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I have a new MacPro5,1 running 10.6 with the ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics card... Today I was using it and the resolution just shrunk to 1680x1050 and thats as high as it will go.  I also get "formatBus" errors when running several programs? (Shake,Etc)

Any idea whats going on?


texts: HFS external drive aways mount read-only

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I am having a problem with an external HFS+ USB drive on a MacBook Pro running High Sierra:

When I plug the drive into the computer, it gets automatically mounted as read-only. I have to manually remount it to make it read-write:

sudo mount -u -w -v /Volumes/hdd

However, if I plug the same drive into my older MacBook Pro running Mountain Lion, the drive is mounted read-write as expected.

I have erased (formatted) the disk many times over, and also tried diskutil verifyDisk and diskutil verifyVolume, everything seems clean.

Any ideas on how to troubleshoot / fix this problem?


texts: Does my Apple TV bought in America work in european countries? Like Spain and Portugal? Does the video format change in anyway? Or will everything work just fine?


texts: Finder takes forever to open a directory with a lot of subfolders on NTFS or NAS

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On my external NTFS HDD I have my music collection with over 3800 artists in it, which is structured like this: /Music/Artist/Year - Album/, each artist as a separate sub-folder. When I try to open the Music directory in Finder it takes from 10 to 35 seconds to show me the list of sub-directories there. Something similar to this happens when I access such directory on a EXT4-formatted HDD in a QNAP NAS over the network (SMB or AFP).

Any Windows machine opens and displays the same folder in Explorer near-instantly both locally and over the network.

What causes this behavior on MacOS and how do I make MacOS list the subfolders quicker, like on Windows?

P.S. I use MacOS 10.13 on a 2017 MBP. The view mode in Finder is list view, size calculation is ticked off. For NTFS I tried using both in-built MacOS driver and the Paragon one.


texts: If I symlink an iCloud folder to my OS X drive, will the files only be accessible while I'm online?

texts: I was thinking of moving my documents folder to iCloud then just creating a symlink to them on my computer (is this a bad idea in the first place, is there a more elegant solution?) However I would like to know if I would not have access to my documents if I have no internet connection?


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I have been buying apps for months using the exact same Apple ID password with no problem. Then my iPod Touch started telling me that it is wrong. I tried the "I forgot" option, but it did not help. I cannot access my account either and when I looked for it, the page said my account could not be found.

How do I get my account back?


texts: Expected incremental backup performance on Mid-2015 MacBook Pro

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I use Acronis True Image backup software on a new mid-2015 MacBook Pro Retina with a 2.8GHz processor and a 1TB SSD running High Sierra and APFS.  Incremental backups, even when there's almost no files that are changed on my system, take about 30 minutes to scan ~300GB.  Almost all of this is scanning time to look for changes.  Activity Monitor's Energy tab reports Energy Impact of about 150.

Is this normal?  Seems like a long time and a lot of battery expenditure (if I enabled backups while not plugged in) for a disk scan.

Also, are there other less battery-intensive backup software for Macs?  Or should I realistically expect any backup system to be a time and resource hog because a full disk scan is inherently energy-intensive and time-consuming?

Finally, is there anything I can do (other than removing files from my disk or excluding them from backups!) to improve backup times and/or energy cost?


texts: iTunes U: How can I extract audio from video lectures?

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I download lots of lectures from iTunes U. The problem is, they usually come with video and there is no audio-only version for many.

How can I, using any software available for Snow Leopard, free or paid, extract the audio from a series of video files and end up with a series of audio files?

Any ideas?


texts: How do I group similar emails (same subject) as a thread inside Mail 10.3 on macOS Sierra 10.12.5?

texts: In Yosemite, the Mac Mail app grouped emails with same subject into a thread. Not in this version.


texts: Is MBP Pro 15'' Retina fan noise reduced noticeably?

texts: Is there really noticeable reduction of noise from fans in new MBP Pro 15" Retina compared to original MBP Pro 15"? I'm curious if the asymmetrical blades configuration of fans really makes that significant difference which Apple is stating.


texts: Lost file when moving it to a "All My Files" Finder window

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By mistake, I moved a file in to a Finder window that I previously did a search in, so it was open on "All My Files" which is not really a folder.  Yet when I moved the file in to this Finder window, the file disappeared from its original location.  Now when I search for the file I cannot find it..

What happened to it?


texts: Is it possible to scroll the tabs in Safari if there are too many like Firefox?

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When I open a lot of tabs in safari it shows the first ones normally and all those, which do not fit a grouped into one tab. This is very annoying when switching between tabs that are at the end.

Is it possible to make them scrollable as it is done in Firefox?


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I have and iPad 2 with 5.1.1 installed. I didn't update to iOS 6 because I didn't want Apple Maps and have my VLC app deleted. Now since the majority of the apps don't get any updates I thought of updating to iOS 6 (thanks to Google releasing the maps as stand-alone), but that(thanks to Apple offering update to only iOS 7 and nothing in between) is not possible anymore.

My question is - is it worth it, for iPad 2, to download the iOS 7 update? The system now(5.1.1) is still very smooth, the only thing I miss are some updates to few apps and an update for the WebKit(browsers are constantly crashing when some websites have really rich JavaScript features...).


texts: Fn-lock with A1243 keyboard under windows?

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I am looking for a fn-lock function under Win 8.1/x64 for my apple keyboard. Most likely this has to be supported by the keyboard driver for the apple keyboard.

Not all function keys work on my Apple keyboard as intended. F1/F2/F5/F6/F7 appear to try to fulfill their assigned functions. Keyboard is not defective. there are two to try and using the fn key, the codes are created as intended.
IMHO this used to work, just creating F1-F12.
This should not be a Bios configurable issue, as the standard F1-F12 are created on a normal windows keyaboard.
This is not under Bootcamp, so the "configure bootcamp" option is not available.
Key mappers do not permit me to remap function keys. Also the location of the fn-lock key for this keyboard is unclear. What is it on Macs?

I am therefore looking for either
a) a way to toggle fn-lock for the Apple keyboard under windows (without the bootcamp menu)
b) an option for a keyboard driver for the apple keyboard under Windows.

Thanks.


texts: How can I prevent turning off the locations services on managed iPhones?

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Is it possible to disallow iPhone/iPad users to turn off the location services on their iDevices?

E.g. by configuring profiles, software or system settings, etc.

I have a client that needs to track the GPS location of their employees and doesn't want them to be able to turn off the location services in the iPhone settings.


texts: Which process knows what applications are open?

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I'm trying to find the process that takes care of what applications are open. For example, an app I closed stills shows as open in Dock and Force Quit, so I want to kill/restart that process (which takes care of what processes are open). Logging out would solve it too, but I can't right now. Restarting Dock does not work.

For example, I'm 100% sure I have killed Safari, using kill -9, but it still shows up in the Dock and in Force Quit. The process is definitely killed, but the Dock and Force Quit haven't got that, because the process that lists which applications are open have frozen. I want to know the name of that process.


texts: Is it possible to install macOS in a Windows machine?

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I recently moved to a company which doesn't use Mac laptops. It's a pain to switch back to Windows after using a Mac for 10+ years.

Just  wondering if it's possible to install macOS in a Windows machine?


texts: How to type blank character with Mac keyboard?

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One can type blank character (no visible output but not Space) with Alt+255 on the numpad.

I want to know how to type blank text in Mac.


texts: How can I upgrade my firmware if I don't have macos installed?

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I'm a Linux guru and have installed Windows 7 dual boot with ubuntu for my work computer but to be able to use all 8gb worth of ram I need to upgrade my firmware. Any ideas?

I'm using a macbook A1342 (mid 2010)


texts: Is it possible to use my own mp3s and Apple/iCloud Music Library simultaneously?

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Ever since I've begun using Apple Music I feel as if I'm either only able to listen to my own music (mp3s synced to my iPhone) by having iCloud Music Library disabled, or listen to Apple Music by leaving it enabled (and not being able to access my own music). For example, if I sync all my music from iTunes to my phone and then go into Airplane Mode, the majority of it disappears.

Is there a way to have both my own mp3s and Apple Music at the same time? It seems absurd that you have to pick one or the other.

Thanks for any help.


texts: How to check for and remove FileVault2 iCloud recovery key

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[macOS Mojave 10.14.6]
I created a bootable external SDD. I apparently didn't follow the traditional path of installing macOS and then enabling FileVault later in settings. Instead, I formatted the new drive using Disk Utility (using AFPS/GUID) and enabled encryption there, setting a password at the time of its creation.
I then installed macOS on the already-encrypted drive (it asked me to enter the password, unlocked the drive, and then proceeded with installation). Somewhere along the way, it asked me if I wanted my iCloud account to be able to recover the disk in case I forgot my password. I foolishly chose iCloud before understanding the implications and risks (i.e. I later learned about elcomsoft).
Now, when I go into settings, it shows that FileVault is enabled, however it does not say anything about a personal recovery key, iCloud, anything else. It just says that it's enabled, and offers me the option to "Turn Off FileVault". I did some digging and discovered some commands:
caffeinatedbits ~$ sudo fdesetup isactive
true
caffeinatedbits ~$ sudo fdesetup status -extended
FileVault is On.
FileVault master keychain appears to be installed.
Volume is APFS. (FileVault Enabled)
caffeinatedbits ~$ sudo fdesetup usingrecoverykey
This command is not supported on APFS volumes.
caffeinatedbits ~$ sudo fdesetup haspersonalrecoverykey
false
caffeinatedbits ~$ sudo fdesetup hasinstitutionalrecoverykey
false

I can't seem to find anything conspicuous in my iCloud keychain. Just the basic records.
Question #1
How can I verify that my iCloud account has a recovery key?
Question #2
How do I remove that key so that my iCloud account can NOT be used to unlock my drive?


texts: Macbook startup disk full; GP shows 164GB of 'Miscellaneous used space'

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I can't work on my macbook anymore as it constantly pops up 'startup disk full' I went through every article I could find, cleaning up as much as I could.

I deleted unnecessary backups, do not have any other user accounts, cleared trash, etc etc.

I currently have about 70GB of files I actually need, and now Grand Perspective is showing me I have 164GB of 'Miscellaneous used space'.

What is this space and can I get rid of it?


texts: Why is there a generic folder icon for Library in the "Go" menu?

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Usually, when in the Go menu in Finder, there are icons for each item, for example

However, when I hold the option key and Library shows up, it has a generic folder icon instead of a court-like icon:

I have since upgraded to El Capitan, but it has been that way since Yosemite. The only thing I can think of that may have caused this is setting the ~/Library folder to nohidden using chflags, but setting it back to hidden does not fix the issue.

