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• iMessage on iPhone, iPad and Mac Mini issues

  So, here's a nice.

  Mac Mini, iPad Mini, iPhone5. All are on the latest versions of the OS. Connected to the identical services iCloud and iTunes on all three devices. The iPhone 5 is delivered to US, the others are the European Union (NL) issued.

  When I send an iMessage on the phone, the message sent is not the Mac Mini or Mini iPad. sent iMessages to iPad or Mac appear on both devices, but not on the phone.

  Incoming messages only appear on the phone, not on the other two aircraft.

  People receiving my messages of either the Mac Mini - combo of the iPad and the iPhone5, have two separate conversations in their messages, but an entry from me in their list of contacts.

  In iCloud online, all devices can be considered to be connected with the same account. All have been disconnected from iCloud, password has been changed and reconnected. All devices were restarted. All to nothing does not.

  Other services such as calendar function without any problem at all, an appointment has been made on what devices instantly extends to the two other devices. New contacts are shared between all the devices too. If the problem is limited to the iMessage.

  In short, I suspect there is a difference between EU and devices of the American unit, preventing them to be treated equally. Does anyone else have this problem or something similar?

  Post edited by: mackert

  Hello mackert,.

  Thank you for using communities Support from Apple. I know that Messages does not properly or sync with your devices is not what you expect. Based on what you said, it seems that you encounter some problems of synchronization with connected devices to your Apple for message ID. Good news is I had this problem myself and I solved this problem by following these steps:

  1. Firstly, you disconnect from your Apple ID for iMessage on all your devices. On your iOS devices, go to settings > Messages > Send and receive and sign for your Apple ID. Then go to settings > Messages and turn off of iMessage.

  2. on your Mac Mini, open messages, then go to the Messages menu > Preferences > accounts. Click your iMessage account in the left sidebar, and then click Sign Out and then sign out again.

  3. restart your devices as closing down and starting process is important to keep the software works correctly:

  Restart your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch

  How to turn on or off your Mac

  4. now sign in iMessage on your iPhone first. Go to settings > Messages, turn on iMessage and connect you to your Apple ID in settings > Messages > Send and receive. Make sure that you are successfully connected, iMessage is activated, and you see your phone number and e-mail available for both "you are reachable by iMessage to ' and"Start new conversations." That's because iMessage uses your iPhone SMS to activate iMessage on your Apple ID.

  If you get an error when you try to activate FaceTime or iMessage

  5. Once your iPhone has configuration iMessage, then sign into your other accounts and check the synchronization of Messages. You can also turn on "Text Message Forwarding" under settings > Messages on your iPhone to better ensure that all devices have the same messages.

  Use Messages with your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch

  Messages (El Capitan): Set up Messages

  Continuity of use to connect your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Mac

  See you soon!

• Double monitors Mac Mini issues

  Recently I performed a clean installation of 10.11.6 on my Mac Mini end of 2012, and now all of a sudden when I restart in normal mode with two monitors Hung (one bolt of lightning, the other HDMI) he logo apple, loads, then everything goes black. If it is plugged in, it loads the main office very well. If I load in safe mode, I can start with two monitors very well. Also, if I boot boot with a plugged in, wait for loading, then plug the second, it works fine.

  Before the installation of the OS, these two monitors worked fine without having to do that, running the same hardware and OS. Super boring... I'd appreciate any help or advice! Thank you in advance.

  -Try to reset memory NVRAM/PRAM and SMC

  MacIntel: Reset of the controller (SMC) system management

  https://support.Apple.com/en-us/HT201295

  Subject of memory NVRAM and PRAM

  https://support.Apple.com/en-us/HT204063

  -Try to start safe mode

  OS x: what is Safe Boot, Safe Mode?

  https://support.Apple.com/en-us/HT201262

  -Start to recovery and repair the startup disk

  OS X: on OS X Recovery - Apple Support

  https://support.Apple.com/en-us/HT201314

  -If it is repairable reinstall the OSX

  How to reinstall OS X on your Mac - Apple Support

  https://support.Apple.com/en-us/HT204904

  -If you do not have a backup using disk utility to restore the internal drive to an external drive, so that you can try to recover the data.

  Format the boot disk and then do a fresh install of Mac OS x

• Issue of Mac Mini 2014 SSD

  I'm not too familiar with the configuration of current storage of the Mac Mini. If the reader of the merger is not a true merger but combines a PCIe m2 with a HARD drive. However, I would like to know if buy you one that comes with a PCIe SSD out of the factory, will there still be a SATA port to add a spare hard drive?

