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I have accidentally formatted my Toshiba external hard disk drive, and have been trying to recover data. I have tried Disk Drill which did not find much of my data. I have also tried Stellar Phoenix which found a huge amount of data, but I was not able to preview any and all data have same size which weird. So I want to make sure if anyone has tried this software before I go ahead and buy a license to recover my data.

Could any one here recommend data recovery softwares that work well or any other solutions?

• Asked by Anas A from Toledo
• Aug 5, 2018
• Flag as inappropriate (Best Data Recovery Solutions)

The screen used to come up almost iimmediatley after I typed in the password...Sunddenly, it now takes about 10-12 seconds before I see the screen saver come up.

• Asked by Shirley A from Incline Village
• Jul 26, 2018
• Flag as inappropriate (What causes my MAC to suddenly turn on very slowly?)

I just wanna see if this was possible. Thank you.

• Asked by Dirhem A from Queens
• Jul 26, 2018
• Flag as inappropriate (Can I have sound come from my mac book pro and from the speakers that I have connected to my mac using an aux cable?)

• Asked by Babette D from Los Angeles
• Jul 14, 2018
• Flag as inappropriate (Is there a program similar to power point in Mac?)

I am thinking my iMac is taking too long to power up to functionality after it has been powered down for the evening. How long should it take? It is an iMac mid 2010 with 3.06 GHZ Intel Core i3. I am powering down at night because it's in the same room I sleep in and when it decides to update software in the middle of the night it stays "lit up" for the install which is a bit annoying.

• Asked by Ralph B from Mission Viejo
• Jul 28, 2018
• Flag as inappropriate (how long should it take an iMac to power up?)

I was just in-store and asked the 2 guys who helped me if the apple remote will work with my macbook pro retina display 13". They both said yes and even showed me where I would go to pair it.

1. System Preferences
2. Security & Privacy
3. Advanced

I did those three steps and also tried to google and looked at the manual, both of which said to hold my remote 3-4 inches from the screen and hold down menu and right buttons for 6 seconds until a linking symbol showed up on screen. None of this happened. I am disappointed because I bought this for an important presentation tomorrow and was assured by 2 apple geniuses that it would work.

I will definitely be taking it back unless there is something else I can try to make it work.


Thank you :)

• Asked by Tamara I from Brampton
• Apr 12, 2016
• Flag as inappropriate (Does apple remote pair with macbook pro retina?)

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• Asked by Carole M from Charlotte
• May 22, 2018
• Flag as inappropriate (how to make a screen shot)

Can the sleeve be used while the computer is operating? I will have it connected to external display, keyboard, and trackpad. I don't doubt it's physically possible, what I need to know is can whether the material can withstand and also dissipate the heat without deforming.

• Asked by Satisch D from Athens
• Mar 26, 2018
• Flag as inappropriate (Use while operating?)

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I have the macbook pro 2017 without the touchbar. Will this work?

• Asked by Pilar M from Beaverton
• Jul 27, 2018
• Flag as inappropriate (Will this work on my macbook pro?)

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• Asked by Kathy F from Arroyo Grande
• Jun 29, 2018
• Flag as inappropriate (A keychain cannot be found is in my computer and I cannot cancel)