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    Extremely slow data transfer speed on USB DASD after macOS update

    I have an older model of LaCie 2TB USB 2.0 desktop drive. The speed of data transfer to/from this drive dropped from about 12MB/sec to about 1MB/sec after (is this the reason?) macOS Sierra was updated from 10.12.5 to 10.12.6 version on my Mac. Some additional info: While transferring files...
  2. grahamperrin

    Recovery OS: nothing after quit from … Startup Disk

    I used Recovery OS Disk Utility to mount (unlock) a Core Storage encrypted volume, then Terminal to attempt HFS-to-APFS (no conversion). I can't recall whether the (Command-Q) quit from Terminal was preceded by Command-W closure of the window. I probably did exit before the quit. When I first...
  3. Aeparker

    How Stable is it?

    I'm am debating on installing the Mac OS Sierra public beta. All the new features look great. I held off on installing it because I didn't want to deal with bugs. This is the 7th update. How stable is it? I have a early 2015 iMac. I am a photographer, so I need my all of my Adobe software to...
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    • cpu cpu load hfs plus icloud drive icloud drive deskop and documents folders imac kernel_task mount performance photographer safe mode stable usb 2.0
    • Replies: 42
    • Forum: macOS Sierra (10.12)
  4. AllDayVanguard

    Which Mac Mini? 2011 vs. 2012 vs. 2014

    Alright, so I have $700, coming off of a broken, base model 2.5 GHz Mac Mini which had 4GB of RAM and a 500GB 5400rpm hard drive. Here are my options: 1. Mac Mini 2014 2.6 GHz i5, 8GB RAM, 256 GB SSD = $663.65 2. Mac Mini 2012 2.5 GHz i5, 8GB RAM, 500 GB 5400rpm Hard Drive = $506.00 3. Mac...
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