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I have an external drive with two partitions, the first of which I use for Time Machine backups. The other day I got a message telling me that my drive had been unplugged without being ejected first (not true). Today when I plugged it in, the Time Machine partition did not mount but the second partition did.

When I try mounting the partition in Terminal I get: Volume on disk2s2 timed out waiting to mount

I tried $ diskutil repairDisk disk2 and got:

Started partition map repair on disk2
Checking prerequisites
Checking the partition list
Adjusting partition map to fit whole disk as required
Checking for an EFI system partition
Checking the EFI system partition's size
Checking the EFI system partition's file system
Checking the EFI system partition's folder content
Problems were encountered during repair of the partition map
Error: -69854: A disk with a mount point is required

I tried $ diskutil repairVolume disk2s2 and got:

Started file system repair on disk2s2 Backup
Repairing file system
Volume is already unmounted
Performing fsck_hfs -fy -x /dev/rdisk2s2
File system check exit code is 8
Restoring the original state found as unmounted
Error: -69845: File system verify or repair failed
Underlying error: 8: Exec format error

I did $ ps aux | grep fsck and got:

root               642  22.8 12.6  6396120 2107688   ??  U     3:27PM  15:48.20 /System/Library/Filesystems/hfs.fs/Contents/Resources/./fsck_hfs -y /dev/disk2s2

According to another thread here, this means that fsck has "hijacked" the partition, but I don't know what that means.

I don't know what to do at this point. My big concern is not losing my Time Machine backups.


texts: Can you add Tags to pre-installed apps on macOS Catalina?

texts: I'm trying to add Finder Tags to some of my apps in Catalina, but I notice it doesn't seem to let me add tags to pre-installed apps (Messages, News, etc.). Is this still possible or has this functionality been removed due to "ready-only" system partition on Catalina?


texts: How do I access the Volumes directory in Macintosh HD?

texts:
I am trying to get into the Volumes directory.

Hidden files are being shown.

However, the Volumes folder won't let me access it, it's "greyed out". How can I bypass this?


texts: reformat a GPT external HDD to MBR/exFAT

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I am currently looking for a solution (if it exists) to change my external 4 TB SATA HD from a GUID Partition Table to an MBR with an exFAT volume.

I did not see an already answered solution but if there is one please let me know!

I thought I would be using the HD for my mac 10.9.5. However, I have boatloads of data on other hard drives and have decided maybe I want to use this disk as a master boot disk for my PS4. I tried reformatting the whole disk in Disk Utility but the Master Boot Record option is not available. The current status of the HD is as follows:

When I attempt to re-partition the HD, I followed the partition process, and all seems well, until I end up at this screen:

Is there a way to completely erase the partition table/reformat to exFAT?
(save the cash)

Or is my best bet to invest in another external HDD?
(lose the cash)


texts: I have been making PDF notes in Preview and want to transfer them to EPUB version of the book. Is it possible?


texts: What if there is an error message that adoptopenjdk8 exists in multiple taps?

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When brew cleanup shows the following error message:

Error: Cask adoptopenjdk8 exists in multiple taps:
  homebrew/cask-versions/adoptopenjdk8
  adoptopenjdk/openjdk/adoptopenjdk8

How can I resolve this error without reinstalling Homebrew?

FYI some relevant references:

https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/issues/6112 - looks like an issue to be resolved on Homebrew itself
https://github.com/AdoptOpenJDK/homebrew-openjdk/issues/106 - original bug report
https://improve-future.com/en/how-to-solve-the-homebrew-error-cask-adoptopenjdk8-exists-in-multiple-taps.html - solved by reinstalling Homebrew


texts: Is it possible to run macOS in a virtual machine on Linux?

texts:
I have an slightly-aging iMac running the macOS Sierra (fully legal) and a subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud that I keep around just for handling incoming files and punting them into my usual Linux based workflow. Often this means pulling something apart that came from a designer in Illustrator and exporting the pieces to for use in an open source publishing workflow.

Unfortunately this computer has gone on the fritz and is giving me nothing but the Spinning Beach Ball of Death™. I've tried to no avail to figure out what ails it and am desperate to convert some AI stuff that came in to sane SVG's.

Is it possible to run a full-legal version of macOS inside a virtual machine on Linux? Have lots of RAM and plenty of horsepower, I just don't know where to start. I remember playing with some pirated images in VirtualBox back in the day and they ran like a mule on drugs—and were more ornery. I need something to actually get a couple hours of work down without it taking all week.

What's the best emulation system to use and what's the legal path to acquire a  machine image? Or is there another way to do this? Is there a cloud provider that I can VNC into and run my licensed software on? What tree should I be barking up?


texts: Macbook pro (mid-2012) startup chime delayed (slow booting) after HDD to SSD conversion

texts:
I recently upgraded HDD to SSD on my mid-2012 macbook pro.
After the SSD upgrade, the startup chime is delayed, causing slow booting of my mac.

Any potential pointers ?


texts:
Is there a difference between updating iOS via OTA or iTunes? I have done some pretty good mucking around with my iPhone 4S's filesystem (e.g. deleting my Music folder). I have an inkling that the iTunes update is more thorough, and will reformat my entire filesystem, while I'm not so sure about the OTA update.

Does anyone have any in-depth knowledge they'd like to share on the matter?

Edit: I'll be going from 5.0.1 to 5.1.1


texts: Partition Time Machine volume already used

texts:
I want to partition/reduce size my Time Machine volume to use it also with another Mac.
Now I've this situation

I want to change the partition and do this

But the two tips of the partitions says

--- one

--- the other one

What will happen to the files if I apply this partitions?
Will I lose all the old Time Machine backup files?


texts:
Setting the internet connection sharing is straighforward from the OSX preferences. So I set the sharing via the ethernet cable so that when I ifconfig, I see some new entry bridge100 that is has 192.168.2.1 IP .
Then I connected my pi via the ethernet. Now, I try to find the IP that is assigned to the PI but when I ping the subnet 192.168.2.*, I get nothing else but 192.168.2.1. However, I notice that the ethernet cable is using en5 interface but with no IP. Do I need to set a static IP to en5 ?

lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384
    options=3<RXCSUM,TXCSUM>
    inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128
    inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
    inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
    nd6 options=1<PERFORMNUD>
gif0: flags=8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1280
stf0: flags=0<> mtu 1280
en0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    ether a4:5e:60:d9:e4:51
    inet6 fe80::a65e:60ff:fed9:e451%en0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x4
    inet 192.168.43.14 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.43.255
    nd6 options=1<PERFORMNUD>
    media: autoselect
    status: active
en1: flags=8963<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    options=60<TSO4,TSO6>
    ether 6a:00:00:1f:0c:50
    media: autoselect <full-duplex>
    status: inactive
en2: flags=8963<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    options=60<TSO4,TSO6>
    ether 6a:00:00:1f:0c:51
    media: autoselect <full-duplex>
    status: inactive
bridge0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    options=63<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,TSO4,TSO6>
    ether a6:5e:60:9d:1f:00
    Configuration:
        id 0:0:0:0:0:0 priority 0 hellotime 0 fwddelay 0
        maxage 0 holdcnt 0 proto stp maxaddr 100 timeout 1200
        root id 0:0:0:0:0:0 priority 0 ifcost 0 port 0
        ipfilter disabled flags 0x2
    member: en1 flags=3<LEARNING,DISCOVER>
            ifmaxaddr 0 port 5 priority 0 path cost 0
    member: en2 flags=3<LEARNING,DISCOVER>
            ifmaxaddr 0 port 6 priority 0 path cost 0
    nd6 options=1<PERFORMNUD>
    media: <unknown type>
    status: inactive
p2p0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 2304
    ether 06:5e:60:d9:e4:51
    media: autoselect
    status: inactive
awdl0: flags=8943<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1452
    ether d6:8c:e1:bd:55:69
    inet6 fe80::d48c:e1ff:febd:5569%awdl0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x9
    nd6 options=1<PERFORMNUD>
    media: autoselect
    status: active
en5: flags=8963<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    options=4<VLAN_MTU>
    ether 20:c9:d0:2a:ee:68
    nd6 options=1<PERFORMNUD>
    media: autoselect (100baseTX <full-duplex,flow-control>)
    status: active
bridge100: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    options=3<RXCSUM,TXCSUM>
    ether a6:5e:60:9d:1f:64
    inet 192.168.2.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.2.255
    inet6 fe80::a45e:60ff:fe9d:1f64%bridge100 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0xb
    Configuration:
        id 0:0:0:0:0:0 priority 0 hellotime 0 fwddelay 0
        maxage 0 holdcnt 0 proto stp maxaddr 100 timeout 1200
        root id 0:0:0:0:0:0 priority 0 ifcost 0 port 0
        ipfilter disabled flags 0x2
    member: en5 flags=3<LEARNING,DISCOVER>
            ifmaxaddr 0 port 10 priority 0 path cost 0
    nd6 options=1<PERFORMNUD>
    media: autoselect
    status: active


texts: Is the iPhone 5s Voice over LTE (VoLTE) capable?

texts: When carriers roll out Voice over LTE (VoLTE), is the iPhone 5s capable of using it?


texts: I have a problem about Backup and Sync in mac big sur?

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I got an error when i open Backup and Sync in macos big sur:
I've tried to uninstall it, reboot the computer, installed it again,but error again...
and I've tried to type the code(sudo chmod a+wx ~/Library/"Application Support"/Google) in terminal but still, error jumped
How can i solve it?


texts:
I'm having issues with a simple part of script, where I wanna get the property dock preferences of System Events. I have the following:

tell application "System Events"
    tell appearance preferences
        set ap_prefs to (get the properties)
        set ap_prefs to the properties
    end tell
    set a_pref to the properties of appearance preferences

    tell dock preferences
        set d_prefs to (get the properties)
    end tell
    set d_pref to the properties of dock preferences
end tell

In the code above I access appearance preferences in all the ways shown above, but not dock preferences. It give an error error "System Events got an error: AppleEvent handler failed." number -10000.

So what is going on, and why is only giving error with dock? Here @dj_bazzie_wazzie says:

  Error -10000…most of the time it is not a target error but an incomplete command or wrong usage of brackets.

But I can't figure out what is the proper way. I've tried all I can think of, also why doesn't it throw the exception for appearance preferences?

Cheers

I've also opened this question on Stack Overflow, I'll close one when I get a answer.


texts: Macbook pro stuck on 'About a second remaining' for an hour

texts:
I'm trying to upgrade my Macbook pro late 2011's hard disk to an SSD from Corsair.
 I have inserted the USB stick with the OSX Mavericks installer, and everything went great: I made a GUID single partition table, and then erased the disk as Mac OS X Journaled. Then I clicked Install OSX Mavericks and selected the SSD. After 13 minutes, the blue bar is complete, and on top, it says: 'Preparing to install. Your computer will restart automatically.'. Below the blue bar, it says 'About a second remaining'.

