texts: What is the meaning of Wired Memory in OS X?

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Possible Duplicate:
  What is in wired memory?

Recently I bought a MacBook Pro Core i5 with 4GB Memory (RAM).

After using Xcode and quitting it, all of my memory is committed and I have only 100 MB of free RAM.

So I closed all of my remaining apps, but RAM usage is still high and I don't had much free memory.

What's happening? And what is the meaning of Wired in system memory?


texts: Attempting to downgrade from iOS 9.3.5 to iOS 8.4.1 will not work

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I attempted to follow this guide for Downgrading from iOS 9.3.5 to iOS 8.4.1.

I was able to complete every step in the list until these step(s):

I get stuck at step 20.

This is when you start the downgrade.

When the downgrade appears, I click Download and Install as usual.

But when I click it, it just stays on this screen forever:

The  Download and Install button will stay grayed out and will have a spinning wheel.

I am using an iPad mini (1st gen) and am running iOS 9.3.5

For other people, the downgrade will start immediately.

Am I missing anything?


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I have a MacBook Pro connected to an iMac 27" Mid-2011 with a Thunderbolt cable. I use this for Target Display Mode.
My iMac is connected to the Internet via an Ethernet cable, and I would like to share that connection to my MacBook Pro, using the Thunderbolt cable. Is it possible to use Internet Sharing to do this?
I've tried using the settings below, but they don't work. While the "Thunderbolt Bridge" has a self-assigned IP, the "Thunderbolt Internet" connection is dead. In the image Wi-Fi on the MacBook is On, but if I switch it Off, there is no Internet connection at all.
I'm using the Thunderbolt-to-Thunderbolt cable.
iMac ("Sender"):
MBP ("Receiver"):

Update: Seems to work OK
Thunderbolt Bridge Internet Sharing now appears to work. On the receiving MacBook, the Thunderbolt Bridge service is placed on top and has a "green" marker. I get Internet access even if I disconnect the Wi-Fi, so it does indeed work.
However, I'm not sure what changed, except that I might've restarted the computers once or twice.


texts: Does iTunes remember what I listened to and when?

texts: iTunes has a field named "Last Played" that tells me when I last played a track; is there any way of finding out all the songs I listened to on a particular date? I'm using iTunes 11 under OS X 10.6.8.


texts: In iphone 5s location of movies is not showing which is received from airdrop

texts: My friend sends a movie from his iPhone to mine via AirDrop, and I accept the option to receive the file. However, the movie is not showing on my device.


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Recently, iMessage won't sign in on my MacBook Air (10.8.4). I opened up Messages a couple of days ago, and my iMessage account was signed out. Upon trying to sign back in, I get a message reading:

  The registering device does not have the appropriate credentials.

And login fails. Anyone else have this issue?


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The freeware Folder.qlgenerator was already broken by Lion.

defaults write QLEnableXRayFolders -bool true

does not appear to work in ML. Does anyone have a replacement solution? I’m looking at a large file tree, and I’d like some convenient way to remind myself of what is where. Expanding everything in List View would send most of the information off the bottom of the screen.


texts: Calculator Paper Tape window not capturing any information

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I am able to bring up the Paper Tape window, but no calculator entries end up on it. Any hints as to what might be the issue?

OS X El Capitan 10.11.5, Calculator v10.8 (123).


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I have have was cleaning up my Macintosh's Hard Drive. I was using Windows 8.1 for that purpose(Bootcamp). I found that the size of spotlight folder was too big(951 MB). Is it normal or I should delete the folder and re-index? BTW, I have disables spotlight. I have been using alfred for a long time.

I currently using Yosemite 10.10.2


texts: Change the keys for changing windows gone in Mavericks

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When I got my Mac-Mini, I've changed the cycle-through windows key from ⌘` to ⌘0 (since on the Hungarian keyboard layout I should press ⌘⌥ű, and never could remember which one is it from 5 other key.)

In Mountain Lion this option was still present, but now it is missing from Mavericks. I can't find it in the Keyboard & Input section anywhere. The entry for ⌘⇥ is also missing. This became problematic only now, because I only noticed now, that it clashes with a key combination in Microsoft Outlook. (I don't know if this problem come with the update, or had it before.)

Can anybody help how can I change this option or how to restore it?
I would like to set it to ⌥⌘⇥ and ⇧⌥⌘⇥ as I did it once before. (Or ⌃⌘⇥ should be more comfortable.)


texts: How to interact with dialog boxes using keyboard that appear not to allow keyboard interaction?

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I recently asked a question: How to navigate the Special Characters window with the keyboard?

However, it seems to me that OSX has a class of dialog boxes that seem to be inaccessible to keyboard activation.

Finder - View Options
TextEdit - Fonts
TextEdit - Special Characters
OmniFocus - Inspector

I.e., there will be a shortcut key to show the dialog box, but in order to interact with the dialog box you need to use the mouse or trackpad. I.e., Control + backtick does not activate them. I note that this is not the case with all such dialog boxes. E.g., most preference dialog boxes, the info dialog box in Finder, etc. permit keyboard activation.

Does this class of dialog boxes have a special name?
What do people who prefer to use the keyboard almost exclusively do with such dialog boxes?


texts: Why iTunes updates get released so fast and why everytime the entire iTunes has to be updated instead of patched?

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I use iTunes on my Mac (OS X 10.6) but I wonder what's up with it's update.
I really want know Why iTunes updates get released so fast and why everytime the entire iTunes has to be updated instead of patched.

P.S: I have limited bandwidth with my internet then the size of update was important for me.


texts: How can I charge a mobile phone on my MacBook Air (like I used to be able to)?

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I used to be able to turn my macbook air on, plug in an android phone, then close the lid and the phone would keep charging. Note, this was not the same as charge-and-sleep, which works all the time (like on ThinkPads). There is a link to someone describing this process here:

http://www.gottabemobile.com/2011/07/23/why-i-love-yellow-usb-ports-sleep-and-charge/

But, this doesn't work for me anymore. I've managed to replicate this with a friend's android phone on his macbook pro. He's running snow leopard, I'm running lion.

I'm guessing at some point Apple disabled this. Any ideas how to re-enable it?

I'd also be curious to hear about people's success with different platforms (i.e., iPhone, etc.)


texts: Forgotten iPad passcode - How to reset it with no access to old email address and without using iTunes?

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At first we forgot the passcode for our iPad, so we tried to change the passcode but it was connected to an old email address we no longer use.

The iPad is now disabled.

How do we reset it totally without using iTunes?


texts: Abnormal behavior of web browser in OS X

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I am using OS X  10.9.5

When every I click in any browser, it creates a new tab with some site like "www.detoxmymac.com".

It seems that the computer is full of processes running while I run any browser. Consumes huge power. How can I stop it.


texts: What's the best way to extract audio from a video file?

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I am a huge fan of HandBrake. It is the epitome of simple. Select a video file (or DVD), select a preset, select an output path, click Start. A certain amount of time later relative to the size/quality of the content, and you have yourself a pretty much perfect video file suitable for the medium of your choice.

I've been looking for similar qualities in an Audio Converter, and more preferably, an Audio Extractor (from a given video file). I would love to be able to drag a video file into an application, specify that I want the Audio File in AAC at a given bitrate, click Start, and let the app do the rest.

I am not averse to using Handbrake to suffice the conversion aspect of this, so long as the audio extraction after the fact is a simple process. The point is to take as few steps as possible.

Any tips? Apps? Ideas?


texts: How can I determine the compile-time options of PHP?

texts: I'm trying to customize my php install, but I'm not that familiar with compiling programs from scratch. How can I tell determine what compile-time options were used for php? Specifically, I'm trying to determine whether the --with-readline option was specified. Thanks!


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How to throttle CPU on a Mac?

I want to throttle CPU so that I can extend the battery life on a single charge.

Device: MBP 2015. Running Majove.


texts: I can't put a star rating on a song in iTunes

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I noticed that I have a song on iTunes that I cannot give a star rating to.  The stars are grayed out.   So I went to my iPad & iPhone to see if I could rate it there.  The music apps didn't have that song.

I believe that song is from my iCloud music library.

So how do I un-gray the stars in that song?

Why don't I see that song on my iDevices?


texts: Showing hidden files in specific directories?

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I use this command quite often to show hidden files on my machine:

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES

Is there a way to show all hidden files only in specific directories. E.g. I want to be able to see stuff like .ssh

However I don't want my desktop and every folder to show this damn .DS_Store files. Is there a trick to so?

thank you


texts: Can I transfer iTunes credit between accounts?

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How would I go about transferring iTunes credit between accounts?

The question pretty well speaks for itself. I have two accounts, one for my iPod, one for my iPhone, I have passwords to both accounts, I can handle talking to Apple Support if that's what needs be, but I was curious if I can transfer the funds without going through customer service. Should I just "gift" myself purchases?


texts: Can I add music to iPhone from a computer without my full library?

texts: I just got a new MacBook, and I won't be able to restore the files from my previous MacBook (which isn't with me) for a couple of weeks. That older computer has my music library and syncs with my iPhone. In the meantime I'd like to add a couple of albums from my new laptop if possible. Can I add those albums from iTunes without deleting all the music already on my iPhone?


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I find double clicking and right clicking difficult. MacOS allows me to ctrl-click so I never have to right click. Is there a way to never have to double click? Like cmd-click, a gesture or a System Preferences setting?

Answers that work for both my Magic Mouse and my track pad will be upvoted more enthusiastically :-)


texts: Sync a computer as an iPod: Is a way to sinc one computer's iTunes library from another in the way of an iPod available?

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My computers do not have sufficient hard drive space to store my iTunes library (movies rake up space so fast!), so I have stored my iTunes library on an external hard drive.

I would like to sync some of my music to my computer's internal hard drive (say a playlist) to have music while on the go and away from my external hard drive.

Any solution?

It would be great if we could do it in a similar way to syncing.  Copying files and creating a fresh iTunes library every "sync" seems unproductive.


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I installed Xcode 12.2 on my MBP. I installed it from App Store and it's 28 gb, while my Mac only has a SSD of 128gb.
I use vscode for all my c/c++ programs so is there a need for me to keep Xcode on my device?


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I would like to know how to update from 10.10.0 to 10.10.5 just by using single user mode.
Is this possible and if so how would you go about doing so.

Why would I do this?...

Linked to my other question I was interested if updating in single user mode would make it faster and more secure.

