texts: Change encrypted internal HD permissions to prevent password prompts

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I have an iMac (running OS X 10.11.3) with a dual disk setup. A ssd for the OS (with Filevault turned on) and a HDD for storage that is formatted OS X Extended and Encrypted.

The intention is to symlink some user directories onto the storage HD.

The problem that I have is when I try to delete files on the storage HD I am prompted for a password (the user password as opposed to the password for the encryption). Also when I move files on the storage HD they are essentially copied as opposed to moved.

I have tried:

sudo chown -Rv username directory

but that hasn't worked.

I have also tried changing the Sharing and Permissions privilege settings to Read & Write for all folders and files but that hasn't worked either.

Anybody with any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks.


texts: Shared photo library moving into new photos app?

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With the new app photos for mac, I'm getting a little confused.
I didn't have that many photos in my iPhoto library, and yet it says that it is uploading 4000, where are those photos coming from? Are they coming from the shared photos in my shared photo stream? If so, how do I stop that from happening?

Also, how do I sync the photos from my photo library on my phone, or is that what is already uploading? And I know that they sync between devices but do they sync screenshots and saved photos or only photos that are taken with the phones camera?


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I have an old iMac running OSX 10.7.5/Safari 6.1.6.

Due to some programs on that system & generally slow systems on similar iMacs with more recent OSX version I do not want to update to a newer OSX

I have several websites forcing https which I can no longer access as safari says "Safari can not open the page …, as safari can not establish a secure connection to …" (translated from german).

Chrome and Firefox on the same machine are able to open these pages, as are more recent Safaris on more recent machines.

I tried downloading/installing the root certificate in the keychain, but this did not help.

Are there some security updates I'm not getting via normal system updates which could fix this?

For example: www.biblio.lu


texts: Are there any solid way to view/delete online icloud keychain?

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Background
I want to empty the items in the online keychain. I've tried many different methods, but none work so far. Whenever I think I deleted an item, the moment I sync with a new device the same item appears again. As there is no web GUI to work with the online keychain directly I have no way of confirming that an item is actually deleted.
Google searches have not helped me either.
Attempts
I have tried to:

delete all keychains locally when the sync is on in all Apple devices
delete the contents of the iCloud keychain
enable/disable sync
sign in/out of my iCloud account
log in/out of my devices

But magically, when I configure a new apple device and login my apple id, all my old keys in the keychain store are synced and downloaded again to my new device.
Question
How can I ensure the online keychain is empty? Are there any solid way to do that?
Are there any open source apps which can manage the online iCloud keychain?


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I am considering purchasing a Mac Mini in a few weeks and am just wondering about the best way to wire it to a 1920x1080p Monitor as well as a 720p HDTV. I would like to put streaming video on the television (Like the Stanley Cup Playoff) which is via my web browser, I would also like to be able to surf the net on the monitor while the game is streaming on the tube.

I am totally new to Mac, I have never even had an iPod so I am unsure what limitations may or may not exist.

Any assistance would be wonderful

Rob

EDIT: I do own an Apple TV. If I got a Mac Mini would it replace the Apple TV? I want to be able to surf netflix and my iTunes on the television but I would also like to be able to work on the computer on the monitor at the same time, I don't know if this will do that though.


texts: Supplemental update stuck on installation screen - how to break free?

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Mojave, Mac Mini late 2014.

Tried to install Supplemental Update 2, but it froze. Progress bar was only 1 cm. After 2.5 hours, forced it shut, then used CMD+ALT+P+R and now progress bar slowly got to the end, filling entire bar... and stuck.

Forced it shut again, then tried to reach both Recovery Mode and Safe Mode.
It will not go there, just keeps installing.

It has been several hours since leaving it to do it and no changes at all. Progress bar is full, but nothing happens.

At this point I just want to break free from installation screen and get to my files. Is there any way to do this or do I really have to go to technican?


texts: Mac Appstore updates repeating each day, even though packages installed already

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NOT Answered. Having looked in /var/log/install.log during two new update requests, I see this on both instances.

SUAppStoreUpdateController: did not start session for 031-10481 (previously installed?)

The session number is different for each package of course.
I can verify that both packages are in fact installed, because running them returns the correct version numbers.
The packages are Command Line Tools, and Safari.9

Now there is only the question left.
Why is the AppStore Update manager listing the updates as being available each day. Even though the packages are already installed.


texts: Is it possible to use etc/hosts to block a specific part of a whole website

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I know how to use etc/hosts to block something such as youtube.com

However, I when I try to use etc/hosts to block something such as: youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector

nothing seems to happen. Is it possible to block a specific channel on youtube with etc/hosts instead of the entire site, and if so how is it done?

Here is my etc/hosts file (youtube user is modified):

##
# Host Database
#
# localhost is used to configure the loopback interface
# when the system is booting.  Do not change this entry.
##
127.0.0.1       localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1             localhost
fe80::1%lo0     localhost
#
127.0.0.1       www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector


texts: What is the data corruption risk of force shutting down a running Mac?

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Eg when the power supply is cut or someone presses the power button for 5 seconds? How big of a risk am I taking to my data?  Is it a 1% chance of corrupting data? I know most mac these days have a Journal-ed File system, so I am guess the risk is very small? Is this an accurate assumption?

Assuming the Mac is writing data, whats the risk of data corruptions?

Assuming the Mac is idling, whats the risk of data corruptions?


texts:
So I've discovered there are a number of things to be kept up to date in OS X:

built-in Software Update, obviously
Individual programs, which typically check for updates automatically and the 'update' option can usually be found under the program's menu (to the right of the Apple menu in the menu bar).
Gem, which comes preinstalled in OS X (correct me if I'm wrong), should be periodically updated with sudo gem update --system and then the gems updated with sudo gem update - see Greg's answer for why you should not update Ruby.
MacPorts, if installed, should be periodically updated with sudo port selfupdate and then sudo port upgrade outdated

Are there any other update processes I'm missing? I've only been using OS X for a few weeks so I want to make sure to keep everything up to date in my system and already I feel like most Mac users don't even know about all of the above (especially the Gem update command).

Am I somehow wrong in thinking I need to do all of the above?


texts: Find files in Terminal by kind - not extension?

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I have about 50,000 files in a folder tree which show up as the correct "Kind" in Finder ("Sound Designer II audio") but which have no extension.

I want to find all these and rename them to *.sd2 in Terminal.

Can the find command be used to find by "kind" without any extension?


texts: Mac Freeze and Screen Goes Weird After RAM Upgrade

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I've a MacBook Pro. I upgraded it's RAMs to 16 GB of 1600MHz(two 8 GB modules). Even though Apple suggests a maximum of 8GB, everymac.com's tests yield that it supports 16GB. And it did.

After the upgrade my Mac booted as normal and everything was usual until I got a freeze and the following situation in my screen.

I restarted my Mac and it was back to normal until it happened again. I also thoroughly cleaned the inside of my Mac(including the RAM ports) so that no dust is in the way of the circuitry.

A quick Apple hardware test returned no problems as well. At night, I left it alone to make a thorough test but when I woke up, it was long finished and booted automatically into OS X. So I couldn't see those results.

I also reseted my NVRAM, SCM and used Disk Utility to fix the permissions and check the hard-drive state.

Therefore I replaced it back with the old modules that came with my Mac.

I'm thinking of bad RAM modules. When it goes to that block it crashes. I already started the return process for the new RAMs I purchased but wanted to get a second opinion. The broken pixels with the ripples are related with the RAM modules, right?

Thanks.


texts: Running out of space to store photos on our iPad 2. Is it possible to plug in an external storage device, move photos to it, and then be able to access those photos as if they were stored internally?


texts: I'm looking at the new iPhone SE and was wondering if you're going to pay in full for the phone ($499) is the sim free phone different than the Verizon carrier specific one? I read somewhere the sim free had 1 extra band (so maybe that is better if you want the flexibility to change carriers later)?  Verizon is my current carrier, and I'll start the phone there but could see moving somewhere later if the deals are worthwhile. Once I put a Verizon sim (which the Apple Store will give you for free) in the sim free one, is it the same as the Verizon specific one (and conversely if I get the Verizon specific phone and take out the sim for another can it go to any GSM network)?


texts: Does the iPhone 6 get hot enough during normal use for an aftermarket case to leave permanent marks on the finish?

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I have an iPhone 6 plus whose casing is made of anodized aluminium and stainless steel.  This was recently marked by a case (see picture below). The makers of the case are insisting that the phone has overheated and caused the problem. I was wondering how hot does the phone have to get to mark this anodized aluminium or stainless steel finish?

Is it possible for the phone to get hot enough without it tripping the phone and turning it off until it cools?


texts: Undo typing dialog appears often recently, in Safari

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Recently it started happening on my iPad that a small dialog asking "Undo typing?" appears on a web page in Safari.

The two options offered are Cancel and Undo. No matter which I tap, both make the dialog disappear and nothing else seems to happen.

Why does this dialog appear? What is its purpose?

I run the latest iOS 12.1.1


texts: How can I capture video of my iPad, while making touches visible?

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I want to capture some video of my iPad.

Doing this via VNC on a PC seems like a good choice.

However is there a possibility to make my touches visible?


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I have a MacBook Pro with OS X 10.8.5 and I have downloaded the wrong Safari browser, for OS X 10.10.

It says "You can't use this version of the application "Safari" with this version of OS X".

How to downgrade the incorrect version for OS X 10.10 and replace with the newest Safari for OS X 10.8.5?


texts: Is there any way to use Preview to view files on another server?

texts: I own a Mac and ssh into a Linux server.  How can I view a file on the Linux server using the Preview program on my Mac, without having to explicitly copy it to my Mac beforehand?


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launchd items in /Library/LaunchDaemon may redirect stdin/stdout/stderr. E.g. I've got an item that says:

<key>StandardOutPath</key>
    <string>/Library/Logs/rnamanagedocker_out.log</string>
<key>StandardErrorPath></key>
    <string>/Library/Logs/rnamanagedocker_err.log</string>

I do get the stdout in /Library/Logs/rnamanagedocker_out.log, but no /Library/Logs/rnamanagedocker_err.log is created while I am certain there is stderr output.

Any tips?

[UPDATE Jan 17] I have now noticed that I do get stderr in an expected output file. Either I was mistaken or there was some setup I cannot reproduce that got the stderr output lost. Probably the first (picnic, problem in chair, not in computer).