Is this new behavior(I doubt it), or a glitch on my part? How could I fix it?


texts: Why does my hard disk (in MBP optical caddy) keep unmounting when writing?

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I replaced the optical drive in a 15" Macbook Pro (late 2011) with a new 2TB Samsung HDD in a caddy tray. It formatted fine and Disk Utility says it's OK.

The problem occurs when I try to copy a large set of files to the drive. It starts out alright, copies a few GB. Then it spontaneously unmounts in the middle of the copy and throws a Disk not ejected properly error.

If I open Disk Utility afterwards, it doesn't even see the drive. Restarting the computer doesn't bring it back. But if I shut down and then start up, it comes back on just fine.

Normally I would assume it's just a faulty drive, but the exotic nature of the optical drive caddy makes me suspicious.

Has anyone encountered this sort of problem? What is the likely cause? Any suggestions for troubleshooting prior to returning the drive? Thanks!


texts: Chances of getting my harddrive recovered

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I accidentally placed a magnetic mount antenna near my hard drive while my computer was running.

It then made horrible noises, and stopped working, and everything froze.

Now, every time I start my system up, it makes the noise, and does not recognise any hard drive what so ever.

I am going to take it into the apple store, I have apple care, but what do you think the chances are of me being able to recover files from the drive? Do you think stuff got smashed around in there when it did that?


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I have two Apple A1264 Airport Express Base Stations. I acquired them from a client I did some work for awhile back who gave me some Apple hardware that he wasn't using anymore as payment since they were struggling. I don't have a huge Apple knowledge base...

Is there a way I can link these two base stations together to create a bridge to connect a wired device to my network across my house? The wall I need to go through doesn't have a good way to run a cable so I'm looking for alternative solutions, I basically want to connect a CAT6 cable from my device to one of the Airport Express stations and then I want to connect a CAT6 cable from my router to the other Airport Express station and have the device be reaching the router.

I searched for a couple of articles and from what I read you can create a WiFi to ethernet bridge using just one of these devices since my router isn't an Apple router. I was hoping someone here may have a creative solution on how I can use both of these devices to accomplish my task.

Thanks!


texts: New folders are created in root instead of currently selected folder

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When I click on a folder and choose File->New Folder the folder is created in the root directory of my current view instead of the currently selected (highlighted) folder.

How do I make it so when I create a new folder it will create the folder inside of the current highlighted directory?


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I'm looking for a dashboard sticky-type widget that I can "lock" so that it won't accept edits. I have a number of stickies that I place there with common terminal commands I use, but I have the nasty habit of hitting cmd+v instead of cmd+c when I select the command, and cmd+z doesn't undo the paste, which means I have to recreate the sticky.

Are there any widgets where I can lock the contents, and maybe even auto copy-to-clipboard on click/select?


texts: Trouble moving tons of files from OS X server attached RAID to NAS

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I am trying to move many thousands of files to a Synology NAS.

Thanks to excellent posts here and superuser, I have been using rsync a lot. But in this case, I'm getting a very high failure rate due to years of permissions problems across the board.

Any ideas on how I can get all these files copied, either by straightening out the permissions issues, or bypassing them? Once on the NAS, the permissions won't matter.


texts: wacked a directory from the command line

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I was copying a file to /usr/local/bin from the commandline on a Snow Leopard Server 10.6 ... anyhow i typed the following ...

sudo cp ./le /usr/local/bin

Ouch ... that missed last forward slash from a bash shell screwed me. It wacked my directory with a copy of the le file renamed as bin. This is a pretty vanilla machine just used a fileshare. Any thoughts on how to recover? Noticed there is no lost+found ... err, at least I didn't see it in root directory.


texts: How do I keep my MBP's screen as secondary display even if my external monitor (main display) is off or switched to displaying another computer

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I'm working with 2 different computers and one main 2K monitor, so I use a switcher hub to jump from displaying one computer to displaying the other. The issue us that my MBP, every time I switch away from it in the main display, gathers everything onto its default screen: windows, dock, desktop icons, and it changes the resolution, so that when I switch back to it on the main 2K display it un-gathers everything, sends it back to the main display, but now on the MBP's screen the image looks horrible: pixelated and blurry, so that I need to click on CMD + Lower Brightness 2 times, to switch back and forth from main to secondary display on the MBP for the resolution to go back to what it should be. (Not to mention it leaves an unused screen space at the bottom where the dock used to be.)
This doesn't happen when I simply turn off my 2K monitor. In that case, the MBP remains as just a secondary monitor. Which is why I'm asking this, assuming that there must be a way of forcing my MBP to always be a secondary monitor, no matter what—even if that means that whatever is on my main display is entirely un-reachable if the main display is now showing my other computer.


texts: MacOS-Big Sur VirtualBox Error the virtual machine has terminated unexpectedly during startup with exit code 1 (0x1)

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This happens after updating into the MacOS Bug sur. And then trying to start the VirtualBox VMs,
Tried so far and no luck with below options,

Un-installed and re-installed the VirtualBox
Created completely new VM and tried
Re-installed Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.1.16

Anyone else came a cross with the same issue? any clue to resolve this would really appreciated.
This the the complete Error message

Failed to open a session for the virtual machine New Ubuntu.

The virtual machine 'New Ubuntu' has terminated unexpectedly during startup with exit code 1 (0x1).

Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
Component: MachineWrap


texts: iTunes automatic downloads log-in prompt

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The iTunes on my secondary computers (i.e. the computers I don't sync my iPod and iPhone to) are now prompting me twice to 'log-in to my iTunes account to enable automatic downloads' before I can play any music - first when I open iTunes and again when I go to actually play a song. While I have music in iTunes on my non-primary computers, I don't need or want them to be connected to my overall iTunes account - I buy almost nothing through iTunes and just don't want or need them to be connected.

This is the box that pops up twice (that has somehow autofilled my email address even though I've never used the account on this machine's iTunes):

I checked system preferences and didn't see anything that would appear to disable the pop up, but anyone know how to get rid of it?

I realize this is a fairly basic question but it's super annoying. Both computers this is happening on are macs, if it matters.

EDIT: This is what the Store Preferences page looks like - I don't see an option for disabling downloads, only ways to enable it via an iOS device or to a different account.


texts: is iPhone 5S 2-times faster than iPhone 5 at Graphics Task (like Gaming) due to 64-bit CPU?

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Phil Schiller talked about "iPhone 5S"

  This is the first-ever 64-bit processor in a phone of any kind. I
  don’t think the other guys are even talking about it yet. Why go
  through all this? The benefits are huge. The A7 is up to twice as fast
  as the previous-generation system at CPU tasks, and up to twice as
  fast at graphics tasks, too.

—Phil Schiller, Apple keynote at 4
 Infinite Loop on September 10, 2013
(source: Wikipedia)

Since Memory is only 1GB for "iPhone 5S" then
How is 64 bit CPU faster than 32 bit CPU?

I heard that, in desktop enviroment, to ultilise 64 bit architecture we need more than 4GB memory.

Very confused?


texts: Trying to mount/fix/recover apfs volume(s) with corrupted size

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I bought an external disk, and installed macOS on it on March 2019. My user home directory which I backed up from my old Mac is also in that. Since September, I cannot mount this disk on MacBook Pro. Here is the status:

% diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                         251.0 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     314.6 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         250.7 GB   disk0s2

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +250.7 GB   disk1
                             Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            205.7 GB   disk1s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 47.4 MB    disk1s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                510.3 MB   disk1s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      4.3 GB     disk1s4

/dev/disk2 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *4.0 TB     disk2
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk2s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk3         1.1 TB     disk2s2
   3:           Linux Filesystem                         536.9 GB   disk2s3
   4:                 Linux Swap                         37.6 GB    disk2s4
   5:          Apple_CoreStorage apstrg                  2.2 TB     disk2s5
   6:                 Apple_Boot Boot OS X               134.2 MB   disk2s6

/dev/disk3 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +ERROR      disk3
                                 Physical Store disk2s2

/dev/disk4 (external, virtual):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:                  Apple_HFS apstrg                 +2.2 TB     disk4
                                 Logical Volume on disk2s5
                                 8D18D634-4177-4F13-B35E-5F112402DD12
                                 Unlocked Encrypted

I am interested in  of /dev/disk2s2. I have then tried fsck:

% sudo fsck_apfs -d -ln /dev/disk2s2
** Checking the container superblock.
** Checking the EFI jumpstart record.
** Checking the space manager.
error: spaceman cib out of order: 0, expected 18
   Space manager is invalid.
** The volume /dev/disk2s2 could not be verified completely.

I have also used apfs-inspect tool its output is at https://pastebin.com/EjHMrpY2 Unfortunately, apfs-inspect tool cannot really go back to any checkpoint.

I want to believe that this is fixable. If this file system has snapshots/checkpoints, then I must be able to go back to a point back in time.

In its current broken state, it's possible to list files, and even read contents of those with all these third-party tools. iBoySoft Data Recovery can list files, and show contents. I consider copying files out like that, but I would prefer actually fixing the issue. I am open to all suggestions other than wiping out the entire disk.


texts: How can I remove a "shared" drive from my Mac?

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How can I remove a "shared" drive from Finder left bar (and my Mac mini late 2012 computer) under macOS Sierra 10.12.6?

I've tried all the suggestions I can find online, but nothing seems to work. It is a drive called “intel_ce_linux”, and I first saw it after my new Internet Service Provider technician "installed" and checked my new Internet modem. How can I get rid of it completely (i.e. not just hide), please?

I think the guy mentioned something like Bonjour (pardon my French…) while checking the modem, but I am not sure…


texts: Avid Sibelius on macOS Sierra - linking folders

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Notational software Avid Sibelius installs preferences into the following path: /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Avid

That folder contains House Styles, Keyboard Shortcuts, Plug-ins and everything else one needs to professionally use the software.

I would like to have an automatic backup (or synchronisation) of this folder in a non-library folder.
My intent is to have it mirrored to iCloudDriveso that it gets automatically backed up and I may be able to just copy-paste it into a new installation on a new machine should the need arise.

Any idea on how to obtain this?
Thanks


texts: Apple Numeric Keyboard can't render the at sign "@" on Mac Mini

texts: I just got a new numeric keyboard for my Mac Mini but when I press Shift + 2, I don't get the at sign (@)--instead, it's a double quote. Then, Shift + 4 shows a euro instead of $, Shift + 6 an ampersand (&) instead of a ^, etc. How do I fix this?


texts: Identify duplicate photos in Photos (Catalina 10.15)?

