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  1. J

    All Devices Issue with iCloud duplicating folders

    When I first installed iOS 13 beta on my iPad it seemed to hang forever when I went to Files and tried to load any of my files. I waited forever and and rebooted and nothing helped. The only thing I read was to sign out of iCloud and sign back in. It asked it I wanted to keep my files and I was...
    • jamesarm97
    • Thread
    • duplicate files files icloud ios 13
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iOS 13
  2. urbanforces

    bulk naming of files after folders?

    hello. any decent app - free or not - that can add the name of the folder files are in. i have lots of photo and video files that are all named IMG, MAH, DSC etc depending on what i used to take them and have them in folders named for specific projects or subjects i'm working on. is there an app...
  3. S

    How do I uninstall an app + it's accessory files?

    Hello MacRumors Community. Just uninstalled a music app called Reason 10. The file to start the app was inside the app's folder in which other stuff like Factory sounds were. I dragged the entire app folder to the trash and clicked on Empty Trash. Then I searched my computer and found...
    • Samurai Shampoo
    • Thread
    • accessory app delete empty files folder program software trash uninstall
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  4. ThatGuyInLa

    Hiding certain extensions ONLY?

    Is there a way to hide specified .XXX from Finder? I need to specify certain files that are not standard extensions. This more out of OCD/Organization as well as hassle factors when selecting files. Thanks for any assistance!
  5. A

    MacBook Pro 2011 Logic Board Issue

    Hello, I have MacBook Pro 2011 and after the logic board problem I can't log to my MBP ! I have very important data on it! Now I have a PC with windows 10 how I can get my data again ? Note: The MBP had a password when it was work properly. Thank you.
    • Ali7
    • Thread
    • backup files hdd access macbook pro early 2011
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  6. K

    Mac Optimization

    I have approximately 1TB of photos, videos and files. I want to subscribe to the 2TB iCloud storage plan and optimize the MacBook Air and iPhone. What is the minimum storage I need to get when purchasing a MacBook Air and iPhone? I would like to get a MacBook Air with Retina Display 128GB and an...
    • KzsQ30tJ
    • Thread
    • files iphone macbook air optimize photos storage videos
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
  7. Fall Out Ben

    Show all files that are not in iCloud

    Hey, I want to do a fresh install on my MacBook Pro. But it's the first time and I'm afraid to "forget" data. So is there a possibility to show all the files that are not in iCloud? Thanks!
  8. M

    iPhone Photos > Share > to Files: now forces HEIC

    Hi, With iOS12, I have noticed the Files app no longer does any automatic conversion from HEIC to JPG when saving photos. If I choose Save to Dropbox instead, it does convert to JPG. Files is a great app and I prefer to use it over the Dropbox app. I cannot find any settings for Files, either...
    • miyo360
    • Thread
    • files heic ios12 photos
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iOS 12
  9. J

    4k in Files app

    Can anyone with an XS or XS Max please confirm if it now supports playback of 4k video files within the Files app. My iphone 6 plus plays 1080 video fine within the Files app but is unable to play 4k video files. Wondering if maybe this is enabled in the more powerful, newer devices now that 4k...
  10. Z

    Restoring files from a Capitan TM backup on Yosemite

    I have a TMachine backup from ElCapitan and i wish to open and explore those backup files in a system that is using Yosemite. By "explore" i mean to see its contents and retrieve certain files. Is this possible to be done?
  11. R

    Deleting huge files, but not freeing up space!?

    I moved to High Sierra a few months ago, and I was noticing some weird behaviour with what my storage space was showing. I have a 1tb SSD in my MacBook Pro. I only have a few hundred GB of my own files. I just deleted about 200gb of files from my desktop, and there is no change in free space...
  12. Z

    Unlocking/sharing multiple files & folders

    All of the folders on my ext drive are locked and not able to be shared on the corp network. How can I unlock all those files and folders at once in order to make them accessible for all users on my network?
  13. 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...
  14. Z

    disallowing access

    How can i disallow for anyone else on the ethernet network to access either the files of my mac or the the files on my usb/ext hd drive that is connected to it? Let me note that i do not have admin rights on that mac and that mac is connected to the network via ethernet.
  15. Riwam

    (RESOLVED) idrc Files on Initial Desktop. How to get rid of ?

    Since some time when starting my computer some weird "idrc" files appear inside a folder frame on the desktop.:confused: I checked the name of those files with Spotlight and they seem to exist in Adobe apps like InDesign. I usually click them simply away but would like to get rid of them...
  16. B

    How to find all audio\music files on my Mac?

    Dear friends, I am struggling to find some audio recording on the Mac - I listened to it recently but it does not appeal in "Recent" files of the Quick Time Player. I want to find it "manually" from a list of all my audio files - How can I create such a list or to see all these files in one...
    • Baletin
    • Thread
    • audio files optimisation
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: macOS
  17. zancine

    macOS Question on batch renaming

    Hi there, I have quite many images files need to be named following a pattern, and the pattern goes like: Section_1_1_NAME.jpg Section_1_2_NAME.jpg Section_1_3_NAME.jpg Section_1_4_NAME.jpg Section_1_5_NAME.jpg Section_2_1_NAME.jpg Section_2_2_NAME.jpg Section_2_3_NAME.jpg...
  18. M

    Photographer/Film Maker here - extremely confused about route to go for storage.

    Hi everyone, I do photography for a living and thus have terabytes upon terabytes of 42 megapixel photos and 4k video files (Sony A7R III, Canon 1DX II). Currently, I have a very inefficient method of storing these files on external hard drives and just having to plug in whatever hard drive...
    • matthewh133
    • Thread
    • data files hard drive photo storage video
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: iMac
  19. E

    NO SPACE LEFT ON MY MAC!!!!!!

    So, I have a 2014 Macbook Air and I only have 10gb left out of my 128GB SSD and I don't know why. I've constantly been deleting things and I'm pretty sure i've deleted everything expect my most important files but still, there is 118gb worth of stuff on there. WHY!!!! I went everywhere in the...
    • evol_kesh
    • Thread
    • 2014 air files folders hardrive macbook memory space ssd storage
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  20. Duckyduckbumps

    Flash drive to back up iPad docs (not just photos)

    I was disappointed to find that the SanDisk iXpand can only copy photos and videos from the iPad. I’m hoping that this isn’t a limitation imposed by Apple. I’m a creative pro and need to back up large Procreate and Affinity Photo docs. Yes, I can back up to the cloud, but upload is slow over...
    • Duckyduckbumps
    • Thread
    • affinity photo backup external drive files files app flash drive icloud itunes procreate
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iPad
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