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u/verapeterson · 4 pointsr/MacOS

ex Apple Genius here... Hope some of this helps.

  • Get this book for a start: https://www.amazon.com/macOS-Support-Essentials-10-12-Troubleshooting/dp/0134713850/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1497477151&sr=1-1&keywords=macos+support+essentials+10.12

  • Make a diagnostic drive. Get work to buy you a few portable external hard drives. (I like LaCie) Install the latest 3 versions of macOS on their own partitions (~32GB each) and leave the rest to a "Free Space" partition. When troubleshooting a Mac, the first thing you should do is boot the machine from one of the "known good" OSes on your diagnostic drive and check if the issue persists. That tells you if the issue is hardware or software.

  • If you've determined the issue is software, you can usually divide it into a System issue or a User issue. Create a new user on the system and check if the issue persists on the new user. If so, it's a system issue. If the problem goes away, it's a user issue. System-wide settings generally live in /Library/Preferences/. User settings live here (mostly): /Users/username/Library/.

  • Make an installer drive. Use createinstallmedia to make an external HD full of all the different OS installers you need. Learn how to NetInstall macOS if you need to deploy on a lot of machines.

  • Malicious software usually has to be installed as a Launch Agent or Launch Daemon in order to run when a Mac boots. Learn how they work, how to find them and how to destroy them. https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPSystemStartup/Chapters/CreatingLaunchdJobs.html. Also learn about LoginItems & StartupItems.

  • Learn the boot process of a Mac. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204156 and the startup modes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201255

  • Make sure every computer you touch is backed up!

  • Learn the Terminal. (bash) if you don't know it already.

  • Get a developer account for early access to beta software.

  • Get decent tools (Wiha) and anti-static gear.

  • Take hardware problems to the Genius Bar, especially if your company is gonna pay for it. They'll usually have better diagnostics than the Mac has built in. It also rules out the possibility of you breaking a computer when trying to fix it. (edit: also a great excuse to get out of the office)

  • Use Google. Chances are someone's has had your problem before. Google is also a great way to search support.apple.com

  • Be excellent to each other.

  • Party on dudes.
u/ripsfo · 1 pointr/MacOS

Sorry... I'm an old jaded IT guy. I can't help it sometimes.

I'd recommend going with an external SSD, but thunderbolt 1 enclosures are becoming hard to find, and I think USB3 might be a bit too painful for a VM.

Instead, I'd probably steer you towards upgrading the internal SSD, which is still thankfully an option on this model. Check out the kits at OWC.. This is a very easy upgrade to do yourself and be sure to get the kit, which includes an enclosure for the old SSD; this makes for an easy migration.

Good luck.

u/Pro_Ana_Online · 1 pointr/MacOS

If you don't mind a hardware solution there are forensic write blockers, like when you have to absolutely keep something 100% read-only. Like this one below is not too expensive and appears to be enabled/disabled easily.

(this one is for hard drives)

https://www.amazon.com/Coolgear-SATA-Adapter-Write-Protect-Selection/dp/B005C55OYA

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If you are looking for USB there are some great solutions out there, but here is a great DIY one:

https://www.instructables.com/id/Cheap-and-Effective-USB-Write-Blocker/

u/i-g-n-o-r-a-n-t · 2 pointsr/MacOS

Ok so I made a new user and still encountered the same problem. I'm thinking it definitely has something to do with the layout of the keyboard (model).

The integrated keyboard on the MBP works fine still if that makes any difference. Pretty frustrating but thanks anyways for the help!

u/ThimeeX · 1 pointr/MacOS

Do you have a SD card slot in that macbook? You could double or even triple your storage capacity with some nice slimline type adaptors - something like this: https://www.amazon.com/8MOBILITY-Aluminum-MicroSD-Storage-Adapter/dp/B00TTFOFEO

Have you thought about factory resetting your macbook? It's a little painful to set it up again, but you'll have lots of free space afterwards - this is the nuclear option, but guaranteed to work!

u/panickedthumb · 1 pointr/MacOS

this one

It’s pretty amazing, never had any issues with it. It turns the monitor on like 3 seconds slower than native HDMI but it works well aside from that.

u/coolpuddytat · 1 pointr/MacOS

Any particular enclosure I should be looking at? I suppose it makes a difference? I see some for $15 like this: ORICO 2588US3 Tool Free Screw-Less USB 3.0 2.5-inch External Hard Drive Enclosure Adapter Case for HDD SSD SATA Drive - Black https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00IWOZAAQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_YLfRzbZ3RES9N

u/Dave_OC · 2 pointsr/MacOS

There has been a lot of discussion on this in MacRumors and the Apple Support forums. I had it happen to 2 Mac Minis. Reinstalling Mojave from a CCC Clone did not fix it, leading me to think that Catalina updated some Mac firmware in the HDMI chain. To get 4K /60HZ working again, I got this USB-C to HDMI adapter https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075V5JK36

This has been rock solid for me, but YMMV. I, and others, have open Apple Support cases on this issue.

u/DrJohanson · 1 pointr/MacOS

The Apple keyboard isn't shit, but it's not mechanical and you can have FAR better for only $30 more, the Das Keyboard.

u/pdmcmahon · 3 pointsr/MacOS

Maybe try installing 10.13.2 first, then try to install the combo update for 10.13.3?

Also, upgrade the RAM in that Mini immediately, it supports 16 GB, 4 GB on anything after about 10.7 is way to little. Source, I am running 10.13.3 with 16 GB. Here is the RAM for the 2010 Mini.

u/NaughtyBlackGuy · 1 pointr/MacOS

On amazon there are some low-end brands that cost around €30for 256gb.

Here is one: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0093RN1OS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_gE6NDb9CCAT08

But this is in Germany!

u/ifiwasyourboifriend · 1 pointr/MacOS

I ended up buying the Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB in lieu of the Samsung SSD 850 Evo, will that work in comparison to 500 Gb Samsung T3 drive?

u/widoq12 · 1 pointr/MacOS

I upgraded my Macbook Pro 2015 13-inch yesterday, and so far so good! No issues whatsoever, and constantly getting ~1400-1500 mb/s read/write speeds with Blackmagic.

I used the following adapter: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FYY3H5F/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_pcWCCbZWWP20Q

u/KarlJay001 · 1 pointr/MacOS

It's triple channel 3x2 DDR3, so it's not "a 6GB DIMM" it's 3 2GB chips.https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-TR3X6G1600C8D-Dominator-PC3-12800-1600MHz/dp/B001L4A76G

> Where are you getting this stuff?

It's printed on the chips.

u/dopedub · 1 pointr/MacOS

A few things worth considering if you are running Mojave: You cannot run APFS on USB-based external SSD/HDD devices as your boot drive. I'm not sure about Thunderbolt though.

I made the mistake of upgrading to Mojave thinking it wouldn't convert from HFS+ to APFS. After a restart the system couldn't load the SSD at all. I'm now back on the internal 1TB HDD and it's painfully slow...

On the other hand, the 500 Gb Samsung T3 drive worked flawlessly under High Sierra. Adobe apps started in less than 5 seconds. Spotify/iTunes loaded instantly. Restarts were under 20 seconds more or less. I also have 24GB of RAM so I could easily run multiple apps without any issues whatsoever.