Sorry, hit send too soon! I meant to say that for another level of backup, I would back up whatever Time Machine backs up to. We do that with our NAS.
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If a further level of backup is? On 8 Apr 2025, at 05:58, Ben Rosenthal via < ben@...> wrote:
Seems to me the flash drive isn’t necessary. It sounds like you don’t go as many places where having the flash drive would be valuable. Also, you have remote access to stuff via Backblaze and maybe Dropbox and/or iCloud Drive.
Are you paying for Dropbox storage? Are you also paying for iCloud storage? Might you be able to consolidate these? You can certainly access iCloud Drive when away from your Mac.
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On 8 Apr 2025, at 05:58, Ben Rosenthal via < ben@...> wrote:
Seems to me the flash drive isn’t necessary. It sounds like you don’t go as many places where having the flash drive would be valuable. Also, you have remote access to stuff via Backblaze and maybe Dropbox and/or iCloud Drive.
Are you paying for Dropbox storage? Are you also paying for iCloud storage? Might you be able to consolidate these? You can certainly access iCloud Drive when away from your Mac. ? I use Time Machine to backup my iMac, I also use BackBlaze. Some files are also copied to Dropbox, but that's mostly so they're available to me if I'm away from my iMac. For as far back as I can remember, I've also backed up important individual files to a flash drive. Nothing is work-related, I'm retired & the files are various personal files. I know it's an extra step to back up to the flash drive but I've done it for so long, it's second nature. I'm wondering if it's really still necessary to continue the flash drive backups or if I can let that step go. Am I overdoing the backup steps? Might be nice to give up that extra step. Thanks very much?
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Thanks Ben,?
I also tried that. I do not want to see hundreds of Linux files and folders, but I want to see my Mac OS files saved on this LaCie drive by Linux.?
Whatever I have tried following all the solutions proposed here, I only get a list of Linux files and folders. I have looked inside all the folders without success.?
Back at the beginning...
Thanks to all of you.
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Seems to me the flash drive isn’t necessary. It sounds like you don’t go as many places where having the flash drive would be valuable. Also, you have remote access to stuff via Backblaze and maybe Dropbox and/or iCloud Drive.
Are you paying for Dropbox storage? Are you also paying for iCloud storage? Might you be able to consolidate these? You can certainly access iCloud Drive when away from your Mac.
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On Apr 7, 2025, at 21:27, SFR via groups.io <rings_mace2i@...> wrote:
? I use Time Machine to backup my iMac, I also use BackBlaze. Some files are also copied to Dropbox, but that's mostly so they're available to me if I'm away from my iMac.
For as far back as I can remember, I've also backed up important individual files to a flash drive. Nothing is work-related, I'm retired & the files are various personal files. I know it's an extra step to back up to the flash drive but I've done it for so long, it's second nature.
I'm wondering if it's really still necessary to continue the flash drive backups or if I can let that step go. Am I overdoing the backup steps? Might be nice to give up that extra step.
Thanks very much?
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I use Time Machine to backup my iMac, I also use BackBlaze. Some files are also copied to Dropbox, but that's mostly so they're available to me if I'm away from my iMac.
For as far back as I can remember, I've also backed up important individual files to a flash drive. Nothing is work-related, I'm retired & the files are various personal files. I know it's an extra step to back up to the flash drive but I've done it for so long, it's second nature.
I'm wondering if it's really still necessary to continue the flash drive backups or if I can let that step go. Am I overdoing the backup steps? Might be nice to give up that extra step.
Thanks very much?
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It was stalled and then, when I rebooted, never started up again. Reinstalled it. Ran Cocktail. Ideas? MBP 3, Sonoma.
Thanks, Barbara
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Thanks Ben,?
I also tried that. I do not want to see hundreds of Linux files and folders, but I want to see my Mac OS files saved on this LaCie drive by Linux.?
Whatever I have tried following all the solutions proposed here, I only get a list of Linux files and folders. I have looked inside all the folders without success.?
Back at the beginning...
Thanks to all of you.
Jean-Luc Brousseau ?
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Hello
OK, so the new monitor (LG 27US500-W Ultrafine Monitor 27-Inch 4K UHD (3840x2160)) arrived today, and I went to my friend's place, we unpacked it and connected it to power, connected it to the computer with the enclosed HDMI-HDMI cable, turned on the comouter and everything was just perfect.?
Honestly, that was all we did. No trouble, no hassle.?
Great picture, high resolution, brilliant colors. No complaints!?
