macOS so i have a pre-2009 imac with no OS installed. does anyone know how to bypass the firmware password? this has been troubling me for a year or so, and now i’m really invested in getting this to work

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• so i have a pre-2009 imac with no OS installed. does anyone know how to bypass the firmware password? this has been troubling me for a year or so, and now i’m really invested in getting this to work
• Trying to reinstall OS just received the computer but when I try to reinstall I get this error message "A required download is missing". I've tried using cmd option r to boot through the internet but still get the same message.
• MBP 2017, Touch Bar Slider not working (even after NVRAM reset and reinstallation of 10.15.5 Catalina)
• Trying to create ISOs of CD-ROMs, but Terminal command isn't working anymore
• TV App artwork broken since 10.15.4
• Is macOS 10.15.5 not yet available on the Mac App Store? (for those of us that are clean-install fans)
• Best paid productive app you used in mac that you don’t regret buying?
• Lulu or Radio Silence?
• Weird MacOS error - something may be blocking new file descriptors / handles - need some suggestions!
• How can i access the 'Other' Storage?
• Bluetooth Connectivity in MacbookPro2017 Touchbar (latest catalina)
• Virtualbox is not asking permissions for mic access (MacOS Catalina)
• Switching 2011 iMac to Catalina and encountering an error.
• My laptop shut down after the OS reinstall was completed, and hasn't restarted.
• WiFi disconnects on its own (Mid-2015 MacBook Pro) (Catalina 10.15.5)
• Can't find the Battery Health option in 10.15.5.
• Reducing the screen (not the resolution) size on an iMac
• Apple Books on Macbook doesn't syncronise anymore
• After Catalina 10.15.5 update, my MBP 13" 2017 w/touchbar shuts down on 15-20% battery without warning
• Anyone know what “Other” is and how to delete it (if possible)? Appreciate the feedback!
• How can one Erase, Reinstall, then Restore a slimmed Time Machine Backup to prevent bringing over hangs, crashes, and file kruft?
• Very Important for anyone running anything El Capitan and older.
• Old deleted apps suddenly reappeared after installing Catalina, now can’t be removed.
• MacOS won't go to sleep on external monitor

so i have a pre-2009 imac with no OS installed. does anyone know how to bypass the firmware password? this has been troubling me for a year or so, and now i’m really invested in getting this to work Posted: 30 May 2020 07:18 PM PDT submitted by /u/petatbo [link] [comments]

Trying to reinstall OS just received the computer but when I try to reinstall I get this error message "A required download is missing". I've tried using cmd option r to boot through the internet but still get the same message. Posted: 30 May 2020 06:54 PM PDT submitted by /u/jwilk92 [link] [comments]

MBP 2017, Touch Bar Slider not working (even after NVRAM reset and reinstallation of 10.15.5 Catalina) Posted: 30 May 2020 02:41 AM PDT submitted by /u/Colored_Greyhound [link] [comments]

Trying to create ISOs of CD-ROMs, but Terminal command isn't working anymore Posted: 30 May 2020 09:07 PM PDT A few years ago, I learned of the "dd" command for terminal, which could be used to create an ISO file of a CD-ROM. However, I recently have have trouble, where nothing happens after putting in the appropriate command in Terminal. The command I've used is: dd if=/dev/disk5 of="Documents/DiscName.iso Of course, I change "disk5" to the appropriate disk number, but still no luck. Is there some step I'm missing? submitted by /u/ProjectReality [link] [comments]

TV App artwork broken since 10.15.4 Posted: 30 May 2020 06:54 PM PDT Since updating to 10.15.4 (still present in 10.15.5) all artwork for every TV show I've purchased is gone so all the episodes just have random screenshots as the cover art. Anyone know how to fix this? It's not just content that was already in my library, everything I've purchased since then also has no artwork. submitted by /u/ThiccDropkick [link] [comments]

Is macOS 10.15.5 not yet available on the Mac App Store? (for those of us that are clean-install fans) Posted: 30 May 2020 08:16 AM PDT submitted by /u/GetVladimir [link] [comments]

Best paid productive app you used in mac that you don’t regret buying? Posted: 30 May 2020 03:47 PM PDT submitted by /u/latest_ali [link] [comments]

Lulu or Radio Silence? Posted: 31 May 2020 02:08 AM PDT Hello, Any Lulu or Radio Silence users out there ? Lulu seems to be a very trustable option. Radio Silence also looks simple and straightforward as a network monitor and firewall. Which one would you recommend? Thanks. Cheers! View Poll submitted by /u/acidbahia [link] [comments]

