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  title info:
    title: Take Control of Troubleshooting Your Mac, 3rd Edition
  name:
    name part: Kissell, Joe
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: Safari, an O'Reilly Media Company
  type of resource: text
  genre: Electronic books.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: xx
    date issued: 2019
    edition: 3rd edition.
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (132 pages)
  abstract: Macs are generally quite reliable as computers go, but they can still experience significant problems. In this essential guide from best-selling author Joe Kissell, you'll learn key troubleshooting skills that will help you address the most common and frustrating Mac irritations. You'll also learn what to do when you encounter a problem for which you can't find a ready-made solution. (Step one: Don't panic!) Whether your Mac won't turn on, experiences crashes or kernel panics repeatedly, can't connect to the internet, or exhibits any of numerous other misbehaviors, this book has the calm, friendly advice you need to find a solution. This book covers 10.9 Mavericks or later, including 10.14 Mojave. You'll learn these 17 basic troubleshooting procedures (along with the reasons they can help): Force-quit an app Restart your Mac Log in to another user account Start up from another volume Run disk repair utilities Erase and restore from a backup Repair permissions (in Yosemite and earlier) Start up in safe mode Check preference files Reset NVRAM or SMC Use Activity Monitor Check free disk space Check log files Clear caches Check your RAM Test for reproducibility Get system information Joe also explains how to solve 21 common problems, including: Your Mac won't turn on Your Mac stalls during startup Your Mac keeps turning itself off Your fan runs excessively Your Mac is abnormally slow (read Take Control of Speeding Up Your Mac for full details) You can't empty the Trash An app grinds to a halt An app crashes You experience repeated kernel panics The keyboard or mouse doesn't work You lose your internet connection Printing doesn't work Spotlight searches fail Keychain (seemingly) forgets passwords Apple Mail fails to connect Time Machine misbehaves A volume won't unmount The Open With menu contains errors iCloud Data doesn't sync properly Continuity features fail Your laptop's battery misbehaves
  note: Kissell, Joe.
  note: Electronic resource.
  note: Electronic reproduction. Boston, MA : Safari, Available via World Wide Web. 2019.
  note: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
  identifier: 9781492065630
  identifier: https://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login
  record info:
    record creation date: 110118
    record change date: 20260130164700.1
    record identifier: in00004265650