Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

mac os

  1. fountaineer

    multiple boot installers on single usb drive

    I have mac os yosemite, el capitan and sierra installer each on a bootable 16gb usb stick. I'm wondering if it's possible to have all three bootable installers on a single usb? each with their own partition or however to make that possible. Thanks
  2. P

    Bluetooth Audio problems - Beats X + Mac OS

    So I bought a pair of Beats X about a week ago, everything was great, setup was really easy. Today both of my Macs have decided that they don't like it when I connect to them (no problems with my iPhone) When I connect to my MacBook Pro, the headphones default to using the SCO codec which...
  3. S

    Is macbook air MMGF2HN/A powerful enough for logic pro x?

    I am going to learn music production and vocal editing after some days. I did some research and find out that logic pro x is the best DAW which is mac exclusive and i own windows PC. I only have the budget for buying mac air 2015 which has 8gb ram, i5 5th gen and 128gb ssd (i will buy an usb 3.0...
  4. J

    Mac OS X Server 10.2 or 10.2v3

    Hello Does anyone know of an active link where I can download a bootable version of Mac OS X server 1.2 or 10.2v3? I've been looking around for this one with no luck. I've tried eBay and haven't seen a single listing on this for some time now. Any help will be eternally appreciated! By the way...
  5. tommysaethran

    macOS Optimal Resolution

    Hi. We are about to develope an application for OS X and wonder about what optimal resolution to make the application work on all mac´s. Let say we make the application 1920*1080, will that application be viewable on all mac´s, or will some need to scroll around. Im new to MAC and so i dont...
  6. mangucha

    Recommended portable SSD drive to boot from

    Hello, could anybody recommend me which brand/model would be ideal to run latest mac os? I'm not looking for anything more than 500GB max... Thank you!
  7. mangucha

    Boot from Samsung T3

    Hello everybody, I'm wondering if anybody has any experience installing and booting mac os from SSD drive Samsung T3. Reading from older articles it seems there was software (samsung) issues with the T1, but so far I couldn't find anything specifically with respect to the new T3. Any thoughts or...
  8. C

    New to MAC OS - Need Help on Learning

    Hi Experts, Finally, I have ordered used Macbook Pro 13" 2015 Model on eBay, hope it's in good condition/well maintained. So, I am being thought to switch to MAC OS for a long time as I fed up with Windows OS. I am being a Software Developer, I am very good at Unix and Linux systems and heard...
  9. Sorenhornum

    Mac OS Sierra Dock Bug

    Has anyone else had this happen when they try to delete files directly from the downloads folder on the dock? Doesn't go away by itself you need to restart the Mac to remove it. | Im running 10.12.2 on the latest macbrook pro 15inch 460
  10. Korosensei

    Sharing passwords between Mac OS and Windows Bootcamp partition

    Hello, I have recently reinstalled OSX Sierra and made a bootcamp partition with windows 10. And i want to share my passwords between the tow operating systems. And i don't know how Can anyone help me please Happy New Year 2017 Best wishes from belgium MBP mid 2012, Intel HD Graphics 4000...
  11. RootBeerMan

    Kingston 2 TB Flash Drive Announced

    Now this is a winner! A 2 TB flash drive with USB 3.0 and extreme weather capabilities. I could see this replacing more than a few external HD's, if the price is right. I'd certainly give it a try. I've used Kingston RAM over the years and never had any issues, hopefully this product will be...
  12. S

    Disk Almost Full Error

    I have a brand new MacBook Pro with Mac OS 10.12.2. Every so often I get a "Disk almost full" error,. When I check I still have almost 400GB out of 500GB available. Anyone else having a similar problem? Stevie
  13. S

    Touch Bar Zoom Issue

    Hi, Has anyone else had problems with Touch Bar Zoom? I enabled this to try it out and have been unable to switch it back off again. The option is no longer available in System Preferences > Accessibility > Zoom. I really don't want to have it on so I contacted Apple Support Chat who...
  14. V

    Upgrade mac OS X 10.10 to 10.12

    I have had my 13-inch 2014 mid Macbook Pro Retina for about two years now, an excellent machine to operate. I have never encountered any problems with it and cannot name any slowdowns. The laptop operates just like it did when i first got it out of its box two years ago. However, all of my...
  15. taptic

    Can you reinstall OS without wiping?

    I understand that you can wipe a computer and then install a fresh operating system and restore a backup. I was wondering however, can you reinstall OS X or macOS on top of existing data without removing it?
  16. watilalobo

    MacBook PRO 2010 without system

    Hi, I bought a MacBook PRO 2010 with only Windows 7 installed. I formated the disk and now I can't install the Mac OS system. I tried to start the computer in Recuperation Mode (cmd / option / R) and tried to reinstall the Mac OS X Lion, system that come with. But don't work, because said that...
  17. M

    Storage in mac os sierra

    Hi everyone! In the new Mac OS we can see and easily control our storage, and that great! But the only thing hats not is that my System storage is using up to 63 Gb, which is a lot of space, considering the fact, that its a little over the half of my computer memory. Is there a way that i can...
  18. kaisdaddy

    Resolved It's time for Apple to rethink licensing Mac OS

    Before reading on, understand that this is coming from the perspective of a pro user. Someone who relies on a Mac to get work done. Also, someone who has been using Macs since the mid 90's. OK, read on. When Jobs returned to Apple in 1997, one of the first things he did was kill the Apple...
  19. R

    I can't install win7 on Imac 2011 (21.5-inch)

    I can't install win7 on Imac 2011 (21.5-inch) I bought the Imac and the Windows 7 was installed. After five years, I had to remove the windows 7 from boot camp I did that, and update to the mac os to El capitan - fresh installed After that I tried all the ways to install Windows 7 from boot camp...
  20. A

    How would you Improve OSX?

    With a new operating system around the corner, what new features or changes would you like to see? Please keep this forum focused on ideas not diatribes or complaints. We all know that Snow Leopard and the pre iCloud era are history. With this in regard, what changes would improve your daily...