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I updated my iPhone with the iOS update 8.1.3, and now I am unable to activate my phone because it shows a connect to iTunes screen with no other option.

Finally, when I connect to iTunes, it gives me a message to update or, if it is still not working, completely restore to factory settings.

Although there was no warning that this update is not suitable to my iPhone, now I have no other option than restoring my iPhone to factory settings. Worse, the update fails with error -39

Question: How do I fix my iPhone since it will not start up at all and this error -39 doesn't help me know what's really wrong and if it's my iPhone or my Computer that needs fixing?


texts: Tmux hampers osascripts display notification

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I like to show notifications from scripts using osascript -e 'display notification "Some text"'.

This works fine from the plain shell but it stop working when in tmux.

It just doesn't show the notification in tmux. No errors or anything else is shown.

Has anyone else had this problem and how do I fix it?


texts: no sent folder in mail iOS? Sent messages not being saved nor appearing in osx mail sent folder (if sent from iOS) for IMAP accounts

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Just went to check some emails I sent from my iPhone but there is no sent folder?

If i go to setting > mail >[account] > advanced the mail 'sent' folder is selected but there isn't one in Mail's mailboxes page.

The emails are being sent. They are also not appearing in my sent folders in OS X Mail.

This is the same for 2 imap accounts that i've been using on my iOS devices for 5 years+.

However if i send an email from mail app using my Apple ID it appears in its sent folder shortly after in Mail iOS, and then appears in my sent folder os x mail.


texts: Which cryptographic method does iTunes use to encrypt Backups?

texts: I am writing a little cli tool to recover data from iTunes Backups. How does iTunes encrypt its Backups?


texts: MacBook Air mid 2011 - Handoff not supported

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Is there a failure with OS X Yosemite?

I have a MacBook Air mid 2011, with:

Bluetooth Version 4.3
Bluetooth Low Energy Supported
LMP Version 0x6

  Does somebody experience the same behaviour?


texts: re allocate the Boot recovery partition space to the main system

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I am very new to apple,
I tried look up answer but was afraid to mess thing up more and loose data so decided to ask for precise answer here.

I have hard drive on my mac of 750GB, and decided to divide it to 2 partitions, 450 and 300 but then I deleted the 300G but these 300 GB now have been added to the Apple Boot recovery HD and I can't use it.

I will attach a photo through the terminal.
Please let me know how can I reuse that space and add it to the main system hard drive.


texts: 2009 wireless keyboard giving serious lag on macbook pro

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I've got a 2009 wireless keyboard connecting to a 2012 Macbook Pro running El Capitan, and it's giving me serious lags; occasionally sticking; sometimes just disconnecting.

Things I've tried thus far include

resetting PRAM
resetting the bluetooth keyboard
running it in safe mode

and nothing seems to solve the problem. Any thoughts on this? Am I doomed? What's the next troubleshooting step?

Thanks!


texts: MacBook Pro disk utility - disk0s2 not mounted

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I am trying to erase all data from my laptop and reinstall OS X before I trade in.

I erased all data on Macintosh HD but now when I go to reinstall OS X there is no hard drive appearing when prompted to select a hard drive to install OS X.  I go back to disk utility and Macintosh HD is gone, it has been replaced with disk0s2 which is not mounted.

Here is a picture of my disk utility.  I am not sure how to fix this issue so I can get OS X reinstalled.

Here are the results of running diskutil


texts: I am unable to update any of my apps on my iPad Air and can not add a new app. When I try to update I get a spinning circle. There has been no error notice. Any idea what the problem is?


texts: Start video playback NOT enter full screen

texts: When I watch videos in Safari sometimes I want to stop the video and go to another tab, then I come back to the video and click on it to start the playback. But instead of the video starting I go to full screen. How do I stop this behavior?


texts:
I have an iPad Pro (3rd generation 12.9) jailbroken with #unc0ver on 12.3.1
(I’ve had an issue saving blobs on this device.) I saw a pushed update for iPadOs to 14.3. Can I update to this since it's not signed anymore, or would it force me to 14.4? I also restated out of jailbroken state and the Pushed OTA is still 14.3. I just don’t want it to force me to 14.4 since 14.3 Is no longer signed. Thanks in advance.


texts: Dell U2410 HDMI + OS X Lion very poor quality

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Having plugged my MacBook Air (Mid-2012) into a Dell 24" 2410 monitor, the quality is terrible.

For reference the same monitor plugged into a Dell XPS M1330 running Windows 7 via HDMI give nice results with zero configuration.

I found some ICC files and tried them and found things like reds not being bright or strange gamma and contrast problems. I tried suggested brightness and contrast settings and RGB values and reset the monitor back to factory settings.

How do I get the same results or better than Windows or some other arbitrary HDMI device? I want OS X to at least best an upscaling DVD player.


texts: Can't access specific websites/applications (such as Skype)

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I can't access specific websites/applications such as Skype or Slack on my Macbook Pro.

When I try to login into the Skype it just says "Connecting" and Slack doesn't connect to the server too (although I can reach Slack website). I also can't connect to Skype website (http://www.skype.com but I CAN reach http://community.skype.com).

I have tried:

reinstalling Skype
signing in and signing out
reseting the router
restarting my Macbook Pro
deleting hosts folder
disabling AVG AntiVirus
flushing DNS cache

but nothing of these worked. I will be very grateful for any possible suggestions why this might be happening and how to solve it :)

EDIT: I am connected to WiFi at home, I am using corporate ISP provider (Telemach, it's one of the biggest ISP's here in Slovenia). OS version: MacOS Sierra version 10.12.4

EDIT #2: I've just tried connecting to Skype website over my smartphone which runs on Android and it's also not reaching the website, so I think is more a network-related problem.

SOLVED: My ISP had some problems.


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My mobile provider (Vodafone Germany) does not seem to support RTT or TTY out of the box, thus the option to enable it is not visible on my iPhone.
Is there a way to enable the RTT/TTY option by installing a profile which overwrites my providers decision not to let me use RTT?

—Edit 1
So far I have found out that the availability of RTT /TDD lies within the .ipcc carrier bundle for the current provider, which in my case is ‘Vodafone.de 40.0’. There seems to be / have been a way to install custom carrier bundles, yet nowadays they must be signed so no more custom / self edited carrier bundles?

The quest now seems to be: how to edit the currently installed carrier bundle / how to install a custom carrier bundle under iOS 13.3.


texts: MacBook Internal SSD Not showing up in System Information or Disk Utility

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A couple days ago my MacBook, an early 2016, 12-inch, Retina model had a hard freeze, rainbow wheel and screen frozen.

After a forced restart holding down the power button I was able to get to the login screen but my password would not work.

After additional restarts I was greeted with the Flashing ? Folder icon for no startup disk.

I tried it number of times, making sure I was not doing caps lock or anything of that nature. I was eventually able to get it running by installing macOS Mojave to an external drive however...

The internal hard drive does now show up in anything: Disk Utility, diskutil list,System Information App > Storage, Recovery Mode / Only Recovery Mode etc.

The HDD on these models is soldered to the board so I cannot remove it for further testing.

Does this mean that my SSD is totally done for? Are there any other ways I can access it and test it?

Below is my output from diskutil and some screen shots from Recovery Mode

EDIT: The 319GB Drive is my external WD Hard Drive I am booted from, the CD sized drive is one of those built in partition on an external drive where the recovery software they bundle is stored.

The Internal Drive is not showing up at all and should be 512 MB.

Find below the system_profiler terminal output:

users-MacBook:~ user$ system_profiler SPStorageDataType
Storage:

    WD SmartWare:

      Available: Zero KB
      Capacity: 160.6 MB (160,604,160 bytes)
      Mount Point: /Volumes/WD SmartWare
      File System: HFS+
      Writable: No
      Ignore Ownership: Yes
      BSD Name: disk1s0s2
      Volume UUID: CF13F5E3-21B4-391A-8E7A-61487FE0364D
      Physical Drive:
          Device Name: Virtual CD 070A
          Media Name: WD Virtual CD 070A Media
          Protocol: USB
          Internal: No
          Partition Map Type: Unknown

    Untitled:

      Available: 263.79 GB (263,788,789,760 bytes)
      Capacity: 319.16 GB (319,160,279,040 bytes)
      Mount Point: /
      File System: APFS
      Writable: Yes
      Ignore Ownership: No
      BSD Name: disk2s1
      Volume UUID: E37C64A0-D133-4FAF-9942-22DF646B6E92
      Physical Drive:
          Device Name: My Passport 070A
          Media Name: AppleAPFSMedia
          Protocol: USB
          Internal: No
          Partition Map Type: Unknown

/dev/disk0 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *319.4 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk2         319.2 GB   disk0s2

/dev/disk1 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:        CD_partition_scheme                        *804.4 MB   disk1
   1:     Apple_partition_scheme                         700.4 MB   disk1s0
   2:        Apple_partition_map                         32.3 KB    disk1s0s1
   3:                  Apple_HFS WD SmartWare            160.6 MB   disk1s0s2

/dev/disk2 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +319.2 GB   disk2
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Untitled                44.9 GB    disk2s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 44.7 MB    disk2s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                510.4 MB   disk2s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      4.3 GB     disk2s4


texts: MacBook Muted, some applications still provide sound

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I discovered this not so long ago, when I started using Skype. I get notification sounds even though my speakers are on mute. The same thing happens with email. Suddenly there's a notification/alert sound for everything during mute.
Is there a setting where I can disable this "feature"?


texts:
This question got me thinking:

What are all of the settings you could manipulate with the same command-line application, and what are their codes?

Although I don't frequently run low on battery, it would be nice if my Mac automatically set me up for success.  I'm running an Early 2015 MacBook Pro 13" Retina (MacBookPro 12,1).

Specifically, I'm looking for the following switches to be made when disconnecting from power while still being able to manually revert whatever I need:

Change screen brightness to a specific value (e.g. 20%)
Change keyboard backlighting to a specific value
Disable screensaver (I have the aerial screensaver installed)
Turn Bluetooth off
Mute audio
Turn location services off (would love to be able to do this per app as well)
Pause specific apps (e.g. DropBox, Google Drive, Citrix)
Turn on Do Not Disturb (found in original question)

And then of course I would want to switch them all back on when reconnecting to power.

