texts: Transferring iTunes library from an old HDD

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I have recently purchased a new PC and connected my old SSD and HDD to the new PC.
My old HDD has my iTunes library that I would like to transfer to my new PC, however since I cannot boot my old SSD (it is running an old version of windows and I do not have the drivers installed for the new PC) how would I be able to transfer my iTunes?
The following files are the only ones I have access to. Would it be possible to import my iTunes library using one of these files? Or is backing up the old library the only way of doing so?

EDIT: Trying to run the iTunes file in this folder pulls up an error stating please reinstall iTunes since this version of iTunes was for Win8 and my new PC is running Win10


texts: How can I figure out which tab in Safari is using CPU?

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I usually have several tabs open in Safari in the background, and sometimes I see it taking up an unusual amount of CPU (PluginProcess or WebProcess).

How can I figure out which tab (or tabs) is causing this? If there are no easy GUI solutions, I'm also open to Terminal-based techniques for finding the culprit. I hope not to have to do this very often.

(Note: I realize this is similar to an old question, but Safari has been updated since then and perhaps there are new techniques available.)


texts: Can the Chinese trackpad handwriting input method be used with a graphics tablet?

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On Macs with a multitouch trackpad, I'm told that from the Input Sources options you can select the option to draw Chinese and Japanese characters.

I have a Mac Mini, and a Wacom multitouch graphics tablet/trackpad, and I'd quite like to be able to use this, but the option just isn't there. I'm thinking I might be able to make it show up by editing a plist file somewhere, but I'm really not sure where to look -- my peering at various files in ~/Library/Preferences and /Library/Preferences didn't turn up anything that looked relevant.

Does anyone have any ideas as to how to make it show up in the options?


texts: How to untangle Multiple iOS devices sharing one Apple ID for iMessage

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I pay all our Internet bills and iPhone bills (3)/ just so you know when I ask this q I am not trying to get use off someone else's account.

We have a Mac, a Mac mini and MacBook

When I recvd my iphone, it synced with my husbands apple ID off his computer, now when I am asked for ID password I use his. (for app purchases etc)

I synced my new iPad 2 to my sons Mac mini, his ID is different, but I have his password also, as I said I pay it, so no one cares if I have their password.

I want to link my iPad 2 which I use all day long, to the iMessage app.
I was receiving my sons messages phone texts the day I started iMessage and I blocked it so I couldn't read them. I don't even remember how I blocked seeing them but I remember it was easy.
My question: can I sign into my iPad with his apple ID then list an added phone to see MY messages on my iPad imessage?

If it doesn't work I guess I could just delete the app and never use it?
My main concern is kicking my son off his texts on his phone.??


texts: System proxy settings inaccessible by Java, Firefox, VMware Fusion, etc.?

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I'm stuck on what appears to be an issue with the accessibility of system proxy settings by other programs. I came across this problem while trying (and failing) to run Processing-generated Java applets in Safari.

First, my setup on a MacBookPro8,2:

Mac Host: OS X 10.7.2, Safari 5.1.2, Java for Mac OS X 10.7 Update 1, Chrome 16.0.912.77, Firefox 7.0.1, Processing 1.5.1, Processing 1.2.1, and Processing 2.0a4

Windows VM: VMware Fusion 4.1.1, Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit, IE 9.0.4, Java 1.6.0_30, and Processing 1.5.1

Here's a list of the problems/evidence, and what I did to try fixing them (all attempts at which have failed except where noted).

I can't load Java applets in Safari. A page with an applet will reserve a space for displaying that applet, but nothing shows up and the page hangs (I can't scroll, for instance).
Reinstalled Java for Mac OS X 10.7 Update 1.
In Safari, tried (i) turning "Enable Java" off and on; (ii) clearing caches via "Reset
Safari...".
In Java Preferences, tried (i) turning "Enable applet plug-in and Web Start applications" off and on; (ii) clearing cache via "Delete Files...".
Note that Java itself seems to be working fine: (i) Processing (which uses the JDK, I think) continues to work; (ii) typing java -version into Terminal gives the correct version; (iii) Java works in Windows.
Java applets also do not work in Chrome.

---- Now, for why this seems to be a proxy issue ----
I have no problems at home, where I don't use a proxy! This is only a problem at work, where I've configured proxies for HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and SOCKS with Automatic Proxy Configuration selected. This was all done in the Network preferences panel, and the settings all show up in /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist. They show up in the Terminal via sudo scutil --proxy.
Firefox works fine at home, but it doesn't load any http sites via proxies at work (it does load simple hostnames on our network, though). Note that Chrome and Safari both seem to obey the system-wide proxy settings. If I specify Firefox's proxy settings manually, then Firefox both (i) loads http addresses correctly (via the proxy) and Java applets load correctly too.
In Windows, the situation with IE9 is similar to #8 above. Manual proxy settings make all problems go away: Java works, and pages load. Please note that I never had to set the proxy settings manually before. Windows seemed to pull the appropriate settings from OS X via VMware Fusion.
I checked the Java net.properties file to make sure that the "java.net.useSystemProxies" setting wasn't affecting me. According to the comments in this file, even though this is set to "false," the setting will be ignored by OS X. I tried changing it to "true" anyway, with no effect. (Changed it back to "false" afterwards.)
This one's odd: I just noticed that in Terminal, the hostname is showing up as something set by our network, rather than as my computer name. I think that this is a new behavior that has cropped up at around the same time as the Java issue.
By the way, tried repairing preferences via Disk Utility. No repairs were reported.
Created a new user. Problem was present in this account as well.
Tried starting in Safe Mode. Problem present.

So, all of the above leads me to believe that the problem is based on programs (Firefox, Fusion, Java) being unable to access the system-wide proxy settings. Again: I can't recreate any of these problems when I'm not using proxies, and they go away in instances when I can clearly specify them for specific applications (Firefox, Windows).

How can I fix this problem? After trying tons of stuff and searching for everything I can think of, I'm at the end of my line here. I'm absolutely trying to avoid reinstalling Lion, but that's the last option I can think of. I'm hoping that someone comes up with a better solution. Your thoughts?


texts: MacBook Pro won't boot into safe mode or from DVD

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Specs: MacBook Pro 7,1, 2.4gHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 500GB HDD with Snow Leopard v10.6.7

I'm having a weird problem. I want to boot from the install disk to run Disk Utility because I'm having a Time Machine problem (that's not the problem). So I grab the install disk and hold down C as the computer starts up. The logo appears and then it goes straight to the login screen. I did it again, still the same thing.

So I double check and saw that Startup disk is set to Snow Leopard disk and there is nothing plugging into the computer besides the power cable.

So I did it again, still went straight to the login screen. So I tried booting into safe mode by holding down shift key, still the same result. Also tried it with booting into the Hardware Test with the Application Disk, still booting straight into the login screen.

The computer itself works fine, in fact I'm typing with it. The DVD drive works because I just finished playing one of the West Wing DVD and the supplied Apple disks works and load setup just fine.

There have been no hardware modifications in the last 6 months.

Can anyone help with my weird problem please?


texts: Mac does not sleep automatically in Lion!

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My Macbook Pro will not sleep even though it is set in System Preferences → Energy Saver.

I do not have any sharing options enabled (System Preferences → Sharing).
I do not have "Wake for network access" enabled (System Preferences → Energy Saver).
It does not matter if the Mac is connected to a power source.
I've reset the SMC and the PRAM, but this did not help.

I'm running OS X 10.7.3.


texts: USB drive (Fat32) stuck on read-only. Unable to erase or partition

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I bought a SanDisk USB drive about a month ago. It's currently formatted as MS-DOS (Fat32), and it's stuck on read-only and I'm not sure how to fix it. (and there is no physical switch on the usb) In particular, under 'Sharing & Permissions' of 'Get Info' it just says 'You can only read'.
Using Disk Utility I tried 'First Aid', which failed:

I also tried 'Erase', which also failed:

Then I tried 'Erase' on the disk, didn't work either:

I've also tried a no. of commands in terminal:
diskutil eraseDisk free EMPTY /dev/disk2
>> Unable to begin erase operation: A writable disk is required (-69772)

diskutil unmountDisk force /dev/disk2
diskutil eraseVolume free free /dev/disk2
>> Error: -69888: Couldn't unmount disk

sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/disk2 bs=1024 count=1024
>> dd: /dev/disk2: Permission denied


texts: Why does iOS autocorrect some words but not others when using a bluetooth keyboard?

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I know that official iOS support for bluetooth keyboards is minimal, and that AutoCorrect is theoretically unavailable. (According to Meg St. Claire via the Apple support forums, this is by design). Yet iOS seems able to AutoCorrect some words but not others: it auto-capitalizes phrases like "The Lord," "Supreme Court," and "United States," complete with a drop-down suggestion box that can be dismissed with the [ESC] button. If you type "teh" on the other hand, it just red-underlines it, which can't be accessed via the keyboard; you have to tap it with your finger.

Things I've checked:

"Shortcuts" section in the settings -- none of the phrases I mentioned are there.
Not using TextExpander or any similar software.
The autocorrection appears system-wide -- not limited to any single app.

Is there any way to explain the idiosyncracy? I'm using an iPad running the latest version of iOS and an Apple Bluetooth keyboard.


texts: Restore photos from old iPhoto library backup to new Mac Photos app

texts: I've old backup from my MacBook (2008-2010) iPhoto library on external HD, i wish to browse + select photos and merge them with my current iMac Photos app in El Capitan 10.11


texts: Does my late 2012 iMac 21" support fusion drives?

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Back in June 2013 I bought an 21" iMac with a standard 1TB HDD. By now OWC offers upgrades for these machines in the form of an SSD expansion board, which can be used to form a fusion drive with the HDD.

However, they point out that some iMacs don't sport the slot for this. Is there any way I can find out if my iMac supports the SSD board, without opening it?


texts: What is the best replacement battery for iPhone 5s

texts: My battery is 300+ cycles on my iPhone 5s, and it is draining very quickly, even though I do not have much applications running, and not many of them use background app refresh. Where and/or how can I find a decent replacement battery for iPhone 5s?


texts: In iTunes Store, how can you view the full name?

texts: When I'm looking in the store (iTunes U, specifically), many of the titles are cut off, ending in "..."  I thought the standard "hold the cursor over the text" would show a little window with the whole name, but no.  The only workaround I found was making the iTunes window wider.  Any way to make the column wider, or otherwise show the whole name?  (There's no way to change the column width by dragging at the top, like you would in your iTunes library).


texts: Maps : search directions with intermediate point?

texts: On MacOS as well as iOS : is it possible to search directions including an intermediate point ("via") ? Google Maps can do it.


