texts: Is there a way to show the date (in addition to time) in the OS X lock screen?

texts:
This is what the default OS X lock screen, (if you have it set to require password on wake from sleep etc.), looks like:

By default it seems to only show the time in the top right-hand corner.

It would be great to have today's date handy as a reference in the screen as well - just like you can configure it.

Without finding a third-party lock screen app (that costs money), is there a command or setting to include the date in the OS X default lock screen?


texts: Since Helvetica comes with all Macs, and I have bought a Mac, does that mean that I can use that font commercially? For example in a banner or website header?


texts: How can I disable Mac OS Lion asking if I really want to open a downloaded file?

texts:
I already tried this:

cd ~/Downloads
find . -print0 | xargs -0 xattr -d com.apple.quarantine

But it doesn't seem to work under Mac OS X 10.7 (aka. Lion) anymore:

xattr: ./cabin/Cabin-Bold.otf: No such xattr: com.apple.quarantine


texts: Logic pro X 10.5 control surface setup not appearing

texts:
I was trying to delete launchpad from logic pro x and deleted the whole menu on accident please help.  I no longer can add or delete any surfaces and do not have setup menu.
I followed these instructions
You have to have the CS prefs on your Mac.. It is created as soon as you launch Logic Pro.. so again, follow the steps exactly as stated.. Do not try to do it another way..
Also do the same for the com.apple.logic10.plist which is the correct file name.. for Logic's own prefs.. (The one you tried to use previously was for earlier versions of Logic...)
Make sure you have quit Logic before doing these actions...
You will then find those specific files ..... and you can delete them...
Deleting the prefs and CS prefs file removes all Controller info that Logic uses....
Remember also, to now restart your Mac.......
Now launch LPX and both new Prefs and CS prefs will be created....
Now test....


texts: How do I prevent my iMac from sleeping while media is being played or streamed?

texts:
I know this problem has been around for a while. With the release of Mountain Lion Macs got the bad habit of falling to sleep when they are not used by a human.

My iMac falls to sleep when I walk away for a while. Even when the system should be busy with downloading files and converting videos. It just goes to sleep no matter what.

With an Apple TV its even worse. I got used to restarting iTunes before I started watching a movie to reset the connection but with the release of iTunes 11 the Mac even falls to sleep while I am already watching the movie! I have wake on lan activated like the Apple support side say but it just doesn't matter.

Sometimes I use the Caffein App to keep my Mac awake but most of the time I forget to do so and Apple TV just cuts the connection when the Mac went to sleep again.

Is there any permanent solution for the kind of bad behavior?


texts: How do I get Web Sharing back on Mountain Lion?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Enabling Apache in Mac OS X Mountaion Lion

Like the title says but with a twist.

I DO NOT want to use localhost, but my internal IP instead so I don't want to use all the tutorials I have seen to restart/configure Apache from the command line to get localhost working. Reason:

I need the IP to test through multiple devices on my network. With localhost, this is just not possible per every device.

Thanks,

Marco


texts: why I have no space on disk? are there some hidden files?

texts:
It seems to me that numbers don't adds up:
df -ah

/Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/disk1s5    113G   11G   16G  41% /
devfs           194K  194K     0 100% /dev
/dev/disk1s1       -     -     -    - /System/Volumes/Data
/dev/disk1s4    113G  3.1G   16G  17% /private/var/vm
map auto_home      0     0     0    - /System/Volumes/Data/home

Looking at this it seems I should have almost 100GB free....
On the other side a disk map with Cleaner One shows me that I use 82.4 GB...
It's macOS catalina.
I'm confused


texts: Very quiet audio output under Windows 10 (Late 2016 MacBook Pro)

texts:
After installing Windows 10 with Boot Camp Assistant for my Late-2016 15" MacBook Pro, I'm finding maximum volume to be almost inaudibly quiet under nearly all uses. The audio is deafeningly loud at full volume under macOS, so something is definitely wrong

Windows shows the volume is maxed. Nothing obvious in control panel. The driver is apparently "Cirrius", but I know nothing about it.

Searching around yields a lot of similar complaints from 2009, and advice to install Realtek drivers, but that's so out of date I don't suspect I should risk it. Any ideas?


texts: How can I add a personalized symbol to Calendar entries?

texts: I would like to be able to record on my calendar a quick symbol to indicate that I exercised that day.  Is that possible?


texts: What's the purpose of ~/Library/Containers?

texts:
I wonder what's the purpose of ~/Library/Containers?

I know that under ~/Library/Preferences you can find user specific app  and system configuration plists. But I can also find them in ~/Library/Containers.

What kind of configuration is stored there?


texts: What is wrong with the content protection of AirPlay that some applications prevent its use?

texts:
I've been enjoying March Madness from both my iPhone and iPad via the March Madness Live application. In fact I've enjoyed the app so much I purchased an Apple TV so I could watch games via AirPlay. Unfortunately, when I attempt to send the games to the Apple TV the commercials play but the games do not and instead the Apple TV just displays a spinning icon. Some quick Googling turned up the March Madness Live FAQ which contains this disappointing tidbit:

  Is Airplay supported?No airplay is not supported on this application.
  The 2012 March Madness Live™ requires a level of content protection
  that is currently not supported by Airplay.

Additional Googling for AirPlay content protection turns up no immediately useful results. I can speculate what the application developers might be objecting to about AirPlay's security, but I am looking for a definitive answer. Not specific to the thought process of the particular March Madness Live application developers, but in general.

What is it about AirPlay's content protection that would cause an application developer to prevent its use?

There is a somewhat related question concerning why some applications only play audio via AirPlay.


texts: Xcode 12.3 is not responding a few seconds after opening it

texts:
I updated to Xcode 12.3 on my MacBook Pro 2018 13" yesterday and face a strange problem right now.
Problem: Every time I open up Xcode, it will first work fine. However, after a few actions / seconds, the screen freezes and the circle loading indicator is displayed. The app does not respond anymore and I have to force close it.
More Information:

The freezing is Xcode specific. I can use all other Programs while Xcode is frozen and the circle is spinning. It doesn't seem like a resource problem.

This not only happens with existing projects. I created a new one and encountered the same Problem.

I alredy reinstalled Xcode, but that does not solve the problem.

I already deleted the ~/Library/Developer Folder (like a few other posts recommended) and installed the components on Xcode start again. Still the same problem.

Has anyone an idea on how to solve this problem?


texts: 2015 MacBook Pro 15” Cooling fans seem to be spinning in opposite direction?

texts: I just recently placed a new battery and speakers into a 2015 15” MacBook Pro. To do this I had to take out the entire logic board. Obviously, the fans have to be in the correct position as you can only orientate them one way when installing them. However, cool air now seems to be flowing out of the bottom side grills, and is being sucked in from the hinge area. The airflow has somehow been reversed. I have no idea how this is possible, but it is affecting the temp of the cpu. If anyone has any recommendations on what to do, it would be greatly appreciated.


texts: New file on my Macbook Pro with odd custom permissions. Have I been hacked?

texts:
So today I was looking for something on my MacBook Pro and saw folder called library with the custom permissions.
It seems like it has to permissions, systems (read, write) and everyone no access.
I expanded the permissions so that I could view it. However it seems to have an empty folder inside. The empty folder has the same permissions.
The folder is located in my iCloud > Documents folder and is called Library and the folder inside of it is also Logs.
Additionally I can see that the file was created two days ago.
Moreover, I have all sharing services turned off in my Systems Preferences > Sharing.
There is currently no user profile under the name of systems in System Preferences > Users & Groups.
Why do I have a new file with custom permissions ? Have I been hacked? Is there something I can check to see if there is something wrong going on?
(Also got an email recently saying someone tried to reset a BestBuy password but that my be irrelevant for this)


texts: iPhone: Is it possible outside of jail breaking an iPhone device to access cache.db?

texts:
Is it possible outside of jail breaking an iPhone to access the cache.db from iOS 8.3 or above? I am currently using iMazing and I seem to not be able to find the cache.db file.

I found this source

  https://www.macrumors.com/2015/04/13/ios-8-3-ifunbox-itools-sandbox-app-access/

that seems to confirm this.

However, I want to be 100% sure about this.

Edit: I can access it through simulator, but not on actual device properly.


texts: Preview and Skim are not opening Latex compiled pdf file

texts:
I am using latexmk to compile file written in Latex in OS X (macOS Sierra : 10.12.4) to pdf.

Recently I am facing that such pdf files are not being opened through Preview or Skim pdf editor! Earlier I didn't have such an issue.

Any fix?


texts: Is it possible to take the app name again after the app got deleted from iTunes-connect?

texts:
Since we can have 180 days time for app binary submission, After that window expires the application will be deleted from the itunes-connect.

Then is it possible to create another application with the same name?

ie, is there any possibilities for apple to give the same name to the same user after deletion of the app?


texts:
For an event I need pictures displayed on a screen right after they are taken on an iPhone.

I tried doing this with an Apple TV and the photostream view, but the photos take some time to show.

Is there any way to make an live feed of pictures taken with an iPhone? I have an Apple TV and MacBook to make this work.


texts:
When I sleep, I don't want to hear any notifications from my phone, unless I get a phone call. In case it's an emergency from a family member, etc.

Is there a way to set it to silent on every app but phone calls easily?


texts: Russian keyboard vanishes each time my Mac is started

texts: I'm using El Capitan on my Mac Mini now but it started when I used Yosemite. I need both English and Russian keyboard layouts on my Mac. However at some point I started finding Russian layout missing once Mac is launched, so I have to go to the settings and add Russian again every time my Mac starts. Did anybody encounter a keyboard vanishing from the system constantly? What makes it dissapear every time Mac is shut down? Ayn ideas how to fix that?


texts: I want Ethernet on a MacBook Air running in clamshell mode.  Will the USB<-->Ethernet trinket work from the Cinema Display?


texts: Will App Store programs download when I'm on a different user than the one that started?

texts:
I'm using Mac OS X 10.7.5, and I'd like to know this. I started the download for OS X Yosemite yesterday on User A, accidentally - I was going to start it on User B (me). Now, I didn't notice this until I switched to User B and let the computer sleep so that it could download the update while still staying alive (I plugged it in, too).

Now, when I woke up this morning, and switched back to User A, I got a couple of funny things happening.

First of all, it said Could not download OS X Mountain Lion due to an unknown error; the application can be found in Purchases in the App Store in a dialog window. Not cool, but I wasn't even downloading OS X Mountain Lion!

