texts: Catalina update fail, no bootable disk , can't access files

texts:
I'll start by saying that my issue is incredibly similar to Mac stuck in restart cycle after failed macOS Catalina update  but being a new user I couldn't comment there nor I had any answers unfortunately.

A relative brought me is Mac stuck in the reboot loop, he doesn't have recent backups to restore from and can't lose the files stored on the disk (yeah..... I know....) .
Trying to reinstall Mojave on the same disk via recovery mode causes the exact same loop with same error message (not enough free space).

Ideally I would have booted the Mac from another drive, cleaned up / backed up some files to make more free space and proceeded with normal installation BUT, once I mount the HD of the troubled Mac, I see 2 partitions :

1)"Backup (Original Drive Name)" - 480 GB large but no files visible
2) "Macintosh HD" - appears to contain only Mac installation files

Basically I can't find the original files, I'm guessing that during the installation process OSX installer created a backup partition (1) and would have restored the files once installation was complete, but don't know how to access those files.
Anybody knows of at least a way to access the files in what appears to be a backup partition created by the installer ?

Sorry for the almost duplicate question and great thanks to all for reading.


texts: Mp3 file sounds fine in some media players but not others

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I have a number of mp3 files that I encoded via LAME from the original super nes sound files. They sound fine in the following:

Windows Media Player
Foobar2000 (windows)
VLC (all platforms)
Clementine (linux)
doubleTwist cloud player (android)

But there are constant sound flubs in itunes in sierra (as well as the last umpteen versions of itunes dating back to mavericks (when I first had this problem) as well as doubletwist on mac.

As I am primarily a Mac user, I would really like to get these sounding correct in iTunes rather than use VLC et al. All I found about it was this. Does anyone know why this would be the case?

I've used mediaInfo to look at a good and 'bad' mp3:

Good (plays in all players on all platforms):

Dragon Quest VI Another World
MPEG Audio
Overall bit rate mode: variable
Overall bit rate: 130kbps
32.0 kHz
2chan MPEG version 1 layer 3

Bad

Final Fantasy V Ahead on our Way
Overall bit rate mode: variable
Overall bit rate: 210 kbps
32.0 kHz
2chan MPEG version 1 layer 3


texts: Can I restore Address Book's pre-Lion layout?

texts: I've found Address Book's 2-panel layout in Lion extremely obnoxious because I must change modes to change groups, never remember what group I'm viewing, etc.  Is there any way to restore the old 3-panel layout?  If not, recommend any open source alternatives with sane layouts?


texts: While Screensaver is on, login window keeps appearing. How can I prevent this?

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I have a desktop with two computers.  On one side I have a Windows PC, and on the other side is a Macbook running OS X Mavericks that is plugged into a Thunderbolt display.

I use a wireless keyboard and a magic mouse.  Today, I've been working on my Windows PC, and though my Macbook is booted up, I've left the screensaver running and I haven't touched any of my Mac devices.

Off and on, all throughout the day, the login window keeps popping up on my screensaver.  It appears, time's out, disappears and within 10 seconds it appears again.

I've double-checked and nothing is resting on my keyboard and no cables are touching the magic mouse.  I know the mouse isn't being bumped or jostled.

Would anyone happen to know if this is an OS X bug or, possibly, a bug with the mouse, sending in micro-movement data to the Bluetooth listener?  If so, is there a fix?

I really like my Thunderbolt display.  I'd rather not have screen burn-in from the login window constantly overlaying the screensaver, if I can avoid this.

Also, I am not looking to disable the login prompt from the screensaver.  I work in an office and it is general practice to always lock your computer(s) when you step away from your desk.  I need the login window to pop-up when I need to log into my Mac.


texts:
Mission Control isn't working on my Mac. I've tried killing the Dock through Terminal and Activity Monitor multiple times, but nothing seems to be working. Even shortcuts or Hot Corners don't work anymore.

What do I do?


texts: My terminal keeps printing "emergency" messages

texts:
I keep getting these broadcast messages being printed to every terminal window, and it's driving me nuts. Does anybody have a clue as to how to turn them off?

Broadcast Message from _usbmuxd@10242-MacBook-Air.local
    (no tty) at 7:23 GMT...

[03/12/2016 07:23:37] [Emergency] [update thread] uncaught exception: easyDNS
Runtime Exception


texts: Editing/removing hostfile on jailed iPhone

texts:
So guys I've done a very silly thing. I've installed a tweak that blocks ad websites, but apparently it blocks every connection on the internet(things using DNS, but now all the things use it)
I only realised this after restarting my phone(silly me thought that restarting will solve the problem). Pretty much my iPhone is a brick because I can't even connect to the http://ppq.apple.com (again it uses DNS) to validate the developer certificate. So there is no way running yalu again or any other code.
So is there a way to ignore/delete/edit that hostfile?
I want the restore to be my last resort(hopefully to iOS 10.2(I have the blobs saved))


texts: After upgrading to iOS 5, how to restore my apps?

texts: I've just upgraded to iTunes 5 and iOS 5 and after the process completed, my apps are missing from my device. I can still see them in iTunes under Library/Apps folder, how do I push them to the device? (I've tried sync already but it did nothing.)


texts: Is there a dongle (or set of dongles) that allows a USB-C MacBook Pro to be connected to an Apple Cinema Display?

texts:
I am looking for a USB-C or Thunderbolt 3 dongle that has mini DisplayPort, at least 1 USB 2/3 port, and a USB-C power delivery port.

The idea is to have a single cable between my laptop and my mini DisplayPort Cinema display. Would the Apple Digital AV Multiport Adapter work with a HDMI to DisplayPort adapter?

Edit:
This question is different from Connect Apple 30" Cinema Display to new MacBook USB-C for a few reasons:

The DisplayPort Cinema display uses mini DisplayPort.
I would like only 1 cable going to the laptop.


texts: Military CAC access no longer works after OS 10.13.2 upgrade

texts:
I use an external Common Access Card reader to access secure websites for work. This CAC has ID certificates loaded onto it for security purposes and allows access to secure sites. There are different certificates for different sites.

Prior to macOS v10.13.2 it worked flawlessly. Right after upgrading I attempted to use Safari like I normally do, and while I was banging away on buttons, a window popped up asking me something. In my haste, I just clicked clicked yes, and there starts my issue.

I immediately realized that I had never seen that message before. Even the window it was in was a different gold color than I've seen before. I don't know exactly what it asked me, but I'm assuming that it was asking something about using one of those certificates as a default for accessing sites as a feature new to 10.13.2 as opposed to the previous version where I would have to choose from a list of certificates each time I attempted to access a site.

Now, each time I try to access one of those sites, I get a window that says

  <com.apple.webkit.networking is attempting to authenticate the user>

and asks for a passcode. Regardless of what I enter for the password, after pressing Enter, the window disappears and then reappears shortly thereafter asking the same question. It will do this as many times as I attempt to press Enter, all while not loading the page.

I have tried deleting all of the certs and websites in Keychain and reloading the certs, but nothing changes. I have searched the web and the computer help search box for this com.apple.webkit.networking thing (I don't even know what to call it) but cant find anything helpful.

How can I find the setting within the computer that is defaulting to this one certificate and remove that action so I can go back to choosing the certificate I need?


texts: How to install OS X Mavericks in VirtualBox?

texts:
I have been trying to use Hackboot to install OSX Mavericks in VirtualBox, and using an ISO image created by following the steps at How to create bootable ISO for OS X Mavericks

The steps I have taken:

Attach HackBoot1.iso, disable EFI for the VirtualBox guest and boot up
Hackboot starts up. Attach the OS X Mavericks bootable ISO image
Hackboot complains

Can't find /mach_kernel

Booting up directly from the ISO with EFI enabled also fails.

How can I install OS X Mavericks using either Hackboot, or to boot up directly from the ISO image?


texts: Accessing App Store using USB wireless card instead of AirPort

texts:
I'm having trouble accessing my App Store account on my MacBook Air.

First of all, my AirPort chip was broken, so I bought a USB wireless card. Then my App Store account stopped working.

My question is: can I use my App Store account without having the card?


texts: sshd: Service exited with abnormal code: 255

texts:
Every SSH connection exits with an abnormal code.

For example

ssh corti@myhost.example.com true

results in

Feb 11 10:16:47 mac-mini com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.openssh.sshd.163F2BE0-40C6-4B17-AB4E-5A0A07A524DE): Service instances do not support events yet.
Feb 11 10:16:48 mac-mini.home sshd[35674]: Accepted publickey for corti from ***.***.***.*** port 65030 ssh2
Feb 11 10:16:48 mac-mini.home sshd[35676]: Received disconnect from ***.***.***.***: 11: disconnected by user
Feb 11 10:16:48 mac-mini com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.openssh.sshd.163F2BE0-40C6-4B17-AB4E-5A0A07A524DE[35674]): Service exited with abnormal code: 255

Why is sshd exiting with a non zero return value (i.e., 225)?


texts: Can an AppleScript write to a Notes.app document?

texts:
I would like to write text to a "Note" (as opposed to a standard .txt or .rtf file), because Mac Notes automatically sync to an iCloud account, across devices.

(I understand that one can use various means to achieve the same effect with standard, i.e., non-proprietary, text documents, e.g., with a service like Dropbox. Notes.app is simply much more convenient.)

However, it appears that there is no way to write to a Note in AppleScript. I say this because, it doesn't seem that Notes are actually saved anywhere on the Mac as an .rtf (or similar) file. Per this question (but, note that the question was asked in 2013), I checked out the following directories:

~/Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.notes/

and

~/Library/Containers/com.apple.Notes/Data/Library/Notes/

I found nothing that resembled a readable text document. I opened some of these files in TextEdit.app, and discovered that these files contain pure gobbledygook-text.

