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2012 iMac suddenly acting slow, odd
Yes, I know it's an old iMac, but it has been running fine for years. It is still running El Capitan 10.11.6 - since this is older This past Wed. night around 7:30pm, I noticed the pointer on my screen move smoothy as usual, but every 8-10 seconds it would severely slow down, stutter as if...- PhillyGuy72
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- cursor hard drive imac slow mac
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SanDisk external SSD password protect: Use Disk Utility or use SanDisk's SecureAccess software?
And if I use either, can I password protect the drive without erasing data? Thanks! -
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Upgrade from SATA to SSD/Flash Hard Drive for Late 2015 21.5" iMac
Upgrade Late 2015 21.5" iMac from SATA to SSD/Flash Drive. Back up system with Time Capsule or some other form of backup. I recommend the following equipment and how to video. This flash hard drive: Crucial MX500 1TB 3D NAND SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD - CT1000MX500SSD1(Z) (amz0n for $135)... -
Help - Booting w External SSD
Hi, My 2011 iMac's hard drive has gotten so slow it's basically unusable. I have a 512 GB WD MyPassport SSD and have successfully used it to boot up the iMac and am running on it now. The external SSD uses a USB C port, but it came with a USB A adapter as well. This is where I have an issue... -
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How to attach encrypted HFS+ drives to a network?
I know that people have asked this sort of question before, but I've always found it geared specifically for their own equipment, rather than in a general sense. How do users out there attach an encrypted drive to a network, be it a hard drive or raid, be it attached via ethernet or via a USB...- leeuk321
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- backup das encryption hard drive hfs+ nas netgear network router time machine
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- Forum: Networking
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Time Machine for 2 computers?
I have a run of the mill old router by linksys without any ports open in my office, but I need to get a Time Machine solution to backup 3 Macs. Are there external drives that have built in wifi? or is there a way to plug in external to one machine and have others backup to it as well?- funknofresh
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- backup hard drive time machine wifi
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- Forum: Mac Accessories
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Hard Drive Failed, Carbonite Blew Up, iCloud Stole Everything, and More!
I'm angry at everything here. I have long backed up my Mac mini with Carbonite and with Time Machine. I figured I'd never have a problem if I had both. Well, last week, the hard drive on my Mac mini failed. We had to drive 5 hours away to the nearest "Genius Bar." e has to get a hotel, which...- Laisha
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- carbonite hard drive icloud ipad iphone mac mini macbook pro miscellaneous problem syncing
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- Forum: macOS Mojave (10.14)
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Which hard drive? Help.
Hey All! Would love some help deciphering which is the best hard drive for my Macbook Pro 2012... I'm looking at revamping my Macbook Pro. I have a 2012, 15", 2.6ghz, 8gb RAM, i7 quad core. Currently it just has a 1tb hdd) I use it for everything but I do a lot of video & photo editing in...- stjerzay
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- hard drive help macbook pro macbook pro 15 2012 owc ssd
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Intended Boot USB creation wiped storage HD - Recovery possible?
Hi, Earlier this week I used my Mac Pro to create a Boot USB so I could reinstall the OS on a separate Macbook. My Mac Pro has two harddrives in it. One for the OS and one for storage. I'm not quite sure how/where the error occurred but the result is that it seems that the storage harddrive...- KommanderKeen
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- hard drive recovery time machine
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Are there USB-C to SATA 3.5" cables?
Hello! I can't find any USB-C to SATA 3.5" cable that support Power Delivery (can power the 3.5" hard drives without the need for an external power supply). Did anyone find one?- DeanL
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- hard drive power delivery sata usb usb-c
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- Forum: Mac Accessories
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Extracting files from old Macbook Pro hard drive
Hi all, This is my first post here so apologies if this has been raised before. If there is another thread can someone please point me in the right direction? I currently have a MacBook Pro 13", a few days ago the system crashed, just switched to a black screen, I left it a while, then...- sampollock87
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- crashed external hard drive hard drive help macbook pro recovery
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Recover external drive, reformatted?
I need help, which recovery app should I try out to fix this on Mac OSX or Windows? I accidentally reformatted to fat32 the wrong usb drive realizing within seconds. I've download "easeUS data recovery wizard technician" taking 2/3 hours for deep scanning, looks like it's not finding anymore...- dimm
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- hard drive recover restore files
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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So What Can/Can't iPad Pro Do With USB-C?
They made mention of docks and accessories, and they showed cameras and stuff being connected to the iPad, so does that mean that in iMovie we can edit clips from the SD card or external devices? Wish they would have elaborated on this. They've obviously held back on external storage so far... -
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Slow Macbook Pro 2012
Hello, I've got a Macbook pro 2012, I use it everyday mostly to edit videos on. Recently its been really struggling to run projects, I've done everything in the software to speedup projects, deleted unnecessary apps, cleaned my hard drive...I've done it all but It still runs pretty slowly...- jksylvester
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- hard drive new mac ram slow mac speed up mac ssd upgrades
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Hard drive full
Here is my issue. The drive states its almost full. 415GB used of a 500GB HD. I am running Sierra on an iMac. When I go into manage it states the system is using all of the space and its grayed out. I do not know how to free up this space. I have run disk utilities thinking maybe the drive is...- PMYeomansJr
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- disk management free space hard drive imac sierra
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Does My iMac Use Too Much RAM?
Hi there, I have a late 2012, 27 inch iMac, with a 3TB fusion drive and 32GB of RAM. I'm only using around 650GB of my Hard Drive's storage and rarely, if ever, push the limits of my RAM. I also keep my files fairly organised and regularly scan for viruses and malware. I should also note that...- jamesr94
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- finder hard drive imac memory ram slow
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How can I recover data from internal hard drive?
Update: I am VERY HAPPY to say that I had set up Time Machine backups on an external hard drive that was connected to my husband's MacBook Pro and we have EVERYTHING!!! So even if the computer's hard drive has gone bad, we are okay. ***RESOLVED*** My husband has a 2012 MacBook Pro that is...- Neeznoodle
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- computer won't start hard drive
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Hard drive locked and full after Repair
I've not used this computer in a while ( 2010 Macbook pro 15 ). It had a bad capacitor and I decided to get it fixed. Before I had the problem I had downloaded a beta version of Sierra. The person who fixed the board said it will load an os from another drive but not my drive. He said my drive...- jjasie
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- hard drive ssd
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- Forum: macOS Sierra (10.12)
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Upgrading a G-Drive?
I'd like to upgrade a 3TB USB 3.0 G-Drive that's out-of-warranty with a WD 8TB USB 3.0 Red Drive. Is there any reason I can't do this? Each drive is linked if you need to review the specs. Thanks!- kcrossley
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- hard drive upgrade
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- Forum: Mac Accessories
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2017 iMac hdd upgrade
i have a 2017 27” iMac (18,3) I have a 3tb fusion (the 128gb ssd and the 3tb standard drive) I want to upgrade the standard hard drive to a higher capacity . Does anyone know where I can find a list of compatible hard drives ? Do they still require the fan sensor leads ? Or is this for the...
