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Hello, today as i took the case off for a routine cleanup i noticed that the interior patern of the case (outlined on the magsafe) got imprinted on the back of the phone (most likely its the paint of the textil material from inside the case). I tried to wipe it off with everything, including...

Hey guys, I am trying to install Tiger to an SSD, for my Graphite G4. It is currently having display issues, can’t get anything to show on screen. It boots and chimes though. I was wondering if I could use one of my other working macs to install tiger to the SSD and then replace it in the G4. I...

Hey, so I bought a screen cleaner and is it ok to use It on my MacBook? Here it is, can you tell me if it contains alcohol or anything that's not suitable? I think it doesn't but can you tell me because I am not sure and I want to be sure before I use it. Also don't tell me Apple recommends not...

The Mac Studio is a very complex and packed machine. It is not easy to open and to disassemble. But as with all Computers there will be a lot of dust inside over time. I use to open even my Macbook Pro ones a year to clean it - and it is needed. Dees anybody know a way or is ther a manual how...

Hi everyone. I was cleaning the inside of my MacBook Pro and slightly bent part of what I think is one of the fans vents or filters? After turning it back on I was greeted with pink and sometimes green graphics distortion. When I put hard pressure on the shell it would go away. I then...

hy there im looking for solution for how to remove perfume stains from macbook pro body if any body have a solution then let me know!

Hi all, I have new MBP 2020. I was cleaning my MBP screen with microfibre cloth and Fellowes screen wipes. During cleaning I enabled flashlight in my iPhone and noticed some dust spots, which are hard to remove with microfibre cloth. I find that only way to remove them from screen is touch a...

How can i make the thoroughest clean/wipe of my MacBook/PowerBook hard drive? I dont want m personal data/files be retrieved from the next user. Is there a way to do this without needing to reinstall the OS?

Let’s say that after 6 months I want to clean my MBP(2019) from dust. Will I void any warranty when I open up de back to clean it? I read this was okay with older Macbooks, but I’m not sure with the new ones. It would suck if it voids warranty.

Hello everybody, My name is Cezar Popescu and I am the CEO of 64BitApps, a software company that develops Mac apps. For more info please visit www.64bitapps.com I am starting this thread as a developer on behalf of my company because I want to let you know about our Mac app called Image...

Hello everybody, My name is Cezar Popescu and I am the CEO of 64BitApps, a software company that develops Mac apps. For more info please visit www.64bitapps.com I am starting this thread as a developer on behalf of my company because I want to let you know about our Mac app called Duplicate...

It's like a virus that won't go away. I tried everything their website recommended for proper uninstallation. Moreover I took time and deleted everything that I could find in various folders within ~/Library Still every time I open context menu, the crap is there.. And clicking on those...

Hello everybody, I have a macbook pro mid 2012 and since 2014 (when I bought it) I never cleaned it up. So now it is heating up pretty good even with light workloads. Than I'm taking it to be cleaned up and the guy said that they replace the thermal paste over the processor also, and I would...

Hello, I am wondering if it is a good idea to lubricate or moisten the little black seal around the edge of the display on my MacBook Pro. I wonder if it will make it last longer, because I wipe my screen daily with a microfiber cloth and I always rub the seal as well while I am cleaning the...

Hi Guys, This is my first time attempting a clean install of macOS. Do you have any tips on how to do this when my drive has a partition with Boot Camp/Windows on it? Does it even matter? When it comes to drives and partitions, things get a bit fuzzy for me. Any suggestions would be greatly...

For those who don't know, Gemini is a long-time Mac app that allows you to find duplicate/similar files on your system and clear up space. Generally the Mac app works pretty well so I just installed it on my iPhone, signed up for the free three-day trial and it took a few minutes to scan my...

Hi, I'm trying to figure out what HomePod to buy. I'm moving from Sonos to HomePod and really excited. The concern I currently have is the ease of cleaning the HomePod if I have the white one. If you have the black one you use canned air and some light water and wiping to clean off dust. But...

As a cleanup routine, I remove files from ~/Library/Logs and ~/Library/Caches directory. I also remove ~/.Trash and ~/.DS_Store My question - Is it safe to remove ~/.rnd and ~/.CFUserTextEncoding? What are these files/folders for?

Hi Guys, I am deleting all recent search history but when I open&close the app all history coming back. I have also an old iMac with El Capitan no problem on it. For High Sierra, I am using this article for clean history but no chance every restart the all history still there...

favorite A couple months ago, I started to see some very small stain spots on the bottom of my Macbook pro early 2015 screen. It's very annoying to see while I'm using it. When the screen is turned off, I see it as in the picture below. But when it's turned on, I see it as very small water-ish...