Next, when I clicked F4 on my Macbook Pro to see my Launchpad, OS X MAVERICKS was in there and paused.

Finally, Yosemite seemed to be still downloading; there was a Yosemite button icon thing, and it said downloading.

This brings me to my question: Yosemite didn't seem to have downloaded at all. It was still at the first progress bar image (or so it seemed). So, is it supposed to not download when I'm not in the same user as the one which started the download?

I'd really like to know this, because my internet downloads at 300 KBpS on average, and it's really slow, so I'd like to not be wasting time on getting the download to work when it's not going to work at all.


texts: NTFS-3G partition name contains increasing number

texts:
When using NTFS-3G using OSXFuse installed via Homebrew, my Windows drives are mounted but contain a number that is increased every time the volume is mounted:

These numbers don't seem to be limited. I have to regularly delete all the unused mount points. I'm assuming this problem could also occur because of insufficient permissions for some process, but I'm not sure for which or how to verify this.

/Volumes/ has the permissions 777 and owner root:admin.

The annoying effect of the changing mount point is that I cannot make links to a particular path on the Windows drive. At the next restart it will have changed...


texts: Upgrade from Windows 7 to 10 using VMware fusion 8.0

texts:
I'm having difficulty (=it doesn't work) to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10.

This is the situation:

I use a 2011 MacBook Pro running OSX 10.10.05 and VMware fusion 8.0.0 (I have it set to run W10 x64)

Currently W7 is installed all up to date

When I use the normal upgrade procedure (clicking the icon in the right bottom corner) it tells me my SVGA is not good enough and I don't have enough memory (I've got 4GB allocated to VMware).

Yes it had to be SVGA.

I have tried the solution that VMware suggested, but that didn't work. I've mounted the .iso W10 file from my Mac and from a USB stick.

I'm not sure what the difference is between running W7 in a VM and boot-camped W7 through VMware fusion.

What else can I try and do to upgrade?


texts: Storage settings on iOS crashes while calculating

texts:
If I navigate to Settings > iPhone Storage and wait while storage usage is calculated (Text under the categories bar says "Calculating category sizes..." and the location where individual apps appear shows just the spinner) Settings crashes without completing the calculation, leaving me unable to manage the storage on my iPhone.

How do I manage storage on iOS (without resetting completely)?


texts: Previously unlocked iPhone locked its SIM after Erase

texts:
My iPhone 7 was unlocked, I had it for over two years now, used with a UK SIM mainly but I also used it with foreign SIMs when traveling, so I know it wasn't locked to just one operator.
But I recently erased the phone and reinstalled iOS.
Now if I go Settings > General > About > Network Provider Lock > SIM locked
Saying “This device might be restricted to the original network provider and/or have certain capabilities limited. Contact your provider for more info.”

I got in touch with my carrier (Network Provider), their representative said, "SIM card doesn't lock the phones. That's the software on the phone. Sometimes while the phone upgrades, phone gets locked to the SIM that's inside the phone."
I got in touch with Apple, asked them to confirm the activation policy of my iPhone.
I expected them to just name a mobile carrier, but I was surprised to find out the device was locked to EMEA Service.
I found this online: “EMEA Service is the carrier type assigned by Apple for iPhones that have been replaced under warranty.”
This makes sense because I got this iPhone as a replacement phone from my insurance company, so it might have been refurbished.
But what I don’t understand is - I haven’t seen this message before about my SIM being locked, so why am I seeing it now, and what does it mean for me?
I thought it would be the most logical to ask my mobile carrier to unlock the phone, but they pointed to Apple. Apple said the device was not purchased from them and there are no repair cases logged for the device, so they pointed me to the insurance company that provided me with this phone as a replacement two years ago. Apple reasoned that since my original phone was unlocked, but this replacement phone is network restricted, it wasn't a like for like replacement.
Where should I really seek justice for my phone?
Was it erase that broke it? Should people not erase their refurbished phones to avoid such a mess, or what should be a general strategy in such cases?


texts: Receive FaceTime calls dialed to my iPhone number

texts:
Since iOs 6 and Mountain Lion I'm able to receive iMessages sent to my cellular number both on my iPhone and my Mac Book.

Is it possible to do the same with FaceTime? I would like to receive FaceTime calls dialed to my iPhone number also on my Mac Book.

I tried to configure it in FaceTime preferences but it only allows my to add email addresses.


texts: Is it possible to disable the game center completely and permanently in iOS 6?

texts:
I am trying hard to avoid signing in to Game Center, but the interruptions and pop ups make this hard to do.

My impression is that after the third time I don't sign into Game Center, a pop-up asks if I want to disable game center. The text implies I want to be really sure as disabling GC means I'll lose so many wonderful features. It also tells me I can always enable it later in Settings. Each time I'm offered to opt out, I say yes intending to disable GC.

If this worked, I'd think it great, but the next time I launch a game, the now allegedly disabled and definitely signed-out-of Game Center (into which, by the way, I've never signed in) is back asking me to sign in.

What can I do to avoid this?


texts:
There is a lot unsold iPhones 4s on the Apple Store.
According to the "About iPhone Batteries", iPhone's battery should be regularly charged. But in case that the battery is not charge after the iPhone has been packed in 2011-2012, what will be the condition of those batteries? After all this time for several years on the stock.


texts: How can I download something with display turned off (Ctrl+Shift+Eject)?

texts:
In Lion I could just press Ctrl+Shift+Eject to turn off display on iMac.

In Mountain Lion it looks like this shortcut turns off whole computer. It looks like sleeping mode. So my downloads stop when I press Ctrl+Shift+Eject.

How can I download something with turned off (Ctrl+Shift+Eject) display?


texts: Free tool to create a screencast to upload on hosting video platforms

texts:
I would like to make a small video tutorial of a web application I deployed recently.
Could you recommend some free programm to record screencast easily, ready to upload to video hosting platforms like youtube?


texts: Send a new text without all the history for that recipient

texts:
Whenever I start to compose a new text message on my iPhone 6 to send to someone, as soon as I enter their name in the To: field the last text that I sent or received from them appears in my message editing box.  I can add new material at the bottom but cannot delete what was exchanged previously.  This is causing my messages to people to keep building up in size with the total message being everything I ever sent to them plus what I'm sending as a new message.

How can I just send them a brand new message without the entire conversation with them over the past year being prepended to it?  I don't want to delete the previous messages from cache, just don't want them to be included in the new message.


texts: Hooking up Dell printer 2155 CN to OS X 10.9

texts: I just got a new MacBook Air and called Dell about hooking up my printer. They told me that they have no drivers for OS X 10.9, which means I cannot use my Dell printers with my mac? I have a Dell 2155 CN printer. Anyone have any ideas on how to get this to work?


texts: Why is Outlook 2011 constantly writing to my hard disk?

texts:
I recently installed a hard disk write monitoring program (MenuMeters), and for some reason it was reporting that my drive is constantly being written to. By closing programs one at a time, I've discovered that this is caused by Outlook 2011, but I have no idea why.

I have to keep Outlook running all the time, for work, but I'd really like to stop this constant disk writing, if possible, since I'm afraid that it's impacting my MacBook Pro's performance.

I read about some ways to more closely monitor my disk activity on another question, so I tred using sudo iotop. It revealed that something called 'Microsoft Datab' is the culprit for all these writes while Outlook is open.

Anyone have any ideas on how (if?) I can stop the constant disk writes while keeping Outlook open?


texts: MacOS High Sierra - How to format readonly pendirve?

texts:
I have a HP 32GB v210w pendrive and I somehow made it to read only halfway transferring the file. I tried every diskutil method and few terminal methods but it's all in vain. The pendrive works fine but it's read only. Kindly help me out on how to format it.

This is one of such errors that I get.


texts: iCloud Notes on Macbook not synchronising with iPad/iPhone IOS 9.0.2

texts:
After upgrading to IOS 9.0.2, I just realised the iCloud notes on my Macbook didn't syn with my iPad and iPhone.

Despite removing my iCloud Notes from my Macbook, rebooting my Mac and signing into my Apple ID again, the error still persists.


texts:
I want to create a recurring event on iOS calendar but the event is not getting created properly. The event dates go beyond the specified dates.

There is event start and end date.

This is when event should repeat it.

And this is what I see when I search for the result I just added

As per my understanding event should have been ended on 25-July-2016, but the even is repeating itself to 2017.


texts: Can't log in to Apple Developer to enroll

texts:
Today I opened new Apple account for enrolling Apple Developer Program for iOS as an individual developer. I followed these steps

Verify mail
Go Developer menu
Click to join iOS program
Enroll now button

After these steps Apple opens developer login page and asks me to log in again. Problem is it asks again and again although I've enter information correctly.

Any idea what is happening?

EDIT:
I think it is common problem according to this link https://devforums.apple.com/thread/238081?tstart=0


texts: "Trust request error" 0xE8000003 when connecting iPhone to Mac

texts:
When I connect my iPhone SE to my MacBook (Catalina 10.15.7) and open the Finder tab for the iPhone I am asked whether the Computer should trust this phone.
When I click the button "Trust" I get the error:
Trust request error 0xE8000003

No connection is made.
This used to work nicely. I did however restore this phone from a backup.
I can connect this phone to other Macs. Also I can connect other phones to this Mac. Just these two don't want to get along in the Finder.
Btw, I can use the "Image Capture" app just fine!
How can I fix this?

