I HATE APPLE

how do I get MP3s onto iphone when I don't have a wire to connect my iphone to my computer

could add to dropbox from mac and then download on phone maybe

Airdrop?

that's a whole other issue (no iOS devices found via airdrop on new mac for some reason)...

email them to yourself : )

if you have a mac you can sync itunes wirelessly (don’t know about apple music since my mac doesn’t support catalina lol)

I still use an archaic version of iTunes since my MBP doesnt support Catalina either. Wireless sync seems a bit random. New stuff added to teh library automatically appears but my Smart Playlists don't update automatically on the phone (seems i need to delete the playlist before adding it again to get it updated). Urgh

settled for syncing to icloud drive and then accessing on phone via files.app

The new Music app is a complete fucking piece of shit

what are we now, ios 13? how many years of cloud services? my iphone and ipad STILL won’t sync messages. from the same species that put a truck on mars.

The iCloud syncing was faked.

https://i.redd.it/94qhln29j2e41.jpg

Apple is so fucking disingenuous on this. "Changing cables will cause enormous e-waste" from the company that does all-new dongles every 3 years, that ditched the dock connector, and currently has a joint USB-C/Lightning approach that makes no sense.

what are we now, ios 13? how many years of cloud services? my iphone and ipad STILL won’t sync messages. from the same species that put a truck on mars.

my iphone xr keeps falling off where i put it. i know this sounds ridiculous but it’s got serious suicidal tendencies even when placed in what i consider relative safety. i have not had this problem with any other phone.

I'm tired of getting YOUR ICLOUD IS ALMOST FULL ALERT ALERT ALERT START PAYING NOW messages because something turned on photo uploads or something again and a single phone backup fills up 80% of the space to start with. I don't want/need any of the stupid memes my friends and I send to each other synced to the cloud, fuckos.

My SE won’t back up to iTunes any more because of an “unknown error”.

I’ve tried all the things. None of them work. My Mac is too old for Catalina so I wouldn’t be surprised if this is one of those things that just gets.. abandoned.

I did finally manage to do a partial backup to iCloud, through the phone alone, which gives me some peace of mind at least. But I always liked having a “full” backup on the computer.

is there any way to change the metadata of multiple songs - not on the same album - at once in apple music? It doesn't even look like you can select multiple tracks.

Xp yeah same here. I think various problems appears because the cpu doesn’t run the OS that iTunes is expecting

is there any way to change the metadata of multiple songs - not on the same album - at once in apple music? It doesn't even look like you can select multiple tracks.

Thanks El T.

(i put this on the iCloud thread but these seems a better place for it)

i just had an external hard drive fail and having replaced it i'm trying to work out if i can use iCloud to back external drives up belt-and-braces style, along with everything else iCloud automatically backs up

i have a macbook air 10.15.2 catalina

I don't trust iCloud. I don't totally trust dropbox, but I use dropbox. And I use backblaze for proper back-up.

I shouldn't be such a dummy but why isn't dropbox proper backup, at least for the files in my dropbox folder?

Dropbox is fine as backup but the way it works as an active place to work doesn’t give it the same sense if history and recovery as something like backblaze

ok I see, thanks!

(i put this on the iCloud thread but these seems a better place for it)

i just had an external hard drive fail and having replaced it i'm trying to work out if i can use iCloud to back external drives up belt-and-braces style, along with everything else iCloud automatically backs up

i have a macbook air 10.15.2 catalina

yeah i really wouldn’t use icloud.

lol i have been righteously ignoring icloud's multiple needy alerts for two or three years but catalina just plunges right in and hooks you up without you doing anything

i used to use backblaze but when the guy who mends my mac resolved the memory problems i was having told me it was bad not good -- would this have been memory-related? i don't recall

(he's a bit of a dick, he always makes me feel like an idiot) (i am one but)

anyway he just said "why not use time machine, that's what it's there for?" answer = the external hard drive i used for time machine failed (an earlier one lol) so i got nervous and added backblaze, then quit it when he bullied me. i am very biddable.

