texts:
I would like to autostart a docker container in the background at boot. I do not want it to start at login, but at boot (to serve a HTTP interface to all my colleagues on the LAN) before/without anyone logging in. I have tried to start the Docker App using a file in /Library/LaunchDaemons, but it seems like the Docker App requires the user to be logged in first.

When googling, I get a lot of solutions for old VirtualBox style Docker, but I would prefer to use the official (xhyve) docker.

Running MacOS 10.12.1. Docker installed by just downloading the Docker App dmg from Stable channel.


texts: How do I determine if my Macbook pro has switchable audio input?

texts:
Some audio ports on Apple computers are switchable from stereo output to stereo input, but not all of them are.

How do I determine if my Macbook Pro supports audio input through the audio jack?


texts: Can I use one Apple ID for Apple Music and another for iTunes & App Store?

texts:
Let us suppose I want to use a shared Apple ID for logging into iTunes & App Store, in order to share music and app purchases with a friend.

But let us also suppose that, despite this, my friend and I have very different tastes in music, so I don't want to share Apple Music playlists and "like" assertions with my friend. In other words, I don't want Apple Music to think I like the music my friend likes, and vice versa.

Is there a way that my friend and I can share an Apple ID for logging into iTunes & App Store, but use different Apple IDs for Apple Music?

I suspect the answer is no, but I just wanted to ask.


texts: Reliable software to record webcam videos longer than 5 hours?

texts:
i'm doing university exams over the next, and due to covid, I have to do them at home, and record. I need to be able to record for around 5 hours continuously, - if the video fails i'll fail the exam. I've never done this before, and don't know about any software / any limits on software I have. + I don't have a camera, - only macbook.

Edit:
model is MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018), running Mojave version 10.14.6 (18G8022)


texts: How can I replace the 'Linen' that is prevalent in many Lion apps?

texts:
There are many places where the "linen" texture is used in Lion, from the Login Window to various app backgrounds like Safari and so on.

Is it possible to replace this image with something else?  Let's say I have a nice hessian weave pattern from a lovely house I lived in that hasn't been decorated since 1979, or some sand, or a patchwork quilt depicting the transperambulation of pseudo cosmic anti matter?

Whatever I wish to change it to, a) can I change it, and b) will it change it for all instances where the linen appears, or does each application have it's own resources which would need ammending one by one with differing methods, and c) is there a particular size/fileformat/other feature that any replacement image must have, for example must it be a 200x200 PNG that tesselates etc.


texts: Stop blue dots from appearing next to updated apps?

texts:
When apps get updated, little blue dots appear next to the app name in iOS 8.1 (and some earlier versions as well).  This is just a pet peeve, but those blue dots annoy me.  For example, if I update 10 apps, I have to open each of those ten apps to make the blue dots go away, which is a pain.

Is there any way to disable the blue dots so they don't appear for new/updated apps?


texts: in iOS 7, how can I easily specify an email address to be used for FaceTime?

texts: Something seems to have changed for the worse in iOS 7. Under iOS 6, it used to be possible to select various "identifiers" (email, telephone number) to be used for FaceTime for the same person, and these could be labeled differently. In iOS 7, when adding FaceTime favorites, one is given the option of adding the contact for FaceTime or FaceTime audio, but it isn't clear how to add a specific identifier for a contact.


texts: Transfering small tidbits of information from Mac to iPhone

texts:
You found that the book you were going to order online is in stock at your neighborhood bookstore (it's a near fantasy for your neighborhood bookstore to stock a book you actually want, but it's just an example! It applies for any kind of shopping list).

You copy the ISBN from your desktop browser, but rather than copy it on paper, you enter it in tool X. Tool X will make that number available on your iPhone so that it's handy when you ask for help at the bookstore.

Does Apple produce such a tool X? You could use Google Keep, or you could email yourself and pick up the mail from your phone, but I'm wondering if Apple has a native application for this use-case in its eco-system.


texts: How to install both Cocoa and X11 of Emacs (preferably with Homebrew)?

texts:
I want to try out and compare both the Cocoa- and X11-based versions of Emacs.

In general, I try to install all such packages through Homebrew, but in this case it looks like I Homebrew requires me to choose one of the two versions.

Is there a way for Homebrew to install and simultaneously manage two parallel installations of Emacs?

If not, I suppose that I'd install/manage one of the two versions with Homebrew, and the other one "by hand".  In this case, however, I'd like the non-Homebrew installation to be configured and built exactly as Homebrew would.  This means configuring the build in the same way as Homebrew does, except for those aspects of the installation (e.g. locations of runtime files) that would directly conflict with Homebrew's Emacs installation.

What's the simplest way to generate an installation script that would faithfully replicate Homebrew's build for one of these two versions of Emacs?

(I imagine that the task mentioned in the last question would be a triviality for Ruby programmers, but I don't know the first thing about Ruby.  I write code for a living, though, so solutions involving some programming–say, python/perl/bash scripting–would be fine with me.)

BTW, the solution does not have to be "super maintainable", since I expect that after running this side-by-side comparison for at most a few months I'll pick one of the two versions, and stick with it from then on.

BackgroundFor many, many years I've been happily running Emacs on Terminal, in text-only mode.  What makes this set-up less ideal than it has been so far is that now I want to start using Emacs' Org Mode, which has many key combinations that don't get correctly transmitted by Terminal.  For example, when I type M-S-<right>, what Emacs actually receives—via Terminal—is M-<right>.  This is a known issue, and there are official work-arounds for it, but I'd prefer to avoid them altogether if I can.  My hope is that one or both of the versions of Emacs mentioned in this question will do this.  But, since I've been using Emacs 5-10 hrs/day for almost three decades now, I've become quite sensitive to the details of my interaction with it.  This is why I want to try both the Cocoa- and X11-based versions of it side-by-side before settling for one.  If neither fits the bill, I'll try AquamacsEmacs.  I tried AE several years ago, but it did not win me over (for reasons I can no longer remember), so I see AE as a distant third choice.


texts: Can I plug in an iPhone 5s with no screen?

texts:
I have an iPhone 5s I am repairing,

I want to back it up,

but it has no screen.

Or home button.

I know how to get the pictures off, but can I boot up the iPhone and plug it into my iMac even if it has no screen?


texts: Undo use of F5 which added a thick black line around fields and buttons

texts:
I have searched the user manuals and can find no information on using F keys and how to cancel a command I have done.
macOS 10.8.5

I foolishly followed some advice and used F5 button for something. Now there is a permanent open field on all windows and Excel won't let me input into individual fields.

I don't remember what I did, why I did it, and don't know how to undo it. Thick black line flashes round a field box, or any button.

How can I undo this action?


texts: Unable to remove Windows partition on Boot Camp partition

texts:
I have installed Windows Boot Camp partition and installed Windows 8. Later, I upgraded to Windows 10.

I am unable to remove Windows partition using bootcamp assistant. The removing Windows option is greyed out.

diskutil list
 /dev/disk0
   #:              TYPE NAME                    SIZE     IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme              *121.3 GB    disk0
   1:                        EFI               209.7 MB    disk0s1
   2:      Apple_HFS Macintosh HD               70.0 GB    disk0s2
   3:      Apple_Boot Recovery HD              650.0 MB    disk0s3
   4:      Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP        50.0 GB    disk0s4
   5: DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A16A-BFD50179D6AC     471.9 MB    disk0s5


texts:
I have folders, containing files and folders.
Among these files, some have extension, some have no extension.

I noticed that a file without extension can have a type (probably stored in some kind of metadata)

Example of a TextEdit file without extension :

Example of a Document Sublime Text file without extension :

What I want is recursively exploring folders and changing the type of files without extension.

I am not talking about setting a default app for all files without extension.

I am talking about changing each file individually (metadata), to set there type to "Document Sublime Text"

I am looking for something like that :

find ./ -depth <file has no extension> -exec <set file type = Document Sublime Text>

Or an AppleScript !


texts: Kernel panic on wake from sleep with firewire peripheral plugged in

texts:
I'm running OSX 10.9.2 on an old Macbook 5.2, 2.13Ghz C2d with 4 gigs of RAM.
Everything is very smooth except for one very big annoyance -

My mbox 2 pro has problems keeping up when waking up from sleep!

When waking up, I have a few seconds before the computer exits with the famous white screen telling me that a serious error has occurred.

When rebooting I get the following error log:

"

Anonymous UUID: 2813154B-E4FA-2C14-3696-90D94D9A51BB

Wed Mar 5 08:56:12 2014
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff8015edbe2e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7f978c3af7, type 13=general protection, registers:

CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x0000000105ca7053, CR3: 0x0000000018c05000,

CR4: 0x000000000000066

etc .....

0xffffff808ebfbfb0 : 0xffffff8015ed6ff7

Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.digidesign.fwfamily.driver(9.0f4)[EA9004EA-D8CD-1CA7-6281-17C82B2AF0EF]@0xffffff7f978b5000->0xffffff7f978d6fff

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireAVC(4.2.2)[90DCC875-0911-3857-8D4E-838CA0149D3F]@0xffffff7f97310000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily(1.9.5fc2)[F387BB55-BB36-3C51-8BF5-3A957E30D539]@0xffffff7f9787e000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily(4.5.5)[C83215A8-3406-35EC-8C24-A1746E9565DF]@0xffffff7f96d83000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

"

I've made a fresh install on a new SSD drive with the latest drivers.

On Digidesigns' website it says that the drivers only support OSX 10.9.1.

That also showed this problem, but not even being able to boot with the sound card plugged in!

I'm considering downgrading to Snow Leopard or maybe Lion, the only reason I upgraded was that I'd like to use Logic Pro X as it fits my workflow better than LP9.

If anyone has any suggestions to how I should solve this, please advice.

Regards

/M


texts: What is this TMCacheDelete log sequence?

texts:
I have a number of external drives used for Time Machine backups, including a Time Capsule. Since installing Sierra, backups to the TC have been significantly slower (e.g., 16 hours for a 2GB backup). Upon exploring the logs (and filtering on "backup"), I see a lot of TMCacheDelete messages, usually 8 or so triplets of, each 8-triplet sequence occurring every 3 seconds.

  default    10:40:19.147281 -0700   TMCacheDelete   < private >
  default    10:40:19.147322 -0700   TMCacheDelete   Skipping entitlement
     check...
  default    10:40:19.151540 -0700   TMCacheDelete   newConnection
     invalidated

This occurs whether it is a TC or a directly attached drive, and it also occurs when all the drives are removed/disabled from Time Machine Preferences, and "Back Up Automatically" (newly renamed in Sierra) unchecked.