Update:
There is this uncommented solution in the Apple forums, but running the first command:
sudo rm -rf /private/var/db/lockdown

already gives me a Operation not permitted even though the terminal has "full disk access" permissions.
(When I temporarily disabled the system integrity protection via csrutil disable in the recovery console, I found that this folder is empty anyway.)
Update 2:
I see the following - maybe related - console errors when pressing the "Trust" button:
AMPDeviceDiscoveryAgent AMDeviceStartSession failed (0xE8000003) for device 0x7fcf0390820

nehelper    -[NWPrivilegedHelper startXPCListener]_block_invoke client pid 204 does not have any known entitlement
configd networkd_privileged_check_interface_settings_block_invoke received XPC_ERROR_CONNECTION_INVALID

AMPDeviceDiscoveryAgent AMDeviceCopyValueWithError failed (0xE8000016) for device 0x7fcf0390820
kernel  Sandbox: AMPDeviceDiscove(570) deny(1) mach-lookup com.apple.softwareupdated

Update 3:
When Xcode tries to connect with the iPhone, it fails and shows this in the details:
Failed to enable wireless functionality on the device.
Domain: com.apple.dtdevicekit
Code: 805
Recovery Suggestion: Please check the device connection and ensure that a passcode is set on the device.
User Info: {
    AssociatedMobileDeviceFunction = DTDKEnableWireless;
    DVTRadarComponentKey = 487927;
}
--
Could not allocate a resource.
Domain: com.apple.dt.MobileDeviceErrorDomain
Code: -402653181
User Info: {
    DVTRadarComponentKey = 261622;
    MobileDeviceErrorCode = "(0xE8000003)";
    "com.apple.dtdevicekit.stacktrace" = (
    0   DTDeviceKitBase                     0x0000000121dd093f DTDKCreateNSErrorFromAMDErrorCode + 220
    1   DTDeviceKitBase                     0x0000000121e09643 __39-[DTDKMobileDeviceToken enableWireless]_block_invoke_3 + 200
    2   DVTFoundation                       0x000000010510e29a __DVT_CALLING_CLIENT_BLOCK__ + 7
    3   DVTFoundation                       0x000000010510febc __DVTDispatchAsync_block_invoke + 1191
    4   libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff6fba56c4 _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 12
    5   libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff6fba6658 _dispatch_client_callout + 8
    6   libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff6fba8818 _dispatch_continuation_pop + 414
    7   libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff6fba7f16 _dispatch_async_redirect_invoke + 703
    8   libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff6fbb4957 _dispatch_root_queue_drain + 326
    9   libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff6fbb5097 _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 92
    10  libsystem_pthread.dylib             0x00007fff6fe009f7 _pthread_wqthread + 220
    11  libsystem_pthread.dylib             0x00007fff6fdffb77 start_wqthread + 15
);
}
--

System Information

macOS Version 10.15.7 (Build 19H2)
Xcode 12.1 (17222)


texts:
I'm trying to get Postfix working on my mac but I can not get it working.

Operating system is Mojave 10.14.3
MAMP PRO 5.2.2
I use a hostgator smtp which should work. It works anyway in my mail app.

I can not find any usable message and I have tried all kind of solutions which I found on internet but it still does not work.

By starting postfix in the terminal with "sudo postfix start" I get the message "fatal error".

How can I get postfix working on my Mac?


texts: Why don't my windows move back in Mojave?

texts:
I have a MacBookPro9,2 and an external monitor at my desk.  Sometimes I unplug everything from the MacBook and carry it somewhere else awake with the lid open.  I'll come back to my desk and plug it back in later.

On High Sierra, it worked like this:

I have windows the external monitor.
I unplug the external monitor.  The windows move to the internal one.
I plug in the external monitor.  The windows move back to the external one.

Now I've upgraded to Mojave.  When I plug the monitor back in, the windows stay on the internal monitor, instead of moving back where I had them before.  I have to manually move them back to the external monitor for all of my Spaces.

Is this a setting?  I haven't found one.  Is there a way to get back to the behavior I had in High Sierra?

After several days, I've also realized that new windows sometimes open on my internal display, which has no menu bar.  I expect them to open on the external one which has a menu bar.


texts: How to view movie taken on Android Lenovo Tab device via Xender on iPhone

texts: I have an iPhone 4s, and have installed xender for iOS. When I record a movie in mkv and flv video from android via xender, the transfer to the iPhone completes but the movie cannot be viewed.


texts: iMessage fails to send despite 'delivered'

texts:
iMessages that claim to have been 'delivered' then fail after going into airplane mode ~30 seconds later. What does 'delivered' actually mean, if not that the message was delivered to the recipient successfully? Why does my phone's connection still need to be active after that point?

Observed behavior:

Send iMessage.
'Delivered' tag appears on the blue message almost immediately.
Put phone into airplane mode ~30 seconds later.
A few minutes later, the message shows up as a green text message instead, with a 'failed to send' error. Hitting 'try again' sends the message as a text.

Expected behavior: Step 4 above does not occur.


texts: How can I change the default text color in Mail?

texts: How can I change the default text color (black to dark grey) in Mail on Lion?


texts: Can't restore Time Machine backup to Macintosh HD

texts:
Today I found my Mac shut down. It won't boot again anymore.
When I try to turn it on, it just shows the Apple logo, a loading bar and after 1/3 progress it just shuts down again.

After some research I learned how to access the Disk Utility by pressing Command ⌘-R at boot time. Apparently the problem is with the hard disk, since when I try to repair it it says that it can't be repaired and needs to be formatted.

I have an external disk where I backed up the whole system using Time Machine. I'm just not sure how to proceed now.

After accessing the Disk Utility I have 4 options, the first of which is restoring a Time Machine backup. The thing is that if I try this one it lets me restore a backup only in the other partition of the external HD, and not on the disk on my Mac. Why is that? What shall I do?


texts: /etc/resolver: TLD itself not resolved by custom resolver

texts:
I'm using the /etc/resolver technique for a dev domain as explained in some blog posts around the web (like this one).

I used this technique previously on 10.9, but on my new Yosemite there seems to be one small problem: the TLD itself, i.e dev, does not seem to be resolved by the custom DNS. In other words on 10.9 both dev and *.dev would be passed to dnsmasq and resolved correctly, but on Yosemite this only happens for *.dev. dev is resolved by something else to an address other than the one configured in dnsmasq.

I know dnsmasq works properly:

# host dev localhost
Using domain server:
Name: localhost
Address: 127.0.0.1#53
Aliases:

dev has address 127.0.0.1

however:

# ping -c 1 dev
PING dev (127.0.53.53): 56 data bytes
^C
--- dev ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100.0% packet loss
# ping -c 1 a.dev
PING a.dev (127.0.0.1): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.035 ms

--- a.dev ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 0.035/0.035/0.035/0.000 ms

My /etc/resolver/dev is:

nameserver 127.0.0.1

I know I can just add dev itself to /etc/hosts, since it's the only one that doesn't work it not a big deal. However I'd like to know if I did something wrong and if I can achieve the same behaviour I had previously on 10.9.


texts: How do I backup photos *from* iCloud Photo Library

texts:
My Macbook is beginning to run out of space to "Keep originals" of the photos I have in the Photo Library, and I don't want the only copy of the photos to be in the cloud.

How can I create a hard copy of the library, probably on an external hard drive, after unchecking "Keep originals" on the Mac? I'm OK with running some backup procedure manually.


texts: Can iPad be hacked if password's security is questionable?

texts: Is it possible for a "family member" that knows my passwords and has had access to my iPad to control my iPad from a different location? ....Camera or even turn off my iPad completely?  Recently my iPad screen had been completely locked out without my knowledge. The timing of this event was after an argument with this family member. I had to take it back to store to activate it.  Can the iPad be controled from a different location?


texts: Mail signature changes font size when sent to Gmail

texts: I have created a signature in Mac mail. However, every time I send an email to a gmail account it enlarges the font size. Has anybody else come across this? Is there a workaround?


texts: Will a Dell U2419HC provide enough power to charge a MBP 15" (Late 2016)?

texts:
The monitor comes with a USB-C port that sends power as well as image. But it's unclear to me:

What's the wattage it sends?
Is that enough to charge an MBP that's in use?


texts: How do I decrease excessive network buffering over Wireless-N

texts:
I've got a mid-2009 Macbook Pro running Lion over 802.11n with an Airport Extreme and cable internet. I've been seeing drop-outs while using video chat (be it Facetime, Skype, Google Chat) and doing anything else (gaming, Hulu, Netflix, etc) on the network.

I ran ICSI's Netalyzr and found that the network buffering was 4000ms upstream and 3200ms downstream, which is abysmal. Running the same test on my Windows 7 machine (over 802.11b) results in 220ms upstream and 1800ms downstream.

Aggravatingly enough, when I switch my Macbook to 802.11b, Netalyzr fails to complete. I initially chalked this up to a bad test, however, video still drops out and a ping somedomain.com in the background will show progressively increasing RTT's and packetloss.

No such deficiencies exist on my Win7 desktop.

I was unable to find any option under network preferences, and searches only brought up complaints about buffer-bloat without specifics. How do I "improve" the buffering behavior under Lion?


texts: How to install CLISP under OS X El Capitan (10.11)?

texts:
I want to install CLISP to run some lisp programs. I am used to install it via

brew install clisp

But I'm getting this error message:

Error: libsigsegv 2.10 did not build

Is this due to the new System Integrity Protection? The log files are telling me this:

checking whether we are cross compiling... configure: error: in `/private/tmp/libsigsegv20150926-26734-xxczr8/libsigsegv-2.10':
configure: error: cannot run C compiled programs.
If you meant to cross compile, use `--host'.
See `config.log' for more details

And the config.log:

configure:3294: clang -o conftest    conftest.c  >&5
clang: warning: no such sysroot directory: ''
conftest.c:11:10: fatal error: 'stdio.h' file not found
#include <stdio.h>
         ^

  How can I run my LISP programs or, better, CLISP on OS X 10.11?


texts: I am sharing my internet connection (Ethernet) via WI-FI but it keeps disconnecting

texts: I'm sharing my internet connection (ethernet) via wi-fi but it (the wi-fi) keeps disconnecting. When I go into network settings the internet sharing box is still checked, so I have to turn it off and back on to get it to work again. Is there a way to stop it from doing this?


texts: Is there anyway to expand my MacBook Air's hard disk?

texts: I have a 2011 MacBook Air(11-inch), I am using OS X 10.9, but I only have 64GB Flash Storage, and I  want to expand the storage of MacBook Air's hard disk. I asked geniuses at Apple and they told me the answer is no. So, is this possible?


texts:
I just bought a new Mac from the Apple online store (six days ago) and it had a scratch on it when I got it. I would return it, but I needed my Mac for work, so I waited four days. And in the four days my Mac got another scratch.

Can I return it now?


texts: What is the location of background image set from Safari?

texts:
Safari allows you to set any image as desktop background right from the browser.

Desktop & Screen Saver preference pane will then display it as Safari Desktop Picture.

No filename, no location, and if I change it, seems like the picture is lost.
I find it frustrating because, although I frequently change wallpapers, I'd like to keep each of them.
I could as well download the file manually but isn't this what Use As Desktop Picture exists for?

So, the question is:

  Where is this image actually stored on my hard drive?
  How do I retrieve it?


texts: Why is iTunes not syncing photos from library after a certain date into my iOS device?

texts:
I have an iPad mini (1st gen) I want to give it to a family member, so I operated a full system backup and reset. I have all the photos from the iPad inside of my library on OSX (in the Photos app).

