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Mac: This Item Is Temporarily Unavailable. Please Try Again Later; Fix

Last updated on July 24, 2018 By Serhat Kurt 80 Comments

this item is unavailable

Several users have reported an issue in which they receive the following error message while trying to install / reinstall macOS (or OS X) on their Mac devices: “This item is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later”. Users have further reported that they get this error after entering the Apple ID. Are you having this problem? […]

Filed Under: Not working? Tagged With: Mac, macOS

iTunes Error 9006: An Unknown Error Occurred

Last updated on March 11, 2017 By Serhat Kurt Leave a Comment

error 9006 iTunes

In this short article, I am explaining how to fix iTunes error 9006. Last night I encountered this problem. You may also experience this problem when you want to download, restore, or update your iPhone or iPad. The error message is: “There was a problem downloading software for the iPhone / iPad “An unknown error […]

Filed Under: How to Tagged With: 9006, iTunes Error, Mac, PC, Windows

Mac Black Screen, Fix

Last updated on December 25, 2016 By Serhat Kurt 5 Comments

macOS Macbook black screen

Yesterday I wanted to upgrade my Mac to the newest macOS, macOS Sierra. After the update, my Mac restarted, however, the computer booted to a black screen.  The dark screen had an active white cursor. This article explains how I fixed this problem. I was investigating this issue and I realized that many users were having this problem. Some […]

Filed Under: Not working? Tagged With: Black Screen, Mac, macOS

Change Mac Screenshot Locations

Last updated on November 16, 2016 By Serhat Kurt 4 Comments

change screenshots file format

I take a lot of screenshots while I use my Mac. You can see some of them here. Most of my articles include my screenshots. By default, the screenshots you take are saved on your desktop as .png files. You can easily take a screenshot without the need to download/install any third party software. There are a […]

Filed Under: Tips and Tricks Tagged With: Mac, macOS, screenshot

How To Recover Unsaved Word Docs – macOS

Last updated on February 24, 2020 By Serhat Kurt 13 Comments

Word Auto Recovery Options

Are you writing a paper but you somehow lost the paper? Do you want to recover unsaved Microsoft Word files? Microsft Word can create AutoRecover (.asd) files if this option is enabled (this feature is explained below). Because of various reasons (e.g. computer-system crash), AutoRecovery may fail to save your documents. For instance, if you […]

Filed Under: Tips and Tricks Tagged With: Mac, Word

Mac: Can’t Adjust The Sound Volume Level, Fix

Last updated on April 30, 2020 By Serhat Kurt 13 Comments

no sound problem

This article aims to help you troubleshoot and fix sound problems. More specifically,  several Mac users have reported that they are unable to change/adjust sound/volume. Do you think that your Mac’s volume control is not working? If you can’t adjust volume, here is how you can fix: Please complete each step before moving on. Sound […]

Filed Under: Not working? Tagged With: Mac

How To Back Up Your Mac That Won’t Boot

Last updated on February 23, 2016 By Serhat Kurt 96 Comments

OS X utilities

This article explains how to back up hard drive data on your Mac when OS X won’t boot. You may be having start up issues with your Mac. If your Mac won’t turn on, recovering your files can be challenging, but it is not impossible. Your data is valuable, thus backups are important. You should back your […]

Filed Under: How to Tagged With: Mac

Mac White Screen: How To Fix Your Mac That Won’t Turn On

Last updated on January 21, 2020 By Serhat Kurt 92 Comments

reinstall OS X

You wanted to use your Mac, but instead, your Mac won’t startup?  Does your Mac computer stuck on a white/gray screen (after a start-up chime)? Does your computer get stuck at the Apple logo? Sometimes an error or issue with your macOS operating system may cause your computer to stop functioning properly and display a white screen. There can […]

Filed Under: Not working? Tagged With: Mac, White Screen

How To Open Winmail.dat Attachments (Mac OS X)?

Last updated on February 23, 2016 By Serhat Kurt Leave a Comment

Did you receive an email that included an attachment with “winmail.dat” in the name. This may happen if the email message was sent to you by someone using a incorrectly configured Microsoft email app like Outlook. Incorrectly configured Microsofts Outlook e-mail app may send e-mails in the “Transport Neutral Encapsulation Format” (TNEF), named “winmail.dat”. This occurred because the […]

Filed Under: Tips and Tricks Tagged With: Mac, Mail

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