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I have an aging Photos library with 40000+ photos in it, and I would like to identify duplicates to remove them.

Previously this has not been possible without third-party software, but I noticed that the "Indexing library" message mentioned something about finding duplicates, I was wondering if it was possible now under MacOS 10.15 (Catalina).


texts: How to get Mail.app raw message in the Automator?

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This is an cross-post, because i'm not sure where it really belonging. It is programming question, but apple specific question too.

Here is the stackoverflow link: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17970080/how-to-get-mail-app-raw-message-in-the-automator


texts: Why does AT&T claim I used more data than my iPhone does?

texts: I reset my data usage in Settings (iPhone 4s) at the start of every billing cycle. Every month I near my data limit of 2GB so it's important to me to be careful of this number. However it seems like every day myAT&T claims my data usage went up by something in the neighborhood of 10 to 30 MB more than the usage statistics in Settings say. Now I'm pretty sure Settings knows how much data is transferred. Why does AT&T inflate this, is there any way to get them to stop, and does any other provider not do this?


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I don't know if this is the correct way to describe this or not... so here goes:

a) I have an iPHONE, a MAC + Tablet.

b) It is important that I keep my mac + tablet - attached with my apple id for other reasons.

c) I also really like the fact I can answer my cellphone via my MAC or TABLET

d) HOWEVER ... most often I leave my MAC + TABLET at home, and take my cellphone with me - when I am away from home - my MAC rings, and my TABLET rings - rather loudly according to "she who must be obeyed"

Why: Because my tablet & laptop are often plugged in charging.-

This is also bad - because when I get a "SPAM CALL" - my iPhone very nicely routes it to voice mail, but ... my Tablet and MAC ring at ear-breaking decible levels.

According to "she who must be obeyed" violence upon my MAC + TABLET may occur if I cann't fix this.

e) BUT - I do not want to LOGOUT of iCLOUD ... for other reasons above -- My question is this:  I need some way to mute the ringing, or control the volume when I am not home.  Or possibly turn this on - when I am actively using the computer, ie: with when locked - disable this.


texts: Cellular Data Number is "Unknown" on some iPads

texts:
Dealing with numerous iPads (3G and LTE), all with the same telco.

If I go to Settings, General, Cellular Data Number, some iPads display the number fine (e.g. +11234567890).

On others, it shows "Unknown"

There doesn't seem to be any pattern or any rhyme/reason to it (e.g. iPad model, iOS version, SIM card age). Some show up, others don't.

The only fix I've discovered is to have the telco "push an updated profile" to it (not an "iProfile" - some sort of telco profile).

This fix works (after a device restart) but I'm wondering if anybody else has encountered this and found a way to avoid the problem in the first place?


texts: How to compile with Command Line Tools for Xcode after deleting the Xcode.app application bundle?

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I first had Command Line Tools for Xcode installed and then installed the Xcode app. I have now deleted the Xcode.app application bundle but still have Command Line Tools for Xcode installed.

However, now when I try to compile via Terminal it says:

  xcrun: error: active developer path ("/Volumes/Macintosh HD/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer") does not exist, use xcode-select --switch path/to/Xcode.app to specify the Xcode that you wish to use for command line developer tools (or see man xcode-select)

Before I had the Xcode.app installed, it compiled just fine via the Command Line Tools for Xcode. How can I again compile via Command Line Tools for Xcode now that I've deleted the Xcode application bundle?


texts: Open System Preferences with a keyboard shortcut

texts:
I set up a shortcut in System Preferences → Keyboard → Keyboard Shortcuts:

But it doesn't work. What's wrong?


texts: Why do shared network drives, mounted on my mac, have icons vary depending on how I mount them?

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I have a single drive that is shared via the usb on my airport extreme. Works great.

That single drive actually has two partitions.  I use them for different reasons. (movies and stuff on one, backup on another.)

That's just background. My question is, when I mount these drives, the WAY that I mount them makes them have different icons!

-- If I have them automatically get mounted by means of having the volume be one of the startup items (in control panel->users) then it looks like a greyish blue drive with little people holding hands. BUTTT if I mount one manually, myself, by going to Go -> Network ... the icon looks brighter blue and has the wifi symbol on it.

See this picture! Both are from the same drive, but simply loaded via a different command! What is the significance ... or the "why" ... of those two different icons?


texts: A software update is required to connect to your iOS device / iPhone

texts:
On my mac I've recently updated to the latest macOS version 10.13.5 and have installed Xcode 10 (beta 1). For my iPhone X there is an update available to 11.4 but i didn't install that yet. Now there is this weird pop up on my mac that keeps appearing, that I have never seen before:

When the alert window is focused the menu in to top left corner of my screen doesn't change. So i can't tell from which application it's coming from, so I assume it's a system alert.

But the font size of the description is 12. Standard is 13. That popup doesn't look safe to me because of that and also the description is not really specific. I have 5 iOS devices connected.

I will update on my iPhone X directly and see if this popup still appears.

UPDATE

I've updated my iPhone X to iOS 11.4 but the pop up still appears.

UPDATE 2

I've found out that the popup is coming from a process called MobileDeviceUpdater

UPDATE 3

I've installed all updates to all my devices and the popup still appears.

UPDATE 4

I've sampled the process and it seems that it is an apple process.

Sampling process 14573 for 3 seconds with 1 millisecond of run time between samples
Sampling completed, processing symbols...
Analysis of sampling MobileDeviceUpdater (pid 14573) every 1 millisecond
Process:         MobileDeviceUpdater [14573]
Path:            /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileDevice.framework/Resources/MobileDeviceUpdater.app/Contents/MacOS/MobileDeviceUpdater
Load Address:    0x10d689000
Identifier:      com.apple.MobileDeviceUpdater
Version:         1.0 (1)
Build Info:      MobileDeviceUpdater-988200034100003~2
Code Type:       X86-64
Parent Process:  ??? [1]

Date/Time:       2018-06-08 14:45:55.105 +0200
Launch Time:     2018-06-08 13:28:48.013 +0200
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.13.5 (17F77)
Report Version:  7
Analysis Tool:   /usr/bin/sample

Physical footprint:         15.4M
Physical footprint (peak):  16.1M

...

I didn't include the Call graph and the Binary images.

The binary is located at:

  /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileDevice.framework/Resources/MobileDeviceUpdater.app/Contents/MacOS/MobileDeviceUpdater

UPDATE 5

I've hit the Install button and it tried to download one item but wasn't able to.

UPDATE 6

There is still nothing to update. The popup keeps appearing and fails every time I hit the Install button ...


texts: How can I change the SMB server address my Music files are on?

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I store my iTunes library (now Music.app) on a Samba server. The server's DNS name has changed, but the volume/share name has not. The share is called Media and is mounted at /Volumes/Media
However, I am unable to sync my iPhone or play music in Music.app because it somehow still tried to connect to the old DNS name, even though from what I can tell the path names coded in the library don't contain the Samba server name. However when i try to sync my iPhone I get a message

*There was a problem connecting to the server "old.server.dns.name"

This happens even if I first use Go > Connect to server... in the finder and connect to the server, so my music is available at the desired path /Volumes/Media/music...
I don't want to delete my library and re-import because I'll lose all my star ratings and play counts.
How can I resolve this? How can I update the Samba server path for the music in my Music.app library?


texts: Give a new life to my 2007 MacBook Pro (help it live longer)

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TLDR: What can I do to my 2007 MacBook Pro (under Leopard) to make it snappier?

I have a 2007 MacBook Pro (technical characteristics below). I use it for heavy nonprofessional office-style work: browsing, email, Word & Pages, Excel, Keynote & Powerpoint, Acrobat Pro, … I tend to have many documents open simultaneously, so I can easily have 20 windows open and ~30 Safari anf Firefox tabs.

I don't know if my usage is slowly increasing, my expectations growing, or the system aging, but it's gotten to the point where everything feels so slow (notably app-swapping). What measures can I take to improve the responsiveness of the setup? I’d rather not perform invasive hardware changes, so I’m thinking of small small tweaks that could help a bit here and there. And yes, I realize that short of buying a new laptop, there is no silver bullet.

Things I've already done (and, in some cases, corrected):

make sure I have enough disk space for swaping (8 GB free).
check that I don't have FileVault or encrypted swap.
check that my usual programs are not running under Rosetta.
run a cycle of Safe Boot
I could disable Spotlight altogether, which I suppose would help, but I really use that feature a lot, so I won’t.

Technical characteristics:

bought April 2007 on French Refurb
MacBook Pro1,1
Core Duo 2GHz
MacBook Pro 15'
512 MB RAM, upgraded on the first day to 2 GB (= 2 x 1 GB)
75 GB hard drive
running up-to-date Leopard (10.5.$latest)


texts: Little snitch and different network profiles

texts:
Is there any way to have different "little snitch" rules set for different networking profiles ?
like for HOME one rule list
for WORK another etc ...


texts:
Is there anyway to make the maximum page width in iBooks larger than 560 px?

I am using iBooks in Yosemite as an EPUB reader but find it frustrating that text columns' maximum width seems to be fixed at 560 px (see image).

EPUBs are basically HTML files and after some examination I realized that maximum width setting is something defined in iBooks, not the EPUB files themselves. Other EPUB readers work just fine (with no max width setting), but if possible I would like to use iBooks with a slightly larger page width.

Is there any sort of hack to get this done?


texts: Firewall setup for Python.app incoming connection

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I am running a Python programme on my MacBook Pro (Catalina), but everytime it prompts the following information

However, in the pane of Security & Privacy preferences, I have set it,

How can I fix it?


texts:
The Bookmarks On The Go iOS app has a "Use custom server" option where a server URL is manually entered.

Where do I obtain this server URL?


texts: Bash script with lock folder problems for large files

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My script is:

#!/bin/bash

    # Path to a lock folder
LOCK_PATH="/Volumes/PROOFS_WATCH/copy.lock"

trap 'rmdir "$LOCK_PATH"; exit' 1 6 15

if mkdir "$LOCK_PATH"; then
    echo "Lock file did not exist and was created, Copying..."

