Questions tagged [imac]
iMac, a range of all-in-one Macintosh desktop computers from Apple
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2017 iMac Windows 10 on BootCamp 6.1 wont shutdown
I have a brand new 2017 iMac on which installed windows 10 Pro. I installed the Bootcamp support software and for the most part the system works fine. Except for one annoying issue - I cant shutdown ...
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How to Disassociate an Apple ID from a work computer
How do I disassociate an Apple-ID from an iMac? I am trying to push updates on a work computer but I can not. I am unable to because a previous employee's apple ID pops up and I do not have the ...
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Incredibly High Fan Speed Reading
I have a 2014 iMac 5K. I find that the fans seem to have two speeds - slow, or top speed. Using SSD Fan Control, the optical drive seems to sit around 1200 rpm on startup at 43 degrees, and hits 100% ...
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Best TimeMachine solution for macOS Sierra given current hardware?
I have an iMac running El Capitan (can't upgrade further) that has been hosting my TimeMachine backup for years. New MacBook Pro can't see the Time Machine volume - doesn't even see the drive ...
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Installed Windows on Mac, now want to go back to OS X
I tried to revert back to OS X, but I can't boot into recovery, or USB. It shows the prohibited symbol (a circle with a line through).
I thought it was a good idea to install Windows on a Mac, but it ...
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Why does airdrop work with my Macbook, but not iMac?
I have a 2011 Macbook Pro (Retina), and a 2011 iMac. Both are running macOS 10.12.6. I'm trying to share files between my iPad Mini 2 (retina) running iOS 10.3 using the app Groovebox.
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Trying to use an iMac as a second screen, but it keeps dimming
I'm hooking up my new MacBook Pro (13-inch 2016) to my old iMac (27-inch late 2012) using a lightning-to-USBC converter, in order to use the latter as a screen when working from home.
Pressing CMD-F2 ...
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Replacement iMac G3 Chasis?
Just purchased an old used iMac G3 but unfortunately the plastic subframe is pretty brittle. I doubt it's something that I could gorilla-glue back together. Does anybody know where I could buy a new ...
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iMac 27 Fusion Drive restore from SSD
How can I restore an image (dmg) of my MacBook's 512 GB SSD (APFS encrypted) onto a 1 TB Fusion Drive using Disk Utility?
I am a bit confused with the Fusion Drive. Can I make it pure HDD and just do ...
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Target Display Mode troubles, can't disconnect anymore
I used to run my 15" MBP with 21.5" iMac in Target Display Mode and everything was fine for a while. But as of a couple recent macOS upgrades, every time I disconnect, the iMac never restores to it's ...
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iMac (mid 2011, OS X 10.12) gets stuck on white screen on boot, all DIY options exhausted?
iMac (mid 2011, running OS X 10.12) gets stuck on white screen (after playing the chime sound and displaying the Apple logo and progress bar) when I try to
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boot in safe mode (holding ...
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Cannot see the new SSD drive after installation in a mid 2011 iMac
I followed this video instruction https://youtu.be/eFHvIrdm9So to add a second, SSD harddisk (OWC brand) to a mid 2011 iMac.
After the installation is complete I rebooted the machine and tried to ...
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The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer
I have just bought a new SSD from Crucial for my iMac 9,1. I have plugged the disk in via a SATA to USB connector and I am displayed with the message
The disk you inserted was not readable by this ...
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New (unformatted) internal Seagate HDD not visible in Disk Utility for iMac 27"
Due to an HDD failure, I have purchased and installed a new Seagate BarraCuda 1TB 3.5-Inch SATA III 6 Gb/s Internal Hard Drive (ST1000DM010)(https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01LNJBA2I/ref=...
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I'm finding my iMac 21" late 2015 to be unstable after upgrading to High Sierra
If I leave my iMac for a while, it refuses to come out of sleep mode; the screen remains black, the mouse, once it unfreezes moves slowly and then the pinwheel appears forever. I'm forced to force ...
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Replaced CPU with i7, now 1 LED blinking
I replaced the Core i5 2.7 GHz CPU in my iMac 27-inch (mid 2011) my with an i7 2600.