I'm certainly no coder, but I can follow directions, and the application that aaplmath wrote could clearly be expanded.  I'm currently downloading Xcode (on a very slow connection), but how would I look these up myself in the future?


texts: Services From One Boot Drive Have Installed Themselves On Clean Install Of Another OS On Different Boot Drive

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I have a Mac Mini Server with two internal SSDs. Until today, I had only ever installed an OS, Mt. Lion, on one of those drives and the other had remained largely empty, except for when I needed to temporarily store files on it.

Leaving the Mt. Lion boot drive untouched, I did a full erase of the empty SSD and performed upon it a clean install of Yosemite from a bootable flash drive.

After completing that and starting up with the new Yosemite drive, I declined to transfer any files, applications or settings, did not sign into iCloud and did not even set up DNS servers in Network Preferences. I created a new admin user with a new name and password and used FileVault to encrypt the drive with an offline recovery key.

While poking through Keyboard preferences, I have discovered numerous Services that I installed on the Mt. Lion boot drive, the majority of which correspond to applications which are not even installed on this Yosemite drive. How did they get transferred from my other boot drive when I've intentionally transferred nothing and have not logged into any previously existing accounts‽

EDIT: In response to the comments, which have been added: (1) None of the Services or Scripts folders on the Yosemite drive contain anything but the defaults; (3) the user accounts have completely different names and the Yosemite install is not tied to iCloud or any other service that would tie a user account across multiple platforms; (2) and, yes, it must be reading them off the Mt. Lion boot drive but how and why? Shouldn't the very fact that they're completely different drives with different OSes installed upon them and not even simultaneously bootable and with no users accounts in common or weird symlinks set up make that impossible??? And why is Yosemite looking outside its installation for Services to begin with?


texts: Homebrew: Easy way to add 'gnubin' to path for multiple packages?

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I would like to use Homebrew to install GNU versions of several utilities, and use the GNU versions by default with their usual names.

From the output of brew install gnu-tar and by reading How to replace Mac OS X utilities with GNU core utilities? I learned that I can add /usr/local/opt/gnu-tar/libexec/gnubin to my $PATH variable. However, for other packages, the gnubin directory is under a different path, like /usr/local/opt/coreutils/libexec/gnubin for the coreutils package.

Do I have to add each of these to my path by hand, or does Homebrew provide an easy way to collect all of the entries in various gnubin directories into one place?

I suppose I could put some kind of auto-finding script in my .bash_profile like:

GNUBINS=$(find -L /usr/local/opt -type d -name gnubin | tr ' ' ':')
export PATH=$GNUBINS:$PATH

However this feels a little clunky and insecure, and I was hoping for a Homebrew-specific solution.


texts: How do you clear Mac install program files?

texts:
I installed a 30-day "test drive" of QuarkXpress, but got pulled in to other projects and didn't have time to test it. I now need to test it, but the 30 days are up. So I want to install the "test drive" again, but it won't let me. So far, I uninstalled the old copy, signed up under a different account, and downloaded a new version. I know there has to be application data somewhere, but I am a PC person and don't know where to look in the Mac OS. HELP! Thanks.

Oh, and if necessary, I am using Mac OS X (Snow Leopard) Version 10.6.8 on a Mac Pro.


texts: Any way to view /System/Volumes/Data/Applications from Finder?

texts:
For years I've maintained a "clean" /Applications folder that contained only the apps that were installed with the current version of macOS, and then put most third party apps into ~/Applications. There were always a handful of apps that just wouldn't run unless they lived in the "real" /Applications folder, though, so those I grudgingly left in /Applications but tagged to distinguish from the Apple supplied apps. (I used to tag the Apple apps as well, but SIP made that more difficult.)

Catalina has now implemented a separate read only partition for the operating system and the OS installed apps, and is doing some behind the scenes magic with firmlinks to make apps on the read only partition and apps on the user writable partition both appear to be in /Applications. The read only apps are really in /System/Applications, and Finder allows me to navigate to that folder and see only the system installed apps.

However, Finder simply refuses to display the folder /System/Volumes/Data/Applications, which is where the user installed apps really reside. Viewing that directory in Terminal allows me to see only the user installed apps, but if you navigate to that folder in Finder, Finder "helpfully" displays the firmlinked /Applications folder instead.

Is there any way to override this behavior and cause Finder to display the user installed apps only, or is there another directory that can be viewed in Finder that displays only the user installed apps?


texts: Run ffmpeg to remove exif on several files at once

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Is there a way of removing exif for several files at once?

ffmpeg -i in.mov -map_metadata -1 -c:v copy -c:a copy out.mov worked great for me as I wanted to remove date-stamped details from an MTS video file, but I have to do it from a list of videos and wanted to know if there was a script I could use to avoid processing each file (specify outputs "manually") one by one and get outputs like "video 1.MTS, video 2.MTS,..." and so on.


texts:
I've recently started using a Macbook on a new job (macOS 10.15), coming from a Windows 10, and then more a Ubuntu background.

A feature that both Windows 10 and Ubuntu had was the ability to have an application use half of a given display, by pressing the special + ⬅ or ⮕. Windows 10 can also split a screen again into quarter by using special + ⬆ or ⬇

This feature is particular useful for using large monitors, where I might display my text editor and a browser side by side.

macOS does have split screen functionality as mentioned here, but there is no mention of keyboard shortcuts.

Is there an equivalent keyboard shortcut function for this on macOS?


texts: One of two partitions doesn't mount (macOS 10.13.6)

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I have a 2TB HDD with 2 partitions:

a 1.8TB in HFS to work with
a small one of 200GB in FAT32 to exchange with PC

2 days ago, the HFS partition failed to mount, while the second partition is working fine.
What I've tried so far:

I tried to mount in Disk Utility, nothing happened.
I succeeded in mounting the 1.8TB partition once using Terminal and the
diskutil mount command. But now it doesn't mount anymore.  The
second partition (FAT32) doesn't unmount, even with the force unmount command.

I tried to run First Aid. This is the output:

Partition 1 (HFS): HFS 2 3516326257 3516326256

Warning: Bad starting sector (CHS and LBA
   don't match) Warning:    number of heads/cylinder mismatches 255
   (FAT) != 1 (HD) Warning:    number of sectors per track mismatches 32
   (FAT) != 1 (HD)

Partition 2 (FAT32): FAT32 3516326259 3907029167  390702909 [LACIE SHARE]

Warning: Bad starting sector (CHS and LBA don't match) No partition
is bootable"

Is there anything I can do?
P.S:
Problem solved, I runned the First Aid in recovery mode for both the partitions, then I turned the computer back on and the partition was mounted. Thanks for the help


texts: VMware ESXi compatible RAID card for the Mac Pro

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I have a 2009 Mac Pro that I'd like to add a hardware RAID card to. I am running VMware ESXi with various OSes running as VMs. The Apple RAID card is not what I'm looking for.

I would also like to utilize the 4 hard drive bays and get 6G speeds. I have run into a few potential solutions, but have not been impressed. Anyone found a good solution?


texts:
I'm using Preview 10.0 on macOS High Sierra 10.13.6.

When I select "highlight" to highlight text in a PDF, preview will not highlight the text but "underlines" it instead and then also grays out "highlight" function so it cannot be chosen. This also happens with "Text selection" selected within the Tools menu.

This has always worked in past versions of Preview.

How can I get highlighting to work as it should?


texts: How to change PATH environment variable to OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion that will be visible to GUI applications?

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I tried all methods I heard of for setting environment variables on OS X 10.8 but none of them seems to work.

To test, run a bash script from inside a gui application like Eclipse or IntelliJ IDEA.

#!/bin/bash
set|grep PATH

Things I tested and that are not working even after reboot:

/etc/paths and /etc/paths.d/something
/etc/launchd.conf
~/.bash_profile
~/.MacOSX/environment.plist (binary plist made as recommended)
running launchctl setenv PATH $PATH from the command line, this was supposed to update the PATH for GUI apps, at least for current session. Guess what, no change.

It seems that PATH is always PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin for GUI apps.


texts:
I'm experiencing a shutdown of an iMac during startup, when the progression bar almost halfway.

I tried, with no success:
- starting up from the iMac recovery partition and checking the HD with Disk Utility (rebuilt permission, verified the HD)
- Safe Boot
- Fsck

Before attempting to reinstall Mac OS I think I need to backup the iMac first.

Any other check suggested before trying to re-install Mac OS?

Thanks for any insight!


texts: How to batch convert word documents to pdf?

texts: Is there a scriptable way that I can convert several MS Word documents to PDF? I thought this might be possible using python, but I am unable to find any advice online on how best to do this.


texts: Just changed a password, not in my keychain?

texts:
I last used Twitter some time ago and no longer recalled my password. I did a reset and let Safari suggest a password.

I also have a PC where I use Chrome. Normally I would go into Keychain Access and show the password and then type it into Chrome. However, when I tried that this time, all the passwords for that service are from 2014.

Any ideas?

Also, is there a better way to do this? Is there some way I can use my iCloud keychain in PC Chrome?


texts: How to route all outbound TCP to localhost:8080 with pfctl?

texts:
I'm looking for an updated (Big Sur) MacOS alternative for this iptables command:
linux iptables
sudo sysctl net.ipv4.ip_forward=1

sudo iptables -t nat -I PREROUTING -p tcp --dport 55 -j REDIRECT --to-port 8080

E.g. allow port forwarding, and forward all tcp traffic destined to port 55 to a tcp proxy listening at 127.0.0.1:8080
Trying to accomplish the same, I got to the following on Mac:
mac pfctl
sudo sysctl -w net.inet.ip.forwarding=1

echo "rdr pass inet proto tcp from any to any port 55 -> 127.0.0.1 port 8080" | sudo pfctl -ef -

This however doesn't work, and instead clogs the packets in a way that they never reach my proxy.
Any help appreciated.


texts: Restored from Time Machine but NO applications

texts:
Really puzzled here.  Had a power cut and imac (27", OSX 10.8.3) wouldn't restart/boot up afterwards.
Tried unplugging, restarting, safe start, zap pram etc. no luck, just 'Apple logo screen'
Used Mountain Lion CD disc to boot into Disk utilities. verified and repaired disk.  Said it was good. Still no start up / boot up happening.
Decided to restore to yesterday from Time Machine
Did this (twice now) at about 25 hours each restore, and the restore has my docs files etc but NO APPLICATIONS are available so nothing opens or works.
The dock has a row of greyed out Question Mark symbols and the Applications folder has basically nothing in it (149mb, in /users/myname folder) There is no '2nd folder)
I don't understand as I thought Time Machine backed up your entire system at points in time, not just your files.  I had it set to backup full 2TB imac HD
No idea what to do now.
Can anyone help?


texts: Is there a way to capture the current cursor image in OS X

texts:
I'm trying to report a bug where the cursor shape matters. The two easy screen capture methods exclude the cursor:

Command-Shift-3
The Applications->Utilities->Grab program

With grab you can set a specific cursor, which misses the point.  Here I want to capture the cursor shape that occurs when the mouse is in a specific place in a specific application.

