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I've been transfering files between different OSes lately, as well as tried to browse those files via different network shares (mostly SMB and AFP), and what I'm still a bit confused about is which files contain info about tags assigned to files in macos. There's '.DS_Store', then there's '._filename' with both taking 4KB, and then there's .AppleDouble folder that contains around 700bytes files identical to filename they refer to. It feels like managing files using different protocols leaves different files (i.e tag assigned via SMB share doesn't show up when the same folder is accessed via AFP and vice versa, although "Get info" in macos still shows both). Anyway, which files would be safe to delete withough accidentally deleting all the tags?

EDIT: After playing around some more it looks like '._filename' files are responsible for keeping tag info. There are 2 files in .AppleDouble though: '._filename' and 'filename'. Removing non-hidden one makes colored dot not show up in Finder (file will still be searchable by tag, tag will show up in "Get info" and if it's in your context menu it will be shown as already selected, and you will be offered to remove it), while the '._' one doesn't seem to do anything.

EDIT2: Ok, I'm not sure, but it looks like local macos drives (I'm assuming HFS and APFS only) and SMB shares look for metadata in the DS_Store files, while AFP share looks for '._' files and .AppleDouble Folder. Also, while deleting .AppleDouble only stops colored circle from displaying and openning the file will create the needed file again, circle still won't show up. It's quite unfortunate that there's no obvious way to recover .AppleDouble files even though actuall info seems to be stored in "._" files.


texts: Spaces: How to set an app to appear in every space but one?

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Spaces lets you set up certain applications to open in a specific space, no particular space or all of them. Sometimes though I wished to have a space where my apps that usually would appear in all other spaces wouldn't go.

For example, if I had six spaces, and had iTunes, Skype and Colloquy set to go on all spaces, I'd like to set space 6 as off-limits for those three apps. They wouldn't be moved to space 6 when switching to it.

Is there a way to do this? I have been searching the web but couldn't find any tool/setting editing that lets me do that. Is it just impossible? (maybe i just haven't looked hard enough?) Thanks in advance for your help!


texts: hdiutil convert not working and not telling me why

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I've been trying to create a bootable Ubuntu flash drive following instructions from multiple sites. I need to convert the .iso file to an .img using hdiutil. For starters, the syntax of the command is very unclear. The ubuntu site and the -help option of hdiutil say hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o ~/path/to/target.img ~/path/to/ubuntu.iso but the man hdiutil says hdiutil convert ~/path/to/ubuntu.iso -format UDRW -o ~/path/to/target.img. I have tried both ways and neither has worked. I don't get any sort of error message, and I know my paths are correct (when I try with an incorrect path it says so). The only thing printed in the terminal is

Usage:  hdiutil convert -format <format> -o <outfile> [options] <image>
    hdiutil convert -help

Does anyone have any suggestions?


texts: nfs and nfsd are not available in Mavericks

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I find that there is no nfs and nfsd available on Mavericks. Does Apple remove it ?

P/S: I am trying to mount shared nfs drive in vagrant.

> which nfs
nfs not found
> which nfsd
nfsd not found


texts: How to force Mail.app to ask for Gmail password?

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I recently changed my Gmail account's password. The account in Mail.app is offline as expected ("Login Failed"), but there seems no way to input the new password:

There is no password input field in Mail→Preferences→Accounts anymore. The fields Incoming Mail Server and Usernamecontain the right information, but they are greyed out (cannot be changed).
System Preferences→Internet Accounts: "Mail" is checked, but clicking on the "Details…" button only shows two editable fields: Description and Name.

I tried to force Mail.app/Internet accounts Prefs to ask for the new password by deleting the imap.gmail.com entries in Keychain.app, but it did nothing.

Where do I input the new password? Alternatively, how do I force Mail.app to ask for the new password? (A webview panel should popup, where I can input the password.)

Deleting and setting up my gmail account anew in Mail.app is not an option. I'm running OS X 10.11.3. Google 2FA is enabled.


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I have a file I want to manually store in iCloud Drive from my Linux machine. It's a "dotfile" or hidden file (file name beginning with a period).
When I log in to the web version of iCloud Drive and try to upload the file, I see the message:

There was a problem uploading ".yourfile"
Invalid filename.

Is there no way to upload hidden files to the web version of iCloud Drive? I can zip the file and upload but that adds extra steps to keeping it synced up.


texts: Cannot delete dataless localsnapshot in high sierra

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I use macOS high sierra 10.13.6. I have problem with freezing standby resume. I read that dataless localsnapshot may be the cause. So I proceed to delete the dataless localsnapshot.

$ tmutil listlocalsnapshots /
com.apple.TimeMachine.2019-10-10-170247 (dataless)
com.apple.TimeMachine.2019-10-17-201830

then

$ sudo tmutil deletelocalsnapshots 2019-10-10-170247
Deleted local snapshot '2019-10-10-170247'

However, the dataless is not removed.

$ tmutil listlocalsnapshots /
com.apple.TimeMachine.2019-10-10-170247 (dataless)
com.apple.TimeMachine.2019-10-17-201830

How do I force delete the snapshot? I have tried booting into safe mode, but same result.

Update:

I am turning FileVault on. Encryption is in progress..


texts:
I am on MacOS Mojave 10.14.6 (18G103).
When I try to install mysql-python it throws an error :

$ pip install --upgrade setuptools
Requirement already up-to-date: setuptools in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages (41.5.1)
$ pip install mysql-python
Collecting mysql-python
  Using cached https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/a5/e9/51b544da85a36a68debe7a7091f068d802fc515a3a202652828c73453cad/MySQL-python-1.2.5.zip
    Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
    sh: mysql_config: command not found
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
      File "/private/var/folders/90/6l6jqf191f74hg282swdz5080000gn/T/pip-install-RetBjz/mysql-python/setup.py", line 17, in <module>
        metadata, options = get_config()
      File "setup_posix.py", line 43, in get_config
        libs = mysql_config("libs_r")
      File "setup_posix.py", line 25, in mysql_config
        raise EnvironmentError("%s not found" % (mysql_config.path,))
    EnvironmentError: mysql_config not found

    ----------------------------------------
Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in /private/var/folders/90/6l6jqf191f74hg282swdz5080000gn/T/pip-install-RetBjz/mysql-python/


texts:
I have created bootable pen-drive using installer. I performed following Steps but it failes.

Erase the Hard-disk from disk utility.
restart the iMac (hold down - Option key)
it shows me the pen-drive (but i select the pendrive prohibited symbol display.)

  Note: same pen-drive works in other macs. no issue in startup one more
  thing i cant even see my internal hard-disk as startup disk list

Any help would greatly appreciated.


texts:
Asus USB-BT400 installed on Catalina + IOS14.1 iPhone:

Instructions indicate that LMP version needs to be "0x6." for handoff to work.  Not sure why Handoff Supported = No
Why does the Handoff indicate not support?  Is there anything that can be done?


texts: Can't configure 75hz on LG Ergo Ultrawide monitor with MacBook Pro

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I own a:

LG Ergo 34WN780 - Ultrawide QHD Monitor - 34 inch
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019)
StarTech USB-C naar DisplayPort cable 1,8 metres

The monitor supports 75hz, but I can only configure it up to 60hz (3440x1440).
I've also tried to use the cscreen utility from terminal, but if I set:
cscreen -d 32 -x 3440 -y 1440 -r 75 -s 2

the monitor turns to 30hz for some reason, so it's decreasing (although I passed -r 75).
What could be the issue?
Update: I found this on some forum, by someone that bought my same exact monitor: if anyone can confirm would be great:

" just bought this monitor a few days ago and thought I would share
some tips for Mac users. If you have a macbook pro I highly recommend
that you also buy a display port 1.4 to usb c / lightening cable to
use with this monitor. The included hdmi cable (or any other I've
tried) will not get you the full 75hz refresh rate on 3440 x 1440.
Also the display port cable produces a cleaner overall image + text.
Through hdmi... it was really bad. I mean to the point where it was
nauseating to read text on my text editor."


texts: Can entry duplicates (or multiples) in etc/hosts do any damage?

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Can entry duplicates in etc/hosts do any damage?

For example:

##
# Host Database
#
# localhost is used to configure the loopback interface
# when the system is booting.  Do not change this entry.

127.0.0.1       localhost
127.0.0.1       localhost
127.0.0.1       localhost

# and stuff like that throughout the file


texts: OS X Mavericks: Update from iPhoto 9.4.3 to iPhoto 9.5.1 when unable to do so via Mac App Store

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am using an OS X Mavericks iPhoto 9.4.3 and trying to install iPhoto 9.5.1 - but when I load up iPhoto 9.4.3, it states that I should update to iPhoto 9.5.1 - I click "Go to Software Update", am booted to the Mac App Store, then it doesn't show iPhoto 9.5.1 as an available download.

I went the route of Ask Different iPhoto 9.5.1 upgrade thread and deleted the com.apple.storehelper/* but that didn't help. Then I went and deleted iPhoto.app. Big mistake. Now I'm unable to download the app from the Mac App Store (it states "Newest version of iPhoto is for OS X Yosemite only - want to download the previous version?" I click yes and am told "Mac App Store error (null)" and that's it.

How should I proceed? I was able to find a downloader for iPhoto 9.4.3 from the Apple Support pages - and am hoping that it will at least let me re-install iPhoto 9.4.3, but getting to iPhoto 9.5.1 would be pretty important right about now.

