texts: zero pad numbers in `cal` (or `gcal`) output?

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This seemed pretty easy, but I have not found a good way to do it.

In Terminal, cal will give this output:

   September 2015
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
       1  2  3  4  5
 6  7  8  9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30

That is, it will show the calendar for the current month.

I would like to have it display like so:

   September 2015
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
      01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08 09 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30

This seems like it would be fairly easy to do, but so far I can’t crack it.

Initially I thought I would just look for the numbers 1-9 with one space on either side. That works… except if the number is on Saturday, or Sunday, because then there's no leading/trailing padding.

So I'm at a loss. I even looked at GNU cal which seems to have a bazillion options, but I couldn't find one for this.

I'm sure there's a way to do this with sed/awk/tr/etc but I can't figure it out. Would prefer as “lightweight” of a solution as possible, as this is something that will run frequently, but I'm not adverse to installing something else via brew if it can do a better/ more efficient job.


texts: What is the difference in weight between the minimum spec 2018 15" Macbook Pro and the maximum spec?

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Apple's website lists only a single weight for a 2018 15" Macbook Pro

https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs/

  Weight: 4.02 pounds (1.83 kg)3

  3: Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.

So with memory, storage, cpu and gpu maxxed out what is the difference in weight?


texts:
I entered Apple ID to my iPhone 5 which "Find my iPhone" button was on and someone changed the password. Now every second I use the phone they ask me to sign in to iCloud.

How can I remove this ID and unlock my iPhone?


texts: Duplicate keyboard input after upgrading to macOS Catalina

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After updating to macOS Catalina – when I type, macOS will randomly repeat keypresses and sequences of keypresses.

Below are some examples of some mistypes just while writing this article:

macOS => macOSmacOS
Below => Below elow
Below => BelBelow
Some => SomeSome
Some => Someome

macOS also duplicates Enter and control-sequences like Ctrl-C and CMD+V.

After updating to macOS Catalina, I also updated brew with brew upgrade, so maybe I have some odd update in there that might be causing this issue?

~ $ brew list
allure
ansible
apr
apr-util
argon2
aspell
autoconf
bash-completion
bdw-gc
brotli
c-ares
caddy
cmake
composer
ctags
curl-openssl
dnsmasq
doctl
fdupes
freetds
freetype
fzf
gdbm
gettext
git
glib
gmp
gnu-sed
go
graphicsmagick
htop
httpie
icu4c
jansson
jasper
jemalloc
jpeg
jq
jsoncpp
libev
libevent
libffi
libidn
libmetalink
libpng
libpq
libsodium
libssh2
libtermkey
libtiff
libtool
libuv
libvterm
libyaml
libzip
little-cms2
luajit
mariadb
mongodb
msgpack
ncdu
ncurses
neovim
nghttp2
nnn
oniguruma
openldap
openssl
openssl@1.1
pcre
pcre2
php
pkg-config
python
python3
python@2
rbenv
readline
rtmpdump
ruby
ruby-build
sdl2
sdl2_image
shellcheck
sphinx-doc
sqlite
the_silver_searcher
tidy-html5
tig
tmux
unibilium
unixodbc
webp
xz

I have tried multiple different keyboards. It feels like restarting the computer will make the issue go away for maybe 3 minutes and then the random key repeats start happening again.

What could be causing this and where should I be looking? I can't work like this and it's also dangerous because sometimes macOS repeats e.g. the enter-key which has already caused some confirmation-dialogs to be silently confirmed. :|

Thanks for your help!


texts: I just noticed that my camera light was on on my MacBook. I looked down at my dashboard and it said 9 users were on my FaceTime. I freaked and shut it down. Now is there anyway I can find out who was watching and how they turned it on?


texts: OpenSSL not getting linked with homebrew on El Capitan 10.11.6

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I am trying to code in C on OS X (El Capitan) and need to use OpenSSL. OS ships with version 0.9.8zh 14 Jan 2016.

I used homebrew to upgrade and install openssl (got version 1.0.2h) but am unable to link it correctly to use it. This is what is did:

brew update

brew install openssl

brew link --force openssl

which gave me error saying

Warning: Refusing to link: openssl.

My path references /usr/local/bin as the first one.

Ran this command:
ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/openssl/1.0.2j/include/openssl /usr/local/include/openssl

(found this solution here: Openssl with El Capitan among other places)

got no error output, so I assumed this worked. But..

which openssl gives me this output: /usr/local/bin/openssl

openssl version gives me this output: OpenSSL 0.9.8zh 14 Jan 2016

All I'm trying to do is run some CLI commands/ write some C code edited in plain vi editor, compiled using gcc. I am including openssl in header files using

 #include <openssl/sha.h>
#include <openssl/ripemd.h>

Also, the command I am running on CLI which led me to this path was this (if that helps):

openssl dgst -sha256 -sign ec-priv.pem ex-message.txt >ex-signature.der.

Gives me an error:

EVP_SignFinal:wrong public key type.

Googling led me to understand it's cause of an old OpenSSL version which I need to update.

Any ideas on how to proceed here?


texts: How do Macs calculate the amount of Hard Drive space left?

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What kind of algorithm do they use to see how much space is left? I thought that maybe the amount of space it began with is programmed in and then the size of files created is then subtracted from the total amount.

P.S: This is a Mac question or a programming question?


texts: How to use my Apple Remote Control with Windows 10

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I want to use my Apple Remote Control 2G (aluminum with black buttons) in presentations on my work computer (MSI GL62M 7RD-429XES Intel Core i7-7700HQ/8GB/1TB+256SSD/GTX1050/15.6")

I have installed Bootcamp driver called AppleRemoteInstaller64in my PC (Windows 10), but I can not make it work. I can't connect the device to my computer.

Do you have any idea about this?

Thank in advance

PD: Yes, I know that I should do my presentations on my Mac :P

UPDATE: MSI GL62M 7RD-429XES Intel Core i7-7700HQ/8GB/1TB+256SSD/GTX1050/15.6"

UPDATE 2: I can't use yet my Apple Remote Contol 2G in Windows 10. Other suggestions?

Thanks


texts:
This is really weird. I updated my iPhone to iOS 5 today, along with iTunes to version 10.5. According to Apple's own documentation, I should have an option to "sync with this iPhone over wifi" under the Summary tab when my iPhone is plugged in - but I don't!

Since I can't enable it, my iPhone doesn't "see" my computer when I go to Settings > General > iTunes Wi-Fi Sync on my iPhone, even though both are on the same network.

The only thing I can think of is that it's because I'm running OS X 10.5? But I still have iTunes 10.5 and iOS 5, which is all that Apple says is required (they don't list a minimum required version of OS X itself).

Anyone have any idea how I can enable this?


texts: How are edited photos stored in new Apple photos app?

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In Aperture I understood the process to be that changes made in post processing where stored as "instructions" (not sure of real term) to be applied to the original and in that way saved space for storage over iPhoto where it appeared to me that a duplicate copy of the photo was made.

I'd like to understand what the new Photo does. I would bet the same as iPhoto?


texts:
Is there a way to find out what time machine is backing up?

My time machine has been running fine, but it suddenly started to back-up 20GB a few days ago when I have not changed that much since last back-up.

This morning it started to back-up 14Mb, but I have not used it since it's last back up at 00.01 am.

Thanks,

Linda


texts: I recently restored my iPhone 5 from backup, and noticed that my dictionary always gives the message "No definition found" (although this could have started earlier and I just didn't notice until now). I tried selecting Manage from the bottom left of the empty dictionary message, then deleting and re-adding a dictionary; however, I still get the same message.


texts: In either the iOS app or the Mac app for Facetime, you are given the option of selecting any contact listed in the corresponding device's Contacts app, regardless of whether they are capable of using Facetime (they own an iPhone or a Mac with the app). Are there any methods of determining this besides manually keeping a register of it or guessing?


texts: iMessage appears to be blocked, but FaceTime rings

texts:
Something confusing happened on my iPad today. One of my contacts' number has been red instead of blue in iMessage for sometime now. I cannot send them a text through iMessage. The send button isn't even active with their number. I know that typically means I am blocked or their number is no longer associated with their Apple ID.

However, today I decided to try FaceTime on that number. It rang more than 6 times. There was no answer. But why would it ring if the number doesn't work with iMessage?


texts: How to select vertically in textedit using keyboard

texts:
How do i select vertically (columnar) in TextEdit using keyboard?

I can do that using mouse i.e. pressing the option button and selecting the text but I would like to do the same with keyboard.

How do I do that?


texts: Airpods seem to have a Chinese name by default

texts:
When I set up a pair of airpods, the name shown is in what appears to be Chinese + English:

This isn't a big deal, but I'm wondering why it does this. What do those Chinese characters mean?


texts: Where and how I find the songs in iphone 5 which were downloaded into itunes

texts: Can someone help me with this. As I am new to iPhone and itunes. I have couple of songe (audio format) downloaded from internet and added into "My Music" in itunes. I have synced my iphone 5 with itunes in my PC. But on iPhone where these songs would have been downloaded?? When I go to the itunes tab on iphone 5 it takes me straight to it main page and if I go the downloaded ones then that one is empty.


texts: How to disable camera on iOS devices in specific locations using a configuration profile or app

texts: What I need to do is to disable the iOS camera (and any apps using the camera, of course) when entering a specific location. I know that I can use a configuration profile that disables the camera completely, but that's unacceptable.


texts:
I have recently updated my Mac OS X to 10.8 version. The iCal application is changed as "Calendar" app in OS X 10.8. The problem here is, I lost all data which I stored in iCal. Any suggestions to retrieve those data's?

Thanks


texts: Apple Remote still works on Mac Mini even after pairing another remote, then disabling

texts:
Just added an Apple TV, right next to my Mac Mini, taking over its TV functions.

Of course, at first, "Play" on the Apple TV remote would cause the Mini to start playing random iTunes selections.  So I paired the remote with the Apple TV, and paired the old remote with the Mini.

Nope, Mini still responds to "Play" from the Apple TV remote.

Then, went to the Security & Privacy menu and selected "Disable Remote Control infrared receiver" on the Mini.

Play (from either remote) still kicks off iTunes.  Yes, even after a reboot.

It's a mid-2010 Mac Mini running Lion, everything's up-to-date, nothing wacky running at login.


texts:
I can't seem to find Picture-in-Picture (PiP) in QuickTime 10.4.

Is macOS Sierra's new PiP feature only for Safari?


texts: What steps can troubleshoot OS X when some sites do not resolve on Snow Leopard?

