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I have a 10.6.8, all of a sudden takes 5 min to start up. I can't get into the utilities, as I hold cmd and R with no effect. No time machine on this computer.
There are 700 Mb free on the hard disk. I changed the keyboard with a wired one as it wouldn't see the wireless anymore. The mouse pointer stalls then jumps to the edge of the screen.Different mouse doing the same. Once started, all apps running smooth.
Appreciate your help.


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I just got a new 13" rMBP with Yosemite installed.  I chose to enable FileVault when I set the machine up.

Now, several days later, an app called "Reverting from FileVault" shows on the list of apps consuming a lot of energy. [Edit: this app no longer shows up; everything else in this post is still true.]

I check FileVault in System Preferences, and it says "Encryption paused," followed by "Connect power adapter to resume encryption." Connecting the power adapter makes no difference, even though the machine recognizes that it's charging.

I've found several threads describing this problem, but no solutions.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6711684
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6576613
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6719087
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6679584
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6714242
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6641025
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6602802
etc.

I've tried resetting the SMC, clearing the PRAM, going into Recovery Mode, repairing the disk and repairing permissions.  Nothing has worked.  I can't stop FileVault from Terminal, and when I try to enable it, it says it's already on:

$ fdesetup status
FileVault is On.
Encryption in progress: Pending

$ sudo fdesetup disable
Password:
Enter a password for '/':
...

$ fdesetup status
FileVault is On.
Encryption in progress: Pending

$ sudo fdesetup enable
Error: FileVault is already On.

Here is the output of diskutil cs list:

$ diskutil cs list
CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)
|
+-- Logical Volume Group 25ED6E9D-5D22-4846-9C2A-2698F58A1159
    =========================================================
    Name:         Macintosh HD
    Status:       Online
    Size:         250140434432 B (250.1 GB)
    Free Space:   0 B (0 B)
    |
    +-< Physical Volume 32AF849E-36C7-4587-AF3E-3BEC1D517A69
    |   ----------------------------------------------------
    |   Index:    0
    |   Disk:     disk0s2
    |   Status:   Online
    |   Size:     250140434432 B (250.1 GB)
    |
    +-> Logical Volume Family F3D38571-E46C-4A52-9C1A-71B9737E0A79
        ----------------------------------------------------------
        Encryption Status:       Unlocked
        Encryption Type:         AES-XTS
        Conversion Status:       Converting
        Conversion Direction:    forward
        Has Encrypted Extents:   Yes
        Fully Secure:            No
        Passphrase Required:     Yes
        |
        +-> Logical Volume 4362CD83-5AAB-4DA5-BD4E-17BC5CCAEB49
            ---------------------------------------------------
            Disk:                  disk1
            Status:                Online
            Size (Total):          249820610560 B (249.8 GB)
            Conversion Progress:   Paused
            Revertible:            No
            LV Name:               Macintosh HD
            Volume Name:           Macintosh HD
            Content Hint:          Apple_HFS

When I search Console for corestorage, I get many entries like the following:

12/13/14 8:41:45.067 PM corestoraged[155]: 0x7fff78553300 resumeBackgroundConversion: background conversion started/resumed for lv 4362CD83-5AAB-4DA5-BD4E-17BC5CCAEB49.

And others like this:

12/13/14 8:41:45.000 PM kernel[0]: CoreStorageLogical::resumeBackgroundTransform: thread already running

Any suggestions?  The machine is brand new, so there isn't a HUGE amount of data on it (nor are there any Time Machine backups), but I'd like to avoid having to wipe the drive.

If there's nothing I can do, does Apple have a history of issuing hotfixes for issues like this?


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I have a script that reload the active tab of an open browser, but I want it to do with all opened browsers. Is there a way to make a list/array and use it in this code?

This code works with one browser only:

if application "Safari" is running then
    tell application "Safari"
        activate
    end tell
    tell application "System Events"
        tell process "Safari"
            keystroke "r" using {command down}
        end tell
    end tell
end if

I've tried to create an array/list but I think this is no the way because it doesn't work:

set browsers to {"Google Chrome", "Firefox", "Opera", "Safari"}


texts: Cron doesn't run after installing Mountain Lion. How can I make them run again?

texts: My Cron tasks stopped running after I installed Mountain Lion.  How do I get them to run again?


texts: Efficiently add builds to all slides in Keynote 6.2

texts:
I would like to have all of my slides build the bullet lists with Appear / By Bullet (animation, build in: appear, delivery: by bullet). In Keynote prior to version 6, it was possible to set a build in the master slide. Keynote 6 has removed that option. I find I'm manually going through every slide to add this animation.

Is there some way to do this in a more automated / efficient way?


texts: Say you have a picture of a dog and a cat. You want to merge parts of the dog's face onto the cat's face creating a cat-dog fusion. What MacBook Pro programs can i get for free in order to do this?


texts: Is there a way to change the organizer for Family Sharing?

texts:
Once a family sharing plan is established is there anyway to change the "organizer" to another account?

Based on my research it looks like the only way to accomplish this is to disband the family sharing account and then recreate with a different account as an organizer. I am hesitant to do this as some people have reported getting locked out of family sharing after disabling it. Can anyone suggest any alternative means?


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On my macbook, running OSX Mavericks, my daughter has a standard-user account.

I wanted to show her how to change her login password under:

SystemPreferences > Users & Groups > ChangePassword

That button was greyed out, even after the padlock was opened.

Note: she is under parental control, but even after I temporarily lifted that, changing the password was not possible.

Any ideas, on how to allow my daughter to change her login password?


texts:
Sharing files and folders on Mac somehow confuses me. There are Public Folder, Drop Boxes and Shared Folder. What confuses me is the following:

Which one of the above to use when sharing folders between multiple users on the same Mac?
Is sharing folders using any of the above makes it available to whoever on the same network?
How to share folders and files between users and not network?


texts: LG UltraFine & replacement Belkin USB-C cable gives blurry text

texts:
I have an LG UltraFine 5K screen and a 2016 15-inch MacBook Pro.
The original USB-C cable that came with the screen broke. So I bought a Belkin USB-C replacement. Now all text is noticeable blurry. So it’s not fully compatible despite the fact that I bought everything directly from Apple.
Are there any settings I can try to tweak to get the same sharp text like with the original cable? I’ve already tried disabling font smoothing. If not, which cable I should buy to get full compatibility?


texts: I have and iphone three and I forgot the password on it and it didn't work when i went to restore it. I really need to get back on it again.


texts: How difficult is it to replace the keys on the Apple Wireless Keyboard?

texts:
I wish the plastic Apple uses for keys was as good as the electronics and the cases. I had vowed never to buy Logitech keyboards and mice because their electronics are fine, but their plastic cases are so poorly engineered those devices collapse within a year. By comparison, one can get many years of an Apple keyboard. The aluminum cases are solid.

I understand that, officially, only the keys on MacBooks can be replaced. The keys on the old (Apple Wireless Keyboard) and those on the new (Magic Keyboard) cannot be replaced. Officially.

The keys, as you see, are now rather grating to use, and the notches gradually disappear, making it harder to touch-type. I see individual keys offered on eBay. They seem to be salvaged, not new.

If Apple declines to change them officially, how much skill is needed to replace such a key by the end user? Is the plastic underneath particularly breakable?

Update

OK, I see that ifixit says: "Keys can be easily [italics added] removed by using a scalpel or fingernail under the left side and lifted."

Is this "easy" by ifixit's standard only? Have you succeeded in replacing several such keys without getting one broken? (which would render the entire device useless).


texts: What format are Animoji messages once copied out of Messages.app?

texts: I assume they are a video file but does someone have a sample?


texts: Quickly transfer file from iOS device to new Windows computer

texts:
I often need to transfer files from my iOS devices to university PCs. The university PCs always delete all user-installed programs and files upon logging off. What is the easiest way to transfer a file from my iOS device to the Windows PC?

I currently upload the file to Google Drive and then download it again on the PC, but this requires me to log in and relatively takes too much time.

I tried using SnapDrop (snapdrop.net or yg.gl), which is a sort of browser-based “AirDrop” service which works across OSes. However, neither device can see each other since it only works if you’re on the same WiFi network (the PC is connected to Ethernet).

Is there any faster way of securely transferring files from my iOS device, which wouldn’t require me to install anything? (I would otherwise need to install it every time I logged in, which would make the process slow)


texts: How can I add a ipfw forward rule to little snitch?

texts:
I use the following rules to connect to my nginx server on a vagrant machine:

sudo ipfw add 100 fwd 127.0.0.1,8080 tcp from any to me 80
sudo ipfw add 100 fwd 127.0.0.1,8090 tcp from any to me 443

after installing little snitch, it seems to have made ipfw useless and i can't figure out how to apply a forward rule to little snitch?


texts: How can I backup everything from iCloud Photo Library on Windows?

texts:
I don't want to pay Apple any more to upgrade my iCloud storage, so I want to clean-up the photos that are stored with iCloud Photo Library. I cannot find any way to download and backup my photos easily so that I can delete them from my cloud storage.

From Apples website:

  If you enabled iCloud Photo Library, your photos and videos are
  automatically uploaded to iCloud at full resolution. To make copies of
  these photos and videos:

In iOS 8 or later, select Download and Keep Originals, then import the photos to your computer.
In OS X Yosemite v10.10.3 or later, open the Photos app, then select Download and Keep Originals.
Use iCloud.com to download the most recent version of photos and videos to your computer.

So, obviously I've tried the last option, but if one selects multiple photos and then click Download, it downloads all the files at the same time with garbage file names and without file extensions! You have to manually rename every file and guess the extension (usually .jpg for photos and .mp4 or .mov for videos).

Is there a better way to get a copy of my photos? The first option won't work because I have 20 GB of photos and my iPhone doesn't have room. The second option won't work for me because I don't have a Mac.


texts: How do I restore a jailbroken iPhone 3G?

texts: How do I restore to the normal non jailbroken state my jailbroken iphone 3G? Is there any permanent change when you jailbreak it?


texts: Mac Pro 5.1 Windows 10 EFI Boot (Separate Drive)

texts:
I've installed Windows 10 EFI with this Tutorial and it worked fine. But when switching from Windows to OSX using the Bootcamp "Boot to OSX..." it just rebooted into Windows again. Then I unplugged the Windows drive and it booted into OSX, but now if I choose "Windows" from System Preferences->Startup Disk it just reboots to OSX.

