texts: Xcode will not launch correctly; works correctly with another account on the same machine

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I have an issue where Xcode will not launch. The blue light shows under the icon, but nothing else seems to happen.
I've already grabbed the latest version from the App Store and reinstalled, didn't fix the issue. Please help.

Log shows the following (two lines only, edited for easier reading):

Jan 19 22:11:15 Jason-McClurgs-MacBook-Pro Xcode[2089]: Unable to find either a
    loadable database or a Nodes.xml configuration file
Jan 19 22:11:15 Jason-McClurgs-MacBook-Pro Xcode[2089]: Error loading docSet
     file://localhost/Developer/Documentation/DocSets/com.apple.ADC_Reference_Library.DeveloperTools.docset/:
     Error Domain=com.apple.DADocSetAccess Code=12 "Documentation set could not be read."
     UserInfo=0x400ac5340 {NSLocalizedDescription=Documentation set could not be read.,
     NSLocalizedFailureReason=Unable to find the database or 'Nodes.xml' configuration file.}


texts: Why can't I choose full screen mode in Photoshop CS6?

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I am using a trial version of Photoshop CS6, and I can't choose full screen mode. I am running OS X 10.9.

What's wrong?


texts: "xcode-select --install" versus retrieving the dmg from Apple's developer website

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I would to ask a question closely related to already existing posts (How to install command line tools without error that is not currently available on Software Update server? and https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19691701/failed-to-install-command-line-tools-on-osx-mavericks) but with the help of which I still could not fully solve my problem.

I have a MacBook Pro running Mac OSX 10.9. When I run xcode-select --install  from the terminal, the command fails with an error message Can't install software because it is not currently available from the Software Update Server (see second linked post for screenshot).

It was suggested by many to simply download the command line tools package from the developer website, which I have done (already had an account). My question, is the second procedure strictly equivalent to running xcode-select --install? I have suspicions that the paths to the different libraries and headers are not defined in the same way when downloading and executing the dmg.

I am running particle physics software called root and compiling with the available C++ interpreter fails with "Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64" error, probably due to the use of standard libc++ instead of libstdc++. Strangely enough this problem does not appear on another computer (running same OSX 10.9) where I was able to run the xcode-select --install command.

Is there any way to solve this error message when running xcode-select --install? People have suggested this could be due to the fact that command line tools are already installed but I have both tried deleting command line tools by hand (sudo rm -rf /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools) and even a clean install of Mavericks but no luck.


texts: Sierra has changed IPv6 link-local addressing. Why/how?

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The permanent ipv6 address of my machines changed with the advent of macOS Sierra.

Note that we're not talking about the privacy enhanced temporary addresses. What I'm talking about happens even with "sysctl -w net.inet6.ip6.use_tempaddr=0" in effect.

The difference is that ifconfig shows a "secured" flag on the end of both the link-local and prefix-assigned addresses on Ethernet and WiFi interfaces. The host portion of the address differs from what the EUI-64 expansion of the host MAC address ostensibly would be. Additionally, the 0x2 bit of the top byte of the host portion is zero, which indicates that it's a "non-unique" address, though the addresses do seem to remain consistent across reboots.

My guess is that Apple is constructing the host portion of the link-local address by running the EUI-64 through a cryptographic hash function or something like that.

Is this new addition to sierra documented anywhere? Can it be turned on or off?


texts: What is the maximum memory limit for a MacBook mid-2010 with the latest EFI and SMC updates?

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According to Apple, the mid-2010 MacBook (not MacBook Pro) will support a maximum of 4GB of memory.

I am seeing some references like this one which indicate that the latest SMC and EFI updates allow for more memory.

Are there any more authoritative references to more than 4GB of memory working in this model of MacBook?

What is the safe and cheap path to verify this myself? Can I get a single 4GB chip, replace one of my 1GB chips and see if the supported total memory is 4GB or 5GB? Worst case I've just bought the maximum 4GB, best case I prove that it can take more right?


texts: Was F5 function key assigned to widgets view in old OS X?

texts:
I've a customer claiming that the default function for F5 key on his mac is to launch the widgets screen.

Is this true? Can be an old apple keyboard or an old OS X such as Snow Leopard with this default setting?


texts: Finding all files that contain a string in Finder

texts:
This should be easy, but for some reason it is alluding me.

For background, I am trying to completely remove Microsoft Outlook for Mac 2011 due to a bug that renders the application nearly unusable.

I am at the step where I need to remove all files in the home/Library folder that contain com.microsoft.*.

I cannot perform this simple task in Finder.

In the terminal I did

cd ~/Library && find . -name "*com.microsoft*"

... but I want to be able to do it in Finder.

Instructions say:

  To remove "com.microsoft" files, follow these steps: On the Go menu,
  click Home. Open Library. Note The Library folder is hidden in Mac OS
  X 10.7 and later. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key
  while you click the Go menu.

  Open Preferences. Arrange files and folders in alphabetical order.
  Drag all files that begin with "com.microsoft" to the Trash.

... there are only folders directly beneath Library.  So I need to do a recursive search of files.

Is there really no native way to do this in Mac?


texts: Transparent PNG photo shape creator on iPad

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I have searched high and low looking for an app that will do a very specific thing.

I want to take a photo from my camera roll, apply a pre created shape mask to it (not freeform) and then save it back to the camera roll with a transparent background.

It appears that the iPad camera roll does not handle transparent .png files so well, it adds white where the transparency would be.

I have tried photoshop touch as well as a handful of other apps - but nothing seems to work.

I know I can do it on a Mac, but I am looking for a mobile solution.

Can someone please please help me.


texts: How can I deactivate the speaker on the Airtags?

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I've purchased some Airtags and would like to use them as a tracker for my cat, in case it runs away. I know that Airtags start beeping after a few days if you're not around and given that they're quite loud I want to make sure that my cat doesn't get stressed out by incessant beeping around their neck.
Is there a way to completely disable the Airtags speaker via software or hardware modification? I'm okay with methods that remove warranty from the device given that the tags are quite cheap.
P.S. I am aware that Apple doesn't "officially" recommend using Airtags for tracking pets but it would still be useful for my particular usecase.


texts: Using hotcorners to move between spaces/desktops

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I would like to use hot corners to move between desktop/spaces. Right now, the only way to move between desktop with a mouse, is to go via Mission Control and clicking on the desired desktop. I want something faster without using keyboard shortcuts.
Is there any programs available or is there a code I should edit?


texts: Is there an app to disable everything but GPS on iPhone?

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I use my iPhone 4 as a GPS device when I go tramping, but since the phone is constantly searching for signal in remote locations it drains through the battery extremely quickly.

The simple solution is to remove the sim card, although I've lost one microsim this way, and it's not an ideal solution.

I'm looking for a method to disable the phone/transmitting functions, while still being able to use GPS. Does anyone know of any apps (I guess from the Cydia store - I doubt Apple would allow this) or method to achieve this?

Edit: Just to be clear, what I'm meaning is that all transmitting functions on the iPhone are turned off - the only thing that should still be functioning is the GPS.

The 'phone' toggle in SBSettings doesn't work because it disables most things including GPS, and just leaves wifi enabled.

Update: Just to be clear, the same result I'm looking for can be achieved by removing the microsim, it's just that it feels like there should be an easier way to accomplish this without removing the sim.


texts: Can I change launchd program arguments based on calendar interval?

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I'm trying to run a script (zfssnap.sh) to automate snapshots, but one of the arguments needs to change based on which time entry triggers the script to start. With cron, I would just add a new line with the changed argument and set the time fields accordingly.

In reading the launchd and launchd.conf man pages, I'm not seeing any way to associate an argument with a specific StartCalendarInterval key entry. This seems like a significant limitation, so perhaps I'm missing something?

Is there a way change an argument based on the time the script is being run? Or, do I have to make a new plist for each of the situations I'm trying to satisfy?


texts: How do I sort/recover deleted items on Mac?

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So I'm a DJ and I was going through my music files in Itunes when I made a bonehead mistake of deleting about half of my music library! Now I go to my Trash Bin in hopes of being able to recover those files that I deleted, however I am unable to sort through the files by "Date Added" in the trash bin. When I select "Date Added" as a column, all of the dates show "--". If I have dates, I can look at everything I deleted when I made my mistake, and simply "put back" all those items. However, my trash bin is not showing me any dates in this field! Is there any way to bring dates into the "Date Added" column, or if there is any other way to sort through my trash bin to recover those files into iTunes?

FYI: I currently use OS Mavericks

Thanks!


texts: I listen to a lot of indie music and so have a lot of songs that were released as singles and have their own album artwork. I always use the list view that displays album artwork on the left. I also combine a lot of the singles that I have into albums which I use to sort them. iTunes seems to randomly choose one of their artworks to display as the artwork for the entire album, is there any way I could set one artwork for the album and also have separate artwork for the individual songs?


texts: How to fix macOS Sierra language switching bug?

texts: Changing languages input does not work, you can see the video.


texts: Should the MacBook Air have the same amount of charge as its stated capacity when 'Full Charged'?

texts:
The following is an extract from System Information (under power):

 Charge Information:
  Charge Remaining (mAh):   6517
  Fully Charged:    Yes
  Charging: No
  Full Charge Capacity (mAh):   6690

Is this simply an example of the charger not topping up the battery to conserve cycles, poorly calibrated battery or an issue with my machine's battery?


texts: What can I do to stop Touch Bar overflowing to bottom of screen?

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My system:

MacBook Pro (15inch 2016)
Sierra 10.12.5.

has suddenly started exhibiting some unusual behaviour.
The only thing that I've done lately in the settings was in relation to Accessibility and Zoom.
I can't see how that has made the Touch Bar overflow into the bottom of the screen as well. Like so:

Does anyone know what I need to do to undo this?
Thanks.


texts: I tried to login to icloud, it made me change my password

texts: My password is at least 8 digits with a number and a capital, but it is still making me change it. The website says I need a "stronger password", but I meet all their requirements. I don't want to make a new password, how can I keep the old one?


texts: why can i add files to my ipod but not my iphone?

texts:
I have just bought an album and have imported it to my itunes. I can drag the files onto my ipods but not onto my iphone.

any ideas?

thanks


texts: Is there a keyboard shortcut to shut down OSX?

texts: Is there a keyboard shortcut to shut down OSX 10.10.1?


texts: can't download apps after "authorizing computer"

texts:
I recently synced my iPod touch(4th gen) for the first time and it asked me if I wanted to "authorize the computer"- I chose "yes" but now, I can't download apps(neither from my ipod nor from the computer). It asks for credit card info. but since I don't have a credit card, now I can't download apps(free ones) at all.

