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  1. MariaJimena5

    What OS Are you Using?: MacBook Air 2015 8GB Memory

    Hi! I have an early 2015 13" MacBook Air with 8GB Memory. I still have OS X El Capitan and it's working fine, but I keep getting constant notifications to update to Monterey (which I can't seem to turn off). If you are a fellow MacBook Air 2015er-- is there any OS you recommend if I were to...
  2. S

    MacBook Pro problem with installing from recovery.

    Hi, okay so my dad got my uncle a MacBook Pro a few years ago. Uncle got a new one from work and decided to send the old one back to us. It was laying around for a while and I decided to use it since I recently got a front-end developing job and pretty much all of our designers use Apple and...
    • STRINIX
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    • macbook pro os installation failed os x 10.11 os x el capitan recovery mode
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  3. Emilpu

    Sierra or El capitan?

    Hello, I'm new here, this is my first post. I have a mid 2012 Macbook Pro 13, but I upgraded the ram to 16gb. I have El capitan now, but what do you say? do I upgrade to Sierra or it'll only make it slower. PS I'm plaining on upgrading to a SSD
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    • 1600mhz el capitan macboo pro macbook 13" os x os x el capitan os x sierra sierra
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: macOS
  4. N

    Time Machine for database server backup

    I have a Mac Mini running FileMaker Server and I need a daily backup of the databases that include around 100.000 pdf files that take up to 12GB of space. I would like to keep the 10 latest backups of the whole database. FileMaker Server takes care of the full database backup and in order to...
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    • backup filemaker server os x el capitan synology time machine
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Networking
  5. G

    Reminders late notification

    Hello, I'd like to ask you, I know that reminders on OS X El Capitan have 5 minute, 1 hour, tommorow option of snooze. I had 2 reminds that notificated to me, so I clicked on 5 minutes snooze on both. One remind showed after 5 minute and the second remind showed after 15 minutes? Does anyone...
  6. Trekkie

    Can't Delete Folder (Security)

    I had a weird issue with the app store and it was recommended I rename something in /var/private/folders (the zz directory) and move it to the trash. I did that, but now I can't delete it. It's not 'owned' by me, and nothing I do will let me get rid of it. I've got tons of linux experience...
  7. lastr

    El Capitan WiFi Problem

    Hey guys, I'm having a very annoying problem right now. As you can see in the pic I attached, the wifi is shown connected, but no available wifi list. Of course, the service is not available, but well, not exactly. If no internet connection, the browsers will tell so. But in this problem, the...
  8. R

    OS X El Capitan and Bootcamp Cloning Issue on newer iMacs.

    Hello MacRumors Community, This is my first post here. I have an issue cloning the dual boot image from a late 2015 iMac. I setup the OS X without any issues then, ran boot camp to integrate the Windows partition. I was able to use Clonezilla live to make the image. However, when I restored to...
  9. arjun.j

    Missing UI elements in Finder

    I'm currently running OS X 10.11.5 on an early-2015 13" MBP, and noticed that the graphical buttons for "back", "view", "arrange by" etc. on my Finder toolbar have been replaced with plain text (see screenshot). Restarting didn't help, nor did updating from 10.11.4 to 10.11.5. I've been unable...
  10. M

    WIFI-Trouble after clean reset etc.

    Hello Community, a few days ago I bought an used MacBook Air. Everything's alright so far. After connecting to my Apple AirPort Express I noticed that the Wifi connection is slower than I ever experienced. The Wifi-module must be working as I can connect and use my browser. To open the Apple...
  11. Mejenborg

    Unable to boot to OS X from Windows 10

    Hi Having a kinda strange problem. I have a Mac Pro 4,1 (upgraded to 5,1) and two drives - one drive with OS X El Capitan installed, and one with Windows 10 installed. I used Boot Camp Assistant to install windows 10 which created 2 partitions an EFI and a Bootcamp. When installing Windows I...
  12. T

    I can't boot into windows after having resized my mac partition

    any help would be greatly appreciated diskutil list sudo fdisk /dev/disk0 sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0 MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.4)
  13. 0003972

    USB WIFI ADAPTER

    Greetings!! Recently I got a MacBook Pro 9,1 (15 inches, i7, mid-2012 etc...you can check specs online too). Now the problem is I have a Realtek 8187L USB wifi adapter and by the time I connect it to the MacBook...nothing happens...the wifi adapter is 802.11 b/g and the laptop supports...
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    • macbook macbook pro 15 mid 2012 os x el capitan
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  14. kirkbross

    Increase eject button delay time?

    Is there a terminal command to INCREASE the amount of time you have to hold down the eject key [above Delete] before it triggers the drive eject?
  15. MikeyDiesel515

    NEED HELP ASAP!! How can I downgrade 2015 MBP to Yosemite?

    I currently purchased a new MacBook Pro (Early 2015, 13in Retina) that came with El Capitan OS X. I NEED to downgrade to Yosemite because I have some devices that arent currently supported on El Capitan. How can I get Yosemite on my MacBook? Need help ASAP! Thanks!!!
  16. rdav

    Auto Erase for OS-X /?

    As has been all over the news recently, current versions of iOS have an optional feature to auto-erase the device after ten failed password attempts. Which is a great iPhone security feature IMHO. http://www.macrumors.com/2016/02/17/cook-open-letter-backdoor-fbi-san-bernardino/ Thanks Apple...
  17. iExplorer

    Want to automate application opening

    I use Google Drive to store a lot of files, so I have a Sync folder for the same and every time I drop a file into it, it automatically syncs provided the app is open. But, I have disabled "Start Drive at login"(to speed up my startup time). So now, everytime I drop a file or update a file in...
  18. Aquamite

    Automatically remove junk mail

    It's really annoying when a daily pile of junk mail appears in the junk inbox forcing me to repeat the same process of: open the junk mail inbox, select every message, move them to the trash, empty the trash, several times every single day. I'm tired of it. I want Apple Mail to delete the junk...
  19. B

    Help Please to wipe and reinstall OS

    Hi, I have given my macbook air 2012 to my eldest daughter. I have still have my account on it and hers. The macbook is now running out of disk space and I want to set it up clean for her to use. What I need help with is this. I want to do a fresh install of el capitan for her. If I factory...
  20. R

    Issues migration from Dropbox to iCloud drive.

    #1 Hi. Has anyone tried migrating a large number of files/folders from Dropbox to iCloud drive? I have about 100GB and 150000 files in Dropbox. Tried copying everything from Dropbox folder to iCloud drive on my Mac. It seems, the iCloud sync stops at about 50%. I have waited about 1 week, but...
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