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I finally relented and opted for the 50 GB iCloud storage per month. I thought since I have two Macs that feature the iCloud Desktop & Documents syncing option, I would enable it. It enabled just fine on my M1 Mac, but on my 2015 MacBook Pro signed in with the same Apple ID running macOS Mojave...

Is using charge limiters like AlDente bad for your battery? The app page says that it might confuse battery calibration and cause turning off at e.x. 40%. Are there anybody who uses AlDente? How is your battery health on your macbook? Have you noticed any drawbacks?

I saved a web page as one LONG pdf. I cropped the pdf for the text column I wanted. Is there any app or script available that will break this pdf into parts (page size)? I can do this manually through Photoshop, etc. but quicker app needed.

I hold Apple+Option+R and boot into repair mode. I have a question about why containers must be unmounted and re-mounted to run Disk Utility on them? I have read, not sure where, that to completely run Disk Utility on a drive in repair mode that I must run on all three items: 1. The manufacturer...

About once per day (sometimes more or less) and usally overnight, the networking will fail on my Mac mini running 11.2.1. When this occurs all pings in the Terminal fail (to both local and remote IP addresses). So even trying to ping my router fails. Which is strange because in System...

Updated to Big Sur a couple of days ago and now Transmission tells me my port is closed, hence no transfers at all. While looking for answers I came across several postings here that claimed that Transmission worked fine with Big Sur back in November. Can some of you who have a working Big Sur...

Is anybody else facing issues running 11.2.2 from external drives? I am trying to install 11.2.2 on an external flash disk. I have a Samsung DUO Plus and a SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive. The SanDisk was running Catalina and I tried to update it to Big Sur via the App Store but it get's stuck at...

In Photos preference, click on the "Use as System Photo Library"; this regenerates the path to your library.

Hi guys, after the last iMovie update the new "profiles" section appeared in Settings. Anybody know what this is? Do you have it there too?

Hi guys, I have run into a strange problem earlier when I updated the M1 Mac Mini. The update process went fine. Then the mac restarted with no problems. Login page popped up. And after I entered the password, there's a window which I think it should have some content, but it's blank. Then it's...

Ever since ‘upgrading’ to Big Sur, I’m having huge issues running multiple displays, especially when trying to run any video and Zoom sessions. Prior to Big Sur I could have multiple browser open with many tabs and it all worked fine. As a Google for Work user, my main browser is CHROME & I...

I finally broke down and installed Big Sur. Everything seems ok...... HOWEVER, I can NOT stand the new look of MacMail!! HOW do I get the earlier version back? I've tried rearranging the task bar, but it's still driving me crazy! It's been over a week and I still can't get used to it...it's...

I've been trying to downgrade to Catalina from Big Sur for 2 days now on a brand new machine that came with Big Sur. I've tried numerous ways. Currently, I'm running into 2 issues. (Ignore the wrong screen resolution in the photos below - this seems to be an effect while in Recovery Mode only...

Hi, I'm a new macbook user. I have macbook pro m1 that i just bought 3 weeks ago. Everything is fine, the battery is fine, the performance is super fine till one day I left my mac on sleep mode while having an android phone that connect to my thunderbolt via a connector. Then after I turn on my...

Super first things first, so I do get your attention: I believe this is not a faulty butterfly keyboard problem: please read on! Hello everyone! A brief introduction for context: I’m a long-time Mac power user, so I know how to move around the system. Last fall my ancient MBP died on me, and...

I have a MacBook Air 2015, with Big Sur. Currently, there is no Time Machine backup of the old OS. Is there a way for me to reset to factory, and install the ORIGINAL OS, or at least an OS prior to Big Sur? Thanks

Hi everyone! I recently picked up a new M1 Mac Mini and, while the machine is fast as hell, I'm having some strange issues with USB. First I noticed that my USB printer would randomly disconnect and, even after a reboot, wasn't detected until I unplugged and replugged it in. Then I noticed a...

Since upgrading to Big Sur the Music app has started cutting off the first few seconds of songs -- on the computer and also on the iOS devices it syncs to. I've tried all fresh downloads, I've tried a new library, I've tried a new user. (I do NOT have "Crossfade" enabled.) I am wondering if...

Hey, did anyone run into some issues with display resolution list on Big Sur 11.3 beta? It's missing `1440x900` ? Since `beta1` I can't see default settings for scaled resolution as before (11.2 and below) and got only this (mind the weird order): and the full available list looks like...

Basically, Id like to stop the MacBook from switching my input from the built in mic, my external mic, or whatever mic I select in the system preferences window to the airpods mic when I connect them to the macbook (as it makes sound output fuzzy and not nice). Is there any way to set a default...