Deauthorizing doesn't seem to help either.


texts: Time machine migration has been preparing for 14 hours, is this normal?

texts:
There's very little information on how long time machine migrations are supposed to take on Google. I have 200GB or so under my user and it has been stuck on "preparing to transfer user documents" for 14 hours.

What's a normal time? Can I see the progress somehow without interrupting it? Should I just cancel it?


texts: All notes have disappeared from my iphone and cannot be found on my computer or iCloud. Why am I backing up my computer? Are they hidden somewhere? They aren't in Mail, either.


texts: Make iTunes handle albums with different artists

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I'm a big fan of ocremix.org and I have quite a few tracks from that community. However, when looking at my music in Album view, it seems to be fairly arbitrary as to how it combines artist and album name when creating its groupings.

Is there a way to force iTunes to combine all songs with the same album name into the same album in album view, regardless of the artist? Ideally I'd like to have a single ocremix.org album which I could open up and sort by artist.

Also, ocremix.org has a convention when multiple artists are participating in a single track to list them all out, separated by commas. Can iTunes handle this in some way?


texts: I'm trying to install Micro Trend Anti Virus; however, I at one time had Kaspersky Anti Virus software.  I can't download Micro Trend because it says Kaspersky needs to be removed.  However, I cannot find Kaspersky anywhere on my MAC in order to remove/uninstall.  Does anyone have a suggestion on how to remove this?


texts: Authorize a computer on a iPad with broken touch screen

texts:
We have an iPad where the touch screen is not working. The rest of the device works fine, so we are using it for development purpose on our build server (we are using some third-party libraries which have not been built for the iPad simulator architecture so we must have a physical device connected to be able to build). The trouble is that we have bought a new build server and since our iPad is running iOS 7 we get the authorization dialogue: "Trust the currently connected computer? Trusting this computer will allow it to have full access to your device and all of its data." Since we cannot tap the "Trust" button the new machine is not able to use the iPad for development.

So my question is if it is possible to authorize the computer without having a working touch screen.


texts: Use iCloud calendar and contacts with non-Apple devices

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A friend wants to sync his calendar (also his contacts if possible) with a non-iPhone device.

Is there a way to connect a device to iCloud via Exchange or CalDav. If so where could the specific parameters like servers and ports be found?


texts:
I'm trying to install python3 using brew on a 2008 MacBook (OSX Lion).

I have a few years using apt-get in Linux environments, but this is my first time trying to install something using brew.

Per the instructions at Get Your Mac Ready For Python Programming and Install Python 3 on Mac OS X and use virtualenv and virtualenvwrapper I entered:

brew install python3

This was after accidentally trying to install version 2.x of python using

brew install python

The python package installs fine, but when trying to install python3 I get

gcc-6 -Wno-unused-result -Wsign-compare -fno-common -dynamic -DNDEBUG -g  -O3 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -o FileSettings.o -c ./FileSettings.m
In file included from /System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework/Headers/Foundation.h:120:0,
             from ./FileSettings.h:9,
             from ./FileSettings.m:9:
/System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework/Headers/NSTask.h:75:24: error: expected identifier or '(' before '^' token
 @property (copy) void (^terminationHandler)(NSTask *) NS_AVAILABLE(10_7, NA);
                        ^
/System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework/Headers/NSTask.h:78:1: error: expected identifier before 'end'
 @end
 ^
make[2]: *** [FileSettings.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [install_PythonLauncher] Error 2
make: *** [frameworkinstallapps] Error 2

READ THIS: https://git.io/brew-troubleshooting
If reporting this issue please do so at (not Homebrew/brew):
  https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/issues

These open issues may also help:
python & python3: fix sqlite3 on sierra https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/pull/3134
Warning: You are using OS X 10.7.

Per the errors I checked python & python3: fix sqlite3 on sierra which seems to indicate the fault lies somewhere with sqlite3 however the link at python3 (v 3.5.1) failed to build on 10.7.5-x86_64 indicates its an issue with the compiler?

I'm not sure where to go next in the troubleshooting process.


texts: How to execute pre-defined JavaScript function in AppleScript and pass data to JavaScript

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In my AppleScript, I want to pass a list of keys to a website's client-side, then query the data on the backend, and get the response and re-render the client-side. All of these should happen in the background so that the user won't notice it.
Previously, I was able to create a dummy button (set it as a hidden button), and click the button in AppleSciprt, then trigger the onClick event in my website:
tell tab t to set RemoveBtRestriction to execute javascript "document.getElementById('myButton').click()"

But now my requirement is to pass data to the client, how to achieve this? Is it possible to execute a JavaScript function like this directly, which the loadKeys function is pre-defined my client-side:
set keys = 'key1,key2,key3';
tell tab t to execute javascript "loadKeys(keys)"

Any ideas would be appreciated, thanks in advance!


texts: How to block from sideloading apps (ipa) in iOS devices.?

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I want to block sideloading the apps (ipa) to my iOS devices (iPhone, iPod, iPad). I googled about it and to my surprise, everyone was asking questions on how to sideload the apps.

So, if anyone could help me in identifying this, it would really be a great help.

Thanks.


texts: After Catalina Update Bluetooth Headphones Turn Off Randomly

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I use my Bose bluetooth headphone daily.  Never had a problem on my macbook pro or iMac.

I updated to Catalina 10.15.1.  Now randomly the computer switches from headphones to internal speakers.  It isn't clear if the headphones are disconnected, they still show connected under the bluetooth list.  In the sound preferences I can select the headphones, but it doesn't affect the sound, and if I close and open the sound preferences the internal speakers are selected. I have to disconnect and reconnect the headphones to get it to switch back to the headphones.

I have restarted a bunch of times.

I have disconnected and reconnected.

I have removed and added the headphones as a bluetooth device.

I have deleted the bluetooth plist files in the library (/Library/Preferences + ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost ). and restarted.

I ran Apple Diagnostics, it showed nothing.

I reset NVRAM (per Udhy), still have the problem.

Any other suggestions? Thanks.


texts: What has changed Finder list view in Lion to make "Calculate all sizes" exponentially faster?

texts:
Since way before Mac OS X came on the scene, we have been able to ask the Finder to Calculate all sizes in order to determine the sum total of readable file size space contained in each folder for the Finder window in question.

I have tested List view sizing of folders on several Macs where it doesn't matter if an SSD is present or not, but Lion is so fast at calculating sizes I am curious if there is some new caching data structure or if Finder is using the metadata information from Spotlight or a similar database to speed up this calculation immensely.


texts: How can I extract a .bz2 files directly into an external hard drive?

texts:
I have a large .bz2 file of 18 gigabytes and there's no way it will extract on to my very small computer storage. So I got an external hard drive, copied the file to it, and pressed 'extract' expecting it to extract to the hard drive. About 1/4 the way through, it stopped because it ran out of space because it was expanding on my computer storage, not the drive's.
I then looked at this question and tried to extract it like so but it turns out .bz2 is not .zip (obviously) so when I tried putting this command in terminal:
unzip /Volumes/My\ Passport\ for\ Mac/lichess_db_standard_rated_2020-10.pgn.bz2 -d/Volumes/My\ Passport\ for\ Mac

it gave me the following error:
Archive:  /Volumes/My Passport for Mac/lichess_db_standard_rated_2020-10.pgn.bz2
  End-of-central-directory signature not found.  Either this file is not
  a zipfile, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part archive.  In the
  latter case the central directory and zipfile comment will be found on
  the last disk(s) of this archive.
unzip:  cannot find zipfile directory in one of /Volumes/My Passport for Mac/lichess_db_standard_rated_2020-10.pgn.bz2 or
        /Volumes/My Passport for Mac/lichess_db_standard_rated_2020-10.pgn.bz2.zip, and cannot find /Volumes/My Passport for Mac/lichess_db_standard_rated_2020-10.pgn.bz2.ZIP, period.

How can I extract this .bz2 into a hard drive directly?


texts: Can I install apps on Lion without using app store?

texts:
Is it true that I can only install app from app store in OS X Lion?

Can I not install app from any other source?


texts: After renewing IOS developer membership, my apps are "pending contract"

texts:
I did the following
- renewed my company IOS developer program membership, as it was expiring soon
- changed agent contact details, as the previous agent had left the company.

What happened:
- Apple removed my company's apps from store, dropped them to "pending contract" state.

I next
- released an updated version of the app with bugfixes, it passed Apple review and I published

what happened:
- Apple put the new version also to "Pending contract" state.

What happened next:
- I look at the "banking and tax information" from Itunes Connect
- it says IOS membership has expired.
- I go to membership center and check and it is expiring 2014..

I hate apple for not offering me way to escalate this situation to them to be able to resolve this.

does anyone else experience similar difficulties? Is there any way for me to contact apple and let them know I am experiencing this?


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I have several Spotify playlists that I would like to burn to audio CDs, after doing some light editing on the song transitions.

I would value some advice about my draft workflow below:

Record the Spotify audio to AIFF, using something like Audio Hijack

I understand that recording Spotify might not produce the best quality audio. I have a paid Spotify account with high quality streaming, though, so it should be good enough.
Is there a better solution than using Audio Hijack here? Soundflower + …? Quicktime Player only seems to record to M4A, so it does not look like a good option.

Edit the AIFF with something like GarageBand, Reaper or Audacity

Not sure what to use here. I find neither of the software entirely satisfying.
I need to burn gapless tracks.

Export to… some format that I can easily burn? MP4 with tracks index? APE + CUE?

I'm at a loss here, because I do not have a CD/DVD drive on my own (MacBook Air) laptop, and will be using an iMac or PC at work.

Any comments/suggestions would be welcome.


texts:
I just saw how we can disable in mac USB devices by the following link

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2105022

But i don't know how to re-enable this?


texts:
Yesterday I was looking through my mail, then suddenly I no longer had connection to my router. My son's iPad 2 was working well and any other computers and laptops could still access the Internet fine. Thinking this was only temporary and was late at night already, I waited for the next day to see if it resolved itself the next day. It did not. I hard rebooted the iPad 2, restarted the router, and tried to refresh the WiFi list by making the iPad 2 forget my home network and retyping the password. No success. I did an All Settings reset through the General menu and the problem continues to persist and I am thinking I might have to reformat the iPad 2 or sent it to the Apple Store as a last resort.