How can I capture the entire screen, just as I see it, including the cursor?


texts: "New Screenshot" button is disabled in XCode Organizer

texts:
I have connected my iPhone to my Mac..
When I open XCode Organizer, the New Screenshot button is disabled..
Any idea why???

XCode Version 4.3.2
iOS 6.0.1


texts:
Machine info - macOS Mojave, Mac Pro 4,1 with 5,1 firmware. Dual 6-core Xeons, 64GB RAM, 5 internal drives, 1 SSD, 4 HD.

I don't want to prevent Time Machine backups, but I'd be happy enough if backupd didn't do local backups. My TM drive is a permanently connected, internal drive.

Periodically, backupd will take up so much CPU that the entire Mac halts - even the clock in the menu bar stops [I have it showing seconds]. I also have Activity Monitor open permanently in a corner of one screen where i can easily see it without having to switch to it.
This morning I got a halt that lasted 40 seconds & when it finally kicked back into action I briefly saw backupd reading over 1,000% CPU. A second spike ocurred shortly after.

Checking the timestamp on the snapshot I got just after & comparing to Time Machine in the menu bar puts these right in the middle of Time Machine's last backup [which I'd already long-suspected.]
At these times when backupd is badly slowing the machine down, I see fairly high launchd too, though maybe at around 100% not the 10-core-eating 1000% that backupd managed.

I recycled the Time Machine drive about 6 weeks ago in an attempt to streamline things, but the behaviour seems unchanged. Drive is a 3TB Toshiba HD [one of several similar Toshibas in the Mac which all seem to be in good condition] mounted internally.

Is there any way to see what's making backupd literally grind the Mac to a halt every time Time Machine runs?

Screenshot grabbed just after a couple of big spikes this morning. I was too slow to actually catch backupd at 1000%


texts: How to dynamically create or populate a table from a masterlist in another sheet?

texts:
I have a table with 500+ rows in Sheet 1 (let's call this "masterlist".

In another sheet, I'd like to be able use a drop-down cell containing certain key values (all taken from a single column in the masterlist), to subsequently populate a table with all the rows match that match.

Ironically I can do this effortlessly in MySQL but alas I need to produce a spreadsheet on this occasion and I am nub. For those savvy with SQL, a more succinct description of the problem is:

SELECT * FROM tableA WHERE tableA.id_column = 'target value'

Though, to be fair, since the size of selected output is unknown, I also don't understand how to populate the receiving table (in Numbers) with an unknown number of rows.


texts: OS Catalina Recovery mode: "Downloading installer information to the target volume failed"

texts:
Specs: Apple MacBook Pro 16-Inch Core i7 2.6 2019 - MVVL2LL/A* - MacBookPro16,1 - A2141 - 3347 - SSD Drive
I just got my MBP from service, it just had a software problem preventing it from powering up, they just did a SMC reset.
As the computer was locked with the apple id, they sent it to me to unlock it and finish reinstalling OS Catalina.
I'm not upgrading, the computer came with OS Catalina.
I have to boot in recovery mode, asks for the Wi-fi password, connects, spends several minutes with the revolving globe, which I guess that is downloading the OS installer.
After starting the OS install, I get the message Downloading installer information to the target volume failed.
Can't get past that.

Only once I formatted the drive to HFS+ instead of APFS and didn't get that error message, but instead got a message about not being able to install the OS with that format. (I guess SSD only works with APFS?)
Anyway, I tried to create an installation USB stick, but this Mac won't allow external drive boot without admin privilege, and guess what, there is no admin at all!

It doesn't have a firmware password.
It doesn't have iCloud lock.
Things I tried and didn't work:

all types of recovery mode boot: ⌘-R, opt-⌘-R, shift-opt-⌘-R
Reset NVRAM
SMC reset
Erase the disk
iCloud erase (find my mac didn't even detect the mac online, even when it does connect to the internet)
Checked the date & time where correct
Tried to set the DNSs to the google ones
Tried two different connections. (All the other devices using those connections have no problems)

For reasons out of the scope of this question, I can't send the computer back to service. *
Any ideas on what else can I try?
Edit: I uploaded the logs of 2 install attempts, full with error messages, maybe that can help?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kf1fSK-hN_uY7cbsxxkyktWpcXTZMyno/view?usp=sharing


texts: Broken Windows startup after repartitioning drive

texts:
I run Windows 10 on my boot camp partition. Yesterday I created a new partition on my disk to store my shared documents between two operating systems by resizing the OS X partition.

Today I noticed that Windows doesn't load.

I have the installation media but didn't want to mess with partitions as I know nothing about how boot camp works.

Is there a way I can repair my Windows installation or do I have to reinstall?


texts: Macbook Pro macOS upgrade without losing applications (not owned under my Apple ID)

texts: I bought a pre-owned Macbook Pro that is currently running Sierra. It came with the Adobe Suite and a number of other expensive applications. I was told that I would lose these apps if I were to update the operating system. Is there a way to circumvent this?


texts: What sources of funds can be used for peer-to-peer Apple Pay?

texts:
Peer-to-peer Apple Pay was announced during the 2017 WWDC keynote.

How does the money enter your Apple Pay account in the first place?

Does it come from a linked credit card, as in how Apple Pay traditionally  works?  If so, would the transaction be considered a cash advance or a purchase by the credit card company?
Does it come from a linked bank account or a linked debit card?  If so, does that mean giving Apple a pre-authorization to withdraw money from your bank account?  Also, is there an imposed or customizable limit to how much money can be withdrawn?
Do you buy credits to be added to your Apple Pay account using gift cards, at a convenience store or at an Apple Store?


texts: How do I run docker checkpoint on mac hosts

texts:
I'm on a Mac host running Docker Desktop and I'd like to use docker checkpoint to save the state of my docker images between reboots. Taking information from the following unix.stackexchange post, I've enabled experimental options via Docker Desktop preferences:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/533009/how-to-pause-a-docker-container-then-reboot-host-system-and-unpause-container
Since I've enabled experimental options, I now have access to docker checkpoint on the command line. However, when I try to create a checkpoint I get a complaint about criu not being found:
$ docker checkpoint create post_deletes_cache before_reboot
Error response from daemon: Cannot checkpoint container post_deletes_cache: runc did not terminate successfully: CRIU version check failed: exec: "criu": executable file not found in $PATH path= /var/run/desktop-containerd/daemon/io.containerd.runtime.v2.task/moby/2debfb8bab77b8e5baf7020118f1101cb8b9109a66f27f6dcc756faa630ff836/criu-dump.log: unknown

Clearly I'll need criu installed in the docker for mac VM in order for docker checkpoint to work. I'm confused by what I find online about this. Maybe there was a temporary solution for Docker on MacOS that used to work but now no longer works? Can someone help me run docker checkpoint on my Mac host?


texts: Startup disk space mysteriously being consumed

texts:
Lately, my Mac OS X Yosemite has been having this weird issue where my startup disk keeps getting consumed by an unknown source.

Every time I restart my computer, the disk space would come back (let's say 3 GBs), only to be mysteriously eaten again until I have little to 0 disk space again (<200 MB).

What I've tried:

Using DiskSpaceX to check out what's eating my disk space and deleting the unnecessary files/folder
Buying CleanMyMac3 and cleaning the space. I would reclaim some space, but only to be mysteriously eaten again after an hour or two.

I'm at my wit's end in this issue, and am interested in maybe some software, culprit, or explanation that would show me what's continually eating my disk space.


texts: read creation date from file name and change - batch

texts:
I have files that are named like "clip-2014-01-31 18;50;15.mp4", i.e. "clip-YYYY-MM-DD hh;mm;ss.mp4".

How can I set the creation date and time according to how it is specified  in the file name for all 2000 files I have in a folder. I know the command touch -t changes the creation date, but I do not know how to extract the date/time information from the file name and put this into a command so this is done automatically for all files.


texts: Bluetooth connection issues with LG Soundbar and Macbook Pro or iPhone

texts:
I picked up an LG soundbar a few months back, largely as it allowed me to stream audio using bluetooth which seemed a great idea for streaming from either my MacBook or my iPhone. Since i've had the soundbar i've had issues with this feature though. The streaming is flaky at best, at times it will stream for hours but other times it will drop out endlessly. No matter what dropout I get the device remains paired according to both my MacBook Pro (Mid 2010) and the LG Soundbar. I tend to be streaming using Spotify but i've had the same issues with iPlayer and iTunes also.

The symptoms are though that the audio simply stops being outputted by the device whilst it continues to play. Sometimes this is a short dropout (less than a second to a few seconds) and other times it stops for good (although remaining paired). Using my iPhone this seems to happen a little less but it still happens. I talked to LG support who were adamant that there was no issue and that the streaming should be fine. They told me to make sure that I was using the correct Bluetooth profile however which should be A2DP. From what I can tell this is supported by Mac's but I wasn't able to work out if this is what I'm actually using let alone how to switch to it if I'm not.

The closest I've got to anyone talking about similar issues is with regard to audio quality over bluetooth from a Mac that can be resolved by adjusting the quality with this command:

defaults write com.apple.BluetoothAudioAgent "Apple Bitpool Min (editable)" 40

I've tried this and this hasn't improved anything. Heard rumors it could be related to Wi-Fi interference too but nothing solid on this either. Running out of ideas, anyone else have any?


texts: MacBook Pro 15 (early 2011) display panel joint is broken, can I get a replacement?

texts: The black plastic casing around the display joint has been broken (has a crack). Is it possible to get a replacement for the same?


texts: Macbook Pro 16" Clamshell Mode Power Delivery with 2 USB-C PD Monitors

texts:
I wanted to know if there is difference in terms of charging the battery when a MacBook Pro 16" is connected to two monitors via USB-C, both with Power Delivery capability.