I now want to put all these photos back into the iPad, so I did this (selected "Copy photos from photos" and checked "all the photos" with "include video") and synced:

However, there are more than 1.808 photos/videos in my library. Indeed, this is what my library looks like on Mac OSX. Please note the presence of items after the date "21 set 2015":

All the items after "21 set 2015" are not synced. This is what the photos app looks like on the iPad:

Why is this happening? What can I do to automatically sync photos which are newer than 21 september 2015?


texts: Developing with Eclipse, Visual Studio .NET and Xcode - 13“ or 15” Macbook Pro? (Or AIR?)

texts:
I have some Xcode (iPhone/iPad) development on the horizon and will also be doing a bit of Eclipse (Java) and .NET development in between. Since I'll be running a VM for the Windows stuff, I think a Macbook Pro is the way to go.

What I am wondering is, does the 13" Pro have enough screen real estate to make development at least a little enjoyable? I looked at the AIR and whilst it has better resolution than the 13" Pro, it of course lacks in terms of RAM etc. As a consultant I will probably be carrying this thing around quite a lot, so would rather not go with the 15".

I will be adding the SSD option to the Pro.

Any advice much appreciated.

Thanks.


texts: Can I have multiple graphs in the same place in Numbers?

texts:
I have a spreadsheet with a bunch of graphs based on a table. Instead of having a long list of graphs, is there a way to display these graphs all in the same space, but change between them?

And to clarify, I don't want to plot the data on one graph. They are completely different and have wildly different values that would look awful on the same graph. I want to click a button and switch data and units, similar to how the interactive graphs work.


texts: Does the MacBook Pro built-in screens support HDR?

texts:
On this Apple support article, it seems to say that the MacBook Pro introduced in 2018 or 2019 supports HDR on its built-in display. However, for what I understand, MacBook screens are not bright enough to support HDR. I also have not seen any HDR settings on my 2020 MacBook Pro, nor is HDR touted in Apple's computer specs.

Do MacBook screens support HDR?


texts: Finder "Get Info" panel is showing different folder sizes for two folders that should be the same

texts:
I did a copy and paste of files from my MacBook Pro (2018) 15-inch (Mac OS 10.13.16)’s 256GB SSD (formatted APFS) to my 2TB WD My Passport hard drive (formatted HFS+).

I wanted to confirm that all the files were copied correctly. However, when I compared the Finder’s “Get Info” panel for the original folder VS the folder in the hard drive, I saw that the sizes weren't the same.

See:

I decided to compare each individual file sizes in the folders on Finder using the “Size” column. I had one window showing the files of the original folder side-by-side another window showing the files of the new folder in the 2TB WD My Passport. Each individual size of the files were the same.

Why does “Get Info” show different sizes of the folders? Is Finder the most accurate way of finding the size of a file or folder? If no, which tool (command-line is fine) is the most accurate?

NOTE:
(1) I selected all the files from the original folder and used Command+C in Finder directly on these files. I then put the copied versions of the files (the ones on the hard drive) in a new folder. I did not select the original folder and copied the folder.
(2) The new folder name on the hard drive is different from the original folder name
(3) I followed some suggestions on Same Files in Two Folders, But Different Size Info?. I did not spot any hidden files.


texts: How to switch Synthesized Speech voice when reading from a file using SAY command

texts:
I'm using the say command on macOSX to read from a file that has text in two different languages. Is it possible to indicate in the file from where it reads the content when to use a different voice?

say -v Samantha -f speach.txt

The content of speach.txt

Thank you for calling XYZ.[[slnc 300]]
Para español, marque 2.[[slnc 300]]


texts: Is there a way to display more metadata fields in the Finder list view?

texts:
If I view and sort files in a directory using Finder's list view I seem to be limited to a rather anaemic:

Name
Date Modified
Size
Kind

Now, take an .mp3 file for example. There is potentially a lot of metadata associated with that file, and this may be a useful basis to sort by.

Is there a way to make available more fields to sort by? Or do I need to resort to a Finder replacement? I realize that iTunes could do most, but not all, of what I want. (iTunes doesn't display some .mp3 metadata fields.)


texts:
Is there a tool for mac to measure the frames per second ?

Or Could I just know how many frames per second are displayed on a MacBookPro ?


texts: What is the quickest way to setup Instiki on Lion?

texts:
A few months ago I setup an Instiki wiki using Snow Leopard.
It took me quite a while, as I had to work some black magic to understand which version of ruby (plus gems/rails) I was supposed to install/update.

Now I've upgraded to Lion after formatting (bad idea huh?), and I'd like a new instiki up and running. So I thought: instead of wasting another day in trial and error I might ask if someone smarter and more knowledgeable has a quick and dirty way to do it (e.g. avoiding installing xcode tools!).

Cheers!

p.s. Instiki is very cool http://www.instiki.org/show/HomePage, especially if you like maths. Its user-friendliness is very far from Tiddlywiki, but I think it's much cooler.

p.p.s. please feel free to retag appropriately.

EDIT As pointed out, some more info might be useful.
When I try to run instiki (contained in a folder named taccuino) this is what it tells me

./Desktop/taccuino/config/../config/preinitializer.rb:20: Bundler couldn't find some gems.Did you run `bundle install`? (RuntimeError)
from ./Desktop/taccuino/config/boot.rb:28:in `load'
from ./Desktop/taccuino/config/boot.rb:28:in `preinitialize'
from ./Desktop/taccuino/config/boot.rb:10:in `boot!'
from ./Desktop/taccuino/config/boot.rb:124
from ./Desktop/taccuino/script/server:3:in `require'
from ./Desktop/taccuino/script/server:3
from ./Desktop/taccuino/instiki:6:in `load'
from ./Desktop/taccuino/instiki:6


texts:
I recently tried to turn on Internet Sharing for my mac mini, and accidently hit 'Remote Management' which turns off screen sharing! I have no peripherals - not even a display, but I do have a lot of Apple Laptops. Is there any way to turn it back on if I know the root/admin username and password?!

I also tried booting in target disk mode - both machines are running mountian lion, and connected through a firewire cord (with a thunderbolt adapter on one side). When I boot my machine in target disk mode I just get the firewire logo bouncing around, never see the others image.


texts: Unable to install apps on iPhone, either free or paid

texts:
I had an Apple ID in one country and was unable to update the debit card, which had the same currency and a different country address.
Now I cannot install free or paid apps. I tap Get and am prompted for a password. If I put the wrong one, I see:
Verification failed
Your Apple ID or password is incorrect
Cancel Try Again

When the password is right, I see a spinning circle and then I see Get again, just as before.
I tried this thread to sign in from my name in the Settings app. I get prompted for a different email address, to which I say no put my email and password, and nothing happens either. I changed the sign-in away from the other email, which was still connected to the Game Center (from Settings > Game Center), and tried signing in again with the same result.
Everything seems to be in order with my Apple ID, which I can see on a desktop browser with my current country.
How can I install free or paid apps?
I am using an iPod Touch with iOS 12.4.7.


texts: One-click save to Downloads folder in Mail.app

texts:
When I click on an attachment in Mail.app, the file opens in the mail downloads in my library. I can Ctrl-click on the attachment to save it to my Downloads folder. How can I save the file to the Downloads folder in one click?

I'm using 10.8.


texts:
For reasons past comprehension, the new iOS 10 Messages app allows applying "effects" to messages. It used to be possible to disable the ability to generate or receive these abominations by choosing

  Settings > General > Accessibility > Reduce Motion

but since 10.1, this now appears to be impossible.

How do I disable sending or receiving "effects" in iOS 10.1 Messages?


texts: Using XQuartz for communicating to the Centos server using local graphical user interface

texts:
I wonder how to use XQuartz to communicate with the Centos server through a local graphical user interface on my Mac? I did the following steps so far, and the result so far is just connect to the server through terminal.

Server side:

Installed gdm on the server.
Switched run level to 5.

Client side:

Installed XQuartz on my Mac OS 10.8.
On Terminal: ssh X root.website.com.

Update

After doing what @onik suggested (using the xterm instead of terminal, created a new user other than root, and entered the command gnome-session), I get the following warnings before xterm halts:


texts: OSX El Capitan reset the number of Spaces

texts:
Is there a way of "resetting" the number of desktop Spaces in Mission Control in El Capitan?
I'm working on a previous co-workers Mac Pro, and somehow mission control has....325 desktop Spaces...

I have already tried disabling/re-enabling Spaces via terminal with...

defaults write com.apple.dock mcx-expose-disabled -bool TRUE
killall Dock
defaults delete com.apple.dock mcx-expose-disabled
killall Dock

...however the previous number of spaces persists. I have also tried disabling all of the Mission Control System Preferences but to no avail.

Is there a terminal command that will set the number of spaces available?


texts: Record screen iPhone during setup assistant

texts: Using the screen recording method of connecting my iOS device directly to a MacOS system and recording through quicktime - is it possible to record the setup assistant? Or is recording only capable once the phone is set up and booted into iOS.


texts: How can I add a service to Finder to add a movie/track to a VLC playlist?

texts: I am using VLC for playing videos in MacOSX 10.8, the VLC version is 2.0.5, I want a context menu in Finder with option to add a video file to vlc now playing list.


texts: Different ways of displaying documents between Adobe Reader and Preview

texts: I use an e-book reader (Icarus Excel) to make notes on PDF files. When looking at the output PDF (which merges the notes with the PDF document) in Adobe Reader, the notes are present. However, the same document, when opened in Preview, does not display the notes. What would be the reason behind different ways of displaying the same document in the two programs and how to make Preview "see" the notes?


texts:
I plug my Backup Plus Portable Drive (Seagate) into my MacBook Air (10.13.3 MacOS High Sierra Version) into my USB ports, both of them.  The drive lights up, I can hear it running however it is not showing up in Finder.  I have searched the Web for all sorts of solutions however I am unable to find any and Seagate was no help.

thanks for any help, this drive holds valuable information that I need to at most get off of it so I can throw it into a fire pit.  Thanks again.


texts:
On macOS High Sierra (perhaps also earlier version of macOS), I noticed that when I open a URL in a webbrowser (tested with Safari and Opera), that on other Macs in the local network, the Docks shows an additional icon of the local browser on the left hand side. When I click this icon, it opens the URL that is open on the other Mac.

I have three questions: How does this (technically) work, how is this feature called, and how do I disable it?

