texts:
I want to ask you why in the usage section of iPhone 6s on iOS 9.2 it says I have 2.6 GB in Mail. However, I have deleted all inbox, sent, trash, etc. There is nothing in Mail.

How do I get the storage in the usage section to empty this Mail?


texts:
I'm not sure if I've just missed some documentation or not, but I'm having a hard time figuring out how to set up a launchd agent that can be triggered whenever a datagram is received within a multicast group.

What I'd like to know is what a launchd plist should look like to provide a simple datagram listener that is bound to a multicast group.

Here's what I've been trying:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>foo.bar</string>
    <key>Program</key>
    <string>/foo/bar</string>
    <key>Sockets</key>
    <dict>
        <key>Listeners</key>
        <dict>
            <key>SockType</key>
            <string>dgram</string>
            <key>SockServiceName</key>
            <string>12345</string>
            <key>SockFamily</key>
            <string>IPv4</string>
            <key>MulticastSocket</key>
            <string>224.0.0.253</string>
        </dict>
    </dict>
    <key>inetdCompatibility</key>
    <dict>
        <key>Wait</key>
        <false/>
    </dict>
</dict>
</plist>

But it just generates getaddrinfo errors ("nodename nor servname provided, or not known"). Removing the multicast group to just setup a UDP port seems to work fine, but I don't really want to have to hard code an IP address or local DNS.

Are there any good examples of how to create a multicast listening launch agent or daemon using launchd? Or am I missing some other step, or misunderstanding what data I should be entering for a multicast group?


texts:
I have converted my video files from .MTS to ProRes (Proxy). When I play them back in QuickTime everything is fine. When I import them into Final Cut pro, they start getting out of sync with the audio at the end of the clip (they're about 20 minuts long).

I'm at a loss why this is happening. There is no problem in QuickTime. Why would there be in Final Cut Pro. Final Cut tells me that all files are 48,0KHz, 16-bit integer.


texts: MacBook Air 2018 Kernel panic, can you tell me more?

texts:
from time to time my MacBook Air 2018 just shuts down and reboots. Here is one log I got:

panic(cpu 1 caller 0xfffffff01afab7b4): x86 CPU CATERR detected
Debugger message: panic
Memory ID: 0x6
OS version: 17P4263
macOS version: 19E266
Kernel version: Darwin Kernel Version 19.4.0: Mon Mar  2 20:38:56 PST 2020; root:xnu-6153.101.6~2/RELEASE_ARM64_T8010
Kernel UUID: 3695E9D9-323E-350E-9A6E-65819BE397D7
iBoot version: iBoot-5540.105.2
secure boot?: YES
x86 EFI Boot State: 0x16
x86 System State: 0x0
x86 Power State: 0x0
x86 Shutdown Cause: 0x5
x86 Previous Power Transitions: 0x304050400
PCIeUp link state: 0x68271614
Paniclog version: 13
Kernel slide:     0x0000000012f74000
Kernel text base: 0xfffffff019f78000
mach_absolute_time: 0x5cbbab14a1
Epoch Time:        sec       usec
  Boot    : 0x5e7af5d3 0x000b3b14
  Sleep   : 0x5e7ef287 0x00009b8c
  Wake    : 0x5e7f2874 0x000a4844
  Calendar: 0x5e7f3b6e 0x0004c257

Panicked task 0xffffffe000738e00: 3010 pages, 192 threads: pid 0: kernel_task
Panicked thread: 0xffffffe000a60548, backtrace: 0xffffffe015ffb4b0, tid: 396
          lr: 0xfffffff01a83c764  fp: 0xffffffe015ffb4f0
          lr: 0xfffffff01a83c5c0  fp: 0xffffffe015ffb560
          lr: 0xfffffff01a956e7c  fp: 0xffffffe015ffb610
          lr: 0xfffffff01ae0562c  fp: 0xffffffe015ffb620
          lr: 0xfffffff01a83bf28  fp: 0xffffffe015ffb990
          lr: 0xfffffff01a83c280  fp: 0xffffffe015ffb9e0
          lr: 0xfffffff01b672934  fp: 0xffffffe015ffba00
          lr: 0xfffffff01afab7b4  fp: 0xffffffe015ffba30
          lr: 0xfffffff01af9cbe4  fp: 0xffffffe015ffbaa0
          lr: 0xfffffff01af9eb0c  fp: 0xffffffe015ffbb50
          lr: 0xfffffff01af9c31c  fp: 0xffffffe015ffbbe0
          lr: 0xfffffff01af63780  fp: 0xffffffe015ffbc10
          lr: 0xfffffff01ad72abc  fp: 0xffffffe015ffbc50
          lr: 0xfffffff01ad72340  fp: 0xffffffe015ffbc90
          lr: 0xfffffff01ae10514  fp: 0x0000000000000000

Can you maybe see a reason here why this is happening?


texts: Can't run on Mac after performing Wipe Free Space Only

texts:
These are the steps:

I installed Windows bootcamp on my MacBook;
I used CCleaner to Wipe Free Space Only on my Hard Drive

Result: I can't start the MacBook on Mac-system, the system immediatelly chooses Windows as OS.


texts: How Does iTunes iOS 9 App Backup Restore Work with App-thinning?

texts:
Now that iOS 9 uses app-thinning, apps downloaded on an iOS device are not transferred to iTunes during a sync. They are also not transferred when you click "Transfer Purchases", so there seems to be no way to have copies of your apps you download on your iOS device in iTunes other than by downloading them all manually in iTunes.

In previous iOS versions, you would restore an iPhone by first syncing the iPhone with iTunes to copy all of your apps to the iPhone, then restore from backup (iTunes automatically did the first step for you). Now that apps are no longer copied from your iOS device to iTunes when you sync, the apps are not available for you to copy from iTunes during the initial restore sync.

My question is, how does iTunes restore app data for these apps when it doesn't have the binaries backed up? Does it automatically download them from iCloud, or does it not restore these apps (as was the case in previous iOS versions)?


texts: How do I control the Play/Stop button for a website (e.g., YouTube) in my external monitor while not having to move my mouse out of my main screen?

texts: I want to do programming in my MacBook Pro while looking at the lectures on Udemy on my external monitor. I found it tedious that often I need to move my mouse to the external monitor and pause the video, then go back to my MacBook Pro screen and catch up with the code, then move the mouse to the external screen again and resume the video, then finally move back my mouse again to my MacBook Pro screen to resume coding. Is there a better way to do it? extensions? Maybe set up a hotkey that can pause the video but leave my mouse where it is untouched? Has anyone solved it problem in whatever the hacky way you tried? thx.


texts: Is it possible to disable the audio of a specific application using Jailbreak?

texts: I have a game on my iPhone that always interrupts my music even if I turn the volume down to zero (every 30 seconds or so). Is there some kind of a workaround that lets me continue playing music? Thanks!


texts: If I get a game from the Apple store, can I play it on other computers?

texts:
Let's say I buy a game from the app store from this computer.
Then I copy the game files to a external drive and go to a friend and copy them on his computer. Will my friend's computer play the game?


texts: how to solve High CPU usage after time machine recovery

texts:
I reinstalled mac and recovered my data using time machine ,
I mainly use my mac for music production and use Ableton as a DAW
After some time using it i found out that the kernel_task is really high and was unable to start my simplest projects .
I've searched on the internet and found out that there is a bug with intel's turbo boost so i've downloaded Turbo boost switcher but it didn't solve the problem .
I've troubleshoot all my hardware using the mac tools and checked my disk partition .
I've also tried to reinit the SMC but it didn't solve the problem either .
I've installed many versions of ableton and got the same buggy result for each version .
I've also installed Fans and gfxcardstatus .
I'm using a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15 pouces, mi-2015) with a 2,5 GHz Intel Core i7 and 16 gb of RAM with High Sierra 10.13.16
Is there a way to troubleshoot the problem in a better way ? I don't think there is hardware damage involved , how can i solve this issue ?


texts: How do you give supervisor powers to SimpleMDM?

texts:
I have an iPhone iOS 9 it has been place under supervision via Apple Configurator. I cannot seem to transfer supervisor powers to SimpleMDM.

How would I go about doing that?


texts:
I have Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard, and installed the Path Finder file manager for replacing the builtin Finder.

Because of that, I have Path Finder setup so that the original Finder is quit during startup. However, during system use sometimes Finder would seem to spontaneously start. Is there a way to check what I did to trip it, or what application, is making Finder start?

Thanks.


texts: How to remove passpoint wifi network on iphone?

texts: I'm having this issue on my iPhone where it connects automatically to a certain network (Orange Mobile WIFI). These things are all around town but they do not work at all. The thing is that I can't even remove the network because there is no "forget this network" button. Has anyone else had this issue and how can I permanently remove the network? (iOS 9.3.3, jailbroken)


texts: Can‘t setup an iPad or Apple TV as Home Hub

texts:
I tried a lot of different things and running out of ideas. I wanted to start using the HomeKit and failed to setup a Home Hub, both with my Apple TV 4 and with my iPad. My Apple ID is setup with Two-Factor-Authentication and Keychain enabled. Home is switch on my iPhone and iPad. I also rebooted the devices several times and signed off and on e.g. in the Apple TV. I use latest OS versions. HomeKit does not show up in Apple TV and if I set to use the iPad a Home Hub, nothing changes.

All Home applications on iPad, iPhone or Mac indicated that remote access is not set up and suggest to setup a home hub.

Anything you see that I missed?


texts: How do I get the messages view back in Mail on OS X?

texts: Normally when in the non-classic view in Mail there is list on the left for my mailbox, a list in the middle for my inbox, and a list on the right for the messages contained in a conversation. I don't see the last list on the right. Is there a way to get that pane back, perhaps through an option in the menu? I'm running the last versions of everything (10.11).


texts: Using Nickname or Contact Photos in Facetime

texts:
I recently inherited a broken iPad which I fixed (hooray) and I have decided to use it by putting all my kids games and apps on it, so there is less risk of my daughter accidentally messing with my work and personal apps etc. and so that I don't need to worry about her breaking my newer iPad.

