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How to factory reset a Mac desktop running El Capitan?
I've never posted here before, but I'm having an issue with a Mac my boss needs me to reset. Ideally, she wants it to continue running El Capitan, as she's worried updating the OS with cause more ...
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Migrating MacOS to external SSD - slow startup
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I have Intel iMac 5K 2017 (iMac18,3). It has 1 TB Fusion Drive inside. I never reinstalled macOS since I bought it, just upgraded Sierra -> Mojave -> Ventura. Ventura is much slower on ...
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Cannot install macOS Sonoma to an external SSD on MacBook
I want to install macOS Sonoma from my M3 MacBook Air which runs Sonoma as well on the internal storage. My goal is to install a second OS to an external Samsung T7 SSD and then run the computer from ...
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Mistakenly launched, but did't carry out an OS upgrade (Monterey>Sonoma). How do I get rid of the macOS installer boot menu item?
I'm running Monterey (with OCLP) on a Late 2012 Mac mini "Core i7" (Intel Ivy Bridge). The model identifier is Macmini6,2. The macOS upgrade got mistakenly launched from macOS System ...
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Is there a way to delay the launch of the Finder app when logging in in macOS?
In recent macOS releases (Ventura/Sonoma), I have had this problem where, when I reboot and log in, the Finder launches before macOS has finished mounting my external (Thunderbolt) volumes. I don't ...
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A1342 MacBook stuck on boot after upgrade
I've got an old MacBook A1342 (white polycarbonate, Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz, 4GB 1067 MHz DDR3) which came with OS X 10.6.8.
I've downloaded and installed Yosemite 10.10.5 which worked fine and I ...
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Factory Reset iMac won't boot into recovery mode
I today performed a factory reset on my Early 2009 iMac by going into the recovery mode, erasing the disk (as per this video). I then quit the disk utility application and proceeded for a fresh ...
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MacBook doesn't boot on MacOS (only on Windows)
I have a Apple MacBook Pro 13 i5 16/512GB Grey(MWP42D/A).
A few days ago, I was struggling to get my Samsung Portable SSD T7 Touch to work with it, so I reinstalled the Samsung encryption software and ...
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Prompt for password for encrypted root partition on every boot
I have a MacBook Air A2681 13" and I'd like to disable the auto unlock on the root partition so it prompts for a password on every boot before unlocking the root partition, loading the OS and ...
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How to install Windows 7 (and beyond) onto a mid-2010 Mac mini with Mac OS X Snow Leopard without Boot Camp or an optical (DVD) drive
This problem is very similar to How to install Windows 10 into a 2011 iMac without using the Boot Camp Assistant, an optical (DVD) drive or third party tools? - Ask Different, with the following ...
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Unable to run MacOS High Sierra (10.13.6) from an external drive on a 2018 MacBook Pro
I have a 2018 MacBook Pro (MacBookPro15,2) that originally came with Mojave which currently has MacOS Sonoma installed. I have another installation of High Sierra (10.13.6) on an external SSD that I ...
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Keyboard- and Languagesettings not persistent on restart - shutdown start
Whenever I restart my MacBook Pro with M2 Chip and Sonoma 14.1.1 I have to choose the correct keyboard to enter my password.
This does not happen if I lock the screen. It happens since Sonoma. On ...
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Kernel panics on MacBook Air M2 related to camera or sensors [duplicate]
I have an issue with my MacBook Air M2 (2022) that results in kernel panics that I can't fix without your help. Few more facts that we should consider to be on the same page:
In January 2023 I got ...
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macOS booting into Windows Recovery mode after deleting Bootcamp Windows partition
My Mac still boots into Windows recovery mode, automatically. I can still boot into macOS and everything works, however I want to remove this partition. When I first start my Mac it also shows up with ...
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I'm unable to reinstall OS X
I have an iMac11,1 without an OS on it (Recovery mode is still on it) and I therefore want to reinstall OS X. First thing I've tried was doing it using the recovery mode. I've reformatted the "...
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