I'd imagine that I could effectively code an AppleScript to "write to a Notes document," by triggering mouse clicks and key presses. But, I am curious if writing to a Note can be done, in a "proper" fashion.


texts: External Monitor Blurry text and Sluggy Mouse on MBP 2020

texts:
I have bought the MBP PRO 2020 13" after lot of struggle convincing my family for lot of money. Thinking it would help me ease my work and help me with my work.
However,The problem is I feel like I have made a blunder on taking the decision. I have Dell P2719H 27" Monitor and Logitech M331 Mouse.
I have used HDMI Cable to connect to my External monitor and tried costly HDMI cables as well (Belkin).
The mouse is very sluggy, I tried to move my pointer one place to another place. pointer became big and suddenly stops.
I'm feeling frustrated after an invested lot of my money in this thought that I will improve my productivity but I'm going behind fixing these issues for last ten days. Can anyone please help me.
Looks like I have time travalled to 2015 to have this kind of display text and sluggy mouse.
Any solution please help me to get rid of these both. Kind of losing my productivity on these things rather than focus on other work-related stuff.  I have reset my OS thought would help the issue and upgraded and downgraded. Now on Catalina.
System report :-
Intel Iris Plus Graphics:

  Chipset Model:    Intel Iris Plus Graphics
  Type: GPU
  Bus:  Built-In
  VRAM (Dynamic, Max):  1536 MB
  Vendor:   Intel
  Revision ID:  0x0007
  Metal:    Supported, feature set macOS GPUFamily2 v1
  Displays:
Colour LCD:
  Display Type: Built-In Retina LCD
  Resolution:   2560x1600 Retina
  Framebuffer Depth:    30-Bit Colour (ARGB2101010)
  Mirror:   On
  Mirror Status:    Hardware Mirror
  Online:   Yes
  Automatically Adjust Brightness:  No
  Connection Type:  Internal
DELL P2719H:
  Resolution:   1920x1080 (1080p FHD - Full High Definition)
  UI Looks like:    1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
  Framebuffer Depth:    30-Bit Colour (ARGB2101010)
  Main Display: Yes
  Mirror:   On
  Mirror Status:    Master Mirror
  Online:   Yes
  Rotation: Supported
  Automatically Adjust Brightness:  No
  Connection Type:  Thunderbolt/DisplayPort


texts: Is it possible to set the MTU of an IKEv2/IPsec VPN provisionning provile?

texts:
I am self-hosting my own strongSwan VPN and, for some reason, my mobile carrier doesn’t support MTU higher than 1280 (see https://serverfault.com/questions/1025577/what-can-cause-an-ios-device-to-be-able-to-connect-to-ikev2-ipsec-vpn-over-lte-b).
I would rather configure this on the client to keep a higher default MTU for Wi-Fi connections.


texts: Any way to get the "Open With..." list via AppleScript?

texts:
I want to create an AppleScript that gets the Finder selection and displays a list of applications that are capable of opening it.

In other words, is there any way to get the list of apps that appears when you use Finder's "Open With >" contextual submenu?


texts:
After updgrading to El Capitan GM, I noticed that usb passthrough no longer works in VirtualBox, and this seems to be occuring for everyone. I have found several threads on VirtualBox forums addressing this, but they are all for earlier beta releases of El Capitan. It seems like a change in IOKit is causing the problem.

Version info:

VirtualBox 5.0.4
Host OS: OS X 10.11 15A282a
Guest OS: Kali Linux (uname -r: 4.0.0-kali1-amd64)

So, I am wondering whether anyone here are having the same issue, and can offer some insight, or elaborate on how they may have fixed the issue.

Link to thread on VirtualBox forums concerning this issue:
https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=69179


texts:
I have got both an 27" iMac and a Samsung 40" TV in the same room for kids. They are only 10ft away from each other, and I'd like to get a mirror image of the iMac onto the TV.

I've seen this work in a computer shop but I'm unsure if it was a Samsung TV.


texts:
[MacBook Pro, MacOS High Sierra host, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Guest]

I have a VM running in VirtualBox which has its own DNS server.  I am also connected to a LAN that has a DNS server configured via DHCP.

I would like to be able to access the domains I have on the VM using domain names (I'm have virtual hosting setup) but MacOS does not check all the configured DNS servers network settings.

When I put the IP of my VM's DNS server first in the Advanced/DSN settings list, I am able to resolve the VM's domains, but can't access anything outside the lab (eg Google).
When I put the IP of the LAN's DNS server first, I cannot access the domains on the VM, but I can access global domains (ie Google now works).

What am I doing wrong?


texts: When did I reset the data counter on my iPhone?

texts: Is it possible to see some detailed statistics about data usage on an iPhone (iOS 8)? In the System Preferences I can only see that I have consumed 8 GB data and 23 h of calling, but I can't see when these numbers was reset last time, average usage per month and similar details that would be useful now when I consider changing plan.


texts: Is there a rpmbuild that works on macosx?

texts: I am working on a maven build that needs to make an rpm.  Is there a native rpmbuild utility that will run on MacOSX?  So far I have found some old abandoned macports/darwin projects and people recommending running virtual box/parallels in virtual VM mode.  Is there really no native tool for building rpms on Mac?


texts: Error when parsing my .bashrc -- sytax error: operand expected (error token is " ")

texts:
I have the following snippet in my .bashrc:

# Returns system load as percentage, i.e., '40' rather than '0.40)'.
function load()
{
    local SYSLOAD=$(cut -d " " -f1 /proc/loadavg | tr -d '.')
    # System load of the current host.
    echo $((10#$SYSLOAD))       # Convert to decimal.
}

When it's parsed, I get this error:
bash: 100* : syntax error: operand expected (error token is " ") but I'm not sure why?


texts: Same dedicated Windows drive for Boot Camp and VirtualBox?

texts:
I am going to be setting up a new (to me) Mac Pro 4,1 with multiple internal hard drives.  I want to run Yosemite most of the time with Windows 7 virtualized in a window for a few programs I need to run that require Windows.

Occasionally, though, I would like to boot directly into Windows at startup for maximum performance (for games).

Is it possible for VirtualBox and Boot Camp to share the same Windows installation?  In other words, can I dedicate one hard drive, or one partition, to Windows 7, and then either

choose to boot from that drive (or partition) at startup, or
boot into OS X, run VirtualBox, and have Windows inside the virtual machine boot from the same Boot Camp drive (or partition)?

My goal is not only to save disk space (by installing Windows and the software I need to run under it in just one place, rather than on one real drive and one virtual drive) but also to avoid having to buy multiple Windows licenses.


texts: Device enrollment returns 500 error in OS X Server

texts:
I'm currently working with OS X Server (Yosemite) to try and create profiles for certain devices.  It appears that I have configured the server correctly, and I have assigned a domain to it.  When I try to enroll an iOS device and click "Enroll", I get a 500 Internal Server Error.  Same thing happens on the Mac.

Is this a common issue, or is there something I forgot to configure?


texts: Can I ask Siri to connect an Apple TV to my AirPods?

texts: What is the correct command to get a 4th Generation Apple TV to connect to AirPods using Siri? When I try “connect to my AirPods”, all that happens is the Settings app opens and “Video and Audio” is selected. The AirPods are already paired to the Apple TV.


texts: See letter below: IOS Distribution cert. revoked: What does this mean? I have an app developer developing this APP for me

texts:
Any input on the following:  I have no idea if these means that we need to simply resubmit our APP, or our they denying our APP for any future development?

Dear Jane Doe,

You have revoked your certificate, so it is no longer valid.

Certificate: iOS Distribution
Team Name:
Any provisioning profiles that include this certificate are no longer valid and must be regenerated for future use.

Best regards,
Apple Developer Program Support


texts: iTerm2 - Split vertically with current profile with same working directory

texts:
When splitting vertically with current profile by using the keyboard shortcut, Command + D, is it possible for the new iTerm2 window to have the same working directory as the current one?

By default, invoking this command opens the new window with the users home directory as the current directory.


texts: Is there an index / explanation for Shutdown cause -63 in the system log?

texts:
I am using MacBookPro12,1 (early 2015 model) and it restarts randomly without any warning. In the log, I found this:

2017-12-14 20:51:50  Previous shutdown cause: 5
2017-12-15 10:37:31  Previous shutdown cause: 5
2017-12-15 12:08:05  Previous shutdown cause: -63
2017-12-15 19:14:19  Previous shutdown cause: 5
2017-12-15 19:42:05  Previous shutdown cause: 5
2017-12-15 20:09:32  Previous shutdown cause: 5
2017-12-15 22:32:39  Previous shutdown cause: -63
2017-12-16 00:08:00  Previous shutdown cause: -63

Any idea what might have caused it? I've looked up the cause code, but it didn't provide me any additional information and I couldn't find anything online.

UPDATE: Now I always get this shutdown problem after closing the lid and opening it again and logging in. It happens every time after 5-10 seconds of doing that.


texts: I've discovered that Apple's Remote.app on iOS has a URL scheme. Opening remote:// opens the app. Does anyone know of any other ways to, say, open a certain playlist/shared library via this URL scheme? Or is it just for opening the app?


texts: VMware Fusion on macOS cannot start .vmx file

texts:
I have VMware Fusion Professional Version 12.1.0 (17195230) installed on macOS Big Sur (11.1).
When starting a fresh new virtual machine (set up ISO to boot from in order to install an OS) I run into the problem that VMware Fusion tells me it cannot open the corresponding .vmx file.
So far I have tried to install Linux guest systems (Arch, Gentoo, Debian), system resource on my host system are enough. The .vmx file is in place. This article on VMware's knowledge base was moderately helpful in checking whether the file was okay.
Searching the Internet I haven't found any useful information on how to troubleshot this issue. Could not locate any vmware.log file to give me a precise indication what went wrong when trying to start these new virtual machine.
I would be more than happy to hear from you about hints on how to troubleshoot this further.


texts: Can I dual boot Mac mini with Windows 8?

texts:
I am planning to buy a new computer. I want to use Visual Studio 2013 and app development for iOS.

Is it possible to make a Mac Mini dual boot with Windows 8? Will I be able to run all Microsoft programs in Windows installation area smoothly?

I have never used Mac before, so I'd like to get some feedback.


texts: Prevent certain iPhone apps from generating notifications unless they are open

texts:
Most iPhone apps behave as expected while they are open, which is great.
However, some create spam notifications while they are closed, which is not.
Preventing all notifications from this class of app is easy, but usually their notifications are useful, especially while they are open in the background. Is it possible to restrict some Apps' notifications such that the app must be open (similar to how location querying may be restricted,) rather than preventing all notifications?
iOS 13.5.1.


texts: Cant fully slide to answer call IPhone 4

texts:
As the title describes, sometimes, but not too rarely, when I have an incoming call I cannot fully slide the lock to answer. It will get to like 20-30% and then jump at the start. Sometimes after many tries ill make it while other times i just lose the call. There seem to be lots of people with this issue but couldnt find an answer.

Problem happens on IPhone 4 with latest software running. This occurs with calls coming from contacts but 99% of incoming calls are from contacts anyway.


texts: How do I edit Managed Client preferences without them getting replaced?

texts:
Specifically I would like to edit com.apple.applicationaccess.new.plist. (Which is in /Library/Managed Preferences/[username]/), but when I restart the computer my edited preferences are replaced with the old version.

How do I go about editing them for good? I only have command line access via SSH.


texts: Can I modify iTerm window titles for some but not all running commands?

texts:
I was looking for a solution to auto set custom title in the terminal based on what command is being run on the current terminal. So, rather than java showing in many tabs - I'd love to have it pick apart which java program is running not that all say just java.

