Thursday, April 25, 2013

Issues with Mac: Fix them Step-By-Step

A running Mac machine may suffer from a number of issues degrading its performance and giving unexpected outcomes. Such issues can be due to some internal as well as external factors (such as PSU (Power Supply Unit) failure, any software or hardware error, file system corruption, permissions or disk error, abrupt system shutdown, network errors, etc.), which sometimes result in system failure and hence data loss.

Monday, April 22, 2013

Fix Empty Blue Screen in Mac OS X 10.8.2

A blank blue screen or blue screen with a spinning beach ball on startup in Mac OS X is a frequently- observed issue that does not let it boot to desktop, but makes it freeze. The issue might have been observed due to incompatible or corrupt startup items and applications. You neither can guess the cause(s) of the inaccessibility nor can fix them until you boot into the machine. The situation can probably be fixed, if you are carrying the OS X install disc; however, make sure the disc must be same that came with your Mac machine or OS X retail package, as other than that was provided by the manufacturer may not work. Follow step-by-step procedure to fix the issue:

Monday, April 15, 2013

5 Tips for Quick and Safe Mac Partitioning

Mac facilitates partitioning a hard drive using Disk Utility (found in Applications-> Utility folder) that is a full-fledged built-in disk management tool. Unlike Windows users, Mac people have this advantageous feature in their excellent operating system that allows creating and modifying a partition easily with much less effort and minimum of fuss. Though Mac partitioning is not a hard task, users often notify that they are facing problems and meeting errors while doing this. Therefore, in order to help you quickly and safely partition a Mac drive, this article is going to discuss a few valuable tips.

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Reclaiming Files Removed from the Trash Bin in Mac

Emptying Trash removes all the files it stores permanently from the system just like when you delete a file pressing ‘Shift+Del’. Here, permanent deletion directs that you will not be able to restore these files afterward. People are often seen deleting the files and folders by pressing ‘Shift+Del’ instead of only ‘Del’ that makes them suffer from unintentional data loss situations. Alternatively, even if it was a simple deletion (Del), they go for emptying trash instantly.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Time Machine Volume got Locked Due to Corrupt Disk Permissions

Time Machine volume is locked, what should I do? I am not able to access my Time Machine volume on my Mac machine after upgrade. How to fix Time Machine backup when it is locked?

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Have you Cluttered your own Mac- Speed up Mac now!!

Many of us are obsessed to regularly download applications, games, and other stuff from the Apple Store on our Mac, but hardly ever bother to check them again. Likewise, some of the music freaks do tend to fill up a decent portion of the OS X drive only with their favorite collection of music files. These actions that seem to cause no trouble earlier become the major reasons for bogging down your Mac after a certain period of time.

There are some applications that keep adding bloat on your Mac hard drive and thus need to be checked almost periodically. Some of these are listed below:

Friday, March 8, 2013

Mac OS X: Diagnose and Fix Disk Issues

Macintosh, better known as Mac, is the world’s best operating system and of course, is the desire of every computer user today. It carries the title of being the best because of its high-level security, faster processing, and built-in fault-repairing mechanism, which makes it a robust operating system. However, Mac users are often observed complaining regarding file system errors, disk read errors, and partition failed errors. Since being the best is the achievement that nobody wants to condone, Apple Inc. also releases frequent resolutions for such frequently met bugs.