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For the last few years I've been using Dropbox to sync my dotfiles. For zsh, oh-my-zsh, emacs settings etc.

More people seem to be using Github for this. What are the advantages and disadvantages in this?

From what I can see, keeping Dropbox in sync is simpler - I don't have to push, pull etc, whenever I change something. On the other hand, my Dropbox folder is pretty large now, so it can take a while to get all my files.

In the future, I'd also like to sync some application preferences - like Alfred, Sublime, etc.

What are the situations where one, or the other have a distinct (dis)advantage?


texts: Transferring Emails saved on Mac to generic folder

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In my Mac Mail I have all my emails saved to my Mac, as opposed to on my mail server using iMap.

All the emails are organised with a large number of folders and sub folders, again all of which are saved straight to my Mac.

I wish to save all of the individual emails in a folder on an external hard drive as I am moving to a new Mac and want to have access to these emails, but not import them to Mac Mail on my new Mac.

If you select an individual email in Mac Mail, then drag and drop it to a desktop folder, for example, it saves it as an email which you can open from the desktop folder without it having to be stored in your Mac Mail. If you select multiple emails and drag and drop, only one email is transferred.

How can I do this drag and drop method for all the folders and all emails within those folders, to save them on an external hard drive.

I don't want to export all the emails from my current Mac, then reimport them to my new Mac Mail. I want to be able to access all the emails in their structure, but through my hard drive instead of having them show in Mac Mail.

Guidance appreciated


texts: Can I use my iMac late 2015 non-retina display in Target Mode?

texts: I'm trying to connect my Macbook Air (early 2015) to my iMac (late 2015 non-Retina display). I know that the 2015 Retina display iMac can't be used in Target Display Mode, but does that mean non-Retina display iMacs can't be either?


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i know there is similar question but it was like 8 years ago,

I need an application that will take a picture with my external web camera connected to a computer via USB. I can't find anything like that - logitech doesn't have such macos software

solutions I've tried with reference to:
What app to use for high res webcam photo capture?

quicktime player:
It allows you to display high quality live image. but quicktime has no built-in capability to take snapshots. I'd have to manually take snapshots via CMD + Shift + 4 - this is not an option

Photo Both:
it works, but the pictures are in very low (640x480) resolution, the camera is 1280x720

VLC:
this would be the best solution because there is a keyboard shortcut to take pictures, but unfortunately my camera lags a lot in the VLC program.
I tried to change the buffering time but this does not solve the problem


texts: Have a time machine drive automatically disconnect itself after backup

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Ive got a time machine hd (its actually a samsung external hd configured as a time machine) plugged into an external monitor at work, when i connect my laptop to the monitor via 1 usb and 1 thunderbolt i get connected to the time machine and it automatically backs up.

When i leave each day and want to take my laptop with me i used to just disconnect all the cable and go, but now because there is an HD attached i need to disconnect it first, before i remove the cable.

Is there a way to tell the time machine to auto disconnect itself after a daily backup or auto disconnect after each backup ?


texts: iMessage no longer able to reach a specific contact

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My friend H. is on assignment in Asia.  We iMessage a few times per week.

Last Thursday an iMessage I sent him got rejected:

This only happened when I iMessaged him, and he was still able to iMessage me.

We tried FaceTime and that didn't work either.

He fiddled with his settings and then when I tried to iMessage him I got the iPhone error message: "This person cannot be reached by iMessage at this time"


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The built in pdf viewer of chrome is rather nice, but I like (and more used to) skim. My ultimate goal would be to click on a pdf file and to have it opened in the tab (within chrome) using skim as the backbone.

I managed to disable the built in viewer (chrome://plugins/); then, clicking on a pdf simply downloads it, and I can open it with skim. This is cumbersome, and the file is saved locally on my ~/Downloads. Is there a way to make it flow nicer? Is there a way to automatically open the file once downloaded (skim is my default viewer anyway)?


texts: Apple AppStore policy change with respect to CoreLocation

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Posting this question on apple.stackexchange, after 2 downvotes on SOF

I just noticed a change in Apple policy,
Apple Store review guideline too seems to be updated, with this context about Location:

Location data can only be used when directly relevant to the features and services provided by the App to the user or to support approved advertising uses

Read more about CoreLocation here:

A paragraph from the link mentioned, which sounds apt as well:
Applications must have a very good reason to access Location and make that clear to the user through the provided purpose description text or they will be rejected by the App Store team.

So the question is as follows, for using Location with third party ad-network SDKs:

If I access User's Location, and provide the Location to the ad-network, and while submitting my app for review, clearly mention the usage of Location is only for advertising, and that I'm fetching User's Location for serving geo-targeted ads?
An ad-network which access User's location by flag settings. In this case, I mention that Location is being accessed by third party ad-network SDK for serving geo-targeted ads.
Is it likely the app would get rejected?

If so, (a) is there any workaround, like mentioning anything specific/clearly in App Store review process?

Or (b)Location should NEVER be accessed for a third party network SDK?

If (b) is the case, then can anyone help decrypt Apple's so much encrypted message as stated above?


texts: how do I get an alert if our upload bandwidth used crosses a threshold?

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I need an alert when someone on our home network LAN is doing too much uploading. This is just one wifi router for a small home network.

I could keep an app running on one Mac (running Sierra) that would oversee this and ideally when upload bandwidth crosses a threshold of Mbps:

throttle upload
pop up alert on the mac
send an email alert

Is there a tool that could do this?


texts: What kind of SSD is compatible with the 2010 Unibody MacBook?

texts: I'm considering buying a solid state drive for my Unibody White MacBook 2010. The trouble is, I have no idea what to look for. What kind of connector am I looking for? (SATA?) What size? I'm told to get the kind that Apple uses so that I don't void my AppleCare warranty. What model/brand(s) would that be?


texts: Quick Look won't play sound of .avi files

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When I want to use Quick Look to quickly check if an .avi file is corrupt, or if the quality is alright, it does not play the sound anymore.

Is there a way to enhance Quick Look with "proper" divx capabilities, to prevent mishaps like this?

On a related note: I would enjoy .mkv-support, too, if anyone has an idea how to integrate that.

EDIT:
jmlumpkin got it right, Perian solved the problem. I can now quickcheck .avi files again, properly.

Thank you for the quick answer, I would upvote, but it says I need 15 rep first :/


texts: How can I tell Firewall to allow incoming connections for Python.app running Django

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Each time I run my Django development server, I get a dialog to allow incoming connections.

No matter what I do :

Click Allow in the dialog box
Add to the Firewall via the OS X GUI
(both real and venv python executables are allowed, and also the
Python.app
Self-sign the executable (see http://darklaunch.com/2014/02/02/fix-do-you-want-the-application-python-to-accept-incoming-network-connections)

OS X still systematically ask me to allow incoming connection.

It's not just annoying, it's impossible to work with my IDE which restart the dev server after each code change.

I have to either turn off the firewall, or change my IDE configuration, both are bad solutions.

How can I permanently add the script in my firewall allowed apps?

I'm running Maverick 10.9.4


texts: Perform a destructive video trim in OSX Photos

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I would like to trim my videos in Photos app running on macOS Mojave, and consequently, reclaim valuable hard disk space.

Photos only appears to do a non-destructive trim, so it doesn't for up hard disk space.
When I edit with an external application such as quicktime, I am unable to save over the original video once my edits are complete.
I could export, and reimport the video into photos, however I would loose the metadata such as date, time, camera settings, and location.

Is there a solution to my problem?


texts: How do I open an App Store link without starting the App Store app?

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When I search Google for an app, for example "Wakeout!", I get this search result:

When I click on it, this alert opens up:

I click Cancel, I don't want to open the App Store. But this is what I end up getting:

And now I'm stuck here. How can I display the page without starting the App Store app with Chrome?


texts: Does Parallels 10 fix the Fn keys issue?

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In order to use the Fn Keys on Windows VMs with Parallels 9 you have to set them as standard function keys on Mac OS, which requires you the press the Fn key to access the special functions (brightness, playback, volume etc.).

Does Parallels 10 fix this, allowing you to use the special keys on Mac and the F keys on Windows?


texts: Wisdom of storing help files in user directory

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What is the wisdom of storing the following reference files in the user's directory?
Might I have done something when installing XCode for them to go to ~/Library instead of, say, /Library ?

1.8G ~/Library/Developer/Shared/Documentation/DocSets/
0.3G ~/Library/Developer/Shared/Documentation/DocSets/com.apple.ADC_Reference_Library.DeveloperTools.4_3.docset
1.0G ~/Library/Developer/Shared/Documentation/DocSets/com.apple.adc.documentation.AppleLion.CoreReference.docset
0.5G ~/Library/Developer/Shared/Documentation/DocSets/com.apple.adc.documentation.AppleiOS5_1.iOSLibrary.docset

Pseudo-solution
Aside from the wisdom, if any, the solution suggested by Anne Onymous below works.
sudo mkdir -p /Library/Developer/Shared/Documentation
sudo mv ~/Library/Developer/Shared/Documentation/DocSets  /Library/Developer/Shared/Documentation/
ln -s  /Library/Developer/Shared/Documentation/DocSets  ~/Library/Developer/Shared/Documentation/DocSets

Doing so will significantly reduce the number of files in your home directory:
ls -lR ~/Library/Developer/Shared/Documentation/DocSets | wc
302148 1881376 20167032


texts: Not getting Messages effects on iOS 10.2 (14C92)

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I sent my wife a message from an iPhone 7 to her iPhone 6S. Both are running iOS 10.2 (14C92), but when she received my message, she got:

(sent with celebration)
(sent with love)

... instead of getting the cool effects I thought I was sending her. She can see the new emoji that come with the update, but not the new effects.


texts: iMac not showing Airdrop discoverable options

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I am trying to use Airdrop to send a file from my phone to my iMac, but when I am in the Airdrop folder in my iMac there are no options to make the machine discoverable.

Both devices are on the same wifi network, the phone (iPhone 6) is discoverable and has successfully used Airdrop to send to other devices.

If the 'make discoverable' options are not even showing in the Finder folder on my desktop how can I make these devices talk to each other?


texts: Stretching Keynote over multiple monitors

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I have looked and looked and whilst I can find many suggestions for my issue I cannot find a solution, not one that seems to work (in software).

