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  1. J

    'metadata.o.config', should I be concerned?

    For a vast number of reasons I cannot get into, over the past month, I have been convinced that someone installed a key logger and other spyware on my Macboook Pro, running Big Sur. Today, I upgraded to macOS v. 11.2.3, and when I logged back in, I discovered a 'recovered files' folder in my...
  2. C

    Help please!

    I’m not sure what to do in this situation. I updated to BigSur Thursday night and Friday morning I opened my laptop to use it and it said there was an issue with downloading the software. Now my laptop has been stuck at this screen with a continuous loading icon with no progression. Suggestions?
  3. M

    Notes cannot have secondary account?

    I want to see notes from another icloud account, the option does not show up in "internet accounts" What to do? / Is this expected?
  4. J

    SmartCard Pairing in Notifications

    Hi all, I've noticed randomly there is a SmartCard Pairing in Notifications on Big Sur, is this normal, I've not noticed it before 🤔
  5. appleofmyibook

    HELP: Spooked but could be nothing - Random Android phones connected to Bluetooth

    Hi, I’m wondering if anyone can help me. Every device in my house and that’s ever connected to my Mac Bluetooth is on iOS. I have now twice opened my laptop and gone straight into Bluetooth and the first time it said ‘Samsung Galaxy S9’ is connected and then yesterday it said ‘Pixel 3a‘...
  6. uBetchya

    Creating, Editing, & Sharing Memories on Mac OS Big Sur?

    I recall in Catalina that you used to be able to edit and share Memories within the Photos app on Mac; similar to how you are able to on iPhone and iPad. However, I'm unable to find the same tools/ menu items that existed in the previous OS. Is this just me? A glitch of some sort? Seems like now...
  7. C

    iMac Pro 4K HEVC Massive Stutter - iMac Pro 2017 - 8 Core - Vega 56, 32GB RAM

    Hey guys, I have send some of my 4k 60FPS iPhone 12 Pro Max Videos to my iMac Pro (8 Core, Vega 56, 32GB Ram, 1TB SSD running Big Sur) and its dropping frames and running choppy. then i Tried to play this file here from Sony 4k HEVC .mp4 and sound is running but picture is running like 1-2 FPS...
  8. incline design group

    Big Sur = Dead MacBook Pro Battery

    Hey everyone—it seems that last week after upgrading my 2018 13" Touchbar MacBook Pro my battery failed. I wasn't even able to start the computer for 2 days because I would only get the red battery drained icon despite it being plugged in. It was so soon after the OS update that I was...
  9. seanhalley

    Messenger app says "Sorry, something went wrong"

    After updating to Big Sur on my Macbook Air I can no longer sign in to the Messenger app. I've tried logging in with email and phone, and checking/unchecking "Keep me signed in" but the same result, see screenshot. I can log in fine on Chrome, and also on my iPhone, so there's nothing wrong with...
  10. jennyp

    Can't add colour tag to Documents folder

    Can anyone successfully add a simple colour tag/label to the Documents folder in Big Sur? Every time I try I get this error dialog: Seems very odd.
  11. SEmAN

    Safari 14.0.1 Reoccurring "This webpage was reloaded because…" error.

    Ok, this issue has been bothering me since I updated Safari to Version 14 before Big Sur came out. Every time I select lines of text on any webpage and click on the small gray box with a downward arrow (as shown in the attached screenshot), the page just reload with the error message "This...
  12. Fwi Haxx

    MP All Models Firewire Isight Audio is back for Catalina and Bs ?

    [edited] I've changed the name of the folder, so now it s the good one ;) thank you @Andrew Kinnear Hi all, I was so upset that my iSight wasn't no more supported by apple system, I had video working but no sound, no iSight sound in sound pref pane ... and after some research I found this...
  13. stormchasejg

    Big Sur hang on unlock/wake

    Since updating to the release version of Big Sur my 2018 MBP has been hanging on the unlock screen or upon wake, this seems to happen most often when I've had Youtube or some other video site open in Safari, have also noticed it freezing at random times also when in safari never any other...
  14. G

    MP 1,1-5,1 OpenCore don't run any virtualisation app

    Hello, I installed OpenCore on a 2010 Mac pro and I can't run any virtualisation apps like vmware fusion and virtualbox. I remove and reinstall apps, but no change. In the preferences of confidentiality I have no request also of authorization. I don't know if it's Opencore or Big Sur, to tell...
  15. C

    Unable to Set iCloud Calendar as Default After BigSur Upgrade

    After upgrading to BigSur I've found I'm unable to set my iCloud calendar as default in the Calendar app. When I receive an ICS file the Calendar app creates a new calendar. Once the event is created on the new calendar I am able to move it to iCloud. Before the upgrade my iCloud calendar was...
  16. M

    Big Sur Font Change?

    Can anyone tell me how to change the font back to how Catalina was in BigSur? For Asian languages it is not a good reading experience at all, everything looks worse, harder to read (example below)
  17. Cold.mira

    Resolved OS boot volume weirdness(?) in Disk Utility

    Hello, today while encountering some problems in trying to install the official release version of Big Sur (was on DevBuild/Public Beta before) i've noticed this... Macintosh HD in Container disk1 is greyed out and can't mount it, the text at center height in the main window should be...
  18. VoipRodrigo

    Not working after upgrade: HDMI output with HP USB-C Hub (MBP16)

    Hi, I've been using a DELL U2415 connected to the MBP16 via a HP USB-C Hub. This hub provides one HDMI port, 2 USB-A ports and 1 USB-C with PD. This has been working fine for USB-A and HDMI with Catalina (despite the GPU heat issue). But I just upgraded to Big Sur, and HDMI output is...
  19. nettmanek

    PyQt5 and Big Sur

    Hi All, I am programming in python using PyQT5 and I have noticed that none of my apps runs on Big Sur - Python itself works - I have reinstalled PyQt5 and also updated my python to 3.9 version which was released just few days ago but still none of the Qt windows want to open. Anybody know how...
  20. D

    Deleting downloaded Beta update

    Hi, can someone tell me how to delete an already downloaded macOS update? I don't want to upgrade to Beta 5, but want to wait for Beta 6 and delete the already downloaded update. A terminal solution would be nice and probably anyway necessary. Thanks!