Is the only way of switching OS in this configuration by using a helper card and pressing alt on boot?

My current setup:

Mac Pro 4.1 (flashed to 5.1)
2,66 Quad Xeon
RX480 graphics card
Bay 1 OSX SSD Drive
2nd Optical Bay Windows SSD Drive


texts: System Preferences' Screen Recording window won't open

texts:
Working with Mac OS 10.15, I noticed that - at least for a couple of applications (Astropad and AnyDesk), I'm unable to allow Screen Recording from System Preferences Privacy panel.
As a matter of fact, installing (Astropad and AnyDesk) the applications, Sys Pref Privacy should ask me to allow these apps to Record the Screen. This doesn't happen and therefore I'm unable to install the apps.
Astropad support suggested to
type in Terminal "tccutil reset ScreenCapture"
but nothing apparently changes.
I don't know if this is related, but I also needed to do some fixing in order to let Epoccam app work with Skype, Webex and other videoconferencing apps: as read on the web, as follows:

to let iPhone camera directly captures video for various other video
conferencing apps including Cisco Webex: below is the command to
remove the code signature from Webex. sudo codesign
--remove-signature/Users//Library/Application\ Support/WebEx\ Folder/T33_64UMC_<webex_version>/Meeting\ Center.app/

Any help would be greatly appreciated :-)


texts: Unable to make all .md files open in Emacs

texts:
I installed Emacs with brew

brew install emacs --with-cocoa
ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/emacs/25.3/Emacs.app /usr/local/bin/
ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/emacs/25.3/Emacs.app /Applications/

and added Homebrew's directory to the PATH in ~/.bashrc

export PATH="/usr/local/Cellar/emacs/25.3/bin:$PATH"

I can open an .md file in Emacs. But I can't change the default opening application of all .md files to Emacs.

In Finder, I right-click on one file, click "Open with", click "Other...", and scroll down to Emacs.app. If I just click Open, the computer proceeds normally. If I check the box "Always open with", then I get an error dialog box with

  You can't change the item index.md to always open in the selected application. The item is either locked or damaged, or in a folder you don't have permission to modify (error code -9499).

Similarly, I can right-click on "Get Info", change the application under "Open with" to Emacs, and I get the same error message.

The OS is macOS High Sierra Version 10.13.6. I have the same setup in my home computer running El Capitan and this procedure works fine.

How can I set all .md files to open in Emacs?


texts: How do I listen to music on my computer through my iPad?

texts:
I have a MacMini with my music collection on the hard drive.  I'd like to play that through my iPad when I'm at home.  But I have one major issue: I'm on satellite internet with a limited bandwidth.  One month I got hit with an extra $200 bill because I left iTunes running and it wasted gigabytes of bandwidth "updating" the music on my iMac from the iCloud.  (I don't store my music on my iMac - it's all on a shared drive on my MacMini.)

So I don't want to go through iTunes to do this (and, after that experience, I never run iTunes on my iMac or MacMinis), since that means I'm streaming my collection from the iCloud servers and using bandwidth.

I want to be able to make up playlists on my iPad (I'm okay with a 3rd party app) of the music files on the shared drive of my MacMini and play it back through my iPad, using wifi, but not using any internet bandwidth.

How can I make up playlists on my iPad for music on a shared drive on my LAN so I can use the playlists like I would normally use them?  (In other words, being able to pick out a playlist, shuffle play it, repeat it, and so on.)


texts: iOS: Disabling the Home key on a bluetooth keyboard, and binding it to another key (and the same for capslock)

texts:
I have a jailbroken iOS 6 iPad that I am trying to get a bluetooth keyboard set up to be capable of performing productive work. Unfortunately, both bluetooth keyboards that I have are "designed for iOS" and have the Home button (rounded square symbol) in the place where the escape button is.

This is a significant problem, for example, when using e.g. Vim in a console app. The only way to hit Escape (which is required for effective use of the editor) is with an on-screen soft-key.

I have installed Beekeyboard from Cydia which does let me configure shortcuts to trigger various useful events and commands like toggling Wifi and other rarely used functions, as well as very nice functions like the default Alt+Cmd+Left/Right to cycle through iOS apps.

However I am unable to get it to override the behavior of the Home key. I can bind it to "Toggle Mute" and it does toggle mute, but it closes my app while doing so, making this button completely useless.

In order to actually be able to Vim on this setup I have to be able to trigger the Escape key, or bind some key to perform the function of Escape. On my primary computers I have the Caps Lock key bound to F10 at the operating system wide level (in OSX and Windows), and I have Vim configured to treat F10 the same way as Escape. Now, on jailbroken iOS with a bluetooth iOS-keyboard, the Home key is dysfunctional as already described, and the caps lock key appears to work inconsistently. For instance in this Stack Exchange text entry field it functions as a Ctrl Lock key, though in most iOS text entry fields the caps lock works as normal.

I have found no way to bind caps lock to something else (and prevent it from toggling shift/ctrl lock), so currently the only way way for me to use Vim is to hit Fn+F10 to get the F10 key sent.

So I would like to know if anybody has been able to bind these keys to Escape or any other key, and to prevent their default behaviors.


texts: Macbook Pro 15 inch Late 2011 - Internet always slow until I change DNS lookup address

texts:
This problem has plagued me across multiple networks (Ethernet and Wi-Fi, across multiple ISP's) and multiple operating systems (Snow Leopard, Mountain Lion, Mavericks).
While browsing, my internet will completely slow down, images will load terribly slowly and youtube just won't work.

If I change my DNS in network prefs, everything starts working beautifully again for the next 10 minutes or so until it slows down again.

I need to keep switching between Google's DNS and my ISP's DNS continuously so I can use the internet.

Does anyone know the issue and what could fix it? Thanks for your help!

Edit:

Further information - Images / videos take super long to come through but most of the time text will show up with / without styling.
The laptop was purchased from outside the US but I'm currently residing in the US.


texts: I want to find a particular voicemail message on my phone by searching the automatically generated transcripts. How can I do that? I've got an iPhone SE (2020 version) running iOS 13.


texts: Can I get my pictures back if we all shared the iCloud?

texts: Me, my sister, and my mom all shared a iCloud. I recently lost my phone in a car wreak and I lost some really important pictures. I lost my boyfriend in the wreak and I was trying to get my pictures back because of so.. but when I got my new phone and tried to sign in and get my pictures,notes, etc i got my moms instead. And everytime I try to reset it or try to do it again it always gives me my moms pictures and everything.. it says that there is 3 iPhones with data but won't let me get mine back?


texts:
I replaced the HDD with a hybrid HDD/SSD about a week ago, following iFixit's guide for doing so. However, when putting it back together, I stripped one of the connectors on the fan.

My Mini gets really hot, so it makes me think the fan isn't working all the way, if at all. At the same time, my office doesn't have insulation (and it's on the second floor of my apartment) so it gets really hot. I have a fan on now, facing me and the Mini and it feels better, just a bit warm.

I just want to know if I am stressing too much, or if there is reason for concern.


texts: "System" taking up nearly 90 GB on my mac?

texts: I was checking my storage one day on my Macbook Air and found that "System" took up the vast majority of my Mac. I was able to move nearly all of my files off my mac and deleted several applications to no avail. I contacted Apple support, and they told me to re-index the spotlight index and such, but nothing they did helped my situation. Has anyone had the same issue and if so, how can I fix it? (I have been told to re install the OS but wish to avoid doing such because of the fear of ruining the computer.)


texts: Highlighting text and then tapping delete only deletes 1 character

texts: If I highlight text (drag and select with mouse) then hit delete, it sometimes only deletes 1 character, from the selection. Has anyone had similar problems?


texts: PDF reader for iPad with both bookmarks and continuous scrolling, without long save and load times

texts:
I'm having trouble finding a good PDF reader for my iPad. Apple's own iBooks app allows adding bookmarks, but doesn't allow continuous scrolling for PDFs, only for EPUBs. This is annoying because most pages are zoomed out past the white margin, so every time I flip a page I need to zoom in past the white margin so the text is bigger.

Adobe reader for iPad doesn't have this problem, since you can easily choose to scroll continuously. However this reader strangely has the fatal flaw of not being able to add bookmarks. This issue has been brought up for years on the official Adobe forums, but it doesn't appear the developers care about adding this feature.

Foxit Reader has both bases covered: it has bookmarks, and it allows continuous scrolling. However, it has annoying save and load times every time I switch to another PDF file.

This is an interesting situation, since for each reader's problem, the other two readers don't have the problem at all; for example, both Adobe and Foxit have continuous scrolling that works wonderfully; both iBooks and Adobe allow instant switching between files, and both ibooks and Foxit allow flawless bookmarks.

Is there a PDF reader for iOS that has all three bases covered?


texts: What is the impact of changing open files limit?

texts:
To install Riak on OSX, Basho recommends to change the files limit on the system: Open File Limit.

But before doing that, I want to know the impact of changing that on the system. Should I expect slowing the system? More RAM usage?


texts: What happens with existing apps on device when synching with new computer?

texts:
I am synching my iPad with multiple computers. I now want to switch my "main" computer (as in the computer I really do the syncing with). Now the problem is that when I uncheck "Sync Apps" on the other computer, a dialog box says the following:

Because of this dialog I managed all my apps solely via the iPad. I do not want iTunes to delete my apps on the iPad, only that I will have to re-download them on my other computer and re-synch them anew.

What will happen when I click "Don't Sync Apps" now? Will it really delete all apps on the iPad?


texts: iOS - Disable mobile data download restrictions (in mobile data mode)

texts:
Is there a way to disable the mobile-data-saving features in iOS? I now have a mobile plan with unlimited LTE data, it's faster and more reliable than most Wi-Fi connections as well. So it would be great if I could tell my iPhone that it's ok to do things such as download 100+ MB apps from the App Store, or actually download videos from my iCloud photo library in full 4k/60fps resolution, or download an iOS update etc.

(The aforementioned restrictions are in place only in mobile data mode and not when the device is connected to Wi-Fi.)

But I don't see a user-settable option anywhere? Seems certain restrictions are in place such that iOS wants certain network things only to happen on Wi-Fi?

