Help!! Please 🥲 Hi so I was gifted 2 of these Mac computers but they won’t get out of this screen, they’re older Mac’s but still work. No system to select when I want to start it up, can’t erase disk in image (I erased the one below it or, inside of it I guess?) also cannot edit this menu when restarted. Sorry idk much about macOS I’m a windows girl 3 1 replies
2020 M1 MBA charging issues since 15.2 update — suggestions? 2020 M1 MBA with a healthy (85% battery). Updated a couple days ago from Ventura to Sequoia 15.2. For 2 days, battery would not charge, computer would not recognize that it's plugged in. Tried 2 different sets of chargers & cables at 2 different outlets — no dice. Started in Safe Mode — no dice. Let it sit in Safe Mode for about 10min — suddenly it's charging. Rebooted, still charging fine. https://preview.redd.it/2kiu0hqlmode1.png?width=534&format=png&auto=webp&s=4ab3895053447df0ae3486884e14729ea7ec990f Came back an hour later, it had gone from 51% to 75%... **...and now it's not... 3 0 replies
Useful apps for Mac? I didn’t have a Mac for years. I realized how much I miss it, so I recently bought an MBA with M3. Gotta sell my Windows laptop soon.. :D I want to install useful apps. I only use it for my trading purposes, so I don’t need video editors, photo editors etc. but some generic ones. I found AlDente which comes handy, because I mostly use my Mac from power source and I can limit its max charge to 80. Are there any other apps that may come useful?... 5 12 replies
I hope this means that the very slow, old version of rsync built into MacOS will finally be updated - Over 660,000 Rsync servers exposed to code execution attacks I hope this means that the very slow, old version of rsync built into MacOS will finally be updated - Over 660,000 Rsync servers exposed to code execution attacks 5 5 replies
Why does image playground only show some people from the photos app? The People tab in image playground pulls people from my photos library but I'm only seeing a subset of faces. I checked photos again and there are definitely more faces there. Does anyone know why? 1 0 replies
MacOS Safari Sharing Menu Missing Favorites for Messages MacOS Safari Sharing Menu Missing Favorites for Messages 3 1 replies
Best practice for user management Hi everyone, I’m about to have a new Macbook Air soon but wondering how many people setup the MacOS with a reserved “admin” user. For example, if just two people in the household to share the Macbook, is it a best practice to setup and reserve a Admin user for managing any MacOS updates / changes and then two separate unique user profiles for the two people. Any idea? 4 8 replies
Looking for Mac Pro-Specific OS Install Discs (Snow Leopard 10.6.4 - 10.6.8) Been searching online for weeks and can’t seem to find OS Snow Leopard install discs for Mac Pro for sale anywhere (searching specifically for versions 10.6.4 - 10.6.8). iMac and MBP install discs are definitely easier to come it seems, why no Mac Pro discs out there? Looking to downgrade the current Mojave OS on my recently purchased Mac Pro to Snow Leopard 10.6.4 through 10.6.8 to run old software/hardware (audio/video editing). I have a Mid 2010 Mac Pro, 6-core (intel xenon), 3.33mgz, 96 GB RAM, Radeon 5870 GPU.... 2 0 replies
Best background noise cancelling microphone for Mac? Hey gang! I'm in an open office space and need to take a lot of calls out in the open. We use Google meet which doesn't have any active noise cancellation, and seems I can't rely on the built in MacOS feature for it. So I need to figure out another solution. It seems my alternatives are 1. Buy a new headset (probably wired and with proper mic, maybe even dedicated software). 2. Install 3rd party software like Krisp (which unfortunately is pretty expensive) 3. Buy an external microphone... 1 0 replies
broken macbook screen, can connect with extern monitor but external keyboard/mouse doesn't work (usb). help! so i accidentally broke my macbook screen (and the keyboard isn't working either) and i'm desperately trying to log in to my computer. i don't know what to do. i just bought a new external monitor so i would be able to log in to my computer, i can see the screen on the external monitor but i can't type anything in. how should i solve this if i can't make the keyboard nor the mouse connect with my computer? i'm so annoyed i feel like nothing is working... 4 0 replies
External SSD almost always corrupted after disconnecting without ejecting Hi all, I know external drives should be properly ejected before disconnecting them. However, there's always this situation where I'm in a hurry and just disconnect my MBP from my Dock. My Setup is this: MBP M2 Max -> Thunderbolt Dock -> Crucial X10 Pro 4TB Drive I formatted the Drive to include two APFS partitions. One partition for Carbon Copy Cloner and another partition for big Files I don't want on my primary drive. However, almost every time I disconnect the drive without ejecting first, at least one,... 1 2 replies
Help with dock recommendation for MBP with M3 Pro chip I'm trying to use a total of 3x external monitors with my Mac. Two would be through the dock and one would be through the onboard HDMI. I've read a lot of conflicting information about what is necessary and would like some clarity/recommendations. 1. Is my setup even possible? 2. If I go with a TB4 dock, do the monitors themselves have to have TB4 inputs, or can I use an adapter so that its HDMI into the monitor but TB4 on the dock? If so, is there anything... 2 1 replies
How to delete system voices in MacOS Sequoia All the results I can find on Google and the Apple forums seem to be outdated. I’ve looked in the system files and can’t find it. How can I delete the unused text-to-speech voices? 2 0 replies
In 15.2, Night Shift "Turn on until tomorrow" doesn't impact Auto Appearance until the Custom Schedule kicks in I have my Night Shift custom schedule from 6pm to 6am. Before 15.2, if I woke up at 5:30 one morning and wanted to turn my Mac running 15.2 Sequoia to light mode while leaving it on Auto, I'd go into Night Shift settings and click on and off "Turn on until tomorrow," which would kick the OS back into light mode. With 15.2, that association no longer holds. Now it seems like the only way to override the custom schedule is to adjust a custom Night Shift schedule... 1 0 replies
Installing macOS Monterey to third volume I'm trying to have multiple macOSs on my device to test the differences, but having trouble with Monterey. Since its older than my current OSs, I followed this to make a bootable installer for it. https://support.apple.com/en-us/101578 Using Disk Utility I made another new APFS volume to install to, powered off my mac, and restarted it to boot options. After selecting the installer, it took me to Recovery Assistant showing me my two current Volumes but not the newly made third one or any other menus. I have 450+gb of... 5 0 replies
Any reason why I can install roblox software on my iMac without asking for admin password? As title says: why doesn't installing roblox on an iMac require admin password like any other software? 3 0 replies
USB-C hub (bus-powered) doesn't work after Mac mini reboots After I unplug it and plug it back into the Mac, the various devices that are plugged into the hub are suddenly seen by macOS and they all work perfectly fine until the next reboot. I have a Samsung SSD plugged into it, and a couple of dongles (for a 3rd party wireless keyboard and a trackball). Like I said, these devices function great for days, weeks, etc. until I reboot. This doesn't seem like expected behavior, and I don't think it happened in the past, but I have... 4 0 replies