As for the technology, I assumed that the URL of the frontmost browser window would be shared using a discovery service (DNS-SD, formerly Bonjour), but I couldn't detect it with a Bonjour browser. My second thought is that it is some kind of AirDrop technology, but I couldn't find it there either. So I'm not sure if this is sharing on a local LAN, or sharing using the same iCloud account.


texts: How can I use Siri to send a pre-made SMS?

texts:
So I recently discovered that most bus stops have a code.  If you text that code to a specific phone number, you'll get a response telling you the ETA of the next bus to that stop.  I saved the phone number in a contact card and I saved all my frequent bus stop codes stored as a note in that card.

It's a little cumbersome to go into the card, copy the code, open a new text, paste the code, and hit send.  If I remember the code, I can just use Siri and say something like "Tell the bus company 123456".  It's a lot easier to just remember the cross-street names.

Is there a way to either have Siri make a substitution, say for example "Grant Street" with "123456", or else is there a way I could have a canned text all ready to go?  One thought I had would be to create a home screen icon called "Grant Street" that when launched, sends "123456" to the bus company's phone number.  Then I could just say "Launch Grant Street" or something and I'd get back the text saying when the next bus is.

Any ideas?


texts:
I have 2017 MacBook Air, which has been upgrade to Mojave. Sierra was installed at the time of purchase.

Now, I need to refresh the Mac as brand new device. Therefore, I am trying to erase the hard disk. Below is a image of the Disk Utility. Which is the one to be erased? Are they 2 hard disks or 1?

I was able to erase the AppleAPF, but was unable to do anything with the Apple SSD, which appears to be unformatted.

After erasing the AppleAPFS, I started the installation process, but this took a very long time (lots of hours) with nothing moving. I do not know if this because my internet connection is very week or due to something else.


texts: "XfinityWifi" and "PublicWifi" are being added to my list of networks without my knowledge or consent

texts:
(OS/X El Capitan ... MacBook Pro)

From time to time, when I go to *System Preferences...Network...WiFi...Advanced," I find that two network-names have been added to the list without my knowledge or consent:

XfinityWiFi
PublicWifi

How do I know this?   Heh ... "Because I happen to live in a hole."   That is to say, "a little corner of Northwest Georgia (USA)" where there is exactly one wireless network: "Mine!"   I work from my home, so my computer rarely leaves it.

I have turned off "Remember networks that this computer has joined," and in any case I can positively say that this computer has never encountered, let alone "joined," either of these networks.

So ... what's going on here?!


texts: How do I access hidden or specific directories/paths from the finder?

texts: I would like to be able to do something simple such as open up a finder and be able to select files that are in '~/' or '/' Is there a simple way to go about doing this?  For instance, sometimes I would just like to be able to point XCode towards a file that finder doesn't show me normally.  Is there a keystroke or something that lets me edit the path I want to view manually?


texts: Disable ⌘+SHIFT+F keyboard shortcut for fullscren

texts:
I use Spectacle to allow me to hit ⇧ + ⌥ + ⌘ + F to maximize a window.  However, sometimes I miss the ⌥ key, and this results in the system shortcut for moving the window to a new space to happen instead.

Trying to set ⇧ + ⌘ + F as the key combination in Spectacle produces a "this is a system shortcut, please disable it in system preferences" message, but I can't find that shortcut anywhere under keyboard shortcuts in System Preferences.

How can I disable ⇧ + ⌘ + F?

This is OSX Yosemite.


texts: Macbook airplay to Denon AVR-X4400H — only silence

texts:
My girlfriend's MacBook connects to my Denon stereo, but no music plays

What we've tried:

Connect my own MacBook to the Denon. Everything works perfectly.
Connect her MacBook to the Denon

The Demon woke up when she connected
When she adjusts the volume slider on the Mac's UI, the volume on the Denon changes accordingly
Tried adjusting the volume from the Denon's remote. We can see it change, but still no audio.
Hit the mute button on the Denon remote. No joy.

Anything else we could try?


texts:
Does anyone know how I can remove some fonts (that I know I'll never use) from my Mac?

Some fonts don't allow you to remove them, and these are often the ones that I want to remove.

I want to remove the fonts to free up some space, and also to reduce the long list of fonts in sub-menus.


texts: How can I run a job once a day with launchd, regardless of when the computer is on?

texts:
I would like to run a shell script daily, but not necessarily at a specific time. The computer the script runs on is switched on at irregular times, and no assumptions can be made when that will be.

For that, I would like to get launchd to behave a bit like anacron: It only needs to run the job once a day, at any convenient time.

Most posts I have seen here or on other sites describe things like "running every day at 05:00", which is not helpful for me if the machine is off at that time...

How do I write a launchd plist specifying that behaviour?


texts: Why won’t iCloud Keychain sync my passwords?

texts:
I have set up two-factor authentication for my Apple ID and turned on iCloud Keychain. To test whether it backups my passwords, I turned it off and chose delete from iPhone. Then I turned it on and looked at my passwords, but nothing was there. I’ve tried many several times, but it seemed iCloud Keychain won’t store my passwords.

I think it might be because I turned it off, rather than signed out of my Apple ID, or it might be something wrong with my iCloud configuration.

Please help me resolve this problem.


texts: Can Late 2012 Mac Mini support two QHD Monitors?

texts:
I've always understood that my Mac Mini is limited to one QHD (2560 x 1440/1600) monitor via DisplayPort and one HD monitor (1900x1200) via HDMI... from Wikipedia:

  Like the 2009 version, a Mini DisplayPort (which allows for a VGA
  connection, via a non-included cable) is included. A HDMI port, which
  Apple describes as being HDMI 1.4 compliant, replaces the Mini-DVI
  port on the prior models as one of the main video connection methods.
  The HDMI port supports up to 1080p on HDMI connections and 8 channel
  24-bit audio at 192 kHz, Dolby Surround 5.1 and stereo output. With
  the included HDMI to DVI adapter, for those currently using a DVI
  interface, the HDMI port will work with resolutions up to 1920 × 1200
  pixels, while the Mini DisplayPort can concurrently support a
  resolution up to 2560 × 1600 pixels

However this link suggests I can run two QHD monitors via the thunderbolt port and a splitter:

  Thunderbolt digital video output

  Native Mini DisplayPort output
  DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to    DVI Adapter (sold separately)
  VGA output using Mini DisplayPort to    VGA Adapter (sold separately)
  Dual-link DVI output using Mini    DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter (sold separately)

  HDMI video output

  Support for 1080p resolution at up to 60Hz
  DVI output using HDMI to DVI Adapter (sold separately)

There is a lot of talk of DVI here, but my monitor only supports [Mini]DisplayPort and HDMI.

Am I right to read this that my Mac will support two QHD monitors but only by splitting from the DP/thunderbolt port leaving HDMI-out unused? In which case can I get a Thunderbolt->dual DP or DP->Dual DP adapter or do I have to get a DVI splitter and two DVI->DP adapters?!


texts: I'm wondering if references referring to pf in FreeBSD are applicable to ipfw in Mac OS X Snow Leopard? I'd like to know to see if it's worthwhile to consult books on pf for use with Mac OS.


texts: My email is gone and my daughters is there instead

texts: My daughter used my phone for a day and now her email address is on my phone and mine has vanished. How do I get mine back?


texts: iTunes track notifications for Mountain Lion

texts:
In OS X Lion there was the preference (via a Terminal command) to enable iTunes track notifications that were displayed as a popup in the dock.

So far it seems as though Mountain Lion does not allow this, I was wondering if anyone knew whether the command had changed or if this is just not possible in OS X 10.8.

The Terminal command I had been using in Lion was:

defaults write com.apple.dock itunes-notifications -bool TRUE; killall Dock


texts:
I've just migrated MBPro to Mojave. Everything came through nicely, except the keychain. After upgrade, the keychain has been wiped fresh by Migration Assistant.
So, I moved contents of ~/Library/Keychains into a new dir called ~Library/Keychains/OLD and restored the following from Timemachine: login.keychain and metadata.keychain (There were no other files in backup of ~/Library/Keychains because there was no AppleID registered on the computer at the time of the backup).
After restoring, I Launch Keychain Access and my recovered items are all there and recognized. I see that Keychain Access has added some files to the ~/Library/Keychains directory, presumably for the iCloud keychain, which I have turned off (resulting in Local Items, only).
When I restart, it's like Groundhog day (I've done this several times). The restored items are gone and the Login keychain items are just a handful of default items, generated by Keychain on launch. My System Keychain still has my wifi PW and a bunch of old SSID's from past travels, so the problem is just with Login Keychain and Local Items ie: only those associated with this username.
I have de-selected Keychain Access in iCloud, so that it wouldn't try to sync an empty file to my MB. So, I'm at a total loss. Thoughts?


texts:
All of us in the office use the same (remote) email server (via IMAP) but only some of us have this issue:

Emails are deleted in Mail.app and go to trash

After sometime the email reappears as unread email in the main mailbox

Colleague with this problem has an iPhone and Mac OSX laptop.

I don't have this issue and have an Android phone but also have OSX laptop.

Where do we need to look to sort this?


texts:
I have a 13" retina MacBook Pro and an Acer X223W external display, connected via an official Apple Mini DisplayPort > VGA adapter. The Acer is set to 1680x1050 (its default resolution).

I wanted to adjust the colors on the Acer, so as a start I hit the physical Auto button on the display. As soon as I did this, the image on the display jumped over to the left by about 2". So the image is now cut off on the left, leaving a big black gap on the right.

If I switch the resolution to anything else, e.g. 1440x900, it'll fill the display like normal again. But if I switch it back to 1680x1050, it gets shifted over to the left again.

I tried adjusting the horizontal position of the image with the display's on-screen controls, but (a) it was already set to 50/100 (which should be the center), and (b) the maximum value of 100 doesn't move the image far enough to the right to eliminate the gap. So that apparently isn't the issue.

I also tried:

Restarting/rebooting the laptop
Turning the external display off and back on
Unplugging the Mini DisplayPort > VGA adapter and plugging it back in
Restarting/rebooting with the adapter unplugged, then plugging it back in
Repairing permissions
Repairing color profiles
Using different color profiles (including one downloaded from Acer's website)
Forcing OS X to detect displays (System Preferences > Displays, hold Option and click the "Detect Displays" button)
Resetting PRAM
Plugging the adapter into the laptop's other Thunderbolt port
Switching the arrangement of the displays
Changing which display is the primary
Enabling/disabling mirroring
Resetting the display via the OSD's built-in reset function
Hitting the Auto button again

None of those steps made any difference.