When I check the WiFi settings, it is able to see the name of my router and many others, and when I attempt to connect to it, it simply is attempting to connect, but is simply stuck there.

Any other methods to try would be appreciated.


texts: Use iphone as speaker with old unibody white Mac

texts:
I have a very old Mac, white Unibody 2009. High Sierra 10.13.6 with upgraded 8GB and SSD.

I also have a iPhone SE.

The speakers on my old Mac are past their best and the volume from my iPhone can get louder. Since my apartment has a lot of street noise I was hoping that I could use my iPhone as a speaker without having to buy a separate speaker.

I found an app 'Airfoil' which, I think, uses Airplay to play sound from one device on another.

While trying to stream video with this app on both my phone and my Mac, everything works perfectly except for the lag. There's a 3 to 4 second delay from what I see visually on my Mac and what I hear via my iPhone.

I wondered if there are any alternative solutions, perhaps by having my iphone plugged in with a USB?


texts: iPhoto refuses to open, even after deletion and reinstall

texts:
Here's the error message:

Dyld Error Message:
  Library not loaded: /Library/Frameworks/NyxAudioAnalysis.framework/Versions/A/NyxAudioAnalysis
  Referenced from: /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Frameworks/iLifeSlideshow.framework/Versions/A/iLifeSlideshow
  Reason: no suitable image found.  Did find:
    /Library/Frameworks/NyxAudioAnalysis.framework/Versions/A/NyxAudioAnalysis: mach-o, but wrong architecture
    /Library/Frameworks/NyxAudioAnalysis.framework/Versions/A/NyxAudioAnalysis: mach-o, but wrong architecture

Anyone know what I can do to rectify?


texts:
I have an unusual but annoying problem with my MBP. The problem occurs often when running my laptop with an external monitor connected, and watching YouTube in Chrome. The problem is that the video will (seemingly randomly) freeze, audio will continue playing, and the computer becomes completely unresponsive aside from the mouse still moving. If I then shut the lid of my laptop, eventually the computer will sleep, but the screen remains black (no backlight) when attempting to wake it up again, although you do hear the CPU fan and HDD spin up like normal.

I have located the exact location in the log files that the crash occurs. The relevant portion is here.

I believe that the point at which the crash actually occurred is here:

15/04/2015 10:44:05.000 kernel[0] NVDA(OpenGL): Channel exception! exception type = 0xd = Graphics Engine Error (GR Error 5)
15/04/2015 10:44:05.000 kernel[0] IOVendorGLContext::ReportGPURestart
15/04/2015 10:44:25.000 kernel[0] NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
15/04/2015 10:44:45.000 kernel[0] NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!

My question is this; is it:

A hardware problem (with the graphics card)?
A software problem (with the OS)?
A software problem (with Chrome)?

Since the crashes are sporadic, this is unfortunately not easy to reproduce at will, although they happen often enough to be a serious problem.

My MBP is a mid-2010 15-inch running OS X 10.10.3. The graphics card is a NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 256 MB and I'm using Chrome 41.0.2272.118.

Any help or advice on this problem whatsoever would be greatly appreciated.


texts: Folder Action to Convert Image Format after AirDrop?

texts: I often use AirDrop to move photos from my iPhone to my Mac, and I'd like to automatically convert any HEIC photos to JPEG. I created this folder action in Automator, and it works when a photo is dragged into the Downloads folder but not when it has arrived via AirDrop. Is there a trick to getting folder actions to work with AirDropped files?


texts:
I would like to import photos from an iPhone 5c.
When I connect the iPhone to the PC with a USB cable the PC says the iPhone is locked.

I don't know how to unlock it and even if I did, I can't: half of the screen looks like a matrix and the Home button is gone.

I've been using Siri to send texts and make calls but can only do that when the phone is charging.

How can I unlock the iPhone or iCloud?


texts: How do I speed up a USB external hard drive?

texts: I am using an external USB drive for video. Is it possible to increase the speed of the drive to make rendering/copying/, etc., faster? When I have a couple of applications writing to the drive, and I open up the hard drive in the Finder, it takes awhile to load the files/folders.


texts: Max supported external display resolution @60z for 2012 Macbook Air?

texts:
I have a mid-2012 13" Macbook Air with Intel HD Graphics 4000 1536 MB

My monitor died recently so I'm in the market for a new one, and I would like to know the maximum supported resolution for external displays @ 60hz refresh rate on this model?

The Apple info page here
https://support.apple.com/kb/sp670?locale=en_GB
...states that max res is 2560x1600 but it doesn't state the refresh rate.

I don't want to go for that if only 30hz is supported.

The canonical question for Macbook display resolution answers is:
MacBook Pro - how many displays, what resolution/frequency?

This provides a link to EveryMac website which has more detailed specs info than provided by Apple.

However when I lookup my MBA on EveryMac I only find the following info:

  2nd Display Support: "Dual/Mirroring*
  2nd Max. Resolution:  2560x1600 (x2)
  Details:
  *Although Apple makes no mention of it, third-parties have discovered that this model can simultaneously support two external displays up to
  2560x1600 "daisy chained" via Thunderbolt."

As with the official Apple specs, this does not give the refresh rate supported at 2560x1600.

Commenters have suggested that 2560x1600 is only supported @ 30hz... in which case my question still stands: what is the max resolution supported @ 60hz (for my specific model of Macbook)?


texts: Why does adding a Desktop suddenly gives me a new wallpaper?

texts:
I'm on the Mountain Lion 10.8.5 and suddenly find that when I add a Desktop in Mission Control (by option clicking the upper right corner) the new Desktop gets the basic OSX  milkyway wallpaper instead of the wallpaper of the current Desktop.

This is what I expect when I add a new Desktop (same wallpaper):

This is what I get (different wallpaper):

This was never the case, and just now this behaviour changed. I have a second monitor attached through the MiniDisplay to VGA adapter and on that display adding a Desktop works as it should (that's where the first example is from). Only the MacBook Pro screen is showing this behaviour.

What can be causing this? How can I fix this?


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Whenever my wife FaceTimes our son in the US (using her iPhone6) the sound is garbled.
We can see and hear him OK, but whenever she speaks, the sound is very loud and distorted, and sometimes with a delay (or echo.)
When we FaceTime family in Australia, everything seems OK.
The connection is via our WiFi modem.
Anyone have any idea WHY, and if this can be fixed?


texts: Suspicious new and plastic wrap sealed iPhone SE came with iOS 12.1

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After openening a new and sealed iPhone SE (bought personally from the store of a major UK chain retailer) and setting it up I was worried to find it had iOS 12.1 installed.

I thought surely this can’t be possible.

Surely it shipped with an older iOS in the first place. iOS 10 or iOS 11.

Especially since the serial number claims the device was manufactured in late May 2018. With iOS 12 being launched in September and iOS 12.1 being launched in late October - does this suggest the phone (which was sealed in plastic shrink wrap and sold as “new”), from a reputable UK wide chain retailer, has been pre-owned or tampered with in some way?

How else could it come to have iOS 12.1 on it?

Should I be worried.


texts: Roll back from OS X Mavericks ( or any newer OS) to Mountain Lion

texts:
I installed the developer preview of OS X Mavericks, & too many things broke. I can't stay on it & need to roll back to Mountain Lion. Any ways of doing that? Please help!

I originally installed Mountain Lion & Mavericks through the Mac App Store.


texts: I currently have a Macbook Pro late 2011 15 inch which is running Mac OS X 10.7.5 which is a little outdated for my preference. When I run a software update there it says there is no software update available and when I open my Appstore it crashes so I can not download the update for El Capitan. Does this version of the Macbook not support later versions of OS X? How can I get around this issue and download El Capitan?


texts: Using custom hardware keyboard layout on iOS

texts:
I have an iPad Pro with the Apple Smart Keyboard, which works well. I usually use it with the Colemak hardware keyboard layout, which comes built in to iOS.

I know that it is possible to install apps which give you custom virtual keyboards. Is it possible to do a similar thing but for hardware keyboard layouts?

In my case, I have a custom layout that I use on my computer to type the special characters in the International Phonetic Alphabet, and it would be nice to be able to use it on my iPad too.

(Please note that I am not asking how to install third-party virtual keyboards; I specifially want to install a hardware keyboard layout.)


texts: How does Apple achieve such an ultra fast boot up?

texts:
I'm a recent Mac user (MBP) and the booting time really surprises me.

Within few seconds, from complete power down, the OS prompts you to log in, then the rest just flies!

And even faster recovery from sleep mode.

I believe Mac OS is based on Unix BSD, so I'm wondering why we havent see such thing on Unix/Linux with similar hardware?


texts: Use Apple monitor as second monitor for windows pc

texts: I've an Apple monitor 27' with thunderbolt port, such the one in the picture below. Do you know how if it could be used as external monitor for a windows pc, that has not thunderbolt port?


texts: Apple clang++ error: wchar.h:119: fatal error: 'wchar.h' file not found #include_next

texts:
[MacOS 10.14.5, Xcode 10.2, CLI Tools, brew clang-9/clang++]

For some reason I am no longer able to build a simple hello world program using clang++ main.cpp.  Instead, I am getting an error:

clang++ main.cpp
In file included from main.cpp:9:
In file included from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/include/c++/v1/iostream:38:
In file included from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/include/c++/v1/ios:215:
In file included from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/include/c++/v1/iosfwd:90:
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/include/c++/v1/wchar.h:119:15: fatal error: 'wchar.h' file not found
#include_next <wchar.h>
              ^~~~~~~~~

I installed the homebrew's llvm yesterday because Apple's version does not support the -fopenmp flag correctly.  I'm wondering if installing the 2nd version of clang may have changed something I didn't notice and now I can't figure out.

Two things strike me here;
1. why can't wchar.h find itself in the same directory that it is already at? (Note that it fails on the #include_next, which is inside the header file it supposedly can't find.)
2. Why is Xcode using XcodeDefault.xctoolchain showing instead of MacOSX10.14.sdk.

I've read countless posts about how to fix this using xcode-select but unfortunately, it doesn't.

