"not a valid mounting point"
Hello guys, I'm trying to make a bootable USB with Sierra. It's using the "GUID partition map", and is formatted to "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" with the name "MyVolume". The "Install MacOS Sierra" is...
View ArticleFinder issues...file can’t be opened because the original item can’t be found.
In the last few days, my 13” Mid-2011 MacBook Air has been having issues with Finder. The following Favorites in the Sidebar (Desktop, Downloads, Movies, Music, Pictures, Documents and my personal...
View ArticleUsers Permissions
I've never shared files or had users on my mac. Recently I noticed there were two users added to my computer. I didn't do this. Also some permissions were changed. Could this be a hack. I only have a...
View ArticleSan Disk Ultra Media 32G USB - No Formating or change of ownership status...
Hello guys, this is my first time creating an account on a forum website. I am pretty lost and couldn't find any help to my specific situation on the websites I looked at. Maybe one of you guys has any...
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Can not remove back up drives from "Exclude from Back Up" list in Time Machine
Title pretty much says it all. I've erased the drive and reformatted as well as tried to remove them in Safe Mode. It still wont let me remove anything. If anyone knows how I can change this that would...
View ArticleMBP unibody power button lost 1.5 second Shutdown
Prior to Mac OSX 10.9 (Mavericks) the power buttons on MacBooks had the function if you held it down for about 1.5 seconds to give the "Are you sure you want to shutdown your computer now" screen. This...
View ArticleBose Companion 5 - Sierra Compatibility
I'm reading reports of the Bose Companion 5 USB speakers not functioning properly under Sierra, and even El Cap. What's strange is that I had a set of C5's that seemed to work fine under El Cap, then...
View Article"deleted" process
Anyone seeing lots of Console and CPU activity from the "deleted" process? I've had the GM running for about 12 hours and this process just never seems to rest. UPDATE: Turns out this was a caused by...
View ArticleVICE C64 emulator - how get it to work?
I want to play an old C64 game. OpenEMU (although great), doesn't support C64. I read that VICE is goo d on Mac? I downloaded it, I get the blue C64 screen, but not sure after this to open stuff etc? d...
View ArticleDowngrading from Catalina to Sierra on a 2012 MBP
I've just bought a 2012 13" MBP. The seller had replaced the original HD with a larger one and has installed Catalina on it. I wish to downgrade back to Sierra. My wife has a the same model MBP and I...
View ArticleAnyone have a copy of the Sierra betas?
Hi! This is a bit of a long shot, but does anyone still have a copy of any of the betas of macOS Sierra, from before the OS was officially released? It turns out that early betas contained support for...
View ArticleComplete Tutorial for OS X Mavericks Theme on macOS Sierra
After running OS X Mavericks on the last MacBook Pro to run it natively, it was time for me to move on to macOS Sierra after losing my MBP in a house fire. This is my take on a Mavericks theme for...
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nsurlsessiond heavy network usage
I just noticed that a process called nsurlsessiond is downloading data from the internet at the maximum rate possible with my internet connection. I tried killing the process but then it came back...
View ArticleAbout macOS Sierra on MacBook 4.1
Hello. I've got a MacBook 4.1 as a gift this spring and I thought that it would be an awsome project to "Hackintosh" it to newer macOS. At first glance it seemed very easy to just drag&drop...
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2011 Intel HD 3000 MacBook Pro 1024mb Vram kext work
As the title say's The intel HD3000 kext mods work on macOS 10.12 to get 1024mb of Vram
View ArticleCan I delete useless.kext files?
I was recently having some problems with Kernel_Task eating up huge chunks of my CPU cycles, and stopped off here looking for a solution. A very recommended solution I found was to delete some .plist...
View ArticleIs there a walkthrough somewhere howto install 10.12 to 2009 mbp?
Last officially supported os is 10.11.
