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How to Upgrade Your Mac to the macOS Sierra The new OS X 10.12, or rather mac OS upgrade is at the door and it’s full of amazing features you’ll probably want on your Mac right away. Let’s take a quick look at what’s going to be the best among the news in macOS Sierra. First and foremost, Siri’s… Read more...

iCloud Storage Full: What it is and What to do iCloud is a great way to sync your apps and keep the files you need available on any device. But a default account only has 5GB of free storage space and it’s pretty obvious that 5GB is hardly enough even for backups. That’s why you’ve probably encountered “Storage almost full”… Read more...

macOS Sierra Issues and Fixes Sierra is finally here and everyone’s rushing to install it. While for most it’s a usual pleasurable experience, for some this update had downsides. Here we’ll go over macOS Sierra known issues (the unknown are yet to be discovered, I’m afraid) and try to find the right fix for each.… Read more...

How to Run a Clean Install of macOS Sierra macOS Sierra is a fantastic update arriving from Apple to make us love our Macs even more. It has plenty of new features, and also has the same easy clean install and upgrade flow as did the previous OS. Note, that getting an upgrade is the easiest way of installing… Read more...

MacOS Sierra Details & Hidden Features No more OS X 10.12, meet macOS Sierra This fall, the latest OS X, or rather macOS Sierra approaches to take El Capitan’s place. Apple sticks to California natural sites for naming, so no surprises here. Also, as you might have noticed, they dropped the usual “OS X” in favor… Read more...

What is iCloud Drive on macOS Sierra and how it works? What is iCloud drive? Well, it is what it sounds like: iCloud drive is storage for Apple devices that is based in the cloud. And what is a cloud storage? Simply put, it’s a remote server that keeps your data and lets you access it via the internet. iCloud has… Read more...

How to Downgrade from macOS Sierra Just like most of us, you’ve probably jumped on the Sierra bandwagon and upgraded expecting cool features and a boost in performance. But the new macOS has it’s bugs and troubles: some apps and hardware pieces are incompatible with it just yet, and some features are off-putting rather than appealing.… Read more...

What is Startup Disk Full on Mac OS X? A full startup disk is something that every Mac user will experience. And luckily, it’s a problem that has many solutions. In this article, we’ll go over: What is startup disk full? How to find what's causing startup disk full? How to fix startup disk full? How do I prevent startup disk… Read more...

Duplicate Music Remover: You Only Need One Copy of Each Song If you’re reading this, you’re probably pretty addicted to music. And it feels amazing, doesn’t it? More tracks means more moods, more emotions, and even more you. But while there’s never enough music, one copy of each piece is pretty much enough even for the craziest music lovers. I mean,… Read more...

Why is my Mac Running Slow? We’ve got 6 reasons. And 6 fixes. All Macs begin to slow down with age — MacBook Pro, iMac, it doesn’t matter. But don’t worry, there are many performance tips for you to fix it up. We’ve found the 6 best ways on how to make your Mac faster. Some work better than others (depending… Read more...

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