 2 months. Is it possible that it has been featured on app store?

Macbook 13 inch - Screen Noise on attached display

I have a 13 Inch Macbook (2014) running Yosemite - the computer has been attached to an external dell monitor via the HDMI port. The screen works fine but on waking the computer from sleep, I see noise (http://ift.tt/1CVX1xB) on the external monitor. I have to plug out the monitor and plug it in again to make it work.

encoding of filenames in zip archives

When I unpack a zip archive (with standard 'archive utility') created under windows, cyrillic characters in filenames become some gibberish.

How to fix this?

Save buffered video in Safari

Where does Safari 8 store buffered videos? I want to save a buffered video permanently to my drive for later viewing.

Unlock Mac with a NFC tag?

Does OSX have support for unlocking the screen (or logging in) using a NFC or RFID tag?

The ACS ACR122T USB NFC dongle seems to have working OSX drivers, but I guess more needs to be done to support authentication.

Home folder has 'everyone' Read-Only permissions

I just realized that my home folder (/HD/Users/Bob) has Everyone 'ReadOnly' permissions set at its root level.

If I browse this folder from another account, I can view the folders, but I'm not allowed to open the standard OS X folders (Desktop, Documents, Music, Movies, etc...). However, I have created a few folders on the root level of my home folder, and those ARE accessible to this other user. They can open folders, and open some of the documents with ReadOnly access.

Is anyone else seeing this? Is this a standard configuration, or is my Mac screwed up? This seems like a security hole to allow users to access files of other users on the system.

I'm running a fairly clean build of Yosemite 10.10.1 - this was installed about a month ago. I restored my old files from a hard drive. They were not restored via Time Machine

How can I disable the rubber band effect of the Preview program?

According to other sources, I've disabled the NSScrollViewRubberbanding system option, and it works in my browsers and other softwares. But it doesn't work for the Preview program, specifically when I read the PDF files. How can I disable the effect for the Preview too?

Does OS X Yosemite support spotlight on network drives?

I know in the past OS X did not support indexing network drives. Has this changed? Do more recent versions of OS X such as Yosemite support spotlight on network drives?

I am thinking of investing in a NAS storage device such as Synology and spotlight support is a requirement. Since I have lots of data on my external drives right now.

See what an bought app costs

How can I on the iOS App Store see what an app that I've already bought costs at the moment?

Is there a way to show differences between itunes music library and ipod music library?

I have an ipod touch third generation which hasn't been plugged into itunes for a very long time. It has thousands of songs on it (not purchased from itunes but ripped from CDs)

Over the time I've rated songs. Because it's difficult to remove a song from the ipod directly I have a system whereby I will rate a song one star if I don't like it, and then next time I plug into itunes I remove all one-star songs.

Today I plugged my ipod into itunes. I haven't synced, but I did remove the one star songs.

I would like to also remove those songs from the library in itunes. As there are thousands of songs it will be difficult to do it manually. I guess I could sync, but as I've been burned by sync in the past (all ratings were wiped, and songs I'd deleted were put back) I am scared to sync in order to do this.

So, is there a way to easilly see what songs exist in the library on the computer which are not on the ipod?

OSX Mavericks: package installs fail, Gatekeeper seems broken

For some reason my OSX Gatekeeper seems to be broken.

Every time I try to install software I get: the package was signed with a certificate that has expired.

However, when looking at the certificate chain, everything seems to be correct.

The key chain also has the Developer ID Certification Authority which seems to be both current and trusted.

Any idea what this could be about?

Thanks!

Scale menu bar size

I am sure by this time a lot of us are using 2560 or a new 4K displays, which allow to fit a lot of content in. However, the size of the menu bar becomes pretty difficult to read on them so my question is whether I can scale the size of the menu bar to improve readability on high resolution displays?

How can I stop high scores from going onto my iPad from other devices on my account ?

I have two children not old enough for their own iTunes accounts on my own account and on games like Jetpack Joyride I get their high scores and progress when I play the game . I fully understand why this happens but can I stop different devices from sharing game data . Signed out of Game Centre and uninstalled Jetpack joyride but once reinstalled it still had previous high scores.

Yosemite on an Early 2008 iMac 20" with 4GB gives too many beachballs

Question

Can you suggest a (series of) test(s) or monitoring that can show what is happening when the system fails, or some test that can show that the harddisk is borked or if some network issue is at hand?

Background

Upgraded from Mountain Lion. For a week or so it was like my box was on steroids, then I saw the beachballs more and more often. Took a backup, formatted my disk and re-installed Yosemite from scratch - no improvement.

Symptoms:

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  Last two times I started the box, Safari, which I just ran to save a wallpaper is stuck with a great big spinner. Nothing else can be run and even the top bar was missing. When I turned the computer off and on, I was sent to System utilities which made me suspect a harddisk failure is imminent and perhaps the root problem. I have now let the computer sort itself out - when I woke it, all tabs in Chrome were in a state of loading, but immediately got the pages loaded and I have for now as I write this a very responsive system.

  
  


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  When in Chrome (my default browser, I sometimes get no response, then a beachball, then more often than not an "Aw Snap" or Kill page? which make me suspect a network issue (all other devices are happy with my time capsule - iPhone apple TV and iPad - yes I am 100% Apple here)

  
  

I contacted Apple Support with this story as a Yosemite issue and was told to re-install snowleopard which came with the machine. I want to make sure my iMac is borked first since then I will upgrade to a newer iMac instead.

The fact that I am now breezing along with no issues and pages loading and switching much faster than under Mountain Lion makes me want to first investigate if there is something you guys can detect based on some test you can suggest.

Hardware Overview:

  Model Name:   iMac
  Model Identifier: iMac8,1
  Processor Name:   Intel Core 2 Duo
  Processor Speed:  2,66 GHz
  Number of Processors: 1
  Total Number of Cores:    2
  L2 Cache: 6 MB
  Memory:   4 GB
  Bus Speed:    1,07 GHz
  Boot ROM Version: IM81.00C1.B00
  SMC Version (system): 1.29f1

Find Mac's "age" in Yosemite

I upgraded a Mac to OS X Yosemite and would like to find the age (when it's been released). In previous OS it was given here:

but I can't find it in Yosemite there

...anyone?