I have two projectors (or monitors) connected to my Macbook. Both same resolution, etc. I want to have a Keynote that stretches over both displays with the notes on my laptop.

So my thought was to disable spaces, create a presentation that is the width of the two monitors combined and hope it would stretch over. Nope.

So with my understanding the only way to do this is to trick the OS into thinking the two projectors/monitors are actually one. So there is then the Matrox DualHead2Go. However that is expensive and for the amount I will use it I couldn't justify the cost.

Thus I was wondering, and I have looked, is there a Virtual Monitor Driver? Something that will do the same just in software? I did find two on GitHub but over 4 years old and will not work on anything > Mac OS 10.9.

Any suggestions?


texts: Dictionary shows wrong language (British English instead of American English)

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Under macOS 10.14.4, I've enabled the following dictionaries:

Yet, when I hid ⌃⌘D, I get the results as follows:

I would expect the results to show only American English dictionaries, and not British English.


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When I run this command in the shell (in a non-empty directory):

find . -exec invalid_command_here {} \;

I get this:

find: invalid_command_here: No such file or directory
find: invalid_command_here: No such file or directory
find: invalid_command_here: No such file or directory

(and so on for each file)

I need find to fail after the first error. Is there any way to get this to work? I can't use xargs, as I have spaces in my path, but I need the script calling this to return an error code.


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Having tried this before and rendered the mac partition unbootable, I decided to try again.

With help, I managed to retrieve my data, wipe the HDD and reinstall Mac OS Sierra via internet recovery. Now I am trying to reinstall Windows 10 and then Ubuntu 16.04 but am stuck at the first hurdle.

I tried to use Boot Camp assistant to create a new partition for Windows but was informed that Windows 10 is unsupported on this Mac (Windows 10 was previously running on this machine but I had updated from Windows 8.1). No problem, thought I, I'll just dig out the Windows 8.1 DVD... Same message as before: "Windows 10 cannot be installed on this Mac" eh? Not wishing to give up, I made a FAT partition using Disk Utility.

I then made another partition for the future Linux install. Feeling optimistic, I booted from the Windows 10 DVD in legacy mode and got to the point where you choose which  partition to install Windows on. I keep getting the message "Windows cannot be installed on this partition" even when I format or delete the partition to leave free space.

Last time I "solved" this problem by booting in EFI mode and installing that way. This broke the partition map and left Mac OS unbootable.

What is the best way to install Windows on the partition without destroying the ability to boot Mac OS too? Really, I would like to then install Ubuntu on the other partition but one thing at a time...

I have read other posts on this topic but the solutions suggested do not seem to work in this situation.

Output from Diskutil list:

/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *2.0 TB     disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Mac OS                  1.5 TB     disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
   4:       Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP                514.0 GB   disk0s4

The iMac has 8GB of RAM and I want the OSs to have roughly the space shown above. I have not started to install Linux yet and the Windows has failed to install so far.

OK so I have managed to install Windows 7 via bootcamp and then update to Windows 10, good so far, both OSs booting. Then I re-sized the Bootcamp partition from Windows to make space for Linux but guess what? The partition editor won't let me create a new partition in the unallocated space and Ubuntu won't install into it. I have already got 4 primary partitions and no more is possible. Still, I've got two OSs working again...I have updated the diskutil list and it doesn't show the resized windows partition. Is there any way of installing Linux in the free space without wrecking everything?

OK, so I went ahead and made 3 new partitions using Disk Utility and installed Ubuntu 16.04 onto them following instructions from
Installing Ubuntu on Mac with macOS and Windows already installed
 Result: Mac and Ubuntu still boot fine but Windows now won't boot and gives a message " Missing Operating System" when I try to boot from it.

This is the new diskutil list output:

    /dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *2.0 TB     disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Mac OS                  1.3 TB     disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
   4:                        EFI                         6.5 GB     disk0s4
   5:           Linux Filesystem                         198.7 GB   disk0s5
   6:                 Linux Swap                         15.2 GB    disk0s6
   7:       Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP                514.0 GB   disk0s7

Anyone got any ideas for how I can rescue the Windows install?


texts: MacBook Pro Retina Hanging on White Boot Screen

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My 15" MacBook Pro Retina has an issue that, on startup, the initial all-white screen shows in conjunction with the start-up chime and remains there for several seconds (up to 15-20 in extreme cases).

When I originally purchased the product, it would only take about 3-5 seconds for the Apple logo to appear and for the boot to continue.

Are there any steps I can take to cut down on the time the system spends on this all-white start-up screen?


texts: In Aperture 3.2.2, is it possible to batch edit photos' metadata? For three days, my camera's clock was one year ahead but with the correct date, and I want to set them right all at the same time.


texts: Prevent auto-pairing for headphone (Bluetooth)

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I use my headphones to connect to my smartphone a lot, but only rarely to connect to my macbook (Mojave).
Is there a way to prevent auto-pairing every time I power-up my bluetooth headphones?
I've tried a option reported for earlier OSX versions

sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist DontPageAudioDevices 1

but that doesn't solve the issue.
I'd very much like to stop manually disconnecting my headphones every time.


texts: Recovery key set by my "company, school, or institution" on private laptop

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I want to enable FileVault encryption but in the dialog I encounter this message:

  A recovery key has been set by your company, school, or institution.

I don't have my laptop set up by a company, school or institution because this is my private laptop.

This dialog may be related to some profile-files I have recently installed for university in order to get the VPN to work. How can I reset this so that I can use my own recovery key?

I am using macOS 10.13.


texts: Due to problems with Time Machine, I've switched to Backblaze as my backup. Is this as useful as Time Machine?

texts: I encountered a problem with Time Machine and it has stopped working. I tried the suggested repair path but it didn't work. I have turned off Time Machine and switched to Backblaze as my backup option. If anyone is using BackBlaze or another 3rd party backup plan I am curious how it compares to Time Machine in terms of usefulness and is there anything I should be aware of.


texts: How do I disable the Command-Control-D word definition keyboard shortcut in OS X Lion?

texts:
Mac OS X Lion introduced a new feature where in many applications you can press  (Command-Control-D) to produce a popup with the definition for the word under the mouse cursor. A side effect of this is that you can no longer use the same shortcut to access functionality in other applications (for example, Emacs).

Is it possible to either

a) disable the word definition Command-Control-D keyboard shortcut, or
b) change the word definition keyboard shortcut to something other than Command-Control-D?


texts:
I understand the the Grapher app in Mac OS X comes with erf and erfc, the error function and complementary error function. However, when I define

y = Re[erfc(-ix)],

the Grapher app just returns y(x) = 0 for all values of x. Is it not possible to give this function complex values?


texts: Time on macbook (Mojave) is incorrect with auto-time on (Is apple time server wrong?)

texts:
I just realized that the time on my Macbook Pro running Mojave is incorrect. For example, current time shown is 22:47. But the correct time should be 22:39.

I tried all listed time servers (three servers) on time settings, but no luck. All my time settings are correct.

I tried many ways to fix it with no luck. For example, I tried to turn off auto-time option, set a wrong time and then turn auto-time option on etc.. The auto-time always gives me the same wrong time. (8m difference)

So what is the problem and how to fix it?

Btw, the reason why I know what the correct time is because all my mobiles, other Linux PCs, google can tell me the correct time.

More:

I ran the following commands suggested by one comment and it fixed the problem.

$ sntp -d $(< /etc/ntp.conf); echo; sudo sntp -S $(< /etc/ntp.conf)
sntp 4.2.8p10@1.3728-o Tue Mar 21 14:36:42 UTC 2017 (136.200.1~4588)
kod_init_kod_db(): Cannot open KoD db file /var/db/ntp-kod: No such file or directory
handle_lookup(server,0x2)
move_fd: estimated max descriptors: 65536, initial socket boundary: 20
handle_lookup(time.apple.com.,0x2)
server lookup error nodename nor servname provided, or not known
sntp sendpkt: Sending packet to 17.253.16.253:123 ...
Packet sent.
sntp sendpkt: Sending packet to 17.253.26.125:123 ...
Packet sent.
sock_cb: time.apple.com. 17.253.26.125:123
2020-04-09 23:22:05.625789 (-0800) -488.274511 +/- 325.516966 time.apple.com. 17.253.26.125 s1 no-leap

sntp 4.2.8p10@1.3728-o Tue Mar 21 14:36:42 UTC 2017 (136.200.1~4588)
kod_init_kod_db(): Cannot open KoD db file /var/db/ntp-kod: No such file or directory
server lookup error nodename nor servname provided, or not known
2020-04-09 23:22:10.854075 (-0800) -488.226441 +/- 325.484462 time.apple.com. 17.253.16.253 s1 no-leap


texts: MacBook Air keeps crashing due to memory problem

texts:
After I installed the new macOS Catalina update, every time I finish working on a project on Eclipse, my Macbook Air crashes. The message I get after it restarts is that it is a memory problem. If I restart my Mac after using eclipse it works fine. Is there a way I can clear the memory or downgrade the OS without wiping my data? The solutions I have seen so far weren't helpful.

"sfree on invalid allocation at 0xffffff80334f36b0"@/BuildRoot/Library/Caches/

* Panic Report *

  panic(cpu 4 caller 0xffffff800b29d6ed): "a freed zone element has been modified in zone kalloc.16: expected 0xc0ffee9ce1a653e1 but found 0, bits changed 0xc0ffee9ce1a653e1, at offset 0 of 16 in element 0xffffff8058162cf0, cookies 0x3f00111cbfb07c00 0x53521385e1ae743"@/BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/xnu/xnu-4570 .41.2/osfmk/kern/zalloc.c:1120


texts: How to make menu-bar auto-hide/appear faster?

texts:
There is a 0.5s delay and then the animation starts to roll the menu bar down. I know it doesn't sound a lot but in practice it gets annoying when I multitask and trying get tasks done fast.

Is there a way to remove the delay and trigger the animation instantaneously?
Also, is there way to make the animation faster, or perhaps disable it?


texts: Which audio interface standard (or API) does macOS use?

texts:
For instance: Windows supports DirectSound & ASIO, Linux supports PulseAudio & Jack, etc.

