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Finder right click “opens with” hangs

 

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Finder right click \. Baltwo has the solution. I have never seen this solution before. Great work.

FWIW, there’s a com.apple.LaunchServices.plist in my user’s Preferences folder.

Launch the Terminal app in /Applications/Utilities/, copy & paste in this one-liner, hit the return key, quit Terminal, and restart:

/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user
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Updating to Safari caused mac to freeze

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It was interesting when I updated my computer to the newest current version of Safari 5.1.1. It seemed to cause my mac to freeze. I didn’t see the Finder, and there was no sign that the computer was responding even after waiting for 15 minutes. I tried to bring up the Force Quit Application dialog box but was unable. I held down the power key for 10 seconds and the computer turned off. When I started the computer up, everything seemed fine.

I had no other applications running when I did the update. Strange for  Safari to cause the system to crash. I wonder why?

Ok. Looks like I made a mistake above. Just to double-check I ran software update again. Guess what? It said that Safari was 5.1.2. So the first time I asked Software Update to install the update, it froze and didn’t complete. The second time I asked it to update, it applied the update and restarted the computer. This is the first time I remember having a problem with Software Update. Well really a problem with the Safari installer from that. I wonder why?

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Your Mac OS X startup disc has no more space available for application memory

 

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Force Quit Applications warning on iMac…: Apple Support Communities. Interesting that it lists 3 programs that must be memory leakers. I seem to do better avoiding Firefox and Safari. Can’t really avoid the Finder but that is nice to know that restarting it may fix issues. The solution is below:

I just upgraded the recent version of Safari 5.1.2 for Snow Leopard and it’s supposed to fix the memory leak that’s eating up my RAM.  Hopefully that will fix the problem.

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AirDrop is a Lion/AirPort feature

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You can’t use AirDrop over ethernet, so if you try to connect to a wired machine, it won’t work. Kellow goes into more detail below.

I might have found the reason behind the aforementioned behavior:

The AirDrop feature is apparently a Lion/AirPort-feature, and not a Lion/network-feature, meaning, if the iMac is connected to the network through a cable (RJ45), the above described behavior is the result.

The third issue mentioned, is apparently just how AirDrop works. AirDrop needs to be “activated” by Finder, which opens a ad hoc network though the AirPort. This does limit the use cases a lot.

Now, if only Apple would consider implementing AirDrop in iOS, the use cases would make a lot more sense…

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Lion mail not alerting new mail: Apple Support Communities

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Thanks upstateny

Here are the exact steps they had me follow to get to that location: 1.  Click Finder in the dock2.  Press and hold the Option Key3.  Select Go–>Library from the menu bar (still holding down the Option Key)4.  Double Click the Mail Folder5.  Double Click the V2 Folder6.  Double Click the MailData Folder You should see the \

via Lion mail not alerting new mail: Apple Support Communities.

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backup session failed: Apple Support Communities

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backup session failed: Apple Support Communities. Turns out that if you use Xcode you should reinstall iTunes. I wonder how many people use Xcode?

Yes I read those articles but I found the correct answer elsewhere.

In one of the discussions, someone suggested that after downloading the latest version of Xcode, we better re-download de latest version of iTunes as well.

I effectively downloaded Xcode a few days ago.

So I downloaded iTunes again as stated in the discussion.

And indeed, it works now fine !

So thank you all for your kind assistance.

It a pleasure being part of this community.

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Sleeping problem with OS X Lion?: Apple Support Communities

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Sleeping problem with OS X Lion?: Apple Support Communities. Good solution to this problem, but a better solution is what hoongern suggested.

As has been noted by a few people here and there, running “pmset -g assertions” from the

terminal will let you know what is preventing your OS from sleeping

It ranges from file sharing to printer sharing to remote SSH users, etc.

Also, the conditions which prevent a computer from sleeping can vary depending on whether the computer is on AC, or running on battery, which is why some people have solved their issue by unplugging their computer first.

I also made a small app to help with diagnosing the problem, if anyone is interested. Source code is provided. If you don’t trust it, just use “pmset -g assertions”.

Hope Apple fixes it soon.

 

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