You may have been asked to provide your Mac’s password in the past, but service procedures have changed, and it’s now the exact opposite.
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Do you need to back it up when the problem is minor? Should you erase its internal storage? Anything else you need to do?
Of the 16 security software updates in the last 8 months, only 3 have installed correctly. But isn’t the purpose of the Content Caching server to make updates quicker and easier?
Update failed to install.
What do you do next? Just try to download it again? What if you’re running a local Content Caching server?
If you try booting into Big Sur in Remote (Internet) Recovery, you’ll get Catalina instead. But nowhere does Apple alert users to this problem.
A compilation of links to major service status pages and other resources to help you when that service is playing up.
What to do, when you can, before taking or sending your Mac in for service or repair. What about FileVault? And Activation Lock?
Even basic store facilities like restrooms contact details of who to contact when there’s a problem. Not so with Apple’s Notary Service. It just gives you spurious errors instead.
Don’t just throw it in a box and send it off: what happens if its internal storage is replaced or wiped? What about protecting sensitive files? Does a T2 chip make this difficult?
Like many other parts of the macOS human interface, its Services menus are heavily used by some users, […]
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