Recent content by PBear

Thank you, SGilbert. I did try 1 & 2 but they didn't work.This morning I woke up to find that it's back to normal.

Every time I open messages on my iPhone 8 iOS 14.8 this opens instead of my "All Known" messages. The message is from an automated text. Clicking on the left arrow gets the Filters page. I couldn't find a "delete" option in any of the "Info" options. How do I get the list of message from my...

Thank you both. I haven't cleared cookies or history in a while so I'm guessing that didn't cause it. I guess I'll just have to live with it.

I get this message frequently from sites I regularly visit with Safari v13.1.2 (13609.3.5.1.5) on my Mac running OSX 10.13.6. The same message eventually pops up even though I accept cookies again and again. In Safari Preferences > Privacy I have Website tracking selected and Cookies and website...

@Cheryl @DeltaMac Just letting you know that the latest ipsw files that my son brought with him worked in restoring the iPhone 5S and updating my iPhone. Thank you both and Happy Holidays!

So, the errors I'm getting are due to my slow connection and has nothing to do with the ipsw files, even though they are not the current versions?

I'd have to ship them to and from him, unfortunately. So, there is no other way to restore the iPhone 5s or update my iPhone 8 other than shipping it out to a place that has better internet connection?

If I had anyone of those options available to me, I would happily forget about all this ipsw file 'mumbo-jumbo'.

Ohh.. Yes, I did. It didn't help me any. I tried the instructions in the link you provided. Each time I tried using the alt/option clicking with either the update or restore buttons a download just started. The option to choose the ipsw file never came up. I remember once I restored a friends...

With the 5s off I connect it to my Macs with iTunes open while holding down the Home button. When iTunes recognizes it it shows an Update and Restore buttons. I press and hold the Alt/Option key while I press either the Update or the Restore button and choose the ipsw file that was downloaded...

Because of our slow and capped internet connection I had my son download a couple ipsw from ipsw.me files onto a flash drive and then sent to me. The two ipsw files were for an iPhone 8 (to update) and iPhone 5s (to restore because we forgot the passcode). At the time he downloaded them they...

Ay yi yi.. I completely forgot about this. :oops: I just looked at your suggestions and they look like they might work but, unfortunately their prices are a bit much for me right now. @Cheryl Thank you.

Yes, my quick research showed that CCC works better than SD to clone and startup from a USB 3 external with some Macs. Just what I wanted to hear. I'll place an order for them today. Thank you both for taking the time to answer my question.

I'm in need of a larger hard drive to run my late 2012 2.3GHz i7 Mac mini. Currently, I have a Crucial 1tb (SSD) as a startup disk and the original 1tb platter drive installed in both bays. I would like to upgrade to a 2tb SSD external to use as a startup disk. All my external drives are powered...

I kind of like using Safari over other browsers. Contemplating whether I should at least update to OS X 10.12 for now or I could just use FF if I need to visit Adorama's website. Thanks for your help!