It's stuck on this state, with the mouse on the spinning wheel mode, for over a full hour. I'm really starting to worry.
I looked online and found a guy with a similar problem, but he only waited for half an hour. What should I do? Thanks!


texts:
What is the meaning of the gray toothed wheel on Mac Finder located right bottom?

What is its name?


texts: How do I change the text size of result displayed via Siri Shortcuts?

texts:
If I ask Siri for e.g. the price of bitcoin, it shows a nicely formatted text like down below

With Shortcuts, I can display a dialog with arbitrary content, with the "Display Result" action.  However, I have no control over the text formatting.
On an Apple Watch, this is especially bad, as the font size is very small, even when the text is short. I can increase the default font size of the Watch, but then all of the text will be bigger anywhere else, even when the content to display is longer, which is not what I want.
Is there any way to manipulate the text formatting -- or at least the font size -- of Siri Shortcuts output?


texts: Since macOS Mojave moved the OS install to its system preferences and you can't download installers directly anymore, how would you go about creating an Mojave USB stick from Mojave onwards?


texts:
Like the title says, I want to share files between two Macs with password enabled. I've tried to disable the access of guest account and using the account with password. But it doesn't work, the username and password from other mac doesn't match.

Information about my macs:

Mac Pro - Moutain Lion
Macbook pro - Lion

What I've tried:

Enable sharing folder and remove everyone's right to access the shared folder on Macbook.
Using Mac Pro to get the shared files.
If I don't remove the everyone's access right, I can use the shared files / folders normally


texts: Create an old bootable USB Stick Sierra or High Sierra on a brand new Mac with Catalina

texts:
All I need is just an install media for sierra or high sierra. Sound's easy but unfortunately isn't.

I have a MacBook Pro 13" with the latest Catalina installed (10.15.3). To download High Sierra through the App Store is not possible, but luckily I got the Sierra dmg from here: https://support.apple.com/de-de/HT208202

The Target-System is an iMac 2011. The HDD is empty.

I already tried the Internet-Recovery on the iMac with the option to install macOS Lion, but this end up with an -2 million days error. I thought it might be an error about the datetime and certificates, so I also changed the date back to somewhere in 2012. Anyway the internet-recovery was not successful.

So my next try was to create a simple bootable stick with Sierra as mentioned before. All I have is latest MacBook 13" with latest Catalina installed. After copying the Sierra Install App to the Application Folder I tried the following command:

sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Sierra --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sierra.app

But this ends up with nearly freezing my MacBook and ends with an exception:

*** First throw call stack:
(
    0   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff39dbf8ab __exceptionPreprocess + 250
    1   libobjc.A.dylib                     0x00007fff70079805 objc_exception_throw + 48
    2   Foundation                          0x00007fff3c48bdb5 -[NSConcreteTask launchWithDictionary:error:] + 5014
    3   Foundation                          0x00007fff3c4b55d5 +[NSTask launchedTaskWithLaunchPath:arguments:] + 153
    4   createinstallmedia                  0x0000000107a41968 createinstallmedia + 6504
    5   libdyld.dylib                       0x00007fff713e77fd start + 1
    6   ???                                 0x0000000000000005 0x0 + 5
)
libc++abi.dylib: terminating with uncaught exception of type NSException

I am at a loss of how to get this old iMac running again. Any suggestions?


texts: El Capitan animation direction in Spaces

texts:
El Capitan allows switching workspaces in Mission Control view (which shows an overview of all windows) by using 4-finger swipe left/right gesture. However, when invoking Mission control from fullscreen mode, and then swiping left/right, the spaces seem to visually slide in the wrong direction, which is very irritating.

For example, if there are 3 spaces (desktop1, desktop2 and fullscreen application, in that order), then swiping up from fullscreen view followed by swiping left twice, would result in switching to desktop2 and then desktop1, which is correct, but visually, the desktop background would slide first to the left, and then to the right (instead of sliding to the left twice). Just to clarify, this is not related to 'natural scrolling direction' option of trackpad. The problem is that the animation is inconsistent when moving between spaces.

Does anybody else experience this problem or knows how to fix it?


texts: Sleep/wake or backlight issue on 10.15 Catalina with disabled broken NVIDIA dGPU

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) with a non-functioning NVIDIA dGPU, which I've disabled using the NVRAM method [1][2]. On MacOS Sierra, 10.12, this method (and moving the NVD* kexts) worked perfectly, including sleep/wake and brightness.
Unfortunately I needed to update to MacOS Catalina, 10.15, for some required software compatibility, and now when it wakes from sleep, the display remains off (either it's trying to use the dGPU or the backlight does not come back on); brightness keys also no longer work. I can ssh in, so it's clearly waking from sleep, just no display, and I have to reboot. It's the same whether I use the software menu or close to laptop lid to sleep. Interestingly, the display sleep (set to a 10 minute timer in System Preferences) works fine (the backlight comes back on afterwards).
Maybe is there a specific new kext that can be unloaded, and the equivalent kext from sierra loaded in its place? Otherwise, are there any low-level direct controls for the backlight?
I've tried sudo pmset -a gpuswitch 0 and sudo kextload /NVIDIA_BAK/NVDAResman.kext after login, but to no avail.
I'm aware of some hardware fixes [3] and [4] but I'm not sure if they apply to my specific model with NVIDIA dGPU, as this issue seems to be slightly more common with the previous AMD dGPU model. Ideally I'm hoping this can be fixed in software (and is revertable), as it clearly worked on sierra.
[1] https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/285896/203559
[2] https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/295805/203559
[3] https://doslabelectronics.com/DyingLight
[4] https://github.com/ayilm1/gMUXBypass


texts: Why does my iPhone 6 randomly ask me to enter my password with Touch ID enabled?

texts:
This happens every few days: I wake up in the morning, try to unlock my phone with Touch ID, and it prompts me for my password. The length and complexity of my password and my drowsiness in the morning make for an unpleasant combination. Why does this keep happening?

Detailed information:

I am using an iPhone 6 (64 GB), running iOS 9.3.2, though this has been an issue for several versions now (at least as far back as 9.3.0).
It happens regardless of whether or not I charge my phone at night.
It is not caused by iOS updates, because I always manually update iOS.
It sometimes happens in the daytime, but seems to be more common after not using my phone for 6+ hours (due to being asleep).
I have my "Require Passcode" setting set to "Immediately".
I am using a custom alphanumeric code, not a custom numeric code or a 4-digit numeric code.
I have Touch ID enabled. Other than when this issue rears its ugly head, it works perfectly.


texts: after transferring information from time capsule to new MacBook Pro iTunes/AppStore stop working

texts:
I choose to use a time capsule to initialize my new MacBook Pro. All went well until I tried to use applications bought from the AppStore. Some of them don't start and eventually ask me for my Apple ID. After some time it gives this:

The AppStore gives the same connection failed and the iTunes gives me "The network connection timed out"


texts: I've messed up and used a generic LCD cleaning product on a glass iMac screen. According to the label it consists of distilled water and surfactants (or surface-active components, don't know how to translate it correctly). As a result there are smudges on the screen. Any way to remove them?


texts: macOS Sierra Finder doesn't automatically authorize network-mapped folders on login

texts:
After updating to macOS Sierra, the OS no longer seems to automatically authorize network-mapped folders on system login. I have mapped NAS drives to connect to on startup, using System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login Items.

Keychain does save the login information, but it only appears pre-filled, and the network locations aren't automatically mounted on start-up.

So every time I boot the machine, I am presented with a "Connect" dialogue with pre-filled passwords.

In El Capitan, there was no need to manually authorize mapped network locations.

I don't know if changing to an iCloud-based Keychain and Two-Factor Authorization in conjunction with the Sierra updated changed anything.

I have tried removing the mappings from Login Items and adding them again, as well as rebooting etc. I have tried this on two separate computers and I have the same issue on both.


texts:
If a user downloads a game but then deletes it, does it still count as a download?
Will if affect the ranking of your app?


texts: After installing Lion my mac became super slow

texts:
After installing Lion, my macbook pro became unbelievably slow.. what could be the reason?

Safari sometimes freeze for 30 seconds (in particular when there's Flash content). When I open mail after long time, the interface takes a while before to load.

Also Xcode and the simulator are slower.

UPDATE
So this how the system activity looks like when the mac slows down (even the dock bar is not responsive). I need to wait 2 minutes then everything starts to work again as before.

http://cl.ly/9ccS

http://cl.ly/9atU

http://cl.ly/9cFk


texts: Why does my MBP say it was restarted "because of a problem"?

texts:
Since upgrading my MBP from Lion to Mountain Lion, every time I restart (planned restart, with nothing abnormal - I even close all applications before selecting Restart), my MacBook briefly shows the message "Your computer restarted because of a problem" when booting. Then, once I've logged in, I also see a dialog that says "Your computer was restarted because of a problem". As far as I know, there is no problem; everything seems to be working normally.

How can I begin to diagnose or get rid this? It's merely a cosmetic issue, I think, but it is annoying. I have read this Apple support document, but that only seems to be relevant in the scenario where the Mac crashed because of a kernel panic. As far as I know, mine didn't.


texts: Can I build a VM and use the image on a MacBook?

texts:
We are going to have over a hundred MacBooks in our school. We would like to create a master image with all our base settings and applications so that it can be installed on every new MacBook that comes in.

We use Cisco Meraki to send out settings to them right now, and that will stay.

We also intend to use Bittorrent Sync to add new Applications to the MacBooks as and when. It is just a 'Gold Master' image that we want to create and keep updated.

Can a VM be created (with Parallels, VirtualBox, other?) and be exported and installed onto the MacBooks? We use the restore feature from Disk Utility to install images usually, just this time we want a usable VM to keep updated.

Thanks


texts: Run backup script at any time every weekend (using launchd?)

texts:
I recently lost configuration of one of my IDEs (deleted it myself, I am very smart). I had a backup but it was a few months old. I have a script to backup all my config and push it to GitHub. I was looking into a way to run a script every week to back up everything automatically but launchd / cron need a specific time to run. My laptop might not be running at that time but I do boot up my laptop every weekend at least once.

Is there a way to configure launchd / cron to run on a weekend at any time to back up my configuration?

Edit

To make it clear, the question is not a duplicate of the one posted in the comments. The other question talks about running a script "10 minutes after 2 am every weekday only", not anytime possible on a weekend. Only once per weekend.


texts: How do I maximize the Safari window all the way?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How do you maximize windows?