Other than her own apps with which she is familiar, I am wanting to make it easier for her to FaceTime a few people (mainly her grandparents) with ease.  To do this, I have setup a new iCloud account, and arranged it to login using that address for FaceTime/iMessage and so on.

Everything works as expected, but my issue is that Facetime only shows contacts in the "Firstname Lastname" format, and does not use the nicknames that I have setup, or show any contact photos.  This makes it difficult for her to tap a name and know who she is calling, even with a tiny contacts list of 3 people.  She's not able to read properly yet, and also obviously refers to most family members as Mum, Dad, Grandma etc (which are her sort of comprehension level, she's good with M is for Mum type phonics at present), not by their real names which she simply doesn't know yet.

I have Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Short Name > Prefer Nicknames set to on.  In iMessages I get both the photos and nickname, which is great and allows her to see who sent her a photo for example.  Can I do the same for FaceTime?


texts: When I change my CSS and refresh the page, the changes aren't reflected in Safari or Chrome

texts:
I set the background to red instead of the color it normally was. Didn't change. Removed the properties all together, refreshed, the texture was still there, even though I removed the line.

OS X 10.7.5

Is there a caching issue? It happens in both Chrome and Safari.


texts: How to prevent MacOS Mail autocomplete from inserting new line when accepting its suggestion?

texts:
When I compose an email in the stock Mail app, it shows potential words via autocomplete.
e.g. typing  larg results in 'large' popping up as a suggestion.
However, when I hit ENTER to select the word, it adds a carriage return/new line.
How can I turn this 'additional newline' behaviour off?


texts: Is there a way to bring this disk to life?

texts:
I have a USB disk from which the USB interface, inside the case, failed.

I removed the disk from the case and connected it to another case that is working.

Now, when I connect the disk to my Mac I see the message: this disk is unreadable.

Typing on terminal

diskutil list

gives me

/dev/disk12 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *801.6 GB   disk12
   1:                       0xEE                         375.1 GB   disk12s1

disk utility gives

is there a way to bring this disk to life in anyway or at least read its files before throwing it away?


texts: How to delete photos from iPhoto album (not only removed from album)?

texts:
In iPhoto, select some photos in an album, delete them only remove the photos from the albums (but are not actually deleted).

How can I delete photos (move to Trash) inside iPhoto albums (like deleting photos in Library > Photos view)?


texts: Connections to some sites time out from OS X but not from Windows, how to diagnose?

texts:
For the past couple of weeks I have noticed some sites take longer to finish loading. GMail would be one example; after the site is loaded and fully usable, the spinning indicator in Chrome’s tabs will remain for a couple of minutes. Safari behaves the same. Right now reddit doesn’t load at all. Pinging www.reddit.com results in 100% packet loss. Their address resolves to an Akamai IP, so if everything delivered via Akamai is timing out, that would explain why quite a lot of sites are affected.

Loading those same sites from my boot camp partition works like a charm, same goes for my iPod, so the router as well as the ISP can be ruled out as the reason for this. What can iIdo now to diagnose the problem?


texts:
In Mavericks and earlier, it was possible to make the menu bar opaque, rather than the default translucent look.

Now in Yosemite, it looks like translucency is the default, and the setting is gone from where it used to be, to toggle it.

Is there a workaround for this? Such as a way to do it through Terminal?


texts:
Our employees are logging into our shared computer using Guest user.

At some point somebody will click on an email address and Mail.app will open. If they put in their Gmail credentials, then it will download GBs of mail onto the computer. This will be deleted later, which is cool, but this whole process can be avoided.

How do I restrict Mail.app from opening in Guest user?

Also, it would be nice if I can restrict access to Facebook and other such websites that we don't want employees to browse.


texts: How to install Python 3.7 via homebrew on OS X

texts:
I need to rollback my homebrew-managed python 3.8 to 3.7.
I have tried the approach from Homebrew: Rollback from Python 3.7 to Python 3.6.5.x? - Ask Different. So I unlinked 3.8, but my python.rb URL for 3.7 seems to be wrong. I used:
brew install --ignore-dependencies https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/eb6d8719c1880dd7c5d03a49c45ab40509fc2927/Formula/python.rb

and with this I get the following error:
"Calling Non-checksummed download of python formula file from an arbitrary URL is disabled."
What is the correct command to install Python 3.7 via homebrew?


texts: How can I restore my iCloud deleted e-mails?

texts:
I have a mail account like xx@me.com. Due to slow working and non-responding computer, I accidentally erased my inbox and trash on iCloud.

Is there any option that I can recover them?


texts: How do I enable "native" scrolling for Emacs?

texts:
I have two MacBooks running Emacs (both 24.3). On one of them, I get same smooth, native scrolling like I do in Chrome, Finder, or whatever, but not on the other one.

To make it work a bit better, I set up scrolling so that it only scrolls one line at a time. The proper one scrolls pixel-by-pixel, and with the acceleration I'm used to.

Both of these computers use the same set of dotfiles (which you can browse here), e.g. Emacs - including the stuff about scrolling - is configured in exactly the same way.

Not sure if it matters, but one of these MacBooks (the one that works properly) is a 15" Retina one, the other is an older (mid 2009) model.

I have tried Emacs for OSX and emacs-app from Macports, both of them have the problem.

What am I missing?


texts: Keyboard shortcut to switch focus between the two split windows of the same app in full-screen

texts:
What is the keyboard shortcut to switch focus between the split windows of the same app (not between all the windows, only the 2 split ones)?

⌘ + ↹ works only if you switch back from one split window to another, but if you visit some other window, e.g. window on another desktop, then it will not switch between the split windows, but between the currently used and previously used window.

The native keyboard shortcut for moving to the next window in focus, that can be activated in settings, also doesn’t work if you want to switch between the split windows only.


texts: IOS accessibility: Turn page in iBooks with headphone buttons / bluetooth keyboard?

texts:
I am trying to help someone with disabilities to turn pages in e.g. iBooks on the iPad. All I need for this is a single button, possibly one that iOS can interpret as an accessibility switch.

I have looked at bluetooth switches that are made for this purpose, but it always seems like I have to purchase at least two devices (that amount to the equivalent of about USD 200) even in this simple use case. We're not aiming to control the whole OS, just to turn pages.

Is there no way to just use $10 earphone controls as a switch instead? Jailbreak or not.

Or can pages be turned in iBooks with a paired Bluetooth keyboard? That would be great.


texts: What is the meaning of the check box and circle in this iTune U

texts:
If it means watched, then I saw the check box is over there even though I selected unwatched column.

Does it mean downloaded? There is no tool tips and it's kind of silly to have 2 columns expressing the same thing.

The checkbox may means downloaded. What about the circle to the left of the checkboxes?


texts:
Sometimes I want to play a video but I'm in a meeting or a place where I can't afford to wait for the video to start to then quickly press the volume buttons to make it softer.

Is there any way I can mute the audio for a video before playing it? It seems like a valid scenario.


texts: How can I disable the Option+click hiding behaviour?

texts:
In Mac OS X Mountain Lion at least, if you Option+click ( Alt+click ) on another a window of another app, this will make the other application to gain focus, and the current app to be hidden as if you'd pressed Command+H.

Is there any way to disable this behaviour? Perhaps with some defaults write like command entered in a terminal?

I'd like to use Option+click for some different behaviour (moving windows by Option+clicking anywhere on them, using a third-party tool, Zoom2), and having Option+click trigger the hiding behaviour instead is very inconvenient.


texts: Volume buttons on EarPods activate iPhone screen

texts: When the screen to my iPhone is asleep/deactivate whilst it is playing music, I often adjust the volume using the buttons on the control for my EarPods, but annoyingly this always activates the screen (i.e. lights it up). Is there any way to disable this behaviour?


texts: Does the latest version of iOS automatically sync the Exchange Global Address List?

texts:
An executive at my company has the iPhone 6 with iOS 8.4.  For a month or two now he's noticed that any changes he makes to employee contacts eventually get reverted, and it's driving him (and, consequently, me) crazy.

After some experimentation, we've learned that his contacts are being overwritten by entries from our Exchange Global Address List.  It may take a day or two for it to happen after he's edited a contact.  And once the contact has been reverted, it will also revert his contact in Outlook thanks to Exchange ActiveSync.

I've done a great deal of searching on this subject, but everything I've found is a year or more old, and relates to people wanting the GAL to update their iPhone automatically but having to rely on third-party solutions.  So has Apple recently made a change in iOS that syncs the GAL automatically?  And if so, how do I stop it?

Some more info: we're running Exchange 2010 on Server 2008 R2, and the exec is also using Outlook 2010 on Windows 7.  He also has an Apple Watch.


texts: Modifying `whatis` to return error code for missing commands

texts:
Followup to "whatis" returns 0 for missing commands, I am trying to modify /usr/bin/whatis to return a non-zero exit code after an inappropriate command has been entered.  My approach to doing this is to add a return variable in the following segment, and return that variable after the end of the loop

while [ "$1" != "" ]
do
    found=0
    for d in /var/cache/man $manpath /usr/lib
    do
        if [ -f $d/whatis ]
        then
            if grep -"$grepopt1" "$grepopt2""$1" $d/whatis
            then
                found=1
            fi
        fi
    done

    if [ $found = 0 ]
    then
        echo "$1: nothing appropriate"
        **code=1**
    fi

    shift
done | eval ${PAGER:-more -E}
**return $code**

However, since the while loop is piped into eval, it is run in a subshell so code will not be assigned outside the while loop.  I have tried multiple different methods, however, these are all about piping a value INTO the while loop, not piping a value out of the while loop.

A workaround I found is simply removing the entire eval statement, but I would like a method that preserves the original extensibility of whatis


texts:
I remember a message after installing the iBooks app on my iPad telling me that I would have one free book to download. I never used it but now I am interested and wonder if this coupon is still active.

