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    time machine won't restore from back-up

    HI Cheryl many thanks for yr advise. Perhaps I sd have made it a bit clearer: i have the Utlities screen but it's the Time Machine back up which I'm unable to restore due to the procedure I explained above Iain
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    time machine won't restore from back-up

    My HD crashed today, the third in four years :( My day started with a grey OS Utilities screen. I'm running 10.91 on an imac, booted from an external drive (well until it crashed) Ok the good news is I have Time Machine back-up (and it last did so last night). I can view my files and...
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    can't drop pins on google maps

    I'm sure that this has a very simple solution, but I use google maps quite a lot and have never been able to drop a pin on my IMAC (running 10.85). It says 'right click' to drop a pin but it won't work for me. (I do know that Ctrl click is a right click!) Is this cos Google want me to 'sign...
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    "Proxy printer" no queue no list of jobs no printing

    Im running 10.83 and ever since the last update or two my Epson SX525 printer has been misbehaving. It was working Ok last week, but following a crash it won't print at all now. The wifi link is there, but whenever I try to click on any doc at all I can't get the queue, it won't show me that...
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    F11 key won't work

    many thanks for your continued help. OK I have now got the keyboard viewer showing. when I press the FN key (it goes grey) and then FN + F11 together nothing happens.
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    F11 key won't work

    again I get into the flag ok, 'show input source' but but no keyboard appears
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    F11 key won't work

    thanks satcomer but don't follow you. system pref yes, but after that I'm lost, can't see another system pref or language/text
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    F11 key won't work

    thanks. no f11 does not cause windows to move off screen. yes I am using the volume on top right of screen for now next to clock but it's a pain...
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    F11 key won't work

    thanks for your support. I have followed your advise but when i go to flag on menu bar there is no option for keyboard viewer so not able to get a graphic layout.
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    F11 key won't work

    no good...
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    F11 key won't work

    After 3 years my F11 key has packed up so I can't reduce volume. I have been into System Pref keyboard mouse, restored default, tried lots of suggestion on web but still no go. f12 and all other f buttons work fine. i have not changed any hardware/software at all recently! imac using 10.58...
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    missing photos in Iphoto

    I have just realised that a whole year of pictures and video is missing from iphoto. My 9 year old son has started using iphoto on my computer (he doing a photog course), so he might be to blame :). But the weird thing is that I still have 6 years of pics, just last year missing. I have...
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    mac mail files

    found it ! in mail downloads...
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    mac mail files

    I've mistakenly worked on a Word doc sent to me through Mac mail, I believe i prob never moved it out of the mail application, and when I turn on computer next morning nowhere to be found. I know name of file and it's not in recent docs, and Spotlight is no help. any clues? many thanks! I...
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    cd won't show on desktop

    thanks But I can't eject the disc or even see it at all on desktop = how do I get it out?
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