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We have a Mac Mini Server (macOS 10.12) with Server App (5.2) configured (Open Directory and DNS Server Services active, the network is on static IP). We used to have one Airport Extreme configured from the Server App, with Server providing RADIUS authentication.

Now we would like to add other Airport Extreme basestations to the network in order to extend its range. We were already able to add another RADIUS client via Admin Tool Radius.

I would like to know what kind of RADIUS support does Server App provide?
Since adding a second Airport basestation does not work, I guess I will have to configure a RADIUS server outside of Server App, probably following this video: https://vimeo.com/53774350?
What happens to the Server App's Airport Basestation configuration I had active for the first Basestation? Can I still configure Services and mapping from Server App?
Should I just keep the Basestation activated in Server App, but deactivate the authentication requirement over WiFi and configure a separate RADIUS server?
How about certificates: Server App already has a global certificate, can i use this instead of building a new one?
Will the access group (which is mentioned in the video) be visible in Server App?

Hopefully someone can help.

When I "sudo radiusconfig -getconfig" I get:

{
    clientcount = 2;
    configured = 1;
    "eap.conf" =     {
        "CA_file" = "/etc/certificates/server.yyyy.zz.xxxxxxxxxx.chain.pem";
        cadir = "/Library/Server/radius/raddb/certs";
        certdir = "/Library/Server/radius/raddb/certs";
        "certificate_file" = "/etc/certificates/server.yyyy.zz.xxxxxxxxxx.cert.pem";
        "check_cert_cn" = "%{User-Name}";
        "check_crl" = no;
        "dh_file" = "/Library/Server/radius/raddb/certs/dh";
        "fragment_size" = 1024;
        "include_length" = yes;
        "private_key_file" = "/etc/certificates/server.yyyy.zz.xxxxxxxxxx.key.pem";
        "private_key_password" = "Apple:UseCertAdmin";
        "random_file" = "/Library/Server/radius/raddb/certs/random";
    };
    "radiusd.conf" =     {
        auth = no;
        "auth_badpass" = no;
        "auth_goodpass" = no;
        "cleanup_delay" = 5;
        confdir = "/Library/Server/radius/raddb";
        "exec_prefix" = "/Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/usr";
        "hostname_lookups" = no;
        localstatedir = "/private/var";
        logdir = "/private/var/log/radius";
        "max_request_time" = 30;
        "max_requests" = 1024;
        prefix = "/Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/usr";
        radacctdir = "/private/var/log/radius/radacct";
        raddbdir = "/Library/Server/radius/raddb";
        sbindir = "/Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/usr/sbin";
        sysconfdir = "/Library/Server/radius";
    };
}

When I "sudo radiusconfig -naslist" I get

sudo radiusconfig -naslist
client IP.xxx.xxx.xxx {
  secret = YYYYYYYYYY
  shortname = "Base Station 1"
  community =
  type = "AirPort Base Station"
  description =
};
client IP.xxx.xxx.xxx {
  secret = ZZZZZZZZZZ
  shortname = "Base Station 2"
  community =
  type = "Airport Base Station"
  description =
};


texts: Attachments missing from messages in "inbox" folder in apple mail, when using google apps

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When using mail.app with google mail (google premier apps) over imap, i have a problem where e-mails come through without showing attachments sometimes.

The odd thing is, if i look at the "All Mail" sub-folder under the "Gmail" folder(shows up further down the left side column of mail.app), the e-mail is in there and shows the attachment. Why is it then that when the e-mail is in the apple mail "inbox" view, it doesn't show the attachment?

I do have the setting in Preferences -> Accounts -> Advanced -> "Keep copies of messages for offline viewing" set to "All messages and their attachments" too. So it should be working.

Any ideas?


texts: How to change the location of an updated or newly downloaded App in iTunes?

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Backstory: iTunes 10.3.1.55 had been installed on Windows Vista 32 bit. It's main purpose is to allow me to move files to my iPod Touch 3rd Generation. Whenever I download an app, it get downloaded to the location "C:\Users\Thomas\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\Mobile Applications".

Arc: Because my C: drive was getting full, I created two folders in my D: and moved all my apps from the one default folder in the C: drive to the two folders in the D:. Now, when an app gets updated by iTunes, the update still get saved to the default folder. I am left with both versions of the file; one in C: and the other in D:.

Question: How do I get an updated or a newly downloaded app from iTunes to save to my respective folders in D:?


texts:
Running Yosemite 10.10.2 (14C109). The icons in the Dock cannot be dragged. When I click on an icon, it darkens, but then moving the mouse simply removes the focus on the icon. I cannot move the icons around, or off of the icon bar.

Things I have tried:
 - killing Dock process
 - deleting/moving preference files
 - restarting


texts: I need help deleting downloaded songs from iTunes using my iPhone 4?

texts: I'm trying to figure out how to delete these free songs I downloaded from iTunes using my iPhone? I downloaded them using my iPhone 4. So can I delete the same songs and how?


texts: Speakable items always activated after reboot

texts:
13" MBP running on OSX 10.8.2:

Problem is that after reboot Speakable items is always on. I have to go all the way to Settings - Accessibility - Speakable items to turn it off again. I don't know why it's turned on by default after reboot. Can somebody help?


texts: How to enable cut action (and shortcut)?

texts:
I am using currently Mac OSX v. 10.9.5 and not being able to cut files or folders is the most stupid thing I have seen in an Operating System, with all respect for this nice OS.

Is there a possibility to enable this shortcut or action?


texts:
I'd love to change the default empty trash / move to trash sounds. I found this on Github, which is a script to change a bunch of defaults. The default alert is mentioned, but nothing about the trash.

Alternately, this other AskDifferent question discusses how to add a custom alert sound. Does anyone know the path to where the trash sounds are stored? Could I just replace the sound file as in the linked SO thread?


texts: start outlook and open calendar using applescript

texts:
I know how to start outlook:

tell application "Microsoft Outlook"
   activate
   set folderName to "Calendar"
end tell

but the set folderName does not seem to open the calendar view


texts: Playing the same music on multiple computers

texts: I have multiple Macs in my house. I'm looking for a way to play the same music simultaneously from both Macs. Each is connected to a speaker set, so I don't need bluetooth audio or anything fancy.


texts: MacBook Pro not using full physical space of external monitor via HDMI cable

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I have the latest 2019 13 inch MacBook Pro.  When I connect it to my external monitor (LG Flatron E2251) with an HDMI cable, there is a gap at the edge of the monitor all the way round.  It doesn't use the full physical space of the screen, see image below:

The resolution of the monitor is 1920x1080 and I'm already displaying at that resolution.  This didn't happen with an old MacBook Pro which I connected with a VGA / DVI adapter.


texts: How do I setup VNC on Windows to connect from Mac OS X?

texts: I want to control my Windows box from my Mac. I installed RealVNC on Windows but it's impossible to connect from Mac. (Finder, Command+K) What should I do to do this?


texts: Is there something special about the .Spotlight directories/data?

texts:
I am nearly out of disk space and trying to remove old/unused files. I ran
     du -k -d 2

in my home directory to attempt to identify candidates and found the following:

4   ./.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1
3297484 ./.Spotlight-V100/Store-V2
3297492 ./.Spotlight-V100

That's 6.6GB between them. I'd like to see if the V1 were still in use or just old.  But that directory is not viewable from iTerm ?

$ls -lrta $HOME/.Spot\*
ls: /Users/myuser/.Spot*: No such file or directory

That directory also does not show up in Finder even though I have enabled "Show hidden files".

So what is going on with those directories - or are they truly inaccessible?


texts: Exporting highlights from Kindle Personal Documents to a TXT file

texts:
There are two main categories in Kindle App for iPad:

Books - contains books purchased from Amazon; highlights are available at https://kindle.amazon.com/your_highlights — it works fine for me.
Personal Documents - contains all other books; highlights are not available online.

So, I have book purchased at different source than Amazon and I would like to be able to export my highlights and notes to a text file (or any other common format). My approaches so far:

As far as I know, https://kindle.amazon.com/your_highlights is available for Books category and thus, for Amazon-purchased books only. There are no entries from "Personal Documents"
I cannot move my book from Personal Document to Books - there is no such option in Kindle App. There is no such option on Amazon's "Manage Your Kindle" site too.
There is no option to export all highlights. Kindle app has option to share a highlight via Facebook or Twitter, but there is no option for copy or export it.

I synced my book with Kindle Touch and highlights are synced successfully. But:

There is no export option in Kindle Touch too.
I am unable to read highlights content on my cpu. The file with highlights has extension .azw3r and contains relative references, for example: annotation.personal.highlight 283390 283606.
There are no entries in My Clippings text file (there are entries there but for non-synced books).

The question is: How can I export my highlights and notes from iPad Kindle App to a TXT or any other common file?

Note I'm using Windows but I put this question to Apple.SE since the root problem comes from iPad.


texts: Drop ship a preconfigured iPad to elderly in-laws?

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My elderly inlaws need "The Video Phone" to work. I'd like to drop ship a pre-configured iPad that just connects to Wifi / logs into iCloud so we can see each other.
In fact, the existing onsite iPad has been fine for two years until it was mysteriously auto-logged out of iCloud...
My goals are to:

Configure a Wifi SSID / password in advance.
Spoof or fake and store the MacAddress of a given SSID to pre-join their network.

What setup is realistic for this case?


texts: How to find out what application is capturing the play event

texts:
During work I play music on my MacBook Pro with MacOS 10.14 from different applications: iTunes, a YouTube Music Desktop client, Chrome, etc. Since I generally have tons of windows open, I use the play/pause key on my keyboard a lot.
Occasionally the application that has a trump on handling the play/pause button event changes, somehow. For example, I accidentally clicked the play button in the file preview section of a Finder window. Now the play/pause button controls that preview. Meaning that it no longer works for the app (e.g. iTunes) that is actually playing music. I closed the Finder window, but it did not switch back to iTunes. This is very frustrating when I need to quickly pause my music and it does not work and instead I have to find the iTunes or YouTube Music client and manually pause it.
Restarting iTunes does not put it back in control of the play/pause button. Sometimes a change happens and I don't even know what the play/pause button is controlling, let alone how to get it back. So I'm forced to close everything, including Chrome with its (currently) 23 tabs, until it's again controlling the application of my choosing. Right now, not only is it not mapped to the application that's playing music, but when I press it, MacOS opens iTunes and has that start playing instead. Which is even worse, because instead of rapidly stopping playback my computer is now playing two different things that I need to manually find and click to pause.
Is there any way to see which application is currently primarily handling the push of the play/pause button so I know what to close? Or better yet, a way to re-assign it to the app of my choice?