Nonetheless, I have tried

sudo xcode-select /Applications/Xcode.app

and reinstalled my commandline tools, but to no avail.

xcrun --show-sdk-path

returns the correct path:

/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.14.sdk

One answer suggested setting an environment variable in my bash profile, but since I didn't need it in the past, I don't like that option.

Whilst clang++ main.cpp doesn't work, I am able to build using any of the following:

xcrun clang++ main.cpp
/usr/local/opt/llvm/bin/clang++ main.cpp
g++ main.cpp  (This execute's Apple's version)
/usr/local/bin/g++-9 main.cpp
I can also build/run from within an Xcode (GUI) project (CLI Tool)

Any suggestions?


texts: Applescript Pages: How to tell thisDocument to make new page with template page

texts:
I have created a Pages document with a template, and I want to add a page to the document using one of the pages in the document's template.

Something like:

tell thisDocument to make new page with properties { template:"Image with Text" }

I've searched the iWork Library and don't see where it is possible.

This is the AppleScript equivalent of "Add Page" that has a drop down of pages in the template:


texts: Switching between windows doesn't work in some apps

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(using OSX 10.6.4 if that matters)

I know about the Cmd-`, but it doesn't work everywhere, namely Chrome and Firefox don't seem to react to it. It works in, for example, Finder and OpenOffice.

Any solution to this problem?


texts: Stop Finder/OSX From creating TemporaryItems and .apdisk on Network shares

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I'm looking for some way to configure OSX to prevent it creating .apdisk files and .TemporaryItems folders on network shares.

These are created any time OSX accesses a shared folder on the network.

In searching, some possible solutions I've found include:

Stop using the Application (Finder)
Mark the share(s) as read-only
Ignore them
Use 3rd party software (such as BlueHarvest) to remove the files.
Schedule a cron script to delete these files.

Unfortunately the first three options are not workable for me, and I'd rather not have to buy licences or schedule clean-ups on the file servers.

Is there a way to configure OSX not to create these in the first place?

(Finder is connecting via AFP to the network shares, for what it's worth)

Edit, approx 1 year later: Please note that I'm not looking for a cleanup solution.

BlueHarvest (if you have a mac to run it on), and scheduled cleanup scripts are fine - but less than ideal. I really need a solution which prevents OSX from creating these files in the first place.
At this point in time, it appears Apple don't provide such a configuration option which is disappointing.


texts: I included emoji in my password and now I can't log in to my Account on Yosemite

texts:
I wanted to check if it's possible to use emoji in a password for my Account on OS Yosemite. It worked but I didn't realize that the login screen has only native keyboards, so I can't type emoji there.

So the situation is that I know my password but I can't type it. The machine has rebooted to the Recovery HD and I don't see a way to enable the emoji keyboard there. In effect, since FileVault was turned on, I can't restore the password easily.

I see three possible options here, but would be happy to hear anything else:

Find a way to type emoji in the password field, this would be ideal.
Access my Account from external machine that will allow me to type my password from there so I can type emoji (not sure there such a thing)
Restore the password even though I used FileVault.


texts: Is it still possible to update my iPad from iOS 7.0.4 to IOS 7.1.2 and not to iOS 8?

texts: Can i upgrade my iPad 2 iOS 7.0.4 to iOS 7.1.2 ? I dont want to install iOS 8. I'm afraid of the performance issues and jailbreak possibilities of my iPad 2 running on iOS 8.


texts: ios 8.0.1 - download completed but unable to install

texts:
I downloaded iOS 8.0.1, tried couple of times - 'Install Now', it asks me to enter passcode, then it asks me to accept 'Terms and Conditions', once accepted it shows message - 'Verifying update...', after some time it shows message:

  Unable to verify update

  iOS 8.0.1 failed verification because you are no longer connected to
  the Internet

Though I am connected to Internet :(

I am trying to upgrade it on iPad mini - retina display.

Any clues?


texts: Can I re-download the default keyboard (iOS 8) after deleting it?

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I'm planning on making SwiftKey my default keyboard and deleting the "stock/default keyboard" provided by Apple. But first, I want to make sure I'll be able to get that keyboard back if I need to.

Will I be able to get it back after deleting, and if so, how?

iPhone 6 Plus (iOS 8.1)


texts: Twitter client for OSX that posts via proxy?

texts:
I am looking for a Twitter client for OS X, which does not directly connect to Twitter.

I mean something like Hootsuite, brought to Desktop.

And why I want this? Because Twitter is blocked in my country, and I want a client acts like a proxy by connecting to their own service, and their own servers connect to Twitter.

PS:

Hola does not work. I think it's blocked too (maybe I am wrong).
Tor works, but it is too slow. It takes ages to load the first page of Twitter. I am still looking for a better solution.


texts: I want to launch emacs from TextMate, I tried the method with OTC in here, but it would be great if I can learn other methods that I can launch emacs from TextMate.


texts: Finder does not show Path Bar and Status Bar, what to do?

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I have OS X Lion and when I open a finder window everything seems OK.
But I can't see the Path Bar nor the Status bar.

When I activate one of the bars with View->Show Status Bar or View->Show Path Bar the Finder window gets bigger in height ( growing downwards ), nothing else happens.

Anyone have an idea what I can do to see the Bars?

(The Bars are working in other applications like Safari, ⌘+/ and it pops up)


texts: Time Machine/Time Capsule: What is the difference between "Waiting for index to be ready (100)" and "Waiting for index to be ready (101)"?

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What's the difference between these (100) and (101) indexing processes?

Having finally created a successful backup to Time Capsule using Time Machine under Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 (11G63), I'm still experiencing longer than expected indexing wait times. These are recorded in Console ("backupd") as "Waiting for index to be ready (100)" and "Waiting for index to be ready (101)."  While the process/function is being performed, a related entry is recorded in Console every minute (example follows).

My curiosity is specific: what is the difference between "101" and "100"?

10/8/12 7:33:24.150 AM com.apple.backupd: Waiting for index to be ready (101)
10/8/12 7:34:24.359 AM com.apple.backupd: Waiting for index to be ready (101)
10/8/12 7:35:24.553 AM com.apple.backupd: Waiting for index to be ready (101)
10/8/12 7:36:24.621 AM com.apple.backupd: Waiting for index to be ready (101)
10/8/12 7:37:24.697 AM com.apple.backupd: Waiting for index to be ready (101)
10/8/12 7:38:25.169 AM com.apple.backupd: Waiting for index to be ready (101)
10/8/12 7:39:25.351 AM com.apple.backupd: Waiting for index to be ready (100)
10/8/12 7:40:25.723 AM com.apple.backupd: Waiting for index to be ready (100)
10/8/12 7:41:26.031 AM com.apple.backupd: Waiting for index to be ready (100)
10/8/12 7:42:26.200 AM com.apple.backupd: Waiting for index to be ready (100)
10/8/12 7:43:26.244 AM com.apple.backupd: Waiting for index to be ready (100)
10/8/12 7:44:26.357 AM com.apple.backupd: Waiting for index to be ready (100)
10/8/12 7:45:26.462 AM com.apple.backupd: Waiting for index to be ready (100)
10/8/12 7:46:26.618 AM com.apple.backupd: Waiting for index to be ready (100)
10/8/12 7:47:26.664 AM com.apple.backupd: Waiting for index to be ready (100)
10/8/12 7:48:26.851 AM com.apple.backupd: Waiting for index to be ready (100)
10/8/12 7:49:26.974 AM com.apple.backupd: Waiting for index to be ready (100)
10/8/12 7:50:27.185 AM com.apple.backupd: Waiting for index to be ready (100)
10/8/12 7:51:27.338 AM com.apple.backupd: Waiting for index to be ready (100)
10/8/12 7:52:27.516 AM com.apple.backupd: Waiting for index to be ready (100)
10/8/12 7:53:27.715 AM com.apple.backupd: Waiting for index to be ready (100)


texts: MacBook Pro won’t charge after a power outage

texts:
Here’s the story: I left my MacBook Pro 13 mid 2010 plugged in for the night, and during the night there was a power outage. When I woke up there was no electricity, so I just unplugged the charger and used the laptop as usual. When the battery was at around 15% I finished working and closed the laptop.

A couple hours after that the power was back on and I decided to charge the laptop, which was completely discharged at that point, but when I connected it to the MagSafe, the LED didn’t light up and now the laptop isn’t showing any signs of life.

What I’ve tried:

Using other sockets obviously
New MagSafe charger
SMC reset after charging the laptop for an hour (the LED wasn't lit up, so i guess it wasn’t charging)
Tried disconnecting the battery from the logic board for half a minute

Any ideas what can be the problem and how to fix it?


texts: How can I get full resolution on Mac Book Pro Retina?

texts: I am using a Mac Book Pro 15" retina display which supposedly has a 2880x1800 resolution, but I don't seem to be getting that many pixels.  In the control panel, if I choose the Scaled radio button the farthest setting to the right says looks like 1920x1200, how can I get the complete resolution?


texts: How Often Do Keys Get Stuck with MacBook Pro 2017 Butterfly Keyboard?

texts:
I went to a apple store recently and ordered a custom 2017 Macbook Pro with the help of an employee. I was ordering on a demo MacBook Pro when I noticed that the B key was stuck and could not be pressed. This got me suspicious, but I assumed apple has high quality products so I ordered it anyway. In the evening, I did some research and I found out that this a much bigger problem. So big, that apple even as an official diagnostic page for stuck butterfly keys.

So my question is how often do 2017 MacBook Pros have their keys getting stuck? I would prefer some kind of statistic or results from formal testing. I could only find diagnostics for the problem on the internet.


texts: How to force Thunderbolt-ethernet connection when switching networks without restarting computer?

texts:
I have a thunderbolt to ethernet cable on a MacBookPro Retina on Lion.

Sometimes the thunderbolt to ethernet connection does not work. It seems to occur when I switch network locations (e.g., I move from my home network to my work network). Restarting the computer fixes the problem, however, I don't want to have to restart my computer.

How can I force thunderbolt to ethernet to connect without restarting the computer?

More details:

Under network settings, there is a red dot and not connected on "Thund...thernet".
It further says:

Status: Cable Unplugged
Either the cable for Thunderbolt Ethernet is
not plugged in or the device at the other end
is not responding.