I found very interesting and different answers yet not fully useful for my requierment

currently, I have written below line in ~/.bash_profile

trap 'printf "\033]0;%s\007" "${BASH_COMMAND//[^[:print:]]/}"' DEBUG

which works somewhat fine in **iTerm2 ** but it displays the complete command as a title but I want the specific argument  or part of the string of command as a title

suppose I run this command in the terminal

  sudo java - jar xyz_service/build/lib/xxx_snapshot.jar

and the terminal title being set as it is but I only want to set xyz_service as a title

note: above command always display update_terminal_cwd as a title in default bash shell terminal

my other trials which are not working though

if [ "$SHELL" = '/bin/bash' ]
then
    case $TERM in
         rxvt|*term)
            set -o functrace
            trap 'echo -ne "\e]0;"; echo -n $BASH_COMMAND; echo -ne "\007"' DEBUG
            export PS1="\e]0;$TERM\007$PS1"
         ;;
    esac
fi

this is also not working

settitle () {
    export PREV_COMMAND=${PREV_COMMAND}${@}
    echo -ne "\033]0;${PREV_COMMAND}\007"
    export PREV_COMMAND=${PREV_COMMAND}' | '
}

export PROMPT_COMMAND=${PROMPT_COMMAND}';export PREV_COMMAND=""'

My environment is:

macOS HighSierra v 10.13.3
iTerm2 build 2.15
shell is bash v 2.8 (400)

Can I do this without a wrapper alias in bash that explicitly sets the variable name?


texts:
When news version of Jetbrains IDE is installed previous version does not remove automatically. And currently there are no option (i.e. checkbox) to uninstall old version while installing.

How can one completely uninstall Jetbrains IDE (like IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, RubyMine, PhpStorm, CLion, AppCode, Rider, Data Grip etc.) in OS X?


texts:
Recently, I was working on an Excel file when the program closed unexpectedly; luckily, my work was mostly saved by the recovery feature of Excel. However, Excel created a file on my desktop, titled "FD4C0910" that cannot be compressed, deleted, or moved. Upon attempting to "Get Info" (both with the keyboard shortcut, ⌘+I, and by right clicking and selecting "Get Info"), nothing happens. Double clicking the file, or even highlighting and pressing ⌘+O, does nothing. Here is an image of the phenomenon:

(This is the message that appears upon attempting to delete the file.)

Can anyone explain what this is and how to get rid of it?


texts: How can I access windows that become inaccessible when using two displays?

texts:
Description

When I connect a second display, InkScape windows aren't visible on either the primary or secondary display on any desktop. When I enter & leave Mission Control, the InkScape windows fly off to the left towards the second display. Showing all windows (for XQuartz, as InkScape doesn't manage its windows) shows the window as belonging on the primary display (assigning it to the 2ary display doesn't make it accessible). When the second display isn't connected, the windows are accessible on the primary display.
How can I access the InkScape windows with two displays?

Non-fixes

Assigning windows to desktops on either display (2ary click on app (XQuartz) in dock → Options → [Assign to] Desktop on Display x), or to all desktops (2ary click on app (XQuartz) in dock → Options → [Assign to] All Desktops) has no affect on window accessibility.

Other Info

"Displays Have Separate Spaces" is set in Mission Control preferences.

System Info

OS: 10.12.6 Sierra


texts: Mac keyboard on powered hub does not work initially

texts:
I have a strange problem with my powered USB hub (USB 2.0) and my wired Apple keyboard which is plugged into that hub.

When I turn on the MacBook Pro (Early 2013), running OS X 10.9, the external keyboard is not working sometimes. As soon as I unplug the keyboard and plug it in again it works. This only happens when the MacBook has just turned on.

If I turn the powered hub to an unpowered hub (just by unplugging the power chord) the keyboard works fine - even at startup.

Does anyone have a clue what may be the problem?


texts: Music won't play on my iPhone 5s why not?

texts: I go onto my music and select a playlist I want to listen to, I then click shuffle or select and song and it won't play. It looks like it is about to play but then it automatically pauses and skips to the next song. If you click play it restarts the song - no sound comes out and if it switches to a song that does decide to act normally there is no sound at all. I have tried plugging in head phones; this makes no difference and then taking them out; this again makes no difference. I have tried turning on the ringer and turning it off, again this makes no difference. Mobile data on, data off, no difference. Bottom line is I can't play my music. I am using an iPhone 5s with iOS 10.2. Please help :)


texts: I bought my husband an iPad and put 50.00 on it. He doesn't want the iPad so I would like to use. How do I get everything including the credit into my name?


texts: Launch "Printer Setup Utility" from terminal

texts:
Background

Trying to load the Printer Setup Utility on OSX Mavericks from the terminal. This is for a setup app which has streamlined interfaces for setting it up.

What I've Tried

I've tried going into the .app folder and loading the utility directly (./System/Library/CoreServices/Printer\ Setup\ Utility.app/Contents/MacOS/Printer\ Setup\ Utility ; )

However this merely results in a new terminal window being opened with the command being run in the foreground. Attempting to run it in the background results in no window popup, so that didn't work either. Navigating to the directory in finder and running it from there results in the same thing. So far the only way I've gotten it to run is by doing it the "proper" way of running through the System Preferences utility.

In Summary

How do I run the Printer Setup Utility from the terminal such that it opens in a window, similar to how you would open it in the GUI?


texts: When I enter an event on the iPhone Google calendar, it does not show up in the monthly view on the iPhone.  It does appear in the weekly and daily views on the iPhone.  It also appears in all views, including monthly, when synced to my MAC Air computer.  I have tried re-entering the event, but all I get is a spinning wheel on the monthly view.


texts: How do I install Macports and Xcode for OS X Snow Leopard

texts:
I'm new to OS X and I have an older Snow Leopard system.  I need to compile a few simple C programs for some analysis work.  It seems that gcc et al are part of a package called Xcode, and that many free software programs are in a package called Macports.

It seems that Macports requires Xcode.  Xcode is not available for Snowleopard unless I have a $99/year developer subscription.  Alternatively I can install Lion for $30.

So to compile a tiny C program, I need to download some 5GB of upgrades and updates to upgrade to Lion, then download some 4GB iso to install Xcode?

Seriously?  Am I doing it wrong?


texts: Automate package installation via shell script for macOS?

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I am trying to write a shell script to automate installation of a bunch of dependencies for a project on macOS which will be an equivalent script for the same that works on EL6/EL7 and uses the yum package manager. This script will try to leverage HomeBrew to do the same.

A few of the tools/dependencies/packages that I want to automate installation are gcc, wget, make, cmake and git and so forth. I want to first check if any of these exist already, then update them or else install them. As you can see in this following snippet I am first trying to check if brew exists already, then update it or else simply install it.

#!/bin/sh

echo Checking brew
#Check if Homebrew is already installed else prompt the user to do so.

BREW_INSTALLED="/usr/local/bin/brew"

#Variables to check if dependencies exist.
HOMEBREW=$(which brew)

echo $HOMEBREW

if [ "$HOMEBREW" == "$BREW_INSTALLED" ]; then
    echo "Brew is already installed."
    echo "Update Brew"
    brew update
else
    /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
fi

Now, my questions are (multipart question!)

Is it the right way to use which brew or which X where X can be gcc, make etc. and then compare them with hardcoded /usr/bin/X to check their existence? Since I have quite a list of them I need to check and install so declaring variables for all and cross checking with paths somehow doesn't seem appropriate to me.
How to handle the situation where the user has these packages installed but at some different location for whatever reason they might have? (This seems a bit objective but to ensure the project compiles and builds upon these dependencies should I force these paths only?)
Also, one or more packages might be git repos and need to be cloned, compiled, make installed on the fly. What should be the proper place to put the generated .dylibs and create symlinks to make sure all these interdependent packages can find one another and work in peace?
Is there anything equivalent to virtual_env or jenv to isolate all these installations (of course using HomeBrew they end up in /usr/local/Cellar)? But, as macOS does come with at least a few of them (git, gcc etc.) I don't want to duplicate installations.

P.S. Any help in terms of a direction, resource or an example project working with large amount of dependencies will help. I just can't figure out the right keywords or the right resources to look for a solution or a partial solution. Thanks. :)


texts: AppleCare ended any value in keeping agreement #

texts:
So AppleCare ended on my device like 1 year ago.

Is there any value in keeping the agreement numbers or terms of service?  I printed them out but they seem completely useless now.


texts: Yosemite and El Capitan USB crash kills keyboard and trackpad

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I'm seeing a similar issue to MBP 2013 becoming unresponsive to keyboard and mouse, but this is with no external USB devices at all.

Periodically/intermittently, my keyboard and trackpad will stop responding, and I am forced to hold the power button down to shutdown and restart the laptop.

It was being triggered most frequently when plugging and unplugging an Arduino, but has happened on occasion after resuming from sleep with no USB devices connected. It was possible on some occasions to plug in an external keyboard and mouse and shutdown cleanly, but that does not seem to be possible more recently, perhaps since I upgraded from Yosemite to El Capitan (clean install, trying to solve this issue).

The MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013) keyboard and trackpad become completely unresponsive, the only working "input" is the power button, which I guess bypasses the USB stack entirely.

I have got to the point of installing PowerKey, and running a script that will trigger a shutdown and restart if the power button is pressed repeatedly in a short time. At least this will give programs a chance to save their state before shutdown.

What I'm really looking for is how to reset the USB stack entirely. I tried the following:

$ sudo kextunload -b com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBXHCIPCI
$ sudo kextload -b com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBXHCIPCI

and then reloading it, but that left the keyboard and mouse unusable still. (I tried this via SSH, before the problem manifested itself. i.e. the keyboard and mouse were working prior to the kextunload)

I then tried doing a diff of the loaded kext's before and after the unload, and reloading all the other kexts that were removed, but that still did not result in a working keyboard.

Any suggestions? Do I need to load the kext's in a particular order, perhaps? Is there a script/program that knows what that order is (I assume so, since they get loaded successfully on startup!)


texts: What's with all the random folders in the DCIM directory for iPhone?

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My photos are spread across 17 seemingly randomly named folders in my iPhone 5's DCIM directory.

I can't make any sense of this and it is quite painful looking through all of these directories to find the photo I'm looking for.

Why is my device doing this and can I make it stop?


texts: What's the difference between Export as PDF and Print, Save as PDF in Apple Pages?

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This question has been asked in regard to Safari, and some six years ago, so i would like to reiterate this with a focus on Pages.
I am trying to understand how it works. If i run File -> Export to -> PDF from Pages and i do a Print -> Save as PDF i get results that to the naked eye show no difference. Filesizes differ though: 97.7 MB and 97.8 MB.
The document i work on has 296 pages, contains hundreds of graphics and pictograms and many hundred line elements, as well as multiple fonts.
Can someone enlighten me in regard to how these two print/export functions work and what the differences are? Because even if i change settings in the Print dialogue before hitting Save to PDF i still get the same result as if i don't make any changes.


texts: Encrypting using FileVault on an Apple original SSD - any likely problems?