Thoughts on this sequence of log messages, or on its relation with slow backups?


texts: Is it possible to set a keyboard layout per app?

texts:
I use Dvorak for my day-to-day work, however I find that Microsoft's Remote Desktop application doesn't play very nicely with this: if I connect to an existing session it will use whatever keymap was in place before (usually US), but if I connect and it logs in a new session, it will set the keymap to dvorak which affects other users if they log in!

It would be nice if Microsoft could make it not break, but I don't see that happening any time soon. Meanwhile, is it possible to set a keymap for a particular application? I've tried the option Automatically switch to a document's input source, but this doesn't seem to have any noticeable effect.


texts: Only able to import small number of photos from iPhone to Mac

texts:
I'm trying to import all photos from my iPhone to my MacBook. The iPhone shows there are 1,879 photos ("All photos" album). Connecting the iPhone to the Mac using a USB cable and using Image Capture. IC only shows 539 photos available for import. I've also tried importing using Lightroom, which only sees the same 539 photos.

Any ideas?


texts: Recently upgrade iPhone 6S to 10.1  and iTunes to 12.5.1  Mainly use iTunes to sync my Outlook contacts and calendar via USB cable only (not Wi-Fi).  Appears to begin sync and stops part ways through process and sounds as though sync is complete.  Do not use iCloud for sync.


texts:
In Apple's recent iOS Security paper here
http://images.apple.com/ipad/business/docs/iOS_Security_May12.pdf

They speak about the Secure Boot Chain, my question is has iPhones/iPods/iPads always had this feature?

  "Secure Boot Chain Each step of the boot-up process contains
  components that are cryptographically  signed by Apple to ensure
  integrity, and proceeds only after verifying the chain of  trust. This
  includes the bootloaders, kernel, kernel extensions, and baseband
  firmware"


texts: Apple Photos removed 10 people from my previous list after migration to Catalina

texts:
I just migrated to Cataline, and Photos started reanalysing my 60k+ photos again. At first, pics were still in the right People's album, except that it was an association without a Tag, ie the person was tagged as "Unknown" but the pic was still showing up under the right name.

Yet, now the analysis is finished, I can see that 10 people / 632 have been removed from the list, and I really can't tell who!!

Also, I went to my TimeMachine and tried to locate the database file that is usually inside the package of the photo library, but I realized that these files are not there. Not in the backed-up pre-Catalina library nor in the backed-up Catalina library. But I can see the database file in the current library.

Is there a way to retrieve this database file, so as to at least know which person are now missing (I know SQL, but I need a file to be able to do something ;) )


texts:
Editing a file using text wrangler. Want the path so can pass it to a program in the terminal. Is there an easy way to do this? Don't seem to be able to drag it  nor right click and get info.

I'm not in Finder, but in the file chooser dialog that you see when executing File/Save as.

If there is no way to drag would be nice to be able to right click and get info OR/AND send it to a list of program, one of which could simply copy its full path to the system clipboard.


texts:
After upgrading to Lion, all my virtualhosts stopped working. They redirect to "It works" main apache page on my device for some weird reason.

Example:

/etc/hosts:
127.0.0.1  myhost.com

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot "/Library/WebServer/Documents/testproj/"
    ServerName myhost.com

    <Directory "/Library/WebServer/Documents/testproj/">
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride All
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog "/private/var/log/apache2/testproj-error_log"
    CustomLog "/private/var/log/apache2/testproj-access_log" common
</VirtualHost>

Did anyone else face the same issue? How can I fix this?


texts: Is there any way to convince Apple Mail to write its configuration as text Plist files instead of binary?

texts: I'd like to revision-control my mail configuration (both the preferences and the mailbox rules -- especially the latter) but Mail insists on rewriting its preferences as binary plist files as soon as it opens. I'd like to have it keep them in text or XML format, which would allow me to keep them in revision control in a meaningful way. Yes, I could keep them as binaries, but those are awful and result in a lot of ugly changesets.


texts: What software and hardware would be needed to make an iPad work like a TV accepting data from the lightning port?

texts:
I am trying to have my iPad (3rd gen) read television / video type HDMI input.

I have an HDMI to USB-C conversion cable and the iPad is recognizing the accessory (not sure how you know this, please edit).

I want to parse this data, and then display it on screen as video-in. Similar to how the Duet Display are doing it (an explanation of a similar setup is here - http://thecodewash.blogspot.com/2017/05/communicating-with-your-ios-app-over.html)

I'm not against the whole Peertalk approach if need be, but it seems like it would require an extra device (likely a raspberry Pi) as an intermediary somewhere in the process.

I am wondering - are there any software packages that would allow me to just to read the data stream for a USB connection into an iPad?


texts: Mac Crashes During Boot Camp Assistant Disk Partitioning

texts:
The other day I was using Boot Camp Assistant to partition my 2015 MBP to dual-boot Windows 10. I came back to discover my Mac was had just crashed and rebooting. I knew this could have gone very badly. Nothing major seems to be broken, however I had to use my old password to login (I changed it only days beforehand, and I haven't needed to use it since). I was using the 64-bit ISO file (stored on my computer) from the Windows website.

I have a few concerns:

I have 256 GB of memory, but my Mac shows I only have 209. Is some missing due to the partitioning?
What do I need to do in order to get Boot Camp Assistant to function properly?
How can I repair any damages that occurred due to the failed attempt?


texts:
So recently I have been facing an issue where I cannot unlock my apple ID.

Here how my process goes:

Login to my apple ID/icloud from either web or my MBA
I enter the username and password.
I get a message saying I need to unlock my account
Visit iforgot.apple.com to reset password/unlock account
Enter email
Asks me either the recovery key (which currently I'm unable to locate) or send a code to trusted device which I DO have access to!
I have it send a code to a trusted device
Enter CODE
Asks me for my current password
Here where things gets tricky, It tells me my password is incorrect.

I know my password is correct because it wouldn't have prompted me to unlock account. I know this because I learned through trial and error that when you enter wrong password, it says "incorrect password" for step 3.

I have been stuck in this loop for more than 2 weeks now since I returned back from my international trip.

Apple support keeps giving me the run around.

I use lastpass to manage passwords so I know my passwords are correct.

What can I do to recover my account?


texts: BBEdit - The authenticated save for this file failed (application error code: 20004)

texts:
I'm trying to edit my hosts file with BBEdit 10. When I begin, it tells me to unlock the file with this message:

Are you sure you want to unlock "hosts"?
You aren't a member of the group "wheel".

I go ahead and unlock the file but I'm not able to save it. When I try to I get this error:

The authenticated save for this file failed (application error code: 20004)

I can edit and save the file with TextEdit or Textmate, so I'm guessing that I do have the proper permissions. Why can't I save the file with BBEdit? Is it because I bought the App Store version instead of the direct download?


texts: How can I modify the list of Applications under 'Open With...'?

texts:
I recently went to open an audio file, and wanted to open it in an editor instead of a player. I right-clicked it, hovered over 'Open With...' and was met with a very unsightly list.

I have seen a problem in the past where apps will have previous versions stuck in the /Applications folder with their version number appended, but that is not the case here. Despite the duplicity in this list, no app is duplicated in /Applications nor anywhere else I can find on my system.

What causes this list to become filled with duplicates, and how can I remove them and ensure only the latest (and functional) version is list?


texts: Applescript read specific data out of iWork Numbers

texts:
I am trying to get data out of a table in Numbers. I have an index number, I need to get the name associated with it in applescript. (Eventually I need to set names of files with one of columns of this number sheet)

here is what I got:

tell application "iTunes"
    repeat with theTrack in selection
        set theFile to location of theTrack
        tell application "Finder" to set theName to name of theFile
        set surahNameAsString to characters 1 thru 3 of theName as text
        --set album of theTrack to surahName
        set surahNumber to surahNameAsString as integer
        log ("here")

        set aName to my getAName(surahNumber)

        --set the year of theTrack to 1985

    end repeat
end tell

on getAName(surahNumber)
    tell application "Numbers"
        activate
        set t to front document's active sheet's first table's cell whose value is surahNumber
        --set t to front document's active sheet's first table's first column
        repeat with c in t
            set theValue to c's value
        end repeat
    end tell
    return theValue
end getAName


texts: How do I change the name on my @me.com email.com?

texts: I'm divorced now and I've updated my name in iCloud but when I send an email from @me.com email my hyphenated name still comes up. How do I change that?


texts: My iphone 5's language in settings is set in english but it types in Chinese in Messages, google etc?

texts: I just bought a refurbushed Iphone5. The language in settings is in English but when I type a text, on google or type on facebook etc it's in Mandarin/Chinese? Can anyone solve this problem! My head is wrecked haha! Thank you (谢谢)


texts: How can I disable the dictionary for Google Chrome?

texts: Is there a way to disable the below shown dictionary integration inside Google Chrome?


texts: Prevent iPad screen for turning off when not in horizontal orientation

texts: Is there a way to prevent iPad from going into Sleep mode when not in horizontal mode?


texts: Help merging free space partition with Macintosh HD partition

texts:
I installed and then un-installed Ubuntu 16.04 on my Macbook Air (OS X El Capitan 10.11.6). I had split the hard drive into 2 partitions - Macintosh partition of 60.6 GB and now I have a free space partition of 59.6 GB. I'm unable to merge these 2 partitions. I have included some screenshots below:

Output from diskutil list:

Output from diskutil cs list:

Output from sudo gpt -r show /dev/disk0:

I'd greatly appreciate any help.

Thanks,

Sophia


texts:
I like to create a bin directory in my home directory and make it the first item in my $PATH. I then create symbolic links to override the default MacOS installed version of certain apps. I have done this in the past with Emacs.

BTW I also like to launch emacs from the command line so, I create an alias of 'alias e="emacs -nw"' in my .zrshrc or .profile file.

I am now on Yosemite and I can't get this working. Mind you Emacs is running when I click on the Emacs.app in Applications (in Window mode).

