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Target mode

Share your Mac’s display and control

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AirPlay, SharePlay, Universal Control, VNC, Target Display and Target Disk: which does what, and how do you enable and use them?

February 13, 2024 Macs, Technology

How to recover files from a near-dead Mac

Although your Mac may be unable to boot into macOS, it might be able to start up in Recovery, or offer its internal SSD in Target Disk Mode.

August 18, 2023 Macs, Technology

How to transfer files between Macs

Summary of AirDrop, network file sharing, target disk mode, and sneakernet, explaining how to use each and what they’re best at.

May 13, 2022 Macs, Technology

A guided tour of M1 Recovery

How to use an M1 Mac’s Recovery system to boot in Safe mode, boot from another disk, and use its other important features. With a map.

February 11, 2022 Macs, Technology

So Santa brought you an M1 Mac: here’s what you should know

A short introduction to some of the highlights and quirks of M1 Macs, from dealing with apps which don’t run properly, to entering Recovery Mode and dealing with disaster.

December 25, 2020 Macs, Technology

How fast is an M1 Target Disk?

How to connect your M1 Mac in Target Disk mode, avoiding an endless restart loop, and how fast to expect it to perform. Plus more on benchmarks.

December 4, 2020 Macs, Technology

Startup modes for M1 Macs

M1 Macs don’t use that warren of startup key combinations, but a logical structure of choices, mostly when starting up in Recovery Mode. Here are the full details.

November 28, 2020 Macs, Technology

Which startup mode?

Diagnostic, Recovery, Safe, Startup Manager, Verbose, reset SMC/NVRAM, firmware restore, Target Disk/Display, Single-User (SUM) in outline.

November 16, 2019 Macs, Technology

Welcome to your new Mac: living with the T2 chip

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So you’ve just got your new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, or Mac mini – or iMac Pro – with its T2 chip. How does that change things? Practical advice and solutions.

November 21, 2018 Macs, Technology

High Sierra’s Small Print: installation, firmware updates, Content Caching, and more

Additional info about how you can install and upgrade to High Sierra, its new Content Caching feature, how it changes firmware updates, changes to NVRAM, and more.

September 13, 2017 Macs, Technology

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