texts: duplicate a folder/file structure using a placeholder file

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I have a large library of digital media. Most of it is kept "offline" but the library software I use (Plex) uses media files to build the library and so I need to use placeholder files.

Using 30 second "this file is archived" videos I can easily catalog offline movies in Plex. I "rsync" the directory structure without files and then "do cp" a placeholder into each movie directory and rename using the parent folder name.

For TV shows this isn't practical as there can be hundreds of episodes per show. I would like to know if there is a way to duplicate the folder/file structure of a tv show, with many episodes under a single folder, using the same placeholder file.

I think there is a way to create folders from the filenames, then copy the placeholder into each new folder, rename using the folder name and then move the files back out to a single directory, but I don't know how.


texts: Can you turn the pages of an ebook on your iPad with your iPhone?

texts: Can you use your iPhone as a remote control for your iPad, to turn the pages of an ebook? How so?


texts: Fixing: "There are no devices registered in your account" without a Lightning cable Xcode 11.0

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Using Xcode, when I try to sign my app, I get an error that says:
Failed to create provision profile
There are no devices registered in your account on the developer website. Plug in and select a device
to have Xcode register it

However, I do have my Mac registered on the website, which isn't showing up for some reason in Xcode. I don't have a USB-C lightning cable with me, which seems to be a direct requirement to connect my iPhone to my Mac.
Is there any way to solve this issue?
Edit: There is a secondary error that says that no profile was found for my bundle ID, but I'm pretty sure this stems from the previously mentioned one.


texts: Does Apple tailor iOS software in any way for specific regions?

texts: If I buy an iPad or iPhone in Saudi Arabia, for instance, from a Saudi carrier, will the UI have been tailored in any way? I am thinking specifically of removing references to Israel, for example, in lists of countries, supported regional formats, etc.


texts: Erased Macintosh HD - Data. Now can't login

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This all started because I was trying to clean install a Macbook Pro that someone sold me.
They gave me the password to log into the computer under their profile so I could clean install it.
I started the process of erasing Macintosh HD so I could reinstall macOS (Catalina).
While trying to erase, I was prompted for the previous user's password for their Gmail so they could be logged out of Find My Mac. The profile password didn't work for this.
I accidentally erased Macintosh HD - Data, and now the computer won't let me log in at all.
Here's what happens:  I turn the Macbook on, it goes to the login screen like normal.

I enter the password that worked before, but now this happens.

And when I hit a key, I am sent back into the login screen.

And there's no way out of this loop except to go into Recovery Mode.
When I go into Disk Utility, this is what Macintosh HD looks like.

When I try to mount the Macintosh HD, I get this error.

I tried resetting the NVRAM, I tried doing internet recovery on Macintosh HD - Data. Nothing changed.
Any help I could get would be greatly appreciated.


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I want to update to PHP 5.6 in shell (via Terminal) before I want to install the Mcrypt extension

I followed this tutorial:

  http://justinhileman.info/article/reinstalling-php-on-mac-os-x/

But when I do all of that and I type in php -v it still says PHP 5.4.24.

And when I install the Mcrypt extension with this tutorial:

  http://jenssegers.be/blog/49/installing-the-php-mcrypt-extension-on-osx-10-9-mavericks
  (I used PHP 5.6 instead of 5.4)

I still cannot install Laravel (that's why I'm doing this). It still gives me an error

  Mcrypt PHP extension required Script php artisan clear-compiled handling the post-install-cmd event returned with an error

What can I do?


texts: How do I change the Lion menubar selection color?

texts: I really hate the blue-purple color of the Lion (and Snow Leopard before it) menu bar selection. Isn't there some way to change this? I've tried tweaking everything, but Apple seems to have decided that we should all use this absurdly bright color unless we want to go totally monochrome and use Graphite (which I don't). I assume the same fix should apply to Snow Leopard.


texts: Does Finder preview interfere with file I/O from a running code?

texts: I've found the preview feature of Finder and other file management programs (like Forklift3) to be very useful for checking the progress of a calculation. For example, if I have a code continuously modify a certain file, I can gauge how close it is to completion. However, if the file is visible in preview, can it potentially interfere with the file I/O of the program when the file is being modified?


texts: Over what protocol am I currently connected to a given server?

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At my workplace we usually connect to our server over AFP (I know it's been deprecated but the workers like to use the color labels). I sometimes use SMB to solve specific issues, including the inability to move/delete some files that lack AFP metadata, and just as a general "Let's try this instead" approach to solve problems.

To make sure we're connected over the protocol we want, we use the command-K interface and an address starting with afp:// or smb://. My question is this: Once a certain server appears in the Finder, regardless of how it got there (for example, from clicking a saved icon in the dock), is there a way to tell which protocol is being used to connect to it? This would help with troubleshooting, as when a coworker needs my help and doesn't want to disconnect from the server.


texts: How can I convert a DMG or CDR file back into a DVD video?

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Several years ago, I used Disk Utility to rip a DVD to a .dmg file. This was not a commercial DVD, it was old 8mm films converted to DVD by a company "Yes Video", so there is no DVDCSS on it.
Trying to open the file today, double-clicking on the .dmg file results in an error of "No mountable filesystems". OK, try converting it to a DVD master (CDR), same result. Rename it to .ISO since that is apparently what the CDR is, and still same result.
I've tried opening the file with Handbrake, but it fails to recognize the file. I even tried mounting the file in Burn.app to see if I could burn it as a DVD again, but it refuses to recognize the file.
Is there any way to extract the video contents from this file? It isn't corrupt, this is just a matter of format.


