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    Manage Hard Drive Space: Other Users 145 Gb

    Mac Book Pro (mid 2015) disk space is low. Looking in System Profiler > Storage > Manage it shows "Other Users" as having 145.4 GB. When opening "Manage" for the first time, "System" had the extra 145 GB then it shifted to "Other Users"; both hidden files that I can't access to see what it is...
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    Sixth FW drive won't mount...

    I have six external hard drives connected to a Mac Pro (2 X 2.66 GHz Dual Core Intel Xeon) via FW800 (daisychained). All are Quad interface, Oxford 924 chipsets; three are OWC single drive bays, one is an OWC dual bay two drive bay and two are CoolGear drives. Each time I connect the sixth...
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    2nd Video card Slot

    I bought a NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT to supplement my pre-installed NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT video card. One card will run two Samsung LCD's and the other card a third similar monitor. Would I see any improved performance in programs such as Motion if I swap card slots, putting the 8800 in the main...
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    eSATA Disks not showing in finder

    So Software Update popped up with an update for Front Row, QuickTime and iTunes. Since I rely on this MacPro and Final Cut Studio for compositing, i figured I'd use Carbon Copy Cloner before installing any updates. But while CCC was indexing my main drive Software update popped back up and CCC...
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    MacPro not recognizing eSATA drive

    Computer recognizes the PCI-Express card in Slot 4 (Slot 1: NVIDIA, Slot 2: Blackmagic intensity Pro, slot 3: empty) in "About this Mac" but nothing happens when plugging and powering up the connected HD. Tried every driver on manufacturer's website as well as provided CD but still no mention of...
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    Wacom (Erase) brush size differs

    ...from the brush size when I use my Kensington Expert Mouse Trackball (version 3 driver). Basically both input devices show the proper brush size outline, but the tablet only erases in the center 1/3 of the brushes circle regardless of what brush and size I use. Other brushes work fine using...
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    MacPro eSATA PCI Express cards...

    Been looking into adding some fast external storage via an eSATA PCI express card and an eSATA/FW800/FW400/USB2.0 HD enclosure with a Seagate 750 GB Barracuda drive inside. Got the drive and probably enclosure (http://www.cooldrives.com/qucosaiienes.html) figured out, but I'm trying to get some...
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    Relocating Final Cut Studio Assets

    Hi, I'm seeking a "how to" for moving the gigabytes of templates in the Final Cut Studio suite (FCP, DVDSP, LiveType, Motion and Soundtrack)? I found info on moving LiveType files by leaving an alias in the originating folder pointing to the new location on a secondary HD. But before I screw...
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    Windows choices

    Unfortunately I need to load windows to occasionally log into work after hours. I dread opening up my MacPro (2 x 2.66 GHz - OS X 10.4.9 - 2 X 500/GB & 2 X 750 GB HD's) to the issues of windows and virii. Coupla questions: of the 4 virtualization choices (Boot Camp, Parallels, CrossOver and...
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    BlackMagic Codec for OS X Intel

    Anyone have experience with getting this to work in OS X 10.4.9, QTPro 7.1.5, FCP 5.1.4? I followed the instructions that came with the driver, using Terminal to force an /Apple system cache file to update to no avail. Didn't have the ~library/Quicktime folder to try the secondary work around...
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    Adobe Education Restrictions

    I'm considering using and educational discount to purchase Adobe CS3 Production Premium and was wondering what restrictions there are on Adobe's academic software. Is anyone familiar with Adobe's policy regarding use and upgrades for academic software. I do need full functionality for all titles...
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