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How do I clear the Java cache on Mac OS 10.5.8?

How do I clear the Java cache on Mac OS 10.5.8? I'm not sure if this is browser-dependent, or just one thing for the full OS... I found a help file that told me to go to 'Java Preferences' and click ...
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Sandbox a java applet

I heard that minecraft server is very leaky, can consume a lot of resources very quickly. People say to use a virtual machine, all well and good. I'm making an application to automate server setup, ...
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FFMpeg command not working from java processbuilder on Mac

I am trying to merge two files through ffmpeg in mac(snow leopard 10.6.7). If I fire merge command through terminal it works fine, but if I fire same command through java process builder it give an ...
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What is the task "java" (parent process "launchd") doing on MacOS X?

I have a process called "java" showing up in my Activity Monitor that uses a good amount of CPU (4 - 8% average, 20 - 80% on occasion). It reports that "launchd" is its parent process. Any idea what ...
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How can I install Java 6 on a PowerPC Mac?

I own a Mac Pro computer with a PowerPC G5 processor. In addition to having loads of RAM and hard drive space, it is also one of the few permanently placed computers in the house. As such, I want to ...
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Help on running a previous version of Java on Mac OS 10.5.8 and 10.6.6

Can you help? http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2723030&tstart=0 I've zero knowledge on programming but overall saavy with computers. Best!
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Is there any Java emulator for mac? [closed]

I just want to run a .jar app on macOS, but I can not find an emulator. Does anyone know one?
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Mac OS X: Java Applet requests "unrestricted acces"

My bank has a Java applet that requests "unrestricted access" to my computer. Obviously, this seems a little 1984 to me... What happens when you allow this? Is the applet allowed (Root) access to ...
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Problems to export java home and to find or create .bashrc in Mac OS X 10.6

I need to install a program for my studies and, this program, need java to run. When I try to perform the installation say that cannot find the JDK; since the JDK is already installed by default in ...
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How to install Java on Snow Leopard?

I am a new Mac user. I need to install Java on my Mac OS X Snow Leopard. How do I accomplish this?
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Poor Flash performance on Mac OS X?

I've been using Mac OS for almost 3 years now. What I have noticed couple of months ago, and what annoys me more and more over time, is that any Adobe Flash applications, content or adverts on website ...
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Java (1.6.0_15) not working on Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.2). Why?

I haven't used Java or visited any sites that use java applets in quite some time. However, today I did happen to run across a website that does have a java applet and to my surprise I get the ...
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Android SDK emulator freezes on a Mac running OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

I'm having trouble running the Android SDK on both of my Macs running OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard. This appears to be a 64-bit vs. 32-bit issue, as Snow Leopard now defaults to 64-bit everything, ...
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Why does Firefox crash when I view a page with an embedded Java applet?

My operating system is OS X. If a page which has a Java applet in it, Firefox crashes. Safari is works great without any problem on those pages. What would cause this problem, and how can fix it?
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Does anybody know how to make Snow Leopard recognize JVMs before 1.6

I can only see 1.6.0 (32 and 64bit) on the Java Preferences dialog, and I need it to run applications using Java 1.5.0
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