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  1. MrAverigeUser

    constantly rising horrible CPU-consumption by powerd ....

    Found a very well-done article about the problem still unsolved by apple since several years, Seems that this was beginning with OSX 10.8 (!) and was never really resolved (debugged) by apple ever since - perhaps someone knows more about this bizarre problem I (and shurely lots of other People)...
  2. safernandez666

    rEFInd Delete Entries

    Hello! I have a MacBook Pro Retina. Install rEFInd. My disk has a partition with Linux and another with OSX. Currently OSX recovery and vmlinuz of the Kali appear. How can I hide them? Try modifying the # dont_scan_ *, without luck! Thank you so much for the help, I can give! Here the...
  3. AppleDApp

    App to convert OS X specific files

    Short of manually exporting all my files to the windows equivalent format. Are there apps that will convert numbers, pages and keynote documents to the windows equivalent? with minimal lost formatting fonts etc.?
  4. D

    Which Apple ID to use for iBooks?

    I have two Apple IDs, one for iTunes and one for iCloud. The reason for this is historical, because there was a time when these were different things and my accounts are that old. I have never really used iBooks so far (there are only a few random PDFs in there and two book I bought years ago)...
    • danqi
    • Thread
    • apple id ibooks icloud icloud drive ios macos osx sierra sync
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  5. J

    IMAC internal hard drive cant partition

    I'm planning to reformat my imac but my pc's telling me that I can't partition it. Can someone help me fix this issue? Here is the screenshot of my error. Thanks.
    • jwlayug
    • Thread
    • hdd issues osx reformat update os
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: macOS
  6. B74A

    Merging iCloud accounts (for free)

    A few iOS's ago, I (for some reason) made a new iCloud account, to use for that iOS (and my iPhone). Since then, the iCloud account on both my iPhones (5 and 5S) as well as iPad 2, are using this new iCloud account. My Macbook is still using the old one, and iTunes account (on all devices...
  7. S

    dINI folder in applications?

    Anyone know why a folder named "dINI" is in my applications folder? It contains the following: config.ini dINI.ini Downloader.app
  8. S

    Autofill 1 field at a time?

    Is there a way to use autofill to only fill the field I am currently on? The only way I have ever been able to use autofill is to have it fill every possible field on a page at once. For example say there are entries on a page for my address, phone number, email, etc but I only want to...
  9. neilbontoft

    Time Machine backups

    I imagine a similar issue to mine has already been posted so apologies in advance. I did search but couldn't find a solution. I have late 2013 iMac running 10.12.3 with a factory fitted internal 256 GB SSD with an external 4 TB WD My Book, which is permanently connected. The internal disc...
  10. M

    Preview deleted/ate/hidden ALL of the text in my PDF!?

    After annotating a 200+ page PDF for hours upon hours... I opened it today to discover ALL of the text is missing. The pictures are there, highlights, charts, but all of the text is missing. It is not invisible. It is missing. You cannot even select it. The annotations I made were mostly...
  11. D

    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...
    • danqi
    • Thread
    • macos mavericks os x os x 10.9.5 osx sierra system update updating upgrading
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
  12. M

    Upgrade suggestions

    I need help deciding whether I need a new Macbook Pro or new iPad to replace my 2009 white Macbook Pro which is just too slow after upgrading to ElCapitan. Mobility is necessary as I am a caregiver at home and must at times try to work away from my main machine, which is a CMP 5,1 (flashed)...
  13. TheChemist

    Question: Of all the ad-block filters which should I select?

    hi, I know there are certain blockers which offer a convenient set it and forget it option, whereas other are more granular. I have tried Crystal, Firefox Focus, and Adguard on iOS, and the usual suspects for OSX. When I look at Adguard or uBlock, I am presented with a list of filters to...
  14. Demovx

    Safari freezes

    Hi I have a problem with safari. When I want to open a new tab or select the current (CMD + T and CMD + l) is the browser to freeze. Below I attach a recording of the screen. This happens year. Computer repeatedly to format and cleaned the cache, history, etc. Pleas help! :(...
    • Demovx
    • Thread
    • capitan frezzing screen osx safari
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  15. S

    Macbook Pro Hot, Blank Screen and Unresponsive

    I have had a problem of putting my Macbook Pro to sleep then coming back to it a couple hours later to find it hot with a black screen and totally unresponsive requiring a forced shutdown. Some outside advice led me to try disabling "Wake for network access" and this did seem to fix the problem...
    • Schmactor
    • Thread
    • black screen early 2008 el capitan forced shutdown hot macbook pro osx sleep unresponsive wake for network
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: OS X El Capitan (10.11)
  16. D

    iMac weird Behaviours

    Hello everyone. Im starting to worry about my iMacs health. It has less than a year and is starting to show really weird behaviours, being the main symptom a sudden mouse lag (like if when moving the pointer it looks like if jumping frames) that get worse to worst until it freezes the entire...
    • Deth
    • Thread
    • lag mouse osx slowdown
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: macOS
  17. soundsystem00

    OSx Glitchy. Do I have a virus?

    I went through facebook and was backup up a lot of photos. ALOT. One of the galleries had 2000 photos. I had an external hard drive hooked up and had Safari set to download each picture straight to the hard drive. After about 100 photos, safari starting moving in slow motion. Then finder...
  18. P

    Eternal issue of LAG/DELAY on 2nd monitor connected via HDMI

    This lag/delay issue really bothers me a lot. It is very noticeable, especially when moving mouse cursor. I think at least 1/10 of a second. Does anyone know how to solve the lag/delay on second monitor connected via HDMI port? It happens both on my macbook pro 13" (late 2013 base model) and...
    • precision01
    • Thread
    • delay hdmi hdmi issue lag macbook pro macos osx
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  19. Dj64Mk7

    MacBook Pro 5,5 experiences Kernal Panic when booting to Recovery HD

    Hi! My MacBook Pro 5,5 running OS X El Capitan experiences a kernal panic every time I go to boot into the Recovery HD. Please help…
    • Dj64Mk7
    • Thread
    • el capitan kernal panic macboo pro osx
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  20. J

    HELP with Time Machine Backup Please!!

    I'm in dire need of some help. Is there anyway to get past having to enter my password to access my external hard drive that I have connected to Time Machine? I used it to backup some files last year and the password I use for everything isn't working to unlock the hard drive. Is there a way...
    • jrj23
    • Thread
    • external hard drive help macbook osx restore sierra time machine
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS Sierra (10.12)
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