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  1. andyx181x

    Options in downloading photos/videos off iPhone 13 Pro to Mac desktop

    Hi group, need some advice/options on a small roadblock in uploading my wife’s iPhone pictures onto my desktop. My wife has over 100GB of photos and videos she’s never deleted and has had a dependable windows laptop in some years. I bought a new Mac mini earlier this year and I figured maybe I...
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    FireWire bus bandwidth for multiple chained drives

    I'm acquiring a 2012 Mac Mini and a bunch of LaCie 2big RAID enclosures, with the intention of making a FreeBSD/ZFS file server. Some of these enclosures would connect over FireWire 800, but the Mac Mini only has one port. They would be daisy-chained using FW800 cables. In a situation where...
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    2005 G4 Mac Mini refuses to send signal to monitor

    Help and advice needed. For a planned project which involves using Mac OS9/Classic software, I needed a G4 and opted for a Mac Mini (it’s small). The one I bought on eBay is in great condition, but refuses to send a signal to my monitor. The monitor, a 21in Acer works 100% (on both HDMI and...
    • pfgpowell
    • Thread
    • g4 cpu mac mini monitor no signal
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Mac mini
  4. O

    Internet slow on late 2012 mac mini, VPN issue

    My second computer is a late 2012 Mac Mini, 500 GB internal HD, 16 GB RAM. It is running Catalina. I only use this for streaming the internet with my kids, nothing else at all is important to me to run on this computer. I have NordVPN installed. When I run a speed test (firefox) without...
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    Best Mac Mini USB Hub?

    I've had the Satechi USB hub (with SSD) for my M2 Pro Mac Mini for a year now. I suppose it's inevitable that all these devices further diminish the wifi on the Mac mini which already has poor wifi? Regardless (I'm wired), my issue is the USB performance. I'm looking for a USB hub that can...
  6. HasanFM

    M2 Mac mini Disabled flickering but got ghosting and sharp gradient (gpu dithering with stillcolour)

    Disabled flickering but got ghosting (gpu dithering with stillcolour) Hey, I had a really bad flickering in my base m2 mac mini and I fixed it by using disabling gpu dithering with stillcolour (or betterdisplay). Now I have ghosting this is when I have a transparent window like safari this...
    • HasanFM
    • Thread
    • bugs with gpu display issue m2 chip m2 mac mini mac mini
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Mac mini
  7. Apple fanboy

    Resolved Drive wiped now can’t install MacOS

    So my 2018 Mac mini decided to act up this week. I thought I’d upgrade to Sonoma. Big mistake. Unfortunately it got stuck in a loop trying to download then would crash. I decided to reinstall from my Time Machine back up. That just lead to more issues. Ended up with Ventura (but not very...
    • Apple fanboy
    • Thread
    • bootdrive crash download mac mini mac os security access startup time machine update
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: macOS
  8. nikikaly21

    Gave up my mini M2 for an iMac M1. No regrets!

    I had so many display issues with third party displays and my Mac mini M2; I couldn't find ones that played nice under $500, and ones in that range never hit consistent graphical performance with basic tasks like watching Hulu tv, or playing Apple Arcade, So, I recently traded my baseline Mac...
    • nikikaly21
    • Thread
    • imac imac m1 24 in mac mini mac mini m2
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: iMac
  9. J

    BenQ QHD gaming monitor for Mac Mini M2

    Hi all, bit of a newbie here as have come from a 2011 iMac, but I've got a Mac Mini M2 Pro on its way to and was looking at monitors. Unfortunately price is a consideration so no Apple Display for me. I have a Dell P2319H from work at home which I believe is 1080p so could utilise that, but have...
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    external monitor with adaptive frame rate for mac mini m2

    will adaptive refresh rate work on my mac mini m2 (standard version, not pro)? I want this to work as a promotion in a MacBook pro, does anyone have an adaptive refresh rate monitor connected to a mac mini on m1-m3?
  11. Change Agent

    How to connect Samsung Smart TV to a Mac mini over ethernet and control the Mac from the TV.