It should be smarter than that. It's good that iOS tries to save mobile data by default, but it's strange that there is no choice for the user here. The data saving options are kind of arbitrary and actually moot anyways. If you allow some app to use data (which is the default), that app can then download as much as it wants on mobile.

edit - I've been using a hacky workaround:

A macOS computer is needed. Connect your iPhone to your Mac via USB, make sure the Mac is network-tethered to your iPhone via USB connection (in Network Settings). Then, enable Internet Sharing in Sharing Settings on your Mac. Set it up to share the internet connection from iPhone-USB via Wifi. Your Mac will create a WiFi hotspot. Then, on your iPhone, connect to that WiFi hotspot.

Your iPhone will be pleased by the WiFi connection and lift its arbitrary restrictions.

The obvious downside is that you have to have a Mac up and running, and your iPhone must be hooked up to your Mac via USB cable.

(This WiFi setup will also allow you to use HomePods in stereo mode, which is not possible without a WiFi network. Get them to connect to the Mac WiFi and you're golden).


texts: Safari on iPad can't resolve local network names

texts:
I have a number of local Windows, Linux and Mac machines on my local LAN, but no matter what, Safari will not resolve them by name.

How can I get this to work as there is no "server" on my network? I use the machine names only without suffixes.


texts: cfgutil no longer works via ssh after upgrading to Sierra

texts:
I use the cfgutil from Apple Configurator with iOS devices on an OSX host via SSH. After upgrading to Sierra, I get a NSCocoaErrorDomain message and it fails. It works fine at the terminal, however.

Here's my output of trying it successfully at a local terminal, then sshing and the failure:

~ cfgutil list
Type: [...] ECID: [...] UDID: [...] Location: [...] Name: [...]
~  ssh localhost /usr/local/bin/cfgutil list
Password:
cfgutil: error: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4097 "connection to service named com.apple.configurator.xpc.InternetService" UserInfo={NSDebugDescription=connection to service named com.apple.configurator.xpc.InternetService}

I assume this comes from some increased security measures from Sierra, but for me it's a pain. Any ideas how to disable this or work around it?


texts: Switch between full-screen windows of the same application in Lion

texts: Is there a keyboard shortcut in Lion for navigating through my open full screen Xcode projects? ⌘~ is not working.


texts: MacOS Bluetooth Appears "Permanently" Not Available? (MacOS 10.15 Catalina)

texts:
For some reason after a MacOS "upgrade" to 10.15 Catalina the Bluetooth Appears "Permanently" Not Available?  How can I diagnose which “a device” to connect to get Bluetooth to work ?

Upgraded to 10.15.2 but no better.

Any suggestions?  Does this have anything to do with Bluetooth pan internet sharing?


texts: Can I report stolen iPhone if I just logged out of iCloud on that phone?

texts:
I used to have a phone. It used to be password protected and locked.

However, I wanted to jailbreak that iphone and the iphone is safely at my house anyway.

One day a female friend saw that iPhone and ask if I am using it.

I said no. I want to jail break.

She said his friend can jail break. So I let her have it.

The next day she reports her wallet is stolen and the iPhone is there. I don't trust her.

I go to find myiphone and no device is listed

I forget if I logged out of icloud or not on that iPhone. However, find my iphone says that it cannot locate any of my phone but one device is online. I have no idea where is the online device and which one.

Another list none of my iPhone

I put them all on lost mode. Not sure if things go wrong.


texts: What casues macOS sidebar to drop "favorites" (shortcuts to linked files/directories), other than macOS updates? How to prevent?

texts:
Every month or so my Macs drops all the favorites I have in the Finder windows (which also appear in Save/Open system dialogue windows). I takes time to redo them, and it is frustrating.
I know that there are questions here and on other forums about this happening after macOS updates, but I find it happens without warning -- even without doing a User logout and login it can happen, especially links to pCloud files (which uses a virtual drive system extensions.) Links to directories on external and mounted volumes disappear as well!
I've tried using symlinks in Terminal and they suffer the same fate. The only other thing I can think of is an Applescript routine to save the aliases to a list in a file and another routine to reinstall the links as "Favorites".
This has occurred in many past versions of macOS for as long as I can remember.  My Mac is currently on Mojave (internal boot partition) and Catalina (external drive boot partition.)
Does anybody have any viable solutions and/or remedies I should consider?


texts: Location of iTunes Playlists (for restore after crash)

texts:
My computer crashed and I lost everything. But, due to the awesomeness of Backblaze, I have all of my files and libraries and music, so nothing's lost. The problem is... all of my playlists that I've spent years tweaking, I don't want to lose them! I'm wondering where the file is within iTunes so that I can recover it.

Note that, whenever I search for this online, all the results I find are all about exporting the playlist and then importing it again. But since my computer crashed and I had to install everything anew on the new computer, I don't have the possibility to export the playlist from iTunes.

I'd love any pointers or help. Thank you!

-morgan


texts: Apple iPod 16gb; Can this be used without the internet?

texts: Can I use my iPod outside in the yard without the internet? I will buying one for Christmas and would like to know.


texts: How do I find the model number on iPhone X or iPhone 8?

texts: Since Apple removed the regulatory information from iPhone X and iPhone 8 that included the model number how I do I find the model number when a device won't power on?


texts: Is there a way to delete or remove my apple email address completely from my apple iCloud account

texts:
Looking for a way to keep my apple account but remove my iCloud email address from being active or able to receive emails in any manner. Similar to how google allows you to do what is listed in this article:
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61177


texts: I was trying to restore a backup from my computer to my iphone , however it's set to be password protected. I do not know the password, as I've never set one. I've tried all the passwords I know, which I've ever used to make sure I didn't set it. Nothing worked. any advises


texts: I deleted some playlists on my iPhone 5 to make some space for some apps. But the playlists are not in iTunes. I didn't delete the playlist from iTunes, but when I synced my iPhone with my iTunes, and I checked the playlists to re-sync them, they were missing.


texts: Edit commands in iTerm2 with standard OS text keyboard/mouse controls

texts:
I'm a heavy terminal user, but I'd like to be edit commands like I would in any other mac app, e.g.:

select a portion of a command with the mouse and press backspace to delete it
use shift+up to select all of a command to the start
use the mouse to click and place the cursor (not in conjunction with holding modifier keys)

I've tried Preferences > Profiles > Keys > "Natural Text Editing" but it doesn't seem to work.

I appreciate that many people prefer to use terminal-specific bindings, e.g. vim/emacs modes, but I'd just like to be able to interact with a terminal like I'd interact with any other app.


texts: Applescript: automated key press of spacebar/left click at defined intervals

texts:
I'm new to apple scripts and was wondering if there is a way the program the computer to press spacebar or left-click at defined times upon running of the script.

For instance I will be able to same I want the system to press space bar then 2 after press it again and 1.4 seconds later press it again and so on.

The program I will have running will be Chrome. Also would it be possible that this script be executed upon the pressing on the first space bar?


texts: Digitizer assembly replacement and Error 53

texts:
As you probably know, Error 53 is Apple intentionally bricking your iDevice due to a 3rd-party repairing it, or specifically changing the TouchID sensor.

If I merely change the screen (LCD, digitizer, and glass) and detach the TouchID sensor from the old screen and reattach the same sensor to the new screen, could this potentially cause Error 53?


texts: MacBook Pro 15" Retina Mid 2015 Trackpad Not Clicking

texts:
The trackpad on my MacBook Pro stopped clicking. I was able to enable the tap to click feature, so I can click around using that, but it's annoying to expect a click and get nothing. It's like the trackpad doesn't depress at all.

I've done some research and some people said it could be a battery issue, with the battery expanding, and other people said maybe it was a software update that could have happened. I haven't done a significant software update in a while, so I don't think that's it.

Any experiences out there with this?


texts: Macbook Air - No Apple logo but still boots

texts:
I have been looking all day for an answer to this so I thought I would pick your brains :)

Macbook Air 4,1 (Mid 2011) 11 inch, i5, 2gb RAM.

After pressing the power button, I hear the Apple "chime".  The screen stays black.  10 Seconds later, I get the login screen for OSX.  This doesn't seem like a problem but I wanted to do Apple Diagnostics, boot from other drives etc and now I can't, because I can't see the initial Apple screen.

Just upgraded to El Capitan to see if it would fix the problem.  It didn't.

edit: I have also tried resetting NVRAM and the SMC to no avail.

Any ideas?

Cheers,


texts: Boot Camp Assistant: "Your disk could not be restored to a single partition."

texts:
I want to delete my Windows partition and regrow my Mac partition to use the whole disk. But when I click Restore in the Boot Camp Assistant, it says:

  Your disk could not be restored to a single partition.

  An error occurred while restoring the disk to a single partition.

I'm using Mac OS X 10.8.5, on a mid-2009 MacBook Pro.


texts: How do you get Sidecar scrolling working?

texts: I've got a MBP 16 attached to an iPad (6th generation). The official Apple support page (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210380) mentions two finger swiping to scroll, but it's not working for me. Has anyone else gotten two finger scrolling working on their Sidecar?


texts:
On Linux, (which I am used to), /home is the place where home folders live.

On a Mac, home is some kind of crazy mutant:

$ mount
/dev/disk1 on / (hfs, local, journaled)
devfs on /dev (devfs, local, nobrowse)
map -hosts on /net (autofs, nosuid, automounted, nobrowse)
map auto_home on /home (autofs, automounted, nobrowse)

Other than to be non-conformist, is there some purpose to this auto_home mount point?  Considering how it mucks up things that come right out of the box, there must be some wonderful thing that it accomplishes, but I can't figure out what that would be.....


texts: Are App Store elements (eg app store copy, preview images) perserved when you transfer an app

texts:
Will I need to re-enter the app store copy, translations, preview images and video when I move an app to a new publisher account, or is that content retained on the app store?
Thanks in advance for any comments!


texts: Is it possible to set up my phone to automatically be in DND mode during particular calendar events?

texts: I already have a recurring scheduled DND set for my phone for every evening through morning. However, I have calendar events that I would like to automatically trigger DND. For example, let's say I have a meeting with a co-worker, I'd like to be able to enter that into my calendar and select a "DND" option for that time. So, once the event is over, my phone is back to normal, and I don't have to worry about silencing it myself. Is this possible?


texts: I need to transfer videos from my iPhone 6 to my Mac

texts: I want to be able to transfer some videos from my iPhone to my Mac so that I can create a YouTube video. The problem is that I can't insert a cable into my Mac because it only has inserts for a charger and headphones. Is there any way I can email or use Dropbox to get the pictures and videos into my Mac?


texts: How to stop Mission Control from rearranging screens?

texts:
If I have arranged Finder to the left of the desktop and Slack to the right, and have Sketch further to the right, there's a reason for that. It's an organization strategy to make my work easier and keep track of the many windows I have open. BUT, macOS rearranges them if I click on the application icon from the Dock and rather than swiping over to the screen in the specified order, it moves it next the Desktop.

