OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 Update

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Apple releases OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 Update.

OS X Update 10.9.4

About the OS X Mavericks v10.9.4 Update

The OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 Update is recommended for all Mavericks users. It improves the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac.

This update:

  • Fixes an issue that prevented some Macs from automatically connecting to known Wi-Fi networks
  • Fixes issue causing the background or Apple logo to appear incorrectly on startup
  • Improves the reliability of waking from sleep
  • Includes Safari 7.0.5

Also available:

Apple seeds OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 Build 13E9

Apple seeds OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 Build 13E9 to developers on Wednesday, May 28, 2014.

OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 Build 13E9

Apple is expected to preview the successor to OS X Mavericks at WWDC this coming June 2, 2014. Should Apple follow the current naming convention it would be called:

OS X 10.10

Pronunciation: OS Ten Ten point Ten

That’s a lot of tens.

What if it would be released on October 10, 2014?

Apple Releases iTunes 11.2. to Fix the Hidden “Users” Folder

iTunes 11.2.1

The Global nightmare is over!

In the early AM of May 17, 2014 Apple releases iTunes 11.2.1 to fix the hidden “Users” folder. After iTunes 11.2.1 is installed, “Users” folder is no longer hidden.

“Users” folder becomes hidden when the following conditions met:

  • OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 build 13D65 is installed
  • iTunes 11.2 is installed
  • “Find My Mac” is turned on

The “Users” folder could be made visible again by changing the visibility flag using the Terminal command:

sudo chflags nohidden /Users/

Users are finding out that even after the “Users” folder becomes hidden again after reboot.

Video: OS X 10.9.3 Find My Mac Hides “Users” Folder

In OS X 10.9.3, turning on Find My Mac will result in “Users” folder to be hidden.

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MP4 version

According to many reports, iTunes 11.2 must also be installed in addition to “Find My Mac” enabled in OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 for this bug to execute.

To make the “Users” folder visible again until next reboot,

login as an administrator, launch Terminal.App and type the command:

sudo chflags nohidden /Users

Type in your password when prompted. If you do not have a login password for your admin account, leave it blank.
By the way, why didn’t you assign a password to your admin account? Set a password already.