Another great recommendation from Randy.
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Peter
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On 6 Apr 2025, at 17.08, Bob Gerard <rfg1647@...> wrote:
Ok, I decided to order the LG suggestion … it will arrive Monday. Looking forward. Thanks for the recommendations.?
Peter - Please do let us know of your experience setting up your monitor and your satisfaction with it.
I save these three screenshots from a MacMost video presentation on connecting a Mac to an external monitor.
What I find curious is why MacMost does not address the hdmi to hdmi connection.
MacMost says this is the best way to connect a Mac w/ an external monitor.
This is the second best way…
And this is the least desirable way to do so... Bob
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"At?what point then is?the approach of?danger to be?expected??I?answer,?if it ever reach us, it?must spring up?amongst us. It?cannot come from?abroad. If?destruction be our?lot, we must?ourselves be its?author and finisher.?As a nation of?freemen, we must?live through all time,?or die by suicide."??
?- Abraham?Lincoln
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I agree, Bob…and that Randy’s been helping Mac owners by offering his knowledge and experience for decades!
Thank you Randy!
David Morganstein (with memories of the Washington Apple Pi, one of the largest Apple users groups)
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On Apr 7, 2025, at 9:30?AM, Bob Gerard via groups.io <rowerbob@...> wrote:
Greatly appreciate your taking the trouble for that detailed answer, Randy!
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Greatly appreciate your taking the trouble for that detailed answer, Randy!
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Looks like my message didn’t go through when I tried to reply a couple days ago…
You might be able to install support on your Mac.?
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On Apr 4, 2025, at 08:27, hibiscusjlb via groups.io <brousseaujeanluc@...> wrote:
? Hello,
I have had this NAS disk without a problem for over 15 years. Last week, it died. When I opened the case, I discovered that some components had blown on the LaCie motherboard.?
LaCie, now Seagate, does not supply spare parts.?
So, I checked the Hitachi hard drive by connecting it to my Mac mini 2023. The Mac OS cannot read the files because they are formatted in Linux.?
Is there some software I could install on my Mac mini so I can read and copy the Hitachi drive's content elsewhere?
These are Mac OS files on the NAS drive, but LaCie uses a Linux format on the drive.?
I tried DiskDrill, but it wants to recuperate erased files. I want to recover the actual files on the Hitachi drive.?
This is my first adventure in the Linux world, and I will need detailed instructions.?
Thanks for your help.?
Jean-Luc Brousseau?
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On Apr 6, 2025, at 8:32 AM, Bob Gerard via groups.io <rowerbob@...> wrote:
my plan was to get the latest Mac Mini and a superior 27” external monitor. This is a popular question. The new M4 mini is wildly popular. I just hope that it doesn’t shoot up in price because of the tariffs. Okay, here we go. Let me give you a number of choices among products that are really good at a great price right now. A new base M4 mini comes with two USB-C ports (supporting USB 3), three Thunderbolt 4 ports and one HDMI port. Since it comes with an HDMI port, and since you don’t need a professional (read: wildly over-priced) monitor, you will be using the HDMI port to attach an external monitor. So, you are looking for a monitor that supports 4K resolution at 60Hz over HDMI. (That’s just about every single monitor out there.) So, you need a 27-inch 4K IPS monitor. (IPS, In Plane Switching, is the panel type. This is the type of panel most folks prefer. Other panel types are just about as good these days, but buy why not be picky?) Just about any monitor that you purchase will have an HDMI input. The HDMI spec that we are looking for all down the chain will be HDMI 2.0 or 2.1, so that the monitor can achieve 4K@60hz. This will be dead easy in your case, because you don’t need an adapter to make your mini work with a monitor, your mini already has HDMI. First, let me suggest a couple of monitors that are a great deal right now. If you don't mind a Chinese monitor, check out there amazing deals: YEYIAN ODRAZ 27” IPS Panel HDR 4K UHD Slim Bezel PC Gaming Monitor 3840x2160, 1 Billion Colors, Low Blue, 300cd/m2, 1000:1, 60Hz, 5ms, 16:9, 178°, G-Sync, FreeSync, DP/HDMI/USB, Speakers, VESA, Tilt $170 AOC U2790VQ 27" 4K 3840x2160 UHD Frameless Monitor, IPS, 5ms $180 If you feel that you have to have a name brand monitor, check out: LG 27US500-W Ultrafine Monitor 27-Inch 4K UHD (3840x2160) HDR10 IPS Borderless Design Reader Mode Flicker Safe Switch App HDMI DisplayPort - White $250 The monitor that you get should come with a suitable HDMI to HDMI cable to attach the mini to the monitor. If it doesn’t come with one, let me know and I can recommend a source for an HDMI 2.1 cable, the shorter the better. CAVEAT: There are now huge tariffs on Chinese, Vietnamese, and Japanese goods. All of the above prices could change (i.e. shoot up) any second. __________________________________________________ Randy B. Singer Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) Essential But Hard To Find Macintosh Software and Advice __________________________________________________
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On Apr 6, 2025, at 10:20?AM, hibiscusjlb via groups.io <brousseaujeanluc@...> wrote:
Following your advice, I drill down all the folders (hundreds of them) without seeing any of my files. It took me most of the day Yesterday. I can see the 4 UNTITLED partitions and similar data in each of them, but nothing I can recognize. The only software that gives me something recognizable is Disk Drill. But it shows me all these thousand files, not the folders where they are. I want to reinstate all the Mac OS architecture as I am used to looking at it before.?