        # Perform commands
    cp /Volumes/PROOFS_WATCH/*.mov /Volumes/PROOFS_WATCH/AME_Processing/
    cp /Volumes/PROOFS_WATCH/*.mov /Volumes/PROOFS_TV
    rm /Volumes/PROOFS_WATCH/*.mov

        # Remove the lock
    rm -f "$LOCK_PATH"
fi

My Output is:

Lock file did not exist and was created, Copying...
cp: /Volumes/PROOFS_WATCH/*.mov: No such file or directory
cp: /Volumes/PROOFS_WATCH/*.mov: No such file or directory
rm: /Volumes/PROOFS_WATCH/*.mov: No such file or directory
rm: /Volumes/PROOFS_WATCH/copy.lock: is a directory
logout
[Process completed]

rm -f does not remove the lock folder for some reason...

I would like this script to run automatically via Cron every 60 seconds. If a large file is being written though I don't want it to run until the file write is complete.

Im realizing more of what can be done with bash and I want to automate more processes as well.


texts: What is the difference between shutdown command and doing shutdown from apple menu?

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What is the difference between issuing command shutdown -h now in terminal and doing Shutdown from apple menu?

Using command it's instantly power down the system. But via menu it takes around 30-40 seconds.

Also is it safe to use command shutdown -h now all the time?


texts: how to maximise windows in mountain lion like windows 7?

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In Windows 7 you can stretch the window to whole screen by holding the window at top edge and dragging it to the top edge of screen

You can also stretch it half of the screen size and align it to the respective side by holding the window at top edge and dragging it to the left or right edge of screen

how to do this in mountain lion?


texts: How do I get a "Delete" key with an Apple Bluetooth keyboard on Windows?

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My Macbook died and I had to switch to my emergency backup machine, an Intel NUC running Windows 10.

I can use my Apple bluetooth keyboard all right with it, but I can't get a del key. Normally this can be achieved by pressing Fn+Backspace, but that doesn't seem to cut it now. Neither do any other combinations I've seen suggested (Ctrl+Fn+Backspace, Shift+Fn+Backspace, Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Fn+Backspace and combinations thereof).

Also I notice several other keys not working as expected. The < > key is mapped with ^°, for example, and the other way 'round. All the major keys work, though, the keyboard layout in the system matches the layout of the keyboard (German).

How can I fix this?


texts:
In Mac Excel, how can I replace with newline?
Ex:
Finds all
AAA BBB
and replace all with
    AAA
    BBB

Please any help would be highly appreciated.


texts:
I accidentally went to Siri settings and changed the info to "Cassie" one of my contacts that isn't me. I don't want her knowing any info at all. I can't get rid of the contact so it could go back to nothing. How do I get it to go back to where she doesn't know any info?

Can someone help me?? Please help!


texts: Failure to backup files from Mac partition while in Windows 8 partition

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I am running Windows 8 and OS X Lion using Bootcamp, and ran into an issue where OS X is no longer bootable (empty gray progress bar on startup).  Googling this error led me to believe it could be any number of things, but regardless it seems the best (least painful) way to solve it is to reinstall OS X.

I am able to run the Windows 8 partition with no problem, and thought I could backup my important files from OS X to an external hard drive and then use the Recovery partition to reinstall OS X.

The issue is that, when I attempt to copy files from the Mac partition (no issue with the Windows partition), the copy/paste dialog 'discovers' all the files and then silently fails without copying.  I have seen a few possibilities for this error, however in following their steps (take ownership of target directory, drag and drop instead of copy/paste), nothing seems to work.

I don't want to clone the partition in case if there is something bad that I would be copying along with the clone, leaving me in the same state I'm currently in.  If it is the case that the HDD is failing, I would still like to have the backup of the information I need.


texts:
My OSX El Capitan terminal prompt is "~$". As I am logged in as a user.
How can I get it to show the machine~user$ instead? Thanks


texts: How is Screen Time calculated? Why is the calculated time seemingly longer than time spent on iPhone?

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Under Screen Time, the report for the time spent on my phone is 1 hour 5 minutes.
However, when looking at all the apps used, the time spent on the phone adds up to about 28 minutes and not 1 hour 5 minutes.
Time spent on iPhone for the full day:

But looking at all apps, the time spent is about 28 minutes

How is Screen Time calculated?

Why is time spent on the iPhone calculated to  1 hour 5 minutes if time spent on all apps is really about 28 minutes?

Note:

I'm using ios v14. iPhone SE 1st Generation.
The iPhone is supervised, (but I don't see why that would matter).
Share Across Devices is enabled, however, I don't own or use any other apple devices besides this iPhone (seemingly this shouldn't either matter).


texts: No suggestion for misspelled added words

texts: I've added a word to the Mac dictionary.  When I spell it correctly, I have no problem. If I misspell it, I don't get suggestion that includes my correct spelling. This happens even when my misspelling is very close to correct. Can I get a correction for a word I added, but later in use, misspell?


texts:
I upgraded my iPhone 6S to iOS 11 this year, and now the alarm clock occasionally doesn't ring even I silent mode is turned off, the ringer volume is up and I have enough battery.
Of course, this is just a guess. Maybe I didn't hear the alarm?
Nope, I let the alarm ring continuously and I saw a notification on the screen. (on some forums it says it rings for about 15 min and then it shows this notification).
Is there any way to check the logs for the alarm app? I checked out Xcode's Devices and Simulators, but I can only see crashes.


texts:
Macbook Pro (late 2016) suddenly stopped detecting my external monitor after a 3h hibernation after working flawlessly for two weeks.

I've verified that my monitor works fine with my Windows PC.

I'm running MacOS High Sierra 10.13.6 which I updated to August 18th.

I'm using a USB-C to DisplayPort cable which will wake up my monitor from standby mode, but my Macbook Pro still can't detect it. Display in System Preferences gives me nothing and Options revealing Detect Screen doesn't yield any results either.

I've followed the official troubleshooting (including reset of NVRAM and SMC) without results.

I'm guessing that maybe my cable is defective, but then, why would it wake up the monitor?


texts: iOS offers some automatic albums out-of-the-box (e.g. selfies, panoramas, etc.). However, I see no "uploaded" album. I have always found this inconvenient, and today I found out that Android has albums with the photos uploaded to each service (Messenger, WhatsApp, etc). Is it possible in any way for me to see (and ideally also delete) all photos ever uploaded anywhere?


texts: What is the fastest, smallest, easiest way to use bitTorrent on an iPad 2?

texts: Safari won't let me download utorrent, which I use and love on my MacBook pro. Any similar programs that work on an iPad without jail breaking the device?


texts: Change scrollbar speed (Mouse wheel acceleration)

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I just upgraded to El Capitan, and was wondering how do I make the scrollbar scroll more lines and always scroll that many lines with each tick of the mouse wheel? Right now, the scrollbar goes up/down depending on how fast you move the scroll wheel on the mouse.

Before I upgraded, USB Overdrive managed to fix this issue but now it seems like that app is not doing anything. I change the wheel up/down speed to 20 lines and it doesn't do anything.


texts:
I work at a school that manages various computer labs, some of which are iMacs.  To manage our iMac labs we use Automator/Apple Remote Desktop on a Mac Server.

Recently we updated ARD to the latest version and now we're experiencing an odd problem.  Whenever a computer is restarted through Automator and has booted back up to the login screen, ARD can no longer detect it (And therefore none of our automator commands will work).  It's odd because in ARD it lists the status of the computers as "ARD Not Active", but we can still click the control/observe buttons and remote into the computers.  We just can't send command/tasks.

I was able to reproduce the problem without requiring a full reboot by creating a task in Automator or ARD that runs "killall loginwindow".

Other info that might be useful:

When I restart a computer from within ARD, when it boots back up ARD will detect it.
When I create a workflow in Automator just 2 tasks, "Choose Computer List" and "Restart Computer", the problem occurs.
Our server is currently running Mountain Lion.

Our fix right now is closing ARD and reopening it.  It's a problem because a bunch of our workflows require restarts and can't complete without our manual intervention.

Any ideas?


texts: Is it OK to put a sleeping MacBook pro (Mid 2015) in your backpack and carry around?

texts:
Is it OK to put this MacBook Pro in my backpack to carry around?

Appreciate hardware analysis.


texts: External keyboard doesn't show as separate keyboard to configure

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MBP 14,1 (13" 2017 two TB ports)

At work I have a Dell USB-C dock that my external keyboard connects to - display is connected differently. There, like everywhere else I've seen this, when I connect an external (normal PC) keyboard it asks me to identify it ("press the key next to shift") and after that I can configure the external keyboard separately from the internal one (I like to switch alt+cmd on the PC layout).

I have a new LG screen (27UK850-W) at home that connects to the MBP via USB-C. It charges the device and transports display on that connection. The screen also has two USB-A ports - they work (I connect a mouse and my default external keyboard), but the keyboard doesn't show up as a "separate" device - if I remap the keys (alt+cmd in my case) this is also done for the built-in keyboard.

Any ideas how I can work around this?


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I just bought Mac Mini 2018 base configuration for use as internal server in small company. (I need MDM, CI/CD for building apps and some other stuff.). I have 128 GB SSD and 2 * 1 TB external HDD for now.

I would like to set up Time Machine for MacBooks - currently, we have only one, but soon, we will have 3-4. 1 TB should be enough for now, so I have one drive used only for them.

But I would like to setup some "cache" on SSD - the HDD is not so fast. My idea is to have like 20 GB cache on internal SSD, to fastly backup from MacBook(s) when connected to internal Wi-Fi, and then slowly write that to the external HDD. It's probably not so big deal, but sometimes, I am out of office for longer time and I would love to have it backed up as soon as possible, so I don't have to worry about it.