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I cannot access www.lubuntu.net from my Macbook Pro running OS X 10.6.8. I have an idea as to what the problem is (see my opinion), but I did all the usual things anyway (see basic troubleshooting), just to check.

Basic Troubleshooting

I can access almost any other site from my macbook (for example this one). I can access lubuntu.net from my other laptop which is on the same wifi, meaning it's not a network, ISP, or router issue. Also the site is up, and this issue is persistent for several days.

I can successfully ping the site. The site resolves to an IP (thus not a DNS issue). The problem occurs using three different browsers - Chrome, Firefox, Safari. I never use Safari, so it's not an extension issue, either. I cannot access the site even if I paste its IP into the address bar.

My IP is likely not banned, since (1) there is no reason to ban me and (2) my other laptop is able to access the site over the same network, going through the same router.

Rebooting does not solve the issue.

My Opinion

I installed (and quickly uninstalled) a program called PeerGuardian, which blocks "suspicious" IPs. It is mainly used for blocking unwanted peers when downloading torrents. I think that it messed with one of the config files to block the Lubuntu site.

Which files should I check? I've taken a look at /etc/hosts, and that looks fine. Also /etc/resolv.conf looks normal. No idea where to go from here.

EDIT: Here are the contents of system.log for my most recent attempt:

  Oct 18 21:44:11 albatross com.avast.proxy[50]: Error reading receive buffer: read(): Connection reset by peer

  Oct 18 21:45:20 albatross com.avast.proxy[50]: Defective HTTP request!

  Oct 18 21:45:20 albatross com.avast.proxy[50]: Unexpected AV CHECKURL response code (501)!

  Oct 18 21:46:24 albatross [0x0-0x165165].com.avast.AAFM[2093]: 18 Oct 21:46:24 ntpdate[2133]: no servers can be used, exiting

  Oct 18 21:46:27 albatross avast![2093]: event_master_disconnected

  Oct 18 21:46:38 albatross com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[322] (com.avast.helper): Throttling respawn: Will start in 5 seconds

  Oct 18 21:46:45 albatross com.avast.proxy[50]: Error reading receive buffer: read(): Connection reset by peer

Do you think this is a problem caused by Avast? But I installed avast after the problem started, because I thought it might be a virus, so that doesn't make much sense...

EDIT 2: added contents of /etc/hosts below

##
# Host Database
#
# localhost is used to configure the loopback interface
# when the system is booting.  Do not change this entry.

127.0.0.1   localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost ::1             localhost
 fe80::1%lo0    localhost


texts: Connect to network says "Connection failed" but it actually isn't

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On most occasions, when I try to connect to a new wi-fi network, after I enter the password and click "Connect" the connection dialog says "Connection failed" after a little pause, but in fact the connection is established, the menubar widget displays the network and everything works normally.

Except the network is never saved to the list of known networks, so every time I have to enter the password again.

What may be the issue here?

OS X 10.7.3, Macbook Air 13" late-2011


texts:
I have a MacBook Pro and a iMac. On the MacBook I see a network interface named "iPhone USB" in my Network Settings. On the MacBook the internet sharing over usb works fine. But on the iMac it doesn't work. On the iMac there is no "iPhone USB" interface and it doesn't appear a "New network device detected" window if I connect the iPhone to the iMac via USB. How can I add the "iPhone USB" network interface?

Please help.

Software Versions:
iMac 10.7.3
MacBook Pro 10.7.2
iPhone 5.0.1


texts: Gifting/sharing app to Family child's iPad without App Sharing?

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I'm seeing apps, through my own iPhone/iPad, that I'd like to get on to my son's iPad. I'd just like to somehow beam them over there, or download on my device and share with his. Is there a way to do this?
I don't need to become the sole buyer of apps on his and his mother's devices again, like my understanding of Purchase Sharing.
I set up Family Sharing a while ago. There's me, my son and my partner. It's pretty locked-down for the child.
Initially, I set up Purchase Sharing, but I undid that when I realised it simply made me the sole purchaser for apps bought by both him and his mother. That wasn't necessary. Instead, I set up a family bank card against the child's account and required permission for all purchases.


texts: How to archive mail in Outlook 2016 with a shortcut?

texts: Outlook 2016 has removed support for AppleScript. I used to use a script to move my mail to the Archive folder on Ctrl-A. How do I restore that functionality?


texts: My iPhone charge percentage jumps dramatically

texts:
So sometimes my phone will be at 20%, and it'll die before going lower. Just now, it was at 4%, so I plugged it in, and it went up to 11%. After waiting 60 seconds, it's up to 34% now and has sat at 34% for the past minute or so.

What is wrong with my phone? It hasn't always been like this.


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I have two identical hard drives. One is the one I will keep updating frequently, the other will be a backup that I update less often.
In order to avoid confusion, I would like to "Lock" the second hard drive the same way you would lock a folder from its "Info" panel, here:

However, for drives, this option is not present:

Is there a simple, quick, Mac OS native way to make the drive locked to prevent mixing them up?
I tried to set permission to "Read Only" but it still allowed me to make changes on the drive (like move a folder inside another).


texts: How do I edit contacts on FaceTime, when icons don't show

texts: When I try to do video with one of my contacts on facetime on my ipad mini, there is no video or audio icon next to her name.  My other facetime contacts have the icons.  How can I fix this?


texts: program hangs up when ran on similar machine

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I am running a computational biology program NUPACK, with the same input, on two slightly different Macbooks Pro:

First is 10.14, 2017 13-inch, 2.5 GHz Intel Core i7, 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3. the program uses 99.9% CPU, 1 thread and 7MB RAM, runs in 26 sec. 8MB real memory, 6MB private memory
Second is 10.14.1, 2018 15-inch with magic bar, 2.6 GHz Intel Core i7, 32GB RAM 2400 MHz DDR4. This one couldn't even finish running script in 20 minutes, hence it is at least 60x slower. Program uses 1 thread, 99%CPU, 2MB real memory, 800KB private memory

The program is CMake-compiled (cmake installed via homebrew). The one different thing is that on second machine, user first tried to install CMake from the precompiled binary, but then I installed via homebrew. I have reinstalled homebrew and CMake, and re-compiled the program.

On both machines the program runs OK with no parameters or with bad parameters (throws error/help info), so it is probably not a compilation error. The installation process was identical and no special flags/modifiers were used.

On both systems input file sits on local filesystem (SSD), in Downloads folder. Both have APFS (Encrypted) filesystem. I run programs using root user (but not sudo ...)

What can I do to troubleshoot this further? Both laptops run in very similar software environment (University-purchased laptops with Sophos anti-virus) and I can see very little differences between two.

Program is not in Sandbox on both computers

Update with data from sampling process:

Success and Failed run

One thing that seems important are these errors:

+ 51 fgets  (in libsystem_c.dylib) + 42  [0x7fff631ed7ec]
                                    + ! 27 flockfile  (in libsystem_c.dylib) + 31  [0x7fff631ece6c]
                                    + ! : 14 _pthread_mutex_lock_init_slow  (in libsystem_pthread.dylib) + 37  [0x7fff633561f9]
                                    + ! : | 14 _pthread_mutex_check_init_slow  (in libsystem_pthread.dylib) + 21,4,...  [0x7fff6335623d,0x7fff6335622c,...]
                                    + ! : 7 pthread_mutex_lock  (in libsystem_pthread.dylib) + 0,120  [0x7fff6335614b,0x7fff633561c3]
                                    + ! : 6 _pthread_mutex_lock_init_slow  (in libsystem_pthread.dylib) + 42,6,...  [0x7fff633561fe,0x7fff633561da,...]
                                    + ! 7 flockfile  (in libsystem_c.dylib) + 36  [0x7fff631ece71]
                                    + ! : 7 __error  (in libsystem_kernel.dylib) + 0,23  [0x7fff6329f55d,0x7fff6329f574]
                                    + ! 7 flockfile  (in libsystem_c.dylib) + 10,42,...  [0x7fff631ece57,0x7fff631ece77,...]
                                    + ! 5 DYLD-STUB$$__error  (in libsystem_c.dylib) + 0  [0x7fff63233218]
                                    + ! 5 flockfile  (in libsystem_c.dylib) + 15  [0x7fff631ece5c]
                                    + !   5 __error  (in libsystem_kernel.dylib) + 0,23  [0x7fff6329f55d,0x7fff6329f574]

What does this error mean? Can I use it to debug?

 + ! 3 funlockfile  (in libsystem_c.dylib) + 15  [0x7fff631ecec4]
 + !   3 __error  (in libsystem_kernel.dylib) + 23,0  [0x7fff6329f574,0x7fff6329f55d]

Update 2

Interesting observation: on the second machine (FAIL) I can't make the program run as sudo program file_name. It never start the program process!


texts:
I am running MacOS Mojave. I am wondering if there is an easy way to block an IP address.

For example, I can ping 8.8.8.8 and telnet 8.8.8.8 53. Now, I want to block all access to 8.8.8.8. so ping and telnet should both fail.

Btw, I’m not looking to use dns to this host. I can block it easily in /etc/hosts file but not all apps and services respect dns and hosts override. I’m looking for a non DNS block to implement.


texts: Finder temporary freeze when copying to network drive (Mavericks)

texts:
Whenever I try to copy files (usually larger files from > 250MB) to my Synology NAS, Finder temporarily freezes for about 10 seconds and sometimes locks up till the whole file is copied. The file then copies and all is OK.

I am using SAMBA (smb2 which has all support enabled on the NAS and has replaced AFP since Mavericks). Is there a way I can avoid this freeze. The file copy process itself is not slow but I can't use Finder to perform other operations. Many thanks in advance


texts: How do I upload verification photos to Apple's Maps Connect?

texts:
I'm trying to submit my place of business to Apple's Maps Connect so that it shows up in Apple Maps, but my submission was rejected (unable to verify) until I upload verification photos. Here's exactly what it says:

  Upload Verification Photos

  Please return to your business profile at Maps Connect and upload verification photos or videos. These must show your locations building and external sign, or building directory matching your business name. This will help us verify that your business is physically located at the address on your profile.

However, I can't find any place in Maps Connect that allows me to upload verification photos or videos. Is this a hidden feature? Is there some trick that allows me to upload verification photos? Has anyone else managed to do this?


texts: What happens after a stolen Mac was remotely wiped?

texts:
A Macbook Air was stolen from us last month and we immediately activated "Find my Mac" and a few minutes later we requested it to be wiped (through iCloud). Today, 1 month later, we received an email saying that the Mac had been wiped (but no location).