The green maximise window button in Safari.app is doing a "smart" maximise instead of using the full area available. So in most cases, it only grows to the maximum vertical size but tries to work out what it thinks is the ideal width of the web page and grows only to that size horizontally (about 1024 pixels for Stack Exchange for example).

This doesn't work so well when using tabbed browsing extensively, as it only uses the frontmost tab to determine width and there might be another tab (open or soon to be opened in the same window) that would benefit from using the whole screen width instead. So I end up manually resizing the Safari window to it's full width a lot.

How do I get Safari to always maximise to full size, like TextEdit.app does? Preferably this would be the default, while option-clicking the green button gives me the "smart" behaviour, or the other way around.

I'm a bit surprised nobody has asked this question yet, but a search for maximising Safari showed nothing. Please do point me to it if I missed it!


texts: Whatsapp Click to Chat link openning in AppStore when URL shortener used

texts:
When SMS with shortened Click to Chat URL for WhatsApp is received on the iPhone, clicking it leads me to the App Store instead of opening chat in WhatsApp, despite WhatsApp being installed on the device.

When the same delivery method is used (SMS), but the URL isn't shortened, it works as expected.

I tested various URL shorteners and it doesn't work with any.

Has anyone ran into a similar problem and how did they solve it? Googling is unfortunately not giving any results that would cover issues with this use case.

iOS 12.3.1, latest WhatsApp version on iPhone X 256GB.


texts: Does saving photos on iPad from Photo Stream save the full resolution?

texts:
When saving photos from the Photo Stream to the Camera Roll, is the full resolution picture stored?

I ask this because the the Apple FAQ states that iDevices only get an "optimized" resolution (approx 3MP) whereas PC/Mac gets the original full resolution picture. However, it also states that you can permanently save a picture on the device by copying it to an album. It seems that if the picture that is saved is not full resolution, then saving it permanently on the iPad does not make much sense, as it would be better to save it only on the PC.


texts: Unable to collaborate on a Numbers spreadsheet

texts:
I have a Numbers spreadsheet that I have previously setup to use Collaboration with my wife. A few weeks ago, as I was editing the spreadsheet on my Mac, Numbers told me that it couldn't connect to iCloud, and any changes I make won't be shared. I figured it was a temporary issue and would fix itself.
Last week the issue still wasn't fixed. When I open the spreadsheet on my iPad, everything is fine - it connects to iCloud and changes are uploaded. I tried creating a new spreadsheet and sharing it with my wife (I chose Messages as the sharing option), but after pressing the Share button, Numbers displays an error: "Sorry, your invitation couldn't be sent." If I use the "Copy Link" option, it also displays an error ("Sorry, people couldn't be added."). It works fine to share a spreadsheet from my iPad.
I thought maybe creating a new spreadsheet and sharing it from my iPad would fix the problems, but on my Mac Numbers still can't connect to iCloud.
During this time, any spreadsheets that aren't shared work fine - I can edit them on my Mac, and the changes show up on my iPad.
Rebooting my Mac hasn't helped.
Today I tried logging out of iCloud on my Mac and logging back in, but the problem persists.
Do you have any ideas how to fix this? I'm sure if I did a clean install that would fix this, but I'd like to avoid that if at all possible.


texts: iPhone, is it possible to recover only one app from a backup?

texts:
The latest release of an app I love is completely buggy.
Can I recover it from a backup without recovering everything else?

My last backup is quite old :-(


texts: I am going to be installing a SSD into my 2011 15" Macbook Pro. After I install the SSD, how should I boot into OS X Recovery? Should I use Internet Recovery even though my Mac came with OS X 10.7; Now running 10.10.1? Or should I create an OS X Recovery USB Drive? Once I get into Recovery, I will use my Time Capsule restore to my SSD.


texts: MacBookPro8,2 late 2011 GPU fix with EFI: how to do it on Catalina macOS 10.15 (dosdude1 patch)?

texts:
This guide https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/295805/156133 is working fine on High Sierra. On Catalina installed with dosdude1 patcher (http://dosdude1.com/catalina/) I couldn't make it through, especially the thermal improvement.

I couldn't reload the AMDRadeonX3000.kext with sudo kextload /System/Library/Extensions-off/AMDRadeonX3000.kext
. I've got this error:

/System/Library/Extensions-off/AMDRadeonX3000.kext failed to load - (libkern/kext) link error; check the system/kernel logs for errors or try kextutil(8).

I couldn't either create the sudo nano /force-iGPU-boot.sh, the permission being write only.

Does anyone have a solution how to run a broken GPU late 2011 on Catalina?


texts: Is it possible to update the preinstalled versions of both MySQL and PHP in OS X?

texts:
I'm running 10.6.4 and PHP reports itself as version 5.3.2 (5.3.3 is available) and mySQL reports version 5.1.45 (5.1.51 is available)

I know they are minor releases but is it possible to easily update either of these?  If so, any hints or pointers as to how?


texts: How can I see how long my computer has been active (as in not idle)

texts:
I've seen a variety of solutions to check how long my machine has been idle, and I know I can check how long since last reboot with uptime, but I'm curious if there's a way to see how long since my computer was last idle. Maybe since the last time the power save settings kicked in, or last time since the screensaver turned on / monitor turned off, etc?

I'm fine using an applescript or shell command to determine this, if those are the best solutions.


texts: My Macbook Pro says I'm connected to a power source even when unplugged

texts:
I have a Macbook Pro mid-2010 (Macbook 7,1) that is acting a bit weird. The battery status always says I'm connected to a power source even when the charger is unplugged. The battery still discharges, but the battery status says I'm connected to a power source. The exception is when I'm at the login screen, where the battery status displayed in the menu bar will be correct.

What I have tried to do:

Done a clean install of Mavericks
Reset SMC
Reset PRAM
Reinstalling the battery
Using another charger
Boot from my Macbook's original HDD

But to no avail.

Additional information: I just got my Macbook back from repair where they changed a faulty logic board. I have an Optibay installed where the CD-drive used to be and I have upgraded to 8 GB RAM. For the last 1-2 years I've been getting the "Service battery" in the battery status, but I have never had any issues with the battery before.

What do you think might be causing this, and how can I fix it?

(Screenshots taken while charger was unplugged).


texts:
From my mac OS 10.8.5 I downloaded OS Sierra from app store. It said it was downloaded and the icon was in my apps folder. I clicked it, agreed, gave my password, but it wouldn't install.

Per advice from Mac Support, I dragged the download to trash, and did a new download (took 22 hours). However, that one will not install either. I tried restarts, holding keys down and everything suggested, but still nothing.
It's a mac mini 2013, OS 10.8.5. I gave the serial numbers to Mac Support over the phone and they said it should work.

Why will it not install?!


texts: How to remove old device from Safari iCloud Tabs?

texts:
I returned a MacBook to Apple Store, however apparently I forgot to sign out of iCloud and the latest tabs I was browsing still appear in Safari iCloud Tabs of my new MacBook and existing iPad.

I removed the device from icloud.com -> Find My iPhone but it didn't work. Tabs list from my old computer is still there and I am trying to remove it from my devices list. I appreciate any ideas.


texts: I want to know the meaning of the letters in the project navigator in Xcode; (Ms & A)


texts: Keyboard and Trackpad not working after login after spilling liquid

texts:
I accidentally spill some liquid on the keyboard of my MacBook Air. It wasn't too much and I turned off the computer right way. The computer works perfectly fine, but after I log in the keyboard and trackpad stop working.
Does anyone have any clue on what is going on?


texts: How do I avoid re-entering administrator password when I try to remove apps with Finder?

texts:
The fact that Finder asks for entering the password each time you try to remove an application makes very hard to cleanup your mac. It seems that it does not even remember the password for one minute.

I am looking for a way to avoid this escalation prompt while still keeping it for some other activities.

I am currently using High-Sierra but I am pretty sure that the solution could apply to Sierra or even Snow-leopard.


texts: accountsd process uses all CPU - AMSAccountStoreCache error

texts:
the process accountsd is using more than 300 % of my CPU. The error messages in the console that appear are:

AMSAccountStoreCache: [AF547297] An ACAccountStore has no associated media type. Returning the default media type for the current process. accountStore = AMSAccountStoreCache | defaultMediaType = com.apple.AppleMediaServices.accountmediatype.itunes
"Cannot check access to a private account type: com.apple.account.AppleAccount"

What I already tried from other questions:

Remove Mail accounts
Remove calendar accounts
Stop Spotlight from indexing your HDD
Kill AppleSpell and delete Spelling folder

Still the same error. Any ideas? Thanks!


texts: How do I install SciPy and VisualPython on OSX Mavericks?

texts:
I am attempting to download and install both SciPy and VisualPython so that I can get them to work with each other. I've looked at the release notes for SciPy 0.14.0 and 0.15, and they  appear to be compatible with Visual Python, which requires Python 2.7.9. After downloading this version I checked (using python -V) that my computer uses this version.

I downloaded Anaconda and Visual Python, but upon running two test files provided by my professor, each returned the following error:

    $ python elect.py
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Resources/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/Python: can't open file 'elect.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory

I tried running these programs while in the parent directory, where I got this error:

    $ python elect.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "elect.py", line 2, in <module>
    from scipy import *
ImportError: No module named scipy

I have MacPorts and Homebrew installed (though MacPorts is not updating libgcc, but that's another question) if you think those will help. I would have linked to the release notes too, but I haven't got enough reputation. A search for SciPy release notes 0.x should yield the correct site. Thank You!


texts: Process was killed -- why? How can I find out?

texts:
I have written a computer program in C++, compiled it and ran it within terminal using the command line. This program has run fine many times, but it appears that whenever its accumulated CPU time exceeds 60 minutes (which occurs after about 9 minutes as it runs at ~700% on eight threads) it is killed by the run-time system (at least that is suggested by monitoring it using top).

There is no error or other message, but merely the word "Killed" printed to the command line:

MacBook-Pro-8:~/directory> ./program_name options
Killed

Is there a limit on the accumulated CPU time for such processes? How can I find out what killed my process? How can I avoid this?