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There are plenty of FileVault 2 and SSD (Solid State Disk) questions on many forums, and a few already on this site, but this is more specific and I cannot find it even asked - let alone answered:

If the disk is a factory fitted, original Apple SSD (in a Macbook in my case) is there any possible down-side to encrypting the disk with FileVault (on Mavericks so I'm assuming version 2!)?

Sure there may be a fractional (unnoticeable) performance overhead but apart from that, are there any disk wear-levelling issues (due to problems with TRIM perhaps)?

Ideally some documentation from Apple would be the best confirmation... if they have published any that I haven't found.


texts: iPad Wi-Fi connection issues, including showing as connected with Wi-Fi disabled

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I've got a fairly new iPad, running iOS 10.3, which is doing some very odd things with Wi-Fi. Specifically, having issues with deciding it's properly connected to Wi-Fi.

Sometimes, when I go into the Wi-Fi settings, it simultaneously shows the iPad as being connected to Wi-Fi whilst the Wi-Fi is disabled:

Other times, it can go one better, and show Wi-Fi disabled + no signal + full signal:

Another trick is to show Wi-Fi as on and connected whilst off in the menu:

Fairly often, when connecting to a Wi-Fi network, I seem to have to disable Wi-Fi + wait 4 seconds + enable Wi-Fi to have it decide that there's a valid connection. If I'm unlucky, the Settings app will crash during me doing this…

I'd rather not upgrade to iOS 11 just yet, as a few apps I use haven't got iOS 11 versions out yet.

Short of an upgrade, is there anything I can do to my iPad to fix its frequent confusions about if it is connected to Wi-Fi / disconnected, has Wi-Fi enabled / has Wi-Fi disabled?


texts: Stopping false positive malware warnings in Catalina?

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Today, I received a pop-up warning saying "hpRaster.bundle will damage your computer. You should move it to the Trash".
"hpRaster.bundle" is installed by Mac OS X as part of its drivers for my HP Laserjet P1102w printer.
I ran a malware search on CleanMyMac X, and it only flagged up an issue with Safari. (Dealt with.)
Is there anything I can do to prevent these false positive warnings happening save waiting for Apple to push updates?


texts: Back-up restoration via iCloud for WhatsApp's stuck

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I have just re-downloaded Whatsapp and wanted to restore the chats that I have backed up. However, this occurs:

It has been stuck at 99% for the whole evening. I have tried following the guide WhatsApp published online but to no avail.
Is there anything that anyone knows which can help?


texts: Does Power Nap allow an Apple TV to access media on a sleeping Mac?

texts: Do I have to wake up a Power Nap enabled Mac to stream media off of it or can I leave it sleeping?


texts: My iPod 5 (16gbs) won't let me sign into iMessage. I just updated yesterday to 9.3.2. I've tried signing and every time it says that iMessage server is unavailable. What even is that?!?! What should I do? Do I keep signing in until it works? Plus FaceTime is down. I signed into that again and it won't get it set up either. Can someone help me and tell me what I'm supposed to do?


texts: Formatting SD card with 4096 bytes Allocation Size Unit

texts: I need to format an SD card to 4096 bytes Allocation Size Unit, but I'm not sure how. I know I need to type in a specific command into the terminal. Could anyone help me out by telling me what code I need to type in to make it work?


texts: Can I use my Macbook Pro Retina as a monitor for PS3?

texts: I want to connect my PlayStation3 to my Retina Macbook Pro so that I can play my games using the MBP's display, is it possible to do it with HDMI port or something else?


texts: Make volume buttons only control headphones?

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I'm trying to use soundflower and co. to record desktop sound, but I'd like to be able to adjust the volume of my headphones simultaneously.

The volume buttons adjust soundflower if I set the system sound device to soundflower and use LineIn to PlayThru to the headphones (same problem with soundflowerbed), or the volume buttons don't work at all if I use an aggregate device.

What can I do to make the volume buttons control the headphones and not soundflower (which I always want to be at max)?


texts: Do DHCP Client IDs showup in Airport Utility when Computer Name is shorter than 16 Characters?

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My Airport Utility's (version 5) DHCP Clients list used to show the DHCP Client ID for each client, as defined for each connection in System Preferences/Network.

I then went and changed the "Computer Name" of my Mac Pro using System Preferences/Sharing. I changed it from "xxxxxxx's Mac Pro" to "xxxxxxxx".

Now, Airport Utility's DHCP Clients list shows the Computer Name instead of the DHCP Client ID, for each client.

I found that AU will show DHCP Client IDs if I make the Computer Name 16 characters long, one of which is a "-" or a space. I can make the name anything - as long as it's 16 characters long with a "-".

What is going on here? Surely, lots of computers have names shorter than 16 chars? Is AU showing DHCP Client IDs for them?

I'm using OS X 10.5.6 and Airport Utility 5.4.2. Please don't say I should update.

Please do let me know If your Airport Utility correctly shows DHCP Client IDs, AND your Computer Name is shorter than 16 characters (and what versions you are using.)

Thanks


texts: Presence of a Linux partition causes FileVault2 setup to fail

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I'm currently dual booting Mountain Lion and Ubuntu 12.04 on a rMBP. Everything works fine, but enabling FileVault fails with the error message: "Some information was unavailable during an internal lookup." I receive the same error message if I run "Verify Disk" in Disk Utility.

By experimenting over the course of half a dozen reinstallations, I made the following observations:

Install Ubuntu 12.04 (x64, alternative Mac version) and GRUB -> ERROR
Add a ext4 or btrfs partition using Gparted on a LiveCD without installing GRUB -> ERROR
Removing the Linux partitions (but leaving the hybrid MBR) -> NO ERROR

As a result, my best guess is that OS X throws an error as soon as it detects a filesystem that it doesn't recognize. Has anyone else encountered this problem? How do get OS X to ignore my Linux partitions?

Update 1

Adding 128 MiB of padding between partitions solves the "Verify Disk" error. Unfortunately, I still get the same error message when I attempt to enable FileVault 2. Interestingly, "Verify Disk" started returning errors as soon as I attempted to "Repair Disk." Disk Utility seems quite adept at corrupting its own partition tables...

Update 2

I get more information if I run fsck_cs from the terminal. It looks like this may be related to FireVault2 using CoreStorage. Here's the output:

$ sudo fsck_cs /dev/disk0
** Checking volume.
   Content Hint for disk0 is not Apple_CoreStorage
** disk0: Scan for Volume Headers
   Invalid Volume Header @ 0: invalid field value
   Invalid Volume Header @ 251000192512: invalid field value
** disk0 is not a CoreStorage volume


texts: What causes Apple Mail body to sometimes not display

texts:
There are a number of similar questions, but this seems not to be a rebuild database or restart problem.

Occasionally, a message in Mail will only show the header, the body does not show up. I used to exit and restart Mail and this would enable that message to show. Now, I find that sometimes I can (using up/down arrow) display another message and then return to the blank message and it will now show up.

If the arrow does not do it, then clicking the header line of another message in a different thread will usually work. Also double-click on the header line opens another window with the message successfully displayed.

What is it that has prevented the body from being displayed? Is there any debug log for the UI?

Macmini7,1 "Late 2014"; MacOS 10.14.6 Mojave; Mail Version 12.4 (3445.104.11); Use classic layout ON


texts: How much overhead (%) space requires migrating a iPhoto library to a Photo library?

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After migrating an iPhoto Library to a Photos App Library, they see actually share space by using hardlinks. So even the Finder says each folder use some amount of space, they are actually sharing it. That only applies if they are in the same volume. For example, both in the internal disk or both in the same partition of  the same external drive.

However, migrating could share the actual pictures but each program has specific extra structure. It could be from thumbnails, index and other cached information.

How much extra space do I need, for example, for migrating and 150Gb iPhoto Library in an external drive?

It's important to know if the iPhoto library is in volume, let's say, with 170Gb. Will be the remaining 20Gb enough for the Photo App index?

The situation is particularly important for many Macbook air users as many of them, having small SSD disk, store their pictures in an external drive.


texts: Using Safari to list all contents of a folder/path

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Is there a way I can use Safari to list the contents of a folder? More like of an "index" page where you get to see the files and sub-folders inside a path/folder. Like this one:

When I use Chrome, I just type the tilde "~" character on the address bar, which many of us know, represents the "home directory" of the OS. It's easy for me because Chrome just lists all the files under that directory in a list format inside the browser. I can just click the HTML files or any file/folder for that matter to view its content.

I know this can be done just by using Finder to navigate your directories and files, but it's much easier to just click around files where you know it will still end up displaying in the browser.

As I have tested, when typing the path or even "~" in the address bar, what it does is either do a web search or open that folder in Finder. Just not what I want.


texts: Is it safe to eject a hard drive during encryption?

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I am currently encrypting my external hard drive (1TB), but the process takes a while. I'm always using it on the go with my laptop, so I have to eject it at some point. However, after I eject my hard drive, the light on my hard drive is still on, indicating it's still active. I ejected it properly, but it still flashes on. So I decide to just shut down my laptop and plug out my hard drive.

Is this safe to do?


texts: video playback stops while sharing the screen to apple-tv

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I just recently faced this problem, while I have high quality broadband bandwidth and each devices (laptop, apple-tv ,etc) can stream 1080 flawlessly, but the moment I hit the apple tv button, the online streaming (fb or youtube) stops playing back. If I cancel sharing the screen with apple-tv it resumes playing back!!

p.S: I have this problem only with online streaming, offline video playback is fine on apple-tv. Bandwidth test with apple-tv is passed without any problem.

Some info:

laptop: mac-Pro 15" retina

apple-tv model: A1469

apple-tv software: 7.0.2(6915)


texts: is it possible to automate device enrollment process using Intune MDM?

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We are trying to give our staff an enterprise app using Intune MDM. Here are the steps we followed: https://www.robinhobo.com/how-to-enroll-an-apple-device-with-ios-13-user-enrollment-mode-in-microsoft-intune/
We have a requirement that we need to automate the Enrollment of iOS device so that end-users do not need to do all the steps like they will select the app and then install so from a mobile we have to do the remaining steps automatically.
Can we automate the steps below?

download management profile
install the management profile
update device settings


texts:
Literally out of nowhere my laptop screen went crazy. I was using it while sitting at my dining room table and stopped for probably 10 mins to look at something on my phone. When I looked back, it was like this.