A basic google search currently does not seem to answer this basic question.


texts: Can I retrieve my activation and deactivation history?

texts: I turned off my find my iphone in my settings about a year ago. My friend said that he swore it was on a couple of months ago and I swore that it wasn't because I just turned it back on today. Is there a way to check a history of that? We tried the email search but my email wasn't much help. Is there anything I can do to prove that its been off this whole time?


texts: Disappearing dock and menu bar only on other desktops

texts: The dock and menu bar auto hide only on desktops other than DT 1. The preference button has no effect. OSX 10.11.1


texts: How can I get rid of the SetApp folder in my Shared folder on Mac?

texts: When I try to remove the SetApp folder in my Shared folder, it simply reappears again... What can I do?


texts: How do I retain my photo edits when opening the files in other apps?

texts:
I just got back from our first family road trip vacation. I took about 1000 pictures and edited them each night and as we drove to our next location.
Today, when I tried to open them in other apps, the edits were gone. They still show in the Albums, but when the file is transferred, the original one is sent. All my work was for naught! Unless you know of somehow to have the edits stay? I'm really hoping you know of a fix for the issue. When I tried to look up a fix, I just found sites of others complaining. I'm on the latest iOS (I think is 6.0.3 or something like that). Can you help? :)


texts: How to get Mavericks Calendar to sync with Microsoft Exchange

texts: My company uses Microsoft Exchange server for email and calendar items. How can I get that onto Calendar in the new Mavericks OS?


texts: How to reset MacBook Air that is booted but shows no screen?

texts:
I was using my MacBook air after returning home.  The network was down, so I put it down, closed the lid, and went to reboot the router.  Upon returning to my MacBook Air, opening the lid, nothing displays on the screen.  Pressing the power button does nothing.  I've now attached it to a charger, but still nothing happens, other than the yellow light to indicate that it is charging. The apple on the top of the laptop is not illuminated either.

How can I get the computer to work again?  Is there a way to force it to reboot?  It seems it is booted and either asleep and won't wake up or awake, but not displaying the screen.

Should I just let it run until the battery is dead?  With no display, I would think that would take a really long time.


texts:
I just upgraded to El Capitan, and when I tried updating brew I got the following error:

$ brew update
Error: The /usr/local directory is not writable.
Even if this directory was writable when you installed Homebrew, other
software may change permissions on this directory. Some versions of the
"InstantOn" component of Airfoil are known to do this.

You should probably change the ownership and permissions of /usr/local
back to your user account.
  sudo chown -R $(whoami):admin /usr/local

Before I proceed with the chown recommendation, given that El Capitan just came out, is that the right way to proceed here? Why is this step necessary, and what are any potential undesirable consequences of running this command?

In case it helps, I found two issues about El Capitan in brew: 40837 and 41665 but a solution to this problem wasn't immediately clear. What can I do to continue to use brew in El Capitan reliably?


texts:
Is it possible to use my MacBook as a bluetooth headset? I would like to connect my phone to my MacBook via bluetooth, so that when calls or SMS come into my phone I get notified on my MacBook, and ideally be able to read the SMS and reply, and talk and listen to the calls through my MacBook.

Is this possible using bluetooth? Or even better using WiFi?


texts: Is there a way to make a 2009 MacBook (A1342) boot from USB?

texts:
I have a 2009 MacBook which I'm trying to factory reset/re-install. I have a USB bootdisk but sadly holding option to boot from USB doesn't work - I don't believe these models support it (A1342). It is definitely Intel (MacBook7,1, boot rom version MB71.0039.B0B). The Mac currently has Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6.8) installed.
Is there a way to load up and use the USB drive in an alternative manner? For instance from within singe user mode, or using a third party DVD bootdisk that will then, in effect, retro-fit the USB boot?
Or alternatively, is it possible to partition the main drive to create a recovery drive in some way?


texts: I screwed up manually deleting TimeMachine backup

texts:
My TimeMachine backups need to be deleted. I should have been wise and followed this advice, deleting the backups from within TimeMachine.
Can't delete old TimeMachine backup

I didn't do that. I manually deleted all backups by dragging the contents of my backup external hardrive into the trash. Now nothing has changed except for the fact that I can't delete anything from TimeMachine. How do I get the program to recognize that I deleted the file? Or did I not delete enough of the right files?


texts: Ubuntu won't boot on PowerMac G5 without the CD

texts:
I have managed to install Ubuntu onto my PowerMac G5 by changing the graphics card, but it will not start up again unless I use the CD.

Any suggestion on how to make Ubuntu boot without the CD?


texts: Low Battery Performance - Activity Monitor Shows Faults in CPU statistics

texts:
My Macbook battery (I guess batteries is the more correct term in this new Macbook) isn't getting battery life as estimated by specs, and it is already lessened in only about 2 months. Today, I ran a hardware diagnostics with no errors reported.

I ran a CPU analysis in Activity Monitor, but nothing seemed to be using a ton of CPU (not that I really understand it, b/c Apple support threads say to analyze by percentage to see if any one process is hanging, but they continue changing so how to know anyhow??)....but I digress.

So, I had also been having some problems with Safari freezing and other issues with a variety of programs, and ended up having to reinstall the
OS X, some of which continue to occur despite this "fix". While I was looking at the CPU %'s I clicked Safari (w/in the Activity Monitor) and when it was open, I clicked on the Statistics tab...for what, I don't know because none of it makes a lot of sense to me, by way of what it really represents, but regardless, I did it. There I found what seemed like a huge number of "faults".

I did the same with a few other running programs/apps and they showed no faults (or even a listing for faults where they could be displayed).

What are faults in this context and what does a high number represent? Is this reflecting errors? Is this something that could drain battery? Is it something else I should be concerned about?


texts:
I haven't changed any of my notifications settings but from today Gmail notifications (from Gmail iOS app) have stopped and I'm not alerted to new emails. Only when I open the app, new emails are loaded. The badge is not being updated with the count of new emails.

I've already updated iOS for iOS 13.4 and I've already checked that there are no updates for Gmail app.

Could anyone help me, please?

Thanks


texts: Why keyboard shortcut "ctrl + left" doesn't work?

texts:
I'm used to switch between my desktop spaces using ctrl + arrows. But ctrl + ← doesn't work while ctrl + → works fine.

Here is my settings:


texts:
I am not being able to change directory in terminal and I don't understand why.

This is what I get:

Annes-MBP:~ anne$ /Applications
-bash: /Applications: is a directory
Annes-MBP:~ anne$ cd/Applications
-bash: cd/Applications: No such file or directory
Anness-MBP:~ anne$


texts: Download App updates seperately for Mac and iPad?

texts:
If I download iPad App updates via iTunes on a Mac, shouldn't they automatically sync when I connect the iPad to the Mac?

I plugged an iPad 3 (iOS 6.1.3) into a Mac (OS X 10.6.8) running iTunes (11.0.2).

The iPad was waiting for 8 App updates, as was the Mac.  I downloaded, via iTunes, all the updates on the Mac, and then ran a sync.  The iPad was still waiting for the 8 updates.

Music and photos seem to sync OK.

Is this the normal behaviour?  Seems strange to have to download everything twice...


texts: iMac Scrambled Graphics Issues - Hardware or Software?

texts:
I have a 27" iMac, Mid 2011 (3.4Ghz i7, AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2GB) and I am experiencing the following intermittent issues, which are solved each time by a restart:

When watching video with either Quick Look or Quicktime the video will break up and be overlaid with either large blocks or lines of pixelated colour often pink and green.
Often when this happens the type on the menu bar will also break up and become sort of faded looking and hard to read.  Desktop items may also break up becoming unrecognisable.

Here are some images of what this looks like:

I am wondering if this is a hardware or software issue?

When I first got the iMac it had Snow Leopard installed.  Not long after I upgraded to Lion (now running 10.7.1).  As far as I can recall, this did not happen under Snow Leopard, but I did not run the machine for that long under Snow Leopard before upgrading.  I have not experienced the freezing issue that other iMac owners have seen, and software update has not recommended the patch for the freezing issue, so I have not installed it.


texts:
This may seem like a strange request (and I really hope it doesn't get closed) but I need some info on the iPad Mail app as I don't have an iPad.
On the inbox there is a search box at the top, if you scroll down a bit and then scroll up fast so that the table bounces. I need to know if the search box bounces with the table or if it sticks to the navigation bar at the top.

If this question is considered off topic, then please don't close it, I'll delete the question after an answer.


texts: How do I make my iPhone ring for phone calls but be silent for email?

texts: As a newbie on an iPhone 5, please how do I set up my phone to give an audible ringtone when I get a phone call, but remain silent when I get an email?


texts: How to mirror a first screen on the second and keep the highest resolution on the first screen?

texts:
I've linked a second screen (1920x1080) to my iMac 27" (2560x1440) via HDMI (using a minidisplayport to HDMI adapter).
I want to mirror the first on the second but when I do this the first takes the resolution of the second which is lower. If instead I choose to extend the first on the second then the first keeps it resolution, but I can't access Mac OS X's interface from the second, only the windows I move to it.
The solution needs to work for 2 external screens.


texts: I know how to send a message to X@txt.att.net and have it show up as a text message. I am wondering if there is a way to e-mail a message and have it go through iiMessage instead of SMS.


texts: Identify if a text was sent using an iPhone

texts: How can I find out if a text was sent via an iPhone instead of a Mac? I want to see if my kids are texting me from their iPhones or iPads to make sure they are where they say they are.


texts: Getting quotation marks to the bottom of a line

texts:
Quotation marks go to the top of the line in MS Word, like “this”.
However, official EU text as well as some Dutch publications use quotation marks as follows:

Van Slingelandt: „We vinden het belangrijk dat gemaakte afspraken nagekomen worden.”

The opening quotation marks are at the bottom of the line. How do I get MS Word to do the same? Is there a setting in MS Word, or do I need to do something in the Apple/Mac environment?


texts: Application update, what will be the release date in appstore

texts:
I recently have released a game for the iOS iPhone devices for which I saw was at the top of the "Release Date" list under the relevant category.

Unfortunately, I had to remove the game from the App Store due to some changes, so I changed the release date to somewhere in the future while I uploaded an update which is waiting for review.

When the update will be approved, Will it be considered released at the same day of the update approval or at the day when the first version was approved?


texts: Can the current (08/2011) 27" iMac support two extra screens without additional hardware?

texts:
I am currently considering a new iMac, but I was wondering if this would be able to support two extra monitors.

