4macos If your Mac is lost or stolen, use Find My as soon as possible. Open the Find My app on another Apple device, or visit iCloud.com/find in a web browser. Select your Mac to view its approximate location, play a sound, mark it as lost, or erase it remotely. Do not try to recover a … Read more
Quick Answer To add a new user on a Mac, open Apple menu > System Settings > Users & Groups, click Add User, authenticate if prompted, choose an account type, enter the person’s name and password, and click Create User. For a temporary visitor, turn on Guest User instead: Open Apple menu > System Settings … Read more
Quick Answer To enable the Mac firewall, open the Apple menu, choose System Settings, select Network in the sidebar, and click Firewall. Turn on Firewall, then use Options to control which apps and services can accept incoming connections. On older versions of macOS, open System Preferences, select Security & Privacy, click the Firewall tab, and … Read more
Mac app permissions control what applications can access, including your camera, microphone, location, files, and other devices. You can review or change most permissions in Apple menu > System Settings > Privacy & Security. To manage an app’s access, open System Settings, select Privacy & Security, choose a permission category, and turn access on or … Read more
If your Mac displays a folder with a question mark, a circle with a line through it, or a message saying that no startup disk is available, it cannot find a usable macOS system. The cause may be a temporary startup selection problem, an unmounted APFS volume, a damaged file system, an erased drive, a … Read more
If your Mac will not turn on, check the power source, charger, display, and connected accessories first. Then disconnect everything except power, hold the power button for up to 10 seconds to force a shutdown, and press it once to start the Mac again. If the Mac still shows no signs of life, try the … Read more
A Mac stuck on the Apple logo may simply be taking longer than usual to start, especially after a macOS update. Wait several minutes first, then disconnect all accessories and restart the Mac. If it still will not boot, start in Safe Mode, use Disk Utility from macOS Recovery, and reinstall macOS if necessary. The … Read more
When an app is not responding on your Mac, wait briefly if you may have unsaved work. If it remains frozen, use Force Quit Applications to close it, then reopen the app. If Force Quit does not work, use Activity Monitor or restart your Mac. Repeated freezes may require updating, reinstalling, or resetting the app’s … Read more
You can repair many common file-system problems on a Mac with Disk Utility’s First Aid feature. Open Disk Utility, select the volume you want to check, and choose First Aid. For the most thorough check, run First Aid on the volume, its container, and finally the physical disk. If the startup disk cannot be repaired … Read more
You can share and control another Mac by turning on Screen Sharing on the Mac you want to access, selecting which users are allowed to connect, and then connecting from Finder or the Screen Sharing app. The remote user can have full control or only view the screen, depending on the permissions you choose. Mac … Read more