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Why does SSD Replacement Cause More Fan and More Heating-Up? 1,154 Views / 1 Replies  
Hello,

A couple of months back my MacBook Air’s SSD, which had given indicators of failure, was replaced with the same type, APPLE SSD SD0128F.

Very soon after it was replaced I noticed that...
Posted by kds-kds, on Nov 14, 2023 at 05:19 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Epson print-scan-copy-fax for Catalina 4,465 Views / 0 Replies  
Hello,

Which Epson print-scan-copy-fax machines give you a plug-and-play experience in Catalina? Including paperless fax sending and receiving?

I suspect there must be some because...
Posted by kds-kds, on Jul 12, 2020 at 02:01 PM, in macOS
Most OSX-like Linux Combo 2,625 Views / 0 Replies  
Hello,

What is the best Linux combination -- laptop, distro, desktop, etc. -- to get the most OSX-like experience. By OSX, let's say Tiger.

My question is with special reference to -- off the...
Posted by kds-kds, on Jul 12, 2020 at 01:59 PM, in macOS
Mysterious disappearance of disk space on Catalina (and not any other OSX) 2,860 Views / 0 Replies  
Hello,

I am on 10.15.2. I did not upgrade/update (I seldom do, and when I do it is after much deliberation). My new Air came with Catalina on it and, in view of a Sierra install (or any OSX...
Posted by kds-kds, on Jul 12, 2020 at 01:53 PM, in macOS
Thanks again for the helpful reply. “I... 4,136 Views / 12 Replies  
Thanks again for the helpful reply.

“I complain frequently about Apple's removal of upgrade options.” so pleased to know someone’s doing it. I want to complain about the regressions, both design...
Posted by kds-kds, on May 25, 2020 at 11:48 AM, in macOS
Thanks for the reply. Re "Apple has been... 4,136 Views / 12 Replies  
Thanks for the reply.

Re "Apple has been eliminating internal expansion options," first it was batteries, now this. Aren't Mac users complaining by the droves or up in arms about this? Apart...
Posted by kds-kds, on May 19, 2020 at 01:59 PM, in macOS
Return, no; trade, probably yes. But then, I'd... 4,136 Views / 12 Replies  
Return, no; trade, probably yes. But then, I'd get a second-hand machine while this is my own new one.

For the time being I'll just offload another largeish dir or two to an external drive that...
Posted by kds-kds, on May 18, 2020 at 01:56 PM, in macOS
Thanks for all this detailed info. In... 4,136 Views / 12 Replies  
Thanks for all this detailed info.

In another life, when I was more 'into' computing (except sysadmin stuff) and had more time on my hands, I would have tried it (and would probably have done it)....
Posted by kds-kds, on May 16, 2020 at 02:12 PM, in macOS
Re "Beware that if your current MBA model was... 4,136 Views / 12 Replies  
Re "Beware that if your current MBA model was released after High Sierra came out, Sierra may not install." Yes, it was released well after High Sierra.

Thanks for the info. This is what I was...
Posted by kds-kds, on May 14, 2020 at 04:02 PM, in macOS
Safe and Sure Way to Install Sierra / Ongoing Regressions in OS X 4,136 Views / 12 Replies  
I am looking to install Sierra from scratch in a straightforward, foolproof manner on an Air currently on Catalina. I've written 'straightforward, foolproof' because it appears that experienced...
Posted by kds-kds, on May 12, 2020 at 04:18 PM, in macOS
To make things clear, here are the respective... 4,382 Views / 13 Replies  
To make things clear, here are the respective diskutil list outputs:--

Sierra:
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
...
Posted by kds-kds, on May 11, 2020 at 03:38 PM, in macOS
Re Spheric Harlot's posts of 10th May 4,382 Views / 13 Replies  
Re do 'diskutil list,' that's exactly what I'd done, as I'd written, but on Sierra.

Re "As they are under Catalina," okay, so now I did the same thing on Catalina (which I should have done...
Posted by kds-kds, on May 11, 2020 at 02:44 PM, in macOS
Did a 'diskutil list' on Sierra and it shows... 4,382 Views / 13 Replies  
Did a 'diskutil list' on Sierra and it shows three volumes under 'GUID partition scheme.' One is a recovery like you said and the other is 'EFI EFI.' But their sizes are negligible at 650 MB and...
Posted by kds-kds, on May 10, 2020 at 07:25 AM, in macOS
Thanks for the reply. I've gone into Disk... 4,382 Views / 13 Replies  
Thanks for the reply.

I've gone into Disk Utility in the Sierra Air and it doesn't show anything about partitions or volumes at all. Even when you click 'Info.' It implies that there is only one...
Posted by kds-kds, on May 8, 2020 at 04:09 PM, in macOS
Thanks for the reply. Okay, I downloaded it... 4,382 Views / 13 Replies  
Thanks for the reply.

Okay, I downloaded it and ran it because you insisted but it didn't tell me anything useful or anything I didn't know because my question wasn't/isn't "Where's my disk space...
Posted by kds-kds, on May 7, 2020 at 06:45 PM, in macOS
Thanks for the reply. I am checking out... 4,382 Views / 13 Replies  
Thanks for the reply.
I am checking out OmniDiskSweeper but though I know it to be a useful software, I don't see how it will answer my questions. There's also command-line tools like du, df, etc....
Posted by kds-kds, on May 7, 2020 at 03:09 PM, in macOS
Sierra to Catalina - System Bloat - Paring System Files - Disk Usage 4,382 Views / 13 Replies  
Hello,

My MacBook Air that was happily running Sierra died and so I bought a new one. It had Catalina (10.15.2) on it. The plan was to mirror my old SSD on it so I could get up and running and...
Posted by kds-kds, on May 5, 2020 at 03:16 AM, in macOS
 
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