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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?

Do you have a fix for this particular scenario: 1) Two partitions boot drive, the second one formatted exFAT 2) Relocate Home directory to Partition2 using the default way: System Preferences -> Users & Groups -> Advanced Options -> Home directory 3) Install Skype 4) At first launch Skype...

Hey everyone, first time posting I have mid 2012 macbook pro with a 500 GB hdd, I need more space and I want to run the os on a ssd to make it faster and smoother. I have a 120 GB ssd and I want to install it in the place of the optical drive (so i will have both hdd and ssd inside the...

Just submitted this feedback to Apple: " I just lost my System drive in my MP3,1. I had Fusion drive made from 128GB OWC ssd and 1TB hdd. Ssd died. First thing that comes to mind is, can I recover the data I was working after last timeMachine backup? Since ssd's are usually small and hdd's can...

When iOS 7 first landed, I nearly blew a head gasket. I do UX design for a living, and many aspects of the new flat design language (at least Apple's take on it) just rubbed me the wrong way. I think they got some things right and (in my option) other things pretty wrong. This point is basically...

Okay, will these steps work in order to install OS X on an Apple TV 1 directly onto its internal hard drive? (With an external USB storage device) (I do not have the Apple TV itself, so if I need to input a serial number or something like that I will not be able to continue with that step) Now...

I upgraded to Sierra a few days ago, and initially, it was fine. Everything seemed to be working. Yesterday, the Mail app quit unexpectedly and upon relaunching, will not stay open for more than a few seconds. Anyone else have this problem? And does anyone have a solution?

Hello! Sorry to plug this and I don't want to seem like I'm spamming but a new puzzle platformer for macOS (and Windows and Linux if you're that way inclined!) called Recursed has just been released on Steam. It was written by a friend of mine on his own and it's his first game release. It...

These are questions for people who use the Zoom feature in Preferences>Accessibility. I'm a long-time Windows user. I'm visually-impaired and Windows Magnifier is all I need. I don't need Narrator or VoiceOver or any sophisticated screen magnifiers. I'm happy with Windows Magnifier, but I was...

I don't know if a similar active thread for this actually exist somewhere here in MacRumors Forums because I'm totally a new member here. I'm humbly asking for all the wallpapers exist on iPad and iPhones that's been added until the very last major iOS release; iOS 10. Also I want to ask for the...

Hi I upgrade from El Capitan to Sierra yesterday, and now I have a process called 'ionodecache' consuming more than 100% CPU usage since then. I thought it was indexing/caching something, but after 24h it continue very high on CPU usage and the fans are boosting non-stop all the time. Googling...

Hey, I have a 5K iMac which was running OS X El Capitan and Windows 7 (Bootcamp). I upgraded yesterday to macOS Sierra and now I can't boot into Windows 7. It keeps restarting and want's to start the repair assistant. When I try to launch the repair assistant, I can't do so because my keyboard...

To tell what's listed by Apple: at the Mac, running Apple's operating system launch Terminal enter this one-line command: defaults read /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SystemMigration.framework/Versions/A/Resources/MigrationIncompatibleApplicationsList Hint: to select the line...

lately my macbook pro has been very slow even writing the letters take a break before adding them , when im in safari a lot of pop ups appears mackepper and things like that i want do remove it all and i don't know how ,, please help and sorry for my bad english

Hey everyone! Does anybody have a dmg file with Yosemite OS X? P.S. Unfortunately, I lost my file in the downloads because I changed countries in my Apple ID

I'm downloading past OS X Installers from the Mac App Store for safekeeping and I keep ending up with different sizes for identical versions. They are all off by a few bytes. This is the first time I've noticed but I do have a fast connection and not a lot of traffic late at night. Why is this...

How do you create a Bootable Installer of your currently installed OS without having access to the Installer? I have Mavericks installed on my Mac. I want to create a Mavericks OS X Bootable Installer but I don't have the actual Installer file from the Mac App Store. My Mac came pre-installed...

I have an Exchange Internet Account set up on a Macbook Pro. Mail, Calendars, Reminders, and Notes all seem to synchronize properly (although Calendars can be sporadically flaky) with the Exchange Server. However, for some reason, new entries in the native Contacts app are not syncing with the...

Does anybody know how to fix the annoying bug where Mail will open while the Mac is sleeping? For those that aren't familiar, this affects users who leave mail open but hidden (click red button but don't quit). This allows for email to be fetched in the background and for notifications to work...

Hi, I started recently getting kernel panics more and more often on my mid-2012 MacBook Pro Retina 15.4''. I use this machine for development and I need it to be reliable. I seem to only get this issue while connected to external monitors, ie, when using the Nvidia GPU. Any thoughts? If I posted...