Under system information - thunderbolt it states

Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter:

  Vendor Name:  Apple, Inc.
  Device Name:  Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
  Vendor ID:    0x1
  Device ID:    0x8003
  Device Revision:  0x1
  Route String: 3
  Firmware Version: 5.5
  Port:
  Status:   Connected
  Link Status:  2
  Port Micro Firmware Version:  0.0.8

Under Network - Thunderbolt Ethernet it states:

Thunderbolt Ethernet:

  Type: Ethernet
  Hardware: Ethernet
  BSD Device Name:  en1
  IPv4:
  Configuration Method: DHCP
  IPv6:
  Configuration Method: Automatic
  Proxies:
  Exceptions List:  *.local, 169.254/16
  FTP Passive Mode: Yes
  Service Order:    0


texts:
You know that you are forced to type the Hindu-Arabic numbers (١٢٣٤...) in iOS and Mac OS if you are using the "Arabic Keyboard", so if you wanted to type English numbers (which in fact called Arabic numbers ) like (1234...) you will have to switch to the English keyboard, type the number, then get back to Arabic Keyboard.

Is there any way to override this? I am already using Karabiner to remap some keyboard keys, but it is not useful for the problem I am facing.


texts:
I an trying to sync my iPod Touch 5 to iTunes but had reset my PC. Now I need to erase everything off my iPod Touch.

If I restore from an iCloud Backup will my photos go back into Camera roll?


texts: How to Sync Messsages Between Android and MacBook?

texts:
I'm having a difficult time getting texts to show up on the Messages app on my laptop and my Android phone. It's really weird because some texts appear on my phone while others get sent to the Messages app. When I sent a message to myself via phone, it didn't get sent to the messaging app, but every once in a while someone will send me a text that gets routed to my laptop and not my phone.

Not sure whether is a problem with my phone, service or the compatibility of Messages with Android. Is my only recourse to delete Messages on Mac? I'd hate to do that without knowing that all my messages would be redirected to the phone. FYI my Android version is 4.4.4 and I have the latest OS installed on Macbook Pro.


texts:
Periodically I see this popup on my MacOS 10.12.6 screen:

One case of it popping up is when I accidentally press a button on my headset.

Here is the setting in my system preferences:

How can I completely remove it?

There is no case when I will want to enable it so I don't mind a solution that is irreversible.

I tried to move it to Trash and got this:

I followed @bmike suggestion of turning on Siri and immediately turning it off.  I received this warning about sending my contacts to Apple:

Despite not wanting to send my contacts to Apple I did enable and then disable.

I still get the "Do you want to enable Siri?"


texts: Saving a filename with a special character in Mac?

texts:
I'm using a MacBook Pro with Catalina 10.15.7 and keyboard is set to UK English.
I made a folder, mytest on Desktop, and the file test.html with CSS.
The character in question is https://www.compart.com/en/unicode/U+002F
I can use the character in HTML with no problems, but for filenames it's a bit more of a problem.
It's a test file, so not for public viewing or usage and wouldn't be in production files anyway.
I've done some light Google-ing, but would appreciate the help as I'm not sure; the only reason for this is simply to learn a bit more about something that I've learnt in HTML (characters / unicode).
Can I name a file with the unicode solidus with the name test/mytest/2021.html ?


texts: document.querySelector with AppleScript / Safari

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I need a script to open each tab in safari when I get "valueIneed" from an internal website

here is the HTML tag

        (My Certificate)

here is what I tried this but this is failing

tell application "Safari"
    do JavaScript "
        var forgiveStatus = document.querySelector('class[details\"(My Certificate).innerHTML;
        " in current tab of first window
    set checkvalue to (do JavaScript "theStatus;" in current tab of first window) as string
end tell

for more information it's could have multiple instance of the same tag, and I need to open each one in a new tab, or even better click on them one after one


texts: Suddenly Apple Wired Keyboard not working

texts:
Suddenly my wired Apple Keyboard isn't working anymore. My MacBook don't recognize the external keyboard, and the keyboard is only two weeks old.

Is the Keyboard physically broken, or is it a software issue?

What can I do to fix it?


texts: Thunderbolt to HDMI (Not DisplayPort to HDMI)

texts:
My first question is do Thunderbolt to HDMI adapters exist? The reason I'm specifying Thunderbolt and not DisplayPort is because I have a Belkin Thunderbolt2 Dock. If I use a MDP>HDMI adapter and the HDMI port on the unit, only one display works. However, after borrowing my friend's Elgato Thunderbolt dock and connecting it to the TB port on the Belkin dock, I could use the HDMI port on each dock on both monitors, no issue.

I would hate to have to buy two docks to set up my docked setup, but I could if I absolutely have to. The reason I want this to work is because I have a HengeDock for my laptop, and the HDMI port is inaccessible from the dock since it points upright.

Worst case, I guess I could get another DP to HDMI adapter, but that would occupy my other thunderbolt port, and my TB external does not have a daisy chain connector.


texts: Will deleting my HD and reinstalling macOS delete apps?

texts:
I'm selling my MacBook to a friend and obviously want to return it to its newborn state before I do so, following the steps outlined in the Apple support article, What to do before you sell or give away your Mac.

What I can't tell, however, is whether non-standard apps such as Excel for Mac will remain on the MacBook after the process is completed. It would be useful for her to have them.


texts: IPhone 4s Not connecting to wifi at home

texts: I just got an Iphone 4s. And I randomly one day got kicked off my wifi at home. I've done everything the internet says to to. I've restarted my phone and the network settings. I've changed the date and time. But my wifi just wont connect to my wifi at home, which is weird because my wifi works literally anywhere else but at home. Somebody please tell me something to fix this problem! Nothing I've searched up has worked and I don't know what to do!!!


texts: Monitor and automatically restart a process

texts:
I have a Mac Pro running OS X 10.9 with FileMaker Server (FMS) installed. One of the processes running is fmsased (script execution daemon). Periodically this crashes and I have to log into and restart it from the command line (fmsadmin restart fmse -y).

Is there a way of monitoring that process and if it fails automatically issuing the command line instruction?

I've looked at Lingon but couldn't figure out how to do this with it.

Thanks in advance.


texts: Outlook 2011 search doesn't work anymore

texts:
Whenever I use the search-field on Outlook 2011 I get "No results".

After installation it worked for a while, but now it's just quit on me...

Any tips to make it work again? Resetting some index, recalculate some tables or something equally obscure?

Thanks


texts:
I seem to have issues with iotop on High Sierra, googling it I find no useful information. The output is garbled and almost unusable.

I have SIP disabled for dtrace (I know "I'm not suppose to do that", but it worked fine on previous version of OS X, i.e. > crsutil enable --without dtrace).

Example output:

2017 Oct 16 11:46:25,  load: 2.45,  disk_r:   2520 KB,  disk_w:      0 KB

  UID    PID   PPID CMD              DEVICE  MAJ MIN D            BYTES
    0    182      1 mobileassetd     ??        1   4 R             4096
    0    653    340 scep_daemon      ??        1   4 R            81920
    0    153      1 sandboxd         ??        1   4 R           167936
    0    304      1 mds_stores       ??        1   4 R           831488
120215604   3950      1 IDECacheDeleteAp ??        1   4 R          1490944
    0      0      0                  ??        1   4            1495040
    0      0      0                  ??        1   3            8474624

dtrace: 3060 dynamic variable drops with non-empty dirty list
dtrace: 2000 dynamic variable drops with non-empty dirty list
dtrace: 192 dynamic variable drops with non-empty dirty list

The issues as I see them are the dtrace: xxx dynamic drops, missing data (there are processes missing) and last the fact that the indentation is messed up. Googling does not bring me closer to the answer.

The only reasonable connection I can find is that the buffer is overflowing (due to disk activity) and to change the buffer policy with the following:

#pragma D option bufpolicy=ring

But since iotop is already compiled I have a hard time doing any changes to it. Or is the osx / apple version of iotop available somewhere so I can rebuild it with necessary changes?

And just for completeness, I built the gnu version of iotop but it wouldn't run and complains that my linux kernel is too old ^^

Anyhow, found this as well: https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/208185/173331 , and the answer details that Apple is doing some funny shit and hiding processes from dtrace, and in effect I might not solve the "all processes are not showing up" issue.

(apparently I don't have enough reputation on apple.stackexchange.com to create an "iotop"-tag)


texts: Remove all files that match name in a list

texts:
I have a folder with a lot of images.

My client sent me a list of rejected images I need to delete from that folder.

The list is like this: _001,_002,_003,_004,_006,_007,RAM08953,RAM08995,RAM08996,RAM09039,RAM09060,RAM09087,RAM09101,RAM09104,RAM09115,RAM09126,RAM09170,RAM09171,RAM09172,RAM09176,RAM09188.

How can I easily run something that delete those files, or move those files inside a new folder or something without doing by hand? It can be an app, shell script or any tip.


texts: I have forgotten the password of recovery mode when I holds command + R. I have no idea how to deal with it so if anyone knows the solution, then let me know.


texts: FFLibraryUpgradeLock error while opening iMovie library from another machine

texts:
I'm getting this error when opening an iMovie library that I copied from another machine. I copied it and overwrote ~/Movies/iMovie Library.imovielibrary.

  "iMovie Library” could not be opened. You don’t have permission to save the file “FFLibraryUpgradeLock” in the folder “iMovie Library

I have made sure that iMovie has "File access". I even granted iMovie full disk access.


texts: Viewing Text Message Histories on Windows PC

texts:
I have an iPhone 6s, and there are some very, very, long text message conversations on there that I'd like to be able to read through on my PC for the sake of convenience.

I've already backed up my iPhone to the PC, but the files are stored without a file extension, so I'm not exactly sure how to view them. I've tried opening some of the files in a text editor, but they seem to be either compressed or encrypted (even though I never selected the option to encrypt the backup when backing up the iPhone from iTunes) because it's just a chaotic mess of unusual characters.

I know there is software out there, which costs money and supposedly allows you to do this, but they don't look trustworthy so I thought this might be the place to post a question before taking any further action.

Windows version: 1903 (OS Build 18362.476)
iPhone 6s iOS 12.4.3 (but the text message histories date back to when I was also using other OS versions)

Does anybody know how I can view these backup files, ideally for free or with some freeware software that doesn't have malware, spyware built into it?


texts: Is there any good iPhone stand with high-quality microphone for my desk?

texts:
I use my iPhone 4 to go jogging and at some point the built-in mic has gotten damaged and the only way to talk to people is via an earbud with mic.