Hope the question makes sense

Single user mode can be easily accessed by holding command + S


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My iPhone 7 iOS 10.3.1 randomly started receiving untrusted certificate pop-ups from onboard.info (but I’ve seen it on devices going back to iPhone 5):

This was at home last night and I had just unlocked my phone. I tried to get a screenshot of the rest of the certificate details but it was registered as just a home button press and there is no way to switch back into the certificate warning dialogue by changing apps.

I can’t apply any logic to the root cause of this or recreate it. I’ve never clicked Trust for obvious reasons.

Can anyone explain?

21/04/17 - Just happened again.  The irony of the backdrop in this picture is not lost on me.  Is this some sort of MITM attack?


texts: Clean reinstall of Mountain Lion deleted my iLife applications. How do I get them back?

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I purchased my 13-inch Macbook Pro in July of 2010. It came with Snow Leopard and allowed for a free upgrade to Lion, which I duly took up.

I have since purchased Mountain Lion. I decided it was worthwhile doing a clean install of Mountain Lion and did so successfully except for the one (major) hitch -- iLife is not available anymore.

I've read things in forums that say I should "accept" something or other on the Purchases tab in the App Store to get iLife back, but nothing of the sort appears on the Purchases tab.

How do I get back the iLife suite? Are they lost without shelling out more money, which seems a ridiculous thing to need to do.


texts: Batch rename file by removing first 6 characters and adding it behind the filename

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is there any way to rename a file automatically by Automator, removing first 6 characters and moving them to the back of the file name (and adding a space before that)?

Example
20-10-03 Testing.zip

Rename to:
Testing 20-10-03.zip

Thanks!


texts: What is the "opaa7g6" for in my terminal?

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Today when I'm taking a look at my terminal, I realized that there is a weird string in my shell prompt.

It seems that I've never seen this weird string before.

What is that for?


texts: Weird page flicker on macOS 10.15.2 with chrome 79 (latest)

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I'm getting weird screen flickering on apple.com specifically. I can't seem to find another website where chrome has this issue, it's quite weird!

I've tried running incognito so my extensions would not interfere, but it doesn't change anything. Running on an external monitor or the retina display does not change anything, happens either way. I have tested Safari and FireFox so this appears to be Chrome specific.

I've recorded my screen, please see my video, it shows what happens. Mainly around the top area near the bookmark icon and navbar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKqssSvJwqs

Chrome version : Version 79.0.3945.130 (Official Build) (64-bit)

macOS version: 10.15.2

I understand this is a little strange. I even asked a friend with the exact same macOS version and Chrome version, he does not have that issue at all so it might not even be a bug in either.

What might cause this and how would I fix it?


texts: What prevents iOS and iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch from having an official screen recorder?

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I have searched all over Apple's help and documentation I can't find any built in or app store apps that provide screen recording.

What prevents such an app to exist ? Are there any obvious technical reasons?


texts: Moving document windows to a particular screen and location

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I have two monitors, one landscape orientation and one portrait and like to view text documents in portrait orientation. This means that every time I open a document I have to drag it to the correct monitor, position it then drag it out to fill the screen. Very tedious when repeated many times a day.

Is there a command or script that can be used to do this for me? I'm hoping for a Finder droplet that I can drag a document too that will move it to the portrait orientation monitor and zoom it out to the whole screen?


texts: Syncing my music on my new MBP, clarification needed

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Got a new mac (yay!). Signed in to iTunes. Music library is .. empty.

How can I get my library to appear in my Itunes please?


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When I install windows-10 using boot camp (External HDD), it runs good but in the mean time due to power suddenly my MacBook air shut down without complete installation.
After that when I open my MacBook it shows  "No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key" message.
I have tried suggests like hold down the option key during start up, and hold down command-R, option,  during start up.  and all other process also I tried but same...
I use the key command-option-shift-R, but not working...same as before
The system do nothing..
my MacBook air 2012 model...and os Catalina
Please help...


texts: Delete Outlook for Windows rule on Outlook for Mac 16

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I have configured some rules on Outlook for Windows and do not have access to any Outlook for Windows any more.

I can see rules created by Outlook for Windows (and Outlook on the web) but when trying to open such a rule, I get the error:

  This rule is defined to run only in Outlook for Windows or Outlook on the web. To view or edit this rule, use the same version of Outlook that this rule was created with.

The remove button and the checkbox for those rules are disabled.

Is there any way to remove those rules without using Outlook for Windows?

I have Outlook 16 from Office 365 on macOS.


texts: How to transfer large files from Windows to OS X without SMB?

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A while ago I made a copy of my Aperture library on my Windows machine in case my Time Machine drive failed. My Time Machine drive failed last night and now I would like to restore this backup.

When I made the backup, I used a direct ethernet connection. A Cat 6 crossover cable between my Mac and my Windows. I transferred the files using SMB. However, that was slow and failed often.

Is there a better way of transferring this massive folder from my Windows to my Mac?


texts: "cron" processes spawning and piling up, but no crontab

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EDIT: I solved this, so see below for my own answer. While the bounty asks for a fix to the problem, I'd like to award it to someone who can explain why a cron process that ran for 6 years over multiple MacOS versions suddenly became a problem in Catalina.

First note, this is not a duplicate of "cron" processes piling up because I don't have active crontabs on my computer. Cron processes spawn, but they never finish, so they just keep piling up. I'm running MacOS Catalina 10.15.1

Cron jobs are spawning every couple of minutes and never dying. The oldest cron process always has a parent process "launchd", and I've searched for populated crontabs and can't find any. If I let this go on long enough, eventually I run into a scenario where I have hundreds of running cron processes and everything on my computer grinds to a halt, and I can't even open new apps (I get cryptic messages like ".app cannot be opened" when I try to open an app). My only solution at this point has been to keep activity monitor open and periodically killing off all active cron processes.

I've been able to create a new user account that seems to be immune from this issue. However, as soon as I logged into my apple ID on that account to set up iCloud drive, the problem started with that account, too. I logged out of my Apple ID and attempted uninstall iCloud drive, but the problem persisted. Clean installs of Catalina don't clear up the problem, I've reset SMC and PRAM multiple times, and repairing permissions (via this https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203538). I've also ensured that cron has full disk access (via this https://blog.bejarano.io/fixing-cron-jobs-in-mojave/). I'm at a dead end with trying to troubleshoot this problem.

I'm not sure it's related, but my "system.log" file seems to get spammed the following few lines:

<redacted> AMPDeviceDiscoveryAgent[2132]: Entered:_AMMuxedDeviceDisconnected, mux-device:63
<redacted> AMPDeviceDiscoveryAgent[2132]: Entered:__thr_AMMuxedDeviceDisconnected, mux-device:63
<redacted> AMPDeviceDiscoveryAgent[2132]: tid:9a27 - Mux ID not found in mapping dictionary

ANY help is appreciated.


texts: Unidentified hard disk space getting in OS X apps section

texts: Last night I got an issue with my MacBook Pro. After updating the OS to El Captain it shows the 50+ GB storage space for the Apps section. But after a couple of hours it shows 160 GB space. It's totally abnormal because OS capacity is not like 100+ GB, I didn't even install any other high capacity apps like Photoshop etc.. After I checked the forums thoroughly I installed an app called DaisyDisk to analyse the disk space. But the thing is it shows my filled hard disk space is 50 +GB . Now I'm struggling with these issue.


texts: Receiving spam email from my own iCloud account and my own IP address

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I found a thread with a similar problem but it didn't seem to have a solution for this situation, so here goes:

I have, on 3 occasions now, received spam email (iPhone XS fake promos) to my personal Gmail account from my own iCloud account.

These emails have only been sent when my Mac is turned on. They show up in my iCloud account's "Sent" folder within the Mail app. I have verified that they have come from the IP address of my Mac. These emails have gone to my personal Gmail account and to no other addresses within my contact list. My Apple login is secured with 2FA and there have been no abnormal login attempts.

I share the Mac with family and it is possible that a ..questionable.. piece of software was installed by my son (pirated version of an app from a torrent site). Though, nothing that would have required an administrator password, which he does not have.

So, what do you think is happening here? And how do I stop it? I am currently using the latest Catalina public beta. I looked into Malwarebytes and it is not yet compatible.

Thank you in advance for any help you can offer!


texts: Where else can I download the legacy Java SE 6 runtime?

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I just upgraded to OSX Yosemite.

I am trying to open my Adobe Flash CS6 app, but it says

  To open "Flash" you need to install the legacy Java SE 6 runtime.

A simple google search yields this page: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6604985

There are several links there - however, they all lead to the same site: a downloads page from Apple that offer the required Java SE runtime. The page is the following:

https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1572?locale=en_US

But it cannot be viewed, since it has a redirect loop.

Where else can I download this?


texts: Already downloaded app re-downloading on iTunes

texts: I just downloaded a game on iTunes name Warhammer 40,000: Deathwatch. Now this app is downloading again on iTunes! What should I do to cancel this re-downloading? It's a big size app and I don't want to download again. How can I cancel this download?


texts: iPhone 3G upgraded to iOS 4, does it now support multitasking?

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Can anybody clarify the availability of multitasking on an iPhone 3G?

I went through several documents in Apple's HI guidelines, which state that:

  Multitasking is available on certain devices running ios4 and later.

What does it actually mean? I have an iPhone 3G which doesn't support multitasking, so now if I upgrade my iPhone 3G to iOS4 or later, will it support multitasking?


texts: How can I type a Grave Accent (`) on the iPad’s Virtual Keyboard?

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I’ve started using my iPad more and more (especially here on Ask Different) and I’ve found that I can’t find the grave accent character (also known as the "back tick" or "opening single quote"; it's the un-shifted ~ key on the standard US keyboard.

Where can I find this character on the iOS keyboard?


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Couldn’t find examples anywhere. Does anyone have an example of how to use applescript to play all rated tracks (Above 3star) of currently playing artist ?
ie if soundgarden is playing now issuing the script will add to the playlist all soundgarden tracks rated 3 and up.


texts: New file/database in OmniFocus 2 for macOS

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When first starting to use OmniFocus, it opens with some example data preloaded for practice.

Am I supposed to delete that bogus data, and continue to use that existing file/database for my own data? Or am I supposed to create a new distinct file or database for my own real data?

I’ve tried looking through the manual. But I do not see anything about new files or about backing up my database.


texts: Developing an app with an automatically renewable consumable in-app purchase

texts: I'm developing a new tvOS app that has in-app purchases. I can't get the in-app purchases to show up in the simulator. What is the proper procedure when introducing in-app purchases to apps that are not yet in the App Store? Should I go ahead and upload a build but NOT release it? Will this get the in-app purchases showing in dev so I can continue building the in-app purchase workflow? Or is there another way to get the in-app purchases approved? They are currently in the "Ready to submit" state.


texts: Apple Xserve (Early 2009): Has anyone installed PCIe SSD in PCI-E slot?