Is it possible somehow, or it's easier to just accept that the speed will be limited by external HDD?


texts: How can I fix or restore my 3TB Fusion Drive macOS install after Boot Camp partitioning error?

texts:
What I have:
 - 27" 2012 Mac with 3TB Fusion Drive
 - 3.4 GHz Core i7 (3770) ("Ivy Bridge") processor
 - 24 GB RAM

I was trying to set it up with a Boot Camp partition for Windows 10. The story so far:

Machine came with virgin install of Sierra. I restored from my Time Machine backup of my iMac 9,1 (also with Sierra installed), and everything worked normally.
The new machine inherited the Time Machine backup from the old one and was fully backed up.
I ran Boot Camp Assistant to download the Boot Camp files, put the Windows 10 iso on a flash drive, and partition the disk.
During this process, I was only able to choose a maximum partition size for Windows of 640 GB, with the Mac partition being about 2454 GB if I recall correctly.
The partitioning failed with an error message, and it told me to repair the disk in Disk Utility
I went to Disk Utility and performed repair (on the 'whole disk' and the disk volume named Macintosh HD). No problems were found and the repair exited normally.
I continued with Boot Camp Assistant, which had stayed open, and tried to partition the disk again. As before, 640 GB was the maximum allowable for Windows.
The process appeared to hang, I left it for over half an hour before force quitting. I guess this was a bad mistake, perhaps it just takes a long time anyway.
After force quitting, the Mac slowed to a crawl. I entered Disk Utility which showed the capacity as about 3 TB and the used space about 0.04 TB less than that. Before this, the used space was about 1.6 TB.
I ran First Aid in Disk Utility and after this process the Disk Capacity was reduced to 1.67 TB with 0.04 TB free. The computer continued to run at a crawl, presumably because of the lack of free space on the disk.
I booted off my Time Machine backup, which booted into the recovery environment.
I erased the Fusion Drive, which restored the capacity to 3TB.
Next, possibly another big mistake, I chose Restore and then chose my Time Machine disk. But I did this from inside Disk Utility rather than from the main menu of the recovery environment.
The restore completed and verified. The Fusion Drive was now named 2TBTimeMachine instead of Macintosh HD.
When I tried to reboot, the Apple logo appeared with a progress bar, and then a grey screen with a circle with a diagonal line through it.
I booted from the Time Machine disk again (to the recovery environment). I ran First Aid, first on the whole disk, which appeared to fix one thing. I can't remember what this was but I remember it said '1 newer' of whatever it changed.
I then ran First Aid on the disk named 2TBTimeMachine (i.e. the Fusion Drive), which found several problems and reported that it successfully fixed them. I'm sorry, I don't remember what issues it found and fixed.
I tried rebooting again, which led to the same circle with diagonal line. Before that, I tried to select the startup disk from the recovery environment, which showed no startup disks available at all.
Currently I am redoing the Time Machine backup from my old Mac and intend to try and restore that to the new Mac. I am writing this from the Internet Recovery Environment on my new Mac.

I have a few questions:

What mistakes did I make in the process above?
Will I be able to restore to the new disk without erasing it first (i.e. will it replace all content on the disk)? The reason I ask is because the Internet Recovery Environment seems to have an older version of Disk Utility, and I don't want to risk erasing the disk from this version of Disk Utility in case it doesn't know about Fusion Drives.
Is there any benefit to installing Mac OS X Mountain Lion from the Internet Recovery Environment? I don't know why Mountain Lion is the only option here. Is it likely to cause further problems if I install Mountain Lion and from that install upgrade to Sierra?
Do I need to 'rebuild' the Fusion Drive and can you provide or direct me to a clear set of instructions for doing this?


texts: How to install unsupported apps in old iPhone 4 (iOS 7.1.2)

texts:
I've just recovered an old iPhone 4 with iOS 7.1.2 but it is almost unusable because pretty much every app that I need to install says it is unsupported.

How to give life to this phone installing unsupported apps in old iPhone 4 (iOS 7.1.2)?


texts: Can the macports doc folder be safely removed?

texts: My /opt/local/share/doc folder is more than 1GB. Since I'm never using the offline documentation of any installed port, I would like to reclaim the disk space. Can I simply delete the folder?


texts: How can I tell what model iDevice is plugged into my USB via Terminal?

texts:
This website has a useful list of the various iDevice models.  And the "identifier" column is helpful for any iOS developers, as this is the string you can fetch in your application to determine what kind of device your program is running on.

However, for reasons, I am interested in determining via Terminal what sort of devices is plugged into my OS X computer.

Using the following script in Terminal, I can grab the "version" of my device:

system_profiler SPUSBDataType | sed -n -e 's/  */ /g' -e '/iPad/,/Version/p' -e '/iPhone/,/Version/p' | grep 'iPad\|iPhone\|Version' | awk 'NR%2{printf $0;next;}1'

And for the devices I can get my hands on, these numbers somewhat line up.

My iPhone 5s gives me version 6.01 (versus "iPhone6,1").
My iPad 2 gives me version 2.40 (versus "iPad2,4").
My old iPhone 4 gives me version 3.10 (versus "iPhone3,1").

I've been able to also run this script for an iPad Mini which gave 2.50 (versus "iPad2,5").  Also, an iPad Air gave me 4.01 (versus "iPad4,1").

But that's all I've been able to test so far.  There's some correspondence between the website I linked and the results I've seen, but it's not enough that I can just build a list (6,1 to 6.01 versus 2,4 to 2.40 for example).  I need an exact matching.

Has someone compiled a complete list of these hardware versions already (I can find nothing official from Apple)?  If nothing else, it would be appreciated if people with various other devices could confirm what version number they get from that script.

As a sidenote, I only particularly care about iOS devices, but it should also be noted that I don't have an iPod to test this script with, so I have no idea whether or not iPods will show up with this exact script.


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I've recently upgraded to Mac OS Yosemite, but the App Store won't let me install app updates. It says "Sign in to the App Store to download apps." I'm already signed in though, and the sign in box that pops up won't let me change the Apple ID to mine. I've restarted, logged out, logged in again, and it still won't work. I'd assume that this is because they were installed with a different Apple ID. Can I uninstall and reinstall the apps without buying them/losing data? Will installing the apps myself again without updating get the updates and stop telling me about them? Or is there any way to install these updates? Also, they're for the Apple apps like iPhoto, iMovie, and GarageBand, but nothing other than those Apple ones.

Thanks!


texts: Can I generate a clickable link to local file using relative path like "file:///~"

texts:
This is the background:

in my company, we use Google Drive and often have to tell each other the path to a particular file. Paths are long as we use a lot of nested folders, so it's pretty boring and time consuming to browse through all that.

Now, in my previous company, we used a central afp server, so the path was common to everyone, therefore I had created an applescript script that could get the absolute afp path to the file, people pasted that path in a mail or chat and the end user could click on that path which automatically became a link and the finder would open, selecting that particular file or folder that the link led to.

The reason I can't use the exact same script is that Google Drive folder is in the user home folder. So if user's name is Foo the path will be file:///Users/Foo/Google Drive, while for user Bar the path will be file:///Users/Bar/Google Drive

Clearly the path generated from user Foo won't work for user Bar

Since, at least in the terminal, the path to file:///Users/username equals to ~, I made my script generate links like file:///~/Google Drive/pathToFolder, but they do not work :( Clicking on such a link will open the finder, but won't select the right file or folder

This is driving me crazy because it looks like it should work but it simply doesn't... is there any other syntax I should try? Any suggestion?

Thanks in advance!


texts: Does the screensaver process halt when the screen is put to sleep?

texts:
I've got some CPU/GPU intensive screen savers that I like to use. However, I don't want to spend the CPU/GPU cycles (read: electricity) on the screen saver process if the monitor is asleep or shut off.

Note that the machine in question is running all the time as it is acting as a home server. I have the screen set to sleep after 15 minutes but also power off the monitor when I have no plans on using the machine physically for an extended period of time.

Does OSX / macOS suspend or otherwise stop processing of a screen saver when the screen is sleeping or otherwise shut off?


texts: Can I share the Wi-Fi connection of my Mac to the internet with my iPad?

texts:
My Mac is connected to the internet via Wi-Fi.

Can I use this connection for my iPad? I guess creating a local network is not possible, since I already use the wifi of the mac. So, is it possible by connecting the iPad with the USB cable?


texts: Do people that are called through FaceTime show up on my carrier's bill?

texts: I was just wondering if FaceTime calls show up on my carrier's (Sprint) bill as a regular call, like the number that was FaceTimed and when and the length of the conversation.


texts: How can I abort a calculation that is hanging in Numbers for Mac?

texts:
I rather stupidly wrote a formula that has caused Numbers to get stuck showing the message "calculating...". I've waited over an hour and it's still not completed.

I've also tried force Quitting, but the next time I open Numbers it immediately tries to carry on where it left off.

Is there a way to cancel the calculations?


texts: How do I stop iTunes 11 from randomly match SD and HD episodes of a TV-series?

texts:
I'm trying to add my entire TV-series collection to iTunes so I can easily view it on my AppleTV. Everything was great until I tried to add DVD-rips and BD-rips of the same show. Now it just randomly matches the qualities. It might match Season 2 episode 4 (DVD) with Season 4 Episode 9 (BD). Some series from Blu-rays are in 720p and some in 1080p, and I have the same problem with them! iTunes matches them completely at random.
I've been trying everything (or at least what it feels like)!

Tags I've used are different between episodes: Episode name, Release date, Sort episode name, Short description, Long description, ContentID, TV Episode number, Track number.

Tags shared within a season: Copyright, XID, TV season number, Album, Disk number.

My temporary (and very, VERY space consuming) solution has been to make each and every episode in all the lower quality ratings available – a 1080p episode will be made into both a 720p and SD file also, a 720p will also be made into an SD file. I have over 4,000 episodes in my library, and it's very annoying to have at least two qualities of all of them.

Anyone out there that has a solution? How do I make iTunes understand that Season 3 Episode 10 and Season 6 Episode 5 are different from Season 1 Episode 6?


texts: Latest fink unable to install xemacs on High Sierra

texts:
I did a fresh install of fink 0.43.1 on a High Sierra system, then installed texlive and all of its prerequisites. That all works fine.

Then I try to add xemacs:

fink install xemacs

and I am met with this error:

Information about 10475 packages read in 1 seconds.
Can't resolve dependency "system-xfree86 (>= 3:2.7.112-3)" for package "xemacs-21.4.22-9" (no matching packages/versions
found)
Exiting with failure.

The fink list command indicates the latest available version of system-xfree86 is 2.7.86-3. How can I get around this?


texts: Will changing your Apple ID password affect a pending remote erase request?

texts:
I had my iPhone stolen a few days ago so naturally I tried to do a remote erase.  However, the device has been offline since it got stolen so the erase is still being requested.  I'm thinking of changing the password for my Apple ID but I'm worried that if I change my password, the stolen iPhone will become disassociated with my Apple ID (since the password doesn't match now).  Will this happen?  Or will the iPhone still receive the erase request once it comes online despite the password stored on the phone being an old password?

Thanks


texts: iTunes always asks me whether to back up apps from my iPad and iPhone

texts:
Every time I connect my iPad or iPhone to my Mac, iTunes gives me a prompt like this:

I’ve been clicking “Back Up Apps” for both devices, and yet I get the same prompt every time I connect. How can I stop iTunes from asking me every time? (I don’t really care whether it backs up my apps or not.)


texts: How to enable the windows/linux-like "click to open/reduce windows" on the dock

texts:
There is a really intuitive behavior in windows or linux systems: when I reduce a window, it vanishes to the corresponding "dock" icon. Then, when I click on the program icon, the window shows up.

