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  1. M

    I need help making a buying decision!!

    I have a 2013 27 inch iMac and it has gotten so slow as I upgrade to new Mac OS operating systems. I need to buy a new desktop computer very soon but I’m getting tired waiting around for the new iMacs to be released. Now they say they may be released in November! It’s only been over 800 days...
    • Mac2004
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    • apple desktop imac ipad mac mini mac studio monitors purchasing
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: iMac
  2. J

    2019 iMac Thunderbolt 3 port not stable

    I am getting disconnects to my external HDD enclosures when I tilt the screen on my iMac. I am of the opinion that those Thunderbolt (USB C) cable connections on the iMac should not be so extremely sensitive to touch and subtle movement. I could lose data from these types of disconnects! Has...
  3. B S Magnet

    ℹ️ Discussion: the Early Intel Macs versus Late Intel Macs conversation lives anew and lives here

    [Mods: If you want to move this from Early Intel Macs over to Site & Forum Feedback, post a reply to this thread with, maybe, a few days’ advance notice. Cheers!] Confession time: For the last few months, I’ve been dropping in on other, model-specific forums to check whether there are any new...
    • B S Magnet
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    • core ix early intel imac late intel mac mini mac pro macbook air macbook pro xeon
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: Early Intel Macs
  4. O

    Connecting a 2015 iMac to an LG UltraFine Monitor

    I'm trying to see what I'm doing wrong in this process and I can't figure it out I have a 2015 27 iMac with a 2GB R9 M380 graphics card It's running MacOS Catalina I am trying to connect this iMac to an LG Ultrafine 5K 27MD5KL monitor Documentation says this should work with an Apple OEM USBC to...
    • onelegend
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    • imac imac ( 27" 5k mid 2015) troubleshooting ultrafine
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: iMac
  5. B S Magnet

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️ℹ️ NEW HERE? READ ME! Post your iMac topics for 2006–2013ish models on Early Intel Macs forum!

    Hey all, from one iMac user to all of you iMac folks: A few months ago, forum posts relating to Intel Mac models made between 2006 and (roughly) 2011, began being moved over to the Early Intel Macs forum. (iMac G3s, G4s, and G5s, of course, always have had a home at the PowerPC Macs forum.)...
    • B S Magnet
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    • early intel imac support
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: iMac
  6. A

    iMac needs some major upgrades

    I currently have a 27'' iMac (Late 2009) that I really need to upgrade. Right now it struggles to play YouTube videos so that's a major issue. I would like to upgrade the processor, graphics card, add more ram and put a 1 TB SSD in this system if possible. Can someone recommend the best parts...
  7. PowerPCFan

    A quick question about Stacks, the quick way to organize your desktop

    So I used to have NO folders and I just used Stacks. However, I found that it was stressful to find stuff, so I switched to ALL folders and NO stacks. But that made me miss Stacks. So then I switched to a MIX of folders and Stacks. I was happy, but there was one problem: I can’t move the folders...
  8. D

    Desperately need to restore from a backup!

    My old iMac hard disk died and I got a new one installed. My iMac now works, but I can't seem to restore from the backup file I have on an external drive. It's not formatted as a Time Machine disk, but is an external drive with other files AND this backup file. How can I access that file or...
    • Detected
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    • backup backup file data access imac
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: iMac
  9. dobratzp

    Replacing a 5th gen Airport Time Capsule with... a 2009 iMac

    We used the Apple AirPort Time Capsule for a number of years (and even plugged in an external USB drive when the internal drive failed), but it seems that this is the end of the road for Apple routers. We've also been replacing Intel x86 Macs with Apple Silicon varieties. Old Setup: 2 ISPs =>...
    • dobratzp
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    • airport time capsule imac linux
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Networking
  10. Alvin777

    iPhone's & iMac's Airdrops See Each Other But Both Can't Send Nor Receive

    Hello Mac friends, w/ the iPhone's and iMac's Bluetooths ON, their Airdrops can see each other, I can also copy paste to and from between them but when I drag a PDF to the iPhone Airdrop on the iMac nothing happens, it's not in the Files app nor any app; or when I use Share to send a photo to...
  11. DigitalAR

