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  1. bige12

    Trying to install Big Sur on a External Hard Drive

    Trying to install Big Sur on a External Hard Drive. I made a clone copy of my macbook pro, So I can boot the USB external hard drive fine, and I log in I installed the beta profile and download the installer and when I tried to install it I get The operation could not be completed. Then I...
  2. J

    Is there anywhere where macOS Big Sur refers to itself as 10.16?

    Some screenshots that I've seen of macOS Big Sur (aka Mac OS XI) show itself as 10.16. Specifically, where does it refer to itself as 10.16 and where 11.0?
  3. bige12

    trying to install MacOS Big Sur on a External hard

    I have cloned my drive storage from my July 2019 13 inch Macbook Pro to a external hard drive. I want to use that external hard drive and install macOS Big Sur on it to test it. When I try to boot from the bootable copy off the hard drive it dose not boot, I have the drive plugged in and...
  4. T

    MacOS BS Conspiracy

    Apple is going to drive the transition to ARM by introducing flashing, new hardware that will entice uniformed, casual users who don't understand what the change means. Their frustration will lead to a slew of angry posts; and instead of Apple, they will be directed at those companies who...
  5. dosdude1

    macOS 11 Big Sur on Unsupported Macs Thread

    This thread will be used to discuss advancements in getting macOS 11.0 Big Sur running on unsupported Macs. --- Compatibility List: [/SPOILER] --- FAQ: Q: What does unsupported mean for my old Mac? A: Three problems: Apple locks you out from running the stock installer...
  6. imrazor

    Cross platform file systems (Mac, Linux, Windows)

    I've been trying for a while now to find a good file system to format external drives with. For a long time the best choice was plain old FAT32, but since it has a 4GB (or is it 2GB?) file size limit it's not good for transferring large video files, or holding games that use large archive files...
  7. E

    Can't Find Catalina 10.15 & 10.14 .VMDK File (for use in virtual box )

    Hi, i tired from search for download catalina 10.15 & 10.14 .vmdk files in web and can't find them how can i download catalina 10.15 or 10.14 vmdk files ?
  8. christiann

    Project G3: Getting Leopard on an Unsupported Mac

    Happy 2023! Welcome to the community WikiPost. We will be discussing OS X Leopard on G3’s (and G4’s). As of early 2023, the guide is “active”. The content has been updated, however, we are still looking for someone to finish the shell script to automate the install. [/SPOILER] If you want...
    • christiann
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    • guide hacking installer leopard macos osx tiger unsupported
    • Replies: 121
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  9. johnalan

    Restart always crashes on Catalina

    On a Macbook 16inch, 5500m 32gb. Vanilla Catalna install, I see this issue: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/372183/catalina-crashing-at-shutdown-with-this-error It used to happen, then stopped, now after latest update back again. How is it this sloppy! We can't even restart the...
  10. cconti

    Mac Mini late 2008 (3,1) with High Sierra. How much RAM can I install?

    I have a late 2008 (3,1) Mac Mini with High Sierra that I have just upgraded with dosdude1 script. I had stopped using it years ago because it stopped doing the only job I could find for it, which was to broadcast my music and video collection with Plex. Ples stopped supporting the OS and I...
    • cconti
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    • high increase partition size mac mini macos partition error resize partition udif
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Mac mini
  11. zackshapiro25

    How can I add Ctrl-based keyboard shortcuts for the [ and ] keys?

    I've been playing with the idea of mapping all of the keys to the right of the P in a QWERTY keyboard to some kind of modifier key, preferably Ctrl on my Mac. How can I add shortcuts such as `Ctrl-u` and `Ctrl-i` to [ and ], respectively? Looking around, I haven't found a good way to do that...
  12. njhaveri

    Mimestream, a native Gmail client for macOS – now in free public beta

    Hi everyone 👋 I'm Neil, the developer of Mimestream, a lightweight native Gmail client for macOS. Mimestream is now in public beta, and looking for more beta testers! If you're interested, visit https://mimestream.com, enter your email address to request access, and you'll instantly get a...
    • njhaveri
    • Thread
    • email email client gmail mac macos
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  13. christiann

    iBook G3 Snow, complete upgrade to PowerPC G4, superdrive, 512 MB RAM upgrade.

    Hi. I have an iBook G3 Snow a Dual Usb, and I bought a Motorola 7410 to upgrade it to. I also bought 512 MB RAM to get rid of the current 64 Mb RAM. I am also interested in buying a SuperDrive. Here are my questions: -How do I perform the upgrade from a G3 to a G4.. I’ve seen people do it...
    • christiann
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    • 10.0.3 7410 cheetah ibook macos motorola powerpc ppc ppc3
    • Replies: 65
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  14. peanutismint

    Is there some way to disable popup notifications to update my iPhone to iOS 13.5.1 whenever I plug it in?

    I just updated my Mac to Catalina and my iPhone to iOS 13.5, but now every time I plug my iPhone into my Mac I get a popup notification telling me to update it again to 13.5.1 which I don't want to do because I'm jailbroken. I noticed there was a Terminal command 'sudo softwareupdate --ignore...
  15. yellow8

    SubShifter 2 - Sync / Shift your subtitles

    SubShifter 2 Meet SubShifter 2.0, an incredibly simple app to shift or sync your subtitles files in seconds. SHIFT: Select your file, select the shift period, hit the "Shift" button, save the results. Done. SYNC (new V2): Select your file, select two subtitles, enter their correct timings, hit...
    • yellow8
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    • app mac macos srt subtitles
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  16. C

    Photos app makes RAW files blurry after editing

    I've done a bit of online research and it seems like this problem has lingered in some iteration of iPhoto/Photos for over a decade, going back to 2008. For recently imported RAW files, the photos will show up fine at first, but after editing through Photos, they will be blurry until I click...
    • ctomyan
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    • macos macos10.15.5 photos
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: macOS
  17. jagooch

    How do I know which display is display 1 or 2? It's not in the display properties screen

    Stupid question of the day. When there are multiple monitors, and I want to assign an application to a specific monitor and space, it gives me options like - "Desktop on Display 1", "Desktop on Display 2","Desktop on Display 3" . How do I know which display is "Display 1" ? If I look in...
    • jagooch
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    • display macos
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: macOS
  18. C

    Choppy scrolling on new MacBook Pro 2020

    Hi guys I just bought a new MBP with 10th gen processors recently and i'm experiencing choppy scrolling on safari with websites like reddit and gmail. Also with applications like WhatsApp and some animations around macOS. Is this normal or there's something wrong with my Mac? Thanks!
  19. daijholt

    Old Exchange & Google Accounts keep reappearing

    Set my new Mac up as new this week, so I could leave some old accounts behind as I no longer work for the company they were associated with, however every time I set my Mac up I get all these old inactive accounts pre-populated in my mail account settings (see attached screenshot). They're a mix...
  20. Mr. Awesome

    WWDC vs. September event

    Thought I’d ask this question that I’ve been thinking about for a while. Which is your favorite Apple event each year? The September iPhone event or WWDC keynote? I personally enjoy WWDC more because it brings new features for all product lines, and it’s always exciting to see new things at...
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