The setup I am considering:

iMac built-in 27" monitor.
Current Dell 27" monitor @ 2650x1440 (Dual-link DVI via adapter)
One of the Thunderbolt displays @ 2560x1440 (via one of the two thunderbolt ports)

This is really two related questions:

Is the above setup viable at all?
Will the available resolution be restricted by the video card?


texts: I have a MacBook Pro & a Mac Pro, both have fresh installs of Lion.  I've also set up the Mac Pro as a Lion Server.  I've set up a few AFP shares on the Mac Pro & I notice there's no "Time Machine Destination" option on the shares.  I know this option was there on Snow Leopard.  When I connect to the shares on the MacBook Pro, they do not show up as backup disks in the Time Machine preference pane.  Is it possible to do this anymore?


texts: 2011 MacBook Pro monitor as a 2nd display for Windows 7 (Display port) laptop

texts: How can I use my 2011 MacBook Pro monitor as a 2nd display for my Windows 7 Lenovo Laptop (Display port)?


texts: How do I configure DNS now that OS X Server doesn't support it?

texts:
I was using OS X Server to run DNS for my local network.  As many know, the Mojave version of Server dropped a lot of the services that were there, one of which was DNS.  Unfortunately I didn't read the fine print when I upgraded my server to Mojave and was later surprised when I couldn't find the DNS settings in Server any longer.

The thing is that DNS is still running.  I can still hit my servers within my local network by name same as I was in High Sierra.  The problem is I have no way to make changes or even pull the settings so I can migrate to another DNS server.

Is there a way from the CLI to grab the settings from the old DNS server instance?  Then how do I shut that one down so I can try to migrate to another version?


texts: How can I make Vuze work with Lion? (It cannot transfer any data)

texts:
I'm having a bit of trouble with Vuze after installing 10.7 (and the JRE.)
Vuze can connect to seeds and peers, but no data will transfer! That makes it a bit useless.

So far I have tried:

Running Vuze as root
Switching to the 32 bit JRE
Trying the 4.2.0.5 Vuze beta
Attempting to run it using the Java 1.7 OpenJRE (wouldn't launch.)
Attempting to install the Leopard Java 1.5 JRE (wouldn't install.)

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!


texts: How do I fix iTunes' error 3194 when upgrading iOS?

texts:
My iPhone is on iOS 4.2.1 and I want to upgrade it to iOS 4.3.3. I know there are newer iOS versions available but they can't be jailbroken untethered.

I have the 4.3.3 package from Apple, and I know I can shift-click the "Upgrade" button in iTunes to select this file. When I do, iTunes first extracts the file (no problem) and then tries to verify it, and here's where the trouble starts. iTunes gives me an error 3194 which according to a Google search means that iTunes didn't get a useful response from the validation server.

I've checked for these possible causes:

The hosts file might have a custom entry which prevents iTunes from getting a response.  I've checked: There are no entries in the hosts file, only #comment lines.
A tool like tinyumbrella might have changed the lookup. I installed tinyumbrella and checked: it's set to use normal iTunes settings, no overrides are active.

How can I get rid of this error and upgrade to iOS version 4.3.3? I'm on Windows.


texts: What is the latest operating system that my 2006 MacBook Pro will support?

texts:
I have a 2006 15-inch MacBook Pro. I have upgraded the RAM to 3GB, and I have 9GB of free hard drive space.

I'm looking to upgrade the OS since it's currently running Snow Leopard (10.6.8), and not much software is compatible with it anymore.

I'm confused about how Apple states the system requirements for their operating systems because they list both technical specs such as RAM, processor, etc., and they also list compatible Mac models by year released, e.g. "MacBook Pro (Mid 2007 or newer)". OSXDaily also lists specific models by year but says that

  A common thread is the Mac must have a 64-bit CPU, which is typically
  an Intel Core 2 Duo or newer processor. Beyond that, the requirements
  are pretty soft and forgiving.

Here is my output from the System Profiler:

  Hardware Overview:

  Model Name:   MacBook Pro
  Model Identifier: MacBookPro2,2
  Processor Name:   Intel Core 2 Duo
  Processor Speed:  2.33 GHz
  Number Of Processors: 1
  Total Number Of Cores:    2
  L2 Cache: 4 MB
  Memory:   3 GB
  Bus Speed:    667 MHz
  Boot ROM Version: MBP22.00A5.B07
  SMC Version (system): 1.12f5
  Serial Number (system):   W86432AEW0L
  Hardware UUID:    00000000-0000-1000-8000-0017F2C54B21
  Sudden Motion Sensor:   State:    Enabled

So my computer meets the tech specs, but it is a year older than the oldest stated supported model. Practically speaking, what is the latest Mac OS version this computer will be able to run?


texts: Can I install OS X lion on a disk that is OS X Extended Journaled encrypted?

texts: Just wondering if I can, using Disk Utility, format the hard drive such that it is OS X Extended (HFS+) Journaled encrypted. Will Lion be able to install on that disk?


texts: Mounted drive does not show up on Disk Utility, Desktop, Finder Sidebar

texts:
I've an external drive that consists of 2 partitions, one NTFS that I use for storing stuff and one Journaled that I use for TimeMachine.

I've connected the drive to my Mac but now the NTFS partition is not showing up on the desktop, finder sidebar or disk util app, while the TimeMachine partition does.

I though that the NTFS partition wasn't being mounted but if I go to /Volumes it's there and I can in fact browse the drive, open the stuff that's saved there and also save new stuff, so the drive is working fine, it's just not showing up where it should..

It even works and shows up on the Terminal when executing the diskutil list command, and I can diskutil unmount disk3s2 and diskutil mount disk3s2 without issues.

What do I need to do for the partition to show on the aforementioned places?


texts: Limechat hotkey for switching between servers?

texts: I know that you can do ⌘+1, ⌘+2, etc to switch between channel 1, channel 2, etc of a particular server that you are currently on. If you have multiple servers that you are connected to, is there any shortcut to switch between the servers?


texts: How to deal with whitespaces in OS X along filepaths when certain UNIX programs dislike it

texts:
I am trying to include a command in a TeX file to a bibliography file that I am storing centrally.

However, when including the filepath, like

/Foldername with whitespace/ANOTHER folder name with whitespace/nowsinfldrname/bibo.bib

my Unix-based typesetting system complains. Is there a way to rectify that other than renaming my folders?


texts: Sending Keystrokes to a Window when it Loses Focus

texts:
I am running virtual machines for testing on a second Space using Virtualbox, and the problem is that when I'm on the primary space, the virtual machine continues to use a lot of CPU time and kills the battery.

Right now I try to remember to manually Pause the virtual machine every time I switch back to my primary space, but that gets tedious and I'd like to do it automatically.

So the question is:

How can I send the CTRL + CMD + P shortcut key combination to the virtual machine to pause it every time it loses focus, or alternatively whenever I switch back to Space 1.

Ideally it would also send the combination again when I switch to the Space with Virtualbox running on it, but that isn't as important.

[edit]

I've been able to solve the problem using third-party software - Keyboard Maestro triggering the command-line VBoxManage tool and sending a Pause command that way. But there must be a way to do it without paying for software.


texts: How to find and unmount unresponsive NFS mounts?

texts:
I turned off a machine exporting one folder which was mounted on my Mac using NFS.

How can I find and unmount the mount point ?

df does not return; it is probably stuck on this mount point, and I can't find a way to enumerate NFS mount points.


texts: In AppleScript, what is the "ctxt" variable class?

texts:
In trying to learn about data types in AppleScript, I referenced these web pages:

http://www.satimage.fr/software/en/smile/computing/as_types/as_data_types.html

http://macscripter.net/viewtopic.php?id=24695

However, when I return the class of some of my AppleScript variables, I am given the class of "ctxt". Obviously, "txt" is short for "text". But "ctxt" is not mentioned in the above guides.


texts: How to mass apply No Access to all folders but one for a specific user account only?

texts:
(This is just experimenting for educational purposes.)
I'm the admin of the computer and I have SIP disabled. I wish to imitate iOS restrictions on macOS by prohibiting access (to one other specific user account, not me) to all directories except for 'Downloads' of their equivalent 'Users' folder.
Yes, the apps they launch can freely read/write from/to 'Library' and other system-related files as they normally would, but the user just never gets to access those directories (pretty much like iOS minus the sandboxed app-data)
When using Finder (or any other file browser) they can only access their Downloads folder.
Managing their system (installing/uninstalling apps etc.) is of lesser importance as I, the admin, can do it for them when asked.
I think I can implement this by applying a 'No Access' rule to their user account for all directories, which attaches a red flag icon to the folder and does not allow one to access it when clicked.
Instead of going through every single folder to do this with cmd+I, can I do this with Terminal for all directories minus 'Downloads'?


texts:
I FINALLY managed to migrate my triple boot mid-2012 rMBP to a new Haswell model, and was very surprised to see this in Win7:

On the other machine, the "primary hard disk" score was a solid 7.9.

I had some issues getting drivers, etc. installed on this thing, so I guess it's possible that I missed something.

(This is on a loaded 15" rMBP purchased last week. 16GB, 1TB SSD, 2.6GHz.)

Suggestions? Is this typical? Explanations?

Update

I ran Black Magic under OSX and the drive read and write speeds are within spec. Might be a driver issue under Win7.


texts: Apple Mail: All the mailboxes seems to be empty?

texts:
I have installed a new HDD on my Macbook Pro. I can't reinstall OS from the Time Machine Backup, it reports an error, and asks me to run the install again. It is the same every time I try.
I have now used Migration Assistant to install Maverick from Time Machine, and it went well, except all of my mailboxes in Apple Mail seems to be empty.

My 3 email accounts are pop3 type.

I've tried to delete /library/mail/V2 and all it's content, and copied V2 from the Time Machine Backup to the Mac's Mail folder, but all mailboxes still seems to be empty? I know they are not, V2 is over 2 GB. What can I do?


texts: How to delete or untrust all root certificates in OSX?

texts:
In Keychain Access it looks like you can only untrust/delete certificates one at a time.

But there are a lot of certificates I want to get rid of. How can I take care of them all at the same time?

Also, what are the minimum certificate requirements? Is it possible to make the system unusable by untrusting a certificate?


texts: Iphone advice for plan involving only texting and calling

texts: I want to get an iphone for my daughter but I dont want her on internet all the time, what can I do so that she only has texting and calling?


texts: How can I test all archives files in a folder to verify if they are corrupted or not?

texts:
I have a folder that contains many files, including some .zip, .tar, .tgz, 7z, and gz files. How can I test all archive files in this folder to verify if they are corrupted or not?