(background story, trying to upgrade library to iPhoto 9.5.1 so I can boot up iPhoto 9.5.1 from another Mac and combine / merge it's iPhoto library and the 9.4.3 iPhoto library -- since I'm doing a massive 3 machine 3 iPhoto library merge + duplicate check work for a friend)


texts: How to tell if certain pre-2015 app is 64 bit?

texts: As there are quite some rumors, about iOS 11 dropping support for 32 bit apps, I need to know, how to tell if an app is 64-bit. I know, that if it was published after february 2015, or if it was updated after june 2015, it has to have 64-bit support. But the app in question - IPELA Communication Mobile by Sony Corporation - was last updated on June 10th 2015. How can i be absolutely sure, that - just in case the rumors come true - I can still use it?


texts: How to delete old and stuck local time machine snapshot from one year ago

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I have an old and stuck local time machine snapshot or directory (probably from Mac OS 10.14/Mojave/2018) that seems impossible to delete (now on Mac OS 10.15/Catalina/2019).
The directory is empty (0 kB) and located here:
/com.apple.TimeMachine.localsnapshots/Backups.backupdb/Jons Mac/2019-09-19-223308

But it does not show up if I run:
% tmutil listlocalsnapshots /
Snapshots for volume group containing disk /:
com.apple.TimeMachine.2020-08-03-161551.local
com.apple.TimeMachine.2020-08-03-162946.local

If I try to delete the directory, I get a error message that the directory is a read only file system:
% rm -rf /com.apple.TimeMachine.localsnapshots/Backups.backupdb/Jons\ Mac/2019-09-19-223308
rm: /com.apple.TimeMachine.localsnapshots/Backups.backupdb/Jons Mac/2019-09-19-223308/Macintosh HD: Read-only file system
rm: /com.apple.TimeMachine.localsnapshots/Backups.backupdb/Jons Mac/2019-09-19-223308: Read-only file system

Same happens if I try to delete the old local snapshot root directory.
% rm -rf /com.apple.TimeMachine.localsnapshots
rm: /com.apple.TimeMachine.localsnapshots/Backups.backupdb/Jons Mac/2019-09-19-223308/Macintosh HD: Read-only file system
rm: /com.apple.TimeMachine.localsnapshots/Backups.backupdb/Jons Mac/2019-09-19-223308: Read-only file system
rm: /com.apple.TimeMachine.localsnapshots/Backups.backupdb/Jons Mac: Read-only file system
rm: /com.apple.TimeMachine.localsnapshots/Backups.backupdb: Read-only file system
rm: /com.apple.TimeMachine.localsnapshots: Read-only file system

This also happens if I disable SIP.
Does someone have an idea how I get can rid of this directory?


texts: Is it possible to reinstall Mountain Lion using Lion Time Machine backup?

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I have an old MacBook which cannot run anything newer than 10.7.5 Lion. I do regular Time Machine backups to an external drive. I plan to buy a new MacBook Air, but I want to make the migration as smooth as possible, with all my apps, configs and files copied and set just like on the old Mac. I was thinking of re-installing Mountain Lion on the new Air and selecting the old Lion backup as "from backup" source during installation. Will it work? Has anyone tried this and can share experience/problems?

Or maybe I should downgrade Air to Lion (how?), re-install from backup, then upgrade to ML?


texts: Mojave: How to grant apps permission in Security & Privacy -> Privacy -> Accessibility on the command line

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I manage a number of macOS laptops.

Trying to automate a deploy of Mojave, I have found that some things aren't very automatable. One thing in particular stands out: the new permission scheme in Mojave for apps to access disk and other resources.

Since my environment is managed, users can't access System Prefs panels that require admin credentials.

However, the Security & Privacy is locked to admins.

I have a device management system in place that can run things with elevated credentials which is why I am looking for an alterative way to do this.

So: Is there any way to automate the addition of apps to this preference pane?


texts: Do you think the mini displayPort port could be broken? No image in VGA

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I have a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) and only recently I could buy a VGA mini displayPort adapter. The adapter is good as I have used it with my brother's 15-inch MacBook Pro and two different monitors and VGA cable are ok because of the same reason. The (almost always hidden) Detect Displays button does nothing and the Mac cannot recognise any monitor I connect to it.

I use El Capitan and all the updates as of today have been made. Also I do not have any other adapter (DVI or HDMI) to test the port and I am not likely to have one soon.

Thanks in advance


texts: HiDPI on external monitor (Dell u2515h) with Macbook Pro

texts: So I have Dell U2515H connected to my Macbook Pro 15" Mid 2014 (integrated graphics) and when I try to run it in 16:9 1280x720 HiDPI (I'm using switchresx) resolution it has no effect. However, when I choose any other 16:10 HiDPI resolution like 1280x800 it works just fine but obviously it cuts the screen. Does anyone know what could be the problem? It is very weird that 16:10 resolutions are OK but 16:9 just don't work, given that native monitor aspect ratio is 16:9.


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I have a few links set up.  I can do ls -l and get full information about them.

For example:

Me-Machine:Links me$ ls -l ~/Links

total 8

lrwxr-xr-x  1 me  staff  64 26 Jul 23:20 jenkins_tc -> /Users/me/developer/buildproj/apache-tomcat-7.0.42/bin

I only want to see the link,

jenkins_tc -> /Users/me/developer/buildproj/apache-tomcat-7.0.42/bin

and not the rest of the stuff.

What would be the command for this?


texts: Maximum screen resolution with AirPlay Extend Display on the Apple TV 4k?

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What is the maximum screen resolution possible with AirPlay Extend Display on the Apple TV 4K?

I.e. is it possible to treat an Apple TV 4K connected to a 4k TV as an external Retina-enabled display with a physical 3840×2160 resolution mimicking a 1920x1080 display, but with better font clarity etc?


texts: Backup/Archive a particular version of an app

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How can I archive a my currently installed app version (particular version) of an iOS app (=export IPA file?)

I am aware that apple removed the App Store from iTunes and that apps are not part of the backups any more.

However I am looking for a solution with which I can draw my currently installed app version as IPA file before I upgrade.

Since app authors can modify and remove functionality at will and Apple prevents people from going back to a previous version I would like to be safe, particularly when large changes happen.

I have looked into iMazing but it only seems to be able to export the latest version from the AppStore to IPA (neither the currently installed version nor different version)


texts: Terminal App: What comes after connection?

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I want to use an SSH connection to upload large photo files to a server.  FTP taking 10 minutes per photo.  Someone suggested SSH; I have managed to get the computer connected to the server, but I don't know what to do next.  Shouldn't there be a window showing available files both local and remote server?  Shouldn't I be able to drag and drop from local to specific folder on server?  Where is this???

Thanks for anything helpful.


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My laptop was low on ram and I just had a message saying that TextEdit crashed. TextEdit had multiple windows opened and I see that they are all gone, replaced with a single blank untitled RTF document window.
Other than the "recently opened" list which isn't helping at all, Is there some way to search for the lost content? For example a backup file or a dump file somewhere on the system?


texts:
I'm wondering what is a logic of sleep/hibernate of the OS X System.

On the lid closing MacBook should go to sleep - it is obvious but.. What if the machine is running only on batteries and it is in sleep mode for a long time (until complete discharge of the bateries). Does OS X will store RAM on disk to keep user work safe?


texts: Cannot paste image in Skype, Line, or Facebook Messenger but pasting works in WeChat and iMessage

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In iOS 7, we're able to paste an image into iMessage, WeChat, and Whatsapp, but not Line, Skype, or Facebook Messenger.
Is this an app-supported setting?
Thanks!


texts: Can you trick Apple Music/iCloud Music Library by labeling music files as audiobooks?

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I have about 40,000 tracks in my iTunes library.

As I understand it, in order to add Apple Music tracks to custom playlists, I have to enable the iCloud Music Library, which I can't do with more than 25,000 tracks in my library.

I know that I can work around the problem by splitting my library up into two. But I wonder if there's a simpler solution?

I don't listen to audiobooks very often, and so I'm not using the "Audiobooks" media type in iTunes. If I relabel a music file as an audiobook in iTunes, it no longer shows up in the Music track count, but I can play it just like normal from iTunes on my desktop.

Before I go culling my whole library for tracks to label as books, though, I wondered if anyone had already tried this, and whether it works? It seems a lot easier than breaking everything into two separate libraries, but I haven't seen it suggested in any of the many threads on this issue.


texts: Can I remap UP and DOWN arrow keys in Aperture?

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I want to remap the up and down arrow keys, from Move Selection Up and Move Selection Down to Increase Rating and Decrease Rating.

That way, it would be really instant to move between photos with the left/right arrows, and adjust the rating with the up/down arrows.

Unfortunately, the Commands window does not let you edit these specific actions.

Does anyone knows if there is any workaround on this?


texts: Occasionally, answers on this site include software recommendations. Let’s assume a "legitimate developer" pretends to have created a useful application that is (secretly) capable of doing harm. How can I be sure I do not install something that contains malicious code or a root kit, especially if it is closed-source software?


texts: Turning the Magic trackpad off from the terminal

texts:
Is there a way to turn off the Apple Magic Trackpad from the terminal?

I am not looking for a way to pair the Magic Trackpad with a Mac computer.


texts: Macfusion: Can't mount SSHFS directory, "Authentication has failed."

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I have a problem with Macfusion.  After following the instructions here: http://www.kevinfodness.com/using-macfusion-for-sftp-connections-on-osx, I set up an SSHFS connection in Macfusion, and after about 5 seconds got the error "Could not mount filesystem: Authentication has failed."

It seems to me that the relevant line in the logfile is "debug1: read_passphrase: can't open /dev/tty: Device not configured".  I can't tell if this is a problem with my Macbook or with the Ubuntu server.  I have root access on both machines.

The anonymized log is below:

(SSHServerFS, _______, 12/3/14, 13:05) debug1: /etc/ssh_config line 20: Applying options for *
debug1: Connecting to _______ [_______] port _______.
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: identity file /Users/_______/.ssh/id_rsa type -1
debug1: identity file /Users/_______/.ssh/id_rsa-cert type -1
debug1: identity file /Users/_______/.ssh/id_dsa type -1
debug1: identity file /Users/_______/.ssh/id_dsa-cert type -1
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_6.2
(SSHServerFS, _______, 12/3/14, 13:05) Mount time out detected. Killing task <NSConcreteTask: 0x400171200> pid 17137
(MFClient, _______, 12/3/14, 13:05) Note status changed for fs <MFClientFS: 0x400886d20> (_______) to Failed to Mount
(SSHServerFS, _______, 12/3/14, 13:05) debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version OpenSSH_5.3p1 Debian-3ubuntu7
debug1: match: OpenSSH_5.3p1 Debian-3ubuntu7 pat OpenSSH_5*
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received
debug1: kex: server->client aes128-ctr hmac-md5 none
debug1: kex: client->server aes128-ctr hmac-md5 none
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REQUEST(1024<1024<8192) sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_GROUP
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_INIT sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REPLY
debug1: Server host key: RSA _______
debug1: Host '[_______]:_______' is known and matches the RSA host key.
debug1: Found key in /Users/_______/.ssh/known_hosts:1
debug1: ssh_rsa_verify: signature correct
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received
debug1: Roaming not allowed by server
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_REQUEST sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT received
(SSHServerFS, LACO02 SSH, 12/3/14, 13:05) debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password
debug1: Next authentication method: publickey
debug1: Trying private key: /Users/_______/.ssh/id_rsa
debug1: Trying private key: /Users/_______/.ssh/id_dsa
debug1: Next authentication method: password
debug1: read_passphrase: can't open /dev/tty: Device not configured
(SSHServerFS, _______, 12/3/14, 13:05) debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password
debug1: No more authentication methods to try.
Permission denied (publickey,password).
(SSHServerFS, _______, 12/3/14, 13:05) mount_osxfusefs: failed to mount /Volumes/LACO02 SSH@/dev/osxfuse0: Socket is not connected
(SSHServerFS, _______, 12/3/14, 13:06) mount_osxfusefs: failed to mount /Volumes/LACO02 SSH@/dev/osxfuse1: Socket is not connected