Is there a way to stop that from happening? A way to pin screens to the desired position?


texts:
I see this Apple article on converting a local user account to a network user account: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5338

However, I'd like to do it in reverse. I'm comfortable with some of the steps, but for example this I'm not sure what the opposite is:

sudo scp -Epr /Users/username root@server.example.com:/Users/username

What are the steps required to convert a domain user to a local user on Yosemite?


texts: Cancel an autocorrect suggestion while typing

texts:
When I am typing, OSX helpfully offers and inserts corrections for me.

However, sometimes I do not want these corrections, as they can ruin an otherwise flawless piece of writing (see the below example.)

Lifting my hands from the keyboard, gripping the mouse and then dragging the mouse across my frictious desk before contracting the muscles along my entire finger to squeeze the mouse and activate its clicking procedure actually takes a very long time.

How can I cancel autocorrect suggestions without needing to use my mouse?


texts: How to add background images to front page of Pages doc?

texts:
Want to add background images to the front page only of a Pages doc.

I can't understand how to do this—reading the Apple doc on this didn't help unfortunately. Can't get background images (Master Objects?) working at all.

Using Pages 6.2.

Also noting that Arrange > Section Masters > Move Object to Section Master is greyed out...


texts: Image Capture doesn't complete photo deletion on phone

texts:
This issue has created a lot of frustration, so I'm hoping someone here might have the answer. I'm using Image Capture to work with some photos on my iPhone. When I select one or more photos on the Image Capture screen and hit the "Delete" button, the photos disappear from the Image Capture screen but nothing happens on my phone. The photos don't delete. When I restart Image Capture, the supposedly deleted photos reappear!
I'm using an iPhone 11 running iOS 14.0.1. I'm connected to a 2018 Mac Mini running 10.15.7. I'm also having the same issue on a 2015 iMac running 10.15.7 and a similar problem on an equivalent photo management program on a Windows machine, so the problem must be in my phone.
I've tried USB-A and USB-C cables and all the available USB ports. I've erased the phone and set it up as a new machine. The issue occurred even on a newly installed operating system with no other programs. It's infuriating.
Looking forward to your thoughts.
Jim


texts: I am unable to write my signature using the trackpad in Preview.app

texts:
I click on the signature button in the Preview.app toolbar:

The following box pops up:

I click on the Click Here To Begin button. The box is now ready for input:

However, I cannot get any markings at all to show up as my signature. My box always looks like the above image.

I've tried doing the above in an image document and a PDF document. I've tried holding down the trackpad while writing and not holding the trackpad down while writing. I've tried using a mouse.

Is there a fix for this bug, so that I can use my Macbook trackpad to write my signature?

Note: the Camera-based signature method technically works on my machine. However, its rendition ability isn't great.

OS X El Capitan, version 10.11.6.


texts:
Is there a keyboard shortcut to close pinned tabs in Safari?

I tried cmdW like for normal tabs but it didn't work.


texts: Why are Finder shortcuts to Ext HDD removed whenever it's not connected? Workarounds?

texts:
I have a lot of files on an external drive to my new MBP and there's too many of them for the internal 500GB SSD (and no second drive bay to make a fusion drive or have a second drive in latest MBP which is completely crap BTW Apple).

So I need to have my usual Finder shortcuts to directories deep within the data tree. Problem is if my ext drive is ever switched off or disconnected why my MBP is on the shortcuts get removed by Finder and don't come back when drive is reconnected. My usual method of making these shortcuts is just to drag a directory from the Finder file list into the Finder window sidebar. I'm not sure what this actually prompts behind the curtain of OS X as it's opaque (to me at least) as to whether aliases are stored somewhere or symlinks or so other class of object to track the location.

I'm wondering if I can create shortcuts to symlink files on my internal SSD that link to directories on my ext HDD as a work around to this very frustrating obstacle.


texts: How to ensure that windows opened from the Dock open in the current Space/Desktop

texts:
A Mail window was in the Dock, and I clicked on it to restore it to my current Desktop.  Instead of opening where I can see it, it went to some other Desktop, presumably the one it was in when it was minimized.

I use different Desktops for different projects, where one Desktop may have multiple browser windows, multiple text editors, etc., so I've disabled the default setting of "When switching to an application, switch to a Space with open windows for the application", because that seems to only make sense if you use an approach of one Space per Application, which makes no sense for me.  As far as I can tell this is the only setting I'm using that may be relevant to this problem, but I really really don't want to have OS X forcing me to constantly switch spaces and force me into a one-space-per-app model.

Is there some way to make the window I restore (de-minimize) appear in my current Space/Desktop?  It could be

a hidden preference that I set with defaults write;
an AppleScript that I have to trigger after restoring the window, to move it to my current Space/Desktop;
some utility application meant to handle this problem
some other workaround or solution I hadn't thought of.

(An AppleScript would probably be the least desirable approach, but it could be triggered with Alfred, QuicKeys, or BetterTouchTool, etc.)

It might also be worth mentioning that I'm using Yosemite because of problems between El Capitan and TotalSpaces2, but I'd like to know if upgrading solves this problem.


texts: Folder Action to convert with ffmpeg a whole subfolder of videos

texts:
In another question I have found a usefull script (below) that works on single and multiple files but only when they are added directly to a folder with action enabled. Problem is my program produces in double-subfolder structure. The structure is:

 inbox_folder/name_subfolder/type_subfolder/video_files.mp4

I would like to apply conversion to subfolder burried files and have the output placed in outbox_folder with the same subfolder structure that needs to be made.

inbox and outbox are folders constantly present on desktop.

for f in "$@"
do
    /volumes/'macintosh hd'/applications/ffmpeg -i "$f" -b:v 1200k "${f%.*}.avi"
done


texts: Can rMBR 2015 (or other) can run external display/TV without fan noise?

texts: I have a 2015 rMBP and when I am connecting external display (in my case it is 720p TV with HDMI cable) the fans starting to blow and never go below certain (hearable) line. I have seen some quiestions here regarding this noise and in google as well but all I see is people suggesting to reduce heat (with some external devices) or reduce load (which I don't have or even if have CPU is MAXed at 40-50 percent sometime jumping to 100 but not that much when compiling and etc). I am considering buying a 4k monitor and concerned that macbook will work with it that way all the time (which i don't want). If you are using MBP with external monitor (be it HD, 4k, HDMI or DP) can you confirm that fans is blowing all the time or this is something with my mac? I was trying to monitor the system, reset smc, no dust inside and etc and seems everything is okay, mac is working perfectly when not connected to monitor, there is no big load and etc. When connecting to TV and even doing nothing it will start to blow in some time.


texts: How does my iPhone choose which music app to start when I pair with the Bluetooth unit in my car? I'd like it to automatically start Spotify every time, but sometimes it starts playing from the Music app, even if I've used Spotify earlier that day.


texts: What does a non-booting macbook displaying a lightning bolt mean?

texts:
I returned to my MacBook after a few days of not using it, and there was a message that the system had run out of application memory (weird...). So, I followed the recommendation and Force Quit a bunch of applications. In order to just "start fresh", I decided to kill all applications and simply restart the whole machine.

Now that I've killed the applications and restarted the computer, it won't boot. It simply displays a gray circle with a white lightning bolt on it, moving around the screen, screensaver-style. If I unplug the AC power cord, a battery indicator is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

I attempted an SMC reset, but that doesn't help. What's going on, and what should I do?


texts: How do I restore Desktop to my favorites list in Finder?

texts: I know to drag the icon. But I don't know where the Desktop is to be found to drag! It's probably a simple thing...but I don't know where it is! Duh!


texts: How to remove a container disk and reclaim space with boot partision?

texts:
I want to delete Apple_APFS container disk1 and reclaim the space to disk2.
I boot on disk2 (Macintosh HD).


texts: How do I remove or disable Adobe Registration request and kill Adobe IPC, Adobecloud

texts:
I found this on the registration, but where and how to put this into:

#!/bin/sh

# Determine OS version
osvers=$(sw_vers -productVersion | awk -F. '{print $2}')
sw_vers=$(sw_vers -productVersion)

# Checks first to see if the Mac is running 10.7.0 or higher.
# If so, the script checks the system default user template
# for the presence of the Library/Preferences directory.
#
# If the directory is not found, it is created and then the
# iCloud pop-up settings are set to be disabled.

if [[ ${osvers} -ge 7 ]]; then

 for USER_TEMPLATE in "/System/Library/User Template"/*
  do
    defaults write "${USER_TEMPLATE}"/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SetupAssistant DidSeeCloudSetup -bool TRUE
    defaults write "${USER_TEMPLATE}"/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SetupAssistant GestureMovieSeen none
    defaults write "${USER_TEMPLATE}"/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SetupAssistant LastSeenCloudProductVersion "${sw_vers}"
  done

 # Checks first to see if the Mac is running 10.7.0 or higher.
 # If so, the script checks the existing user folders in /Users
 # for the presence of the Library/Preferences directory.
 #
 # If the directory is not found, it is created and then the
 # iCloud pop-up settings are set to be disabled.

 for USER_HOME in /Users/*
  do
    USER_UID=`basename "${USER_HOME}"`
    if [ ! "${USER_UID}" = "Shared" ]
    then
      if [ ! -d "${USER_HOME}"/Library/Preferences ]
      then
        mkdir -p "${USER_HOME}"/Library/Preferences
        chown "${USER_UID}" "${USER_HOME}"/Library
        chown "${USER_UID}" "${USER_HOME}"/Library/Preferences
      fi
      if [ -d "${USER_HOME}"/Library/Preferences ]
      then
        defaults write "${USER_HOME}"/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SetupAssistant DidSeeCloudSetup -bool TRUE
        defaults write "${USER_HOME}"/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SetupAssistant GestureMovieSeen none
        defaults write "${USER_HOME}"/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SetupAssistant LastSeenCloudProductVersion "${sw_vers}"
        chown "${USER_UID}" "${USER_HOME}"/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SetupAssistant.plist
      fi
    fi
  done
fi

Also I found this, but I copied that in my terminal and nothing happened. What do I need to do excatly?

this is a terminal alias/command I use that prevents any Adobe stuff running in the background:

  alias nothankyouadobe="sudo -H killall ACCFinderSync \"Core Sync\" AdobeCRDaemon \"Adobe Creative\" AdobeIPCBroker node \"Adobe Desktop Service\" \"Adobe Crash Reporter\";sudo -H rm -rf \"/Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist\" \"/Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist\" \"/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.*.plist\""

If you put that in your ~/.bash_profile you can then simply type nothankyouadobe or call that from Alfred or any other sort of script.


texts: Why does my OS X still run older php even though I updated it?

texts:
I have just updated my system php in terminal via command line.