In this specific case I am talking about the LG 27UK850-W monitors. The MacBook Pro 16" will be connected via USB-C to both of them and use them as external monitors. Since both can charge it as well, will the MacBook Pro  charge faster while being connected to both or will just one monitor be able to deliver the charge at a time?


texts: 2011 MacBook Pro running High Sierra. My Mail app crashes constantly, most frequently when I empty the trash bin or the junk mail. I have tried deleting the envelope files and preferences to no avail. Thoughts?


texts: My MacBook Air is automatically connecting to a password protected network that's not mine!

texts:
I'm starting to think I've been hacked because my Macbook Air is frequently jumping to a neighbors password protected network on its own!

I see the network in the "preferred network" list and I don't know how it got there!  I also don't know what that network's password is but my macbook does!  To make matters worse I've also seen my iPhone on the same network!  Anyone have any ideas as to what's going on?


texts: Bluetooth keyboard suddenly won't pair anymore

texts:
I recently switched to an iMac14,2 and wanted to use my Microsoft Surface Ergonomic Keyboard with it.
Initially the keyboard paired fine and showed up with the correct name. After around two weeks of usage (several reboots and sleeps) the keyboard suddenly stopped working today. After waking up, it did continue to work for some time and then from one moment to the other it was gone from the bluetooth menu. I tried repairing it, but it now only shows up with its MAC address (?) and not the real name. When I hit pair it will try for some time and then just give up.

Here is what I tried already:

several reboots, sleep/wakeup
delete bluetooth.plist(s), reboot
remove all bluetooth devices and reset bluetooth module, reboot
reset NVRAM
disable SIP (read that somewhere)
swap keyboard batteries

My Magic Trackpad 2 and my headphones still work fine. My other (non-ergonomic) Surface Keyboard shows up with its correct name but won't pair either.

I understand that the keyboard may not officially support macOS, but it did work fine and I didn't change anything, so I don't know what could be wrong.

Edit: I should mention that I can re-pair the keyboard fine under windows.

Edit2: I am on Catalina 10.15.4 btw.
Maybe I'll try a fresh install on a second volume tomorrow and see if that makes a difference.


texts: Can I replace RAM or processor in new Mac mini?

texts: Is it possible from technical point of view to replace/upgrade on my own RAM or processor in new Mac mini released today (assuming that I'll use compatible replacement)?


texts: Will the "cracked" wire of a MacBook charger eletrocute me

texts: The rubber wrap around the charger's wire is cracked, I can see the little wires inside. Will it electrocute me if I accidentally touch those little wires inside the rubber wrap?


texts: List all Outlook folder and subfolder with Applescript

texts:
I want to merge an Exchange account in IMAP. I moving all folder manualy in IMAP account but some emails are corrupted and all corrupted mail beging with

  Content-type: multipart/mixed;
      boundary="XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"

  This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand
  this format, some or all of this message may not be legible.`
  .

So, I want to write a script that replaces the corrupted emails in the IMAP account.

The first step I would like to list the folders and then check if the X mail in folder Y is corrupted in the IMAP folder.
If this is the case, copy the mail with same date and sender from same folder in Exchange and delete it.
The first probleme is that I can't list the subdirectories. I have only first folder.

tell application "Microsoft Outlook"
    set theAccount to the first exchange account whose name is "Exchange Account"
    set folderNames to ""
    set allMailFolders to get mail folders of theAccount
    repeat with currentFolder in allMailFolders
        set folderNames to folderNames & id of currentFolder & " - " & name of currentFolder & "
        " -- put a newline
    end repeat
end tell


texts: How can I back up my OSX 10.6 Installation DVD and create a bootable USB drive?

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro mid 2009, It came with two DVDs: Application Install DVD and OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Installation DVD.

Since DVDs have a short life, I want to back up these two DVDs (Especially the OS X Installation DVD).

How can I clone these DVDs? Or even better, can I clone them on a bootable USB Drive?


texts: Can I use my iPhone 4s (jailbroken to unlock) in Australia?

texts:
I have an Irish iPhone 4s already jailbroken for Italian Vodafone. I must use the iPhone 5 SIM with an adapter and the phone works only with my Italian SIM.

Now I am in Australia and I would like to unlock and use it with my Australian SIM! Is it possible? Do I need a new jailbreak?


texts: Safari 12: how to sync tabs *only* across devices?

texts:
Is there a way to sync opened tabs only (i.e., without syncing Favorites page) in Safari across Mac and iPhone?

I have a different set of Favorite websites on iPhone and Mac — and turning sync on for Safari overwrites them.


texts: How do Apple Enterprise certificates and their expiration dates work?

texts:
I have a question that I wanted clarity on. As shown below, I have an Apple Enterprise account that has a membership expiration date of March 13, 2020

And within that membership, I have a Enterprise certificate that expires 2020/06/21, and another that expires 2022/10/01

This means that any provisioning profiles that I create will have to fit between now and a year out.

So if I make a provisioning profile that is linked to the certificate that expires 2020/06/21, given this is less than a year, the provisioning profile will expire on the same day the certificate expires (2020/06/21).  So this would be a bad idea.  However, a provisioning profile linked to the 2nd license of 2022/10/01, would expire a year from today-1.  So it would expire Oct 15, 2020.  This is the better idea.

And …. if I do not pay the membership fee of $299 on March 13, 2020 though, will both the certificates above also expire.  I would assume so.

Is my understanding correct?


texts: How to omit the rightmost 30 display pixels of my MBPR display

texts:
I managed to damage my MacBook Pro Retina's screen. The rightmost 62 pixels are dead. Can I force the display on my Mac to identify itself as smaller as it actually is, so all programs using the display will simply not use the dead parts?

Other option: Is there a way to auto-resize all windows to not use that damaged part of the screen?


texts:
I just upgraded to OS X 10.11.2 (El Cap), and overall it seems to be working OK.

One strange thing: there's a "pkd" process which is taking ~150% CPU, all the time, even though I'm not doing anything.

(At first I thought it might have something to do with Spotlight reindexing or something, but 12 hours later it's still going.)

What is it?  Can I stop it?


texts:
How to automatically close an OS X apps after not being used for a number of minutes??

I am looking for a way to auto-close apps that are not used (focused at least) for a number of minutes, a number of minutes configured for each one.

Why? While freeing up memory is not so important in my case, decluttering the number of opened windows on OS X it is.

I am currently using ControlPlane to automate starting or stopping of apps based on different profiles and if there is a way to extend it to do that too it would be great.


texts: Why is there a web process active even if Safari isn't opened?

texts:
I noticed that even when Safari is closed, many web processes are active, and these processes are active even when I just restarted my Mac.

Actually, I noticed that this process is in the Spotlight web content group, what is the purpose of it and when will it stop ?


texts: Repurpose 2006 Mac Mini for Time Machine with external HDD

texts:
I have a Apple Mac mini "Core Duo" 1.66 from 2006 sitting around. I also have on order a CiT 3.5 inch USB 2.0 Dual SATA HDD Enclosure and was thinking of getting a WD Green 4TB Desktop Internal SATA Hard Drive to put in it.

Can I set the Mac Mini to mount the USB HDD and use the 4tb as the TimeMachine for my Macbook and iMac?

Do I need to worry about the Mac Mini not being able to run 10.9 OSX or about the type/make of HDD I put in the caddy?

If I add a second HDD can the Mac Mini JBOD or RAID them in the caddy to expand storage size?

Thanks

Andrew


texts: Unexpected error -50 after Mac wakes up from sleep

texts:
2 months ago I had strange problems with my Macbook Pro 13", 2012 which I luckily fixed by replacing the SATA cable. However, since last week I have another really strange issue. Every time after my Mac wakes up from 'Sleep', I get the following error:

  The operation can't be completed because an unexpected error occurred
  (error code -50).

I removed my Samsung SSD 850 Evo and put the standard Mac HDD in my Macbook and everything seems to work fine, except it is slow as hell (but no error -50 after waking up from sleep).

My best guess was that the SSD is damaged, since the 'First aid' feature of Disk Utility notices that something is wrong. However, this only happens when the SSD is build in my Macbook. I did the same by plugging it in externally on another Mac, and no errors noticed by 'First aid'.

I also did the Apple Hardware Test to see if there are any other hardware failures, but all the tests were fine.

Yesterday, I got a kernel panic, but solved it by clearing the NVRAM.

I forgot to mention, often, when booting from the SSD (internally), the Mac crashes halfway through the boot process. I was able to reproduce the issue on my other, working Mac: Halfway-through the progressbar on boot up, the Mac unexpectedly shutdown.

What could be the problem? What should I do now?


texts: Where to get Mavericks (or older) OS X installer apps to set up Virtual Machines?

texts:
Apple now allows you to run OS X inside a Virtual Machine as long as the host is running Apple hardware. Because we need to test our web site on various versions of Safari, we picked up a Mac Mini running Yosemite for testing purposes. The idea is to run Mavericks (currently our largest user base) and possible Mountain Lion in a VM on demand, similar to what we do on our Windows.

However, I've yet to be able to find a place to download prior installer apps. I've found other StackExchange posts referring to the App Store, but since this is a new Apple ID there are no previous purchases for old versions, and as far as I can tell they are no longer available to "purchase". Likewise, I have not been able to find any OS X Installer apps on the Apple Developer site.

Am I missing something? Is there an easy-ish way to get these apps to install OS X to a VM?

(For VM host, we are currently using Virtualbox, but would be willing to use VMWare or Parallels if needed)


texts: I have an Epson projector in my school that can receive both audio and video transmitted from machines running El Capitan, but cannot receive audio from Machines running High Sierra or Mojave (but video works, just not audio). I have downloaded the latest driver from Epson, but it still doesn't work.  Has anyone experienced this before?


texts:
It happened after changing admin name following migration to new Mac Air. I've tried various suggested fixes calling for Single User Mode, then mount-uw/ and rm /var/db/. AppleSetUp, also going to Disk Utility and following suggestion to mount, etc. Nothing works. Every time I run a command I get no such file or directory, which I can only assume is why these fixes aren't working. Two questions:
1.Is there another step to the usual fixes that I need to be taking to avoid "no such file..."?
2. If all else fails, if I were to back up the system from Time Machine (pre-problem causing event), will my old admin privileges (name, password) be restored and things will be as they were, say, two weeks ago?
(High Sierra 10.13.6 if that matters)


texts: App Store Review "3. 2.0 Business: Other Business Model Issues" | App already online in the App Store

texts:
I am a developer for a University and developed a "Class Record Book" app for teachers to register the presence of students and content of the classes.

