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  1. gregconquest

    I tried (and failed) to transfer files IN FILE APP on iPad to Mac (Catalina) via Thunderbolt. Is it even possible?

    I took a 1 hour 4K/60fps test video (25GB) on my iPhone 11. I AirDropped it to my iPad Pro 11 (this took 30 minutes). Then I copied it to the Files app on the iPad and deleted it from the Photos app on both devices (and emptied trash), so the video is now only on one device in the Files app. I'm...
  2. J

    Filevault: does encrypting an external usb hard disk work for you?

    diskutil apfs encryptVolume disk3s1 -user disk Passphrase for the new "Disk" user (ABC-xxx): Repeat passphrase: Starting background encryption with the new "Disk" crypto user on disk3s1 The new "Disk" user will be the only one who has initial access to disk3s1 The new APFS crypto user UUID will...
  3. volzkzg

    How to satisfy the current requirement of external SSD

    I just bought an NMVe M.2 SSD enclosure and Samsung 970 EVO SSD, when I plug it into my Macbook Pro (2018), in system report, it tells me that this port can only provide 500 mA for this devices, and the requirement of this devices is 896 mA. BTW, this device is USB-C and the cable is also...
  4. A

    High Sierra macOS USB install failure - Early 2011 MBP - with install log

    Hey folks, I have no idea what to try next so I'm turning to you all for your wisdom! Long story short: I'm trying to upgrade the HDD and RAM in an early-2011 macbook pro 13” and the OS won’t install to the new SSD. This is something I’ve done several times before without incident. This time...
  5. M

    USB Drives NTFS Preferences directory info

    Hello, Recently I felt the need to uninstall old NTFS apps like old versions of Tuxera, Paragon. I had these apps before installing High Sierra, when everything started to act weird. CS6 was acting weird towards High Sierra, compatibility issue. At the moment I have installed OSX Fuse for NTFS...
  6. M

    MP 1,1-5,1 USB Issue

    Hello Everyone, Ever so often when starting up my MacPro, it doesn't recognize the keyboard (OEM Keyboard). So I have to unplug it and plug it back in and then everything is fine. Another issue, which might be related, is I have a SDCard reader for my Camera. Sometimes when transferring files...
  7. Sven Seven

    All iPads iPad USB 3 speed with Xcode?

    Hello, I know the question of fast transfer speeds with iPads has been discussed at various places on the internet and on this forum. But I only found discussions about file transfer using that Lightning-to-USB3-adapter where the iPad is the host. Can any of you developers confirm that there...
  8. nemoryoliver

    USB 3.1 Gen 2 External SSD as Boot Drive

    Anyone here using a 10Gbps USB 3.1 Gen 2 SSD Enclosure with NVMe PCIe SSD as the Boot Drive? Is building a drive like this better than using a Samsung T5 you think? Will this be reliable for long term?
  9. L

    Macpro 3.1 won't boot from USB

    Hello, I cannot get my MacPro 3.1 to recognise a bootable USB stick. I'm trying to upgrade from 10.11 El Capitan, to a newer version using the unoffical patcher tools. I've tried both Mojave, and High Sierra and niether will work. The USB stick is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled), with a...
  10. Asu

    Firewire 400 to USB

    Hello I have an old Firewire drive I used on an iMac 2013 with a Firewire to Thunderbolt adapter. I updated to a new iMac. I'm hailing a heckuva difficult time figuring out how to connect from FW to the new computer, which seems to have USB-C ports labeled with the same icon as the old...
  11. J

    Cant boot into macbook pro

    Hi Hope you can help, I have spent a week on this, and i am getting closer. I can't remember my pwd for my MacBook Pro, as i haven't used it for well over a year since I bought it. As the screen was cracked i store dit away, but now i don't have any mac in the house and life isn't the same...
  12. Gergő

    No USB after waking up

    Hello All! I'd like to share my problem here, hoping to find help. I've noticed, that this laptop Apple MacBook Air 13" Retina DC i5 1.6GHz/8GB/256GB/Intel UHD (mre92mg/a) placed on this docking station TB3HDMIDOCKPLUSUK iTEC I-TEC THUNDERBOLT 3 DOCK 85W UK I-TEC THUNDERBOLT 3 DOCK is having...
  13. Q

    Using USB peripherals on a MBP with fried USB ports

    Hey guys, I bought a MacBook Pro, 15", 2010 on eBay and it works fine, except both of its USB ports are fried. Is there any way to still connect USB peripherals to it, such as hard drives, smartphones etc? I was hoping to connect a USB hub to its FireWire, or Thunderbolt port. (Well, there's...
  14. T

    iPhone 7/Plus Windows 10 computer doesn't recognize iPhone as external drive

    I have an iPhone7 version 12.2 and a Windows 10 computer. When the iPhone was new, I could connect the phone to my computer via USB and view the photos on my phone using Windows and copy photos from the phone without any issues. Now there are two fairly consistent problems: Lengthy delay...
  15. M

    Resolved Installing Tiger by USB on wiped PowerBook G4

    Not sure if this is the right place for posting this, but I recently got my hands on a 17" PowerBook G4 with a wiped hard drive. I have a .dmg of 10.4 that I'm trying to write to a USB flash drive so I can boot from it and install Tiger. I don't have access to any system running OS X so I can't...
  16. B

    iPhone 8/Plus Transferring videos to PC

    Every time I connect my iPhone 8 to my PC (running Windows 7) via USB and copy a bunch of video files, it works for some amount of time, maybe 5 minutes, maybe 10. Then the USB connection always fails with the message "A device attached to the system is not functioning". I've tried multiple...
  17. camelia

    Resolved Creating a bootable macOS Mojave USB?

    Hello, Can I follow this video with simple instructions to create a bootable macOS Mojave 10.14.4 USB install drive? (In the video they shows How to create a bootable But using macOS High Sierra) :confused: Best Regards Came
  18. Asiancelloboy

    What’s the Best Macbook Pro with USB ports?

    I’m looking to switch over from Windows to Mac but I still would like to use my ancient USB audio recording devices with my laptop, so I’m looking for a 2015 or earlier MacBook Pro that still has USB ports. So far the fastest processor I’ve been able to find in a Macbook is the I7-4980HQ in the...
  19. D

    2018 Mac Mini USB Sleep settings - drives remain powered on

    Hey guys, when I eject USB drives on my MM2018 the drives spindown after eject as expected, but then they just spin up again (staying unmounted from the OS tho). Never happened on my other Macs, is it happening on yours too? Thx!
  20. I

    iPad 2019 iPad Air Does NOT Support USB 3.0

    USB 3 speeds are supported only on iPad Pro. I was hoping this statement was not true, because it's 2019 and this a new iPad but looks like it is. I chatted with Apple Support and they could not confirm that the latest iPad Air supports USB 3. It was surprising that they did not have technical...