I am looking for a desk charger which also has a high-quality mic so that I can take calls from my desk, hands-free. Does anyone know of a suitable product?


texts: Two external displays without Thunderbolt

texts:
I need to buy a new laptop (Mac) for work and the top priority for me is having at least two displays.

Unfortunately, due to budget limitations I cannot buy Apple Thunderbolt Displays. Now, and correct me if I’m wrong, the Apple Thunderbolt Display currently seems to be the only Thunderbolt display out there.

Is it possible, using MBP or MacBook Air, to use two external displays that do not s use Thunderbolt? … Without using additional hardware (like the Matrox multiplexer used elsewhere – this doesn’t work, and the DisplayLink USB to DVI adapter drivers don’t work yet on OS X Lion).


texts: Problem downloading software for the iPhone. Unknown error 1671

texts:
I have an iPhone on which I can't log in anymore. Too many failed passcode attempts. Now I want to wipe it with iTunes on my MacBook Pro. But iTunes is failing with

  There was a problem downloading the software for the iPhone "iPhone". An unknown error occurred (1671).

I have the latest iTunes.

What can I try next except for heading to a phone shop?


texts: Can I fix things when iOS 13.0 disconnect smart battery case on iPhone 6S?

texts:
I've been using the Apple Smart Battery Case on my iPhone 6S for the past few weeks to hold me over until I can get the iPhone battery replaced, because it's dying. The case has been working great for a while now.

Last night I upgraded to iOS 13.0, and now my iPhone no longer connects to the Smart Battery Case at all. It just doesn't show up under the batteries list that you can see if you swipe left from the Notifications Center, it doesn't charge the phone, etc.

I know that the battery case is fully charged because it shows a green light when I plug it in.

I have turned off the new Optimized Battery Charging feature to see if that would help, but it didn't.

Can you think of anything else I can try?


texts:
My MacBook Pro makes 3 successive tones, a 5 second pause (repeating).

According to Apple, this indicates RAM does not pass a data integrity check.

So how can I fix it?


texts: Using Automator to set up Finder windows

texts: I use Finder windows to display pictures of the my company's employees on a TV screen. A Finder window for every department. The different Finder windows are adjusted to fit in to two 4K TV screens. Is there a way to use Automator or AppleScript to save and recall this exact configuration when needed?


texts: My Mackbook Pro is forcing me to use Remote Management

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I recently bought a used MBP Mid-2015 from a local shop with Mojave already installed. I wanted a clean system so I booted to recovery and erased the internal drive and started a reinstall of the os. I got an error triangle/exclam symbol and a code telling me it could not find and OS to recover from. After some googling I reset both the NVRM and PRAM. This time I was able to do a network recovery and finally got El Capitain installed. I upgraded to Mojave then Catalina, loaded a bunch of testing/diagnostics tools and checked out the laptop. The last test was to do another recovery and reset everything to factory. This is where it gets weird.

TLDR:
After erasing the internal drive and doing a os reinstall from the recovery screen I got this after the post install reboot.

Clicking Continue

Clicking Learn more about remote management

First, what is this, some kind of remote management left over from previous enterprise owner PWC?

Second, after wiping the internal disk and reinstalling os and resetting NVRAM and PRAM, how is this still here?

And third, how to I get passed this, I can't move forward.


texts: Why did my Command + V (to paste) suddenly stop working?

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Maybe I should be weary every time I do one of these shady Apple updates on my 3-year old Mac running 10.11.5.

Suddenly, the shortcut to paste, ⌘ Command V, stopped working for me. But all other shortcuts using the ⌘ Command key still work, such as Copy, Cut, Find, Minimize, etc. Paste still works if I do it manually with the mouse by going up to Edit and clicking Paste.

Even when I log into another user, same problem.  And when I am in Recovery Mode, same problem.  And I don't think I have any recent add-ons, as far as I can tell.

I restarted several times and reset my Keyboard in System Preferences. I even tried a few random code stuff in Monitor that I found on other forums. Nothing has worked.


texts: Replaced iPhone 4S batteries, won't boot, won't recover (even in DFU), iTunes says "Waiting for iPhone"

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I've tried multiple machines, multiple iTunes versions, multiple cables, and ports.

My phone was originally rebooting randomly. Thinking it was an electrical short problem, I put in a new battery. That didn't help, but made it worse. I tried the old batteries again. No luck. Eventually the phone would just hang at apple logo.

Restoring it gets it stuck in "Waiting for iPhone" with an apple logo with an empty gray bar under it.

Likewise, DFU mode restore gets it stuck in "Waiting for iPhone" with an apple logo with an empty gray bar under it.

Not jailbroken. No water damage. Was not dropped.


texts: Is there an easy way to destroy the internal microphone hardware on iMac?

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I use a iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) and wonder if there is an easy way to destroy the internal microphone hardware. I don't need the microphone.

Assuming I had a guarantee, is it allowed to destroy the microphone?

With DuckDuckGo I found only a software solution: Disable the Internal Microphone on your Mac


texts: Is it possible to block the Wifi access for an individual application(Mac OS X 10.7)

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I would like to disable the network connection for an individual applications in Mac OS X 10.7

Lets say an example, I don't want to provide the network access for photoshop application.

Is it possible ?

Any help on this is appreciated.

Thanks


texts: Smart Mailbox -- Google Folder Doesn't Work

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I have a folder on 3 different email servers that contains notifications of forum replies.  I want to use a Smart Mailbox to view them all in one place.  However, when I go to set this up the Smart Mailbox won't save a folder within my GMail account, only that ONE GMail account.  I have 2 other GMail accounts that work just fine.

So I select the mailbox.

See, it is selected, and now I save it.

Once saved, I go back in, and now no mailbox is selected.

I really don't know what else to try, this isn't a deal breaker but ALL of my other accounts work.  I've tried deleting my Google accounts from the computer (and iCloud) then loading them back but that doesn't work.


texts: What is portProxy.bin and why is it sucking/eating/using up my CPU?

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Through today, portProxy.bin has been eating up my CPU, constantly using about 60% and making the fans in my computer whizz up.

I'm guessing it might be connected to my VPN use, but now I haven't been running any VPNs for some hours and portProxy has still been staying at around 60% CPU usage.

I use Cisco AnyConnect to access my schools private network and Disconnect to block trackers and hide my location. Sometimes I forget to disable Disconnect before trying to connect through Cisco AnyConnect, but then AnyConnect can establish a connection and I'm reminded I have Disconnect running. Could this have something to do with it?

Thank you.


texts: Unexplainable large number of cycles of MacBook Battery

texts: My battery is a year old, but it has 189 cycles. Why is this? I always use my MacBook with the charger plugged in and very rarely without the charger.


texts: How to verify installation of a new battery in an iPhone?

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I didn't join crowds a few years ago when Apple slowed down the iPhone clock to preserve battery charge, i.e., I didn't change the battery of my iPhone SE. My battery charge life has been satisfactory, since I'm a smartphone minimalist, i.e., relying primarily on the native apps, and banishing them from operation when I'm done (flicking up) [1]. No streaming video, and maybe streamed audio for a few minutes a year. Infrequent browsing, email, and texting, especially this winter with lockdown.
This winter, I was out in the wintery cold and the battery charge dropped from 70% to whatever level causes the phone to shut off and not start again. It was a real downer because I really needed the data connection to look up information and I needed the phone to call someone.
Around the January timeframe, I visited the Apple Geniuses for the first time in my life and asked for the battery to be replaced. Since then, however, I've never seen the battery deplete so quickly. My usage hasn't changed. The only explanation would be if an iOS update at the same time caused more activity. That would be quite the coincidence, for that to happen exactly the one time that I changed the battery over the space of years.
Is there any way to confirm that the battery actually got replaced?
NOTES: [1] I found that if I didn't banish the camera or Google Maps, the battery charge depletes quickly.
STEPS TAKEN

Tech support performed remote diagnostics, confirming the 100% battery health.  I'm not sure what details are generated by the diagnostics.

They advised upgrading to iOS 14.4, which apparently has charge preserving features for iPhone SE.  I still saw the pronounced charge depletion when the phone is almost always unused.

The next advised step was to refresh the firmware.  Since I didn't want to install something as massive as iTunes on the computer, they said that an Apple store can do this.  The Apple store tried to do so today (2021-03-14), but the procedure requires a factory reset.  I didn't have the time this weekend to re-establish the environment of my iPhone (including accounts and apps), so I decided to install iTunes at a later date and do it myself.

The staff provided helpful advice. While they agreed that banish apps might help if the phone is hardly ever used, I can also remove risk of unwanted CPU usage by closing the browser tabs. I will do this.

Similarly, using low power mode shuts down many background activities that need restarting, and was meant only to extend the last drops of charge. It's not meant for normal usage, so I will disable that (it was inconvenient to have to re-enable it all the time anyway).


texts: Installing Snow Leopard on external drive with newer iMac version

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I have two computers running different types of OS X. One is an iMac with Mavericks (10.9.5) and the other is a Macbook Pro with Snow Leopard (10.6.x).

My Macbook Pro isn't working (HDD problem), so I have bought another HDD for it. I've tried to install Snow Leopard (CD) in my newer HDD connected via USB to my iMac (cause if I try to install via Macbook Pro, it stuck in Apple logo), but when I try to install SL on external HDD it shows: You can't use this version of the application "Install Mac OS X.app" with this version of OS.

Is there a way to bypass this message and install the OS on the external HDD?

Additional info

Macbook Pro model: A1278 (EMC 2326*);
iMac model:  iMac is MB417XX/A (2009).


texts: How to force Spotlight to index only certain volumes with no new volume indexing?

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I need to force Spotlight to index only two volumes and to never try to index future inserted or attached volumes again, including networked volumes. In this case I want to index / and /Volumes/Users and to exclude every other volume no matter what from now and forever.

How can I do this?


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I don't know if anyone has had a similar situation going on with their account recovery if you ever tried to use this Apple feature but this is what happened:

I was locked out of my Apple ID account because I had been hacked. Because of this, I changed my passwords numerous times, even my Apple ID for safety measures and for some reason I got a notification that someone from New York (I live in Missouri) was trying to access my account, thanks to two-step authorization, I declined the access BUT then a few days later my Apple ID said it needed me to put my password into my iPad for security purposes and my password didn't work! I write all my passwords down in a secure place and somehow my password had been changed!! I quickly tried account recovery and it said it would take a few days for Apple to send me a text message on my phone of instructions on how to fix the issue and I have yet to receive the message (it has been exactly 2 weeks and 3 days) I called Apple Support and they said all I can do is wait, because sometimes it does take more than 10 days.

