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  1. L

    macOS 10.13 and iOS 11 System requirement predictions

    With the announcement of WWDC2017, as well as apple warning users that future versions of iOS will not support 32 bit apps, and the (hopeful) upgrade to the Apple File system, it got me thinking about the next versions of macOS and iOS’s system requirements. To begin with iOS, it is easy to...
  2. L

    Change the Message sounds when you send a message

    I am a person who loves to customize things to my liking, and I do not like being forced to use things. The sound when you send a message in Messages (that little WOOOOO that goes up in tone) or when you have the chat open and you receive a message (the WOOOO sound going down in tone. Is there...
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    Upgrading from Mavericks to Sierra: What to look out for?

    My 2014 MacBook Pro and my 2010 Mac Pro are both still running OSX 10.9.5, mostly because of some specific software compatibility issues and because I use these machines for work and am always hesitant to upgrade. Now, the time has come where the compatibility issues of not updating have gotten...
  4. casperes1996

    Help finding OS X Tiger or Leopard for PPC

    Hey, guys. I recently found a great deal on an iMac G5. However, it comes without a hard drive, and the seller doesn't have the original OS disc. I've got plenty of HDDs lying around to get storage on it, but no system discs compatible with the machine, so I was wondering if any of you know a...
  5. taptic

    Can you reinstall OS without wiping?

    I understand that you can wipe a computer and then install a fresh operating system and restore a backup. I was wondering however, can you reinstall OS X or macOS on top of existing data without removing it?
  6. M

    Relocated Home directory to exFAT partition => Skype freezes

    Do you have a fix for this particular scenario: 1) Two partitions boot drive, the second one formatted exFAT 2) Relocate Home directory to Partition2 using the default way: System Preferences -> Users & Groups -> Advanced Options -> Home directory 3) Install Skype 4) At first launch Skype...
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    Installing an additional ssd and moving/cloning os to it

    Hey everyone, first time posting I have mid 2012 macbook pro with a 500 GB hdd, I need more space and I want to run the os on a ssd to make it faster and smoother. I have a 120 GB ssd and I want to install it in the place of the optical drive (so i will have both hdd and ssd inside the...
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    Better Fusion Drive?

    Just submitted this feedback to Apple: " I just lost my System drive in my MP3,1. I had Fusion drive made from 128GB OWC ssd and 1TB hdd. Ssd died. First thing that comes to mind is, can I recover the data I was working after last timeMachine backup? Since ssd's are usually small and hdd's can...
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    Is it just me, or is Apple's ability to create attractive UI styling gotten pretty poor?

    When iOS 7 first landed, I nearly blew a head gasket. I do UX design for a living, and many aspects of the new flat design language (at least Apple's take on it) just rubbed me the wrong way. I think they got some things right and (in my option) other things pretty wrong. This point is basically...
  10. M

    Install OS X Tiger/Leopard on Apple TV 1

    Okay, will these steps work in order to install OS X on an Apple TV 1 directly onto its internal hard drive? (With an external USB storage device) (I do not have the Apple TV itself, so if I need to input a serial number or something like that I will not be able to continue with that step) Now...
  11. Crimson Hikari

    Mail app quitting a few seconds after launch (Sierra)

    I upgraded to Sierra a few days ago, and initially, it was fine. Everything seemed to be working. Yesterday, the Mail app quit unexpectedly and upon relaunching, will not stay open for more than a few seconds. Anyone else have this problem? And does anyone have a solution?
  12. Garrod

    Recursed - new puzzle platformer for macOS

    Hello! Sorry to plug this and I don't want to seem like I'm spamming but a new puzzle platformer for macOS (and Windows and Linux if you're that way inclined!) called Recursed has just been released on Steam. It was written by a friend of mine on his own and it's his first game release. It...
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    Questions about Accessibility Zoom

    These are questions for people who use the Zoom feature in Preferences>Accessibility. I'm a long-time Windows user. I'm visually-impaired and Windows Magnifier is all I need. I don't need Narrator or VoiceOver or any sophisticated screen magnifiers. I'm happy with Windows Magnifier, but I was...
  14. PrinceKickster

    Asking for ultimate iOS stock wallpapers dump until iOS 10

    I don't know if a similar active thread for this actually exist somewhere here in MacRumors Forums because I'm totally a new member here. I'm humbly asking for all the wallpapers exist on iPad and iPhones that's been added until the very last major iOS release; iOS 10. Also I want to ask for the...
  15. rubendepedro

    ionodecache CPU >100% and fans boosting

    Hi I upgrade from El Capitan to Sierra yesterday, and now I have a process called 'ionodecache' consuming more than 100% CPU usage since then. I thought it was indexing/caching something, but after 24h it continue very high on CPU usage and the fans are boosting non-stop all the time. Googling...
  16. d_an_2014

    macOS Sierra Installed, Bootcamp not working anymore...

    Hey, I have a 5K iMac which was running OS X El Capitan and Windows 7 (Bootcamp). I upgraded yesterday to macOS Sierra and now I can't boot into Windows 7. It keeps restarting and want's to start the repair assistant. When I try to launch the repair assistant, I can't do so because my keyboard...
  17. grahamperrin

    Software that is incompatible with Mac OS X, OS X, macOS

    To tell what's listed by Apple: at the Mac, running Apple's operating system launch Terminal enter this one-line command: defaults read /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SystemMigration.framework/Versions/A/Resources/MigrationIncompatibleApplicationsList Hint: to select the line...
  18. migueljoao

    malware and pop-ups

    lately my macbook pro has been very slow even writing the letters take a break before adding them , when im in safari a lot of pop ups appears mackepper and things like that i want do remove it all and i don't know how ,, please help and sorry for my bad english
  19. bogdan_06

    Yosemite installation file

    Hey everyone! Does anybody have a dmg file with Yosemite OS X? P.S. Unfortunately, I lost my file in the downloads because I changed countries in my Apple ID
  20. tennisproha

    Identical OS X Installers have different sizes. Why? Checksum?

    I'm downloading past OS X Installers from the Mac App Store for safekeeping and I keep ending up with different sizes for identical versions. They are all off by a few bytes. This is the first time I've noticed but I do have a fast connection and not a lot of traffic late at night. Why is this...