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Judging by the Rcvd Bytes column in Activity Monitor, storedownloadd has been busy downloading. It downloaded 2GBytes while my computer was on today, and earlier this evening it downloaded 424.1MBytes.

I'm assuming this is macOS Sierra, but that's not terribly important - I just want it to stop! What options do I have to set to do this?

I've played with the App Store settings a bit:

But this didn't seem to make any difference. I've rebooted, and softwaredownloadd is still downloading. 320MBytes now. Wait... how big is this thing?

(I'm reluctant to disable the automatic update check. I like to know when new updates are available. However I do insist on being allowed to schedule the download and installation myself.)

(Macbook Pro retina 13" early 2015, OS X El Capitan 10.11.6)


texts: Can This Mac Pro Be Restored To Original State

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2006 mac pro Intel core 2 duo, 4gb 667, Original GTX 7800 Nvidia WD(also a Nvidia 120 512mb), 500gb HDD, Memorex DVD Rom.

I got this free from a friend with no HDD therefore no OS.
I purchased Snow Leopard from Apple Store near me along with a cheap HDD for a restore. I placed the new HDD into my own 2008 mac pro and formatted the drive GUID mac os journaled for fresh install on older model.

Placed new HDD in '06 along with Snow Leopard booted to chime held in C until the disc started to read, waited a few more seconds released C and left it.

The drive spun on and off for 15-20 so I started pressing the space bar, tab and enter at various times until it sounded like it was installing which it must have done because after an hour or so the welcome video played. I could hear it but no picture just like the full install period.

Thinking it was the video card I purchased the Nvidia 120 512mb waited on delivery and installed on my '08 first and it worked so pulled it and installed in '06 hit power and nothing for a few minutes then the welcome video sounds again.

Repeated what I had done in the first install instance with the new card but the same thing occurred no picture at end of install just sound.

I have tried every start up option/ key press solution I could find to no avail.

I then came across hackintosh and found a boot disc that allows me to boot the hdd and when it loads the welcome video is visible but no sound. Upon opening 'About This Mac' it's apparent that the boot rom has changed as well as the Mac Version and as noob as I am I know it's not right.

The computer will strangely enough accept any x86 windows disc with full video from beginning to end of install, but I would prefer it mac.

Now I don't know how much of this is fact but I recall an article were a mac running dual boot OS X and windows with a VM on the windows side had somehow managed to completely scrub the first HDD containing the mac partition rendering it unable to boot mac os again.


texts: How can I have a iPhone (connected via lightning cable) play back it's sound on a Macbook?

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I have iShowU audio capture (2 ins, 2 outs), and my iPhone (2 ins) in a Aggregate device, and a Multi-Output device with iShowU Audio Capture and my Headphones. When I play audio from my phone and my mic on my mac is set to the aggregate device, and output is Multi-Output.
My mic clearly picks up my phone's audio but I can't hear it via my mac's headphone jack. How can I set it in a way so that my phone plays audio I can hear on my mac?
I'm playing video from Safari, Photos, Chrome. Not iTunes / Apple Music.


texts: Error message when adding Calendar Event

texts: When adding a New Event to Calendar on the iPhone6, I get an error message "Cannot Save Event - That event does not belong to that event store." How are events suppose to be added to the calendar?


texts: How do change focus from the address bar back to the document after CMD+L?

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CMD-L brings focus to the Address Bar.  Is there are shortcut key for toggling back to the document of the current tab?  How else might I achieve this other than a keyboard shortcut built in to Safari?

Context:
Safari 7
OSX Mavericks


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I've used dd on Linux to make a block for block bootable copy of a LUKS encrypted volume which created a bootable encrypted clone. I'm trying to achieve the same on a Filevault2 volume, disk0 as internal disk. I want to write this to an identically sized partition on an external USB disk.

I made the destination partition a GUID Journaled extended HFS+ journaled to match the original volume. The dd finished but the partition is unusable, doesn't unlock, mount or boot.

I'm thinking of reformatting the partition as DOS and writing over it with dd again. Would it be safe to hope the partition will inherit the desired scheme from the source? It takes 4 hours to write 250GB and wanted to see if anyone else had done this before.

Filevault2 reconfigures the single partition on disk0, to add the recovery partition after 10.7 giving you something like this:

/dev/disk0
#:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *250.1 GB   disk0
1:                        EFI                         209.7 MB   disk0s1
2:          Apple_CoreStorage                         249.2 GB   disk0s2
3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
/dev/disk1
#:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
0:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD           *248.9 GB   disk1

disk1 is the encrypted data of the core storage logical volume. This is similar to what happens in LUKS on Linux.

So my hope is to get this into a partition on a shared 1 TB external drive. Any thoughts on what format to make that partition would be appreciated.


texts: MacBook Pro 13" M1 has 2880-by-1800 resolution

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According to Apples tech specs, the new M1 MacBook Pro has a screen resolution of 2560-by-1600.
However, when I make a screen recording via quicktime or take a screenshot via Lightshot, it show that my screen resolution is 2880-by-1800.
What gives?


texts:
I made iTerm the default handler for a number of protocols that it doesn't know how to handle. How can I unset these protocols? And how can I set them to be handled by Chrome?

So far I have tried removing the value from these protocols in this file:

  open ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.LaunchServices.plist

But this hasn't worked. iTerm is still handling these protocols.


texts: How can I bind only Left-Option to Meta/ESC in Terminal?

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I need Option for typing some special characters, so I cannot use Terminal.app’s “Use Option as Meta key” setting. But I cannot bear to do without an ESC-emitting Meta key either.

Eventually I got around to trying out iTerm2, and discovered that it allows one to choose to treat only one of the Option keys as a +ESC key (I chose the left one), which is absolutely perfect and exactly what I was after.

But I’ve basically spent all my time with it so far making it more like Terminal.app. Literally the only feature I like is the Left-Option binding; everything else it does differently from Terminal.app, I dislike.

And it’s ugly. From the icon on down.

So I wonder, is there any way I could teach Terminal.app this trick, to bind only one of the Option keys as Meta, so that I can ditch iTerm2?


texts: Identity not found when trying to code-sign an application with a certificate

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After properly creating a valid certificate for code signing, when running the command:

$ codesign -s CertificateName AppPathName

I always get a:

CertificateName: no identity found

Anyways, When I open the Keychain Access I see that certificate created in the System folder (with a + circle over it).

Also, when I run:

$ security find-identity -p codesigning ~/Library/Keychains/System.keychain

The result is:

Policy: Code Signing
  Matching identities
     0 identities found

  Valid identities only
     0 valid identities found

What does this mean?

My console does not have access to the keychain?
I also tried everything with sudo.

(I use zsh Terminal if that is important)

EDIT:

I've also found out that the System Keychain is locked, but unlocking it won't work and after performing a codesign action it goes back to "locked" again.


texts: Could files downloaded from Youtube and Tumblr harm Mac?

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I'm putting old files to fresh Mac and on one external drive, there is bunch of video files I downloaded from Youtube and Tumblr at one point few months ago.

Would it be safe to put them to fresh Mac or could those files be harmful? There didn't seem to be anything bad with them before, but as this is fresh Mac I'm more careful now.

Should I keep them away from fresh Mac just in case?


texts: How can I install es_AR locale on OSX El Capitan?

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I'm trying to install a locale on OSX (El Capitan) and I can't figure it out.

I've been googling for hours now.

In Ubuntu is as simple as locale-gen and dpkg-reconfigure.

I'm coding a PHP application that uses es_AR as a locale and I can't get my number formatting right.

Works fine in Linux systems.

$ locale -a | grep es
es_ES
es_ES.ISO8859-1
es_ES.ISO8859-15
es_ES.UTF-8


texts: I have an ipad pro and wish to use the free Outlook app for mail rather than Apple Mail. How can I import the contacts from the ipad's contact list to the outlook app?


texts: From command line open package installer

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From the command line is it possible to open a package installer window (not install the application).

I understand I could run the application using sudo installer -pkg ..... -target ....... Instead i would like to open the package in a similar way to if I double clicked the package within the Finder.


texts: Sporadically slow WiFi connection on MacBook

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Sporadically, but frequently, the WiFi connection on my MacBook gets exceedingly slow. I'll be browsing around with no problem one minute, and then the next, everything will slow to a crawl. I can't figure out any rhyme or reason to it. It seems to fix itself if I turn WiFi off and back on again, but that could just be my imagination...and even if so, it doesn't last.

Two things that make this weirder: one, my iPhone will continue working fine when the MacBook's WiFi craps out, even if they're right next to each other (so that would seem to rule out interference). Two, the WiFi on the MacBook never drops - it just gets very slow. Yet, while it's doing this, the WiFi status icon will show full strength, and Network Diagnostics will report that everything is normal.

Any ideas or anything I can try, please let me know!


texts: Safari 'Download' Icons are stuck showing incomplete

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Here is an image of what I am talking about

I have two 'download in progress' icons in my Safari window that won't go away.  They two 'download in progress' icons are not clickable either.

There is no progress bar under my 'Downloads' Folder in my icon doc as you can see here:

How do I make the two 'download in progress' go away?

I have:

Restarted my computer
Restarted Safari
Screened my downloads folder to find any 'in progress downloads' or unknown files... All files in my downloads folder are mine and none are 'in-progress'

What do I do?  I am a windows/Linux guy and really not familiar with bugs like this in Mac/Safari.

Note: I have OSX 10.10.2 installed


texts: How to automatically attach E-mail, not embed them

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How can I add E-Mail-Attachments automatically to an E-Mail, without integrating them?
Especially photos!

Menu -> Edit -> Attachments... doesn't work!

I use OS X Lion (10.7.2) and Mail (5.1).

Anyone have any ideas?


texts: Why does iPhoto need to "repair inconsistencies" in my libraries after every time I quit and open it?

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Every time I open iPhoto '11 (version 9.2.3, latest version), it displays a dialog box that asks me to repair inconsistencies in my iPhoto library. After I click Repair, it takes 5 minutes to finish and after closing iPhoto and re-opening it, it displays the same message. I've re-installed iPhoto from the Mac App Store already and I can't see why iPhoto is doing this. It's a hassle to have to repair the library after every time it opens, and even when I cancel the repair, it works fine. Is there any way I can fix this?

Also, Photo Stream is acting up. When I go under the Photo Stream tab (which has been working fine until now), it says I am signed in.  After clicking "Turn on Photo Stream," it displays a dialog box asking me to authorize iPhoto to access the Keychain. "Always allow"-ing it only makes it appear again and this continues from 10 to 15 times. When they finally disappear, Photo Stream simply doesn't do anything at all, and stays at the page explaining Photo Stream and the buttons to enable it.