MacBook Air 13"
Bought new 3 months ago (August 2015)
Running OS X 10.10.2 (haven't upgraded to El Capitan because of negative reviews).
Has not been dropped, no water damage.

Apple Care tried to help over the phone by having me reset a few things (video card, etc) but nothing worked. I have an appointment at the Genius Bar for thursday so I'm wondering if anyone here might have any ideas in the meantime.

It started out like this:

and got progressively worse:

There appears to be 6 vertical panels on the screen, 4 of them have the crazy colors/stripes, and the other 2 are normal. The text and mouse cursor are reversed when they're "behind" the panels.

I was able to login, see parts of my desktop, & open some items. Other than the crazy sections it seems to be working.

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Four days feels like a lifetime to wait for tech support.


texts: My airport never stops searching for networks, even when I'm already connected

texts: I switched to Lion soon after it came out on my MacBook Pro.  Now when I pull down the airport menu, it indicates that it is searching for networks all the time.  It does this even after I am connected to my preferred network.  I never noticed this with Leopard nor Snow Leopard.  Is this a bug?  a feature?  Should I care?


texts: Time Machine Backup at night only works when Laptop lid is opened

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Important: I back up to a time capsule, via wifi.

I set my computer up to automatically wake up at 2:58 AM.
At 2:59 AM I run a script that launches "caffeinate -s", in order to prevent my MacBook to go back to sleep.
At 3:00 AM I run a scheduled Time Machine backup - Time Machine itself is turned off in the settings, though.
I run another script that kills caffeinate when the backupd process is gone, so my Mac can go back to sleep.

My goal: Only run backups at night, when I usually do not use my MacBook.

What happens:
- When I make the Mac sleep, but have the lid open, it works as I'd like it.
- When I make the Mac sleep by closing the lid, it doesn't work. Time Machine can't find the backup device.

This is the caffeinate script. backupd is launched with TimeMachineScheduler.

#!/bin/sh
/usr/bin/caffeinate -s &
while [ ! "$(pidof backupd)" ]; do
        sleep 10
done
while [ "$(pidof backupd)" ]; do
done
/usr/bin/pkill caffeinate


texts:
I'm using an external USB keyboard (for windows, really). It's a 105-key UK layout and for some reason my ` and \ keys are switched.

This is fine, as I've obtained a keyboard layout which swaps these keys round. However, in certain applications (Office and Slack, possibly more) the layout switches back to the original British PC layout.

Also, I'm on Sierra.

How can I get my keyboard layout to persist?


texts:
So I need to downgrade itunes to 12.0.1 for a jailbreak (6.1.6 on ipod 4g). Currently, you can't just delete itunes. What would I have to do?

My idea is:

Disable SIP (boot into recovery mode and disable)
Delete the Itunes Application
Install the 12.0.1 Itunes

Is it that simple? Anything else I need to remove? I'm trying to get either redsn0w or p0sixspawn to work.


texts: IOS 7 & MSFT Exchange: Deleted email keeps re-appearing

texts:
I have an iPhone 5 running IOS 7 that is connected to my company's MSFT Exchange server.  I get email without a problem, send without a problem and with 1 exception, actions taken via desktop Outlook replicate to my iPhone and vice versa.

Yesterday I received an email(small, no attachment) from someone that occasionally sends me email.  I deleted it on my phone and didn't have any problem.  About 45 minutes later it reappeared as an unread email.  When I open it, it says "The message has not been downloaded from the server".  It is deleted from Outlook and I emptied the trash folder.

This loop has been repeated a dozen times.  I reset the phone, turned off mail syncing to no avail.  My last resort is to delete the account and re-create it but I'd like to avoid that as it's a hassle.

Thanks!


texts: Why doesn't ⌥ (option)+click bring up the context menu?

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Does anyone know why ^ (control)+click was chosen to trigger a context menu, rather than ⌥ (option)+click? Is there any history surrounding this?

To me, an alternative method of clicking that brings up a menu of options seems most intuitive if triggered by ⌥ (option)+click, especially considering that key is also known as ⌥ (alt).


texts: What is the right way to maintain Time Machine backup history for a HDD with two partitions?

texts:
I have two user partitions (not counting any hidden/system ones like Lion Restore etc.) on my MacBook Pro's internal HDD: Volume_A (100 GB) and Volume_B (20 GB). My Time Capsule has been keeping everything backed up nicely for a little over a year now.

I now want to re-partition my volumes (no change in names). Volume_A: 100 -> 70 GB and Volume_B: 20 -> 50 GB.

Since I also have access to a CCC backup of both partitions, I can easily delete Volume_B, recreate it with the new, increased size and restore the data into it from the CCC backup.

My question is: will Time Machine/Capsule be able to retain the history after the new partition scheme goes live? Or will it decide to wipe the slate clean and start with a fresh backup of the newly re-partitioned setup?

Is there any way to make sure I don't lose my history and have backups "continue" and build upon the existing collection?


texts: kernel_task and mdworker use all available RAM memory

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I am using a MacBook Pro 13" retina early 2015, running macOS 10.12 Sierra public beta 2.

For the last two days my computer is not usable since there is no available RAM memory to use, the OS is just freezing and after few minutes the computer restarts itself.

I checked the activity monitor to see what is the cause of that problem and I noticed that the kernel_task, the mds_stores, the mdworker and the mdworker32 tasks are using all of my RAM memory.

Turns out that it doesn't matter if some program is running on my computer or not, it happens every time I turn on my computer.

I recently purchased a TarDisk for my Mac, a microSD card for expanding the computer's memory.
The problem mentioned above started right after the "Pearing" process.
I understood that the mdworker task is a system software that takes care of Spotlight indexing.
Since the "pearing" process of the TarDisk makes the OS to think the microSD card is part of the main Macintosh HD and since I have turned on FileVault again after the installation, I think Spotlight has difficulties indexing my SSD for some reason that has something to do with that.

In order to solve this, I tried to fix any possible flaws in my SSD.
So I have booted into Single-User Mode and run the file system consistency check command fsck -fy until it said the volume appears to be OK. I also run the First Aid tool on the Disk Utility app.
(Just to be clear, I have preformed those steps before installing the TarDisk, as the company instructed before beginning that installation process, but right now I am describing the steps I took in order to fix the problem mentioned above, after it appeared)
In addition, I have also restarted the System Management Controller (SMC) on my Mac, following the instructions on apple's site.
Non of the above worked for me.
I saw a way to disable Spotlight's indexing for the entire SSD, but I don't want to do that, since it will make Spotlight unusable for searching things and that is the entire point of this tool.

I would like to get any suggestions for solving this issue.
What may cause it and what is a possible solution?


texts: Restore missing Reminders items after macOS Catalina

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My Reminders lists and items are completely messed up after using macOS Catalina's upgrade helper.

Completed items from a year ago are popping back (some from 2018)
Move items are moved back to the old list
Items ordering are all wrong

I don't know how Apple manages to get this so wrong: I had 4 active devices and they are all properly synced through iCloud (all have the same, latest Reminders data), so I can't imagine how Apple could upgrade using some legacy copy of my data.

Anyway, I have read this question but the same "Restore Reminders" options is no longer at icloud.com settings page. I only see "Restore Calendars", it doesn't mention Reminders.

Furthermore, the new Reminders app on macOS Catalina no longer allow  exporting or importing iCalendar format (.ics files), so everything I do now is high risk.

Please let me know if there is any way I can get my Reminders data back. As .ics format, or something I can take screenshots and manually re-add.

(I will try the iOS 12 Simulator option mentioned in above question later today ...)


texts: Shell string manipulation not working in Applescript

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I'm trying to make a service to translate things which Chrome doesn't translate automatically. The following script works when run from my shell

#!/bin/bash

input='это тест)))' # translates to - this is a test)))
if [[ $(echo "$input") =~ ')' ]]; then
    input="$(echo "${input//)/}")"
fi
export PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH"; /usr/local/bin/trans -e yandex -b :en "$input"

the result: this is a test

However when I put this into an Applescript:

set input to "это тест)))"
set output to (do shell script "if [[ $(echo " & quoted form of input & ") =~ ')' ]]; then " & quoted form of input & "=\"$(echo \"${" & quoted form of input & "//)/}\")\"; fi; export PATH=\"/usr/local/bin:$PATH\"; /usr/local/bin/trans -e google -b :en " & quoted form of input & "")

display dialog output as string

The result is still this is a test)))

It still runs and translates the input string. But it doesn't remove the ))). I don't understand why the if statement is not working in my applescript version. Am I quoting something wrong?

This script uses a program called Translate-Shell which can be found on GitHub or at the program author's website here.


texts: Unable to open Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac on my MacPro

texts:
I keep getting the following error message when I try to open any of my PowerPoint files on my Mac Pro.

Any suggestions?


texts: Where can I download old iOS versions from Apple?

texts:
I need to test my app with older version of iOS and can't find exactly where to download them from Apple.

Anybody know the adress?


texts: How am I supposed to use ProXPN on an insecure network?

texts:
It seems that ProXPN will only launch after you connect to a wireless network. How, then, can I keep my connection secure while connecting to an insecure wireless connection while using ProXPN?

There will be a brief moment where I connect to the insecure network, and only then I can launch and enable ProXPN. Is there any way to make it so there isn't this brief vulnerability? Or is this brief moment not a risk at all since I am not browsing any websites from when I connect to the network to when I enable ProXPN?

What about other risks such as someone hacking into the computer via open ports or shared folders/files?


texts: OSX: Disable process startup disabling on crash

texts: I'm on OSX 10.14.4 (18E226). I use a 3rd-party application that crashes about once a day. Every time it crashes I restart it, with little impact. But it seems like after 5 (?) crashes, OSX helpfully disables the process from starting, until I logout and login. How do I disable this OS behaviour?


texts: Can AppleScript be used to downloading files from a web page?

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I want to write a script that searches a web page for an updated file, then downloading it when detected. There is no command I have found that does this, accept Automator's download URL function, that I believe just gets the HTML, not the file.

Tell me if I am wrong or if AppleScript can do such a task?

P.S. I would not like to use any Internet libraries.


texts: How do I make a certain keyboard command system wide?

texts:
I'm using WireTap to record some documentary while I need to frequently make cue mark command (Command-Shift-T).

And the way I do is first use Command-Tab to switch to Wire Tap and hit Command-Shift-T, and then switch back to the player which is very annoying.

Is there a way to make the command system wide?


texts: What's this icon in menu bar on Macbook Pro?

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Does anyone know what's this icon to the left of battery status in the menu bar? It looks like binoculars.

