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 ...

In macOS, the System Preferences app located in the Applications folder is where you can adjust various settings to customize your Mac. Most system preference panes are native to macOS and cannot ...

System Preferences hangs in opening about 75% of the time and must then be 'Force Quit'. It will open fine after a system restart but after a while stops responding again.

If you're helping with a family member's Mac, hiding the icons can minimize what they can mistakenly click on or adjust. How to hide and show System Preferences icons in macOS. Open System ...

Alternatively, you can click Go > Go to Folder from the menu bar, type /System/Library, and hit Return to open it. These are ...

Settings comes to the Mac The concept comes from The Basic Apple Guy , who explains that even though there are clear differences between macOS and iOS, there is a common ground that can be achieved: ...

How to change the default browser on Mac from System Preferences . 1. Open System Preferences by clicking the Apple icon in the top-left corner of your screen and selecting System Preferences in ...