How to erase Mac 2011im selling my Mac mini 2012 it's running Yosemite what steps do I take to reset and erase it? I don't have any disks and don't think they came with them. Thanksview more
Reassign single keyCan I reprogram or reassign a single key (probably the ^ part of the 6^ or §± or `~ if it has to be an entire key as in both characters) since the 2@€ key on my wired keyboard for my MacMini is comple...view more
Replacing Mac MiniHello, my Mac mini six years old now, I'd like to prepare for the day when I need a new one, would it be simpler to use a time machine to transfer photos etc from one Mac mini to another, or just transfer them directl...view more
Thread Finder freezes maverick must restart over and over
Finder freezes maverick must restart over and overSince the upgrade to maverick my finder and every thing else will freeze and the whirligig wont stop turning . I am at my wits end having to force restart every five minutes. I use this for work and I can't afford t...view more
Mac Mini 5,2 restarts after long sleepHi, My mac mini (mid 2011), running OSX 10.11.6, has been restarting lately after it falls asleep for a long period (after 2 hours). I have reset SMC and PRAM and it does not help. Reinstalling MAC OSX did no...view more
mac mini hubHi All! I have a basic question regarding ports and cable plug in. I bought a mac mini to act as a hub between 2 x iMacs and 2 x hard drives (20tb and 8tb). We are video editing and want to access different e...view more
old OS, how to choose new one?I have an old mini mac (10.5.8) and it doesn't work with loads of websites apps etc. looking to upgrade the OS. 1st will this solve the problem? 2nd which OS should i purchase?view more
More processor or more ram?WORK FILES IN CINEMA 4D , Adobe Photoshop , Illustrator , After Effects, and occasionally FINAL CUT, I HAVE A IMAC INTEL CORE 2 DUO LATE 2009 21.5 "NVIDIA 256 MHZ RAM DEDICATED AND Upgrated TO 12GB RAM CREATED WORKING...view more
Trouble adding Google Calendar to iCalI have a Mac Mini running on OSX El Capitan version 10.11.6. My calendar app is version 8.0. I have been trying to add my Google calendar to the calendar app. I have followed the basic instructions posted on mac suppo...view more
mac mini turn on button damagedI have had a damage to my turn on button and it got pushed in. Of course i can't turn my mac mini on and now i am afraid i will not be able to get to my data at all. I have back up but not of all data that is on ther...view more
Constant kernel panicsI have a late 2014 Mac Mini with fusion drive that has become completely unreliable in the past week. Have experienced approximately 12 kernel panics in past 7 days. What I have tried so far: 1) remo...view more
Boot-up Difficulty (Mac mini)I have an early 2009 Mac mini with a one TB hard drive and eight GB's RAM running OS X 10.11.6. Over the last three months I have had increasing difficulties booting up. At times the boot up progress bar reaches halfw...view more
How to install OS X on MAC with Windows 10I have Mac mini with SSD (there WAS OS X) and HDD (there is Windows 10). SSD with OS X is broken, so I want to work Windows 10. But now, when I turn it ON, I can see just grey screen for 4 second and after the WIndows...view more
transfer files from win 10 pcI have a Mac Mini with El Capitan and I would like to transfer 250 GB of photos, music, files, etc. from my PC, which is running Windows 10. I can't get Migration Assistant to come up on the PC. Does anyon...view more
lost control of my Mac?All of a sudden, i no control over my Mac. Screens come and go, apps I never started are "quitting unexpectedly". I started up with D key held down and ran hdwe check - all OK. I used the shift key to start up in sa...view more
Thread why won't jpg display in messages on mac mini
why won't jpg display in messages on mac miniwhen i send or receive pictures (jpg) via iPhone, my messages on my mac mini won't display the image. instead it'll show something like "IMG_0123" with what appears to be a download arrow. i'll click the arrow and not...view more