Here is what i get when I run the symbolic link version from the commandline:

Warning: arch-dependent data dir `/Users/build/workspace/Emacs-Multi-Build/label/mavericks/emacs-source/nextstep/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/libexec/': No such file or directory
Warning: arch-independent data dir `/Users/build/workspace/Emacs-Multi-Build/label/mavericks/emacs-source/nextstep/Emacs.app/Contents/Resources/etc/': No such file or directory
Warning: Lisp directory `/Users/build/workspace/Emacs-Multi-Build/label/mavericks/emacs-source/nextstep/Emacs.app/Contents/Resources/lisp': No such file or directory
Error: charsets directory not found:
/Users/build/workspace/Emacs-Multi-Build/label/mavericks/emacs-source/nextstep/Emacs.app/Contents/Resources/etc/charsets
Emacs will not function correctly without the character map files.
Please check your installation!


texts: Please help me fix my partition table - I completely messed it up

texts:
I messed this whole thing up in the course of manually removing a boot camp install. I then removed OSX while in recovery mode (yeah...). Disk Utility will not allow me to recover 750gb of free space. The Disk Utility GUI--whether in OSX or in recovery mode--will not allow me to delete the free space it sees.

I reinstalled OSX through internet recovery, but it is stuck on a 248gb partition. I believe that is disk0s2 in the below:

When I open terminal and run

diskutil list

this is what I see:

    /dev/disk0 (internal):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                         1.0 TB     disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     314.6 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         248.0 GB   disk0s2

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +248.0 GB   disk1
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Untitled                11.4 GB    disk1s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 45.6 MB    disk1s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                1.0 GB     disk1s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      1.1 GB     disk1s4

I'm having a terrible time finding a command to nuke the whole thing and start over. I'd really appreciate the help recovering all my missing free space.

Also, FWIW, I have no idea what /dev/disk1(synthesized) is, but maybe it's left over from my boot camp, in which case I'd like to get all of that free space back too. There's no need to preserve data.

thanks all!


texts: How do I delete material in 'Video' in the imovie app

texts: When I open imovie there are three choices Video Projects of Theater.  I want to delete what is in the video file but can't work out how to do this as when I enter this there are all the video clips but no menu to do anything but view them.  Can anybody help please.


texts:
I have an iPad2 and an iPhone 4s. My daughter has an iPhone 4, my son has an iPod 4th generation, and my husband has an iPhone4s. We all share the same iTunes account but all have our own emails.

I sent an iMessage to my dad on my iphone4s and it went to my son and daughter at school, my husband at work and my iPad at home. How do I unsync so that it does not go to all devices?

I want to be able to message from my phone without sending it to everyone in my family, as well as send from my iPad and not have it go to all other devices. This started when I got a new iPad.


texts: Why ist there a UUID Folder in /Volumes?

texts:
I noticed that macOS often creates a UUID (in the XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX format) folder under /Volumes.
It contains folders like Library/Group Containers and Library/Caches/CloudKit.
What is it and why is it there?


texts: Which file system should I use for Micro SD card, APFS encrypted or HFS+ encrypted?

texts:
I have a 256GB Micro SD Card (TF Card). I plan to use it as an external storage to my Macbook. I don't care about the portability. So no need to use exFAT file system. To be safe, I plan to use encryption fs. So it ends up two choices: APFS (encrypted) or Mac OS Extended (Journaled,Encrypted).

Which one is has better performance characteristics for SD cards?


texts: How to transfer folders with many mp3 files in it from pc to itunes?

texts:
I want to transfer some folders that concludes many mp3 files in them.
Is it possible totransfer folders not a file?


texts: I'm unable to get the accent menu to show up when I hold down a key. Do I have to enable the long-press accent menu in Mavericks somehow manually?


texts: Control independently apps volume via a physical MIDI controller

texts:
I'm currently working in the audio business, and I got used to always use physical controls to everything.
Does someone know a software to control each app's volume (and solo/mute, if it's possible) via an external MIDI controller (using MIDI CC). All the products that I've seen of this kind are only accessible via GUI, and I would like to have physical control.

Thanks you all!


texts:
I would like to create some Mac OS X 10.7 Windows "simulations" in Photoshop.

I would like to learn about the window's shadow parameters, like size, spread and distance.

Could anybody help me with this???


texts: Trying to get 2015 MacBookPro with hosed hard drive(?) logic board(?) diagnosed / going again

texts:
My trusty 2105 15" MacBookPro fritzed out when it hit zero battery while YouTube was streaming. The next morning I got a blinking folder at startup. I sent the harddrive to TTR Recovery but it was unrecoverable. There is now an Aura N SSD inside. I'm having serious trouble getting the computer back going/diagnosing what's wrong.
Internet Recovery goes through a countdown / progress bar and then kicks the computer into a restart.  Trying to boot from an installable Sierra boot USB gets partway through the Apple progress bar and then kicks the computer into a restart. Running Diagnostics gives a Battery not detected PPT001 error. It will boot into single-user mode from the boot USB. I don't know what of the screen output is relevant, but it does say "SmartBattery: abort polling". system_profiler doesn't see the battery. The Boot ROM is 189.0.0.
I can boot from a separate macbook using target disk mode.
Are there any next steps other than logic board replacement (assuming I'm not up for physical logic board repair)?


texts: improving battery life for macBook Air M1

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Given that:

My MacBook Air M1 chip has more than 70% battery
The charging port is nearby and charging my Macbook Air while working does no bother me.

So in order to have prolonged battery life what should be done:

While working with MacBook Air M1 chip, continue charging it whenever possible irrespective of battery level.

OR

Charge battery only when below some threshold say 10%.


texts: Question mark folder on startup, how can I recover?

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I have a problem with the iMac 27 2012 .. At startup the folder tag appears

Then when you go to Recovery mode and go to disk utility the internal disk is not found so I can’t format or reinstall macOS.

I run Apple Hardware Test by pressing (D)

How can I recover my Mac?


texts: Fixing iMessage/Message to not use email address (OSX and iOS)

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How do I fix my little Apple ecosystem, iPhone (8.1) and Mac (Yosemite), to not associate any email addresses with my identity?

Background: Years ago (may well have been before Mavericks), you could set up Message (on your iPhone), and iMessage (Mac OSX), such that any message sent to you from other Apple users would appear on all your devices, as well as any messages you would send out as well. This was awesome for me, as you could converse on a thread with iMessage on the Mac, and then leave your Mac, having just your iPhone, and continue to follow the conversation.

With the arrival of some minor releases, however, my email addresses started creeping into my settings, my icloud address (which I never use), and the email address associated with my Apple Id. Never understood why. And then, this "mirroring feature" of messages feature started behaving weirdly.  That is, some of messages that I would send out would appear at the recipient's iPhone as they always have with just SMS, except for the blue bubble, of course, and then some of the messages would appear as being from my email address. With the latter, that means they would appear as being from a different user than normal (identified as just my email address), so that your recipient would have difficulty following a conversation, and you would have difficulty following responses on just your iPhone, depending on which of the two entities representing you (phone or email) your recipient responds to.

This "less than perfect" situation continues today with Yosemite, in spite of the feature being modernized with a new name (Relay something) and publicized as a new feature.


texts: How do I add space to my Bootcamp partition?

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I'm starting to program and use both Mac and Windows. I need to add space to my Windows Bootcamp partition, so I went into Disk Utility and shrank my Mac volume. But now my Bootcamp partition doesn't appear when restarting holding Option. I also can't create an image of my Windows partition using Disk Utility in Mac, says I don't have permission.

I read that you could just split the Mac partition, reboot into Windows and use Minitool Partition Wizard to add the split space into Bootcamp. How can I get this to work? Thank you for any help.


texts: How to inherit ACL's/permissions automatically when creating new folder using Finder?

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We are using an Iomega file storage which is connected to our network. Our Windows Domain Controller is creating a share to this file storage, so our Windows users can easily access the share using \domaincontroller\share

When those users create a new folder, the file/directory permissions are inherited from the parent's folder. Everybody can read/write in their newly created folders, which is perfect.

When a Mac user (which is directly accessing the file storage) is creating a new folder, special permissions (read/write for current user) are applied and no else can write files in this newly created folder. The only way to solve this, is to RDP to a Windows console and reset the ACL's.

What's the best practice to solve this problem?


texts: FileVault & multiple admin users' privacy

texts: Using FileVault 2, when connecting a disk in target mode, the disk is locked and can only be unlocked by users authorised to do so. However, once it is unlocked, all contents are accessible to the User unlocking it. Is there a way to keep individual users' files encrypted, while making the 'general' part of the disk, and the files belonging to the user unlocking the disk accessible?


texts: Is there a fix for UGreen USB-C to HDMI cable not working in Catalina?

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I have a UGreen 4K Nylon USB-C to HDMI cable which mysteriously stopped working with my 2016 15" MacBook Pro as soon as I upgraded to Catalina.

Has anyone else had issues with this cable and are there any fixes?

NB: my computer works fine with the Apple HDMI adapter into the same screen.

Thanks for any ideas!


texts: External hard drive not recognised on Mac - Problem when using diskutil command on Terminal to eject it

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I have an external Seagate hard drive that is recognised and works on Windows computers but not on my MacBook Air which I am currently using. I have looked at a lot of tutorials regarding this, and I have edited my preferences so that external disks are to be displayed on the desktop and on the sidebar.

My hard drive is not mounted on Disk Utility, but my Mac has detected and recognized its hardware information in System Information:

I have also tried resetting my Mac's NVRAM but my hard drive doesn't get recognised and I can only see its information in System Information.
I am trying to resolve this issue using Terminal. I have typed in diskutil list on the command line, resulting in the below:

My hard drive is disk2, and I then typed diskutil info disk2, to see if the system recognises the drive, as if it does it should reveal information about the drive:

I am trying to eject the drive using diskutil eject disk2, because after ejecting the drive, if I type the diskutil list command and the drive is gone from the list, I can remove it from the USB port and reconnect it and it should mount normally.
However when I type diskutil eject disk2, I get the following:

I am not sure why this is occurring or how to resolve this issue. Any insights are appreciated.


texts: How to turn the built-in retina display of MacBook Pro into an external monitor?

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I have an external Retina display, which is teared down from another Retina MacBook Pro, the display works well. Now I would like to use the external Retina display as an external monitor. Is there any way to make it happen? Thanks.

I didn't try anything, because I totally have no any idea on this.


texts: How can I repair a scratched MacBook Air screen? (A1369)

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I have a mid-2011 MacBook Air (model A1369), whose screen has attracted some unsightly but superficial scratches. They look like smudges, but I suspect a layer of coating (or similar) has come off.

Most likely, the scratches stem from frequent transport with the screen pressed to the keyboard.

The screen is not protected by a glass layer – I hope it has a removable user-facing plastics film.

Is there a way to replace the scratched layer of the screen assembly to get rid of the scratches? I feel confident to do repairs myself and have done similar things in the past.

