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  1. MacBook Air1111

    PLEASE HELP

    I tried to factory’s reset by erasing all data in “Macintosh HD” then I tried to reinstall Mac OS but OS X Base System is a locked disk. And the only disks in my disk utility are APPLE SSD a few numbers and letters then Media and OS X base system! I don’t know what to do
  2. thisisthesam

    Macbook Pro 2017 Advice?

    New to the forum! Hello all! I'm about to replace my 2010 white macbook with the 2017 15" macbook pro highest standard spec. The only concern is the potential upgrade to the 3.1 processor over the standard 2.9. I'm going to be using the macbook primarily for design, so ill be using photoshop...
  3. kevinmichael062

    iMac Crack

    Hey Guys i have a Late 2013 iMac 27inch, it has a crack on the lower left side of the screen. Do any of you guys have any experience of getting it fixed? Is it even worth it? If not how much could i sell it for to just use the money to buy a new one. Late 2013 27Inch iMac 1tb HDD or maybe SSD...
  4. big-twinkiesgto

    NEED HELP - iPhone is completely dead; tried fixing it on my own

    I did the dumb idea of trying to fix my own iPhone 6 Plus. I believe I messed up the little connections where the screen plug into the phone. I don't know if that's the main problem but my iPhone is now completely dead and won't turn on. I really want to get my pics and data off of it. Are there...
  5. M

    Iphone staring troubles

    My Iphone 5s randomly shuts completely down, I try to turn it back with the force restart and the apple logo pops up like it should, but then the screen goes red and shuts completely red. Please help
  6. C

    Mac mini help

    I have a mid 2010 mac mini with windows 7 professional downloaded on it. I forgot the password and there is no cd slot and when i go to reset the password through the startup repair message my keyboard and mouse stop working. Ive tried multiple keyboards and still nothing. Please help.
  7. Qwertystar

    Apple Retail, second interview

    Hi :) I've managed to get through to the second stage with Apple Retail and I'm pretty nervous. What do I wear? I'm not use to this smart/casual dress for work. In the first interview I wore chinos and a navy polo. (By the way I'm female) What should I expect in the second interview? It's at...
  8. V

    iOS How do I remove my iPhone from the devices in Xcode? I want Xcode to basically ignore it

    Hi, I tried my app out on my connect iPhone. Now I want it gone from Xcode. Whatever I do, every time I open Xcode with my Phone connected I starts download and processing 3 GBs of symbol files. Any way to completely get rid of it? Thanks!
  9. M

    MacAir is in Chinese!? Helpppp

    One of my mates recently got me a mac book air but the whole thing is in Chinese! I've tried to restore it (commandR) and then it restarts and just goes Chinese every time. It eventually loads to the Mac OS sierra of some sort not sure which one! I'm unsure which one it is because it's in...
  10. N

    Laptop won't start up

    On powering up, a kind of green, slightly pixelated Mac icon and boot up progress bar appears. It takes forever for the bar to finish then the screen goes to not pure white but kind of a magenta toned white, then it goes to black then the whole thing starts over again. I've tried holding D...
  11. jbuckner

    2015 rMBP or 2016 rMBP which one should I keep?

    If you look at my previous thread, you’ll see I found a sealed late 2015 13” rMPB in a pawn shop, went to pick it up yesterday and they had another sealed late 2016 space grey 13” rMBP non-touchbar.....so I bought that one also. Luckily, I have the receipts from the Apple Store from the guy who...
  12. iShako_

    iOS 11 DB 3 Dwongrade problem

    hey guys, ive got iphone 6s, and ive updated on ios 11 developer beta 3 and im stuck, already tried dwongrading to every ios 11 betas and after to 10 but phone goes in recovery mode after installing the firmware, is there anyone with same problem? and is there any solution?
  13. StoneyMountian64

    Help! MacBook Pro can't install downloads due to alias location?

    Hi there I'm David and I have got this new MacBook pro and I can't install steam because when I go to drag the Steam.dmg to the Applications folder it gives me a message like this (the alias "application" can't be opened because the original item can't be found) if you know what is wrong please...
  14. LuckyOneLviv

    Account blocked and won't unblock!

    Hello all from Ukraine! I have some very weird problems with my Apple ID. I haven't logged icloud e-mail... And now, after blocking my account, I can't unblock it by e-mail because I can't login to my e-mail(because my account is blocked)! Please help me faster! iPad 3 P.S. And secrets questions...
  15. A

    Iphone 5s unresponsive

    Hi, So two days ago I dropped my iPhone 5s (with otterbox case) in water, I immediately picked it up ran inside and dried the phone any way I could, for a while the phone said that the headphones were plugged in and the mic would only work with the headphones plugged in, then the next day it was...
  16. ckeck

    Stuck: 15 MBP + iPad Pro (10.5) vs 13 nTB MBP (no iPad)?

    Been a few years since I haven't been able to make up my mind between a "load out". Historically I always rocked a loaded 15" MBP and maybe an iPad (flipped between minis and regular models). Starting about 2013 I tried a 13" MacBook Air for the first time and ended up sticking with that...
  17. bonjourx

    Resolved buying apple care

    hello, I just wanna know if anyone knows about adorama and whats their say about it? I'm getting an apple care plus for my MacBook Pro Non touch bar 2016, its my first time purchasing one, I saw that adorama has it and its way cheaper than the one from apple. Should I get it from there? also, is...
  18. Steele45

    MacBook freezes a lot

    I know this is an old mac and is expected to have problems but I have a mid 2009 MacBook Pro and whenever I start it up it will most of the time go to login, I will put in my password, then it goes to my desktop. Now, there a variety of things that happen, it could not even load my desktop at...
  19. Jcswim

    MacBook Pro 13in, mid-2010 unsolvable

    All, My hard drive failed so I replaced it with a crucial mx300 525gb. Now, whether my new or old hard drive is in, I cannot connect to web pages as it says the site is insecure/certificate cannot be trusted. I can't connect to iCloud because it says it can't establish a connection with the...
  20. Oopsmylife

    Storage Problems

    NO STORAGE! Help, I have done all the basic steps to get rid of excess storage (I am a part time photographer dealing with LARGE files), unfortunately everything I am deleting is going into my back up folder. I read online that deleting a back up folder is NOT wise. Has anyone ever done this...