This appears only on lock screen, and disappears as soon as I login (either through TouchID or entering the password). Clicking on that while the screen is locked doesn't help.
If it helps, this is a MacBook Pro with TouchBar (2017 model) and is running macOS Catalina 10.15.6.
I've been using this laptop for more than 2 years but this started appearing only 3-4 days ago.
Thanks


texts: Pictures show up in Camera Roll but not in the Photos app

texts:
When you go to the Camera app, you can click on a thumbnail of the most recent photo and it takes you to a stream of all photos (I think this is referred to as Camera Roll). These have always been identical to what I see in the Photos app, but simply organized in chronological order.
I am helping out someone, so I don't have the full background. They were saving photos from Google Photos. Those photos end up in the Camera Roll, but they don't show up in the main Photos app. Does the Camera Roll have different permissions or something? How is it possible that a photo can be seen in Camera Roll, but not in Photos?


texts: How to delete bad entries in Mail's helpful drop-down lists?

texts: When I send an email, I type two or three letters and select the recipient's full name in the list that pops up.  A great feature.  But one day I mistyped an email address and now have several junk entries in that list.  How do I delete those?


texts: Late 2010 iMac getting quarter way in booting then turning off

texts:
Late 2010 iMac getting quarter way through booting then turning off

Ok - first things first, apologies for a long post - I have lots of details about this issue.

Context:

As far as I can remember, about a couple of weeks ago I was working on my iMac (Late 2010, I believe running High Sierra) and it got stuck and froze (the spinning rainbow wheel of doom).
I waited for about 5 minutes then force shut down the iMac using the Power button. From there, the iMac simply refused to start up. It would get halfway through a very slow boot up - i.e. loading bar gets halfway - then simply turn off and die.
Here is what I have tried, and the various results for each:

My attempts:

Safe Mode - I attempted to boot into Safe Mode by holding  shift  when I turned the computer on. Unfortunately it simply doesn't get to Safe Mode, the iMac turns off half way.

Recovery Mode - I attempted to boot into Recovery Mode by holding  Cmd  +  R and succeeded, but when I attempted to perform first-aid on the drive, I got this:

Booting into a different drive - I only have the recovery drive separate, so same result as (2).

Performed Apple Diagnostics (on my iMac known as Apple Hardware Test) by holding  D  on startup. I ended up with error code -3403D.

Reset NVRAM multiple times by pressing Option  + Cmd  + P  +  R - no change.

Reset SMC multiple times by unplugging. No change.

Booted into Verbose Mode - everything went smoothly until it got to checking the Catalog File, where it stopped, before spewing an error message and shutting down after 3 seconds.

Booted into Single Boot Mode by holding  Cmd + S on startup and typing fsck -fy. I repeated this over and over but it didn't say anything different, just that the drive couldn't be verified completely.

Question:

I'm aware there may be ways to fix this by reinstalling MacOS. I'm also aware that this could be a hard drive issue, however, I'd like to exhaust all other options before I consider that. Are there any other ways anybody knows hot to fix this?

Note:

I'd like to note that now, a few weeks after the initial issue the iMac only makes it quarter way through the boot before turning off.
I'd also like to note that I have seen these websites:
https://www.stellarinfo.com/blog/solved-macbook-pro-booting-stuck-halfway/
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8464773
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8381789
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7051661
https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/218110/Why+does+my+iMac+shutdown+halfway+through+loading+on+startup
iMac gets stuck halfway through boot
But nothing has worked. Can the Apple Stack Exchange Community help me better?

Thanks!


texts: How to automatically run apps in iphone?

texts: I want to open the YouTube app on my iPhone 7 at 8 am every day and open the first video in the list. How can I accomplish this?


texts: iPhone default email address not used for new emails

texts: I have three email accounts setup. I have one of my personal accounts as my default. Whenever I compose a NEW email it automatically populates my work email address - doesn’t matter what mailbox I might be in.  I’ve tried to change my default account and every single time the from address is my work email!


texts: Does anyone know a Socks5 server I can run in OsX which allows chaining to an HTTP proxy?

texts: Does anyone know of an OSX (Lion) Socks5 proxy that allows chaining to an HTTP(s) proxy with authentication?  I've been searching the web, but can't seem to find anything.


texts: Re-install the App Store application on OS X 10.6.8

texts: I deleted the App Store application with AppCleaner some months ago, after ongoing problems with a freezing Finder. Now I would like to reinstall, but I cannot find a way. The 10.6.6 combo updater of course will not do the job because it needs an older OS X incarnation and I'm running 10.6.8.


texts: After resetting iPhone, photos are not accesible via cable connection

texts:
I have a 16 GB iPhone 6 and as most of you might have experienced, after a certain point in its lifetime, that amount of space gets filled in a couple of weeks or months. Previously what I used to do was connect it to my PC and move my photos to my hard drive and free the space.

Gradually the phone started getting filled with junk and I didn't even have space for photos. The only solution I found was to reset my phone. I did that and everything was fine, but now my photos are starting to fill my phone again. But for some reason after the reset I can't actually see my photo folders. I see the iPhone on My Computer, I can open its internal storage which shows actual usage, but inside it I don't have access to the folders.

I tried resetting privacy settings, but it didn't change anything. I also give permission to access each time I connect the phone for some reason.

Other than that this is what I see when I open the phone's storage:


texts: iCloud storage question - how can I stop using iCloud for email storage and just store emails on my computer?

texts: How can I stop using iCloud for email storage and just store emails on my computer (a MacBook Pro)?


texts: Discord.app macOS Catalina 10.15.4 (19E287) would like to receive keystrokes from any application. Should I trust

texts: I'm assuming this is a new "feature" of macOS Catalina 10.15.4?  My guess is it is safe to allow but for now I am going to Deny.  Thanks.


texts:
How does the auto focus in the iPhone work?  Is there a something mechanical in there to adjust the lens or is it completely software?

Google provides this article which suggests some camera phones do have mechanical focus mechanisms.  I couldn't find anything specific to the iPhone however.


texts: Keyboard short cut to skip back 5-10 seconds in iTunes TV show?

texts:
When I'm playing music I can hit ⌘ Command⌥ Option←  (or Right Arrow, →) to skip backward (or forward) about 5 seconds. Now I'm watching a TV show for the purpose of learning a language and I like to be able to do this, but ⌘ Command⌥ Option← doesn't do anything.

Is there a good keyboard shortcut for jumping back 5-10 seconds while watching a video?

iTunes 12.8.0.150, macOS 10.13.6.


texts: How to figure out which exact python app regularly results in crashes of Python.app?

texts:
I have several python (server) apps running on my Macbook.
One of them regularly crashes on my system, resulting in a desktop notification popup with the message: Python quit unexpectedly.

Checking the crash logs on my system in /Users/jottr/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports I find several reports pertaining to Python.

$ head -n 8 Python_2015-12-12-201816_hostname.crash

Process:               Python [605]
Path:                  /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Resources/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/Python
Identifier:            Python
Version:               2.7.10 (2.7.10)
Code Type:             X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process:        ??? [1]
Responsible:           Python [605]
User ID:               501

These crash logs are too unspecific to establish which exact process keeps crashing.

How can I debug which exact python process/app crashes the interpreter?


texts: Can a VPN be set on the personal hotspot in iOS 9.3?

texts: We're looking at deploying iPads using Apple Configurator, but one concern is the Personal Hotspot. We tried to hide the Settings app so it couldn't be turned on, but it doesn't look like that's possible in iOS 9.3 with Apple Configurator 2.2. As an alternative, is it possible to force all traffic from the Personal Hotspot to go over a VPN? The iPad will be in the supervised mode.


texts:
My friend has an iPad 2 and we can't seem to find a way to attach photos to emails using the standard Mail software the device comes with.

What are we missing?


texts: How to cure Mail of being stuck on one message?

texts:
Every time I open Mail, it has the same message selected.  I scroll up three or four screens to the new messages, then close.  Next launch, it's on that same old message again.  It used to select the newest message on open.

The message doesn't appear to be corrupted.  I can read the whole thing, and it's all plain text (via a listserv that doesn't allow attachments or HTML).  I can scroll up and select/read other messages.  Can't find any other malfunction in Mail.  Rebuild Mailbox doesn't help.

Don't want to delete this particular message, just don't want mail to make me look at it on every launch and then scroll & scroll to the new mail.

Reason?  Fix?


texts: Would you recommend a cleanup of the keychain before activating iCloud Keychain sync.


texts: Remove duplicate menu bar icons in macOS Sierra

texts:
When I upgraded to macOS Sierra, a lot of my menu bar icons were duplicated. This included time, wifi, AirPlay, and Notification Center. I've been able to remove all of them except for Notification Center.

Any thoughts?


texts: Is there a sexier alternative to the status bar in Safari?

texts: I hate the status bar. However, I love hovering over URLs to find out where they will take me. Is there an alternative to having the status bar on at all times, or constantly toggling on/off? An extension, or maybe a preference that I'm missing?


texts: How to record screen with the audio coming from your Mac?

texts:
I'm trying to record my screen and the audio only coming from my Mac.

When I do a screen recording with quicktime, with audio settings: internal microphone, it records the video but with a lot of external noise (like cats).

How do I make sure that the audio of what is being played on the screen (like music being played on my Mac) is recorded in the video file?

I don't care if I'll have to record the screen and audio separately, or plug in earphones etc, I'd like to have a simple answer.

I have already tried the suggestions in these other questions:

How to record both screen and sound with Quicktime?
How to record the sound also in a screen recording if the headphones are connected?
QuickTime Screen + Audio Capture

Sadly their solutions don't work for me, as my recordings still capture external noises on macOS Catalina.

What software or setup can do this?


texts:
Before I just rush into ripping apart my machine & putting new thermal paste on the CPU heatsinks, I thought I'd try running this past Ask Different.

I have a 'Franken-Mac' Pro 4,1 with the full 5,1 upgrade.
It now has dual 6-core 3.46GHz Xeons - X5690
64GB RAM

From comments
'Franken-Mac' = Non-stock model. Mac Pro 4,1, upgraded to higher 5,1 spec than was available when new. All Apple, but there was never a 3.46 model originally.

I have no idea what was in it before, as I bought it ready-upgraded.

What worries me is that the 'main' temperatures reported by iStat Menus - which on this machine are the CPU A & B Tdiodes [not that I really know what they are] - are consistently out by about 15°C
Under minimal load, this comes out as approx CPU A at 60°C & CPU B at only 45°C
If I put the machine under load, I've seen that lift to perhaps 75°C & 60°C
The booster fans always run at the roughly same speed as each other, whatever that speed might be, increasing with load of course.

BTW, it's not always exactly 15° but around that value.

I have an older Mac Pro 3,1 which, though iStat measures a different sensor for the 'main' temperature [CPU A & B Heatsink], is always within a degree, right now 35/36°C

I'm not worried about the apparent temperature difference between the two machines, as not the same thing is being measured.