Then I tried plugging the adapter into a different MacBook Pro entirely (non-retina 13"). Amazingly, it does the same thing – the image shifts 2" over to the left at 1680x1050.

I'm running OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 on both MacBook Pros if that's of any relevance, but it seems like the issue is with the display itself since everything was perfectly fine until I hit the Auto button.

Furthermore, if I take a screenshot of the external display, it captures the full image. So that suggests the laptop is outputting the image to the display correctly, but the display itself is showing it off-center.

I've found other forum threads that suggest using a different adapter (e.g. DVI instead of VGA), but given that I've always used this display at 1680x1050 with the same adapter, I know it works...

I'm at a loss as to what else I can try to get the image to reposition correctly. Any help appreciated!


texts: Hard Drive is not showing up on my Mac Laptop

texts: I have recently formatted my hard drive through disk utility and trying to reinstall OS X through the recovery mode but it comes up with the attached picture and the laptop is not going to its Recovery mode. Also i have realised when i press alt Key during the boot process i dont see any hard drive there.


texts: Can I start a new conversation with the same number or Apple ID in Messages?

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Sometimes my conversations get long and unwieldy over time, but being so sentimental I'd like to keep them around on my devices (and not just leave them in iTunes backups that I might not be able to access again later).

In the Messages app, can I start a new conversation with a person under the same number or Apple ID, while preserving our previous conversation on my iOS device? Or if not, is there a feasible workaround (somehow involving switching numbers in the person's contact card or something)?


texts: Late 2008 13" MacBook not detecting brand new battery

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I bought a broken late 2008 13" Aluminum Unibody MacBook on eBay. Supposedly, according to the listing, Apple had said the original battery needed to be replaced. The other issue was the slightly-damaged battery cover. The computer arrived and, upon powering on, did not even detect a battery indicated by the [x] mark on the screen. Hitting the battery indicator button on the side of the case also indicated no battery. I assumed the battery was completely shot and I bought a replacement third-party battery. The computer doesn't detect this battery either. I've performed PRAM and SMC resets. I tried two different magsafe chargers to eliminate the possibility of a bad charger.

At one point, I was looking at the system report and the magsafe led suddenly changed to orange from green and the computer powered off suddenly before immediately turning to green.

I haven't removed the logic board but I have removed the bottom cover and I don't think this has any liquid damage. The computer works perfectly aside from the battery issue.

I notice the original battery seems to have terminals on the walls of the battery connector that the replacement battery does not. See photos below:

Original battery (notice the gold terminal at the far end of the battery socket wall)

The replacement battery (notice the gold terminal seen in the other battery isn't here)

Note: this model is the late 2008 13" unibody, aluminum MacBook. This is NOT a MacBook Pro but actually the only aluminum MacBook ever made. It is very similar to the MacBook Pro but has subtle differences which should be noted.


texts: What's the difference in range between Airport Express and Extreme?

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Walking in to a Apple premium reseller's store today I was told that there is no difference range-wise between Express (the June 2012 model) and Extreme.

True story?

Where can I get more detailed specs on the models? Apple's site isn't exactly thorough…


texts: How to properly install Kali Linux on MacBook Air (dual-boot with El Capitan)

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I updated to El Capitan yesterday (on MacBook Air 2014). I then decided to install Kali Linux 2.0, and boy it's been one problem after another, so far nothing has gone the way it's supposed to. Without going too much into details, some of which include (problems downloading rEFInd, burning the iso image onto the thumb drive and etc.). I think I managed to do that.

So now I try to reboot my Mac, after the rEFInd boot screen shows up I plug-in the usb and I get only one volume (the legacy OS one) and the guide for installing Linux says try installing rEFInd and try again, but I already have rEFInd (you need to have 3 volumes as it shows here).

If I try to boot the legacy folder it says:

  Starting the Legacy Loader
  Using Load Options USB
  Error: Not Found while loading legacy loader

  Make sure u have the latest firmware update installed
  Hit any key to continue

Any help is appreciated :) I'm really getting frustrated trying to install Kali, first time though.

P.S. There is a very high probability I've messed up somewhere before, because as I said, I've been running into almost every problem out there, googling, and trying to go around it, most of the time not even sure what I am doing, so... I may have messed smth up on the way.

BTW my laptop can't read my USB, which is to be expected, but I will be able to turn into readable later, won't I?

More Details:

rEFIdn used - 0.9.2
How I configured it: Iunzipped it, I had to turn my security settings off in the recovery mode, and I think that worked for me after I ran it as it's is supposed to be ran, as said in the link. Long process, I don't remember all of it.


texts: What does it mean Band or Non-band in an iPhone specs?

texts: NB30 stands for Non band 30, what is this?


texts: in mac os x, how NOT to bring all the opened window of an application to front

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I have a problem with switching between windows in Mac OS X the way I use it.

For example, I have 2 opened windows of PDF files in the background, and on top of them there is another window of excel sheet.

Now when I open a new window of PDF files, I don't want the other 2 windows of PDF that were in the background to come to front.

What can I do?


texts: Google Calendar failing to sync on a specific account

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I have a late 2012 Macbook Pro that came running Mountain Lion out of the box. I have used  Mail and Messages with my various Google accounts since I purchased it, but never Calendar. When I checked the Calendar option all I got was the header for where the calendars should be.

I cannot see any calendars on that account, create/view/edit events, or anything. My sync settings on the Google side are just fine as it works on other devices. Last night I took it a step further and created a new user account on my laptop and first thing I did was connect my Google account. Everything worked.

I have tried deleting the Calendar cache files, preferences, accounts, and pretty much anything short of the app itself. I even went ahead and cleared out my Keychain of anything relating to that account or Google in general. As a last ditch effort, I did a full clean up and reset of the SyncServices system.

Short of painstakingly comparing the two accounts I have no idea what could be causing this problem. There are no user specific applications or extensions running on my machine, and I've performed no "under the hood" tweaks to Mountain Lion.

Does anyone have any idea where I should be looking for a cause? I haven't found anything like this problem online yet, and I definitely don't want to migrate my stuff to a new account.

Key points:

Google Calendars do not sync at all to my primary user account.
I've tried multiple Google accounts.
Only a new user account in Mountain Lion is able to connect.
All SyncServices files and all Calendar files have been wiped and recreated to no effect.


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I have an issue when I plug in my iPhone 11 Pro Max into my MacBook Air 2017. The issue is that it starts to charge for like 1 second, disconnects for 5 seconds, and then loops like that. Do you think the issue could be with the port or the software?
I am running macOS Catalina 10.15.5 and iOS 13.6.
Edit: It was a lightning cable issue. Other newer lightning cables work fine.


texts: Phantom program is blocking my macbooks' screen long after its been closed

texts: I was using OpenToonz and I quit the program.  When I did so, the weirdest bug I've ever seen happened- the program stayed open, though was not really there.  That is, the screen is stuck on what the OpenToonz program looked like just as I closed it, but I cannot interact with the program.  I can open the force quit menu, and it is not in the active programs, and command tabbing also reveals it does not exist.  I cannot switch tabs using f3 or command tab.  The sound and brightness keys still cause their overlays to pop up.  I cannot access the dock or the upper bar.  Escape, command f all do nothing.


texts: How can I set up an alternative X11 window manager in Mac OS X 10.6?

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I've tried to install an X11 window manager in Mac OS X 10.6.5 such as ratpoison via fink, but I can't get it to start.

I am also thinking about getting xmonad to work in 10.6.5, does anyone know how to set up such a window manager?


texts: `sudoers` file resets with every macOS update

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I had updated my sudoers file to make some command run with root privileges by default without the need to use sudo and entering my password. I used the command sudo visudo and added this line to it:
<my_username> ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: <path/to/command --arguments>

But whenever I update macOS, my sudoers file is reset to its defaults. A folder named Relocated Items appears on my Desktop and it always includes the following file: /Users/Shared/Relocated Items/Configuration/private/etc/sudoers. This happens on macOS Catalina, and also on macOS Big Sur.

How can I prevent the sudoers file resetting to its defaults with every macOS update?


texts: Fastest way to preview all images in a deeply nested directory tree?

texts: I have a set of hundreds of images and each one is in its own sub-directory. What is the fastest way to preview all images at the same time?


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I'm doing some web development testing which requires me to run a script which generates a virtual browser window. Whilst the script is running, the script interacts with the browser window several times a second. Every time something happens on the browser window, it comes to the foreground, covering any other windows I have open at the time. This makes it pretty much impossible to do anything else whilst the script is running. Does anyone know of a way to tell the operating system not to bring a specific application to the front?
[I'm on a MacBook Air, and am using Chrome for testing websites. So my question is: is there a way to get Chrome not to cover other applications, even when something new happens to it?]


texts: macOS Mojave: Alternating between merging and replacing folders when copying?

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For some reason macOS Mojave offers me to merge folders some of the times when I copy a folder to a destination that already has one with the same name. Other times a nearly identical dialog box pops up where I'm offered to replace the folder instead. I don't know why Apple is trying to trick me into overwriting my data like this, but they recently succeeded.

How do I consistently get the option to merge folders?


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In numbers I have a table that contains some configuration values, I reference these in formulas but when I copy and paste the cells using the configuration values it breaks as it increments the cell position.

How can I copy and paste the cells but maintain the reference to the configuration value?

Thanks


texts: Unable to change the default directory in Finder?

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I'm struggling with a problem involving my Finder opening to the incorrect directory every time it is opened. I've deleted the com.apple.plist file located in ~/Library/Preferences several times, I've gone in and manually set the opening directory value to my Documents folder in the plist, but it refuses to obey any changes I make.

I have no idea how it continually opens to this remote directory in my Documents. It should always open to Documents as set in Finder Preferences. I am unable to find alternative instructions for solving this problem when the plist isn't working.

I am running OS-10.11.5 - Can someone help me fix this?


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Out of the blue this morning all these apps are hanging on the most basic operations, I can't open anything with Numbers, Pages I can create a new document and type a couple of line and that wont save, TextEdit keeps hanging when I try and save something too.
Other apps like Safari and Mail seem fine as do my development apps.
I updated to Big Sur about 2-3 weeks ago. Have lots os HD space. Everything was fine last night.


texts: On https://appleid.apple.com/ I changed the preferred language to French at least 10 times now, but it always comes back to German. Not immediately thus I see I can save the French language preference, but then I receive the next mail in German, I check my account and language is set to German. I live in Switzerland and thus our languages are French German and Italian...


texts: Why Apple watch 4 has not enabled ECG feature for the countries other than US?

texts: I have an Apple watch series 4 which comes with built-in ECG feature then Why it does not have that? Is there any problem? Is there anything to do with Location?


texts: Buying AppleCare for a macbook from a country where it is not officially supported

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A number of sources confirm that AppleCare can be bought any time during warranty and even in a different country. In my country (South Africa) apple care is not officially supported, the resellers here say that you have to buy their warranty that only covers you locally. However, I plan to travel with my macbook.

