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.

Guys there is an actual alive moving insect inside my macbook screen HELP pleasee. What to do I'm scared rn😭. Does anyone know why has this happened and what to do next???😭😭😭😭 Honestly makes me question Apple quality 🥴

...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 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?

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?

I'm comparing Mac security options for a research project. macOS has built-in protections, but I'm curious about where third-party antivirus might add value.

What risks would make you consider adding antivirus software?

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 !

I bought my MacBook m4 air in March this year and my battery health was at a 100% at the start of the month. Now, at the end of it, it shows it to be 96%

I use this laptop for about 7-9 hours every day, mostly plugged in to my desk. I am super concerned yet but I was surprised to see that 100% drop to 96% under 2 weeks.

Is this normal? I know it's too early, but do you think I'll have to get my battery replaced in a year?

I’ve been a Mac user and developer for 40 years. Downloads folder has been a mess for much of that time.

Faster internet and faster computers make it easier to accumulate files.
Other than Preview, they haven’t made it much easier to decide 
what’s worth keeping, what’s in that folder, and what goes where.
I'm a filter feeder like many of you.

Finder has gained features, like Preview, but that everyday task still feels much the same.
We can create the pile faster than we can make sense of it, much less group and sort it.

What part of managing Downloads would you most like Finder to improve?

Other than the obvious:: Finder NEEDS vert/horz split screens and pin-able items.

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.

When my Neo is closed and on charge, if I run my hand on its top it vibrates. Especially around the edges. Is this normal or should I be concerned

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.