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  1. hauntvictim

    Are SSD's the new hard drive?

    I have had a beast of a 2009 1TB 27 inch iMac, which is dying a slow death. My problem is every new Mac I see has SSD up too 512GB. My question and problem. I have 1.86TB of music, movies, TV shows and photos. If I move to a new preferably portable Mac. What do I do with my data? I do not...
  2. MacHacker124

    External Display Dims on Dark Backgrounds

    I have a top of the line 2017 15in MacBook Pro with the Radeon 560. I noticed that whenever a dark background in a game, movie, website, etc comes onto the external monitor the display dims. I have a 21in Samsung LCD display and it does not have any auto-dimming options. Has anyone else had this...
  3. nelson1457

    Streaming from Mac to ATV w/ HomePod

    I stream movies from my MacBookPro to my Apple TV. After I set up my HomePod today, I couldn't get sound on the HomePod. After speaking with Apple customer support, I found out the way to do it - not exactly easy. Bring up movie on Mac Airplay (using airplay icon) to ATV Using Sound icon on...
  4. drfunk1986

    Ideal iMac for Video Editing

    I've been told both various people that if I want to do heavy video editing to simply build a PC however I'm still trying to find a work around due to the fact I have a iPhone 8plus and a 2015 MacBook Pro. I feel I want the 5K 27-inch 2015 iMac i7 for my desktop workstation but what's the...
    • drfunk1986
    • Thread
    • 2015 imac mac video editing
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: iMac
  5. frodorock

    Photos App has major flaws

    I recently wanted to organise my photo library. I found that we had more than 60000 photos, so some organization and pruning was needed. I thought that I had found the perfect method, using Photos in combination with iCloud (I had planned to buy the 200 GB upgrade for iCloud). However, I...
  6. E

    Apple Mac Pro 2011 12-core 128gb Ram - No Power - Help

    Hello everyone my mac pro 2011 won't turn on, tried power pads not working. Red light flashes when AC cord is plug in wall socket. pressing DIG button i get 5v Stand by led. Only Jumper pads are not working. Removed all devices (Ram, Fans, ...(all) and tried with no successes. order a AC...
    • eugenio1991
    • Thread
    • 12 core 5v stby diag led mac memory osx power pro repair
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  7. O

    Trackpad for Mac Pro 3.1 running High Sierra

    Hello, I have a 2008 Mac Pro 3.1 running High Sierra. I would like to add a trackpad to it but I'm not a Mac person and I'm not sure which one would be compatible. I've seen a few on eBay but as I do not know which ones are compatible with this particular Mac I'd rather get some confirmation...
    • omega2812
    • Thread
    • bluetooth high sierra mac
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  8. S

    Mac mini 2014 in 2018 2.6 version HDD

    Hi guys, Is Mac mini 2014 2.6 ghz (i5), 8GB, version with HDD still viable in 2018 ? I want to get into IOS development, mainly with Unity. I will not use it for desktop/console games but my concerns are about the small mac will not be able to keep with the latest osx (high sierra) and xcode +...
    • Sory07
    • Thread
    • 2014 mac mac mini mini unity
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Mac mini
  9. O

    Universal Clipboard

    Need a clipboard that is universal, works on Iphone, Android, Windows, Mac also able to log into web and view clipboard. Needs to have history and able to copy/paste images / text. Whats my best option?
  10. ryanflucas

    Can I use a 2017 iMac as a external display for a PC?

    I need to fix a desktop PC. Before I lug out a LCD display, is there a simpler way using a iMac? For example my 2017 21" 4K iMac. It would be really nice if I could have a cable here I could connect to the PC so the iMac acts as a monitor for that PC. I would still use a separate keyboard and...
    • ryanflucas
    • Thread
    • external display mac windows
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: iMac
  11. L

    Built-in Keyboard and Trackpad not working

    Hi, I have a Macbook Pro Retina, Early 2015, and I've been running into some problems lately. The built-in keyboard and trackpad isn't working, and I really need it working since I use it for uni. I've checked mostly everything, done anything within my power. I'm too afraid to open it up and...
  12. Doppleman

    Upgrade all macs to High Sierra without OSX Server

    Hello, I would like to upgrade all the macs at my workplace but we are using a Windows server. Our computers are half Mac, half Windows. We do not have a Macos server. Is there a way I could remotely upgrade all Macs to High Sierra? I don't think Windows server can upgrade our macs os. But we...
    • Doppleman
    • Thread
    • mac server upgrade
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  13. A

    Mac Storage Problems

    Hello everyone, I tried posting a question on Apple's official website, but it won't let me, so I was hoping someone here could help me. So here's the thing, my Mac Pro keeps saying that it does not have enough space. I got it in October 2016 and it started saying that maybe six months after...
  14. tomprestriidge

    Using a Windows Boot Drive as Storage?

    I have a mid-2017 MacBook Pro with 128GB of storage. I want to install Windows, but on an external drive that can be booted to. I would also like to be able to use this drive as a regular storage drive, both in MacOS and Windows 10. I would like to know if this is at all possible? Can a drive be...
    • tomprestriidge
    • Thread
    • boot camp hdd mac macbook macbook 13" macbook pro macos ssd windows windows 10
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  15. Rainyday

    How to download macOS x 10.13.0 safely?

    Wanna download and install 10.13.0 or even 10.13.1 on my formatted mac. Not have anyone on purchased page. Everything except 10.13.2 seems ok ... Please let me know if it is possible. Tried Charles proxy and downloaded old version of most of apps successfully. Unfortunately, macOS Sierra and...
  16. H

    How to see all Finder process? copy/move files?

    Hello! I'm searching for a program/way to see (like in a log file for instance) all action Finder does on my mac. I mean, for example, a way to see all files created during an installation of a .pkg, and the directories where they are stored. Any way to do this? Thanks!
  17. R

    Resolved ADMIN RIGHTS!!!

    Hi guys I don’t know much about fourms or what I can give out without a big backlash of why I handed this information out (because you know theifs!) but I wanted to tell people about this thing I found that allowed me to make my own user account that had Administrative privileges without...
    • Ryonzen
    • Thread
    • admin bypass control panel firmware lock hack mac sierra siri
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  18. N

    Help with SSH

    Hi, I'm wondering if anyone can help with SSHing into my Mac from my Ubuntu machine, without entering a password. I managed to successfully SSH into my Ubuntu machine from my Mac without a prompt, but trying to get into my Mac doesn't work (without providing my Mac's password). I tried to...
  19. Rainyday

    Help me understand better why Apple prefers AMD over Nvidia?

    I found this on Quora : "Apple is using AMD for a reason other then battery life. Apple makes the Macbook pro 2 5k monitor capable by having 4 display port 1.2 channels, Nvidia maxes at 3 channels, so until this is changed Apple might stick with AMD." Please help me understand this paragraph...
  20. F

    MBP displays a flashing folder when booting up

    Hi MacRumors, I've struggled with my MacBook Pro Primo 2011 (Yes, I should upgrade..) for the past month or so. It started out by occasionally displaying the flashing folder when booting up, but I could get past that by rebooting a couple of times. Now I've reached the point where I'm not able...
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