Recent content by fredfx

Thanks for your help, sadly mine is an old Mac Pro (3,1), and I don't think the battery is the issue. I think the only battery is the one that keeps it from losing date and time when not running. best, Fred

Well, I ran the latest free version of Malware Bytes (didn't sign up for the 14 day Trial) and let the scan run, but it found nothing. Sigh.... I really don't want to buy another machine right now....

Hey Satcomer. Thanks for the reply. What do you mean “put”? And would a wipe and re-install fix that? Can I actually restore from a Time Machine backup after wiping and re installing? Thanx so much for your help!

Hi Forum: My Mac 3,1 running El Capitan is randomly shutting down. I'm wondering is there a way or piece of software that can log what is causing the shutdown? Before I start replacing parts I want to have at least an educated guess as to what is causing these shutdowns. My system config is...

I had some permissions problems a while back (I did an "apply to enclosing folders" on my system disk - don't ask - I'm an idiot) and while I fixed them by creating a new system and migrating the old system data to the new system, some problems still persist. The most annoying one being...