My question is: now what?

is there any chance we get a location on the Mac? (i.e. is "Find my Mac" still active? even if OS X is reinstalled?)
is the Mac usable or is it locked by a pin code? Is it possible to reinstall OS X and use it?

In general, do thieves know what to do with stolen and locked Macs (is it easy to unlock them?), or is it now a brick?

Also the name of the Mac was changed to something generic: "Macbook de mac" (in english: mac's Macbook), which sounds like the thief might have been trying to sell the mac. Now that it has been wiped, could it be because somebody bought it and connected it to a wifi? If it's locked and un-usable, maybe there's a chance that they would bring it to an Apple Store and that we could get it back.


texts: Not receiving notifications form discord

texts:
I began using Discord about a week ago now. When asking me access to notifications, I denied accidentally. Now, however, I have missed 50 messages from my friends and I'd like to know how to allow notifications for Discord to stop this from happening again. I am using an iPhone 4S running IOS 9.
Thanks in advance!

ps: sorry if this question has been asked before, I'm new.


texts: How to chain action of third party app to a short cut

texts:
I want to be able to chain several actions into a shortcut on mac. I'm on macOS 10.14.6
For example:

Open Zoom, if not opened yet
Start new meeting without video
Share Screen of 2nd Desktop (ideally configurable)
Start Recording

Is there a software or scripting language with which I can achieve this kind of workflows?


texts: Does the new "Siri Page," on iOS 9, work with the iPhone 4s?

texts: I have an iPhone 4s which has the new iOS 9 downloaded on to it. The only problem is, is that the left most page, the one with predictive Siri, is not present. Is there some setting that is off, or is that feature just not available for the 4s?


texts: How to open mailto: links in gmail / chrome instead of mail app?

texts: I would like to open mailto: links directly in chrome google web app instead of built-in mail app. Is possible


texts: How to use Shortcuts on my iPhone to call in to conferences?

texts:
I have to attend a lot of conference meetings and each of these meetings uses their own conference id or conference number. Usually I call a number and wait for the automated voice to enter the conference number. And then I press a number of # to join the call.

Of course, I know, I can call the number including the conference id to join the meeting. Therefore I call 202-456-1111,,30030011### and I am logged in the conference service under 202-456-1111 with the conference id 30030011.

But I hate to type this in all the time and was looking for a shortcut. I go with this

Ask for Input (Input Type = Number)
Text: 202456111,,{Ask for Input}###
Call

But it only calls the number ignoring everything else including the colons. But in the end the output of the call operation is the expected full number including the colons and hashpounds.

How to change the script to successful be asked for the conference number and perform the call as expected?


texts: Lost Time Machine Password - Unable to Format Disk

texts:
I lost my password to my Time Machine backup. It's on a Seagate FreeAgent USB drive. I don't mind losing the data, I just can't figure out how to format the drive. I found this thread, however, the "Erase" tab that's mentioned doesn't appear when I select the drive. It's also grayed out for the partition.

I've tried running VirtualBox and accessing the drive in Windows, but the FreeAgent drive is grayed out as one of the available devices.

I've also tried hooking up the disc to a Windows XP machine and running the EaseUS partition tool, but that tool doesn't give me the option to format (as if it was grayed out).

Any thoughts or ideas?


texts:
I want to watch a video on youtube on my TV, connected with the HDMI adapter and a cable, but use other apps at the same time on the ipad's screen. I think this is possible if I use Airplay (to Airplay a video in the background), but I don't have an Apple TV, so i'm assuming it must be possible to play the video over the HDMI output while using apps on the screen.

But when I switch apps Screen mirroring kicks in and the video stops playing, if I press play in the multitasking bar I only get the audio of the video.

Is there a way to turn off screen mirroring on the iPad 2 when using HDMI?


texts: Old QHD iMac (2009~) as an external monitor for macbook pro 16 inches - bad idea?

texts:
I was going to get a QHD monitor for MacBook pro 16 inches
and settled on Dell S2719DM for its price (roughly 420 dollars from where I live).

And then I thought that it might be better, price-wise, to get a cheap, old, and second-handed QHD iMac (starting from late 2009). Same resolution, cheaper and with a bit of risk for being used for a long time.

Am I missing some important detail? They sell mini display port to usb-c converter, but will it work as expected?


texts:
On macOS in the Finder, one can see when an app was last opened.

But suppose I have just opened the app and want to know the open history of the whole day, or of the past two days. Is it possible to find that out? Also, can I find the total time this app was active in the past x days?

Given two answers suggest using apps for this, is it possible "just" by using the standard pre-installed apps from apple?


texts: HDMI audio doesn't work through DisplayPort adapter on OS X but works on boot camped Win 7

texts:
I recently purchased this Dynex DisplayPort to HDMI adapter with the understanding that it would support audio out.

However, it only works on my boot camped Windows 7 install that way. Video and audio passed to the TV with no issues. On the other hand, I only get video passed when booted into OS X.

I have already tinkered with the sound configuration numerous times in an effort to get it to work. Googling turned up the fact that some adapters do not support passing audio through from the DisplayPort. I believe this is not the case since it works on Windows with no issues. I have also ensured that all updates have been installed. Still no dice.

Any ideas on how I can get the audio passed through to the TV?


texts: How to fix: iMessage Unavailable: Turn on cellular data or use Wi-Fi to set up iMessage

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My iPhone 5 suddenly ceased using iMessages. The phone is unlocked, has ios 9.3.2 installed, I have very few apps installed, and no new apps installed recently.

When I go to Settings > Messages > iMessage and try to toggle, I get the following:

  iMessage Unavailable
  Turn on cellular data or use Wi-Fi to set up iMessage.

However, cellular data is enabled in Settings > Cellular > Cellular Data. Cellular data seems to be working fine in Safari, apps, etc. I get the same behavior with LTE or 4G cellular.

I have tried all of the following based on hunches and information gleaned from non-stackexchange sites:

Restarting Messages
Restarting the phone
Resetting network settings
Resetting the phone's passcode
Resetting the AppleID account password associated with this phone
Erasing all content and settings from the phone, and then restoring from backup
Ejecting the SIM card, and replacing it.

How to get this basic functionality to work again?


texts: How do I make the hard drive visible in the Finder?

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On OS X Lion I don't see the hard drive in the Finder and I seem to have no permission to create a folder under / from terminal.

I know I can do this if I activate the root user, but I need to be able to see the directories I have created under / in the Finder.

How can I be able to make my main hard drive visible in the Finder?


texts: Macbook Air (2013) trackpad not responding

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The trackpad fails to respond after the computer got hung on a website video last night and then went into sleep mode.  On wakeup I had to use the arrow keys to toggle through various apps and quit them, then held down power button to allow shutdown. It took 3 times through this routine before I got all apps shutdown before a shutdown.  On restart, STILL no trackpad.

Just installed Catalina a week ago.  No problems with trackpad initially, probably unrelated to Catalina?

I can use a USB or wireless mouse.   I ran Disk First Aid, no help, no problems found.  Should I reset the PRAM or something? How is that done?   -- hold down P, R, command and option on restart bong?  Cannot recall.


texts: Why is the dictionary shortcut unreliable using Chrome?

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When using the dictionary lookup shortcut Ctrl + Cmd + D when using Chrome it works for some websites but not for others.

Does this have to do with Chrome itself or is it due to the fact that some websites are using Javascript and this is affecting the shortcut?


texts: Can't get an event on google calendar to show up on iphone calendar app on ios7

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I tried everything, even deleting my gmail account and recreating. I create a google account in the Mail, Calendar option and select Email and Calendar. Still, there is nothing I can do to see my events in the iphone calendar. Is there anything I can do to make it work or debug this. The event is in my google calendar, but does not go to my iphone. :(

I am using the latest ios 7.


texts: Change Date/Time format in the Screen Shot filename?

texts:
By default, screenshot files are saved with names like this:

Screen Shot 2016-07-12 at 1.07.34 PM.png

The date format is great, but the time format annoys me because it doesn't sort automatically. Is there any way to change the format to:

Screen Shot 2016-07-12 at 13.07.34.png


texts: Can we load video onto iPad without iTunes?

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We have a shared iPad at work which is used for trade shows etc.

It is a pain to only be able to copy content to this from one PC, i.e. one nominated shared PC with iTunes on it. We have Windows XP on the PC currently.

Is there a decent way of plugging an iPad into an arbitrary PC and loading content on to it, while not breaking iTunes sync?

I've tried Dropbox but that will only allow us to stream the video within the Dropbox app, rather than download and save it into the Movies app. We really need to save the video content on to the iPad for offline playback.


texts: Mac Mail: How to have mail popups show for only a couple seconds

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Whenever I get mails from Mail on my mac, they just stays there until I have to manually close the notification. Is there anyway to make the popups automatically go away after 1-2 seconds?

Photo:


texts: .profile configured, no error message, but no change

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New to editing my .profile, so please bear with me if my question seems somewhat trivial.

I downloaded software to convert a proprietary data to ASCII, the software being from Trimble. Then I did the following:

cd /Users/my_iMac
mkdir runpkr00
cd runpkr00/
cp ~/Downloads/runpkr00-MountainLion-i386-5-4.40 .
vi ~/.profile

In .profile

export PATH="/Users/my_iMac/runpkr00:$PATH"

Then back out...

source ~/.profile

When I begin typing runpkr and then tab, it is recognised, then trying to convert a .T02 file (in the correct directory), the command is executed and doesn't return an error message, but doesn't convert the files either. After reading about setting variables in the .profile I'm still a bit confused about where programs should be stored (/usr/local/bin or /usr/bin/ or simply /bin/) and whether the program should be stored in either one of these three directories.


texts: I am not able to login to my either to OneDrive or my email on outlook.


texts: External Drive showing only in system profiler

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I have had a 1TB Western Digital Ultra external hard drive for nearly year.
Out of nowhere it will not show in disk utility but it does show in system profiler. I have a Macbook pro mid 2012 running Yosemite 10.10.1
I have of course tried searching myself but found no clear answers.
I tried verifying the main disk and found nothing wrong. Other external drives work fine with this port and cable. Could it be a hard ware failure? Thanks for the support guys I'm just trying to identify possible causes.

