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So far, every time I upgrade to new version of MacOS, my carefully curated and positioned desktop pictures for each workspace is replaced by the system desktop pictures. Is there a way that I preserve my desktop pictures configuration when upgrading to Catalina from Mojave? I did a few Web...

Ok, System told me the upgrade was ready. I went ahead. It got to the Estimating time remaining stage. And is just sitting there. A tap on the power button starts that bit again, telling me 9 minutes remaining 25 minutes remaining Estimating time remaining. nothing for hours now. Is there a...

Hey guys! I have 2006 mac pro MacPro1,1 2 x 2.66 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeo, 32 GB 667 MHz DDR2 FB-DIM, NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256 MB and running on Mac OS X Lion. I would like to upgrade to some the latest possible available so i can use El Capitan or very latest OS. i wan to be able to use adobe...

Hi Guys, This is my machine. I am not a computer wiz but I am confident I have a powerful processor? I am having issues running programs like After Effects, FCPX, Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator and they run slow, lag lots and render with slow speeds and I was told I need to upgrade my...

Hi MacRumors Community. I'm having one of those "Black Screen" issues when trying to install a new graphics card and could really use your help. I've been searching the web, far and wide with little to no success. Trying to get the following work together: Apple LED Display Nvidia GTX 680...

Hey everyone what's up? So yeah pretty much a straight forward question.. I've grown accustomed to upgrading my Apple device every year, for quite sometime it almost feels foreign having to ask this question... But I want some serious everyday hard-core user input... So of course last year when...

I've got a mid 2012 Macbook Pro with a custom Fusion Drive working in Sierra. I was told not to upgrade to High Sierra because it wasn't supported. But I've also recently read that Mojave does support Fusion Drive. But my question is that if it supports custom Fusion Drive (not made by Apple)...

I feel many people don't seem to understand that the upcoming 2019 iPhones, despite the names, are actually S year phones. The iPhone X was a preview and the XS, XS Max and the XR were the full edge to edge product line. I feel as if people shouldn't be getting as upset as they are that the 2019...

I'm stuck in a loop guys, please help. Want to upgrade from Mountain Lion 10.8.5 to Mojave. I am told I cannot do it directly, need to upgrade to El Capitan or High Sierra first. When I go to download El Capitan or High Sierra from AppStore I get a message to update my BILLING INFO when I tap...

Hi all, I'm a complete novice at anything regarding computer hardware, but I was trying to run do some video editing on Premeire Pro and my computer just wasn't able to handle any templates. After much Googling, it appears that the simplest solution (short of buying a $2,500 laptop), is to run...

I’m thinking of buying a new iMac next month. My business has been doing well, and Apple has leasing and financing options for business owners that I’m thinking about taking advantage of. I’m wondering, though, what the likelihood of a redesign is. My business is book editing. A heavy edit can...

I've been researching upgrades that can be done to a 2017 27" 5K iMac...putting in a 1TB NVMe SSD blade and large 8-10TB 3.5in HD, 64GB RAM and CPU upgrade (3.4GHz to 4.2GHz) and then I thought.... CAN YOU BUILD YOUR OWN iMAC??? Has anyone?? In theory...parts would fit I'd think between 2017...

Hi, I recently got a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) in replacement of my two older mac's. Im using this for editing photo (Adobe Lightroom). It runs ok while doing simple stuff, like browsing web, sending emails and so on. But when the loads gets a bit higher like i.e Lightroom editing or excel...

Hello, I have an old 5,1 machine, that I recently bought a new MSI Radeon RX580 GAMING X 8GB Graphics card to keep it alive with Mojave. The specs are: Mac Pro Server (Mid 2010) 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 16 GB 1066 MHz DDR3 RAM Would someone be so kind to tell me if a CPU and memory...

...I'm so sorry if this has already been answered a billion times... but here's a billion amateur questions: 1/ Can I replace my mid 2011's internal harddrive with a SSD disc? 2/ Can I do the same with the optical drive? - any advantages / risks I must be aware of? 3/ I'm recording music via...

Ok, this might sound stupid, but besides the aesthetics and gimmicks, what am I missing out on if I stick to Sierra on my MBP. The only reason I haven't updated so far is that I am afraid of my machine getting slower. Appreciate some feedback and/or advice... Tnx!

Hi, I have no idea what I'm doing so if you're kind enough to respond to this thread, easy on the jargon please. I've got a very slow mid 2011 iMac 21.5inch. It's crazy slow now, literally taking 30 mins to get going. Even typing is delayed. I'd like to upgrade it with an external (I don't...

Hi everyone ... I'd like some advice on upgrading my 2009 classic 4,1 Mac Pro please (firmware updated to v5,1). As you can see from system profile report, I have already upgraded processors, ram and hard drive to Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5-inch Basic SATA Solid State Drive connected via PCIe. I...

Hello everyone, Just got a Mac Pro 3.1 as a gift. I have an MSI R9 270 graphics card from an old Windows build that I was hoping to drop into my new Mac to replace the stock ATI 2600XT. All the videos on the internet I have watched show people just dropping the cards in, and they work...

So as the title says, i have had my mid-2010 mbpro for nearly 9 years. and after a few personal modifications (8 GB RAM, 250GB SSD) which did give it new life, it's equipped with a 9 year old graphics card that makes photo editing near impossible. I use my laptop mainly for web browsing...