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    Gaming on thunderbolt ssd, hdd, etc

    Hi! I have a 2016 MacBook Pro with touch bar but with limited storage options I'm looking to buy an external form of storage (or an internal one I can buy an enclosure for) for gaming. Only problem is, I'm not very knowledgeable about ANYTHING to do with hard drives or ssd's or anything like...
    • helplol
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    • advice budget cheap gaming hdd mac ssd storage thunderbolt touch bar
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  2. Enilro

    mac acting strange.

    hello everyone, im signed up recently to post this because now im experiencing mac issues. im just a gamer playing a mac sierra ( my dad chose mac. ) and installed the necessary programs for playing, here are the apps i just run: chrome discord steam malwarebytes for scanning seriously, i...
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    Strange timestamp glitch on mac imessage

    Getting a weird glitch with time stamps on imessage on my mac. Running High Sierra. It looks like the stamp is correct for all the messages I send, but the messages I receive have an inexplicable timestamp. Also, the time stamps are 100% correct when looking at the same messages on my iphone...
  4. joaofrn

    macbook pro 2011 white screen even trying boot clean install

    just wanna fix my macbook 2011. not even a new clean instal from pen drive works. still give me an white screen. an ssd with windows installed works on this mac, thas just increadable. i thought at first it was the video card problem and i would have to throw away the macbook but since hes...
    • joaofrn
    • Thread
    • 2011 mac macboo pro white screen white screen of death
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  5. pierino23

    internal SSD is overheating, how to fix

    Hi all! This is my first post here. I'm on my 50s and I have been playing with hardware since .. 1987, my first mac was the SE. Now I'm on the software side of IT for living and even if I can still do some hacking I can not keep pace with hdw, that's why I'm asking some help here. I replaced...
    • pierino23
    • Thread
    • mac mini overheat sata ssd
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Mac mini
  6. bladerunner2000

    Why is there no scaling in OS X for high res monitors?

    I recently had to return a 25" Dell U2518D monitor with a native resolution of 2560x1440 after having a hard time trying to work on it (text was too small). But WHY is it that high res screens have no way of adjusting the UI without changing the resolution? Windows does this perfectly fine on...
    • bladerunner2000
    • Thread
    • external high res mac monitor native resolution retina ui scaling windows
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: macOS
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    Do not buy a Mac Pro unless you're willing to wait for a long time

    I don't usually criticise Apple products but there is one I would like to vent out my frustration on the the Mac Pro 2013. You do not have to agree with me, so just hear me out. It will be a long story and an experience for those who hopefully won't have to go through the pain and disappointment...
    • maplingstorie
    • Thread
    • apple sucks complaint customer service customer support frustrated frustrating mac macpro2013 repairs workstation
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Mac Pro
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    2018 MacBook Pro (15 Inch) - Screen Coating Wearing Off ...

    I recently got a new 2018 MacBook Pro (15" with Touch Bar) and just noticed that there is an irremovable stain (circle like) in the middle of the screen that seems to be expanding. I think this is related to the screen anti-reflective coating or something like that that was an issue with the...
    • appleuser181
    • Thread
    • 15 inch 2018 macbook pro mac screen coating screen issue touch bar
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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    Mac ruined my USB drive

    I had a Sony 8 gb usb drive. Tried to format it on the Mac. After formatting, Mac won't detect usb anymore. Tried First aid and recovery option. Nothing works. Please help
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    Looking to upgrade my Macbook Pro mid-2010

    Hi all, My Macbook Pro 17 specs as purchased when new in December 2010: Apple Model No: A1297 Model ID: MacBookPro 6,1 Apple MacBook Pro Mid-2010 Processor: 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7 Memory: 8GB 1067 MHz DDR3 Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M Hard Drive: APPLE SSD TS256B Optical Drive...
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    Install New 2nd Bootcamp Partition?

    I have an early 2008 Mac Pro tower (upgraded Ram & Video) using El Capitain plus a Bootcamp 6.01 Win7 installation on a Separate internal HDD. I want to install a new Win7 partition on my Mac OS HDD (250 GB of free space) while maintaining my existing Win7 installation on its separate drive...
  12. alleas23

    Any dedicated app for wallpaper for mac

    i just purchased the mac from Backpage, previosly i was a widows users. So do not know about the mac much. I loving placing new wallpapers on my laptop skin so is there any dedicated wallpaper app for mac on the app store? please suggest something to me
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    pdf links in notes

    I would like to create a Table of Contents for pdf files (stored on my Mac) in notes. any suggestions ? thank you
    • aharon770
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    • mac notes pdf table of contents
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  14. bessugo

    External HD issues Mac/Windows

    Hi everybody, Im writing today after two days trying to figure out where is the problem in this situation. Im asking for help as nothing so far has worked for me. I do need to have access to a WD HD 1TB, but it wont show up on my Imac (neither the finder or utility disk or any recovery files...
  15. upintheclouds

    Need help finding single adapter for Australia

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  16. loon3y

    To Buy Or Not To Buy..

    With the announcement of Mojave all of our Macs in our office will no longer be able to develop with the latest Xcode. Although we don't necessarily use all the new features and can develop with the current (soon to be older) version of Xcode, I still want to upgrade or computers or at least...
    • loon3y
    • Thread
    • apple bootcamp imac mac macmini
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Mac mini
  17. titangears

    Best antivirus for MacOS ?

    Currently I am using AVG Antivirus for Mac. I am aware of Sophos Antivirus for Mac, but they want people to sign up with them and have a network connection to their servers for their antivirus solution to work. (Sophos didn't always do this.). So I feel pretty safe using AVG on my Mac since...
  18. Sovon Halder

    macOS How hard can this be ?

    To create a mac app that shows the window preview of open windows on mouseover on dock's app icons. I know HyperDock does it among other things. But in my usage I found it to be buggy and importantly it's not free. Window preview is a very important utility for me personally and I would very...
  19. Dj64Mk7

    Mac Can't Connect to iCloud and "assistantd wants to use login keychain"

    Intermittently, I'll get a message saying "This Mac can't connect to iCloud because of a my problem with "[my email]". I tried following OSXDAILY's steps (http://osxdaily.com/2016/10/23/fix-icloud-unknown-error-cant-connect-problem-mac/) and that temporarily resolved the issue, but it came back...
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    Wifi card not working under Mojave.

    For some reason my Mac Pro wifi card doesn't not seem to be recognized.
    • thomasthegps
    • Thread
    • apple mac macpro mojave pro wifi
    • Replies: 105
    • Forum: Mac Pro
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