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Sophos Free Mac Home

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Has anyone out there had the same trouble I had with this software? It basically hangs my machine with spinning balls making it impossible to use. I have to power down to get back in again. Basically unworkable.

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    I've been using it on my 3 macs(1-macbook pro 1-mini, and 1 mac pro) since it came out, with zero problems. I'd just about guarantee you it's likely an OS issue (corruption) on your computer. It tends to be VERY hard to make most mac users(especially the ones that believe ANYTHING Steve Jobs says) understand this, just like most mac users NEVER thought a mac could get a virus or the MALWARE that is starting to appear.This is ALL APPLES FAULT for truly thinking they would never get bit(yes a pun on that symbolic Apple icon..LOL)

    Best plan of action is to create a bootable clone (using something like the free carbon copy cloner I religiously use) to a USB hard drive (I use WD passports). Then make sure it's bootable (boot to the external).

    After you're sure the clone works, wipe your internal HD and lay install a fresh copy of OSX from the disks that come with your mac. Run the updates for the OS only (at first). Then install Sophos, and look for issues. That way you mnarrow it down to either hardware or software, etc. In addtion, of the cases I've seen (2 or 3) it's usually a corrupted OS or hardware problem.

    If it for some odd reason turned out to be sophos, you always have your original clone which you can easily clone BACK to your internal. In the process you get to learn how to troubleshoot, and may learn something interesting and beneficial! For instance then you will have a BOOTABLE 1:1 CLONE of your system, which is the BEST backup you can possibly have for REAL EMERGENCIES...

    Just my 2 cents.

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    I've been using it on my 3 macs(1-macbook pro 1-mini, and 1 mac pro) since it came out, with zero problems. I'd just about guarantee you it's likely an OS issue (corruption) on your computer. It tends to be VERY hard to make most mac users(especially the ones that believe ANYTHING Steve Jobs says) understand this, just like most mac users NEVER thought a mac could get a virus or the MALWARE that is starting to appear.This is ALL APPLES FAULT for truly thinking they would never get bit(yes a pun on that symbolic Apple icon..LOL)

    Best plan of action is to create a bootable clone (using something like the free carbon copy cloner I religiously use) to a USB hard drive (I use WD passports). Then make sure it's bootable (boot to the external).

    After you're sure the clone works, wipe your internal HD and lay install a fresh copy of OSX from the disks that come with your mac. Run the updates for the OS only (at first). Then install Sophos, and look for issues. That way you mnarrow it down to either hardware or software, etc. In addtion, of the cases I've seen (2 or 3) it's usually a corrupted OS or hardware problem.

    If it for some odd reason turned out to be sophos, you always have your original clone which you can easily clone BACK to your internal. In the process you get to learn how to troubleshoot, and may learn something interesting and beneficial! For instance then you will have a BOOTABLE 1:1 CLONE of your system, which is the BEST backup you can possibly have for REAL EMERGENCIES...

    Just my 2 cents.

    :1002817
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