Following the suggestion to run this in a debugger, here is the result:

Process 90937 stopped
* thread #1, queue = 'com.apple.main-thread', stop reason = signal SIGKILL
frame #0: 0x000000010001fc50 captureISO`tbb::interface9::internal::start_for<WDutils::Parallel::details::blocked_range_terminating<unsigned long>, (anonymous namespace)::simulations::sampleSome(bool)::$_2, tbb::auto_partitioner const>::run_body(WDutils::Parallel::details::blocked_range_terminating<unsigned long>&) [inlined] tbb::concurrent_vector<(anonymous namespace)::simulations::initialCondition, tbb::cache_aligned_allocator<(anonymous namespace)::simulations::initialCondition> >::push_back(this=0x00007fff5fbfebd0)::simulations::initialCondition const&) at concurrent_vector.h:846 [opt]
   843      iterator push_back( const_reference item )
   844      {
   845          push_back_helper prolog(*this);
-> 846          new(prolog.internal_push_back_result()) T(item);
   847          return prolog.return_iterator_and_dismiss();
   848      }
   849

Thus, the error occurred within tbb_concurrent_vector.h in a call to placement new, suggesting a lack of memory. Though I'm still mystified why this should result in a kill signal. But this appears off topic here. I have asked on Stack Overflow.


texts: How to run a cron job each time the previous execution has finished?

texts:
I would like to run a Python script each time it finishes and I think I can do this with cron but I am not sure how to do it.

The idea is each time the Python scripts ends, it will have to run again and again.

I have searched for answers here but I can't find something similar to this.


texts: Can I provide Mac App Store in-app purchases in software distributed outside the App Store (e.g. via .dmg download)?

texts:
I develop Vidrio, a macOS app. I distribute this app on the Mac App Store and as a direct download of a .dmg file. I have two plans: a Free plan, and a Pro plan available as an in-app purchase on the Mac App Store.
Currently, if a user installs the .dmg version, then decides they want to upgrade, I have to tell them to uninstall the .dmg version, and then install the version on the Mac App Store, before purchasing the in-app subscription. This is inconvenient.
If possible, I would like to offer the in-app purchase directly in the .dmg version of the app, using the same StoreKit integration. However:

Are there technical barriers to using StoreKit to provide in-app purchases in applications distributed outside the Mac App Store? With some cursory testing, the StoreKit APIs still seem to work, and Apple notarizes the app as usual.
Are there legal/terms-of-use barriers to using StoreKit to provide in-app purchases in applications distributed outside the Mac App Store? I can imagine Apple may not want their StoreKit service being used to sell software that they haven't reviewed.


texts: How can I sync sent mail from another device on my iPad?

texts: On iOS 6.0.2. Can't see nor search my Sent emails other than the ones I actually sent from the iPad. I'm using Yahoo Business Mail on IMAP settings.


texts: It seems to me that InsomniaX, a utility to let a MacBook stay awake when the lid is closed, is not working on Mavericks. Can anyone confirm for me?


texts: Does an old Intel Core Duo Mac Mini have enough performance to run the latest Garageband?

texts:
I am getting a used Mac Mini primarily so I can record music using Garageband.

Will the 2007 or 2009 models have enough performance to run the latest Garageband and latest OS X?

I will at most record three audio tracks simultaneously. For playback probably maximum six audio tracks plus maximum six software instrument tracks.


texts: Am I the only one, or is there anyone else who finds that shadow ontop of a nearby window annoying?


texts: iTunes music syncing between 2 devices but separate Apple IDs

texts:
I have an iPhone 4S and my son has an IPod 4th generation.  When I set up his iPod, I just synced it with my iTunes music that I selected from my library.

However, now if he uses iMessage, it sends it from MY email address and I also get it in my inbox to me as well.

Is there a way I can change it so he has his own Apple ID and email but in a way that he can sync my music from my iTunes to his iPod??


texts: automator and python script utf-8 output

texts:
I wrote a python shell script and it fails in automator workflow :

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import urllib, json, os, datetime
import locale
locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, 'fr_FR')

url = "http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/json/lefakir/ws?count=8"

urllib.urlopen(url)

deliciousFeed = urllib.urlopen(url)

posts = json.load(deliciousFeed)

for post in posts:
    print " * {0} : [{1}]({2})".format(post["n"], post["d"], post["u"])

The problem occurs on post["n"] and post["d"] which have utf-8 symbols.

Is it a common issue ?


texts: Issue reading removable drive during macOS install

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro (15", Core 2 Duo), model A1226, and I am trying to install macOS on this MacBook, but when I tried, my laptop can not see my bootable pendrive. The last disk does not work, as it is damaged. So what can I do?

I tried install on TransMac.


texts: How to use MacBook pro internal mic and EarPods mic simultaneously?

texts:
Is there a way that I can add two audio inputs, where one is the built-in internal mic, and another is a wired earphone mic plugged into the headphone port?  When I plug in the earphone/mic, I lose access to the internal mic.

I found some tutorials introducing "Aggregate Device", but I can't make it work with those two mic's.


texts:
For example, icons in the tray, where are these icons stored? Can they be modified (without installing third-party software)?

sh-3.2# system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType
Software:

    System Software Overview:

      System Version: macOS 10.13.4 (17E199)
      Kernel Version: Darwin 17.5.0
      Boot Volume: lily
      Boot Mode: Normal
      Computer Name: lily’s MacBook Air
      User Name: System Administrator (root)
      Secure Virtual Memory: Enabled


texts: Loopback traffic from Time Machine process

texts: When i switch on Time Machine the mtmfs process generates a lot of traffic on lo0 from localhost to localhost. What is this traffic and does it affect the performance of my Mac?


texts: Contradictory messages about restoring to a spare device

texts:
My iPhone 4S died and I need its contents (e.g. authenticator app to log in to customer systems). I have a backup from 2019/12/31 on my MacBook, so I want to restore it to an identical spare device we have around in the office. That should work, right?
However... iTunes (12.9.5.5 on macOS 10.14.6) claims

iTunes could not restore the iPhone "[name]" because the backup was not compatible with the iPhone that is being restored.
You must update the iPhone to the latest version of iOs before it can be restored from this backup.

But the iPhone says it's running iOS 7.1.2 and there isn't anything newer.
Which side is lying, and can I force the restore in some other way?


texts:
I want to add my data to Health app from my Apple Watch sport.

When I enter Health app I see, sorry for the Italian image:

it means:

  Change the settings related to health data of this device in the app
  Apple Watch

but I can't find where I have to setup them.


texts: Missing disk space after failed Bootcamp install

texts:
Earlier today, while running Bootcamp attempting to install Windows 7 on my late-2012 iMac, I suddenly lost 160g of disk space after Bootcamp failed to create the partition for Windows. Disk Utility reports that the main Fusion Drive is still 1.1tb, but the only visible partition is Macintosh HD, spanning only 950gb instead of the entire disk (minus the hidden recovery partition). Disk Utility also duly notes that there are only 2 partitions, which I assume to be the main harddrive and the recovery partition:

diskutil cs list actually shows what happened to the storage (note the free space, which exactly matches what I specified in Bootcamp):

CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)
|
+-- Logical Volume Group 320B77F3-91C2-4221-B24C-D8B91C233D32
    =========================================================
    Name:         Macintosh HD
    Status:       Online
    Size:         1120333864960 B (1.1 TB)
    Free Space:   160000114688 B (160.0 GB)
    |
    +-< Physical Volume CEADFEBA-F128-40BE-A075-EBFD3877CDD6
    |   ----------------------------------------------------
    |   Index:    0
    |   Disk:     disk0s2
    |   Status:   Online
    |   Size:     120988852224 B (121.0 GB)
    |
    +-< Physical Volume 8CECCFC2-E046-499F-B762-B278E2398F75
    |   ----------------------------------------------------
    |   Index:    1
    |   Disk:     disk1s2
    |   Status:   Online
    |   Size:     999345012736 B (999.3 GB)
    |
    +-> Logical Volume Family E52D5439-ED00-4A23-97A7-70BCF34CBF41
        ----------------------------------------------------------
        Encryption Type:         None
        |
        +-> Logical Volume 933B0D1B-9E56-4DB3-8853-013BE1C2C6E4
            ---------------------------------------------------
            Disk:                  disk2
            Status:                Online
            Size (Total):          951826382848 B (951.8 GB)
            Revertible:            No
            LV Name:               Macintosh HD
            Volume Name:           Macintosh HD
            Content Hint:          Apple_HFS
            LVG Type:              Fusion, Sparse

Trying to run diskutil cs resizeVolume 933B0D1B-9E56-4DB3-8853-013BE1C2C6E4 0g to give Macintosh HD the remaining space did't work out either:

The Core Storage Logical Volume UUID is 933B0D1B-9E56-4DB3-8853-013BE1C2C6E4
Started CoreStorage operation
Error: -69674: The provided Core Storage logical volume has an incorrect size; you should run whole-disk repair

diskutil verifyDisk disk0 ends with the following:

The volume 320B77F3-91C2-4221-B24C-D8B91C233D32 appears to be OK
Storage system check exit code is 0
Incorrect size for volume "Macintosh HD"
Problems were found with the partition map which might prevent booting
Error: -69688: Incorrect size for logical volume

gpt -r show gives the following:

      start       size  index  contents
          0          1         PMBR
          1          1         Pri GPT header
          2         32         Pri GPT table
         34          6
         40     409600      1  GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
     409640  236306352      2  GPT part - 53746F72-6167-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  236715992     262144      3  GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  236978136          7
  236978143         32         Sec GPT table
  236978175          1         Sec GPT header

Does anyone have any ideas how I can get this Free Space back, preferably without needing to wipe my harddrive?


texts:
We've been having a issue at our work where a handful of users have a problem with the search in Outlook 2016 for Mac. We have tried re-indexing their Spotlight. Doesn't resolve the problem. We have tried to manually reindex Spotlight via Terminal We have tried We have tried using Microsoft's Outlook re-indexing tool (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4483875/outlook-for-mac-support-utilities). Nothing works.
All the users that had this problem have changed to a new Mac. It is a fresh install and nothing has migrated from their old computer. Their search worked on the old Mac but no longer on the new Mac. Their search in webmail works perfectly.
We have transfered many computers but not all users have this search problem.
Has anyone else seen this issue? Is it the recent Microsoft Office update that has affected the search/spotlight?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.


texts: possible to "push to talk" using iphone's headset?

texts:
I use my iPhone a lot for business calls.  Improper use of the mute button could be a career-ender.  Is it possible to use the iPhone's headset to toggle the mute button?