The folder contains subfolders, which also contain archive files that I want to check. I use Mac OS X 10.10.

On Microsoft Windows I use some file manager to list all archives:

then use 7zip to test all archives at once:


texts: Watch: Third-Party Email App that Renders HTML

texts:
Since Gmail as a service does not support push on iOS Mail, I do not get notifications for emails as they come in unless I use a third-party email app. I have used Outlook for iOS for a long time now, and it has worked great. However, I recently got an Apple Watch, and I was disappointed to find that the Watch app for Outlook does not render HTML in emails. The emails are plain text only.

From what I have seen so far, the built-in Mail app on Apple Watch does a good job of rendering HTML emails. I have not had any luck finding a third-party app that can do this, though, so that I can get both HTML rendering and push notifications for email.

Do any Watch apps that render HTML emails exist, or does Apple not allow third-party email apps to render HTML for some reason?


texts: What HDD to use as an *external* internal drive instead of optical drive in a MacBook Pro early 2011?

texts:
I was wondering if there are any recommendations on which HDD (Brand, Model) is best to be used in a MacBook Pro early 2011 13" (running El Capitan).
I'm planning on exchanging my optical drive for an internal HDD to use in combination with my Crucial M4 SSD 256GB that I'm using atm.
Here's the case that will hold the HDD.


texts: Can FileVault protect a macOS partition from a Ubuntu partition?

texts: I’m working on setting up Ubuntu dual-boot on my MacBook Pro, and I’m terrified of doing something that breaks one or more of the systems now on my computer (like an rm -rf that manages to hit both partitions somehow). I was thinking, would encrypting the macOS partition with FileVault serve to prevent Ubuntu from accidentally doing something to it, or is that not how any of this works?


texts: How can I get full information from Console in macOS Sierra?

texts:
When I run Console, a lot of messages have the text <private> instead of details, even though my account is an Admin user account.  Here is an example for an application I'm writing and trying to debug:

default 17:12:50.191150 -0700   CommCenter  #I CSIAppInfo.ApplicationActivationObserver: handleLSNotitifcation_sync: Application launched: <private>
default 17:12:50.311671 -0700   CommCenter  #I CSIAppInfo.ApplicationActivationObserver: handleLSNotitifcation_sync: Application exited: <private>

How can I make this stop happening, and get full information about processes?


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I want to log in to Messages on my Macbook, but it says I need to unlock my Apple ID first.
After clicking "Send to my email", I receive an unlock link, but after opening the link I can't click the "Unlock Apple ID" button.
I inspected the network and it's returning 502 Bad Gateway:

I waited some hours but still the same. Is there any other alternative apart from answering security questions because I forgot the answers?


texts: Default credentials, printing and macOS Sierra

texts:
We use a Windows print server and until now it was possible to store the needed credentials in the KeyChain. By the first print, OS X asks for username and password with the possibility to remember it.

On all the machines we updated to macOS Sierra, the system asks for the credentials for each print:

The stored password is correct, and I only need to press "OK".

Is there a way to avoid the confirmation dialog (as on all the previous OS versions)?


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When I insert my 64GB SanDisk Micro SDXC Card into my 2012 MacBook Pro (in a MicroSD/SDHC/SDXC Adapter that works with other Micro SD cards), a popup dialog informs me that "The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer."  The card works properly in my phone; it was formatted by a Galaxy S3.

$ sudo fdisk /dev/disk4 indicates that the computer can, in fact, read the "disk"; it contains a single partition formatted to Win95 FAT32L.  Presumably the "L" indicates the LBA version of FAT32.

Is OSX not able to read large FAT32 volumes?  Is there a way to remedy this?  Or is the problem that OSX cannot properly deal with SDXC cards?

Update: The volume appears to be exFAT.  See my answer for more info.


texts: Can I recover deleted apps and content on my jailbroken iOS device?

texts:
Is it possible for a restored iPod touch to recover former apps that had been installed on an iPod touch?

Is it possible for a deleted app to be re installed containing the same information from its previous use, and also still be signed in?


texts: How to remove + sign from app not using In-App purchase

texts: I do not use it, or at least haven't set it up l, but App Store show my app as it would use In App purchase. How can I avoid to show it?


texts: What does error "the Classic Environment is no longer supported" mean?

texts:
I created a .app file that is 303KB on disk. When I right click it and press Compress... I end up getting a 8.4MB .zip archive.

I tried sending the .app via email to myself and compressing it on Windows, and was able to get a .rar file of 177 bytes. However, attempting to open the .app on OSX results in the message:

  You cannot open the application...the Classic Environment is no longer supported`

What does this error mean?


texts: Shortcut for "Action" button on Finder toolbar

texts:
I am looking for a way to show a contextual menu for a Finder selected item from keyboard.

According to the answers I saw, there is no macOS full equivalent for a Windows "Context Menu" button, but maybe it is possible to have a shortcut for "Action" button on a Finder toolbar?

This is how it looks:


texts: What is the best way to automatically create a movie from my iPhoto videos?

texts:
When I first started using a Mac almost 6 years ago iMovie had a mode (automovie?) where I could just throw a folder at it and it would create a movie from all the photos and videos. This was a great way for someone with no time to create a family video.

Now I'm trying to do basically the same thing with iMovie '09 and iPhoto and can't figure out the best way.

I want an all-Apple or free solution to just taking all the videos from my iPhoto library and putting them into a movie in chronological order. I really won't want to spend hours dragging and dropping clips into a movie (either on my Mac or on the iPad in iMovie or Avid Studio).

What is the best way to do this?

EDIT: I realized I have iMovie '09 not '11 as first reported so that might change the technique. In the bottom left of iMovie I do see an entry labeled iPhoto Videos but it is always empty.


texts: How can I stream/record my iOS device to MacOS?

texts:
I'm thinking about making some videos that will need to be recorded from my iPhone and using them in a common, Twitch-like setup where the phone's display is in one region, and a webcam, or other graphics, are displayed around the iOS stream.  I've read that others partially achieve this by using QuickTime Pro to record.  QuickTime Pro integrated a feature where you could start recording from a connected iOS device and that would work perfectly for my scenario.

But this isn't the answer.  I don't have QuickTime Pro, so I went to see about purchasing a license.  Googling "QuickTime Pro" with a couple other modifiers hasn't shown me anything of use and even the buy links from Apples own page seem to be broken.

On the Apple support forums, I saw another user ask where to get a key for QT Pro, and someone responded that a security flaw was found in the Windows version and that Apple has since stopped selling licenses.

So, what's the best alternative?  Specifically, is there an Apple-branded alternative that will allow me to stream/record from my iOS device to my macOS?


texts: Will I have to create separate Apple IDs for two iOS devices to message each other?

texts: I have one Apple ID that I use for both my iPhone and my wife's iPhone. In iOS5, if we want to message to each other using iMessage, will one of us need to create a separate AppleID? And if so, will that affect apps that we've downloaded to the device using the other Apple ID?


texts: Getting Apple TV 2 to work with third-party iPad app

texts:
I've got a non-Apple app which is supposed to use AirPlay to stream both video and audio to an Apple TV (or other AirPlay-enabled device). Following the AirPlay setup instructions on Apple's website, I turned on my Apple TV, and then, having started playback on my iPad, switched the output from the iPad to the Apple TV. The Apple TV plays audio, and responds to all of the iPad's playback controls, but there's no video. In fact, when the media shows up (as "now playing", under computers), it's shown to be an audio track: the Apple TV shows the default iTunes graphic for albums with no artwork.

I'm using the original iPad running iOS 5.1.1 (the latest this model supports)

Am I missing something here? Is it possibly that it's just an ill-coded app?


texts: Should the Windows 10 Technical Preview work in BootCamp 5.1 on new Mac Pro (Desktop)

texts: Microsoft released the windows 10 technical preview . I am not 100% thrilled with the user experience of windows 8.1 so i wanted to try this out on my new Mac Pro (the garbage can black one). Does anyone know if it should work with the version of bootcamp 5.1 on this mac pro? I know i couldnt run windows 7 because the drivers werent written for it.  Apple doesnt specify Bootcamp and windows 10


texts: Touch Bar ESC sometimes does not work when switching applications

texts:
I will very frequently switch applications using Command-Tab. Many times frequently I will extend this process by holding command for multiple tab processes. i.e. Command-Tab-Tab-Tab,....

Sometimes I will abort application switching by pressing ESC after some switching. i.e. Command-Tab-Tab-...-ESC.

Some of these times the ESC key will be unresponsive in this situation.

I hate unresponsive keys because my instinct is to push harder and this can hurt my fingers. Can this be fixed?


texts: how to store Time Machine backups on NFS and keep metadata?

texts: There is a Mac OS 10.7 (Lion) desktop, it stores Time Machine backups on a separate partition. Also there is an Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise) server with NFS daemon running, it exports a /BACKUP disk. This disk is mounted by Mac OS desktop and I'd like to copy Time Machine backups to this network disk. Which tool shell I use to store backups properly with all associated metadata, hfs extended attributes and forks?


texts: Display pressed shortcuts as an overlay on the screen

texts:
On this great Ruby on Rails screencast, every time a shortcut combination is pressed it shows up on top of the screen, and it shows up so often that I find it hard to believe it was placed by hand when editing the movie.
Is there any application that does this?


texts: How to use Launchctl for runing scheduled command

texts:
I try to work with Launchctl and have a question:

I know there is a possibility to run commands directly (shell for example) with Launchctl, can someone please add an example on how can I do it with delay? (for example, run the command echo 1 > /tmp/1 in 10 minutes)

I know it can easily be done by creating Launch Agents, I looking for a way to do it using Launchctl directly to programmatically.

I know I can run:
launchctl submit -l my_choosen_name mkdir /tmp/mydir as a direct command, my question is how can I schedule this to run every 5 minutes directly from launchctl ?


texts:
I'm using a backup script on my server that uses ditto and I keep getting the following error:

ditto: /Volumes/BKP/Daily_bkp.051114/VM Share/Machine/Backups/backup_copies.cmd: Invalid argument

This is my code

/usr/bin/ditto -V --rsrc "$VMSHARE"  "$DLY_BKP/VM Share" > $DLOG 2> $TMPLOG
err=$?

I'm using double quotes to deal with the spaces in the directory name and this file is the only one ditto is having an issue with. I checked the backup and it actually backed up the file no problem, so I'm stumped as to why I keep getting this error. The file doesn't ever change and I've made sure nothing is using it at the time of the backup.

Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.


texts: Problems connecting to VPN on iOS 8 w/ OS X Server VPN

texts:
Alright, so about a few hours ago I purchased OS X Server, being intrigued by it's VPN capabilities. I enabled VPN and set it up, however I'm unsure if I even did this correctly. I'm pretty sure I've set it up incorrectly or the information I'm putting in my connection on my iPhone 6 (Settings>General>VPN) is incorrect.

I'm unsure of what the "Account" and "Password" fields are. I put in the account name and password used to log into my computer (not the "Full Name", the one that appears in the home (terminal command: open $HOME -r ) directory) and it still isn't working.

I keep getting this error when trying to connect:
VPN Connection
The L2TP-VPN server did not respond. Try reconnecting. If the problem continues, verify your settings and contact your Administrator.

Well, I am the Administrator so I'm lost there. Basically I need some kind of tutorial that assumes I'm a full on retard. I've asked multiple friends of mine that were keen Apple users and searched around on Google for more than hour and I couldn't find anything that could help in my situation.


texts: Can I safely remove /usr/bin/java from Mountain Lion 10.8.2?

texts: If I do so, will something, such as a service, break?


texts: iPhone / iPad: Reply to Email with embedded image -- Image gets replaced with image.png

texts:
Here is the case:

User Receives an email with and embedded image in the body of the email.
replies to the email and the embedded image gets removed from the body.
forwards the email.. its fine the image is retained in the body.

does anyone know of any work around for this. this only happens when working from mobile device (iphone or ipad) using iOS 7 mobile mail.

Replies from outlook retains the image. We have exchange 2010 on the backend using activesync to connect devices.

Can reply be made to work like forward ?


texts:
I'm running OSX 10.8.5 with python 2.7.10. When I run the following pip install pyodbc I get the following error message.

Error Message:

  Command "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Resources/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/Python -c "import setuptools, tokenize;__file__='/private/var/folders/vy/13xnp2r52ls80mzhmcns__bm0000gp/T/pip-build-OUZxeg/pyodbc/setup.py';exec(compile(getattr(tokenize, 'open', open)(__file__).read().replace('\r\n', '\n'), __file__, 'exec'))" install --record /var/folders/vy/13xnp2r52ls80mzhmcns__bm0000gp/T/pip-BhOEZo-record/install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed --compile" failed with error code 1 in /private/var/folders/vy/13xnp2r52ls80mzhmcns__bm0000gp/T/pip-build-OUZxeg/pyodbc

Xcode 5.1 is installed and pip list shows:

argh (0.26.1)
html5lib (0.999999)
pathtools (0.1.2)
pip (7.1.0)
PyYAML (3.11)
setuptools (15.2)
simplejson (3.8.0)
six (1.9.0)
wheel (0.24.0)

I'm pretty new to OS X so any help is welcome.


texts: Depending on my collaborators I use many with my MacBook Pro different videomeeting systems (zoom, google meeting, teams, blackboard, etc). I would like to be able to add a logo during the videocalls and more important, a countdown timer. I know there is not an universal way to do this, since each app has its specifics. Therefore I wonder if I can somehow "overlap" or put on top of my videosignal whatever picture/video I want. I googled a bit but found nothing. Do you know how to do this?


texts: Yosemite Keychain Access Not Showing Keychain List

texts:
I have Yosemite, and my Keychain Access only shows the login keychain, giving me no option to switch between keychains.

As you can see, my sidebar on the left is missing. I try toggling it with ⌘+K, but to no avail.

Pressing that button repeatedly, thereby supposedly hiding and showing the keychain sidebar, doesn't do anything.

What might be the problem, and how can I fix it?


texts:
I'm trying to update Airmail to the latest version on my MacBook with El-Capitan 10.11.6 (15G31).

When I go under App Store > Updates, I see no new updates. When I search for the Airmail app I see that I am 1 version behind. If I click the "update" button, all I see is the progress indicator spinning for hours.

I've tried:

Restarting my Mac
Clearing App Store cookies
"Reset Application" in App Store
Running killall -KILL storeagent (which says No matching processes belonging to you were found)
Running Disk Utility to check for any problems (none found)

How can I restore my ability to update apps?


texts: Replacement for ASM's Classic Window Mode in Mavericks?

texts:
Once upon a time there was a Menu Extra called ASM ( Application Switcher Menu) which automatically brought all of an application's windows to the front when any of its windows was clicked. In the Finder, clicking anywhere on the desktop brought all Finder windows to the front.

Is there a replacement app for this behavior on 10.8 or 10.9, or a preference setting? Thanks for any tips.


texts: Is it possible to "restore" an itunes iphone backup to an ipad?

texts:
Is it possible to "restore" an iphone backup to an ipad, or an ipod touch?

Obviously there are iphone specific apps etc. but can you get most of your data (like passwords f.ex.) into an ipad/ipod touch from an itunes backup of an iphone?


texts: iPhone 5c weather app can't change default city

texts: The city at the top cannot be deleted & I cannot move another city to the top. Only the locations beneath the top one can be moved or deleted. So how do I delete the wrong location at the top. My location services are on.


texts: My 4S won't see my wife's new 5S as iMessage-capable -- how to fix?

texts:
I have a 4S at iOS 7.0.2.  My wife had a 3G (yes, that old :) and today received her 5S which has been updated to iOS 7.0.2.

When I send a message to her phone number it is continuing to be sent as SMS instead of now being iMessage.  But when I sent a message to her phone number via my iOS 7.0.2 iPad it is sent as an iMessage.  And when I have a relative send her a message to her phone number, that also is sent as an iMessage.  Finally, when my wife sends me a message to my phone number that comes over as an iMessage.

And my phone sends iMessages to other contacts.  It's just my wife's phone that it won't send iMessages to.

Now, since my wife can send iMessages and can receive iMessages from my iPad and my friends that seems to pretty clearly indicate the problem is not with her phone.

I'm wondering if my phone is being confused by the fact that her number went from non-iMessage-capable to iMessage-capable?  In other words, maybe my phone is caching something and isn't bothering to re-evaluate if iMessage is active for her phone number now?

Anyone ever heard of that?  Any way to clear the cache?

Update (24 Jan 2014):

Sorry I took so long to get back to this question.  Neither of the suggestions below helped.  Eventually (like in an hour or so) it suddenly, spontaneously starting working and has been fine since.  So maybe there was some timeout or cache expiration?


texts: Which of the Apple provided free iPhone 4 cases has a large free area for dock connectors?

texts:
I have an iPhone 4 and am contemplating which of the free cases I should get.

I bought a basic case at Best Buy when I bought my phone. The big problem I have with this one is that the opening at the bottom for the dock connector isn't large enough to connect the adaptor I have to play music in my car (GROM iPod connector -- highly recommended).

Can anyone advise on which of hte free cases has a larger dock connector? For reference, the Apple Bumper is definitely not big enough.


texts: Encryption on USB - Mac & Windows partitions

texts:
I have a  64GB USB stick which I want to use on both my (Mountain Lion) iMac and my (work) Windows 7 laptop.  I don't want to or need to share files across platforms and require the following structure:

Partition 1 - Mac OSX Journaled case-sensitive Encrypted
Partition 2 - Windows FAT 32 (not encrypted)

Each method I have tried doesn't work as it appears that to allow encryption on the Mac partition, the root partition scheme needs to be GUID.  Doing this means my windows machine can't see the (FAT32) windows partition.

If I set the partition scheme to MBR, disk utility doesn't show the option to format the Mac partition as encrypted.

It may be that there's just not a solution to this and I'll need to carry 2 USB sticks or get into sparse disk images, but confirmation of this would be useful. I've read similar posts on the stack exchange & elsewhere but none seem to cover the exact same set-up.

Many thanks for any help


texts:
Is it possible to have the audio files from an iTunes U course play continuously; i.e., one after the other, without any user interaction, like a music playlist? At the moment, I can only play one at a time, but I would like to just have it playing, so I can listen in the car via BlueTooth (where I can't mess around with track selection).

I've not found any obvious way and Google didn't bring up anything useful/working suggestions. (This is on an iPhone 4 with iOS 7.2, if that makes a difference.)


texts: Personal Hotspot not forwarding DNS requests to the interent on iPhone 7 with IOS 11

texts:
I have been using my iPhone 7 plus as a personal hotspot since I bought it.  The hotspot worked fine with IOS 10.  After upgrading my iPhone to IOS 11, the personal hotspot now exhibits the following behavior: It lets one or more devices connect to the personal hotspot but will not forward DNS requests to the internet.  All web pages show "unable to connect".  If I had a browser open to web pages prior to connecting the computer to the iPhone's hotspot, those webpages can still be browsed because the system cached the IP address of the site's domain.

This happens regardless whether I connect via wireless, Bluetooth, or USB.   If I turn off the personal hotspot and turn it back on, all devices easily reconnect, but the behavior repeats: no DNS requests go through.  It does not matter whether the tethered device is a laptop, tablet or IOT device.  The behavior is the same.

I've done all of the usual folk-remedy "fixes" like restarting the phone, resetting network settings, recreating the hotspot name & password, and so forth with no change.  I've hard-coded google's DNS servers into the DNS settings of the IP4 and IP6 network settings into the laptop with no success.

Any point in the right direction would be appreciated.


texts: How can I use the full resolution of a Macbook Pro Retina 15"?

texts: It is supposed to be a 2880 x 1800 pixel display, but System Preferences won't let me set it higher than 1920 x 1200.


texts: How to boot into Windows on SSD from macOS

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018) running macOS Catalina (10.15.2). I have an old laptop that died, but that still has a (newer) functioning SSD. This SSD has Windows 10 already installed on it, ready to go. I pulled it from my laptop and connected it to my MacBook using a SATA-to-USB adapter.

My MacBook is able to recognize the disk and all partitions on the SSD, but only my internal macOS drive is showing up in the Startup Disk utility.

What steps do I need to take to be able to boot into the Windows SSD from my mac?

