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  1. boxxyfied

    TouchID causing macOS to freeze

    morning! so I looked around and can't find my issue so hoping someone can help out. ISSUE: Anytime TouchID is pressed, where a prompt is not there for its use, the whole computer locks up - completely freezes, no trackpad, no keyboard, nothing. completely frozen. I have to manually force...
  2. W

    Migrating from iPhoto to... what?

    I have an iPhoto library that contains about 65,000 images. I rely heavily on iPhoto's proprietary features, and have been since I started using the first version of iPhoto when Apple released it well over a decade ago. Apple's concept of a well-designed "digital shoebox" has proven itself...
  3. W

    MacOS high sierra clean up all my passwords everyday!

    I have a major problem with this latest OS. It wipes up all my passwords every day, all my FTP password in Coda and Transmits are missing, Evernote have to log in every day! even Icloud also have the problem to login, I keep receiving "An unknown error occurred" when I log in to my icloud, I am...
  4. H

    Messages in MacOS High Sierra Not Getting Regular Texts

    Did Apple take out the ability for regular text messages to be pushed to the Mac as well? I know we don't have iCloud Message Sync yet in this version of iOS 11 but I've always been able to receive regular text messages on my Mac as well as my phone but now it seems in MacOS HS that I can only...
  5. B

    macOS High Sierra 10.13 Works/Does Not Work Thread

    THIS IS A WIKI ARTICLE. YOU MAY EDIT IT BY CLICKING THE EDIT BUTTON NEAR THE END OF THIS POST... Please make edits and comment if you experience a different result from someone else who has listed an app that works/does not work. PLEASE KEEP IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER. Untested Bias Peak Pro 7...
  6. J

    Setting up a user account with parental control

    Hi! I tried setting up a new user account in macOS Sierra yesterday, but the parental control settings didn't stick. I deleted the user account a couple of times and tried to add it again, but no luck. So I deleted the account again, and decided to try everything again after doing a software...
  7. Marsonearth

    Can't connect Microsoft Designer Keyboard with Retina Mac

    I bought a Microsoft Designer Keyboard suit (Keyboard + Mouse) 1 year ago. I used the keyboard with El Captain and Sierra okay. Previous problem: 1. initial pairing is very difficult. the mouse is very easy to pair, the keyboard isn't. 2. keyboard has weak up problem. you need to press the...
  8. MDarwish

    Split Fusion Drive to SSD and HDD, then clean install High Sierra

    Hello, I am on an MacOS Sierra - iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) Since I read that APFS is not initially supported for fusion drives, I thought of splitting my fusion drive to SSD and HDD, then clean install High sierra on the SSD with a bootable USB, so I get the APFS on it. Has anybody...
  9. espoir.msk

    How to export actual HEIC files

    Hello, I was wondering how one would be able to export photos in HEIF format (HEIC file extension) on iOS/macOS? All I've tried (including dragging out a photo from the Photos.app on macOS High Sierra) results in a .jpeg file. Which is 1. bigger in size and 2. lesser quality due to recompression...
  10. AppleMythos

    Redundant browsing protection?

    With the release of macOS High Sierra, Safari now blocks sites from using cookies to track users around the web. This makes me wonder, will using a third-party plugin such as uBlock Origin interfere with Safari's native protection? Does anyone know if it is better to rely on Safari's native...
  11. lamina

    Bluetooth issues

    Anyone else having bluetooth issues in the latest beta? Bluetooth toggle is inactive in system preferences. Shows "on" with no ability to turn off in the taskbar. I tried a few terminal commands I found online but to no avail.
  12. FangRock

    Photos in beta 2 - upload paused not connected to the internet

    I've got a problem in Photos in beta 2 - upload paused - not connected to the internet But I am connected to the internet! Has anyone got any ideas?
  13. H

    Macintosh HD drive excluded from TM and grayed out.

    The main hard drive for my iMac which is named as Macintosh HD is included in the "Exclude these items from backups" list in Time Machine. It's currently grayed out and I cannot remove it, therefore my backups aren't running.
  14. H

    Photos App Sidebar

    Is that sidebar really impossible to hidden? I have 200+ Albuns, for me that side bar will be a mess :(