It used to be reinstall OSX was by far the easiest OS install to do, but things are a giant PITA now it seems. Just got a new rMBP, had a 15" MBP previously that at some point had been upgraded to ...

Apple is now addressing the initial problems of ARM-based Silicon "M1" Macs that erased or lost its operating system, the macOS Big Sur, after restoring and erasing the entire PC. The owners of the ...

Is your Mac about to crash? Here's how to create a bootable USB flash drive with a working version of macOS, so you can access your hard drive in the event of a glitch. Lance is an experienced writer ...

Two recent Apple KB articles of note: 106605: Mac OS X 10.1: Do Not Reinstall After Using the Mac OS X Update 10.1.1 states: "You should not reinstall Mac OS X 10.1 ...

Macs are generally reliable. But as with any computer, sometimes things go wrong. Before you spend big on a new Mac, though, try a factory reset, which wipes your computer and reinstalls a clean ...

Along with the shift to Apple Silicon, performing things like a restore is different with M1 Macs compared to their Intel predecessors. Follow along for a look at how to revive and restore M1 Macs, ...