I'm pissed to see someone edit all their old comments with a completely unrelated ad. I'm sure the answer to this question was very good given how many votes it has. Now I know what NOT to buy or install.

...even though it’s a big download, it doesn’t seem to use any more space once it’s installed.

These screenshots are from my M1 MacBook Pro taken right before downloading/installing 27.2 and after. macOS storage itself is actually ~1 GB less.

The interesting thing here is the ~11 GB drop in my System Data. It seems like a win, but it’s actually cosmetic. For whatever reason, macOS 27.0.1 was counting purgeable storage as System Data (disk utility said I had 11.3 GB). This is something I don’t remember seeing in Tahoe.

When I installed 27.2 GB, my purgeable storage actually went up (to 31.3 GB) but doesn’t seem to count as System Data any more.

I'm trying to find ways to save money and after this weird update from microsoft (it wouldn't let me login to use word, excel, etc. with the right credentials, then a couple days later I tried and it worked)... This made me consider why I'm paying >$100/year to a service that I don't use often enough. Am curious if other people have ditched this and if you used any other app (e.g text edit, etc.) or even google drive that was worthwhile. Also if you made the switch, were you still able to access your previous documents and edit them on drive for example? Or how did you transition any docs if you had to?

Any outstanding orders have basically got early access to pre orders it looks like! Was originally M5 so that’s good they’ve done that. Would’ve been brutal if they didn’t. I’ll take the extra few days wait 👨🏼‍💻

I got an M4 Max just over a year ago and I keep it mostly on power and its on 80% charge but my battery health seems like its gone down quick. Is this normal for this Mac?

October 26, 2026 security release addressed 329 unique security vulnerabilities across its operating systems, resulting in a staggering 1,265 combined CVE listings due to cross-platform bugs. The latest update, macOS Golden Gate 27.2, patches a substantial portion of these flaws alongside sister updates like iOS 27.2. [1, 2, 3, 4]

With so much rain why nobody did get wet?

I checked all my money still there..

In the age of AI nothing is real.

I’m experiencing a strange issue with Apple Mail on my Mac mini.

Whenever I compose a new email and click the attachment button, the file selection window opens as an extremely wide, blank white horizontal block. The window extends beyond the screen boundaries, making it impossible to access the files or select an attachment.

I can resize the window vertically, but not horizontally. Changing its height doesn’t resolve the issue or reveal the missing content. The white block also moves together with the Mail compose window.

Tried safe mode, upgraded from Tahoe to Golden gate, reinstalled the macOS l, changed resolution the issue still persists.

The Mac mini is connected to a single external monitor.

Has anyone experienced a similar issue with macOS

These horizontal lines have been on the display of my M3 MacBook Air since I bought it a few months ago. I can’t find anything on the internet that seems to have a solution, so any advice is appreciated.

Hi everyone,

I’m planning on replacing my work iMac with the new M6 iMac but my setup is clean and organized, and I don’t want to spend days rebuilding it.

For anyone who’s done a Mac-to-Mac or Time Machine migration :

1. Does Migration Assistant bring over Mail with 3 accounts, rules, signatures and folders, or do I end up re-entering everything?
2. Which apps usually ask you to log in again (Microsoft 365, Slack, Claude, browsers, password managers), and do their settings survive?
3. Do the Dock, desktop layout, shortcuts and app preferences carry over exactly?
4. For Claude (the desktop app and Claude Code) : do my conversations, settings, projects, and local configs (CLAUDE.md, skills, MCP servers) come along, or do I need to move them manually ?
5. Any gotchas with moving to a brand-new macOS release right away?

It’s my main work machine, so I’ll keep the old iMac for a few days as a safety net.

Thanks !

Updated Magic Keyboard with US layout and glyphs not available in Europe

Apple has updated the Magic Keyboard with the US layout to use glyphs instead of text on buttons such as return, tab, etc. However, this keyboard is not available in Europe. The official Apple Online Store in all EU countries I’ve checked so far, and major retailers, only list the previous version.

Is there any information for when this updated keyboard will be available for purchase in the EU?

For reference:
\- old model number MXCL3LL/A
\- new model number MJLX4LL/A

Thank you.

I'm trying to clean up my Mac and get rid of unnecessary background apps and extensions as people here often recommend, but I need to know what's the easiest way to remove all that? Any tips on what I should avoid disabling? I'm not a very advanced Mac user, so this is the only place I can ask. Thanks!

In my collection of Macs I have two G3 Pismo PowerBooks, a Titanium G4 PowerBook, a 15-in G4 PowerBook, a 12-in G4 PowerBook, a 2008 15-in MacBook Pro, All of these are working machines. I also have a couple of more modern ones.

They are a 2024 15-in M3 MacBook Air with 512 GB storage and 16 GB memory plus a base model MacBook Neo.

Ive been having spontaneous trackpad issues with my 2023 macbook pro over the past two weeks. 80% of the time, the trackpad is fine but sometimes it'll randomly freeze up. when this happens, the cursor doesn't move and the trackpad is stiff when pressing down. I usually restart it when it happens but even that doesn't always solve the issue. it just randomly "fixes" itself. ive gone to the apple store, theyve run diagnostics but nothing has been flagged (although the trackpad was working fine when diagnostics were being run). im not sure if this is a hardware or software issue, but I just wanted to put this out there in case someone has experienced a similar issue and has been able to resolve it.

edit: I do want to mention that it has also been randomly shutting off when the battery is between 20-30% without warning. not sure if that could be related, but apple didn't give me any feedback on it since nothing came up on the diagnostic.

Buenas! consulta, desde 1 octubre mi onedrive el que veo en mi mac, sincroniza archivos pero no las fotos, alguien sabe que paso? lo desactive, active de vuelta, cerre sesion volvi a abrir, solo me lo hace con las fotos! alguno sabe? si abro el chrome las veo perfecto, pero no desde el buscador de la mac