Changing Apple ID on Mac
I just got a MacBook Pro shipped to my house however my dad got the package and set it up using his own Apple ID. I've never used macOS so how can I change it to use my own Apple ID. I'm getting texts...
View ArticleImmediately auto-import SD Card content when inserted
I'm looking for a way to speed up my importing process. I have an SD card dedicated to my camera, and all photos are in the DCIM folder on the SD card. What I'd like to do is automatically import all...
View ArticleNew System New Policies (security/privacy chit chat)
Sup guys, This seems to be the perfect time to talk with those with the experience and those without, about the privacy and security on your new system. If you buy a new system, starting fresh, maybe...
View ArticleFind the latest sent crash report?
I had a hard restart all of a sudden with my mac pro, upon restating I was asked to send the crash report to apple which I did. At the time i was working and didn't have the time to look at the report...
View ArticleUninstalling apps from Mac
I've downloaded Xcode from the Mac App Store and Chrome and Geekbench from the web but I want to know how I can uninstall them later on. Specifically Geekbench because I can't find it in the...
View ArticleRemoving icons from Launcher
Hello, how to remove apps from macOS Sierra launcher? In attached file is my screenshot and I want to get rid of apps in folder "Junk". Thanks View attachment 703099
View ArticleSiri references Kaby Lake
I wonder how long this has been hidden in plain sight? View attachment 703126
View ArticleMount /Users from external drive
Hi, I'm looking at configurations for a new iMac and wondering how to balance my storage requirements against speed/cost of an internal SSD. One option is to buy the smallest internal SSD and then move...
View ArticleHow do dual SSDs work?
I'm not a hardware guy so this is probably a silly question. I'm intending on replacing the DIY fusion drive in my mini with dual SSDs. A long time ago, in an OS far, far away, I vaguely remember...
View ArticleRemoved Wheel Permissions from HD
I removed wheel permissions from the entire mac partition of my hd. Resetpermissions through recovery terminal has failed. Hd is too full to complete macOS reinstall. Help.
View ArticleHow can I transfer apple music downloaded music from my iPhone to my mac?
Hi, I have a Mac and an iPhone. I use Apple Music. I'v been trying to look for ways so that I don't have to download the same track on both the devices. If I have a track downloaded on one device, I...
View ArticleiOS 11 and the iPad Pro just confuses me!
Hi all I saw the iOS 11 preview and I feel so confused now. If I get an iPad Pro, I can write on it with the Apple Pencil. I wouldn't need to carry and maintain my notebooks for notes. I can even...
View ArticleHow to change the Open/Save dialog icon sizes
This has been a big issue when using the abbreviated Finder dialog boxes when opening or saving a file in a Mac app. The icons are quite tiny and many of us want that visual feedback without having to...
View ArticleLightweight remote desktop tools? ...
What would you recommend for remotely accessing a Mac that's lightweight? And free or cheap? I don't need many features, just the basics. No file sharing or printing. And I'd prefer to not have to...
View ArticleSearching for files/folders over X amount of characters
I need to find any files and folders that have more than 142 characters in the title. I know I can do this by the following command in Terminal: find -E . ( -type f -or -type d ) -and -regex...
View ArticleIncrease size of thumbnails in OPEN DIALOG BOX?
In the Windows world when I want to upload an image to Facebook I click ADD PHOTO/VIDEO or CREATE PHOTO ALBUM and the OPEN DIALOG BOX pops up with all my images. I can scale the thumbnails all the way...
View ArticleEjecting external drives properly
I'm not sure how long this has been happening, but every time I eject a drive it seems to eject from the OS since it disappears from the desktop, but on my external HDD the light is still on. When I...
View ArticleNew Apple ID for Family Computer?
Looking for advice... We are looking at getting an iMac as our family computer. This will be used mostly as our photo editing and organizing machine. We currently have somewhat of a mess of apple IDs....
View ArticleUnable to install OSX on my Mac .... help please?
Good evening, I've an iMac mid-2010 2.93 quad with 256Gb SSD and 1Tb HD. I've rarely used my pride and joy recently, so reluctantly decided to sell it on. This morning, I started the wipe process by...
View ArticleNeed help dual booting OSX versions
I need some help. I have a mid 2010 macbook pro i got off ebay. This is my first macbook by the way. Anyway, it has 10.12.4 running on it. I have a copy of pro tool 8.3 that I want to run on it but it...
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