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I have looked all over the internet and I have seen this issue popup all the time, but none of the 'fixes' seem to work for me.
I have recently switched from a pc to a mac.
I run 3x monitors off my computer and on PC I have had no issues what so ever.
I have a 2019 MacBookPro which is now running Big Sur. (I have recently formatted the computer also to start fresh after my switch from the PC about a month ago).
My initial 1080p monitors (hdmi to displayport) work perfectly fine on the pc, but on the mac I am having issues.
I use a Kensington SD4900P hub to connect all my bits and pieces to the mac.  Everything works fine other than the displays.
I thought they might be the monitors so I upgraded all three to the LG UltraGear 27GL850-B 27" thinking that Mac work with LG to create a 5k monitor that LG would be the way to go, but still nothing is working for me.
I have purchased a USB-C to DisplayPort cable to see if this helps, but nope, nothing there either.  The only difference with the cable running directly into the mac is I get a 'High Dynamic Range' option, which when ticked seems to work a bit, however, it does make my monitor really dull, which is a bit frustrating.
I have also tried resetting my SMC and also the following commands (all with a restart between them)
defaults write -g CGFontRenderingFontSmoothingDisabled -bool FALSE
defaults write com.apple.Safari CGFontRenderingFontSmoothingDisabled -bool FALSE
defaults -currentHost write -globalDomain AppleFontSmoothing -int 3
defaults -currentHost write -g AppleFontSmoothing -int 0
defaults -currentHost write -g AppleFontSmoothing -int 2
defaults write -g CGFontRenderingFontSmoothingDisabled -bool NO

Nothing seems to be helping.  I have already spent upwards of $3k (nzd) on trying to get this to work I really don't want to have to go and switch back to my pc for work.
Are there any other suggestions that I can try to get this to work?  It is also starting to give me a bit of a headache / sore eyes, which is not good as I stare at my screens all day.
I should also mention that my mac display is perfect.


texts: VirtualBox Ubuntu shared folder is empty

texts:
I have a Ubuntu virtual machine (Virtual Box) hosted on my MBP w/ Mountain Lion.  OSX 10.8.6, VirtualBox 4.2.16, Ubuntu 12.4 LTS (32 bit)
PROBLEM
The shared folder(s) as seen in Ubuntu is/are empty.

Diary of searching for an answer on interwebs (No joy so far)
Share folder in VirtualBox Host=Mac OS, Guest=Debian  - No joy. The answer is for manual mounting. Auto mounting explicitly puts/mounts the shared folder in /media directory. Besides I tried it and got "no such file or directory" - but then I may not be understanding exactly where I'm creating this; no terminal guru, I.
Next ...
Set the shared folder via VirtualBox | Devices | shared folders menu. The dialog box indicates "full" access and "auto-mount". Then launched the VM. The shared folder is created, but empty. BTW, the folders are created in /media directory per the VB documentation.
After launching the VM, in Ubuntu, using VB | Devices menu, created a new shared folder. Restart Ubuntu, folder is created but empty.
Next ...
Tried the above, creating "machine folder" and/or "transient folder" - same result as above.
Next ...
Tried the above referencing folders on both drives on my MBP. Same result.
Next ...
Tried adding my logged-in user to the vboxsf group in Ubuntu. useradd -g vboxsf someUser Ubuntu responded:  useradd: user 'someUser' already exists


texts:
I've setup an OS X Lion server at the office I work at, and would like to set it up so all the other Mac's in the office have to login when they want to go on their Mac and it connects to their user I've created on the server.

Can someone give me some resources (tutorial, link, information) to help get me started?


texts: Reliable way to downgrade iPad 2 to iOS 6 without SHSH

texts:
Recently I upgraded my iPad 2 from iOS 7 to iOS 9 which made it slower and buggy (apps frequently crashing). I have regretted ever upgrading to iOS 7 let alone iOS 9. Recently I found some sites (eg this one) which offer ways to do exactly what I want: get my iPad 2 back to iOS 6.

(I'm not sure what sites / instructions to trust but I do generally trust StackExhange advice. I am concerned what the effect would be downloading software from some of these sites.)

A few parameters:

I don't have backups (eg SHSH)
I would prefer to keep some data (eg saved games)
Idiot proof instructions would be a huge plus
I am prepared to jail break as part of the procedure but want to be left with an unbroken iPad

Can anyone tell me a fool-proof and trustworthy way to downgrade?

Edit, why I don't think this is a dupe: I don't think that is a duplicate because there the answer to that general question is that it is no longer possible. But this specific case does appear to be possible in light of recent developments. Plus one answer mentions many devices but not the iPad 2. Finally, that same answer has SHSH as a pre-requisite, my question excludes that.


texts: Where's the serial number of a Mac located, in the storage or in the firmware?

texts:
I know this command gives you the serial number for a Mac:

$ ioreg -l | grep IOPlatformSerialNumber

Where does this command get the serial number from? From the storage or from the firmware (this last more likely I guess)?  Any way to get the serial number from the startup disk, so that you can get the serial number for a machine in target disk mode or connected to an enclosure?


texts:
I wanted to use ffmpeg

ffmpeg -i file.cda file.m4a

but I get the error

Invalid data found when processing input

So how can I convert lots of cda files on macOS?


texts: Does anyone know if a mac can be woken up from the sleep state by a Linux machine over WiFi? The router is non-Apple.


texts: Purchase from random account showing up in Mac App Store?

texts:
There's an app in my Mac App Store update list called "Mahjong Deluxe Free". I have never downloaded this app, let alone play mahjong (is that normal?).
Upon trying to clear it from the list by updating it, I am presented with the following:

The Apple ID entered is not mine, and I have never heard of it. No one else in my house uses my laptop, and I don't know anybody that still uses Hotmail.
I figured I would try clearing it by finding the app and downloading it with my own Apple ID, but the following:

I click OK, and it presents me with a final error, saying:

We could not complete your request.
There was an error in the App Store. Please try again later. (4)

Any ideas on what to do?


texts: Unable to connect to Snapchat outside of Home Wi-Fi

texts:
I've noticed that on my iPhone 5, Snapchat can only connect to the Internet when I'm in my apartment Wi-Fi. Anywhere outside of that, I receive the following message when I try to open the app.

What's strange is that I connect to all of my other apps that require Internet connection just fine outside my home Wi-Fi, but not Snapchat.


texts: What keyboard localization is present on this MacBook?


texts: White banding on iMac while logging in. What does it mean?

texts:
I have a late 2012 iMac which is behaving sluggishly.

I rebooted, and when I try to log in, it hangs for a long time (it’s hard to make out, but it’s rainbow pinwheeling), and then I get a weird whitewash on the screen.

It goes all white, and then the login screen gradually fills in from the bottom. Here’s a picture of it; click through for an animated GIF showing the whole thing:

I suspect this Mac has a hardware problem, but trying to diagnose it with Apple Hardware Test has been unsuccessful.

I haven’t been able to find anything similar on Google for this behaviour, although perhaps I’m not using the right search terms.

Does anybody recognise this behaviour, and know what problem it might indicate?


texts: How do I fix Apple Music "Cloud Music Library is not responding"?

texts:
After Apple System Status showed an iTunes outage today, my iCloud Music Library in Apple Music stopped working on my Mac. I saw the following dialog repeatedly:

I have no control over the firewalls in Cupertino , so how can I fix this?


texts: iTerm: How to make options (e.g. -r) after filenames work?

texts:
How can I make iTerm accept options (e.g. -r) after filenames?
For example, I often delete folders and forget the -r option.
iTerm will accept rm -r folder but not rm folder -r. Any way to make this work?

I think I have seen this work on ubuntu.

I am on macos 10.15.3 with iTerm 3.3.9 and zsh 5.7.1.


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I have WhatsApp set up on my iPhone with iCloud backup. I don't want my WhatsApp media polluting my Photos stream, so I've disabled "Save to camera roll", as I didn't see a way to keep WhatsApp images/video separate to my own photos.

How can I access this backup and see the contents? I don't want to restore to a new phone, I want to actually view the content (specifically I want to import the videos and images into Lightroom).

I've tried searching Google but there are so many spam articles from people offering dodgy apps
I don't see any data on my Macbook in iCloud Drive
I do see the WhatsApp data in my Macbook iCloud settings pane when I click "Manage" in the bottom right corner. This storage screen shows 1.3Gb of WhatsApp data but only lets me delete the data, not access it.

How can I get access to my data?


texts: Software written for Mac that was later ported to Windows

texts:
What notable software is there that was originally written for Macintosh and then later ported to Windows? What makes this software notable?

Let's stick to actual software packages that stand on their own and not ideas or implementations like a window system or menu idiom.


texts:
I just have a quick question of anyone with iOS 7.1-7.1.1.
I have been seeing that iOS 7.1-.1.1 is causing internet issues for people using it.
I was just wondering if anyone could confirm or deny this.
Thanks!


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I work on a MacBook on the go, an iPhone when on the train and a Mac Mini Server for other stuff - it is actually stuffed in my parent's place. But... I also game on a Windows maschine. Now, since I am very tied to the Apple eco-system, I obviously use iCloud for managing most of my stuff. HandOff and singing into my MacBook with my Apple Watch are super convenient and great! Especially sharing tabs and bookmarks across Safari. But unfortunately, I don't seem to get this on Windows - at least not with Opera GX.

See, I don't really like Google Chrome and I use Firefox for other stuff...ahem. So Opera GX is my main browser; it has the great resource limiter which is super great, a lot of customization and somehow it even has Razer Chroma...? But what it does not have is support from iCloud. And that sucks.

So Opera GX allows you to install Google Chrome extensions - and since there is an iCloud extension, I installed it in the hope that I would be able to sync my bookmarks this way. But no, the "iCloud for Windows" does not recognize this attempt at all, unfortunately. But since Opera GX is essentially abstracting itself to run Chrome extensions and - to my knowledge, mind you - runs the Chromium web-engine, I should be able to trick iCloud into believing that my Opera GX was actually Chrome, right?

I haven't succeeded in this, unfortunately. But since Chromium enforces a specific application infrastructure - all the way from command line arguments to internal page routing for settings and alike - I would think that once iCloud thought that my Opera GX was actually Google Chrome, it should sync my bookmarks just fine. Really, I only want my bookmarks - tabs do not matter that much to me, but it would be nice to have! But I don't think Apple would even allow this feature for non-Safari browsers anyway.