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I am reconfiguring a working Apple Xserve (Early 2009) [Xserve3,1][model A1279][MB449LL/A] which does not currently have an SSD installed, neither the factory 128GB SATA, nor any aftermarket.  I'm planning to replace the standard 3-drive SATA Drive Interconnect Backplane with the Apple Xserve RAID Card.  The fans howl something fierce, so I plan to replace the Fan Array.  I also plan to replace the single processor Logic Board with the dual processor Logic Board.

It seems to me that performance would be better, and overhead lower if I install a current generation PCIe SSD in the PCI-E Riser Card (ie, PCIe “backplane”), rather than install an Apple circa-2009 SATA SSD (which connects through the Front Panel Board).

Has anyone successfully installed a PCIe SSD in an Xserve PCI-E Riser Card?


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My Verizon iPhone was working fine until yesterday, mint condition, no damage.

Suddenly, there's no display. iTunes detects it but doesn't let me restore with error 3194.

Is there any known fix for this? I just don't understand how it would get bricked sitting on a desk, no jailbreak etc.


texts: launchd: ask user before performing tasks

texts: Is there a way to get a user-defined launchd task (i.e. like the one in this question) to get user confirmation before executing the task? A popup like the one for scheduled sleep (with yes/no and a timer in case of no user input) would be great, otherwise a simple yes/no popup would work.


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I have a problem. I have 2 users user (normal user) and admin (admin user). I normally work on user user and when I wanted to update some files  (as for example /etc/hosts) I did:

$ su admin
Password:
$ sudo nano /etc/hosts
Password:

However from some time (probably from update to MacOS Catalina). It's not working anymore.

I can switch to admin user (1st command) however when I try to run 2nd command I'm getting message "sorry" although I'm 100% sure I type valid password (I copied this password to text editor and pasted this password to 1st command and it's working fine but it doesn't work for 2nd command).


texts: I am a student in college and just started to learn C++. I have an iPad 2 and no computer (it broke and I will not buy another one). So I want to find an app that seems like codeblock for Windows. The ability to run code and maybe can fix it is a big plus. Thanks a lot!


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i am trying to restore 4.3.1 custom firmware made by sn0wbrzee with expert mode.

at the last moment of restore itunes shows 1015 error. so i try to reboot, but iphone not rebooted.

at last I jailbrak with redsnow and iphone rebotted and i see my firmware was 4.3.1 with bb 6.15.00, but after 10 mints it sleep forever.

after this situation i tried for hours and hours by various method.but no result i get.
and now when i try restore it by itune during recovery mode, i tune shows 1601 error during the step " preparing iphone for restore "

please help. i become hopeless. also please say can i get back my lovely i phone, or i lost forever this.


texts: Is it possible to apply Karabiner's keybindings to Xquartz

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I am using XQuartz in macOS. Is it possible to apply Karabiner's keybindings into XQuartz? Basically, I just want XQuartz to see the default keybindings that macOS using.

Please note that I am using Emacs key bindings using Karabiner.
Key Bindings (control+keys)

control+bfnp    arrow keys
control+d   forward delete
control+h   delete
control+i   tab
control+[   escape
control+m   return
control+v   page down
control+a   (Microsoft Office)  home
control+e   (Microsoft Office)  end

Please note that this question could be related to How to disable Microsoft Outlook's keybindings in macOS.


texts: I am looking for a stock notifier for osx (macbook pro). Is there anything available ? Perhaps, integrated with Growl or Osx notifications.


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I am a the tech support guy for a small church. we just purchased Microsoft office 2011 for mac.

we have noticed it drastically slows our imac (not sure on the specs atm) when one of the office products is running.

has anyone else noticed this or is it something on just our machine


texts: iPhone 7 not turning on automatically while charging

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Sometimes when I put my iPhone to charge when its dead; it comes on automatically when it is charging, and sometimes I have to physically turned it on.

For example, last night I was on my iPhone, at it died. I plugged it in, then like 40 min after I went to check and I had to turn it back on and it was charged.

This doesn't happen all the time. Most times it comes back on automatically.


texts: Application migration and apple id association

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Used home sharing to grab my son's copy of iPhoto a few years ago.  Now I have a brand new MacBook and I used migration assistant to copy files to it.

An iPhoto update came out last week and I tried to install it but it wanted my son's apple id password, even though iPhoto came with the new macbook.

How can I change the iPhoto to belong to me and my apple id?  Or is there a way to restore it from the original macbook install?


texts: Safari's Request Desktop Version of webpage missing in iOS 9

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iOS 8 added a great feature in Safari: if one visited a webpage, and then tapped the search bar on top (to get to the bookmarks page), then swiped down, the user would see the option to "Request Desktop Version" of the webpage.

However, when I try to find "Request Desktop Version" in Safari on my iPhone 5S running iOS 9.0, nothing appears. I swipe down and the page just "bounes" back up. There's nothing there where "Request Desktop Version" should be.

Was Request Desktop Version removed or did iOS 9 just move it somewhere else?


texts: Is it possible to force the next boot to be a recovery mode boot with a bluetooth keyboard?

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I wanted to test the new recovery mode in Lion and can't find a way to enter that mode using a bluetooth keyboard.

There are steps how to get a single user mode or safe boot using sudo nvram boot-args

I was wondering if anyone has uncovered how to get into recovery mode without having a hard wired USB keyboard. As described in the comments - this iMac is older than the ones that make bluetooth available at boot time which is why I'm looking to write something before the reboot progresses to a point where bluetooth is not available to override the default boot selection list.


texts: Can I skip the downloading of the Windows support software if I already have it?

texts:
Yesterday I was facing a problem that Boot Camp Assistant was stuck on copying Windows files but that problem is solved now. After that copying files Boot Camp Assistant is showing that it is "Downloading Windows support software". I have already downloaded this Windows support software on my MacBook, therefore is there any way to skip this process?

Unticking the option is grayed out unfortunately.


texts: How do I get rid of the 'Music Creation' and 'Mail' on my Mac

texts: I've deleted everything GarageBand related and delete all emails from Mail. Why is there still 496.1mb for Music Creation and 6kb for Mail? I want these at 0. Please help.


texts: Is it possible to reinstall MacBook firmware?

texts:
iOS devices have DFU mode, which enable one to completely reinstall the firmware and operating system.

Do MacBook devices have something similar? Is the firmware automatically reinstalled upon an OS reinstallation?


texts: How can I add a custom context menu item on a text selection in the Terminal?

texts: When I am using the Terminal, I can select a URL in the text and open a context menu that lets me "Open URL". What I would like to do is customize the behavior of this "Open URL" action or add another alternative action that lets me run a custom bash script that takes the URL as an argument. Is this possible?


texts:
This may be just something that I'm going to have to lose with the conversion from PC to Mac, but:

On the Windows version of Word 2011, when you click equation, the program immediately goes into equation mode and you can start typing the equation right there on the line.  Once you're done, you just hit the right arrow key to exit.  If you want to edit the equation, just click in it and the cursor will move inside it.  It's incredibly convenient for someone who has to use equation mode every ten seconds to add an integral or something, like me.

On the Mac version, equation is a button that you press.  A window comes up (it takes about five seconds to appear), and then you have to type your equation in the window and click X.  If you want to edit the equation, click on it and the window will pop back up.  It's very inconvenient and makes writing math documents take a lot longer.

Is there a way to get the Mac version to behave like the Windows version?


texts: Is using a Mac mini as an iPhoto server for 2 client laptops a good idea?

texts:
We have 200+ gigs of pictures and home videos on both me and my wife's laptops. This is getting unmanageable as well as taking up too much hard drive space on both of our laptops.

I am thinking about getting a Mac mini that will acts as an iPhoto server, and setting up an iPhoto share so that our laptops can still browse the pictures as well as our Apple TV always having access to that stream of photos. That way our Apple TV is not dependent on our laptops being powered on.

Is this a good idea? Anyone have a better suggestion?


texts: How can I run command line software with Rosetta 1?

texts:
At the request of some PPC users, I'm trying to create a PPC-compatible installer package of some open source software. Naturally, this requires compiling a PPC binary. I have a Leopard Virtual Machine set up on my Intel Mac, but I don't have access to any actual PPC hardware.
MacPorts does not offer any C++11 compilers which can cross-compile PPC binaries on Intel, but I'd thought I'd be able to work around this by running the whole of MacPorts under Rosetta. With Rosetta 2, this would be easy—I'd just set the Terminal app to "Open using Rosetta", and everything the Terminal runs would also use Rosetta. This was a commonly recommended way to run Homebrew on M1 Macs, before Homebrew finally added native Apple Silicon support a few weeks ago.
Unfortunately, Rosetta 1 does not appear to be this intelligent. I can set the Terminal app to "Open using Rosetta," but this causes only the literal Terminal app to use Rosetta. Bash, MacPorts, etc are still running as Intel processes, according to Activity Monitor.
Is there an alternate way to run command line programs—and preferably all of MacPorts—under Rosetta?


texts: How to increase keyboard key repeat rate on OS X?

texts:
I know how to set the key repeat rate using System Preferences > Keyboard but it looks that the fastest settings is not enough.

Is there any way to speed up even more?

I do not know if others encountered the same issue, but I'm using a MacBook Pro, model 2010.


texts: Why does gamed contact so many IPs and Ports?

texts:
I've been running Little Snitch for a month or so now and it has been quite fascinating to see (and block) so many attempted connections.

gamed is constantly 'in the news'.  Please check out the attached screenshot for gamed.  I've been allowing connections as it is an Apple certified process.  Is it meant to be hitting so many IPs and different ports?  What's more, I do not play games on my MBP, though my kids play through my account on iOS devices so perhaps that is where the activity stems from.

Is gamed meant to be hitting so many different IPs and ports?


texts: How to enable external display on iMac with dead screen

texts:
On a iMac 24-Inch (Early 2008)  Model:A1225 EMC:2211 I have a bad display - can just about make out the apple logo when I power up but can't see where to enter the password.

I have a Mini-DVI to DVI adapter and connected another monitor that has been confirmed working on another comnputer.  The signal seems to be recognised on the secondary monitor as the 'check signal cable' OSD goes immediately when the iMac is connected and reappears when the cable is disconnected.  But the display stays dark.