Weird MacOS error - something may be blocking new file descriptors / handles - need some suggestions! Posted: 31 May 2020 01:49 AM PDT I am experiencing the weirdest problem that I've seen in using Macs for nearly 20 years. I have a late-2019 MacBook Pro 16 with the latest version of macOS Catalina (10.15.5). I suspect that applications / processes that create file descriptors may be getting blocked. I first noticed this when I was unable to create new browser tabs (in Safari, Chrome and Firefox), but existing tabs continued to work and navigate within the same domain. Command line networking tools like curl, nslookup, netstat, nc all work normally, so there is no connectivity or DNS issue. The Mail app can connect to mail servers, and show message headers, but not message bodies. The Unix "lsof" command (list open files) hangs....which makes be think the problem is file system related, although DiskUtility or system diagnostics show no problems. I can still create files in the file system using Finder, or command line tools such as "touch", "cat" or "vi". It's really weird. Generally applications slowly stop responding, and I have to do a hard reboot. Are there any os-level or hardware level diagnostics I can run to find out what is happening? Thanks for any suggestions! John. submitted by /u/johngwheeler [link] [comments]

How can i access the 'Other' Storage? Posted: 31 May 2020 01:41 AM PDT Hey guys, im using my mac air and in my storage, the 'Other' category has like 53gb which i have no idea what it is and i need to clear it. I went throught ~Library in finder and i narrowed it down to my user. But upon checking the size of each folder in my user, none of them add up to the 53gb. I think there are hidden files which i cant access. How can i access that category? submitted by /u/jchai7 [link] [comments]

Bluetooth Connectivity in MacbookPro2017 Touchbar (latest catalina) Posted: 31 May 2020 01:38 AM PDT recently i bought a JBL Flip 5 speaker, first thing i did is connect it to my iPhone xr, the speaker was fine and then i connected it to my MacBook Pro 2017 then it starts stuttering, i let it be for a couple of minutes and the stutters just continues. while I'm observing the problem, my bluetooth keyboard just keep disconnecting and reconnecting, i tried disconnecting my bluetooth keyboard and the speaker worked fine for a couple of minutes then it starts stuttering again.. when i try to connect my jbl flip 5 again on my MacBook Pro, it will start just fine then it will stutter and it will disconnect itself, other times my Logitech mx master 2s will disconnect too tried debug>restart my bluetooth module on mac but still the problem persist any help on this bug? submitted by /u/teller905 [link] [comments]

Virtualbox is not asking permissions for mic access (MacOS Catalina) Posted: 31 May 2020 01:38 AM PDT I want to use Zoom on a VM, because of the recent stuff that's been happening with privacy issues. I have passed my mic to the VM. The VM realises that I have a mic, but when I test its input using Discord, it doesn't pick up any sound. Then I realised that for apps to use the mic, they need to ask for mic access, but Virtualbox is not asking for it. How can I fix this? I have vbox version 6.0.20 6.1.8. Also, if this isn't the right place to post this question, can you suggest where I can get the answer? Update: I updated to version 6.1.8, but still, no luck submitted by /u/arnu515 [link] [comments]

Switching 2011 iMac to Catalina and encountering an error. Posted: 30 May 2020 07:22 PM PDT okay so recently, I picked up an old 2011 iMac that was running on high sierra. this version of high sierra wouldn't let me use final cut pro, so I ended up just downloading a 3rd party software that would make my mac compatible, and now when I run final cut pro it says "Graphics configuration not supported". Can anyone help? submitted by /u/Robmobfilms [link] [comments]

My laptop shut down after the OS reinstall was completed, and hasn't restarted. Posted: 30 May 2020 09:04 PM PDT My Mac was stuck for hours while updating to 10.15.5 so I turned it off and restarted, but it stopped booting completely. Anyways I reinstalled the OS, it took a really long time and then shut down. I didn't notice the last few inches of the progress bar, but I believe it finished installing. Everything I have read online says that it should restart after reinstalling the OS, but it's been nearly 30 minutes since the shut down and it is not restarting. Should I restart it myself? submitted by /u/GeeSly [link] [comments]

WiFi disconnects on its own (Mid-2015 MacBook Pro) (Catalina 10.15.5) Posted: 31 May 2020 12:46 AM PDT Ever since I updated to macOS Catalina recently, my WiFi has been disconnecting on its own. It seems to disconnect at some point after I'm done using my MacBook for the day and I put my brightness all the way down. I leave it on overnight. When I wake up, I notice that the WiFi is disconnected, which is annoying. Anyone know how to fix this issue once and for all? submitted by /u/65110520 [link] [comments]

