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  1. voraciousvegan

    Carrier Dual Sim: Picking data line -- how does it work?

    I can't figure out how picking the data line for Dual Sim works. I have one line with unlimited calling, text, & data. I want to get a second business line I can call & send iMessages with, but want to avoid buying data if I can use the data from my FIRST line to send iMessages. Line A...
  2. R

    “Secure all content and settings” vs “Erase” using disk utility on a Mac with a T2 chip

    I recently sold a MBP with a T2 security chip hoping that my data is completely erased, beyond recovery. My understanding is that the “Erase all content and settings” feature securely erases the encryption key stored somewhere (I forgot the name). If I didn’t use this “Erase all content and...
  3. WhatAmI

    Mobile data save "profiles"

    I have a family cellular data plan for use abroad, which I share with our three kids who study overseas. I've been an iOS guy ever since launch, and something which boggles my mind is why Apple keeps on dropping mobile data saving features all over the effing place. Why won't they offer a...
  4. D

    New Macbook Air 15” Data Migration from windows problem

    Hi. I am new to Macrumors forum. New to Macbook! I am a lifelong computer Windows user, moving off Windows. I just setup my new Macbook Air. That went well. I have an Ipad and Iphone, so everything is the same as on Icloud. I downloaded the Migration Assistant to move my windows data - all I...
  5. I

    Universal Site Records - Construction Reporting made easy

    Dear All, I am excited to announce that Site Records V1.0 is on App store! Download on App store! Enhance your project management and reporting capabilities with Site Records, the must-have app designed to streamline your workflow and boost productivity. With its comprehensive set of...
  6. YoungNick

    Help to choose config M2 24/512 or M2 Pro 16/512

    Hello everyone. I'm wondering which mini would be a better choice for my case. Data analysis (Excel, Power BI, Power Query, Tableu), Parallels with Windows 11 (I know Power BI can consume a lot of resources), Data Science, Coding(R, Python, SQL) so Xcode, PyCharm, R Studio, Postgresql This...
  7. R

    141 gb of system data, help!!

    This morning I notice that the system data on my MacBook pro was at 90 GB, so I cleaned up old files and got it down to 60gb. I took a break and started cleaning out more old files and I went to check what it is at and now it's 141 GB!! I have no idea how it went up that much and I have no idea...
  8. J

    Backup iOS 15 to Sierra 10.12.6

    Hi, can you advise if possible to backup iOS device with iTunes or another third party app on Sierra 10.12.6? I tried but itunes says "I don't have permissions" which doesn't make sense. I also tried iMazing, it didn't work either, same message of "no permissions". Tnx!
  9. MoonSpell

    Safari annoyingly seems to save website URL

    iPad iOS 15 user here. After deleting history and website data, Safari still seems to retain website URLs, even though they aren’t bookmarked or saved as favourites. Furthermore, there isn’t anything automatically stored there either. is there anyway to completely clear website addresses and...
  10. lawlietkm

    My 2020 iMac 27" is being repaired but I'm very concerned about my files, please help me

    Hello, sorry for the dramatic title I wasn't sure how to write it. Sorry as well for the poor english, as a french native I'm not always sure of the syntaxe nor the words that are fitting the best. I'll be quick: my iMac 27" that was released late August 2020 and that has become my main machine...
  11. Z

    when the TM migrating data will not fit

    I want to use my TMachine backup to migrate/transfer files i had in my iMac using 2ssds (1TB and 500GB) to my Mac Mini that only has a 250GB ssd. What are my options cause obviously the data from the 2 ssds will not fit.
  12. At_Op45

    Transer 2008 iMac to 2012 Mac mini

    Hey all, I'm interested in transferring the saved information from my iMac to my Mac Mini. While the iMac works fine, it starting to show its age with browsers and apps increasingly dropping support for it - I'd like to transfer all information from my iMac to my Mac mini. Since there are four...
  13. GrilledCheese92

    iPhone X iPhone X Logic board

    Hello, I have an iPhone x that i am trying to recover my photos from. The iCloud photo backup was turned off. And the allow USB accessories while locked was turned off. The original screen, it stopped recognized being touched. Replaced the screen, still wont recognize touch. Possible issue with...
  14. C

    Iphone X dead, Apple watch alive, saving data?

    Hi community! I have a problem that I'm hoping to find a solution for. My Iphone X screen stopped working (I suspect it got a hit some time ago). When I try to turn it off, I can feel it vibrating, when I charge it, it makes a sound and when my apple watch pages it it responds. But the screen is...
  15. N

    Videos not saving to iPhone, any way to recover files?

    I tried to look this up online but haven't found any good advice. The first few times I thought I was going crazy and maybe forgot to press the record button, but today I tried to record a biking video, and I even checked my phone a few times (on a mount) to make sure it was recording (it was)...
  16. M

    "Invisible" Data recovery TimeCapsule user issue

    Please help! Big trouble here! I have a time capsule that I used wrongly - for backups and storing files. Something happened some time ago and all the users are not accessible anymore - I think I might have changed some settings (from one user to multiple) at some point to create more users and...
  17. agraden

    How to find files created after a specific date?

    Hi all, I want to restore my Mac to my last Time Machine backup of Catalina. I'm currently on Big Sur and don't want to lose any new data since upgrading. Is there a way I can view every file I've created, downloaded, saved etc. after a specific date (that date being after upgrading to Big Sur)...
  18. Z

    partitioning a drive with data

    Can i partition a drive that has already got data inside it, without deleting/corrupting them?
  19. F

    Resolved Creating second primary user account

    Hi, I have too many problems with my main user account, and I want to migrate all my data + settings to a new user account and set it as admin and lastly remove the current account. Please help thanks.
  20. Juraj Pis

    Homekit heavy cellular usage

    I have been experiencing sudden battery and data drain on my iPhone X and when I looked at the consumption I see that homekit is hungry data app. Has anyone else experienced this behavior? I resetted stats two days ago and homekit used 1.8GB of data since then!