How could I know without spending money accidentally?


texts: Can the fan in an iMac (model 5,1 "Late 2006") be replaced?

texts:
I have a 21" iMac model identifier imac5,1 (Late 2006). (It's the one with a 2.16 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo and a max of 4 GB RAM, 3 GB addressable. You know, the white LCD ones)

Starting this weekend after I cleaned it... probably too aggressively... by vacuuming the exhaust slits and air intakes, it is now making a grinding / whirring noise. I suspect is is the case exhaust fan.

The temperature in the iMac seems okay, but I don't push it very hard so I am not sure if it will eventually fail due to heat. I do know that the noise is very annoying. Either way I would like to solve the problem.

Can the fan in an iMac (Late 2006) be replaced? I'm fairly certain it's not user servicable, however I could try it if it's possible without requiring special tools / training. I'd also be happy to pay to have it replaced but I don't even know if this is a service that's available for a 5 year old machine...


texts: Can I used iMac's Image Capture app to import video from my camcorder to iMovie '09?

texts: I'm trying to import video from my Canon camcorder (Vixia HF R600) to iMovie '09 on my iMac (an older model but updated to OS X 10.9.5) The camera recognizes the USB input but the computer does not recognize the camera. Can I import the video to iMovie using the "Image Capture" app?


texts:
I have a question about the Notes app and how it interacts with iCloud. I own both an iPhone and a Mac and I am using iCloud on both of them with the same account.

A lot of things like Photos seem fully sync'd between those two locations and iCloud.com, as far as I can tell.

However, on my iPhone in the iCloud settings, I still have Notes switched to off. On my Mac in the iCloud settings, it is switched on. As a result, Notes is exactly the same between my Mac and iCloud.com, but on my iPhone it is different.

On my iPhone I have several folders in Notes: "On my iPhone", as well as several additional folders for several different email accounts (e.g. Gmail and Yahoo). All of the folders have different notes in them.

What will happen if, on my iPhone, I turn Notes on in the iCloud settings? How can I consolidate this? I think what I would ideally like is to just merge everything together so it's one folder, but I don't want to lose any notes in the process. I might settle for just merging the "On my iPhone" folder with what I have in my Mac if that is possible (The Mac/iCloud.com notes are all in one folder).

Thank you in advance.


texts: Will an iphone in lost mode enable celular data on its own?

texts:
My iphone has been put into lost mode by some hackers like this.

I have regained access of my iCloud account and removed the lost mode from there however the phone has not updated yet because I always have cellular data disabled(because I dont have a plan for it) and I see that its not connecting to wifi.

I can get 10MB data for a day from the Cell company.

My question is: Will iOS enable Cellular data on its own while in lost mode?

I have an iphone 4 with ios 7


texts: How to enable slow genie effect in macOS 10.13 High Sierra?

texts: In the past, we can hold shift and press minimize button to get slow genie effect. But in macOS 10.13 High Sierra, I can't use this trick anymore. How to enable this feature?


texts: Auto Pairing of iPhone with Toyota Prius

texts:
Every time I want to connect an iPhone to the Toyota Prius, I have to do the following:

On the Prius, go to the audio screen, then select the bluetooth tab.
Press the connect button.
On the iPhone, go to Settings > General > Bluetooth and tap the connection to the car.
Wait until the two pair, then exit their respective screens.

Isn't there a way to have the two pair up automatically as they detect one another?


texts: Purchasing OS X Mavericks for a fresh install

texts:
I have a Mac Mini here that I just reset (wiped everything). When I try to reinstall OS X Mavericks through the "Install OS X" interface, I am seeing this error message:

  This Apple ID has not purchased "OS X Mavericks".

  You must sign in with an Apple ID that was used to purchase "OS X
  Mavericks".

How do I purchase "OS X Mavericks"? Weirdly I was not able to find anything online. I do not have access to a different Apple device or physical media.


texts: Is there a simple way to compare apps in my iTunes library with those actually installed on my iPhone?

texts:
Thanks to the appshopper.com RSS feeds, I've downloaded a lot of free apps: some good, many forgettable.  Is there a simple way to see a list of uninstalled iPhone apps so I can re-evaluate and delete a lot of the duds?

I've seen programs that scan my iTunes library for apps (though some of them miss a lot of results), and IIRC it's possible to read an iTunes-managed iPhone backup to see which apps are installed there.

So, are there any existing utilities that do this?  Failing that, I'll upvote/accept an answer that points me in the right direction to create such a utility myself.


texts: Stop full screen alerts on my Apple Watch

texts:
I would like to know how I can still be alerted to a notification (eg. Getting a tap when a message arrives) but it not necessarily being what I see when I look at my Apple Watch.

I'd prefer to see the watch face with a red dot above it.

It's very disconcerting to look at your watch to see the time, but get a full screen alert instead.

Is this possible?

Thanks!


texts: Automatically convert a file whenever it is saved?

texts:
Is it possible to automatically convert a file to another format every time it is saved?

Some context:  I have a Numbers file which needs to be converted to csv for processing by various shell scripts.  At the moment I have to manually "Export to CSV" each time I edit the file, which I don't always remember.

The ideal solution would be to automatically trigger the "Export.." action every time the file is saved.  Is there any way to do this?  I would prefer a folder action, because I have a few different Numbers files with same problem.

Just to be clear:  the problem is how to trigger the conversion.

I'm using Numbers 3.2.2 on Mac OS X 10.9.5


texts: Powering off/crashing during startup MacBook Pro mid 2009

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro mid 2009 that crashes during startup after the chime and once in a blue moon gets as far as the login screen before crashing.

Crashes during safe reboot or recovery reboot too

Hardware test from original cd works but finds nothing wrong
Smc reset changes nothing

I have another 2009 MacBook Pro and on interchanging them the following parts work fine

Hard drive
Logic board
MagSafe port
Heatsink
Fan
Sata cable
Battery
Ram

Any ideas for tests or parts to check that might be able to crash the whole computer during startup would be appreciated!


texts: MBP trackpad not working, but Apple (store) got it to work during reinstallation of macOS

texts:
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014, macOS Sierra 10.12.6).

My built-in trackpad can click (sometimes) but not point, scroll, zoom, or perform gestures, so I have to use a USB Logitech mouse.

I took it to Apple and after they checked some settings they were not able to get it to work. I decided to have them erase everything and reinstall macOS. During the process of them installing the OS again the Apple guy was able to use my trackpad just fine! I said Oh you fixed it. Then after it was installed it did not work again! So it must not be that it is broken inside.

I asked him how can that be?? He said when it was working it was because it was being accessed through Apple's side and it must be something in the OS preventing it from working.

I do not know if reinstalling the OS still keeps disk image checksums, folders or system preferences accessibility settings.

What settings should I check or what Terminal commands could I use to try and get my trackpad working again?


texts: Allow different keys remaps for different keyboards

texts:
I'm using a MBP with a German keyboard. However, as you probably know, it is an annoying layout. Therefore, I use the normal US layout instead. This, however, was not enough. The upper left key (right below the ESC) originally maps to § and ±. Therefore, using karabiner I remapped it and checked Swap tilde with section. This now works as I want on the internal keyboard.

The problem is that when I attach an external native US apple keyboard, the upper left key is mapped to § and ±. Is there a way to disable karabiner on the external keyboard? Any other idea?


texts: Sleep mode in MacOS Catalina is prevented by powerd, sharingd

texts:
I am using MacOS Catalina 10.15.3. I am having a problem with sleep mode, when I check by pmset -g, it is reported that the sleep mode sleep prevented by powerd, sharingd.
How can I fix this issue.


texts: Problem logging into Gmail from Thunderbird

texts:
My wife has a problem with her gmail account, and as a security measure changed her password.
She has successfully logged in from her iPad and iPhone but Thunderbird on her MacBook seems to be caught in an authentication loop - we have signed on to google a dozen times.

I managed to enter her gmail account in Mail, so I am assuming there is some problem with Thunderbird.

All devices are using IMAP.

Can anyone suggest how we could reset Thunderbird - preferably without losing email on other accounts?

I deleted the account and created a new Account - unfortunately this failed with error Username or password wrong.


texts: macOS 10.13: FaceTime preferences greyed out

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I started Facetime and went to preferences to Signout from my old AppleID. After successfull signout I wanted to Login with the new one, but Facetime preferences are greyed out.

I'm on macOS High Sierra (10.13). Any ideas on how to fix this and get back to Facetime again?


texts:
I'd like to remap the shift key (⇧) + space (␣) to underscore (_)

I'd prefer to not have to install any third party tools if possible.

Similar question for windows


texts:
Any tips on forcing the laggards in my trash folder to disappear would be greatly appreciated.
So far no terminal commands or disabling SIP have been successful - any tips?


texts:
May be I mismatched a forum, but I hope, you can help me.
I don't like social networks and facebook especially. But I need to use it. I've installed official application and I'm received annoying notifications like these, from picture

Can I unsubscribe from these or change a setting or do I need to find some way to delete these one by one?

Thanks!


texts: How to terminate multiple applications via Activity Monitor

texts:
I'm looking at Activity Monitor showing me multiple running processes. I want to terminate multiple processes from the list in one go.

I've tried highlighting the processes but nothing shows up when I double click the highlighted block.

Is there another way to terminate a highlighted block of processes via Activity Monitor?


texts: I've downloaded a game from iTunes to my PC and want to install it in my iPod Touch. I've synced it so many times, but can't install the app. Can you tell me how to do it?


texts:
I have a question regarding deletion of partitions on a Mac.  Due to some performance issues, I decided to start fresh and created a new partition (NewOSX) on the hard drive, to which I have transferred all the data that I need from my old, original partition (MacintoshHD) along with installing an operating system, downloading apps, etc.  I would now like to go ahead and delete the old partition and merge the disk space into my new setup.  I know this isn’t as simple as deleting the newer partition would be, as the minus sign in the disk utility partition menu is greyed out.