On boot I got a blinking single LED on LED1. Reading up that normally means insufficient power. The main fan would ...
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What is proper way to get rid of quarantined files after ClamXav scan?
I used ClamXav to scan my iMac for viruses. Now that I have them quarantined (19 files) do I just put them in the trash? Or is there a different method to making sure these are gone and won't be a ...
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iMac from England
Question: Would I be able to use an iMac from England in Canada. I am not thinking there would be any problems with the software it is the electrical part of the equation I am concerned with. Easy ...
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Will macOS High Sierra support my iMac's 500 GB SATA internal physical drive?
macOS High Sierra will be released on 29.6
But, I have one issue Apple is introducing a new file system (Apple File System) which is for (Mac with all‑flash internal storage). Now as much as I know ...
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Control iMac using Macbook Air keyboard and mouse?
I want to use my laptop keyboard and mouse as the input for both the Air and the iMac. I have tried apps that let me use the same input devices across different computers via wifi, but found them ...
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iMac boots quickly but takes loooong time to log into account
I do have a pretty good iMac (Retina 5k, Late 2014, 4GHz Intel Core i7, 32 GB RAM with a 3 TB Fusion Drive) running the latest stable macOS Sierra. When powering on, the log on screen appears pretty ...
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What is the HD proximity sensor in a 2009 iMac?
iStat Menus 5 is displaying a dash after this sensor - HD proximity sensor.
I'm getting a temp reading from the HD.
I've opened this iMac several times and have never seen a connection for the HD ...
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Apple Mail on Yosemite not syncing with Exchange
Strange issue that neither my email provider not Apple could help with! so I come to you and hope you can solve the problem they could not!
I added the Exchange account in question a week or so ago. ...
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Update bootcamp drivers
I have a new imac with the Radeon 580 Pro. I'm getting this error message when trying to play games in bootcamp.
Is there any way to get the new driver or am I stuck here?
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Screen resolution 4k vs remote desktop resolution (Microsoft Remote Desktop)
First, very sorry for my English. I do not write often in English...
I just upgrade from an old iMac 2011 to the new iMac 4k 2017. I am quite pleased with it, but something's bothering me.
I have ...
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Getting 3 beeps on restart after RAM install... is the RAM really bad?
I have a 2009 iMac and wanted to bump up the RAM to it's max capacity.
I did a quick search and found that it is supposed to handle 8GB. I Bought 2 4GB sticks from Crucial (supposedly a good brand) ...
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2013 iMac 27" SSD Failure, Power Supply or Both?
I have a late 2013 27" iMac i7, 8GB RAM, 500GB SSD, running the laster version of Sierra 10.12.4 (I think) Two days ago I suddenly got the spinning beachball while browsing in Safari. However, after a ...
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My Spotify app won't open, can't be deleted and won't force quit on macOS
...and yet when I try to, a dialogue box tells me I can't delete it because it's already open.
Any ideas what I can do?
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Old MS Outlook Express for Mac copy/export/move
Have an original Apple iMac OS 8.5 , with MS Outlook Express for Mac 4.01 . My wife and I would like to copy/export the old email messages(from our courtship) off that system. What File Extensions ...
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Can not create a bootable drive / partition on iMac
This is a very frustration issue and I am banging my head against the wall.
I have an old iMac Intel 21.5" EMC 2389 iMac I salvaged from my parents and the drive failed. I added a new 1TB WD drive ...
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iMac 27-inch late 2015 upgrade RAM with higher frequency
My current RAM memory has 1867Mhz and I want to upgrade with 2133Mhz.
Can this cause any problems?
The RAM is compatible with my iMac, at least the manufacturer says so.
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Mac OSX Server - Moved 20 iMacs from one group to another with the exact same settings now disconnecting from wifi
When the new settings are being applied it disconnects wifi, this means they never actually get the new settings and consistently are disconnecting from wifi everytime the settings are pushed out (...
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Windows 10 stuck on boot mode on mac
I try to install Windows 10 on my Mac. After the installation I rebooted my Mac but it got stuck in Windows boot mode like in that picture.
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Does wifi need to be on for AirDrop, even if using ethernet connection?