Details given by system profiler:

My Passport 0741:

Product ID: 0x0741
Vendor ID:  0x1058  (Western Digital Technologies, Inc.)
Version:    10.22
Serial Number:  575831314139335031333539
Speed:  Up to 5 Gb/sec
Manufacturer:   Western Digital
Location ID:    0x15200000 / 4
Current Available (mA): 900
Current Required (mA):  896


texts: Finish current album and queue next album

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In iTunes 12 how do I finish the current album and then queue another album. I then want both albums to repeat (back to the start of the first album after the second one completes).

I have set "Repeat All" via the controls menu (can't see any other way to do that) but can't see how to queue the next album.


texts: How do I add keywords to iPhoto images using Automator

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I have an Automator service that adds selected photos to iPhoto. I would like it to also add a specific keyword to these photos.

How can I do this?

I found this question, but the only answer does not set the keywords via automator.


texts: Changing my sound Output Device also changes my Play Sound Effects Through setting - should it?

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If I set my sound effects to come out "Selected sound output device" via the sound Preference panel while using my bluetooth headphones, everything works as expected - both regular sound (like music or video sounds) and sound effects (like sent mail "swoosh" effects) come out my headphones.  If I then go up to the volume control icon on the top right of the toolbar, and set the Output Device to Internal Speakers, then all the sounds come out of my laptop's speakers.  But then if I set the Output Device back to my bluetooth headphones, then it also "magically" resets my "Play sound effects through:" setting back to "Internal Speakers" - so that now Music and Video sounds come out of my headphones, but sound effects come out of the laptop speakers themselves.  This seems broken - changing my output device shouldn't change other settings.  Does this do this for other people?  Is there something strange I'm doing to cause this odd side effect?
Update (due to some confusion highlighted by the first attempted answer) - I did not disconnect my headphones during this experiment - I just toggled the Output Device from Headphones to Internal Speakers and back to Headphones.  I would assume that most people would want their "Play sound effects through" setting to be "Selected sound output device" all the time - since you'd want those sounds to come out of the same place sounds from the Music, TV or other audio/video apps to come from.  It was disconcerting to me the first time I was listening to music through my headphones and heard my laptop make noises (e.g. the mail sent "swoosh" sound).  So while I can imagine someone wanting to manually decouple the sound effects device from the general sound device, I would be highly surprised that people would want it to be automatically decoupled every time they put headphones in or out.


texts: Any idea why Safari (11.1.2) for macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 is not rendering this web-page correctly?


texts: Need ios app for read and mark pdf documents

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I need some ios app for ipad where I can read scientific pdf documents and mark part of text and do some notes on the margin of the document and then read it with marks at my PC.

An option can be to get translate of selected word in small pop-up window near word.

What you can suggest?


texts: Set default audio to “original” in Apple TV for macOS

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I’ve just watched my first show (Tehran) on TV+. It took me a while to realize that it was dubbed. It took me more time to figure out what was the original audio since the show features lots of languages (annoyingly the list of languages doesn’t say what the original is).
The next episode I played, it switched back to dubbed.
How do I configure it to just play it in whatever the original audio is?
I use the macOS app.


texts: Run AppleScript in background without showing in app switcher?

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Is there any way to run an AppleScript command (which runs infinitely) completely in the background without any icon showing in the dock or app switcher (⌘+Tab)?

For example, hiding the AppleScript icon here. (The script was exported to a run-only application)

Any ideas/advice is appreciated!


texts: Macbook Pro Freezes when waking from sleep/hibernation

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When I open my MacBook Pro after it has been closed (usually for more than 1 hr) I get a slow response.

One of the following happens:

I hear a mechanical startup sound, and grey screen appears.

Then once that loads I get my login screen, but it's frozen. Mouse won't move and can't type. If I don't touch anything then the screen will turn off after 1 minute. Then if I do anything, touch the trackpad, or the keyboard, it will open like it should. Instantly to the login screen and I can type my password no problem.

This takes about 2–3 minutes to get up and running.
The screen is opened and the computer goes straight to the frozen login screen.
Screen does not respond. Stays black. I have to hold down the power button to do a hard restart.
This happened for the first time yesterday. The grey screen shifted to a darker grey and took me to a welcome page where I could choose the language and then it had options for a forgotten password etc.

MacBook Pro 13″, Mid 2012


texts: Is iTunes uploading my music to the "cloud"?

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I notice that in my iTunes there is a blue cloud icon next to some of my music, for example:

Does this mean Apple is uploading my personal music to "the cloud"? (Normally I load music only via CD-ROMs that I have bought). If so, how can I stop it from doing that?


texts: Can I connect any Thunderbolt 1/2 device to a Thunderbolt 3 adapter?

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I have a few Thunderbolt 1/2 devices (eSata connectors, DVI/HDMI connectors, etc.) I still have an older device that uses these connectors. Now I'm using a new MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt 3. I noticed that there is a Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3 adapter at the Apple store.

Will it work with any devices?

I don't want to spend money on a adapter that may not fit my needs, and I don't want to buy all the adapters again for the new format USB-C / Thunderbolt 3. ☺


texts: Making an installable ISO of Bootcamp drive

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I have the 2016 MBP and built up my Windows 10 installation just as I would like it. To speed up recovery and re-installation to it's current point I would like to backup the Bootcamp drive so that I can reinstall from that and not have to reinstall Windows and all the applications I have now configured.

As a first attempt at this I installed DataNumen Disk Image and MacDrive 10 Standard. I used this combination to create a .img backup of the Bootcamp drive, from within Windows, to an external HFS+ formatted drive, so that if Windows fails I can still access the .img file from macOS Sierra.

Am I doing this correctly? Will I be able to reinstall from the .img file and short-circuit the painfully slow re-install process of Windows' apps? Is there a more appropriate method?


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Is there any way to set a MacBook Pro to not sleep when you close the lid?

I would like to prevent my MacBook Pro (2009 version) from going to sleep when I close it. I can do this with a Windows-based laptop, but I could not find an option on the Mac. Is this possible? I want to be able to close it when outputting video to a TV, for example.


texts: Will my 2014 Mac Mini boot an SSD that already has Linux on it?

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I have an SSD from another computer that has Ubuntu Linux installed on it and fully working. It's a standard UEFI Ubuntu install using the GRUB bootloader, and the entire SSD is used (i.e. there are no additional partitions).

If I put this SSD into my 2014 Mac Mini, will it successfully boot?

I can put the SSD in most other semi-modern computers and it boots fine. For example I have done this in a Lenovo Thinkpad, Windows gaming PC, etc.

Just to clarify I'm not talking about installing Linux or reinstalling macOS - I'm talking about booting the Linux OS that's already installed on the SSD.

If the SSD will not boot, what do I need to do to make it boot?


texts: FakeLocation Tweak (Via Cydia) has shut down my iPad and it doesn't want to work

texts: I downloaded a tweak via Cydia called FakeLocation. Once I downloaded it my iPad couldn't open again even if I charge it. Tried connecting it to iTunes on my PC to restore it but it doesn't want to connect because there's no battery. Any tips?


texts: How to move individual apps & files from old to new macbook pro

texts: I have an old 09 macbookpro running 10.8.6, & have just bought a refurbed mid-2012 one running 10.11.5. I want to transfer some of my old files & apps from old to new, but not all of them. I'm looking for a simple way to do this; I'm not a techie, just an end user.


texts: Does restoring a backup to your iphone overwrite all data on the phone?

texts: I got a new iphone and wasn't ready to transfer data from the old one yet (lots of photos I wanted to get off it), so I began using the new phone - taking pics etc. When I got ready to transfer the info off of the old phone, I backed it up and then restored the new phone to backup. My question is - is all the data that was on the new phone (none of it backed up to icloud or itunes of course) overwritten and therefore completely irretrievable even by a data recovery program? That's my assumption. Just confirming.


texts: How to restores files lost from application during upgrade of app

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I had a lot of important files on my iPhone in an app called Documents Mobile Office.
During upgrade of the application, the upgrade failed & the application does not reload. Hence I can't access the files in the application (.doc, .csv etc).

As I thought all files would be auto uploaded to the "cloud" I did not back it up in iTunes.

I have a few of these files on my Google Dashboard which I have recovered, the rest I can't. How do I recover these lost files?

Please help.


texts: bug: unable to turn on "Show date and time in menu bar"

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All of a sudden, I had the date and time on the menu bar of my 10.6 machine vanish. I tried turning it on in the "Preferences >> Date and Time" section but I'm not able to.

Anyone got similar problems/found a solution to this?

If there's any additional information I can provide you, please let me know. Thanks in advance!


texts: How do I re-pair Logitech mouse with MBP after uninstalling and reinstalling the Logitech Unifying Software

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I was using my MBP/Catalina with a logitech mouse and keyboard and the transceiver dongle, plugged into a USB port on a USB-to-Thunderbolt adapter. I wanted to make it ignore the mouse temporarily, so using the Logitech control panel I unpaired the mouse. Unfortunately the trackpad didn't come back, so I had no mouse control at all, even after rebooting.

As recommended here, I managed to reboot in safe mode which gave me the trackpad back, and I ran the Logitech Uninstaller. Rebooted normally, and trackpad worked. However, when I plug the dongle into the USB port, the trackpad stops working.

I tried reinstalling Logitech Unifying Spftware, but it won't proceed until I plug in the dongle, and when I do that, again the trackpad freezes!

Any ideas on solving this?

UPDATE: I confirmed - the trackpad freezes when I insert the transceiver in the USB port, even after I ran the Uninstaller and rebooted. This seems odd - but I don't know enough about USB to know what happens when you plug in something without its control software installed.

Does this sound more like a non-Logitech problem?

UPDATE 2: I discovered that the problem doesn't occur when I log in as my other userid.

UPDATE 3: The System Report/USB page identifies the Logitech receiver when it's plugged in, so it's obviously able to communicate with it.

Now It Works: What I did: switch to my alternate, "clean" user, and installed Logitech Unifying Software there. The mouse worked. Switched to primary user, where I've been having the issue, and installed Logitech Unifying Software there (for like the 4th time). Now the mouse works in the primary user.


texts: A1502 Late 2013 MacBook Pro will not boot, one exception

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The ONLY time it's booted since it's been in my possession was when it was in the Apple Store, when it ran the Apple Diagnostics.

What I've tried is:

resetting the SMC (no reaction)
using power on pads, which makes the MagSafe turn green for 2 seconds, and back to amber.
unplugging the battery and plugging it back in
plugging the MagSafe while battery is unplugged
unplugging keyboard from macbook and power on pads

Regardless of what I try, when I plug it in, it does the same thing. Fans won't spin up, and when I leave the MagSafe plugged in for about 10 minutes, it's noticeable that heat is coming from the part where the MagSafe usually is.