Here is the info of the two partitions that I am referring to:

Macintosh HD
Capacity: 119.2 GB
Used:     47.54 GB
Device:   disk0s2

NewOSX
Capacity:  129.35 GB
Used:      34.69  GB
Device:    disk0s4

I am wondering if there is (hopefully) a less than super-technical workaround that can accomplish this task.  Thank you.

Note: Though there is 47 GB still on the old partition (MacintoshHD), I no longer need anything from it and it is ready to be wiped clean.  Also, both partitions are running the “El Capitan” operating system.

diskutil cs list
No CoreStorage logical volume groups found

sudo gpt -r show /dev/disk0
start            size  index  contents
          0          1         PMBR
          1          1         Pri GPT header
          2         32         Pri GPT table
         34          6
         40     409600      1  GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
     409640  232811696      2  GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  233221336    1269536      3  GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  234490872  252636720      4  GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  487127592    1269536      5  GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  488397128          7
  488397135         32         Sec GPT table
  488397167          1         Sec GPT header

Update

After having some trouble with Internet Recovery Mode and seeing my system crash a few times during reboot, I decided I didn't want to take any risks and mess around with Recovery HDs at all.  What I ended up doing was wiping Macintosh HD clean, reinstalling the operating system, and then took a few hours to manually transfer data, redo settings, etc., from NewOSX to Macintosh HD.  Then went to disk utility and deleted the NewOSX partition, which of course is a simple procedure.  Thanks for the assistance, wish I had realized the simple solution earlier.


texts: Word prediction / typing suggestions not available in Macbook Pro Touch Bar while working with MS Word

texts: Word prediction / typing suggestions is not available in Macbook Pro Touch Bar while working with MS Word.  Only formatting menu is appearing in the touch bar like Bold, Italics, Underline etc.


texts: Why does the Network icon in the Finder sidebar in Lion have no function on my Mac?

texts:
Since installing Lion on my Late 2007 MacBook Pro, which cannot support AirDrop, an icon called "Network" has appeared under Favorites in my Finder sidebar. This icon seems to have no function. Clicking on it only reveals the error message

  "Network" can't be opened because the original item can't be found.

There is also no option to disable its appearance in Finder Preferences.

The Network icon seems to disappear on occasion, only to reappear later.

I can find no documentation of this mysterious icon, and no reference to its existence anywhere.

Can anyone suggest what this icon is and why it is being displayed?

Addendum: Note that there are indeed other network computers visible on my LAN in the finder, whereas the little gray Network icon in the Sidebar does not display any of them.

Note that there is no item named "Network" for me to remove in my Finder preferences:


texts: ExtremeCap U3, RECentral, and El Capitan

texts:
I recently upgraded to El Capitan and RECentral, the streaming application I use to play my Wii U on my iMac, no longer starts up reliably. Sometimes it just beachballs for 10 minutes until an image is displayed.

Is there a fix for this?


texts: How to access data from a Mac Contacts backup: a .abbu file

texts: After I back-up Mac Contacts to a .abbu file, is there a program that lets me get at the underlying data vs. just importing them? I.e., can I open them as a text file or .CSV. Thank you!


texts: Managing giant eBook collection with iPad after iTunes update broke compatibility with Calibre?

texts:
In an effort to upgrade security, a recent iTunes update broke functionality to Calibre - my favorite eBook management tool. Now I am without a way to effectively manage my eBook collection in a organized fashion between my iTunes library and my iPad. I find that although iTunes handles music well, it doesn't manage eBook libraries very well at all.

Here is message board post describing the iTunes security update.

Does anyone know how I can manage my eBook collection so I can keep track of what I have on my iPad and easily sync and manage my hundreds of books?


texts: Restrict some system settings and options on Apple Watch Series 2

texts:
I recently bought my father-in-law an Apple Watch Series 2, which I thought he would love, but we encounter a usage problem:

He seems to get the watch to reset itself to factory settings by mistake all the time!

Is there anyway to prevent him from inadvertently resetting the watch back to factory default settings?

I currently use watchOS 3, and as we speak I'm updating to watchOS 4.


texts: Why is there no difference between 2 differently capitalized folders?

texts:
I have an empty directory called "foo". I try to create a new directory called "Foo". But I cannot create it:

***@###:~/test$ mkdir foo
***@###:~/test$ ls
foo
***@###:~/test$ mkdir Foo
mkdir: Foo: File exists
***@###:~/test$ ls
foo

The same behaviour can be seen for files as well.

On Linux, 2 files/folders with a difference in case can coexist in the same directory.

Why did MacOS chose to not allow case differentiation for files and directories?


texts: use different terminal setting after ssh into another machine

texts: I would like to use different terminal setting after doing a ssh into another machine.  This would mean I could have my terminals to different machine using different colours.  Is this possible?  Thanks.


texts:
I have an interesting case on an iMac. It has a fusion drive and at some point it stoped booting up. Booting up in single-user mode, I tried to mount the boot partition but it gave an error "permission denied" (though it's not encrypted).
I rebooted from an installation media and tried to use diskutil to check for errors. Repairing the volume failed after it attempted to resize the volume with the message "resize support required, such as HFS+ with Journaling enabled". I checked the file system and indeed, it wasn't JOURNALED. The "Enable Journaling" option in disk utility wasn't available despite having unmounted the volume. Terminal was also of no help since the "diskutil enableJournal" doesn't seem to work on core storage volumes.

So my question is: Is it possible to reenable journaling on a CoreStorage logical volume?

Diskutil output:

Administrators-iMac:~ admin$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB     disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:          Apple_CoreStorage Macintosh HD            999.3 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3

/dev/disk1 (internal):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                         24.0 GB    disk1
   1:                        EFI EFI                     314.6 MB   disk1s1
   2:          Apple_CoreStorage Macintosh HD            23.6 GB    disk1s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Boot OS X               134.2 MB   disk1s3

/dev/disk2 (internal, virtual):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD           +1.0 TB     disk2
                                 Logical Volume on disk1s2, disk0s2
                                 2467C7ED-B641-4F8A-90B1-AC9F2454D2CC
                                 Unencrypted

Diskutil cs list output:

Administrators-iMac:~ admin$ diskutil cs list
CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)
|
+-- Logical Volume Group 28A4A3C1-E63B-4613-A15F-0B4A5E7980EB
    =========================================================
    Name:         Macintosh HD
    Status:       Online
    Size:         1022898851840 B (1.0 TB)
    Free Space:   298684416 B (298.7 MB)
    |
    +-< Physical Volume F49340A2-815F-4710-9780-7567582C815E
    |   ----------------------------------------------------
    |   Index:    0
    |   Disk:     disk1s2
    |   Status:   Online
    |   Size:     23553724416 B (23.6 GB)
    |
    +-< Physical Volume 899749E3-2E9E-4F73-86AA-5DE7525C15B7
    |   ----------------------------------------------------
    |   Index:    1
    |   Disk:     disk0s2
    |   Status:   Online
    |   Size:     999345127424 B (999.3 GB)
    |
    +-> Logical Volume Family D014E2BE-20A4-4EB1-ABBF-57DF8DBF7EDC
        ----------------------------------------------------------
        Encryption Type:         None
        |
        +-> Logical Volume 2467C7ED-B641-4F8A-90B1-AC9F2454D2CC
            ---------------------------------------------------
            Disk:                  disk2
            Status:                Online
            Size (Total):          1021994057728 B (1.0 TB)
            Revertible:            No
            LV Name:               Macintosh HD
            Volume Name:           Macintosh HD
            Content Hint:          Apple_HFS
            LVG Type:              Sparse

First Aid Error:

Checking for overcommitted space in Logical Volume Group

Fixing size of logical volume to fill logical volume group.

File system resize support required, such as HFS+ with Journaling enabled.
Operation failed…


texts: Help my MacBook Pro keeps crashing and I have no Idea why

texts:
I have a 2015 Macbook Pro 13" Retina running 10.11.4 , which has been crashing every now and again and have no idea what sets it off. The last two times I was on Safari and the other I was happened while playing a game. I've saved the last two reports the machine sends to Apple after it boots up. I'm not sure if they're of any help, but any help would be appreciated!

http://pastebin.com/cAgzPJUf

http://pastebin.com/amPT8TUB


texts:
I noticed the Screen Sharing icon when logging in despite it being disabled on my computer. After logging in, it didn't appear in the menu bar.

What could be causing it? I tried enabling and disabling it via the command line but it persists.

# Enable Screen Sharing
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.screensharing.plist

# Disable Screen Sharing
sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.screensharing.plist

I tried looking for solutions but only found confirmation that this is indeed the Screen Sharing icon.

What are the "Overlapping Squares" icon in status menu on login screen?


texts: Is it possible to add inline links (rather than bare URLs) to a message using Apple Mail?

texts:
I'd like to write messages using Apple Mail using inline links, as opposed to the "naked" URLs, so I can do something like this:

  Have you visited Ask Different?

Unfortunately, the best I seem to be able to accomplish is to add the "naked" link after the text, like this:

  Have you visited Ask Different: http://apple.stackexchange.com?

I've tried using ⌘ + K (or Edit → Add Link... from the menubar) to add a link, but it only gives you the option to add the "naked" link itself, and not the substituted inline text.

I'm aware that you can do this in Outlook for Mac, and the difference seems to be that Outlook formats it's messages as HTML whereas Apple Mail formats them as RTF.

