Can't install anything anymore.

ghostcinderella · ghostcinderella #1 (**permalink**)

04-15-2012, 08:14 PM

Weird thing.... I have been downloading and installing Big Fish games easily since getting my MAC a few years ago but suddenly my MAC no longer installs these programs. It literally just happened. As of two days ago, the game icon appears and just bounces and bounces in the Dock and does nothing. There's no message, nothing. Even GIMP for Mac no longer installs after downloading. Does anyone know what I can do. I haven't done or added anything different to the MAC hardware/software recently that would alter what has been habitual performance for years.

Thanks

pigoo3 · pigoo3 #2 (**permalink**)

04-15-2012, 10:30 PM

Is your hard drive full?

- Nick

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #3 (**permalink**)

04-15-2012, 11:25 PM

Or perhaps failing?

If it is not full boot from the DVD and run Repair Disk, or if Lion, use Lion Recovery.

ghostcinderella · ghostcinderella #4 (**permalink**)

04-16-2012, 07:52 AM

@pigoo3
No. On the bottom of my finder window it says I have 59GB left.

@harryb2448
that repair thingy isn't going to erase anything is it?

ghostcinderella · ghostcinderella #5 (**permalink**)

04-16-2012, 10:28 AM

Ran "hardware check" and no problems were found. And all my software is up to date; nothing to download. Nevertheless... I can now install again and don't know why. Maybe a ghost in the machine? Thanks, guys for the advice. Guess it worked.

pigoo3 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: May 20, 2008 Location: U.S. Posts: 20,344 Mac Specs: 13" MB 2.4ghz, 2gig ram, OS 10.7.4	04-15-2012, 10:30 PM Is your hard drive full? - Nick - Computer slow, too many "beachballs", read this: Beachballs - Computer seems slower than it used to? Read this for some speedup tips: Speedup - Almost full hard drive? Some solutions. Out of Space - Apple Battery Info. Battery
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ghostcinderella #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 28, 2008 Posts: 27	04-16-2012, 10:28 AM Ran "hardware check" and no problems were found. And all my software is up to date; nothing to download. Nevertheless... I can now install again and don't know why. Maybe a ghost in the machine? Thanks, guys for the advice. Guess it worked. Last edited by ghostcinderella; 04-16-2012 at 10:36 AM.
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ghostcinderella #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 28, 2008 Posts: 27	04-15-2012, 08:14 PM Weird thing.... I have been downloading and installing Big Fish games easily since getting my MAC a few years ago but suddenly my MAC no longer installs these programs. It literally just happened. As of two days ago, the game icon appears and just bounces and bounces in the Dock and does nothing. There's no message, nothing. Even GIMP for Mac no longer installs after downloading. Does anyone know what I can do. I haven't done or added anything different to the MAC hardware/software recently that would alter what has been habitual performance for years. Thanks
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ghostcinderella #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 28, 2008 Posts: 27	04-16-2012, 07:52 AM @pigoo3 No. On the bottom of my finder window it says I have 59GB left. @harryb2448 that repair thingy isn't going to erase anything is it?
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