Would an istore elsewhere in the world would turn down my request to buy apple care or refuse to honour it specifically because I bought my macbook in a country that does not "have" applecare? I even hear of people buying applecare on Amazon, could I buy online while I'm still in my own country?


texts: Could not access apple developer resource (Certificates, IDs & Profiles)

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I joined a paid Apple Developer Enterprise Program last two years with admin access, recently I found I don't have the certificate & provisioning profiles page permissions anymore. The user access page had been moved from developer.apple.com to appstoreconnect.apple.com last year for enterprise program account. Here is my finding:

However, I couldn't find the team entry in the team list in site https://developer.apple.com/account, are there any other ways to check out the certificate list?

I checked the help page and no luck, any helps?

UPDATE

After inspecting the network requests for appstoreconnect and developer.apple.com about the team list.

AppStoreConnect: https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/olympus/v1/session
AppleDeveloper: https://developer.apple.com/services-account/QH65B2/account/getTeams

My expected team object just didn't be shown in AppleDeveloper response, maybe this is a logic bug of Apple?


texts: Which connection interface should I use with my next external HDD?

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I've recently bought a new macbook pro.

Since my old backup hard drive is failing, I'm planning on buying a new one.
I don't want to spend a lot of cash and I would like a decent amount of extra space, so I'll be going for an HDD not an SSD.

Yet I'm wondering, what would be the best data protocol to buy (USB, FW800, Thunderbolt)?

I'd say thunderbolt is overkill since the speed of an HDD won't come near the speed thunderbolt can go (and it's pricey, and has low availability).

Is it worth it to go FW800 over USB2/3 (my mac has USB2 anyways)? I just want the speediest solution.


texts: Cannot connect to SAMBA shares drive after update to Catalina

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I have a raspberry pi 4b running raspbian buster lite, connected to this I have a 1TB HDD, on Mojave I was able to connect to the network folder and access the files on it, however with the new Catalina update I get this when I try to access it (I can still see it) "The operation can’t be completed because the original item for “RASPBERRY FOLDER” can’t be found."
Is there any way to fix this or connect to the folder/files a different way?


texts: I just downloaded the Xcode application again after a few months, but it asks me for a password that I do not have. No "password forgotten", I do not know how to proceed to open the application?


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A family member has signed up for Apple News+, and really likes it. She thought I might like it too, and she's added me via family sharing. I have seen the invite in Messages on my MacBook Pro - which launched the Family Sharing preferences applet, where I was able to accept the invite. When I check Family Sharing now, under "Shared with your family" I see two Apple TV+ entries (odd) and one for Apple News+, which seems promising. However...
When I go in to News+, I still see lots of "Try it Free" messaging, and the magazine I added (called Flying) still has the content paywalled from what I can tell, as it prompts me to sign up instead of showing me article content.
I'm not an expert in News+ of course; is only some content free with a subscription? My wife uses News on her iPhone, so we can't tell if it "looks different on the Mac than it does on the iPhone".
Or, does it seem like the News app on my Mac just isn't registering the subscription yet?
MacOS Big Sur 11.0.1
News 6.1 2635.6
Canada


texts: After Yosemite, the volume adjustment doesn't make noise?

texts: I tried to fix it in system preference...but when I did, it made a weird ticking noise rather that the noise it used to. How do I get this to go back to normal?


texts: How to recover a corrupted external exFAT hard drive

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This is a 3 TB external Seagate hard drive formatted in Mac's Disk Utility as a single non bootable exFAT partition. It got unplugged from the computer and now the computer is unable to read it.

sudo gpt -r -vv show /dev/disk4:

gpt show: disk4: mediasize=3000592977920; sectorsize=4096; blocks=732566645
gpt show: disk4: PMBR at sector 0
gpt show: disk4: Pri GPT at sector 1
gpt show: disk4: Sec GPT at sector 732566644
    start       size  index  contents
        0          1         PMBR
        1          1         Pri GPT header
        2          4         Pri GPT table
        6      76800      1  GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
    76806        250
    77056  732489472      2  GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
732566528        112
732566640          4         Sec GPT table
732566644          1         Sec GPT header

Is it possible to recover the hard drive?

Update: I had to unplug and plug the external hard drive back in. It takes about 5 mins for computer to recognize the hard drive. The following screen pops up.

I ran the first aid from the disk utility app and the operation was successful but it still show the disk as uninitialized.

diskutil list:

/dev/disk4 (external, physical):
#:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
0:                GUID_partition_scheme               *3.0 TB     disk4
1:                        EFI EFI                      314.6 MB   disk4s1
2:       Microsoft Basic Data SEA_EXFAT                3.0 TB     disk4s2

The hard drive doesn't show up in finder.

diskutil verifyVolume disk4s2:

Started file system verification on disk4s2 SEA_EXFAT
Verifying file system
File system check exit code is 1
Error: -69845: File system verify or repair failed
Underlying error: 1: Operation not permitted


texts:
I was wondering - is there a way to make 'cal' (a terminal program) start the week on monday?

Usually it can be done with the -m flag, but this does not have any effect on the Mac. AFAIK, for freebsd you need deskutils, but I could not find any equivalent on the mac, even in homebrew.

Is there a switch or alternate source for a cal tool that allows weekday start changes?


texts: How can I force iOS Mail to download the entire email every time?

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I have a Wifi-only new iPad, which uses an Exchange-type account for my Gmail. It connects just fine when I'm at home. But the last time I was out and about, I found I had a new email, but only the title and sender appeared in the Mail app. I had to connect the iPad to a public Wifi network to download the whole email.

How can I force the iPad to always download the whole email message (attachments can wait) so I can read the whole message when I have time?


texts: Reclaim Free Space Partition in High Sierra

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I have tried this post Reclaim deleted partition now Free Space after Yosemite removal but it didn’t work. I was still not able to resize after terminal returns no core storage.

OS: High Sierra
model: MacBook Pro 2015

If there is any way to resize it even evolving deleting all the data, I am okay with it.

Thanks in advance.


texts: Accessing iOS iCloud app data from a Mac?

texts: I want to peek around where I'm not supposed to, specifically, I want to have a look at what "documents & data" is being stored in iCloud by some of my apps. I can see them in Manage Storage on the iCloud preference pane, but not in ~/Library/Mobile Documents or anywhere else on the system. The app is iOS only, does this mean that the Mac doesn't store this data, or have I just not found it yet?


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I'm trying to transfer my information from a mid-2012 Macbook Pro Retina running the latest version of Yosemite (10.10.3). The new machine is a 2015 Retina also running Yosemite.

The first time round I tried doing this via a Thunderbolt cable. The donor machine was booted into target mode, and on the recipient machine I started up the Migration Assistant and followed all the instructions. When the time remaining bar got down to about a minute, it started to creep back up.

It kept going and going. I left it for an hour and a half (bearing in mind the transfer up until then had taken 20 minutes). It had reached about 17 hours by the time I decided to give up.

I then formatted the drive and reinstalled Yosemite via the Internet. So starting with a clean state I tried again with method 2 which was via a Timemachine backup. This had exactly the same effect. I'm going to leave it overnight in vein hope that something might happen, however I thought that I might as well ask on here to see if there are any suggestions.

This is similar to another question, New Mac Pro: Setup/Migration Assistant never finishes, and one piece of advice from that is that I should just boot into target mode and manually copy files over. I may well end up doing that, although obviously I don't want to miss anything.


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I typically use around 10-12 Spaces and I'm having problems with the Cmd+Tab App Switcher to navigate from one program to another.
This is what is happening:

Press Cmd+Tab
Press Tab as many times as needed until the program I am interested in is selected
Release Cmd
The view jumps to the Space where the program is. However, after a few ms it jumps back to the Space where the last used program is

Retrying the above procedure results in the same outcome. The only way to get it to work is to click somewhere on the screen and then try again.
It doesn't seem to happen specifically with certain programs - it can be anything really. One thing that I have to point out is that some of the Spaces are full-screen programs (e.g. Chrome full screen).
Using my Macbook Pro in clamshell mode with one external display. Using Big Sur 11.3.1.
Has anyone else experienced such issues or knows how to fix it?


texts: How to switch to other apps/spaces when running full-screen game

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I did not noticed such problems with anything except some games. For example, i'm runnin Pillars Of Eternity atm, and if it's running fullscreen mode, i cannot switch to any other apps (i've tried alt-tab, cmd-tab, cmd-arrow, f11, custom spaces-switching shortcuts, touchpad gestures)

Also, in window mode, i can only switch using alt-tab (switching between apps within the same space) if i have other apps running in the same space. Other shortcuts are working only if i'm clicking outside the game.

El Capitan 10.11.6


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Is there any way to transfer licenses bought through Apple's VPP from one iDevice to another? (aka. I don't want to make apps a gift to the employee)

And what are the prerequisites if such a thing was possible?

Any source where I can easily figure that one out?
Edit: I almost forgot, we don't have a BYOD-Program, so the iDevices are institutional property.


texts: What application is using a particular file?

texts:
I have some FileMaker databases being served for dev purposes and I keep bumping into occurrences where the database/file is locked and I can't make changes to it.

How can I determine what application is touching/using this file so I can kill it?


texts: I have some VR goggles that use the iPhone (7) as their screen. Basically, you download the VR app, put your phone in the goggles, and play. I want a way for my friends to see what I'm doing, so I use the screen share option in Control Center. However, with virtual reality, there's a split screen to give the illusion that what you're seeing is 3d. This means that my friends watching the TV screen see a split screen, and it can be very annoying at times. Is there any way to crop the screen share so that my friends only see the left side of my screen? Thanks in advance!


texts: Personal hotspot problem: "Set Up Personal Hotspot"

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I am trying to enable my the hotspot from my iPhone 6. I am in the beta program (if that matters).

I am on Verizon.

Whenever I press, "Set Up Personal Hotspot" it brings up this message,

"To enable Personal Hotspot on this account, visit https://mobile.vzw.com/hybridClient/mvm/hotspot"

My brother is on the same plan, and his works great. Same iPhone. Meaning our Verizon account is set up for hotspots. (Also, I checked on our account settings, and it is enabled.)