  Yes, the logic board of 2014 has two connections. One for the PCIe and the other for a 2.5 "HDD or SSD.

  See > https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Mac_Mini_Late_2014

  If I had to shine up to a 2014, I'd go with the Fusion model.

  Why, because

  1. the only model of HARD drive won't have a PCIe cable and support.

  2. the single PCIe model won't have a SATA cable, and maybe not a disc tray.

• Urgent issue: Mac Mini not start...

  Hi all, I've tried turning on and turning on my Mac Mini several times today and it won't start not just straight up. It seems that the loading with the Apple logo bar is about 50% then stops to progress.

  What can I do?

  Thank you!

  Boot - grey, blue or white screen at startup, w/spinner/progress bar

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• Audio issue Mac Mini.

  Is there a setting to get the audio to play on the analog plug 3.5 mm and digital HDMI simultaneously on a Mac Mini?

  http://www.Lifehacker.com.au/2012/08/how-to-use-multiple-audio-inputs-and-output s-to-mac-os-x.

• Issue of Mac Mini Late 2012 SSD

  I have a Mac Mini with SSD and have updated to El Capitan, and now can't find or use the SSD. I can see it in the system, but it does not appear in public services or storage device... I fear that this could mean that the drive has failed.

  See below settings-any tips on how to get this SSD in action thanks Ian

  

  

  

  You have a Fusion drive. Which combines the SSD with a HD spin frequently used files are placed on the SSD for quick access.

  If you want to split

  http://www.Macworld.com/article/2015664/how-to-split-up-a-fusion-drive.html

• Updated Mac Mini to Sierra - no sound

  After update to Sierra my sound doesn't work internal speaker or headphones.  However, I can send her out to airplay, and the sound from my HDMI.  So I know that my sound is not working.

  I can do the headphones work, when I unplug the HDMI.  However, selection of helmets in results in no output sound settings.

  Note: I tried all settings (for example the helmet as selection, airplay, HDMI, etc.).  I unplugged the HDMI, started to work in the sound, and then plugged headphones in HDMI and headsets leave to new and no setting will restore the sound in the headphones.  I even deleted the sound configuration files, played with the bits, MIDI and other parameters.

  Dave

  Hello David,.

  Thanks for this info and choosing the communities Support from Apple. I know how to get sound on your Mac Mini works correctly again is important to you! The good news is these steps will be useful in resolving your problem of sound from the headphones and speaker plug internal and get your Mac Mini is working again!

  1. start by reseting the "non-volatile random - access memory" or NVRAM on your Mac, because who does not control the speaker volume and related info.

  How to reset the NVRAM on your Mac.

  2. you can figure out if unexpected behavior is related to a user or by setting file trying to reproduce the problem to a different user account. This process includes creating a new user account, connect to it and test for the issue.

  How to test a question in another account on your Mac.

  See you soon!

• Beach ball of rotation on Mac Mini (mid 2011)

  My Mac Mini (mid 2011). When I try to install everything I get is a beach of rotation ball.

  Hello Jerry5337,

  Thanks for this info and choosing the communities Support from Apple. I know the importance of being able to update your Mac Mini is for you! The good news is that the following steps will be useful for your problem of not being able to install the macOS Sierra update and get your Mac Mini is working again!

  Try running first emergency tool on your hard disk with the built in disk utility, allowing to correct simple issues that you are experiencing. Restart your Mac Mini and then try to install again.

  For Mac disk utility: repair a disk using disk utility
  How to turn on or off your Mac

  Use SafeMode to start up your Mac so that it performs certain checks, remove files from the system cache, check your startup disk and trying to fix problems directory if necessary. Sign in to your account in safe mode and try to reinstall.

  Try safe mode if your Mac does not end commissioning
  Graphics performance limited in recovery of OS X or in safe mode

  See you soon!

• Mac Mini - Finder does not open

  I have a Mac Mini with os x 10.10 2014.  The boot disk was almost full and the finder does not open.  I open the iPhoto and deleted the pictures and then empty the trash in iPhoto.  By logging in as a different user, I see I have ~ 1 GB of space, but when I log on my main account and admin the finder does not always open.

  I read that it was a known issue:

  http://forums.MacRumors.com/threads/Finder-doesn.