Because time machine is not an off-site backup. Don’t know how much I’d trust anybody who just says use Time Machine! I use Time Machine and backblaze and have lots of stuff in Dropbox and google docs. Used to also use super super to clone my system drive for an even easier way to back up and restore system drive without having to deal with time machine.

turns out my my backblaze sub is still good so i hooked straight back up, now i guess i have to find a new guy to mend my laptop lol

one who doesn't judge me

Good luck with that. You goys are making me want to stick with Windows! And jump drives, even. Although---what are good plug-in keyboards and monitors for Mac Mini? Is it good? Seems like more bang for your buck than iMac (also what is a good UPS back-up battery for iMac? I'm told would need one because brown-outs etc. can mess it up even if your house power doesn't go all the way out--damn you iMac for not having your *own* battery!) Thought of MacBook, but I have friends with sticky keys.

Mac mini is the best. You can get a very high quality monitor for not much money at all.

Thanks. What would be a good one? I heard Logitech, but not seeing any listed as compatible, specifically.

I always get Dell monitors for my Macs - they are cheap, warranty is good, the Ultrasharp models are very high quality IPS and wide gamut, for not much more.
Keyboard and mouse wise, the Apple wireless ones are great and not expensive if you find them secondhand.

I like my 4k dell monitor at work but the *third* was the keeper. Had two lemons die within days

Thanks. I do see a lot of Dell monitors in libraries, medical offices, but haven't asked about replacement rate. An Apple rep got me thinking about Mac Mini, said she used it there at work w Lenovo monitor.

Also a fan of Dell Ultrasharp. HP makes some nice ones, and LG who make the panels half the time anyway. If someone's serious about color and photography BenQ is an option, NEC PA monitors are quality, but just get an Eizo and write it off.

tbf that was a glitch and I’ve had zero replacements across a half dozen dell monitors at work/home before ether bad luck

My Dell Ultrasharp, 2nd monitor to go with my imac, has been solid for years. (The picture did start jittering a couple of weeks ago but quit after a restart.)

Very encouraging on that front, but just now finally realized that it too relies on outlet and back-up battery, like iMac. Maybe I'll just make do with a Pixelbook for a while?

for a UPS, I use a CyberPower 1500 watt. If the machine is left on unattended, install the software that detects an outage and shuts it down gracefully. If memory serves, CyberPower’s software runs well on macOS (but I use mine for my Linux server). You could probably get away with a smaller one. Any computer should probably be using one, not just a Mac.

I also think Time Machine is fine for really quick recovery, but use something like Backblaze for longer term storage. I’d recommend B2 with something like Arq to manage backups.

what is B2 / Arq ?

and would it replace dropbox? I use dropbox just so that I can access my work files on my phone & tablet when I'm out, but I also like that if my hard drive crashed I'd be able to get those files back. with imap email accounts I don't worry about losing those. I have 1 TB of music but as I get used to apple music I worry less about losing those...but wouldn't mind not having juggle external hard drives for those, I suppose.

Arq is a backup client that you can use to back data up to your own cloud account(s). I haven’t used it, but friends have vouched for it. B2 is the name of Backblaze’s bucket system. Dropbox and other cloud sync products work OK for backing up small amounts of data that you don’t need encrypted, but it’s expensive.

most of it depends on whether you have large media libraries or personal (or mostly likely work) photos/video that you want backed up in a non-interactive way

if you listen to music in the cloud, have a moderate amount of photos and few videos, iCloud and other file stores like Dropbox are sufficient for that media and document storage. If you have a bunch of larger files, or archives, you want a non-interactive full backup offsite. The other risk, although smaller, is a rogue app or glitch is more likely to take out an interactive file storage like Dropbox but a bulk backup is safer.

is there a good solution if i want to do better than my external HD backups with Time Machine, but don't want to pay an ongoing fee for offsite backup?

Rotate between two external drives for your backup and leave one at work.

safe deposit box imo