Perhaps I need to get into settings on the iMac to enable a secondary display.  But how can I do that without seeing the screen ?


texts: I have OneDrive on my new computer and I have about 50gb to upload using the OneDrive client from the Mac App Store. It scans the files but always hangs after trying to upload a few kilobytes. Any help?


texts: How to share a Pages document between macOS High Sierra & OSX El Capitan without going to iCloud on the browser?

texts:
I'm running macOS High Sierra. My wife is on a computer that only supports OS X El Capitan.
She writes a document on Pages.
How does she collaborate with me, or I with her, so that neither of us are bumped to iCloud.com.

I would like it so that she could write a document, and share it with me in such a way that we both see how I tweak it, or that I write a document and share it with her so that we both can see and edit it. But without being bumped into iCloud.

I'm yet to figure out how to do it. I've tried sharing via iMessage, or sharing via email.. what am I missing?


texts: My kid likes to listen to music on her iPad, but she can't read yet (she's working on it) so she has to play each song for a few seconds to find the song to which she wants to listen. Is there a way to enable VoiceOver for just the Music app? Enabling it for the entire device is annoying. Or is there an alternate way to play music that will speak the song titles?


texts:
I am a web developer, and sometimes I encounter software bugs that has runaway threads or used up available memory in a browser process. Terminating the offending Chrome process will free up the memory usage, but kernel_task still use up a huge chunk of memory

Running sudo /usr/sbin/purge does not make any impact on the used memory.

How can I get kernel_task to free those unneeded memory?


texts: iBooks storing books in iFile not with original file names but renamed to 16 length Hex character

texts:
I store many books epub and pdf through direct downloads on my ipad into iBooks as well as copying over from iTunes. My problem is that when I view the books what I get a 16 char hex string instead of the file name using a file manager such as iFile. (Book names in the UI GUI does show correct) This is for books I copied to my ipad with iTunes where the file a moved from my PC had the correct name.

This makes locating a book hard (i have a very large book collection) if i want to us iFile and not iBooks itself to locate a book to copy and send via iFile to other devices.

Any idea how to translate those 16 char hex names displayed in iFile to the proper book name displayed in iBooks UI?


texts:
I can't find /usr/bin/otool any more in Mountain Lion.

Does anybody know why otool is removed?
Is there any alternative for otool in Mountain Lion.


texts: 2560x1600 on Dell U3011 with new MacBook Pro

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I have a brand new MacBook Pro (Mid 2014) and a Dell U3011 30" display.

Is there any way to get the full 2560x1600 resolution on the Dell without the $100 Dual-Link DVI adapter?

I've tried HDMI to HDMI and Thunderbolt (Mini DP?) to HDMI, but I can't get more than 1920x1200. I've also tried resetting NVRAM/PRAM.


texts: iTunes truncates MP3s. I know the fix, but I want to automate it with AppleScript

texts:
iTunes has started truncating the MP3s that I add. Who knows why. They tend to get cut off at 4:10. There's a discussion, and a fix, here

The amazing problem-solver, abuckiew, gives an AppleScript to loop through the songs and play each one of them briefly.

  If anyone uses my workaround I use the following Apple script after
  adding files to my library to let each song play for appx 1 second
  (change 5 to however many songs you have added):

delay 1
activate application "iTunes"
tell application "System Events"
  repeat 5 times
  key code 124
  delay 1.5
  end repeat
end tell

But I want to improve on this. What I'm looking for is an AppleScript that will remove songs from iTunes (either songs selected or a whole playlist) and then re-add them, and play each one for 1 second. I'm almost there! This is what I've got:

global okflag, selectedTracks
set separator to "."
set okflag to false
-- check if iTunes is running
tell application "Finder"
    if (get name of every process) contains "iTunes" then set okflag to true
end tell
if okflag then
    try
        tell application "iTunes"
            copy (a reference to (get view of front window)) to thePlaylist
            -- check if "Library"; later, we will not offer to number a Library playlist
            set using_the_Library to false
            if (class of thePlaylist) is library playlist then set using_the_Library to true

            if item 1 of selection exists then
                set using_selection to true
                copy (selection's items) to theTracks
            else -- its the whole playlist
                set selectedTracks to (get a reference to thePlaylist)
                copy (thePlaylist's tracks) to theTracks
                set using_selection to false
            end if

            repeat with i from 1 to (count theTracks)

                if using_selection then
                    copy item 1 of selection to thisTrack
                else
                    copy track 1 of selectedTracks to thisTrack
                end if
                -- thisTrack now set
                copy (get thisTrack's location) to location_in_finder

                delete (some track of library playlist 1 whose database ID is (get database ID of thisTrack))
                add location_in_finder to library playlist 1

            end repeat
        end tell -- iTunes
    on error error_message number error_number
        tell me to display dialog error_message & return & "Error number " & error_number
    end try
end if -- okflag

This script takes the selected tracks (or the whole playlist, if nothing's selected) and removes the files from iTunes and then re-adds them. What I need to do is to play each re-added track for 1 second. How can I get a reference to the file I've re-added, so I can tell iTunes to play it?

Thanks in advance!


texts: iPhone 7 iOS 10.3.3 Contact missing after logging into iMessage on Mac

texts:
I have an iPhone 7 with iOS 10.3.3 and after I login to iMessage on my mac, alot of my contacts are missing, but the funny thing is, if search for the name in iMessage on the iphone the contact appears, however it does not appear on iMessage on my mac when search for name.

How do I get these missing contacts back? They appear not to be gone forever as I can still search for them in iMessage on my iPhone.


texts: iOS located photos without Wi-Fi/cell network

texts:
Last week I was in another country and had no connection to internet nor to my operator. I had the Airplane mode turned on the whole time and took a lot of photos. Yesterday I came back home and connected again to Wi-Fi. All the photos I took are located in the exact same streets/city/country they've been taken.

How is this possible? How does iOS knows where I was if I didn't have any connection till yesterday?


texts: Why do some emails go into deleted messages folder in iCloud?

texts:
I forward all email from my gmail account to iCloud using POP3 but when I delete emails in iCloud some go to the trash folder, which is where I want them to go, but sometimes a folder called 'deleted messages' is created for the deleted emails.

What could be causing this?


texts: Is there something in a Mac Pro that could make it sensitive and reboot when bumped?

texts:
Bear with me here for a second...

I have an early 2008 MacPro3,1 that has been my work horse for many years and for the last several years has been running continuously as the home server. I've noticed in the last week that if I bang the desk that it is on, the machine will cold reboot immediately. (how did I discover it? hitting a stapler for big stack of papers)

Machine hasn't moved in quite some time and wasn't sensitive like this until perhaps the last week. Everything should be buttoned down well in the machine except perhaps the Bluetooth adapter on the internal mini PCI port, but the WiFi/Bluetooth is working just fine. Also, power cord is snug.

So I suppose the question is whether or not there is something in the PSU  that might be sensitive to movement or perhaps something else in the machine? Other than this, everything else seems fine with the machine.

UPDATE 2017-03-14: One other thing to note is that when it reboots, I get the startup chime followed by ~10 seconds of no activity and then another startup chime and then it goes into the full boot routine. Almost feels like a CMOS reset or something like that, i.e. is there a reset button on the motherboard that perhaps is a bit twitchy? (no, I haven't re-seated things yet since I haven't had the time, but I did open the case to check that the two cards, the WiFi/BT module and memory risers are snug).


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I'm looking for an (preferably free) audio player on OS X that supports gapless playback.  It doesn't need to be fancy, I don't need any bells and whistles.  I just want gapless playback.  Unfortunately VLC doesn't support this, and though I've tried about half a dozen other players, none of them seem to implement this, or if they do I don't know how to enable it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I'd also like to avoid iTunes if at all possible since I organize my music by folder and the ID3 tags aren't necessarily up-to-date... and I generally hate iTunes.


texts: How do I delete preprinted events in calendar on IPad?

texts: How do I delete preprinted “Public Events” on calendar on iPad. I need more space for personal events?


texts: How to get iMessages from receiver on OS X Mavericks?

texts:
By imessage, I can send and get message from another Apple ID. Message history is storing in /Users/username/Library/Containers/com.apple.iChat/Data/Library/Messages  (on my mac)

In that directory, there are Archive and attachments (alias). I can see all my messages and my receiver's messages.

I wonder whether I get the messages from my receiver by specific language like php, javascript, or other thing else ? How can I get those messages ?


texts: Album that was previously imported from Mac is not visible from Photos and there is no way to reimport it

texts:
I imported an album a while ago from an iPhone to Photos on a MacBook. I then deleted the album from my iPhone but later managed to re-transfer it from OSX Photos to the iOS Photos. I now have lost the album on the Photos/Mac side but I still have it on my iPhone. It says "From My Mac". I cannot find a way to re-transfer this album again from iPhone to Photos on Mac.
I know I could sync via iTunes but I don't want to lose my current albums in iOS.
Also I do not use iCloud and I would ask for a solution that works without it.
Any pointers?


texts: Can't mount Macintosh HD volume - journal issue

texts:
My MacBook Pro (Mavericks) keeps booting into OS X Startup Utility. Disk Utility shows Macintosh HD volume as unavailable - not mounted.

Running fsck_hfs -l /dev/disk0s2 returns:

** /dev/rdisk0s2 (NO WRITE)
   Executing fsck_hfs (version hfs-226.1.1).
   Invalid content in journal.
** Performing live verification.
** Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
   Invalid record count
(3, 3)
** The volume   could not be verified completely.

It looks like OSX can't mount the volume due to collapsed journal. However, I've tried turning journaling off (on the raw device), then mounting, with no success.

All happened out of the blue, no mechanical damage (fall, etc.).


texts: Disabling password in recovery mode, is default password restored when re-enabling?

texts: I need to fix an issue with my friends mac, but I do not know his pass, and don't want to have to make up a new one, can I disable it in recovery mode or single user mode, then re-enable it after I've sorted the issue and logged into his account, and have his default pass' restored?


texts:
I would like to ask you, do the trash files gets deleted from the safe mode if I put them in the trash in the safe mode (but do not empty the trash) and empty the trash in the normal mode?

Regards,
Arthur


texts: What's the best way to edit Microsoft Word documents on iPad?

texts:
I'm on the road and have the need to update my CV which is a Microsoft Word document. My CV is accessible via WebDav but I've also got it stored on the iPad using the Synology DS File app.