So how can I make iCloud for Windows think that Opera GX is Chrome, so it syncs my bookmarks? Thanks!


texts:
I'm on macOS Sierra 10.12.5, and trying to add a library to the usr/lib folder (for an OpenFrameworks project I'm working on).

I've seen similar questions here, here, and here.

However, none of the suggested answers seem to have any effect. On Sierra, it seems that when rebooting in recovery mode, there is no longer any way to access a Terminal window (unless I'm mistaken), so System Integrity Protection can't be disabled by running csrutil disable.

Does anyone have any suggestions?


texts: My iPhone screen started blinking white is now completely white. Can someone tell me if this is fixable?


texts: Apple wireless keyboard + iPad 4: can I map a key to the home button?

texts:
I use the Apple wireless keyboard A1314 (newer model, using two AA batteries) with my iPad 4th (or is it 3.5th generator? whatever is the newest) generation. Is there a way to map one of the buttons to the home key? Is it possible to do this with a jailbroken iPad, if not a jail-unbroken iPad?

An earlier answer says it isn't possible, but refers to iPad 2, so I don't know if anything has changed in the 1.5+ years.

This is more than a minor annoyance with the otherwise great Incase Origami stand, because the home button is physically blocked with the iPad in portrait mode.


texts: Install .mobileconfig OTA to device without using Profile Manager web interface

texts:
I have a Mac Mini running the current El Capitan public release and Server app. Server is running the Profile Manager module, and I have an iPhone 5S which is both in supervised mode and enrolled to the Mac Mini.

If I want to change the configuration of the device, I can log into the web backend of Profile Manager, change the config and submit it - which works great. Instead of logging in each time I want to change the profile, I'd like to automate the push of a new configuration profile to this device, wirelessly.

There's a workflow in the Apple Configurator 2 app called Install Profiles on Devices.action which does just this, with the catch that the device must be physically connected to the Mac.

cfgutil (which ships with Xcode) has a command called install-profile which is what the Automator workflow performs, like this for example:

cfgutil -C test.crt -K test.key -e 0x0000000000000 install-profile profile.mobileconfig

As before, it requires the device to be physically connected to the Mac. (it works great, and installs the profile silently too - as the device is in supervised mode)

Does anyone know of a method to install this profile wirelessly to a known device under the control of Profile Manager?


texts: Add a link to Reading List from Terminal

texts:
Is it possible to add the links to the Reading List from terminal or Alfred without opening Safari?

Maybe some AppleScript snippet would do?


texts: What is the case screw length and thread pitch for the 2010 MacBook 13" Model 7,1?

texts:
I have a 2010 MacBook 13" Model 7,1. It has recently gotten some upgrades and one of the screws wandered off and was eaten by a grue.

What length and thread pitch are the eight screws holding the bottom panel on to the laptop body on this model?

These screws and panel are shown in this iFxit tutorial. I see that these are 4mm screws. I would like to know the screw size so that I can just order them as generic screws in my next McMaster-Carr delivery.

Metric screws are measured by the outside diameter of the threads, the spacing between threads and the length as in Ma-b X c. iFixit tells me the length is 4mm. So I have Ma-b X 4mm. I need to know a and b. I suspect that this may be a non-standard or atypical screw size.


texts: How do I fix a microphone problem in Skype?

texts:
I have a problem that my voice sounds stutterred or certain bits are skipped when using Skype.

I found the solution here:

https://superuser.com/questions/728164/skype-cutting-out-and-skipping-my-voice

but I can't find the option of removing the ambient noise cancellation anywhere on my mac! Reading about it on the web, it seems like it was removed from the newer macOS.

How can I then fix the problem, which seems to come from that "feature" of canceling ambient noise?


texts: Using ARD to set SSID, but users get keychain login prompt

texts:
I am trying to "blast" out the credentials for our next enterprise wireless SSID to all of our users using unix commands via Apple Remote Desktop. I did this flawlessly several years ago when I created the current netork/SSID. When the process gets to this command"networksetup -addpreferredwirelessnetworkatindex en0 [SSID] 0 WPA2 [Passphrase]", a popup reading, "network setup wants to use the 'login' keychain. Please enter the keychain password."

I am running the command as root and the network is added no matter what, but how can I eliminate that popup from appearing so as to not get 200 support calls/tickets?

Clients are 11" Airs running 10.10, 10.11, 10.12.


texts:
Many years ago I vaguely recall that the Finder in Mac OS X would start having problems if a folder contained 2,000 - 3,000 items or more.

Apple doc says that the HFS Plus file system has a theoretical limit of a 2 billion files per folder all Mac OS X versions.

What is the practical limit?

Will having 10,000 photos in a folder be a problem?


texts: How to name a deskop in mission control?

texts:
I have multiple desktops. I want to be able to name them. Is it possible out of the box?

Or at least does MacOS have API for that? I'd create an application.


texts: Is it possible to detect any certificates not packaged by Apple?

texts: I recently received a Mac and connected to my employer's network. When I connected, my Mac (not browser, it was in the connection dialog) asked me to do something with a new certificate. I accidentally clicked yes before I got past the title, and am worried I installed a root cert that allows my employer to see my encrypted traffic. Is there any way to check for any installed certificates not put there by Apple?


texts:
There's is a problem when changing the language  on my MacBook Air, if I need to change the language I have to press ⌘+space not once, but I have to press it twice if I need to change the language from English to Arabic!

How can I fix this so I only have press it once?


texts: Not a directory when I use the whatis command

texts:
When I use whatis apropos, it displays the following:
makewhatis: /usr/local/opt/grep/libexec/man: Not a directory
makewhatis: /usr/local/opt/gnu-which/libexec/man: Not a directory
makewhatis: /usr/local/opt/gnu-tar/libexec/man: Not a directory
makewhatis: /usr/local/opt/gnu-sed/libexec/man: Not a directory
makewhatis: /usr/local/opt/gnu-indent/libexec/man: Not a directory
makewhatis: /usr/local/opt/findutils/libexec/man: Not a directory
makewhatis: /usr/local/opt/ed/libexec/man: Not a directory
makewhatis: /usr/local/opt/make/libexec/man: Not a directory
makewhatis: /usr/local/opt/coreutils/libexec/man: Not a directory
apropos(1)               - search the whatis database for strings
apropos(1)               - search the whatis database for strings

I'd like to know if it is normal to have outputs like Not a directory.
If it is not normal, then is there any way I can fix this?


texts: Symlinked Movies and Downloads. Restore icons?

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I've recently replaced the optical drive of my Macbook Pro with an SSD and installed Mountain Lion freshly on there. This leaves the HDD available as well and on by popular suggestion I've symlinked a couple directories. iTunes Media, Movies and Downloads, specifically. Worked fine!

Now I've ran into a slight inconvenience: the icons and folder name localizations got messed up. Have a look at the screenshot below.

My system is set up to be Dutch, but as you can see in the screenshot above the Downloads and Movies folders are still English. I did add .localized files to both folders and the actual folders on the HDD did change to localized names (their icons did not change, but then again they're not in a Users directory - only the simlink is).

The icons are missing in the Finder side-bar as well, as you can see.

Any ideas on how I could fix this?


texts: Is there an iPod touch voice control app that can play music offline?

texts: I recently bought a 5th generation iPod touch, but was dismayed to learn that I can't use Siri to play music in my car because it doesn't work offline. Is there a voice control app that I can use to choose songs without a wifi connection?


texts:
I am trying to bind a shortcut to perform cut command in iTerm2. Obviously, cut is bound to Cmd + x, but I would also like it to be bound to Ctrl + w.

I did this easily for paste by going to iTerm2 → Preferences → Profiles → keys and setting the action to paste.

But there is no cut action.

So how can I achieve this?

For some other actions which don't appear listed, I have used their escape code or hex code representation as shown in answers to the question iTerm - going one word backwards and forwards.

I wonder where can I find a list of these representations and their actions?

Ideally, I would like to have Ctrl + w cut the selected text, or if there is no selection, then the entire line. Is this possible?

My goal is to make iTerm2 work more like Emacs.


texts: Can you add an external fingerprint reader to a MacBook that will work like the built-in reader?

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I would like to use an external keyboard, mouse, monitor, etc and have my MacBook closed. The only issue is that I can no longer access the fingerprint scanner. Is there a way to use an external one? FYI, I have installed Unlox which is very useful but doesn't cover all cases where a fingerprint can be used.

Yes, I read the similar question but thought this one was different since that one referenced a 10-yr old Macbook that didn't have the Touchbar. And there are ways to solve the problem in that question.


texts: NTP not updating back to system time in macOS

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In macOS 10.12.6 , I am trying to forward the clock using the date command.

E.g.: today's date is 25-09-2017 and I am setting it to 27-09-2017. But using ntp I am unable to revert my system time back to 25-09-2017.

I have "time.asia.apple.com" set in /etc/ntp.conf.

When I try to issue the command

sudo killall -9 ntpd; sudo ntpdate "time.asia.apple.com"

I am getting the following output:

  27 Sep 20:25:36 ntpdate[5085]: no server suitable for synchronization found

I am not sure why my system time is not moving back to 25th of Sep.

I even tried it with "time1.google.com" . The clock is still not returning back to today's date.


texts: Is there a way to disable the "enter a password to unlock the disk" prompt for a disk?

texts: I installed macOS on a partition in an external drive which is encrypted with FireVault. I don't want to mount it when I plug it in, but I get the "enter a password to unlock the disk" prompt whenever I plug the drive in (which is fairly often) and I need to escape out of it every time. Is there a way to stop showing this prompt, while not having to mount it? You can prevent it from coming up with the "[remember password in keychain]" option but that would mount it every time.


texts: How to trigger a bash script from right click in Safari on a particular URL?

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is it possible when I'm in Safari and have link (URL) to trigger a bach script with an right mouse option?

The bach script should be run with this format:
bash scriptname.sh -parameter -parameter URL

Thanks!


texts: How can I stream to Airplay and Bluetooth simultaneously?

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I have an iMac with airport express and I also have a logitech bluetooth speaker adapter.

Seemingly I cannot play through both at the same time.

I have even tried going to the MIDI settings and creating an 'aggregate' audio device but it just flips back after a few seconds of it being selected (to a working method)

EDIT: Snow Leopard 10.6.8


texts: Office 365: Outlook — limit sync to 30 days

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I have just installed MS Outlook for Mac and am trying to prevent it from downloading my entire inbox with emails dating back to 2008.

