Questions tagged [osx-snow-leopard]
Use for questions referring specifically to versions of OS X 10.6, Snow Leopard. Non-version-specific questions related to OS X should be tagged with [osx]. Questions about Mac hardware should be tagged with [mac]. Questions about running OS X on non-Apple hardware are generally considered off-topic.
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Mac Dropbox client not syncing; weird menubar behaviour
Old hackintosh with 10.6.3 on it. Everything used to work just fine, but about 2 weeks ago I noticed it wasn't syncing.
I've tried removing/reinstalling, rebooting, fixing permissions, wiping out ...
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cannot type at command prompt in mac single user mode
I am trying to run applejack. At the bong, I press the command + s keys. The prompt comes up, but when I type, nothing happens. I have a Mac USB keyboard attached and a dynex USB mouse.
I tried ...
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How to install an OSX Leopard ISO on a hard drive through another mac?
I have an OLD PowerPC-based Mac G5 on which i am attempting to install OSX 10.5 Leopard.
I only have an ISO and no DL DVD to burn it onto. Moreover the tower doesn't recognize an OSX installation ...
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Can't get internet access on Mac OS X 10.6 virtual machine
I am currently trying to get internet access on my Mac OS X 10.6 virtual machine. I am running Windows 8 as the host OS and using VmWare Workstation 10. I have created the VM using an ISO image of Mac ...
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Change black to some other color when printing?
I'm printing a reference for something that I will trace. However, the outline is colored black and our printer's black ink is out. So what I want to do is replace black with another color (e.g. ...
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Empty “open recent” menu in Xcode 4.6.3
So there's nothing in "open recent" and it always have been this way.
I tried to "defaults write com.apple.Xcode NSRecentDocumentsLimit -int 10" (and with the other name).
In settings->general ...
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Freezing, disk i/o problems iMac
I have a desktop iMac with Snow Leopard installed on it. Every few minutes, I get freezing and
"kernel disk0s2: I/O Error"
in my console. I did some research, and found that my hard drive (a WD I ...
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What is an easy way for users to remotely change their passwords on mac os x snow leopard servers?
I have been entrusted with our little snow leopard server. It is supposed to work as an FTP server - and does (hooray). Now, I have given the six or so people in our team usernames and passwords to ...
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How to access "in progress word count" for Mac Microsoft Word 2008
Word ordinarily counts the number of words in a document as you type, easily allowing you to keep track of how far you are into an assignment and bookmarking sections. A recent program update has ...
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Spotlight Privacy List
On my Macbook Pro, I am booting from the internal drive for personal stuff and from an external disk for work. Both run Snow Leopard. When I boot from the external/work drive, I want to exclude my ...
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keeping Snow Leopard's directory timestamps when extracting a tar in Mountain Lion
I have a directory in a Snow Leopard box that looks something like:
MyDir/
file1
SubDir1/
file2
SubDir2/
file3
I created an encrypted archive of it (still in Snow Leopard)...
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In Snow Leopard, how to prevent other users of my machine from seeing my files?
How do I setup users on my MacBook Pro (Snow Leopard) such that the along with having different work spaces, each user has secured folders and files from other users?
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Why does OS X Snow Leopard have two hosts files?
I noticed that OS X has two hosts files: /private/etc/hosts and /etc/hosts. What is the difference between them?
I was attempting to modify my iMac's hosts file in Terminal and tried the usual sudo ...
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Word template necessary for multiple users?
I have created a document in MS Word using a company-standard template to define many paragraph and character styles. This document now needs to be passed around to multiple (non-company) co-authors ...
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Setting up BIND on OSX, which of these default port configurations is preferrable?
I'm following the instructions here on how to set up BIND on OSX, and I've got as far as this point (not very far then!)
Watch out!
The rndc-confgen utility is extremely handy for generating new ...
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