Reinstalling OS X 10.1 after Security Update MacFixIt readers remain largely stumped as to why Apple warns against reinstalling OS X 10.1 after installing the Security Update (see yesterday's item). A ...

Recently my daughter purchased an early 2011 13" MacBook Pro. The seller reinstalled Snow Leopard with updates, and then upgraded it to Lion. Unfortuantely, some of his user info keeps popping up in ...

I think it is about time for me to do my "spring cleaning" on my PowerBook. In my current situation, which I will explain, what would be the best way for me to do this.<BR><BR>I have a 20gig hard ...

Apple rolled out OS X Lion this morning as well as several new Mac Mini and MacBook Air models. And they have a very cool new system recovery option: You can ...

The other day we wrote an article about Java incompatibilities causing problems with Apple's Mail program, and linked to an Apple knowledgebase article that claimed the simple way to reinstall Java is ...

For those who don't want to purchase Mac OS X 10.7 Lion from the Mac App Store for $29.99, Apple is now selling the $69 USB install drive in its online store. Buying Lion on a physical medium from ...

A major feature that debuted in Lion (OS X 10.7) and continues in Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8) is one I hope you’ll never need to use: recovery mode, officially called OS X Recovery. (It was called Lion ...

This article is for people whose Macs came preinstalled with Mavericks. If you can download the Mavericks installer from the Mac App Store, you should instead use our standard instructions for ...