Thanks!


texts: Layout broken across all websites in Safari

texts: Every websites layout is messed up. An example of BBC News can be seen above. I have attempted multiple troubleshooting methods recommended online such as uninstalling AdBlock however none of these have resulted in a fix.


texts: How can I replace Apple Emoji font on El Capitan from Sierra?

texts:
I've got my hands on Apple Emoji TTC from Sierra and I'd like to install it on El Capitan, but since Apple Emoji TTF on el Capitan is a system file, it cannot be moved into trash, disabled or updated. Is it a possible operation at all?
I cannot upgrade to Sierra, but I'm also fed up with seeing symbols instead of emojis because my OS does not recognise them.


texts: iPhone not vibrating when Messages notifications is disabled on Mac

texts:
When I turn off notifications for Messages on macOS, I don’t get a vibration or sound from my iPhone on incoming texts when I’m using my Mac at the same time. It still delivers them silently there, assuming I’ve seen the message on my Mac.

Is there any way to fix this?


texts: Time Capsule showing backups date in pink

texts: I have tried a lot of net to find, why does time machine shows pink icons of the date. But not a solid answer i have found. I don't have a new computer, as i heard when you change hard disk. The Time Capsule understand it as old one. But yesterday i needed some backup and found out for last 2 months, every date in pink. Why is that? How can i assure that every backup of mine is backup which i can rely on?, and not pink.


texts: file not behaving as it should, permission problems

texts: I cannot delete or move a file owned by me which I have read write permissions. Could anybody help me figure out why? The file is owned by me in group staff and perms are set to 644. The file is located in my home directory it is a single jpg file, any help would be much appreciated.


texts: Why won't my iCal calendars display in the same window?

texts: For a while (long enough that I almost finished writing a very long SE question about it), I thought Google Calendar wasn't syncing with iCal. Then, I realized that it in fact was, but all the calendars were cleverly hidden in the Window menu, just above Bring All to Front. If I click one of these, the calendar displays—in its own window. All the events are there, but ry as I might, I can't get any two calendars to display in the same iCal window! It's very irritating.


texts: Prohibition Sign after new installation of MAC OS High Sierra on brand new SSD

texts:
I was reactivating my Macbook Pro mid 2010 with 4gb of ram. There was already a ssd hard disk with sierra which worked flawlessly, but however, I wasn't able to upgrade to "high sierra" and since I needed more space, I bought a brand new Samsung 1tb ssd hard drive.
This said, I had to replace the battery (the old was getting bigger) to get the mac going.
Now I've used the internet install to install automatically High Sierra, and after the first reboot I've got that "prohibition sign", rebooting again and the Macbook did finish the install of High Sierra and I was able to login. After rebooting the Mac again, the prohibition sign was there again, after another reboot...it booted normally.
I've downloaded High Sierra through the App Store and did create a usb stick to install it again. Same procedure, prohibition sign shows up, reboot, login. Now I have changed the hdd cable, and it's still the same effect.
I was thinking about downgrading to Sierra, but after the download from apple directly, I only get an installer which likes to install 16,xx mb and I can't create a bootstick with it.
Since the macbook did function very well before, I'm wondering if there's any issue with an 1 tb ssd ?
Is there any startup log to check? I would be glad for any help!
Note: the ssd seems to be perfectly fine, I've tested it with disk utility pre-installed on the macbook.
Thanks,
Jacques


texts: Change the default color profile of a page in CSS in Safari?

texts:
I am working on a late-2019 Macbook Pro, which supports the P3 color gamut (wide color).

I'm building a website that includes large blocks of vivid color, where I just want the colors to be as bright as possible.

Most of the intended audience will also have P3-capable monitors.

I discovered that my website looks amazing in Firefox -- much better than it does in Safari. It turns out that Firefox doesn't do any color management so the full P3 gamut is applied.

Safari converts (or preserves) my colors in the sRGB space, which makes them dull. Firefox, not using any color management, uses the full P3 gamut.

To see an example of the difference (only works on Safari on a computer with wide color):

x

x

You will see that the green is much more vivid when the color is defined in the P3 space.

Alternatively, you can open this code in Chrome and Firefox. Side by side, you can easily see that the green is much richer in Firefox.

What I am looking for is a way to tell Safari: don't limit the colors to sRGB, use the full brightness of P3.

I would like to rewrite my css, but only have to do it once. Something like adding at the top:

@media color-gamut: p3{
  @color-profile{ name: p3; src: url(/files/P3.icc); }
}

I am working in an automated environment, and any solution where I have to manually specify the color space for each image is a non-starter.

What I can modify is the basic document template, including base CSS, which will be the same for all pages.

Any solution is welcome. It's a bummer that I have this great computer with an amazing display and it's intentionally making all my colors more faded than necessary.


texts: In Finder under the File menu, the "New Tab" command has ⌘T as a keyboard shortcut. However, when I use those combination of keys, a new tab does not open. I am currently running Yosemite, but this was also the case when I was running Mavericks. Is there a fix or workaround for this?


texts: Determining/associating the log subsystem for apps installed via package managers

texts:
I've watched this highly informative talk on the unified logs and been reading whatever documentation or blog posts I can find on the subject, but I haven't found or don't understand how to link an app (for example, an SSHD server) that has been installed via, say Macports or pkgsrc, to a subsystem.
Is it something the developer has to specify within the code? I use launchctl plists quite often, is it something I can add there? (the man page has nothing on it, same goes for the log man page)
If I list the files in /System/Library/Preferences/Logging/Subsystems/ and /Library/Preferences/Logging/Subsystems/ there's a lot of plists that Apple call "logging profiles". The /Library/… one has com.openssh.sshd.plist with these contents:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>DEFAULT-OPTIONS</key>
    <dict>
        <key>Level</key>
        <dict>
            <key>Enable</key>
            <string>default</string>
        </dict>
    </dict>
</dict>
</plist>

I can't see if this applies to:

only the SSHD supplied by Apple in /usr/sbin/sshd
any SSHD run on the machine
the sshd entry in /etc/services
something else…

Perhaps I can write a logging profile and place it in there for apps I install? Are apps automatically placed in subsystems because of system resources they ask for? I'm just not sure.
Sorry if the question is confusing, it's because I'm confused! Any help or insight given will be much appreciated.
Note: The system I'm currently on is 10.14 but I'm asking in a general way as I know the unified logs came in after 10.10 and (as the talk points out) there are slight differences even between OS minor versions.


texts: Apple Mail: Adding two or more standard actions

texts:
I am happily using Apple Mail and have ordered my mail chaos into a great structured  tree of certain archive directories.  I use apple Mail rules to organize a lot of the incoming traffic to be sorted into the according archive directories automatically.

Unfortunately, there are some incoming mails, which can't be sorted by a rule (unless you blow up the rule to have endless decisions and dare to completely mess it up).

Luckily, the remaining mails will be stored in two or three different archive directories.  Therefore it would make a lot of sense to me, to add some custom actions to the context menu or the menu symbol area (is that the correct translation from the german expression?)

I tried to customize the symbol area, you can of course add a "move"-button, it is in fact a drop down menu, which offers all archive directories, I have defined.  This is tedious, I just want to have three buttons, each dedicated to a specific archiv directory.


texts: How do I update Safari on the Macintosh?

texts:
How do I upgrade Safari on the Mac?

Is there one web page to always get the current version?
Or are there instructions somewhere for how to manually update Safari (assuming auto update is not enabled)


texts:
Background:
OSX keeps some information in RAM that is no longer used, but was recently used. This is called inactive memory, and is intended to improve user experience by speeding up some actions:

For example, if you've been using Mail and then quit it, the RAM that
Mail was using is marked as Inactive memory. Inactive memory is
available for use by another application, just like Free memory.
However, if you open Mail before its Inactive memory is used by a
different application, Mail will open quicker because its Inactive
memory is converted to Active memory, instead of loading it from the
slower drive.

Sounds questionable (just how much can you possibly speed up Mail on a quad-core machine?), but at least that couldn't possibly hurt since such memory can be treated like free memory! Actually, it can:

In OS X, when the number of pages in the free list dips below a
computed threshold, the kernel reclaims physical pages for the free
list by swapping inactive pages out of memory.

This makes me question whether OSX' memory handling is in fact superior; after all the same page mentions that

Paging of any kind... affects performance negatively because it
forces the system to spend a lot of time reading and writing to disk.
Reading a page in from the backing store takes a significant amount of
time and is much slower than reading directly from RAM. If the system
has to write a page to disk before it can read another page from disk,
the performance impact is even worse.

Issue:
This (paging out inactive memory and the subsequent severe performance degradation) is likely to occur even during trivial tasks such as multi-tab browsing, even if the number of simultaneously open tabs is kept within reasonable (both Safari and Chrome appear to be guilty of adding to inactive memory whenever a tab is closed).
The machine becomes hardly usable when this happens - even opening up Terminal and purging memory can take a few minutes.
Question:
Can swapping inactive memory be turned off? Or, with inactive memory not being essential, can it be disabled completely?
Alternatively, is there a daemon or a preferably Apple app available that monitors inactive memory usage (an OSX oxymoron) and when it goes over an arbitrary amount (half a gig?) a purge is performed?


texts: iCloud won't let me in using a third party app

texts:
I don't know what I am doing. I don't have access to my iPad at the moment because it won't charge so I don't have an apple device to fix this.

Just today I go to retrieve some important emails and I have a notification that my account has incorrect username or password info. I can't imagine since I have had the same one for 10 years so I reentered it. Same message.

I have a windows and 2 Android devices all of which have this account on it and is set to open without a password because my devices have passwords.

The same on all of them so I didn't enter an incorrect password. Help!!!


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so this has probably been asked, but I have not exactly been able to figure it out. I was just wondering if it is possible to change what the alternate characters are on my keyboard. I have osx 10.9 and use the keyboard on a 15" macbook retina.

For example I never use the ¢ or £ symbols, but frequently use greek letters like η, or λ. It would be nice if I could have all of my frequently used symbols to be mapped to what I want.

I have googled this and not really found out anything useful.


texts: MacBook Pro (Late 2008) 8GB RAM not being used

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I have the following:
 - MacBook Pro (Late 2008)
 - MacBookPro5,1
 - Boot ROM: MBP51.007E.B06.
 - OS X Yosemite 10.10.5

I upgraded RAM from 2GB to 8GB 1067MHz DDR3.

The system recognizes the 8GB memory since System Information reports:

Bank 0/DIMM0 4 GB
Bank 0/DIMM1 4 GB

To me, the system is still seeming slow and utilizing only 2GB RAM. In the Activity Monitor shows 1.75GB Memory used (App Mem: 707MB, Wired: 739MB), 1.21GB Cache.

How can I make sure the system is using the 8GB RAM?


texts: Apple Music: separate logins & preferences per family member

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I have a very old Apple ID (that was set up before you used email addresses) that I use for all my family's iTunes purchases. I enter that in iTunes logins on all our iPhones, Macs and the Apple TV.

My wife and I each have .mac addresses that we use as Apple IDs for use with iCloud, which we separately enter on our own iPhones and Macs.

