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How to configure MPEG-2 in Lion

 

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Squared 5 – MPEG Streamclip video converter for Mac OS X. This is some excellent information if you need to configure MPEG-2 in Lion. Thanks Squared5!

The Snow Leopard upgrade DVD released on August 28, 2009 may wipe the content of the /System/Library/QuickTime folder during the upgrade process, and delete your MPEG-2 Playback Component installed in that folder. To use MPEG-2 files with MPEG Streamclip you have to reinstall the MPEG-2 component or restore it from a backup copy. 

If you are going to upgrade to Snow Leopard

Open the /System/Library/QuickTime folder and drag the QuickTimeMPEG2.component file to your desktop to make a copy of it. Then upgrade to Snow Leopard. When the upgrade is complete, open the /System/Library/QuickTime folder again and move the QuickTimeMPEG2.component file from the desktop to the /System/Library/QuickTime folder (enter your administrator password if necessary).

If you already upgraded to Snow Leopard

You have to reinstall or restore your MPEG-2 Playback Component.

If you have a Time Machine backup of your System folder, then open the /System/Library/QuickTime folder, enter Time Machine and go back in time until you see the QuickTimeMPEG2.component file; select that file and then click Restore.

If you purchased the MPEG-2 Playback Component from the Apple Online Store, then you probably still have the DMG file that contains the installer. Use Spotlight to search for “QuickTimeMPEG2.dmg”: if you find a file with that name, double-click it and then in the disk image, double-click the installer package for Intel Macs.

If you purchased the MPEG-2 Playback Component from the Apple Online Store but you can’t find the QuickTimeMPEG2.dmg file, you can download the file again from the Apple Online Store if you remember the Apple ID used when you originally purchased it (if you forgot your Apple ID then go to Apple iforgot). Visit the Apple Online Store, click on “Account” in the store menu, then click “Downloadable Software Purchases,” enter your Apple ID and password, and click the link to the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component to download it again.

If you obtained the MPEG-2 Playback Component from the installation of Final Cut Studio, then you can reinstall it again from the Final Cut Studio DVD. Insert the DVD and use the Finder’s Go menu > Go To Folder… command to get to the /Volumes/Final Cut Studio/Installer/Packages/ folder inside the DVD. Locate the QuickTimeMPEG2.pkg or the QuickTimeMPEG2Pro.pkg installer: double-click it to reinstall the MPEG-2 component.

Don’t use iPartition and Drobo

 

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Coriolis Systems – StumbleUpon. Drobo have their own set of issues that make them unrealiable storage in my opinion. I wonder if they ever solved this issue? They didn’t follow up on this post. I will send them an email and ask.

This was the email text I sent to them.
At this URL: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/7vS1ZK/www.coriolis-systems.com/

You have a post hosted that talks about the incompatibility of iPartition with Drobo. Is that still an issue and can you update that article? I have bought your software and want to use it to help a friend with a drobo.
I heard back from the company and according to them this is still an issue. I wonder why Drobo doesn't seem to care about fixing this?

Unable to get status of backup volume: Apple Support Communities

 

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Unable to get status of backup volume: Apple Support Communities. I got this message today. I caused it myself by unplugging an external USB device that TM thought was still mounted. So since that partition was identically named to another partition, it was confused which one I was referring to. Makes perfect sense.

How do you restore photos in iPhoto?

 

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This post at the Apple Discussion forums explains how to restore your iPhoto photos. Thanks laverne’s mom.

Your question had me wondering too and so I checked my Time Machine and couldn’t see where any photos were.  I then pulled out a book I got when I first got my mac ( Its called The Missing Manual.  I got it used from Amazon)   anyway, if you open iPhoto, go to File then Browse Backups.  It will show you the photos that have been backed up and are available for recovery.  I hadn’t paid much attention to that before and am glad I discovered it now, rather than when I am in a panic over a lost or misplaced photo.  Hope this helps you find what you are looking for.

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Why is time Machine not backing up?: Apple Support Communities

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Sometimes simple things work best.

I should add close all apps, shut down & unplug first, then replug-in & re-boot.

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Timemachine keeps indexing my Backup: Apple Support Communities

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Pondini solves it. How exciting it is when things work correctly.

Timemachine is Backing up again. What i have done:

Started Festplattendienstprogram (Harddisk Repair Program) and performed the check. The result was ok = green. (Like Pondini proposed, thanx!)

I stopped Timemachine by performing a reboot.

I deaktivated Timemachine backup.

I ereased the “Backup-in-progress-file” in the Mac mini Servers backup.

I started an manual Backup and this went ok.

After that i restard automated backup again.

So im am fine now!

Thanxs to everyone.

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Migrate Time Machine backup to new Mac in Lion | Operating Systems | Macworld

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Migrate Time Machine backup to new Mac in Lion | Operating Systems | Macworld. This is a very thoughtful thing for Apple to do. Sometimes I am surprised by the thoughtfulness they put into their products. Other times I am surprised by the overt marketing that exists. I suppose it is a hard thing to balance the needs of the users against the needs of Apple.

Error message: Failure to install lion. Hard drive irreparably damaged.

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Interesting that a permissions problem could cause this. This seems like something way worse than what is really is. Sort of like life sometimes I guess.

Lion is now installed on my machine. Two previous failed installations. After each failed installation I ran disk verify from the original sl disk in the cd drive. I had to erase and reformat the drive and restore from time machine.

The successful installation: I ran disk verify before the lion install and from the cd. No errors. But then I also ran permissions verify and repaired any issues. Then I re downloaded and installed Lion with success.

There had been no reported permissions issue previously but verify found issues. Don’t know if this is the issue on my machine but fixing it preceded the successful installation of Lion. Perhaps it will help some one else.

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