Re: Power problem
Sorry, I¡¯ve got nothing I can suggest as a fix, but does the battery app give a charging history? I¡¯d be curious to know how it got down to 6%. I use coconutBattery, which does that, and also does
By
Otto Nikolaus
·
#108986
·
|
Phishing Forwarding
Does (the real) Google have an address to which to forward phishing E-Mail? I had found them for Apple, Norton and PayPal among others when I had fraudulent EMail posing as them. Thank you, Dick P.S.
By
Richard Johnson
·
#108985
·
|
Power problem
That senior with the 2013 MB Pro continues to have problems. I put a new battery in that computer two years ago but he reports that, trying two different chargers, the charging light on the cable is
By
Bob Gerard
·
#108984
·
|
Re: Another senior with problems.
Yeah, it is always good to verify the basics, first. Especially when troubleshooting a third person, and you have no idea of the knowledge or skill level of the person with the issue. In your case,
By
Brent
·
#108983
·
|
Re: Another senior with problems.
Al, Randy, thank you for clearing this up. Brent On my iPhone Xr
By
Brent
·
#108982
·
|
Re: Another senior with problems.
Annnnnnnnd, there you go! I just assumed that he had moved it to his Application¡¯s folder. Some folks you simply have to walk every damn step of the way. That¡¯s a good reminder, Randy! Bob
By
Bob Gerard
·
#108981
·
|
Re: Another senior with problems.
No one is implying this. What some folks refer to as Unix ¡°maintenance scripts¡±, aren¡¯t now, and never were, routines that ¡°repaired" things. So it¡¯s a bit of misnomer. The ¡°maintenance¡±
By
Randy B. Singer
·
#108980
·
|
Re: Another senior with problems.
I recommend that EVERY user have an external clone. Having an external clone means that if you run any troubleshooting procedures, software updates, etc., that you won¡¯t end up SOL if things go
By
Randy B. Singer
·
#108979
·
|
Re: Another senior with problems.
This is simply Apple¡¯s security measure telling you to be careful where you get your software from. This alert does not mean that the application is dangerous or that it won¡¯t run on your
By
Randy B. Singer
·
#108978
·
|
Re: Backing up iCloud, iCloud recovery and document versions
<big byte> Superb explanation, Ben. I have cut and pasted it to a TextEdit document and saved it for use when the seniors I help ask me to explain iCloud/iCloud drive. Bob ¡ª¡ª¡ª ¡° A man sees in
By
Bob Gerard
·
#108977
·
|
Re: Backing up iCloud, iCloud recovery and document versions
The primary purpose of iCloud is keep data in sync among devices. That¡¯s why Apple designed iCloud to operate with your name Apple apps, like Contacts, Calendars, Mail, and Photos. People don¡¯t
By
Ben Rosenthal
·
#108976
·
|
Re: Backing up iCloud, iCloud recovery and document versions
Thanks, Ben. But, if the above is correct, it¡¯s passing strange that when I do that - d&d a folder from my Home folder to my iCloud Drive folder, it disappears from my Home folder: a Move. If I
By
Bob Gerard
·
#108975
·
|
Re: Backing up iCloud, iCloud recovery and document versions
Thanks, Steve! There¡¯s that damned ¡°mirrored¡± again. What does it really mean? Since, AFAIK, the only way to put things on iCloud drive, short of going to iCloud.com <http://icloud.com/>, is to
By
Bob Gerard
·
#108974
·
|
Re: Backing up iCloud, iCloud recovery and document versions
Sounds perfectly normal. When you put something in iCloud Drive, you are putting it in a folder on your internal drive and macOS is copying it to Apple¡¯s iCloud server. This file is therefore stored
By
Ben Rosenthal
·
#108973
·
|
Re: Backing up iCloud, iCloud recovery and document versions
I have not stored my files on iCloud Drive but I will make a guess. If you put a file directly into an iCloud Drive folder that is being mirrored from your Mac, there is probably an alias made on your
By
Steve Bee
·
#108972
·
|
Re: Another senior with problems.
Yes, it does not solve every issue. That is why I said sometimes. I try to solve issues by first trying the easiest, least costly, least possibly damaging action first. In the case of an update,
By
Brent
·
#108971
·
|
Re: Another senior with problems.
Not sure what I said that led you to that conclusion. That probably needs a separate conversation which needs to address how macOS in the Apple Silicon era relies on it's Unix roots. Most of those
By
Al Varnell
·
#108970
·
|
Backing up iCloud, iCloud recovery and document versions
An article by this title was published yesterday on eclecticlightcompany.com <http://eclecticlightcompany.com/>. Backing up iCloud, iCloud recovery and document versions.
By
Bob Gerard
·
#108969
·
|
Re: Another senior with problems.
When in doubt, shut down, then start is the better choice. But restart seems to, currently, work as well. Brent On my iPhone Xr
By
Brent
·
#108968
·
|
Re: Another senior with problems.
Al, are you implying that OS X and later macOS are moving away from their Unix origins, and so those daily, weekly, monthly routines are less relevant? I am not a machine language guy, so my question
By
Brent
·
#108967
·
|