I don't want to throw it out and get a new one, I really want to get this one working, since new MacBooks are too expensive.

Any suggestions?


texts: How do I install certain applications on a server

texts: I have an Ubuntu server that uses netatalk by which I am able save files and backup to it. I want a way where the installation of an application in mac happens in the server and my mac is able to read the respective data from it. Till now I have not been able to do such a thing. Any idea?


texts: Managed Software Center - update not updating

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I have a Brother printer (model: Brother MFC-J475DW) which works fine. However, I keep getting a pop-up from "Managed Software Center" (pictured below).
I press "Update" and it says it's "Finishing..." but it just goes back to the same screen.
Is there any way to block this window from appearing? Currently, I just keep it minimized.


texts: Can MacOS Dictionary be invoked by a URI?

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I've seen links in web pages on MacOS and IOS that invoke other apps, notably App Store and iBooks.  If I recall correctly, they usually have a protocol¹ that in some way identifies the app.
I am using an HTML/PHP/MySQL app called Learning With Texts that allows it to create a URI to a web page with place holders to auto-insert a word to look up in an online dictionary.  Now I know that ⌘⌃D can be used on MacOS to display all instances of a string that appear in any MacOS dictionary.  I am wondering whether there is a URI syntax that will look it up in a specific dictionary.  (And what is that syntax.)
In Catalina, if that matters.
¹the first part of the URI—in a web link, the protocol is “http” or “https”


texts: When do processes run under root by default?

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I know that when I use "sudo" an application can run under root, or if a window appears saying "Application wants to make changes to the system, enter your password for this", they will also run under root.
Processes cannot always run under root, which is why there are, for example, LaunchDaemons and LaunchAgents, which run the processes under root after the system is started.
Are there other ways that processes always run root
(after approval via sudo or with the Make Change window), for example if they are started manually?
Or better: Does it say somewhere that you have permission for root so that you always start as root?
Please correct me if I said anything wrong.


texts: Can I make the caps-lock setting stick, for external USB keyboard in Mountain Lion?

texts:
I have a Macbook Pro running Mountain Lion, and I frequently use an (external) Apple USB keyboard with it.  In the Keyboard sys prefs, I set the "caps lock" key to be "^ Control", for both "Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad" and "Apple Keyboard" (i.e., external).

When I unplug the external keyboard, and plug it in again, though, the "caps lock" key once again is a caps lock key.  I can set it back in the sys prefs, but it only lasts until I unplug it next.

I have a different Mac running 10.7, with the same caps lock setting, and when I unplug the external USB keyboard, the caps lock setting stays set.

Is this by design?  Is it a bug?  Is there a workaround?  Can I make Mountain Lion remember my caps lock setting somehow?


texts: Changed phone number to new contact but messages still shows old contact

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My phone is an iPhone on iOS 12.1.  I had a second phone that was not an iPhone and in my personal contact card on my main phone, I had the second phone number added as an additional entry for mobile number.  So my contact card "MyName" had my main mobile number and a second number in it.  When I would loan my second phone to my daughter, it would appear as though I was texting myself but it was fine for the time.

Now I've moved the SIM card from the temp phone and put it into an older iPhone and now that phone and number are officially my daughter's phone.  I removed the second phone number from my contact card and created a new contact card "Daughter" with that phone number on it.

The problem is that when I text to "Daughter", as soon as the message finishes sending, it switches to show that it is "MyName" instead of "Daughter" and it's back to looking like I'm texting with myself.  I've confirmed that my daughter's phone number doesn't show up in my contact card and that my number doesn't show up in hers.  And I've confirmed that on the phone contacts as well as in iCloud.com just to be sure nothing is hanging around there.  I've tried doing this iMessage off and on and I get the same result.

My daughter's phone doesn't have any confusion - it shows "MyName" when received from me.  It's only my phone that is confused showing "MyName" when coming from my daughter's phone.  When I tap on the name (and then the "i" and then the arrow next to the name) for a message received from my daughter, it shows my whole contact card and does not include the her phone number in that list.  Clearly something is cached somewhere but I can't figure out where that would be to clear it out.  Any suggestions short of clearing out my phone and starting over?

Additional Info:  I just tried calling from my daughter's phone and my phone showed my daughter's contact info on the incoming call.  I also tried calling from my phone to my daughter's phone and it showed her info on the outgoing call.  So the phone app has the right contact info but the Messages app is where the problem is.


texts: Increasing a user's home directory size, external drive?

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My mum has an iMac with a 3TB fusion drive in it and she's running out of space. She loves photo and video editing. She's good with final cut but not with managing separate storage. SSD's do not go up to that size and if they did, they'd be massively expensive. The fusion drive still uses regular storage under the hood for the majority of it as far as I can tell.

Would it be a good idea to move her home directory to a fast external hard drive? Say I get her a thunderbolt 3 capable hard drive with 8TB or 12TB, like the LaCie's. She doesn't have to try and manage several drives for her work, but she does have a ton of space afterwards. Are there any performance concerns or upgrade issues I should be aware of?


texts: Sparse bundle on NAS - can't open "Resource temporarily unavailable"

texts: I just got a new Lacie NAS with their NAS OS 4. After making an initial Time Machine backup to this device I wanted to mount the resulting (encrypted) disk image but when doing so I just received an error message "Resource temporarily unavailable". Googling this error message returned a lot of Voodoo fixes. However, after playing around a bit, restarting a few times etc I realised that I had something called Time Machine service enabled for this share. Turning this service off immediately made the disk image available as expected.


texts: The speakers of my computer have a bad crackling sound. I'd like to be able to watch videos on my computer (for the large screen) and have the sound on the iPhone speakers (better sound). Is it possible ? And if yes, how ?


texts: I removed my external drive icon on my macos, how do i put it back?

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As per title, I decided I wanted to remove my external drive icon (the one that is shown, usually, on the desktop) on my mac, but now I'm not able to put it back.

The problem is not due to the finder preferences, as external drive IS ticked.

I remember doing it from the terminal with a command, but now I'm not able to revert that change.

I did try with the following commands with no luck:

defaults write com.apple.finder ShowHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool true
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowRemovableMediaOnDesktop -bool true

from this answer: How to show Hard Disk icon on Desktop via Terminal?

and I've also tried with this command:

defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool true; killall Finder

from here: http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/02/01/how-to-hide-device-icons-on-your-mac-desktop/

But neither worked.

Any help with this? I just want the drive icon to be on the desktop when the drive is connected, nothing more

Thanks for any help


texts: USB hub disconnects from Mac Pro occasionally

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I have a 2013 Mac Pro (cylinder version) running 10.9.2 and I'm using a Monoprice 24-port USB2 hub with it. About once a day for the past few days, the hub has fallen off the USB bus, along with all of the devices connected to it. When this happens, it somehow disables the USB port on the Mac, as connecting other devices to that port doesn't work. Connecting the hub to a different USB port works fine. Restarting the computer fixes everything until it happens again. My memory isn't clear, but I believe this only began happening when I upgraded to 10.9.2.

When the problem occurs, I get error messages in the Console like this:

3/5/14 3:16:18.000 PM kernel[0]: USBF:    92321.242    The IOUSBFamily is having trouble enumerating a USB device that has been plugged in.  It will keep retrying.  (Port 3 of Hub at 0x20000000)
3/5/14 3:16:21.000 PM kernel[0]: USBF:    92324.322    The IOUSBFamily was not able to enumerate a device.
3/5/14 3:16:22.000 PM kernel[0]: USBF:    92325.175    The IOUSBFamily is having trouble enumerating a USB device that has been plugged in.  It will keep retrying.  (Port 3 of Hub at 0x20000000)
3/5/14 3:16:25.000 PM kernel[0]: USBF:    92328.657    The IOUSBFamily was not able to enumerate a device.
3/5/14 3:16:26.000 PM kernel[0]: USBF:    92329.509    The IOUSBFamily is having trouble enumerating a USB device that has been plugged in.  It will keep retrying.  (Port 3 of Hub at 0x20000000)
3/5/14 3:16:27.000 PM kernel[0]: USBF:    92330.361    The IOUSBFamily gave up enumerating a USB device after 10 retries.  (Port 3 of Hub at 0x20000000)

These same messages also appear when I plug a new device into the now-dead port.

Any idea what's going on here or how to fix it? "Having trouble enumerating" is unfortunately not very specific, and I've been unable to find any helpful information about what could cause it.


texts: Keyboard Backspace key not working but repeats when reconnecting USB

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I've been using, and enjoying, a Microsoft Sculpt Wireless keyboard for the past couple years. All of a sudden tonight the backspace key stopped working. Using the keyboard viewer, I can tell all the other keys are fine:

What's odd is if I disconnect and reconnect the USB receiver the viewer shows the backspace key like it's stuck. It's not. I've read some of the other answers on here about checking for crumbs and dust. Blown it out with air but haven't gone as far as disassembling it.

2013 iMac running 10.11.6 but it's also sadly happening on my MacBook Pro running the latest version of High Sierra. Love this keyboard, but wanted to see if anyone else has solved this without popping keys off.

I'm considering treating this as a challenge to improve my typing and spelling :)


texts: Why do newly added or edited contacts float to the top of my iPhone's contact list?

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Any newly added contacts, or contacts that have been edited are immediately sorted to the top of my contacts list on my iPhone 4 running iOS 5.0.1 using iCloud. The iPhone has not been jailbroken, or tampered with in any way. I'm not even able to use the quick select letters on the right that are above the letter R (See Example Photograph). I've deleted the contacts, and have re-entered them multiple times. I have even restored the iPhone 4 to see if that would fix the issue, and have even tried using an iPhone 3GS to test on with no differing results. Needless to say that this issue is occurring across the board, which makes me think it may be a setting that I'm unable to find. Has anyone else come across this issue? Does anyone know of a solution? Thanks a lot in advance!

Example Photograph:


texts: iPhone 7 wrongly installed display without a left margin on screen

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Has anyone else encountered a new iPhone, where the display is wrongly installed into the device?

On the new iPhone 7 I got, there's no left margin in the screen?

Pic 1 (see how the operator bars in the top left corner nearly touch the edge)
Pic 2 (see "No sim" touches the left border):

ps. Tried rebooting & iOS update


texts: How to remove my email address, name, and purchase date from iTunes Plus files?

texts:
Any files that you purchase from iTunes (or obtain with iTunes Match) will contain your personal information:

Is there a script that automatically goes through all music inside the iTunes Media folder and anonymizes .m4a (iTunes AAC) files to EFF-standards?

