I have a MacBook Pro I thinks it’s 2014 model not sure what the specifics are but I’ve come into a problem. Somehow a firmware passcode was installed on this computer. I did not set it or otherwise I would know the passcode. When computer boots up it shows a lock on the screen. I’ve searched YouTube and the only way to bypass this is to remove some hardware from the computer. Is there any other way to fix this problem [Edited by Moderator]...
So, I just noticed this since this is my first reboot since I got it. The screen flickers very weird when my Mac boots . Anyone else facing this? MacBook Pro - 14 Inch - Base configuration - MacOS Monterey...
My MacBook pro boots up to the Apple Icon and bar but them reverts to a black screen. The computer then tries to reboot itself and this process goes on ad infinitum until the MacBook is shut down. What do I need to do to get it the boot up properly?...
It’s not turning on. It boots up to the apple logo cuts off and repeats I’m not sure how to fix this I’ve left it on charge for about 3 hours and as soon as I take it off it won’t turn on or anything [Re-Titled by Moderator]...
I have a late 2014 Mac Mini running Catalina that always boots from the internal hard drive, even though the startup disk system preference correctly shows that the external usb drive is selected to boot from. I have to hold down the Option key at boot to bring up the startup manager which shows the external drive with an arrow below it which I think indicates that is the default boot drive and click on the arrow. The Mini then correctly boots from the external usb drive with no problems...
After computer shuts down and then gives indication needs charge showing empty battery. I then plug computer to charger. The computer boots up and shows charge where left off which is usually 50 percent or more. Don’t think I’ve ever used it past 50 percent battery usage due to this issue. How do you fix this issue not sure if it’s a battery issue or a system issue? When I pull up system report it shows battery as condition as normal with a cycle count of 226....
9 days ago, I spilled liquid mixture (mostly water and some fruity liquid with sugar) all over my Mac (2019 Pro 15") from the left of the Mac. I wanted to keep it shut down when the spill happened but I accidentally kept turning it on because I must have been pressing a key while trying to wipe down water, carrying it around and putting it upside-down ( I hate how this version mac boots when pressing any button on the keyboard!!). On the same day, with my friend's help, I opened up and got rid...
How do I get back screen saver option to choose a folder?
Is anyone else experiencing an annoying intermittent freezing since upgrading to Monterey 12.4? It's very irritating and especially noticeable whole listening to music. The cursor freezes as well. It lasts for a few seconds and seems to come in burts of 2-3 incidents at a time. Very intermittent, but still an issue....
sorry to bother you but my dad just messaged me. He is retired in Germany from Nato base there. he has an iMac 20" 2009. its like new he uses it for finance and films. he said it just wont come on when he presses button on back. he has checked all cables... i am doing research for him. i am due to fly to germany to see parents soon in a month or so..... i can't think what it could be. thank you Kim [Re-Titled by Moderator]...
How do I reload my Finder when it says Not Responding?
After choosing an account through the login screen, my iMac desktop produces a flashing bright screen intermittent with a black screen, never turning on. I have shut it down several times, completely unplugging it and waiting several minutes, to no avail. Any ideas?...
I have Finder preferences set to open in new windows instead of tabs, and I have Preferences->General set to Never prefer tabs. This works for all Finder windows except my Home and Applications windows, and it looks like all windows in the Go menu seem to ignore this setting. They all open in the same window. I'm not sure now how I managed to have my Apps and Home window both open at the same time. Is there any way to get the Go windows to not ignore my settings? Every time I try to open a folde...
Recently my computer has started creating two files for every screenshot (shift-command-3.) Does anyone know why this is or how I can fix it? I am on Macbook Pro 2020 (OS Monterey 12.4) thanks, J...
There have been other queries about the inability to create folders but Apple's response is you can create folders in your home folder. I have full admin privileges with read/write in my home folder (user/Documents) but unable to create folders. I can create one on the desktop and drag it to my home folder. Any guidance why I have no control over my own data in my own folder?...
