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    MacBook Air or Pro for my needs?

    Hello! Recently, a friend decided to get a new laptop. They finally chose to make the switch to a Mac. However, we cannot decide whether they should go for the Air or the Pro for their needs. They will be mainly using it for: At home for work a couple of days a week (at most) to connect to...
  2. Queen__6

    SMC Reset With Broken Keyboard

    My laptop has been having some serious issues. It was all working fine until one day, the trackpad no longer worked (I could click but couldn’t move the mouse) and the power button- ONLY the power button- wouldn’t work. I accidentally let it run out of battery, and when I finally turned it back...
    • Queen__6
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    • black screen broken keyboard broken trackpad fan running help macbook air macbook air 11 inch smc reset
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Air
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    VM-folder with large swapfile appeared?

    Hey! :D Anyone know why that vm-folder appeared with a swapfile? I think it happened after I upgraded to High Sierra but it could have been there before, not sure. I have a feeling it's not supposed to be in Macintosh HD? Can I delete it? :confused: Thanks!
  4. H

    Macbook Air will not turn on

    MacBook Air (bought Seot 2016) will not turn on. Blank screen. I was using it and left it for an hour, came back and pressed power buttom but it wo't start. Power charger is working and shows light. Was online with Apple Support chat and tried resetting the SMC but that did not work either...
    • Hkhad
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    • black screen macbook air
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  5. J

    Thunderbolt PowerOn Failed

    Every boot on my MacBook Air(Late 2012) I get an error message saying "Your computer was restarted because of a problem". When I close the lid on my Air it shuts down and upon opening it, same error message. It does not output to any external display, but my MacBook pro does. It is crucial that...
  6. S

    GPG / PGP on Macbook Air. What's simple and safe ?

    Hi Good day !! What's the simple and safe app for PGP, GPG on Macbook Air, High sierra ? just need to make a pair of keys, export the public keys and get some mail . Pretty basic is good enough. Command line,graphical all ok as long as there is proper help Please reply with your personal...
    • Subu
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    • gnupg gpg high sierra macbook air pgp safety security
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  7. S

    Keychain on Maccbook Air, High sierra

    Dear Forum members I'm new to mac, I have a macbook Air running on High sierra. (after some web search), I found that I can save passwords on Mac's native keychain Is it ok to use keychain on High sierra ? if not ok, what else to use ? and if it is ok (to use Mac's native Keychain) , what...
    • Subu
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    • high sierra keychain keychain access macbook air passwords
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: MacBook Air
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    Macbook Air 2011 sounds like it's dying! Fan sounds like an electric Toothbrush. Video attached

    Hi! My macbook 2011 air started making this noise over the last week. Fans aren't running fast, 1729 rpm according to istat. It's not even hot. Just super loud! Can't use it in class, it disturbs everyone. There's no genius bar where I live. Anyone have an idea of what's up?
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    most WOW features in a MacBook Air over windows 7 laptop

    Dear Forum members I've just purchased a MacBook Air. Having been an lifelong windows PC / laptop user, I'm still navigating around 1. What are the most "wow" features in MacBook Air that I should NOT miss ? Other than the thin size etc, what are the major feature or overwhelming advantages...
    • Subu
    • Thread
    • macbook air windows 7
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  10. V

    2017 MBA compatible with using 2012 monitor as an additional screen?

    Hello All, I hope someone can advise/reassure me please? As I am almost entirely technologically inept. I'm going self-employed (PR and copywriting) and I'm thinking a MacBook Air 2017 would best suit my needs at the moment. My plan - such as it is - is to hook it up to the old iMac I already...
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    Macbook Air Liquid Spill

    Hello! So recently i spilled some liquid on my middle part of the keyboard and that liquid was Gatorade, so this happened on Saturday I was watching some videos and spilled some over.I quickly took out the battery and my mouse and turned it over clotting up all the liquid.Now the laptop I used...
    • Icarus.
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    • macbook air macos spill
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
  12. KarSans

    Insect in Macbook Air!!

    I was working on my MBA when a small fly fell from the roof or something on the vent below the screen and the fans sucked it. There was some noise at the starting but onlu for 5 seconds or so. I tried to take it out but couldn't. I resumed my work. I noticed that the brightness was dimming and...
  13. ltinsley

    Kernel panic boot loop

    This morning I noticed my MacBook Air (2014, running Sierra) was not going to sleep when I shut the lid. Thinking it needed a simple restart, I hit the power button. When I attempted to turn it back on, I got a kernel panic log message with "DontStealMacOS" in the description. (I apologize for...
  14. ayubsulong

    How to create a new internal disk?

    Updated my mac with High Sierra yesterday, with success. Since I am new with mac OS and partition, I created one small (22GB) and one big partition (100GB). After a painstaking HS installation (on smaller partition of internal drive), I made a mistake of erasing my big partition one after copied...
  15. Flopstar

    No warranty on Air with broken hinge. How much for a repair?

    I have a Mid 2013 13" MacBook Air and the hinge is broken, meaning that it will fall almost flat with the keyboard. Also, whenever I adjust it, the hinge makes alarming sounds :eek:. I'm guessing that this was probably caused by longterm stress on the hinge throughout the almost 4-years I have...
    • Flopstar
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    • hinge hinge broken macbook air mid-2013 macbook air out of warranty repair
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: MacBook Air
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    Macbook Air 2015 or 2017 help

    Hello! I am going to be a freshman in college this fall and I am interested in buying a new laptop, but I am having trouble deciding which version of the Macbook Air is right for me. So, I've read other posts about the differences between the two versions, but I was wondering which one would...
    • ricebunny2341
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    • macbook air macbook air 13 macbook air 13 inch macbook air 2015 macbook air 2017
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  17. Mr West

    Battery life: Pro vs. Air

    I'm planning to buy a new Macbook in the coming weeks. After a lot of doubting I got my mind set on a 13' Macbook Pro - 256gb without Touchbar. However now I'm starting to read that the battery life is not that great... For those who have made the switch; is it really that noticable? Or can you...
    • Mr West
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    • battery macbook air macbook pro
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  18. michial

    Excited for my 1st 2017 MBA Video editing

    i just pulled the trigger and bought my first MBA. 2017 1.8 256ssd. Upgrading from a 2012 mbp with 5400 hdd that gave a beach ball on everything. After looking at iMacs, Mbp’s and MacBooks I found this to be the best value. We don’t do a lot of intense work. The most we do is my 15 yr old son...
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    Best SD card to expand memory?

    I have a Macbook Air 13'' with a 128GB SSD. I need to save up some memory for the daily works. I realize that moving the iTunes Library (~/Music/iTunes) to an external drive would be a nice way to save up more or less 20 GB... I was thinking about buying a micro SD card/SD card. This one has to...
  20. jms151

    External Hard drive not working on Mac anymore

    I have a samsung external hard drive that I use with my Mac. The last time I remember it working was when I was backing up some photos but it was taking days and the hard drive got accidentally knocked out of my mac. It's not in disk utility or anywhere that I can see so I can't use first aid...
    • jms151
    • Thread
    • external hard drive mac macbook air samsung
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: MacBook Air
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