Well now my iPad keeps sending me a notification on my screen EVERY 20 SECONDS saying "APPLE ID VERIFICATION, enter password" but I can't because I'm still locked out of my Apple ID and I don't know the password. I understand waiting more than 10 days, but this is ridiculous. I called Apple Support again and all they had to say was "I'm sorry but we can't help you. It does take more than 10 days sometimes for account recovery to activate." SERIOUSLY?! I also can't go to an Apple Store for help because I'm currently on vacation out of country and there is not one near by and I won't be home for another 3 weeks, and I can't wait that long since I use my iPad for work and almost everything else.

Does anyone have any information that could help me with my issue? Any information at all. Please. I am begging!


texts: Is it possible to dual boot Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Fedora 17?

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Has anyone attempted this before? Are there any installation guides to follow?

I attempted to install before but I wasn't able to boot into the fedora partition when i was done.


texts: How can I list the IP addresses of all the AirPrint printers on a network?

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I am trying to make a list of all AirPrint printers on the network at a school. We have many of them because of all the classroom and office printers, but they have not been set up with meaningful names. I tried reading the DHCP allocation table in the router, but many of the printers do not report a host name. I can't check printers in-person because of the disruption to classes from going in to every room and playing with the 1-3 printers there.

The dns-sd command as in How to find IP address of my other Mac?
gives a column called Instance Name, rather than the host name. Using the dns-sd -G option on the instance names gave no such record.

dns-sd -Z is closer, since it gives host names to look up with the G option, but it doesn't give a complete list. There are many more printers in the Add Printer dialog on a Mac than there are in the output of dns-sd -Z.

Does anyone have some code or script to just find all the IP addresses of things advertising by Bonjour?


texts: why is user 'nobody' listed as a user on my iMAC?

texts:
$ dscl . list /users
_timed
_timezone
_tokend
_trustevaluationagent
_unknown
_update_sharing
_usbmuxd
_uucp
_warmd
_webauthserver
_windowserver
_www
_wwwproxy
_xserverdocs
daemon
Guest
nobody
Owner
Rob
root

Why is there a user called nobody?


texts: JailBreak: Open link in safari instead of apps internal web browser?

texts:
Does anyone know if there is a jailbreak tweak that will allow URLs to open in Safari.app, instead of the app internal web browser?
I've been looking around but couldn't find one.

I'm using an iPad 3.


texts: Homebrew permissions & multiple users needing to brew update

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I'm using Homebrew to manage package installs on Lion (Lion Server actually but this shouldn't matter).

Homebrew was installed under one user. Now a different user would like to add a package and Homebrew isn't happy:

$ brew update
fatal: Unable to create '/usr/local/.git/index.lock': Permission denied
Error: Failure while executing: git checkout -q master

Is this considered bad? I thought one of the advantages of using /usr/local/ for your installs was that you don't need sudo. But clearly we do.

All users who would need to modify Homebrew are members of admin group. So, I could chmod -R g+w /usr/local/ but afraid this will bork something or create security issues?!?

Advice?

$ ls -al /usr/local/.git/
total 432
drwxr-xr-x  14 ladmin  admin     476 Feb 24 11:48 .
drwxrwxr-x  14 root    admin     476 Feb  9 15:27 ..
-rw-r--r--   1 ladmin  admin      94 Feb 24 11:48 FETCH_HEAD
-rw-r--r--   1 ladmin  admin      23 Feb 24 11:48 HEAD
-rw-r--r--   1 ladmin  admin      41 Feb  9 15:28 ORIG_HEAD
drwxr-xr-x   2 ladmin  admin      68 Feb  9 15:27 branches
-rw-r--r--   1 ladmin  admin     218 Feb  9 15:27 config
-rw-r--r--   1 ladmin  admin      73 Feb  9 15:27 description
drwxr-xr-x  12 ladmin  admin     408 Feb  9 15:27 hooks
-rw-r--r--   1 ladmin  admin  200272 Feb 24 11:48 index
drwxr-xr-x   3 ladmin  admin     102 Feb  9 15:27 info
drwxr-xr-x   4 ladmin  admin     136 Feb  9 15:27 logs
drwxr-xr-x   4 ladmin  admin     136 Feb  9 15:27 objects
drwxr-xr-x   5 ladmin  admin     170 Feb  9 15:27 refs


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I have a problem with the latest itunes 10.2  When I hit itunes podcast tab it freezes. I found a workaround by creating new library, but it's annoying that every time I had to recreate my library to just got freeze again in new library.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to solve this?

Operating System: on PC Window xp sp2

iTunes version: 10.2.2.14


texts: Macbook air 13 2013 in battery drain issue

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This is the second time that battery is causing issue. Initially after I bought I gave it to apple service and they reinstalled OS and suggested VirtualBox was causing the drain so I did not install it next time around.

Now I installed Intel HAXM and battery again fell back to 3-4 hours. I have removed Intel HAXM and still the battery is giving 3-4 hours.

Activity manager does not show a rogue process, most processes are under 1%.

Can you help me detect why the battery is being drained or how to find the cause?

EDIT
looks like https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/6301/53842 might have a clue. I did not check on All processes in activity Monitor filter. It was

  parentalcontrolsd

taking more than 80% CPU. Now the battery is slowly coming back to show more time.

Question part 1> Are virtualization software generally drain life on mac? Or is there an alternative?

Question part 2> If parental control service is causing drain then how do we use parental control feature without draining battery? Many other posts suggest to delete and restart and then use it again.


texts: Why does my Macbook Pro think my headphones have a microphone?

texts:
I have a 2016 Macbook Pro running Mojave. Whenever I plug in my headphones (just headphones with no mic), my mac disables its internal mic. This means that my end doesn't capture audio during calls. If I unplug the headphones just a tiny bit, sometimes I can get my mac to capture audio while still getting audio to play through my headphones. How can I solve this problem and use my headphones while using the Mac's internal mic?

This is the plug from my headphones, standard 3-pole connector. Nothing about it suggests that there is a polarity dedicated to a microphone signal.


texts: Yosemite VPN breaks internet connection over Wi-fi

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I have a basic PPTP VPN connection set up, but when I connect to it, my Mac immediately looses internet connection. Skype still routes and works, but internet connection dies.

I don't have "Send all traffic over VPN connection" enabled. Even it is enabled, the internet connection is still dead.

I have the following custom routing setup in /etc/ppp/ip-up:

#!/bin/sh
/sbin/route add -net 192.168.1.52 -interface ppp0

Any advice please?


texts: Why there is no standard way to uninstall programs in MacOS?

texts: Is not it ridiculous that every time you want to uninstall a program you have to google for some magical tricks "Delete files A,B,C in you /Library, run a .sh script from console, etc". Why Microsoft managed to create a simple and effective way for uninstallation via Control Panel and Apple did not ?


texts:
My Favourites sidebar has gone in All My Files in Finder:

There is a thing which you can pull out from the side like this:

but it doesn't have any of my Favourites in. But I have got them (it shows them in the Preferences):

If I open a folder/disk, it does show them:

How do I get my Favourites back? I have Lion.


texts: Can you connect two pairs of airpods to one computer at once

texts: I would like to watch a movie with a friend, but silently. Can we each use a set of airpods at once? If not, what about other wireless headphones?


texts: prevent mac from renaming downloads' extensions

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Sometimes I download something, and OS X (or Chrome, not sure) decides that the file extension must be changed.

Is it possible to completely disable this feature? How?

I guess this is a Google Chrome issue, but triggered in OS X because it hides file extensions by default? I'm not sure how it works and what triggers this, but I'd just like to have the downloaded file's name not to be messed with.

You're offered the option of which extension to use, but sometimes, even if you choose the right extension, it still screws up the filename.


texts: I traded in my iPhone 4s for a 5s. I did not have time to transfer my photos at the store. My iPhone 5s says my iCloud is full and that the pictures are from my old phone. How do i get these photos out of the cloud and onto my iMac?


texts: All the deleted files keeps getting added to System and not freeing up space on my Macbook

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I deleted the macOS installer file and Xcode application but instead of freeing up my space it got added in this section with title System and its greyed out section so I am unable to access it. Is there any way I can free that space?

In the screenshot you can see System occupying 116.09 GB.

I am currently running macOS high sierra developer beta on Macbook pro mid-2015 15" model.

EDIT :

The Storage under system is now 194.15 GB, whatever I am deleting it is adding it to the system and is not freeing any space. Somebody Please Help Me :(

Also I tried using omnidisk but is only shows the space that is being used other than the system space I am not sure what else I could do now.

As you can see above it says 240 GB used but when I click on my Macintosh HD it only shows 141.3 GB.


texts: USB to USB-C Adapter stopped working for majority devices

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I am using MacBook Pro 2018 (macOS Mojave). Been using USB to USB-c adapter for flash drive, smart card reader, etc for a while now until one day when my laptop decides to stop supporting this adapter for mouse, flash drive, and card reader. However, it works for charging a magic keyboard. I don't remember any system updates coinciding with this.
I have 2 adapters, and both stopped working, so clearly OS issue.
Did anyone face a similar issue?


texts: MacBook (12” 2017) – Bluetooth not available

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I've an bluetooth issue with a MacBook 12'' (2017): bluetooth is not available anymore. The bluetooth icon in the menu bar is greyed out and strikethrough.

I've reset already SMC and PRAM/NVRAM (followed the instructions found in the Apple help pages) and although deleted the file /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist, but without any success.

Finally, I run the Mac diagnostics tool which don't find any error, quitting with code ADP000 (see. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203747).

The MacBook runs currently Mojave and I do not trust myself to upgrade to Catalina, fearing upgrade problems due to the missing bluetooth.

Any help is very welcome!


texts: Seeing as Yahoo (japan) got imap push to iOS devices working today (it's working on my phone now), is there a way to set it up with a GMail account?


texts: Remove macOS from current dual boot system

texts:
Is it possible to remove macOS from my system which currently has macOS Sierra and Windows 10? If so could someone explain or direct me to a resource/guide?

