Mac Troubleshooting

Your Mac will work perfectly until it suddenly doesn't. Let's see how to get it running the way it did when you first set it up.

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Use Mail's Built-in Troubleshooting Tools to Fix Mac Mail Issues

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Use Apple Hardware Test Over the Internet to Find Failing Components

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An Easy Fix For Your Mac's Bluetooth Wireless Problems

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How (and when) To Reset Your Mac's SMC
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Forgot Your Password? How to Reset Your Mac's Administrator Password
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What to do When You Can't Log In to Your Mac
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Fix a Time Machine Backup that has Failed with a Read Only Error
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Do You Really Need Mac Antivirus Software?
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How to Restore Your Mac's Firmware to a Known Good State
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Here's How Much Drive Space a Mac Needs to Perform Well
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Fix Common Mac Problems With a Simple PRAM or NVRAM Reset
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How to Use Combo Updates to Fix OS X Installation Problems
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Use Disk Utility's First Aid Feature to Fix Most Drive Problems
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Get More Juice Out of Your MacBook's Battery
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Fix Aperture 3's Library Problems
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You Can Easily Shut Down or Restart Your Mac Remotely
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What to Do When Your Magic Mouse and Your Mac Won't Get Along
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Do You Know All the Ways to Eject a CD/DVD From Your Mac?
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Apple Diagnostics Can Troubleshoot Mac Hardware Problems
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Resetting User Account Permissions Can Fix Many Common Access Problems
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4 Tips for Troubleshooting Time Machine Problems
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Use This Tip to Reset Launchpad and Fix Most Issues
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Resetting Your Mac's Printer System May Fix Stubborn Printing Issues
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How to Use 'Recovery HD Volume' to Reinstall or Repair OS X
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What To Do When Your Safari Bookmarks Disappear
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Which Version of Mac OS Is installed On Your Recovery Partition?
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What to Do When Your Time Machine Volume Can't be Mounted
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How to Remove Mac Scareware
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The Apple Hardware Test (AHT) Can Help You Pinpoint Mac Troubles
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What Happens (And What Can You Do) When Your Mac's Display Goes Wonky?
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Ways to Fix Mac Startup Issues
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What To Do If Your Mac Stalls on the Gray Screen at Startup
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Stuck With a Spinning Pinwheel of Death? Here's How to Fix a SPOD
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How to Repair a Mac Even If It Won't Start
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Time Machine Stuck Preparing a Backup? Give it a Kick to Get it Going
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How to Display Drive Icons On Your Mac's Desktop
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How to Restore Your iTunes Music Library by Copying Music from iPod
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Have a Mac Application That's Not Starting? Here's How to Fix It
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What to do When Your Browser Won't Load a Web Site Correctly
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Is DNS Prefetching Slowing Down Your Safari Browser?
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Fix a Problem Authorizing iTunes to Play Purchased Music
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What Does a Flashing Question Mark Mean When I Start Up My Mac?
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You May Not Need to Defragment Your Mac's Drive
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How to Use the Mac's Wi-Fi Diagnostics System
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How to Fix Mac Startup Problem: Blue or Black Screen

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Mac Troubleshooting

Use Mail's Built-in Troubleshooting Tools to Fix Mac Mail Issues

Use Apple Hardware Test Over the Internet to Find Failing Components

An Easy Fix For Your Mac's Bluetooth Wireless Problems

How (and when) To Reset Your Mac's SMC

Forgot Your Password? How to Reset Your Mac's Administrator Password

What to do When You Can't Log In to Your Mac

Fix a Time Machine Backup that has Failed with a Read Only Error

Do You Really Need Mac Antivirus Software?

How to Restore Your Mac's Firmware to a Known Good State

Here's How Much Drive Space a Mac Needs to Perform Well

Fix Common Mac Problems With a Simple PRAM or NVRAM Reset

How to Use Combo Updates to Fix OS X Installation Problems

Use Disk Utility's First Aid Feature to Fix Most Drive Problems

Get More Juice Out of Your MacBook's Battery

Fix Aperture 3's Library Problems

You Can Easily Shut Down or Restart Your Mac Remotely

What to Do When Your Magic Mouse and Your Mac Won't Get Along

Do You Know All the Ways to Eject a CD/DVD From Your Mac?

Apple Diagnostics Can Troubleshoot Mac Hardware Problems

Resetting User Account Permissions Can Fix Many Common Access Problems

4 Tips for Troubleshooting Time Machine Problems

Use This Tip to Reset Launchpad and Fix Most Issues

Resetting Your Mac's Printer System May Fix Stubborn Printing Issues

How to Use 'Recovery HD Volume' to Reinstall or Repair OS X

What To Do When Your Safari Bookmarks Disappear

Which Version of Mac OS Is installed On Your Recovery Partition?

What to Do When Your Time Machine Volume Can't be Mounted

How to Remove Mac Scareware

The Apple Hardware Test (AHT) Can Help You Pinpoint Mac Troubles

What Happens (And What Can You Do) When Your Mac's Display Goes Wonky?

Ways to Fix Mac Startup Issues

What To Do If Your Mac Stalls on the Gray Screen at Startup

Stuck With a Spinning Pinwheel of Death? Here's How to Fix a SPOD

How to Repair a Mac Even If It Won't Start

Time Machine Stuck Preparing a Backup? Give it a Kick to Get it Going

How to Display Drive Icons On Your Mac's Desktop

How to Restore Your iTunes Music Library by Copying Music from iPod

Have a Mac Application That's Not Starting? Here's How to Fix It

What to do When Your Browser Won't Load a Web Site Correctly

Is DNS Prefetching Slowing Down Your Safari Browser?

Fix a Problem Authorizing iTunes to Play Purchased Music

What Does a Flashing Question Mark Mean When I Start Up My Mac?

You May Not Need to Defragment Your Mac's Drive

How to Use the Mac's Wi-Fi Diagnostics System

How to Fix Mac Startup Problem: Blue or Black Screen

Learn more about Macs