As if all of that wasn't enough, after exporting two photos from Photo Booth, iPhoto insists on trying to import an already-imported picture EACH time the window is inactive (when I click on something other than iPhoto, e.g. Safari or Finder) and asks me to resolve duplicates.  As a result, each time I switch windows from iPhoto to something else and back, I have to put up with iPhoto importing two photos and asking me to resolve duplicates.

Why are there so many problems with iPhoto? Is anyone else experiencing the same issues?

Thanks in advance.


texts: Need help with update to latest Git using Terminal

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I was trying to update to the latest Git version in my Terminal. I've no clue what I did and all I remember was that I removed the previous installed Git I think because when i run the following commands:

which git => /usr/local/bin/git
git --version => -bash: /usr/bin/git: No such file or directory
brew install git => Warning: git-2.2.1 already installed
brew doctor => Your system is ready to brew.
brew link git => Warning: Already linked: /usr/local/Cellar/git/2.2.1
$PATH => "/usr/local:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin"

My question is what should i do next so that I can use Git ?


texts: Can I use iOS 7 blocking to block iMessages between Apple IDs instead of phone numbers?

texts: I have iOS 7, which provides the ability to block calls and messages. Can I block someone texting me on iMessage from their Apple ID to my Apple ID? …or can I only block based on phone numbers (not Apple IDs)?


texts:
Recently I was messing around with Backtrack 4r2, and created a USB "live CD" and started from it. I normally run the live CD in a VM, but wanted to see if I could install it on the USB as a separate HDD. Normally, I experiment on VMs as well, but decided to go against my better judgement. This corrupted my startup disk, and for a little bit I had the folder with the question mark. The internal SSD was there untouched, but the starting sequenced was affected. I tried using rEFIt to get back into it, but the system did not recognize the SSD. Finally, I went in with GParted on the live CD, and made the Mac Book Air boot from the "Recovery HD". I used the terminal in the "Recovery HD" to correct my permission, and made the correct area of the SSD my boot disk. I am running Lion 10.7.1, so trying to build a "Recovery USB" was impossible since the app store would only let me access Lion 10.7. Onto the question:
Lion now mounts the "Recovery HD" upon start up, and it didn't before. How can I make it to where it doesn't? As stated, I tried repairing the install, but the App Store only has 10.7, so Lion blocks it as an "older" version.


texts: Not receiving notifications from Facebook Messenger

texts:
I have installed both the Facebook app and the Facebook Messenger app. When I am connected to the internet (either through wifi or data), I receive one notification per message.

When I am not connected to the wifi (or connected to spotty wifi), receive multiple messages from a single person, and then reconnect to wifi, I only see the last message in my notifications.

How can I get a notification for all messages, once I reconnect to the internet?

Scenarios:

Normal

Connected to wifi
Receive Facebook message 1
Get Facebook notification for message 1
Receive Facebook message 2
Get Facebook notification for message 2

Spotty wifi/No wifi when receiving messages

Receive Facebook message 1
Receive Facebook message 2
Connected to wifi
Get Facebook notification for message 2

(no notification for message 1)

Other apps, like the built-in iMessages app receive both notifications once wifi is reconnected.


texts: iPad Air & iPhone 5 w IOS8 suddenly won't text (iMessage BAD) send is gray or Red?

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After I had to change my email associated with my Apple ID, both my iPad & iPhone have gone berserk. Both are iOS 8. I have already repeatedly:

Rebooted, signed out, clean the cache, reset all settings, reset the network (which gave me the added problem of now seeing "No Service" displayed in the upper left corner despite having service) erased all messages, rebooting each time I did anything.  I'm now reaching you on a totally ERASED & set up as new iPad... That still doesn't text!

Especially on the iPad, now, even after totally erasing and resetting, I go to Messages
Type in a name of a friend who DOES have an iPhone
The name is coming up in RED?

If I type in the message area, (back when the names were NOT RED) the SEND button was GRAYED OUT   you could not send

OR

And this was the first problem... I would compose a text, with or without a photo no difference. ... Phone or iPad, and get a red ❗ With the notation 'message not sent'

It does not matter if the person has an iPhone or not.  The iPhone might send a plain text but no longer will send photos.

I tried to match settings from iPhone to iPad, but that didn't help. (The iPad doesn't use cellular, btw). The iPhone apparently will still allow SMS messages, but the iPad will not.  If I turn off that option and try to text, a sign in comes up and puts it back to iMessage.

I am nowhere near a "genius", and the two hour drive to them once was totally unsatisfactory.  Siri found this site for me.  I have my fingers crossed.


texts: What happened to the star ratings in the Music app in iOS 9.3?

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So I just updated to iOS 9.3 and everything seems fine overall. But when I launch the Music app, I used to be able tap on the name of a track while it was playing to view/edit the star rating. But now if I do that it just oddly brings me to the same track again… And again… And again…

Is this a “feature” or something? The UX on this seems weird. Is Apple ditching star rating for the hearts/love thing? What’s the deal.


texts: Mac OS Catalina 10.15.2 AMPDevicesAgent using 100% CPU

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Today AMPDevicesAgent started using 100% of my CPU. This is causing the fan to run all the time.

What is AMP Devices Agent

How can I stop this


texts: SMB network shares frequently disconnecting & failing to reconnect

texts:
Late 2013 iMac running 10.9.2, authenticated to Open Directory and Active Directory, connecting to SMB shares hosted on multiple Windows server file shares.  Connected to the network via ethernet.  Many other Macs (15-20) are connecting to many of the same shares without the issues I describe below.

Immediately after boot and login I can access all of the appropriate shares for my user account, everything I have permission to see.  After a while, the timing is inconsistent though usually 10 minutes will do it, the shares seem to disconnect.  If I click on a share from the desktop it hangs and the share disappears.

At this point if I hit ⌘K (connect to server) and attempt to reconnect or browse out to another share (by going to smb://server/ and looking through the available shares) the window disappears when I click connect but nothing else happens.  No connection is made.

If I try 10 times I might get lucky and reconnect but shortly go back to the starting point, where it eventually disconnects again.

Connecting to shares using my same credentials on a different Mac works fine and the connections seem to stay active.

I've already removed com.apple.sidebarlist.plist from ~/Library/Preferences, then rebooted, but the issue has persisted.

When the issue is occurring and I attempt to connect to any share I see the following line in Console.app:

  5/22/14 3:03:53.846 PM NetAuthSysAgent[27844]: smb_mount: mount failed to server1/thefileshare, syserr = Invalid argument

The same time that I'm unable to connect I've tried running extended (100~) ping tests to the servers and they finish with no packet loss and low latency.  Trying to connect while I'm successfully pinging the servers still fails.

Any ideas?


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I'm attempting an EFI install of Windows 10 on a 2009 (4,1) Mac Pro firmware upgraded to 5,1. I'm running High Sierra, and installing Windows 10 on a second partition on the same disk. I have no problem installing Windows 10 via bootcamp (which defaults to legacy mode). In this case, the Windows Bootcamp Drivers (v. 5261) install perfectly and Windows boots normally (i.e., when holding ALT during bootup, I can select a partition labeled "Windows." I am also able to boot directly back and forth b/w Windows and Mac using Bootcamp Control Panel in Windows 10 / "Startup Disk" in High Sierra).

The problem is that I cannot seem to properly install Windows 10 in EFI mode. In order to install using the EFI option on the Win10 Install DVD (or a USB installation), I first have to create a partition (using Bootcamp Assistant or Disk Utility) and then reset my MBR to "Protected" wth Gdisk. I can then perform an EFI installation of Windows 10, but when I run BootCamp's drivers (I've tried BootCamp 5.1 v. 5261, as well as 6.1 and 4.0), Windows crashes with a black screen and then turns off.

Additionally, when I perform an EFI installation, I cannot boot into Windows XP from High Sierra using "Startup Disk." Although "Windows" appears in the last of startup options, if I reboot from "Startup Disk" I get a black screen with a flashing DOS cursor. With a legacy installation, I don't experience this issue.

I believe that Windows 10 EFI is not properly detecting my video card (an Apple NVIDIA GeForce GT 120). In Legacy mode, the bootcamp drivers properly register it as a GT 120, but in EFI mode, Windows recognizes it as a GeForce 9500 GT. With an EFI install, the only way I can boot fully is to first disable the Display Adapter in Safe Mode. Any attempt to install a video card driver (with Bootcamp or using NVIDIA's drivers) causes windows to crash and go into a boot loop until I disable the video card. Normal workarounds (like running BootCamp.msi from an elevated command prompt, or editing the launch conditions for BootCamp.msi using orca) let me complete installing Bootcamp in EFI, but I still have to disable the Display Adapter in safe mode, and I still cannot boot into Win10 from OS X (using "startup disk").

I've tried editing Bootcamp's Info.plist (to enable Windows 10, USB, and edit the 'PreUEFI' section) but this doesn't make a difference. I've also tried using WinClone to convert a (working) Legacy Mode windows installation into an EFI installation and I get the exact same errors (a bootloop until I disable the display adapter in safe mode).

I would keep the Legacy Mode installation and forget about the EFI installation - but my goal is to create additional partitions so that I can eventually triple-boot macOS/Windows/Ubuntu (which I cannot do with a Legacy Mode installation, which limits me to 4 partitions per disk). I would also like to avoid using alternative boot managers (like reFInd) and stick with the Apple Boot Manager instead.

If anyone had any insights, I'd really appreciate any help in getting my EFI installation to work (or, alternatively, adding partitions to a legacy installation).

Thanks!


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In Finder, I have searched for files with a content which contains a string "<tableview ".
Result list has files which content contains strings like " < tableview.frame.height"
It looks like my search string is not treated as exact string search.
How can I force Finder to search for exact strings?


texts: How to get which PATH is available to a GUI application?

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I need to understand which version of sqlite3 is used by a GUI app.

I have several versions installed on my machine and I want to know which one is available to MacOS GUI app. There must be a place which defines a PATH to the GUI apps.

How can I know ? How can I modify it?


texts: Can I set the primary Language of OS X by using shell script or AppleScript?

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My computer is mac mini (late 2012) with Yosemite 10.10.1 installed. The primary language of the system is English, with Chinese being the second language.