See this, what do?


texts: Right-click for Creating a New Document - How?

texts:
I am comfortable with creating new documents from command line on OS X (in my case El Capitan), but I wanted to explore the possibility to have Windows-like option to create a new document on right click. I have found the below script and I know that it needs running from Automator > Workflow > Run AppleScript:

set doc_list to {"Add new..."}
tell application "Finder"
    if not (exists folder "NewHere" of folder (path to application support from user domain)) then
        display dialog "This is the first time you've run NewHere." & return & return & "Files added to the list are located at" & return & "~/Library/Application Support/NewHere" & return & "Removing a file from this folder removes it from the list."
        make new folder at folder (path to application support from user domain) with properties {name:"NewHere"}
    else
        try
            set doc_list to doc_list & name of every file of folder "NewHere" of folder (path to application support from user domain) as list
        end try
    end if
    set my_file to choose from list doc_list with prompt "Choose a document to place here"
    if result is not false then
        set my_file to item 1 of my_file as string
        if my_file is "Add new..." then
            set new_file to choose file
            duplicate file new_file to folder "NewHere" of folder (path to application support from user domain) with replacing
            set my_name to text returned of (display dialog "Enter a name for the new file." default answer (name of new_file as text))
            my do_it((name of new_file as text), my_name)
        else
            set my_name to text returned of (display dialog "Enter a name for the new file." default answer my_file)
            my do_it(my_file, my_name)
        end if
    end if
end tell

on do_it(my_file, my_name)
    tell application "Finder" to set my_dest to (folder of the front window) as text
    set my_dest to my_dest & my_name as text
    set my_origin to (path to application support from user domain) & "NewHere:" & my_file as text
    do shell script "cp " & quoted form of (POSIX path of my_origin) & " " & quoted form of (POSIX path of my_dest)
    tell application "Finder" to open my_dest as alias
end do_it

It prompts me with a windows saying, "Choose a document to place here". What am I supposed to do to have the script working?


texts: Unexpected Apple ID password prompt - Which App is causing this?

texts:
I am getting unexpected prompts for my Apple ID on my iPhone SE at random times, including on the lock screen. Here are a couple of examples:

On the lock screen

In the EMail app

These started appearing a couple of weeks ago.  The prompt dialogs have no identifying information to tell me who's asking, so I'm not about to enter my Apple password until I know who's asking and why.

I have correlated these to having one specific app either running or configured for background refresh.  If the app is closed and background refresh is disabled, I do not seem to get the prompts.

The app is Appigo ToDo, which has a cloud-based component that does require sign-in.  However,

I am already signed in correctly to ToDo Cloud, and if I just dismiss the prompt (Cancel) without entering anything I get no error, and ToDo Cloud proceeds with no issues;
If I enter my password for ToDo Cloud, the error message is

So, something, possibly related to Appigo ToDo Cloud, is asking for my APPLE password.

Question(s): Given a password prompt dialog, is there any way to determine the source of the request, and the reason for the request?  What else could be causing iOS to be prompting for my Apple password at random times?


texts: Applescript - bookmark all tabs in ALL WINDOWS in Safari

texts:
Safari, have the Bookmark all tabs, function in the menu Bookmarks -> Add Bookmarks for these N tabs. I looking for a way how to do this automatically with applescript in all opened Safari windows.

With other words, want

choose some bookmark folder, let says "Favorites -> Sessions"
cycle over all Safari windows
if the window has only one TAB simply bookmark it into the above folder
otherwise

call the Bookmarks -> Add Bookmarks for these N tabs menu item
fill the popup window automatically (e.g. Saved Tabs window1, Saved Tabs window2 ... etc.)

repeat from 2

Here https://gist.github.com/kshiteesh/b72e93d31d65008fcd11 is a nice applescript, (also similarly this which could be an good starting point for the development, but asking first here - maybe someone already has done this. :)

Any help, please?

Ps - motivation - The Apple's new policy, (blocking support for legacy Safari extensions), unfortunately caused that one of "must to have" Safari extension - Sessions - stops working in the Safari 12. So, looking for some home-grown functionality.


texts: Working with subdirectories to classify apps on iTunes

texts:
I have many apps on iTunes, some installed permanently onto the iPhone, some others not installed, and same thing for iPad.

I'd like to separate them on the computer (Windows 7) to be able to make targetted backups. So I'd like to put them in some subdirs : "iPhone/Permanent", "iphone/occasional", "iPad/permanent", "universal/occasional", ...

Can this be done without breaking iTunes ?


texts:
I just transferred iMovie '08 from an older Mac to a fully updated newer one. Unfortunately, I am not the one that purchased it, so it isn't in my App purchases. Now I have a problem - or two.

I would like to get iMovie to show a timeline as opposed to what it shows right now - which is something chunkier than a timeline. So, I would either like to find a way to update iMovie or just take the existing one and change the way it displays the chosen clips.

In summary, my question is; how do I either change the view of my current iMovie, or register it to my user and then update it.


texts: Failed upgrade from macOS Sierra to High Sierra on late 2010 MacBook Pro 15"

texts:
I attempted to upgrade from macOS Sierra to High Sierra on my late 2010 MacBook Pro and it failed part way through the installation. On restarting it flashes a folder with a question mark on a white screen.

I boot into recovery with Command + r, go to Disk Utility, perform First Aid and both the internal hard disk and the disk image titled "OS Base System" checks out fine with no issues. I tried unmounting and mounting the hard disk. It still doesn't show any option to choose the disk as the startup disk.

I tried reinstalling macOS from the utility menu and after a long pause it brings up Terms and Conditions. After accepting them, it says it has begun and shows 8 minutes remaining. After staying at 8 minutes remaining for a few minutes it goes to 14h 22m and stays there and has been so for a few hours.

No errors are popping up, and while I don't know much about this stuff, it appears from the installer log it's having some troubles, various errors finding/creating information. I've restarted several times in between all of this stuff and nothing has worked.

I don't believe I have a backup less than two years old and none are showing up as options. How do I resolve this issue?


texts: Three identical SMTP server configurations, one succeeds, two fail in Mail

texts:
I have three e-mail accounts each with a different domain name, however all of them send e-mail via the same domain name via SMTP (but each has its own login credentials). To clarify, it looks something like this:

user@domain1.tld    imap:mail.domain1.tld    smtp:mail.domain1.tld
user@domain2.tld    imap:mail.domain2.tld    smtp:mail.domain1.tld
user@domain3.tld    imap:mail.domain3.tld    smtp:mail.domain1.tld

Each account uses its own e-mail address and password to login via both IMAP and SMTP. This means that I have three SMTP servers listed in Mail, one for each account, and each logging in with the appropriate user-name and password.

However, while one of these works flawlessly, the other two refuse to connect, with no specific error given. If I go into the SMTP server list, neither has a password listed, entering one and saving will cause it to become online then immediately offline, with the password field once again empty.

If I verify the details manually using openssl on a command line, then I can confirm that the details are in fact correctly, and that the SMTP server (postfix) is happy to accept requests from user@domain2.tld and user@domain3.tld even though they're connecting via mail.domain1.tld.

Is this a bug specific to Mail? Does it have something to do with the shared domain?

Of course I can just use one common SMTP server, however it seems as though I shouldn't need to. While I'm not sure if it's relevant, the server uses client authentication (by specifying a unique TLS certificate for each user); fortunately it isn't using this for passwordless logins, otherwise a common SMTP server wouldn't work, but perhaps it's related to why Mail is failing to handle this properly?


texts: Where is history stored with Safari 10.1 under OS10.11?

texts:
Everyone else is worried about clearing all records, but I spent more than a year setting up all the tabs that I want open for my work. After an institutionally mandated "upgrade", numerous programs failed to function and I got remote help that resolved most of those problems. Unfortunately, the remote Tech closed and re-opened Safari without doing a "Restore Previous Session" and then closed it, again. Short of painstakingly pouring over thousands of websites that I have visited over the past 12 - 18 months, perhaps I can find where Safari stored "Restore Last Session" history file I need within Time Machine.
Any suggestions? I looked in ~Library//Caches/Metadata/Safari and found thousands of websites, but no "Restore Last Session"


texts: Is there anything like OneTab available for Safari?

texts:
I am looking for a "tabs decluttering" app for Safari like OneTab Chrome Extension

How OneTab Works
Whenever you find yourself with too many tabs, click the OneTab icon
to convert all of your tabs into a list. When you need to access the
tabs again, you can either restore them individually or all at once.
When your tabs are in the OneTab list, you will save up to 95% of
memory because you will have reduced the number of tabs open in Google
Chrome.


texts: OS X Mail: Search within message (including header)

texts:
I would like to search within an individual email message using OS X Mail version 5.3 or above (Lion, Mountain Lion). I would like this search to include the email header.

Using the menu item Edit > Find > Find… or Command-F via the keyboard I am able to search the entire message, exclusive of the header. I would like to search the header, also.

An example of how this would be used: An email message is sent to hundreds of recipients which you want to search to find a specific email address.


texts: Would the new HandOff app in iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite work on iOS 7?

texts: First of all, I have an iPhone 4, meaning I can't upgrade anymore to iOS 8. I would really like to use the "Handoff" and I have a mac (Mid-2011). It can upgrade to Yosemite the new OS X. Can my Mac answer the calls, messages from my iPhone which has iOS 7?


texts: Issuing connecting to AFP shares - "(Error) Volume: Root store set to FSOnly with matching create!"

texts:
I'm having an issue connecting to my AFP shares on my unRAID server. After a couple of days of troubleshooting, I've narrowed down the issue to my Macbook and not the unRAID server.

I am able to connect to my AFP share, but before my Mac can connect it spins up all of my spun down unRAID disks (14 of them) and it takes a good minute or so before the share becomes available while this process happens. I've checked on another Macbook, and it's able to connect within a couple of seconds and only spin up the 1 hard drive it needs on my server. So it's definitely something with my Macbook that's querying for all the disk data from the server.