I have an IMAP Gmail account and only want Outlook to sync emails from the 30 most recent days. This is quite easy to achieve in Thunderbird but I can't see anything for this for Outlook?


texts: Windows 10 VM Freezes in Parallels 13 - Windows 7 VMs are OK

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For years I have run Windows 7 VMs using Parallels on the Mac without any problems

I have recently virtualised a Windows 10 laptop to a virtual machine using the Parallels tools - this VM freezes after a short while - I get the MAC spinning wheel in the VM and the VM is unresponsive. This can happen after a few minutes if I just start the VM but don't do anything, other times it takes longer e.g. 30 minutes to freeze. The Mac continues to work without any problems. My old Windows 7 VMs run without problems.

When the VM freezes the Mac Activity Monitor has the Parallels Desktop process is not listed as 'not responding' - the virtual machine process is there too but not marked as not responding - I have to force quit both processes to restart the VM.

My Mac is running High Sierra version 10.13.5
Parallels is version 13.3.2
Windows is Windows 10 build 1803 - OS build 17143.112

I have made sure I have applied all updates to Parallels, also I have followed the instructions in various knowledge base articles (e.g. https://kb.parallels.com/112091) but unfortunately none have fixed the problem.

What can be done to remedy Windows 10 guest VM performance issues and freezing?


texts: How do I set the default size of my finder window to a size of my choice? Currently each time I open a finder window, it opens up in a very small size and I have to adjust it before I can start looking for my files. I'm running Yosemite.


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I am using macOS Catalina; there are 2 LG UltraFine displays with speakers in them. I can use one or the other fine, but it would be nice if I could use both speakers at the same time.

I tried making an aggregated device with the Audio MIDI Setup app as per the instruction of this Apple Support Article.

Whenever I try to change the volume, macOS says that I can't (it shows the volume HUD with a no sign).

Is it possible to have the volume play out of both monitor speakers? If so, what do I need to do?


texts: MacOs Filesystem damaged attempts to recover my data

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So this is my situation:
Before to have the problem my mac had 2 main partitions, on the first one there was installed osx and on the second one linux. Yesterday I did cmd+r but in the while, the charger was not attached to my mac and it died. Since that moment at startup, no filesystem exists anymore and there are some problems with partitions.

Now, what I want to do is getting back my data from osx partition and I made some attempts till now without some success:

I run cmd+r (it was restored the original recover system from internet) -> disk utility -> partitions cannot be mounted and the mac osx partition type Is marked with a strange name like FFFFFF (like shown in the picture above). From disk utility seems to be nothing to do so...
...I created a bootable USB using a Linux iso(redo Recovery) and I run it trying to recover my data with some program. First of all, I cannot mount the volume where osx is located, I tried to recover my data with Gparted but it says no filesystem has been found. I tried also testdisk, it founds a lot of partitions but till now I was not able to recover anything yet:

Typing P, TestDisk is not able to find data anyway (it says can't open partition file system seems to be damaged or no file found, the file system may be damaged)
Note that the operating system installed was Catalina (for the osx partition)
So, what can I do to recover my file from that osx partition? Thanks
EDIT:
I'm trying to restore the partition as suggested here: How to fix broken GPT, GUID and unmountable, no type volumes? , but I cannot understand if there is any other partition with the type ID damaged.
The partition with index 2 is the partition which I have modified from ID FFFF.. to 5374:

Keep in mind that I have a Linux partition installed on the system too. Help to restore it would be appreciated.
Latest Update:
I tried to change the partition type as the following:

Now the MBR seems to be still broken but at least I had access to my account manually pressing alt at startup and choosing Machintosh HD I can recover all my data.
Since we're talking about it, as education purpose info, what should I change and how to reconfigure correctly MBR to startup Catalina?


texts: Where can I find default Microsoft fonts Calibri, Cambria?

texts: If I want to test or use default Microsoft fonts on my Mac, and I own a post-2006 copy of Windows or Office, I believe I can legally use Calibri and Cambria although IANAL. This would be especially helpful when collaborating with colleagues using Office products like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Right now, I get a warning like: "Calibri not found. Trebuchet MS used instead." Where can I find them?


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I am using Adobe Audition. I have defined a few shortcuts for functions I use the most. These shortcuts work sometimes, sometimes don't.

This is also true for shortcuts I have defined for other applications.

When these shortcuts fail, I click on the menu where their respective functions are and then if I try the shortcuts again they work but seconds later they fail again.

Is there a way to make they always work?


texts: Whatsapp-Restore from iCloud is not showing my Backup

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10 days back, I've made a backup of Whatsapp and then I uninstalled the application and Signed out of iCloud to give my iPhone 6 to my friend.

Now when I signed back into iCloud and installed Whatsapp again and gave my same old number, Restore from iCloud saying "No Backup found".

But I can see the Whatsapp backup of 540MB in Settings> iCloud> Manage Storage> Backups. It has messages from more than a year that I'm saving it.

I never came across this situation earlier while reinstalling.

I've enough storage space to restore and I tried with connecting to the Wi-Fi and Mobile data.

My current iOS version is 10.3.1 from more than a month.

Any help or suggestion to get back my backup would be highly appreciated. what should I do now?

Thanks million


texts: Time Machine - Cannot access the personal files I saved

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I had partitioned my 2TB time capsule with 500GB for backups and remaining for my files under folder 'Personal'. Since yesterday, I cannot see the folder Personal when I look at the Time Capsule under Finder. I only see the sparesbundle file when I open the time capsule now.

Please help.


texts: Xcode 4.2 install for Snow Leopard fails with an OpenGLApps.pkg

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During an install of XCode 4.2 for Snow Leopard (this is on a brand new install of Mac OSX that has been updated to the latest OSX version), I'm getting the following error in the /var/log/install.log file.

Failed install preflight: Error Domain=PKInstallErrorDomain Code=102
UserInfo=0x1003c46b0 "The package “OpenGLApps.pkg” is untrusted." Underlying
Error=(Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-2147409654 UserInfo=0x1003b1f10
"The operation couldn’t be completed. CSSMERR_TP_CERT_EXPIRED")

The installer indicates a generic error and suggests to try the install again or contact the vendor.

Based on the entry in install.log, I'm guessing that there may be a way to force the OpenGLApps package to ignore the cert check.

This install was downloaded today from apple's developer website under Other Downloads.


texts: How to save a workflow service as an App?

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I have a workflow service I built using Automator that I would like to distribute through the Mac App Store.

I've successfully "exported" the workflow, signed with my developer ID.  I can open the workflow in XCode, but I don't see options to set the bundle ID, assign to a team etc.

Any ideas?


texts: I have Maps, Photos and iBooks icons returning to my dock after a reboot even though I removed them several times already. Is there some way to remove them? They seem to be set as defaults, can I change these defaults somehow?


texts: What exactly is the difference between Badges, Alerts, and Sounds?

texts:
I specifically want to know what the difference is between badges and alerts in the Notifications options in the iPhone 4.

Could you provide screenshots of each case?


texts: Big Sur update changed Home/Documents folder behavior with Dropbox

texts:
I have used Dropbox for 8+ years.  I used symbolic links to map the Mac home folders to Dropbox until that would not work (about 1.5 years ago).  So came up with the following process to move home folders to a Dropbox backup folder and then link those folder so the mac home folder; then make the links permanent  It has worked just fine until Big Sur WRT documents folder.  I could sudo mv all folders to a backup folder in Dropbox.  But when I made the symbolic links ln -s for the Mac home folder, the Documents folder in the Home directory will not disappear.  The ln -s command generates no response nor an error message.
I have turned off system integrity protection to no avail.
It is most frustrating, as I had a process that worked perfectly for back up and replication between machines that has stopped working b/c of some undocumented behavior.
Is there anyone who has some insight that can lead me forward?


texts: Is there a way to make certain apps switch to my active screen? (Rather than other way)

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I use a lot of screens, and each screen I have dedicated to a specific task, generally. What happens is that I have some apps, like Finder and Terminal, that I want to follow me when I switch to them. So my dream workflow would be like follows:
I'm working on a project. I need to grab a quick file or run a quick terminal command, I cmd-tab those apps and they come to my current screen so I can run a command or drag and drop a file.

I use iTerm with a transparent full screen setup, which is soooo cool when it overlays my current screen, but usually it just drags me to a different screen. I went through iTerm's settings (and Finder's) but it didn't seem like they had built in support for this sort of thing. Is there any MacOS trickery I can use instead?

I'm on OS El Capitan 10.11.06 but I can upgrade if that'll help.


texts: Network Sharing Dies Constantly followup

texts:
We have the same situation as in this post - Network Sharing Dies Constantly
The server stops publishing its shares to the network and none of the 10.13 and 10.14 Mac clients can access the shares anymore. It's happening on a Mac Pro 2010 running 10.13.6 with all the latest patches. The symptoms are identical with the exception that it happens weekly, not hourly.  Apple tech support was less than helpful.  Glorfindel, were you able to resolve the problem or did your touch script provide a workaround? We are planning on migrating to 10.14 when the new Mac Pro is available but any assistance or insight would be greatly appreciated.


texts: Is there a way to suppress valid files beginning with dot (.) in a tar archive giving false errors and files?

texts:
I have a tar compressed archive created on a linux system that has valid files in a directory beginning with dot (.).

When I extract that tar file on a Mac, tar thinks that the dotted file is a resource fork

On linux:

# mkdir test_dir
# cd test_dir
# echo hello > ._SUCCESS.crc
# cd ..
# tar cvzf test_dir.tar.gz test_dir
test_dir/
test_dir/._SUCCESS.crc
# tar tf test_dir.tar.gz
test_dir/
test_dir/._SUCCESS.crc

On the Mac:

$ tar xzf test_dir.tar.gz
tar: copyfile unpack (test_dir/SUCCESS.crc) failed: No such file or directory
$ ls -la test_dir
total 8
drwxr-xr-x  4 xxxx  xxxx  128 Jul 31 16:31 .
drwxr-xr-x  4 xxxx  xxxx  128 Jul 31 16:31 ..
-rw-r--r--  1 xxxx  xxxx    6 Jul 31 16:22 ._SUCCESS.crc
-rw-r--r--  1 xxxx  xxxx    0 Jul 31 16:31 SUCCESS.crc

Is there any way to suppress the belief that any given dot file is a resource fork?

For the curious, this is part of a sequence file export from HDFS.


texts: Airport Express not getting IP address from Telus SE567 DSL router

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I'm trying to set up an Airport Express with a home network based off of a DSL wifi router (model SE567) that came with a Telus internet connection.  The Airport Express doesn't get a valid IP address from DHCP on the router.  I can plug it in with ethernet and have it work, but it's not very convenient to have to have it plugged in all the time.

What could be causing it to go to a self-assigned IP instead of getting one properly from the router?