What is the best way to edit my CV using the iPad? Is there a native or web based app that can do this for me? I would expect that the formatting and tables in the document to be preserved when it is saved.


texts: High download speeds, slow browsing speeds

texts:
I'm running Lion and since the past 2 weeks I've been having really really slow browsing speeds, but extremely fast download speeds (file downloads, torrents, YouTube and Hulu streaming, etc) but page loads are extremely slow. It's only on my laptop and not any other devices in my house, and I'm running it wireless. I've cleared my cache on all three of the browsers I have installed (Chrome, Safari, Firefox). My main browser is Chrome. Sometimes pages don't even load in Chrome or Safari, but then they load in Firefox. Some times when it wants to, it loads pages fast, but that's about 1 in a 1000 pages.

Any ideas what could be causing something like this?

And in case it's of any use, I'm running on a Macbook Pro i7 Quadcore 8 GB RAM and 256 GB SSD


texts: How to force Safari to warn before leaving a page when a form is filled in but not submitted

texts:
I used to see Safari (8, currently) warn about filled-in forms before navigating off a page.

I just lost a large writing twice due to accidental swipe on the trackpad/clicking, and had no warning, and when navigating back, the form was cleared (I also have seen before when Safari would retain the form information you'd typed when navigating back–why is this inconsistent?).  I want to shoot myself in the face.

Rather than shoot myself in the face, I'd rather make this behavior like it should be.  Is there a way to re-enable the warnings, and/or retaining what you've written, using settings, or is there a plug-in that can do this?

It seems like this has happened at least once to most people I know.


texts: Hi please I have problem with my MacBook going into sleep mode after I close lid. The screen turns off, but after few seconds it turns on again (apple logo starts glowing) and tikes additional few seconds before it goes to sleep..When I open the lid again when the apple logo is glowing, there is just only black screen with cursor until it goes to sleep.


texts: How can I handle ClarisWorks documents on Lion?

texts: I've a lot of ancient ClarisWorks documents and I want to upgrade to OS X Lion. Is there a way to have a look at or to print ClarisWorks document on Lion?


texts:
I have been using Quicksilver ß60 for a while, and I recently updated to Lion. However, there is a problem. Quicksilver quit unexpectedly, and now when I launch it launches and quits immediately. I have reinstalled QS, deleted the .plist file restarted my Mac, and cleared the QS Cache files in Library/Caches and Library/Application Support/QS. I also moved the iTunes plugin away and deleted it's entry in the Plugins.plist file. This still did not fix the problem. Are there any other plugins that have not been playing nice with Lion/ß60? Have any other users experienced this problem. The messages from Console.app are as follows (the same 2 happen every launch, in this order):

    8/14/11 9:09:07.841 AM [0x0-0x49049].com.blacktree.Quicksilver:
    Error:    WirelessAttach: -2013261844

    8/14/11 9:09:07.863 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: ([0x0-
    0x49049].com.blacktree.Quicksilver[22241]) Exited with code: 255

Update: I found the trouble plug-in. It was Airport Module, of all things. Perhaps WirelessAttach was a clue. If any of you are having the same problems, I recommend removing the plugin (~/Library/Application Support/Quicksilver/PlugIns/


texts: List contents and extract individual files from password protected archive file

texts:
I want to list contents of a compressed archive file, then choose some individual files to be extracted. Archive is password protected.

I tried Unarchiver and Keka but it seems none of them has a file manager feature like 7zip. Both apps extract the file immediately. When archive file size is big this behaviour causes a waste of time and disk space.

How can I do this on Mac OS X (Mavericks) ?

[*] There is a feature request here for Keka for this problem but it is unfortunately 3 years old.


texts:
Recently, I want to capture the ingress package in iOS, after I installed p12 using Safari. It shows can't establish secure link.
However after I add NSAppTransportSecurity/NSAllowsArbitraryLoads = True to ingress.app/info.plist. Ingress tries send package again and again. However the server only returns null package.
In the other hands. I tried to add the p12 to OSX and pip doesn't work fine, says cert error.
I think some app only trust the default TrustStore.

So here is my problem: How to add an CA to the default TrustStore in OSX and iOS.

Finally I found an old way to add cert to default Trust Store from [question]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/347690/iphone-truststore-ca-certificates @Max Ried's method, however it's too old, and the TrustStore.sqite has been changed into the certsTable.data and I found no way to decode it, and Russian pdf might help [pdf]: http://dsec.ru/upload/medialibrary/b2f/b2fa8c121cc7f1ca94b63f34c22735e7.pdf
So is there any up-to-date method to install CA?


texts:
Can anyone explain Apple's recycling program to me, and how that plays out when ordering online? I am going to buy a new MacBook Pro and want to trade-in or recycle my old one.

I have a Early 2015 MacBook Pro (Core i5). It got a swollen battery and a line of dead pixel on the display. It has gone through some rough times. I think it can't be traded in but can be recycled from Apple.


texts: Disable `use safari suggested password` without disabling autofill

texts: Is there a way to disable "use safari suggested password" shown below, without disabling autofill?


texts: How can I set to show window switcher an all displays when I hit Cmd+Tab

texts: I two monitors plus my macbook display and I find it sometimes annoying to find where the window switcher shows up. It would make sense to show it everywhere when I hit Cmd+Tab. Please give me advise how to set my mac to behave that way.


texts: Is there a possibility that older OS X apps will break in the new macOS?

texts:
I've been using an app named CourseNotes for college and just noticed it has not been updated since 2014. I've used it for years and has a lot of important notes in it, and I don't seem to get the same functionality in apps like EverNote.

In the new upcoming macOS, is there a chance it will break and I will lose this data?

I've been scanning the Internet for days and I can't seem to find a good answer. Contacting the developer has resulted in no answers whatsoever.


texts: Are the Apple text-to-speech voices copyrighted?

texts: I want to use an excerpt of an OS X text-to-speech voice in a song that I am recording. Is there any kind of copyright restriction for recordings of the computer voice I should know about, or are they totally free for anyone to use for any purpose?


texts: I have been using my 6th generation iPod touch for a few years and the pre-installed mail application had been working just fine until a couple weeks ago. Normally I would unlock my iPod and see a notification if I received an email or not but now I have to manually go into the app and refresh it myself. I looked in the settings and there was nothing that I saw that I thought could fix it. Is there anyway to fix this?


texts: How do I check where the file in .Trash was removed from?

texts:
I've some files appearing in Trash folder. How do I check from where they were removed?

I've Tried 'Get Info', but it doesn't tell me from where it was removed. The only option I've is 'Put Back', but again, to where?

How do I check this on OS X 10.9?


texts: How do I scale everything up on my Mac Screen without decreasing resolution?

texts:
Most forums I found on Google mentions that the easiest way to zoom things up on a Mac Display is to set the resolution lesser. But, that just stretches the lesser resolution screen leading to blurry visuals.

I'm in fact searching for something on Mac like this which is offered on Windows PCs

  How do I do that having the same resolution set?

PS: This question is similar to this post except that I want everything (including top bar, icons, everything literally) unlike just changing the font size


texts: PDF from pdfLaTeX doesn't print correctly

texts:
I am trying to print a PDF file generated with pdfLaTeX, but the OS X (10.8) CUPS always shifts and scales the content of the page, without me having any chance to change that behavior.

To reproduce:

Create PDF using pdfLaTeX

pdflatex testpage

Choose paper size and/or double sided
Open document

open testpage.pdf

Everything looks as expected in the Preview application, but when I select "Print", even when setting the scale to 100%, the margins are different on all sides, the print size is wrong and shifted. This does not depend on the printer driver I select to print. I have tested with a Canon, a TA and a Dell printer.

Even in the CUPS web interface, I could not find a way to prevent it from altering the document layout.

The print preview in Preview seems accurate, but the scaling and positioning is incorrect as it then comes out of the printer.

How can I fix this?


texts: Enter key intermittently stops working on both my Macbook Pro's & external keyboard

texts:
My Macbook Pro is 5 months old and I've started to get "enter" key failure on both my internal and external keyboards.
It works again when I restart the laptop. The fact that it's happening on both keyboards tells me that it's not a hardware issue per se.
I've cleaned both keyboards to make sure it wasn't due to a dirty underside of the keys.
Can anyone provide some guidance on this?


texts: Is there a way to preserve app icon categories (folders) in iOS when factory resetting an iPhone?

texts: I have a lot of them, and it takes literally hours to arrange them. Any shortcuts to make it easier?


texts: I'm using the same Apple ID that I use for everything else without any problems. I don't get a message it just goes back to login. I have tried using the 6 digit code right after my password, but that doesnt work either.


texts: Changing the resolution of the iPod Touch 4th generation

texts:
My son was playing with my iPod Touch 4th generation and changed the screen resolution.  I don't know how to fix this.

How do I change the screen resolution back to what it is supposed to be?

Everything on my iPod is way too big and I can't do anything.


texts:
How do I check if a G5 PPC mac has 2 CPUs or not?

When booting it up under Linux (Debian 8) only one CPU seems to be detected:

cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor   : 0
cpu     : PPC970FX, altivec supported
clock       : 1800.000000MHz
revision    : 3.0 (pvr 003c 0300)

timebase    : 33333333
platform    : PowerMac
model       : PowerMac9,1
machine     : PowerMac9,1
motherboard : PowerMac9,1 MacRISC4 Power Macintosh
detected as : 337 (PowerMac G5)
pmac flags  : 00000000
L2 cache    : 512K unified
pmac-generation : NewWorld

And the kernel should support SMP:

uname -a
Linux g5 3.16.0-4-powerpc64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u3 (2016-01-17) ppc64 GNU/Linux

Does an SMP G5 Macs has 2 heat sinks installed - or is it one big one?

Is there perhaps a OpenFirmware command that lists the CPU details?


texts:
Begin forwarded message:

From: ID Report <childaviintlteknic59@substemptauthsvcstld.com>
Date: February 15, 2019 at 9:20:10 AM EST
To: [Bla bla bla <my email address>]
Subject: [TBA] Your account has been temporarily disabled for security reason!

Dear [Bla bla bla <my email address>],

Your Apple ID was used to sign in to a new web browser.

Date and Time : Friday, February 15, 2019
IP Address : 79.171.55.205
Country : Albania

Your Apple ID has been temporarily disabled for security reason.
When you see this alerts, you can go to iforgot.apple.com to unlock your account with your existing password.
Your account will permanently disabled if you do not verify your account under 24 hours.