On OSX, the reduced window goes to the right side of the dock. When I click on the corresponding program icon, nothing happens.

Is there any software that can enable the windows/linux reduce/show behavior ?

Edit

Additionally, is it possible to reduce the window when I click another time on the application icon ?


texts: How to Change Scroll Speed Programmatically with Applescript or Shell Script

texts:
Is there a way, using either applescript or a shell script, to change the scroll speed? I don't even know where to begin to look for a mechanism for this.

Oh, and no third-party applications either, just plain vanilla applescript/shell script so as to be completely portable and should be able to function on Mac OS 10.6 - 10.10.


texts:
Is there an iPhone thumbnail tabbed web browser? Mercury used to have this feature and unfortunately it has been removed from the App Store.

I really don't like this type of tab where you have to click the tab button at the top then you have to scroll through the tabs to close them. When I have multiple tabs open on the same website I am often closing the wrong one.


texts: Problem with Windows 10 Installation on Macbook Pro Late 2011

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I have deleted my OS X partition and installed Windows 10 to my Macbook Pro Late 2011. I also downloaded Boot Camp drivers (5.1.5621) and installed. When drivers installation is done, I restarted my computer. Until restart process, everything (except Audio driver) seems perfect. After the reboot, there is a problem. Please see the image. Desktop and taskbar icons not show and programs windows not open. I can right-click on desktop but when I choose something (like New Folder) on context menu, nothing shows on desktop. I can run a software or open a .txt file from Start Menu, windows of them are not showed, but only icons of them are showed on taskbar. One more thing, when I move the mouse cursor to corners of screen, it disappears. I rebooted my Macbook Pro many times, still no luck. I re-installed Windows 10, this time I didn't install bootcamp drivers. But I connected the internet. I guess it installed some of drivers from internet automatically. So, same problem has been occured. Any idea?

Thank you.


texts: Saving output from PDFs merged using Automator

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Using Automator, I tried to create a simple application, but I don’t know how to move ahead. I want to combine PDFs into a single file. The current workflow is:

Ask for Finder Items
Combine PDF Pages
?

What should I do to ask for a menu to save the combined PDF using a specified name?


texts: How do I move (not copy) a file/folder from my hard drive to a flash drive?

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I have a few movie files I want to move to a flash drive. I don't want the file copied. Once they are moved to the flash drive, I don't want the original to remain on my hard drive.

If I do a simple drag and drop in Finder from one drive to another, it copies the files.

When I right click on the movie files I do not get an option to simply move.

I'm trying to move from _temp to _M.

The menu I get when I right click looks like this:


texts: How to fix stuck/'disabled' zooming on trackpad?

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I recently bought myself a new Trackpad, since my old Magic Trackpad broke. Ever since, however, zooming (two finger pinch) gets stuck/disabled/not working somehow and, besides rebooting, the only simple solution is go to preferences → Trackpad and disable & enable PinchToZoom`.

It's very annoying, but also strange that his occurs suddenly. This shouldn't be happening. I can't find anything on the web regarding for a permanent fix.

Does anyone else do?


texts: Macbook Pro only mirrors 2nd/3rd monitor (even with it unchecked)

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I have a Macbook Pro with a dongle charger via USB C that has 2 HDMI Ports.
I have two monitors plugged in and they are both displaying, however only one is showing up under the Display System Preferences.
Both monitors are on but the 3rd monitor is not showing up under Arrangement even after tying "Detect Windows". It is ONLY mirroring the second/third monitor.
I've tried using a different dongle with a separate HDMI port hoping that would help, but am beyond stumped at this point.


texts: Will upgrade of iOS delete any of my videos or photos?

texts: I wanna upgrade to the latest iOS 5 and wonder if my existing photos and videos at Camera Roll will be still on device. Is that right? Or I have to backup them before upgrading? If so, how would I do that - iTunes doesn't seem to backup those things at sync.


texts: How to know which files iTunes could not import?

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I'm trying to import a large iTunes library from an XML file, but at the end I get a message:

  Some songs of "example.xml" file were not imported because they were not found

However, I know that all the songs in the XML really exist (since I've generated it a few minutes before), so how can I know which songs iTunes didn't import? Is there maybe a log somewhere I could look at?


texts: Icons disappearing from cmd+tab application switcher

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When using my MacBook for a while (Sierra, 10.12.3) then using cmd+tab to switch applications, I sometimes lose application icons. In the screenshot below, it's limited to Chrome but multiple applications will disappear at a time.

I can get the icons back temporarily by restarting or running killall -KILL Dock but I'd like a more permanent solution.


texts: Why does iOS 13 not trust my own Root CA?

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No matter what I do, I can't get Safari on the iPhone or iPad to trust a certificate from an internal website. I can look at the certificate and it is shown as "not trusted".

I have imported the Root CA, and I enabled trust for the Root CA. This worked before with iOS 12, but no longer seems to be enough.

The tool "SSL Detective" shows a trusted certificate chain. Safari on the Mac has no issues with the website / certificate (of course, the Root CA had to be imported to the keychain first).

Is this a bug in iOS 13.1.1? Or are there even more hurdles that I don't know of to enable an internal CA?


texts: Change order using the "Switch Keyboard" (Globe) key on iOS screen keyboard

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If you refer to the Apple KB here, or to what other users seem to experience on the web (maybe because they have only 2 keyboards set up...), you would expect that the Switch Keyboard key  would do a circular shift of one increment in your list of set up keyboards in Settings each time you tap it.

For me it does not. Instead, the switching order seems rather random (I have 7 keyboards enabled). I can't get to understand the behavior or to find a pattern.

Has anybody the same issue? I am asking because daily I use only 2 or 3 of them, and it is "annoying" to open the full list by holding the button when typing.


texts: iOS 7.1 update from a PC causes my phone dead

texts: I try to update my iphone 5S to iOS7.1 from a PC. The software update was downloaded and in the process of installing the update the internet connection was was disconnected for unknown reason. My phone's screen show an iTune symbol. I cannot use my phone any more. I want to know what happenep to my iphone. Can I use my phone again?


texts: How to manage users access to shared folders from the command line?

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Using the sharing or dscl commands I can not figure out how to add users associated to shares. The current local-admin account has access to all shares, but I'd like to add a different user account the ability to access some of the AFP shares.

Strangely, I can't even figure out how to list who currently has access to each of the AFP SharePoints.

So, looking for command line solution to the following two questions:

1) how to list current users associated to a particular sharepoint?
2) how to add a user to a sharepoint?


texts: What is a user friendly ebook converter for pc to Nook HD+?

texts: I've tried using calibre, but it cuts out or messes with the original text from the pdf. I don't want to just give up and read from my computer, so any ideas? (please posts links if any.)


texts: Blinking question mark folder and none of the combination keys worked

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When I turn on iMac (iMac Intel 21.5" EMC 2428, Model A1311 / Mid 2011)

I get the chime and after some time, a blinking question mark inside a folder icon appears.

I have tried all combination keys on mac wireless keyboard and Windows USB Keyboard but nothing worked.

Then I replaced hard drive for brand new SSD but that didn't change anything.

What else I have tried:

1) All combination keys I could think of. On original mac wireless keyboard and Windows USB keyboard.

D, N, T, Option, Command + R, Option + Command + P + R, Shift, Command + S, Command + V

Whatever combination I use, doesn't make any impact on the boot process and a question mark appears after while.

2) I plug USB Stick with a bootable system and also System on CD but none of the combination keys worked. I'm unable to eject CD using the Eject button on the keyboard. I can only eject using the mouse while starting.

3) I have replaced batteries on the keyboard and when I turn on with side power button I can see a green LED briefly turn on. Caps lock LED doesn't work but I don't remember this working ever.

4) I have removed all but one RAM carrier.

I spent the last few days researching the problem but all point to faulty HDD which I already replaced. What could be a problem? Anything else I could try?


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In iTerm2 3.1.5 on macOS High Sierra, I want to be able see more of my history as I scroll. Currently the scroll history is not enough for me. How can I increase the amount of data history I see while scrolling upwards?

I tried looking in iTerm2 preferences and changing the magic section for instant replay (on the general tab) but that's not doing it.


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Categorizing the pdf assets from within iPad or iPod is possible now. But I think it is more elegant if I can make the categorization from within iTunes in advance.

Is it possible to arrange or categorize the imported pdf assets from within  iTunes first and then sync the devices (iPod,iPad) with iTunes?


texts: Dedicated settings for VPN connection in macOS

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My installation of macOS High Sierra doesn't treat VPN connection as separate connection with it's own settings. Namely, VPN connections don't have their separate tab in System Preferences → Network as for instance USB/Wi-Fi connections.

I would like to be able to set some persistent VPN network preferences e.g. DNS server, Router. Currently I have to put desired settings manually after I've connected to VPN and remove them later, as they are meaningless outside VPN.

Is it up to VPN client to create/not create dedicated tab in preferences, or it's macOS's privilege? Can I workaround this by changing VPN client or via some Terminal commands?

I know that usually VPN provider forces necessary settings for connection, but it's not my case alas.


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How do you record App Preview videos for the new devices?

I have a 5S and when I record (on Yosemite) with Quicktime, the video's dimensions are 640 × 1136 - the size of the phone. Which is fine for the video for the (5 series, 4 inch).

But how do I record for the 6 (1134 x 750)  & 6+ (1920 x 1080)?

Can you use the Simulator? There is no mention of it. Surely we dont have to buy the devices...?


texts: Run script when new user logon the first time

texts: I want to run a couple of .sh scripts when the user first login after user creation to set the correct settings. I know there is a folder (/Library/StartupItems) that let you place script for running on every startup, but is there something like that for first time logon?


texts: Does macOS Server 5 support permanent version storage?

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2012-08-13: OS X Server: "The document 'file name' is on a volume that does not support permanent version storage" alert (affected: Lion Server, OS X Server (Mountain Lion))

2014-11-14: OS X Server: "The document 'file name' is on a volume that does not support permanent version storage" alert - Apple Support – HT203598

2016-07-26: HT203598 has been archived and is no longer updated by Apple.

I can find nothing current, from Apple, about either the absence or the presence of support for permanent version storage in its most recent Server product for Mac OS X.

Has macOS Server gained support for permanent version storage?

Or is there simply no current support document about the absence of support?


texts: How do I put all of the music in my iTunes library (12.2) onto my iPhone 6?

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Really frustrated with iTunes -- How the heck do I add the music in my iTunes library to my iPhone?