Is there a simple way to accomplish this?


texts: Why do YouTube Play on double tap in airpods dont works?

texts:
I connected my AirPods 2gen to IPad Air 3gen, and everything works well. The one thing that bothers me is the fact that in YouTube app pause on AirPods double-tap works, but the play doesn`t. So why is this so? Maybe I set up something wrong. Can anyone help me?
P.S. I use latest IPadOS and latest version of YoTube app.


texts: Accidentally denied access to keychain for a program I need (Mac, obviously)

texts:
So I have been doing IT support for a long time, for Windows and dabbled in Linux, and while I've had to do the odd thing with Mac, it's usually pretty basic and now I'm stuck. I've got my wife's older mac (10.13) here for testing purposes for an Electron app developed by the company I work for. I updated the program, and then it prompted for the computer password for access to the keychain (because it saves the UN and PW there), which was input and it was ok until I had to restart the app.  When I relaunched it, it prompted again and I accidentally hit Deny. Now when I try to log back into the app, it just spins and spins, no prompt, no error, nothing.
I have completely uninstalled and reinstalled the app naively thinking that might help. I deleted the entry in the keychain, but it doesn't prompt again. I tried adding it back to the keychain manually knowing it wouldn't help, and it didn't. The things I can find online mostly explain how to reset your keychain, but that absolutely cannot be right, because I denied one app, can it?  That seems like a very scorched earth approach.
TIA


texts: Running an app build with very old iOS SDK on a device running current iOS

texts:
I have 2 iOS devices, an iPhone 6s, and an iPhone 4. I'm currently using OS X Mavericks 10.9.0 and plan on using Xcode.

The iPhone 6s is running iOS 12.2, and iPhone 4 is running iOS 7. My Xcode version is 5.1.0.

Will I be able to deploy an app using Xcode 5 on my iPhone 6s?


texts: Can't fully expand projects and targets list in Xcode 7

texts:
I can't seem to fully expand the project and targets list in Xcode 7. I can toggle the 'Hide/Show Projects and Targets' but when when it is supposed to show projects and targets it just shows a sliver. Also I can't drag this pane open any further. I'm asking here instead of SO since this question isn't about programming.

Xcode: 7.0
OS X: 10.10.5


texts: Force Time Machine to Compare Against Incomplete Backup

texts:
For the past few days I've been running an initial backup of my system (3.5tb total) to a new NAS volume.

This has been going fine, running overnight as it's not the fastest NAS, and while it got interrupted once or twice (not network related, Time Machine just stopped and then resumed the backup roughly every 24 hours), it always picked up where it left off without issue.

However, now that there's only 200gb or so remaining, I've tried to resume the backup and Time Machine is complaining that it needs the full 3.5tb of space, which I don't have available (I have about 1.5tb).

It already appears to be running a deep traversal, which I had assumed would mean it would compare against everything already in the backup, but this clearly isn't the case.

Is there any way for me to force Time Machine to properly compare against the incomplete backup and resume normally as before? I'm fine with any solution (i.e- command line is fine).

I really don't want to have to delete the backup and start again, and reducing the amount to copy isn't going to be easy as some of what's being copied is itself a disk image (so tricky to exclude parts of).


texts: Bootcamp partitioning stuck on 'Status: Idle'

texts:
I've been trying to install Windows 10 onto a Mac mini (late 2012, Catalina) using a 16GB USB. The bar for partitioning fills up and then I put in my password and the bar is stuck on idle.

So far I've tried to:

restart the Mac from the Windows disk, but it froze the computer.
restart in Single User mode (⌘ Command  S).


texts: Remove file names from Finder right-click menu

texts:
This is a small annoyance I've always had with the Finder.

When you right-click on items, some of the context menu's menu items then repeat the file name in their titles.

  Compress "some_file_name.txt"
  ...
  Quick Look "some_file_name.txt"
  ...
  Copy "some_file_name.txt"

For long file names, the context menu gets comically large.

This makes using submenus such as "Open With" and "Services" harder, as you need to precisely mouse a greater distance to enter the submenu.

It's also just annoying and overly busy UI. I don't need to be reminded 3 times which file I right clicked. Just give me a nice clean menu. I'm able to Get Info or Rename items without knowing the file name... I think I can manage for Compress as well.

Is there any way to remove the file name from these menu items?

I want it to just say Compress, Quick Look, and Copy.


texts:
Is there a way to show the speed of copying files on a Mac?  For example, when copying a file from the hard drive to SDHC card and vice versa.

The reason is that I can check out the max speed of an SDHC card on my Dell PC, but it seems that on there, the card interface is limited to 20MB/s read or write.  So I want to check how it is on the iMac 27 inch.  Maybe some test program can be used, but I still like to find out any simple way to tell the speed of copying files on the Mac.


texts: Restore Time Machine onto smaller SSD drive

texts:
I have a 2012(?) macmini at home and last night I backed up my HDD to Time Machine then moved the 1TB HDD to the 2nd bay and installed a new 250GB SSD into the 1st bay.
I formatted the new drive to Mac OS Journaled and rebooted.
Now I have tried to restore from Time Machine, but my backup (after excluded folders) is about 375GB.
I have 2 questions:

Is it possible to alter the time machine backup and delete folders I know I have backups elsewhere to get this under 250GB and then restore from that?
If 1 is not possible, how do I reboot to use the original HDD again and redo my Time Machine backup for essential files only?

I've read other questions which say try a clean install, but it would take me days to re-configure my system the way I need it, so that is not an option.

I have a full backup on external HD as well as full cloud backup.


texts: How can I make Growl Tunes start automatically?

texts: How can I make GrowlTunes start automatically when either Growl or OSX does?


texts: Why are all of my windows tiny when I plug in an external monitor?

texts:
I have a mirrored display setup with a 17" MacBook Pro and an Apple LED Cinema display.  When I plug in the monitor, sometimes the mirroring does not kick in properly and some items are half on-screen.

Opening and closing the lid gives it a kick in the pants and fixes it, but some application windows are collapsed to almost nothing (see screenshot) and I have to resize them all.  Kind of a PITA since this happens every morning.  Is there a fix?

(I also think this is responsible for my VirtualBox issue)

Screenshot:


texts: Apple ID or password entered incorrectly

texts:
I just tried to update some apps but it's telling me apple Id or my password I entered is wrong (it isn't). My Apple ID is same as before.

I Then tried to reset my password.
Even after that it is still saying my Apple ID or my password is entered wrong. I chose the option to answer a security question and put the correct answer in but it tells me my information is incorrect.

I have been on the phone with Apple support this afternoon for more than 30 minutes and they still couldn’t fix it.
I know the information I'm giving is correct but Apple is still unable to help me.

What should I do?


texts:
Sometimes when I click on the desktop, Finder opens. How can I disable this in OS X 10.9?

For what it's worth, it was already happening in Mountain Lion.


texts: Is there an 802.11ac Airport Extreme card available for older Mac Pro machines?

texts:
When I built my Mac Pro 3,1 machine (Early 2008) back in the day, I chose not to get an Airport Extreme card since I only intended to connect it via an Ethernet cable. However, I've noticed that the new Yosemite Handoff feature apparently requires not only Bluetooth 4.0 but also 802.11ac. There is some debate on the web as to whether just getting USB dongles will work, but I figure it is worth seeing if any official products exist seeing how the mini-PCI port used for the Airport Extreme seems to have been used across several models of Macs.

Is there an 802.11ac Airport Extreme adapter on the market that would work in an old Mac Pro like the macpro3,1? The purpose is to enable Handoff, nothing more.


texts: Home Sharing doesn't work when using WPA2

texts:
I'm having problems using Home Sharing with WPA2 personal. With WEP or no password, it's fine.

Here's my setup:

Late 2010 27" iMac used for wireless Internet Sharing, running Mavericks. Apple TV 2 with the latest version running.

The Apple TV is seeing the wifi from the iMac, as I can see purchased films and music. It's just not seeing Home Sharing, even though it's all switched on in iTunes. My iPhone 5 and iPad can't see it either. But when I switch to the less secure WEP or no password, the share option appears on both iOS devices.

All suggestions welcome. Thanks.


texts: Looking for an app to name colors on Mac (colorblind)?

texts:
I am colorblind. I am looking for an app to help me identify colors by their basic names (blue, green, ...) when I am working on powerpoint or excel on mac (OSX 10.12).

On windows, I was using whatcolor quite successfully. This app translates the RGB code of the pixel under your mouse into intelligible color names such as blue, green, ... it's a real time-saver when you have to create powerpoints or excel.

I could not find anything similar so far on mac. I tried apps such as Visolve or Sim Daltonism but they did not have this simple functionality.

Please note I am not looking for a color picker such as DigitalColor Meter, that would just read out color RGB codes from pixels. I need a tool that "names" colors, stay on top of screen, with a compact window, just like whatcolor.


texts: corrupted library (?) preventing ipad upload to icloud photos

texts:
My ipad was not downloading photos from icloud photos, and was stuck uploading xxx photos. I tried turning icloud photos (and photo stream etc) on and off, and restarting the ipad, with no change in behavior. I then turned off icloud photos, deleted every photo off the ipad, turned it on and noticed that now, it says it is uploading 5 photos. These photos appear to not exist (the library is empty, the deleted files album is empty, and i have removed all albums, and are not visible either using image capture or windows) and I presume this is the source of my sync problems.

I then backed up the ipad, and restored from backup, and the problem persists.

I have one thing left to try that I can think of - restore as new and re-install from scratch - but this will be painful. Can anyone suggest an alternative?

Thanks

Chris


texts:
I'm not trained on iOS and my iPad 6th Gen is the only Apple product I own.

iOS version is 13.3.
I have downloaded the app called, "Music"
I have downloaded Readdle Documents.

Using Documents, I have downloaded an mp3 file.  Now I'm not sure how to get the Music app to "see" it.
It seems like I need to add it to "Music's" Library, but cannot find the option to do so.

One solution I recall but can’t cite said to install an app called "iTunes", but I could not find it in the app store.  I did find "iTunes Store" but that seems to only be a way to purchase content.

I am looking to use the content I already own.
I have no access to a desktop system that I can install software on, so any external or 3rd party tools are not accessible.
I don’t know how I’ll bulk load mp3 as well since I lack a computer and readdle won’t let me manage playlists.

