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    MP 1,1-5,1 Single User Mode not working

    Trying to use Disk First Aid on a MacPro 5.1 SSD boot drive, I noticed that single user mode has stopped working. After pressing cmd-s the boot is slower than usual, stopping halfway but completing the progress bar after a few minutes. Thereafter, the bar remains stationary. In normal mode, the...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Please recommend a current 2TB SSD for a MacPro 5,1

    Still running Mojave on my 128GB 12 core 3,46 cmp and will re-install Mojave. I was about to order a Samsung 870 Evo but read that it would not work for startup disk... What other current options are currently recommended? 860s seem to be out of stock here in Spain. What about Crucial MX500? I...
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    Mac OS Catalina doesn't see Boot Camp on external drive

    Hello everyone. I have been using Boot Camp on an external USB drive for months on Mojave without any problems. I could open Startup Disk, select the external Boot Camp drive, and reboot my Mac from there into Windows. Now, just upgraded to Catalina, and the very same USB drive doesn't appear...
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    What APFS type format for HSierra & mcb late2009

    hello, i just replaced my old hdd with a plextor SSD px-128m6pro on my macbook late 2009 which was under osx 10.6.x. i made a bootable usb with high sierra on it and when in open disk utility to format the ssd, i get a variety of APFS options such as encrypted, case sensitive, non case...