Here is a sketch of the scratch areas:

This picture is based on a photo. The scratch shapes are correct, but color and intensity are exaggerated for readability.


texts: Siri on my Apple Watch doesn't stop listening when I stop talking. Why?

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I've had my Apple Watch for about a week and I use Siri constantly. For the first few days it worked like a dream: I'd raise my wrist, talk, and Siri would do what I asked. For the past few days, however, it sits there still listening after I finish talking. It'll remain in this state for upwards of 30 seconds - long enough that I have to tap the screen to stop it going to sleep and losing what I'd said - before finally deciding I have stopped speaking, and successfully doing what I'd asked.

It's not background noise that's causing this: I'm using it in the same environment that I'd used it in before, and it works perfectly on my phone.


texts: iPad 3 used up 250 MB of LTE data in 3 hours without active usage

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This morning I purchased 250MB of data from AT&T ahead of the auto-renewal schedule because I had used it up two weeks back. I then checked a few emails without downloading attachments and rode to work. Didn't use the iPad at work, though it would have WiFi there anyway.

About 2 hours after the purchase I receive the usual "only 20% of data left" email and am astounded by that, but go to lunch anyway. When I return from work I have the 10%, 2% and no data left email in my inbox.

I have iCloud Documents (though I only have a few of them), FaceTime and Reading List activated over cellular, but not iTunes. The iPad had been synced the night before, I was not signed in to Skype or similar and I actually didn't use it.

Anybody an idea what might have caused this??

I talked to the AT&T help line and all he was able to see is that the data was consumed in 5-6 bursts, not tickling over the three hours. But which service, no idea. I'll visit an Apple Store and check with them, maybe they have means to determine what went awry.


texts: What change does the OS need to make, given this message? "iCloud Preferences wants to make changes to your account"

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This message appears when I log on to my machine. It doesn't tell me what change it wants to make, so I deny it access to my system.

Does anyone know what change it is trying to make?


texts: Clone the Windows partition with Carbon Copy Cloner?

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I have bought a new Hard Drive and I want to switch from my old disk to my new one. Time machine will do the job for my Mac partition, but not the Windows partition I guess. So I'm looking for way to transfer the content from one disk to another.

I've found the utility Carbon Copy Cloner. But I don't know if this soft is able to make a clone of the Windows formated partition (visible on my mac)

PS/ If you have another solution ...

EDIT: I just noticed that actually, Time Machine "sees" the Windows partition. Does it means that I will be able to restore it without any pain?


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I'm using a MacBook Air (latest OS X update) and today the number & punctuation keys on the integrated keyboard stopped working. All other keys are working correctly.

And no: there was no water damage. I didn't install any tools today.

For a few weeks I've been using a MagicKeyboard over Bluetooth. Today I connected, disconnected and powered off the keyboard after disabling Bluetooth. I never had this issue before.

For me it seems like there is a "numeric disable" activated, similar to the "num"-Key on keyboards with a numeric block. But this makes no sense...


texts: Mac thinks external Dell display is a built-in display

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So I have a Macbook Pro running OS 10.11 with 1 additional Dell display. For Christmas I received another Dell display, but I'm having issues with this mac thinking the new display is a "Built-in" display. When I bring up the Display Preference, it shows my old Dell display as a DELL E2414H, but the new Dell display is showing up as Built-in display. Both displays are exactly the same, with the only difference being how they are connected. The older display is connected via the display port adaptor which is connecting via VGA, while the new display is connected to a USB 2.0 adapter also connected via VGA. Since the new display is being recognized as a built-in display, the resolution is all fuzzy and the task bar is outside of the screen. When I look at the resolution settings and view the scaled options, everything is set to 1920x1080 ( as it should be).

When I open up the About this Mac menu, it shows that I have 2 additional displays, but says the new one is 30.5 inches ( It is actually 24 inches, just like the other display). I'm assuming that since the Macbook thinks the display is much larger than what it is, this is what is causing the bad resolution. Is there any way to fix this? How do I forced the Macbook to recognize the display for what it really is?


texts: Jaibroken iPhone sms.db file not updating right away (sms.db-wal)

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I am developing my own "back up sms system", so my sms.db is backed up few times in a day (whenever I use SBStoggle button to make a backup).

I've encountered a problem with sms.db-wal not passing data to sms.db right away, it stores newest SMS/iMessages for how long (? - assumed once per day or once in 30hrs) and after while it passes data to the sms.db file.

Is there any way to force this process?

I've found threads about this on MacForums but no answer there, I've looked in iphonewikipedia there is nothing to use either.

(I am looking for a command)

thanks for any comments or suggestions


texts: Targert Display Mode - Switch from one to another

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I have an iMac 2011 on High Sierra and a computer (only unit) with Windows 10 on it.
When I plug the Win10 via MiniDisplayPort on the iMac 2011, no problem, I can see the monitor and can switch from Apple to Win10 via CMD+F2.
But, it's not working every time. When I plug in the cable, Win10 appears on the iMac and I can switch via CMD+F2. But two seconds later, sometimes more, sometimes not, I can't exit the Target Display Mode.
I had reset the NVRAM, didn't change.
So is it a knowing issue ?
Why sometimes can I switch and 2 seconds after, I can't ?


texts: Show hidden files on Mac OS X Mojave using Terminal

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To see my /etc folder I've tried this command in Terminal:

sudo chflags nohidden /etc

followed by:

sudo defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles true; killall Finder

also tried:

sudo defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES; killall Finder

Neither of them seemed to work.


texts: Isolating power supply issue to USB-C cable

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Immediate Q:

Is there a way to test for faults (power supply and/or data transfer) in a possibly failing USB-C cable, by plugging each end into different ports on the same machine (2018 MBP) and sending traffic from one port to the other?

More info :

This question is about charging problems on a 2018 MBP with these new two-part chargers (with a separable USB-C that plugs into the machine on one end and a port on the power adaptor on the other).

Charging on my macbook is getting spotty, with

Instances where I plug in and get the nice normal beep that indicates you're getting a charge,
instances where I don't get the beep (and I get an icon change in the menu bar to say I'm plugged in, but also a note saying that the battery is not charging), and
instances where that beep strangely happens every few seconds.

Suspects are going to be

the USB-C cable to the power adaptor,
the power adaptor itself,
the power cable,
the USB-C ports, and
the motherboard.

My money is on the USB-C cable. The geniuses don't have any diagnostics for cables or adaptors, just for the motherboard and USB-C plugs. We ran what diagnostics there were and although they weren't conclusive, they supported my prior that the problem is somewhere in the cables. USB-C is the flimsiest of the cables, and gets the most abuse, so it's the prime suspect.

I can isolate the old-fashioned way, by borrowing some other new mac owner's power supply and cables, but

The issue is pretty come-and-go, making it hard to reproduce
It would generally be neat if the symmetry and "universality" of USB-C made it possible to test cables through recurrent connections from one port on a machine to another on the same machine.
If this recurrent intra-machine solution existed, it would also accelerate troubleshooting a lot.

Distal Q:

Beyond the specific wonky q. of testing a cable through within-machine connections, any advice on this power supply issue generally?  I'm still on warranty, and I was relieved to find that it will cover not just the machine and its adaptor, but the USB-C cables leading to the adaptor. But if I must go back to the Store or ship my machine, I want to go with confidence about what specifically is wrong.


texts: Can the GPU in a 21.5 inch Mid 2011 iMac be upgraded to support 4k?

texts: The computer comes with an AMD Radeon HD 6770M 512 MB discrete graphics card. According to this, the earliest iMac to support 4k is Late 2013. By then, I believe iMacs were using GeForce cards and I'm also not sure they're actually physically discrete, so I'm not sure I could just swap out the card for one in a later Mac. However, it also seems that there are firmware blocks on using non-mac GPUs in a Mac. Is there a way around this? I basically got a 2011 iMac for free and I want to use it at 4k with the monitor I already have.


texts: Change security question without calling apple

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I just submitted a gift card on my apple id and wanted to purchase an app. After pressing buy it asked me to enter my security questions because it's my first time and I have forgot them. I have forgot my security questions and I couldn't find a way to reset it online, apple's page says I can reset it online but it seems recently they have removed the option to reset it online and they only give you the option to call them . I wanted to ask if you guys know any way to reset security questions without calling apple.
Or if you know any way to purchase an app without answering security questions
Thanks


texts: Create AirPort network from the command line?

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Is it possible to put my AirPort in access point mode, so it creates an infrastructure (ie, non-ad-hoc) network from the command line on OS X?

Similar to using System Preferences -> Sharing -> Internet -> Share from … to computers using WiFi.


texts: How stop Macbook White to try to find a CD

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I have a very annoying problem. My old Mac Book White with OS X Lion try to find if there is a CD/DVD every X minutes.

The problem is because it cause a noise. If I put a CD/DVD inside it, from time to time it start to read the disk.

Maybe it happens because I share the CD/DVD device with network. This is annoying. I only want to check the disk when I try to read it.

How can I stop it?

One solution is unplug the ethernet cable. It worked now. But... There is another solution?


texts: How to use pip after the OS X El Capitan upgrade?

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After the El Capitan update, I am unable to run pip install. The error I get is that the "operation is not permitted" when pip tries to create new folders while installing.

creating /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/share
    error: could not create '/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/share': Operation not permitted

In fact, in general I cannot create folders etc in these folders. Have tried using sudo that doesn't help. Also I have done

sudo chflags nouchg /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/

The above didn't help either. What can I do to be able to install python libraries smoothly again?


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I'm having a problem using ssh agent to make sure I don't have to enter a password each time a certain program uses my id_rsa private key.

I did ssh-add -K ~/.ssh/id_rsa and it seemed to add an entry to my keychain

But it continues to prompt me.  When I go into keychain under access control, it looks like maybe it's because it's not set


texts: OK to power off Apple TV (4th gen) at the mains when not in use?

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I've just given an Apple TV (4th gen) to a relative, who is in the habit of powering off the whole TV system (TV, DVD player, stereo etc) when it isn't in use.

Is it OK to:

remove power from the Apple TV without shutting it down first
leave the Apple TV unpowered most of the time?

I've had a look through the Apple TV User Guide but can't find any mention of this.


texts: Contacts on iPhone 6 will not merge with Cloud

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I recently purchased and iPhone 6 and sync'd my data appropriately.  However, all of my contacts were apparently still associated with my old work email.  I have since moved on to another job and had to delete that email address - and with it - there went all my contacts.  Through the current contacts app, I only have anything I have added after I deleted that work email address.  I even tried resetting it from a previous backup from my computer, not iCloud.