Quite a few years ago I had a problem with the external drive connected to my Dish DVR. That was formatted in Linux as that’s what the Dish DVR runs on.
I got one of the installation disk images for Linux online, and set up my MacBook Pro to be able to start up from that.
Then I was able to view the files on the drive. I don’t remember now just what I did with them - I think I copied them to another drive, and then used the DVR to format the drive, and then copied the files back - I know that whatever I did it worked and I got my saved TV shows back.
Maybe explore that and see if your drive makes any more sense when you look at it was a Linux operating system.
Roger
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If you are looking for a monitor for a particular model/year of Macintosh, I’d be happy to make some recommendations for monitors, and tell you what needs to be done (what you need to get) to get that monitor to work seamlessly with your Mac.
Kind of you to offer, Randy, and thank you.
I have a 2020 iMac, 500 GB SSD, 27” monitor, macOS 15.4
When this iMac will no longer support the current macOS, my plan was to get the latest Mac Mini and a superior 27” external monitor. ?
I already have an Apple mouse and both a bluetooth and a wired keyboard, so in the very distant future [if I am still around; I am 86 after all…how many more upgrades do I get :-) ]when that Mac Mini will no longer support the then-current macOS, I would need to replace only the Mac Mini.?
Bob? —— If you are disillusioned, it means that you had illusions in the first place.
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On Apr 6, 2025, at 9:20?AM, hibiscusjlb via groups.io <brousseaujeanluc@...> wrote:
Following your advice, I drill down all the folders (hundreds of them) without seeing any of my files. It took me most of the day Yesterday.
I can see the 4 UNTITLED partitions and similar data in each of them, but nothing I can recognize. I do not know if either of these find apps will work via Paragon's extFS for Mac, but might be worth a try: If you use a search app such as: Find Any File either from the Mac App Store or the developer Find Any File or such as EasyFind can you search for a particular file name of one of your documents to see if you can find its path on the linux drive?
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I’m pretty sure that QTS is Linux-based so it’s worth a try. Just make sure that you say NO if it asks to reformat the drive.?
Otto
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On 6 Apr 2025, at 15:20, hibiscusjlb via groups.io <brousseaujeanluc@...> wrote:
? Hello,?
If I had to make a wild-ass guess, the first place that I’d look would be in the “usr” folder (i.e. the User folder).
The “root”, “home”, and “lacie” folders would be the next places that I’d look.
You may have to drill down quite a ways through any of those folders to find all of your files.
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Following your advice, I drill down all the folders (hundreds of them) without seeing any of my files. It took me most of the day Yesterday.
I can see the 4 UNTITLED partitions and similar data in each of them, but nothing I can recognize.
The only software that gives me something recognizable is Disk Drill. But it shows me all these thousand files, not the folders where they are. I want to reinstate all the Mac OS architecture as I am used to looking at it before.?
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My only choice would be to find a similar d2 Network 2 box and install my Hitachi driver in it. I did not find any on Amazon, eBay, etc.?
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Can I use a QNAP T133 NAS box to find my folders and files? Do the QNAP boxes use the same file system as the LaCie one??
As you can see, I am looking for a viable solution.?
Thanks again?
Jean-Luc Brousseau?
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Hello,?
If I had to make a wild-ass guess, the first place that I’d look would be in the “usr” folder (i.e. the User folder).