I'm a power user and I've been using iTunes and iPods since the beginning.

I'm going on a road trip tomorrow morning and I want to sync my iPhone 6 with my iTunes library -- just put all 15 GB of music on my iPhone so I can listen to it in the car.

Last week I installed iTunes 12.2 and I signed up for Apple Music.

I cannot for the life of me figure out how to sync my 15 GB iTunes library to my iPhone so I can use it like an iPod.  I don't want to stream music from Apple Music while I'm on the road, that requires the cellular network which is unreliable and also costs me tons of money in data fees.

Please help!!


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Got the flashing folder of death.

Tried verifying, repairing the disk. No luck.

Restored from Time Machine. No luck.

Rebooted with Command-Option-P-R. No luck.

The drive as far as I can tell is working properly....

Reinstalled and it still won't boot off the hard drive. How can this be the install worked fine?

Even went as far as putting a bootable USB flash drive and it sees that.

I tried pressing the OPTION key on boot but it only sees the USB drive.

This is madness. How can OSX install on a drive BUT then fail to boot from it?

(I could understand if the drive was failing, but this makes no sense)

I can replace the drive but that seems silly and might not be the issue in the first place.


texts: Is it possible to type in macron (e.g. "ā") without using U.S. Extended Keyboard?

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I want to type in macron (e.g. ā) in my OS X, but after I searched for how to type in it, I got that I first must use U.S. Extended Keyboard as suggested in this article.

However, once I switch to U.S. Extended Keyboard, I cannot type in å any more with ⇧+a and a, because on U.S. Extended Keyboard, it provides you with the aforementioned macron letter.

So is it possible to type in macron with normal English keyboard on OS X?


texts: How to reenable System Integrity Protection

texts: How do I reenable System Integrity Protection, after using csrutil disable from the Recovery OS?


texts: How can I adjust additional cinema display screen's brightness?

texts: I have an iMac27 run Lion, now I buy a cinema display 27, but at display setting only main screen have brightness adjust controller. And use keyboard to adjust screen brightness also only change main screen.


texts: Is there a way to show the full path of a Samba share on a Finder window title?

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I mostly have the same folder name on different shares. These can get confusing after a while. So, is there a way to show the shared folder name and not the mount name on a Finder window title?

EDIT: I'm explaining on the below screenshot.


texts: Why does my Mac mini (2018) have no startup sound?

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My Mac mini (2018) has a speaker that works well for playing music and making user interface sound effects. But I do not hear a startup chime when booting the machine.

In other words, I have the exact opposite problem of this Question, Mac Mini: No sound except for startup chime

Is there a way to restore the traditional startup sound?


texts: Can I plug my 15" 2017 MacBook Pro into a USB-C display while using the charger cable?

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I've bought myself a Dell U2719DC display, which allows your device to charge when connected via USB C. However the maximum charging ability is capped at 65W, whereas the stock 15" MacBook Pro charger is 83W, so while plugged in, the computer will still charge, just slower.

Was just wondering if having them both plugged in and supplying power, is going to do any harm? Are the MacBook Pros smart enough to manage their power input?


texts: Keyboard Shortcut For Replacing File Within Finder?

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Lets say that I just captured a screenshot called "screenshot.jpg" and I have a folder of screenshots called "screenshots".

Screenshots
 └ Work.jpg
 └ School.jpg
 └ Misc.jpg

I want to take this recently captured screenshot and replace the "misc.jpg" file within the screenshot folder. What is the best way to do this? I know that I can rename the file to the name of the file currently within the folder, copy+paste it into the folder, and then choose "replace file" option when prompted, but this isn't ideal. Is there a keyboard shortcut or other quick way to perform this action?

Note: This is just an example use case. It would be ideal if I could use a quick method regardless of filename or filetype.


texts: Don't prompt for which email address when sending message from Watch

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When I use my Apple Watch to send a text message to my wife, it first prompts me to ask which email address to use. (Oddly, it does not include her phone number as an option).

Is there a way I can configure the watch to always use a certain email address?

For now, I've just removed her other email addresses from her contacts and put them in the notes field instead as a workaround.


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I'm using the MacOS' Tamil language input tool. However this question can be answered in a generic way.

I am trying to make some changes in the rules under this folder.

/System/Library/Input Methods/TamilIM.app/Contents/Resources

How do start? Meanwhile I'm looking to solve the SIP issue by remounting the file system.

Will manually editing the Transliterator.txt file would work or do I have to compile the binary?


texts: How do you exclude applications from the 'open with' menu

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I've got quite a list of installed application. The result is there are many applications bloating the 'open with' menu.

Is there a way to exclude applications from the 'open with' menu?

If it's possible to exclude applications from both certain file types and from all file types, that would be great.


texts: 2011 MacBook Pro running 10.8.5; need incremental back up program

texts: I need to back up my Pro Tools folder to an external HDD everyday, but need a program that looks for changes and saves them only, similar to the way time machine works. Is this “appended” or “incremental” and does your Mac Guru software perform this function?


texts: MRT Process using large unbounded amount of memory

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Today my machine ran out of memory. I went to Activity Monitor and it showed a process called MRT using lots of memory. I restarted my machine hoping it would help, but even after a restart I see the memory on MRT climbing by about 0.01 GB every few seconds.

I'm on macOS Sierra 10.12.6 on MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015), 16 GB RAM.

Seems like there are reports of MRT using high CPU and how to remove it here. But I'd rather not remove it because it scans for malware.

UPDATE: I even tried the steps documented in the link above under "Manually remove MRT" but it didn't seems to work, the MRT process is still running and growing in memory usage.


texts: App only works when logged on to the desktop

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I have an application that needs to be always working on a MacMini, I use crontab to start it but in High Sierra and Mojave, the app only works normally after logging on to the desktop.  I need it to be working even without being logged in. It worked normally in Sierra !
I start the app in crontab with the command:

 @reboot su - user -c "sleep 20 ; application"

and a script restart it if there's a problem!
Any idea how I can fix this? TIA


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I have an early 2009 iMac (The last one that was 24 inches) and a Macbook Pro from work. Occasionally I work from home and would like to use my iMac as a second monitor with the Macbook.

Is this possible? And what cable do I need? If not, I'm thinking of getting the new non-retina iMac, is it possible with that?


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When an application crashes, OS X usually presents a little dialog with the opportunity to report the bug to Apple.

However, in my current situation there seems to be a problem with the window server so although I get the aforementioned dialog, I cannot interact with it, and hence cannot submit the crash report. A reboot is required to make the system once again responsive.

But I’d really like to get this report to Apple because it’s symptomatic of a problem with Lion which regularly crashes my machine, and I’d like to get this fixed as soon as possible.

There seem to be two alternatives here:

Use the feedback form on Apple’s website
Use bugreport.apple.com

Neither is ideal: the first is aimed at non-technical customers and doesn’t really offer the  possibility to provide technical details, let alone crash reports. The second presents a website that seems to date from the 90’s and apparently hasn’t been touched since. That, and I’ve already submitted a bug report there once, which has subsequently been deleted without comment. Neither fact instils much confidence in me that Apple actually cares about this platform.

Ideally, I’d like to trigger the “report a crash” dialog manually. Is this somehow possible? I haven’t found any way to do so in Console.app.


texts: How to scroll to the top of the page in Safari on iPad?

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Many web sites suggest to tap the very top of the screen (the status bar) but that does not work. It just shows the URL entry field and the tab "ears". I also tried double tapping. Nothing seems to work.

I have iOS 12.1.1

(I'm also interested in a solution for iPhone. There the "tap the status bar" seems  to work sometimes, but many times it does not)


texts: SSD in external usb 3.0 case not recognized

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Mac mini 2009
Intel SSD 330 60 Gb
IcyBox IB-AC603a USB 3.0

I can't see the SSD in Desktop nor in Disk Utility. I don't know what to do as it is said to be USB 2.0 friendly in case's documentation.


texts: Extracting data from iPhone backup on iCloud

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I am trying to extract some data from an old iPhone backup which I have on iCloud. I am looking for a good way to do this. I have two options in mind, neither of which will work well for me:

I could restore the data to an iPhone and then manually extract it, but unfortunately I don't have a second iPhone to do this on. Doing this on my main iPhone would disrupt my workflow.
I could use one of the myriad tools made for Mac or PC which have the purpose of extracting data from your iCloud backup. However, I am very wary of giving my Apple ID away to a third party (you usually need to log into iCloud through this app).

So, is there a way to do it which does not have these pitfalls? I'm thinking of a way to download the iCloud backup to my computer, using a third party to extract the local data (in this way I don't need to give my password away), and then obtaining the data. However, I do not know of a way to download an iCloud backup into anything other than when setting up an iPhone after it's been restored.


texts: Does Do-Not-Disturb mode silence your phone's alarms?

texts: If I turn on Do-Not-Disturb, will it also silence my phone alarms?


texts: How to restore individual app data from iCloud while keeping all the other apps installed and new data created since the last iCloud backup?

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I just discovered that one of my apps X "disappeared" for whatever reason from my iPad. It contained MBs of valuable data, and luckily I have an iCloud backup dated a week ago or so which have it all. However, I installed two dozens of new apps since then and likely created some amount of user data that I'd like to keep.

How do I restore that single app with all its data from iCloud while preserving all the other apps and their data installed since the date of iCloud backup?

I've read the related question, but it doesn't directly help in my situation:

I disabled backup to iCloud to prevent overwriting the X data in iCloud with an "empty" copy of X. Will simply "disable backing up to iCloud" for X and than backing up all the rest to iCloud (followed by reset and restore from iCloud) solve my entire problem? If so, how to run it properly?

when I try to enable backup to iCloud, it needs an Internet connection--which creates a risk that X will be overwritten before I deselect it
when I try to disable backing up of X, iOS says that all of my data for X in iCloud will be deleted:

  Do you want to turn off X backups and delete the backup data from iCloud?

I've already re-installed the X hoping it will bring all of my user data--but of course it's didn't. Now the question is whether it's better to keep it -- to avoid risk of losing its data in iCloud,

  Do not delete the app if its data are in the iCloud.
  Deleting the app, will also delete the app data and its preferences

--or to remove it, to merge the iCloud data of X with latest data of all other apps from iTunes backup that I create today, right before restoring from iCloud, per this:

  Now restore your iPhone to the latest backup you just made which is as
  per Step 3. This will not erase or replace the apps you installed and restored via iCloud. It will only merge.

Alternatively, is it possible to manually "merge" backup of X from iCloud into/with current-moment iTunes backup per SafeHarbor knowledge from this answer?
Any other how-tos will be greatly appreciated.