EDIT: I want to use the airport express primarily for AirPlay. I want it to join my existing wifi network, which is secured with WPA2 Personal (AES).

EDIT 2: When I hook it up to the network via Ethernet, it works great.  I can even have it join the network and it appears to work.  The light is green, and I can play music.  But when I unplug the Ethernet cable, it stops working.  The wireless router refuses to assign a valid IP address via DHCP.


texts: Is there a keyboard shortcut to jump directly to a particular full screen app in Lion?

texts:
When you full screen an application in Lion, it "flies out" of the desktop space it started in, and winds up at the end of the spaces list (assuming you have turned off auto-arranging).

As a result if the app being pulled out of the spaces flow, there is no way to ctrl+1/2/3etc to jump to the space it is currently occupying.

Does anyone know how you can make a keyboard shortcut so you can jump directly to full screened apps?


texts: Is it possible to have IOS simulator in my Linux Mint?

texts: I need to have iOS simulator for my Linux Mint OS to check my website responsive in various iOS devices is this possible as I know this feature is available in almost all Macs but I cannot afford a Mac right now.


texts: How do I save images in Messages to my hard drive?

texts:
I want to save some phone space and dump pics to Photos, and some cloud pic storage. Is there any easy way to dump pics from all convos?

Yeah I know about iExplorer. I was wondering if there was something on the Mac that I could script.


texts:
So a friend of mine found a lost iPhone 6. It has activation lock, and I see no information on the previous owner.
I see the IMEI on the back, is it possible to get any information from Apple or whatever about who the user is? if I could get my hands on the email address, at least, I could contact him/her.

Any help?


texts: How to type numbers while using pinyin input on a non-qwerty keyboard?

texts:
I'm using the pinyin input on an AZERTY Macbook Pro keyboard and when I try to type a number, it prints the associated symbol instead (i.e. for "1", it prints "&", for "2", "é", etc.).

I've tried in combination with the Shift key, Fn key, Cmd key but it always only print the symbol and not the number.

Any idea how to make this work?


texts: What does the Legacy Video Card Patch do on the Mojave patcher?

texts:
I recently installed Mojave on a 2008 MacPro3,1 with a flashed Radeon R9 270X. Boot screen is fine, debug boot messages scroll by fine, but then when it gets to the login screen the display goes blank / sleep.
On an experimental installation, I also installed the Legacy Video Card Patch. No more problems, but I've noticed minor graphical issues as a result and also have read comments somewhere that "if you can avoid it, don't use the patch".
So that being said, I've found little-to-no description as to what the LVCP does. The best I can tell is that it allows for non-Metal GPUs to be used on Mojave. Given that I have a Metal-compatible GPU, I theoretically should be able to avoid installing the patch, but unfortunately I've only found that I can get the display to work when it is installed.
Does anyone know what specifically the Legacy Video Card Patch does? More to the point, any thoughts as to why I need to install it in this configuration or how I can resolve the display issue?


texts:
On Ubuntu, I use VLC to play all types of videos. Now I have a MacBook Air I bought in 2017 with macOS High Sierra. I tried to play an AVI file, but QuickTime does not recognize the format. There is no other app it offers in Applications. So I tried searching for VLC on the App Store but unable to find it.

How can I play AVI videos, which QuickTime does not recognize on macOS? Why isn't VLC on the App Store?


texts: MacBook Pro won't wake up when stacked on another sleeping MacBook Pro

texts:
I noticed a really weird behavior on my MacBook Pro today.

I have two of them at work, a 13" late 2011 (which I don't use often), and a 13" early 2011 where I put a SSD (which is my main computer).

So the late 2011 MBP usually stays asleep and the early 2011 (with SSD) sits on top of it. But I noticed that if I try to wake up the SSD MBP (by opening the lid) while the other one under it is sleeping, my MBP doesn't wake up. But as soon as I pick it up, it wakes.

This only happens when I open the lid when the MacBook sits on top of the other one. If I wake it up elsewhere, it works perfectly.

I don't know if it's clear, as it's a bit weird. It's not really a problem actually but it would be nice if someone could clear up this mystery (still, I actually spent some time the other day trying to understand why it wouldn't wake up, I even reset the SMC)

I thought about the magnet that holds the lid closed that could act like the iPad Smart Cover but the magnet doesn't seem to be that strong.


texts: Fixing up a HFS+ filesystem enough to rescue some files

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I have a HFS+ formatted drive that just died on me. I have a back up but it's a about a week old. Unfortunately, I have a few files that I've changed and added since then that I would like to rescue before throwing it out.

Running fsck on it gives this output:

tangrs:~ new_tangrs$ sudo fsck_hfs -d /dev/disk1s2
Password:
journal_replay(/dev/disk1s2) returned 0
** /dev/rdisk1s2
    Using cacheBlockSize=32K cacheTotalBlock=32768 cacheSize=1048576K.
   Executing fsck_hfs (version diskdev_cmds-557~393).
** Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
** Checking extents overflow file.
** Checking catalog file.
   Missing thread record (id = 18)
   File record has hard link chain flag (id = 14050171)
   File record has hard link chain flag (id = 14050178)
   File record has hard link chain flag (id = 14050182)
...
   File record has hard link chain flag (id = 9464626)
   File record has hard link chain flag (id = 9464630)
   File record has hard link chain flag (id = 9464633)
   Missing thread record (id = 2056093)
   Missing thread record (id = 2056272)
   Missing thread record (id = 3885380)
...
   Missing thread record (id = 21227307)
   Missing thread record (id = 21479379)
   Missing thread record (id = 21504654)
   Incorrect number of thread records
(4, 154)
    CheckCatalogBTree: dirCount = 3230, dirThread = 1815
   Incorrect number of thread records
(4, 154)
    CheckCatalogBTree: fileCount = 3640, fileThread = 1935
   Unused node is not erased (node = 40959)
** Checking multi-linked files.
   Incorrect number of file hard links
    filelink prime buckets do not match
** Checking catalog hierarchy.
** The volume   could not be verified completely.
    volume check failed with error 2
    volume type is pure HFS+
    primary MDB is at block 0 0x00
    alternate MDB is at block 0 0x00
    primary VHB is at block 2 0x02
    alternate VHB is at block 1329072302 0x4f3808ae
    sector size = 512 0x200
    VolumeObject flags = 0x07
    total sectors for volume = 1329072304 0x4f3808b0
    total sectors for embedded volume = 0 0x00
CheckHFS returned -1317, fsmodified = 0
tangrs:~ new_tangrs$

Obviously the volume is beyond the help of disk utility.

When I try to mount it, it just kicks me out with a weird error message.

tangrs:~ new_tangrs$ sudo mount -o ro -t hfs /dev/disk1s2 /Volumes/HDD
mount_hfs: No such file or directory
tangrs:~ new_tangrs$ sudo dmesg | tail
hfs_mountfs: encountered failure 2
hfs_mount: hfs_mountfs returned 2
hfs_mounthfsplus: cat_idlookup returned (2) getting rootfolder
hfs_mounthfsplus: encountered errorr (2)
hfs_mountfs: encountered failure 2
hfs_mount: hfs_mountfs returned 2
hfs_mounthfsplus: cat_idlookup returned (2) getting rootfolder
hfs_mounthfsplus: encountered errorr (2)
hfs_mountfs: encountered failure 2
hfs_mount: hfs_mountfs returned 2
tangrs:~ new_tangrs$

Can anyone help out here?


texts: Can iPhone5 to play my own recorded video stored on a flashdrive?

texts:
I regularly use an iPhone 5 to record video of lectures and tutorials.

If I transfer the videos to an OTG flash drive, and delete them from iPhone storage, is it possible to play them again (while the flashdrive is connected to the iPhone)?

Is there any app I need to be download beforehand?


texts:
I have ~350 GB of music. I recently bought a iPod Classic (160 GB).

When I try to sync the iPod with my computer, it produces a "Not enough space" error, and copies no music to the iPod.

I would expect it to sync some portion of my library, and ideally rotate the synced portion every time it is connected.

Is this normal behaviour, or is something broken?

If it is normal behaviour, is there any way to make itunes sync a random subset of the music in my library, until it fills the iPod?


texts: Can I use an iMac as an external monitor if not booting up the OS?

texts:
My 2012 iMac was in a room with room temperature of about 39 C, and now the hard drive seems to be not working well, taking 5 minutes to launch an app.  If I boot up Win 7 using bootcamp, Win 7 reports that the hard drive might have problems.

I wonder how high the cost of repairing it, and I might get a new iMac, so a plan is, to use the old iMac as an external display for my Macbook Air.

But is it true that I must turn on the iMac and boot up Mac OS X or Win 7 in order for it to act as an external monitor?  It will just be boot up the OS and I won't use it since it is not functioning, so I would like to find a way to somehow just use it as an external display but without having the processor and RAM all be consuming power.

(a partial solution might be to turn on the iMac while pressing the Option key, so that it will let me choose the OS to boot up to, and the display might be able to be used, without any OS running.  But the processor and the RAM probably will still be consuming power).


texts: Shortcuts & gestures you can't live without

texts:
What are some gestures or shortcuts you use on a daily basis that you can't live without?

I've found the BetterTouchTool preference pane add on to be great for creating custom gestures on a per app or universal basis


texts: macbook pro battery looks fine , but computer won't work on it and its not charging?

texts:
My macbook battery is 94% charge , condition is normal and cycle count is 30 , it used to work fine a couple of days ago . now computer won't boot on if not connected to power and if I disconnect power it shuts down .
how do I make sure that battery is or is not dead ??
Edit1:
also when the charger and the battery is connected its not stable and reboots.
if the battery is disconnected , it doesn't reboot ( but I think something is up with the performance ) .
Edit 2:
its a macbook pro 2011 specs with 16G of ram.
I also did a hardware diagnostic without the battery and no problems were found.


texts:
One thing I recall about my parents' old iMac (Mac OS X Tiger) was the ability to set a custom shortcut for a particular character or deadkey. While I did take advantage of that, I mainly used it in a frivolous manor.

However, regardless, I've realised that there are a couple of characters in the Hebrew type case that don't come on any of the built-in keyboards for the Mac, namely the meteg, a character used to mark syllabic emphases in certain situations. My need to access this character reminded me of the above anecdote and got me wondering whether there still exists a way to create such a shortcut.