I deleted the export path in .bash_profile as it was pointing to mamp but for some reason my php still says 5.3 not 5.4 when I run php -v in terminal.

Does anyone know why this would happen. I have also closed terminal and reopened to see the change.


texts: Dashboard background changes itself in Mavericks

texts: My dashboard background changes itself after every reboot! OSX version=10.9.1


texts:
So, my mom gave my brother her old phone to use as an iPod. He used it for a while and asked me to reset it because he couldn't download apps (We didn't have enough storage on it) So I did.

After resetting it, I got the the "Hello. Slide to set up" Screen. I went through that and got to the "Activate iPhone" part. I put in my Apple ID and Password. It didn't work.

I remembered that my mom made a new Apple ID so I put that in. It also didn't work. For the next few days or so, I tried to put in the same ID and password. It wasnt working.

Can anyone tell me what was wrong? My brother is mad the he won't get his used iPhone and I don't want him to be disappointed.


texts: Apple Remote Desktop multiple ports on one address / ip

texts:
I am using Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) version 3.5.1 and I want to add computers to the list. I have several virtual machines running on an VMWare ESXi host. VMWare enables screen sharing via VNC but with different ports for different VMs.

So I have this:

ESXi host ip :      xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
First VM vnc port:  5901
Second VM vnc port: 5902
....

I am able to connect to each of those VMs via

open vnc://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:5901

I can also add the first VM to the ARD computer list. But when I add the second VM it overwrites the first VM because the ip address is the same. Is it possible to workaround this problem?

Thanks for your help!

EDIT:
I also tried to edit the ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.RemoteDesktop.plist directly. Although I could create another entry which also shows up in ARD this second entry then has no network address assigned in ARD. So that does not help...


texts: Does anyone know a good GUI C debugger for Lion, I looked into DDD since thats what I use in linux but i couldn't find a clear way to install it for Lion.


texts:
Im trying to mount files to an NTFS format drive, I read on the internet that either Tuxera NTFS or MacFuse work for such things. However TuxeraNTFS filled my USB drive with space that should be free after file deletion, and I had to use windows to access the drive and delete the hidden folders created by Tuxera. MacFuse never installed correctly and states that "MacFuse does not appear to be installed"..

Is there any other reliable program that 100% works with NTFS drives ?

Platform : rMBP Mountain Lion OSX 10.8

Thanks


texts:
What's special about doing symbolic linking in Mac? I'm getting cannot read symbolic link while doing that:
$ ls -ld /usr/local/opt/openjdk/libexec/openjdk.jdk
drwxr-xr-x 4 me admin 128 2021-03-05 12:59 /usr/local/opt/openjdk/libexec/openjdk.jdk

$ sudo ln -vsfn /usr/local/opt/openjdk/libexec/openjdk.jdk /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk.jdk
'/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk.jdk' -> '/usr/local/opt/openjdk/libexec/openjdk.jdk'

$ ls -l /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk.jdk
ls: cannot read symbolic link '/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk.jdk': Permission denied
lrwxr-x--x 1 root wheel 42 2021-03-05 13:04 /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk.jdk

However!:
$ ls /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk.jdk
Contents  openjdk.jdk

So, what's going on?
PS. that sudo ln command is from https://mkyong.com/java/how-to-install-java-on-mac-osx/, and I'm trying to do exactly that.


texts: In Aperture 3, Why need option 'detect missing faces'? why not recognise them all in the first scan?

texts: each time i import images, some faces are detected instantly and automatically, but I have to run detect missing faces one time more to find other recognizable faces. Note: they are all auto-recognition without manual input.  why possibly does aperture apply such mechanism?


texts: Splitting user and system across multiple volumes

texts:
I'm migrating from a large HDD (1.25TB DIY Fusion Drive) to a pair of SSDs (256GB + 1TB). I want the 256GB one to mount as /, and the 1TB one to mount as /Users. In previous versions of OSX, you could just edit /etc/fstab like in any other UNIX, but in Tiger they removed that in favor of NetInfo Manager. But now NetInfo Manager is gone.  Is there any way to arbitrarily and UNIXily set mount points for different volumes?

Or, since my real end goal is to put my user files on a different volume than the boot volume, is there a way to set a user to put their home directory on another volume before running Migration Assistant to restore their files? I definitely do not have enough space to restore everything to the system disk, and in the past, Migration Assistant hasn't provided any means of configuring a user before restoring it (or even restoring a user's files from another installation into an existing user on a new installation).

Or, could I restore everything to the 1TB SSD, and then somehow transfer the OS and applications to the 256GB SSD while leaving the user files behind on the larger volume?


texts: How do I delete empty rows in excel but not empty cells in rows with information in them?

texts:
I am working with a large excel spreadsheet and I need to delete all the rows that are completely blank.

I do not want to delete rows or cells with any information in any of the columns.

Thanks in advance


texts: Garageband - Unable to complete In-App Purchase

texts:
I would like to buy more instruments, loops and so on in the new Garageband. The problem is that if I choose

  Garageband → Purchase more sounds

click Continue when it told me what I'm going to buy. I enter my Apple ID then click Buy when the App Store ask me if want to buy this In App Purchase.

Then App Store tells me to renter my Apple ID password because it will ask me a security question. If I then enter my Apple ID I get redirected to an empty page (in Mac App Store)

I tried with reloading this page. I've restarted the Mac, logged out logged in in Mac App Store, I've read this article http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5275 (What accept button?). I have no more idea what to do.

Edit

Okay. I started looking closer and found some intressting logs. storeagent is logging normal things (requests) but then it suddenly logs

Dock[201]: LaunchPad: __53-[LPAppManager(StoreSupport) _acceptStoreConnection:]_block_invoke app store xpc message error: Connection invalid

What does connection invalid mean? I don't know. I tried with using another internet access. No luck.


texts: Can Apple Diagnostics be wrong about memory issue?

texts:
I am looking for a second opinion on an issue with my brand new iMac.

I purchased a new iMac direct from Apple about 3-4 weeks ago, and initially everything was fine. However, in the last few weeks I've been getting an increasing number of crashes (particularly with Safari, but others too), as well as a few kernel panics (usually from Parallels). As it happens most with these two, I've been troubleshooting them trying to find solutions.

After a particularly annoying crash yesterday, I decided to run the Apple Diagnostics tool (hold D on boot), which told me there was an error with the memory (codes PPM002, PPM003 and PPM004). I duly contacted Apple who've gone through the basic steps like removing startup items, resetting Safari, etc and was told to let them know if the problems persist. Fair enough, but they seem to have ignored the Apple Diagnostics result, which is confusing me.

My question is this; could the Apple Diagnostics tool be wrong? Is it possible, or even usual, for it to report errors where there are none? I'm concerned that Apple support will lead me on a week long search for software issues (and perhaps even temporarily solve it) when the diagnostics clearly say it is a hardware fault.
Thanks


texts: Macbook Pro won't boot into OSX (circle with line through it), but Windows works fine

texts:
When I try to boot into OSX, after 30 seconds or so the Apple symbol is replaced by a circle with a line through it.  If I try single user mode, it stops at a certain point before booting entirely and says "waiting for root device."

However, I was able to successfully boot into OSX after trying five or so times.  Then, after running for a few minutes it froze up.  I've been able to repeat this a couple times, but 90% of the time it just shows the circle.

I do not believe this is a hardware problem because Windows works fine (I am typing this from Windows), but it doesn't scream "software problem" because it's intermittent.

Any advice?

PS: I replaced the stock hard drive last year with this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820171569

I found a blog post http://www.klein2.de/does-apple-drop-the-intel-x25-m-ssd-support-with-10-8-3/ that seems to describe my problem, but I doubt that it is for the same reason.  The screenshot with the black background is exactly what I see when I try to boot into single user mode.


texts: Is there way to manually start Touch Bar from Terminal when Touch Bar didn't start at all?

texts: Occasionally I found that Touch Bar on my MacBook Pro is completely blackout and "pkill" won't work because Touch Bar Agent is not running at all. One workaround is that restart macOS. It usually works for me but I'm wondering if macOS offers a way to start the Touch Bar process manually from command line so that I don't have to restart OS entirely. My MacBook Pro doesn't have a physical "esc" button and I found abilities to manually start any process much needed.


texts: How do you disable an application specific hotkey, for example, "Command-P"?

texts:
In many applications, Command-P is used to print.
My fingers are accustomed to emacs settings and reflexively press Command-P not for printing but for browsing history. It's annoying to see the print pop-up window every time when I press Command-P. I don't need a shortcut to print.
How do you block a shortcut globally?


texts: Spotlight Dictionary results no longer showing multiple languages in 10.11.3

texts:
I recently did a software update on El Capitan, from 10.11.1 to 10.11.3, and now Spotlight will no longer allow look-up of foreign language words.

For example, I was able to look up "chaise" and have it show the French definition of the word. Now, it will only show the English definition or the Dutch (the latter I assume because my keyboard is set to Belgian input?). Oddly, though, if I write "chace", the Portuguese "chaçar" will show up, even though I have deselected the Portuguese Dictionary. Likewise, I will sometimes get Japanese/Korean/Chinese results.

The only way I can get the French definition of "chaise" to show up, is if I change the keyboard input to ABC-AZERTY.

I work in Italian, German, French, English, and Dutch, and it was a very useful feature to be able to look up words at a fast stroke in all of these languages, without having to go through the Dictionary app and change the look-up language manually.


texts:
Intermittently, I witness a freeze with my MacPro and I was wondering if anyone has had a similar freeze and found a cure. Some background: I have my screen saver turned off. I have Energy Star set to never put the computer or the display to sleep. I generally Switch out to the Login Dialog and turn my monitor off because often times I remote into this computer and it freaks family members out when they see a computer operating by themselves...

