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    Tips for Mac users?

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    macosxtipsandtricks
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    • ohmycommodoreO
      ohmycommodore @tulpan
      last edited by

      @tulpan That opens as an exe file. Not Mac, but Windows software it seems.

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      • Muntic0reM
        Muntic0re
        last edited by Muntic0re

        Helpful post. Many useful tools, thanks.
        You have mentioned ApplePi-Baker app. I know also Disk Drill tool, found it on cleverfiles website. It can scan and recover all photos, music and other important deleted files. + it's easy in use.

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        • caver01C
          caver01
          last edited by

          Discovered a useful one last night. . . I typically access my Pi over wifi, but the network I am using for that at the moment is hit or miss. The Pi tends to drop off the wifi and it is very frustrating. It happens to be sitting next to my Mac, so on a whim, I tried plugging an ethernet cable into the Pi and directly into my mac. I am not using a hub and this isn’t even a crossover cable.

          Anyway, after a few moments, in the Finder, I can now pull down the menu on my mac Connect to Server and put in smb://retropie.local and it connects! I have to pick GUEST for the connection, but it gives me each SMB shared volume. Obviously, transferring ROMs over ethernet is fast, so this is super helpful if you have access to a network cable.

          My 4-player cocktail style cabinet built as a custom "roadcase"

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          • CapemanC
            Capeman @caver01
            last edited by

            @caver01 Whoah, this could be a game changer for me, i hate uploading my files over wifi! Good find!

            Vector Artist, Designer and Maker of Stuff: Laser Cut Atari / Pixel Theme Bartop

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            • caver01C
              caver01 @Capeman
              last edited by

              @capeman said in Tips for Mac users?:

              @caver01 Whoah, this could be a game changer for me, i hate uploading my files over wifi! Good find!

              Yeah, I was pleasantly surprised. One or the other network interface must auto-detect the other and dynamically crossover. If the Pi is doing this, the tip would apply to any platform that can connect to SMB shares.

              My 4-player cocktail style cabinet built as a custom "roadcase"

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              • chubstaC
                chubsta
                last edited by

                Quick tidy to add @caver01 's latest tip, just the sort of stuff we need, VERY useful!

                Raspberry Pi 400 - overclocked to 2.3GHz
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