HOWEVER, when I go to text and type in a letter, all my old contacts show up as options with their correct names, etc.  So clearly this information is on the phone.

Is there a way to get the contacts that are somewhere deep in the phone where the messaging software is accessing it, and then merge it to iCloud?

I've already tried turning iCloud on and off and remerging.  Unfortunately, it didn't work.


texts: Painfully slow WiFi after Sierra update on Mac Mini

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I bought a Mac Mini a few years ago, and it was happily running Yosemite for that time. However, up until last Friday, it spent most of its time in a box as I had no use for it. Now though I need to do serious development work using it, and decided as it's been such a long time since it had an update, I'd throw all the updates it was missing at it. This led me to installed Sierra on to it.

I can't tell you how much I regret that decision so far, for the fact that connecting over WiFi to my home network is slow. And I mean painfully slow, as it quite often quotes speeds of 10Kb/s when downloading various bits and pieces from the internet. Opening Google search pages often results in about a wait of 30 seconds, followed by an even longer wait to open the page I need. YouTube videos are also painfully bad to watch, pixelated as it attempts to furnish my Mac with the video as quickly as it can at the expense of quality.

Now my Mac Mini is situated downstairs in my dining room, my Billion router sits in the living room. In line of sight terms, it's about 5m to 10m with two single cinder block walls between it. Initially I thought my WiFi was playing up, however my ThinkPad running Debian 8 flies with the WiFi. I get much faster download speeds, YouTube videos load in an appropriate manner, general web browsing takes seconds rather than minutes. My iPad Air 2 (think that's what they're called?) is slightly slower than the ThinkPad but much, much quicker than the Mac Mini. All of these were tested in the same location as the Mac Mini. So I can safely rule out issues with the WiFi.

So in my opinion - but I'm happy to be proved wrong! - the problem must lie with the Sierra update? I've seen numerous blog posts relating to slow WiFi with Sierra, and I have followed the steps they've outlined. Deleting preferences etc, restarting etc. But these haven't made a single bit of difference to the speed I'm getting with the Mac.

So I would like to know what other options I have available to me to speed this up? I can't actually use it for the development work I need to do if the WiFi is so poor. I'm not adverse to nuking the Mac and starting again, but obviously I want to advoid this as best I can.

EDIT: Following from the advice yesterday, I did the following:

Removed the networking plist files (again)
Reset the SMC
Reset the PRAM/NVRAM
Followed the steps in the Mac OS X Daily link in the comments

The problem still persists. I didn't have chance to fiddle with my WiFi, although I'll be honest I'm quite annoyed that's even a suggestion by Apple as this Mac worked fine before Sierra got near it. And when I see other devices use that network without problem, well I don't know.

Further more, the hard wired suggestion - yes would fix it but it's not a remedy to provide internet/networking speeds I should be getting on my Mac, but it isn't fix a problem with poor WiFi on that machine.


texts: iPod 3g 4.3.5 Updated Firmware Apps can't run

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I have installed Firmware update to 4.3.5 for my iPod touch 3g (32gb), and after installation, I have a problem where apps can't run. I tap on an app, it runs (~1 sec) and then skips to main menu of iPod.

What it can be? What I have to do?


texts: Is there any way that I can get auto-correct on my iPhone 4S to stop changing the word "Yo" to "To?" I have tried adding a keyboard shortcut for "Yo" as well as adding Spanish to my International Keyboards, but its still happening.


texts: How do you replace commands in the terminal?

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I want to be able to type a short command and have that be replaced with a longer one. For example, typing vscode could run something like open -a "Visual Studio Code". I know this is possible in Linux, but is there any way to do this in MacOS?
Thanks in advance!


texts:
I dropped my iPhone and shattered the external lens. The internal one was scratched, too.

I got the parts online and followed the iFixit guide to open up my iPhone and replace the camera. Now when I to the Camera app I only capture the top pixels.  The photos come out like the image below.  Do you think I got a defective camera unit or am I missing something?


texts: How to change the size of the icons that appear in the Terminal.app

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After updating to MacOS Catalina 10.15.4 the icons that appear in my Terminal.app have become extremely small. As you can see in the picture, there is a big gap between the arrow -> that is preceding the tilde ~, which didn't exist before. (This is zoomed in 200%, use block cursor for scale.)

Is there a way to change the size of icons in the terminal?


texts: MacBook Pro 2018 can't use 80Mhz wifi channel

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I have a WiFi AC access point (my access point is linux pc + qca9882 + manually configured hostapd), which works on 153/80Mhz channel. However my MacBook connectes to this access point it switches between 20Mhz/80Mhz channel bandwidth several times and then stops on 20Mhz.
RSSI/Noize is -47dBm/-97dBm, there is no other 5Ghz stations according to the WiFi Explorer.
How can I find out why my MacBook can't use 80mhz?


texts: Get battery health via Apple Configurator

texts: I have 250 iPod touch, where I have to get the status of the battery health. Is there a way to get this via the Apple Configurator for multiple devices at once?


texts: Open new Chrome window with different profile from command line

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I want to run a command line that opens a new chrome window with another profile.
I tested the following commands:
Preconditions:

I have two profiles: Profile 1 and Profile 2

Chrome is already running with Profile 1

open -a "Google Chrome.app" --args --profile-directory="Profile 2"
The above command does nothing other than bringing focus to the currently running chrome with Profile 1
I also tried:
open -a "Google Chrome.app" --args --profile-directory="Profile 2" --new-window
The effect is the same.
I want to run a command line that opens a new chrome window with Profile 2 while there is already a Chrome window running with Profile 1


texts: I doubt a hardware problem with my ethernet device. I'm unable to connect to Internet. How can I verify if it's a hardware issue or not?


texts: Prevent Mail.app from sending read receipts?

texts:
I just recently realised that Mail.app sends out "read receipts" without my knowledge if someone sends an email with a "Disposition-Notification-To" header to my work (MS Exchange) email account. This definitely seems to happen on Mail's side and not on the Exchange server's side where I made sure to turn that functionality off (also in the 'Mobile Devices' settings).

There doesn't seem to be any GUI to turn this behaviour off in Mail.app, but maybe someone out there knows of a hidden preference that can be set? Note that if I read my email using the iOS Mail app, then no read receipt is being sent.


texts: How to switch the subtitle language of Hulu on Apple TV

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I began watching a show on Hulu. It came up with Spanish subtitles. I want to switch it to English subtitles.

I was instructed by a Hulu customer service rep to go to the Hulu website, log in, pull up the show, start playing it, hover the mouse until the control bar appeared near the bottom of the screen, click the gear, select English from the closed captions options, and then log out on the web site which would set it as a global default. I did this, and it did make the show, as seen on my browser, use English subtitles, but this did not affect the same show as seen on Apple TV. However, if I start watching a new show, the subtitles are in English. It's as though Hulu has "committed" me to watching The Handmaid's Tale with Spanish subtitles, and won't allow it to be changed.

The customer service rep said this was a "known problem with Apple TV" and that I'd have to wait for Apple to fix it. I'm dubious.

Does anyone have experience with the Hulu app on Apple TV, and can suggest how to force a subtitle language change on a series I've already begun watching?


texts: Looking to ease workflow between RSS reader and Google Plus on iPad

texts:
I'm a Google user, have been for years.  I've got a well established set of feeds in my Google Reader account.  I am also a Google Plus user.

I would like to have an easy workflow to go from reading things in Google Reader on the iPad to sharing them on Google Plus.  I don't see that happening with the Google Mobile interfaces presented on the iPad, so I come to you, the apple community, to ask if you've got a workflow figured out.

I am willing to entertain an alternate RSS reader than Google Reader.

I would like to view my RSS feeds on the iPad, and when I see something interesting, share it to Google Plus circles.  Any thoughts?

Thanks!


texts: How do I remove Siri from the collapsed Control Strip?

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I have a MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018) and prefer to have the Touch Bar display the escape button on the left, nothing but a custom widget that does nothing in the middle, and the collapsed Control Strip on the right:

I don't use Siri, so I want to remove the Siri button from the collapsed Control Strip. However, when I press "Customize Touch Bar..." in the Keyboard preferences pane, it replaces the contents of the Touch Bar with the expanded Control Strip, from which I have removed Siri:

How do I customize the collapsed Control Strip to remove Siri, if every time I try to customize the Touch Bar, it removes the collapsed Control Strip?


texts: How to fix usbmuxd spam in console when iPhone is connected?

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Since I've upgraded from Snow Leopard to Lion (including the latest 10.7.1 update), my usbmuxd seems awfully chatty. This only happens when my iPhone is connected.

It spams the following message at least once per minute:

18/08/2011 16:30:25.941 com.apple.usbmuxd: HandleUSBMuxDictionary client 0x101005430-iTunes/com.apple.iTunes using library usbmuxd-211 built on May 16 2011 at 00:10:01, running usbmuxd-211 built on May 16 2011 at 00:14:56

I've already tried reinstalled iTunes, which seems to include all the mobile device connection stuff (instructions: http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3540), but without success.

I've also braved the horrors of the Apple forums, and while some people report the same issue, there's no fix or explanation for this.

Any advice other than "ignore it" or "reinstall OS X" welcome. Yes, I've already repaired permissions.


texts: Due to issues while upgrading to Catalina a duplicate users folder was created on my system. This folder is named "Users 1" and is ~85gb. I tried deleting it using sudo rm -rf "Users 1" but get Read-only file system. How do I get around this security measure to delete the folder?


texts: How can I lock Mail/Contact/Calendars in an iPad?

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All members of my family use the iPad primarily for browsing the Web or playing games.  It is basically a living room computer. But I use it also for my e-mail.

I know The iPad can be locked with a passcode as a whole (which I don't really need, because anyone who makes it to my living room is welcome to use it), but I would like to lock only the Mail app.  Is there any way to do that?


texts: Installing ChatJax bookmark on the iPad and iPhone

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I have a 16 GB Apple  Mini iPad using iOS 8.1.2 and am unable to install the bookmark found here that renders LaTeX in the Math Stack Exchange chat room. I can't find a browser with a bookmark bar to drag the given link to.

Other users in the room have also been unable to render LaTeX with their iPad and iPhones. Could you provide instructions that someone who is new to Apple products could follow?


texts: Printing a html file to PDF loses HTML formatting

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I have this standalone report in html. CSS styles are all embedded within the html itself.

When I tried to print to a pdf file, the pdf output becomes

I basically lost all the formatting in the html. Both chrome or safari produce the same result.