Here's the log from when I manually connect:

7/29/13 8:32:39.000 PM kernel[0]: AFP_VFS afpfs_mount: /Volumes/disk1, pid 879
7/29/13 8:32:39.000 PM kernel[0]: AFP_VFS afpfs_mount : succeeded on volume 0xffffff81d10f9008 /Volumes/disk1 (error = 0, retval = 0)
7/29/13 8:32:43.878 PM mds[54]: (Error) Volume: Root store set to FSOnly with matching create! (loaded:1)

Note the following:

7/29/13 8:32:43.878 PM mds[54]: (Error) Volume: Root store set to FSOnly with matching create! (loaded:1)

That's the part that differes on my Macbook compared to the Macbook that works correctly.

Here are the steps I've taken so far:

Repaired permissions
Cleared Spotlight data and forced a refresh
Cleared Keychain of all logins related to this server via AFP
Deleted Finder preferences
Uninstalled TotalFinder
Uninstalled Alfred
Uninstalled Pacifist
Uninstalled OSXfuse
Uninstalled BlueHarvest
Uninstalled NFSManager
Rebooted and tested after every change to try and find the culprit

Any ideas on what the exact issue could be? I've removed every application I can think of that could somehow tie into Finder or networking. I've googled for my exact error but couldn't find anything relevant.


texts: How do I tell Finder to always show my Library folder on Mavericks?

texts:
I thought there was a checkbox to suppress the hiding of my user Library folder on Mavericks, but I can't seem to find it. I appreciate hiding Library by default, but since Lion have missed it being easily accessible.

How can I get the library folder to be visible in Finder, the Finder go menus / file save dialogs without needing to hold down shift?


texts: open iTerm drop down console on different screen

texts:
I use iTerm since a few days, and when i press my hotkey, it'll drop down nicely, from top of the screen, but ... on the wrong one.

I have a macbook pro with mountain lion, and i connect it to a 24" screen for development. It would be awesome if it can dropdown on the big screen if it is connected.

This might be a more general thing, since any menu bar of any app is showing on the small screen, instead of the external.

(ps. I use both screens, not in mirror mode obviously)

Any ways around this?


texts: My thunderbolt port on my 2011 MacBook Pro 17" stopped working

texts:
Since day one through every os update I have used my MacBook hooked up to my tv as a source for playing movies. Out of the blue one day I hooked in the same thunderbolt to hdmi adapter that I had been using for 2 years or more and got nothing. Normally when I plug in the cable the MacBook screen would go black then both displays would come on. Now when I plug in the cable the MacBook flashes black for a split second really doesn't seem to go all the way off.

As a quick option I purchased a separate thunderbolt to hdmi adapter but it does the same thing. I felt like it may be some software deal or a setting but I really didn't want to dump everything and do a fresh install. Finally El Capitan came out and I was hoping that would fix the issue but still the same problem. I was running maverick when it happened out of the blue.

I have since tried to reset the smc and nvram


texts: How can I set the iOS Springboard wallpaper to a different image than the lock screen wallpaper without jailbreaking?

texts: How can I set the iOS 5 Springboard wallpaper to a different image than the lock screen wallpaper without jailbreaking?  The answer may very well be "you can't." I just want to know for sure.


texts: Is there a keyboard shortcut to open/switch to an app that is seeking attention from the Dock?

texts:
Can I program a key to intercept any app that seeks attention?

I think that Linux, Gnome or KDE, used to have this a long time ago, ctrl-A or something like that is the hot key to activate the space / app that needs attention on other OS.

What automation or tool might do this on macOS?


texts: Mouse settings don't retain in Logitech options

texts:
I have an Logitech MX Master mouse that comes with a program to adjust it's settings called Logitech Options. I use this to adjust the issue many people have a mac: you wanna scroll with trackpad the 'natural' way, but with the mouse wheel you want the reverse. In Logitech Options you can configure these two separately:

However after every times the MacBook sleeps for a while the settings don't apply any more. They are still set correctly, but I have to change them and set them back every to for the settings to apply again.

This is an issue on my current MacBook Pro (2019 model), not on my previous one (mid 2015). I run MacOS Catalina (10.15.2)

How can I fix this?


texts: Download size/time of iTunes Movies and Rentals + Apple TV use

texts:
What is the range of file sizes that are downloaded when purchasing or renting a movie via iTunes? This would be useful in estimating the time to download.

Apple's help is very vague just saying that "The download time depends on the speed of your Internet connection." without providing any references to file size or anything to help work out a time.

Do rentals buffer and allow immediate playback - or is the complete file required?

With the new Apple TV not having local storage - how does it deal with movie purchases or rentals? Does it require a computer with home sharing enabled to download it to?


texts:
I am looking for a text editor that supports HTML5 and CSS3, allowing you to add/edit new properties, like rounded corners and so.

It doesn't have to be a visual editor but it has to have support for CSS3 and other new stuff like rounded corners.


texts: Can Steam games be available to the Guest account?

texts:
Is it possible to make Steam games playable on the Guest account? It would be nice to be able to let visitors entertain themselves with e.g. Portal in a sandboxed setting.

Edit:

There may be terms-of-service issues involved.  I will contact Steam.


texts: I have an older iMac running High Sierra. I just ran GrandPerspective on my nearly full drive to get a visual mapping of my hard drive. It showed several large areas indicating a significant amount of space being used. One of these pointed to a folder named Genius Scan and it's taking up around 16 GB. It appears to have a copy of every folder from my home directory. Does anyone know what this folder is and why it is taking up so much space?


texts: Where to find the keychain stored by KeychainSwift

texts:
I use KeychainSwift to store my user's keychain data using my created iOS app.

The question is:
Where can I see the data it stored?

I already tried going to

  Settings -> Password & Accounts -> Website and App passwords

but I can't find my application there.
I'm use an iPhone 6 as my device.


texts: MacBook Pro screen resolution confiusion

texts:
I noticed something weird on my mac:

The resolution in specs is 2560x1600 (13" MBP). In System Preferences, It says that the resolution "looks like 1440x900", but does not mention the actual resolution.

When I take a screenshot, the resolution is 2880x1800 (in the screenshot file's metadata)

The screenshot.app in CMD+Shift+4 mode shows a crossbow with coordinates, the coordinates say 1439, 899 when moved to the bottom-right corner.

And third-party apps (like OBS) show 1440x900 as the resolution.

Why is that happening and what's the "actual" resolution of my screen?

Edit output of system_profiler SPDisplaysDataType as requested by @ankii:

Graphics/Displays:

    Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650:

      Chipset Model: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650
      Type: GPU
      Bus: Built-In
      VRAM (Dynamic, Max): 1536 MB
      Vendor: Intel
      Device ID: 0x5927
      Revision ID: 0x0006
      Metal: Supported, feature set macOS GPUFamily2 v1
      Displays:
        Color LCD:
          Display Type: Built-In Retina LCD
          Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Retina
          Framebuffer Depth: 24-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
          Main Display: Yes
          Mirror: Off
          Online: Yes
          Automatically Adjust Brightness: No
          Connection Type: Internal


texts: Insatalling Windows 10 on a Mac SSD formatted as APFS

texts: I'm trying to install Windows10 on my Macbook Air 2012. Boot Camp successfully finishes. When my computer reboots and I try to install using the USB iso, I get an error. Is it because my SSD is formatted as APFS? Is there a work around?


texts: How to boot into recovery mode on Catalina?

texts:
I see that the instructions for booting into Recovery Mode is to press ⌘ CommandR after reboot  https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201314

How to start up from macOS Recovery
Turn on your Mac and immediately press and hold these two keys: Command (⌘) and R.  Need help?
Release the keys when you see an Apple logo, spinning globe, or other startup screen.

I have tried those instructions repeatedly - and have not been able to get into Recovery Mode. I had been able to do so in the past - to do
  sudo csrutil enable

I now want to get out of SIP but can not because the Recovery Mode will not start.
Update Responding to @bmike 's comment .  For the following screen - I have tried the following:

Press and hold ⌘ CommandR before it appeared [and until the normal boot/logon screen shows up]
Press and hold ⌘ CommandR before anything appears [and until the normal boot/logon screen shows up]
Press and release ⌘ CommandR repeatedly from after reboot

None of these affect the boot sequence: I end up in normal logon screen in normal boot mode.
Second update Here is the result of sudo diskutil list

$sudo diskutil list
Password:
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB     disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     314.6 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         1.0 TB     disk0s2

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +1.0 TB     disk1
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            10.8 GB    disk1s1
   2:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD - Data     553.6 GB   disk1s2
   3:                APFS Volume Preboot                 81.7 MB    disk1s3
   4:                APFS Volume Recovery                535.6 MB   disk1s4
   5:                APFS Volume VM                      1.1 GB     disk1s5

This is a 2020 MacBook Pro.


texts: Stickies and Notifications center hybrid

texts:
The notifications center is always just a swipe away, but I never use it.

Stickies on the contrary I use them a lot, but I cannot easily have them on all desktops, hidden when I don't need them.

It would be perfect to be able to open stickies with the same gesture used for the notifications center, does anybody know if an app like this is available?


texts: Late-2011 MacBook Pro’s and Snow Leopard

texts: Has any member here performed a software downgrade from the pre-installed Lion 10.7.2 to Snow leopard 10.6.8 on any late-2011 MacBook Pro (any size) and if it was successful or failed and what you found? Thank you.


texts: How can I inspect the environment variables of a running process?

texts: Is there some equivalent (CLI or GUI) to Linux's /proc/$PID/environ feature?


texts: My MacBook isn't charged since 2016, can I still charge now?

texts: I have a MacBook that requires a MagSafe charger, but my charger broke in mid 2016. My MacBook was holding 40%+ charge and no longer being charged. I am wondering if I can still charge it today? If yes, I am going to order a charger online.


texts: Stop itunes library from syncing with iphone automatically

texts: Is there a way I can stop my iphone from syncing with my itunes library automatically whenever I plug it in (without choosing to cancel the sync or quit itunes)? Ideally I'd love to be able to plug in my phone without itunes opening up in the first place.


texts:
Please do not comment on how using Windows itself is a huge downside. After several years using OSX, Linux and Windows, I can say that working on the latter OS is best for my needs.

I do own an iMac (27", mid-2010) however, and I am aware that I can install Windows 7 on it w/o using Bootcamp. Now, are there any caveats in doing so? E.g. I noticed that the iMac is heating up more than it used to under OSX. Maybe the arguably annoying abundance of hard-disk accesses under Win7 is a reason for that.
Could this be a danger? Are there other issues known to SE users here?

summary: any caveats in using Win7 as main OS on an iMac?

