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How to recover files from macOS after accidentally overwriting it with Linux> [duplicate]
I'm not a kid (this is an alt account with a different email. I forgot the other password of @adamgewely)
But I accidentally replaced macOS with Linux! I had important files there. Thinking it was on ...
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Dual Boot (MacOS/Linux)
I installed Ubuntu on dual boot on MacOS using rEFIt.
Then, when I did not expect it, the Linux System stoped working, I decided to reboot the computer with MacOS when, for my surprise, everything (...
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Old Mac Works Just The Right Way To Be Broken In Every Way, Shape, And Form
I found an old Macbook Pro, OS X 10.6.8. Little did I know that there was an evil little metaphorical man malevolently cackling and taunting SO ?&#%ING HARD inside the mystery mac of horrors:
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How to boot Linux on MacBook Pro 2016
I have been trying to boot Kali Linux on my MacBook Pro and it doesn't work. I only have USB-C ports on this computer so I purchased a USB-C to USB 3.0 adapter. Could this be causing the problem? I ...
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rEFInd not working on macOs Sierra: "Not found while loading legacy loader"
I installed rEFInd 0.10.3 (latest version on the date) on my MacBook Air late 2015 with macOS Sierra, but I`m getting the following error when trying to boot from an usb disk: "Not found while loading ...
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OSX won't boot to USB with persistent Arch Linux installed, while Windows will boot to it
When I hold the C key on startup on OSX Yosemite 10.10.5 (macbook pro retina 2015 with force touch), it doesn't boot to the USB. Holding alt/option doesn't show the USB drive, and changing boot order ...
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Triple Boot with Linux, OS X Yosemite and Windows 7 on iMac
I have a iMac 2015 with Retina 5K display and OS X Yosemite installed. I intend to install Linux Mint as well as Windows 7 or in other sense triple boot all these three OS.
I did find some ...
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How to write from a linux boot cd to a usb with a mac
I bought a book about C and it comes with a livecd of a custom distro with scripts pre-loaded. My quandary is that my current macbook pro was not equipped with a disk drive. I have temporary access to ...
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Dual partition Linux Mint/OS X. Mint booted fine at first and now fails.
I'm attempting to dual boot my MacBook Air (1.3 ghz intel core i5) into OS X (v 10.8.5) and Linux Mint ("Quiana", Xfce edition).
I installed rEFInd, rebooted and installed Mint from a USB, and ...
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Access dual booted OS from VirtualBox
I have a LinuxKali/OSX dual boot. I have to install some packages in the linux system but as the Wifi drivers do not work without those packages (Mac air has NO ethernet) I would like to access the ...
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How can I dual boot Mac OS X and Linux on the same machine?
How can I install Linux on a Mac without screwing up any data? I don't want to open Mac OS X and then use something like VirtualBox. I want to boot right into Linux OR Mac OS X.
Is there a good way ...
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Booting Kali Linux from USB from a MacBook Pro running on Windows 7
I wiped OS X from my computer a while ago and started using Windows 7 instead (for school and work reasons). I am trying to install Kali Linux on my computer on a separate partition. I have tried too ...
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Time Capsule: Restoration Questions
I have had the most difficult time figuring out whether my time capsule flash drive will be able to restore from a Linux partitioned HDD or not. As a high school graduation gift, I received a MacBook ...
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Set refind as default boot loaader on a mac. ( Having trouble saving bless settings )
I have done quite a bit net surfing and have not been able to find a solution to my problem.
Here is the background info:
The refind boot loader is installed to my EFI partition on the mac (sda1)
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