How can I get a PDF that preserves the format?


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I have 5 users with Mac laptops who want an automatic backup to be performed whenever they get to one of the three sites of their business (3 VLAN's connected via VPN). The Mac users connect to the network via Wi-Fi (same Wi-Fi network, same SSID on the three sites). The network is PC only, and the Mac laptops do not need the services of this network (they only need Wi-Fi to be able to go on the internet).

What would be the best solution for a Time Machine backup to start as soon as they connect to the Wi-Fi at any of the 3 sites? A server? A NAS? The Macs must stay independent, and not mix with the rest of the network.

If it's a server, should it simply be configured with an IP address in the range the VPN server serves the portables themselves?

Does anyone has dealt with this kind of situation?

Miguel


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i have a Mac Mini Late 2012 running with OS X Yosemite. When installing Xamarin, i had to enter often my admin credentials, which leads me to the question :

Is it possible to enter my admin credentials only once per session, but keeping the permissions until i log off ?

Sometimes it takes up much time always entering my credentials depending on the application, so if there is a way, this would be very helpful.


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iTunes Connect says:

  Make sure your apps are up-to-date and ready for the winter holidays. New apps and app updates will not be accepted December 23 to 27 (Pacific Time), so any releases should be submitted, approved, and scheduled in advance. Other iTunes Connect and developer account features will remain available.

If I have the app already approved by Apple before the deadline, can I still release it on Christmas if I use the "manual release" or "automatically release no later than" option?


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I have a brand-new Macbook Pro, my first mac since 1987, and unfortunately I'm experiencing a severe issue with it. If I leave it by itself for a while, or close the lid and then re-open it, the screen remains black and nothing I do can fix that - I have to forcefully shut down the mac (holding the power button for like 10 seconds) and re-open it.

I searched for this problem online and found many similar instances of it, but could not find any actual solution. How can I solve this issue? And if it's a still-unsolved problem, is there any work-around I can use to bring the screen back to life without rebooting the laptop?

Technical details, as copied from the About This Mac dialog:

MacBook Pro
15-inch, Late 2011
Processor  2.2 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory  8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics  AMD Radeon HD 6750M 512 MB
Software  Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2 (11C74)

Running software update reports that the laptop is up-to-date.
I only got it yesterday, and have managed to install a grand total of just 4 applications (Keka, Steam, Syncplicity and Chrome).
I have no peripherals connected - the only physical connection is the power cord, the only wireless connection is the Wi-Fi. The problem persists whether the mac is connected to the power or not.
The problem is consistent, once the screen turns off it's always doomed.


texts: MacBook says out of space but disk inventory and daisy disk show plenty of space please please help

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I have a mid 2011 MacBook air with 128 gb but from every app it says im only using 98 gb while the system has 76.45 gb that its taking that I cannot locate anywhere.
I have tried everything I can think of from listing local snapshots to putting it into recovery mode. Nothing works. I am not the most tech savvy but any way to help would be amazing.


texts: I know that menu extras can be removed by command-dragging, but is there any way to use a defaults write or other command-line method?


texts: Magic keyboard and trackpad via wired connection but internal transmitter is always on and a question

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I would like to use Magic keyboard and trackpad via wired connection.
But I've checked in the Apple store that those device's bluetooth transmitter is still on even when they are wired into mac.

I wonder if the bluetooth transmitter in those devices make high level of EMF when it is not connected to mac via wireless connection.. I have little knowledge about bluetooth . I watched some videos on youtube and found bluetooth devices emit quite high level of EMF when they are transmitting data with computer.

So anyone has ever checked the level of EMF on Magic Keyboard and Trackpad  emitting EMF alone?


texts: I have an older Mac Pro in 10.11. After a minor update, I can no longer log into my main user account (which is a standard account) with all my files; the rotator goes indefinitely. I can log into any of the other accounts, including the Admin. I have tried safe boot, reset NVRAM, repairing with disk utility, repaired with DiskWarrior, then with Drive Genius 3, then with DiskWarrior again. I have a clone that was made before the minor update, and yet it behaves the same as the main HD. The HDs are fairly full, but there should be room enough. I was regularly logging into my user account right up to the time I did the update, and the clone shouldn't have that update.


texts:
Why does my iMessage display, "other + (the number)
Example:


texts: Recovering Lost Mode then Deletion from Find my Iphone

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I have 2 iphones and today I had an experiment; from Find my Iphone App I have turned on lost mode in one of my phones and then I've erased it. Now I see

"This iPhone has been lost. Please call me.

"1421421"(my phone number)

on its screen and its not possible to do anything with it.
Couldn't find a solution after checking icloud and some search. Anybody have an idea how I can take it back?


texts: Lock Screen Recording In Privacy (System Preferences)

texts: I made a standard account to try to put a password to system preference. When I go to privacy, everything is locked except "Screen Recording". I can change "screen recording" without having to unlock with the admin password. Anyone know why that is? And how to fix that? I would want the standard account not to be able to change anything in system preference


texts: Adding a compiled application to $PATH. Understanding the problem

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I'm trying to understand the whole $PATH problem but I've got no luck so far.
Suppose that I've just compiled an executable with make and I need to launch it with the shell without using the full path.
Well the problem is that I don't fully understand all these "add to path" things.

My idea is that if the terminal reads on specific folders, why don't we just put all the application files to this folder?

Why don't we add the whole Applications folder to the list of folder that the terminal goes to open an application?


texts: Dual monitor for 2.2GHz MacBook Pro (MD318LL/A) Late 2011 MBP

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I was wondering is it possible to have 2 external 1080P monitors attached to my MBP?

My machine have a Thunderbolt port.

The monitors have HDMI, VGA, and DVI. (No thunderbolt display port sadly.)

Is it possible to connect 2 external monitors to the MBP without using an USB video card? I am okay with using the MBP in clamshell mode. On this stackexchange there are methods that involves Thunderbolt -> 2 DVI/HDMI adapter, would this allow me to have 2 separate desktops?

Thanks


texts: Can I remove the "Log Out" item from the Apple menu?

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Is it possible to remove "Log Out" from the Apple Menu? I know there used to be a tool that let you customize the Apple Menu (can't remember the name) but I doubt it's still working on Lion.

Preferably I'd like a Terminal command or something.


texts: "Repair Disk Permissions" doesn't seem to repair the permissions

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I tried repairing the permissions on the boot disk, resetting the Mac, and repairing the permissions on the boot disk. All times I repair the permissions, the list of the files that needs to be repaired is the same.

What does not allow to repair the permissions? What should I do to repair the permissions on the boot disk? Should I repair them from another Mac?


texts: Apply Computer Name and local hostname with System Image Utility

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I am going through trying to create a NetInstall image using System Image Utility and am curious about how the "Apply Computer Name and Local Hostname settings from a file" option works under the Apply System Configuration Settings task in the Automator Library.

Could anyone perhaps give some insight about how this works?


texts: I recently upgraded to Yosemite and I seem to have some sort of line on my desktop near the dock that won't go away.  I've changed my background, moved the dock and even rebooted and it stays there.  It looks like something that I can click on and drag up but it doesn't do anything if I click on it.  Did I install something that is causing this?


texts: Why does my MacBook's trackpad still function even when I have disabled it?

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The trackpad on my old MacBook Pro 2012 has an "erratic cursor dance issue" and it randomly scrolls, swipes and clicks everywhere.

I disabled the trackpad through

Apple menu > System Preferences > Accessibility > Interacting > Mouse & Trackpad> Ignore trackpad when mouse or wireless trackpad is present.

But when I use my wireless mouse (a "Universal wireless USB mouse" which works properly), the trackpad still functions, which means it scrolls, swipes, and clicks everywhere.

Are there any other ways by which I can completely disable the trackpad?


texts: iTunes cannot sync photos to the iPhone because your iPhoto library is not yet available

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How to fix this issue and sync iTunes to iPhone correctly?

OS X Yosemite, iPhoto 9.6.1, iTunes 12.4.3.1; iPhone 5, iOS 9.3.3

I imported my pictures to iPhoto then tried to sync some unrelated changes to the iPhone through iTunes and got this error message. Restarting iPhoto and iTunes didn't help this time.

Disclaimer: I found the solution to this specific issue and I'm using this space to share it with others. Other solutions may be valid on different situations. I remember fixing this once by restarting the Mac.

Here are some links related to this problem with some "heavy weight" solutions I didn't try this time:

http://osxdaily.com/2013/06/30/itunes-not-syncing-iphone-ipad-ipod-fix/
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6831863
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7180697


texts: Duplicate icons in Applications Dock Stacks

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A picture is worth a thousand words.

I have a shortcut (not sure what the official word for this is) to my Applications folder in my Dock.

When opening it, I see multiple copies of the icon "Xcode.app".

If I "open in finder", I only see one. If I open the launchpad I also only see one.

Don't mind the folder called "Xcode 5", I added this only yesterday while this multi-icon bug has been there for over a month....

Running OSX 10.10.1

UPDATE: The official name for those shortcuts are "Stacks" (http://support.apple.com/en-il/HT201955)


texts: Logitech Wireless Mouse Non Functional After Sleep?

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I have a Logitech Wireless Mouse with Unifying Receiver plugged into my iMac - and when the computer is put to sleep (cmd alt eject), after wake it will not respond to mouse movement. If the computer sleeps by itself, restarts or otherwise - no problems. If I remove the USB receiver from its port and replace it, everything starts working again fine.

I also have a Macbook Pro with the same software and same mouse - no problem. I tried swapping the mice over and replacing the Unifying Dongle.

Can anyone recommend how I might go about troubleshooting this?


texts: Macbook Pro Fan fullspeed, no temperature and keyboard backlight

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I've got a Macbook Pro 2008 15" 4,1 with OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 and the latest Firmware and both fans run the whole time at fullspeed. My research brings up, that it's probably the temperature Sensor, because every Software I use to get Information about the temperature it says 0 degrees. For Example iStats says 0 degrees and 0 fans found. The keyboard backlight doesn't work either. (altough it's enabled in preferences). All in all this sounds like a problem where SMC reset would help. Unfortunatelly I have no Battery (it blew up), so I did the reset without the battery part (cant tell if it makes a difference)

Apple Hardware Test couldn't find any problems on my System (both tests). The RAM has been upgraded a while back, but all ribbon cables are correctly connected.

Does anybody know how I can solve this problem? The CPU load is constantly pretty low and the MacBook is pretty cold at all.