Can someone get me started to how to play MP3?


texts: Why is Safari asking for local items keychain?

texts: Recently, after opening safari on my macbook air, it began asking for the password to my local items keychain. Immediately this raises a red flag, as this never happened before and seems not entirely unlikely to be some form of malware. Is this actually a security risk or is this something benign?


texts: Has anyone experienced ergonomic problems with the Magic Mouse?

texts:
I used a Magic Mouse for the past few months. Very soon after I started using it I developed some aching in my hand. Over time this has grown to be more or less constant, even when not using the mouse for a while. I just switched back to an old bulky Logitech mouse, and just resting my hand on it feels much better. The Magic Mouse seems way too flat to be comfortable for prolonged use.

I know this is a rather subjective question, but have other people experienced similar ergonomic problems with the Magic Mouse? Is there any study about it?


texts: Macbook Pro Ram and/or Processor broken?

texts:
I am experiencing several problems with my MacBook Pro early 2011.

It all started about two months ago with my wifi card. It lost connection to the network every few hours. The symbol in the status bar of MacOS X kept showing that I am connected, but there was no network connection. When I tried to disable and enable again I could not enable it anymore until I rebooted. This behaviour occurred in the beginning approximately every two or three hours and in the end it happened minutes after rebooting. Now MacOS shows most of the time, but not always, a wifi symbol with a white x in the middle.

About three weeks ago, it started that I could not send my MacBook to sleep anymore. In the beginning I investigated the problem only a little bit, tried to create a new user account and see if this user could send it to sleep, but that did not work. Three days ago, I read more about this problem and Apple says you should try booting safe mode and see if it can go to sleep in this mode. I tried it, it did not work and when I tried to boot back to normal mode I got a “prohibited sign” after I saw the Apple Logo while booting.

I tried to reinstall Mac OS X on the partition on which it was already installed to keep my personal files, but the installation got stuck and failed. I made a backup of my files and did a fresh installation which also failed when I did it using the recovery partition. I tried it again from a USB drive installer and it worked.

After that I used the Apple Hardware Test and the quick test found a memory error: 4MEM/9/40000000: 0x83b52598 I upgraded the RAM on my own years ago with two 4GB chips. After the test I replaced one of the chips with one of the built-in 2GB chips and neither the quick nor the extended test failed. After one day of working with my MacBook I did again three more extended tests, out of curiosity. The first one of these failed with an 4MEM/62/40000000 0x838da618 the other two, I did them several hours later, succeeded without errors.

During the backup process (before replacing the ram) I booted Ubuntu from a USB drive and two out of five or six boots stopped with a couple of errors, I will attach a screenshot of these errors.

Are these errors also RAM related or might it also be a broken processor?

What can break a memory chip? Is it normal that this happens from time to time?

Thanks for your help.


texts: Install Autoconf, Automake trying to install pcre

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I don't asking by homebrew or port only source code /binary

I was trying to install pcre...

$ cd /Volumes/ADATAHD/macOS/Source_Codes/pcre-8.39
$ ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/Custom/pcre --enable-unicode-properties --enable-pcre16 --enable-pcre32

pcre-8.39 configuration summary:

    Install prefix .................. : /usr/local/Custom/pcre
    C preprocessor .................. : gcc -E
    C compiler ...................... : gcc
    C++ preprocessor ................ : g++ -E
    C++ compiler .................... : g++
    Linker .......................... : /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/ld
    C preprocessor flags ............ :
    C compiler flags ................ : -g -O2 -fvisibility=hidden
    C++ compiler flags .............. : -O2 -fvisibility=hidden -fvisibility-inlines-hidden
    Linker flags .................... :
    Extra libraries ................. :

    Build 8 bit pcre library ........ : yes
    Build 16 bit pcre library ....... : yes
    Build 32 bit pcre library ....... : yes
    Build C++ library ............... : yes
    Enable JIT compiling support .... : no
    Enable UTF-8/16/32 support ...... : yes
    Unicode properties .............. : yes
    Newline char/sequence ........... : lf
    \R matches only ANYCRLF ......... : no
    EBCDIC coding ................... : no
    EBCDIC code for NL .............. : n/a
    Rebuild char tables ............. : no
    Use stack recursion ............. : yes
    POSIX mem threshold ............. : 10
    Internal link size .............. : 2
    Nested parentheses limit ........ : 250
    Match limit ..................... : 10000000
    Match limit recursion ........... : MATCH_LIMIT
    Build shared libs ............... : yes
    Build static libs ............... : yes
    Use JIT in pcregrep ............. : no
    Buffer size for pcregrep ........ : 20480
    Link pcregrep with libz ......... : no
    Link pcregrep with libbz2 ....... : no
    Link pcretest with libedit ...... : no
    Link pcretest with libreadline .. : no
    Valgrind support ................ : no
    Code coverage ................... : no

Now... make

$ make
CDPATH="${ZSH_VERSION+.}:" && cd . && /bin/sh /Volumes/ADATAHD/macOS/Source_Codes/pcre-8.39/missing aclocal-1.15 -I m4
/Volumes/ADATAHD/macOS/Source_Codes/pcre-8.39/missing: line 81: aclocal-1.15: command not found
WARNING: 'aclocal-1.15' is missing on your system.
        You should only need it if you modified 'acinclude.m4' or
        'configure.ac' or m4 files included by 'configure.ac'.
        The 'aclocal' program is part of the GNU Automake package:
        <http://www.gnu.org/software/automake>
        It also requires GNU Autoconf, GNU m4 and Perl in order to run:
        <http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf>
        <http://www.gnu.org/software/m4/>
        <http://www.perl.org/>
make: *** [aclocal.m4] Error 127
$

Let's go to install autoconf

$ tar zxvf /Volumes/ADATAHD/Downloads/autoconf-2.69.tar.gz -C /Volumes/ADATAHD/macOS/Source_Codes/
$ cd /Volumes/ADATAHD/macOS/Source_Codes/autoconf-2.69

Running

$ sudo ./configure && make && sudo make install

I have this error message:

standards.texi:3229: Unknown command `guilsinglleft'.
standards.texi:3229: Misplaced {.
standards.texi:3229: Misplaced }.
standards.texi:3229: Unknown command `guilsinglright'.
standards.texi:3229: Misplaced {.
standards.texi:3229: Misplaced }.
makeinfo: Removing output file `standards.info' due to errors; use --force to preserve.
make[2]: *** [standards.info] Error 1
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make: *** [all] Error 2
$

How solve this error?
Another Question, Why libz is not detected?


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MacBook Pro won't boot. Getting various grey screens. When try to do straight boot, get flashing folder.

Other things not working: OS X recovery, start up manager, single user mode, verbose mode, safe mode. Will go to Internet recovery, enter password, stall (-2002F- error).

Tried resetting NVRAM and SMC, but nothing.

Tried with new hard drive, but exact same results with old hard drive (I thought old hard drive might be corrupted, so got new one, but getting identical results).

Any ideas? Could go to Apple service centre, but closest to where I am is 3 hours drive.

Should note, that many attempts ago Mac booted fine (by some divine intervention I think), so backed up everything right away, but after using computer as usual for an hour (mostly Internet browsing using both Safari and Chrome), computer slowed down to snail pace, so tried rebooting but again got results as listed above.

Any help or ideas greatly appreciated. Thanks!


texts: Change the shortcut for Inserting a New Equation in MS Word for Mac

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I am having trouble changing the shortcut to add a new equation in MS Word for Mac.

Currently, the shortcut is set to: Control + =

I want to change this to the new shortcut: Shift + E

As per my findings on the internet, the procedure to do so is:

Word >> Tools >> Customise Keyboard and then search the command am looking to add/delete shortcut for and then edit it.

So when I do this, I go to the Category of:  Insert >> InsertEquation

Now the problem is, neither do I see the existing shortcut which should appear in "Current Keys" text box as visible in the screenshot, nor can I add a new shortcut in the "Press new keyboard shortcut" textfield, visible in the same screenshot. (My new shortcut does not show up in the text field even when I press it, so the Assign button next to it is greyed out and can't be pressed)

Help me solve this please


texts: Command Line Tools update description of changes

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When Apple provides updates for OS X and other software it typically also describes the changes introduced in that version, as displayed in the App Store application's Updates tab or in a separate Apple knowledge base article.  However, when the "Command Line Tools" software (often installed by developers as part of Xcode) is updated there typically is no list of changes.  This was also the case for the recent 6.4 update released on June 30th, 2015.  A web search for an Apple page that would list the changes does not seem to give any hits.

Is there any place, for example an Apple web page or knowledge base article, that lists the changes in Command Line Developer Tools updates?

There are many useful command-line tools in this package, so it would be interesting to know what new versions become available with each "Command Line Tools" update.


texts: I like to listen to podcasts on my iPhone, and there's one feature that really bugs me: when a podcast has chapters, it's impossible to see how far you are into the podcast, how much is left, or to scrub between chapters. Is there a way to disable this feature?


texts: I'm trying to restore a iPhone 3g I got that was jailbroken. I plugged it into itunes and hit restore and received the error 1015 that it could not be restored. I've tried using the tinyumbrella solution I believe I did it correctly but it did not work. Anyone have any suggestions?


texts: echo color coding stopped working in mountain lion

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The following produced text with different color on terminal in Lion, but not in Mountain Lion. Why? What can be done to echo in color on Mountain Lion?

echo -e "Some text \e[0;32m in color \e[0m no more color";

In mountain Lion it just prints as if -e wasn't given as an argument to echo.


texts: Scheduling a "sleep" event on Power Manager

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I am using Mac OS El Capitan on my macbook pro and have just installed Power Manager following your recommendations elsewhere on this website (see Low Battery Alert for Mac OS X El Capitan).

