macos

hey my friends, my iCloud Photos library is having serious issues downloading the originals from the iCloud Photo Library. I did two factory resets & signed in & out of iCloud. I have the m1 Mac & high speed internet over 100mb download & upload & I'm only downloading 1 item every hour. so I did...

I run my MacBook Pro headless, connected to a Studio Display most of the time. Every time I disconnect the MBP and use it as a laptop, I have found that reconnecting it to the Studio Display pops up this annoying dialog box that say "Allow this Studio Display to connect to this Mac?". Is there...

Hello everyone, has anyone encountered such a glitch? Moreover, he appeared in Ventura. There are no such problems in Monterey. MacBook Pro 14 M1 Pro. Anyone know how fix it? o_O I download video

With Sonoma out the door what do you want in the next version of macOS? What does it need? What would you like to see revamped, changed or improved in the next major release?

My custom-built PC has an i7-8xyzz processor. Does this processor support MacOS Sonoma in a VMware Workstation 17 Pro VM ?

Unless I'm being stupid...why is it so painful to add a bookmark in Safari? What I mean is, when you go to add a bookmark and then click on the "Add this page to:" drop-down menu, Safari shows you your entire expanded bookmarks directory. Everything. Everywhere. All at once. Not only is this...

Hello, everyone! As we know, today is the release day of the new macOS Sonoma. But I don’t quite understand, how does macOS "update system" work (I’m new to Mac). I’m currently on macOS Monterey 12.5 (Macbook Pro 16 2021), and there are two update options for me - macOS Ventura 13.6 and macOS...

Hi, my mom's iMac has started to be REALLY slow the last couple macOS Beta updates. I don't want to downgrade, but just wondering if there is an easy way to reset the Settings, like on the iPhone, or if there a good app I can use to just try & clean the iMac & try to remove old preference files...

Hi everyone. I am pro windows user. But i bought an old macbook pro mid-2014. So i don't know about anything macOS or macbook pro. I researched some but everyone says different things. Which version should i choose for fresh install? I'm computer engineer. I care about performance ,battery and...

Is Ivory affected by the Pastebot hack? Does Ivory track you too without disclosure? The privacy report for the macOS app says they don't collect data but the Pastebot app also says it doesn't when it does. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ivory-for-mastodon-by-tapbots/id6444602274

I have never used a Virtual Machine and I am not sure if my understanding of them is right. The way I understand it they are basically a second macOS inside of a secure container, is that correct? Here is why I am interested: I have started using UpWork and they have a desktop app that tracks...

WinDiskWriter — free and open-source application for macOS that allows you to create bootable USB drives with Microsoft Windows using a Mac. (WinDiskWriter Main Window) ㅤㅤㅤㅤ Whether you want to install Windows on your Mac or another device (PC), WinDiskWriter can help you prepare a flash...

Is a user able to adjust the sensitivity of the Studio Display's Center Stage panning and zooming functionality? While I like the feature, I (and my video call guests) find that it's moving around a bit too much. This could either be globally across macOS or on a per-app basis. I expect the...

PDF Owl automatically generates a table of contents (also known as outline) using computer vision AI; besides, I'm making a minimalist PDF reader for MacOS with all essential functions such as annotations and text search. What's your essential PDF reader features? What do you miss in your...

Hi everyone! It's been a long time since I last visited the forums - although I keep reading the news and rumours every day :) I've got a little macOS question, I've googled about it but can't seem to find the right answer. Yesterday I switched email clients, and after that I started...

I just turned on my macOS just to see my cursor being a spinning wheel on my Google Chrome window, but I have unsaved work on that window so I don't want to force quit. If I force quit, all my stuff will be gone forever, and I have to get them done by tomorrow morning. How do I get the cursor to...

Hi all, I have put my favorite radio stations in a playlist in the macOS Apple Music app. If I now sync my iPhone via the Finder app, and thereby also the music library, then this playlist unfortunately does not appear in the iPhone Apple Music app under Playlist. Is there anything I need to be...

Hi! A few months ago the news came out that the new Macbook M2 have a slower SSD than the M1. In the base model, because in the advanced ones it is not slower: https://www.macrumors.com/2022/06/26/base-m2-13-inch-macbook-pro-slower-ssd-speeds/ I would like to buy a Macbook 14" M2 Pro with...

A curious thing that I just noticed. When creating a smart mailbox folder in the Mail app (Mail 16.0 on Ventura 13.4), it completely fails when more than 20 smart mailboxes are added. Up to 20 it works great, showing the cumulative emails pulled from the smart mailboxes, but after 20 it...

I'm on macOS Monterrey 12.6.8. Every now and then for a second or two I see a Finder window pop up, I think related to the security settings, mentioning that it is checking OneDrive.app. I have Microsoft Office 365 installed but I don't personally use the OneDrive app (I very occasionally use...