With Family Sharing enabled, is there a way for both of us to log into Apple Music with our iCloud/individual Apple IDs and maintain separate profiles that are based on our own individual music tastes, maintain separate "followings" etc? Or does it have to be based on our common iTunes-related Apple ID? So far it appears I'm forced to log into Apple Music with the latter and everything has to be lumped together, but it's confusing and I may be missing something.

I've contacted Apple Support about this, but I keep getting stock support answers that don't address my question.


texts: (Re)install Mac OS and install default needed apps

texts: We've got a mid-sized company (~20 people) and everyone has a Mac OS system. Every now and then we need to reinstall or install new systems. It is a pretty cumbersome procedure to reinstall all our basic apps (Slack, Adobe Creative Cloud, anti-virus scanner, etc...). Is there any low-cost / free way to automate this process?


texts: How to enable Subscribed Calendar to be in read/write mode?

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As today, any Subscribed Calendar is added as Read Only to the iCal Application

to confirm that. just double click in a day with the subscribed calendar selected and you will get this annoying popup message

What should I do to enable read/write mode into the subscribed calendar, as it supports both ways (I created the URL and works great with Thunderbird w/Lightning)

Problem also comes that in iPad/iX happens the same situation, and all I wanted was to be able to create and edit events to by calendar


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I need and Applescript to replace some text as follow:

Original text:

 string  string  string  $  text1
 string  string  string  $  text2
 text3
 string  string  string  $  text4

The required output is:

$ text1
$ text2
text3
$ text4

I can do it in the terminal with this command:

$ echo "string  string  string  $  text1
string  string  string  $  text2
text3
string  string  string  $  text4" | sed -r 's/^(.*)\$ ?(.) (.*)$/$ \3/g'
$ text1
$ text2
text3
$ text4

By the way, i'm using bash version 4.3.30 and sed 4.2.2, both from homebrew.

The issue here is that I need to do it from an applescript. This is my approach:

set commandString to "echo \"string  string  string  $  text\" | sed -r 's|^(.*)\\$ ?(.) (.*)$|$ \\3|g'" as string
set formattedCode to do shell script commandString

And I get the following error:

error "sed: illegal option -- r
usage: sed script [-Ealn] [-i extension] [file ...]
       sed [-Ealn] [-i extension] [-e script] ... [-f script_file] ... [file ...]" number 1

If I remove the -r option, I get a different error:

sed: 1: "s|^(.*)\$ ?(.) (.*)$|$  ...": \3 not defined in the RE

If I remove the \3, the output must be $ instead of $ text, but sed command do nothing and it outputs:

string  string  string  $  text

I supposed that this might be a problem with sed version. So, If I replace sed with /usr/local/bin/sed it does nothing again after line set formattedCode to do shell script commandString.

Someone know where the problem is?


texts: Why does `g++ --version` say LLVM/clang?

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I ran the following to see what version of g++ I had:

$ g++ --version
Configured with: --prefix=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.2.1
Apple LLVM version 9.0.0 (clang-900.0.38)
Target: x86_64-apple-darwin16.7.0
Thread model: posix
InstalledDir: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin

I thought g++ was a different compiler to clang/LLVM. Can anyone clarify what the above means?


texts: How do I install GNOME via Macports on my MacBook Pro running Lion?

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I am trying to install Gnome through Macports on my MacBook Pro running Lion. When I install it, however, I get many error messages, as described below.
How can I successfully install this software on my MacBook Pro?
Here's what I've tried, and what went wrong:
First of all, I'm new to OS X, worked with Debian, Ubuntu Linux distributions before. I've installed macports on Mac OS X Lion. I started the daemons:
org.freedesktop.dbus-system.plist (already started)
and
org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist
After that, I open the X11 console, and manually started the X11 script for starting gnome. I do this, because I want to get the error messages it throws. When I do so, an error like this will be thrown multiple times:

Dynamic session lookup supported but failed: launchd did not provide a socket path, verify that org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist is loaded!
Window manager warning: Failed to contact configuration server; some possible causes are that you need to enable TCP/IP networking for ORBit, or you have stale NFS locks due to a system crash.
See http://projects.gnome.org/gconf/ for information. (Details - 1: Failed to get connection to session: Not enough memory)
Feb 18 02:03:51 MacBookPro-h2o.local gnome-session[3008] : WARNING: Could not make bus activated clients aware of DISPLAY=/tmp/launch-Wq44Ln/org.x:0 environment variable: Not enough memory

I looked at http://projects.gnome.org/gconf/ but do not see how I could change the current issue.
I have 4 GB Memory, 2.3 GB of them are free.
Installed also PostgreSQL

$ cat /etc/sysctl.conf
kern.sysv.shmmax=1610612736
kern.sysv.shmall=393216
kern.sysv.shmmin=1
kern.sysv.shmmni=32
kern.sysv.shmseg=8
kern.maxprocperuid=512
kern.maxproc=2048

Detailed info at: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/40818/how-to-get-macports-going-at-mac-os-x-lion


texts: Are there any other dynamic iOS icons besides the calendar app?

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The iOS Calendar app dynamically changes every day, showing the current date and weekday. Are there any other dynamic icons, either provided by Apple or 3rd parties?

I'm not talking about the little red circle in the corner letting you know how many updates there are, but rather the entire icon. Jail-broken examples would be interesting, but I'm more interested in jailed examples.


texts: How can I get PDFs to open in-browser in Safari 5.1

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Basically the exact opposite of this existing question How do I disable inline PDFs in Safari 5.1?.

I need to view my PDFs in-line, and with Safari 5.1 it's no longer working on either OSX 10.6 or 10.7.


texts: How to close the window and quit the application when you press ESC key under OS X?

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On Windows it is something common to close a window by pressing ESC key. I'm looking for a solution that would allow me to close the current Window and the application when I press ESC.

Currently the Preferences panel does not allow you to set a shortcut for ESC.

Use case: you open a file from another application inside a viewer or editor and you want to return to the initial application just by pressing ESC once.


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I am using Homebrew exclusively (i.e. I don’t, and won’t, use MacPorts or Fink). I also want to keep manual installations to a bare minimum.1
… But how can I install GCC?
First of all, I’ve of course installed Xcode but the current version doesn’t ship with a decently up to date GCC (I need ata least 4.5, but would prefer the most recent one) – in fact, it doesn’t ship with a proper GCC at all (it only ships Clang) and that seems to be a problem for Homebrew …
I’m aware of a list of custom GCC and cross compilers but in fact all of those installations require an already installed GCC – at least, brewing them fails with linker errors on Lion which I attribute to Clang, and -use-gcc doesn’t work for obvious reasons.
brew doctor only mentions what I already know, that there is no GCC (4.2.x) installed.

1 I’ve previously mixed MacPorts, Homebrew and some manual installations and have ended up with a maintenance and versioning hell. I don’t want to go there again.


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I am trying to find a way for me to push sound FROM my iPhone 11 (using the Lightning to 3.5mm female adapter) TO both a 2018 iPad Pro and 2019 Mac Book Pro using the standard 3.5mm jack that both devices have.
I have managed to do this successfully from the iPhone to a Dell Windows laptop by selecting the line in option when the soundcard asks what I have plugged in.
Unfortunately I am unable to get the same result on the iPad and Mac Book. The machines fail to recognise the audio in cables.
I have tried using both TRS and TRRS cables with no success.
Both cables work on the Dell laptop to clearly there is no issue with the cables nor sound throughput.
Any advice would be really appreciated.


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Recently my Command+c shortcut stopped work. While "c" button still works(in several languages), Command+Z/X/V still works too.

At first, I try to reboot the system, then install system updates(with reboot again).
I also try to go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts and change some shortcut to Command + C, and nothing happened, when I tried to input Command+Z/X/V(any other Command + anything) shortcut.

I also read this question, and no result on any re-test or action.

It seems like some process handles this command and stops it propagating.

What can I do?


texts: Apple Store - Mavericks/Yosemite Stuck at "Downloading" and actually does NOT continue to download?

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Good day everyone. I've been at a bit of a bind as of late. I was trying to download Mavericks/Yosemite off of the Apple Store. I open it up, log in, then go to the "Purchased" tab. I scroll down and download OS X Mavericks. A confirmation pop up opens:

I then hit Continue to let it download through but I notice that it's just stuck at "Downloading", as seen in the screenshot below:

It has been sitting like that for roughly 5 minutes. Now, I don't know what to do and how to proceed. I've tried rebooting my laptop but that didn't do anything good, the same issue persisted.

This was the same case for Yosemite.

Any help will be very much appreciated. Thanks.


texts: How to get details of running applications on Terminal?

texts: I have found that using activity monitor I get all the information I need. I now just need a way to access this information via preferably Python or even Bash and Apple Script. I just need to get the information at regular intervals and put it in a log file while my program is running.


texts: When i create a new contact and go to insert a phone number the default category for this is "Home", I don't have anyone's home phone number now as this is 2015 not 1999. How can i change this default so that the category that appears first is "Mobile" ? IOS 8.1.3


texts: Add samba folder to favorite into finder sidebar

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I have client stations (OS X Yosemite) bound into Active Directory services. When the user was authorized I prepared his profile from /System/Library/User\ Template/English.lproj/* and settings for machine is synced from Open Directory (practices named magic triangle.)

The record in AD contains samba shared folder for every user. When I enable Show Connected Server in Finder preferences on Desktop, they have icons for this disk on desktop.

How do I add this link into favorites in Finder sidebar?

In section Servers there is a general link to Share Disk and I need link to a specific folder for every logged-in user as a link on their Desktops.

Are there best practices I should be following?

Without practise when every user drag and drop the link from desktop to favorite? My users every day change the working place and this practise is wrong.

thanks for all answers.


texts: What Is The Smallest Partition I Can Use Disk Utility to Add?

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I'm trying to add a new partition to my Macbook, in order to dual boot with Linux. I have a 250GB drive, with 70GB free. However when I try to use Disk Utility it says
"This volume can not be split because the resulting volumes would be too small."

This answer tells someone having the same problem their drive is simply too small. Can I really not create a 70GB partition? What is the smallest size I would be able to create?


texts: LaunchAgent loads app but clicking app icon doesn't

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I have an issue where I installed an app, the installer completed with no apparent errors, the app launched immediately after installing, but afterward if I click the app icon in /Applications the icon bounces once in the dock then disappears.

I looked at the postinstall script on the package and saw that one of the last things it does is run the command launchctl start ES.Examplify, which is a PLIST that was copied to /Library/LaunchAgents.  If I run that command in terminal (with sudo at the front) it launches the application.

