Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. If you can’t get into macOS, there are a few tricks to try. If you can’t get into macOS, there are a few tricks ...

Unfortunately I'm not well versed in my Apple-fu. A friend has a 13" Macbook and it won't boot, there's really no sign of life on it. We've tried holding down the power button for a while and no go.

I have a Core 2 Duo black MacBook that I purchased in December '07, and it won't boot off my USB stick. To make the stick, I split it into two GUID partitions and restored the 10.6 install disk to the ...

Bombich Software recently updated Carbon Copy Cloner to version 6, and its founder, Mike Bombich, posted a blog entry explaining some of the intricacies involved with updating cloning software for Big ...

Macs introduce a new system for accessing recovery and security options at startup. This article explains how to use the new boot and recovery interface to start up your computer in safe mode.

After purchasing an Apple silicon M1-based Mac, people have discovered that an external startup volume used with an Intel Mac won’t boot the newer computer. Apple has organized hidden partitions that ...