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    Can't install older OSX

    I am having the worst time trying to install an older OSX on a second drive on 10.13.6. I have a early 2009 Mac Pro 2.23 8 core, yada yada. I need to install DVD Studio Pro with FCP 7. Need to use DVD SP. I have formatted external, internal as well as USB drives and have tried to load Mavericks...
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    Installing High Sierra on a flashed SSD that won't boot High Sierra

    So I bought a larger capacity SSD for my Macbook Pro 2015, but unfortunately it is flashed to only be able to boot Catalina or later. Try to install Mojave or earlier by clone off an external drive, it will fail to boot. I'd rather boot internally without having to swap out my SSD. I was...
  3. phillytim

    iOS 16 device backups: supported with macOS El Capitan (10.11.6) and newer!

    Whew - iOS releases have gotten to be quite a nail-biter time of year for me with my ol' macOS 10.13 High Sierra! Glad to see those of us with macOS 10.11+ still have the ability to backup our phones with the shiny new iOS version.
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    Photos App Stop Upload Photos

    Hi all I was using MacBook Pro 2017 and High Sierra 10.13.6 Recently photo taken using iPhone 6s wasn't upload to Photos App in the MackBook Pro. The photos available in iCloud and also upload to Photos App in iPhone. iCloud still has free space arounf 3 GB. I have sign out and sign in iCloud...
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    Install windows 10 our 11 in Imac 2011 High Sierra

    Hi guys, I have try in this week manny ways to install windows 10 in this Imac mid 2011 high sierra, follow steps show on tutorials, some of them use a copy of bootcamp we modify, some of them use disk utility to create partition, but the best result until now is the bootcamp, but my windows 10...
  6. TerraMati

    Macbook Pro doesn't wake from sleep + closing the lid does nothing

    Hello, I have a problem with my Mid-2010 MacBook Pro. It has High Sierra installed and 6gb of ram. Around 3-4 months ago I installed Catalina through dosdude1's patcher and it worked fine until it started randomly shutting off and beeping. It was also time when the battery just went straight...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Lite-On LTR-40125S w/MP3,1 High Sierra

    Any reason why this drive should not be usable with a MP3,1 running High Sierra on a SSD (not NVMe) boot? The OEM OPTIARC DVD RW AD-7170A are crap. The LTR-40125S is a PATA.
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    High Sierra disappearing Desktop Files/Folders? Ideas?

    Friends I'm just looking for clues & Ideas here to see if I have missed any steps in trying to decipher "what happened" in the loss of some files. This is on an iMAC, wherein we installed a new SSD back in March, loading High Sierra from "scratch" using a USB installer, and it runs really...
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    USB access for VirtualBox to transfer Applications to VM

    I've installed VirtualBox to run High Sierra on my 2014 27" Retina iMac (Big Sur) Host Machine but can't find a way to make the VM access the USB device. I've tried the USB settings on the VM Manager and selected the USB Device but no luck. Also tried ejecting the USB on the Host before...
  10. Jedi.Master.Dre

    Can VMWare Fusion run High Sierra on a 2020 Big Sur iMac?

    I’d like to run High Sierra on a new 2020 iMac so I can run MacOS Server 5.7.1. How about Parallels? Is this possible?
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    Battery issues on MacBook Pro 11,1 High Sierra

    Hey everyone, I have recently booted MacOS to give it a try after Arch (which I was running on the same MacBook Pro hardware) However, I am very sad about battery life. 1.5 hours, seriously? Am I doing something wrong? I get around 8 hours with light usage and browsing on Arch with tlp. I...
  12. phillytim

    iOS 15 device backups with macOS High Sierra 13.6 & iTunes backup?

    Will I still be able to backup my iPhone (with the new iOS 15 upgrade) to my ol' MacBook Pro with High Sierra 13.6? Has anyone tried this, and been able to confirm? Usually iTunes downloads a little update to make it compatible with the newest iOS, but I'm worried that Apple will soon leave we...
  13. ericsokoine

    Can't install Big Sur on external ssd

    I have a 13 inch macbook pro 2015 model. The internal ssd died but thanks to the internet recovery mode, i managed to install El Captain 10.11.6 on an external ssd drive. I'm trying to upgrade to Big Sur, but the option to choose my external ssd during installation is greyed out Same error...
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    Macbook Pro 2010 15" High Sierra turns off and on on startup

    Hello. I have a Macbook Pro 2010 running High Sierra. I changed the HD for a SSD and upgraded RAM a few months ago and it was working fine. Today I turned it on and it chimes shows the apple logo and loading bar then it turns off, then it turns on and does the same. I've tried: - Apple...
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    iTunes 12.6.5 + iOS 14 compatibility?

    I’m still using iTunes 12.6.5.3 (I know...) on High Sierra and just wanted to check if I’ll still be able to sync music / content with my iPhone SE (2016) if I update to iOS 14. Thanks!
  16. Vowles

    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 5,1 Server MacOS Upgrade

    Hi there, I have just purchased a mid 2010 Mac Pro Server. It comes running on OSX Lion and I would like to upgrade it to High Sierra so that I can install some more recent software versions that I use. I just wanted to ask how to do this as when I click "software update" it is the most up to...
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    no luck in setting up wirelessly my Canon printer

    Im trying to connect/setup my Canon Pixma iX6850 printer on my iMac thats using High Sierra but i have n idea where to begin. Ive pressed the printer's wifi button shouldn't i be seeing it in my wifi list on my imac?
  18. cpnotebook80

    Assistance for firewall issue

    I have an elderly parent in another province having issue with their high sierra on their mac. I had remoted it to troubleshoot and couldn't figure it out. The issue is there was some websites connecting to the website like youtube and google, but the rest of the sites were not. In safe mode...
  19. centradragon

    High Sierra will not install on compatible MacPro5,1 with RAID

    (edited for clarity) Hey guys! The last time I posted you guys were incredibly helpful, and I hope someone can point me in the right direction. Current specs: And the hard drive setup: I bought this computer as-is from my old place of work. The drives are all probably non-OEM, and I'm...
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    Updating firmware on MBP 2012

    Hello and Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays, I have a mid-2012 13” MBP running on 10.12.6 Sierra, which I’ve been trying to update to the latest OS for some time now. Any update that is newer than Sierra throws a “An error occurred while verifying firmware” error. After removing the CD/DVD drive...