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  1. Skobber

    iMovie Library Transfer

    So, I just got a Macbook Air because my old 2011 iMac is very slow and I needed a faster computer to edit iMovie projects. I'm wondering if I can move my old iMovie Library to my new Macbook, and be able to access the files from iMovie on the laptop and use them in projects. This Library has so...
    • Skobber
    • Thread
    • file imovie mac macbook new macbook air transfer data transfer files
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iOS 11
  2. Mac03ForLife

    CD/DVD Drive Dead on PMacG5?

    Hi. I recently inherited a PowerMac G5 (Dual 1.8, 512mb RAM), and I went to load an Audio CD into the Pioneer optical drive, and it just spun, made a few honking noises, and spit it out. I have extra IDE as well as SATA optical drives, any suggestions / How easy is it to replace this drive...
    • Mac03ForLife
    • Thread
    • cd drive mac osx powermac powermac g5 powermac g5 2017 powerpc
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  3. C

    Line break function Pages

    Hi! I've come across a symbol in Pages when opening a document. I discovered it when selecting Show invisibles under View in the menu bar. It seems to have a simliar function to Enter with one exception when making bullets; Enter creates a new bullet while this symbol seems to make a new line...
    • CapoeiraKid
    • Thread
    • bullet enter invisible mac pages symbols
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  4. P

    Forgot administrator username/password

    Hello all, I am able to login to my MacBook Pro but the issues arise when I have to make any changes to the Mac and the system preferences login arises. Since I have only one administrator account I don't know what to do to fix it. It just won't let me unlock. Do I have to do a system reboot...
  5. Ralphiatto

    Why does my Macbook Pro eat up memory just using basic apps?

    My MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) keeps on using memory from my 120gb "Macintosh HD" from doing simple things such as reading news, watching netflix etc.. I had to reinstall OS and start from scratch yesterday because my computer was using memory for the reason listed above, I thought...
  6. Ralphiatto

    Deleted everything on Mac but safari history/bookmarks/faves still there?

    I just reinstalled OS an hour ago by deleting everything on "Macintosh HD" and on the "Apple SSD". When I got my computer back up and running I got on safari and my browsing history from my computer days before I deleted everything was still there as well as my bookmarks, favorites and safari...
    • Ralphiatto
    • Thread
    • delete mac macbook osx safari
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: macOS
  7. A

    MBP Partition Recovery to Preserve Data

    So I sort of bricked my old mbp (~2010) with an Ubuntu install attempt...didn't realize that the auto-installer wouldn't even let me choose which partition to install to... Backed out of the install before it properly started but, not before having the mbr/partition table (or mac equivalent)...
    • Aphro
    • Thread
    • data mac mbp mbr recovery
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  8. B

    Geektool Bitcoin Check

    I have a geektool script to check bitcoin buy price on coinbase, but it is not working. curl --silent https://coinbase.com/charts | grep -E '(Buy Price <strong>|><BR)' | sed 's/[^.0-9]*//g' | Do I need to install additional things to fix it or is my code just wrong? Thanks!
  9. krishnads03

    Can we use a internal hard drive of windows PC in MacBookPro mid 2012 unibody

    Hello All ! I have a HP laptop which is not usable anymore. And now i am facing problem with the hard drive of my MacBookPro. So, I want to use my hard drive of HP laptop into my MacBookPro. Can I do this ? And if yes, then how ? Thanks!
    • krishnads03
    • Thread
    • hdd hdd disk mac macbookpro windows
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: macOS
  10. Sovon Halder

    Thumbnail icon update (default app change) ?

    I installed IINA. From Command+I I set IINA as default media player for the *.mkv files but the finder is still showing the VLC icons in the preview. How do I manually refresh them ? P.S. I already tried restarting. Didn't help.
    • Sovon Halder
    • Thread
    • mac manual refresh sierra thumbnail
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  11. jannikmeissner

    Mac refuses to play CDs - DVDs work?

    A friend of mine asked me for help and I am also rather clueless; When he puts in a DVD it starts fine, but putting in any music CD results in no reaction whatsoever: In iTunes the CD isn't displayed, it won't show up on the desktop and there is no entry for it in the Finder; Again, with a DVD...
  12. FrancisBitter

    Empty Space in Menu Bar appears on Click

    Hey there, ladies and gentlefolk, I'm interested if anyone else is experiencing this issue: Whenever I click on the speaker icon in the top menu bar, an empty field appears to the left of the time machine icon (counting from notification centre, it would be to the left of my 7th element in the...
  13. cyberblood

    Alternative of Photos?

    Hi everybody, Many of you would answer fast, but in the reality the answer is not so simple. I need a good alternative of Photos for macOS. What I need is: - nice preview of the pictures - App that will associate with all picture's extension .jpg .png .gif ... and will run when click on picture...
    • cyberblood
    • Thread
    • cloud galleries mac nas photos pictures
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  14. S

    Should I take my MacBook Pro to high school (one to one)

    Hello, my high school has recently gone one to one which means that every student is getting a MacBook Air. This is great and all but I have a MacBook Pro with Touch Bar 15 inch and using a 2015 11 inch MacBook Air for things like photoshop, lightroom, and illustrator feels like I'm working in...
  15. jms151

    External Hard drive not working on Mac anymore

    I have a samsung external hard drive that I use with my Mac. The last time I remember it working was when I was backing up some photos but it was taking days and the hard drive got accidentally knocked out of my mac. It's not in disk utility or anywhere that I can see so I can't use first aid...
    • jms151
    • Thread
    • external hard drive mac macbook air samsung
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  16. Dj64Mk7

    Cannot Install Windows Due to Error

    Hi. I have previously installed Windows, but I had to erase the partition because it wasn't booting. Then I went to reinstall Windows today, and the installer told me my product key was not valid. So I selected "I don't have a product key, and it gave me an error something about partitions and...
  17. LeCroqueMitaine

    The Windows (10) Experiment. Is it really THAT bad?

    Disclaimer : English isn’t my first language, so please don’t focus too much on my mistakes and mostly on the message. In this thread, I will describe my experiment with Windows 10 as a Mac user. About me : I’m 31 years old and have been using a Mac for pretty much all my life. Once, my dad...
  18. F

    Deleting Cache

    I have the MacBookPro from 2016. I noticed that my cache for Google Chrome is holding over 17gb of data. I have downloaded OnyX to help remove them carefully. But before doing so, I just wanted to ask how safe it is to delete that much data at once. Are these 17gb of data necessary to continue...
    • favbot
    • Thread
    • cache delete mac
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: macOS
  19. allantodd8

    Cargo VPN - top privacy & secure VPN proxy

    Hi everyone! Eltima Software presents the newest private & secure VPN proxy - Cargo VPN. This secure app takes care of your IP address, geolocation, and personal communications while you are visiting your favorite websites from any Wi-Fi network in any country. Its built-in DNS Firewall...
    • allantodd8
    • Thread
    • best vpn ios mac personal ip vpn vpn service
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  20. R

    Drive sharing between MAC and WINDOWS

    Hi All, This is my very first post, and hope it is appropriate for this part of the Forum. I needed to upgrade from my old windows Desktop & Laptop Windows 10 PC's and decided to take the plunge and go for a top of the range MacBook Pro to hopefully replace both systems. I'm relatively happy...
    • ryteker
    • Thread
    • exfat fat32 hard drive mac sharing windows
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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