Any ideas on what I might need to do to get the application to launch normally?  It would seem that everything was installed correctly since launching the PLIST works, but double-clicking the app icon doesn't. This app has been extremely problematic for me, I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling multiple times.

The content of the PLIST is:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
   <key>Umask</key>
   <integer>0</integer>
   <key>Label</key>
   <string>ES.Examplify</string>
   <key>ProgramArguments</key>
   <array>
  <string>/Applications/Examplify.app/Contents/MacOS/Examplify</string>
      <string>-launchd</string>
   </array>
   <key>QueueDirectories</key>
   <array>
      <string>/Library/Application Support/Examplify/.q</string>
   </array>
</dict>
</plist>

I've tried both clicking on the icon for /Applications/Examplify.app and clicking the icon for /Applications/Examplify.app/Contents/MacOS/Examplify and neither will launch the app.


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I have a display connected to the HDMI port of my laptop. When I start up the computer with the display plugged in, the built-in display does not turn on, and the external display becomes the primary. I can fix the issue by removing and reconnecting the HDMI cable, but I am curious as to why this behavior is the default.

OS 10.10.4
MacBook Pro Retina 15" mid 2015 (model 11,5)


texts: How do I stay in the same desktop when I switch to a full screen app?

texts: When I switch to a full screen mode app in OS X Lion, it automatically switches to Desktop 1. I prefer to automatically switch back to the Desktop that I was in before I switched to the full screen app. I tried configuring the app for "All Desktops" and "None" by right clicking on the app in the Dock and choosing "Options". Both resulted in the same problem. Thanks!


texts: Specification of MagSafe power adapter coaxial cable?

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Does anyone know what type/specification of coaxial cable is used from the transformer brick to the MagSafe connector in the A1343 power supply?

The cable from my 85W MagSafe power adapter to my MBP (the cable from the transformer brick to the MagSafe connector) has been chewed pretty badly by my cat, and is now unusable. The break is near exact center on the length of the cable. I've found a fair amount of information out there that I can repair the cable by soldering the center conductor and braided outer conductor back together, but I'm wondering whether I could source a proper coaxial cable splice kit for it.

Here's what I've determined so far, from cutting apart my damaged cable:

outer jacket diameter appears to be 0.130 inches, +/- 0.005 in.
next layer is a shield conductor, OD ~ 0.085" +/- 0.005", which appears to be made up of two layers of silver-colored fine metal wire (feels like silver-plated copper but can't tell for sure). These are NOT woven like larger coax, but rather are two layers in a spiral-wrap around the dielectric insulator, wrapped in opposite directions.
dielectric insulator is .070" +/- 0.003", white in color, unknown material but feels like PTFE.
Center conductor is fine stranded (strand count appears to be 50-100 as a guess), same material as the shielding. Looking at the cross-section of the center conductor gives a distinct appearance of copper color, strengthening my feeling that this is silver-plated copper. Diameter appears to be .045" (1.143 mm, or about 17 AWG) but I can't be positive as the thin strands won't maintain form in a caliper.
Most independent information I've seen mentions a fabric or other type of "string" somewhere in the shielding (presumably for end-to-end strain relief), but I wasn't able to locate it.

I can't seem to find any source for this, or even specs for it. Still, it seems strange to me that Apple would manufacture a custom cable gemometry just for these power adapters?


texts: Spotlight's Privacy tab not backed up by Time Machine?

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I just did a full restore from Time Machine and noticed that my Spotlight Privacy tab was empty. Am I correct in assuming that this information is not backed up by Time Machine? I believe it's stored in /.Spotlight-V100/Store-V1/Exclusions.plist, and therefore it shouldn't be backed up because Time Machine doesn't back up a lot of the hidden files, especially in the root directory (/.fseventd being the example that comes to mind).

So is it true that it isn't backed up? And why isn't it stored in ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.spotlight.plist then?


texts: How to install firefox using the terminal app

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I am trying to install Mozila Firefox on the school's server via ssh. Given that I have authorization to install it on the server, could someone guide me through the steps to install firefox?

It has to be done through the Terminal, from my remote laptop using ssh instead of the graphical log in.


texts: Apple Diagnostic Result PFM006 and Kernel_Task taking upto 300 % of CPU and Depleted Battery

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My Macbook Air (2018) Retina battery has depleted within 130 cycles. I was running Windows via Bootcamp in heavy load, letting it discharge fully and charge repeatedly. If I unplug from power source the system shuts down. Battery status is showing as "replace now". Coconut Battery test shows that current capacity is 9 % of design capacity. The system when connected to AC power turns on but it is running extremely slowly. When checked activity monitor, Kernel_Task shows 300 % of CPU. Apple Diagnostics test revealed one issue PFM006 - SMC issue. I tried resetting SMC, PRAM. Issue still exists. My questions are

Is PFM006 (SMC) related to Battery. If battery is replaced, will this issue go away? Else could it be a faulty temperature sensor?
Is the Kernel_task issue related to PFM006 (SMC)?
Could there be any relation between these three events (PFM006, Battery, Kernel_Task)?
Does apple diagnostics cover all sensors? If PFM006 is the only error returned, does that mean all sensors are working fine?
How is it possible for a battery to depleted within 130 cycles when it is guaranteed as 1000 cycles?

Note: All apple service centers are closed due to COVID-19. So trying to find the issue online.


texts: iOS 9.0.2 Safari - Cannot open the page. Protocol error

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I'm having an issue where users accessing my website using an iPhone with iOS 9.0.2 and Safari are experiencing an error on one particular page when submitting a form:

"Safari cannot open page. The error was: "The operation couldn't be completed. Protocol error".

The issue only seems to occur on iPhones running iOS 9.0.2 and using Safari. It does not occur on desktops, android tablets/phones or iPads (tested using Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge, etc) nor does it occur on older versions of the iPhone iOS.

The error seems consistent, mostly, and can be repeated by going to:

Go to http://saltyunderground.com/TEST/category/berghia-nudibranch (make sure you aren’t signed in from a previous test)
Click on 1/4+ Inch Berghia Nudibranchs image link -> goes to Berghia product page
Click on Buy Now -> goes to Shopping cart page
Click on checkout -> Goes to sign-in / create account page
Click Create Account button -> goes to create account page
Fill out fields and click sign up button -> Goes back to checkout page showing new shipping address
Enter address and click Continue button -> PROTOCOL Error occurs.

This error seems pretty consistent and occurs whether you create an account or sign into an existing account. But only seems to occurs on the iPhone using Safari under iOS 9.0.2

I appreciate any help figuring this out, it has me perplexed to say the least.

Thanks


texts: How can I assign an image to a podcast in iTunes?

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In the podcasts list in iTunes, some podcasts don't show an image.  Is there a way to assign one?

Online help in iTunes suggests doing a Get Info and clicking the Artwork tab, but that tab is always dimmed, even for podcasts that do show an image.

Attempting to Google this mostly shows things about how the creator of a podcast can provide an image.  But I want to assign an image when the creator didn't.


texts: Store attachments locally in Mail.app when using IMAP

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I'm reaching my quota on my IMAP account, one big space hog is email attachments.

Is there a way to tell mail.app that I want to "remove" certain emails from the server but keep them around locally?

My only other idea option is to forward them to a gmail-account and pop them back.


texts: What is the proper way to change Macintosh HD icon used on Mac Startup Manager with FileVault2 enabled?

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I have macOS Catalina 10.15.3 (FileVault2 is enabled) installed with Windows 10 in dual-boot and I was able to sucessfully change the Windows icon, but I can't figure out how to modify the icon for my Macintosh HD drive.

I tried with SIP disabled :

- to replace ".VolumeIcon.icns" inside /System/Volume/Data/ by a custom one
- To use the Get-Info box from the Finder and changing the icon from here

The changes are working inside the Finder but not when holding "Alt" and using the Mac Startup Manager..

Is there a proper way to achieve this?


texts: Is there a shortcut for activating Low Power Mode in iOS 9?

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I don't use my iPhone with a mobile data plan and I don't care if the polling frequency for background apps gets lowered a bit.

Is there an easier/faster way to activate the Low Power Mode than using Settings -> Battery -> Low Power Mode?

Is the Do Not Disturb mode that I can set using the quick settings, pulled up from the bottom of the screen, equivalent or is this a different thing? I saw some comparisons of Low Power Mode with Do Not Disturb mode in descriptions of the new feature.

Note: Using Siri is not an option for me due to privacy concerns.


texts: How do I get my Google contacts in Gmail on my Gmail app on the iPad?

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I don't have a Mac or Exchange (which seem to be two ways of doing this.)

When I open the iPad Gmail app (from Google) there are no Contacts and the email "to" field doesn't autocomplete. I effectively can't email unless I've memorized the email address.

I don't want to sync 1000 contacts. I just want to see a contacts link like I do when I use gmail on a computer. It couldn't get much simpler than that.


texts: Update massively Wiki server directly in Postgres

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I migrate a wiki that had a lot of broken link to a domain that no longer exist.
How can I massively update my database, instead of change any single link?

My idea is to connect in postgres and update manually the database with

update table set field = replace(field, 'cat', 'dog')

Someone think it's possible?
In which table and field I can found my entries?


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Is it possible to filter-out junk mail before it reaches my I-pad-mini's inbox - as Outlook does on my laptop?
As mentioned in the above question, my e-mail programme is Outlook.
Oops, sorry - my e-mail provider is TalkTalk.


texts: Does the iPad 3rd generation output 1080p video using the HDMI adaptor?

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I can play 1080p videos I've loaded onto the iPad using the video player on the iPad itself.  Before I invest in the HDMI adaptor, I'd like to know if the HDMI output actually displays 1080p on the external display, and shows the video at full resolution?

I'm worried that either the output will be something lower (1080i, 720p) or that it may be 1080p output, but the video will be resolution reduced to 720p or 480p even though displayed on a 1080p device.


texts: Restrict super user write access to some files

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Is there a way to add folders to the SIP (System Integrity Protection) configurations in order to prevent them to be modified by the root user?
Or any other way not involving System Integrity Protection?
I want to protect the host file so I can block distracting websites and not being able to modify it as a root user. As a developer, I still need to be a root user so deleting sudo is not an option.
I'm looking for a solution which is independent from my internet connection.


texts: Original iTunes Library Gone, How to ReBuild Library On New Drive?

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I have lost my original source itunes library music and files.

However, I do have backup copies of everything on an external disk, I copied the original files and organization structure of the old library to an external disk.  (we'll call this external disk 1)

I need to rebuild my library in a hurry, on a new external disk! (external disk 2)

My question is, how do I do this, so my new library (on external disk 2) is exactly the same as the original?