    Both machines are in the same network and connected over Ethernet per CAT7 cable. They are in different rooms of my house. I have been able to see the screen of the Mac mini on the TV. No problem there. However, how do I operate the Mac mini while watching it on the TV. My TV remote cannot do...
  12. benji888

    Found out why library folder so big...

    This is for anyone that backs up their iOS/iPadOS devices (especially large capacity ones), to their Mac instead of iCloud backups... So, I have an M2 Mac mini with the 512 GB SSD and I've been trying to move my users folder because I have like 36 GB left, so, having trouble doing that I did...
    • benji888
    • Thread
    • backups ipad iphone mac mini macos photos
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Mac mini
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    How to connect a 2018 Mac Mini to a Mini DisplayPort Monitor with 4K@60 Hz

    I recently bought the Samsung 27" ViewFinity S90PC 5K monitor (their competitor to the 27" Apple Studio Display). Besides a Thunderbolt 4 input, this monitor also offers a second input via Mini DisplayPort. The Thunderbolt 4 input is already occupied by my Mac Studio. I am looking to connect a...
    • MXBY
    • Thread
    • adapter cable displayport intel mac mini mini displayport monitor
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac mini
  14. BigxMac

    How to "Internet Recovery" my G4 Mac Mini without the og install disc?

    I have a Late-2005 G4 Mac Mini running Leopard which originally shipped with Tiger. I can't find the original install discs anywhere. What is the best/easiest way to perform a clean install of it's original OS similar to Internet Recovery? Ik internet recovery doesn't exist for it. Is there a...
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    Need help choosing a monitor for my Mac Mini M2

    I’m purchasing a new Mac Mini M2 Pro and I’m just not sure what monitor to buy. I've read quite a few articles on the forum about resolutions, HiDPI and other things that you might encounter when buying a monitor for a Mac Mini. So I'm choosing between a monitor with a resolution of 1440p...
    • isawmessi
    • Thread
    • 1440p 2560x1440 blurry text external monitor mac mini resolution 2k resolution problem
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Mac mini
  16. J

    Studio Display audio output

    I'm having an issue with my Studio Display not appearing as an audio output option after waking my M1 Mac Mini from sleep. The display itself functions fine, but it no longer appears as an option in the sound output settings, and the Mac reverts to its built in speakers. I have to remove the...
  17. E

    Good way to live with Mac with modest boot drive

    I am thinking of upgrading my beloved trash can to a Mini M or a Studio. My 1 tb trashcan is about half full, and I can easily manage my files that way. Looking at the used Mini/Studio market, the 500 gb models are way cheaper and more numerous, so I am thinking of how to live with a smallish...
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    Can you using Screen Sharing between Sonoma and Monterey?

    Only one Mac isn't an AS machine on Sonoma - that is a 27" 2016 iMac on Monterey. Rest are new-ish MBPs and a mini - or so old they are not in the equation at all! Have only just started to need to consider screen sharing. And specifically screen sharing of the Monterey machine to any running...
  19. CYB3RBYTE

    Mm 1,1-6,2 Mac Mini 2009 3,1 10.5.X Compatibility

    Hey all, I'd like to get a 3,1 Mac mini to be a bridge Mac of sorts, with it also pulling duty as a shop computer in my workshop for reference materials and a machine to sync my firewire iPods with easily. I'd like to run it with 10.5.X as it was the last macOS that could write floppies / work...
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    Mac Mini Pro Detects TV (HDMI) When TV Is Off.

    Hi everyone. Just as the tutor says, my Mac Mini Pro (M2) detects my TV (HDMI) even when it’s off. It also does the same when one of my USBC monitors is off, but I usually have both on, so it doesn’t bother me as much. Is there a fix for this? I think I’ve read a work around involving...
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