View ArticleiCloud Help Please
I've had my old MacBook Pro since 2011 but this one has me stumped. One day last week I turned it on and all my data had been moved to iCloud. When I try to save a document it only goes to the cloud,...
View Article10GB (8gb Crucial 1600mhz DDR3L+ 2GB 1600mhz DDR3 Apple OEM) WORKS LIKE A DREAM
so I just upgrade one of the RAM slots in my mid-2012 MacBook Pro A1278, and even though people say it's not "optimal" to have different sized RAM cartridges in the slots, I'm here with empirical data...
View ArticleUnable to backup via TimeMachine - "The backup disk image .. already in use"
Ever since upgrading to Sierra, I keep receiving the following notification from TimeMachine: "Backup has failed. The backup disk image "/Volumes/Data/Name.sparsebundle" is already in use." I am trying...
View ArticleAnyone still on Sierra?
10.12.6, 2016 NTB just feels like home going strong good battery and performance and smooth everything have Mojave on an SSD external but this still my daily
View ArticleDownloading videos & Photos from iCloud to flash drive
Happy New Year everyone! I have removed a bunch of photos and videos from my Macbook Pro and now need to sync the smaller library with iCloud. How do I do that?
View ArticleApple Watch Auto Unlock Questions [MERGED]
Can anybody confirm if Auto Unlock does or does not work on the Mid 2012 rMBP? I've seen that it doesn't work on a Late 2012 Mac mini, but the rMBP was a bit ahead of its time in connectivity and I...
View ArticleHow can I delete plist files?
I've been trying to create a Blu-ray DVD using Roxio Toast 14 but the software is misbehaving. I read in another forum to remove all Toast files, current and previous, and reinstall. I used to be able...
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Can't make a clean installation - Disk Utility failed
Hi everybody I have Sierra on an Early 2011 Macbook Pro, but I need to go back to El Capitan. Problem is when I try to erase the HD in Disk Utility (Cmd+T) to achieve a clean installation, the Utility...
View ArticleiCloud Drive and Time Machine
Hi all I have tried searching for the answer to my questions since Sierra was released, but cannot seem to find definitive answers. Does anyone know how exactly iCloud Drive and Time Machine works...
View ArticleApple HT error 4SNS/1/40000001:VG0C-0.000
Hi all I have an Early 2011 Macbook Pro running El Capitan 10.11.6 After many unsuccessful attempts to create a bootable USB installer, I did run an Apple Hardware Test, the longest and more accurate....
View ArticleBootable DVD for Sierra installer
First I should point out that this is a very geeky thing and a dvd will boot much slower than a usb. So if you want a faster boot it would be better to make a bootable usb instead for which...
View ArticleUpgrading a 2011 iMac
My mom has a 2011 iMac and I want to upgrade it past Sierra to whatever OS is the latest for this Mac. How can this be done? Running the software update option does not bring up Mojave or Catalina so...
View ArticleCan't drag a network share to Find favourites?
I have a fresh install of Sierra on a new HD in my old 2009 iMac 27" , I used migration but only for computer and network bits, I'm copying he rest manually. Trouble is when I try and drag a network...
View ArticleRouter Suggestions For Older Macs
I am looking to upgrade my networking system. Currently I am using a Netgear AC1900 Nighthawk combo and a I find it less than reliable In a 600 sq. ft. apartment running 8 devices: my MacBook Pro...
View ArticleMac OS Sierra constantly crashes...
I have a 2010 MBP running Sierra (10.12.6). I can't upgrade the OS any more as it's not supported. I am really trying to get another year or two out of this machine. So the problem is this thing...
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Error while installing sierra (Usb is not a valid mount point.)
Hello everybody, this is my first post in this forum, i own a macbook pro 2015 i5 8g ram and i'm running Yosemite 10.10.5 on it, i want to install the Sierra version 10.12.5 , i downloaded the version...
View ArticleHow to get rid of "two-factor Authentication" nag screens?