Is it possible to create a typing shortcut as described above? If it makes a  difference, I'd be using it mainly in Pages.


texts:
Sometime back I have synced my iPhone with My Pictures folder in a PC.
That PC is now gone.
I dont have those photos anywhere but in my phone.
I can't see them from iTunes when connect my phone to PC.
I can't see them thru Windows Explorer.
I can't delete them in my phone.
When I try to turn on iCloud Photo Library, it says 1600+ photos will be removed.
I would like to copy them to my PC and delete them all from my phone. How do I that?


texts: How to set system-wide DNS server settings on macOS, not for each network?

texts:
I'd like to set one DNS server IP that my Mac should always use, but currently I have to repeat the same process every time I connect to a new network:

System Preferences > Network > Wi-Fi > Advanced > DNS > "+" etc.

Is it possible to set it once and forget it?


texts: How to force Pages to explain a grammar correction

texts:
See the picture below. I have typed something and Pages is telling me that there is an error.

I hove the mouse cursor over the word and no explanation appears.

Is there a way to force Pages to explain the error?


texts: Downloaded ibooks get deleted when icloud sync is turned off, even under airplane mode

texts:
Recently, I had all my iBooks deleted from local storage as detailed in this question: Books automatically deletes my books when offline, and when there is enough space on device.
I went through and downloaded all the books to local storage by tapping them. I believe that they are in local storage as they can be read on airplane mode, but they do not appear in iphone storage. However, turning off icloud sync of ibooks: settings -> Apple ID, iCloud... -> iCloud -> Books causes all the books to be deleted or hidden from my iphone, even if the phone is on airplane mode. How would I go about recovering these books without leaving sync on as it would delete the books again?


texts: Newly-upgraded Mavericks machine hangs on startup

texts: I just upgraded to Mavericks on my 2.8 quad desktop, and now it won't fully boot.  It gets to the Apple logo, then hangs. I tried safe boot but got the same result.  Where to next?


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My dock is positioned on the right. As I launch/quit/minimize applications, the width of the dock is always changing. This behavior either makes the dock overlap my maximized windows (maximized via Divvy), or it leaves a gap between right side of a window and the dock.

Is there a way to lock the size of the Dock so that it doesn't change regardless of the number of icons on it?


texts: OS X reinstallation and Amazon software.

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I just purchased a second hand, 2-Week old MacBook Air. I downloaded the Mac Office from Amazon. When installing, I'm prompted to enter an Administrator Password, which I still don't have, as the guy who sold me the computer has not yet given it to me.

So, can I reinstall the computer without this password? And if so, will I be able to re-download the Office file from Amazon Software Library? And, would this reinstallation solve my problem of not having the computer's Administrator Password?


texts: Dropbox sync alike app, that use own web server

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Possible Duplicate:
  Dropbox-like client for FTP? or WebDAV? or CMIS?

Is there any Dropbox sync alike app , that can
-use own ftp server
-sync like Dropbox(if there is a change is local drive then auto upload to the ftp server)


texts: My 2010 MacBook Pro is stuck at the Apple logo and spinner (followed by a circle with a line through it). I accidentally mis-typed and altered the NVRAM setting. (as this sudo nvrm "rd=wrognserver"). I have already tried ⌘ Command⌥ OptionPR, to no avail (but suspect the keyboard is not working, I have ordered a wired USB keyboard, awaiting delivery). Any clues would be helpful.


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I am in a playlist and if I tap the shuffle then the music changes but that song then repeats.  I can't get the menu described in previous answers How can I get an iPhone to play songs in order

What do I tap or do to shuffle a playlist?


texts: How to programmatically get the path to the wallpaper on the active desktop?

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I'm trying to get the path to the wallpaper in the active desktop.
However, I'm having trouble reliably getting this.

The following sources indicate that ~/Library/Application Support/Dock/desktoppicture.db is a sqlite database
with information about the background.

http://grahamgilbert.com/blog/2013/10/28/setting-a-desktop-picture-in-mavericks/
gist.github.com/gregneagle/6225747 (Can somebody prefix this with http? SE is preventing me from posting more than 2 links because of my low reputation on this board)

However, these sources set a new background and don't try
to read the contents of the sqlite database for the active desktop.

I've dumped the contents of this file on my system and have uploaded
it as a gist at https://gist.github.com/bamos/6c5fb63ec1d9b8dc9205.

This file seems to contain information about displays,
and reading the last value of data seems to get the active wallpaper
sometimes.

Is there a way I can use desktoppicture.db to get the wallpaper in the active desktop every time?
Is there another way I can programmatically get a path to the active wallpaper?

Edit: forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1525299 (can somebody add http?) is another
source of getting this information with AppleScript, but for some reason
the following snippet is returning Wave.jpg when Wave.jpg isn't the
active wallpaper.

tell application "Finder"
    set theDesktopPic to desktop picture
    set theName to displayed name of theDesktopPic
    display dialog theName
end tell

To clarify, my wallpaper is set to randomly cycle through
a directory.

I tried running the following command as suggested in the answers.

tell application "System Events" to get properties of every desktop

However, on my system, this outputs:

display name:Color LCD, change interval:1800.0, id:69731840, random order:true, picture rotation:1, pictures folder:/Users/bamos/Pictures/wallpaper/nature, picture:/Library/Desktop Pictures/Wave.jpg, translucent menu bar:missing value, class:desktop,

which doesn't include the wallpaper of the active desktop.

I disabled the random picture cycling and

osascript -e 'tell application "Finder" to set desktop picture to {"Macintosh HD:Library:Desktop Pictures:Beach.jpg"} as alias'

changes my background to the stock beach wallpaper, and

osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to get properties of every desktop'

now shows picture:/Library/Desktop Pictures/Beach.jpg. However, this is not helpful because I want to get the background when I'm randomly cycling through a directory.


texts: How can I make my macbook pro liquid proof?

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As I hang around those who are toilet training, and people who really dislike macs, I'm wondering if there is any way to make my macbook pro urine proof?

Update

What about adding a waterproof case, if any exist? I'd like to be able to use it at the same time if possible.


texts:
My MacBook Pro 9,2 suddenly cannot boot anymore (I see a question mark). I started it in recovery mode and disk utility does not seem to see any HDD plugged in. I removed the HDD and I placed it inside a USB adapter, and it seems to be properly recognized by another Linux machine. Then I tried to boot the mac recovery system and the HDD is properly recognized from the same USB case.
Then I tried to install a SSD unit inside the macbook: recovery system can recognize the SSD properly.
Any idea why the macbook seems to suddenly be unable to detect a regular old original HDD when installed with the SATA connector while still being able to detect SATA SSD and to detect anything plugged via USB?
I also tried to reset NVRAM and PRAM, nothing changed.


texts: Is there any place to download Apple Configurator 1.3?

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I would like to use Apple Configurator for our Store iPads, but I can't upgrade my iMac to 10.8 (min. Requirement for AC 1.4) right now.

Where can I get 1.3 or any other version that I could install on 10.7.5?


texts: Experiencing issues with saving documents and accessing user accounts after moving Home folder

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Recently I had a larger (2 TB) secondary SATA SSD installed in my iMac (running Big Sur)  in order to incorporate data from several external HDDs that are nearing the end of their effective lifespan. Since the Macintosh HD is a 256 GB drive I thought it practical to transfer the Home folder and other user folders to the secondary drive so it wouldn't be filled to capacity as soon as I started importing my external files. I followed this guide https://www.lifewire.com/move-macs-home-folder-new-location-2260157 and everything went smoothly at first.
However, after pointing the different user folders to the new locations in the secondary drive via the "Users and groups" interface I noticed that my wife could no longer sign in to her account. When I pointed her account back toward the original user folder on Macintosh HD this was no longer an issue. It's also proved impossible to save documents from Word to anything but the documents folders in the original users folders on the Macintosh HD.
Now I'm wondering what the issues are. Let me start by saying that I'm not really Mac-savvy to begin with and I suspect it's got something to do with ownership and levels of access to the different folders and drives, but I'm not knowledgeable enough to figure it out. Normally I wouldn't have attempted to root around with the Home folder and stuff, but the guide made it look so simple (silly me).
If anyone can give me some advice on how to solve this, or whether I should simply move the Home folder back to the Macintosh HD and try to keep pictures and other large folders on the secondary drive, I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.


texts: Applescript to turn on mirroring and set resolution to Scaled + 1440 x 900 when external display is connected

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When I connect an external display I need a script to automatically:
1. Check if external monitor is connected by detecting the "Attachment" tab exists.
2. Activate the "Attachment" Tab to focus.
3. Turn ON the mirroring only if it's off.
Set Resolution as:
4. "Optimize for" -> "Built-in Retina Display" (changing combobox).
5. "Scaled" (Radio button selection) .
6. "Select 1440 x 900". (option which is on the left of default).

I have a MacBook Pro 2017 running macOS 10.13, High Sierra, and a FullHD external display.
I prefer "scaled" down resolution of 1440 x 900 for most work instead of my system's default resolution of 1680 x 1050.

When sometime I connect the external display the MacBook Pro changes the resolution as per the external display and I then always need to resetup.

I have been trying to write up a applescript but not been able to get through. I dont want to use any extra apps like SwitchResX for this single case.

I have already tried the scripts at Is it possible to change display resolution with a keyboard shortcut? The script returns the error:

System Events got an error: Can’t get radio group 1 of group 1 of tab group 1 of window "Built-in Retina Display" of process "System Preferences". Invalid index.


texts: How to send a voice message handsfree in iMessage?

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How can you send a voice message on iPhone handsfree?

The time I want to record a voice message is precisely when I can't use hands, but the iMessage app has a button that you have to Tap and hold to record and send audio.

Is there a way to record one without having to hold down the button?

Note: I don't want to dictate a text message, I want to send an audio message.


texts: How does call blocking app work with conditional call forwarding?

texts:
I'm at the initial stages of researching the development of my own call blocking mechanism for iOS. The goal is to develop a spam blocking app and infrastructure that delivers on some features that are sorely needed. The whole thing, from a development perspective is quite new to me.

Does anybody know how an app like RoboKiller works to route and block incoming calls? My observation is that the RoboKiller service forwards my calls to a managed service which then filters the calls and sends them back to my phone.

I notice that the app adds itself to the "Call Blocking and Identification" extension in iOS. And, the app has the user dial out and turn on conditional call forwarding to what I presume is a RoboKiller phone number. By conditional call forwarding, I mean the app has me dial a phone number using *71,xxx-xxx-xxxx on Verizon service.

If it is only "conditional" forwarding, meaning the call has to go unanswered or the line has to be busy before it forwards, then how is the RoboKiller service forcing calls through their system before redirecting them back to me? Is the app able to block a call from any number using some feature in CallKit that I am overlooking?