Sincerely,

Apple Support

Apple ID45 | Support | Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2018 All Rights Reserved


texts: Xcode 7.2.1 Supporting Files folder missing

texts:
I am on OS X 10.11.5

and Supporting Files folder is missing

I am following tutorials and they all have that but not in mine

I already tired recreating new projects but it's missing in all of them

Project Creation
1. File > New > Project > iOS . Application > Single View Application


texts: How to Install latest mac os catalina, to the older laptop

texts:
How to Install latest mac os catalina

Mac Model : MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010), Processor 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7, Memory 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3, Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 512 MB Intel HD Graphics 288 MB

I know i cannot install it becoz my mac doesn't support it, but are there any other way to install it


texts: How do I use chmod on a Mac to make new files inherit parent directory permissions?

texts: I'm on Mac. I want to make it so that any new files/folders that get created within a specific folder have the same permissions (not group, that's already taken care of) as those of the parent directory. On Linux, I would normally use setfacl, but it looks like chmod on Mac might be able to do what I'm looking for. I've read through the man page for chmod but I still can't figure out how to properly format the command to get what I want.


texts: Thunderbolt 3 compatible with Apple Thunderbolt Display

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Is it possible to connect a Thunderbolt 3 equipped Mac (I know there isn't one at present) with the 2011 Apple Thunderbolt Display?
I'm just curious. Maybe there's an adapter which works?


texts: Audio Interface is not showing up in System Preferences Output Input

texts: Running Catalina OS. Unfortunately when plugging in my Focusrite Saffire 6 interface it is not recognized in System Preferences > Sound > Output Input. Very frustrating. I am using the correct high speed USB cable and the interface is showing up in my USB tree (About this mac > System Report > Hardware > USB) but only 'Internal Speakers' shows up in System Preference Output and Input. I can't find anything online about how to get the mac to recognize the interface. Only an article about deleting temp files which I did to no success. Also downloaded drivers for the USB 1.1 driver even though I am pretty sure I am running 2.0.


texts: How to set to open folder with enter in finder?

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I want to set to open a folder in finder with Enter.

I know it's possible to open a folder with ⌘ Command + ↓ Down Arrow but I don't like it and I never use it because it's easier to use the trackpad, but enter would be the easiest way.

I tried to set it trough the keyboard shortcuts but I can't do it.


texts: My Mac gives me a black screen after logging into one account, but not another

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Whenever I start my MacBook (mid 2009, running OS X El Capitan 10.11.6), like any normal day, I click on my main account and log in.

Today, when I tried typing in my password, it let me in as usual but I get nothing but a black screen with the spinning beachball cursor. However, I can log in to my other account perfectly fine.

I've tried booting into safe mode and logging in but it just gives me the same result. I've also run First Aid on the disk, but that didn't resolve the issue either.

How can I troubleshoot this further?


texts: Random shutdown after minutes for macbook pro 15" 2014

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I'm having this problem driving me crazy since some days.

My macbook just turns off after around 1 minute of being logged in.

I reset completely macOS thinking it would be a Software Issue but nothing.
I though it was an hardware issue but if I use the guest safari mode it doesn't happend, or also if I install the OS in recovery (which lasts 40 mins or more) I have no shutdowns... so can it be hardware?
CPU temp and fans are ok, same with battery.
Bluetooth and WIFI are turned off thinking it was a driver problem, but nothing
No useful logs in console and all ok running hardware test
Reset SMC and PRAM

Here's the latest logs before shutdown: https://gist.github.com/dariobanfi/6464faed360005041d9cc1a6895c1712

I am getting crazy... any idea what could cause this??


texts: How can I stop documents from popping out of folders littering the desktop?

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I have a MacBook Pro, early 2015. I work on a number of projects at a given time. Each desktop folder is labeled by client and I probably have 10 folders with 2-7 subfolders. I save documents to folders via the "save" function or by drop and drag on the desktop. Several mornings a week when I open my computer, 8-15 documents have "popped out" and are all over the desktop.

How can I make them stay put?


texts: How to find all macOS applications which are not from the App Store?

texts: How do I find all of the Applications on my Mac which are not from the App Store? Is it possible to find all those applications using a Finder search query?


texts: Apple Mail displaying � instead of accented characters

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We do our correspondence mainly in French and this happens to me a lot. I type a message with accented characters, and my client receives the text but with all the accents replaced by a � (black diamond with white ?)

Here's an example...

Pour faire suite � notre conversation, voici les compl�ments d'information concernant la banni�re.

How can we stop this from happening?


texts: Search for page number with PDF Expert and Applescript

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I'm trying to write an Applescript script that will open a pdf agile.pdf with PDF Expert and search for a page number.

I'm getting close with the following script:

do shell script "open agile.pdf"
delay 1.0

tell application "System Events"
  tell application process "PDF Expert"
    click menu item "Go to Page..."  of menu 1 of menu bar item "Go"  of menu bar 1
    keystroke "42"
    key code 76
  end tell
end tell

The problem is my script as it is will only work if I've already "clicked into" a PDF Expert window.

Is it possible for me to tell Applescript to "click into the PDF Expert window after it opens?

Also, it is possible for me to tell Applescript to "wait until the window exists?

I was reading another answer that makes it look like the following will work but it doesn't:

repeat until window "agile" of process "PDF Expert" exists
end repeat

I've done some poking around with UIElementInspector as recommended in another answer. This is the output of the PDF Expert window:

<AXApplication: “PDF Expert”>
 <AXWindow: “agile”>
  <AXSplitGroup>
   <AXScrollArea>

Attributes:
   AXHorizontalScrollBar:  “<AXScrollBar>”
   AXParent:  “<AXSplitGroup>”
   AXChildren:  “<array of size 5>”
   AXFocused (W):  “1”
   AXSize:  “w=892 h=649”
   AXRole:  “AXScrollArea”
   AXTopLevelUIElement:  “<AXWindow: “agile”>”
   AXHelp:  “(null)”
   AXChildrenInNavigationOrder:  “<array of size 5>”
   AXPosition:  “x=292 y=-803”
   AXWindow:  “<AXWindow: “agile”>”
   AXRoleDescription:  “scroll area”
   AXVerticalScrollBar:  “<AXScrollBar>”
   AXContents:  “<array of size 3>”
   AXFrame:  “x=292 y=-803 w=892 h=649”

Actions:
   AXScrollLeftByPage - scroll left by a page
   AXScrollRightByPage - scroll right by a page
   AXScrollUpByPage - scroll up by a page
   AXScrollDownByPage - scroll down by a page


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Time Machine defaults to formatting a new drive to Journaled HFS+ (case-sensitive), if you set up the drive from within Time Machine itself. However, my main drive (the one Time Machine will be backing up) is case-insensitive.

Firstly, will this ever become a problem? I've seen answers which discuss the pros and cons of using case-sensitivity, and which discuss problems using a case-sensitive Time Machine disk. However, if my source disk is case--insensitive, is it ever possible for the case-sensitive Time Machine backup to get into a state where it can't copy files back to the case-insensitive drive?

If it could become a problem, what is the best way to change my drive to case-insensitive -- With the added twist that the partition is encrypted? The answers I've seen seem to imply that the only way is to create a new case-insensitive partition, and copy all the file over to it. However, because the drive contains an encrypted partition, Disk Utility limits me to only splitting the drive into 2 partitions, or merging those partitions back together; I can't delete the encrypted, case-sensitive partition without completely formatting the drive.

I don't have the space to temporarily copy my backup drive's contents over while I erase the external drive (internal drive is too small, and I don't have a third drive.)


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When I enabled iTunes Match (which is generally brilliant), it wiped my iPhone's music library as I expected it to, but it didn't wipe my iPad library.

Now that I've got iTunes Match working so nicely, I want to reclaim the space from the music I was carrying around in case I wanted it. But I can't find a way to bulk-delete music either on the device or from iTunes. Now that it's Match-managed, iTunes shows my music listing greyed out and uneditable. On the iPad I can delete songs one by one, but that's not what I want.

How can I wipe clean an iTunes Match-driven music library on an iOS device?


texts: Do music playlists do live updating on iOS 13

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I have 3 playlists synced to my iPhone: The two regular playlists (as matches for the rules in this photo), as well as the smart playlist created by the rules in the photo. In other words, the smart playlist shown is a subset of other music that is synced to my iPhone.
Will the smart playlist with live updating enabled automatically update itself to contain 8 hours of music selected by least recently played without syncing to iTunes?
iOS 13.x

Update:
Seems to be a definite "Maybe".
I ran the playlist defined above 2 days in a row and got multiple repeats on the 2nd day of songs that were played on the 1st day.
The playlist is limited to 8hrs by least recently played of over 24hrs of available music. The playtime each day was less than 90 minutes.
This is what the playlist looked like on iOS 13's Music app. Perhaps the "Updated Yesterday" detail has something to do with it.


texts: Use iMessage on Mac without signing into iCloud in System Preferences?

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I would like to use my iMac without iCloud syncing and backup turned on.
The only app that I do use between my iPhone and iMac is Apple Messages with family.
Before I begin toggling switches on my iMac, thought I would ask:

Can I sign into Messages with my Apple ID (Preferences > Accounts) while not signing in System Preferences > iCloud?
Would Messages be enabled?


texts: How to revert the intial decision for not saving username/password in OS X Firefox?

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A couple of times I clicked NO (or closed the pop-up) on Firefox suggestion to save username/password for a particular form.

How to revert this decision and force Firefox to ask again.


texts: GMail and Outlook Attachment Not Showing in Mail after Upgrading to Mountain Lion

texts: I used to see Word and PDF attachements with my GMail account in Mail.  Recently I added my new Outlook account to Mail and found that attachments are missing.  So I asked my friends to send attachments to my GMail account and they are also not showing up.  All I see in attachment is a winmail.dat file (no matter my friend sends a Word or PDF file over).  This happens only after I upgraded to Mountain Lion.  Just wonder if there's some setting I need to tweak, hopefully this is not a 10.8 problem.  Thanks for any help.


texts: TestFlight crash reports missing for latest builds

texts:
From Apple developer guide I learned how to download the TestFlight crash reports. In the crash organiser it shows only up to build number 3 while I have uploaded build number 6 to the TestFlight.

Now I remember that from build number 4 we used Application loader to upload the binary. Though I am not very sure if Application loader is the only reason.

Can anyone please let me know how to download TestFlight crash reports for builds 4–6?


texts: Can’t install 64 bit linux distros on A1176 2006 Mac Mini?

texts: I am trying to install a linux distribution called Ubuntu MATE onto a 2006 Mac Mini. I can’t get 64 bit install media to boot but I can with 32 bit. The Core 2 Duo in the computer is a 64 bit CPU so it should work, how can I fix this?


texts: iPhone backup error. What does this mean?