While also meeting the following requirements:

Not trans/re-encoding (and thus losing quality)
Keep the same file format
Keep play counts, import date, etc.
Keep songs organized in playlists as they are

I have thousands of purchased iTunes songs, so going one-by-one is not an option.


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I am using iOS 8.1 with Healthkit and Strava version 4.2.2 with sync enabled in strava to push cycling data to Healthkit.

My cycle data is logged with Garmin which uses garmin connect to sync to the Garmin cloud, and the data is then pushed to Strava cloud and from there can be viewed on the Strava app on iOS.

How is the data meant to go from Strava app to healthkit?

Is it possible to use strava and healthkit in this fashion?

Note at this point in time garmin connect does not support pushing data to healthkit.


texts: Why are my AirPods Pro stuck on low quailty audio during discord calls?

texts: I have my audio muted from the discord app, but it is still stuck being low quality. This also happens when using other apps where my mic is muted, but has the option to be unmuted.


texts: Having trouble mounting a 12TB Raid on Ubuntu Server

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I am running a Ubuntu server on my off of my 2008 MacPro, it runs great and works really well except I am not able to run any raid setups directly on it.

I have a large library that needs to be accessable from the web on my 12TB raid running raid 5...right now the drive is formatted as HFS+, however I can change the format to anything as long as it mounts to a MAC as Read Write.

At this point I have not been able to successfully mount the drive and was turning here for help.  I have tried so many solutions that it would probably be counter intuitive to mention all the methods I have tried so lets just imagine we are started from scratch.

Everything is up to date on Ubuntu.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.


texts: In MacOS X 10.6, is Internet sharing over AirPort implemented as NAT or full-blown routing? The backing wired network is a corporate one, Ethernet with DHCP.


texts: How do you download new songs when "Show All Songs" is off?

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When you enable iTues Match, you have a "Show All Songs" option. When it's on, the label text states:

  All music that has been downloaded or that is stored in iCloud will be shown.

When you turn it off, the text changes to;

  Only music that has been downloaded to this device will be shown.

The extreme benefit of the latter change is that songs won't hang up when only part of an album has been downloaded and the player advances to an undownloaded song.

Is there another way to download music even if "Show All Music" is turned off?


texts: Typing inverted question / exclamation marks in Swiftkey on iPhone

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Is it possible to enter these characters? (For Spanish text)

I could not find them, and I'm sure I'm using the Spanish QWERTY keyboard in SwiftKey (with the ñ)


texts: Can two iPhone 5c phones be paired with Bluetooth

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Is it possible to pair two iPhone 5c phones with Bluetooth? Both phones have OS 8.1.2, both are shown as having the same name; they are in the same Verizon plan. I’ve gone to Bluetooth, activated it, and both phones are shown as discoverable. Neither will show the other device.
Can they be paired? If so, how do I accomplish that?


texts: Faster way to open a private window from a link?

texts: To open a link in a private window, you have to hold down the option key and right click on the link and then select private browsing from the menu. It's mildly irritating. Anyone know of a way to hack safari to make this easier? Would be better, for example, to just be able to hold down the option key and left click.


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I've just recently switched from Android to Apple, and I'm wondering how I can make my Alarm Clock volume louder. I was late to work today because it didn't wake me up.

On my Android I could set the Alarm volume separately (and also automatically turn my ringer and notifications to silent based on the time of day). How can do this on Apple's flagship phone?

Thanks!


texts: Copy pathname from Finder with tilde (~/) instead of absolute home directory

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Since OS X El Capitan, right-clicking on a file in Finder while pressing "Option" shows a menu function Copy "File.txt" as Pathname.

I wonder if I can replace the absolute path of the home directory so that I get the tilde as in

~/Documents/File.txt

instead of

/Users/My-User-Alias/Documents/File.txt


texts: Play all playlists inside Playlist Folder with Apple Music app (iOS) as with iTunes

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In iTunes we can create a Playlist Folder (playlist folder) and include regular playlists to it:

Then we can play the entire folder (from the screenshot two playlists are played as one), but in Apple Music app for iOS we can only open that Playlist Folder and then play only a separate regular playlist, we can't play all playlists inside this Playlist Folder, it seems only possible with iTunes.


texts:
How can I update changes to the Login window (Mac OS X 10.11.3).
When I change settings in the Preferences and then restart computer, there is absolutely no difference.

Is there a XML file with these settings or cache?


texts: Network Proxy *.local, 169.254/16 bypass

texts: Is the reason this bypass of *.local, 169.254/16 on my MacBook Pro OX S El Capitan computer the result of me giving my wifi password out to my neighbor?


texts: How to manage tunnels as background processes from a shell script?

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I need to set up a couple of ssh-tunnels from a shell script. I've tried running them as bg tasks using:

#!/bin/sh
ssh -L 3000:server1:5029 me@server2 &
ssh -L 3001:server3:3306 me@server2 &

but the tunnels don't seem to work correctly when I launch them that way.

They work fine when I manually set them up in their own tabs, so my next idea is to have the script open new tabs in Terminal and run the commands in there as foreground processes.

Note: this question was originally "How do I launch a new terminal tab from the shell and then run a command in it?", but I got two answers about dealing with the tunnels. For the "opening a shell" question, I found this on SuperUser, which will work , though new tabs in the background would be preferable to the foreground windows that it opens.


texts: iPhone and iPad don't play audio for certain videos

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Here's the metadata from a video file that does not work on iPad and iPhone. Does anything about the audio stick out at you?

avprobe version 0.8.17-4:0.8.17-0ubuntu0.12.04.1, Copyright (c) 2007-2014 the Libav developers
  built on Mar 16 2015 13:26:50 with gcc 4.6.3
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'Introduction.mp4':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : isom
    minor_version   : 512
    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
    encoder         : Lavf54.2.100
  Duration: 00:07:54.14, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1148 kb/s
    Stream #0.0(eng): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p, 1280x720 [PAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 924 kb/s, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 30k tbn, 59.94 tbc
    Stream #0.1(eng): Audio: mp3, 44100 Hz, 2 channels, s16, 216 kb/s


texts: Samba issues (deadlocks and instability) in OSX 10.10.1?

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I'm trying to narrow down the cause of a problem that I'm having with OSX 10.10.1 and wanted to see if anyone on here could help weigh in.

I have a Linux-based Samba server running the latest version of Samba (4.1.13). I use this server as a NAS and connect all of my machines to it. I have never had any significant problems in the past connecting my Macs to this NAS.

However, recently I have started to experience some erratic behavior. This change happened when I upgraded to Yosemite 10.10.1.

This is indicated by, very randomly, a share suddenly appearing empty in the Finder. It will still have its icon, but opening it will display an empty folder. When this happens the console will be flooded with "Reconnecting to share" messages - about 10 per second!

This is erratic - I can sometimes go days without it happening, or sometimes it happens within a few minutes of being connected. There is no specific file or folder that I am accessing which causes it. I can simply mount the share and never touch it and it locks, but I can also rsync the entire contents of the share to a backup drive and it does not lock. This to me rules out the possibility of a badly formed filename or something.

If I try to connect to a second share while the first share is in this state, the connection never completes. The "Connecting to smb://..." dialog remains on-screen indefinitely.

And the worst of all: If I actually try to eject the stuck share, the Mac becomes unusable. Apps beachball permanently. The console app even hangs, so I can't read any messages. If I have a terminal up still, executing any command that does any sort of filesystem operation will hang the terminal. Running a "df" command will hang the terminal. Essentially the entire filesystem layer drops the spinning beachball (lol). The only way out is a hard reboot (control-command-power).

The same behavior also occurs if I forcefully stop the Samba server running on the Linux box. As soon as the connection disappears, the Console will show a message reporting that the share is inaccessible, and at that point, the console freezes and no further messages appear, and all of the other filesystem-related behavior I described happens.

The upshot is it seems that the process that manages the mount to the Samba share is buggy in some way. Has anyone experienced issues like this? Before I submit this as a bug report to Apple, I'd like to make sure it's really an issue with the OS X CIFS/SMB drivers, and not with some obscure edge case scenario. Of course, the fact that this issue does not occur on 10.10.0 or any previous version of OS X is a telltale sign, but I am also not even sure what to report because as I said, the behavior is erratic, unpredictable, random and when it does occur, no logs can be obtained.

Thanks!


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I have a 1st gen iPad 32GB + WiFi and AppleTV 2nd gen.

I'm having issues playing back streaming content from my iPad to my AppleTV over AirPlay.  An example of this is audio from Pandora (Internet), and another is playing back films from Movies (local). When streamed to my iPad and then to AppleTV via AirPlay, it is "choppy" by the time it gets to the AppleTV.

When attempting the same thing from my iPhone 4S, I have no issues.

What gives?


texts: How do I stop Facebook iPhone app from notifications every time a friend does something?

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I see the "Manage Push Notifications" option in the app's settings, but there are only four choices for the notifications you can toggle on and off: "Close friends list activity," "Group posts and comments," "Tags you in a post" and "Mentions you in a comment."

My problem is that I'm getting notifications every time friends (usually close friends, not always!) post anything on their profile. I'm also getting notifications when someone leaves a comment on a post after I do (regardless of whose post it is). I don't see options to turn these things on and off but they're driving me crazy!


texts: Jar File Not Launching on MacOS and Need to Update Manifest

texts:
I'm not programmer or anything, however I'm trying to execute a Jar File however it wouldn't execute, from finder or from terminal. I did some research and came across the following thread.
The Java JAR file ... could not be launched
They seem to have the same problem as myself, however when I tried their solution it wouldn't work. It gave the same error in finder and in terminal it gave the following error
Error: Could not find or load main class TestFabric
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: TestFabric

Where TestFabric was my test that they used in the above thread. Any idea on how to fix this from the terminal? All the Java software seems to be intact and up to date, so I don't know what else to do.


texts: Normally when you press the top status bar on the iPhone, it will scroll the main list component all the to the top. When you are on a call, though, the status bar becomes a bit bigger and when you click it, it goes to the phone app. Is there any way to scroll all the way up on whatever page you are looking at without having to manually drag the page while you are on a phone call?


texts:
I am new to bash, so I'm a bit lost with this script I made to backup some directories from the local machine into a NAS. The NAS will contain only a certain number of backed up files, so before copying a new one I delete the oldest of the existing.