On to the issue. Occasionally, when I turn my monitor back on, I see a dark screen with the remnants of the Flurry screen saver drawn to the screen. Note, it's frozen and nothing is responding. Often times, I can use the Eject button on my keyboard to "shock" the system into responding and it brings up the Login Dialog and I can continue as normal. However, sometimes, even this trick doesn't work. Then, what I have to do is use my laptop to ssh into my MacPro and sudo kill -9 the process for

root     12856   0.0  0.0  2476680   2420   ??  S     5:18PM   0:00.08 /System/Library/CoreServices/SecurityAgent.app/Contents/Resources/authorizationhost

Which then clears the dead Flurry screen saver image and brings up the Login Dialog and again, everything works as normal.

So, does anyone else have this situation? Do they have a better way to fix it so that this problem doesn't happen?

Note: I am using Mac OS X 10.6.8. Alternatively, if someone had this problem and upgraded to 10.7, was the problem fixed?


texts: Problem saving settings in OSX Control Panel after SSD installation

texts:
On my Lion installation changes in the OSX Control Panel some settings are no longer saved eg. General oder Language.  After reentering the Control panel again, the old settings are still in place. Some settings (e.g. Keyboard oder Sharing) are stored correctly.

The problem appeared after installing a SSD as a new startup drive. The user profile in question is still residing on the HDD (/Volumes/Data). In the User Extends settings the User folder is set to /Volumes/Data/Users/username. On the SSD at /Volumes/SSD/Users the is a hard link pointing to /Volumes/Data/Users/username.

Where are the settings stored? I suspect them to be found in ~/Library/Preferences? Is this correct?


texts: Bootcamp Failing with Error: "The startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition."

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I have a 21.5" Mid-2010 iMac i3 in which I am trying to install Windows 8 on. When I went into bootcamp, I received the ever so common error of:

When I went to the newly designed disk utility, it told me I had one partition. Of course, I knew this couldn't be true, so i went into terminal and typed diskutil list and got:

OLD COMMAND OUTPUT, SEE EDIT 2 BELOW

/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.1 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            498.6 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s6
   4:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s5

Now, I did install an extra Yosemite partition, then deleted it using standard disk utility erase. I'm guessing thats why I have two recovery partitions. Now, I'm pretty sure this is the cause of the Bootcamp issue, but I want to know:

Which partition to delete
How to delete it in a (preferably  safe) way that would make my hard disk "clean" of everything but my main Macintosh HD partition

Thanks

EDIT:
I want to delete the extra recovery partition from my second installation of Yosemite.

Running sudo gpt-r show /dev/disk0 gave me:

OLD COMMAND OUTPUT, SEE EDIT 2 BELOW

          start       size  index  contents
          0          1         PMBR
          1          1         Pri GPT header
          2         32         Pri GPT table
         34          6
         40     409600      1  GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
     409640  973824416      2  GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  974234056    1269536      3  GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  975503592    1269536      4  GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  976773128          7
  976773135         32         Sec GPT table
  976773167          1         Sec GPT header

EDIT 2:
Reran the two commands:

    iMac-i3:~ me$ diskutil list /dev/disk0
    /dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
       0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.1 GB   disk0
       1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
       2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            498.6 GB   disk0s2
       3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
       4:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s4

    iMac-i3:~ me$ sudo gpt -r show /dev/disk0
    Password:
      start       size  index  contents
          0          1         PMBR
          1          1         Pri GPT header
          2         32         Pri GPT table
         34          6
         40     409600      1  GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
     409640  973824416      2  GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  974234056    1269536      3  GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  975503592    1269536      4  GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  976773128          7
  976773135         32         Sec GPT table
  976773167          1         Sec GPT header


texts:
I am trying to assign a keyboard shortcut to the screenshot app window feature (if you didn't know, it is ⌘⇧+4, then Space, which allows you to take a screenshot of a single app window).

I have been trying to code it as an AppleScript for almost an hour, but there is something I am missing; I am only getting the standard screenshot selection feature.

The code I have so far is:

tell application "System Events"
    key code 21 using {shift down, command down}
    key code 49
end tell

Does anyone know how to code the key sequencing that I am trying to do above? Or have a resource that describes how to do it?


texts: iCloud Drive keeps re-downloading a 40GB file

texts: I am running the macOS Big Sur Beta. Every little while, iCloud Drive will randomly start to download 50GB of files I don't need. I have a ~40GB zip file full of photos that I do not need stored on my laptop and this keeps downloading. This is wasting a lot of data. How can I fix this?


texts:
I've saved several files and photos onto my MacBook. I've had iCloud syncing on my iPhone. I have synced my iPhone's media using the Photos app on my MacBook. I don't think I've ever synced my MacBook with iCloud.
I'd like to save things onto my Mac (or external hard drives) permanently, with iCloud as a tertiary backup for my phone. I've heard some horror stories from coworkers where they synced their MacBook with iCloud and rather than just add the files from iCloud, it deleted everything on the MacBook and then added the iCloud files.
Obviously I could take a slower route, like using Air Drop, emailing the pictures, or using a different cloud storage service to transfer, but if I could it to work without deleting stuff, I'd like to use iCloud. How do I avoid losing my non-iCloud files while also syncing the iCloud files?


texts: How to make smart playlist that contain more than 1 artist

texts:
I want to make smart playlist that contain more than 1 artist.

Example:
I want to make smart playlist which artist are: Matchbox Twenty, Savage Garden, and Train.
If I fill the box like this:

The playlist will be empty.


texts: Is there any way to record video on an iPhone 3G?

texts:
My friend has an iPhone 3G, and is wondering if there's any way to record video on the iPhone 3G.

I believe the latest iOS update available for the iPhone 3G didn't enable the video feature and that it was only introduced with the iPhone 3GS. Are there any good apps which enable this feature? Ideally, my friend is looking for a free solution.


texts: Can I connect to wifi but still use cellular?

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I would like to be able to connect to my cars dashcam via wifi while in the car but still be able to use my iPhone's cellular connection.

The way the dashcam works, it appears as a wifi access point so the phone tries to connect to the Internet through it. How can I be connected to the access point while still using my phones cellular?


texts: Adobe Creative Suite CS5 - One License Multiple Macs

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As freelance web designer I have a total of four macs. I have an office I use during the day with an iMac and MacBook for taking to client meetings. And I also have a iMac and MacBook at home for generally personal use.

I have bought licenses for Coda, Postbox and a few other programs that I use and they work across all four macs but I would like to do the same with Adobe Creative Suite CS5.

I know the simple answer is buy more than one license but at the price they are that would be very expensive. I understand that using it on more than computer may break terms of the EULA? My question is will it even activate on more than one computer or is this impossible?

Any advice or guidance would be much appreciated, thanks.


texts:
Is it possible to turn off the snap-to-road functionality on an Iphone 5 (IOS7)?

On my commute to work I ride on a bicycle path next to a highway. The problem is that the bicycle path does not exist on Apple's maps so the IPhone moves the gps position to the closest road.

(I ride along the blue path)

This is not a single incident. It looks the same every time except if I turn off mobile data. However, turning off mobile data only work occationally. Seems like the road positions are cached.

(This happen in all GPS-apps so it is a system wide thing)


texts: Open HTML file with Google Chrome using command-line

texts:
In default installation of macOS, Python and Bash are installed in /usr/bin and /bin directories respectively.

$ which python
/usr/bin/python

$ which bash
/bin/bash

So it's appropriate files can be opened using the command-line as:

python foo.py

Along similar lines, I want the ability to open an HTML file with Google Chrome using the command-line as:

$ chrome foo.html

But I get the following output:

bash: chrome: command not found

An alternate way to achieve the desired workflow is make Google Chrome as the default browser and execute the following command:

open foo.html

How do I achieve the former workflow?


texts: How can I export text substitutions from Lion for import into Mountain Lion

texts: I am trying to migrate to a brand new install of Mountain Lion. I am trying to migrate select data from my old Lion install. Does anybody know where the text replacement definitions in System Preferences > Language & Text > Text lie? I would like to migrate them to my Mountain Lion install.


texts: Error: The application “NoMachine.app” is not open anymore

texts:
Every once in a while I'm unable to open the NoMachine client. If I double click, I just get the error:

  The application “NoMachine.app” is not open anymore.

And nothing in the console.

If I try clicking on one of my usual connections using the top, menu-bar icon --- nothing happens.


texts: How long does the new Testflight Beta review process usually take?

texts:
iOS app reviews generally take around a week or so. Since Apple now requires that new TestFlight beta apps go through the beta review process as well before we can send it to external testers, I have been wondering how long  this process will take.

I have just submitted an app for a beta review. What is the timeframe that I should expect the approval (or denial, for that matter) of the beta app to take?


texts: How to install S/MIME certificate on iOS 10.2

texts:
I tried to create my own S/MIME certificate with the help of this code:

openssl genrsa -des3 -out ca.key 4096
openssl req -new -x509 -days 365 -key ca.key -out ca.crt
openssl genrsa -des3 -out smime.key 4096
openssl req -new -key smime.key -out smime.csr
openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in smime.csr -CA ca.crt -CAkey ca.key -set_serial 1 -out smime.crt -setalias "Self Signed SMIME" -addtrust emailProtection -addreject clientAuth -addreject serverAuth -trustout
openssl pkcs12 -export -in smime.crt -inkey smime.key -out smime.p12

First, I have to say, on my Mac, everything works fine. I was able to import the root certificate on both devices and I also was able to load the .p12 file. I am even able to send certified emails to my iPhone which can be verified. But when I want to sign a message on my iPhone I go to the advanced Settings in E-Mail and the certificate is just not there. Are there any special requirements for the certificate which I miss here? Is maybe the key length an issue?

UPDATE: An 2048 bit RSA certificate seems to work. I am not sure, if this is because it's shorter or because it's not self-signed. I also encountered problems installing the same (and valid) certificate on iOS 9.3.5.


texts: Is there a way to add items to notification center through terminal or other means?

texts:
I'm wanting to add specific Websites to notification center (the stack exchange network, for example) and I want to be able to see various notifications that the website would send me.

Is there a way to add a website to be checked in notification center via terminal or some sort of script that can be written?


texts: Does putting an iOS device into single app mode prevent iOS upgrades?

texts: If I set an iOS device into single app mode via MDM, will the iOS update dialog still pop up? Is there a chance that the update can be launched while in single app mode?


texts:
I am one of team of front end developers working on Macs (Mojave) in a predominantly windows based company. The IT dept has limited knowledge of Macs and they have locked down the Macs quite a bit :-(

We need to be able to run MAMP (or similar) for front end dev work but MAMP requires admin rights to run a "helper" app which we don't have. Sudo is also blocked too naturally.