Sometimes I need to use the Maps.app, and as a Chinese person, a map with Chinese characters is more comfortable for me to use rather than English. So when I use the Maps.app, I have to temporally switch the primary language into Chinese, and then switch back to English after using the Maps.

But, it's really inconvenient to do the switchings all by clicking the Settings icon, clicking the Language item, and dragging the language up and down.

Can I do these actions by writing scripts, such as AppleScript or shell script?
Thank you very much!

P.S. I've checked the dictionaries of AppleScript and also the OS X manual pages, but found nothing help. It seems that no such 'language setting command' exists.


texts: Is it possible to rotate images in Preview in degrees other than 90?

texts: I want to rotate an image in preview but I only need to move it a few degrees.  Is this possible?  Or can you only rotate 90 degrees?


texts: Best webcam to use with Skype and a Mac mini?

texts:
My users are requesting that we set up a conference room Mac mini (2009) for videochats using Skype.

Since iSights are no longer reliably available (and I'm not going to give up my personal one), has anyone tried any 3rd-party webcams to use under OS X, such as any of Logitech's?  Any other brands you'd recommend?


texts: Add a user that only has access to computer via ssh

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I'd like to have a user on my local computer to only have access via ssh.  I don't want (don't need) this user to have the ability to login in to the laptop as a standard user.
The only purpose for this user is for some web development testing.
I've already added a user and given Remote login rights to the user ~~but now I'd like to revoke local login rights~~.  I'm trying to remove this user from the initial login screen when I boot up but still allow them to ssh in.

Basically, I want to remove this "other" user from the macOS Login Window as a choice of users to log in as but still allow them to log in via SSH.  I want to remove them from this screen  so all that is left is my "standard" user.

From what I can find, this does not seem possible but I thought there might be a trick to hide the user from the login window.
Is something like this possible and if so, how would I go about doing it?  I've found ho to manage a number of remote login parameters (ssh key setup, default directory, etc) but can't seem to find out how to disable local login.

There is a very similar question here: How can I create a user that can login through SSH but not on the local desktop in MacOS X El Capitan? but it is for an older version of the OS.  They try to use a "Sharing only" user with no luck.


texts: External disk takes a long time to appear in Finder

texts:
I'm running Mac OS X 10.11.6 (El Capitan) and it seems the larger the external disk I plug in, the longer it takes to show up in Finder.

A 2TB disk is taking almost a minute.

If I plug the same disk on a Windows or Linux PC, it shows up instantly.

Why does this happen on Mac? Is there an option or configuration to make the disk show up faster?


texts: To give priority to .tex files in Spotlight search?

texts:
I would like to search first my notes (.tex).

How can you set priority to tex -files in Spotlight search?


texts: pink dots in the Macbook Pro 2018 touch bar model

texts:
Has anyone experienced pink dots on a Macbook? These dots are not visible in white backgrounds.
When I updated macOS, these dots disappeared but after a few minutes they appeared again.
I own a 2018 Macbook Pro touch bar model.

What could be the issue here?


texts: Numbers 3.6: Change text depending on value

texts:
Newbie here!

I'm trying to find a function so when I enter a value in one cell (A1) it gives me a predetermined word in another cell (A2). The values are ranges (0-19, 20-39, 40-59, 60-79 & 80<) in another table (A1-B1 to A5-B5) and each has a different word associated to them (C1-5).

Can anyone help?

Many thanks in advance!


texts: 3 finger swipe up / down in Finder not working Catalina

texts:
System Preferences > Trackpad > Swipe between pages > Swipe with 2 or 3 fingers
I am able to swipe sideways but not up and down in Finder. Any ideas?


texts: Prevent Wake-on-LAN when other devices wake from sleep or get connected to power

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TL;DR
Waking OS X computer A on the network, wakes OS X computer B. Plugging in an iOS device to charge, wakes B too. Prevent this.
Problem
I keep my iMac in my bedroom, and just before I'm about to go to sleep I use my MacBook Pro for a while. I also connect my iPhone to the lightning connector to charge it over the night.
Both opening the MacBook Pro from sleep, and putting the iPhone to charge, has the incredibly annoying behavior of waking my iMac from sleep mode. So even if I've set the iMac to sleep, if I open the lid on my MacBook or plug in the phone, my iMac wakes, and its loud fans are disturbing. I've set my iMac to sleep automatically after 30 minutes, so I always have to go up and make it go to sleep again.
Why does the iMac exhibit this behavior? How do I stop it?
I think that when an iPhone gets connected to a charger, it wakes the iMac to Wi-fi sync to iTunes. Similarly, it may be that because I have my MacBook connected to a shared iTunes library on my iMac, that might be waking the iMac – but I'm not sure yet.

Note: Disabling Wake for Wi-Fi network access under Settings > Energy Saver does not prevent this behavior, from what I have gathered.

Temporary solution
If there is anyone else having this problem, this is the quick-fix solution (SSH/VNC) I am using at the moment. There are VNC apps for iOS, and in OS X there is the native Screen Sharing application or third-party alternatives, or the plain old Terminal for remote control.


texts: I made the mistake of using my personal app store account when setting up my school's computers.  Of course, there didn't seem to be a choice... now that I've done that, how do I permit the users of each of the computers to use their own app store accounts to run updates?


texts: Since upgrading to iOS 9.1 my iPad mini does not work

texts:
I upgraded my iPad mini this morning to iOS 9.1. I have the first gen iPad mini.
Since iOS 9 I have been experiencing app crashes and my iPad getting stuck a lot, but since upgrading to iOS 9.1 my problems have upgraded to my iPad just going black while I'm doing something on it. When I press the home screen button it comes back on for a second before going back again. As if it's constantly locking itself. Tried turning off and on again, didn't work.

What steps should I do to determine if the hardware just broke or if I can fix it with software?


texts: Battery percentage is wrong and cannot wake from sleep, have to reboot a lot

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MacBook Pro early 2013 3 Ghz Inte Core i7 running Mojave 10.14.6. Bought it used from Mac of All Trades about one year ago. Six months ago I replaced the internal SSD with a 1 Tb Aura SSD from OWC and cloned over the original contents. Everything has been great, no issues at all.
Starting about four days ago, I opened the clamshell to wake from sleep and nothing happened. I tried tapping keys for awhile. Then I tried pushing the power button, nothing. Held it for 10 seconds nothing. I thought it might've been lower in battery power than I realized so I connected AC power. Light goes green-orange like it should. I tried the power button again, and it boots up. I get to the login and everything is fine, the battery percentage does not show that is connected and charging. I disconnect and reconnect and no change: power is supposedly running on the battery even though it's plugged in. And then I notice that eventually the AC power plug glows green like it's fully charged but it's not showing that in the battery icon percentage.
Thinking there might be some kind of power management issue, I tried resetting the SMC. I shut down completely, disconnected AC, and pushed the key combination. Nothing! That freaked me out a little, so I tried again. This time it seemed to work. Once booted up, I see that percentage, charging, and or being on battery/AC still don't seem to be matching.
If I leave it to go to sleep, running on battery, I cannot get it to wake with clamshell opening or tapping keys. I have to either hold power until it chimes or reset SMC again. Coconut battery sometimes seems to be in sync with the battery gauge, sometimes it's not. Right now I have a green light on the power plug, but 89% charging in the battry icon and it hasn't changed in an hour.
I tried resetting the NVRAM, but nothing changed. I tried running the Apple Diagnostics but got an error message:
Error: 0x80000000000000003, Cannot Load 'EFI/Drivers/TestSupport.efi'
Status: 0x00000003

I don't know what to do here. It's very nerve-wracking to not know if this thing is going to wake up at all. Once it's up and running it's fine. I have regular Time Machine backups for my content, but this computer is my livelihood (college professor).
Any ideas?

This is the output from the requested Terminal command:
Charge Information:
          Charge Remaining (mAh): 4631
          Fully Charged: No
          Charging: Yes
          Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 5449
      Health Information:
          Cycle Count: 857
          Condition: Normal
      Battery Installed: Yes
      Amperage (mA): 1811
      Voltage (mV): 12480

As it put this in, the power plug is showing green while battery is stuck at charging 89%.

I just tried using a different power cord, the plug shows green like before, no change in the battery percentage (still 89% and "charging").
I also cleaned the MagSafe 2 plug and port before this and they are clean (I originally thought it solved the issue until it started up again).
You mentioned that it might be a bad battery, which seems likely due to the age and cycles this one has. Apart from the inconvenience of messing with reboots and such, is there any danger or data loss or complete failure until I can arrange for a battery replacement?


texts: Is there any way for me to use the original Mac Plus or Mac 128k mouse with a modern Macbook Pro?

texts:
I gather the original Macs used a serial port for the mouse with a RS-422 DE-9 connector. Totally nonstandard today. But surely, at some point some company (Apple?) must have made an adapter to use the early mice with USB-based Macs?

Thanks for any info...


texts: How to read the same book together on many iPads?

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I would like to open a book and everyone will have the same view of the book when I turn pages, I want to work with my friends as a team. It would be cool if everyone could add notices.

So how can I read the same book with my friends on iPad?


texts: iOS 9: How to disable Location Services for specific apps?

texts:
It used to be obvious how to enable or disable Location Services on an individual app basis, but today when trying to do this on an iPad running iOS 9 I didn't see any way to do this.

Has the feature been removed, leaving me no other way than to disable Location Services entirely? I just want to keep my photos from being geotagged. I still want to find my current location on maps and use other such features.

All the web searches I've done so far yield outdated how-to pages showing old methods.
Thanks in advance!


texts: Less intrusive alternative to Appsfire Deals?

texts: I like the basic idea of Appsfire Deals: tag applications you're interested in, get a push notification when they're offered with a discount. But I don't like that the app frequently notifies me of promotions for apps I did not tag. (I already turned off the “Daily Recommendations” in the app's push notification settings, the only other option offered there is to turn off push notifications completely.) Is there an alternative to Appsfire Deals which limits its push notifications to apps you're actually interested in?


texts: Macbook Pro Really slow after time machine recovery

texts:
I've a 2012 MBP. I recently upgraded to mojave and everything was fine and dandy in terms of speed and everything. However, my hard drive failed. Luckily I had just done a time machine backup a few hours prior to HDD failing. After getting a new SSD and starting to recover I hit some issues:

it took several days to do the time machine recovery of 500GB
now my machine runs really really slow. As in it takes 30s to register one keyboard press etc.

any pointers/help would be much appreciated.


texts: Can I remove the useless click when switching monitors?

texts:
I have 2 monitors on a Mac Mini (El Capitan) both plugged via HDMI.