My iMac is connected to my network with an ethernet cable - as such I have turned wifi off, to ensure that I am using the wired network, rather than the much slower wifi network.
AirDrop never seems ...
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upscaling videos on iMac 5k with VLC (or other player) - just enlarge the window?
I have lots of old videos with low resolution. For example:
ID : 1
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile ...
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iMac with Apple USB Ethernet won't boot after latest Security Update
We have a number of iMacs (models 14,1 to 16,2) running in a StorNext 5 environment as Distributed LAN Clients (DLC).
These machines have Apple USB Ethernet adaptors attached to provide a secondary ...
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iMac shows prohibitory symbol
I recently booted up my iMac, but then the Apple logo disappeared and a🚫 replaced it. I tried going into Recovery mode but recovery mode just takes LITERALLY hours. No matter how long I let it load, ...
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Imac keyboard malfunctions at startup
Imac having odd problem. Entering password at bootup, the computer does not respond to keystroke (usb keyboard), until it's been tapped multiple (but not consistent) number of times, then it will ...
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How do I make my iMac Apache server always run?
I have a password protected Apache server running on my iMac (OS X Sierra 10.12.1) at home for personal purposes. It is accessible by the internet so that I can access my home files when I am outside ...
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iMac Wi-Fi detects internet networks but it doesn't connect to any, but my other PC connects fine to them
My iMac Wi-Fi detects internet networks but it doesn't connect to any, but my other PC connects fine to them.
It is a second hand iMac, it worked fine when I set it up, it connected for a day or 2 ...
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iMac Won't Boot Any Disk — Keeps Restarting
I'm trying to fix an iMac that won't boot any disk.
The Verbose Boot option is on and a few lines are logged, but then it stops. A couple of seconds later, the computer restarts all over again with ...
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When I log into App Store on my iMac I get a notification on my iPhone saying someone's trying to log in. But the location is wrong
So I want to buy something on the App Store on my iMac.
I logged in and I instantly got a notification on my iPhone saying that there's an iMac trying to log into my Account (I don't know why. That'...
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Second monitor - Dell and iMac 27 5 Retina
I have an iMac 27" 5K Retina (late 2015) with 32 GB, AMD Radeon R9 M395x 4096MB. I have just bought a second monitor, Dell Dell 27" UltraSharp UP2715K. I am running macOS Sierra 10.12.1.
Can ...
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I can t find my internal HDD drive (part of fusion drive) on iMac 27 late 2012
Hello as I wrote on the title I have an issue with my fusion drive .. After entering internet recovery mode I only see the SSD ... Here is the photo also from my diskutil list and diskutil cs list :
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iMac Internal Hard Drive Not Visible, Won't Mount; Currently running off External Drive [duplicate]
My iMac (27-inch, mid-2010) crashed and refused to reboot. I was able to reboot it from an external drive and attempted to erase and resurrect the internal drive; after several attempts, the drive ...
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iMac Pixelated Screen
I just recently acquired an iMac. I'm not sure what model it is or anything but the attached pictures show it.
When it boots up there's a pixelated screen and it won't boot into the OS, and when I ...
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Editing iPhone 7 Photos on sRGB iMac
Photos taken on an iPhone 7 are encoded with the DCI-P3 color profile. Would editing those photos in the Photos app on a 2013 (non-Retina) iMac result in loss of quality?
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My Fusion Drive unlinked in two pieces (SSD+HDD) and I want to restore it again in one piece
i have an iMac 27′ late 2012 and I have a problem with my Fusion Drive … suddenly the SSD part and the HDD unlinked and now i have two separate disks .. I ran in Terminal: diskutil list and diskutil ...
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macOS Sierra Right Alt Key mapped to Ctrl
Since installing macOS Sierra my right alt key is being mapped to ctrl. This behaviour is also visible on the keyboard viewer, where pressing the left alt key clearly activates the alt functionality, ...
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Could I use an older iMac as a second monitor for a Dell Latitude E7250 w/mini display port?
I have a 21.5" iMac from late 2009 that runs great. For work I have a Dell Latitude E7250 that has a mini display port. The mini-display port cable fits into the iMac but is this a "Thunderbolt" port ...