Update: After restoring from iCloud, the X app is not restored; App Store shows an icon to download it from the cloud (which will not restore its data, as I've seen before the reset). Any suggestions?


texts: Can Keychain Deal with a Login, a Password, and a PIN?

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To log in, a financial institution's website requires a user name, a password, and a PIN. Keychain happily memorizes the user name and the password. But if I ask Keychain to memorize the PIN, Keychain does so but substitutes the PIN for the password. Is there a way to direct or allow Keychain to memorize all three inputs for this site?

macOS 10.12.6, Safari 11


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As my latest generation AppleTv upgraded it's os to the latest my library in the music app emptied. Previously it showed all my playlists and it synced with my devices.

However my playlists are downloaded from the server when I try to add the to a playlist so this means the iCloud sync is working


texts: Booting Windows 7 in Boot Camp shows a black screen with a blinking cursor

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I am trying to restore a DMG image of a Windows 7 Boot Camp partition back to Boot Camp. (I know that I should have used Winclone, but I didn't have that option because the drive was already dying and so I couldn't even access OS X anymore.)

So far, I've gotten to the point where I can start up the computer, hold Option, choose Windows, but then when it boots up, it shows a black screen with a blinking cursor.

I've tried a few things so far to try and fix this, none of which has worked. I have used the Windows 7 install DVD to run bootrec and all its possible arguments. I've ran chkdsk C: /b. I've also used the "Automatically fix startup problems" button, of course, as well.

Anyone know what else I could try to fix this?


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I am contemplating my first truly clean install in perhaps 20 years. My current working Mac is a direct hand-me down since Tiger in 2005, which was already a migration from OS8 or 9, around 2001.
Assuming I need nothing except my keychain to remain intact, what's the best method to ensure its survival?

For this exercise, I will have Time Machine & also a clone of the drive before nuke & pave, as well as off-site storage on Backblaze, so let's assume all data is 'safe' & can be recovered if needed.

Current & replacement OS will both be 'current macOS', either 10.14.4 or 10.14.5 depending on when I actually do this.
The machine is a Mac Pro upgraded 4,1/5,1 so spare drives are easy to add & replace.


texts: Safari 7 can't connect to intranet using HTTP authentication

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See the UPDATE below for new information about the actual HTTP requests going on under the hood.

So I started a new job back in October. It's mostly a Windows shop, and they use IIS and Active Directory for a bunch of internal stuff. They have an intranet site at intranet.companyname.com.

In Chrome on Mavericks, when I go there, I get the expected little HTTP auth dropdown:

where I can type my username and password. I'm not very swift with Active Directory, but I guess msgd is the Active Directory domain I'm on, so I type msgd\lheidbreder and my password, and I can log in successfully in Chrome.

Way back in October, the first time I tried this in Safari, I got some weird behavior; like, I saw the password thing, but then it didn't work when I put in my credentials. I don't remember exactly what it did.

But after that first attempt, and on every attempt since then, when I try to go to intranet.companyname.com, Safari shows a blank screen:

The screen doesn't change, and the progress bar fills up about 20% and stays there.

UPDATE

I ran an app to snoop HTTP requests, and I found out what this was doing behind the scenes. It's not just sitting there; Safari is actually requesting the page almost 1000 times per second, and each time, it gets a 401 error and an HTML error page with the title "You are not authorized to view this page".

On one example request from the middle of a load attempt, Safari sends this Authorization header:

Negotiate YEgGBisGAQUFAqA+MDygDjAMBgorBgEEAYI3AgIKoioEKE5UTE1TU1AAAQAAAAUCiGIAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAYAAAABgGwHQ8AAAA=

And the server responds with this WWW-Authenticate header:

Negotiate oYIBIzCCAR+gAwoBAaEMBgorBgEEAYI3AgIKooIBCASCAQROVExNU1NQAAIAAAAOAA4AOAAAAAUCiWKPhp0o8/Y/9gAAAAAAAAAAvgC+AEYAAAAFAs4OAAAAD0EAUgBJAFMAVwBFAEIAAgAOAEEAUgBJAFMAVwBFAEIAAQAMAE4ARQBXAFcARQBCAAQAKgBhAHIAaQBzAHcAZQBiAC4AYQByAGkAcwB0AG8AdABsAGUALgBuAGUAdAADADgATgBFAFcAVwBFAEIALgBhAHIAaQBzAHcAZQBiAC4AYQByAGkAcwB0AG8AdABsAGUALgBuAGUAdAAFACoAYQByAGkAcwB3AGUAYgAuAGEAcgBpAHMAdABvAHQAbABlAC4AbgBlAHQAAAAAAA==

On the next request, Safari sends an identical Authorization header, and then the server responds with a very slightly different WWW-Authenticate header:

Negotiate oYIBIzCCAR+gAwoBAaEMBgorBgEEAYI3AgIKooIBCASCAQROVExNU1NQAAIAAAAOAA4AOAAAAAUCiWLa6vytPOG0owAAAAAAAAAAvgC+AEYAAAAFAs4OAAAAD0EAUgBJAFMAVwBFAEIAAgAOAEEAUgBJAFMAVwBFAEIAAQAMAE4ARQBXAFcARQBCAAQAKgBhAHIAaQBzAHcAZQBiAC4AYQByAGkAcwB0AG8AdABsAGUALgBuAGUAdAADADgATgBFAFcAVwBFAEIALgBhAHIAaQBzAHcAZQBiAC4AYQByAGkAcwB0AG8AdABsAGUALgBuAGUAdAAFACoAYQByAGkAcwB3AGUAYgAuAGEAcgBpAHMAdABvAHQAbABlAC4AbgBlAHQAAAAAAA==

Repeat ad infinitum.

I've tried deleting everything that matches intranet in Keychain Access and clearing my entire cache/cookies, to see if I could restore the original weird behavior, but it didn't work.

Do I have some kind of funky domain stuff going on? What else can I try to diagnose this?


texts: Where is the "Computer Name" screensaver stored in Mac OS X?

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I've looked in:

System/Library/Screen Savers
Library/Screen Savers
~/Library/Screen Savers

I wish to explore the package contents for a personal project I'm working on. I've done iOS apps in the past, but recently got the urge to make my own screensaver.


texts:
My macbook pro running Snow Leopard stopped making sounds a couple hours ago. I've found other reports of people with sounds working through headphones, but that's not the problem I'm seeing. I get no sound when my headphones are plugged in either.

I'm wondering if there's a LaunchAgent or LaunchDaemon to restart which would remedy this. I've already tried killing the coreaudio daemon (and it dutifully automatically restarted) but that didn't fix it.

I need to reboot for an OS update, so I think that'll probably rectify things.

Is there another way?


texts: Mac Mini startup sound always plays on internal speaker

texts: My 2012 Mac Mini (Mavericks) is plugged into a USB audio interface which is selected as my sound in and sound out device. All works great, except for the startup sound which still comes out of the internal speaker. Is there a fix for this?


texts: How to enable Syntax highlighting on Vim in Mac OS Terminal?

texts: Is there a way to let Vim on Mac OS highlighten syntax of different languages in Terminal? I would guess for vim it is a .vimrc thing, right? (But I cannot find this file in my home folder).


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When I log on the Guest user, the Magic Mouse settings are not as I want them to be. E.g., I would always like the right click enabled and the tracking speed set to fast, but these settings default to unwanted values. So every time after login on Guest, I must change these settings manually.

Is there a way to change the defaults setting for the Magic Mouse so that every new user will get these changed defaults ?


texts: Amending PATH so that /usr/local/bin is ahead of /usr/bin

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I'm trying to install brew but get the following warning:

Warning: /usr/bin occurs before /usr/local/bin
This means that system-provided programs will be used instead of those
provided by Homebrew. The following tools exist at both paths:

2to3
2to3-2.7
idle
idle2.7
pydoc
pydoc2.7
python
python-config
python2.7
python2.7-config
pythonw
pythonw2.7
smtpd.py
smtpd2.7.py

Consider amending your PATH so that /usr/local/bin
is ahead of /usr/bin in your PATH.

I have no idea how to amend the path.  I've explored several files from this stack overflow post (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8886114/using-brew-with-ruby-1-9-2), but can't find a relevan path to edit.  The only file that I do have that exists is my /etc/profile file which currently looks like:

# Setting PATH for Python 2.7
# The orginal version is saved in .bash_profile.pysave
    PATH="/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/local/bin:${PATH}"
export PATH

I wanted to just uninstall python then reinstall it through homebrew, but am a little nervous about breaking too many things at once.

Is there an easy way to amend the path?  Should I create a .bash_profile file?  Thank you for any help in advance.


texts: How can I get rid of MacKeeper Helper on my mac's activity monitor

texts: I have tried to quit, force quit and so many more things in Terminal and all over the place but it's still there.


texts: Some of "Services" menu is in Portuguese

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I tend to assign keyboard shortcuts to the services I use most often. Occasionally, I need to access one from the toolbar menu. When I dropped the menu down today, I noticed that some of the items were in Spanish. All of the aforementioned items seemed to be the core services - ones I had installed or built myself are still in English.
No idea how this happened. Please see the screenshot below.

Running 10.6.8 on a late 08 MBP.
Cheers


texts: Can I sort the songs in a playlist on my iPhone?

texts: Is it possible to change the order of songs in a playlist on the iPhone?  For example, if they are originally sorted alphabetically by "Artist", can I change the song order of the playlist so that the songs are sorted by "Date Added"?


texts: OSX High Sierra stop applications from auto launching

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This is driving me crazy!
Whenever I reboot in OSX High Sierra all the applications I had open automatically reboot.
In Login Items NONE of these applications are there!

How do I stop this from happening?


texts: Is there a gesture to dismiss a notification

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It happens with unusual frequency that a notification will pop up covering the top right area of my window, right when I need to get a something in that top right area.  I'd rather not have to wait the 5 seconds for the notification to go away. Is there a way to dismiss the notification right away?

I had read here that a right swipe on the magic mouse would do the trick, but that doesn't seem to be the case, at least for me.


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Is it possible to make OS X execute a script when document is printed ?

My printer is connected to a power switch which is controlled with a REST API and the idea is to switch the printer on only when it is needed (basically while printing).

Any command (bash, AppleScript) can be used if it can make a call to a rest API (http://10.10.0.1/switchon).


texts: Is there any limit to create Apple ids through iTunes on a computer?

texts: I need to know that is there any Apple account/id creation limit through iTunes from a computer?