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    will not boot. Circle with a slash on a gray screen

    I am not very familiar with Mac comuters. I have this IMac with High Sierra OS installed. I think it might have been erased. Recovery image was deleted / erased. Simply not there. No Backup. No time backup. So any advice on how to get an image and boot disk or another how to. Tried...
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    How to restore bootable disc from time machine to new SSD

    Hi. Until a week ago I had a working MacBook Pro, early 2011 with High Sierra and a 250GB SSD. I make regular backups with TimeMachine. Last week a lightning struck our house and the fuse went out. My Mac was charging during the event and now it is not turning on anymore. Damn. 12 years of...
    • Max xk285
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    • backup high sierra macbook pro migrate operating system time machine
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Early Intel Macs
  3. MacinMan

    Need help installing Ubuntu to an external drive for my iMac 27" from late 2015

    Hey all, I am stuck on getting a Ubuntu 22.04 to put the bootloader on the external drive and NOT the drive with the macOS boot loader. I am able to successfully install linux to an external drive, and it runs. However, even though I tell the installer to put the boot loader on the external...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Need help restoring Snow Leopard to Mac Pro Six Core Westmere 2010

    Hello Everyone! I am music composer working in TV and film. I'm writing the music for a documentary and want to use some legacy software which needs to run on Snow Leopard 10.6.8 I bought a second hand Mac Pro westmere 2010 which originally shipped with OS 10.6.4 I rather foolishly thought it...
    • hrwz
    • Thread
    • 10.6.8 mac pro mac pro (2010) operating system original oroginal os os x 10.6.8 restore original factory settings snow leopard snow leopard installation
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Mac Pro
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    How to Install Linux on old MacBook 2.1

    Hey, I have an MacBook 2.1 (White) with a broken CD Drive. macOS is not installed on this MacBook (but it is possible to install macOS). I'd like to use Linux because newer versions of Chrome, etc., don't working the old macOS Version. My idea was to install Linux Mint Xfce on this Mac. I...
  6. Apple_Glen_UK

    Restoring original Operating System?

    Despite the fact I have a 13” MacBook Pro (2015) I have just purchased a 15” Mid-2015 MBP with 16GB RAM and 256GB SSD. It is described as being in mint condition, looks to be in mint condition from the photos I have seen and it is still boxed. I got it for a decent price so may keep it and...
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    Better operating system than 64 bit?

    I want to ask one general question here, We have seen 32 bit and 64 bit Operating System. Is there any other larger size bit Operating System exist? If yes can you please share the link to download it.? I want the best speed operating system.
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    Macbook Pro No SSD- diagnostic QUESTION

    I have a 2013 Macbook Pro 15 inch i bought from ebay. it has no ssd. i bought a new ssd and it will arrive shortly, but when i turn on the machine, the fans kick on, the processor gets warm, but the screen stays black. In my previous experience, the screen turns white with a grey folder flashing...
    • seankerns
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    • hard drive macbok pro operating system ssd drive
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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    2 Operating Systems?

    Hello! I am running Mac 0S X 10.5.8 on my MacBook laptop. Yes, I know this is an ancient operating system! LOL The reason I haven’t updated is because I need to be able to use my software which is expensive and it won’t work on the operating systems after the OS X. Would it be possible to run...
    • 4inform
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    • ios macbook operating system os x
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MacBook
  10. MacBookBroLax

    Does macOS High Sierra have many bugs/ is it worth the time upgrading to

    Does macOS High Sierra have many bugs? Is it worth the time to upgrade to?
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    El Capitan or Sierra - Performance on Macbook

    Hello everyone, I recently purchased a 2015 1.2Ghz MacBook and I was wondering what's the better OS? I know that Sierra is pretty much identical to El Capitan but which one would you choose for the MacBook? Does one or the other have lesser battery consumption? Does one perform better? My...
    • HotEars
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    • battery life el capitan macbook operating system performance sierra
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: MacBook
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    PowerBook G4 Boot/Install Issues

    Hello, Longtime browser, first-time poster! I have an ancient 15" PowerBook G4 that I recently put up for sale on Craigslist along with a few other old Macs in order to clear space at the office and just get rid of old stuff. The buyers took them off of my hands, and then tried reinstalling an...
    • brettroby
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    • fail hard drive installation operating system optical drive powerbook g4 stall
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
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    Install ubuntu on windows and mac with an external hdd

    I want to install & run ubuntu (or windows) on an external hdd. When I plug it into a mac it should work and when I plug it into a window it should also work. Can someone guide me through this or tell me if this is possible?
  14. haravikk

    Converting Mac Mini into an HTPC

    So I have an old mid 2010 Mac Mini, the unibody model that still had a superdrive, and I'm thinking of enlisting it as a media centre device so I can reliably watch stuff from my computer in my living room, as well as replacing my DVD player with it (I'm also hoping to swap the superdrive for a...
    • haravikk
    • Thread
    • bluetooth htpc media centre operating system remote
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Mac mini
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    Macbook Pro crashes when I watch a movie

    Hey everyone, I recently bought a new hard drive SSD SanDisk 480GB after the apple store told me my previous hard drive was the issue of crashing. After installing the SSD drive with the new Operating System, my computer still crashes. It also crashes to Civilization 5. Can anyone help with...
    • staawq
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    • apple civilization computers crashing hard drive mac macbook pro operating system solid state drive video
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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