    What would you do with 2 iMac Computers? (And 2 extra Apple Monitors)

    Good morning, I recently came across a friend who was getting rid of their 2013 (21.5) iMac. I upgraded the internals and now is running 16GB and 1TB RAM of SSD storage and it runs great. 99% of the time I’m just browsing, listening to music/movie, typing documents, occasionally editing...
  12. el.rafar

    USB C / Thunderbolt hub / dock for the iMac

    Hi everyone! I have an 2017 27” iMac and I’m looking for an usb c / Thunderbolt hub / dock for my imac Today I’m running: USB c to HDMI USB C to charger USB A to: keyboard, mouse, streamdeck and external mic Everything I have a look has 12, 15, 20 ports and things but i feel that half of...
    • el.rafar
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    • imac thunderbolt usb 3
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iMac
  13. PowerPCFan

    Very strange issue on an iMac

    (As a side note, if you read my post about me “possibly wrecking my Mac,” this was happening before that so this isn’t a result of the possibly corrupted update.) So my dad, the admin of the iMac 21.5” late 2015, is experiencing very slow performance. Just going to a website, such as usps.com...
  14. Z

    Startup time reaaaaly slow

    Hello guys, I upgraded my late 2015 27" iMac to Monterey from Mojave. It's now taking some 5 minutes to startup from an external SSD. Mojave took less than a minute. What is going on here? Any ideas? Thanks
  15. PowerPCFan

    Windows XP on an iMac?

    I want to run Windows XP in a virtual machine on my iMac (late 2015 21.5” iMac) but I don’t know what VM to use. I would run it natively but I don’t have an old pc that can run XP. Please don’t reply “use boot camp,” I know that might work but I can’t do that, I just want to run XP inside of...
  16. I

    Hello, what distribution of Linux is best for the iMac10,1

    Hello, I am new to these forums. It is probably going to be my only post since I do not own any apple products anymore. (Not by choice.) I wanted to know what distro of linux would be the best for this version of iMac. I've tried Ubuntu, however it was incredibly glitchy and borderline...
  17. PowerPCFan

    Oh no... did I wreck my Mac?

    So, I rebooted my Late 2015 21.5-in iMac to install Rogue Amoeba's Piezo software. It was in an endless boot loop when it tried to start up again. I eventually unplugged it and plugged it back in. Then I pressed Power and it booted just fine (after 10 minutes that seemed like days.) I logged in...
    • PowerPCFan
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    • bootloop imac late 2015 imac monterey monterey 12.6.5 piezo reboot rogue amoeba unexpected update update
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: macOS Monterey (12)
  18. iBoss101

    Replace glass on 2017 iMac 21.5"

    Hey all, I recently cracked my mid-2017 iMac's display glass whilst installing an SSD. In the past, I recall taking the display glass off the computer with a suction cup, but it appears as though the glass is glued (?) to the display panel on this model. Is there any way to replace just the...
    • iBoss101
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    • cracked glass imac repair
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: iMac
  19. R

    anyone else have issues with NOTES not syncing?

    my notes on my iphone arent syncing with my desktop again. this has been an on going issue for several weeks now. i've called apple about it twice. we went through all the troubleshooting steps and that didnt fix it. the 2nd time i called i was told it was a known issue. several weeks later it...
  20. PowerPCFan

    Force Quit: Bad or Good?

    I have a strange habit of force-quitting all of my apps by doing Cmd+Opt+Esc and pressing Enter a bunch. It's just convenient. But as long as all of my work is saved, is there any harm in force-quitting apps every single time I am done using them? Is it bad for my Mac? I just think doing a...
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