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The iOS was upgraded from 6.1.2 to 6.1.3 and the ADSL disconnected part way through the upgrade and I lost all my contacts, photos, settings etc. Below is the error message that occurs every time I try to restore from my iTunes backup. Even when I try to restore from older backups via Time Machine, this error message still occurs.

Error message:

  iTunes could not restore the iPhone "X iPhone" because the backup was
  corrupt or not compatible with the iPhone that is being restored.


texts: What terminal commands are new or updated in Mountain Lion?

texts:
Where can I find a list of new or updated terminal commands or features for Mountain Lion?

Lacking any list, does anyone have a sugguestion on how to generate that list?  (some combination of ls & diff)


texts: Unable to log in to time capsule wired to an router after reconfiguring that router

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Short: Ever since I reconfigured my netgear router, I haven't been able to log in wirelessly from Win7/Airport to a time capsule (TC) that is cabled into my netgear router.  I think the problem is that I had previously, years ago, configured the TC to have an fixed IP, and now (after giving the netgear a new IP during reconfig) that IP is out of range.

On launch, Airport find the TC and shows it to have the old IP.  When I click manual setup, the error message -6753 "An error occurred while trying to access the Apple wireless device. Make sure your network connection is valid and try again."

How can I login to the TC short of resetting the TC to factory? (and lose its config).

Long:
I have a time capsule (TC) plugged into my main router (netgear). I use it as a wifi router and administrate the TC wirelessly under Win7 using the AirPort Utility.  I have the TC configured to only accept connections from a list of MACs.

I can no longer login into the time capsule from Win7.

This started after I changed the IP address of the netgear router. That caused me to lose all my router settings.  It's reconfigured now.

There are a couple odd things. The TC is handling its wifi connected devices (printers etc) properly.  The netgear router is showing them as connected devices, and I can print from a Win7 machine through the TC to a wifi printer.

Yet the netgear router does not show the TC as being connected. And I cannot log in to the TC wirelessly using AirPort.

I think the problem is that I configured the TC to have an fixed IP, and now (after the netgear reconfig) that IP is out of range.


texts: Programmatically mark file(s) to be ignored by Time Machine

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I'm writing some code that produces a kind of package file, however it includes a kind of working database that isn't strictly necessary (as it can be re-computed) but is best kept bundled with the package file.

Anyway, the problem is that the database can get quite large, and often changes are fairly small, this means that these databases are always being backed up by Time Machine, which is very wasteful as they don't really add anything important to back-ups.

I can't really ask the end-users to mark these databases manually for every package in their Time Machine preferences, especially if they move the package file around and forget. But I also don't want these databases to be waisting a bunch of space in their Time Machine backups, as it could cause premature pruning of old backups with no useful benefits.

I've already considered moving the databases into the user's ~/Library/Caches folder but this is a lot more complicated to manage. The database is also useful within the package as it eliminates a somewhat lengthy pre-compute step.

So; is there any other means by which I can tell Time Machine to ignore a file or folder? Ideally something I can do via script, but if it requires a small program it's not a huge issue.


texts: What's the difference between one finger dragging and drag lock?

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If I go into Settings > Trackpad and enable Tap to click, I can enable the settings Dragging and Drag Lock.

What is the difference between these two settings?

It appears that they are doing the same exact thing when I try to use them. From my understanding, if I don't have drag lock enabled, I should be able to double tap then drag a window, after I lift up my finger, the dragging should stop. However, that is not the case, I must tap again in order for the dragging to stop.


texts: How can I tell if a Wi-Fi hotspot is WPA or WPA2?

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I want to print out a QR code for a Wi-Fi hotspot, so other people can easily connect to it with their iPhones and such, and the QR-code-maker has me choose between "WPA" and "WPA2".

How do I find out whether a Wi-Fi hotspot, in my MacBook's Wi-Fi history, is WPA or WPA2?

In my Wi-Fi network list, it's listed as "WPA/WPA2 Personal".  I assume that means "try WPA2, and if that doesn't work, then try WPA".  Is there any way to tell if it actually used WPA2?


texts: What can change the calendar in iPhone/iOS to start weeks on Mondays and not Sundays?

texts:
My iPhone's calendar, configured by me to start week Sundays, suddenly started starting week Mondays. I cannot find the setting to configure this any more. I found when I switch the phone's region settings from Irish (I am in Ireland) to US, the weeks start Sunday again, but then PM times are shown as 4:06 (rather than 16:06).

What can I do to have my weeks shown properly and the time in 24 hours and remain in my local region?


texts: How to restore to Leopard/Snow Leopard from Lion without any disk?

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My friend has a Mid 2010 Macbook pro with Mac OS X Lion installed on it. She wants to restore it (as in format/erase and get a fresh start). However she does not have any disks.

When trying to restore using the CMD+R option during the boot process she is asked to sign in with her account but then a message saying she does not have OS X Lion purchased under her account prevents her from continuing with the installation. Is there a way to buy this online so she can proceed?

Also, she has the Recovery Partition in her HD so going back to Leopard/Snow Leopard is also an option. Is it possible? How?

Any hints on how to proceed without having to get an actual physical media is appreciated.

Thanks


texts: Understanding work-spaces on macOS - Why does it not save Applications and Positions

texts:
This may sound a little weird but I'm using spaces on my MacBook (currently latest BigSur version) for a couple years and there are a few behaviour I don't understand.
I usually work with my MacBook + 1 external display. My "main" display is my external display. So I have 1 space on my external display and 3 spaces on my macbook display. Each space has a defined task for me (personally):

MacBook Space 1: One Chrome Window containing our Ticket System
MacBook Space 2: One Window of Microsoft Outlook 2019 - Mails
MacBook Space 3: usually has one Window of Microsoft Outlook 2019 - Events
external Display Space 1: I work here :-) Multiple Chrome windows, IDEs, Terminal, etc.

Note: No applications are running in "Fullscreen mode". I always run everything in windowed mode.
Now when restarting my MacBook all window positions and sizes are screwed. When my MacBook is booted again, I have to rearrange all windows every day manually because neither position nor sizes are being "saved".
Is this the typical behaviour? Why is it like this? I mean I do understand that spaces/windows/positions are getting screwed when you connect/disconnect displays, but that is not the case for me. I start my MacBook having the same Monitors plugged in and I shut it down in the same state. I'd like to understand why it is the way it seems to be or ways to work better with spaces.
If you can't follow my thoughts fully, please let me know, I'd try to provide some screenshots.


texts: macOS partition startup Volume type FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF

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I have encountered a nearly identical issue to the one in this question (and this too: Data Not Backed Up, Partition Type: FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF), but my hard drive's main partition is formatted in APFS. When I tried correcting the GUID error as shown in the answer, after reaching the step in which the following command: gpt add -i 2 -b 409640 -s 372637568 -t APFS /disk0 had to be entered, it returned an error: usage: gpt add [-b lba] [-i index] [-s lba] [-t uuid] device ....

I cannot boot into macOS, my computer is in internet recovery environment. What's the uuid of the new APFS format? I cannot seem to find it anywhere in the web, and my computer isn't detecting the type of the main macOS partition.
My computer's model: MacBook Pro late 2013.
My data is not backed up and I would really love to recover it.
Update:  gpt -r show disk0:

Update:
I created a MacOS High Sierra Installation disk, and rebooted to it. The new disk utility does not recognize the disk0s2 partition at all, and diskutil list included the size of the main osx partition in GUID_partition_scheme part of the disk. Would it be possible (and how) to recover the data of the deleted partition (s2) if I reinstalled macOS on an existing unused partition (the Linux partition disk0s4)?


texts: Finder can't authenticate even though I am the admin

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I am trying to authenticate but it seems that my approach is not working. I am logged into the administrator account, so I obviously know the admin password, but I can't authenticate in Finder or any other place that requires unlock.
I am running the latest macOS High Sierra.

This is a proof that I am the Admin.


texts: Is there any service to rent cloud CPU power to increase my mac power?

texts:
I'd like to know if there is any service to easily rent CPU power on OSX to speed up my mac. It would be really nice to be able to do something like this, but with OSX.

Is there such a service?


texts: Screen capture with audio + hear audio while recording

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I've prerecorded instructional audio and would like to do a screen recording that includes the audio in the recording. Since I need to sync my screen recording actions with the audio, I also need to hear the audio while the recording is happening.
I've found multiple instructions on how to get QuickTime to record you screen with audio included. These all work by redirecting the audio to a "fake" microphone. The problem is that while the audio is recorded, I can't hear it while recording, so this is completely useless. Is there a way to do a screen recording that includes the audio while actually hearing the audio yourself?
Obviously, I could just play the recording, capture the video than then use a video editor to overlay the audio on top. However, I would like to do it directly, since this seems like such a simple task that there should be a way to do it.


texts: How to connect iPhone 3GS to a computer monitor without jailbreak?

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I have to do a presentation where I want to demo some apps on an iPhone 3GS.

Is there a way to mirror the iPhone screen on a computer screen without jailbreaking?


texts: How to recreate Lion Recovery HD partition?

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I have a Macbook Air Mid 2011 which came pre-installed with Lion.

After a trackpad hardware problem I wanted to be sure that none of my programs was responsible for the problem. I booted into the recovery partition and used the disk utility program to repartition the disk with a single partition (the recovery partition wasn't listed there so I assumed that it was not affected of the repartitioning much like the hidden EFI partition) and reinstalled Lion onto that partition.

Later I noticed that this has in fact removed the internal recovery partition (although it allows the "web recovery" to start).

Now I'm searching for a way to "restore" that internal recovery partition. Is there a manual way to re-enable that partition? Or any other way to allow me to use Filevault 2 (which requires the internal recovery partition)?


texts: loookup server IPs the website runs on with nslookup error - Got recursion not available from 192.168.1.1, trying next server

texts:
I would like to lookup servers cnn runs on for educational purposes.

I issued nslookup www.cnn.com command in terminal and got an error:

;; Got recursion not available from 192.168.1.1, trying next server
Server:     2a00:ee0:d::13
Address:    2a00:ee0:d::13#53

Non-authoritative answer:
www.cnn.com canonical name = turner.map.fastly.net.
Name:   turner.map.fastly.net
Address: 23.235.43.73

192.168.1.1 looks like an address in a home network.

