macOS — the essentials
Mac fixes, same standard.
23 tested fixes for every kind of Mac trouble — frozen apps, trackpad & mouse, microphone, slow Wi-Fi, no sound, external displays, Bluetooth pairing, battery health, backups, encryption and the resets that fix weird glitches. Intel and Apple Silicon both covered, timed to the minute.
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Speed & performance·6 fixes
Everyday fixes·14 fixes
- Reset NVRAM when things misbehaveEasy · 3 min
- Force-quit a frozen appEasy · 1 min
- Fix a Mac that won't start upMedium · 30 min
- Run First Aid on external drivesEasy · 10 min
- Keep your Mac battery healthyEasy · 5 min
- Open apps blocked by GatekeeperEasy · 2 min
- Fix slow Wi-Fi on your MacEasy · 10 min
- Connected but no internet on your Mac? The safe network resetMedium · 10 min
- No sound on your Mac? Check the output device firstEasy · 5 min
- External monitor not detected on your Mac?Easy · 5 min
- Bluetooth won't pair on your Mac? Reset it properlyEasy · 5 min
- Trackpad or mouse not working on your Mac? The safe restart passEasy · 5 min
- No microphone on your Mac? Check the input device firstEasy · 5 min
- Microphone permission on your Mac? Let the app use itEasy · 5 min