Macbook 13 Inch spacebar sometimes only working with shift or option key. How to fix this? Typing into search bar in google, spacebar will only work alongside shift and option key, but in Word doc etc. will work perfectly fine. Has anyone else had this issue? Thanks!...
my macbook keeps on freezing and then a black screen comes up:( it also overheats. its currently running on macos monterey. i cant use any apps because it just freezes and this happens:( hoping someone could help [Image Edited by Moderator to Remove Serial Number]...
Smart folders put into the dock work fine for a few days, then stop working (clicking them has no effect). They continue to work in the sidebar, and if removed and re-added from the dock start working again. Seen this posted before but not much activity in responses. Any thoughts?...
I'm using Version 12.4 MacOS Monterey on MacBook Air (M1, 2020), and sometimes the cursor lags until I restart my laptop. It starts to behave like this randomly, even if I don't have any heavy applications or tasks running. The only solution I know for this issue is restarting, which is inconvenient as it takes time. If any other user experiences the same issue and knows a quick solution for it, I would appreciate a helping hand. I appreciate any help you can provide....
A mysterious, intermittent and annoying issue. On my 2-month-old MacBook Pro M1, with Monterey 12.4, sometimes a File/Open window from a web browser (Firefox, Chrome) does not display. For example, to upload a file in Google Drive, or Save To from any web app that allows saving a file. That is, opening the system dialog for browsing the file system, for open and save operations. I have updated both browsers, and Monterey 12.4 is the latest. If I restart the browser(s), the dialog will open again...
Hello all, I updated recently from 12.3.1 to 12.4 and overall performance has tanked, especially for Terminal type applications. A simple return at the prompt or a command can take 20 seconds or more to complete, even in the native "Terminal". Activity Monitor is showing minimal CPU and memory with only disk showing some spikes. System is around 2.7%, User at 3%, Idle at 94% as I write this, however the general user experience has dramatically decreased, and the graphs for trends do not reflect...
I have a Macbook Pro (2019) on Monterey 12.4. Everything has been working awesome... until today. To my recollection, I haven't installed or added anything recently. I close my laptop and went away for the weekend. When I started it back up today I get the black Restart Screen (in various languages). I can restart in safe mode but not regualr boot. PLEASE HELP....
Hi, my laptop has this flashing bar at bottom of screen that has a vertical line that when i put my cursor on it I can scroll this line across the bottom, really weird?? Where the line starts the bar is white before the bar it is faded, but it doesn't change colour when I scroll. There are faint lines on the bar also. Laptop also started to overheat when playing solitaire, have removed this app. The other day I also could not shut it down completely, it would automatically restart. I also could...
When I press F1 and F2 the brightness is locked. How do I unlock? Other F keys are working.
Hello, I have a mid 2012 MacBook pro. Original hard drive switched for SSD and battery has been replaced multiple times. 2 issues that I'm hoping to get help with. Macbook keeps restarting. Chrome keeps crashing despite doing a complete reinstall. I have the crash log from when the MacBook restarts. If someone could help me interpret I'd really appreciate it. Main thing I want to know is if this a software or hardware problem. Thank you! Crash log...
I find my MacBook network is down. I checked the control panel, it shows connected to a wifi. But when I change wifi, it spin forever. I open the preference panel,network panel not load. safari, email is open in background,but i cannot exit it. use ifconfig on terminal get stuck. When i open the the network tab in the activity monitor, get stuck. I restart machine, It takes so long to close the mail and safari. And take so lone when the dock and head bar gone, only show the desktop nackground im...
Still devestated by the loss of Spotlight indexing. Turns out for us it's both in Word and Pages-- and have been to Apple upper software tiers over and over and still no fix. (they have downloaded our logs etc) For us, indexing (searching for terms etc) is literally our work and we are now going back to our older computers! Shame on Apple, for this has been going on for us for 6 months...(they keep telling us they will fix with an update in some future OS. ) Anyone have any work-arounds? We've t...
Ongoing issues with MacBook Pro 2019. Does anyone else experience and if so, how did you resolve? I purchased a new MacBook Pro in early 2020. My previous MacBook Pro was from 2014 and still working PERFECT and the only reason I had to buy a new one was because I spilled water on the old one and fried something to do with the display. Super bummed. Anyway the new MacBook was ok at first but pretty quick things started to go wrong. And I live in a very remote location outside the USA so I was not...
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