Is there a way to have partial admin rights? Obviously I can't try it out as it's locked.


texts: Can't install command line tools on MacOS Big Sur

texts: After updating my OS to Big Sur, I tried cloning a repo.  In order to do so, I apparently need to install command-line tools.  However, on Big Sur, whenever I try to download command-line tools, I get this warning and no installation.


texts: Why automator's component "Get Selected Finder Items" duplicates path of selected file?

texts:
I'm trying to make automator quick action/service for coping text from images.

It looks like this:

When I run script from automator everything works fine. But when I try to run it from services menu (right click on image > Services > service_name) then it doesn't work as expected.

The problem is that "Get Selected Finder Items" returns two copies of the to the image's path. In this case ~/Desktop/t1.png ~/Desktop/t1.png. I even saved input to the script to a separate file (foo.txt) to be sure.

So the question is why this happens and how to fix it?


texts: Do I need to enroll in "Apple Developer Program Enrollment" for creating a certificate?

texts:
I have a website that I am trying to convert to a iOS app using Phonegap. But it requires that I provide ‘certificate (p12) file’ and a ‘provisioning profile’. I  am using a Windows machine and have been following this tutorial. So far I have managed to complete till the second step and created ios.csr file.

The nest step in the tutorial says

  Click on “Certificates” in the left hand side, and then “Request”. You will be prompted to upload a .csr file, and then wait for the certificate to be issued.

But I am unable to find any such button, do I require to enroll in for "Apple Developer Program" to get the certificate?

Is there any alternative way? As the website itself is a prototype and since we are currently in the research and development phase, I cannot invest any money in this program now.


texts: User rights of a super user and the administrator

texts:
I'm used to "classic" unixoid user right system with a machine running a normal user, as main account, and a super user (or root account), just for maintenance or configuration purposes.

Then I was really wondered about Mac OS X (I'm currently running Leopard). What purpose has the admin user account? If I'm installing something via console (as a normal user, not admin) I have apparently to log in as admin and then log in as root user (via sudo -s because su strangely doesn't work).

Does anyone know what the main reason for this is or how to fix it?


texts: I've been searching for a while on this one and the only answers I can dig up are "use X11"...so I thought I would bring it to the experts.  Is there a way to configure mouse gestures/actions in the OS X Terminal app such that single-clicking on text copies the text to the clipboard?


texts: Does the iPhone 5S with iOS 8.4 have a cellular data addiction?

texts:
Recently, I've been running out of data each month and it's being bugging me because most of the time my phone is either at home, or at work, where there is WiFi. Surely I can't be using that much cellular data I thought.

So I ran a test. Connect my phone to my home WiFi, I reset my cellular data usage statistics to 0 and then dropped into the AppStore to download an app (any app, it didn't matter which). Re-checking my celluar data statistics straight afterwards - 12.3Kb used. My question is why?

It's important to note that on my phone cellular data was turned on and I had an E connection at the time. Background app refresh was turned off. During the test, I didn't let the phone lock or go into standby mode, so there shouldn't be an issue with the WiFi going into hot standby. The WiFi was active the whole time (I was using it).

I know 12Kb isn't a lot but I'm chasing a principle here. My WiFi is on and being actively used - so why is my phone still using its cellular data connection? What else is it doing favours a significantly slower connection?

Can anyone help me debug / trace this? The best I can find is that "System services" is using a small amount of data (0.3Kb), mostly attributed to push notifications, but beyond that I'm stuck.


texts: How to delete all local TimeMachine snapshots

texts: I have automatic backup enabled and local TimeMachine snapshots take a large amount of disk space. This space is listed as purgeable in disk info, but cannot be actually used until the system decides to free it up. How can I force TimeMachine to delete those snapshots?


texts: Can a standalone JDK 1.5 run on Snow Leopard?

texts:
There's a bug in JDK1.6 in Snow Leopard that's affecting Netbeans. I could solve this issue by using JDK1.5, but I noticed that /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5 links to JDK1.6.

Is there a true JDK 1.5 for Snow Leopard that can be downloaded and installed rather than just one that points to the newer JDK 1.6?


texts:
My father is new to iPhones and smartphones in general. He has an iPhone SE and whenever he tries to text people, the texts going straight to their email instead of to their actual phone number.

I assume he saves peoples email to their contacts. I don't want to go snooping around in his phone looking at all his contacts so I don't know for sure.

But he has iMessage turned OFF so there's no way he can be sending it to their email using iMessage and he also doesn't have data so this is puzzling for us on why this is happening.

I assume (again) that he connects to his work's WiFi which is how its actually sending via email, if you understand what I am saying.

I've gone through the iMessage settings on the phone and found nothing on this. How can I fix this and stop the texts going to peoples emails for him?

I've tried stuff on other posts but it didn't seem to work.
For example; someone said that when you create a new conversation with someone, you might have started a conversation with the email address and one with the phone number.
That didn't happen with him. There's only conversation and it doesn't say if its email or phone. Some times it goes to phone and sometimes it goes to email. (The text messages I mean)


texts: How to let Terminal on Mac OS behave show folders and executables and such in different colors?

texts: On Linux (e.g. Ubuntu) the terminal shows you executables and folders and such in different colors so you can identify them easier. Is this possible on Mac OS Terminal, too?


texts: Why does my terminal show a string like this?

texts:
When I open my terminal it shows this:

wpa-2-602:~ david$

I just curious what the wpa-2-602 means? "david" is my user name, and sometimes it was something else. What makes it change?


texts: Why can't I jailbreak iPod Touch 4g 4.3.3 (8j2)?

texts:
Every time I go to jailbreakme.com on my device, the site says "Not supported on your device."

Like I said, I have an iPod Touch 4g, ios 4.3.3. And the site clearly says my version and device is supported. Help please, thank you.


texts: How to sync Yosemite Photos library to Synology Diskstation?

texts: I'd like to know if anyone has found a way to sync the new Photos app on Yosemite with a Synology diskstation. I know backing up is easily done either using Time Machine or another app, but I want to sync the 'Events' of Photos to my Diskstation to allow for it to index the files to the built in Photo Station application on the NAS.


texts: Does my Macbook Pro 15" Late 2013 Geekbench 4 score indicate a faulty discrete GPU?

texts:
According to my Geekbench 4 results, my discrete GPU Open CL score is ZERO.

Additionally, my discrete GPU Metal score is lower than that for the Iris Pro!

Does this mean my duscrete GPU is faulty?

Below are screenshots of my device and results, and here is a link to my Geekbench results online: https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/compute/2415138


texts: Full-Screen Auto-Location Change in OS X 10.10

texts:
I'm using a MacBook Pro with Retina, currently at OS X 10.10.3.
I use it for both personal and work related matters, more often than not, at the same time. As such, I have 6 desktops ready to go at any given time.

I have the "Auto-Arrange" option switched off, so I don't lose my mind going through the desktops.

My problem lies in switching an app into full screen. The default behavior of course is for the space to go to the far right of all the desktops, and in cases where I'm only using 2 or 3 desktops, I end up having to swipe into mission control and either manually rearranging for every app I switch into full-screen, or when I'm in "auto-mode", I just end up swiping 4 times or so to get to the space...

Any behavior can be changed, just a matter of finding a way.
Anyone know how to change it so that full-screen apps show up on the left of the other desktops/spaces (same as where the dashboard is), instead of being added to the right of them?


texts: My iPad mini will not sent text messages. The keyboard doesn't even pop up.

texts:
I can't even get the keyboard to appear.   It's ALL the people in my address book.

My phone will send them, but not my iPad mini.  How can I fix it?


texts:
I have just moved onto OS X from Windows and am using an early mac pro.

Inside eclipse, when I hover over the toolbar, there are various keyboard shortcuts, (like F11 for 'Run').

However, when I press F11 on my keyboard, all it does is making the volume on OS X go down. Am I doing something wrong? This keyboard shortcut is pretty useful so Id rather not lose it.


texts:
I just set up my brand new iPhone 5 running iOS 6. I set it up as a new device.
I have been using Exchange to sync my contacts with Google (Gmail) Contacts for the past few days. Today I stopped doing that and started syncing via CardDAV.

However I have some contacts that I can't delete. In fact, if I turn off all contact syncing (including iCloud) I am still left with 50 contacts that I can't delete. I try to delete them, but they just stay there.

Any thoughts on how to solve this?

Update: Note that I have tried a restore (and restored from backup) on the iPhone and this did not fix it.


texts: In OS X Yosemite, FileVault, "Enable Users" is not available

texts:
This is an inconsistency I've found compared to Apple docs on this, and to all the answers in forums online, and to another laptop in my care, similarly configured.

My user account is an Admin account.

Even after unlocking the preference pane for FileVault, "Enable Users" is not an option. Every help page or web search I've found has shown the "Enable Users" button in a screenshot of the prefs pane.

However, other users can still log in from the login screen!

Can anyone explain this behavior? I need to know what's up so I can administer my office's population of 20 or so Mac users.

Screenshot:


texts: How to get file sizes of large files in OS X Terminal?

texts:
I'm trying to get the file size of a big file (1GB +) using the OS X Terminal. I'm using du -sh. But also after 30 seconds I don't have any result, is there any faster command?

Thanks.


texts: Mac being hacked? Failed login attempts not by me

texts:
A couple days ago I opened my MacBook Pro (2015) and it didn’t ask for the password and automatically opened up to my desktop. This shouldn’t have happened since I set my Mac to ask for password 5 minutes after falling asleep. Nobody in my family touched my Mac in-between the sessions. I am not using an Apple Watch, and currently run the latest version of Catalina.
I used this log to look for failed login attempts to see if someone was remotely hacking into my laptop: log show --predicate '(eventMessage CONTAINS "Authentication failed")' --style syslog --last 1d
I saw that there was a failed login as my laptop was closed, and asleep (laptop was asleep according to the logs). Here are the two failed login attempts 7 minutes before I got on my computer.

2020-07-16 20:03:34.130054-0500  localhost opendirectoryd[147]: (PlistFile) [com.apple.opendirectoryd:auth] Authentication failed for  with ODErrorCredentialsInvalid

2020-07-16 20:03:43.252307-0500  localhost opendirectoryd[147]: (PlistFile) [com.apple.opendirectoryd:auth] Authentication failed for  with ODErrorCredentialsInvalid

I continued to look at the logs and saw that there were failed login attempts when I was sleeping. My computer was asleep aswell.