I sent the app to App Store for review and it was accepted, then I made some releases to fix some bugs and add new features, all fine. But now Apple stopped to accept my submits stating the following reason for rejection:

Guideline 3.2 - Business

During our review, we found that this app was designed for a specific business or organization, including its partners, clients or employees, and not for general distribution on the App Store. Business apps available on the App Store are meant for use by a wide variety of external customers around the world.

As this app is not intended for general distribution, it cannot be made available on the App Store. We encourage you to review the other ways to distribute your business app and choose one that better meets your business needs.

If you revise your app concept and features to provide substantial value to a wide variety of external customers around the world, we recommend that you also review our App Store Review Guidelines, including, among others, guidelines 2.5.4 - Background Location, 3.2.2 - Unacceptable Business Models, 4.0 - Design, 4.2 - Minimum Functionality, and 4.3 - Spam, prior to resubmitting the app for general distribution on the App Store.

I would like to continue having my app on the public App Store and not distribute it as private.
I found some similar apps on the App Store that are currently online and asked for this in the Resolution Center. But I still get rejected, that's my Resolution Center:

From Apple
3. 2.0 Business: Other Business Model Issues
Hello,

Thank you for providing this information.

Regarding 3.2.0, as this app is not intended for general distribution, it cannot be made available on the App Store. We encourage you to review the other ways to distribute your business app and choose one that better meets your business needs.

We look forward to reviewing your resubmitted app.

Best regards,

App Store Review

May 18, 2020 at 3:37 PM
From troyackapple@ugb.edu.br (Fundacao Educacional Rosemar Pimentel)
Our App is similar to at least two other Apps that are currently online, namely:
- "eCampus Professor" "Portal eCampus da UFAM" created by "Universidade Federal do Amazonas" found at: https://apps.apple.com/br/app/ecampus-professor/id1407534419
- "Estácio Docente" created by "Estácio" found at https://apps.apple.com/br/app/est%C3%A1cio-docente/id1482191115
We would like to know which criteria made our App unacceptable, considering our app is about the same while still allowing the two apps mentioned previously.

We are waiting for your reply so thtat we can get our update published as soon as possible.

Thank you.

I don't want to distribute the app as private since the devices are not owned by the organization. Distributing privately would cause dificults for teachers to find the app since we will have to send redemption codes or links to download the app. Otherwise the public App Store is perfect for us, it's easy.

The app: https://apps.apple.com/br/app/di%C3%A1rio-ugb/id1494945410


texts: Can Admin Accounts See the Contents of Other Admin Accounts?

texts: If I make an admin account on my Mac (running macOS Sierra) for my friend, will they be able to see the contents of my account (also admin) (Documents, Photos, Trash, etc.) or are they walled off between admin-to-admin accounts?


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I am a new apple user and I just signed in to iCloud. I see some strange values in my setting page.

What's going on?
Thanks.


texts: Is it safe to wash your iPhone with soap and water?

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My iPhone XS is water resistant. I just got some burrito juice on it so I went ahead and washed it with soap and water.

It's never felt cleaner, and it feels brand new.

Is this safe?


texts: Is there a way to toggle VPN in iOS shortcuts?

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Is there a way to toggle VPN trough shortcuts in iOS 12?

Looked into it, but can't really find anything.


texts: Why can I no longer get an internet connection when using my old Macbook and AirPort Express?

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Up until recently I was using my 2007 MacBook perfectly fine with my old AirPort Express. A few days ago I purchased a used mid-2010 iMac which is now running OS X 10.8.3 (something I'm still not too sure I like). When I first brought the iMac home and connected to my network it did so just fine but the AirPort icon in the menu bar showed there was no internet connection, despite the signal being full. I then followed some step-by-step setup which rebooted the AirPort Express and all of a sudden I had internet! Great! …except since then my MacBook has the same problem my iMad had, i.e., it connects to the network just fine but the network icon shows no internet connection :(

I should mention that my MacBook is running OS X 10.6.8. I'm wondering if this is an OS compatibility issue or… Has anyone experienced something similar?


texts: Does receiving spam iMessages / FaceTime calls indicate my account is compromised?

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I have a question and a story, since things aren't completely clear in my mind how iMessage and FaceTime work.

If someone sends me an iMessage / FaceTime call, does it mean they have other contact information about me?

I received a Facetime call request that came up with the email address amelia.thompson03@hotmail.co.uk which I did not answer as I do not know anyone by that name. I then received an imessage from 'her' saying hi its amelia thompson and was this emelia stone (a name that is attached to an email account I set up years ago but not in fact my real name). I asked how they knew Emelia Stone and they replied that they were in her class. Not likely as she is a fictitious character.

I decided to leave it at that but have since received two further facetime requests and several more imessages including a grand total of 16 picture messages of One Direction's Harry Styles, to which I responded in no uncertain terms that I did not wish to be contacted again..

I'm inclined to find the whole thing rather amusing but it is obviously not acceptable and I'm interested to find out how on earth somebody could contact me, not via regular email spam, but directly to my iPhone.


texts: MacBook Pro 16" Pinch to Zoom Delay in Google Chrome

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I bought a 16" MacBook Pro a few days ago. It is on macOS Catalina 10.15.2. When I use the trackpad to pinch to zoom in Google Chrome or Chromium, for the first 1.5 cm or so, it does not zoom. It starts zooming normally after that.

I don't have Smart Zoom enabled. Pinch to zoom in Safari and other apps works fine, starts zooming instantly.

Does anyone know what might be causing this issue?


texts: How to use old Apple remote with Apple TV

texts: I have an old white infrared Apple remote for a 2008 Macbook. I lost my apple TV remote and can't get passed the setup screen. I can see that the Macbook remote is noticed by the Apple TV because the light blinks when I use it, but it doesn't control anything. Is there a way to pair it? At least temporarily so I can use the Remote app?


texts: Can I download Mountain Lion and install it later?

texts: Can I download Mountain Lion from the App Store and install it on my machine later? I have a very slow Internet connection at home, but I am traveling with my MacBook now and have temporary access to a faster connection. I'd like to take advantage of the fast connection to download Mountain Lion, but I don't want to install it until I return home and make a backup of the machine first.


texts: How can I verify that a DIY Fusion Drive is working as it should?

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I installed an SSD in my 2011 Mac Mini to run alongside the stock 500GB HDD. After carefully reading through a number of tutorials, I used Terminal to merge them into a single "Fusion Drive". I cloned my data back over, and all seems to be running perfectly. I'm seeing a very nice bump in speed in starting up and launching apps, and other disk-intensive activities.

In browsing through various articles and forum posts on the topic, I see some people claiming success doing this with various Mac models, but others claiming that home-brewed Fusion Drives may not actually be migrating data correctly between the SSD and HDD. In particular, this OWC tutorial claims that this ONLY works with a 2012 Mac Mini because "these are the only machines that currently have a version of Disk Utility that can create a Fusion volume". In the comments, the authors further state that

  According to our techs, when using any version of Disk Utility other
  than the one that came with the 2012 Mac mini, it will appear as
  though you have a Fusion Drive, but it will not behave as such. You
  would be essentially creating a standard Core Storage volume rather
  than Fusion.

My question is: is there a way, without buying specialized dignostic software, to verify whether or not the essential "fusion" of data migration is occurring between HDD and SSD?


texts: How do I "flush" my DNS/web services so that it sees the updated website like everyone else?

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On all my roommates computers my website that I recently changed where the DNS points to actually points to the right location, and when you load it all is well.

However for myself, when I load the website in Safari or Chrome or what have you, it always presents an error from the old host (which was the whole reason I moved to a new host), which I assume is because of some cached DNS issue where it's still looking for the wrong location.

I tried: sudo dscacheutil -flushcache;sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder; to no avail, it still loads the old site.

Any suggestions on how to get it to load the correct webpage?


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How can I configure OS X Mountain Lion to scroll one 'page' at a time?

OS X's Scrolling Speed in Mouse preferences doesn't have the effect of what I'm looking for.

The default/current behavour is that the first few wheel scrolls is one 'line' at a time. Only when you've scrolled a few wheel clicks in quick sequence does it start to scroll in larger chunks.

I have a Logitech MX 510 mouse. The Logitech control panel has no options here either.

Are there any Mountain Lion tweaks I can make or is there any FREE software to help?


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I wanted to make a mixed video of all the people in my pictures but accidentally merged them all as one.

What can I do to un-merge them as seperate people again?


texts: Why does my QuickLook show text files with a strange font, and how do I make it stop?

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After updating to Yosemite*, I noticed that QuickLook now displays .txt and .log files like this:

It still displays .plist files and other textual files like one would expect, with a small monospaced font on white background.

How can I make QuickLook display textual files in a more "traditional" way?

= The Yosemite update might have been a coincidence, and I might just not have noticed it before.


texts: I want to use network link conditioning to slow my bandwidth consumption when streaming msnbc on my iPhone.  I'm wondering what differences occur on my phone when it's in developer mode.  Other than the fact that there are additional settings available, does the act of just putting it into developer mode affect any of its operations?  Basically, is there any down side to putting it into developer mode?


texts: Use Automator to run Python script when files added to folder

texts: I have a folder, Books, where I add all of the .pdf files that need to be uploaded to a Kindle. I have a Python script that does that, but instead of manually running it, I want to check whenever files are added to Books, run that Python script. Is there any way to do this using Automator, or even without Automator?


texts: Backups seeming much much larger than my hard drive

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Can anyone explain this to me? My drive clearly does not have 140TB of backups on it...

this is on a late 2013 retina macbook pro 13 inch.


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Which core's frequency and temperature are shown by the Intel Power Gadget tool?
How can I observe the frequency of all the independent cores on my MacBook?
Can the Intel Power Gadget be configured to do so? (I was not able to find the required setting/extension)

There's already a discussion on observing CPU frequencies using the Terminal here:

Is there a way to see current CPU frequency in macOS from terminal (not Intel power gadget).

However, I cannot draw any conclusion/method of achieving this from the above. An equivalent for cpu-frequtils would have been nice to have on macOS.


texts: pkgutil --forget: Error "No such file or directory"

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I'm getting a path-location error.

$ pkgutil --forget com.apple.pkg.CLTools_Executables
Unknown error Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4 "“com.apple.pkg.CLTools_Executables.bom” couldn’t be removed." UserInfo={NSFilePath=/var/db/receipts/com.apple.pkg.CLTools_Executables.bom, NSUserStringVariant=(
    Remove
), NSUnderlyingError=0x7fb0cdc0bd70 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=2 "No such file or directory"}}.
Forgot package 'com.apple.pkg.CLTools_Executables' on '/'.

