Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

sierra

  1. 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
  2. R

    Network dropouts on Sierra driving me crackers

    One of our iMacs is having serious connectivity problems. Both ethernet & wifi will drop internet access. Happens daily, randomly & repeatedly. The computer will still be visible on the LAN & can still access LAN stuff but it just drops internet. This does not happen to our other iMac which is...
    • rexone
    • Thread
    • connectivity problems dropped connection help help please imac internet connection sierra
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: macOS Sierra (10.12)
  3. AmazingHenry

    macOS Sierra Theme for OS X Tiger

    macOS Sierra Theme for OS X Tiger Back in October, @swamprock was making a Sierra Theme for Tiger. Sadly, he has left the forum now, so I'll be continuing his work and creating a full macOS Sierra Theme for OS X Tiger! @swamprock's work, which I will be building on. The Theme Will Include... -...
  4. Fuconofuca

    CanoScan Lide 700f negatives problem

    Hi, I recently bought the scanner CanoScan Lide 700f to scan negatives. These day I had a problem, scanned negatives appear with horizontal symmetrical stripes. Have you got a solution? I use Mac OS X Sierra 10.12.3 and the driver MP Navigator EX 2.1.4 I attached a pic to show the problem...
  5. SamValiant

    Incredibly Slow Wireless Transfers

    Just upgraded to OSX 10.12.3. It was a clean install on a 2014 Retina MBP with a 2.8ghz i7, 16GB, 1TB PCIe. While the machine is working perfectly the file transfer speeds over wireless are incredibly slow. We're talking over 30mins to transfer 2GB. Both my other machines (2006 MBP and 2017...
  6. mtstella

    Overheating Mac with Safari, help :(

    Hi all! In the past few weeks I've been having some trouble with Safari specifically. After I start it, no matter which websites I'm browsing, it starts overheating quite rapidly. So, I'm forced to quit it, but I have trouble doing even that - the app does not respond so I end up having to...
    • mtstella
    • Thread
    • cpu fan cpu overheating macbook air 13 inch overheat safari safari 10.0.2 sierra
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  7. vodkashot88

    Macbook Pro mid 2015 flickering startup screen

    Hi folks, this is what happens when I turn on my laptop: https://twitter.com/DarioSabaghi/status/833249014778847234 I've been told to reinstall the latest version of Sierra (10.12.3), but the problem keeps going on. I bought the MacBook Pro (Retina Display, 15 inch, 2,2 GHz Intel Core i7, 16...
    • vodkashot88
    • Thread
    • apple support flickering macbook pro 15 mid 2015 retina problem sierra start up
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  8. J

    Giving Dictionary permanent permission to open

    Hi, I'm on Sierra 10.12.3 (16D32). Whenever I hi-lite a word, right-click, and choose "Search Dictionary" I'm presented with a dialog box to allow or cancel this request: "Do you want to allow this page to open “Dictionary”?" Here's a screenshot: Why? Why, if Dictionary is an Apple...
  9. J

    Help with RX470 set up

    Mac Pro 4,1 with 5,1 upgrade 2 x 2.26 GHz 24GB RAM 10.12.3 I've just made my first attempt to install an RX470 into my machine and have met with partial success.... I was able to try out a Sapphire Rx470 8GB like this one. It is installed in Slot 1 and powered by a dual six pin to 8 pin...
    • Jackdown_101
    • Thread
    • 10.12.3 accelerate amd4100.kext gpu kext luxmark metal rx470 sierra upgrade
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  10. adrian451

    Freezing Issues with macOS 10.12.3

    I am currently in contact with Apple concerning this and as of this present time, they are being helpful, but it is clear to me that they are as yet unwilling to admit there is a problem. It appears to have all the signs of a memory leak. The imac will freeze at any given point with no warning...
  11. S

    Should I upgrade Mac Mini??

    Hey Everyone, First time posting on here but I need some advice regarding a Mac Mini I have. It's a 2010, Intel Core 2 Duo... I think 2GB ram and a standard hard drive. I've upgraded it and of course it's running very slow. It was slow on the older version too but not it's pretty much unusable...
    • scottspooner
    • Thread
    • 2gb 8gb ram intel core duo mac mini sierra ssd
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Mac mini
  12. J

    Onyx and 5770 boot

    Hi again people, As you may be able to deduce from my recent posts I'm currently playing around a bit with my 2009 4,1 with 5,1 update. I have recently installed a flashed XFX 5770 and despite probs with known issues such as pci fan speed and display port output was pleased with how it was...
    • Jackdown_101
    • Thread
    • 5770 boot boot screen efi flash install onyx rom sierra
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  13. M

    I erased and restored my Macintosh HD?

    Hello, While rebooting, I pressed command and R and went to Disk utility, then i went to Machintosh HD and i erased it because i wanted to erase everything on my imac to start fresh, i also clicked ''restore'' and then Machintosh HD disappeared instead i have now ''OS X base system'', Then i...
    • meligzl
    • Thread
    • help imac sierra
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: iMac
  14. 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
  15. Terraform2

    iMac Won't fully Boot (black screen spinning)

    I went to help a friend with an issue she was having with her: Mid 2011 27" iMac 4GB i5 running OS 10.12.3 (Sierra) She wanted to try Photoshop so I downloaded the trial and the computer completely and totally froze on install. As such I had to force restart the machine (something I never...
    • Terraform2
    • Thread
    • boot imac sierra
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: iMac
  16. tselog

    Reco for iMac setup - dual OS or vm

    Hi all. I just want to get your input on how to setup my iMac. I upgraded to a new-to-me iMac (27-in Mid 2010). I upgraded it from Yosemite to Sierra. I had an older iMac (20-in iMac 2007) running Snow Leopard that crapped out, which had Office 2008, Adobe CS2 Premium, and Adobe Acrobat 8...
    • tselog
    • Thread
    • dual boot sierra vmware yosemite
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: iMac
  17. Kaardan

    Screen brightness broken (Sierra 10.12.4 beta 3)

    Hello. Can somebody help me. I have mbp pro late 13... Installed beta 3 and my screen brightness adjustment is broken. When I try to adjust brightness nothing happens... only visual changes in brightness controller
  18. csadangi

    Wallpaper on lock/login screen

    Hi, I want to set up my desktop wallpaper as my lock/login screen wallpaper. I have selected a wallpaper from the Mac gallery and have also checked the Caches folder where I have the same image but in blurred format and named as "com.apple.desktop.admin.png". However, my lock/login screen...
  19. M

    Am I the only one who wants to go back to Mavericks in 2017?

    MODS, IF I DID GET THE LOCATION FOR THE THREAD WRONG, PLEASE PUT IT IN THE RIGHT PLACE. Hey, everyone. I am making this thread to see who wants to go back to OS X Mavericks in 2017. My reason for this is how it looks. While I was for the new design back for iOS 7, I just never grew on to the...
    • mikey88772
    • Thread
    • macos mavericks roll back sierra
    • Replies: 130
    • Forum: macOS
  20. S

    Finder tab bar title

    Hi, I works on multiple folder everyday (more than 10). And most of my folder name are the same, but different path, i.e: /ProjectMadrid/Calculation/ /ProjectSanFrancisco/Calculation/ /ProjectLondon/Calculation/ /ProjectMilan/Calculation/ etc By the time I opened 10 tabs, it all shows...
Top Bottom