Monthly Archives: November 2016

How to run Apple Hardware Test

I just had a MacBook Pro from the year 2011 which had some trouble booting. After a couple of Disk Repairs which failed at first and then ran successfully the Mac booted again. So far so good. I wanted to be sure that the hardware in general is OK and therefore wanted to start the Apple… Read More »

Change macOS User and FileVault password at once

Recently I changed the password of my user in macOS. I noticed that during the boot I had to enter still my old password to unlock FileFault. FileFault is active on all my Laptops and Laptops in the family. Stationary Macs don’t have it active when I use them as a “headless” server without a display. Back… Read More »