Organising Finder?
How do you keep your Finder organised? What folders or labels do you use? Any tips or maybe even screenshots are appreciated, as I need to clean up my Mac!
View ArticleLive USB bundle tools
Hi, a time ago I found a bootable disk image witch contained a lot of tools/app to restore/recovery/backup mac osx by accident... Now I'm looking for it but I can't found (because I don't remember what...
View ArticleDate Modified MetaData for one file changing randomly
All, I have one file where the date modified and date last opened metadata changes at random intervals. This file is a photo library associated with the photo app that is not marked as the system...
View ArticleNetRestore from USB?
Straight forward question. Can I use System Image Utility to create a NetRestore image that I can boot from an external USB device, particularly a Samsung T3? I am trying to achieve the NetRestore end...
View ArticleExpanding 300 GB RAR files in External Driver
Hello everyone, I have a problem with expanding about 300 GB of compressed files. The HD where the compressed files reside is only 500 GB of capacity so I can't use the same HD to expand such a huge...
View ArticleMacOS tutorial
Does apple have any lovely online video tutorials for teaching someone the basics coming from windows? I am hiring someone to work for me and figure that someone else can probably explain better than I...
View ArticleSecurity on MacOS
Hello, lastly I feel like I’m getting a bit paranoid about security on my Mac. I have few questions about it. 1.) Is it possible to infect a Mac with a virus or any other shady software by just...
View ArticleLooking for Bandwidth Monitors
Need a very simple lightweight bandwidth monitor that ALWAYS shows Up/Down speed in the menu bar. What are the options?
View Articlecannot mount encrypted disk
I have an external hard drive that's encrypted with CoreStorage. When I plug it in, I get a prompt for my password. After I enter it, the screen freezes for 30 sec or so. Then the dialog box...
View ArticleFinder: Duplicate Files When Opening?
This might be an odd, outlandish request, but I'm curious if anyone has a solution for this. My partner has frequent issues where her boss will delete an important file, and despite them having...
View Articlesudo: Permission Denied
I've used sudo before successfully, but suddenly it doesn't work anymore! For example, I try setting a shutdown timer using Code: sudo shutdown -h +60 or sudo pmset disksleep 30 or even just sudo and...
View ArticleCan't Get Startup Manager/Boot Screen to Load
I just got a new 27" iMac a couple days ago and did a fresh Windows 10 partition install via Bootcamp. Everything is fine, except I can't get the Startup Manager to load when I do a restart and hold...
View ArticleHow much storage should I partition for my MacBook Pro?
Hi, I have a MacBook Pro 13" Early 2015 with 256GB of storage, and I am unsure about how much storage should I partition for Bootcamp Windows 10. I am planning to use this for programming in Visual...
View ArticleSafety of using third party programs
Is there any way to know the safety of using apps that are not downloaded through the App Store? I have installed Bitdefender and not sure if that helps. Specifically, I am trying to download a game...
View ArticleMultiple Calendar Window
Hi - anyone know how to display multiple calendar windows on a Mac? I use a combination of iCloud and gmail and I have had multiple windows in the past - something to do with delegates, but I can't...
View Articlecloning harddrive
I just got a new Macbook. I have bootable carbon copy clone on my old computer on an external harddrive. How do I overwrite my new Macbook harddirve with the old computer's data. I want to copy the...
View ArticleHow do I permanently reduce the size of the "new message" window?
Usually, when I click the compose message button the new message window is much smaller than the full size window...for some reason, now when I compose a new message it appears in full screen, no...
View ArticleDual Booting with MacOS?
I'd like to dual boot OSX Mountain Lion with my current macOS Sierra. I tried running a VM but it didn't work. I was just wondering how I could dual boot with both OS versions to share data. I'd like...
View Articlereversing default "Secure Empty Trash"
It seems like every time I go to empty the trash my mac likes to default to "secure empty trash" which is usually fine but sometimes I'd really like to just plain "empty trash." I was wondering if...
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