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    Hello,

    I have a 12" retina MacBook from 2015 running macOS big sur(no macbook air, no macbook pro.) and need your help, because its not booting whatsoever. allthough the battery is in pretty bad condidtion, it used to work. then it started shutting off randomly and saying the battery is dead, now its...
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    Record Mac screen with internal audio & also Microphone simultaneously (overlay)

    Hi All Trust you all are well and safe. I want to record Mac screen along with internal audio + use my headset with mic for commenting. The native macOS app - Screenshot records the screen, but will not include the audio. 1) If it can be done using the native app - please inform me the...
    • iLearnMac
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    • macos big sur overlay voice over screen recording with audio voice over
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  3. Slartibart

    BetterDummy solves the scaling/fuzzy or too small display problems on AppleSilicon/MacOS BigSur&Monterey

    If you use Apple Silicon-powered Macs with some third-party monitors the results can be quite disappointing: text and icons can appear too tiny or blurry, or the available resolutions are lower than what the displays are actually capable of. BetterDummy to rescue! There is an interview with...
  4. denisch

    I need to completely reinstall macOS. Which way to choose?

    There is a need to completely reinstall the system on my MacBook Air M1. Did a return from Monterey to BigSur via an installation from an external drive, but I suspect the process didn't go quite right. Now here's a question - does it make sense to do a system reinstall via DFU mode using a...
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    M1 iMac Reboots / Graphics Glitch

    Since setting up my new M1 8C CPU 8C GPU iMac on Saturday, twice now in the last 4 days, the machine has just kind of "freaked out." The first time I was in the middle of a document and the screen went black and the mac rebooted. The second time the screen went all purple (magenta) and then...
    • thenahon
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    • m1 imac macos big sur reboot
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iMac
  6. priyamraj

    Problem with Audio on MacBook Air 2019 (CoreAudio Service Crashes)

    Hello everyone, My past few days have been really frustration with the issues I'm facing with my MacBook Air 2019 128 GB Variant. I recently installed Big Sur and ever since that time my MacBook loses audio all of a sudden while working, the only way around to get rid of it is shutting down...
    • priyamraj
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    • coreaudiod macbook air 2019 macos big sur
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  7. milleron

    macOS cannot find Epson printer -- SOLVED

    I post this just for the information that might be useful to someone with a similar problem. The troubleshooting took me many days; I'm not proud of that, but it may help others. My Epson WF-4530, connected via LAN, had worked flawlessly with my iMac for years. Suddenly a few weeks ago...
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    Switchres X macbook air display problem

    I recently installed SwitchRes X on my MacBook air (using macOS Big Sur, not M1), and it was going fine until I created a custom sized display and used it, and then my screen went black. I tried to fix it, but nothing worked but plugging it into an external monitor, which actually made the...
  9. NoOtherOne

    Early 2015 13-inch MB Pro Crashes Often After Big Sur Update

    Hi everyone! My early 2015 MB Pro has been unhappy since I updated last week. It is crashing frequently, particularly it seems when I'm teaching classes on Zoom, but other times as well. I've done all of the usual things - ran diagnostics (no hardware issues), disk repair, PRAM reset, etc...
  10. blackxacto

    How do I scroll to bottom of the widget edit window?

    Big Sur widget window, where is the bottom of the window? See attached
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    MacBook Pro 13" Startup disc error after update! Help?

    Hi all, So I updated to OS Big Sur on my 2015 (I believe) MacBook Pro 13" last night all downloaded ok. Restarted to install, got right to the end and comes up with a start up disc error. Won't let me do anything and the harddrive isn't displayed on the screen. Tried booting it into recovery...
  12. kmoreau48

    Hard drive in optical bay not shown in disk utility after Big Sur update

    Hi all, After updating to Big Sur, I found out that my Macintosh HD hard drive is now split in two Macintosh HD and Macintosh HD - Data At first I thought everything was working properly but then I realized they are actually the same hard drive. I can't find my second hard drive which is...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 3.1 FirmWare upgrade to 7.1

    Hello, recently I bought a Mac Pro 3.1 2008. I’m not using it for something super intensive. I uust wanned to have a Mac for cheap. I’ve had in plan, to use some DosDude patchers to upgrade the Mac to macOS Big Sur. But unfortionetly, DosDude didn’t do a patcher for macOS 11. So I tried using...
    • theodor12
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    • dosdude firmware update mac pro (2008) mac pro 3.1 mac pro 7.1 macos big sur
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  14. Spooner83

    4K clarity question

    So, I'm an editor for some buddies of mine who vlog. I noticed that our 4k videos look kinda grainy after exporting, but I save them in the highest quality possible. For instance, there's a video I helped film on vacation with them and I noticed that one of the first scenes is crystal clear...
    • Spooner83
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    • final cut pro 10.5 macbook pro "15 2017 macos big sur
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Digital Video
  15. e1me5

    2018 15" i9 slow to start charging after Big Sur update

    I've noticed that after updating to Big Sur (11.0.1), my 2018 MBP takes a couple of minutes to start charging its battery after I plug in the apple power cable. Although it chimes when I plug it in, the power indicator switches to an icon with a power plug and says not charging and only after a...
    • e1me5
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    • macbookpro 2018 battery charging macos big sur mbp 15 2018
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  16. JanErik75

    Does GZDoom work under Rosetta 2 on Apple Silicon?

    Hello everyone. I was wondering if an M1 owner could test out if GZDoom is able to run under Rosetta 2. GZDoom is a free x86 OpenGL source port for the original Doom (1993). You can download it from here: https://zdoom.org/downloads In order to get Doom running with GZDoom, you'll also need...
    • JanErik75
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    • apple silicon brutal doom doom gzdoom mac macos big sur opengl shareware source port zdoom
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Apple Silicon (Arm) Macs
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    Translate app in Big Sur

    Only web pages can be translated. I thought I was reading that iOS apps would be usable on Big Sur and iOS 14 has Translate. I guess I conflated some ideas.
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    Downloading macOS Big Sur as dmg File?

    Hello, Is there a way to download macOS Big Sur as a dmg file from apple website? I need to install the new release to 4 machines without downloading the same file 4 times!! Thanks,
  19. dumiku

    Music App stope recognising my iTunes folder

    Hi, The Music App stop recognizing my iTunes folder, prior to yesterday every time I drag a new song into the Music app, the file was moved into the ~/iTunes/iTunes Medias/Music/. My mac automatically shut down early in the morning after rebooting only songs that I added less than a week ago are...
  20. ryx

    Help! Reoccurring macOS Big Sur error

    Hi forum people! I am really hoping you’ll be able to help me. In all my years of updating to betas, never had any problem, until this one, so I’m a bit perplexed as to what’s going on. Repeated failure shows as “An error occurred applying the software update”. MacBook is a mid-2014...
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