Although it lists one server, I don't believe they use just on. Is there something else I must do or is looking up the servers cnn runs on disabled by cnn.


texts: Mac Pro going to sleep when rebuilding RAID array

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I have a Mac Pro which is going to sleep during a RAID array rebuild. The disks are spinning down during the sleep, so I worry that the array will either not successfully build, or will require constant monitoring.

The drives are NOT green, and are not just turning themselves off. Rather, the whole computer is going to sleep.

Here is the situation:

Mirror 1 degraded, disk0s1 fail
Mirror 2 degraded, disk2s1 fail
Markup: Mirror 1 disk0, disk2
Markup: Mirror 2 disk1, disk3
Currently, Mirror 2 is being rebuilt
System goes to sleep ~15 to 20 min in

I have tried resetting the NVRAM and SMC, which does nothing. Since I am doing the RAID rebuild through the gui, I cannot access a log since the system is booted off of a flashdrive (installer), which therefore means there probably would not be any stored log files.

I am at a loss on how to proceed. I have not yet been able to try the appleRAID cli tools. Namely, I'm worried most about the sleep problem than I am rebuild time.


texts: What sleep charting software exists for Mac OS X?

texts: I'm looking for Mac software that will make it easier to generate a chart of my personal sleeping habits. I have a system improvised with Numbers '09, but it doesn't work very well. Is there any software out there that will do this simply? I want to log my sleep/wake times and have the chart generated for a given span of time easily. (If it can project times into the future, that's even better.)


texts: Unable to connect to iMac via Apple Remote Desktop 3

texts:
I have an office environment with 2 iMac's. We are using an Windows 2008 R2 server in workgroup mode for simple file sharing, DNS requests, and to run an application that requires Windows. I am trying to use Apple Remote Desktop 3.6 (470.93) from iMac1 to connect to second (iMac2).

When I enter an IP address for the second iMac and leave the DNS Name blank it will save the connection but upon trying to connect via the "control" option ARD fails to find the target system. If I enter just the DNS name (as indicated on target iMac under sharing and not the IP address, ARD save the connection with the DNS but without the IP address and it fails. iMac1 is running OS X 10.7.4 and iMac2 is running OS X 10.6.8 and ARD 3.5.3.:

I have verified that both machines have REMOTE Management enabled
under sharing in preferences.
We have both forward and reverse lookup zones on the server and I
have verified that they are working properly.
I have determined that our hardware firewall is not an issue as well.
Both machines are on LAN and I can ping either machine from Windows
server
Both iMac's are physically cabled via ethernet
Both machines are on same subnets
Ethernet switch has been power cycled
Both iMac's have been rebooted

iMac1 was as some point in the past able to connect to iMac2 with no issues according to internal users with this configuration. Looking for suggestions for possible place to continue to trouble shoot. I can also provide additional information as requested.


texts: Mail.app keeps changing my SMTP settings?

texts:
I've setup my email account with Mail.app. However, I cannot send mail.

The reason for this is that whenever I try to send mail, Mail.app always selects a legacy SMTP server, which I used to have configured, instead of whichever one it selects.

It gets to the point where if the dialogue for selecting an SMTP server comes up, and I select a different one, it'll still use the legacy one. When I click "Edit SMTP server list" I can change the list, however, the very next time I open that list, all my changes are discarded, and the legacy server is back.

How do I nuke Mail.app?


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I'm buying a used iPhone.  What steps should I take immediately after I receive the iPhone, to make sure that everything is OK, that I got what I paid for, and that I'm not receiving a lemon?

For instance, it might be nice to check that it wasn't reported stolen / blacklisted.  Also, I am buying a factory unlocked phone, so it'd be useful if there is an easy way to check to make sure I am receiving an unlocked iPhone.  Also, if there is any hardware that is frequently broken / not working on used devices, it might be useful to have a checklist for checking that hardware.

Related, but not identical:

What to ask when buying a used iPhone 4, though that's different: it focuses on deciding whether to buy or not, and what to ask to help make that decision.
What are the steps to transfer an iPhone to someone else?, though that's different: it focuses on the seller's perspective and has a complicated scenario, whereas I'm interested in the buyer's perspective and have a simple scenario.
How to know where and when my iphone was bought?
Steps to be done before selling your iPhone
Find out if my iPhone is unlocked without purchasing another SIM


texts:
Has anyone had success using nmap within msfconsole to target a specific host on a VM virtual network?

For example, the following command works from a Terminal prompt:

nmap -sT -A 172.16.187.128

However, the same command run from msfconsole results in
    dnet: Failed to open device vmnet

msf > nmap -sT -A 172.16.187.128
[*] exec: nmap -sT -A 172.16.187.128
Starting Nmap 6.25 ( http://nmap.orgz) at 2013-06-04 00:23 MDT
dnet: Failed to open device vmnet2
QUITTING!

I've seen some answers on the Internet suggesting the problem is the virtual network, but since the same nmap command works from Terminal I have doubts about the answers I've seen.

Thanks!


texts:
I'm trying to write an apple script to close all open Windows. The following is what I tried:

tell application "System Events"
  repeat with theProcess in (application processes where visible is true)
      tell application theProcess
          close
      end tell
   end repeat
end tell

This does not seem to work. I get:

  Script Error: System Events got an error: Can't get application (item 1 of every application process whose visible = true). number
  -1728

I don't care if applications quit or if just the windows close.

I tried to debug this, but I could not get this script opened in Xcode.

Edit: Thanks to user3439894 I've settled on the following script which just sends Command + Q to each of the visible applications:

tell application "System Events"
    set theVisibleApps to (name of application processes where visible is true)
end tell

repeat with thisApp in theVisibleApps
    try
        tell application thisApp to activate
        tell application "System Events"
            keystroke "q" using command down
        end tell
    on error errMsg
        display dialog errMsg
    end try
end repeat

This works for me for now. As user3439894 suggested, I need to go through and understand the AppleScript Language Guide


texts: How do I repair my HDD when Disk Utility won't recognise it needs repairing?

texts:
When I try to shut down OS X Yosemite on my MacBook Air, the screen goes black almost immediately with the mouse pointer remaining visible (and moveable). However, it appears that irrespective of how long I give my Mac to shut down, it never does.

When I run Disk Utility it tells me that my HDD needs to be repaired, and that I need to reboot while holding Cmd + R before running Disk Utility. When I do this, Disk Utility tells me that there is nothing wrong with the HDD.

Anyone know the best way to go about resolving this issue?


texts: Change search Google in Safari to use Firefox

texts: Cmd+Shift+L searches for the selected text in Google using Safari. Can I change this to use Firefox instead?


texts: As a general rule, can you install publically released versions of iOS after installing a beta release?

texts: As a general rule, can you install publically released versions of iOS (earlier versions than the beta) after installing a beta release?


texts: Re-connect iTunes library from different drive

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I just replaced my optical drive with an SSD, which I now boot off of (Lion, fresh install).  I'd like to keep my iTunes folder on the original drive, which is still in the computer as well.  When I used Migration Assistant I had it skip the Music folder.

I haven't been able to get iTunes 10 to "see" the old library in its current location on the other drive.  I've gone into Preferences-->Advanced-->Change and selected all of the different folders in the old Music folder, but iTunes never sees my music.  Thanks!


texts: How to tell which Safari tab is consuming the most memory

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I'm on 10.15.2 Catalina, and my fans have currently been running steady for hours. I opened Activity Monitor, am viewing the CPU tab, and sorting by % CPU. Safari is at 102.6 as I type this.

Activity Monitor used to break down Safari by the open tabs, so you could easily identify the worst offender. Unfortunately in Catalina I just see "Safari".

How else can I determine which tab(s) is/are the main culprit?


texts: Why do permissions differ for the HD and the home folder?

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I noticed this a while ago, but I have no idea what it means, or if it even means anything.. it's pretty weird though...

When you do Cmd-I (Get Information) on the hard drive and look at the permissions at bottom, they are:

system: R&W
admin: R&W
everyone: Read only

On my home folder they are:

admin (Me): R&W
staff: Read only
everyone: Read only

Why are these different, and should they not be?

I've repaired permissions and repaired disk and whatever in DiskUtility, but it's still the same. I've also noticed that on other folders the name is "derby" instead of "staff".


texts: Macbook pro 2017 non touchbar replace ssd

texts: my ssd for a macbook pro 2017 non touch bar is dead, so i want to replace the ssd. Is this ssd is a good choice ? Or anyone can recommend me another ssd which fits ?Picture


texts: Workflow works from Automator but generates timed out error when run as service

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This Automator workflow works perfectly when run from Automator.

However, when launched as a service from a keyboard shortcut, the script generates a timed out error.

The keyboard shortcut is valid. If we map the shortcut to Automator script #2, script #2 runs from the shortcut without issue.

The keyboard shortcut is Command+Shift+F.

tell application "Google Chrome"

    set allTabs to every tab of front window

    repeat with aTab in allTabs
        set curURL to URL of aTab
        set newURL to my findAndReplaceInText(curURL, "%3F", "?")
        set URL of aTab to newURL
    end repeat

end tell

on findAndReplaceInText(theText, theSearchString, theReplacementString)
    set AppleScript's text item delimiters to theSearchString
    set theTextItems to every text item of theText
    set AppleScript's text item delimiters to theReplacementString
    set theText to theTextItems as string
    set AppleScript's text item delimiters to ""
    return theText
end findAndReplaceInText


texts: How does the "Unicode Hex Input" input source work?

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How can I enter a character using that input source? I tried entering a tab character with ⌥+0009, but I didn't get anything. Viceversa, with ⌥+9999, I get 香.

Am I doing anything wrong, or doesn't the input source allow to enter control codes?

I tested those codes on Firefox 4.


texts: Byobu has some keybindings that require a modifier key and a function key, like Shift+f2 or Ctrl+f7. Unfortunately macOS picks these up instead and does god knows what with them. How do I send these key combinations to iTerm2?


texts: Software to sync external HD and NAS - must work with FAT32

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I am a photographer and archive my images on a NAS (LaCie Networkspace), but as this is a single point of failure I also back my images up to an external harddrive. However, when I am away from home I archive my images straight to the external hard drive.

I would like to be able to keep these devices in sync to ensure that al images are on both drives.

Looking at the "Favourite Mac software" question, I saw Carbon Copy Cloner mentioned, which unfortunately only works with HFS+ formatted drives, so I can rule that out. I have also tried LaCie's SilverKeeper software in the past, but could not get this to work correctly. As it seemed to think that there were too many errors and just stopped working each time I tried to sync.

Can anyone recommend some reliable and intuitive software for this task?