Whenever I move the mouse from one monitor to the other, I cannot directly interact with the applications on the screen where the mouse is. I must first click on the mouse.

Weirder still, this does not apply for right-clicks. If I move the mouse to another monitor, I can for instance right-click on a Finder window and create a new folder. But I will not be able to type the folder name.

I would like to be able to use both monitors seamlessly: is it possible?

Edit

This question was incorrectly flagged as a duplicate of How can I make focus follow the mouse cursor?.

I am not trying to "bring a window topmost" when I move the mouse over it.

I would like to be able to interact with any graphical interface on any of my monitors in a normal fashion, without the extraneous click currently required when moving the mouse to a different monitor.

Doing the following has no effect (as far as I can tell)

defaults write com.apple.Terminal FocusFollowsMouse -string YES
defaults write com.apple.x11 wm_ffm true

Note

I am currently using El Capitan but I am able to upgrade to Sierra. I could also install a third-party app, though I would prefer a native solution.


texts: Natively written packet sniffer / inspector for OS X

texts:
I am looking for a packet sniffer / inspector which runs natively on OS X (Cocoa) and not with some sort of compatibility layer like X.

Ideally I am looking for an application with the following qualities:

native (Cocoa) interface
ability to inspect packet data
inspect packet data as XML, or RAW formats
free


texts: How make snoozing iphone alarm go away for today?

texts: Very often by the time I get tothe phone it's lock screen is already on and black so when i wake it up the alarm goes to snooze and i have not found any way to disable the alarm for today unless I go to the alarm settings and switch it off and on again.


texts: CPU Speed drops while running Cinebench but temp drops too

texts:
I've been noticing that my MacBook Pro 2015 2.8 GHz is getting slower under load.  So I ran some tests.
I run Cinebench R20 and get a value of 1370.
When I attach peripherals I get odd results.  Adding an external monitor, TB2 to ethernet and a USB HD causes the test to drop to 1033.
Watching the test while having Intel Power Gadget running shows that the CPU drops to 1.9 GHz or less.  I'd expect this to be heat related but the temps drop as well, down to about 80C. I do notice that the power draw starts dropping on the core, but I don't know why this is occurring. Any ideas on how to keep the CPU speeds up?

It gets worse when playing Elder Scrolls Online, CPU drops down to 1.4 GHz can be seen with no overheating occurring.  This is without any peripherals attached.
And an hour later I ran the Cinebench test again and got this:


texts: Stuck after entering login user password

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so, i am using macbook pro 13”2017with touchbar and using the latest version of macos high sierra just today when i tried to open my macbook, entering login password as normally i got into my mac and then it hangs after i tried to open chrome. So i hold power button until the macbook shutdown and powering on it again but this time after entering login password i got and black screen with only cursor that can be move.

so i hold power button again and shutdown the mac, and tried to login again but this time after entering password normally it will show loading bar, and just when the loading bar will finish (just leaving a little gap until finish) it stuck there, nothing happens...

so again i hold power button and shutdown it again and do everything the internet tell like safe boot, reset thing with (opt+cmd+r+p), reset other thing with (shift+crt+opt+powerbutton) and even doing macos reinstall but not erase the disk yet... also tried to check disk at recovery mode, nothing fixed it

now i am at recovery mode and using terminal looking for error log or crash log and i find that at /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports there is alot of crash report with name:  xartstorageremoted_2018-05-29-130152_Tonys-Macbook-Pro.crash file.

after searching again xartstorageremoted is something that have to do with touchbar and camera... but can’t find anything regarding creating crash.

so maybe there is some expert here that can help me? Since in my city there is no apple store or any authorized service provider for apple device.

update
so I found out the problem is because my current user account is somewhat broken/corrupted still don't sure yet but after creating a new account by deleting .applesetupdone files then I finally can get into the Mac.... but because this is new account then the entire application setting and others is also different... so how do I migrate those things?


texts: I was using Tag&Rename (an MP3 tag editor) on Windows and I'm looking for a real alternative for OS X.


texts: AppleScript Help: Wait for Safari Page to load

texts:
I am trying to create a script to open the URL csbsju.instructure.com in Safari, wait for the page to load all the way, click the login button, and then double check if the URL is correct (there's a bug that adds dashboard-sidebar, so I'm just checking the URL and if it's incorrect, redirecting the page.
The typing of credentials is handled by Safari's iCloud Password thing, so I don't need to worry about that.
The big issue I'm having is the waiting till page is loaded part. I've been looking around, and currently am attempting to use this code, although it does not work:

tell application "Safari"
    activate
    delay 1
    repeat
        if (do JavaScript "document.readyState" in document 1) is "complete" then exit repeat
        delay 1
    end repeat
    delay 1
end tell

I'm currently using this script to click the login button and check if the URL is correct:

tell application "Safari"
    set theURL to URL of front document

    tell front document
        do JavaScript "document.getElementById('btnLogin').click()"
    end tell

    set theURL to URL of front document
    if (theURL = "https://csbsju.instructure.com/dashboard-sidebar") then
        tell application "Safari" to set the URL of the front document to "https://csbsju.instructure.com"
    end if
end tell

Any suggestions on how to make this work better? Namely the checking if page is loaded part?


texts: How to disable trackpad clicks while typing

texts: Is there a way to completely disable mouse clicks while typing (including from external trackpads)? The old option 'Ignore accidental touches while typing' which is apparently enabled by default now does not seem to do anything at all. I'm using MacOS 10.12.2 on a 2016 MacBook Pro, and I have tap-to-touch turned off.


texts: Can I block only the Facetime calls from a specific person, not calls or texts?

texts: I want to block Facetime calls from a specific person, but not phone calls or texts. How can I do that?


texts: Is it worth upgrading my MacBook hard drive to an SSD?

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I have a mid 2007 white MacBook. I don't currently have the money to get a new computer (even though I'd love to). I was thinking with all the good reports coming out with the SSD performance in MacBook airs, perhaps I could get a speed boost of my own by replacing the hard drive in my computer with an SSD. I don't need a very big one so I'm thinking of spending no more than $250, but hopefully less.

The first question I have is has anyone performed the upgrade on that model of MacBook and do you have recommendations for SSD drives and tips for doing the actual upgrade?

The second question is do you think that it's worth plunking a hundred fifty bucks into a machine thats getting to its end of life cycle. Perhaps the upgrade will give the computer some new life and I can feel happy with it for another year if I can't get the money together for a new computer right away. On the other hand, is it better to just put that $200 into a piggy bank to start saving for the new airs coming out?

If it will help answer this question this is how I use my computer:

Apps that are always running:

Transmission
Dictionary
Preview
Safari (only a few tabs at a time)
Mail
Skype
iChat
Things
Notational Velocity
iCal
iTunes

Apps that I will run on top of that when I'm doing some specific task (ordered from least intensive to most):
Twitter
MarsEdit
Kindle
Reeder
Pages
Numbers
Keynote
Word
Excel
Powerpoint
iPhoto
GarageBand
iMovie
Miro

I usually run one or both of the office productivity suites at full blast, with multiple documents open in each, when I'm working as a math professor. Sometimes I run Photoshop, XCode, Coda, but not that often.

So, hopefully that helps clarify my MacBook usage.

Also, if you recommend waiting, not upgrading to SSD, but just waiting to get a new computer, do you think I could do this kind of usage on a 13" Macbook Air, or should I really think about getting the 15" Macbook Pro?


texts: Speak Text not available in some apps? Add it back?

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In many (if not, most) Mac apps that display or edit text, you can select text and have it spoken out loud, via a right-click or the Edit menu:

Some apps that you would expect to have this ability, don't… which is a pretty big accessibility issue for lots of folks (myself included). Is there any way to forcibly get this functionality into uncooperative apps?
Note: I am aware of the Accessibility setting that assigns a keyboard shortcut to speak text… but it doesn't always behave as you'd expect and sometimes reads text from the page that is not highlighted.


texts: "Bad CPU type in executable" when running pdftk

texts:
I have installed pdftk from https://www.pdflabs.com/tools/pdftk-server/ on my mac and when I try to run it it fails.
$ pdftk -version
-bash: /usr/local/bin/pdftk: Bad CPU type in executable

How can I fix this?


texts: Location of login/autostart apps setting file in macOS

texts:
Under System Preferences → Users & Groups → Current User → Login items, a list of applications is maintained that will open automatically upon login:

I would like to share these settings across two different Macs. Where are these stored exactly in macOS filesystem?


texts: Saving information of all current apps on Mac

texts: I want to reset my (oldish) MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) by wiping the hard drive and re-installing OS X. Is there a way to save information on all the applications I have currently installed so as to make the re-establishing easier?


texts: Should I get a SATA 3Gb/s or 6Gb/s hard drive for my MBP?

texts: If I am planning to upgrade my Macbook Pro 13" (Late 2011) with a 7200RPM Hard drive, should I get a SATA 3Gb/s or SATA 6Gb/s drive?


texts: Can AirPods' double-tap to Play/Pause be made to work in other macOS applications than iTunes?

texts:
In macOS, it's possible to assign AirPod double-tap to Play/Pause audio (under Bluetooth options; instead of invoking Siri).

But for some reason double-tap Play/Pause only works with iTunes.

If you use the Play/Pause button on the Mac keyboard, or even send it via the wired EarPods, the command command can be intercepted by other applications like VLC. I also use a Chrome extension called StreamKeys whereby the Play/Pause button can control playback on popular audio and video streaming sites.

Question: Is there a way to make the AirPods control system-wide Play/Pause? If no simple solution exists, could this be done some elaborate way via scripting?


texts: Upgrading my Mac: Will it increase performance?

texts:
I have a macbook pro 13" 5,5 late 2009 edition, I use it all the time for taking notes and research at college etc. but I also use it to record music for my band and occasionally I play games on it. I am quite a mobile person and whilst a desktop isn't out of the question I'm a student so don't really have much money. I have recently started to play more games and record more music and I'm becoming increasingly aware of my Mac's low performance when gaming and occasionally when recording so I looked online for ways to increase the performance.

I've been considering upgrading to a SSD and changing my measly 2GB of RAM to 8GB.

