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  1. S

    Lost Space deleting Windows Partition (bootcamp)

    I am new here. i know there are tons of similar posts like this but i cant figure from where to start because i have a fusion drive (which complicates things). really need help!! i have imac5k 2017 2b fusion drive with mojave, had windows installed. decided to delete it through bootcamp and my...
    • SamratSog
    • Thread
    • bootcamp fusion drive hard drive lost space mojave partition lost windows installation
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: macOS
  2. PhillyGuy72

    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
    • Thread
    • cursor hard drive imac slow mac
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: iMac
  3. C

    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!
    • circa7
    • Thread
    • encrypt external hard drive password password protect ssd storage
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  4. J

    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)...
    • jjkyle4
    • Thread
    • 2015 21.5" flash hard drive imac sata ssd upgrade
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: iMac
  5. F23

    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...
    • F23
    • Thread
    • adapter boot hard drive imac ssd thunderbolt usb
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: iMac
  6. L

    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
    • Thread
    • backup das encryption hard drive hfs+ nas netgear network router time machine
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Networking
  7. F

    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?
  8. Laisha

    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
    • Thread
    • carbonite hard drive icloud ipad iphone mac mini macbook pro miscellaneous problem syncing
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: macOS Mojave (10.14)
  9. S

    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
    • Thread
    • hard drive help macbook pro macbook pro 15 2012 owc ssd
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  10. K

    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
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  11. D

    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
    • Thread
    • hard drive power delivery sata usb usb-c
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Mac Accessories
  12. S

    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
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  13. D

    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...
  14. L

    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...
    • loybond
    • Thread
    • accessories camera dock hard drive ipad monitor pro usb-c
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iPad
  15. J

    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
    • Thread
    • hard drive new mac ram slow mac speed up mac ssd upgrades
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  16. P

    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
    • Thread
    • disk management free space hard drive imac sierra
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: macOS
  17. J

    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...
  18. N

    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...
  19. J

    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...
  20. kcrossley

    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!
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