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  1. maxoakland

    Time Machine and iCloud

    Does Time Machine back up files I put on iCloud? I’ve started storing more of my sporadically used files on iCloud but I’m not sure if they’re getting backed up onto time machine
  2. M

    MACBOOK PRO 5,2 Can't find Mac partition on utility to recover Mac Os

    so here is the is the situation with the Macbook Pro 5,2 i got from a client who has windows 7 installed but there is no bootcamp program to go back to Mac Os , and with the help of option/Alt key i can't seem to find mac os partition on the recovery utility , tried to use Transmac to install...
  3. D

    Question regarding clarification of shared RAM on M1 Machines.

    Recently I read that ram is shared between the CPU and GPU on M1 processors. Does this mean that some of my ram will be allocated to driving an external display? Wouldn’t the GPU have its own dedicated vram so that it wouldn’t cut into ram allotted to the cpu? 32GB of ram is what I currently...
  4. D

    How has your 27" 2020 iMac worked for you?

    Has your 2020 27" iMac worked well for you or has it given you trouble? Usually I'm pretty confident with apple hardware but I've had pretty bad graphics issues right out of the gate, since day one, (and before any 3rd party software or RAM was installed.) This has been the opposite experience...
  5. Macintosh TV

    Apple macOS Evolution (1984 - 2021)

    A very cool look at macOS through the years.
  6. D

    2020 27" iMac Graphics Issues

    Hey guys, Recently I purchased a 2020 27" iMac. I received it about a week and a half ago and it has been giving me graphics issues since the day that I opened the box. Attached is a video of what's going on. Please keep in mind that it only presents these issues when I'm using TG Pro and the...
  7. J

    iCloud iCloud Photo Memories Disappear

    I noticed a strange issue with iCloud Photo Memories. Every day for the last week or so, the same 3 memories will get generated on my iPhone, and then they seem to disappear / self delete on their own. I have three existing memories and they did sync to my Mac correctly. Has anyone else had...
  8. dysamoria

    iPhone How do I stop iPhone sending logs to Console on my Mac?

    I just noticed that, whenever my iPhone 4 (iOS 6.x) is on WiFi, it’s sending logs to Console on my Mac. I see almost no info about this online, and then it’s only showing people how to enable this with outdated Mac iPhone configuration software. I can’t find even a reference to adding or...
  9. P

    Text/iMessage notifications on multiple devices issue?

    Hi, I've noticed that if my iPhone is locked and near my iMac text notifications go to my iMac. I don't get a sound or screen light up on my iPhone. If I wake the phone I can see that the text is there just no notification. If I then start using my phone I will start receiving notifications on...
  10. circatee

    iCloud use on Mac

    I am new to the Mac OS, with a Mac Mini. With that, I have decided to use iCloud, too. Even more so, since I have it setup and configured on my iPhone and iPad. My question is, from a Mac OS perspective, any issue I should be aware of, or understand? I configured iCloud today on my Mac Mini...
  11. mac_in_tosh

    Sharing of log-in credentials between Mac and iPad

    I recently purchased an iPad Air and despite being a long-time Apple user there are still things I need to learn. I don't usually log into any sites on the iPad, rather preferring to do all that on my MB Pro. But on the iPad, using Safari, I started to log into a particular online forum that I...
  12. iPadProPerson

    How to get rpc for Bitcoin on Mac OS

    I am trying to see how bitcoin mining works on Mac OS. I have installed and verified all blocks of bitcoin core. How do I get the rpc user and pass from that? Thanks.
  13. castroa320

    Blinking floppy icon on startup but then boots with SSD upgrade

    Hello there. Got a iMac 600 MHZ summer 2001 that I recently upgraded to a Inland 128 GB SSD with a IDE to SATA converter board. Also install 768 MB of RAM. I installed Mac OS 9.2.2 on it. Did see a little bit of a different speed wise. My issue is every time I boot into the system, it gives me a...
  14. J

    Problems Reinstalling macOS Big Sur: Nothing Under "Select the disk where you want to install macOS."

    I recently opened up my brand new Macbook Air, the 2020 version with the M1 chip. All was good and well, until I forgot my password. Having not been able to properly set up an Apple ID account, I was left to reinstall macOS Big Sur on the thing. After attempting to do so, I ran into the...
  15. V

    iMac stuck update

    Hello, I'm on an IMac mid 2017 I tried to update my Mac running under Mojave to Big Sur. I got an error that the disk check couldn't be done. Since if I boot the mac in normal mode I can't start it, it gets stuck on the apple logo. So I wanted to reset the mac but when I open the disk utility...
  16. iPadProPerson

    Mac Catalyst Reverse-Engineered

    Would you rather iPad OS with catalyst R-E or Mac OS on iPad. What I mean is if you can use catalyst to put iPad OS and iOS apps on Mac, can you put Mac apps on iPad, if so that would be great, so you could use Xcode and final cut, and main stage, and logic and the other Mac desktop applications...
  17. R

    Clone Windows Partition

    Hi, I have MBP 2009 13inch with El Capitan & Windows 10. 2 partition on 1 SSD . Now I bought another SSD and I want to clone my Windows partition to the new ssd. How can I do that?
  18. 2

    No drive to install macOS

    Hey, I was hoping someone could help me I have a mid 2012 macbook pro with a 500gb SSD I am having a problem, I tried to reinstall macos from internet recovery. It asks where i would like to install macos to but i cant see my hard drive listed at all. Someone mentioned to make sure the drive...
  19. shamelin73

    SSD to go between Windows and Mac

    I have searched and there are so many utilities that sound like it would work but the site that I have seen them on seems suspect. I would like to ask you here. I have a Sandisk 1TB SSD and would like to encrypt it but be able to go from work to home and be able to open on Windows and Mac. I do...
  20. T

    My Etre Report, pls help me

    EtreCheckPro version: 6.2.5 (6C016) Report generated: 2020-05-02 04:15:10 Download EtreCheckPro from https://etrecheck.com Runtime: 5:29 Performance: Below Average Problem: Beachballing Description: 4 nights ago my iMac was working just fine, took a nap came back and s uddenly was...