Will this upgrade actually increase the performance during games? How much?


texts: How can I know where does an app locate its configuration files?

texts:
How can I know where does an app locate its configuration files such as in ~, /Library, ~/Library etc, other than browsing and guessing?
I mean is there some command like findfiles this.app that prints them out or something?


texts: How can I convert a text selection to upper case in Apple Mail with a keyboard shortcut

texts:
Apple Mail version Version 6.6 (1510)
OS 10.8.5

Is there a keyboard shortcut for converting the case for a text selection in the message editor? I know I can right-click and access this from the transformations menu


texts: How do I configure my browsers not to save passwords for specific websites?

texts:
There are certain web sites whose passwords I don't want saved, for security reasons. I want to type them in manually whenever needed.

How do I configure Safari, Chrome and Firefox on Mavericks to not save passwords for these web sites, and not to ask me?

I don't want my browsers to ask me whether to remember the password for these web sites, because I can (and have) selected Yes without thinking, say when I'm in a hurry.


texts: How can I create a Mac Address Book plug-in that also appears in Spotlight?

texts:
I've installed a great little app called PushDialer for my Mac that is letting my initiate iPhone calls to contacts remotely from my Mac.

It seems to work by installing an Address Book plug-in, so that when I click on a phone number in the Contacts app, 'Dial with iPhone' appears as a choice on the context menu.

However, if I search for a contact using Spotlight, then when I click the phone number on Spotlight's 'quick look' window, this context menu item is not visible.  Instead, only the three default OS X items are there - 'Show in large type', 'Send message' and 'FaceTime'.

Is it possible to add a Spotlight context menu item for Contacts in the same way?  I'd much prefer to make my calls without having to open the Contacts app.


texts: Is there an app such as GoodReads for movies?

texts:
I like the app GoodReads, and I'm looking for something similar for movies.
Is there any app you can suggest me?

It should be able to make a collection of the movies I saw/own and to share lists, items,... on social networks (Facebook, Twitter,...)


texts: How to securely wipe all data from iOS device prior to sale

texts:
Ive got a couple of iPads that i no longer use that i wish to sell on eBay.

They run a range of iOS versions from iOS 9-12

What steps should i take to make sure that data, passwords, photos, accounts etc stored on the iPad are secure and not recoverable once the device is with a 3rd party.


texts: problems with computer itself due to improper disconnection of disk?

texts: I know if a disk is not ejected properly, that can cause corruption or data loss on that disk. But can it cause problems with the Mac as well, such as with the file directory? And if it did cause problems with the computer, would those be limited to how it relates to the disk in question?


texts: Copying text in vim to the global clipboard

texts: On my linux computer I am able to copy text to the clipboard with the command "+y. How do I do the same on Mac?


texts: How to get iPhoto to resume recognizing already imported pictures after Mavericks upgrade

texts:
After upgrading to OS X 10.9 Mavericks, I was unpleasantly surprised when I plugged in my camera SD card to try to upload a few new picture I have taken.

I always keep the photos on my SD card as a backup, and formerly iPhoto would scan through the card then pop up and show me the new pictures for import. Now, instead of seeing a progress bar as it scans there is just a similar delay with no progress bar, and the only choice it gives me is to "Import 2054 pictures".  There are only something like 5 new pictures I took today that I want to import .

I'm assuming this is the fault of the Mavericks upgrade, and need to figure out how to get the old behavior back.  I have read about a "hide previously imported photos" but I don't see that anywhere under preferences (was it moved in this version?). I'm a bit puzzled as to why it occurred around the Mavericks upgrade though, as I'm running iPhoto '11 , version 9.5 (902.7) which is is 3 years old.


texts: iTunes requesting password to create the very first iPhone backup

texts:
This question is similar to others e.g. here but I still can't find a solution.

I am trying to back up my iPhone for the very first time on a brand new MacBook Pro.

When I log in to iTunes to initiate the backup I see the following message noting that there has been no backup before:

Then, if I try to turn off encryption of the backup (or indeed set a password), I see:

Does anyone know what's going on, or what I can do to back up my iPhone and then restore to a new one?


texts: iPhone Keeps Asking for Other User iTunes Store Creds - Which Content is Causing this?

texts:
I just reset my phone and restored a backup from iCloud.  Now, I keep getting prompted to sign-in to my wife's iTunes account.  No matter how many times I click cancel, it keeps popping up; over and over and over.  Which content is causing this?

I don't see any app's that didn't get restored so I'm thinking it is not an app.  Maybe it is music?  She was part of the Family Sharing and I think I downloaded some of her songs previously.  She left iOS and went onto Android and has no clue what her password is.

I've reviewed similar threads and I can't find an answer to which content is causing this.

iOS version 10.3.3, 5SE

Update

This problem happens when I'm on Wifi or when I try to sync via iTunes.  When I'm on Wifi it won't stop prompting for the credentials.  When I try to sync via iTunes it won't stop prompting and the sync won't complete.

I've deleted all music via Setting -> Music -> Downloaded Music -> Delete All Songs.

When I go into the Music app I see about 20 songs that don't have a download icon on them.  I suspect those are the problem.  I've tried deleting them from the library but they won't go away.


texts: How do I fix very quiet audio input on a MBP 2016?

texts:
I am using headphones at work that I also use at home. The difference is that my computer at home is an MBP 2015. The headphones work fine there. They are basic 4 pin phone earbuds, with volume and play/pause.

But even at max input volume the audio is barely audible unless the output volume is at max. I tapped a pen against the mic pickup and it's only audible at >50% volume (which is actually loud for listening to music or video, I usually keep my volume at 20%).

Work computer is a 2016 MBP, the one with the touchbar. Home computer is 2015 MBP, no touchbar.

These headphones pick up audio fine when plugged into a 2015 MBP and an Android phone. It's safe to say the headphones are not the issue.

What is the difference here and how do I fix it?


texts: Is there a way to prevent iMessage from downloading all the messages and attachments to each of my Apple devices?  If I send a video from my iPhone, it goes to my laptop, my iPad, the iPad mini, my iMac and my tower.  I am on a Verizon hotspot so I pay exorbitant fees for bandwidth and it is useless for it appear everywhere and expensive.  Or, is there a way of just blocking incoming files?


texts: Is it possible to completely reset an iPhone so its software/firmware is guaranteed to be 100% factory fresh?

texts:
When purchasing a used iPhone with a completely unknown history (which includes the possibility of multiple previous owners), is it possible to reset it and be sure that all software and firmware on it is 100% identical to the factory image?
Please keep in mind that since the history is unknown, it's possible the device was previously jailbroken/unlocked/rooted/etc.
If the answer varies depending on iPhone model, please indicate to which models your answer pertains.
I'm interested in answers for all iPhone models.

Please note:
The question and answers at Is it possible to return the iPhone to its very original factory state? do not help because they do not take in account the possibility of the phone being jailbroken/unlocked/rooted/etc.  Also, that question is ambiguous as to whether or not it applies to both the software and firmware.


texts:
I want to use my computer's net connection for my iPod Touch via USB cable.

Creating a wireless AP is not an option as I do not want to setup an AP.

iPod Touch - IOS5.x
Computer - Win7

Bonus - OSX option as well


texts: How to prevent a "Bluetooth keyboard setup. There isn't a keyboard connected" message at startup

texts:
I am using a Mac mini. It does not have a keyboard or mouse attached to it. This is by design because I only want to connect remotely to it.

I notice that everytime I reboot my machine. The machine boot sequence gets stuck on a message "Bluetooth Keyboard Setup." There isn't a keyboard connected and it has a circling wheel which says "No keyboards have been found. Make sure your keyboard is discoverable".

I don't want this message. I want my Mac mini to boot fully to a state where someone can remotely connect to it without being blocked by this keyboard message.

How can I do this?

I have already disabled bluetooth on the Mac mini, but it still gets blocked at this screen when it boots.


texts: From Mac App Store to an external hard drive

texts:
Is there any way to download and store app bought from the Mac App Store in an external hard drive and also being able to update them?
(I'm especially interested in doing this with Xcode)


texts: How to connect an iMac 21.7 inch 2009 as a monitor to a MacBook Pro late 2013

texts: I’m trying to use my iMac 2009 as a second monitor for my MacBook Pro 2013 but can’t work out how to connect. Any ideas? My MacBook Pro doesn’t have a Mini DisplayPort.


texts: 'This Apple ID has not yet been used with the App Store' error

texts:
I just got a new macbook pro and I had to set up an Apple ID.

The computer took me through the steps to verify my Apple ID. It says it is verified, but not activated yet. How do I activate it?

When I want to download something from the App Store, it tells me:

  This Apple ID has not yet been used with the App Store. Please review your account information.

When I click "review" it sends me through this process in which I have to agree to the "Terms and Conditions of the Apple Privacy Policy".

When I click the little box to agree to the terms and conditions, there is nothing left to do. It just sits on the screen and does not allow me to proceed or does not have an option to proceed. What am I supposed to do?

How can I activate my new Apple ID account in order to be able to download from the App Store?


texts:
I would like to know how to change the terminal color, so whenever I run
ls it will return the name of:

Directories in red
Files in blue
Executable files (those you do ./file) in light green

How do I do that?


texts: Printing from the New York Times iPad App

texts:
I have recently installed Printopia app on my MacBook so that I can print from my iPad to the various printers in my business. I have noticed that I can print from something like the Notes app just fine so I think Printopia is working as expected. However, some apps, especially like the NYTimes app, do not seem to have the print button anywhere in the interface, even within Share and More.

Any thoughts on how can I print the article that I am reading in the New York Times app?


texts: How to open multiple iTerm2 tab with admin privilege

texts:
So I have an executable program in my /usr/local/bin/ called myApp. I need to run multiple myApp processes in new iTerm2 tabs with sudo.

The file structure is like this:

--myFolder
----v1
----v2
----v2
...
----vn

The work flow is like this:

1) `cd` into `myFolder`
2) open *new tab*

3) in *new tab*, `cd` into `v1`

4) `sudo myApp`

5) *enter my password*

6) *repeat for all vi*

The issue is that I need to be able to automate this process. I found a osascript to open new tabs here, but I don't know how to have the newly opened tabs run myApp without asking my for password.


texts: How do I add the chapters title in Pages (Mac)?

texts:
I can add date, links, page numbers, but I would like to display as well the chapter titles in the header and it should be updated automatically when a chapter's title changes. Any ideas?
I'm using pages 10.2 (7028.0.88)


texts: Change quickly icons of a folder and its subfolders

texts:
I need to change the folder icons of a selected folder and all the subfolder inside it with the same PNG image.