The receipt data I want to discard is in /System/Library/Receipts/.

$ ls /System/Library/Receipts/com.apple.pkg.CLTool*
/System/Library/Receipts/com.apple.pkg.CLTools_Executables.bom
/System/Library/Receipts/com.apple.pkg.CLTools_Executables.plist
/System/Library/Receipts/com.apple.pkg.CLTools_SDK_OSX1012.bom
/System/Library/Receipts/com.apple.pkg.CLTools_SDK_OSX1012.plist
/System/Library/Receipts/com.apple.pkg.CLTools_SDK_macOS1013.bom
/System/Library/Receipts/com.apple.pkg.CLTools_SDK_macOS1013.plist
/System/Library/Receipts/com.apple.pkg.CLTools_SDK_macOSSDK.bom
/System/Library/Receipts/com.apple.pkg.CLTools_SDK_macOSSDK.plist

Why is pkgutil looking for the bill of materials (BOM) file in /var/db/receipts/?

Note: I've already deleted the folder /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools.

Motivation: Removing uninstalled Command Line Tools from AppStore updates


texts: Mac HDD still losing space after deleting files

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I'm working on videos. I'm capturing them with a software and I save them as MP4. Then I compress them as MOV. After that I upload them to YouTube. However I lose about 1.5 GB from my hard disk while I'm doing this. (I delete these videos after I upload.)

How can I fix this situation?


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To give some background, I have some HomeKit devices set up in my home and they work great. I've successfully been able to add the rest of my family to the home with the exception of one person.

With this person, I am able to send the invite in the usual way, and they receive it. However, the problem comes when they try to accept it; after clicking Accept, my device shows that they are now added to the home. The problem is, though, that this member of my family never gets past the accept stage - they cannot access the HomeKit setup like we can. Instead, they get stuck on this screen with the spinning wheel for a seemingly infinite amount of time:

After trying the obvious things like removing them, re-inviting them and logging out/into their iCloud account, I became frustrated and did some googling. It seems that this is (or used to be) a common issue as you can see here. The strange thing is that all the instances I could find of this problem occurred mid-2018 when I understand there were problems with that version of iOS regarding HomeKit. As a result, I made sure to check that all of this family member's devices were on the most current version of iOS (12.2) - which they were, and thus I am now stuck and unaware what else to do.

Does anyone have any idea what is causing this issue and what can be done to resolve it?


texts: why do I have duplicate songs in Itunes?

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Why does  "my music" in ITunes have multiples of the songs I have loaded?
How do I get rid of the duplicates without manually deleting each one?


texts: 27" 2009 iMac screen occasionally freezes (mouse still moves) after upgrading RAM and SSD

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I have a 2009 iMac that has been working fine (but slowly) until now. I decided to upgrade the hard drive to a 500 GB Intel SSD (MZ-7TD500BW) and put in 16 GB of RAM (PNY Optima PC3-8500). I've performed a fresh installation of Mountain Lion and run memtest on the RAM. Everything passed great. I also repaired the file system permissions with Disk Utility.

But every once in a while the screen stops updating. When this happens, the mouse cursor still moves and everything seems to be functioning normally. For example, if a youtube video was playing, it continues to do so. But the screen freezes.

Has anyone seen this before, and if so, do you know a solution? So far we've been having to do a hard restart.


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I tried installing the visualizer plugin Cover Version with my new mac with OS Sierra. I followed the instructions and put the file in the itunes plugin folder, but it doesn't show up in iTunes among the Visualizer options. I restarted iTunes (and my Mac) but that didn't help.

Any ideas?


texts: Copying one file multiple times and then renaming them

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I need to copy a Word doc (it is a different Word document each time) a certain number of times into a new folder and then rename them sequentially starting at a different number.

For instance, I have ThisDoc.docx and I need to copy it 105 times into ThatFolder with the name ThatDoc005.docx starting with value 005 (the numbers need to be always three places).

The result of this should be a folder that contains the 105 copies of ThisDoc.docx but renamed ThatDoc005.docx, ThatDoc006.docx, ThatDoc007.docx, ThatDoc008.docx, etc.

It can be done in Terminal, though, while I have admin privileges on my personal computer, at work, I need to be able to do it in one line.

The Windows Powershell equivalent is:

5 .. 110 | %{cp path/ThisDoc.docx ("path/ThatDoc{0:D3}.docx" -f $_)}

In Automator, I have the problem that I can't access it at work so it needs to be able to be saved as an application that will ask for the first file, the destination folder, the number of times it needs to be copied and and starting file number.

Thank you in advance, for any and all help!


texts: Access disk attached to Airport Extreme over internet?

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According to Apple's product page, the Airport Extreme...

  "...can turn your external USB hard drive into a secure drive you can share across your Wi‑Fi network and access securely over the Internet."

My interpretation of the "access securely over the Internet" part is that if I plug in an external hard drive to an Airport Extreme on my home network, I can get to it from anywhere via the internet... including outside of my home network.

Am I interpreting this correctly? If so, it sounds like a pretty awesome feature! I guess I'm skeptical though because when I Google around for this, I find nothing relevant... including any info from Apple. What gives?


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I find it strange that while the Armenian language (keyboard layouts and characters) is supported on OS X, on iOS it is not supported at all.

A jailbreak on iOS 3 allowed me to install iKeyEx from Cydia, which had an Armenian keyboard in it. This solution no longer works because the app is not supported. Besides, jailbreak probably isn't the answer.
There are 3rd party apps (like iTetr) that can be used for typing in Armenian.

How can I get Armenian language support in iOS?


texts: What is the max speed of triggering the flash of iPhone?

texts: What is the maximum speed on which I can turn on and off the flash of the iPhone 5?


texts: FileVault 2 encrypted drive not accepting unlock password in recovery mode

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My Mid-2012 Mac Book Air running an up-to-date install of Mountain Lion crashed the other evening (browsing the web, one tab started beach-balling, and refused to be force-quit so I forced a restart).

When restarting, it seems to accept my user's password to unlock the FileVault 2 encryption (I'm certain the password is correct, and typing a known incorrect password results in a shaky input field). The next screen is a grey screen, with a spinning progress wheel. Eventually a grey embossed sign is displayed, and that's about as far as it progresses. Booting using verbose mode (⌘+V) results in repeated lines of Still waiting for root device being logged.

Entering recovery mode (⌘+R) to try and restore from a TimeMachine backup, or zap the drive and re-install from the internet gets me as far as a password input box requesting I "Enter a password to unlock the disk Macintosh HD", but I cannot get past this screen despite entering correct passwords for both users who have the ability to unencrypt the drive (And I think getting past the initial unlock screen with these passwords demonstrates that they work, but I'm happy to be corrected), with the password box just shaking and rejecting the password.

Attempting to unlock the drive from the Terminal in Recovery Mode fails to mount the drive, but claims to have been unable to unencrypt it:

-bash-3.2# diskutil cs unlockVolume XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
Passphrase:
Started CoreStorage operation
Logical Volume successfully unlocked
Logical Volume successfully attached as disk13
Error: -69842: Couldn't mount disk

I've run the hardware tests, and they showed no problems. I've seen this question describing similar symptoms, but that solution did not appear to help, with the password field of the Unlock Drive menu option in Recovery Mode's Disk Utility also rejecting the password.

Essentially my question is "how can I get my laptop back into a working state"? I have recent TimeMachine backups, and so if the least painful is to format the drive and start again then I'm happy to do that, but at present I can't manage to get the drive wiped.

I have my FileVault Encryption key if necessary.


texts: Make /usr/bin/security ask for Touch ID verification

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I can add a password to the keyring like this:

security add-generic-password -a $USER -s my-password-entry -T /usr/bin/security -U -w

... and read it like this:

security find-generic-password -a $USER -s my-password-entry -g -w

But is there a way to make security ask for Touch ID verification every time I ask for my-password-entry?

References:

accessing Keychain Access from terminal - OSX
http://www.manpagez.com/man/1/security/osx-10.5.php


texts: Is it possible to Bootcamp Windows 8.1 using USB on Late 2011 MBP?

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I've been having a very difficult time trying to get Windows 8.1 running alongside OS X Yosemite and it's starting to become a real pain. I initially attempted to burn the Windows 8.1 ISO onto several DVDs, with all attempts falling short resulting in "Burn failed due to a medium write error".

So I read up on how to burn the ISO onto a USB via Bootcamp Assistant, and apparently this model doesn't allow for it. I tried to use some of the work arounds which only caused errors and the software failing to run. I then got the ISO burned via Rufus and installed rEFInd which showed the USB as a Windows disk. Selecting it just caused a "No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key" screen and now I'm completely out of ideas.

So, what can I do at this point? I've just used up the last DVD trying to burn with the same error.

Any help would be much appreciated.


texts: After sleep, Messages doesn't consult Keychain for passwords

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My MacBook will often sleep while I take a break, and when it wakes up, Messages doesn't consult Keychain for passwords. Instead, I'm prompted for all of my passwords again.

Why is this? Is there something I can do to fix this?


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Is there a way for iTunes to have multiple distinct libraries?

The actual problem I'm looking to solve with this question stems from my desire to use iTunes Match.  It would appear that I can't use this service because my library currently has approximately 32,000 songs.

Now, I have lots of playlists to differentiate many of the songs.  (And this problem could be very easily solved if I could just use iTunes Match on a playlist-by-playlist basis.)  But it's looking more and more like if I want to use this service then I'll need to remove approximately 7,000 songs from my library.  (Even more as I continue to add to it.)

Finding 7,000 songs (or more) that I simply don't listen to and removing them is certainly doable.  However, I don't want to completely and utterly remove them.  They are a part of my library.  And, even though I don't listen to all of them, other people might.

They don't need to synchronize to my iOS devices for my personal use, but my library is increasingly becoming a shared household resource for family members and guests.  And I don't want to remove items from that selection simply because of my own personal listening habits.  (For example, I'd probably end up removing a ton of children's music that I don't listen to, but my own children are getting to an age where they can make use of such a shared resource and listen to it.)

To that end, is there any other way I can divide or organize my collection such that I can use Apple's cloud services to synchronize more of my own music than my devices could otherwise hold without losing the family resource I currently have?


texts: Chrome tabs being cut off in small viewing area after wake from sleep

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I've had a recurring issue since last week where I wake from sleep on a new external monitor, and several of my already-open Chrome tabs have their content resized (i.e. into a 600x600 viewing area).