EDIT: These helpful answers indicate that in general it might not be such a great idea to extensively use Win7 on a Mac because the hardware might wear off faster due to sub-par Win7 power management (compared to OSX).


texts:
I've been playing around with the chat.db file in Library/Messages to look at my messages from a sql perspective. I'm wondering if it's possible to see contact names in this db, specifically somehow joining on the message table. My poking around hasn't been helpful, and neither has googling.

Any insights appreciated!


texts: How to prevent the iPhone from waking up when removing it from charging?

texts:
Every time I remove my iPhone from the wireless charging dock, it wakes up. This is very inconvenient, as I have to wait for it to wake up and then close the screen before I can safely put it in my pocket.
Is there a way to disable it?
Note: I'm not talking about Raise to Wake, I've already disabled this feature.


texts: Mac showing large color circles after waking up

texts:
I'm on a 27-inch iMac from late 2015, using macOS Mojave (version 10.14.6), and yesterday and today, it's randomly happened that these large circles appear on the entire screen when I wake it up from sleep mode after a few hours (or overnight). It stays frozen for a couple of seconds, and then the screen goes back to normal (photo below).

If it's asleep for only a short period of time (like a few minutes), the circles don't show but everything on my screen is slightly orange.

It doesn't happen every time, so I'm not sure taking it into the store would be beneficial? Any ideas? I've tried restarting, running an update, and unplugged it.


texts: I have little snitch installed on my mac. Recently I am getting an alert about an outgoing connection to gcs-eu-00001.content-storage-upload.googleapis.com. The IP address seems to belong to google. Is it safe for me to let it connect or should I deny it? By the way, I am using Firefox browser?


texts: Ipod Classic not recognized by iTunes (Windows 8.1)

texts:
I have an 80GB iPod classic that is not being recognized by iTunes.  Here's what happened:

Ipod ran out of battery. I charged it on a speaker dock, and it opened with no memory, restored to default settings (no idea why)
I tried to connect it to itunes, and it didn't work.  My computer recognizes it as a removable drive and it indicated it was charging but itunes did not recognize a device was connected.
I uninstalled and re-installed itunes (no change)
I put the ipod in disk mode and connected it (no change)
I ran an diagnostic in itunes, and theses were the results:

Microsoft Windows 8 x64 Home Premium Edition (Build 9200)
Dell Inc. Inspiron 3521
iTunes 12.2.0.145
QuickTime not available
FairPlay 2.8.28
Apple Application Support 3.2
iPod Updater Library 12.0
CD Driver 2.2.3.0
CD Driver DLL 2.1.3.1
Apple Mobile Device 8.2.1.3
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.67.0.0
Bonjour 3.0.0.10 (333.10)
Gracenote SDK 3.06.1.3084
Gracenote MusicID 3.06.1.3084
Gracenote Submit 3.06.1.3084
Gracenote DSP 3.06.1.3084

iTunes Serial Number 000000897B7B8E7C

Current user is not an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2015-07-05 18:27:22.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
WebKit accelerated compositing is enabled.
HDCP is supported.
Core Media is supported.

**** External Plug-ins Information ****

No external plug-ins installed.

**** Device Connectivity Tests ****

iPodService 12.2.0.145 (x64) is currently running.
iTunesHelper 12.2.0.145 is currently running.
Apple Mobile Device Service service 3.3.0.0 is currently running.

No Universal Serial Bus Controller found.

No FireWire (IEEE 1394) Host Controller found.

Most Recent Devices Not Currently Connected:

iPod classic running firmware version 1.1.2
Serial Number:  8!@#$%^&*()

Note: It gave the real serial number, not sure if i should post it with that though.

Other things:
My computer is a Dell, running windows 8.1; I have connected this ipod to this computer and updated it successfully before.  There is no damage to the cord, or USB ports.  I do not have access to another computer to test the ipod.

Thanks in advance for any advice as to how to proceed, I really want to be able to use my ipod again!


texts:
I took my headphones out of my phone after a run and I figured out that it is stuck on headphones mode. I've read the forums and tried...

to plug in and out my headphones (I even used two different pairs
I blew into the headphone port (similar to an old Nintendo system)

Something to note:
My alarm works and when I unlock the phone during the alarm I get the click sound.


texts: Tata photon 3g dongle crashes after upgrading my OS to Yosemite

texts:
I have upgraded my macbook's OS to yosemite(MacOSX 10.10). Since then whenever I connect my dongle(Tata Photon 3G), it crashes with a crash report.

I came across few patch files for same device having issues with Mavericks.
Is there any patch file or something I can do to make it work fine on yosemite other than downgrading it back to mavericks?

I am able to use internet when I am using my cell as wifi hotspot.


texts:
This question may have already been asked... I made an attempt to find it and was unable.

Yesterday, I ran the most recent HighSierra update on my Late 2009 iMac. This computer has three separate user accounts, I am the only one who has an AppleID and I am also the admin. My mother was the one who initiated the update; from her user account on said computer.

When the updates were finished, she was the first to try and use the computer, being that she does not have an AppleID or admin privileges, I came over and did the seemingly usual sign-in process. However, I was unwittingly signing my iCloud and all that goes with it into her user.

I do not want all those things signed into her user, because she now has access to my iMessages, my emails and other things. As a temporary fix, I went into her Mail app and edited my iCloud mail setting so that that would not be coming into her inbox, I also went into System Preferences and turned off most of the iCloud services (contact syncing, notes etc).

However, the above was just a temporary fix, how do I get this reset so that my iCloud is only signed into my user and my mother does not have access to my emails and such?


texts: What is the max resolution output by the HDMI port of the MacBook Pro Early 2011

texts: The MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) has a Thunderbolt port of which I would like to know the maximum resolution. It does not say what it is on the specs site specifically. It merely says "supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors", without specifying whether this holds true for all types of connections including HDMI. I have tested a miniDP to HDMI adapter that allegedly supports HDMI up to 4096x2160, but the max resolution i get is 2048x1152. I don't know if this is due to the Thunderbolt port or the adapter.


texts: How to script a logout while screen is locked?

texts:
I want to log out a user via a shell script, after a delay. However, there's a few other issues:

User does not have admin and/or root.
Logout must complete even if screen is locked.

Currently, I'm using the shell commands below to log out:

osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to log out'
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to keystroke return'

This works fine if the screen is active, but if the screen is locked, this fails, because it depends on triggering a window, and then firing an Enter keystroke. As a reminder, techniques like killing loginwindow fail because they require root.

I'm not convinced it's possible; any ideas would be much appreciated.


texts: How to add HiDPI resolution on High Sierra? Using standard scaled resolutions makes display blurry

texts:
Main Question: How to add 1024 x 640 HiDPI resolution on MacBook Air HighSierra internal display?

I'm trying to decrease resolution on my MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2011, non-retina) Default resolution (1440x900) is clear and sharp but it makes fonts inside programs like Xcode and others too small, making it nearly impossible to read. So naturally, I wanted to increase the resolution as I did on windows (and older versions of MacOS). But in High Sierra, adjusting to other resolutions makes everything blurry.

I've downloaded RDM, a free tool that lets you set many resolutions (as opposed to the limited native Display Settings). The ones marked HiDPI in RDM all look crisp and perfect. The downside is, it doesn't have the resolution I'm looking for which is about: 1024 x 640 HiDPI. There is regular 1024 x 640 and it looks great size-wise but it's blurry. From HiDPI there are: 1280x800 (too small) and the next up is 960x600 (too big).

Other things I've tried:

SwitchResX - just couldn't figure out how to add HiDPI resolution, only created regular ones (which are all blurry)
Tried this web based generator, but also only was able to create non-HiDPI resolutions: https://comsysto.github.io/Display-Override-PropertyList-File-Parser-and-Generator-with-HiDPI-Support-For-Scaled-Resolutions/
Spent several days reading about this but seems I'm missing a piece of the puzzle


texts:
An imac retina 27" i5 (model 15.1) comes with 8GB (2X4GB) of RAM.
I am purchasing 2x8GB chipsets.
Will I cause a problem with my imac if I just add the 2x8GB sets yielding 24GB, or must I remove the original 8GB (2X4) first as apple suggests.


texts: Use Caps Lock to switch to and from languages on Sierra

texts:
Sierra added this feature that allows you to switch from a to Latin layout from a non-Latin layout by Caps Lock.
It doesn't work with Russian, although last time I checked Russian was a non-Latin language.

Does anyone have any luck with working around this bug?


texts: I have an iphone 7 and i know I am part of two different group messages but I'm not seeing anyone else in the group except the person that set it up. what I receive is a text from one individual when I know that there are at least 8 or 9 people in the group.


texts: Download Entire iMessage History with One Person as Plain Text

texts: I am doing some archiving after a loss and would like to preserve a chat thread with one person in plaid text/pdf (not .HTML by date). The thread goes back 2.5years, so there is a lot. I have accessed the ~/Library/Messages folder but there is no good way to get the thread/messages into a format where i can make one large file of all of them. Any ideas?


texts:
Sometime I get email from recruiters asking for my cv in word format.  I tend to have the cv saved in my hotmail email account as an email attachment.  How can I reply back to these recruiters and add my word cv in the same reply email.  Thanks in advance.

Regards


texts: Can iBooks be read without a data connection?

texts: If I am out of my service area can I still read a book in iBooks on my iPhone?  If not, is it possible to download part of the book and read it while I am out of the area?


texts: How can I tell if a game will run on my machine?

texts:
I just bought my first 13" MacBook Pro. Before purchasing new games for my Windows notebook, I used to check the compatibility with Can You Run It, but that site doesn't list Mac compatibility or requirements.

Is there any other website where I can check game compatibility for Mac computers?

Specifically, I'd like to play Call of Duty 4 and Civilization V. Can I play these games on my 13" MacBook Pro?

Edit: my system's specification

Software  Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3 (11D50b)

Graphics  Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB

Memory  4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Processor  2.7 GHz Intel Core i7
13-inch, Early 2011

with these specifications can i play any of these game on my system?


texts: How do I run sudo command from standard account?

texts:
From what I've read, it is good security approach to have two accounts, one admin and one standard.

I am trying to run the following command in terminal on my standard account

sudo mv /System/Library/CoreServices/Search.bundle /System/Library/CoreServices/Search.bundle.bak killall SystemUIServer

It asks for a password at which point the process fails because the current user "is not in the sudoers file."