So, my question is...
Does anyone know if this difference between CPU A & B temperatures is normal, or if I need to be looking at the thermal paste etc?

The airflow is clean. I do it regularly anyway & did it just before I posted this question.

I've never stripped a Mac right down to the CPUs before [though I've done dozens of generic PCs over the years] so I wanted to get a second opinion.

A small side question - does anyone know which is A & B, physically? Is A to the front, B to the rear? I know they're labelled on the PCB, but it's not visible until you strip them & I can't find a picture of sufficient clarity.

Solution to the side question - CPU A is to the rear of the machine, so the air hitting it will have already passed over CPU B's heat-sink.


texts: Use iOS twitter integration without the official Twitter app?

texts: Is it possible to keep the full iOS twitter integration (tweet from anywhere in iOS, get notified on lockscreen/notification center etc.) and uninstall the official Twitter client and use TweetBot or Twitteriffic instead?


texts: Issue installing GCC using homebrew (scipy package dependency)

texts:
I am attempting to install the scipy (Scientific Python, including matplotlib) package using homebrew, and I noticed that it fails when it needs to install a dependency (gcc version 4.9.0).

I attempted to install it on multiple OSX versions, and even a manual method, but the error always occurs at "make bootstrap" portion.

First method:

brew tap Homebrew/versions
brew install gcc49

Result:

make[4]: *** [all-multi] Error 2
make[3]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: *** [all-stage1-target-libsanitizer] Error 2
make[1]: *** [stage-bubble] Error 2
make: *** [bootstrap] Error 2

Second Method:

wget ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/gcc-4.9.1/gcc-4.9.1.tar.bz2
gunzip gcc*.bz2
tar -xf gcc*.tar
./configure --prefix=/usr/gcc-4.9.1 --with-gmp=/usr/local/Cellar/gmp/6.0.0a --with-mpr=/usr/local/Cellar/mpfr/3.1.2-p8 --with-mpc=/usr/local/Cellar/mpc/0.26 --program-suffix=4.9.1 --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran --with-system-zlib --enable-stage1-checking --enable-plugin --enable-lto --disable-multilib

Result:
Similar output to first one at the end of output.

Anyone know how to install this correctly, or do I need to use xcode?  Will that even work with the scipy package installed through homebrew?

---------- UPDATE -----------

Tried suggestions.  That is the "brew install gcc" and "brew install scipy"

It fails at installing gcc either way, after doing those commands I get the following.

==> Installing dependencies for scipy: gcc, numpy
==> Installing scipy dependency: gcc
==> Downloading http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gcc/gcc-4.9.1/gcc-4.9.1.tar.bz2
Already downloaded: /Library/Caches/Homebrew/gcc-4.9.1.tar.bz2
==> ../configure --build=x86_64-apple-darwin14.0.0 --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/gcc/4.9.1 --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,obj-c++,fortran -
==> make bootstrap
mkdir common
mkdir common/.deps
config.status: executing default commands
make[1]: *** [stage2-bubble] Error 2
make: *** [bootstrap] Error 2

READ THIS: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/wiki/troubleshooting

These open issues may also help:
gcc: compatibility 10.10 (https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/pull/31466)
gcc 4.8.3 bottle has invalid omp.h header (https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/issues/29670)
MacOS.(gcc|clang|llvm)_version can return nil (https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/issues/18781)


texts:
I would like to delete either camera roll or photo stream, but, am afraid of losing pics altogether. Camera roll being original and stream copies if I understand correctly. Therefore would seem deleting stream would be the route. But would that also take my originals?
I cannot delete or rename albums. What is the solution.
Have iOS 9.1


texts: iPhone stolen, selected to erase data over iCloud

texts:
My iPhone was stolen last night, I logged into my iCloud account and selected find my phone, but the WiFi was turned off and could not locate it. I selected erase my phone when WiFi is detected and then I selected remove the device.

After thinking about this all night I am now wondering if I should not have deleted the device. Will the phone still erase the data even after I deleted the device from my account?


texts: Using ffmpeg on MOV files created by iMovie

texts: It looks like ffmpeg will not work with MOV files created using iMovie. Is there a way to batch convert these files (which are HUGE) to a compressed format, preferably mp4? I've also tried HandBrake with no success (though I assume ffmpeg is under the hood).


texts: Why doesn't the power connector on my thunderbolt display fit in my 13" macbook pro?

texts:
This is beyond irritating and I can't find any info.

The magsafe connector for my new 13" retina display MBP is different than the one for my old (12 months) 15" MBP and is not compatible with the 27" thunderbolt display.

I could understand if one were older than the other, but I literally just got the new thunderbolt display and 13" MBP from Apple yesterday and the magsafe power coming from the display does not fit into the magsafe connector on my notebook.

What gives?


texts: How do I mount a sparsebundle disk image that was created on another machine attached to the network?

texts:
I have a NAS drive attached to my router that is configured as Raid5. I also have three Mac's attached to that same router. In the Public folder on the NAS drive, I created a sparsebundle disk image from one of the Mac's. After it was created, it mounted to that computer just fine. When I try to mount it on another computer I get an error that says "no mountable file systems".

Basically, I need to have all three machines access the disk image (it has to show up as a local drive, which my NAS drive won't do) on all three machines. How do I get past this error?

One computer can use the DMG at a time by ejecting the disk image from computer 1 and then mounting it from computer 2 or 3. I really need all three to be able to use it at the same time. Final Cut Pro X (the software all three computers use most frequently) will not open libraries on a shared drive.

Thank you!


texts: Why does my wireless icon change to a rings symbol?

texts:
Sometimes on my macbook my wireless icon looks like this.

In the past I've only seen this when connecting to my iphone's hotspot, and I pressumed it was something along the lines of "we're using bluetooth as well" but when I took the screenshot I was connected to a normal everyday wireless access point.  What causes the change?


texts: Exactly what are the limitations of geofenced reminders?

texts:
One of the most exciting new features since iOS5 is the ability to setup reminders - and even better - the ability to setup geofenced reminders based on when you arrive or leave a location.

I have two key questions about how these work in practice and I was wondering if anybody could answer them based on their experiences.

1.) If I am sitting in location A but plan to leave and setup a reminder that will go off when I arrive back in location A - will that work?

i.e. if you are in your office and are going to be leaving for a meeting and want to remember to do something when you get back can you setup that alert before you leave or will it just go off immediately because you are already there?

2.) I live in Manhattan and my home address (stored in my contact information) is not what my iPhone thinks my location is when I am sitting in my apartment. My iPhone thinks I am three buildings down and across the street. Will geofenced reminders work if I tell them to remind me when I get "Home" even though "Home" is not exactly where iPhone GPS thinks I live?

NB: My one-off test of this shows that it does not correctly identify me as being home. It looks like I would have to tell it to remind me when I get to the incorrect address that iPhone thinks is home. I would think it would have some radius to allow for inaccuracies of GPS - would be best if you could SET this radius!


texts: How do I make my Mac stop responding to an Apple remote?

texts: I've got a MacBook running OS X 10.5 and an Apple TV sitting next to each other.  The remote for the Apple TV is being picked up by the MacBook.  I want it to only control the Apple TV.


texts: How to check how much "free" iGPU VRAM the system have in MB?

texts:
How to check how much free iGPU VRAM the system have?
I thought it was a simple easy task, but so far I don't find any useful result by googling.
I knew how much VRAM I have. I knew I could run system_profiler SPDisplaysDataTyp at cml. I knew I could check GPU % of each application in Activity Monitor > % GPU Column. I knew there is Activity Monitor > Window > GPU History Window etc..
But none of them tell me how much iGPU VRAM the system uses and how much free VRAM is in MB value.
Do anyone know how to check the info?
CML way is preferred.
if not, Built-in tool is preferred.
if not, Open source tool is preferred.
if not, Free tool is prefered.
Thank you very much.
Edited: I don't want to use a paid app for this purpose.


texts: iTunes Media Folder Location seems to act oddly

texts:
I have a separate partition setup for my Media.

If I set it to F:\ the structure for music is:

F:\{Artist}\{Album}...

If I set it to F:\Music the structure for music is:

F:\Music\Music\{Artist}\{Album}

How can I set it up so that the media is stored F:\Music\{Artist}\{Album}?


texts: Why do Location Services turn off on its own sometime?

texts:
I have an iPhone 3Gs and the latest iPod Touch.  Neither have 3G data connectivity and are only connected to the Internet via WiFi.

When either device spends a while not being connected to WiFi (for instance, when camping), the Location Services turn off on their own.

Why is this?  Is it by design?  How do I make Location Services stay on?


texts: Two monitors using Elgato dock and a thunderbolt device

texts:
I'm using an Elgato Thunderbolt 2 Dock which has a second Thunderbolt port and a seperate HDMI port. I have an HDMI display connected to the HDMI port and a LaCie HDD connected to the second thunderbolt port.

On that LaCie HDD there is an LG ULTRAWIDE connected via MiniDisplayPort to DisplayPort.

If I only plug in the HDMI device it works. If I only connect the DisplayPort-Device to the LaCie HDD it works. If I connect both displays only the one connected first will work but whenever I connect one of the displays the MacBook goes black for a moment and comes back with only one monitor recognized.

The Elgato homepage states that there needs to be another Thunderbolt device between the dock and the DisplayPort Monitor but my LaCie IS that device.

Why don't I get a signal on the second monitor?

MacBook Pro Mid-2012
OS X 10.9.5

Connection Diagram:
MBP => Elgato Dock (with HDMI connected) => LaCie HDD => DisplayPort Monitor


texts:
I have a source folder

source/

-rw-------@ 1 user  staff    41B Mar 23 13:59 aws-1
-rw-r--r--  1 user  staff   112B Mar 23 14:36 aws-2
-rw-rw-rw-@ 1 user  staff   2.3K Feb  5 17:15 google

the destination folder doesn't exist yet. And I try to rsync the 2 aws files into a destination folder. Here is my command:

rsync \
  -avh --chmod=a=rw \
  --include="aws-*" \
  --exclude="*" \
  "source/." "destination/"

What I'm trying to do is to rsync the 2 aws files and change their permissions once in the destination folder. After running the command, I got an error and the files are not in the destination folder. Only the folder is created. Here is the error:

building file list ... done
created directory /Users/user/destination/aws
./
rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/Users/user/destination/aws/aws-1": Permission denied (13)
rsync: recv_generator: failed to stat "/Users/user/destination/aws/aws-2": Permission denied (13)
rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/Users/user/destination/aws/." failed: Permission denied (13)
*** Skipping everything below this failed directory ***

It says permission denied without copying the files. I don't already understand which permission cause problem. My source file and directory seems fine. The created destination folder seems also fine.