First of all the script defines all the paths, directory and file names into variables

# Defines directories
ORIGEN='/Library/path-to-directories/'
DESTINAS='/Volumes/path-to-backup/'
DESTITAR='/Library/path-to-temp/'

# Defines names of the files and folders to delete (OLDDIR) and copy (NEWDIR)
OLDTAR=`/bin/ls /Volumes/path-to-backup/ | head -n 1`
NEWDIR=`/bin/ls /Library/path-to-directories/ | tail -n 1`

Then using the variable names it:
Creates a tar compressed file from the original directory. The tar file is kept in a separate, temporary directory.

/usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/tar -czf "$DESTITAR$NEWDIR.tgz" "$ORIGEN$NEWDIR"

Deletes the older of the tar files from the NAS:

/usr/bin/sudo /bin/rm $DESTINAS$OLDTAR

Copies the tar file into the NAS:

/usr/bin/sudo /bin/cp -Rp "$DESTITAR$NEWDIR.tgz" $DESTINAS

Deletes the tar file from the temp directory:

/usr/bin/sudo /bin/rm -f "$DESTITAR$NEWDIR.tgz"

The script is run unattended by a user that has been duly authorized through changes in the sudoers file. Everything runs smoothly except in this step:

/usr/bin/sudo /bin/rm $DESTINAS$OLDTAR

The log file shows no errors but there's nothing in the place of the $OLDTAR variable, like it is not resolved, so it actually executes:

/usr/bin/sudo /bin/rm /Volumes/path-to-backup/

However if I run the commands in the terminal one by one I get it to work well. It may be a problem of user permissions?


texts: Can Safari remember my tabs from last time?

texts:
I want my previous browsing tabs to be restored when restarting Safari. I can do this in Firefox and Chrome. Is there a setting or an extension for this?

EDIT: So it turns out I was killing (word choice?) the Safari browser (and the Chrome browser for that matter). When I just Quit the browser my previous browsing is always maintained... So rather than get an extension or anything I believe the solution is just to Quit the browser?


texts: Do Sophos and Spotlight conflict and if so, how can I run both applications without problems?

texts:
I just got a brand new 13" MacBook Pro at work.  I have noticed that Spotlight has been running constantly giving me ~4 hours of battery life.  The motivation for getting this laptop was to have the portability of an 8+ hour laptop.

Searching online, I saw indexing a directory that is synced by a service such as Dropbox/Syncthing would lead to excessive indexing.  To eliminate this as the source of the problem, I excluded from the Spotlight indexing the directories updated using sync services.  I even went so far as to exclude my entire home directory from Spotlight.  Yesterday I tried deleting the Spotlight index forcing it to re-index, and it has been running constantly for the last 24 hours without change.  The hard drive is 512 GB but only have 122 GB of data.

I now think the problem may be caused by Sophos, the required anti-virus software.  I have seen other posts commenting on these applications conflicting but the solutions recommend removing Sophos, not an option for me.  Are there settings that allow these applications to ignore each other?  Perhaps I need to have Spotlight ignore the Sophos files.  Where are the status files for Sophos stored?

Edit:
Here are the results of the command mdutil -a -s (I get the same result with/without sudo):

2016-04-18 00:36:53.470 mdutil[12692:72953] Metadata.framework [Error]: mdsCopyStorePaths failed: (268435459) (ipc/send) invalid destination port
Spotlight server is disabled.

I am not entirely sure what to make of this.  Viewing the system status using htop, the most demanding process is /System/Library/CoreSerices/Spotlight.app/Contents/MacOS/Spotlight using 112-160% of a CPU.

This Apple thread recommends completely deleting the /.Spotlight-V100/ directory and rebooting.  I tried this but it does not seem to do anything.  After rebooting, the folder was not recreated, Spotlight is still consuming a excessive system resources, and mdutil still reports the same thing (I tried enabling the server using the commandmdutil -a -i onbut this produces the same output asmdutil -a -s` shown above).


texts: Will turning off Photo Stream make my Camera Roll not back up to iCloud?

texts: If I turn my Photo Stream off does my Camera Roll still get backed up in iCloud? Me and my boyfriend share iTunes accounts. His friends send pictures back and forth and they show in Photo Stream. I want to turn it off but I want to ensure my Camera Roll is still backed up to iCloud.


texts: What is the Default Location of Photos in Photo application?

texts:
I see many photos in Photos application.
However, I cannot add them to my mails without knowing their exact location.
I am using El Capitan.
Of course, I can take a screenshot of originals always but I see this as a way of duplicating things, losing accuracy and causing trash.

I would like to get the location for the internet browser like Google Chrome, Firefox, ...

You cannot drag and drop directly from Photos to the SE's picture uploader neither.

How can you add a photo in Photos application to a web email window?


texts:
I configured gmail account on my IPad , Iphone and Mac. Many a times, some mails get missed in one of the system either ipad, iphone or mac. WHy????

What is the solution for that?


texts: Is there anyway to force/change/reset the profile image that shows up for an Artist in iTunes?


texts: Mac OS X screenshot with tagging of front most application

texts:
I would like to automate the filing of screenshots according to which application window was front most when taking a screenshot. I would like to do a hazel rule but I do not have the information of which app was in front when taking the screenshot. Any ideas about application or script?
thank you very much
Hubertus


texts: Storing and working off iphoto and itunes library on NAS?

texts:
I have the 2011 macbook air with 128gb ssd. Storage is low so i'm hoping to set up for the very first time, a NAS to host large files such as photo's (raw format), video's and music (lossless and aac format).  I require your help in achieving the below functionality.  A list of of hardware/software that I need to achieve the below will be very beneficial as will be those products that would provide very good performance.  I would like most action to occur wirelessly.

I have 1 macbook air, 1 ipad, 2 iphones, 1 cable modem, 1 airport express 802.11n
Itunes library to be hosted on NAS with writing and reading files to occur wirelessly.
When I plug in my iphone or ipad to sync, I would like it to sync and backup with the files on the NAS wirelessly.
Iphoto library to be hosted on NAS.  When I plug in my sd card, I would like files to be imported to the library wirelessly, which is on the NAS
I understand iphoto library needs to be sitting on a disk that is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled).  Does this mean I just partition one of the disks in the NAS and format it to Mac OS Extended (Journaled)? Which products support the formatting of Mac OS Extended (Journaled)? I am only familiar with fat32 and ntfs.
For photos stored on the NAS, I would like to browse and view the photos on my ipad wirelessly.

I am willing to go without iphoto if it turns out that iphoto becomes the biggest challenge.

Thanks in advance,
Rob


texts: Get out of booting into Ubuntu on multi-OS Mac

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I installed Ubuntu on my iMac (Retina 21" late 2015) alongside macOS and rEFInd. Now, I believe the iMac boots automatically to Ubuntu in console mode. I tried a lot of combinations of keys, but without any result(option, command+R, command+option+P+R, etc.).
What should i do ?


texts: How to select paragraphs with similar style in Pages 5?

texts:
Pages '09 had the paragraph styles drawer with a list of all styles. Each style had the following context menu:

On the new Pages 5, this is how that context menu looks however.

I can't seem to find where the option to "Select all uses of..." went. Anyone have a clue on how to select all uses of a given paragraph style?


texts: Can I use an Xbox 360 controller with the 4th Gen Apple TV (2015)?

texts: Can I use my Xbox 360 controller with the 2015 (4th Gen) Apple TV?


texts: Folder permission denied on server folder

texts:
I'm using a Raspberry Pi as a remote PLEX server, connected to my pi is an external hard drive with all my media saved on it. This all works great except when I try to open the external hard drive folder on my Mac, I get a permission denied you do not have permission to see its contents error message.

If I SSH in using terminal then I can open the external hard drive folder just fine, however if I do a cmd + k in finder to connect to a server then enter smb://ip address when I try open the same folder I get the error message.

I've done an ls - l and get the following result so I'm a bit stuck really.

total 256
drwxrwxrwx 1 pi pi 262144 Jan  1  1970 'My Passport'

I set up samba using the following guide;
https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/samba-file-server/

My external drive is mounted at /media/pi/'My Passport'

the end of my smb.conf file looks like


texts: How to delete or change the words "My card" under my own name at the top of "Contacts"? (iOS 13.5.1)

texts:
When I open "Contacts" on my iPhone XR running iOS 13.5.1, the person listed at the top is me. The index entry consists of three parts: my name in bold; an image I've chosen; and, under my name in smaller type, the words "My Card".
How can I delete or change the words "My Card"? (Note: this is all I want to change. I do not want to delete myself as a contact, or my name, or the image.)


texts: text width in textedit or another program

texts:
How do you adjust text width?
I am sign writing a sign for a friend into timber,  all i want to do is print out the stencil so i can use it. Everytime   I enlarge the text the width changes ! I want tall skinny letters as I am limited on the sign length


texts: Connect 30" Apple Cinema HD Display to 2018 Mac Mini

texts:
I am trying to run an Apple Cinema HD Display (30") from a 2018 MacMini.

I have tried all kinds of HDMI- to DVI adaptors but so far no luck. I have also tried these connectors with a MacBook Pro with HDMI and although the computer recognises that there is a display attached (and gets the name of it etc) the display remains blank.

I've seen people doing this with USB-C, first converting to DisplayPort and then converting that to DualLink DVI... but I'm not sure if this same setup would work for HDMI, or what connectors are needed.

Maybe HDMI-DisplayPort then DisplayPort-DVI?


texts: Does gigabit ethernet to thunderbolt adapter work with old ethernet?

texts:
Does Apple's Gigabit ethernet to thunderbolt adapter work with old types of ethernet that are not gigabit?

I am wondering because I want to use it with my 2015 macbook pro, wondering if I can connect to a non-Cat6 cable (my router doesn't support gigabit ethernet)


texts: How do I get the heat sink bracket off on the Mac Pro 2013 (trash can)?

texts:
I have a Mac Pro 2013 which I bought in 2018.  I’ve read they are upgradeable (macsales.com has a video on how to do it).  I bought a 12 core chips to replace the 6 core chip it came with. I tore the whole thing down and got to the heat sink retainer clip.  Every video or website I’ve read (iFixIt has a text version, and there are several videos on YouTube including the OWC video) shows a total of 8 screws.  Four outer screws, which I think are T8.  And four inner screws.  The four inner screws are not screws on my unit.  They’re just round nubs.  I’ve applied a little bit of pressure attempting to pry them loose but they won’t budge.  I don’t want to get too rough with it because I don’t want to damage the board or the original cpu given it seems like apple changed this to be not-upgradeable.
What I’m a missing here?  Was such a change made?  Is it safe to pry until they pop off, or are they rivets and not designed to be removable?


texts: Safari - How to search on a web page from the current selection onwards

texts:
Most browsers like Google Chrome and Firefox will search a we page from the current selection onward. It seems Safari does not support this.