Since the latest "update" my Mac and MacBook keep reminding in to "finish" two-factor authentication. I don't want it. I don't need it. How can I get rid of this? It's annoying and it seems to kick me...
View Articleoverclocking
guys i have a 2011 macbook pro with the specs of 6gb of ram and a i7 2.7ghz cpu but when i check the ghz of the cpu is showing 2.1ghz is there a way to overclock my macbook and when i use volta to...
View Article2012 Mac Mini
Can I download some footage from a hi8 camcorder, edit in iMovie and then upload a video to YouTube with a mac mini this old??
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macOS 10.12 Sierra Unsupported Macs Thread
macOS Sierra on unsupported Macs Introduction For the first time since OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) in 2012, macOS Sierra (10.12) has changed the official minimum requirements needed for installation,...
View Articlecan no longer rename files in Preview?
Does anyone else have this problem? It started happening for me as of 10.12.2. It used to be that when you have a file (e.g. a JPG) open in Preview, you could click on the file name in the window...
View Articleimpossible to update macbook pro 13" mid 2012 from sierra 10.12.6
Hi guys ! I have been struggling for month now to update my macbook pro 13" mid 2012 to a newer OS. It is so annoying not to be able to download many apps just because of that, so it would be great if...
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Wiped my hard drive, now OS Sierra won’t reinstall
Hi all. I erased my MacBook Pro circa 2011 today so I can donate it. I tried reinstalling High Sierra twice and got the following screen: After restarting in internet recovery mode I ran First Aid from...
View ArticleMacbook Pro 2011 upgrade (running old versions of apps)
Hello, My specs: MacOS Sierra 10.12.6 MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) 2.3 Ghz Intel Core i5 Memory 8 Gb Intel HD 3000 512 MB I've just purchased a new SSD 1TB hard drive and more memory 16Gb. I will...
View ArticleScreen brightness broken (Sierra 10.12.4 beta 3)
Hello. Can somebody help me. I have mbp pro late 13... Installed beta 3 and my screen brightness adjustment is broken. When I try to adjust brightness nothing happens... only visual changes in...
View ArticleHow to stop Mail from automatic "mark as read" behavior? (in Sierra)
Hi! I'm curious if there's a way to deactivate the feature/behavior in Mac Mail where mail is automatically marked as read when clicked (I want it to remain unread until I click otherwise). I know that...
View Articlesudden power off
i was just doing some web surfing on my 2011 macbook pro and it suddenly powered off then after about a minute of holding the power button down it turned on and now it wont charge any ideas i did open...
View Articleis Sierra the highest OS version that can be hacked onto an early 2008 iMac?
Thought I'd pop in and ask a 2 part question here about unsupported versions of OS X/macOS being hacked onto an Early 2008 iMac [8,1]... So... 1. Is Sierra or High Sierra the highest unsupported OS...
View ArticleImac computer almost unusable with Erratic Cursor!
I have a 2010 Imac computer running Mac OS Sierra (10.12). Al of a sudden my cursor is bouncing all over the screen, highlighting everything, deleting things in my email. It just seems like someone has...
View ArticleBack to Sierra Server from Catalina on my late 2012 mini
I just wiped the boot disk of my little server from Catalina and went back to Sierra Server. The reasons are simple: Content caching that works nicely. TimeMachine that always works. A Server interface...
View ArticleProblems with icons and thumbnails
Two problems. One, when I go to Get Info and select "Open With" and "Change All", the program icons system-wide remain the same rather than change to the application I prefer. The file will open with...
View ArticlemacOS 10.12.6 full installer with valid certificate?
Well, it's that time of year again — that time when Apple revokes the certificates in its older installers, rendering them completely useless. Where can I find a currently signed full installer for...
View ArticleHelp! Updated to macOS 10.12.4, MBP randomly shuts off
I have a 2013 15" MBPR and recently updated to the latest software 10.12.4. Prior to updating, everything was working fine. But now after the update.. I'll be browsing the web or using an app, then...
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