Is it asking for my admin account password or root password?  Do I have a root account/password if I haven't explicitly set one up? How do I temporarily elevate my access to execute the command without necessarily enabling root?


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iPad 4, currently iOS 8.4.1. The software downloaded, but the download was interrupted at one point due to insufficient memory. I then factory reset my iPad and began the download again. When it was finished, I pressed “Install”, and was prompted to enter my passcode. I did, it loaded for a second, then the “Install Now” button return to blue, as if I hadn’t pressed it. I clicked on it a few times; it no longer asked for my passcode, but just loaded for a second, then returned to blue.

I have read online that I can update my iPad with a computer but I don’t have one currently. I have seen I can delete the file in Storage and redownload it, but it doesn’t appear under Settings -> iCloud -> Storage -> Manage Storage, only various apps.

I could factory reset the iPad again, or, does anyone know if there’s somewhere else I could look for the file to delete it, and redownload it?


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My iMac, running macOS 10.12.6, was* acting slow and at least one application isn't working properly. I believe the issue is the hard drive, possibly corrupted files. I rebooted into recovery mode and checked the boot-up volume, and Disk Utility doesn't identify anything wrong with it.

I decided to make sure my backup was up-to-date, and dug out my drive from moving house a month ago. It was going along at a good clip and then slowed way down. Since then I've tried copying files with the Finder, rsync and  Beyond Compare but it is taking forever.

Is there a way I can identify the files that are problematic? Can I scan a copying app in Activity Monitor, see data in system.log, or invoke lsof with specific parameters to show me? My hope is that one folder is bad, and I can delete it, finish the backup, and wipe and re-install.

Note that my computer has a fusion drive.

'* On a happy note, I followed some instructions saying to start up in safe mode to fix issues with time machine stalling, and, while it didn't fix my backing up issue, the computer is much more responsive. One of my key applications still doesn't work, though.

Additional Info

I believe files are corrupted for two reasons.

Time Machine was backing up files quickly for the first, say, 20 GB of 60 GB in a couple of hours or less, and then it slowed to a crawl -- on the order of hundreds of megabytes in a day. I'm backing up with rsync right now on the order of 500 kB/s.

I just cancelled the ongoing backup and did a speed test by creating an empty 100 MB file on my internal and backup drives (using dd). [I only did it once]:

Internal: 113 MiB/s
External: 214 MiB/s
Copy from Internal to External: 217 MB/s

I develop Android games for Unity. I synced up to one of our projects to build it and got Gradle errors. After a lot of diagnostics (the specific details of which my memory has suppressed :-) ), I determined that the build failed because one of the Java libraries on my computer was corrupt. I deleted my JDK and installed a newer one (1.8u161, IIRC), and, well, Unity complains that I don't have a JDK installed even when I give it the path.


texts: iOS 9 and most recent contacts on top of screen in app switcher

texts: There used to be icons at the top showing who you recently texted or called when you double clicked the home button. But with iOS 9 update, it's no longer there.  Is it gone forever or is now a setting that needs to be fixed?


texts: How can I enable the "back" button of a Razer mouse?

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I couldn't find a way to get the back button of my Razer mouse to work with both Safari and Chrome, is there a workaround for this issue? I'm so used to surfing the web this way.

EDIT
I apologize for being unclear. I'm not using the Mac mouse, I'm using Mac mini with my Razer mouse. I installed the driver for that Mouse, unfortunately it only allows me to set the sensitivity and acceleration. I also tried to install Google Chrome, but it doesn't work either. When I click the side button of my mouse, it doesn't go back to the previous page. Under Windows, the default behavior of the back button in a mouse is to navigate back to the previous page, but it's not the case under Mac.
I really try to find a solution since I'm so used to the "back" button in my mouse. I feel so uncomfortable when having to click on the back arrow on my browser.
Could any one help me out? Thank you.


texts: How to check if my iPhone's connection is being throttled?

texts: AT&T now throttles the connection speeds for those on the unlimited plan. How can I know if my iPhone's connection is being throttled or if I'm just getting poor speed due to other reasons?


texts: Can't connect anymore to others computers on my local network since I updated to Catalina

texts:
On my local network, there are:

one Mac Mini running MacOS 10.7.5
one internet box (Freebox V6) with internal disk, running I don't know what version of custom OS
one MacBook Air on which I just made the update to MacOS 10.15.4 Catalina

Since that update, I can't connect either to the Mac mini or to the Freebox.
Going thru the Network (⌘ maj K) leads to a 'connection failed':

For the Freebox, I found a workaround: I can "connect to the server (⌘ K)" using afp://username:password@192.168.0.254.
This workaround doesn't work with the Mac mini...

And, by the way, screen sharing from MacBook Air toMac mini works as usual and everything works fine in the other way: the Mac mini can connect to the MacBook Air as it used to do.

Any idea?


texts: Problem: How to clear all remnants of random.py, random.pyc, and random.pyo that isn't part of Python's standard library?

texts:
I wrote an import random code, and unfortunately saved it as the module's name I was trying to call. eg. random.py

I believe, but am not sure, that I created the random.py file twice and thus I deleted the random.pyc, twice, that popped up in the file holding all my python programs, after running import random in the terminal, twice.

If I didn't create the random.py twice, somehow another random.pyc (besides the first one) was in the file holding my programs and I deleted it.

All the people I asked told me to delete the .pyc, and any file with random, random.pyo as its name. I've checked all my user created files, and none of them fit the description.

One of them told me to find and clear the temporary cached version of the random.pyc and random.pyo.

My question is where on this MAC air Yosemite can I locate a temporary cached version, and how to safely clear it?


texts: Why can't I change my macbook's backlight?

texts:
So apparently I cannot modify my Macbook's backlight using the keyboard shortcut:

I'm pretty sure it will work again if I restart it. But I wonder what may cause this: is it perhaps an issue with my hardware, or just some OS glitch caused by something insignificant?

Macbook Pro Retina, 15" mid 2014. El Capitan 10.11.


texts: Can you activate Siri over a bluetooth microphone without pressing a button?

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I ride a motorcycle with a full face helmet and gloves.  The gloves do not allow you to press the home button on the iphone despite it being mounted right in front of you on the handlebar.  The bluetooth mic at my chin is impossible to reach with the gloves on and even if you cram your hand under the chin guard you would be guessing and fumbling around trying to press the tiny mic (activate Siri) button).

From a safety perspective, the rider should be able to keep both hands on the controls and simply say "Hey Siri" into the bluetooth mic inside the helmet and have Siri activate.  I have been searching the internet looking for this capability and this forum is all I have so far found.  Sadly, no answer appears to be available to activate an "always listening" bluetooth mic.

Google assistant apparently can do this from what I have read, but users complain that the headset/mic battery is dead in less than 2 hours.  I would prefer the longer life of AirPods without th battery drain.

Is anything possible to keep my hands on the handlebar and use and iPhone with any headphones, Apple or third party?


texts: Mac Pro 10.7 - aftermarket dvd drive hangs on restart

texts: Drive works fine, but on restart or after a required restart from app installation - the OS looks for CD in drive. Mac will not get to the login screen. It hangs and i can see a green light on dvd drive flashes every couple of seconds. If i shutdown, then start up - no issues. Drive is LG GH22LP21 - Mac Pro 10.7.5 2x2.66 Xenon


texts: How to transfer Mac Yosemite Notes to Mac Sierra

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I want to transfer my Notes app notes from one Macbook Pro (OSX Yosemite 10.10.5) to another (macOS Sierra 10.12.1).

I've been able to transfer notes just fine from Yosemite to Yosemite before by simply airdropping my NotesV4.storedata, NotesV4.storedata-shm and NotesV4.storedata-wal files in /Users/myuser/Library/Containers/com.apple.Notes/Data/Library/Notes to my other Mac.

Sierra's Notes files are the same, but are NotesV6. After I replace the notes files, I can usually close and reopen Notes and my notes appear. If I transfer V4 files into V6 Notes, the files are removed and re-replaced with V6 files due to, I'm assuming, compatibility.

How else can I export notes then from an older Notes to a newer Notes?

On Yosemite:

On Sierra: (Where I'm trying to transfer)

Same iCloud sync as above.


texts: How to create a Mac bootable gparted or Parted Magic thumb drive?

texts:
Is it possible to create a Mac-bootable thumb drive containing gparted or Parted Magic without installing a full Linux distribution?

I tried several methods like

unetbootin (some blogs suggest this though the unetbootin site explicitly mentions that it isn't possible)
sudo dd if=/.../.iso of=/dev/rdiskx

which both failed.


texts: Is reinstalling Mavericks possible via recovery mode with two HDs and without a backup?

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I can't get my iMac working and I don't have a backup.

If I choose to reinstall Mavericks or Lion (it shipped with Lion, I upgraded to Mavericks) will that wipe over the core HD?

I got core HD 350 GB and another internal HD of 2 TB.

If I choose the install destination to be the 350 core HD, will that wipe out data on it?


texts:
I have somehow screwed up my iTunes database such that iTunes/iTunes Music Library.xml contains network paths:

<key>Location</key><string>file://localhost/Volumes/media/Music/iTunes/iTunes%20Media/Music/Unknown%20Artist/Unknown%20Album...</string>

Most of the files are where they belong, in file://localhost/Users/Shared/..., but not all. Furthermore, all of the files are located on the local disk, e.g. /Volumes/media/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/Artis/Album/Track.mp3 has been copied into the local directory /Users/Shared/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/Artis/Album/Track.mp3.

I used File > Library > Organize Library..., and enabled the Consolidate files checkbox (along with Reorganize files in the folder "iTunes Media"), but this did not move all of the network-located files onto the local disk.

iTunes/iTunes Music Library.xml itself appears to be a write-only file, based off the contents of the binary file iTunes/iTunes Library.itl, so closing iTunes, editing iTunes/iTunes Music Library.xml to correct the paths, and restarting iTunes doesn't fix the issue.

Is there a way to update the iTunes database so that it uses local file paths instead of network paths for some of the files? (This impacts 9888 entries out of 11449 entries within iTunes.)

I have a similar/identical issue with iPhoto, in which some files are network located, and some aren't, and I don't know how to consolidate them to all be on the local machine...


texts: No one can hear me talking when I call people from my iPhone 5c unless I'm on speaker...

texts: How do I fix this? It was fine up until a couple of days ago and everything was working. Should I bring it into an Apple store?


texts: Am I missing out by not running in 64-bit mode?

texts:
I'm running an Early '11 MacBook Pro with 16GB RAM.

