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Common Mac Issues

Even Macs occasionally hit snags that seem impossible to fix. Let us show you how easy it can be to fix those problems yourself.

Macs

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Here's What to Do When Your Mac Camera Isn't Working

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What Happens and What You Can Do When Your Mac Display Goes Wonky

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Ways to Fix Mac Startup Issues

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What To Do If Your Mac Stalls on the Gray Screen at Startup
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Stuck With a Spinning Pinwheel of Death? Here's How to Fix a SPOD
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How to Repair a Mac Even If It Won't Start
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Time Machine Stuck Preparing a Backup? Give it a Kick to Get it Going
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How to Display Drive Icons On Your Mac's Desktop
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How to Restore Your iTunes Music Library by Copying Music from iPod
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Have a Mac Application That's Not Starting? Here's How to Fix It
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What to do When Your Browser Won't Load a Web Site Correctly
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Is DNS Prefetching Slowing Down Your Safari Browser?
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Fix a Problem Authorizing iTunes to Play Purchased Music
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What Does a Flashing Question Mark Mean When I Start Up My Mac?
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You May Not Need to Defragment Your Mac's Drive
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How to Use the Mac's Wi-Fi Diagnostics System
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How to Fix Mac Startup Problem: Blue or Black Screen

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