020-07-18 00:36:56.364015-0500  localhost opendirectoryd[147]: (PlistFile) [com.apple.opendirectoryd:auth] Authentication failed for  with ODErrorCredentialsInvalid

2020-07-18 00:37:05.042097-0500  localhost opendirectoryd[147]: (PlistFile) [com.apple.opendirectoryd:auth] Authentication failed for  with ODErrorCredentialsInvalid

Could someone explain what is happening? Is someone trying to remotely hack into my computer? And what could’ve caused my Mac to not ask for my password after it had been asleep for 40+ minutes? Could it have just been a glitch or something else?
Thanks in advance for your help!


texts: How to enter different whitespaces in Pages?

texts:
How can I use whitespace of different size in Pages? I only know simple space by hitting the space bar and the fixed space (no word wrap) using alt-space.

Is it possible to get a n-, t- or numeric space (unicode 2000 to 200A) using the keyboard? The only possibility I found so far is to use the character viewer, search for "space" and click through the results.


texts: How can I send my Apple Notes to text files?

texts:
I have viewed the similar question on AskDifferent and it hasn't been helpful.

I have about 2000 iPhone notes, synced to my iCloud account, so I can access them on my iPhone or my laptop. I want to send them all to text files, put them on an external drive, and review them later. The current iTunes doesn't seem to allow any manual syncing notes option - it was said that it used to be possible to sync the notes to Mail and then download as text files from there.

Thank you very much.


texts:
This has been happening for a week or so, since the last IOS Update.
When I make a call and I stop the call, music plays from my music app, but the app is turned off.
How can I make this stop?
Thanks


texts: Auto-Clicker, with start / stop hot keys

texts:
I'm trying to recreate an AutoHotkey script that I use on my Windows machine.
Here's a parsed down version of my AutoHotkey script and what it's meant to do:

Set X to 1
If shift+G is pressed, set X to 0 (ON SWITCH)
If shift+S is pressed, set X to 1 (OFF SWITCH)
While X=0
4a.   Loop
4b.   Click left mouse button
4c.   time=random time between 0.2-0.5 seconds
5c.   Delay "time" length

I've installed cliclick and am trying to work through that, but could use some help with the AppleScript syntax and maybe there is a better way to get at this?
Here is what I have so far.
set switch to 0

if shft + G then -- unsure how to set hot keys, maybe keyboard hot key input?
    set switch to 1
end if

if shift + f then -- unsure how to set hot keys, maybe keyboard hot key input?
    set switch to 0
end if

while switch = 1

    do shell script "/usr/local/bin/cliclick  c:."

    tell application "System Events"
        keystroke 5 using {command down}
        delay 0.2 -- still need to randomize
    end tell

end while


texts: Why won't iTunes update my iPod Touch from 4.0b to 4.1?

texts:
My iPod Touch shows the icon for "I won't do anything until you connect me to iTunes." When I obey, iTunes tells me:

  The software on the iPod has expired and must be updated to a newer version.

So I go to click the "Check for Update" button. But when I do, iTunes tells me:

  This version of the iPod software (4.0) is the current version.

When I click the "Restore" button, iTunes tells me:

  There was a problem downloading the software for the iPod. The requested resource was not found.

The current version on the iPod is 8A274b (4.0 beta), which has, of course, expired. I just updated iTunes, so I have the latest version of that. Does anyone know how I might fix this situation?


texts:
What is possible OSX upgrade for MacPro1,1 Dual-Core Intel Xeon 2.66 GHz?

Now still using using 10.5.8 (Leopard)


texts: 2008 MBPro Crashes when reinstalling Yosemite

texts:
My friend asked me to reset this old MBP to its original state so she could pass it on to her niece.
The erase went ok.
The re-install, not so much.
It does the install, but then when the installer reboots, I get the attached error and it reboots itself.
Then gets the same error and reboots, etc., etc., etc., until I have to shut it off lest it overheat.
I am aware that there is an issue with the battery, however, it is plugged into the AC, so that should (IMHO) not be at issue, however, I'm stumped.
As my personal MBP is much newer, I can't even create a boot USB for it as the machine can't run Big Sur and it's a ridiculous undertaking to make a Yosemite boot USB while running Big Sur.
I've run a repair on all available disk drives, multiple times and attempted a reinstall multiple times. I'm seriously at a loss. Any help anyone can give would be greatly appreciated. (My personal opinion: send the dang thing in for recycling and buy her niece a lower cost iMac, but I don't think that's going to happen.)
Oh, and for the record: it would boot up and run just fine prior to my wiping it and doing the reinstall, so I'm not sure if I did something, or what I did uncovered a 'masked' problem that is only evident because I'm attempting to reinstall Yosemite.
Also, it had been upgraded to Catalina prior to the wipe/reinstall, so I'm not sure if that's causing an issue.
CTRL-OPTION-R did not allow me to boot from the internet (apparently the model is too old), so that's a no go. Neither did SHIFT-CTRL-OPTION-R. Turning it on and trying to run the Diagnostics didn't work either. (From what I read, hold the D after the chime until you see the progress bar...but this MBP doesn't 'chime' when you restart it, so it's a guessing game for me).
Again, any insight anyone can give me would be extremely helpful.


texts: trustd high CPU locks up Safari in Catalina

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I have this weird issue that has manifested since installing MacOS Catalina where Safari will experience the pinwheel for about 20-30 seconds at a time, and then almost immediately after, but for a slightly less duration; say 10-20 seconds. It will then be fine for 5-10 minutes and then the same thing will happen again.
I have noticed that during the times when Safari is “locked up” the trustd process will be consuming around 80% CPU and the Console will have lots of entries like the following :
cert[1]: TemporalValidity =(leaf)[]> 0
cert[0]: AnchorTrusted =(leaf)[force]> 0
It only seems to happen in one (admin) user.
Apple have advised that I basically re-build the affected user with the user’s files, but not including the Library folder. I think this is a bit of a sledgehammer approach. Upgrading to Big Sur is not currently a short-term option.
Deleting the System Keychain does seem to stop this happening for a short while, however, the symptoms always return.  Can anyone help please? This is driving me kind of crazy...
Thanks,
GAM


texts: Does an iPad consume more battery power when there are multiple applications open?

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Does an iPad consume more battery power when there are multiple applications open compared to let's say, having only one application resident in memory?

If there are differences between the different versions of iPad, then I am specifically looking for the answer for the new iPad.


texts: How do I transfer a folder containing mp3 files to my iPod/iTunes to be recognized as an audiobook?


texts: Moving hard drives from one Mac to another

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I have Mac Mini server with one 500Gb HDD (with system) and another 1 Tb SSD (with data). The computer shows no sign of life, and my Time Capsule, unfortunately, is also dead. So, I have bought the same model of Mac Mini, but unfortunately with lower disks capacity (250 and 750 Gb).
So the question is, can I just physically replace the disks in working Mac by the other from my old not working Mac? Will they work or there is some kind of protection that will block the system? Are there any pitfalls?


texts: Using an Android phone with a Mac's messaging App

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Several of my friends have their iPhones hooked up to the iMessage app on Mac.
If you're not familiar, it lets you check your phones messages as well as send messages on your Mac via your phone.

I was hoping there was a Android - Mac equivalent of this?


texts: How do I copy files off a failed system partition without encountering permissions problems?

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So I'm about to copy files off a system partition, and I'm afraid I'll have problems with permissions.

A bit of background - OS X won't boot (looping progress bar) and Mavericks Recovery's Disk Utility says it can't repair it. Files are viewable in MacDrive on the Boot Camp partition (which I'm using, so I don't think the disk has failed, just something wrong with that particular partition).

My plan is to remove the drive and mount it on another Mac and see what I can copy.

Thing is I've recall having bad experiences with doing things like this in the past - I'm afraid there will be permission issues somewhere down the road when I try to use these copied files.

Ideally I'd like to copy the files, and apply them with "default" permissions from my working Mac, as if those files had been created the working Mac, and not the failed Mac.

I don't want to access my files and not be able to/having to authenticate, because they "belong" to another user (i.e. the account on my old Mac).

tl;dr is there a way to copy another user account's (mine) files from a system drive, without running into permissions problems down the road? Maybe stripping the files of all user account-related permissions?


texts: Can I scan an ad hoc network to find all the connected devices and their IP addresses?

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I am trying to connect an IP Camera (with an onboard web server) to a Macbook Pro (OS 10.11). If I use a router it's very easy: they both connect to the router and then the Mac can log into the camera and see its image.

I'd like to run on batteries and so I want to do away with the router.

I've set up an ad hoc network with Create Network, and my IP Camera may be logging in, but I have no idea at what IP address.

I've tried adr - a and ping 192.168.255.255 (because subnet mask is 255.255.0.0) but neither seem to work on an ad hoc network.

Is their another builtin or add-on tool I could use?

Thanks.


texts: How can I send a mail message later? On Mountain Lion

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I want to compose a message, but rather than clicking "Send", I want to schedule a future delivery date and have the mail sent then without my taking action as long as the computer is still running.

I'm currently using Apple mail with Google apps configured using IMAP syncing.

The answers here using Mail Scripts by Andreas Amann no longer works on Lion or Mountain Lion. Can something be done on 10.8 or later to automate sending Apple mail?


texts: My grandson’s name is Cavan. Siri constantly replaces it with Kevin. I have manually corrected it every single time but Siri isn’t learning. How do I teach him who I’m talking about? I don’t know any Kevins.


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I have bought a used MacBook Pro from 2009, but it did not include any installation DVD or hard drive, and I don't have another Mac. I have tried putting a linux SSD in, but that resulted in the disk not found error screen (same as without any drive).

I am trying to get hold of a macOS installer (how do I do that, actually?), but in the meantime I would like to test my device (i bought it broken, so I want to know if my repairs were successful). Can I boot from an existing harddrive?


texts: Exact string matches considering Case with COUNTIF

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=COUNTIF(B1:B7; "US") counts anything with US us Us uS anywhere in the cell B1:B7
How to count ONLY exact matches to "US" accounting for case? (only that string, only capitalized)


texts: getting a color value of a specific point on screen

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How can I get a color of a specific point on screen with Apple Script?

I would give the point in pixels such as {120,400}. Should I use an external app and "tell" it to find color value of some point or does Apple scripts come with this functionality? It would be the best for my needs not to launch another app.