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  1. liorp

    Once and for all: Does MacOS Mojave work with Fusion Drives?

    What's up, ya'll? :cool: I have a 2017 iMac with a fusion drive. I'm currently still running Sierra on it, because apparently, High Sierra's APFS doesn't support fusion drives. I read that Mojave (10.14) introduces APFS support for fusion drives. Thing is, all I've read about this has been...
  2. Z

    Restoring TimeMachine backup on an ext drive

    I got an ElCapitan Timemachine backup of a system and i wish to restore it on an external drive. That drive will be the boot drive of my iMac... how do i make the restore?
  3. soooty

    thunderbolt external drive and external monitor options?

    I have a 13inch early 2014 macbook air. I use it like a desktop computer permanently plugged into an external 42inch TV via the thunderbolt 2 port. I want to get a fast external drive. I see on apple site that the best ones seem to have thunderbolt connection.. but thats where my TV is plugged...
  4. bessugo

    External HD issues Mac/Windows

    Hi everybody, Im writing today after two days trying to figure out where is the problem in this situation. Im asking for help as nothing so far has worked for me. I do need to have access to a WD HD 1TB, but it wont show up on my Imac (neither the finder or utility disk or any recovery files...
  5. tevion5

    Tricky iBook G3 HDD Replacement Success

    A while back the hard drive in my iBook G3 (700MHz) finally gave up the ghost. One day it just started clicking loudly and I got nothing but the flashing folder on boot. I'd put off sorting it out but one day I spotted a compatible 2nd hand 60GB IDE HDD drive in CEX for €1 so I got it with the...
  6. T

    G-Tech loses hundreds (thousands) of RMA Drives?

    Anyone else run into this? I bought a G-Technology G-DRIVE with Thunderbolt 3 / USB-C 6TB drive 3 months ago. One day it had dismounted and shut down. No signs of life. I called G-Tech and they gave me an RMA and told me that I'd get a replacement 3-5 days after they received my faulty...
  7. Sovon Halder

    Can't find an adapter for this external HDD

    7 years ago... I bought this 3TB Seagate GoFlex Desk USB 2.0 external drive (wall powered), which I didn't use at all in the last 5 years, until now. Last week I pulled it out and had to transfer about 500GB of data (4K UHD movies mostly) to this, from my 13" 2017 MBP TB. Took me 3 hours...
  8. seme332

    iCloud Drive Files not uploading/downloading

    Hey everyone, I have had a problem for the past few days where my files on Desktop and the Documents folder are not syncing correctly on macOS 10.13.5. Files don‘t get uploaded and are stuck on botch my iMac and my MacBook Pro. I have so far tried a restart and moved a few files that were not...
  9. A

    Using external SSD as boot drive on Mac Pro 2013

    My 2013 Mac Pro (trash can) came with a 1TB internal SSD which is now limiting given that I process large video files that need a lot of scratch space for rendering. I have two options. One, upgrade the internal SSD to 2TB. OWC offers these at around $1400. The second option is to boot the Mac...
    • agtoau
    • Thread
    • 2013 drive internal mac pro ssd
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  10. M

    Can not format drive with GUID

    I want to delete my external 1TB USB Drive and format it with "Mac OS Extended (journaled)" and GUID Partition Scheme but the button for partitioning the drive is greyed out and non clickable. I can delete the Drive but the option to choose the Partition Scheme is not there and it automatically...
    • meilon24
    • Thread
    • disk utility drive external drive guid partition partition usb
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  11. M

    strange malware detected in library

    Prosoft DriveGenius 5.1, running under OS 10.13.2, detected two malware-infected files which I don't know what to do with. There is an option when running the malware scan to "move infected files to trash," but I elected to delete them manually (if at all) since I do not know what they do and...
  12. carladiaze

    Can't Install OSx and now my HD is blocked

    Hello Everyone! I was updating to High Sierra, and there was an error on the installation saying that the "route" was not working. After that I'm not able to do anything, I created a Bootable USB to install the OSX but when I try to install it it says that my Disk Is Blocked (I can't select...
  13. zastin17

    Looking to buy 400k floppy drive and sled.

    Idk if I this is where I would post this but, I found out that the 128k macintosh I purchased has an upgraded 800k floppy drive. I want to bring it back to stock but can't find any drives for sale anywhere. There is 1 on ebay but it cost over $200 for 1 drive without the sled which is crazy...
  14. F

    Please delete this thread

    Please delete this post. Thank you!
  15. itoikenza

    Is it possible to run a Macbook Air Super Drive on a Mac Mini running 10.6.8?

    is it "csrustil disable"/"csrustil enable "or "csrutil disable"/"csrutil enable" , in order to disable/enable SIP? or is this not even on 10.6.8? i foolishly tried a hex edit on a usb plugin, in order to get my brand new Super Drive to be useable on snow leopard, can I re-enable SIP after...
  16. Sebastian79

    External Drive Format

    I have a WD Elements Portable drive, which I want to use interchangeably between a MBP and a windows laptop. How should I format it? Tnx!
  17. F

    iMac late 2013, Fusion Drive lost partition after BootCamp fail

    Hey everyone, so, I had to use my iMac for a project and I had to install Windows on it to run some software. Fired up bootcamp, downloaded all I had to, but once it restarted everything got stuck (I let it run for about 4 hours). So I had to reboot it, and that's what probably caused the...
  18. earthwriter

    Just Got A Mac Pro 1.1 and need some advice

    So after doing a little bit of research, unfortunately not enough, we bit the bullet and bought a Mac Pro 1.1 that came from University Surplus, Running El Capitan or Yosemite on a modded drive that is able run newer OS) Configuration is as follows- -PC AMD 2GB Radeon HD 7850 of course no boot...
    • earthwriter
    • Thread
    • amd drive el capitan firmware mac pro nvidia slot utility modded yosemite
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  19. tevion5

    Resolved iCloud Drive says it's full, but isn't?

    I have an issue where my iCloud Drive claims to be full. It reports my current usage as being "59GB of 50GB". This is reported on my iPhone 6S and MacBook Pro. I have a 50GB plan for 0.99c a month. But what I don't understand is that it doesn't add up. The main thing I use it for is Documents...
  20. Patth9

    Need new Optical Drive - which one?

    Tried my best to figure this out on my own, can't seem to find an the answer. Will this Optical Drive fit/work on my G4 MDD? Lite-On 24X SATA Internal DVD+/-RW Drive Optical Drive IHAS124-14 + Nero 12 Essentials Burning Software + Sata Cable Kit Machine Name: Power Mac G4 Machine Model...
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