Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...

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I'm working on this old iMac (350Mhz) which booted up the "Folder ?" deal. So I pop in the Norton CD to boot it up. Norton wants to format the drive. What the? Instead, I get it to check the drive ...

Apple's Mac computers are popular for many reasons, among being a premium build quality that's meant to last. The recent refresh favoring Apple's in-house M-series of chips has only boosted ...

Pick your favorite way to eject disk volumes from your Mac and put an end to the Disk Not Ejected Properly warnings. Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming ...

Anyone have any quick and easy ways to have a keyboard shortcut or desktop shortcut to eject a CD from the drive? My tower is in a awkward position and it's a pain in the ass to bend over and find the ...

Optical drives typically include a small pinhole large enough to insert a paper clip end to manually eject a stubborn disc. Since the Mac Mini doesn't include this feature, you must use other methods ...