  It is said to remove the .plist files, but I can't get to Terminal to do.

  Please advise, thank you!

  Edmund

  If you were able to connect as another user, the issue is not lack of storage - this is the same computer.

  Yes, your .plist file may be corrupt, or you could have an extension conflict that affects only your user account.

  Try the start mode by holding down the SHIFT key at startup. Secure boot is quite slow because the operating system does a lot of cleanup and verification tasks, so give it time. Once you're completely connected, restart normally.

• Format and install Snow Leopard on Mac Mini

  Hello

  • I have a Mac Mini
  • Using boot camp, I have a Win10 partition which is now, the entire hard drive.  Really.
  • I have the installation of Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.3) DVD
  • I directly connect the optical drive and a wired keyboard to the system
  • Start by pressing the [CTRL] key.
  • Download the white screen with the Apple logo in the middle of it.
  • .. then nothing.  He's here.  After 10 minutes, I pull the plug and restart the Windows partition and return to the slaughter of these discussion forums for clues.

  Issues related to the:

  1. How do I FORMAT and INSTALL Snow Leopard on the Mac Mini or m, I was too impatient after the [Ctrl] restart using the OS X DVD? 
  2. Is there an external utility that I should get to format the drive?
  3. I can do this in steps - can I install OS X on an external HD and then use it for the crater / rebuild the primary drive?

  Input greatly appreciated!

  Rade

  usually it is booting by pressing the C key to start from the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive.

  or start by pressing the Option key to get a list of the bootable devices that you can choose from.

  See <Startup for Mac - Apple Support combinations>

  NOTE: This does not imply that you run your Mac mini Snow Leopard.  I guess that your wording she used to run Snow Leopard, and that your Mac mini still has a DVD/CD player are good signs.

• AirDrop does not work between Mac mini end of 2014 and 6 s iPhone more

  Hello!

  I'm here for the first time. A little more last year, I bought a Mac mini end of 2014 with Core i5 clocked at 2.6 GHz, 8 GB RAM and 5400 RPM HARD drive. I replaced the HDD for an SSD, Samsung EVO 850 250 GB, to be correct. I also have an iPhone 6 Plus and does not AirDrop between my devices. They discover each other. Update both OS X and iOS on a regular basis, so that's not the problem. Check on this issue and finding a solution a have met this Airdrop is not my Mac mini 2012 and I have a few questions:

  I checked that TRIM Enabler Coulon, but later on my Mac I searched this Samsung EVO can't GARNISH. What it means? Download and install TRIM Enabler would be unnecessary, because the problem isn't here? Everything is fine with the Bluetooth, WiFi, my 6s more connects to the other MacBook Pro Retina early 2015, as the new MacBook 12 "iPads and iPhones, too. Please help me, thank you in advance.

  10.10.4 and later Apple does not allow that you caraa select TRIM and third part SSD. See:

  http://osxdaily.com/2015/10/29/use-trimforce-trim-SSD-Mac-OS-x/

  Can yo test to see if AirDrop works among other devices?

  like the iPhone with another device iOS or Mac or Mac with another Mac or iOS device?

• End of 2012 Mac Mini running slow - about to try the following

  Hi all

  The performance of my Mac Mini is trying to drop off and looking for possible solutions to this, I can in this thread: Mac Mini (end 2012) is a little slow.

  A few months ago I updated to El Capitan, and am now on 10.11.3.  Since this update, my system performance fell substantially. I would like to see if I can get my Mini for best results there lately.  One of the questions I think contributes to the Mini, less than excellent performance is my router configuration because of environmental constraints, my Mini has 2 walls and about 50 feet, which separates it from the wireless router.  Currently, I don't think that there is something I can do to help that issue, so for now, I put that side.

  In reading the above thread, I have also still only 4 original GB or RAM and the original supplied with my Mini.

  RAM: 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

  HD: I have not changed the HD that came with the mini, so I guess I have the 2.5 GHz 500 GB (5400 RPM) hard drive it is stated in the specifications.

  Lately, I noticed Chrome running progressively slower (to the point of frustration).  Therefore, I uninstalled Chrome and returned using Safari.  As more and more, I use Safari, I think that his performance is what it is.  I tried the Brave and my experience with it is mixed (at least on this point).