Any help you could provide me with would be sincerely appreciated!

Looking forward to hearing your solution!


texts: Why do I have an "iMessage" and an "SMS" thread for my contact?

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I recently updated to iOS5, One of my friends messaged me through iMessage, the sender name was his @gmail.com address.

The message appeared in a seperated thread to the existing SMS messages I had with him previously.

I added his mail address to the contact I already had with him, however I cannot get the iMessage thread to merge with the SMS thread.

I have tried deleting the iMessage thread with no result.

If I open the SMS thread, it will only send SMS.
If I open the iMessage thread, it will only send iMessages.

Is there a solution to let me merge these two conversations?

Phone is an iPhone 4G 16GB.


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Is there any way to get the wifi performance using the Wifi Diagnostics?

I have a 802.11n network running on Apple TimeMachine.

The Wifi Diagnostics created diagnostics report but I don't know which log file would have this information?

Can someone point me to the right file?


texts: Terminal Displays My Roommate's Computer

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I don't know how long ago this happened, but today I realized that when I open up terminal it no longer says
Matthew-MacBook:~matthew$

as it used to. Instead, it appears to have synched up with my roommate's macbook pro. It now displays:
$Gabriels-MBP:~matthew$

I've restarted my mac but it doesn't change the name.
I've tried the suggestions suggested in these posts
sudo scutil --set HostName Matthew-Macbook

But no effect!
echo "$PS1" returns \h:\W \u\$


texts: Keyboard Issues: Can’t sign in or access system preferences

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I have an issue where my keyboard is typing random characters when I type, my left and right arrows type a ‘=‘ sign and the numbers don’t work.

I am not signed in and at the login screen. I am unable to type numbers, this is what I need to sign in, and I assume edit the keyboard preferences.

Things I have tried with no results
- Safe Boot
- Reset Cache


texts: diskutil info disk0 shows --> Volume Name: Not applicable (no file system)

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When i use below command in mac terminal

diskutil info disk0

I get:

 Device Identifier:        disk0
 Device Node:              /dev/disk0
 Whole:                    Yes
 Part of Whole:            disk0
 Device / Media Name:      APPLE SSD SM0128G

 Volume Name:              Not applicable (no file system)
 Mounted:                  Not applicable (no file system)
 File System:              None
 ...

Is it normal that it says no file system? I have not been experiencing any issues with my system so far.


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My Left-Command key keeps bringing up the Mission Control.

I've gone through all the steps in Mac tip: How to restore your keyboard to its default settings to restore all keyboard mappings and shortcuts back to their defaults, but it hasn't fixed the problem.

In TextEditor, I type some text, highlight it, cut it to the clipboard by selecting "Cut <Command>C" from the menu.

If I select "Paste <Command>V" from the menu, the clipboard contents pastes successfully.

But if I try to paste the clipboard contents using the keyboard, by typing <Command>V, nothing pastes, and instead I see a listing of my work spaces appear across the top of the screen, with a '+' at the right.

Any ideas as to what I need to do to get the Command key to work properly?

Mission Control is supposed to be popping up when I press <Ctrl><Up-Arrow>, and that's not working, either.

Oddly enough, my Right-Command key works. That still leaves me with a real problem, because I need to VNC into this machine, and every VNC client I've tried only doesn't distinguish between left and right, they only send LeftC-Command.


texts: Trying to install Command Line Tools without Xcode

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In the past it used to be easy to install CommandLineTools without Xcode. Now I cannot get it to install correctly. Please note: this is not a development question but an installation of software question.

There are many discussions of similar issues, but none exactly what I am seeing.

A short answer to my question would be "it is no longer possible to run CommandLineTools unless full Xcode is installed". I am hoping that is not the case.

I have tried many variations on all the suggested steps, along with attempts at clean uninstallation and starting over. I have gleaned a lot of steps from the following sources:

http://osxdaily.com/2014/02/12/install-command-line-tools-mac-os-x/
http://railsapps.github.io/xcode-command-line-tools.html
https://macpaw.com/how-to/uninstall-xcode-on-macos
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27438457/xcode-6-1-how-to-uninstall-command-line-tools

And likely more pages that I did not record.

I have installed Xcode, uninstalled it, installed and uninstalled standalone CommandLineTools, used xcode-select --switch, and more, all in various combinations.

The result is that when full Xcode is not installed, when trying to run a command, I get the following error message or similar, depending upon the command:

  xcode-select: error: tool 'opendiff' requires Xcode, but active developer directory '/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools' is a command line tools instance

With full Xcode, the commands work.

In many places in the threads mentioned above, people complain about having to have 6GB of unwanted code; this is no longer incorrect. The current version of Xcode is now 10GB.

My main use of the CommandLineTools is to support MacPorts. As a bonus I like opendiff in some cases where my main tools are farther out of reach.

Is there a solution to this issue?

EDIT: I see that Apple now provides a direct way of installed Command Lines Tools only as Command_Line_Tools_macOS_10.13_for_Xcode_9.4, but it is only for High Sierra. While I am still a hold out to the upgrade to HS, it will be only a very short time before I do this upgrade. Hoping that is the line of least resistance.


texts: Can't boot into Mac OS after Windows install via Bootcamp

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I just installed Windows 10 successfully via BootCamp. Now I am neither able to boot into OSX, nor is its partition shown anywhere.

Turns out the issue occurs because of a mistake I made during the Windows installation. Once Bootcamp created the BOOTCAMP partition and restarted the system, I noticed that there was an additional small-sized partition created (~600 MB) just before the BOOTCAMP partition. Instead of ignoring it, I deleted and recreated the bootcamp partition from Windows Setup. Now I am only able to boot into Windows 10.

Now my question is: How can I recreate the deleted partition in order to be able to reboot into OS X?

I booted into Recovery Mode using cmd + r and ran diskutil list. Here is the outcome:

Besides, the Macintosh HD partition is also shown in Disk Utility:

The Recovery Mode even gives me the option to boot into my Mac partition, but doing so results in a black screen.

I am grateful for any suggestions out of this misery.

Edit 1

Output of gpt -r show /dev/disk0

bash-3.2# gpt -r show /dev/disk0
    start      size index contents
        0         1       PMBR
        1         1       Pri GPT header
        2        32       Pri GPT table
       34         6
       40    409600     1 GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
   409640 408928144     2 GPT part - 53746F72-6167-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
409337784        72
409337856     32768     3 GPT part - E3C9E316-0B5C-4DB8-817D-F92DF00215AE
409370624  80863232     4 GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
490233856       863
490234719        32       Sec GPT table
490234751         1       Sec GPT header

Output of `diskutil cs list

-bash-3.2# diskutil cs list
CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)
|
+-- Logical Volume Group 017D5AE8-30F7-45E1-879E-BB02C0EC3DC1
    =========================================================
    Name:         Macintosh HD
    Status:       Online
    Size:         209371209728 B (209.4 GB)
    Free Space:   35655680 B (35.7 MB)
    |
    +-< Physical Volume FB261C56-1F49-4690-9B15-8C4EAA4770B0
    |   ----------------------------------------------------
    |   Index:    0
    |   Disk:     disk0s2
    |   Status:   Online
    |   Size:     209371209728 B (209.4 GB)
    |
    +-> Logical Volume Family A62719EC-A4E5-4821-B7E0-831444CC3...
        ----------------------------------------------------------
        Encryption Status:       Unlocked
        Encryption Type:         None
        Conversion Status:       NoConversion
        Conversion Direction:    -none-
        Has Encrypted Extents:   No
        Fully Secure:            No
        Passphrase Required:     No
        |
        +-> Logical Volume D0DEC2A0-0E60-49B1-9758-40E7677A5346
             Disk:                  disk2
             Status:                Online
             Size (Total):          209000005632 B (209.0 GB)
             Conversion Progress:    -none-
             Revertible:            Yes (no decryption required)
             LV Name:               Macintosh HD
             Volume Name:           Macintosh HD
             Content Hint:          Apple_HFS`


texts: Show contact name that save in outlook app as Caller ID?

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I use outlook app on iPhone for work email/calender/contacts. The app is great however iPhone does not recognize incoming number that is matching a saved contact inside outlook app. So the phone only show the phone number instead of contact name.

is there any setting I need to enable?

Thanks,
/S


texts: What is going wrong when Mountain Lion download does not start?

texts:
I purchased Mountain Lion on App Store and start downloading. It shows an icon the the task bar and a progress bar on the Mountain Lion logo.

But it just doesn't start download. It has been one hour since it started but the progress bar is still empty.

What is going wrong?


texts: Big Sur Safari issues with playback speed

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Anyone else having an issue with playback speed changes for video in Safari Big Sur (14.0.1 (16610.3.6.3))?
When I adjust the playback speed the video speeds up, but the audio still plays at normal speed. This happens on YouTube and Skillshare, and probably other sites as well.
I've tried disabling all plugins, but still no luck.


texts: A bug preventing iPhone audio from reverting to speaker mode after unplugging headphones

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I encountered a weird glitch with my iPhone while listening to a Youtube video over headphones. One of the earbuds shorted out (they're old and somewhat damaged), so I unplugged the headphones and tried to continue listening to the video over the iPhone's built-in speakers, but there was no sound. Also, I noticed then that the Youtube video failed to auto-pause when I disconnected the headphones, which is what normally happens. I then went to idiot-check the volume level using the buttons on the left side of the device, and low and behold, the volume bar display that pops up indicated that headphone volume was being adjusted instead of speaker volume.

So my questions are how exactly did my phone become deluded into thinking that headphones are jacked in the first place, and, of course, how might I resolve this problem?

(And before anyone asks, no I haven't tried turning it off and on again, yet. That very likely will fix the problem, but where's the fun in that? The glitch made me curious, and I wanted to see if there was anything I could from it first. =) )


texts:
Is there a way, in an 80GB iPod video (I think that's what it's called) to shuffle only the songs in my playlists?

In other words, when I drop into a playlist I want the songs to be shuffled, but when I drop into an album, I want to hear it in order.  Is that possible?

It seems like my only three choices for the shuffle setting are songs, albums and off.  Is there some other way that I'm missing?


texts:
I have a multi-page PDF.

I want to make a PNG which is just all of these pages appended. I.e., the bottom of page 1 is attached to the top of page 2, etc.

Preview.app's Export... > PNG option saves it as a ... multi-page PNG? I didn't know those were possible, but Preview opens up this PNG like it has many pages and Safari doesn't seem to be able to display both these "pages" properly.

I just want to convert a PDF into a very tall PNG, which is all of the pages on top of each other.