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  1. RazorBackXX

    Photo Library Has Two Different File Sizes?

    hey my friends, so im having an issue. my photo library on my MacBook matches the one in the cloud I have photos download on. its taking up so much space on my Mac. but the weird thing is inside the photo library its a lot smaller. I pressed Cmd A & its a lot smaller then the photo library its...
  2. RazorBackXX

    How to delete app data from a old app attached to find me by email.

    how do I get rid of this app on my iCloud? I downloaded it back in like 2017 & when I click on look me up by email this always pops up. I turned it off but I don't want to see it. I don't even have the app downloaded on my iPhone or MacBook. can someone please tell me the path to delete this? so...
  3. RazorBackXX

    Keychain Password Help For Unlocking My USB FlashDrive

    ok fellas, I need y'all. I did a clean install of macOS Sonoma & didn't realize I had encrypted The USB. when I plug it in it ask for a password I don't remember it but I remember saving it to keychain. but its not In my iCloud Keychain. I think it was saved to the local keychain which is gone...
  4. mox358

    Can "Allow Studio Display To Connect?" dialogs be disabled?

    I run my MacBook Pro headless, connected to a Studio Display most of the time. Every time I disconnect the MBP and use it as a laptop, I have found that reconnecting it to the Studio Display pops up this annoying dialog box that say "Allow this Studio Display to connect to this Mac?". Is there...
  5. Hafsalmb

    Want to install mac on new ssd

    I have a macbook A1278, hard disk damaged. Then the local computer service guy put a new ssd and install windows 10 on my mac, i deleted the windows partition thought comand prompt, now my macbook screen is White and a blinking folder with a question mark, i tried every key compilation to get...
  6. T

    Macbook + Mac Studio combo question.

    Hi guys I'm trying to search if theres a way that I can continue my work on macbook straight on Mac Studio seamlessly without having to copy the file over to another device. For eg if I'm working on a premier project on macbook and wish to continue it on a more powerful machine
  7. B

    I got my macbook air's keyboard replaced as part of their faulty butterfly keyboard problem. It was shipped back to me today and there is a DENT

    The dent is on the lower right screen part of the mac! What should I do? Is this covered by apple? I believe it happened during shipping. Which would be their fault for not packing it correctly, right? Or the repairman accidentally applied too much force but hoped I wouldn't notice. It seems...
  8. H

    Fixing wifi "no hardware installed" issue goes wrong... SMC related problem.

    So, I have 2 MacBooks Air's. The first one is 6,1 version, the second one is 6,2 version. Problematic is 6,2. This guy haves 128gb ssd from Samsung which is very bad and it is not recognises any other system you want install on this machine (for example if you want install Windows on this SSD it...
  9. X

    Macbook pro is burning through GB's of hotspot super fast?

    I don't have this problem with any of my other apple devices, but if I connect my MBP to hotspot it will chew up about 250mb in the first minute, without me even using it. I had left my MacBook pro connected to hotspot and walked away and found out it went through 13GB in about an hour while I...
  10. O

    MB 1,1-7,1 High CPU after restart (Macbook 2010, A1342)

    Hello! I'm using my White Macbook 2010 as my primary laptop since a couple of weeks ago. It has 10 GB ram and a 120 GB SSD, so as snappy as it can be.. However I've noticed that processes like MRT are really killing my Macbook, I've tried both High Sierra and Monterey (on OCLP) and the problem...
  11. T

    Installed new SSD and now MacOS won't boot or finish installation

    My SSD got busted and I got a replacement. Now that I've replaced the SSD, I've been struggling with the OS for my MCB Pro 2015. The standard on installation in recovery is Monterey. Everytime i install and about to finish, it reboots and then says "About 29 minutes remaining" What should I...
  12. tygurr

    Strange Battery Behaviour

    Can anyone please explain how my battery level is going up and down by itself when not in use?
  13. B

    New to Macs

    Hello, I'm wanting to pop my Macbook cherry. I've always used PC's in the past. Basically the idea was to have an easy place to upload my photos from my iphone and I was thinking airdrop would be a good way to do this. I'm also wanting good battery life (my Dell & Toshiba are *****). That's my...
  14. Reggaenald

    MBP display not working

    The display of my MacBook Pro completely dies some two minutes after turning on the machine. I get the , I get the progress bar and login screen. I log in. And either shortly after I'm in or during the start up process the screen goes black. No backlight, not even the screen itself without the...
  15. M

    Would this monitor be okay for a MacBook Air 15”?

    https://www.dell.com/en-uk/shop/dell-27-4k-uhd-usb-c-monitor-s2722qc/apd/210-bbrq/monitors-monitor-accessories If not, I’d appreciate any recommendations.
  16. F

    Share albums disappears on the Macbook - Photo

    My shared albums disappear in the Photo app. I tried everything, but the problem is in the settings. According to Apple's help, I have to check "Shared Albums" in the Photo application settings. But I don't see this item in the settings. Item isn´t in Settings. See Figure 2. Can anyone advise...
  17. K

    Do USB-powered devices degrade MacBook’s battery while on the charger?

    If I leave USB-powered devices plugged into my MacBook while it’s charging, will it degrade the battery? What I’m trying to figure out is if the USB devices will drain the battery and then the charger recharges the MacBook repeatedly, or do the USB devices consume power directly from the MacBook...
  18. TheAppleFan2004

    The Next-generation MacBooks should support Satellite Connectivity

    I don't think this is very likely, but I would love to see the MacBooks support Satellite Connectivity. It is a portable device, and if it's the only one on hand, Satellite Connectivity could prove to be useful.
  19. M

    Factory focus on Macbook replacement battery.

    This is Leo. I work in factory focus on Macbook replacement battery factory. We looking for distributor around the world. Contact me: leozou@leaderhill.cn
  20. L

    MacBook Pro M1 charging Best Practices? 🤔

    Hello, everyone! Could you please share best practices of charging your Macbook that you know and follow? I want to extend the life span of my comparatively new Macbook Pro’s battery as much as possible. Here are my charging practices: I put my Macbook on charge when it has +/- 20% of battery...