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14" M1 Pro battery dead/dying?
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Resolved 7.76 TB not enough free space for backup of iPad on MacBook? :/
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Choosing a MacBook: MBP 14" vs. M2 Air
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Help me choose a Mac for music
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What is this?? Why do I now have to grant access to my files??
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jparker402
USB Adapter Question
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New M1 MBP doesn't read old external SSD boot drive
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chrfr
chrfr
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Ok, I have a MacBook Pro 15" Touch Bar and a classic MacPro 2009. Sharing a monitor?
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AppleCare+ for MBA M2?
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jav6454
jav6454
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(Poll) Fast PC vs. Fast Mac
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Eugen Mezei
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Do you use antivirus and VPN on Mac?
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CSBBody
Need some help on a second machine to my Mac Studio
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CSBBody
CSBBody
Johnontheweb
Transitioning from the Family Mac... or keep the central machine? WikiPost
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Buying advice: MBA M2 for a uni student
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Buadhai
M2 MBA Shipping Date Oddness
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Buadhai
Buadhai
Zluckytraveler
How much is my 2017 iMac worth?
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Feek
Feek
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Doing A COPY Question ?
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Robert4
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New Macbook?
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Misheemee
Misheemee
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Disabling Password Requests From Finder, et al. ?
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Brian33
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NEW MacBook Air M1 buyers ,do you also suffer from slow SSD ?
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Yr Blues
Are there any Twitter folks to follow for Apple deals on iPhones, Macs, etc?
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Software for the M1 Mac Mini
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TightLines
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If I wanted to get into the Mac World slowly what mac would you suggest buying right now?
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MacBook keyboard dust
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Buying advice: Would M2 MacBook Air suit my needs?
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Way to increase size of image icons only?
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Gregg2
Gregg2
jparker402
Clearing And Transferring MacBook Air
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970
James_C
James_C
MrAverigeUser
Most stable and secure MacOS for a MBP 15" mid 2012 ?
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Customizing 'right click' to offer option of creating new 'textedit' file?
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AlumaMac
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Mac speakers
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Odd Problems With External Hard Drives Files Disappear After Renaming Folders Then Cannot eject
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What Mac would run bootcamp windows games the best?
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Mac Pro 5,1 Ram Compatibility
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Connecting Problem; A Bit More, Please
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Connecting To Mac For Comcast. Sr Citizen Help Request, Please
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Fishrrman
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Blackmagic Speed Disk scores: m2 512gb Air vs 14" m1 Pro
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Fishrrman
Fishrrman
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Cant remove deleted app icon from menu bar
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Help me choose: iMac 2020 or Macbook Air M2 + Studio Display
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How do you add pictures to a website?
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Intel to Silicon: help choosing a Mac.
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Thinking of ditching desktop—is it a mistake?
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Which HD enclosure for Mac Studio (6 HDDs and SSDs)
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covrc
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Changing scroll direction on new Mac?
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Fishrrman
Fishrrman
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Please help - photos in iPad text messages won't show on iMac or MBA
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Resell Price on MacBook Pros in 1 year?
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Is the display in M2 MacBook Air any good for low light situations?
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Old used Dell xps for Manjaro/arch Linux + MacBook Air M2 base OR MacBook Pro M2 running Arch in VM ?
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For MacBooks, do y'all use a sleeve? Bag? Just carry it around naked?
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What would you do if you where in my place?
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satcomer
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