I already rebooted the phone, and reset network settings.

Any ideas why it won't turn on a hotspot?


texts: Downloading Xcode libraries with slow internet connection

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I need to find the link to install the Xcode 4.3 developer library (237 MB) and the iOS 5.1 Library (Apple iPhone OS 5.1) (395 MB).

Since I have a slow internet connection, I am unable to download it from my Xcode, so I will have to download it from another machine and copy it to my Mac.

So, does anyone here know the direct link to the above downloads?

Note: I am running OS 10.7.3 and my Xcode version is 4.3.1.


texts: Lightning cable works in computer but not in wall

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My wife and I have iPhone 6s and we noticed something odd recently. Three of our lightning cables have stopped working when plugged into the wall. We both get a message "This accessory may not be supported". These are not cables purchased from Apple, but they have worked until a few days ago.

However, when we plug the phone directly into our laptops using these cables, they still charge fine.

We have a fourth cable that seems to work perfectly, both in the wall socket and our computers.

Can someone explain why this is the case? Are these cables all broken, or is there a way to fix the three broken cables?

EDIT: Coming back to this question after a few weeks where I have some more information to provide. I don't think it changes the answer below, but it definitely raises more questions for me.

It seems that the problem occurs in my house only. These power cords seem to be fine in my office and in a few other places that I have tried. Also, some of the broken cords are original (but older) lightning cables and some of the working ones are knockoffs.

My guess is that the difference has something to do with the wiring in my home. And it's just pure luck that some cheaper cables work while others don't. I wonder if there is something about the wiring in my home that could be causing this.


texts: App store using incorrect e-mail address as username - iPhone 6

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I upgraded my 4s to an iPhone 6 yesterday at the Sprint store. They transferred my data from the 4s to the 6, then erased the 4s. Now when trying to upgrade certain apps (such as Find My iPhone, Facebook, Linkedin Youtube, etc.) it prompts me for a password, but the associated username is an e-mail address I've never seen before and has no association to me or my Apple ID.

This is making it impossible to upgrade the apps and it's frustrating to see someone else's address associate. I've trying signing out of Apple, iCloud and the App store both online and via settings, resetting the iPhone each time — to no avail. Please help!


texts: Bluetooth Headset disconnects after 10min of voice recording (like Skype calls)

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As my iPhone7 doesn't have a headphone jack, I decided to get myself a wireless headset and went with the Bowers & Wilkins P5 wireless (had the wired version before and was very happy.)

On my iPhone they work perfectly! They connect automatically once I power them on and keep the connection reliably! Same on my AV-Receiver, no problems there either.

On my MacBook, on the other hand, they ALWAYS disconnect after 10 minutes of f.e. Skype-calling. I already tried other voice-calling apps such as Screenhero or even just plain voice recording like QuickTime with all other apps closed. Always the same result. They disconnect after 10 minutes. The headphones keep the connection if they just receive music, but if the send my voice to my computer, they disconnect after 10 min...

As my MacBook was full of stuff, I did a clean install of macOS Sierra two days ago and was hoping that this would maybe also resolve my BT-Problem, but it still exists.

How can I figure out what the problem is? I don't have any other BT-Speakers to check if it's just a problem with my P5s...

Are there any log-files I can check? Or any other settings that I can try? The Speaker-Settings-Pane is very limited... As is the Bluetooth-Settings-Pane...

Any hints are very much appreciated as right now my headset-bluetooth problem is very frustrating...


texts: How do you get terminal to echo / print all key strokes?

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Looking to see what the terminal gets when you press keystrokes such as alt+a or whatever.

I remember there was a really simple way to do this with a one line command and without installing any extra software, but I can't seem to find it again.

Any one know?


texts: Clips app on iPad: How do you export a single clip from a project?

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I ran into a frustrating problem at my parent's house over the holiday weekend.  My brother has Down Syndrome, and spends most of the day using his iPad.  He uses Clips to make little videos.  They are just local to the iPad -- he never publishes them, and in fact does not have any social media, e-mail, or other accounts at all.  This is probably key to my question.

He has a Clips project with about a dozen clips, and we wanted to move one clip to another family member's iPhone.  To be clear, we didn't want to export/publish/send the project, just the one clip in the project.  As best as I could tell, this action is impossible or at least very well hidden.  Here's what I ran into:

When you select a clip, the export button disappears.  That leads me to believe that you can only export the entire project.
You can "favorite" a clip, but that also does not seem to offer any new export options.
Any attempt to export the entire project seemed to require an account of some kind (YouTube, iMessage, etc.), which for privacy reasons we don't want to set up on that iPad.  I just want to move the file between machines, locally.
I would have tried the method in #3, but when connecting the iPad to the MacBook, I ran into yet another probably unrelated problem in that, even though the iPad is fully set up, registered with iCloud, and has been used for weeks, iTunes only offered to Restore or Set Up as New iPad when I plugged it in.  This led me to believe that either option would have erased everything.

So in short, how do I export/move a clip (not a project) from Clips to another iPhone (or to an iPhone indirectly via our MacBook), without deleting the rest of the clips in the project, or creating some kind of account on the iPad?


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Want to change the icon of my main drive.  I have a bunch of drive icons from interfacelift.  They appear to be just .icns packed in the resource fork  (%file  returns empty, and %cat  prints nothing, which is fine, I understand why).  My understanding is the way to use these was:

open the icon file info (cmd-i)
select the icon in the upper left, copy it (cmd-c)
select the drive you want to change pull up info (cmd-i)
paste icon on top of icon on drive

Makes sense to me.  Doesn't work.  Checked from shell, .VolumeIcon.icns doesn't exist on the drive.  Any thoughts?  I feel dumb, I've done this before, can't make it work now.  (10.6.6)


texts: How to add reminder to ios 5 Reminder app from my PC?

texts: How to add reminder to ios 5 Reminder app from my windows 7 PC? or it will much better to sync Reminder to google calendar. I like location based reminder of Reminder app.


texts: How can I use a second computer to manage apps on my iPhone?

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I have an iPhone and two Macs -- an old Mac I've been using to manage what's on the phone, and a new one that I've never connected to the phone.

Now I'd like to use the new Mac to buy a couple apps and add them to my phone. (The old machine isn't available right now.)

I don't want to connect my phone to the new machine and have it sync and wipe out the apps and the music that are already on there.

Is there any way to keep what I already have and add some more items using the new Mac?

(The reason I don't just use iTunes on the phone itself is that something I want to get is so large that the phone refuses to download it over the cellular network.)


texts: Apple Sierra deleted GarageBand still taking up 1.76G of space!

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I have followed all of the other thread suggestions to remove the majority of GarageBand files from my MacBook Air (How to completely remove Garage Band from macOS?), short of reinstalling the app and using a third-party app uninstaller to do a sweep. I'm at a loss as to where this +1G of space is being hogged.

I never "bought" the app, it was already installed when I bought my laptop. I do not use GarageBand or any related app (Logic).

I have emptied the /Audio and /Audio Loop folders. I have deleted all Receipts. I have even used Terminal to find any mention of GarageBand, which only came up with 4 very small files stored in the /PrivateFrameworks folder which cannot be deleted.

What else can I do to get my 1.76G of space back? I couldn't care less if it was on my desktop Mac, but my portable workspace needs all the storage space I can give it, and I hate having it wasted on something I do not nor never will use!

Thanks for any additional input you can give on this.


texts: How to export a slo-mo video with the slow motion intact and without losing quality?

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I have a nicely exquisite slo-mo video.  I would like it to export to my computer.

Simply copying the file by plugging into the USB cable loses all the slo-mo edits.
Doing an export via Share by Email seems to lose the quality (it compresses it).

I don't want to export it to YouTube, Facebook or anything like that.

How can I get it to my computer so that I can email it to my friends?


texts: How do I convert my contacts from iCloud to my Mac?

texts: The problem was that I could import contacts from my Mac to iPhone 6 but I couldn't do the opposite. I have backed up to iCloud and tried to do it that way but it still hasn't worked.


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I am used from Linux to have a colored prompt in my shells and also want to implement that in my OS X Terminal.app. The Terminal reacts differently though. If I use my normal PS1 code the right side of any line will be cut down at a strange point (surely not the right end of the Terminal window). And also the next line will not show on the next line but on the same line.

expected reaction:

erik2:~[06:46 am]$ expectedexpectedexpectedexpectedexpectedexpectedexpect
edexpected_

real reaction:

ectedexpected_am]$ expectedexpectedexpectedexpectedexp

Is that normal for Terminal? Is there an alternative? Did I just code something wrong?
Have a look at my PS1 code:

export PS1="\033[0;34m\u:\W\e[0;32m[\@]\e[m\033[0;34m$\033[m "


texts: Time Machine says "Waiting to complete first backup"

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I followed this guide to create a time machine remote server:
https://www.howtogeek.com/276468/how-to-use-a-raspberry-pi-as-a-networked-time-machine-drive-for-your-mac/

It seemed to work at first, it started to upload the backup file but at the very end it showed a message that said "waiting to complete first backup" and that happens every time I try to back up.

I looked through the console and it says it has problems with finding and unmounting the disk, which is confusing since it connects and uploads correctly.


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I have recently been on holiday and saved all my photos on my mac whilst I was away. They didn't sync to iCloud as I wasn't connected to the Internet.

I am back home now and setting up a new Windows laptop. The Windows laptop is showing all my Photo Stream pictures taken as of yesterday, but my holiday photos saved on the Mac doesn't seem to have synced to iCloud. The mac is now online and I have checked System Preferences → iCloud → Photos and it is all showing automatic sync, but this hasn't happened.

How can I force it to save these pictures on iCloud? I wish to get access to the holiday photos on my Windows laptop and remove all the data from the Mac.


texts: Can I modify the "move" calories for a pasta day?

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I have a streak of 333+ days of hitting my move goal and I'd like to keep it.  A few days ago, according to my iPhone today, I did only 418 instead of 420 calories -- so it says I didn't meet my goal. I'd like to fudge it since I could have easily spent two extra calories and, I'm pretty sure I exercised until it said I had completed my move and exercise goals, otherwise I would have kept going.

Is there any way to go back and add in the two extra calories so that my move streak will continue? I guess it's not a huge deal but I'm kinda bummed and feeling betrayed.

iOS is version 12.3.1, watchOS is version 5.2.1