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  1. Andre76

    Hidden files after Big Sur downgrade

    I had to downgrade back to Catalina from Big Sur. I formatted my HD and installed Catalina from a bootable flash drive. After installation I only had about 20 GB of free space on my HD, more than 200 GB was taken up as hidden 'other' files. I tried formatting the HD again and installing Catalina...
  2. peneaux

    How To Block Big Sur Update

    I don't want to install Big Sur. Is there a way to block Catalina from downloading this huge 12GB update and installation?
  3. dadders6

    "Other" confusion - Catalina brand new iMac

    I get confusing results from the internet. My new iMac, which I've barely loaded anything onto, has an 'other' area taking up 40 gigs, which is a lot on a machine that 'only' has 256g.(about this Mac > storage > manage) I tried a chat with apple care, they just kept referring me to vague...
  4. sulliops

    Password box on login screen missing styling

    Hi everyone, So I've got a Mac installation (swapped between machines) running Catalina 10.15.7, and the login screen is missing styling on the password input box. It still works, but it's super trippy to use compared to my perfectly functional MacBook. Here's what it looks like: I have...
  5. christianji

    Album Art Screensaver not showing anything

    Hi, anybody here using the album art screensaver in Big Sur (or Catalina - has not been working there as well)? It does not show any album art, although my Music library contains 700 albums - almost each one with a cover picture. When the screensaver kicks in it says something like "there is no...
  6. E

    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac 3,1 issues

    So I recently picked up an old MP 3,1 from workj that was having some hard drive issues. I replaced the hard drives and then upgraded the OS to Catalina, The next things I did was to switch to an SSD on a PCIE platter, I then tried using a MSI RX570 GPU. Then I started running into problems...
    • ElBeign
    • Thread
    • catalina mac mp 3.1 msi rx570
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  7. DHML

    10.5.7 installs non-Apple apps as aliases in the applications folder

    I have a new MacBook running 10.15.7. When I install a non-Apple apps, like DxO PhotoLab 4, BBedit, the installation appears to proceed as normal. But it results in the installed app's ALIAS being put in the applications folder. An attempt to open the app with that results in the app attempting...
    • DHML
    • Thread
    • alias instead of program in applications folder catalina installation problems third-party applications
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: macOS Catalina (10.15)
  8. 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...
    • Fwi Haxx
    • Thread
    • bigsur catalina isight sound issue
    • Replies: 96
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  9. Z

    Macbook Pro late 2013 8MB RAM struggling with High Sierra - upgrade to Mojave?

    So my MacBook Pro (late 2013) 8MB RAM, 2.8ghz i7 and iMac 27 inch (late 2012) 32MB RAM, 3.4ghz i7, are both still on High Sierra since I was using Photoshop CS5 and needed the 32 bit support. But I have now upgraded to CC so don't need to stay on High Sierra Both my MacBook and iMac are...
    • zanchit
    • Thread
    • catalina high sierra mojave ram hungry speed up leopard upgrade
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  10. blackxacto

    Why iCloud Drive update?

    I have two iMacs, 17,1 w Mojave and 19,1 w Catalina. Catalina Mac can see the Mojave Mac via bluetooth. I am trying to sign out of iCloud on the Mojave iMac. I am using the same Apple account on both Macs. I use iCloud for my desktop on the Catalina iMac, and for the Mojave iMac. When trying to...
  11. theramajor

    Catalina high CPU Usage, Fans Hot (attached EtreCheck report)

    Can someone please tell me what's causing high CPU usage? --------- EtreCheck version: 5.6.3 (5221) Report generated: 2020-11-22 20:20:22 Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com Runtime: 3:07 Performance: Excellent Sandbox: Enabled Full drive access: Disabled Problem: Other...
  12. 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...
    • Cold.mira
    • Thread
    • bigsur boot catalina container macos snapshot volume
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: macOS
  13. U

    Should I upgrade to Catalina? MacBook Pro (Late 2013)

    My macbook pro: MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013) 2 GHz Intel Core i7 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 Should I upgrade to Catalina from Mojave? I think Catalina is the last OS that this mac support, so I had the idea of leave it with the last OS possible but I read awful reviews in the App Store.
  14. HopefullSisyfus

    (malicious) screen alteration can't be restored or erased. Searching deeper solution.

    Hello all readers, I am new here to MacRumours forum. I have been a faithfull mac-user for years. I am posting this thread here, in hope to find a solution to a persisting problem i can't seem to get rid of. I have been with a screen "problem" on my new Macbook pro 2019 (catlina) and on my...
    • HopefullSisyfus
    • Thread
    • alteration catalina clean install display erase all content genius bar hardware iphone 6s 64gb mac mac mini macbook pro "13 2019 macbook2007 macbookpro macbookpro13" screen software torrent virus
    • Replies: 66
    • Forum: macOS
  15. V

    Catalina update (Nov. 5, 2020) broke display mirroring

    I usually run my 2017 MacBook Pro connected to an external monitor. Since installing the supplemental update to Catalina (10.15.7, released Nov. 5, 2020), display mirroring no longer functions properly. It hops back and forth incessantly, alternately blanking the external monitor but leaving the...
    • varxx
    • Thread
    • catalina macbook pro "13 2017 osx update
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  16. mariogt

    Going from Catalina to Big Sur and back to Mojave

    I don't like write a big wall of text for telling a history but this is my experience going from Catalina to Big Sur and back to Mojave. I'm a developer and I have to test my software from macOS 10.11 (El Capitan) to the newest macOS available (Big Sur), my machine is a 6 core 2,6 GHz...
  17. E

    Changing HD3000-VRAM on Macbook Pro 13 (early 2011) running Catalina

    Hello Folks I’m new to this forum and joined for this particular topic. There are already many threads of changing the VRAM on my unsupported Macbook here and on other sites but the are all kinda long (posts over a couple of years) and some are not dedicated posts but mixed various questions...
    • erroratseek
    • Thread
    • catalina dosdude catalina patcher intel hd 3000 mbp early 2011
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  18. J

    Help with com.apple.TCC please.

    10.15.07 19H2 Late 2013 iMac Hi. My Mac has been running slowly after an upgrade to Catalina. This obviously could be many things, one of which being that my CUDA is not longer compatible, which is another topic I'nm struggling with. Upon looking in Activity Monitor I wound WindowServer is...
  19. M

    Should I finally upgrade from Mojave to Catalina now?

    I bought a slightly used early Macbook Pro 15 (2013 I think) from a friend earlier this year and immediately upgraded to Catalina. When I found out that I couldn't use iTunes with Catalina and couldn't update my iPod Nano 7 with Apple Music (I couldn't create playlists in Apple Music that were...
    • magentawave
    • Thread
    • catalina macbook pro mojave nano 7 upgrade
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: macOS
  20. B

    Mac Mini 2020 Catalina not working with HDMI switch + extractor

    Hi, I use an LG 4K monitor that works like a charm when I use HDMI directly with the Mac Mini 2020. Would like to use a Sonos Beam soundbar and in order to do that, I'm using an HDMI switch audio extractor. I wondered if I could get the audio to work but to my surprise, there's no video...
    • B0ender0
    • Thread
    • catalina handshake hdmi mac mini monitor 4k switch video adapters
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Mac Accessories
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