PS: I precise my rsync command happens inside a bash script


texts: Data use for email to multiple recipients

texts: Does sending a large email message to multiple recipients use more data than sending the same email to only one recipient?


texts: OS X - 'Clickable' script to erase files?

texts:
I use Latex to write my documents. Latex creates MANY auxiliary files to compile a document. I often times want to clean my working directory.

When I was working on Windows, I used to keep a .bat file in the working directory that looked like this:

del *.aux
del *.pdf
del *.log
del *.bak
del *.gz
del *.bbl
del *.blg

which I could just click on to get rid of all auxiliary files.

Now, I want to do the same on my Mac. I have created a .sh file like this:

#!/bin/bash

cd `pwd`

echo "Cleaning files..."

rm *.aux
rm *.bak
rm *.bbl
rm *.blg
rm *.gz
rm *.log
rm *.pdf

echo "Done!"

which I know I can run (i.e. invoke from command line), but I cannot click on - which is more convenient because not always I will be using Terminal.

How can I convert this script into a "clickable" one?

I appreciate any input!


texts: How can I display iPad content fullscreen with HDMI on a TV?

texts:
I bought an iPad lately (10.5" 2017), and I want to connect it via HDMI to my HDTV. Now I know that because of the iPad screen size, I cannot get fullscreen on my TV (I have black borders right and left right now).

But, is there any way I can make it work?

I use this iPad for travelling and would love to plug it into a hotel TV and watch Netflix on it. But I would like to display the content fullscreen without the black borders!


texts: There is a free player for vmware on windows, is there a free version as well for mac? If not, any other free alternatives?


texts: Detecting other bluetooth devices from my iPhone

texts:
When i turn on Bluetooth in my application it didn't detect other bluetooth devices. I wonder if there's a fault in my iPhone device or i didn't configure it properly.

So at this moment i have my iPhone and my Mac Book pro. Can someone please tell me how to check if the bluetooth is working in my iPhone ?

I need step by step instructions :s

EDIT:

how to turn on Bluetooth on a Mac book pro ?


texts:
I created two files

$ 'test' > test.md
$ 'hello' > hello.md

try to combine them

cat test.md hello.md > combined.md

Unfortunately, the newly combined.md is blank.

How to combine files from terminal with commands?


texts: Mac Os "cannot be installed on this computer"

texts:
So I got a second hand macbook(A1342, mid-2010) and I need to install mac os on it so I can upgrade the firmware(it had cloud ready installed on it) so I downloaded a snow leopard dmg file(it said for dvd btw) and used etcher on my Linux machine to burn it to a usb after extracting the img. It booted fine into the installer but then it said Mac OS cannot be installed on this computer. Do you have an ideas?

I've just a little stumped right now.

And extra info

I only got a Linux and Windows computer rn

The Linux one has a disk drive but the Windows doesnt

And I don't have the original installation disc


texts:
Has LibreOffice Vanilla been removed from the App Store? In Belgium I get a message that this app is not available in your country or region. A few weeks ago it was there.
LibreOffice Vanilla on App Store
Is there another way of installing LibreOffice on Mac that has automatic updates?


texts: Use Mail app for mailto links but not receive?

texts:
I use the Outlook email app but because Apple doesn't allow changing associated apps for things like mailto links, whenever I click on "Send feedback" in an app or an email address on a website, I'm presented with "Please configure an email account".

Is there any way to configure the Mail app for send only? I don't want to have two copies of my inbox. (This is for a GMail account)

CLARIFICATION - This is on an iPhone not a Mac


texts:
In terminal is there a way for Terminal to guess a file based on an incomplete file path?  For example:
Instead of /Users/me/foo1/foo2/foo3/foo4/TargetFile, is there a way to just do /foo3/foo4/TargetFile?
I want to be able to access the file no matter where it is.  Thanks.


texts: Diagnostic Software for iPad fingerprint button?

texts: I am using an iPad Pro. I have been regularly updating my OS software - beta 13. This week my touch button for fingerprint recognition stopped working. I deleted my old fingerprint file and tried to enter it new. The button would still not pick up the fingerprint. I took it to a repair shop for a quote on a new button, and they said the button is keyed to the processor - they could not just put in a new button. Is there any diagnostics program to check if it is a hardware or software problem?


texts:
I recently updated my iPhone 4 to iOS 4.3.1. Everything seemed to go fine. However, after I sent my next text message the phone quickly showed the restart screen and then all my old messages were deleted. Thinking it was a fluke I restored to before the update. Everything (except the messages I had sent between the update and restore) showed up again. However, again, as soon as I sent another text, my phone restarted and all the old messages were removed. I'd like to keep my old SMSs on my phone and still be able to send/receive new ones.

Any ideas?


texts:
Applications like for example TextEdit show multiple entries in the Open Recent list despite that the number of recent items is set to none in the system preferences.

Is there another way to adjust the number of recent items? Or to automatically clear the lists of all applications on logout?


texts: Is it ok to use 14w charger to charge ipad

texts: My old iPad charger broke so I had to get a new one and the one I got was a 2.8A/5V charger aka 14w charger.so is safe to use .


texts: Activity Monitor on Mac OS doesn't show port 8080

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I'm trying to verify that a specified process (server) listens on port 8080 using Activity Monitor. But, for some strange reason, Activity Monitor doesn't show information about port numbers greater than 25XX. I do know that the server works fine and listens on this port.

How can I see the process which listens on port 8080 in Activity Monitor?


texts: Get URL of opened Firefox tabs from terminal

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I am trying to get the url of all opened Firefox tabs from terminal using the solution given here which describes how to do so for chrome. I tried the following:
osascript -e 'tell application "Firefox" to get URL of tab 1 of window 1'

Which is a slight modification of the following solution for Chrome:
osascript -e 'tell application "Google Chrome" to get URL of tab 1 of window 1'

However I get this error:
41:46: syntax error: A number can’t go after this property. (-2740)

Note that I have tried this for Safari and Chromium and it works for both just as it does for Google Chrome.


texts: How can I let two iTunes installation use same iTunes folder?

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I have two iTunes installation on PC.

First one is on Windows 7 which is my main iTunes for music podcast etc.
Second iTunes is installed in a VMware powered Windows 7

I connected first iTunes folder as network drive set this location for second iTunes library. I hope this does not sound confusing.

These two iTunes are now downloading podcasts individually, yes they download to same location but they don't recognise what is already downloaded. What am I doing wrong? or missing?


texts: Screen blurs when I try to record videos on iPhone

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I have an iPhone 11 running on iOS 13.3.1 and when I open the camera, everything works fine expect the videos (slow-motion/normal/time-lapse). When I try to record one, the screen blurs and the video never starts. I tried to reboot it, to change the quality (HD/4K) and the FPS but it doesn't work. Yet, when I try to take pictures everything works fine, and the microphone works well too.

Any idea on how I can fix this ? Here is a screenshot of what I get :


texts: Where is the iWork shape library stored?

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I created a Custom Shape Library via iWork and would like to share it within my company. Where is this library located so I can copy/paste it to all other users?

I already found where custom templates for Pages and the color palettes are stored. Yet I struggle to find the library.


texts: What to do when I cannot boot the Recovery partition?

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tl;dr

When I hold alt during boot, and select the Recovery partition, the computer displays the bright grey screen with an Apple logo, and a spinning work indicator. But after a few hours nothing has yet happened.

Running an updated Yosemity install

Long version

I was working on a rake script which tried to create a directory relative to my home folder. I used a ~ in the script, where I should have used the $HOME environment variable.

No big deal, that just created a folder named ~ in my current working directory. Of course this shouldn't be there so I deleted it with

rm -rf ~

Bad idea! After about a second, I realized what I had done - that I had asked it to delete my home folder, and I immediately cancelled the operation with ctrl+c

I didn't assume that this should be a big deal. Just restore my home folder from a Time Machine backup - the only work I had done since the last backup was already pushed to a remote git repository.

Well, restoring my home folder from a Time Machine backup resulted in an error code, so I created a new administrative user, logged in as that user and tried again.

Still error messages, so I opened a terminal, and got the message that '/bin/bash' did not exist !!!

So my command apparently destroyed essential system software. How should that be possible when I wasnt sudo'ing anything?

So my next plan was to recover the computer from said Time Machine backup. So I held the alt key pressed during startup (where the background is now black, instead of the usual light grey), I select the Recovery partition. And then nothing happens.

Booting normally into OSX doesn't work either. I get the normal boot progress bar (but with a black background instead of a grey) - but it freezes about 1/3 way in.

How do I get to a point where I can recover from my Time Machine backup.

Is it just trying to download software from Apple? Do I just have to be patient?


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I'm trying to create an application that would automate a couple of Terminal commands. I need the application to open once I drop a file on top of it, run the commands, and close. The sequence of commands is supposed to take a EDL file, run it thru a python script, which in turn results in a CSV file. Everything runs fine, but no CSV file appears.
Here's the script:

on open theDroppedItems
    tell application "Terminal"
        activate
        do script with command "cd /Applications/Python\\ 2.7"
        do script with command "python EDLtoCSV.py " & theDroppedItems & ""
    end tell
end open

What am I doing wrong? Any way of seeing where it goes wrong in the process? Any suggestions?


texts: Macbook pro looses the connection to USB adapter after sleeping

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Context:

MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
macOS Catalina 10.15.4
usb c adapter 1 (link): Hub USB C Ethernet.

Here I plug: ethernet, mouse (USB), keyboard (USB).

usb c adapter 2 (link): S-Hub-9838 with HDMI/USB 3.0/usbc and power supply.

Here I plug: HDMI for an external screen and the Mac charger

Problem

When I do not use the macbook, the power saving mode is activated. When I come back to the Mac, I press a key and it wakes up. Here is the problem:

adapter 1 works fine
adapter 2 does not work anymore! External screen does not receive any input and the mac charger seems unplugged.

In order to make the adapter work again, I have to unplug and replug the charger to the adapter 2.

Please note that this strange behavior does not happen with the official Apple adapter (link).

What I need

I need to avoid disconnections when the Mac enters the power saving mode.
Changing power saving configuration (e.g., avoiding the sleep mode) is not an option.

Is there a way to fix?


texts: Mac preview app: Background color in full screen mode

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The mac preview app has the option to change the background color (the one behind say a pdf file). However, in fullscreen mode it seems that the background color remains unchanged.
Do you maybe have some suggestions/work-around for this?
(And is this maybe a bug?)
Thank you very much in advance.


texts: Any way to view Microsoft Publisher files in Mac OS X

texts: I'm trying to view a MS Publisher file without running a Windows virtual machine. Any way to do that? It's ok if it doesn't render 100% accurately.