My question is specific about how the call is getting routed through a 3rd party service for filtering and then sent back to me, especially when only "conditional" forwarding is used?


texts: Mail.app: How can I archive the "smarts" of Smart Mailboxes?

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I have certain Smart Mailboxes in Mail.app (Mountain Lion, Version 6.3 / 1503) which help me find invoices for my tax declaration. I only need them once a year and would like to archive them for the other 50 weeks, because they clutter my mailbox list.

I could edit the rules and note down the search criteria, re-creating the lists once a year ... but I am looking for an elegant solution.

Is there something like Smart Playlist Management (app that exports the smarts of Smart Playlists for iTunes) ... only for Mail.app? Any idea (App, Terminal, workflow) is greatly appreciated.


texts: iOS 7 Mail App WIth Gmail: Hide "Promotions"?

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Gmail on the web has "Social" and "Promotions" tabs that filter certain types of messages.  Most of the time, I plan to ignore emails that end up in either of those folders.

On iOS 7 in the Mail app, is it possible to some how sort out "Promotions" and "Social" emails from the main lot, similar to how Gmail does on the web?  I don't like these emails mixed in with my regular inbox (i.e., the important emails).

I am well aware of a couple alternative options (marking "Promotions" and "Social" as spam or unsubscribing from them), but I'm really just looking for a way to sort them out without doing either of those things.


texts: iMAC Late 2009 - Only boots in Safe Mode

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iMAC Late 2009 - Gets stuck on Grey Screen with Apple Logo.

Only way to boot it is in Safe Mode

Ran Apple Hardware Test (Extended) - Came out Clean

Did Hard Drive Verify - No Issues

I have Reset PRAM

Out of ideas?


texts:
When I open Spotlight and type something in, I can search that query using command-B shortcut (i.e. when I type something into Spotlight and press command-B, my search query is sent to the default search engine of the Safari). There is a small quirk however. If Safari app is opened, Spotlight window stays on and I have to close it down manually (two escape keys). However, if Safari app is completely closed, Spotlight window closes automatically.

Here's two screenshots to show visually what I mean:

Spotlight -> type "example" in -> press command-B (prior to doing this, Safari was completely closed i.e. it was quit).

Spotlight -> type "example" in -> press command-B
(prior to doing this, Safari was opened)

My question is the following - is this the standard behaviour or I have bug/misconfiguration on my Mac? My OS is 10.12.6.


texts: Can I install 10.6 on a macbook 4,1 using a USB optical drive

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The superdrive in my late 2008 4,1 macbook has passed on but I need to upgrade the HDD with a larger one meaning a reinstall of 10.6 snow leopard.

Can I use an external optical drive to do this on such an old macbook or will I need to replace the internal?

If I can what key do I need to hold down at boot to access the USB optical drive.

Alternatively is there some way I can make a bootable USB, preferably without having to upgrade to Lion.

Thanks.


texts: Selecting from a list of applications using an Apple Remote

texts:
I have a 2009 Mac Mini running Mavericks that I am planning to use as a media center. There are a few apps that I would like to be able to launch using the Apple Remote (Plex, Netflix via Safari shortcut, etc.)

What's the best way to do this?


texts: Terminal: run source ~/.bash_profile every time start new terminal

texts:
I installed some command line programs (e.g. rbenv), but every time I open a new Terminal tab, it looks like the environment gets reset. I need to source my .bash_profile manually:

source ~/.bash_profile

I followed some tutorials and put this code in my .bash_profile, but it doesn't work:

if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ] && [ -f $HOME/.bashrc ];then
    source $HOME/.bashrc
fi

This doesn't happen on my old Mac, and I don't know how to configure this.


texts:
My hard drive began writing a lot and I was having to wait a lot to launch apps.

The Activity Monitor told me that launchd had written over 600 megs to the drive.

So I ran this:

sudo lsof -p $(ps -U root | grep -w "/sbin/launchd" | head -1 | awk '{print $1}')

And got this:

COMMAND PID USER   FD   TYPE             DEVICE  SIZE/OFF   NODE NAME
launchd   1 root  cwd    DIR                1,4      1088      2 /
launchd   1 root  txt    REG                1,4    339664 499523 /sbin/launchd
launchd   1 root  txt    REG                1,4    698896 499811 /usr/lib/dyld
launchd   1 root  txt    REG                1,4 669073408 912519 /private/var/db/dyld/dyld_shared_cache_x86_64

Is it normal for LaunchD to write over 600 megs of data to /private/var/db/dyld/dyld_shared_cache_x86_64?

Having come from linux where I knew what everything was doing and why it was doing it, I can't seem to find anything that explains this behavior.


texts: Possible to get Messages to open tel: links?

texts: Links that use the tel: protocol open in FaceTime by default on Macs. If, like me, you prefer to text/iMessage rather than call, it would be nice to have them open in Messages by default. I was able to use RCDefaultApp to set Messages to the handler for tel: links but it doesn't open a new message to that number, just launches Messages. Anyone know if there's a way to get it to work with AppleScript or something?


texts: mac: /usr/sbin/diskutil verifyPermissions / hangs in single-user mode

texts:
I'm trying to repair my sister's iMac using single-user mode.

Since a recent power outage (no surge protector) it won't boot.  I used verbose mode to see where it was hanging ("mDNSResponder: adding browse domain local") and found some advice online that said repairing the disk permissions might help.

So I booted into single user mode, ran fsck -fy a couple times until it stopped complaining, ran mount -uw / and autodiskmount -va fine, and got stuck at diskutil.

It just hangs (over an hour, no output).

Is there anything else I should try, or should I just revert to surgery and grab the hd?


texts:
Is there anyway to count words in a pdf document on Mojave?, it is not in 'get info' when right clicking and preview doesn't seem to have a tool for it.

thanks for your time


texts: Keyboard Shortcuts For Navigating Spotlight?

texts:
I find keyboard shortcuts very useful, and whilst I know quite a few of the "general ones", I don't know any concerning using Spotlight with the exception of

Command-SpaceBar to launch it.

What other keyboard shortcuts exist (if any) with regards to using Spotlight (that may make things "lightening fast" when using it) ?

(I'm sure the number of shortcuts available cannot be that extensive - if they exist that is).


texts: Macbook Pro audio stops working too often

texts:
When I'm working on my 2017 Macbook Pro with 10.14.6, the audio often stops working. I can hear only beep of Siri, nothing else, no Youtube sound, no Skype call sound, no zoom sound, etc.

In Sound output tab everything is correct, the issue is fixed only when I restart my laptop.

Any idea what's happening? This issue is driving me insane.


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Apologies for the noob question but I'm looking around and finding different answers (including data not getting restored). So I would like to make sure I'm following the right process.

My girlfriend's iPhone is acting slow and freezing from time to time.
Therefore, I would like to restore it to its initial state and start all over.

More info:

Her iCloud is full and not backing up anymore
She forgot her Apple ID password
Contacts, SMS, photos shall be restored after the reset
WhatsApp data also should be restored (I think this should be done from within the app)

Ideally, I would like to:

Back up all data through iTunes on PC
Perform a factory reset
Create a new Apple ID
Restore photos, contacts, SMS
Fresh install WhatsApp and restore corresponding data

Would this work as expected?


texts:
I am using the new Photos App (Yosemite). Everything is synchronised (iCloud) but the faces.

Is this a feature or a bug?


texts:
First of all but not my main question how can something use the CPU for more than 100%?

My main question is how can I get rid of it? Is it safe to force it to stop? I think it's a Google Chrome thing, from what I could gather. It uses up a lot of CPU leading to my laptop heating up and fast battery drain.

Has anyone a solution to this problem?

I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) with Sierra (10.12.6)

Edit: I usually use Safari and do not have Chrome installed only firefox as a second browser.


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Is it possible to reserve exact amount of space for the indexing and virtual memory?

I have Macbook Air with 128 GB SDD (with OS X Yosemite). When I run out of memory (free space less than 1 GB) the computer slows down and even hangs up.

I suspect that this slow down is due to the impossibility of indexing to be written on the disk and due to a lack of space for the virtual memory.

Is it possible to single out a place to be used only for paging and indexing? For example, to reserve 10 GB for that purpose?

In Linux systems there is a /var folder where these kind of stuff are written. It can be  put on a separate partition and this way to reserve certain amount of space only for itself. Is it possible to do something like this on a Mac in regard to indexing and virtual memory? I would sacrifice 10-15GB for it, if is needed.


texts: How do I change geolocation of photos in the Photo app?

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The thing is, there is a bunch of photos I've taken that are referred at the wrong location.

For example: there is a picture of my dad that was taken at my home in Barueri, Brazil and the Photo app says that it was taken at Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia

Lots of other photos are located in places like Africa and Western Asia, places that I've never been before.

Is there a way to correct it?


texts: How can I set a default save location for Stickies?

texts:
Every day I take notes on a morning meeting in the Stickies app. At the end of the week, I save all the sticky notes to a folder for archiving purposes. I close the sticky, and when asked weather I'd like to save the note I say yes.

The save dialogue opens to my home folder by default. I then have to navigate to the folder where I store my stickies every time. It's a little bit deeply nested so I find this annoying.

Why doesn't the save dialogue open to the last location where I saved a sticky note, like it does for most applications? Is there a way to change the default save location from my home folder to this custom folder?


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I recently upgraded my system to OS X 10.11 El Capitan and ever since, my AppleScript which enables GUI scripting cannot be run. Part of the reason is obvious, the Universal Access pane in System Preferences has changed, i.e. there is no longer a checkbox to enable it. I would like to know how do I enable it in this newer system?

I found a shell script, which is supposed to work with Yosemite, but it does not work with my system. Anyone have an idea? I would think it would not be necessary to use the shell. Isn't there some way to click on some checkbox and, if necessary, enter your system password?


texts: "networksetup is trying to modify the system network configuration" dialogue wont go away!

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I keep getting this dialogue on a recently upgraded MacBook running El Capitan -- it doesn't matter how many times I enter my password, it just keeps opening and opening:

This is appearing when trying to launch the Private Internet Access VPN client.

I've contacted their support numerous times and they just keep saying "ask Apple for help" (great..), but Apple has been unresponsive as well. I've been told it may have something to do with either

1) corrupt disk permissions ( which I've repaired, did not help)
2) corrupt keychain ( I rebuilt my keychain, did not help)
3) corrupt admin permissions (wasn't entirely sure how to repair this one..)

If ANYONE knows how I can get this stupid dialogue to go away so I can connect to my VPN client it would be much appreciated!