Accept any mode (Bash scripts, Automator workflows and so on...), I have no preferences.


texts:
I have a PDF in which every page has an image that is crooked by almost ninety degrees.  Not all the same amount of rotation and some are clockwise, while some are widdershins.  I don't want to wait to put it on my iPad till after the nasty task of fixing this.

I know how to find and edit the PDF in the iBooks library.  Is there any downside to doing so?

It would be a bit of proctalgia to delete from iBooks and re-import after every edit.  I have to re-sync either way, but I do that often anyway.


texts: Where can I buy the four hard drive screws for my MacBook Pro 2011 15" (pic)

texts:
I'm trying to find four replacement mounting screws for the 2.5" hard drive in my MacBook Pro 2011 15".

Here's a pic of the four screws  (one attached to hard drive).

I tried Googling and can't find anything. Are these screws available online?


texts: BBEdit asks for Apple ID password on every launch

texts:
When BBEdit came out on the App Store, I removed the app bundle that I downloaded from the website, and installed via Mac App Store. Now every time I launch the app, it asks for my Apple ID password.

Is there a way to fix it, or should I just go back to using the version that I downloaded from the website?


texts: Why does the phone light up at times but other times it's dark with a green dot?

texts: Why does the phone light up at times () and others it just black with a green dot next to it?


texts: My husband airdropped a video to me. I accepted, it showed the download timer, when finished, I looked for it, but can't find it anywhere in my phone. My husband went to try to send it to me again and it's also missing on his phone. Where did the video go?!


texts: 15" rMBP (mid 2012) - screen won't turn on, fans full speed

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Since yesterday I've been having major issues with my 15" Retina MacBook Pro (mid 2012 model). When I boot it, the screen is black (no backlight: Apple logo doesn't light up). I do hear the startup chime, and it actually does proceed to boot, but the screen stays dark. After a while, I can hear ticks as I adjust the volume, I can adjust the keyboard backlighting, etc. After it boots, the fans stay on at full speed.

I did a PRAM and SMC reset, both to no effect. After lots of fiddling with plugging and unplugging an HDMI cable to an external monitor, I eventually got the screen to turn on. Most things seem functional, besides it being a bit sluggish and the fans still stay at full speed (and there seems to be a LOT of battery drain). I'm using gfxCardStatus and I notice it isn't really able to switch to the discrete GPU anymore.

Does anyone recognize this issue? I suspect it's a hardware issue (broken GPU? broken connection to GPU?), are there any more tests I can do?

I notice in the system report at Graphics/Displays, it only gives me something about the integrated "Intel HD Graphics 4000". Can anyone else with the same model rMBP verify whether this is normal?


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I have a 2007 white Macbook here, of which the trackpad gradually became less responsive to the point where you can't press it down anymore at all. Neither the left nor the right button will physically come down, and it's not making the clicking noise either.

When taken apart right to the point where the top case comes off, it suddenly worked again. Sure, the macbook was still off, but one could click it.

Then I started to re-assemble the thing again, and kept checking when it lost functionality. Turns out right at the very last step, when the battery was popped back in, it got stuck.

Upon closer inspection the cause is completely logical: the Li-ion battery pack was quite swollen, and was literally pressing up against the trackpad.

My question now is fairly simple: what should I do? What are my options?


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I have a 32GB iPad 1 that I have had running for about six years. Recently, there was a virus and I had to reset it. I did so successfully. It has iOS 5.1.1 (9B206) installed.

In General > Software Update I see "iOS 5.1.1 Your software is up to date".

When I go to the App Store and try to install Netflix, I am informed that "this application requires iOS 9.0 or later". Obviously, I can't do so.

Is there a way to install ANY version of Netflix on my iPad?


texts: Besides ServersMan, any apps that can turn iPhone into an web/app server?

texts:
I have read from  Has anyone ever tried to use an iPhone as web server?, there is an app called ServersMan  that can turn Phone into an web server. But it is not available in my local app store. Do you have suggestions of alternatives for turning iPhone into an web/app server?

Hopefully, it can provide tunneling-like function so that it can be used in 3G network.


texts: Unable to create a NetBoot image on Sierra

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I've been trying for a couple of ways in every way imaginable to create a Netboot image for sierra.
Up until now I've tried doing the following:
- Mounting the disk from a vm and using that as source
- Using the Install Sierra.app as source
- Using a tool like autoNBI
- Doing the whole workflow through the automator

But when using the disk image utility it always gives error 2 after the "Creating cache" step.
Any clues?

Creating a netrestore image is no problem by the way..

I tried running the commandline tool imagetool instead. It gave me a very similar error. Here is the complete output:

imagetool --netboot --index 2000 --source /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD\ 2 --destination '/Users/Styleshoots/Desktop/netboot\ images/' --name 'sierra netboot'

2016-11-01 14:20:46.182 imagetool[788:13710] Imaging failed. Error: Error Domain=System Image Utility Code=2 "(null)"
2016-11-01 14:20:46.596 imagetool[788:9044] imaging tool has completed '/Users/Styleshoots/Desktop/netboot\ images.nbi'
2016-11-01 14:20:46.596 imagetool[788:9044] image creation took 536.859359 seconds.


texts: I own a 2018 macbook pro with touch bar. It was working fine until now when it had two unexpected shutdowns. It boots up right where i left and now when i put it on sleep it has completely shutdown. It won’t turn on, no keyboard light, no logo and no touchbar lighting. When i kept trying for an hour it did boot up but after entering my password it again shutdown on loading bar. As of now it won’t turn on.


texts: What type of partition will be created by Boot Camp Assistant?

texts: Will Boot Camp Assistant create an "OS X Extended" partition for Windows as well? Or can I choose the type of file system format?


texts: Does downloading torrents to an AirDisk affect my internal SSD?

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I gathered that it's not recommended to download torrents using an SSD (due to the high number of write operations, the SSD will be worn out pretty fast).

I've changed to an AirDisk connected through my Airport Extreme for downloading torrents (uTorrent for Mac). Does this wear out the SSD on my MacBook Pro?

Thanks!


texts: Export iPhone or iPad Backup to an external hard drive

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Is there a way to transport the Data of an iPhone / iPad Backup and the saved apps to an external hard drive?

I'm using iTunes 12.3 on a MacBookProRetina with Yosemite


texts: Into Finder, when clicking on a color tag, loading unfinishing and finally no folders displayed as expected

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I have a bad experience with color tag into Finder. Indeed, when I click on red color tag, I expect the displaying immediately of the directories that I have associated to this red color tag (2 directories actually).
Here below an example of the issue : the french word "Chargement" means "Loading".

As you can see, I am waiting for this loading and once this message has disappeared, nothing else appears, none of the directories associated to the color tag red.
If someone could explain me the origin of this issue and how to solve it, this would be fine to tell it.


texts: Force my MacBook Air that uses external USB as boot drive to hibernate/suspend to disk?

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There are several questions about hibernating (suspending to disk) but most are concerned with battery life and so many answers basically say just use sleep (suspend to RAM) because the battery will last better than you think. Other answers are simply out of date.

I don't want to use hibernate because of battery concerns. I want it because the SSD is dead and I use an external USB 3 hard drive as my boot drive. In other words, I have only this one drive. No working built-in drive.

It's almost as fast and I'm happy with it. But if the cable moves too much while the MacBook is in my backpack the OS will crash and anything that was in RAM is lost. I want to transport the gear with the drive separate from the computer. This requires true hibernate and not just sleep.

I've read that MacOS has several heuristics about when to suspend to disk (hibernate) rather than to RAM (sleep) and that one of those is whether any USB devices are plugged in, which for me is always.

I have sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 25 but when I put the Mac to sleep now it starts right up when pressing a key or plugging in the AC, which tells me it's not suspending.

Is there a way to really suspend my MacBook to disk, then safely remove the HD, transport everything, plug the drive back in, wake up the Mac, all without losing what I was working on at the time?

Mid-2013 11" Air / Sierra 10.12.6

Output of sudo pmset -g assertions

2017-08-20 12:10:43 +1000
Assertion status system-wide:
   BackgroundTask                 0
   ApplePushServiceTask           0
   UserIsActive                   1
   PreventUserIdleDisplaySleep    0
   PreventSystemSleep             0
   ExternalMedia                  1
   PreventUserIdleSystemSleep     1
   NetworkClientActive            0
Listed by owning process:
   pid 59(powerd): [0x0000004100088000] 39:29:46 ExternalMedia named: "com.apple.powermanagement.externalmediamounted"
   pid 251(mds_stores): [0x0001272e000ba305] 00:04:18 BackgroundTask named: "com.apple.metadata.mds_stores.power"
   pid 114(hidd): [0x000100dd0009997a] 03:36:53 UserIsActive named: "com.apple.iohideventsystem.queue.tickle.4294967962.3"
    Timeout will fire in 110 secs Action=TimeoutActionRelease
   pid 72(mds): [0x000126ae000ba2d1] 00:06:26 BackgroundTask named: "com.apple.metadata.mds.power"
   pid 57(configd): [0x000122640007a186] 00:24:44 DenySystemSleep named: "InternetSharingPreferencePlugin"
   pid 193(coreaudiod): [0x000122260001889a] 00:25:46 PreventUserIdleSystemSleep named: "com.apple.audio.AppleHDAEngineOutput:1B,0,1,1:0.context.preventuseridlesleep"
    Created for PID: 438.
Kernel Assertions: 0x4=USB
   id=503  level=255 0x4=USB mod=1/1/70, 10:00 am description=com.apple.usb.externaldevice.14500000 owner=BUP Slim Mac SL
Idle sleep preventers: IODisplayWrangler


texts: How to import contacts from Samsung E1170?

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I have a Samsung E1170 mobile phone and a USB datacable for it.

How can I import/copy the contacts from the phone to my computer?
Is there any application for Mac which can do that?
If not, how can I do that at all in principle?

(Question on Superuser.)


texts: When restart or boot up my 2019 MacBook Pro, immediately after I enter my password at the login screen, a black screen appears with white words. The words are scrolling and they appear to be some sort of console output. Does anyone know what this is and if it’s indicative of a problem? This occurs every time the machine is restarted unless I boot into safe mode.


texts: Keyboard navigation of Mac OS X Finder window's search options toolbar

texts: When I'm in a Finder window and enter terms in the spotlight search box (top right of window) and then press the TAB key the search location bar appears just below and the focus moves to the first location (usually "This Mac") shown (as it should).  But then the focus seems locked in place and no keyboard key or combination I've found will get it to move (most of the time, that is; at times it's possible to select one of the shown locations with the keyboard and sometimes I've found it possible to tab to the Save button or Add Option [+] button and on to the options themselves but most times it just gets stuck [like now!] and I need to use the mouse).  I've been annoyed by this for years now and am running out of new key combinations to try!  Is there a way to continue with specifying the search info using the keyboard?


texts: FileVaults asks for Recovery Key, no option for User Password

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My Mid-2012 Macbook Pro 13" (Core i7) with Mountain Lion (10.8.5) always asks for the FileVault recovery key (consisting of 24 digits and letters) when awakening from hibernation. I just get the options "Disk Password" and "Guest User", but cannot use my user account to unlock the drive. After entering the FileVault key, my Macbook shows me the normal login screen, where I have to enter my user password.

