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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1817163" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>Well, if your AppleID has changed, and you did't do it, I would recommend you call Apple support to see what is going on. They may or may not be able to help, but at least it's worth calling.</p><p></p><p>I didn't mean to imply that all those Apple things (Mac App Store, iTunes, iCloud) require separate logins. They all just use AppleID. However, it's possible to have separate logins for each if at each offering, instead of logging in with an existing account one creates a new AppleID. I could see that someone who doesn't remember their AppleID gets frustrated and just creates a new one to get on with whatever they wanted to do. And if they don't use the AppleID frequently enough to remember the login details, they could do that again for iCloud, iTunes, whatever. However, for the 99% case, I suspect most folks have just ONE AppleID. </p><p></p><p>You said: </p><p>Again, what dialog screen? Is it from System Preferences, or from some Preferences page from some app, or from Gmail? Hard to tell from the description so far.</p><p></p><p>The high number of drafts is a known phenomenon. Don't know if it's a bug or feature. Mail takes copies of draft messages as you type them in, but is supposed to clear them out when the message is finally sent. 500 seems a bit high, unless you edited the draft a lot of times before sending it. But I've seen 10-12 drafts in various stages before it finally gets sent. You can always delete the drafts manually. And it's logical for the drafts not to be in the Gmail drafts folder as the drafts are done on your Mac using Mail, not transmitted to Gmail. If you used the web version for Gmail and created a message there, it would be in the Gmail draft folder but not on your Mac. Hope that makes sense.</p><p></p><p>You might also try one of the Ad blockers to see if that keeps your search engine from being changed. There are some websites that will reach out and make unwanted changes, mostly dodgy ones with some shady purpose. But it can also happen if an ad on a website decides to make the changes as well, so it's not always dodgy sites. Ad blockers normally prevent the execution of the Javascript that is the major source of these hijacks. </p><p></p><p>As for the locking up, could it be related to a slow internet and things hanging up because the Mac is waiting for the data from the other end? I ask because your four examples (Photos, Firefox, Safari, Amazon) all require internet. Have you tried "Force Quit" to try to see what is hung up? Also, in Activity Monitor, look for anything in RED as those apps are not responding and may be the one that is hung up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1817163, member: 396914"] Well, if your AppleID has changed, and you did't do it, I would recommend you call Apple support to see what is going on. They may or may not be able to help, but at least it's worth calling. I didn't mean to imply that all those Apple things (Mac App Store, iTunes, iCloud) require separate logins. They all just use AppleID. However, it's possible to have separate logins for each if at each offering, instead of logging in with an existing account one creates a new AppleID. I could see that someone who doesn't remember their AppleID gets frustrated and just creates a new one to get on with whatever they wanted to do. And if they don't use the AppleID frequently enough to remember the login details, they could do that again for iCloud, iTunes, whatever. However, for the 99% case, I suspect most folks have just ONE AppleID. You said: Again, what dialog screen? Is it from System Preferences, or from some Preferences page from some app, or from Gmail? Hard to tell from the description so far. The high number of drafts is a known phenomenon. Don't know if it's a bug or feature. Mail takes copies of draft messages as you type them in, but is supposed to clear them out when the message is finally sent. 500 seems a bit high, unless you edited the draft a lot of times before sending it. But I've seen 10-12 drafts in various stages before it finally gets sent. You can always delete the drafts manually. And it's logical for the drafts not to be in the Gmail drafts folder as the drafts are done on your Mac using Mail, not transmitted to Gmail. If you used the web version for Gmail and created a message there, it would be in the Gmail draft folder but not on your Mac. Hope that makes sense. You might also try one of the Ad blockers to see if that keeps your search engine from being changed. There are some websites that will reach out and make unwanted changes, mostly dodgy ones with some shady purpose. But it can also happen if an ad on a website decides to make the changes as well, so it's not always dodgy sites. Ad blockers normally prevent the execution of the Javascript that is the major source of these hijacks. As for the locking up, could it be related to a slow internet and things hanging up because the Mac is waiting for the data from the other end? I ask because your four examples (Photos, Firefox, Safari, Amazon) all require internet. Have you tried "Force Quit" to try to see what is hung up? Also, in Activity Monitor, look for anything in RED as those apps are not responding and may be the one that is hung up. [/QUOTE]
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