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  1. H

    Wacky wifi/kernel_task issue

    I upgraded to Mojave a few weeks ago and it was fine for a bit. Now I'm having a big issue with wifi. After a few minutes of use, kernel_task will random shoot up past 100% CPU (sometimes nearing 200%), majorly lag the whole system, and disconnect from wifi. When I click to reconnect to wifi I...
  2. carlcaulkett

    WiFi on an Apple Mac vs an iPad Air 2

    Apple Mac Pro (early 2009) 4,1->5,1 macOS 10.14.4 (thanks to DosDude1) DLink DWA 131 USB WiFi dongle DWA-131_REVE_DRIVER_v5.0.5.B8_MAC driver iPad Air 2 iOS 12.2 Hello, I have tried a broadband test site https://www.broadbandspeedchecker.co.uk with my Mac Pro after changing to a new broadband...
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    MP 6,1 2013 Mac Pro not going to Sleep

    Walked into my office this morning to the sounds of a gentle fan. Felt the trashcan, very warm. What is going on? I'm on the latest version of Mojave. It's weird because when I am in windows 10 via bootcamp, it actually goes to "cold" sleep no probs. Anyone have similar problem? Thanks!
  4. Skeptical.me

    Cleaning up iTunes Library, need advice.

    Hi, I have about 35,000 songs in my iTunes Library (I use iTunes Match) and there are many albums with duplicate tracks from over the years copying and pasting the tracks from Plex, to iTunes, and back again etc. I need some type of App that gets rid of duplicate songs WITHIN an albums folder...
  5. mikew67

    Can't get beyond Mojave 14.0 on unsupported MBP 4,1

    Gentle folks: Have been a regular user of the work of DOSDUDE1 and others in support of running current versions of macOS on older unsupported Macs, specifically on my MacBook Pro 4,1 (early 2008). Have upgraded my macOS version through Sierra --> High Sierra --> Mojave 14.0, the last shortly...
  6. countershading

    MP 1,1-5,1 SSD Scratch Disc VS SSD System Disc

    Regarding a classic Mac Pro 5.1 for media work: If you had 1. a faster SSD (NVMe) that connects via PCIe slot and 2. a slower SSD in one of the four harddisc drive bays and 3. an even slower HDD in one of the four harddisc drive bays, which of those 3 would you use for A. Operating...
  7. Liamda1y

    Photos App keeps crashing

    Hello, I am having some difficulty with Photos app on 10.14.5, it keeps randomly crashing - it seems to be at the same point. I have attempted a repair a few times and the same issue occurs, I have also restored from an earlier backup. To me from the crash report the IPXDatabase is causing...
  8. S

    Delete on iTunes not working with External Drive

    I have my iTunes Media folder on an external drive, formatted in APFS. When I delete a song I have ripped from a CD, the only prompt I get is whether I want to delete from iCloud Music Library and nothing else. Nothing goes in my Trash. The song effectively disappears or enters some kind of...
  9. aime344

    How To Uninstall MenuMeters 2019 Version?

    version is: MenuMeters for OS X El Capitan 10.11 (and later) running Mojave I have tried everything but none of the articles I've found are updated for this version. So at the moment, I'm stuck using an app that I don't want to use. Any help will be tremendously appreciated!
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    Mojave on new Mini - can't startup from recovery partition

    I've just used T/Machine to restore to my new Mini - and it works fine EXCEPT that I can't boot from the recovery partition. I use CCC as well as T/Machine, and CCC alerted me to the fact that I would need to grant access (via the recovery partition procedure) to allow me to boot from a CCC...
  11. UKenGB

    Mail.app slow down

    Running Mojave on cMP 4,1=>5,1 and for the most part it's working well. I have the audio stutter problem, but that should be fixed with the install of some later CPUs. But... Maill.app slows down. E.g. if I start it in the morning it runs fine at good speed. Selecting a different message...
  12. jwatters579

    Downgrade back to Mojave?

    Can we downgrade back to Mojave?
  13. M

    Resolved Impossible to ping Windows PCs

    Apologies if this has been addressed before. I'm trying to connect my Mac (Mojave) to a Windows 10 PC via SSH, however I keep getting "Operation timed out" errors. I can ping and ssh myself and other Macs but when I try to ping any PC I get this kind of error —————————————————————— Request...
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    Preview bug with PDF files

    Hi everyone, does someone have the same issue I am experiencing with PDF files? The selection and highlighting of the text is totally random and messed up. With small PDF files it seems to be ok but with large PDF is a mess. Same issue with Mojave and High Sierra on two different machines, both...
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    Machintosh HD is no longer APFS (Encrypted)

    I have a MacBook Pro with the T2 chip. It came with High Sierra preinstalled. When I Get Info the Macintosh HD on High Sierra, it says the Format is APFS (Encrypted). I have recently upgraded to Mojave and now it says the Format is APFS. It is no longer APFS (Encrypted). I did not do a clean...
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    iGPU throttling after waking up from sleep

    Hi, I have been experiencing UI lag after waking up from sleep from I thing High Sierra. Only a restart fixes it. To investigate I installed, intel power gadget. 1. When UI is lagging GPU speed - 0.2 Ghz 2. When everything is smooth (after restart) GPU speed - 0.75 Ghz My Mac - MBP 15in mid...
  17. Xenostar

    Strange bluetooth earbuds lag error with videos

    I recently purchased some Anker bluetooth earbuds for the first time. I'm having a very strange issue when using them with my Macbook Pro 2016 model (Running Mojave 10.14.4, 2.7 GHz Intel, 16gb Ram, Radeon Pro 455). Basically, if I watch a video on Youtube or a stream on Twitch, the video...
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    BootCamp The startup disk does not have enough space to be partitioned

    I am currently trying to install bootcamp, however i am experiencing the following error: "The startup disk does not have enough space to be partitioned." "You must have at least 42GB of free space available." I have checked my storage and i have 62GB available storage. I have checked and my...
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    Unable To Update To MacOS Mojave

    Hi All, I've been having problems trying to update my Macbook Pro to OS Mojave. The error I have been getting is 'This disk doesn't use the GUID Partition Table scheme'. I have been looking at loads of different forums to try and resolve this issue but none of what i've found was any help. I...
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    Late 2014 iMac Crashing

    I have a late 2014 3.5 i5 27” iMac. We had to upgrade to 16gb from the standard 8gb. The machine runs 10.14.3 After three attempts, we finally received memory that worked. Well, after 2 hours of usage, the computer crashed. There were no normal kernel panic type messages. The computer froze...