Log Files
a lot of smc errors:
http://pastebin.com/egYkGMrz

Interesting part:

Sep 13 21:18:09 Dominiks-MBP kernel[0]: WARNING - ACPI_SMC_CtrlLoop::initCPUCtrlLoop - no sub-config match for MacBookPro4,1 with 8 p-states, using default stepper instead


texts: Why does my computer seem to have a disagreement on hostnames between .home versus .local?

texts: At home, my laptop's sharing control panel tells me that it will be accessible as 'whatever.local', but the 'hostname' command reports 'whatever.home'. What's this about?


texts: Weird files on my Desktop after installing programs

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My "problem" is resolved, but I still want to know what this was, as I am new to Mac OS.
After Installing a few programs, I had weird files/folders with what looked like a hard drive icon appearing on my Desktop (but not appearing in my Desktop folder in Finder). In this case it had to do with Android Studio ("Android Studio 4.0.1") and Google Drive ("Install Backup and Sync from Google"). (I also installed VSCode, but no such thing appeared on the Desktop).
See for yourself on the screenshots, (which were taken after I successfully installed the programs and moved them to my ~/Applications folder.
As I said they did not appear in my Desktop folder in Finder, but they did appear under Locations in finder. I pressed a button looking like an "eject icon" and they disappeared from both Finder locations and my desktop.
I'm just asking all this, because I want to be sure that I made no mistakes during the installation processes.


texts: How to turn off the Siri dictation "beep" sound on macOS Catalina?

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Before Catalina there was an option to turn off the "beep" sound. ( The sound you have when you double press Fn button ) Now that option is gone in Catalina. And the trick to remove the sound file does not work with Catalina SiP.
Are there any sane way to get rid of that beeping sound before Siri dictation?
Note: This is not Voice Control Dictation, Which was previously known as Enhanced Dictation.


texts: Is it possible to add a note to a ToDo in Mail.app

texts:
How can I add a Note to a ToDo?

Or is there another way to add a paragraph or two to a ToDo to record progress.

The ToDo is linked to an email if that makes a difference.


texts: What is the best way to copy 1000 pics from my PC to my ipad3?

texts: I don't want to copy all of my pictures and i dont want to setup ongoing sync.  I simply want to do a one time transfer of pictures in a certain folder from my windows PC to iPad


texts: Missing Hardrive icon in Finder, OS X Yosemite 10.10.4 MacBook Air

texts: I purchased a Mid 2013 MacBook Air with OS X Yosemite 10.10.4 and I am unable to locate the hardrive icon in Finder.


texts: Does the "purge" command damage any thing in my system?

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I am using OS X 10.5.8 and in spite of having 5GB of RAM memory, I face a lot of inactive RAM, and go to the terminal and purge it via the "purge" command (of course without quotes).

I do this almost every two days, some application(s) is(are) probably not freeing up memory.

I would like to know if this command is harmfull/if it can "damage" anything in the system/in open applications?


texts: Why my MacBook Pro 15" (2011) power adapter turns orange?

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I bought an early-2011 MacBook Pro 15" (highest-spec model) in June. It's running Lion.

I have a problem which happens occasionally. My power adapter (while plugged in) from time to time (particularly when I play games) turns orange and shows me on the bottom of the screen that there is "0:09" or "0:10" minutes left. However, when I push on the battery menu icon for the detailed information, it shows me "99% Full".


texts: iPhone 5 Car Bluetooth Issue with Incoming Phone Calls

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I have an iPhone 5 running iOS 10.2 and a 2015 Chevy Mailbu with Bluetooth capability for calls and streaming audio (non CarPlay).

The problem I have is when I am receiving calls (everything else works fine).  When a call comes in and I answer it, regardless if I press the phone button on the steering wheel or the answer button on the phone, the iPhone immediately switches to its internal speaker  I have to manually switch it back to the "Bluetooth headset" (car speakerphone) for the audio to work properly.

I have tested this in 3 different cars - the Chevy, an Infiniti and a truck with an aftermarket Kenwood radio.  The problem is present in all three vehicles.  I have also tested with a Windows Phone and and Android phone and both phones work with the cars properly so it's definitely a phone issue.

I have rebooted the iPhone, deleted the profile and re-paired with the radio and I have even reset the iPhone to factory default and re-paired it as if it was new.  The problem persists no matter what I do.

Does anyone know what the issue is or what I have to do to solve it?

[Update]
Problem still persists after iOS 10.3, didn't resolve the issue.


texts: Extending Warranty - AppleCare Protection Plan

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I have a problem with the phone screen.

I set up a repair with apple today and I noticed that the warranty expires in just 3 days.
Would the repair be handled as a warranty or am I expected to purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan to ensure that the repair is treated as within warranty

thanks for your help


texts: What are Icon\r files and how do I delete them?

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I notice that within my xcode project I see an Icon\r file.  When I go to the folder where the project is from finder,  I don't see this file.  I believe this is some sort of hidden file that I should not be able to see.  However, xcode sees this file and it's causing some error on my project when I try to archive it.
The following is the error that I got:
error: Codesign check fails : /var/folders/7l/l93zzs6n4h14qb7rmj5r7zn00000gn/T/GtLyx05w1O/Payload/stryker.app: a sealed resource is missing or invalid
In architecture: armv6
resource added: /private/var/folders/7l/l93zzs6n4h14qb7rmj5r7zn00000gn/T/GtLyx05w1O/Payload/stryker.app/www/Icon
resource missing: /private/var/folders/7l/l93zzs6n4h14qb7rmj5r7zn00000gn/T/GtLyx05w1O/Payload/stryker.app/www/Icon

Is there a way I can delete this file?  I can't delete it from within xcode.  When I drag and drop it into trash nothing happened and when I right click it, it doesn't give me the option to delete the file.
The project folder is inside my dropbox folder so I think dropbox is the one that put the file there.
Any idea on how I can delete this? Thank you.


texts:
Is it possible to configure Mail.app to use the growl notifications for incoming mail ?

Maybe there is an external script doing that too ?


texts: How to edit binary InfoPlist.strings in Mountain Lion (for Finder to display folders before files)?

texts:
The article Force your Mac to sort folders on top of files (windows style), lets the Finder change its sorting order to first show folders and next all files.

This trick doesn't seem to work with Mountain Lion, InfoPlist.strings seems to be a binary file.

Do you know how to edit InfoPlist.strings in Mountain Lion?


texts: I think my MacBook Pro battery was replaced by Apple's service team. How do I check that?

texts:
I handed my MacBook Pro (15" Touch bar) to the service centre in order to have the keyboard replaced. Now, when I check the battery cycle count, it shows "1". Before it was at "82".

Also, I'm getting a battery life of only 4.5 - 5 hours now.

Is there a way to find if my battery was replaced or not?


texts: Make Preview automatically reload PDF without switching to it

texts:
If I change the contents of a PDF file that is open in Preview, it automatically reloads it when I switch to the program.  Is there a way to make it do this without explicitly switching to the program?

The reason is that I am writing LaTeX, and I would like to see the updated PDF, but switching between Preview and back is a little annoying each time.  For now, I have a line in my Makefile that just does

open $(FILEPREFIX).pdf
open -a iTerm

every time it builds the document (I use emacs in the terminal as my text editor), but even this is a little annoying, especially since I would like to write a hook in emacs that automatically builds the document at regular intervals, and this would cause it to jump away from the editor.

P.S. I know that Skim can do this.  But I've found its autoupdating to be unreliable (i.e., sometimes it just stops doing it altogether, and I have to manually reload the document; if someone knows how to fix that, I would appreciate that as well).


texts: How to encrypt a Disk Image with Touch ID?

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro 2017 with Touch bar, and therefore Touch ID.  I have tried to setup everything that I can to use Touch ID including login and to authenticate the sudo command.

I create a lot of encrypted Disk Images using Disk Utility for security purposes. It get's quite annoying and repetitive to type in the same/different password every single time I want to mount a Disk Image. I was wondering if there was a way to encrypt a Disk Image using Touch ID.  If not, then maybe a workaround to use Touch ID to "fill in" the password (perhaps from Keychain) when mounting.

I do know you can save the password in Keychain, but then it does not prompt for authentication when mounting the image.


texts: Microsoft Word right-to-left (RTL) support

texts:
I have on my Mac - Microsoft Word 2010, now … I want to write from right to left ( not only text-align right, but direction ltr).

I'll be thankful for some help. :)


texts:
Is there a command that I can use for importation of files into Final Cut Pro?  I tried this next command but Command-O is not the way to import files.

open -g -a "/Applications/Final Cut Pro.app" /Volumes/D2/converted/20190811_000009_14E7_00408CFA958C.mp4

Is there a way to do this?  I need to automate importation of many files at 1am.


texts:
when I updated iMovie back on July 7, I had an error where it kept continuously saying that I had an update, but what it kept doing was installing the same update over and over. At one point I had two iMovie updates going through with one installing and one downloading. Finally it quit, but I was now stuck with this phantom app that does not allow for me to get rid of. Holding option allows for the x to come up to delete, and you can make sure that you want to delete it, but after following the prompt it just sits there allowing for you to go through it again.

I am wondering if anyone knows how to get rid of this because it is quite annoying to just see it hanging there.

More info: Was on Mavericks when it happened, have moved to the 10.10 beta


texts: Does Apple accept apps which has a simple HTTPServer or FTPServer for transferring files via wi-fi?

texts:
I don't know is question silly but I couldn't find any answer. I am also an android developer and I built a file sharing application (for android) which allows two devices in the same wifi network to send files to each other. Actually the application acts like a simple ftp server and client. Files are sent over FTP.

Can I do the same thing for iOS? I heard AppStore has strict rules and I couldn't find anything about this in Apple documents?


texts: MacOS - change behavior of wired earphone button clicks

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On 10.15.x, is there a way of changing the behavior of the remote button on wired earphones, so that when it gets clicked it does a mute/unmute in WebEx or Zoom?
On iOS, mute/unmute in Zoom/WebEx is the behavior of the lightning earpods when the remote button is clicked - I'd love to be able have this behavior on the desktop as well.
It looks like you could code something up in ControllerMate on previous versions of macOS, but alas, no more. Are there any other viable options out there to get configure this behavior?


texts: newly installed python3 using brew failing when I try to run pipenv install

texts:
When I run pipenv i get the below error,

Termination Reason:    DYLD, [0x1] Library missing

Application Specific Information:
dyld: launch, loading dependent libraries

Dyld Error Message:
  Library not loaded: @executable_path/../.Python
  Referenced from: /Users/USER/*/python
  Reason: image not found

What is causing this problem?


texts: Parallels creates /Users/Shared/Parallels on boot, blocks ZFS /Users from mounting

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Does anyone know why Parallels creates /Users/Shared/parallels on boot? Or what creates it?

