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macOS is the current marketing name for Apple's Macintosh Operating System. This OS was previously known as OS X, and Mac OS X before that (which itself succeeded the 'classic' Mac OS).

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MacBook has 2 guest accounts, one with a password that I never set

My understanding is that the pixelated “Guest Account” is just another user account possibly created when the computer was at BestBuy. If your the administrator (which you should be) of the computer …
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Get fan speed from terminal without spindump or third party software

I'm using a MacBook Pro 2015 running macOS High Sierra. …
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How to detect if Mac if rebooting after a power failure using terminal?

As I asked in the title, how can I check if a Mac is rebooting after experiencing a power failure. It would be preferable to check this using terminal or some other script, as I would like to test thi …
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MacBook Pro 2015 Keyboard and trackpad not detected once booted into operating system

Ever since I updated my computer to macOS Mojave I’ve been experiencing issues. … Does anyone have any ideas on ways to solve this issue that doesn’t involve completely reinstalling macOS? Computer: MacBook Pro Mid 2015 13” …
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Reset CPU fan speed

Solution #1 Restarting the computer should reset the fans to the computers control. I would also recommend making sure its not in the startup applications so it doesn't turn on when you login, and po …
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Problem fixing my corrupted USB drive on OS X

You need to unmount the disk first. Before you can write to it using ddHere the command you need to run to unmount the disk: sudo diskutil unmount /dev/disk2
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Is there a way to automatically delete all cookies in Safari upon exit?

You can use the private mode which erases cookies(I think) and your history upon closing the windows.
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iMac 2008 Core 2 Duo does not list my bootable USB stick in the boot menu?

Holding CMD + C will not boot of an USB, only a DVD. You need to hold the option key then select the USB Drive, which will be most-likely named EFI. Also make sure you aren’t plugging it in through …
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Startup Disk full - Read-only- cannot boot Mac Mini

The error your getting when typing in the command means that the command you typed in has invalid arguments. That means that you didn't type the command correctly. The reason it's not letting you mo …
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