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Laggy performance in macOS Big Sur's Finder? Try closing tabs
While there’s no consistent pattern, a tabbed window may bog down normal Finder functions.
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How to reveal hidden files in macOS (and hide visible ones)
A few techniques let you see files marked as hidden, whether intentionally or otherwise, and reverse their status.
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Save Mac storage space by cleaning out abandoned log files
Log files are important for troubleshooting, but many apps are not good at cleaning out old ones that aren’t useful anymore. Here’s how you can see what’s gong on with log files on your Mac.
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The ultimate Mac repair guide: Get your Mac powered on and starting up
When your Mac won’t power up or boot up, there could be a number of reasons why. We’ll take you through the steps to troubleshoot this problem so you can get up and running as soon as possible.
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Major Keynote 11 update makes it better for online meetings
You can now display a presentation in a window and have your notes and slide-navigation tools in another window. Here’s how it works.
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How to share a Mac’s drive with another Mac, whether Intel or Apple silicon
You can access the startup volume on one Mac as a drive that appears on another that’s directly connected. This is known as Target Disk Mode on Intel Macs; it’s still available on Apple silicon Macs, too.
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How to find every troubleshooting boot mode on an M1 Mac
When Apple released the M1 Macs, they also changed the boot modes that were available with Intel Macs. Learn what you need to do to get into Recovery Mode and other boot modes—and also what procedures are now gone.
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How to build an Apple smart home
HomeKit is Apple’s way of bringing together your smart home products in a unified and secure fashion.
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A Fusion Mac’s speed getting you down? Give it a boost with an external SSD
You’ll see a significant speed boost if you switch from a hard drive or Fusion drive startup volume to an SSD on your Mac. Here are instructions on how to set it up.
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How to set up Sleep mode on a Mac that has bus-powered external storage
External bus-powered drives on a Mac may not dismount properly when the laptop goes to sleep. Here’s what you can do to make sure you storage is safe.
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How to revive or restore an unresponsive Mac from another Mac
If your recent series Mac won’t boot, you can try to “revive” or “restore” it.
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How to set up an Apple ID without a payment method
Want an Apple ID but plan to never pay for a single thing from Apple through that ID? Here’s how to set it up.
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How to save your M1 Mac by booting into Recovery mode
You do it differently than you would on an Intel Mac.
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What to do when switching to a Mac with a smaller drive
If your current Mac has more data stored than the capacity of the new one, you probably feel you’re in a pickle. Here’s what you can do to make the transition work.
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How to check your Intel and M1 Mac’s SSD health using Terminal
Learn how to set up the Terminal in macOS so you can install and run smartmontools, a utility that provides data on the health of your SSD.
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How to start up your M1 Mac from an external drive
Need to boot your M1 Mac with an external drive? It’s not as easy as it used to be, as it likely requires you purchase new hardware.
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Thinking of upgrading from a Fusion drive on a Mac? Here’s what you need to know
With a Fusion drive, you can’t upgrade just the SSD or hard drive components without doing some hard work.
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See red squares on your Mac’s display? There might be a problem with the GPU
The problem doesn’t appear widespread, but users report incidents that date back years.
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macOS 11 Big Sur Public Beta now available: Here's how to install it
The next version of the Mac operating system, macOS 11 Big Sur, will be officially released this fall. But you can install and run Big Sur now by joining Apple’s Public Beta program.
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