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high sierra (mac os 10.13)

  1. deadstk

    macOS could not be installed on your computer

    I have a 15" MacBook Pro (late 2011) with a freshly formatted 500 GB (Mac OS Extended journal - GUID partition map) hard drive that I'm attempting to install High Sierra on that keeps running into an error at the end what seemingly looks/feels like a full install process. I downloaded High...
  2. Miguel.frigola

    iMac 5k 2017 fan turns on when in sleep mode.

    Hi guys, on first, sorry for my English, I need help about this, the fan of mi new iMac (3,5 i5, 8gb ram) turns on when the computer are in sleep mode, only for a few seconds and at the lowest rpm, the screen keeps off, someone have the same issue or knos how to fix it? I restart de SMC system...
  3. C

    GPU switching on a 4,1/5,1 Mac Pro with two GPUs installed?

    I’ve got the stock Nvidia GT 120 and an AMD RX 560 instated in my Mac Pro 4,1 (5,1 firmware) running High Sierra. I’ve got one screen plugged into the GT 120 and another plugged into the RX 560. Interestingly when I go to “About This Mac” the “Displays” tab shows both screen as connected to the...
  4. fgduthie

    High Sierra desktop bugs

    Morning all, I see someone else has had the same issue as me with one bug: the longer bootup times. Has anyone found out why this is? Also a thing that maybe connected to this is that once it boots up, all windows that I had setup the night before have moved around the Macbook screen and my...
  5. C

    Cannot be installed...

    I have an iMac (20-inch, early 2009) running OS X El Capitan version 10.11.6 My programs are constantly closing unexpectedly and for example, with Pages, when I reopen it, the last 5 documents I had open also open. When I try to do the Free Upgrade in the App Store to macOS High Sierra I get a...
  6. Omek

    30" Cinema Display

    Does anyone know if Apple's 30" Cinema Display works ok with High Sierra? I'm currently running Sierra on a Macbook Pro (early 2011) just fine. But I saw in a review on Amazon someone says it is no longer compatible with High Sierra. Is this true? I hope not...cause this is the best display I've...
  7. JosieEli

    NAS not connecting?

    Hey folks, After downloading High Sierra 10.13.2 update, I still can't connect to my file sharing (NAS) server. I've tried the "File Sharing Fix" that Apple provided (sudo /usr/libexec/configureLocalKDC in Terminal), and that was ineffective for me. I've called Tech support twice. :( Help...
  8. B

    MBP with severe insomnia

    Hi! I some somebody can help me with an incredibly annoying issue. About two months ago my MBP started to lose sleep: in about 40% of the cases in which I close the lid of the laptop, I guess it does not go to sleep. In about 60% of the cases it works as expected. When it does not go to sleep...
  9. EdenBrackstone

    macOS Server 5.4 - File Sharing Difficulties

    Evening all, I've copied this post from an identical one I made on Apple's Support Communities here: https://discussions.apple.com/message/32660837#32660837 I'm afraid I don't frequent these forums but would appreciate any feedback or comments on the scenario I have documented below as it has...
  10. FlameCoder

    Downgrade to Sierra on MB Pro that shipped with High Sierra

    We bought a MacBook Pro 2017 that shipped with Sierra 10.12. Two month later bought two more MacBook Pros 2017 that shipped with High Sierra. I have a bootable USB of Sierra. Will I be able to install it on the MacBooks that shipped with High Sierra?
  11. Mac03ForLife

    MBP 8,1 and High Sierra?

    Hello Community I have an MBP 8,1 (2.4GHz i5, 4GB DDR3 1333MHz, 500Gb SATA Drive, 5400 RPM). It currently runs Sierra, albeit not too well Will it be able to handle High Sierra? Will it run well? Is there a better OS that I'd be better off running? It really just serves as a Mac Workstation...
  12. A

    Strange Graphical Glitch - Anyone Know Why?

    I've noticed some strange glitches recently. Images becoming pixelated messes, Netflix occasionally flashing a green screen during playback . . . Not sure if they're related though. I'm not very computer-savvy, so I was hoping someone here could help. Attached are a couple examples:
  13. roxics

    What do we lose with High Sierra?

    We always lose something. In the past we've lost the ability for Image Capture to sort by aperture or other EXIF data. With Sierra we lost the ability in the security settings to install software from unidentified developers without having to first go into the security panel (annoying). What...
  14. I

    Resolved MBP 2017 Battery

    Hello! I just recently purchased a macbook pro 2017 w/o touch bar a few days ago. Since the "time remaining" battery feature is gone, I use activity monitor to track how many hours I have left. When I checked, it said I has 3 hours left. My battery was at 90%. Is there something wrong with my...
  15. MykleMac

    Can't Delete Empty directory from Trash

    I found that my time machine backup occurred against my main hard drive. I discovered the issue using Omni Disk Sweeper and started removing the backup files, etc. I wound up with an empty directory in my Trash (2017-11-01-200206.inProgress). I cannot remove it. How can I delete it from...
  16. D

    Clean Installation macOS High Sierra shows "Prohibitory Symbol"

    Hello AWESOME PEOPLE !! I have recently purchased a SSD (Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-75E250BW) ) I followed following steps in order to do the clean installation: Step 1: Terminal > "diskutil erasedisk hfs+ External GPT /dev/disk2" Step 2: (Plugged a 16GB USB...
  17. X

    macOS Sleep Apple Event not being issued in System Process

    Hi everyone! I'm developing my first Mac OS X application, and I'm having some problems with an AppleEvent that I want to send to the system. Firstly, I found an article on how to programmatically shutdown, restart, sleep or logout an apple computer Link, which is the main objective I want to...
  18. idboy

    Scan on Wireless Diagnostic app always quit unexpectedly

    1 my wifi can't find best possible channel 2 always lost after one minutes then reconnect again manualy 3 scan on Wireless Diagnostic app always quit unexpectedly :( i already try SMC and nvram reset,delete plist file on system configuration,make new location on network,reinstall the OS...
  19. M

    Cannot log in to another Mac on local network after high sierra update

    I have 2 Macs connected via a local network. I could connect from one to the other without any issues until now. I just upgraded both of them to High Sierra (From Sierra). The retina MacBook can connect to the MacBook Pro using my apple ID without any issues. I just cannot connect from the...
  20. I

    High Sierra BREAKS Local Network Accounts- A Warning for Enterprise Users

    Hi- just a warning here to anyone thinking about upgrading to High Sierra for their office or enterprise where they are using local network accounts for their users- do not do it. I have been dealing with a complete meltdown of our logins. Reformatting, reinstalling fresh, fresh open...