I have a ZFS volumes for /Users. However, since installing Parallels 7 I've found that the ZFS volume can't mount because earlier in the boot process Parallels have already put an empty Shared/Parallels/backups directory into /Users.

Any way to disable this, or delay it til after ZFS mounts would be great.

At the moment I have to log into a console, use a spare admin user to remove /Users, then zfs mount my /Users. All very irritating.

There are several system LaunchAgents for Parallels, but not very descriptive.

OS: 10.8.2
Parallels: updated Parallels 7.
ZFS: ZFS Community Edition

Updates for Graham:

alex@smiley:~|⇒  ls -lrt /Library/LaunchAgents/*ara*
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  797 Sep  3 16:12 /Library/LaunchAgents/com.parallels.vm.prl_pcproxy.plist
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  565 Sep  3 16:13 /Library/LaunchAgents/com.parallels.desktop.launch.plist
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  721 Sep  3 16:13 /Library/LaunchAgents/com.parallels.DesktopControlAgent.plist
alex@smiley:~|⇒  sudo launchctl list | grep arallel
228 -   com.parallels.vm.prl_naptd
78  -   com.parallels.desktop.launchdaemon
alex@smiley:~|⇒  kextstat | grep arallel
  111    0 0xffffff7f8241f000 0x7000     0x7000     com.parallels.kext.prl_usb_connect (7.0 15107.796624) <39 7 5 4 3 1>
  112    1 0xffffff7f82426000 0x5c000    0x5c000    com.parallels.kext.prl_hypervisor (7.0 15107.796624) <10 9 7 5 4 3 1>
  113    0 0xffffff7f82482000 0x4000     0x4000     com.parallels.kext.prl_hid_hook (7.0 15107.796624) <7 5 4 3 1>
  114    0 0xffffff7f82486000 0xc000     0xc000     com.parallels.kext.prl_netbridge (7.0 15107.796624) <112 5 4 3 1>
  115    0 0xffffff7f82492000 0x4000     0x4000     com.parallels.kext.prl_vnic (7.0 15107.796624) <35 5 4 3 1>

Looks like DesktopControlAgent isn't loaded.

Following Graham's pointer to wait4path I updated  com.parallels.desktop.launchdaemon.plist in /Library/LaunchDaemons to:

<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
    <string>/bin/bash</string>
    <string>-c</string>
    <string>wait4path /Users/Shared/Parallels &amp;&amp; /Library/Parallels/Parallels\ Service.app/Contents/Resources/ParallelsDispatcherService start</string>
</array>

That seems to have fixed it. At least, Parallels still runs, and the computer loads properly at start-up.

List output is this:

alex@smiley:~|⇒  sudo launchctl list com.parallels.desktop.launchdaemon
Password:
{
    "Label" = "com.parallels.desktop.launchdaemon";
    "LimitLoadToSessionType" = "System";
    "OnDemand" = true;
    "LastExitStatus" = 0;
    "PID" = 88;
    "TimeOut" = 30;
    "ProgramArguments" = (
        "/bin/bash";
        "-c";
        "wait4path /Users/Shared/Parallels && /Library/Parallels/Parallels\ Service.app/Contents/Resources/ParallelsDispatcherService start";
    );

Not sure if there's a cleaner way of doing the plist.


texts: Control key not working in Kitty or Alacritty but it works in iterm2

texts:
I'm using zsh with iterm2 but I wanted to switch to another emulator like kitty or alacritty and I have a problem which I cannot figure ot:
In iterm2 Control based combinations work but in kitty or alacritty they do not. All have the same output for $TERM (xterm-256color) but output of cat -v is different:
In iterm2 I get:
> cat -v
^R

But both in kitty and alacritty:
> cat -v
r

The same goes for other Control- shortcuts like C-c, C-d etc.
What could be causing this? I'm using Karabiner-Elements but nothing fancy there. Outside of those 2 apps, Control seems to be working fine. (This is on Big Sur 11.2.1)


texts: iCloud not showing latest Whatsapp backup

texts:
I backed up my Whatsapp on my iPhone 6. I have a new ipHone 12 and have installed Whatsapp. When I try to restore from my iCloud backup, there is an old backup there but not the latest one. I've tried gong back to my iPhone 6 and backing up again, and deleting and reinstalling Whatsapp on my iPhone 12 but the same, old, backup is there.
Can anyone suggest a fix?


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Using iOS 5.1.1
I have installed an app with an iTunes account which is not currently logged-into the 'App Store' in my iPad 2. In addition, I do not remember which username (email address) I used for that account.
How can I find out, in my iPad, which account was used to buy that app?


texts: AppleScript: Select a specific drop down menu item?

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folks.

I'm incredibly new to AppleScript...just starting to open up my world to coding, and thought I'd start here.  (I did BASIC back in high school. haha)

All I'm trying to do is set a font type and size for Avid Media Composer.  As of now, I have it written to just change the font to a predetermined size of 14, but I can't figure out how to se3lect the specific font from the drop-down menu.  All the help I've found on here tends to be about Javascript and stuff...I found one that selected menu items in the Dictation sys pref... But I couldn't figure out how to apply it to my script.

Here what I have for setting the font size to 14:

on run
    tell application "AvidMediaComposer"

        activate

    end tell

    tell application "System Events"

        tell process "Avid Media Composer"

            click menu item "Set Font..." of menu "Edit" of menu bar 1

        end tell

    end tell

    tell application "System Events"
        keystroke "14"
    end tell

    tell application "System Events"
        keystroke return
    end tell
end run

I need to be able to select what you see here:

Thanks in advance!  (I'm sure my script is garbage too, but it works...happy to take any/all criticism.  Just beginning to get into this.)


texts: Connection through telnet only works in safe mode

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I'm running Xamarin's iOS Build Host app on my machine. It uses telnet on port 5000 to allow connections to it. Suddenly, this connection no longer works.

telnet localhost 5000
HELO

returns nothing.

However if I boot my Mavericks into safe mode and do the same, I first get a question if "mtbserver" should allow incoming connections. Afterwards, the telnet connection succeeds.

Back in normal mode, I have already tried to disable the firewall but without success.

Any tips?


texts: Does Family Sharing consumes extra storage?

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I already have my images uploaded to iCloud using Photos.app on my Mac and iOS devices. If I share some of that photos with my Family album, they will be re-uploaded (consuming more storage on my iCloud account) or they will be shared with some kind of "link" to my original photo?

Also, if the photo is re-uploaded, does that results in some kind of compression or quality loss?


texts: macOS partition accessible but won't boot

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I have a MacBook Air 2013 with macOS Sierra 10.12.6 installed. When I press the power button, the flashing folder with question mark appears.

I've started Internet Recovery (in the startup disk selection screen the internal disk is also missing) and with Disk Utility I ran 'Repair disk' / 'Repair volume' multiple times without any errors.

I can mount the disk and navigate through all my stuff in the terminal. I've booted from an external disk (also 10.12.6) and I can open any file from the Finder.

I've also tried resetting both the NVRAM and SMC to no avail. Booting into Safe Mode doesn't work and I can't reinstall macOS on this internal partition.

How can I troubleshoot this further?


texts: Can't run Intel Driver Update Utility on OS X

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I cannot run the Intel Driver Update Utility on OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5). All Java options are enabled (have tested in Safari, Firefox and Chrome) and latest Java version installed. It keeps saying "Loading…" until a message pops up saying…

  The Intel Driver Update Utility failed. Possible web browser compatibility, firewall or installation issue detected. Select OK to troubleshoot the issue.

Any ideas?

PS: I don't use any other firewall software other than the OS included one.


texts: Does app will be removed in installed phones if the app unpublished from AppStore?

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I have an app which is in live (Published in AppStore). Now if I would removed that app from AppStore ,can that app still able to use in already installed phones?

Or is there anyway to do the same by other way? I wanted that my app cant used by anyone even they have installed it.


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I’m receiving texts to my phone that are from a gmail email account and not from a phone number.
Any ideas on how to block them or how to move the into the spam folder?
The Gmail email addresses are made up of letters and numbers, or very crude, suggestive names. I didn’t open these creepy texts.


texts: Numbers no longer opens .xls spreadsheet

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I have very recently converted to a MacBook Air from a PC and have a 1.3mb .xls file which 1 week ago Numbers happily opened, edited and saved in its own format.

Today, when I opened it it was corrupted. So I have been trying to open the original .xls file again and the Numbers message is simply 'the file will not open'. No explanation, no clues as to why.

I can still open another (very much smaller and simpler) .xls file but don't know what to do next...


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I'd like to disable the next/previous song keys, because I rarely need them but often press by accident when pausing/playing. Keyboard shortcuts doesn't seem to provide a solution, and neither does googling around.

My OS X version is 10.7.1, in case it matters.

Thanks!


texts: Alarm app stopped working if someone calls

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When my alarm rings, if I immediately receive a call, my alarm stops !

This scenario doesn't make sense to me !

Do I have to use another alternative alarm apps? If so, what would you recommend ?


texts: Apple iPad Air - No screen rotation control

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I'm running iOS 12.1 on an iPad Air.

Regardless of the switch setting (mute or rotatation) the side switch does not control screen rotation. There is no rotation control icon available to select under control centre. There is NO rotation control.

What do I need to do in order to control screen rotation on my iPad?


texts: Monitor processes during startup that changes umask

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Two days ago I began noticing permission problems with my web projects, I had to keep resetting permission so apache could read or write. What a pain! After hours of confusion I finally realized that any file created by a process I own receives the permission of 700 and my umask was set to 077.

I found the OSX 10.3 and up instruction to change my default umask. I made the change and restarted my computer... and again 077. I manually set my umask to 022 like the default would have it be, and about an hour later, while writing this I check my umask and it's set back to 077.

So my long-winded question is how can I monitor my system for a process that updates my umask? I would love to launch an agent at the beginning of startup that will check watch and log any process that updates my umask. Is this possible?


texts: 2015 MacBook Air display awake while lid closed

texts: I want my late 2015 MacBook Air to remain awake when the lid is closed. I have tried Caffeine, Stay Awake, and Theine, as well as changing my power saving settings to 'never' but nothing seems to work. The display still turns off when the lid is closed. Does anyone have a fix?