My main user is of course allowed to unlock FileVault in the FileVault preferences pane. Hibernatemode is set to "3". I've installed an SSD drive, but I think (?) this behaviour has been there even with the original hard disk.

One detail is additionally surprising to me: Until recently I used this Macbook as my main computer and thus it's nearly always been connected to an external display when doing some longer sleeps e.g. during the night. As I now use an iMac, the Macbook no longer is connected to a monitor and every day I awake it, I'm asked for the recovery key. This happens even if the Macbook is connected to the power supply all the time.

This is how the login screen looks:


texts: Cannot send invitation in iOS Developer program

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I want to invite someone as team member to the iOS developer program. I tried Invite Person and Bulk Invite but the Send Invitation button has always

Send Invitation

Everything has been filled out but I cannot send the invitation. What is the problem here?

It is the same problem as described here. Haven't received a response from Apple yet ...


texts: My keyboard on iMessage won't pop up.  Just the subject/message line is showing at the bottom.  I searched the internet for solutions and tried what was suggested: powering off/on and hard reset (sleep/wake+home).  The only thing next to try is backup and restore but that will take a long time.  Is there something else I can try first?


texts: Sierra update - wont recognise external soundcard

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Recently updated to Sierra 10.12.3 on my early '11 macbook pro. Trying to use my external usb soundcard (Maplin HD 7.1 USB Sound Card - maplin.co.uk/p/maplin-hd-71-usb-sound-card-a01nc) because the headphone socket doesn't work, but it wont see the card. It doesnt require any drivers, is lit up to show it is getting power / cable working. I have also just repaired the disk. Any ideas?

Cheers,

T.


texts: Windows 8.1 Boot Camp automatic repair loop

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After successfully installing Windows 8.1 on my 2010 MacBook, running Yosemite as its primary OS, my Windows OS rebooted 5 minutes after a fresh install and now I'm stuck in the "automatic repair loop". I also get this error after trying to repair:

  The drive where Windows is installed is locked. Unlock the drive and try again.

Also even after I installed the Bootcamp drivers my system was still void of this "boot camp control panel" which leads me to think this maybe a driver issue.

This is the second time I've gotten this issue so I don't think another install will resolve anything.

Is there anything I can do to stabilize my Windows OS and successfully get the Boot Camp control panel to work as well?


texts: How do I tighten the screen hinge on my Macbook Pro (2010)?

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I have a 2010 MBP and the screen has started to wobble - not un-usably, but just enough that when it is sitting on its stand the screen bobbles around a little when I type.

I took it back to a Genius at the Apple store and he said this was expected behaviour, and because it held its position, they weren't able to do anything about it. With that said, he was in a massive rush and running waaay behind - and I wanted to get a second opinion.

Should it sit still / can I ask them (within the 3-y Applecare I bought) to tighten it? Or is there anything I can do?


texts: Mac terminal - Displaying file permission when changing directory

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When I change a directory in terminal, the output is displaying the write permissions I have for every file in that destination folder. I'd prefer this didn't happen.

I assume there is something i need to tweak in my bash_profile, but have yet to locate it. Any help would be appreciated.


texts: "Full Screen" mode in OS X doesn't look as good as my PS3's DVD upscaler.  Is there a good way to play DVDs in OS X with high-quality upscaling zoom?


texts: My bluetooth keyboard and mouse are choppy

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Problem

My mouse is choppy as I drag it around the screen. The buttons on my keyboard occasionally get stuck "on", resulting in a bunch of spaces, or periods, or triggering the special character pop-up for other letters, or deleting too many characters.

System

I'm on OS X 10.9.5 on a late-2011 Macbook Pro.

I use a wireless Apple Mighty Mouse and an apple wireless keyboard. Both communicate over Bluetooth.

Battery is reported at 59% for the keyboard and 46% for the mouse. I've previously been able to run these down to 20% and lower without any negative effects.

The devices are approximately 40cm from the Macbook.

What I've tried

I've turned bluetooth on my Macbook on and off. I've disconnected and reconnected from each device. I've turned each device off and on. I've rebooted. Bluetooth on my nearby phone is turned off.


texts: Writing a shell script (or something similar) that will execute some commands

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For my work I use an app called Sublime Text to edit website documents. To open my project in sublime text I drag the folder above the icon and it opens it up in sublime text.

My next step is to run a nodejs script, and after it's run open chrome and navigate to a local url.

My question is - how can I automate that process - meaning I will have a script that I run (command line is fine) that will open the project in sublime text, run the nodejs script (which starts a local web server), open safari to a url.

Is that possible?

Thanks


texts: App hangs when run: cs_invalid_page error in logfile

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I'm trying to start Sony Sound Forge Pro. It's worked before, but then I tried to update to version 2 of the app, and I started getting this error when I start it. I downgraded back to version 1 and I still get the error.
The error is in the Console and it looks like this:

5/1/14 8:15:25.000 PM kernel[0]: CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page(0x10d2c1000): p=490[CoreServicesUIAg] final status 0x1000a00, denying page sending SIGKILL
5/1/14 8:15:25.000 PM kernel[0]: CODE SIGNING: process 490[CoreServicesUIAg]: rejecting invalid page at address 0x10d2c1000 from offset 0x11000 in file "/Applications/Sound Forge Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/Sound Forge Pro" (cs_mtime:1365521695.0 == mtime:1365521695.0) (signed:1 validated:1 tainted:1 wpmapped:0 slid:0)

Is there any way to "reset" Apple's code signing and allow this application to run again?


texts: What is the difference between macOS Sierra 10.12.2 Update and macOS Sierra 10.12.2 Combo Update?

texts:
According to this table, both pump up the version to 10.12.2, both have exactly the same changelog:

macOS Sierra 10.12.2 Update
macOS Sierra 10.12.2 Combo Update

The only difference I was able to see was the file size (1.94 GB vs. 2.05 GB).

AppStore seems to mention only the "standard" update, not "combo".

Can somebody explain what are the differences? Thank you.


texts: Find out what causes beach ball when running Sheepshaver

texts:
This is a very weird case and I've searched around in a lot of user forums, but nowhere was an answer or not even a vague explanation. So I'm hoping, someone here has an idea where to search.
I downloaded and setup Sheepshaver on my MacBook pro running the latest Catalina. No matter what I do, Sheepshaver hangs with a beach ball. (ROM file provided and valid.) Doing exact the same setup under another user or on another Mac, Sheepshaver runs fine. I have no firewall, no antivirus running or anything else that could restrict file or network access. I've checked permissions, ACLs, moved it to another location, re-downloaded the application and ROM file. No success. The only thing that works is running it via terminal and sudo. But that's not the desired way.
So how would one analyze what's causing a beach ball with an application, when the application itself doesn't provide a log file?


texts: iOS Bluetooth Device connect/disconnect from Settings

texts: If i have already connected bluetooth device from Settings screen and my application is running, Suddenly i go to setting screen and disconnect that bluetooth device but still bluetooth switch is on. So is it any way or method, by using that we can identify that device is connected or disconnected from settings?


texts: Accidentally removed /usr/bin - is my Mac permanently damaged?

texts:
Please don't judge, I accidentally deleted a big part, if not all, of the /usr/bin folder.

How can I confirm I did not do an irreversible damage to the MacBook?


texts: Mac won't open the website 192.168.1.1 (MacOS Big Sur)

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I need to have access to the website 192.168.1.1 to connect to my wifi but I can't open this website on my MacBook only (I could access it on my iPad). I tried using google chrome, safari and Microsoft Edge but none of these browsers could open this website.
I tried checking my proxies but all proxies were already unchecked.


texts: How to configure outlook to send me Tracking report for my emails - Office 2011 for mac

texts:
I want to configure my outlook 2011 for Mac to send me a tracking report for my sent emails.

Note: My Email Hosted by: Office 365.

Any idea?


texts:
I've recently updated my Apple TV (3rd generation), model A1469, to 7.6 (8130). But now it freezes when pausing YouTube videos. Others have the same problem. Here are some reports and discussions:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251826984
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251813632
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251805180
https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/72724736

How can I downgrade to 7.5? Can I download Apple TV software 7.5 from an official Apple server?
The instructions on the first link above point to https://ipsw.me/product/AppleTV, but this is not an official Apple site.


texts: Removing OSX without deleting media files

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I have two drives on my Mac, Macintosh HDD (Mountain Lion) and Macintosh SSD (Mavericks). I recently installed Mavericks on Macintosh SSD.

I still have Mountain Lion installed on Macintosh HDD along with media files.

What would be a good way to remove Mountain Lion, keeping the media files on that drive.


texts:
My understanding of a .DS_Store file is that is contains details that describe a folder and the files within that folder. Based on that description, I can think of a few uses from being able to read a .DS_Store file.

My question: Is there any form of a tool or program that would allow for the reading/examination of a .DS_Store file?

Follow up question: If there's not a tool, can anyone explain to me the syntax of the file?


texts: Fixed region screen capture on Mac OS X?

texts:
I use both Windows and Mac OS X on my work/home computers, and on Windows I love SnagIt, because it allows me to capture fixed regions of the screen: I select a resolution (for example, 500x400), and then when I click on the capture button a rectangle with that fixed dimensions appears on the screen. I only have to move it to the exact location of the screen where I want to make the capture and it's done.

The capture utilities that I've used on Mac OS X (native, or Jing, for example) doesn't have this feature afaik.

Is there some way to have this kind of feature in Mac OS X? Any utility that could add this to my day-to-day?


texts: Can't add shared drive as Time Machine drive

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Solved by this. Can't post as answer due to low reputation on this network site.

  on the server (in my case the iMac) in the settings --> sharing tab, disable file sharing (no need to reboot or whatever)
  on the "client" side (the machine from which you want to access the external TM drive mounted on the server) force restart the finder app (via "--> Force Quit" menu
  re-activate the file sharing on the server again.

