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  1. C

    Update operating system

    How do I update my Macbookpro 7.1? I have Snow Leopard. 8 months ago, I tried to install OS 10.13 with no success. I tried on 10.11. Total disappointment. I thought I had to throw this mac away. I install Snow Leopard and it works again. Unfortunately it's an old OS and now more than ever, I...
  2. _MrZ_

    MBP Retina Mid 2014, unexpected "restart/update/failure"

    Hello guys, it is the second time it happens to me that when I randomly restart my MBP, suddenly it fails to reboot saying that the installation of MacOS has failed and giving me an error page like the one I'm attaching. I didn't really notice if this is happening after a restart for installing...
  3. Foxknowsbest

    Trying to update to Mojave

    I got a 2017 Air the other day. Its my first mac ever so its all a little foreign to me. I downloaded Mojave and tried to update it from High Sierra. When ever I go to update it says that the drive is being encrypted. Is this normal and just takes a few days to complete after getting a new Mac?
  4. old-mac-user

    10.7.5 update

    My 2012 11 inch Macbook air is currently running on the Mac OSX lion software (10.7.5). I am wanting to update to the newest software for a while now but I have only just now had the storage space to do so (I bought an external hard drive). i have tried looking through the apple website but...
  5. At_Op45

    24" Early 2008 iMac Upgrades

    Hi there. I was hoping to get some recommendations on which parts to buy in order to upgrade my iMac. I understand that I should probably sell and replace my current desktop but I would like to humor the idea of upgrading it as much as I can within a fair budget of course. Ultimately, I would...
  6. mohitdhanawat

    Question about MacOS

    Hi there i have a macbook pro 13' early 2011 running with the below config: OS X 10.10.5 2.3 GHz i5 8GB DDR3 Intel HD Graphic 3000 512MB 320 GB SATA I want to know if it is ok to upgrade to the new macOS. Will my config support the new OS or will it slow down my mac. Thanks in Advance.
  7. areskins

    iPad Pro How long will it last?

    I currently have an ipad air 1 with iOS10. Im not sure its slow because of its age or is it because I compare it to my iphone 6s. Im planning to get an ipad pro 12.9 for school and Im wondering how long will it last before it becomes really slow? Hoping it will last for 4 years until...
  8. J

    IMAC internal hard drive cant partition

    I'm planning to reformat my imac but my pc's telling me that I can't partition it. Can someone help me fix this issue? Here is the screenshot of my error. Thanks.
  9. B

    Upgrade from El Capitan to Sierra? Should I expect any problems?

    Hi all, I have a relativley new Macbook Air (basic model) that came with El Capitan, and I now wonder if I can expect to upgrade to Sierra without any hassle? I don't really need Sierra, but thinking it might be nice with Siri and some of the other new features. This is my first Mac, and coming...
  10. C

    Macbook can't recognize external HD after updating to OS Sierra

    I feel like this always happens. But every time I update to the most recent OS for the macbook, my macbook is unable to recognize my external HD. So my only choice is to go on my brother's windows computer and transfer all of my files and then reformat the whole HD so that my macbook can read it...
  11. jmwicks

    Please help! OS X update went wrong, can't boot in safemode

    I'm having a bit of a panic attack. Yesterday I upgraded to OS X Sierra from the App Store on my late 2014 Retina MacBook Pro. It restarted and brought me to my login page, where I entered my password. Then I got a bunch of black and white writing in the top-left corner of the login page, in...
  12. I

    OS update, doesn't restart

    I have a 2010 MacBook Pro, version 10.6.4 Mac OS X. I need to update my so I clicked "software update" and finished updating everything fine. When I had to restart, it tries to restart but I am left on a screen which is the purple aurora borealis (the standard mac background. first image if you...
  13. L

    Upgrading mid 2011 11" MBA from 10.7.5

    My MBA was in storage for four years. I would like to bring the OS up to date which is currently 10.7.5. I tried to do this from the Apple drop down menu "software update" but received the message that all software is up to date. Having read that a direct to Sierra update from 10.7 is possible...