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  1. jchap

    Small but useful Big Sur UI change... has anyone else noticed this?

    The close button for windows containing saveable documents in macOS Big Sur actually changes depending on the document state. Anyone else notice this? It's pretty subtle, but I'd never really noticed it consciously until today. (The button contains a dark dot when the document is not saved but...
  2. C

    Fileserver/share Recommendation for Macs Clients

    Hello dear community, We are looking for an alternative way to provide a file share for the MacBooks in the office. There must be some kind of best practice for this. Currently, a Windows file server is accessed via SMB. Here the performance with the MacBooks is not acceptable, even with smb...
  3. Hamid1984m

    the operation couldn't be completed. com.apple osinstallersetup.linkfiledownload error 3

    Hi I have a MacBook Pro A1278 that was running on a HDD hard drive and was wery slow, I decided to replace its hard drive with a SSD drive. Then I should install clean macOS, after booting up with a flash usb drive and afew progress I encounter this error! Please help me, I examined overs and...
  4. D

    macOS Big Sur - clean install issues (1008F)

    Hi all, I can see a lot of comments about 1008F errors, all commentators saying different things. Here’s my issue. I was on the beta that was pushed out a couple of days ago and wanted to do a full clean install of 11.1 (NOT the beta). I downloaded via App Store, did a USB build as I...
  5. E

    Mac fails to anyhow partition the disk

    I've tried every guide I could find, reddit, apple support. Nothing works. I've tried partitioning through the terminal, and disk utility. Both give the same error.
  6. B

    Why are bluetooth devices combined together when initially connected onto different user profiles?

    So quick run down: I connect my AirPods to my profile A. I give the MacBook to user B. User B switches to their profile. User B can access all my bluetooth devices along with theirs. I, User A, switch back to my profile A. I can also access user B's bluetooth devices. Why are bluetooth...
  7. A

    Storage in /System/Volumes/Data doesn't add up ("Other" taking a lot)

    I'm confused by the storage stats. I have a macOS Big Sur under APFS (~736 Gi with 578 Gi used) and also a BootCamp Windows (~189 Gi with ~143 Gi used) alongside. "System Information" says I only have ~156G left (= 143Gi) left in macOS, which is consistent with the command df -h as shown below...
  8. HansBricks

    Keyboard and mouse do not work after initial startup

    Hello, I use a Mac Book Pro (running Mac OS Big Sur 11.1) for my desktop setup, which is connected to a Logitech MX Master 3 mouse, as well as a Logitech MX Keys keyboard ... I also use three external monitors - my Mac Book is in a stand and and turns on automatically as soon as I turn on the...
    • HansBricks
    • Thread
    • boot keyboard macos mouse not working
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: macOS
  9. I

    Please help recommend an app to put Events & Tasks, Reminders onto Calendar & block time.

    Hi all Please help recommend an app to put Events & Tasks, Reminders onto Calendar & block time. Great if there is a companion iPhone app. (a.) Must work with native apple calendar. (b.) Block time on calendar is must. Looking for streamlining Work, Events and Task Managemnt (Both Work and...
    • iLearnMac
    • Thread
    • calendar iphone macos taskmanagement tasks todo workflow
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  10. appleofmyibook

    HELP: Spooked but could be nothing - Random Android phones connected to Bluetooth

    Hi, I’m wondering if anyone can help me. Every device in my house and that’s ever connected to my Mac Bluetooth is on iOS. I have now twice opened my laptop and gone straight into Bluetooth and the first time it said ‘Samsung Galaxy S9’ is connected and then yesterday it said ‘Pixel 3a‘...
  11. O

    Can someone give me a Mavericks download link?

    Hey! I searched a lot on the web for OS X Mavericks installer file, but i didn't find any, but the updates. It was removed from the App Store, so that's not an option, it is why i'm here. Can someone give me a link for the full Mavericks installer? I want to create a bootable disk. An Apple ID...
  12. voraciousvegan

    MP 1,1-5,1 cMP: MacOS + Bootcamp off Single PCIe Card?

    Can anyone confirm if I can run 2 bootable drives (Mac + Windows separately) off a single PCIe card, if I intend to clone the Bootcamp partition before popping it in the adapter? They're plain old SATA SSD drives.
    • voraciousvegan
    • Thread
    • 2 drives adapter bootcamp card macos pcie slot ssd windows
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  13. M

    macOs Debloating thread

    Hello everyone, i would like to have a thread about debloating macos, where we can discuss the various services and background tasks that can be killed to improve the performance of macOs. I have tried to post some similar discussions on Hackintosh forum without much success, and i find it...
    • MirComputers
    • Thread
    • debloat macos performance speed speedup
    • Replies: 69
    • Forum: macOS
  14. Z

    Updating firmware on MBP 2012

    Hello and Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays, I have a mid-2012 13” MBP running on 10.12.6 Sierra, which I’ve been trying to update to the latest OS for some time now. Any update that is newer than Sierra throws a “An error occurred while verifying firmware” error. After removing the CD/DVD drive...
    • zetb0
    • Thread
    • firmware high sierra macos mbp sierra update
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  15. D

    iPhone 12 Pro Max iPhone Freezes when connected to Photos - Hard Reboot Temp Fix

    I'm experiencing a reoccurring problem. It doesn't matter whether Photos is launched before or after connecting my iPhone 12 Pro Max. Problem: Photos on macOS freezes on the "unlock your iPhone" screen. No matter what you do it will never recognize the phone in this state. Fix: Press Volume up...
    • dwmreg
    • Thread
    • freezes iphone macos photo app restart
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iPhone
  16. 4

    Screen Time broken on macOS Big Sur? iMac

    I enabled screen time on my iMac running macOS Big Sur, and it's been logging constant Twitter usage ever since. For example, it's ~9am and I'm at 9 hours of Twitter usage today on my iMac specifically. Last night, my iMac was asleep and had a few webpages open in Safari, but none of them were...
    • 4004786
    • Thread
    • macos screen time twitter
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
  17. H

    Why does my Mac report my external SSD storage differently from my PC?

    Made the jump to an M1 Mini from an aging windows PC for my daily driver, and this caught my eye when I plugged in my external SSD that I use to store my music collection. On my PC, it says I have 170 GB free of 465 GB total storage - 48,434 total files. 290 GB total usage on disk. On my new...
  18. T

    macOS Cannot write characteristic to bluetooth device on macos 10.15 due to encryption reasons

    Hi folks, I want to connect a bluetooth device on macos 10.15 for development reasons. But any read/write operstion to the characteristics fails with this message: The console app of macos show the following corresponding error: In the Bluetooth settings the Countour device is paired...
  19. bana281

    iMac 27" 2017 fusion drive, extremely slow start with Big Sur

    My iMac 27" 2017 with fusion drive starts very slowly with Big Sur, 4-5 minutes until ready, just 2 usual login items. There's SSD in the drive and it should start as fast as by previous versions of macOS. Is it normal for the fusion drive to look like this? SSD not separated and...
    • bana281
    • Thread
    • big sur imac macos
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: iMac
  20. JUiCEJamie

    Smooth Scrolling in Safari vs. iPad Magic Keyboard

    Hello - I've been a Mac user for a few years now, and I switched to an iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard back in April. Alas, M1 Mac's arrived, so I've got rid of the iPad and I'm Mac on Big Sur with an M1 MBA. For those of you who used the Magic Keyboard with iPad OS; the directional button...
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