Currently, OS X Lion runs in 32-bit mode by default, and an important piece of software I use for work requires this mode (Cisco VPN client). Most of the work I do is inside a VMWare Fusion Windows 7 64-bit VM with 4GB RAM. The RAM upgrade is fairly recent, which is why I am bringing this up now. I've also considered pushing the VM to 6GB or 8GB, but I'm hesitant as I thought VMWare might have problems loading up all that memory in a 32-bit space.

Am I missing out on any performance gains by running in 32-bit mode?


texts: Macbook 7.1 (mid-2010): upgrade from 10.8 to 10.12

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I've tried several times to update my Macbook 7.1 (Macbook white mid-2010, 4GB ram)  from 10.8.5 to Sierra but the progress bar remains blocked after the first boot.

When booting into Verbose mode, here is what I obtain:

After a while, I have other messages like:

SmartBattery: finished polling type 1
SmartBattery: finished polling type 4
SmartBattery: finished polling type 4
SmartBattery: finished polling type 2
SmartBattery: finished polling type 4
SmartBattery: finished polling type 4

Which seems to be the same issue than:
Mac Sierra won't boot - SmartBattery: finished polling type 4


texts:
So, I've decided to go for an iPhone 4. But since I am new to the whole iPhone thing, what are the things that I should know, to make the maximum use of the device?

Some of the questions I would like to know the answer:

what are the apps I should install?
How do I charge the battery?
The temperature the iPhone should be exposed to in order to prolong the lifespan?


texts: fsck_hfs keeps crashing when trying to repair my Time Machine volume

texts:
I've got my Time Machine volume (direct attached, USB) corrupted by accidentally flicking the switch while it's running. Now neither Disk Utility nor fsck_hfs can repair the drive.

Investigating it further, apparently fsck_hfs keeps crashing mid-way of the repair process. Is there a way around this? An excerpt of the crash log is as follows:

Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib          0x00007fff8c91bd46 __kill + 10
1   libsystem_c.dylib               0x00007fff8a141ec0 __abort + 193
2   libsystem_c.dylib               0x00007fff8a10377d __chk_fail + 35
3   libsystem_c.dylib               0x00007fff8a103886 __snprintf_chk + 150
4   fsck_hfs                        0x0000000109bfc186 0x109be4000 + 98694
5   fsck_hfs                        0x0000000109bfec74 0x109be4000 + 109684
6   fsck_hfs                        0x0000000109bf9f8a 0x109be4000 + 89994
7   fsck_hfs                        0x0000000109bf21e7 0x109be4000 + 57831
8   fsck_hfs                        0x0000000109bf133f 0x109be4000 + 54079
9   fsck_hfs                        0x0000000109c0b1bb 0x109be4000 + 160187
10  libdyld.dylib                   0x00007fff86c927e1 start + 1


texts:
I have been trying to delete the United Airlines app from my iPad because I won't be needing it anytime soon.  I thought I had successfully deleted it but a gray version keeps reappearing.  I've deleted the gray version several times with no success.

What can I do to delete it permanently?


texts:
Did Yosemite eliminate the Menubar icon for Messages? I don't see any preference to turn it back on. I found an Apple KB article that seems like it would offer the answer, but always results in a blank page.

http://support.apple.com/kb/PH15045

The irony is that I always previously disabled it, but the continuity features in iOS 8 and Yosemite have made Messages appealing to me for the very first time.

Thanks.

Update: Thanks to @Tetsujin I was able to see the KB article, but apparently something is different about my preferences since I don't see the option described.


texts: Can a wired (ethernet) Mac act as a WiFi access point?

texts:
A MacPro '10 running 10.6.8, connected to the network via Ethernet.

If I'd like to add a webcam is a router required or can I set up direct access? i.e. can AirPort act as an access point?


texts: Catalina Mail super slow when composing new emails?

texts:
More people experience slow emails on Catalina?

Running a MacPro with 64 Gb RAM and its slow like fek. Especially when typing emails feels very laggy.

Running latest version 10.15.2 and I have the check spell why you type is off. Got 8 mailboxes of which one is a Office 360. Under settings iCloud, I switched off mail (FWIW). Plenty of diskspace (> 1.4 TB free).

I also tried a reboot and PRAM reset.

Anybody got a clue?


texts: How to change my default web browser when I'm at work?

texts: On my Mac I use Safari for personal stuff and Chrome for work-related web browsing.  I currently have Safari set to my system's default browser, but I would love to be able to change that setting over when I connect to my office WiFi network, so that links in emails and Slack open in Chrome instead.  Is it possible to configure some triggers in Automator or some other application that would switch the default browser over to Chrome when I join my office WiFi network and switch it back when I disconnect from it?


texts:
I know it is possible to save form username/passwords on the iPad's Safari browser. The thing I can't do is to save .htaccess username and passwords. In case you don't know what those are, it's when a webpage is protected and you can't even see the page without authenticating. It usually displays a popup window so you can authenticate.

Is it possible to save this type of credentials?


texts: Is there a way to simulate shake on iPhone?

texts:
I am NOT talking about the simulator. I was wondering if I could simulate a shake on my actual iphone (by plugging it into computer and connected to xcode).

Is there a way to do this?


texts: Organically learning or creating shortcuts and gestures for arbitrary actions

texts:
Keyboard shortcuts across OS X and applications are an amazing productivity booster that have proven to be worthwhile, notwithstanding the sometimes arduous task of first memorizing them.

Is there a setting, app, or hack of some sort that would allow me to go about my business as usual and display any extant key combination as actions I perform match mapped shortcuts? This would stimulate passive learning of keyboard shortcuts -- and for ones most relevant to the user no less! Keep track of my actions so that I could assign shortcuts to series of actions would really be something.

What aspects of the OS libraries available could a developer use write such software?

Something like seeing the shortcut next to the menu item, only when the menu isn't used...  e.g. something that would flash "Command + L" each time I click the address bar of a browser, or "Command + Shift + D" each time I clicked "Send" on a mail message.


texts: AirDrop photo from iPhone to Macbook Pro says "waiting…" then "rejected"

texts:
What I'm doing:

Open Photos on iPhone (7 plus, iOS 10.2.0)
Tap share icon
Wait for my laptop identity to appear in AirDrop section
Tap on my own face  (i.e., laptop identity)

Result:

My face says, "Waiting…"
After what I assume is a timeout delay, my face says, "Declined"

The MacBook Pro has Allow me to be discovered by: set to Everyone. The top Google search results seem to suggest logging out of iCloud, then back in, but it takes forever to reinstall everything, so I'd really rather not. ☹


texts: Converting a PDF for use with DVD Studio Pro

texts:
I have a client who want me to add PDF's to a DVD, so that people can view them through their televisions

Can it be done?


texts: Alternative to Windows Snipping Tool for Mac OSX

texts:
Is there something like the Windows Snipping Tool for OSX?

For those, who don't know about the tool, it's an easy to use software to take snapshot of any portion of screen, and is really useful in various situations.


texts: Difference between GSM and Global iPhone 5

texts:
I want to download iPhone firmware, but I don't know my iPhone is Global or GSM so…

What is difference between "iPhone 5 (Global)" and "iPhone 5 (GSM)"?

How can I recognize if my iPhone is Global or GSM?


texts: Is there a screenshot reader similar to ABBYY Screenshot Reader (you are just selecting area on the screen and getting text into the buffer, something like that)?


texts: Is Final Cut Pro's video stabilization any different and/or better than iMovie's? (both version X)

texts:
I've tried out iMovie's stabilization and its not all that great. I was wondering if Final Cut's stabilization was any better or different than iMovie's. I haven't purchased Final Cut Pro which is why I'm asking.

I also couldn't find anyone directly asking this question after a Google search.


texts: Deleting old email caches on macOS Sierra

texts:
I'm deleting email account from Mail App but it doesn't automatically deleting the email caches. There are still about 2 GB left in the ~Library/Mail/v4

Is it safe to delete all folders under the ~Library/Mail ?


texts: OS X - How to disable the opening file animation?

texts:
Does anyone know of a way to disable this animation:

I recall being able to in previous iterations of OS X.


texts: How do i find the email address used as an icloud ID for an icloud locked phone?

texts: My aunty bought an iPhone 5s from a second phone dealer for my kid sister as a gift but the phone appears to be icloud locked but not in lost mode. Since it's not in lost mode, I'm supposing the phone isn't stolen and would like to contact the previous user to help remove the phone from his icloud account. How will i get the email address used for the icloud account? Can anyone help us out?


texts: How does iOS app Badoo tracks second registrations?

texts:
I've got a message from support that I cannot use the service anymore, and if I register a new profile they will automatically track it and block it. As I read from Uber's case it's forbidden by Apple to track app reinstallation. So how will they track me?

advertisingIdentifier — I've disable it
Geoposition — I hope they wont block all users in my area
IP adress, social network profile — I've changed it
App Store payments I've made — if I get it right, billing info is not visible to the developer. But is it possible for developer to know if a user installed an application paid for it before?

Are there any other ways to track users?


texts: "Network accounts are unavailable" when logging into OS X Lion (Open Directory on localhost)

texts:
A Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 is running the Services:

Firewall
Mail
Open Directory

The role of the "Open Directory" service is "Open Directory master".

After a restart the machine is no longer able to login at the graphical console (LoginWindow). The Login Windows displays "Network accounts are unavailable" briefly after boot. The Open Directory users can be remotely accessed using "Workgroup Manager" running on another Mac in the same LAN.

Normally the users were visible at login window, now the only user visible is "Other...".

We tried to login at "Other..." with both a local user (uid=501) and an OD user (uid=1025) at the graphical login window. Neither succeed. We enabled the root user with "$ sudo dscl . -create /Users/root NFSHomeDirectory /var/root" and "$ sudo passwd root". Logging in as user 'root' also fails at the graphical loginwindow. Only user ">console" login does succeed as well as SSH logins.

How to fix graphical login at "Login Window" for local and OD users?


texts: Sound Output from GarageBand (on iPad) using Bluetooth

texts:
Is it possible to use bluetooth to listen to the sounds of GarageBand on iPad? I don't succeed to do it. I hear the sound from the iPad's speaker. But I can do it when I listen to iTunes for instance.

Is this a preference to be set in GarageBand itself?


texts: How can I extract video clips from a non-encrypted DVD?

texts:
I have a non-encrypted DVD (of my wedding, if you must know) and I was wondering if I could extract clips from the DVD into files in some standard video format (i.e. clip1.mp4) so I can look at them on my iMac and perhaps upload them to YouTube.