I have a Mac Mini on my network with an external hard drive mounted on it. I use this external drive for Time Machine for a couple computers.

All was well until today, when I got a new Mac Mini. I migrated all my stuff over to the new machine, mounted my backup disk and tried to add it as the Time Machine backup drive in my Macbook Pro. I get the following error:

  Time Machine can’t connect to the backup disk.

  The operation couldn’t be completed. (OSStatus error 13.)

I've tried a number of troubleshooting tips. Restarted both machines, restarted the external enclosure, even reformatted the backups drive (nothing important was lost... I hope).

As a possible hint to a root problem, Finder -> Go -> Network -> [Computer] -> Backups raises an error as well:

  The operation can’t be completed because the original item for “Backups” can’t be found.

Both machines are running macOS 10.15.


texts: Software update on iPod touch 4th generation

texts:
I have an iPod touch 4th generation that won't download software update or reset to factory settings.

What can I do?


texts: Wireless download slow on Bootcamp (Upload is fine)

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I have the Mid 2015 Macbook Pro Retina 15" (11,4) and originally installed Windows 10 Pro using Bootcamp assistant.

I'm having issues with downloading over wireless (no / limited issues uploading), when I try to download any file more than about 1MB it will start off fine (anywhere from 400KB-1.2MB/s) and then suddenly spike down to something ridiculous (usually 15KB/s) and then stall completely but still say it's going at 15KB/s, this is making it pretty much impossible to download any file.

I have tried resetting my routers configuration, reinstalling windows (I used the media creation tool and brigadier without any issues), reset the SMC and made sure I'm on the most clear WLAN channel and am still experiencing this issue.

I have also tested to make sure this does not happen on other wireless devices and can confirm my phone is downloading near my downlink speed (~25Mb/s) but my laptop is still spiking around that speed and going straight down.

This shows the inital spike up, spike down and halting that I described and also shows that it doesn't happen during upload.

For comparison here is a test done immediately after over Ethernet.

I also had this issue when I had a mid 2010 MacBook Pro running Windows 7.

I'll link to some more relevant information below.
Mobile speedtest: www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/2619288419
SysInfo Export: pastebin.com/9c6mHQry
Link speed: ↓ 25,4 Mbit/s // ↑8,2 Mbit/s
Wireless channels in use: imgur.com/uSzOuL4
Driver details: imgur.com/q0I8Fgy (Still happens with .49 provided by apple software update and any other versions downloaded elsewhere)

[Sorry about that mess, sadly I don't have enough reputation to post more than 2 links]
The wireless NIC is part of the Broadcom BCM43XX series.
If anyone has any idea how to fix this that'd be great, feel free to ask for more information if necessary!


texts: Mac Pro just turns off instead of entering safe mode

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I'm trying to deal with an old Mac Pro (I'm not sure how old) which will not boot - it shows the grey screen with the Apple logo, and the progress bar rushes up to 50%, then slowly creeps up to 100%, but then just hangs at 100%. I'm not sure what version of OSX is on it, but I think it's High Sierra.

I'm able to boot into Recovery Mode (holding Cmdr after the boot chime), and that seems to work fine, but when I try to start in Safe Mode by holding Shift, the grey screen with the Apple logo appears, the progress bar gets to about 50%, and then the machine turns off. I've tried several times with the same effect.

I've removed all external peripherals (except monitor, mouse and keyboard), and a couple of internal HDDs that just have data on, I've also tried removing each RAM stick one at a time, all with the same symptoms.

Does failing to start in Safe Mode imply anything specific that I can try, or just general disaster?

I've tried reinstalling the OS via Recovery Mode, which looked to be working fine, the progress bar got "2 minutes remaining", then the Mac rebooted, and seemed to hang on the screen with the Apple logo for a while, but eventually came into something like Recovery Mode, showing the Installer Log, with a variety of errors, including:

A slightly worrying-looking log message (from a clearly highly competent developer :D):

*** HACK HACK HACK --- APFS Verify / Repair Disabled For Encrypted Disks --- HACK HACK HACK ***

The following two lines sequentially:

FileSizerGetHFSFolderSize Error Enumerating: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=260 "The file "MacOS" couldn't be opened because there is no such file." UserInfo={NSURL=file:///Volumes/OS/System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelHD3...
Can not connect to /var/run/systemkeychaincheck.socket: No such file or directory

A whole bunch of lines like this, with the final element of the file path (F1) replaced with several other 2-character values (which look like hex):

Path enumeration error: Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=2 "No such file or directory" (/Volumes/OS/private/var/db/uuidtext/F1)

The final error before the crash, just before a bunch of call stacks seems to be:

*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'FileSystemEnumerationFailure', reason:'The file system enumeration encountered an invalid post-order directory'


texts:
My iMac is stuck in a login bootloop. After entering the password, I see a white screen for a second and then I am thrown back to the login screen again.

I tried the same in safe mode, and it behaves the same.

I also tried resetting the PRAM, and it behaves the same even after that.

Since this is a hand-me-down, I am not sure of the version its running. I am ok with data loss too.


texts: How to change password of the .sparseimage encrypted image on El Capitan?

texts: I have an encrypted .sparseimage, and can't change password. Don't see any option in Disk Utility. Is it possible and how to change password of the .sparseimage encrypted image on El Capitan?


texts: YouTube videos play back at unwatchably fast rate with Safari on the latest Big Sur beta... anyone else?

texts: I have trouble.  When I try to play YouTube videos, they play super fast.  I'd include a video of the problem but it would be too large.  Suffice it to say that a 24 minute video finishes in less than 5 seconds when I hit the Play button.  This is new with Big Sur.  I just installed beta 9 last night.  I have turned off all extensions, deleted my history, restarted Safari, all to no avail.  The problem happens with Chrome too so might be a QuickTime problem or something underlying.


texts: How to access icloud.com on Chrome for Android?

texts:
Apple refuses to load icloud.com on Chrome for Android.  Instead of showing the login form, the page displays a message stating that "Your browser is not supported".

How can I bypass this restriction?


texts: Change keyboard shortcut for variable menu item names

texts:
In Mail.app, there’s a menu item under “Message” that is named Move to “[suggested mailbox].
I want to change the keyboard shortcut of that menu item from ^⌘M to ⌘-Return. But the standard way to change keyboard shortcuts through the Keyboard prefpane doesn’t work, because it requires an exact menu item name and the menu item name changes. Is there some easy way around this problem that I haven’t seen?


texts: Adding page numbers and running head to a pdf file

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I have several documents that I need to combine into a single pdf. I know that I can do this with Preview. However, it would be really nice if I could add page numbers to the resulting pdf, as well as headers and/or footers on each page.

Is this possible using pre-installed or freely available software on OS X? (Just being able to add page numbers would be great; being able to add a header as well would be perfect.)

I'm using Mountain Lion in case that makes a difference.


texts: How to determine iOS app usage frequency for iPhone or iPad

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I have over 200 apps on my iPhone 4 (32GB).  No one needs that many apps, right?  I want to organize my installed apps based on how frequently I use them, and/or how recently I last used them.  I could probably take a qualitative, subjective stab at this myself, but I'd like to have some data, just so I don't toss an app that I may have used, but don't remember using.  Yeah, I know that deleting isn't forever with apps-- but having geeky data makes me feel good.

So far, I have not found a way to do this.  I've seen apps mentioned here on AskDifferent that purport to do such a thing, but have not tried any of them.  For some reason, I seem to recall Googling this several months ago, and running across an article describing a way to glean usage information from the backup file(s) that iTunes creates.  I can no longer find that article-- not sure if it's gone or if I'm just not using the same search terms as before.

Note that my iPhone is not jailbroken, nor do I wish to jail-break it.  I'm not necessarily even interested in an iOS app that gets me this information; I'm simply interested in it any way that it can be had.  If that is via Terminal on the desktop, that's fine.

Knowing this kind of usage information would also be objectively useful if I'm trying to implement some kind of app/folder organizational strategy.  Otherwise, I'm left to my own intuition about how often I use things, which can be false, or in the least, inefficient.


texts: Outlook 2011 - clicking email addresses inside the application opening in Apple Mail

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I use Apple Mail for my personal mail, and Outlook 2011 for work.  I have Mail as my default client, as when browsing the web / writing mail, I want to send all emails from that account.

However, I use Outlook for work.  When I need to send a new email to someone in outlook, say an email, and their name is blue and highlighted, I click their name. However, it opens a new mail message in Apple Mail instead of Outlook.

How can I have Outlook know that if I'm using Outlook, I want to send new messages FROM Outlook?  I hope the question is clear!


texts: Not seeing new start page for Safari on Catalina

texts: Downloaded the new update to Catalina that was supposed to come with a new look to the Safari start page.  I see things exactly the same as they were before.  Am I supposed to do something to enable this feature?


texts: How to share my music with my kid's iTunes?

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All - how can I share some of my iTunes music (not purchased via iTunes) with my kid? Virtually all of those are ripped from CDs. I still have the CDs but I don't want to rip them all again.

Thank you.


texts: OS X: is it possible to open a window on top with AppleScript?

texts: So I have this little script that, when launched does a screenshot of the current screen and then fires up an image editor to edit the image. However, I noticed that every time the editor is being fired up, it just hangs in the background — as in, it doesn't pop up on my screen so sometimes I just sit there wondering what the hell when I suddenly realize I need to do the edits for script to go on and that the image editor is already waiting on me to find it in Dock. Is there a way to make it start on top of other windows?


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My MacBook Pro touch bar 13" isn't starting and here's what I'm seeing:

1) No power - I can't hear blowers or any sound or see any activity on the backlight when I press the power button/touch ID
2) no keyboard light - neither the caps lock will illuminate nor will the touch bar light up

I mean it's like a laptop without battery nothing happening when I try to open the laptop, I'm sure that the battery wasn't low on charge when I shutdown it yesterday night.

My research shows that a SMC reset can fix issues when the power button isn't respongind but this reset did not work.

Unplug all USB connections - wait 15 seconds
Plug back in only the charger that was good yesterday - listen for charge chime - silence
Press the TouchID/Power - wait 15 seconds
press Shift-Control-Option on the left side of the built-in keyboard, then press the power button at the same time. Hold these keys and the power button for 10 seconds. Since I have a MacBook Pro with Touch ID, the Touch ID button is also the power button.
Release all keys
Press the power button one time

Are there any tricks or other steps before I go to Apple store?