Can't find the Battery Health option in 10.15.5. Posted: 31 May 2020 12:46 AM PDT I can't seem to find the Battery Health option in energy saver settings. I have a mid 2015 macbook pro. submitted by /u/Ag0raph0bia [link] [comments]

Reducing the screen (not the resolution) size on an iMac Posted: 30 May 2020 02:33 PM PDT I don't know a good way of explaining this but this is what I'm trying to achieve: https://i.imgur.com/UHKXTGi.jpg Basically, reducing the real estate of the iMac monitor by adding padding around it. Do you know if this is possible? submitted by /u/cap_crunch [link] [comments]

Apple Books on Macbook doesn't syncronise anymore Posted: 30 May 2020 10:49 AM PDT Hi everybody, Not sure if this is the correct subreddit for my question, so forgive me if that's the case. I've been experiencing problems with the Books app across my devices. I own a MacBook Pro (13", Mid 2014) with the latest Catalina (10.15.4) running it, and an iPhone 7 with the latest iOs 13.4.1 running it. The problems: Books on my Mac doesn't sync with the one one my iPhone. Both on my Mac and my iPhone Books is synced with iCloud. I can't access the book stores on Books on my Mac, nor won't it update existing files (see screenshot) ​ https://preview.redd.it/u0dyuk0uwx151.png?width=878&format=png&auto=webp&s=53270f18beacd1631ace7d05a2904609cf000ea4 Does anyone know how this can be sorted? Thanks a billion in advance! Greets, zwanstnani submitted by /u/zwanstnani [link] [comments]

After Catalina 10.15.5 update, my MBP 13" 2017 w/touchbar shuts down on 15-20% battery without warning Posted: 30 May 2020 10:40 PM PDT Before the update, I still able to (not that i often do it) use it with 6% left, and gives a warning about low battery. Now, when im on 20%, there's no warning and the laptop just shuts down completely. I had to plug the charger to be able to boot it up again. When it's turned on, i can still see the battery is still at 20%. I've tried resetting the SMC but no luck, still the same. Battery cycle is 557 atm, and battery condition it says normal.. Anyone have this simillar issue? If not then maybe it's the battery already at that age (tho i still can use it for about 4 hours with battery for light programming) submitted by /u/danivideda2 [link] [comments]

Anyone know what “Other” is and how to delete it (if possible)? Appreciate the feedback! Posted: 30 May 2020 10:25 PM PDT submitted by /u/killMontag [link] [comments]

How can one Erase, Reinstall, then Restore a slimmed Time Machine Backup to prevent bringing over hangs, crashes, and file kruft? Posted: 30 May 2020 09:55 PM PDT Anyone use optimal parameters for time machine to disregard but yet bringing back apps and files in a small file size? submitted by /u/macsmerf [link] [comments]

Very Important for anyone running anything El Capitan and older. Posted: 30 May 2020 08:20 PM PDT https://www.parkersoftware.com/blog/the-security-risks-of-outdated-software/ submitted by /u/AtomicThunder21 [link] [comments]

Old deleted apps suddenly reappeared after installing Catalina, now can’t be removed. Posted: 30 May 2020 09:23 AM PDT Including the dreaded 5k player which I thought I was rid of once and for all. I guess Catalina has scooped it out of an old time machine backup. Now when I go to delete it it says "backup items can not be modified". Wtf So not only has it reinstalled a bunch of apps (and who knows what else) I didn't want but it won't even let me get rid of them! Weirdly I haven't found the same issue anywhere via google. Anyone know how I get around this? Thanks submitted by /u/silentpilgrim [link] [comments]

MacOS won't go to sleep on external monitor Posted: 30 May 2020 01:52 PM PDT Hi, I had this issue on my 13 inch 2019 air and now I have a 16 inch 2019 Pro. When I have it plugged into my external monitor (via Thunderbolt), and I lock the device, it stays on the lock screen and doesn't go to sleep. If I force it to go to sleep via the menu and close the lid, I'll sometimes walk back into the room and see that it's on. Because of this, the fan is constantly running and the device is super hot. Does anyone know of a potential fix? I've hesitated from posting for so long but I tried googling the issue and I'm getting a lot of results pertaining to different issues. Thanks in advance friends! submitted by /u/_17chan [link] [comments]

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