The “root”, “home”, and “lacie” folders would be the next places that I’d look.
You may have to drill down quite a ways through any of those folders to find all of your files.
?
Following your advice, I drill down all the folders (hundreds of them) without seeing any of my files. It took me most of the day Yesterday.
I can see the 4 UNTITLED partitions and similar data in each of them, but nothing I can recognize.
The only software that gives me something recognizable is Disk Drill. But it shows me all these thousand files, not the folders where they are. I want to reinstate all the Mac OS architecture as I am used to looking at it before.?
?
My only choice would be to find a similar d2 Network 2 box and install my Hitachi driver in it. I did not find any on Amazon, eBay, etc.?
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Can I use a QNAP T133 NAS box to find my folders and files? Do the QNAP boxes use the same file system as the LaCie one??
As you can see, I am looking for a viable solution.?
Thanks again?
Jean-Luc Brousseau?
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On 6 Apr 2025, at 07:27, Randy B. Singer via groups.io <randy@...> wrote:
You can test the battery yourself. Download:
Coconut Battery (free)
There are two important things to look at in Coconut Battery.
First, check out the percentage of battery capacity left. If it is under about 85%, in my experience, it's time for a new battery.
Next, check out how many load cycles your battery has been through. You can check here for how many cycles your battery should be good for:
It's likely that your Macbook Pro should be good for about 1,000 cycles, but in reality it may not give you that depending on how you have used your laptop.
$250 for a new battery is excessive. You can probably find someone at a kiosk in a mall to replace your battery for about $80. (I’ve done so previously.) You can purchase the battery alone on Amazon currently for only $50:
I’ve been using Coconut Battery for years. Not only does it show you the state of your MacBook’s battery, it also does the same for any iPhone or iPad you connect, and keeps a history of the readings so you can see the trends. You can see a MacBook’s battery info at About This Mac > System Report > Hardware > Power (this might vary slightly with OS versions) but Coconut Battery makes it so much easier. Otto
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On Apr 5, 2025, at 7:59 PM, Mark Holland via groups.io <mbholland96@...> wrote:
13" Mac Book Pro. It was bought in 02/2019, so it is probably late 2018 or maybe early 2019 Intel model. ...
technician determined after running the tests that the battery was bad and it needs to be replaced. I was quoted $250.00 and suggested that since the laptop is 6 years old it would be advisable to purchase a new laptop instead of replacing the battery.
You can test the battery yourself. Download: Coconut Battery (free) There are two important things to look at in Coconut Battery. First, check out the percentage of battery capacity left. If it is under about 85%, in my experience, it's time for a new battery. Next, check out how many load cycles your battery has been through. You can check here for how many cycles your battery should be good for: It's likely that your Macbook Pro should be good for about 1,000 cycles, but in reality it may not give you that depending on how you have used your laptop. $250 for a new battery is excessive. You can probably find someone at a kiosk in a mall to replace your battery for about $80. (I’ve done so previously.) You can purchase the battery alone on Amazon currently for only $50: __________________________________________________ Randy B. Singer Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) Essential But Hard To Find Macintosh Software and Advice __________________________________________________
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That is not the only problem with Sequoia. Apparently it also has a bug. My son after installing it was having a problem with charging his laptop computer battery. It was very slow and it would get extremely slow when battery would get low. It was stating that battery was not charging whether or not cable was plugged in or not. It did not matter whether cable was plugged into his laptop on right or left side of the computer. It also showed that the cable was plugged in all the time whether it was plugged in or not. The battery health showed that it was OK/Normal.
Took it to the apple store. The technician could not figure it out what the problem was after running all kind of tests. They told me to bring it back after backing up the computer and they would erase and reinstall the OS.
After backing it up and taking back to Apple store different technician determined after running the tests that the battery was bad and it needs to be replaced. I was quoted $250.00 and suggested that since the laptop is 6 years old it would be advisable to purchase a new laptop instead of replacing the battery. The battery was replaced free of charge about 3 years ago by apple together with keyboard. Apple recalled it.
Having two different opinions I took the laptop to Authorized Apple Service Center. They run all the tests and figure it out that it was probably software issue. Battery heath was normal. The laptop was completely erased and OS was replaced with Sonoma. So far this issue had gone away. I was told that when my son's computer was being worked on, another customer came in with the same issue.
My son's computer is 6 years old. It is a 13" Mac Book Pro. It was bought in 02/2019, so it is probably late 2018 or maybe early 2019 Intel model.
Mark H
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