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Error -36 when copying certain files from an old HDD to my macOS
I'm trying to copy some MKV files from an old HDD (exFat) to my macOS Sonoma (Version 14.1.2), but I'm getting error code -36. Most files can be copied without issue, but some are causing this error. ...
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Macbook Pro is NOT showing up Bootable USB Drive
System: Macbook Pro 2019, Intel, T2 Chip, 16 GB RAM, No USB port (Using VIVA USB hub), Ventura 13.6.5
Issue: The bootable USB drive (EFI) is not showing up when restarting with 'Option' key
I had ...
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Migrating from a 2TB MacBook Pro to a 500GB MacBook Air
We don't want to lose any of the files.
My plan is:
Buy an external 2TB SSD.
Copy ~1.6TB of files from the old Mac onto the SSD.
Use migration assistant to transfer the old Mac onto the new one, ...
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Manually defragmenting a Mac? Strange phenomenon with CPU usage
Processes on Mac OSX getting 'stuck' and strange CPU usage describes the same phenomenon, but for writing. My question concerns reading.
OS X version 10.8.5
I have about 30 million small files on my ...
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Disabling SMART in Mac
I am trying to disable SMART on a Samsung SSD, to follow the advice in this question. I run the following command:
sudo smartctl --smart=off /dev/disk4
smartctl 7.4 2023-08-01 r5530 [Darwin 21.4.0 ...
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Make internal Disk bootable in MacBook Pro
I have installed new NVMe hard drive on my MacBook because the old one has been corrected.
The new hard drive is shown up at Disk Utility as normal.
I had formatted it as Mac OS Extended and the ...
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Time Machine partition will not mount on my Mac
I have struggled with this problem for a long time and on 3 different MacBooks. I'm currently running Monterey 12.6.
I partition a 5TB drive with APFS and 2 partitions. One for Time Machine (TM) and ...
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Is cancelling scan for lost files dangerous?
Earlier I tried to recover some old files that I had deleted completely. I used the apps “EaseUS Data recover wizard” and “Diskdrill”. During the scan for lost files, I changed my mind and tried to ...
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Average/General RAID 0 "Chunk Size"?
EDIT: this got closed as being "opinion based". i disagree! the facts are, i have to choose one of five Chunk Size options when creating a RAID on Mac. i don't know which size to choose for ...
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USB Drive is Read-Only on Mac
I have a MacBook Pro(13.3.1 (22E261)) that has a USB Drive(Seagate Model SRD00F1). I have the NTFS Paragon Driver installed. This was working fine. Now it is read-only. I have tried uninstalling and ...
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2017 iMac on Ventura stops booting at spaceman_scan_free_blocks - what to do?
My Mac stops booting at spaceman_scan_free_blocks and then just hangs there indefinitely. I tried all the usual, repairing disk in recovery, etc but nothing works. Singleuser / safe mode not working ...
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How to mount a ddrescue image if no partition is recognized?
On macOS Ventura 13.1, I successfully rescued a corrupt, not mountable disk (Mac OS Extended (Journaled)) via ddrescue:
ddrescue -v -f -n /dev/disk3s2 /Volumes/emptyhd/hd.dmg ~/logfile.log
After some ...
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Find and open limited number of files across several external hard drives
I have 11 external hard drives containing thousands of videos. In my lobby I need to select a random 100 or so to open and play so that a new set is playing every day. I have used programs like Find ...
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Mac takes too much storage space, calls it other
I have installed apps like Cleanmymac, and Grandperspective to delete this folder called other which takes up 78.82GB space on my mac but none of these apps have been able to do that. Moreso, I can't ...
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Is is better to partition or create a new volume to keep and separate data from the core system in macOS?
I am new on macOS and I want to split disk to into two parts in order to keep my data files in the new part and just in case I need to reinstall my macOS. To prevent my files to be deleted.
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