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Questions tagged [osx-mavericks]

Use for questions referring specifically to versions of OS X 10.9, Mavericks. 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.

OS X (pronounced OS ten; "X" is a Roman numeral), version 10.9, codenamed Mavericks, is the 10th major release of Apple's Mac operating system. It was released on October 22, 2013. It is a Unix-based graphical interface operating system.

Mavericks is a 64 bit OS that runs on Intel-based Macs.

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Disable Multiple Desktops Reordering Feature?

I have a new MBP with 10.9 installed on it. I normally work by swapping between desktops that have a specific function (like one has Mail.app and Cal.app running on it). Once I started using mavericks I noticed that when I'd click on a dock icon,…
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How can I make Command+Backtick cycle through all application windows, even in different Spaces

I have a MacBook Pro with Mavericks, and multiple Spaces. When using a given application (say Preview) I would like to use Command+` to cycle through all windows belonging to that application, but for whatever reason it only cycles through those…
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How to access OS X recovery mode when I lost the password?

I did not write down my new password after changing it. To reset the MacBook Pro with Mavericks I tried Recovery HD by holding down ⌘ Cmd-R at restart, but all I get is a lock with a white line window to enter a password, which I do not have. What…
Knedl
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How do I create a blank file on a MAC OS 10?

I need to create a blank file on my MAC OSX that has is totally empty. This file be a blank HTML file that will be inserted in my web site root directory.
user320466
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MacMini freezes with USB3 device attached OSX

My 2013 MacMini will freeze up if I have my WD USB3 disk attached upon boot. If I detach the drive boot then reattach its fine. Anybody know how to fix it?
user311583
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Is it possible to stop fsck_hfs running on external drive?

I have a 2 TB external firewire drive that won't unmount to be erased. I think it won't unmount because fsck_hfs is running, but I don't know how to confirm what drive fsck is running on. If I can confirm that it's running on the external drive, can…
Daedalus
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Can't scan from Ricoh Aficio MP C2551 to OSX Mavericks file share

I configure an Address entry to use SMB with \MYMACNAME\SharedDirectoryName and the username and password that has access to that share, but scanning fails. How do I figure out why my scans are failing to be stored to the SMB share? The printer is…
RichardNixon
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Mavericks issue: All windows auto hide except the active app one(s)

As soon as I launch or re-open an app all other windows from other running apps auto hide. So only windows for the app most recently opened are accessible. Question: How can I disable this behavior? I'm running OS X 10.9.2 (Mavericks) on a MacBook…
Fred Zelders
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Preview all open documents

How can I use the keyboard on Mac-osx Mavericks to view all open Preview documents?
swhit
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Delete everything in a folder that doesn't have a tag in Mavericks

How can I delete everything in a folder that doesn't have a tag? Manually sifting through it is fairly unreasonable.
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Navicat Premium Essentials - Mac OS Maverick

Do anyone know why since Maverick update, Navicat can't connect anymore to any database which is saved into "/Users/Username" folder? It keeps saying: "Database file path is not correct". If I copy/paste the same DB in any other folder it connects…
Alberto Schiariti
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Mavericks Instalation freeze! - please advice. Progress Bar not moving

It says "Time remaining: About 39 minutes" or it goes to 42, then 36, but the blue progress bar doesn't move. I've wait more than 1 hour, and the progress bar is still there. i reboot, and the same thing occours again. Progress bar freeze. What can…
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What does the symbols [ and ] mean in OS X 10.9?

I wonder what the symbols ] and [ mean in OS X. I can for example get the following instruction, Press ⇧⌘] or ⇧⌘[ . the first 2 are easy, but the last one is a bit more complicated. I have always thought this actually referred to the actual symbols…
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