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If macOS High Sierra shows your password instead of the password hint

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Post by jjoonathan »

jng wrote: post #264
jjoonathan wrote: post #228

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Opposite experience here. 2015 Dell Precision M6800 issues (all non-linux-related have been replicated by >=1 coworker): Spurious thermal throttle activation occasionally reduces performance to molassas Bluescreen in network drivers ~ once a week Unless you disable integrated/discrete graphics switching, it fails to recognize external displays HDD makes strange grinding noise every month or so, but hasn't failed yet.…

How did you get the MBP trackpad replaced for $30 and in 2h? I have the one in my MacBook Air in a similar state and Apple quotes 150+ EUR and leaving it for one week at their tech support...

I bought a replacement on ebay and swapped it out. Most of the two hours was spent un-sticking the battery from the case.

Macs have high enough volume per model that parts and tutorial videos are plentiful and cheap :D

Re: If macOS High Sierra shows your password instead of the password hint

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mi100hael wrote: post #368
jsjohnst wrote: post #221

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I don’t get why engineers let a broken setup hinder them for long periods of time and don’t do a simple google search and spend five minutes fixing their machine. None of your problems you listed are things “broken” and Apple is ignoring, shit happens and sometimes you need to fix it. If you can’t be bothered, take it to the Apple store or give it to your work IT person.

Please, enlighten me as to how I can keep a MBP from freezing when I open the lid. Or from corrupting my Time Machine backups. Or how I can fix the fact that their applications like Disk Utility and the App Store suck. :eyeroll:

As the two issues (outside your subjective opinions on apps) you mentioned don’t happen to anyone I know, the answer is fixing whatever you broke obviously... :eyeroll:
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