  Question: I guess the first thing to do is to increase my RAM to 4 GB - and I will order the RAM here in a moment.  What browser is best to use in this case: Chrome? Safari? Brave? Something else?  Or it is better to run through all these during the upgrade of RAM is installed?

  Let me start with that and I will update this thread as mandate experience.  Thanks in advance for any help and / or thoughts.

  When you see a beachball cursor or the slowness is particularly bad, note the exact time: hour, minute, second.

  These must be run as administrator. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.

  Run the Console application in one of the following ways:

  ☞ Enter the first letters of his name in a Spotlight search. Select from the results (it should be at the top).

  ☞ In the Finder, select go utilities ▹ of menu bar or press the combination of keys shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.

  ☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.

  The title of the Console window should be all Messages. If it isn't, select

  SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ all Messages

  in the list of logs on the left. If you don't see this list, select

  List of newspapers seen ▹ display

  in the menu at the top of the screen bar.

  Each message in the journal begins with the date and time when it was entered. Highlight date back to the time you noted above.

  Select the messages entered since then until the end of the episode, or until they begin to repeat, whichever comes first.

  Copy messages to the Clipboard by pressing Control-C key combination. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command + V.

  The journal contains a large amount of information, almost all this is useless to solve any particular problem. When you post a journal excerpt, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.

  Please don't dump blindly thousands of lines in the journal in this discussion.

  Please do not post screenshots of log messages - text poster.

  Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

  When you post the journal excerpt, an error message may appear on the web page: "you include content in your post that is not allowed", or "the message contains invalid characters." It's a bug in the forum software. Thanks for posting the text on Pastebin, then post here a link to the page you created.

  If you have an account on Pastebin, please do not select private in exposure menu to paste on the page, because no one else that you will be able to see it.

• Cloning my Mac Mini to a smaller SSD drive

  I have a Mac Mini end-2011. Inside is a 'spinning' hard drive 500 GB. I also have a Samsung SSD 128 GB 850 vacuum EVO. I would use disk utility on these video instructions to transfer all the data from the original HD of the SSD.

  All instructions have been followed and that the whole system works very well, except the error at the end until the copying/cloning actually starts. During its installation phase, once launched, the disk utility application tells me that there is an error related to the size of the source drive that can not be copied in the targeted SSD.

  While I realize that the size IS an issue, the content of my original HD is limited to 29 GB. So copy everything should be easy, and I thought it would be handled by the app.

  SO: can I shrink the partition size of the original HD in the same size as the target SSD? It would work properly? If Yes, where can I find instructions to do this?

  Alternatively, did I miss an option somewhere in my set up the restore function? There is an option somewhere that I may have missed?

  (More in detail: when you select the source for restore partition, I chose the WHOLE - not the partition drive included.) This is maybe what is causing the problem? If I had chosen the included score only, this would work immediately and disk utility would have taken into account the size of the empty space, would have narrowed it down as a result of automatic way?)

  If you use the restoredisk utility, your Destination drive (128 GB SSD) must be the same size as your Source (500 GB) drive or equal size. I don't have not divide a disk HARD grand in separate partitions, then try to do the restore. You can try this if you want.

  So, you're the best alternative in my view is to initiate your HD Recovery from the HARD disk and reinstall OS X El Capitan on your SSD. During the installation, and then migrate your user accounts, applications, data, the parameters of your 500 GB drive.

  You can also use Carbon Copy clone or SuperDuper! to clone your disk to your SSD assuming that your HARD drive will not fill to the top of your SSD during cloning. Then, you always have to reinstall OS X El Capitan to write your Recovery HD on the SSD.

• Mac Mini - no Ethernet Interface

  Hello

  I have the Mac Mini 2011 model, and I've been using an Ethernet for some time, have not had any problems, connection worked perfectly until now. First of all, there is no internet connection, so I have just connected to wifi for a bit, then I went into System Preferences - network, where more ethernet it indicated "cable disconnected" even if the cable is connected. I checked that the cable is not the issue, work on other devices. So I have that if I just remove the ethernet interface with - button, and then add it again with the + button that would solve the problem. However, now ethernet interface does not even upward in option:

  

  I'm currently under OS X El Capitan 10.11.3.

  Please help resolve this annoying problem, because the ethernet port is the key for the speeds for me.

  Thanks in advance!

  • See:

  If the Ethernet on your Mac has stopped working recently - Apple supports

  Installation often this works instead of handling files.

  Download update of OS X El Capitan 10.11.3 Combo