I think the last time I tried to remove macOS I couldn't boot Windows anymore.


texts: 2010 Macbook Pro gets prohibitory sign after update

texts:
I have a 2010 Macbook Pro running the latest version of El Capitan.
I recently did an update and ever since then when I boot up I get a prohibitory symbol. I tried reinstalling El Capitan using a USB drive, but once it reboots it tries to go through the installation process again. When I take the USB stick out it gives me the prohibitory symbol.
I tried to restore to a time machine backup from a time capsule using two different dates.
The first restore attempt was to a date when I first installed El Capitan. That resulted in it saying there was already a corrupted version of the OS and it couldn't restore. So I formatted the hard drive and tried again, it resulted in a prohibitory symbol.
The second restore attempt was to a date right before I installed El Capitan and was on I think Mountain Lion. That resulted in a file showing a question mark in the middle.
What should I try next?

Edit: I installed an SSD in this two months ago and the S.M.A.R.T. settings are fine.


texts: When USB-C external monitor sleeps, it cuts connections to its USB hub (late-2016 MacBook Pro)

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I have an LG UD88 monitor, which is 4K and connects over USB-C to my new MacBook Pro. I love it—except for a couple of issues, one of which is that when my MBP puts the display to sleep, any devices connected to the USB 3.0 hub get disconnected—like external drives—without being ejected. Bad news.

I feel like there must be an easy solution to this that I'm missing—after all, this monitor has been out for half a year now, and the whole point of USB-C is that all of these things work over a single cable. But I can't find a setting in the monitor menu (and no updated firmware AFAIK) that would seem to address this.

One workaround, I guess, would be to simply set "Turn display off after" to "Never" in Energy Saver, but this seems pretty inelegant. Has anyone else run into this issue?


texts: I asked for, and received, key remapping instructions (Technical Note TN2450 -- but they were for High Sierra.  Are those instructions also correct for Catalina?  I want to remap the "num/clear" and change it to "del."


texts: Does a free alternative to Proxifier or ProxyCap exist?

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Currently, I'm not at home so I must use the hotel's hotspot. Unfortunately, the majority of ports are closed, except 80, 443 and 22, and I would like to connect to my FTP, or connect Steam to play my games, etc.

I tested ProxyCap and Proxifier which redirected all my traffic to my sock server at home, but trials versions has expired, and I don't want to pay for something that I use a few weeks in a year.
I know I can set the proxies settings in my Mac settings, but all the applications don't use it (like Steam).

Does a free alternative of ProxyCap and Proxifier exist on MacOSX?


texts: Finder always jumps to top of window in list view

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When I expand or collapse directories in list view in a Finder window (every time i click on the expansion triangle), the window jumps to the top (with nothing selected).

I found this article: Finder jumping to currently selected item, and after pushing escape (the solution to that issue), my window jumps to the top of the window, instead of to the currently selected item.

Also tried the solution here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2577564?start=0&tstart=0 (unchecking 'spring loaded folders'), but the problem still persists.

Tried sorting by name/kind/date/size (only columns I have visible), problem still persists.

What can I do to fix this?

Running:
OSX version 10.8.2
everything is up to date except a Java update that came out today March 13, 2013.


texts: By default the Back/Next gesture works with two fingers (in e.g. Safari) on the trackpad. Now it often happens to me when scrolling through iframes (with two fingers) I accidentally activate the back gesture. Now I changed it in settings to 3 fingers, but the animation is gone, and in Safari it's not anymore like dragging the page before from the left to center but like hitting the back-button (without animation)... Is it possible to use the real 2-fingers gesture with 3-fingers?


texts: Can we upgrade PowerPC Macs to OS X 10.7 now that 10.8 is out?

texts: I know that 10.8 is out now, but we have older Macs that will not work under 10.8, as they do not have Intel processors. Can we still buy and get 10.7, which I believe will support older CPUs?


texts: is there anyone who have already tried El Capitan GM on 2013 MBPr (Intel Iris, integrated video)? I'm experiencing freezes and UI smoothness issues with my MBPr 13 late 2013 on Yosemite, so now I'm really doubt about installing the El Capitan, which possibly will bring even more performance issues.


texts:
I just upgraded to big Sur and the macports upgrade instructions don't work.
I keep getting this error:
Warning: The macOS 11.0 SDK does not appear to be installed. Ports may not build correctly.
Warning: You can install it as part of the Xcode Command Line Tools package by running `xcode-select --install'.

But I do have Xcode Command Line Tools installed:
% xcode-select --install
xcode-select: error: command line tools are already installed, use "Software Update" to install updates
%

What's up?


texts: How do I load specific pictures from iPhone 3G to my PC?

texts:
I am trying to load pics from my iPhone to my computer, but just want specific pictures.

How can I choose which ones to download.  I already have several downloaded and so when I go to download the additional pictures I took, it wants to download them all again.


texts: How can I create a reminder on my Apple Watch?

texts:
I would like to create an iCloud reminder using my Apple Watch while running. Siri is not working and speech recognition is not working either since I'm offline.

Is there an app that allows me to type a reminder?


texts: Can I calibrate 2 screens to match, without buying expensive gear?

texts:
I use a 2010 Cinema Display and a 2011 Thunderbolt Display, both connected to my 11-inch MacBook Air. The screens are ever so slightly different in terms of how things are reproduced.

How can I get both screens to render things the same?

I know I could buy expensive color calibration hardware, but its really not worth it to me for a one-time use. Instead, is there any other way I can do this? I have a pretty good eye for colours (which I guess is why it bothers me in the first place?) and so perhaps there is some kind of tool that lets me do this by eyeballing it?


texts: Can Parallels use NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M indirectly?

texts:
I'd like to run windows 7 via Parallels using a new 15-inch MacBook Pros with Retina display. Now, I am considering spending extra on the model with a dedicated graphics card: (NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M )

From what I have read, Parallels cannot use the NVIDA directly (unlike Bootcamp), but I'm not clear if it can use it indirectly, and if so, in what way?

In other works, if I am running a windows software in Parallels that is visualizing large 3D data sets, how much of a difference could I expect the NVIDIA model macbook to produce in comparison to the other 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display but no graphics card?


texts:
There's a known method for unpacking .bundle by going to Show Package Contents, but what if that option is unavailable?

There is a solution that works for .pkg files by using the pkgutil --expand command. Is there any solution for .bundle?


texts: macOS Sierra downloaded, but then disappears

texts:
I tried downloading macOS Sierra in the App Store. The download seems to be successful, but then the installation never happens. One solution I saw is to look for "Install macOS Sierra" in Applications, but it is not there. It's in Applications while it's downloading, so it should be there when it's done. I tried searching with Spotlight just to be sure and got no hits. The macOS Sierra App Store page says "Download" instead of "Downloaded". It's like the download never happened. Restarting and repeating did not solve the issue. Any idea what might be wrong?

What's really strange is if I go to System Information > Software > Installations, it's there, so it really was downloaded:


texts: How to execute ACL changes that Server.app makes to shares from shell?

texts:
I have a situation where Server.app works for many hours, never seeming to finish, when applying permissions on a large share.

What is the shell incantation that would apply read + write access to a specific user for an entire share?

ls -le shows the following permissions:

 0: user:admin allow list,add_file,search,add_subdirectory,delete_child,readattr,writeattr,readextattr,writeextattr,readsecurity
 1: group:admin allow list,add_file,search,add_subdirectory,delete_child,readattr,writeattr,readextattr,writeextattr,readsecurity
 2: user:_spotlight allow list,search,file_inherit,directory_inherit
 3: user:myusername allow list,add_file,search,add_subdirectory,delete_child,readattr,writeattr,readextattr,writeextattr,readsecurity,file_inherit,directory_inherit
 4: user:_spotlight allow list,search,file_inherit,directory_inherit
 5: user:myusername allow list,add_file,search,add_subdirectory,delete_child,readattr,writeattr,readextattr,writeextattr,readsecurity,file_inherit,directory_inherit
 6: user:_spotlight allow list,search,file_inherit,directory_inherit
 7: user:myusername allow list,add_file,search,add_subdirectory,delete_child,readattr,writeattr,readextattr,writeextattr,readsecurity,file_inherit,directory_inherit
 8: user:_spotlight allow list,search,file_inherit,directory_inherit
 9: user:myusername allow list,add_file,search,add_subdirectory,delete_child,readattr,writeattr,readextattr,writeextattr,readsecurity,file_inherit,directory_inherit
 10: user:_spotlight allow list,search,file_inherit,directory_inherit
 11: user:myusername allow list,add_file,search,add_subdirectory,delete_child,readattr,writeattr,readextattr,writeextattr,readsecurity,file_inherit,directory_inherit
 12: user:_spotlight allow list,search,file_inherit,directory_inherit
 13: user:myusername allow list,add_file,search,add_subdirectory,delete_child,readattr,writeattr,readextattr,writeextattr,readsecurity,file_inherit,directory_inherit
 14: user:_spotlight allow list,search,file_inherit,directory_inherit
 15: user:myusername allow list,add_file,search,add_subdirectory,delete_child,readattr,writeattr,readextattr,writeextattr,readsecurity,file_inherit,directory_inherit
 16: user:_spotlight allow list,search,file_inherit,directory_inherit
 17: user:_spotlight allow list,search,file_inherit,directory_inherit
 18: user:_spotlight allow list,search,file_inherit,directory_inherit
 19: user:myusername allow list,add_file,search,add_subdirectory,delete_child,readattr,writeattr,readextattr,writeextattr,readsecurity,file_inherit,directory_inherit

But I'm not entirely sure if I should assemble a script that mimics these kinds of permissions or if there's a simpler, and more preferable way, to do this.

Update: I did find an interesting incantation going on in the background that was executed by Server.app:
/Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/usr/share/servermgrd/bundles/server mgr_sharing.bundle/Contents/copyprivs -p /Volumes/path_to_share -f 32 -s /tmp/CopyPrivsTemp.B251lF

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
  <key>parentPath</key>
  <string>/Volumes/path_to_share</string>
  <key>status</key>
  <string>running</string>
</dict>
</plist>

Help for copyprivs:

Usage:
must be run as root

Deprecated Panther copy function:

-o <owner> : Owner name
-g <group> : Group name
-p <path>  : Path name
-m <mode>  : permissions mode in octal
Tiger propagate function:

-p <path>  : Path name
-f <flags>  : flag:
propagate UID  1 << 0
propagate GID  1 << 1
propagate ModeOwner  1 << 2
propagate ModeGroup  1 << 3
propagate ModeWorld  1 << 4
propagate ACL  1 << 5


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