However, I see only an option to power down the computer when the battery charge falls below a specified level. I would like to simply display a pop-up warning on the screen along with a sound alarm and, if continued unheeded for a few minutes, put the laptop to sleep instead of powering down. I guess the way to achieve this would be a script; could you send me such a script indicating wherever I have to insert my preferred parameters? Thanks.


texts: Show ALL files starting with a dot in Finder

texts:
This answer from 2011 doesn't work for me:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles true
killall Finder

I still can't see .DS_Store for example, .localized, ._. etc
cmd shift . also doesn't work.
I can see other dotfiles after I use cmd shift ., just not ._.*, .DS_Store, .localized so far.


texts: Can't get into my phone after erasing it through iCloud

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I forgot my restrictions passcode so I looked at some websites and forums who told me to erase my iPhone from iCloud and to backup my iPhone.

I did this but unfortunately, now my iPhone is in lost mode and has been erased from iCloud and I can't get into my phone. How can I get back into my phone or reset it?


texts: Why do our iPhones keep asking for passwords of other users?

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Our client's employees all have iPhone 6s. They don't share phones, and have never used each others, but strangely, as one user tries to download an app at the App store, it then asks for a completely different persons' iCloud password. The only thing these phones share is a WiFi network, and mail accounts on an Exchange server.

This has happened to two other phones within the same client employees. One of the phones actually asked for a completely different client iCloud password, even though these two people have never met before.

Why does this keep happening?

Update: I have answered this myself, and marked as the correct answer because that is exactly what were happening.


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I have tried to send pdfs via email from Preview but the app is not letting me.  The share button only gives me the option to send via "message" and "airdrop". I want to be able to send via Mac Mail and Outlook. What can I do to add these options under the "share" button.

Thanks
Brandi


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I realized that I'm always I receive a message informing that my startup disk is almost full. So I used the "Disk Inventory" App to know what was happening.

My sleepimage was bigger than 20Gb, I read that one of the Mavericks OS features was the little size of sleepimage.

Could I delete the file? If I do, the sleepimage will work normally?


texts: USB ethernet adapter not working with 2012 Retina MBP

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I've got a 2012 Retina MBP running 10.11.3. In the past I've used a Linksys USB3GIGv1 ethernet adapter to connect to a wired network, however for the past week or so it hasn't worked.

When I plug the adapter into the USB port with System Preferences > Network open, nothing gets updated; the interface doesn't show up in the list on the left side of the window, and if I turn Wi-Fi off, I lose my connection to the internet. The light on the adapter does flash at random, though, as it used to.

I tried disabling and re-enabling all the interfaces through ifconfig <iface name> off/on, but no luck there. I've also tried using an unbranded ethernet adapter which had previously worked, as well as switching out the cables for one with a known working connection, and even hooking the dongle up to a Thunderbolt display, but all to no avail.

The dongle does show up in System Information > USB and the brand and model are correctly identified on the USB 3.0 bus.

Finally, I've tried manually installing the drivers from Linksys's website, but they only support OS X up to 10.9 (I had used this dongle post-10.11, and it stopped working almost randomly).

How can I get my MacBook to connect to the internet using an ethernet adapter considering all of that?


texts: Install older removed brew formula version

texts:
While brew has an accessible simple versioning mechanism, it's restricted to versions used by a large number of people. So for popular versions, it's easy:

brew search node # gives node@6, node@8, node@10
brew search postgresql #gives postgresql@9.4, postgresql@9.5, postgresql@9.6, postgresql@10
brew search python # gives python@2

And I can install one for instance with brew install python@2.

But for less popular versions which got removed, let's say git@2.20.1, then it's not obvious how to install them:

  $ brew install git@2.20.1
  Error: No available formula with the name "git@2.20.1"
  ==> Searching for a previously deleted formula (in the last month)...
  Error: No previously deleted formula found.
  ==> Searching for similarly named formulae...
  Error: No similarly named formulae found.
  ==> Searching taps...
  ==> Searching taps on GitHub...
  Error: No formulae found in taps.


texts: Hard drive will not format - bad drive or enclosure?

texts:
Today, I received from Amazon a Thermaltake BlacX 5G hard drive docking station and a 2 TB Western Digital Green drive. I inserted the drive and was able to format it into a one partition drive.

I then started a clone backup in SuperDuper which stopped when the drive seemed to eject itself. I reinserted the drive and was told it was not formatted. I began to reformat it and received the "File System Formatter Failed" error message. I rebooted, tried the docking station on a different USB port, etc. None of it worked.

I then tried to format the drive via terminal and received the following:

AndyMBP:dev andy$ diskutil eraseDisk HFS+ clone disk3
Started erase on disk3
Unmounting disk
Error: -69760: Unable to write to the last block of the device
AndyMBP:dev andy$

What I am trying to figure out is whether I have a bum drive or a bum docking station. Is there a way to determine this short of buying another drive? Everything is under warranty, but I want to make sure I return the correct item.


texts: How to use iPhone 6 back up on iPhone 4s?

texts:
My iPhone 6 broke down and I've tried to use latest backup on my old 4s with no luck.
Is there any way I can use it for my old 4s?
Thanks


texts: App store update page doesn't seem to be loading properly on Mac OS El Capitan 10.11.6

texts: Basically the "updates page" loads in a non rich html format, and if theres an update it's missing the tabs on the update page as well.  I can't figure out if this is just because apple may have stopped supporting El Capitan or if I have something else going on.  Any help would be appreciated.  I've trashed the caches in library and the user profile. But this page is the only one that still loads like this (see pic below) on my app store.


texts: What is the simplest way to dual-boot linux?

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I am looking for the most straightforward way (both in initial setup and in maintenance) to set up a second partition on an OS X machine for (either) Debian or Ubuntu. I won't be running any other OSes so the ability to triple boot is of no interest to me.

Most articles suggest installing a third-party bootloader, either Refit or Refind, as one of the first steps. Is this really necessary? In the past, I've just partitioned some empty space with Disk Utility and let the Ubuntu installer format and install to it however it pleases. Is there something wrong with this approach?


texts: If I save files in iCloud, where are they "really"?

texts: If I save files to iCloud in apps in Mountain Lion that support such saving, where on my drive can I find these files if I want to run command line utilities on them, edit them in other programs, etc?


texts: Cannot log into MAC OS X after rename the disk

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I tried to rename the hard drive of my Macbook from "Macintosh HD" to something else without the freaking space. However, after renaming it, many of my applications showed errors immediately and I stupidly restarted my computer. Right now, I cannot log in to my user account because of an error. Everything is blocked...

If someone can tell me how to change the harddrive name back without logging into my previous account, I will appreciate it a lot. It will save my life!

Thanks


texts: Why is "Add to Wishlist" option not visible in iOS 7 App Store?

texts: I've found several apps that I'd like to add to my wishlist to download later, but the option isn't visible in the menu. I thought "Add to Wishlist" was a new feature in iOS 7 for the App Store. But the only options I see are Airdrop, Message, Mail, Twitter, Facebook, and Copy Link. Is anyone else having this issue?


texts: What is the application called "Momentics"? It occupies 4.2 GB of my hard disk. Can I delete it?

texts: I think it may come from eclipse for java programming. But I don't use java programming anymore. Can I delete "Momentics" and reinstall it if I need it?


texts:
I deleted a user folder from Macintosh HD/Users that was inactive. It is now in the Trash and when I attempt to empty trash or delete immediately I am unable.

I used Terminal to navigate to:

cd ~/.Trash

then attempted the following three options:

rm -R name_of_folder
rm -rf name_of_folder
sudo rm -rf name_of_folder

None of these worked. Getting errors such as "not an empty directory" or "file is in use."

When I show invisible files in Finder using Shift + Command + . I can see that the user folder I deleted has an invisible "Library" folder inside with various subfolders inside of that.

I do not believe any of these files or folders are being used by the system as they are currently in the trash and no longer in the "Users" folder on my Macintosh HD.

How do I remove these files?

(I am running macOS Catalina public beta 8)


texts: Pulled too hard when opening iPhone. Did this kill my iPhone 5 screen?

texts:
So I bought a replacement home button for my iPhone 5. I tried to gently lift the screen with a suction tool, but when it finally lifted, it yanked something off and now the screen won't work :(

I took my phone apart twice, back to back. I successfully reattached the 3 cables and the screen was working fine.. I reassembled and realized I forgot to remove one of the adhesive backings, so the new home button wasn't working. When I took it apart again is when something pulled with it. I fixed the button and tried to reconnect the 3 cables again. But the screen remains  black :(

I have no idea what the part is or how to fix it. I hope I didn't just destroy the screen! I found a picture online and edited it to show the part that pulled off from the backing. Please help meee!


texts: VNC Client that can send Ctrl+Alt+Delete?

texts: Is there a VNC Client for OS X that can send Ctrl+Alt+ Delete? I've googled, searched have not found. I frequently VNC into Windows machines and need to send this key combo in order to log in.


texts: Mac Pro 2008 will not boot and no video out

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I have a friend with a mac pro 2008 model - which is failing to boot.  Windows 7 was the predominantly used OS on it, and she hardly ever booted into OSX Snow Leopard.  She did change the graphics card at one point, but I dont think she booted into osx once after installing the replacement gfx card (xfx 6870).

She tried to boot into OSX by holding the option key - but just received a blank screen and no video output.  When booting into windows, and selecting the 'boot into osx on reboot' option - now there is no video output at all - and no option to select boot OS - so we're really stuck now.  There are two chimes on boot.

I really have no experience with Macs - and have no idea where to start troubleshooting this problem.  Any help would be appreciated!

Edit:  I have done some reading and possibly the reason there is no video is because the xfx 6870 model has not been flashed, and doesnt support the efi-bootcamp menu.

Edit: Are there any keyboard shortcuts to select the OS on the bootcamp os select menu?

Edit: Finally got windows 7 booting again after digging out the broken 8800GT.  Now just need an idiot-proof guide on flashing the 6870 so it works in osx!

