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13" non TB getting delivered tomorrow... what are some macOS fundamentals to know?

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Pyali

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stuff like keyboard shortcuts, niche macOS settings, killer programs/apps

Thanks in advance!
 
It might be a little sluggish at first as it scans you harddrive (SSD). This could take about 30 minutes (or used to)
 
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sniffies said:
Be sure to turn off "Optimize Mac Storage" as well as iCloud backup of Desktop and Documents folders.

Does nothing but wreak havoc on your Mac.

The worst macOS feature without a doubt.
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I agree. It can bring the thing to a crawl. You have to be careful with cloud stuff syncing in the background.
 
sniffies said:
Be sure to turn off "Optimize Mac Storage" as well as iCloud backup of Desktop and Documents folders.

Does nothing but wreak havoc on your Mac.

The worst macOS feature without a doubt.
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What does "Optimize Mac Storage" actually do?
 
MareLuce said:
What does "Optimize Mac Storage" actually do?
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Goto trackpad settings and set the pointer speed and gestures to your liking. It will make an instant difference as out of the box the pointer is quite slow etc.
 
Get an external drive 2-6 times larger than internal drive. Change name of it to Time Machine computername or like. Then setup Time Machine to use as backup destination.

Plug it in regularly to keep backup up to date.
 
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Time machine is a good one. I'll make a backup when I set everything up!
 
protoxx said:
Get an external drive 2-6 times larger than internal drive. Change name of it to Time Machine computername or like. Then setup Time Machine to use as backup destination.

Plug it in regularly to keep backup up to date.
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I currently use several western digital 2 TB my passport ultras to back up my Lenovo ThinkPad W540 and several of the laptops.

I ordered the MacBook Pro 15 inch with 2 TB.

Why does the external drive need to be 2 to 6 times larger than the internal drive?
 
Important...

Update the OS only after a few days has passed ... Don't be an early adopter ..
Also must have software
1Password .. Apple own keychain is finicky ..
Don't install Flash if not needed ...
 
motime said:
Goto trackpad settings and set the pointer speed and gestures to your liking. It will make an instant difference as out of the box the pointer is quite slow etc.
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+ Tap to click. No idea why this is not default setting.
 
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I don't use TimeMachine, I use CarbonCopyCloner. Its 3rd party but... its been flawless to me.

You stick in an external hard-drive, backup to it, if anything happens to your mac you can BOOT from that drive.
I recently upgraded my HDD, and when I tried to restore from TimeMachine it failed. I tried the CCC and it worked flawlessly.

I don't trust TimeMachine or how it works

sniffies said:
Be sure to turn off "Optimize Mac Storage" as well as iCloud backup of Desktop and Documents folders.

Does nothing but wreak havoc on your Mac.

The worst macOS feature without a doubt.
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thanks I didn't know about this
 
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