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  1. C

    Sharing files is extremely confusing to me on how it works!

    I've been messing around with the file sharing settings on my Mac, and it's very confusing! For instance, the default shared folder is the Public folder. When I access Mac 1 with Mac 2, I still have access to every single file in Mac 1 (Macintosh HD folder, Home Folder). So what is the point of...
  2. Lynx24

    Resolved Pages.app Using Significant Energy.

    Hey I am relatively new to MacOS. I use a M3 Air, 16gb variant. Of late i have switched to the pre-installed Pages app from MS Word. Today after working for quite a while my device got warm and i got a notification that "Pages.app was using significant energy" under battery. After closing it...
  3. R

    More inputs solution for Mac mini M4 basic

    i’d like to have more inputs for my mac mini m4. for san disk ssd’s & seagate expansion 14tb hd’s initially & nvme ssd’s later on. i have two possible solutions linked below. i could go with just 10gbps usb-c (which would suit me currently) or looking more into the future i could go with the...