I suppose I would be willing to install software for this, but I'm especially curious to know if the software that shipped with my iMac (i.e. iLife) can do this.  I clicked around under "File -> Import" in iMovie but haven't been able to figure it out.  I regularly import video from my video camera into iMovie, but I've never imported video from a DVD before.

Here's a listing of the DVD contents:

imac:~ pdurbin$ cd /Volumes/ClickToDVD
imac:ClickToDVD pdurbin$ find .
.
./AUDIO_TS
./OpenDVD
./OpenDVD/ClickMe.htm
./OpenDVD/opendvd.pvm
./OpenDVD/Sources
./OpenDVD/Sources/Sources
./OpenDVD/Sources/Sources/MOV19d5d1.mpg
./OpenDVD/Sources/Sources/MOV19d5d1.ses_V011
./OpenDVD/Sources/VTS_01_1_VOB
./OpenDVD/Sources/VTS_01_1_VOB/VTS_01_1_VOB.ses
./OpenDVD/Sources/VTS_02_1_VOB
./OpenDVD/Sources/VTS_02_1_VOB/VTS_02_1_VOB.ses
./OpenDVD/Sources/_Sources001
./OpenDVD/Sources/_Sources001/AUD19d5c8.ac3
./OpenDVD/Sources/_Sources001/AUD19d5c8.ses_V011
./OpenDVD/Sources/_Sources002
./OpenDVD/Sources/_Sources002/MOV19d5d0.mpg
./OpenDVD/Sources/_Sources002/MOV19d5d0.ses_V011
./OpenDVD/Sources/_Sources003
./OpenDVD/Sources/_Sources003/AUD19d5c6.ac3
./OpenDVD/Sources/_Sources003/AUD19d5c6.ses_V011
./OpenDVD/Sources/_Sources004
./OpenDVD/Sources/_Sources004/MOV19d5d3.mpg
./OpenDVD/Sources/_Sources004/MOV19d5d3.ses_V011
./OpenDVD/Sources/_Sources005
./OpenDVD/Sources/_Sources005/AUD19d5cc.ac3
./OpenDVD/Sources/_Sources005/AUD19d5cc.ses_V011
./OpenDVD/Sources/_Sources006
./OpenDVD/Sources/_Sources006/MOV19d5d2.mpg
./OpenDVD/Sources/_Sources006/MOV19d5d2.ses_V011
./OpenDVD/Sources/_Sources007
./OpenDVD/Sources/_Sources007/AUD19d5ca.ac3
./OpenDVD/Sources/_Sources007/AUD19d5ca.ses_V011
./OpenDVD/Untitled.dvd
./VIDEO_TS
./VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.BUP
./VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO
./VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.VOB
./VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.BUP
./VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.IFO
./VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.VOB
./VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB
./VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_2.VOB
./VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_3.VOB
./VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_4.VOB
./VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_0.BUP
./VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_0.IFO
./VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_0.VOB
./VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_1.VOB
imac:ClickToDVD pdurbin$


texts: iPhoto Library Size Doubled when Synced with iPad

texts:
I just bought my iPad and left it syncing overnight with a somewhat large iPhoto library (22,000+ photos).  This morning I found that the sync worked just fine and the entire library is handled beautifully on the iPad.  However, I just noticed that the size of the iPhoto library on my Mac has pretty much doubled.

The iPad user guide says that iTunes will make optimized copies of my photos where necessary.  But is this much really necessary?  Almost every photo is a jpeg from various digital cameras, no strange formats.  Then there are a few dozen short videos from an iPhone or another digital camera.  Everything should be viewable on the iPad just fine as it is, shouldn't it?

The new bulk of my iPhoto library is essentially filling the drive on my aging Mac.  After doubling from 21GB to 43GB it has left me with less than 1GB of space.  (And I'm pretty sure some of that original 21GB is also wasted in a similar manner.)  Is there a way to get it to sync the library with other devices that doesn't involve doubling the library size?


texts: How to play Apple Music and Radio (Beats 1) on iTunes?

texts: I've updated to Yosemite 10.10.4 but I can't find a way to listen Beats 1 on my Mac...


texts: Why does this cause Mac OSX to print over SSH?

texts:
While screwing around and breaking things I came across these stupid commands (if executed in order it causes what I got):

cd / && cat vmlinuz

cd /boot/ && cat init*

It causes special characters that aren't recognized by the system like ��� however, for some reason it causes weird effects like causing iTerm2 to send a bell (a notification to the system) like the screen shot:

However, the weirdest this is that is causes Mac OSX to print (screenshot):

Can someone explain to my why this happens, especially over SSH?

Thanks in advance!


texts: How to automate DropBox startup without logging in

texts: I'd like to have DropBox running under multiple user accounts on a Mac, even after a reboot. The Mac auto logs in as one user, not me. How to best achieve this?


texts: Since dropping my iPod, I can only hear music, but no vocals

texts:
My iPod fell on the ground this morning. Since then, I can hear the music but not the singers anymore! It sounds as though they were in the next room during the recording. As I listen almost only to Podcasts, it's a real problem, because I almost hear nothing except jingles...

Has anyone a clue about the problem I'm facing? Is this a software or a hardware problem?


texts: Apple Music Smart Playlist not syncing correctly with iPhone

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I've just created a very simple Smart Playlist that selects all my "Loved" songs. That's it, not referencing other playlists, not referencing any song outside my library, no nested rules. Just "Love is Loved" as a condition. The playlist on my computer shows 166 songs, but the same playlist on my iPhone shows 144 songs. I've checked for some of the missing songs on my iPhone and they are in the Library and I can play them on my phone, no problem. They just won't appear on that Smart Playlist. Any tips?

I have all the latest updated software as of today (Jan 8th 2019) both on my computer and on my phone. I have both Apple Music and iTunes in the Cloud enabled on my phone and on my computer. If I update the playlist name, it gets automatically updated on my phone as well. If I "like" a new song, that song gets added to the playlist on the phone too. It seems to me that only some songs that were already liked when I created the playlist that are missing.


texts: Can I use Apple's Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter for Target Display Mode on an iMac?

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Apple's support page for the Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter lists support for Thunderbolt Displays and no support for Apple DisplayPort displays. However it doesn't say anything about iMacs with Thunderbolt in Target Mode mode. Does Apple's Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter support Target Display Mode on an iMac?

My guess is that it does since Apple's support page for Target Display Mode says that you have to use a Thunderbolt source for an iMac with Thunderbolt in order to use Target Display Mode.


texts: Keyboard Lag on ultrawide monitor (2560 x 1080)

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I'm using an LG 25UM58-P ultrawide monitor (2560x1080 @ 60hz), connected via mini display port to my MBP (Early 2015, Intel Iris Graphics 6100). I've used this setup for a few months without issue. But recently I've noticed significant keyboard lag, as well occasional performance lag / mouse lag. The lag tends to fluctuate.

I'm never doing anything too resource intensive, primarily basic web design / graphic design. I'm just not quite sure how to begin diagnosing this issue.. but would appreciate any insight!

EDIT
Pretty obvious detail I missed, obviously the lag disappears when I disconnect the monitor, and doesn't occur on the native MBP display.


texts: How to prevent iPhone from dropping wifi connection when it goes to sleep?

texts: I am using whatsapp web version and the iPhone needs to be connected at all times for it to work. However, when the iPhone goes to sleep (screen goes off) the wifi connected is automatically turned off to save battery and the whatsapp on my browser disconnects. Is there a way to force iPhone to keep wifi connection up when locked and/or asleep?


texts: Is lion upgrade compatible with parallels 6?

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I just upgraded my one month old osx desktop computer to lion. I had parallels desktop 6 on it and now I cannot access parallels. Do I have to reload windows? Have I lost everything in windows?
I must have to it for  my business. Please help!


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I cannot work out what I am missing: the script shown is meant to process 1 or many files when file/s added to folder. However, will only process one file at a time. I.e. if 3 files are added it will only process first file. I cannot work out what I am missing and because this is running on old PPC (AS ver 2.2) cannot find much of help.
on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving added_items

    repeat with EachItem in added_items
        set ItemInfo to info for EachItem
        tell application "VectorWorks"
            activate
            open EachItem
            tell application "QuicKeys"
                play shortcut "2 Convert to VW Ver2"
            end tell
        end tell
    end repeat

end adding folder items to


texts: Can I get a list of recently run programs or track when programs are started?

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I finally upgraded my iMac to Catalina, then did the following security update. This is the last update at this point for this 2013 iMac. Since I finished the upgrade process, I know a lot of programs won't run anymore because they're 32 bit. I know that also includes some programs that had nagging update reminders that show up from time to time.
I've run into an issue that rebooting doesn't seem to impact. Lots of times when I'm working in a program, like Chrome, for example, I'll be typing and the window is deselected for just a second, then it's selected again. Meanwhile the text I typed in that second has gone somewhere else and I have to go back and fill it in. I know, with app update nag windows, this would happen. I'd be getting work done and doing well and, for example, the Java updater would pop up and ask if I wanted to update Java - and that window would still all my input so the last few words I was typing are lost.
I'm wondering if an old 32 bit updater could be trying to run to nag me to update and it starts, fails, and even without a window opening, my window loses focus for a second before getting it back. I figure it could also be caused by a lot of other possible issues with programs I don't want running.
By the time focus comes back to my window, it's too late to go to the terminal and us ps to find what could be running. Is there any way to find out what programs have run or terminated in the last minute? Or a way to keep a log so I can check and see if any program launched in the past few minutes? (Or is there a system log that already keeps that info?)
I'm operating on the idea that whatever is trying to open a window and failing is a program that was started and quit and I'm trying to track down what it is. I'm open to other suggestions as well to find out why my windows deselect for a second then are selected again. I don't care if I stop this behavior my way or if someone has a better way to address it.


texts: How to limit the bandwidth on a per-application (or per-process) basis in OS X Yosemite?

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Whenever I use Homebrew or Apple Store to download a large application, it sucks all my available bandwidth and I am then unable to browse the web.

How can limit the bandwidth per-application or per-process in OS X Yosemite (command line preferred, but GUI apps accepted)?

I've played a bit with IceFloor application, which suggested I use ALF firewall, but I don't know how to set it up.


texts: Why does OSX no longer allow to save screenshots in the clipboard?

texts: Since recently the shortcut CMD +  SHFT + 4  does no loger create a screenshot in the clipboard but puts it into the downloads folder. I could not figure out how to change that. Did the recent update to 11.4 bring this "improvement" or is a setting wrong?