On a previous OSX install I had the client working fine (in Yosemite). When I did a fresh install for El Capitan, I tried to install it via HomeBrew, but that is when it stopped working. I've since uninstalled it from HomeBrew and tried to install via the website package, but I just get this error over and over and over. No matter how many times I enter the password.

EDIT additional information:

The client installs / runs fine if I create a fresh user account and install it there. This will not work for me -- I need it to run on my main (admin / primary) account.

I've tried installing the client both via Homebrew (Cask package manager), as well as through the download link from the PIA website. Both have the same issue.

I believe the issue began when I attempted to install through Homebrew -- I had had it installed the "normal" way in the past and it worked fine. Uninstalled the app. Went to reinstall it a few months later, this time through Cask, and then the issue started.

EDIT 2:

Here are the contents of my PATH.

My user account (the one that needs fixing):

/Users/Tom/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p645/bin:/Users/Tom/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p645@global/bin:/Users/Tom/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p645/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Users/Tom/.rvm/bin

A "fresh" user account:

/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin


texts: How to configure Mail v8.2 to supply a different default reply-to address in emails being sent?

texts:
I'm using Mail v8.2 on Macintosh OS X Yosemite and would like to transition to a new email address.  Therefore, I'd like to keep using my old email address for the time being and I have configured my new address to forward all email to my old address.

Now, I just need to set up my reply-to in every email I send, to default to specifying my new email address, so that recipients will eventually start using my new email address over time and eventually I can pull the trigger and drop the old one and switch to the new one.

How can I configure Mail v8.2 to use a different default reply-to email address for each email I send?  I don't see anything in the Preferences, nor in the account settings.  I have a pacbell.net account for my old email address that is hosted by Yahoo.com.


texts: Can't resize external hard drive partition

texts:
I remember very clearly back when I formatted the drive, that I chose everything that St. Steve prescribed me to, GPT table, HFS+ partitions, even though other platforms can't write to HFS+.

Now, surprise surprise, a year later when I have to partition the drive, Disk Utility says "This partition can't be modified", and diskutil(8) says "Volume format does not support resizing".

It's not encrypted, there shouldn't be anything in the way.

/dev/disk3
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *3.0 TB     disk3
   1:                        EFI EFI                     314.6 MB   disk3s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Nemo                    3.0 TB     disk3s2

Unable to Resize Partitions talks in depth about resizing corestorage, which is irrelevant here.


texts:
In all dropdowns both in the browser and in the system the checkmark has disappeared. This is macOS Sierra and every dropdown in Chrome, Safari or any app looks like this:

Anything I can do? I tried rebooting. Also I had San Francisco Developer version installed, removed it, nothing changed. Installed the latest macOS public beta, nothing.

Updated

Tried to Restore System Fonts but it did not find any problems.

Fixed

In fact right after that I have installed the new macOS beta and it got fixed. Maybe all I was needed is to reboot after restoring system fonts. So I am marking this as solved.


texts: How do I connect to my web server on mac?

texts: On Ubuntu, I was able to connect to another server using "places". Is there anything like that in Mac OS X?


texts: How can I get right-size this column to show entire filename?

texts:
How can I get right-size this column to show the entire filename in the Finder on Mavericks?
It used to work in previous OSs. I am in column view. Right-size all columns doesn't work either. It keeps leaving ... where the filename should be.


texts: How do I cycle through windows without bringing each to the fore?

texts:
I'm from a Linux background trying to get used to the differences with Mac OS X.  I've gotten resigned to the fact that to switch from one window to another I first need to switch Apps via CMD+Tab and then windows via CMD+`.  This isn't too much of a problem as the majority of my windows are under X11 anyway.

However, there's a big annoyance with the window-switching (which, as far as I can tell, doesn't happen with the app-switching).  When cycling through the open windows, each one is brought to the fore as I cycle past it.  So if I have a dozen or so windows open in X11 and want to continually switch between two of them, it's next to impossible due to the fact that every window gets raised as I cycle between the two that I want (moreover, there's no intelligent ordering: the cycling goes on what appears to be launch-time rather than last-access-time which would be more sensible).

Is there any way to fix this so that window-cycling only raises the one that I want and not all the ones I have to step over on the way?

I don't mind if the fix is only for X11 (I'm using XQuartz, in case that's relevant, and am still on Lion).


texts: Connect MiniDv camcorder via USB C & Firewire or MiniDisplay port

texts:
I'm looking to transfer MiniDv tapes to my 2017 Macbook Pro via a USB C connection. The camcorder has a Firewire 4-pin connection. Therefore I'll need a few converters in order to be able to import to my Macbook Pro. I'm wondering what adapters will work.

I understand that worst case I'll need a Firewire to Thunderbolt adapter and then a Thunderbolt to USB C adapter. I'm wondering if there might be cheaper option...

Would I be able to use an adapter like this which is a Mini DisplayPort to USB C instead of the $50 Apple Thunderbolt to USB C.

I know that Mini DisplayPort and Thunderbolt 1 inputs are the same shape, but will an adapter like I linked above be able to handle the transfer of video from my camcorder to laptop?


texts: GarageBand iOS on iPad Air, MIDI cable, Roland/Wurlitzer: How do I make something out of this combo?

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I just got a 3.5mm to MIDI adapter so I can use it with my Roland EXR-3 Interactive Arranger or use it with my Wurlitzer Omni 3600, which both have in and out MIDI ports. I just want to use the cable, and involve Garageband in the use of it. How do I either:

Make the sounds from Garageband come out of the keyboard's speakers (either using the keys on the keyboard, or just playing the virtual keys on the screen), or
Record sounds from my keyboards into a Garageband track?


texts: I need a list of MacOS app startup locations

texts:
A year or so ago, I set up (under Sierra) a shell script I wrote to launch automatically using the conditions that it required "network availability" and was to trigger on external drive mounting by editing a plist file in Xcode.

Unfortunately, I can't remember the name or location of this file and I need to temporarily disable the configured auto-launch.  Can anyone identify this file or at least provide me a list of app startup locations to check?


texts: My Brother printer not working in macOS Big Sur(11.3.1)

texts:
Help me please
I bought my new printer Brother MFC-1910W yesterday.
I'm trying to install driver and print my work by Microsoft Word but not working.
I checked information in Brother Website seem like MFC-1910W not support macOS Big Sur(11.3.1) but I'm not sure.
I don't know what should to do with my new printer. So sad
Everyone help me please


texts: Cannot Use the Disk Utility to Create Two Partitions on External HDD with High Sierra

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I just bought a new external hard disk and I want to create some partitions. I am using the Disk Utility app in an High Sierra OSX MacBookPro.

However, the "partition" option for my hard drive is greyed out, therefore I cannot go ahead with the partition operation.

Although, when issuing the command diskutil partitionDisk disk2 2 MBR fat32 "PART1" 80% fat32 "PART2" 20%, I am able to partition, I cannot directly operate through Disk Utility.

How can I do this using the Disk Utility application?


texts: Can the 2009 Mac mini work with its optical drive removed?

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I wonder if the Mac mini 2009 needs the optical drive for work, or if I can just remove it?

I don't need it at all and have an external drive just in case. I will replace the HDD with an SSD and want to keep the Mac cool and lower the energy consumption as much as possible.


texts: How do I send ASCII text to printer (over USB)?

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I have a (cheap Chinese) thermal printer with USB connection with Windows and Linux drivers. I tested installing the Linux driver PPD with Gutenprint and usbtb at first without any luck.

So I would like to be able to send text-only direct to the printer. I can't see any virtual device under /dev/ that seems to correspond to the printer.

The output from System Information looks like this:

Generic Bulk Device:

  Product ID:   0x5011
  Vendor ID:    0x0416  (Winbond Electronics Corp.)
  Version:   3.00
  Serial Number:    1234567890
  Speed:    Up to 12 Mb/sec
  Manufacturer: Generic
  Location ID:  0x14100000 / 1
  Current Available (mA):   500
  Current Required (mA):    100
  1284 Device ID:   print00

Is there a way to send text (ASCII) to the printer?

When Mac OS X tries to identify the printer it manages to send PostScript code that the printer outputs verbatim so at least some parts of the communication with printer works. If I just could avoid sending PostScript code and instead just send ordinary text.


texts: iPad VNC client: Edovia Screens: Does it support multiple displays?

texts: Does Edovia "Screens" support multiple displays?  My Mac has two displays, and I need to be able access applications that open on either one of them.


texts: What is PSNormalizer / normalizerd process

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I am running MacOS 10.14.6 on an iMac, and have found that there is a process called normalizerd that is doing about 2TB of disk writes per day.

Through some internet search, found that there is a system called com.apple.print.normalizerd, which appears to be initiated by an XPC(?) called PSNormalizer. I think this might be a background process, possibly connected to pdf/postscript, and installed by XCode.

A grep for PSNormalizer in /Library found entries like

Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX10.14.sdk/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/PSNormalizer.framework/Versions/Current/Libraries/libICC.tbd:install-name:    /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/PSNormalizer.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/libICC.dylib

Overall, I would love to know in more detail what this process is, and more importantly how to make it stop! Thanks a lot for any assistance.


texts: AppleTV and other Apple devices connecting by wifi but not by LAN

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I have an AppleTV in a local network that is connected by WiFi but it cannot find the iTunes library in my Mac that is connected via LAN to the router.

If I connect my Mac via WiFi, voilá, AppleTV is connected to my Mac without any problem.

If I connect both the AppleTV and my Mac via LAN, then they can connect without problem also.

The same issue occurs with an iPhone and the Remote.app.

I've opened ports, I followed all the advices from Apple support help and I test the connection via telnet but nothing has been useful for me.

I think the problem is related to Bonjour but I need an experienced opinion that can help me.

Why can't my devices on WiFi see my devices connected via ethernet?


texts: Is there a way to get past versions of an app in App Store?

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Say you're running Snow Leopard, and there has been a 10.6-compatible version of an app, but the newest version requires Lion or greater. Or, say an app recently received a UI overhaul, and you'd like to buy the version that came before it was changed (perhaps the folder structure changed and broke your applescripts, or you just liked the old one better).

App Store only shows the most recent version of the app, so is there a way to get it to show an older version? I know, you can sometimes try buying directly from the developer, but that's not always an option, and it'll become even more rare as time goes by.


texts: Is it possible to install an SSD and/or another hard drive after purchase in a 27" iMac?

texts: I'm looking at buying a new iMac 27" for university and want the hard drive + ssd but the problem is that its so expensive. So is it possible to install another hard drive without adding in the option? Also I don't want an SSD - I want more storage for the OS, so I would replace it for a 500gb hard drive if it would fit. Has anyone done this, or is it not possible?