Edit: After doing some reading - it appears that the last version of snow leopard should have support for the 6870 - so I will probably try booting to OSX with the old card, then running the system update - and hope that the old gfx card does not fail completely during this time.  Then - if we can boot into OSX with the 6870, we will try using this zeus tool http://www.groths.org/?tag=zeus - which appears the easiest way to flash the card.


texts: I have an iPhone 4. I would like to know: since iOS 8 is not going to work on the iPhone 4, when should I be worried about the security of my device, since iOS 7 will eventually cease to be supported by most apps?


texts: Where are my phone's apps stored on my Mac?

texts:
A long time ago, when iTunes backed up my iPhone to my Mac, I could then search my Mac and find all the individual app files inside a subfolder of the "iTunes" folder in my "Music" folder.

But that was then and this is 2019 and I can't see anywhere that these individual files are accessible.

Can they still be found, and if so, where?


texts: Can I print lists from the Reminders app?

texts:
I would like to print out the lists and tasks that I maintain in the Reminders app.

I can copy the text or take screenshots and paste them to a program like Word, but… Is there an easier approach?


texts: How can I enable unlocking my Mac Mini while sharing the screen?

texts:
For reasons I can only guess are somehow related to security, it is not possible to unlock macOS with an Apple Watch if you're viewing the screen over the network rather than over a dedicated monitor cable.
I would like to make this possible.  Is there some way of enabling it?


texts: How to save text to speech as a voice recording?

texts:
say "Hello World"

is pretty neato, but it requires the terminal to stay open. Is there a nice way to save the recording from what a "say" would output as a file?


texts:
What gestures or buttons make the Apple TV in Netflix app zoom/stretch the image to fill screen?

On the Apple TV 4K (2017) using Netflix app, I somehow zoomed/stretched an old tv show with nearly-square aspect-ratio to fill the screen of this 4K TV.

Only the Apple TV remote was in use at the time. Seems to have happened when I swiped my thumb on the touch surface rightward from left edge, but I'm not sure.

Workaround: Crash the Netflix app and relaunch.


texts: How to let Xcode build apps and use playgrounds when parental control is enabled

texts:
I would like to know how to let Xcode build apps and use playgrounds when parental control is enabled.
In fact app restriction is enabled, but even if Xcode is authorised it asks for authorisation every time when trying to build an app, and using playgrounds is simply impossible because it won't stop prompting for the authorisation even if it has been given.

Any ideas ?

EDIT : Now starting a bounty, don't hesitate to ask for details in the comments if you need them :)


texts: Open Favourites Page in Safari with search bar text

texts:
There is a question where someone answered topsites://:
Open Favourites Page in Safari with Javascript

Is there any text which navigates to favourite bookmarks? Like favourites://?

I don't use Top Sites because it's so messed up and preview images are never correct and I want to change the homepage to the favourite bookmarks.


texts: How can I upload music from an iPhone to a PC without iTunes?

texts:
I am looking for an app that will let me transfer media from iPhone 5 to a PC without iTunes sync.

It has 3 atributes that I like:

works on any Windows
upload media with no iTunes sync
multiple iOS management


texts:
I'm a developer and I bought a 2nd hand iPad for development aid in June 2019.

It came with the usual Hello setup screen, so I put my email and password and evertything was fine.

I was able to use iCloud, was able to debug my app on it, everything was normal.

In app purchases was difficult to test because my developer accounts grants me free subscriptions on my own apps, so I created another iCloud account and used on this iPad (and also on an iPhone 5 I have for the same purpose). Again, everything worked fine.

Last week, the iPad updated itself to iOS 12.4.6 and, after that I have used the reset function to clear it (I wanted a clean first use experience for some new developments I'm testing).

Now it keeps telling me this device is locked and asking for an e-mail/password that is not mine (as it masks the e-mail, I can't even tell who owns it).

So, what happened? This iPad was stolen before I bought and I just have luck setupping in the first place?

The iPhone Finder doesn't show it on my account (although it appears on my iCloud devices list, but the only action I can do here is to forget it)

I'm having trouble understanding if this is a mistake or anything else (if I never could pass the activation, ok, I could do something when I bought it, but the activation kicking in just now is insane!)


texts: Increase font size of web pages on iPad?

texts: Can you increase the font size for web pages on an iPad using the default safari browser?


texts: get first characters of expansion parameter of find command

texts:
I have a huge collection of images and I would like to put them in folders matching their first 3 charachers+.jpg extension.

So i would like to grab 4_1_0002.png file (all the files starting with 4_1) and put it in the 4_1_.jpg folder. Similarly I would like to grab 4_2_0002.png file (all the files starting with 4_2) and put it in the 4_2_.jpg folder.

All those files that I would like to sort are now in one huge folder.
I expected to use a find command, but I don't know how to extract the first three characters from {} expansion parameter.

find . -type f -ok echo mv {} "path/first3char.jpg" \;


texts: How to move mails out of a broken account?

texts:
I'm facing a serious problem on a clients MacBook Pro (High Sierra). He has transferred his domain to a new provider, where I recreated his email accounts and added them in Mac Mail before the migration took place, so he had both accounts in his list. I expected to do a clean mail migration once new messages started pouring into the new account.
However, I seem unable to move the messages from the (now defunct) old account into the new one. The move progress stays at 1/316, taking over an hour now.
I also attempted to export the inbox and sent folders, which produces some empty mbox files. Reimporting them should - according to the Apple help pages - create a new imported folder in the folder list, but it does not.

Is this expected behaviour? How can I get those emails into the new account?


texts:
I am running a late 2012 iMac with 3tb fusion drive and 32gb of ram. In order to play minecraft and halo with my sister, i wanted to install windows via Bootcamp, however, when it came to the partition stage it wouldn't let me select a size less than 1tb, even tho I only have 800GB available and only wanted to allocate around 100gb anyway,  Because of this, I tried to install it without Bootcamp and have made a mess of my hard drive. Following this tutorial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0XtZjuMTNk&ab_channel=HeadsofTechnology) I attempted to create an MS-Dos partition on my mac, but it was stuck on something like 'resizing core storage physical volume structures' for a good few minutes. I read that it shouldn't really take more than 2 mins to create a partition and assumed it had crashed. I waited around 10 mins and nothing happened, so I forced quit disk utility and rebooted my mac.
My machine seems to be usable, and is not as yet having any issues - the only thing is that the 125GB that I had allocated for the Windows partition is gone. There is no partition showing in disk utility, but my drive's available space is 125gb less than it was. I have tried running first aid, but it has not changed anything.
At this point - I think I just want to recover the space and forget windows all together - how do I do that - is it possible to do without reformatting? is it possible I could lose data with my drive as it is now?
Thanks for any help.
EDIT:
Output from the command diskutil list:
Last login: Mon Dec 28 11:56:37 on console
James-Richardsons-iMac:~ jamesrichardson$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *121.3 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:          Apple_CoreStorage Macintosh HD            121.0 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Boot OS X               134.2 MB   disk0s3

/dev/disk1 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *3.0 TB     disk1
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk1s1
   2:          Apple_CoreStorage Macintosh HD            3.0 TB     disk1s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk1s3

/dev/disk2 (internal, virtual):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD           +3.0 TB     disk2
                                 Logical Volume on disk0s2, disk1s2
                                 95D9EC18-33C9-40FD-917D-5856017AD2A0
                                 Unencrypted Fusion Drive

James-Richardsons-iMac:~ jamesrichardson$


texts: iMac creates ._filename, MacBook Pro not

texts:
I’ve been searching on the forums and Google for a while now but couldn’t find a answer to my question. It’s a ._filename related one but one who varies from the search results.

First my Hardware setup:

iMac Retina 5K, 27 inch Late 2015 (iMac17,1), 2 TB Fusion drive, two partitions (1: High Sierra, 2: Bootcamp with Windows 8)
Macbook Pro, 13 inch, Mid 2012 (MacBookPro9,2), 256 SSD, one partition (High Sierra)

Both machines have been reinstalled this month, both are running the latest version of macOS High Sierra with all updates installed.

Now when I copy files to a FAT32 USB stick on my iMac it’s creating those ._filename.
When I do the same thing on my MacBook Pro it’s not creating those ._filename.

I've tested it by formatting the USB Stick on the iMac, MacBook and a Windows machine (all FAT32). All had the same result.

What’s the magic behind it and how can I get both machines to behave the same?

PS: I do know I can remove those files with the dot_clean command but I just don't want it to happen at all, just like my MacBook does.


texts: JAVA_HOME error while maven build, OSX-10.8.4 Version

texts:
Error: JAVA_HOME is not defined correctly.
  We cannot execute
  /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/CurrentJDK/Home/bin/java

I have upgraded my OSX to 10.8.4. After OSX upgrade I have upgraded my JDK and JRE to 7. But I am getting the above error when I am trying for maven build of project.

When I run ls -al /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/

I get the below response

drwxr-xr-x  11 root  wheel  374 Jul 22 22:33 .
drwxr-xr-x  10 root  wheel  340 Jul 22 18:30 ..
lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  wheel   10 Jul 22 18:30 1.4 -> CurrentJDK
lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  wheel   10 Jul 22 18:30 1.4.2 -> CurrentJDK
lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  wheel   10 Jul 22 18:30 1.5 -> CurrentJDK
lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  wheel   10 Jul 22 18:30 1.5.0 -> CurrentJDK
lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  wheel   10 Jul 22 18:30 1.6 -> CurrentJDK
lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  wheel   10 Jul 22 18:30 1.6.0 -> CurrentJDK
drwxr-xr-x   7 root  wheel  238 Jul 22 18:30 A
lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  wheel    1 Jul 22 18:30 Current -> A
lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  wheel   59 Jul 22 18:30 CurrentJDK -> /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents

For this ls -al /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/CurrentJDK/Home/bin

I don't see any contents in CurrentJDK further.

On running /usr/libexec/java_home

I get:

/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_25.jdk/Contents/Home

I am pretty much new to working with OS X. Let me know if I might have missed any point still in making it successful.


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