Update: It seems my disk is using an MBR partitioning table:

/dev/disk2 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *480.1 GB   disk2
   1:                 DOS_FAT_32 SONYSYS                 279.6 MB   disk2s1
   2:               Windows_NTFS Windows RE tools        1.1 GB     disk2s2
   3:               Windows_NTFS                         477.7 GB   disk2s3
   4:                       0x27                         1.1 GB     disk2s4

Update 2:

Output from sudo fdisk /dev/disk2:

Disk: /dev/disk2    geometry: 58369/255/63 [937703087 sectors]
Signature: 0xAA55
         Starting       Ending
 #: id  cyl  hd sec -  cyl  hd sec [     start -       size]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1: EE    0   0   2 - 1023 255  63 [         1 -  937703086] <Unknown ID>
 2: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
 3: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
 4: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused

Update 3:
Tried using gdisk to convert from MBR to GPT and the new output of diskutil list is:

/dev/disk2 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *480.1 GB   disk2
   1:       Microsoft Basic Data SONYSYS                 279.6 MB   disk2s1
   2:       Microsoft Basic Data Windows RE tools        1.1 GB     disk2s2
   3:       Microsoft Basic Data                         477.7 GB   disk2s3
   4:           Windows Recovery                         1.1 GB     disk2s4

Update 4:

Output from sudo gpt -r show /dev/disk2:

      0          1         PMBR
          1          1         Pri GPT header
          2         32         Pri GPT table
         34         30
         64     546146      1  GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
     546210       2598
     548808    2101917      2  GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
    2650725       3427
    2654152  932987461      3  GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
  935641613       1523
  935643136    2054144      4  GPT part - DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A16A-BFD50179D6AC
  937697280       5774
  937703054         32         Sec GPT table
  937703086          1         Sec GPT header


texts:
I updated the iPad and the music app updated to different layout.
Can I return to previous update?
It is for my mother and she can't see. She could play music and now with the upgrade she can't use it. Just need to know if it is possible to go back to previous upgrade or even a few upgrades previous.


texts: Upgrading Catalina on non-supported hardware fails with "Install macOS Catalina Application Is Damaged"

texts:
I'm attempting to upgrade from macOS 10.15.2 to 10.15.4 on a 2009 Mac Pro.  I previously used dosdude's macOS Catalina Patcher to successfully install 10.15.2, but attempts to install the current version all end in…

  This copy of the Install macOS Catalina Application is damaged, and can't be used to install macOS.

I'm able to create a bootable installer, but booting from it and attempting to reinstall macOS produces the error.

I've tried downloading a new copy of the installer, setting the date from Terminal, and deleting Install macOS Catalina.app/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallInfo.plist, all to no avail.

I'm using Catalina Patcher v1.4 and Install macOS Catalina v15.4.01.  I've both the app store version of Install macOS Catalina and the Patcher download versions.


texts:
I want to draw two plots

at x=1, y=3, at x=2, y=9
change the above plot so that y=exp(y), x is unchanged.

I know this might seem silly to ask, but I do not have any experience to draw a mathematical plot. Is there any built-in app to do so? I'd be very appreciated for your help.


texts: Missing Print Options in Office and PowerPoint 2011

texts:
For about a year now I have not been able to print handouts in Microsoft PowerPoint 2011 (14.3.9). The option is simply not in the print dialog box. I finally discovered that this is due to using a case-sensitive file system. What I see is the following:

I can use the Layout options to accomplish a similar effect, but I can't print handouts with notes, etc. It turns out that this problem affects all of Office (Word and Excel as well).

What I should see is

Other than reformatting my hard drive as case-insensitive and restoring from my Time Machine backup, is there any way to correct this behavior?

EDIT: Please note that in the first dialog, Apple's default "Copies" and "Pages" options are displayed above the pop-up menu. In Microsoft's print dialog extension (second image above) Word, Excel, and PowerPoint present their own "Copies" and "Slides" and "Print What" (etc.) options under the "Copies & Pages" pop-up. There simply is no "Copies & Pages" option when running on a case sensitive file system, so there is no way to print handouts, speaker notes, etc. Case sensitivity apparently causes the Office print dialog extension to fail to load.

I've used otool to dig through the dynamic libraries and frameworks involved, looking for a possible case mis-match, but so far have come up empty.

EDIT 2: There simply is no "Copies & Pages" option in the popup dialog on a case-sensitive file system, I've attached a third image that shows the options available to me:

It is simply not there. As stated in the previous edit, they are above the pop-up menu. In fact, PowerPoint ignores the settings there, since it is expecting the options from the custom plugin Office provide. So I can ONLY print a single copy of a full document, unless I jump into Preview first.


texts: Erased disc incorrectly now I have "Apple ssd ap0128J Media" instead of Macintosh HD and broken software

texts:
I was preparing my laptop for a sell and booted into recovery mode. I then went into disk utility, selected my Macintosh HD and erased it. When I rebooted I got stuck on a screen with a "prohibited" sign and couldn't do anything.

I restarted my mac holding down cmd + r and got to a screen with spinning globe where I had to select my network. It then proceeded into recovery mode after a while where I now have

Apple ssd ap0128J Media and osx disks as opposed to common Macintosh HD.
I clicked on apple ssd disc and proceeded to erase it. Selected name as Macintosh HD, type as mac os extended journaled and guid partition map.

I now have Apple ssd ap0128J Media and underneath it (nested) Macintosh HD.

I'm not sure about where I should go from here to re-install osx correctly? Any advice would be appreciated.


texts:
I have some very large, high quality music files that I have downloaded from other services (e.g. Beatport) and these files are 1411 kbps, or about 10 MB per minute of music.

I have been considering iTunes Match, but am somewhat confused about the upload process.

Would the service irreversibly degrade my tracks to 256 kpbs?

Will there be a limit on how many of these large tracks I can keep in the cloud?


texts:
I just move from a Windows user to a Mac user.  I have a problem selecting a (yellow) note in Preview for Mac OS Mojave.  I want to click a note and then delete it.

However, when I click on a note, two things RANDOMLY happen.  The note is selected with a gray rectangle, which is what I want.  The second thing is that the note is open, which occurs more often.  I try to press the Esc key to close it, but it doesn't close.  In this case, I have to click somewhere else and try again.

I'm so confused for this simple action.  What did I do wrong?  What should I do to choose a note/annotation without opening it?

Thank you.


texts: Mid-2015 MacBook Pro shuts off without warning when an Ethernet adapter is *not* plugged into a Thunderbolt port. Why?

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I have been dealing with random crashes all of the time on my MacBook Pro. The screen will go black (not off) for about 30 seconds while the fans spin up to max, then everything shuts off. When I boot back up there is no warning that my computer was shut off because of a problem like there is with a kernel panic. The crash occurs for all users of the computer, so it must be something that got installed for all users and not in my Home directory.

I tried many different things to resolve this (i.e. standard resetting NVRAM, reinstall the OS, safe mode, etc). The only thing that has "fixed" the problem was booting into Safe Mode, though I cannot easily tell what changed since there is not much to test there. The hardware diagnostics do not indicate any problems.

From what I can tell, nothing gets logged into the console when the computer shuts off. There is nothing that indicates power failure or overheating either, which is strange.

For troubleshooting, I tried a few things one at a time:

Erasing and rebuilding the Spotlight index (mdutil -Ea → mdutil -ia off → mdutil -ia on)
Uninstalling enterprise VPN software
Resetting network settings

None of these things seemed to work. However, I remembered that I do not have this issue when plugged into my Thunderbolt Displays, which led me to believe there could possibly be something related to the Thunderbolt port that causes this (quite the longshot, admittedly). I tried all of my Thunderbolt dongles one at a time:

HDMI
DisplayPort
Ethernet

And I stopped here. When the Ethernet adapter is plugged in (not necessarily attached to an actual Ethernet cable) the crashes simply do not happen. As soon as I unplug it, I get about 5 minutes and the laptop shuts off. Why on earth could this possibly be happening? The only difference when plugging in the adapter on ifconfig is:

en5: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    options=10b<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_HWTAGGING,AV>
    ether a8:20:66:1b:92:2b
    nd6 options=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD>
    media: autoselect (none)
    status: inactive


texts: Mac mini 2012 mini-DisplayPort flashes to black intermittently with High Sierra 10.13.2

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I asked in the apple forum, but got no answer, so trying here...

Mac mini 2012 mini-displayport flashes to black intermittently with High Sierra 10.13.2

I'm setting up a new-to-me Mac Mini 2012 with a clean install from a bootable USB drive of High Sierra 10.13. It is connected to a LG 29UM67-P UltraWide display at 2560x1080 using a mini-DisplayPort to DisplayPort cable. (Strangely, this display shows up as a 34" LG ULTRAWIDE Display according to the system)

After install, I'm on 10.13.1 and the display works normally.  However, once I updated to 10.13.2, the display became unstable––it flashes to black every 30 seconds. The problem is similar to the one described in this post:  Display flashes to solid black intermittently

I reinstalled 10.13.1 from the bootable USB drive and the problem persisted. It was an "upgrade" not a clean install because my user account was still there on reboot.

Then I erased the HD and repeated a clean install from the bootable USB drive to get back to 10.13.1––and now the display is rock steady.

what's happening and how can I fix this to get back to the latest version of OSX?

UPDATE

I have since discovered that the issue also appears on 10.13.1 when I wake from sleep. Oddly, if I plug in a second, mini-DP <-> HDMI cable and switch the monitor to an HDMI input, I get a stable display image at 1920x1080. After that, I can switch back to the mini-DP <-> DP cable and the display will again work on the DP input at 2560x1080.

Any ideas?


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I was just about to order a replacement for my iphone 4, when I noticed there are apparently two different types. Both are claimed to be genuine apple batteries, however one costs nearly 10GBP more than the other. The only difference I can tell is that one of them is called "iPhone 4 Battery A Series"

Anyone has an idea what the difference might be?


texts: How can you assign a custom shortcut to stop a QuickTime screen recording?

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I am looking to record my screen using QuickTime on my Mac, but stopping a screen recording requires you to press ControlCommandEsc. I would like to know if it is possible to create a custom keyboard shortcut, such as ControlCommandS, to stop the QuickTime recording.

I prefer not clicking the Stop button in the menu bar because the recording captures the mouse trailing up to click that button.

If it is possible, how can one create a custom shortcut to stop a QuickTime screen recording?


texts: Find which process receives a given keyboard command

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I'm trying to figure out why a certain keyboard combination is no longer working.

As an example, Sublime Text 2 ships with a keyboard shortcut for opening the Find/Replace panel:

Command + Option + F

This combo worked fine until I did a clean install of OSX 10.8.5, after which it mysteriously stopped working in Sublime Text.

I know keyboard sequences can be captured by processes other than the frontmost (like by the OS) so I was wondering if there is a way of checking by which process a particular keyboard command was "consumed"?