Instead it searches from the beginning of the webpage.

How can I change this behaviour?


texts: Why does my external display run at a lower refresh rate when MacBook's lid is closed?

texts:
I'm on a 16 inch MacBook Pro connected to an LG 4k monitor connected via a USB-C to DisplayPort cable.
The display runs perfectly fine at 4k at 60 Hz refresh rate when the laptop's lid is open. However, as soon as I close the lid, the display switches to 4k at 30 Hz refresh rate.
What's the reason for this switch to lower refresh rate and how can I keep it running at 60 Hz?


texts:
Since iOS7 installed applications on iPhone and iPad are automatically updated. Is there any way to also automatically update the applications in the iTunes library (either direct or indirect via an iOS device)?

Right now I have a iTunes 12 libraries that contains music, applications etc. that automatically synchronizes with a couple of devices (all on iOS8) via wifi. The devises all have automatic updates for applications enabled. While the updates are downloaded on the devices, the updates are apparently not synchronized back to iTunes. Likewise iTunes does not automatically download available updates, updates are shown in the 'Avilable Updates' tab, but not downloaded.


texts: Google Photos Backup creates large Pictures/GPBackup folder

texts: I installed Google Photos Backups on OSX (Mavericks).  It created a /Users/rob/Pictures/GPBackup folder that is 10 gig in size, and it looks like it has copies of all my photos and movies.  I don't want it to use all this space, but didn't see any configuration settings for this.  What is the purpose of this folder?  If I just delete it, will Google Photos Backup continue to work?


texts: Does Universal clipboard works on ethernet?

texts:
I have a mac mini 2018 connected to the same router/network, but using ethernet cable, and iOS device, connected to the same router/network, but using wifi.

But i can't use universal clipboard to paste text from ios to mac and vice versa. Should i connect my mac mini to the same network via wifi only in order to get it work?


texts: How to set default duration for new Calender events

texts:
When creating new calendar events in the Calendar application the duration of the event defaults to 60 min. In earlier version of macOS it apparently was possible to change this by running

defaults write com.apple.iCal 'Default duration in minutes for new event' 120

but it doesn't seem to work anymore with Mojave (it does set the new value but Calender still creates events with 60 minutes after restarting). So how can I change the default duration for new events in Mojave?


texts: Mac won't appear on AirDrop until I open the "Air Drop" folder in finder

texts:
I've run into a rather minor, albeit annoying issue with Airdrop where my Mac Mini won't appear on the AirDrop section of the share sheet on my iPhone until I open the "AirDrop" folder in Finder on my Mac. As soon as I open it, my Mac shows up and I can share the file.

How can I have my Mac always show up in the share sheet without me having to open finder?


texts: iChat 7.0, how can I see previous conversation

texts: In iChat version on Snow leopard I could view all the previous chat messages of a user. But since the current version (iChat 7.0.1 Mountain Lion) I cannot see that chat History. All my previous messages are saved into ~/Documents/iChat by previous version. So how can I view the chat history like in previous versions?


texts: Error while entering Apple ID (entered someone else's ID)

texts:
My wife received a used iPhone and decided to set it up herself. I thought that there would be no problems: what could go wrong there? but everything turned out to be much more serious
Briefly about the sequence of her actions:

The old Owner has left iCloud.
Setup for FaceId, and entering the confirmation password(twice).
Next, enter iCloud - and here the epic fail happened. The wife switches to the numeric keypad and enters the password (6 digits) from step 2 :).
Then he asks to enter the password for unlocking. The password that was set in step 2 is not suitable - it blocks when entered for 5/15 minutes. There is no way to go back to entering another AppleID.
As I understand it, at step two someone's real ID was entered (I just didn't know that you can enter it in the form of a 6-digit code) and now you need a password to unlock.
There is no password for this and there is no way to find it either.

can "Recovery mode" help me? if yes - is it not dangerous?
or do I need to use dfu?
What can be done in this situation?
Any advice - I will be very grateful.
p.s. a very scary decision if the user can make a mistake here - but there is no way to go back.


texts: With Pages '08, can I add a top border to a title?

texts:
I'm writing my resume with Pages, and I'd like to know if (and how) I can add a horizontal line across the page before every text segment with a certain style (namely, "Header", though that shouldn't matter).

Will I necessarily have to draw a straight line myself, and move it around each time a section enlarges?


texts: If I have a line or arrow connecting two objects, how do I get a piece of descriptive text attached to that line? If I move the line, the text should follow.


texts: External hdd not detected or able to format on Mac with Parallels installed

texts:
I'm troubleshooting a new external hard drive.  It isn't readable on the computer it was bought for (my mother's).  It worked fine, at first, on my computer with OS X installed but she has Parallels and a leftover installation of Bootcamp.  When we setup Parallels she tried to remove Bootcamp but the removal failed so it's still sitting there as we left it.  I don't know if the failed removal is contributing to this problem (it's sitting on 300MB of unusable space).

On her Mac, the external drive doesn't show up in Finder (on Windows it isn't in Device Manager or Disk Management at all, even to show that it needs a driver or formatting), it only shows up under Disk Utility and then the indented subentry is greyed-out. It shows 0 bytes free but on my Mac it was not greyed out and shows its full 5TB are free.

I tried running Erase to reformat it  to MSDOS FAT (from Windows NT, that it came with) but that has failed.

In Disk Utility, the Info that seems relevant:

Writable No
Available Space (purgeable + free) 0
Purgeable space 0
Free space 0
Can be verified 0
Can be repaired 0
Bootable 0

Initially First Aid said:

Checking prerequisites
Checking the partition list
Checking the partition map size
Checking for an EFI system partition
Problems were found with the partition map which might prevent booting
Operation successful.

When Erase failed:

Unmounting disk
Creating the partition map
Waiting for partitions to activate
Formatting disk3s2 as MS-DOS (FAT) with name S B+ 5TB
Mounting Disk
Could not mount disk3s2 after erase
File system formatted failed.
Operation failed...

Now running First Aid:

Repairing file system.
** /dev/rdisk3s2

Invalid BS_jmpBoot in boot block: 000000

File system check exit code is 8.
Updating boot system partitions for the volume as required.
File system verify or repair failed.
Operation failed...

I have tried plugging it into my Mac again and it has the same Info, but slightly different error when I ran Erase:

Unmounting disk
Erasing
newfs_msdos: S B+ 5TB: bd volume name

Mounting disk
Could not mount disk2s2 after erase
File system formatter failed.
Operation failed…

I realize the disk name of rdisk3s2 and disk2s2 is only different because the two computers are naming it differently.  Also, S B+ 5TB is the shorthand for the name I was giving it: Seagate Backup+ 5TB (their own troubleshooting page was helpful to a point).


texts: all file names are strange or "corrupted" in time machine backup

texts:
My father bought a new computer and is trying to restore from a time machine backup of the old computer on an external drive. I am helping him using a remote screen view by skype.

On the external TM drive there is a standard looking Backups.backupdb folder, with a large number of dated backups below it. Meaning (saying from memory, because I do not have easy access to the machine) something like approximately:

/Volumes/TM/Backups.backupdb/Dad's Mac/2018-07-03-214530/Macintosh HD/Users/simone
/Volumes/TM/Backups.backupdb/Dad's Mac/2018-07-02-010500/Macintosh HD/Users/simone
etc.

However, when navigating to the user's actual folder (using the Finder), all of the filenames are unrecognizable and have weird characters.

What would casuse this?

Since the overall folder structure is reasonable, my first thought is that the data is maybe ok but this is some sort of locale or character encoding mismatch between the old and new computers?


texts: Can't change previous user for App Store, Can't update apps

texts:
There was a previous user before me using this Enterprise Mac. The administrator added my account and made me administrator too. But when I want to update XCode, it asks me for connexion with the previous user !
I can't change this field, it forces me to connect with the old user.
How can I change that please?

Doing a Sign Out didn't change anything. It is always associated to the previous account...


texts:
I've been getting this error coming up in my system log.  Having looked around for an answer, two things came up commonly: a problem with the spotlight database(s), and permissions on those folders.

Well, I played with permissions and even deleted some of the folders in question to see if they would be re-created properly.  I think that was a mistake, there were odd side effects, so I tried my best to restore the folders to the way they had been previously.

Also, resetting MDS didn't help much.  Most recently the error comes up when Outlook refuses to get my mail properly.

It's also always followed by Quicklook-related errors as well.


texts: Desktop tab blank under System Preferences → Desktop & Screen Saver

texts:
My desktop tab under Desktop & Screen Saver is showing up blank. Are there supposed to be settings here and, if so, is there a way I can repair my preferences so this tab will show up again?

My system is a MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016) running Mojave (10.14.2).


texts:
The iTunes extensions has vanished as an optional widget for my Notification Center.

How do I get it to unvanish?

I tried the solution in this post, which was to run:

/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -seed

It did not reappear.

Poking around,

I eventually found what looks like it might be the right thing

,

but it doesn't seem to want to load:

What else can I try to get this widget back in action?


texts: How can Siri recognize a contact's name, but be unable to call that person?

texts:
My wife and I have the same problem with Siri.  In our contacts database, each person has at least one associated phone number (usually associated with 'home', 'mobile' or 'iPhone').  However, even though these numbers are the typical 10 digits used in N. America, Siri frequently will be unable to dial the number despite finding the contact and the number in the database.
Question: can this be fixed without re-entering the numbers to the contacts database? What causes some 10 digit numbers (and numbers with the +1 in front of them) to be unrecognizable for purposes of making Siri-initiated phone calls?


texts: US International layout doesn't input 'ç' with Alt+C on Chrome only

texts:
I'm using the US International keyboard layout to be able to write letters with accents. Everything works fine but for a reason I don't understand, Chrome doesn't seem to like the Alt+C combination that should display a 'ç'.
Every other key works. I can also display the 'ç' in every other program including Safari but on Chrome nor on Firefox (the shortcut works fine in MS Word, Safari, TextEdit, VSCode, ...
Any idea on what to look for here? I didn't see anything on the Chrome settings but maybe I'm wrong...
I'm using 10.15.7 and the latest version of Chrome (90)