Hi All,
I have a MacBook Air M4 using Sequoia 15.8.1. Recently, if the charger is plugged in, after the set amount of time in System Settings - Lock Screen the computer will require a password to enable Touch ID. That's fine.

But, if on Battery (charger not plugged in), I can leave the computer alone for hours or days- lid open or closed. It never requires a password to enable Touch ID. Sometimes it wants Touch ID & that works. Other times, even after a day, it won't ask for anything. The...

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My wife's 2011 iMac's hard drive has crashed. I have an external SSD and have tried to erase it formatting to MacOS Extended (Journaled) and set Scheme to GUID Partition Map as recommended by Apple but it comes up with a message to say that erase has failed.

Hello everyone, long time no see...

My current MacBook Pro has a M3 chip, 8GB memory, 512GB drive and Tahoe V. 26.7.1. There's a popup message every times when the system starts and during running the system periodically. The message along the line of, loosely quoted:

This Mac cannot connect to to iCloud, because of a problem with "cr00zng@personal-email.com". Open Apple Account setting to fix this problem...

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There's no problem with the system, this is a self-inflicted...

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Before you decide to upgrade to Golden Gate on your Mac, you should know that many folks have reported that their printers have stopped working and that their printer's manufactuers isn't yet offering updated drivers.

It seems as if all menu bar managers don't work under GG.

There are still a number of bugs in GG.

I always recommend waiting to upgrade until the point-two version of a major upgrade in the OS, so that Apple can work...

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Wife needed a new laptop so was finally able to convince her to move on from her 6yr old windows/dell pc. Purchased a MacBook Air 13-inch laptop with M5 chip: Built for AI, 13.6-inch Liquid Display, 16GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD, 10 CORE, 12MP Center Stage Camera, Touch ID, WiFi 7 ; in MIDNIGHT.
So, now what is the best way to try to migrate her info from the Dell to the new macbook air.

I am running Monterey 12.7.6 [late 2015 27"IMAC]. Signal is telling me I have to update by December 2, 2026 to keep using it.
What are my options?