This doesn't affect all tabs, but the websites that are affect are not consistent. For instance, Gmail wasn't affected today, yet it was last week when this happened.

Current version of Chrome: 38.0.2125.111; OS X version: 10.9.5. In Mission Control, "Displays have separate Spaces" is enabled.

Things I've tried to correct the problem:

dragging window to different display/monitor -- this fixes the issue if the problematic tab is in focus. As soon as Chrome window is on the other display, it apparently triggers a re-rendering of the page.
resizing Chrome window -- this just causes the viewing area to scale with my resizing
hard refresh (Cmd+Shift+R) -- viewing area stays the same
opening website in new tab -- new tab viewing area is fine, but old tab remains the same

Example #1:

Example #2:


texts: How to access iCloud email to unlock because of a lost passcode

texts: My kid forgot her passcode. We realize that to get it she will lose all data I've followed direction on other site but it always tells me to it will send an email and to follow instructions. Duh I can't open the iPad to read the email. Have tried setting up a secondary iCloud account on my iPad after the fact but that won't work either it seems she didn't fill in personal info for that option. Help!


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I had an app called Ulysses classic. I'm not using it anymore, so I want to delete it. I select Delete documents & data under System Preferences → iCloud → Manage, but it didn't work and app remains in the sidebar showing 63 KB (same in my iPhone).

How can I remove it?


texts: Monitoring network usage of individual applications?

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I want to monitor each application's network/internet usage on my Mac.

Sort of like how Activity Indicator shows total upload/download usage -- but I also want to know particular application usages.

Is this possible?


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I have some issue with my macbook air mid 2011 13" One day screen start blinking and flickering. This is a short video how it looks like click Only blinking, no stripes on screen or other artifacts.

Any suggestions what is the reason? Screen, motherboard, I/O board? How can I fix it without changing the screen?


texts: Can you make Contacts show the Twitter username (instead of the person's real name) when it autopopulates data from Twitter?

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I had Contacts integrate data from my Twitter account. It worked, but when I look at someone's Twitter name in Contacts, it shows their real name, not their Twitter handle.

Above you can see my original, manually-typed Twitter name, followed by my Facebook name, followed by Mountain Lion's auto-populated Twitter field. It doesn't do me much good to see my friends' real names again; I want to see their handles.

I should note that when I right click on "Twitter" next to an autopopulated field and choose "Tweet", it works correctly; it's actually saving the Twitter handle in there. It's just not displaying it.

Is there a way, perhaps a defaults write command or something, to make Contacts show the Twitter handle?


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About a week ago, I went to the Sprint store, and traded in my iPhone 6 for an iPhone 8.

They told me that they wouldn't erase the data on my existing phone for a few days in case I noticed that something didn't transfer correctly from the 6 to the 8.

Today, they called me and told me that they couldn't erase the data on the iPhone because they couldn't get past my lock code.  (For the record, I told them I'd swing buy and unlock it myself.)

This situation doesn't make sense to me because everything I've read suggests that it should be possible for a savvy user to erase data on a phone even if they don't know the lock code, and furthermore, I would have just naturally assume that a brick-and-mortar smart phone store would have the capability to erase a phone that had a lock code on it.

Does their ask make sense?  Would a sprint store need a lock code to erase the data on a phone?


texts: Apps won't sync to jailbroken device from iTunes

texts: My iPhone 5s is jailbroken. I want to add some apps to my iPhone from iTunes but all apps don't sync correctly and are dark on my iPhone:


texts: My desktop background won't change automatically. OS X 10.6.7

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In the Desktop & Screen Saver panel of System Preferences, I check the "Change Picture" box and set it to "Every 30 minutes".

The desktop background doesn't change.

I tried deleting com.apple.desktop.plist to no avail.
Any ideas?
Thanks for your help,

Damian


texts: OS X using lots of memory for no apparent reason

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I have about 2 GB or more memory that I don't know what its used for. When I restart my computer with no applications running, the used memory is 4 GB, and when I open browsers its over 7 GB used from 8 GB total.

I checked the Activity Monitor, nothing is using more memory than it should be. I am also using Memory Clean app but I don't get more free RAM.

How to solve this? …or even debug my memory usage?

MacBook Pro, late-2011, OS X 10.9 Mavericks, 8 GB RAM


texts: iPhone 5s, lost Saturday, asking a question about stolen phones that I don't think anyone is asking

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Details
had it at restaurant lunch, may have had it at my only stop on way home (ice cream counter), after being home 30 minutes looked in car & didn't see it.

Called it, straight to voicemail.  It was on when I had it one hour earlier but not sure on battery left.

Find my Pphone said offline, but I do turn that on & off as needed & can't remember if it was on or off.

Sent lost phone message with phone number to call, set up email to me if it's connected, still within 90 minutes of last having it for sure.

More than 4 full days later, nothing.

The question:

I think someone got it, disconnected it immediately & has since probably switched it to a new number. Find still says it's offline, is there a way to see if that exact phone now is active on another number?


texts: Water damage on an iPhone 6s - Sound not working (Locked into Headphone mode)

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I accidentally dropped my iPhone 6s in some water for probably less than a second. I immediately dried it off with a towel, and left it off for 5 minutes, hovever I didn’t put it in rice. Luckily, my iPhone worked perfectly perfectly after I turned it on again apart from it wouldn’t play audio, because it thought it had headphones plugged in when it didn't. Can anybody tell me why this is and what to do?
Also, the iPhone 6s apparently has water damage indicators, how may I find these?


texts: Problems executing an osascript command via cron

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I have a little shell script which creates a new reminder for a project. This works pretty fine and I can execute in the command line newCfSamples "my new sample" and the reminder gets created.

I now have a little R script, which figures out what samples are new and it should create a reminder for this. This script works fine as well and creates the Reminders.

Both together, so cron is starting my R script fails at the point when it is executing my little newCfSamples script with the following error message: execution error: Reminders got an error: An error of type -1743 has occurred. (-1743).

I then started my script directly with cron and this also fails. Here is the complete error message.

Subject: Cron <madejung@madejung-2> /Users/madejung/bin/newCfSamples test
X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/sh>
X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/usr/bin:/bin>
X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=madejung>
X-Cron-Env: <USER=madejung>
X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/Users/madejung>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2016 15:42:00 +0200 (CEST)

290:540: execution error: Reminders got an error: An error of type -1743 has occurred. (-1743)

Would be great if somebody would help me get this running.

My newCfSamples script looks like this:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Make a new reminder via terminal script
# args: remind <title> <date> <time>
my_date=`date "+%d/%m/%Y"`
my_time='09:00'
osascript - "$1" "${my_date}" "${my_time}" <<END
on run argv
    set stringedAll to date (item 2 of argv & " " & item 3 of argv)
    tell application "Reminders"
        make new reminder in list "CF User Sample" with properties {name:item 1 of argv, due date:stringedAll}
    end tell
end run
END


texts: How to delete on-demand files on onedrive for mac without having to download them first?

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If I delete a file from onedrive for mac with files on-demand turned on and that file has not downloaded to my computer, it has to first download it and then move it to trash. This is rather annoying and a behavior that does not exist on onedrive windows or ios version.

How can I just delete that file from the remote server without having to download it on my hard drive first?
Is this a bug or a designed behavior of Microsoft? Or the apple finder extension api just does not support this?
Dose similar issue exist on Google Drive or Dropbox app for mac?


texts: Logitech MX Keys: sleep mode keyboard shortcut

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I am using the Logitech MX Keys which is great.

Since there is no Eject/Power key I miss some shortcuts, specifically Option–Command–Media Eject.
Is there a way to put my Mac to Sleep mode with this keyboard?


texts: Alternative way to move windows around screen

texts: In X (Xfree86 on Linux or UNIX) I could move a window around the screen by holding down a modifier key (the CTRL key if memory serves me correctly) and move a window around the screen by dragging it from anywhere in the window (not limited to the title bar.) Is there a similar functionality available in OS X?


texts: Share iPhone internet connection with entire network through router

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I want to share my iPhone's cellular internet connection over wifi to a router, and have clients be able to connect to the router using either wifi or ethernet and get internet access transparently.

The network also has to work reliably when the phone isn't present.


texts: Connect to Bluetooth device via terminal

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I am struggling to find some (elegant) way to connect my Mac to a (previously paired) Bluetooth device via terminal.

There is a solution using Applescript simulating mouse clicks, but it has some major issues:

Bluetooth menu needs to be visible in the Menu bar
Terminal needs access to the Accessibility Controls
Does not work reliably
It is slow as hell
When you use the mouse while the script is running, it fails.

So, this is more or less a no-go..

I don't need to switch Bluetooth on and off in general, I don't need any pairing mechanism, I just need some way to trigger the connection to known devices via terminal.

My use case is a Bluetooth Sound Module - for example I called it "NoiseBox". What I want is this:

./magic-script.sh connect NoiseBox

or

./magic-script.sh disconnect NoiseBox

Can you help me?

PS: Is it possible to write some small Application in Swift or ObjC which does this?


texts: Why there is a AdobeAAMDetect plugin showing up in my Safari Preferences Windows?

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I have never installed Adobe Flash Player on my Mac cause it has some dangerous security breaches and potentially harmful for your mac then how come this plugin is showing up in Safari, is my Mac hacked?

One more thing I have Creative Cloud installed on my Mac.


texts: Disable USB Storage Devices in El Capitan

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The company I work for is required to disable the ability to connect USB mass storage devices on all production computers. All computers run OS X 10.11.6. Every computer has the following setup:

USB ports on the machine itself
USB over Ethernet that is then connected to a USB Hub (for long distance lines)

I've done the following to try to disable USB devices:

I've booted into Recovery Mode and run csrutil disable
Then I booted into my admin account and ran:

sudo kextunload /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBMassStorageClass.kext/
sudo kextunload /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBMassStorageDriver.kext/

sudo mv /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBMassStorageDriver.kext /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBMassStorageDriver.kextbu
sudo mv /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBMassStorageClass.kext /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBMassStorageClass.kextbu

sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions

Emptied my Trash
Rebooted
Reenabled csrutil

And for some odd reason USB mass storage devices still work on all ports.
I triple checked that the kernel extensions have been renamed properly. This method has worked in disabling WiFi and Bluetooth so far, but the USBs still work.

I do not wish to disable the USB ports completely - only USB storage devices.