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I'm trying to install python on mac OS X 10.7.5. I installed it from MacPort and I think before I did, I screwed up $PATH somehow. It seems to install fine but then when I try to run ipython I get

-bash: ipython: command not found.

I thought it had something to do with the path and when I do /bin/echo $PATH I get something that seems really weird to me:

opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11/bin


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I have an iMac G3 from the Summer of 2001, and it appears to have an issue with its CRT.

After a few minutes of being on, the entire CRT appears to take a yellowish tint which is extremely visible, especially on blue and white colours.

I decided to go into display settings and colour calibration and turn down each RGB channel individually, and I found turning the blue channel down fully reproduces this yellow tint, and I therefore assume the blue gun is not firing fully or at all in some cases. Is there any way this can be fixed and any reason this may occur? I really do not want to replace this machine as it was a Christmas gift as my family knows I collect these older machines.


texts: How to deactivate the welcome screen in LibreOffice for Mac?

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LibreOffice for mac - by default - starts with a welcome screen. While this might be useful to some, it also results in resume not working in Lion (I assume). No previous documents are being opened. Can I deactivate this welcome screen?

Thank you for any help!


texts: How do I overcome "Operation not permitted" when attempting to edit a file as root (admin)?

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I'm using Mac 10.13.6.  I want to add environment variables to be recognized by my Apache instance.  However, I'm not able to edit the file, event when logged in as root ...

localhost:Documents davea$ sudo touch /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist
touch: setting times of '/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist': Operation not permitted

I was reading here -- https://osxdaily.com/2018/10/09/fix-operation-not-permitted-terminal-error-macos/ that I have to take some additional steps to allow access to certain files, but when I go to my Privacy settings, I don't see any option for unlocking "Full Disk Access" ...

All I want to do is edit my "/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist" file.  What do I need to do to make this possible?


texts: Taptic Engine stopped working on my iPhone 6s

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One fine day, the Taptic engine on my iPhone 6s decided to stop working. The phone is being used normally and there was no mishandling, dropping, jerks/shocks to the device or exposure to moisture/liquid.

This has happened previously a couple of times, where restarting the device has generally resolved the problem, but not this time. It has been around 4-5 days and the Taptic engine simply won't give any feedback when force touching an app icon, receiving a call etc.

I have tried restarting the device multiple times, and have also reset the device entirely, but to no avail.

I am running iOS 12.1.4 (current as of this writing). How do I resolve the issue?


texts: How do I prevent Chrome going fullscreen while playing youtube videos?

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I have started observing this ever since I upgraded to Mavericks. Earlier [i.e. on Mountain Lion] if I played any youtube video on fullscreen, only video would be fullscreen, not chrome.

Now in Mavericks, I am observing that even Chrome app going fullscreen mode. I am not saying it stays fullscreen even after completing the video, but I find it quite annoying. I just want my video to play fullscreen but I don't want my chrome to go to Fullscreen Mode. Anyone else noticed this ? And is it possible to prevent this ?


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I have been using Sound Source to control app specific volume on my iMac 2017. This app shows two separate audio devices - Headphones and MJRecorder Recorder Device. Any idea where this MJRecorder Device came from and which app installed this is an audio device?

I would want to remove this if it is not a default system audio device.

Any help is much appreciated.


texts: How to detect if chrome (or any other app) is playing sound using bash/applescript

texts: I am writing a script to turn off audio on my mac, but need to check if its coming from the browser or an app (say Spotify). Is there a way to detect which app is playing sound?


texts: Higher resolution on Macbook air - simulated?

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When I connect my MBA to Apple TV it adjusts the MBA resolution to something else which makes everything smaller but gives me more screen real-estate. I don't want to do this often but sometimes its nice when an app window is large and not scalable.
Is there a way to do this without connecting to ATV?
Preferably a script to run that makes the adjustment and then one to set it back?
Thanks,


texts: Can I reinstall iOS (11) but preserve installed apps and data? I'm having some issues with my phone and I'd like to try reinstalling iOS but I'd rather not have to restore all of my apps and data as that would be slow.


texts: If a photo is imported to Aperture via Photo Stream, is it safe to delete it from iCloud?

texts: Still using Aperture to automatically import iPhone photos via My Photo Stream. But my iCloud account is almost full because of too many photos there. Is it safe to delete photos from iCloud without losing them from Aperture? In other words, once downloaded to Aperture, deleting from iCloud will not delete them from Aperture, correct?


texts: How do you use Google Voice instead of built-in text message with Siri on iPhone4S?

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I would like to use the Google Voice app instead of the built-in Text Messages with Siri on the iPhone 4S.

Is this possible and how?


texts: The website tomahawk-player.org maybe has an expired certificate. Should I ignore that?

texts: I have an iMac running High Sierra 10.13.6. I wanted to download the Tomahawk music player from the developer site at www.tomahawk-player.org. Safari tells me the connection is not private. It appears their certificate expired 99 days ago. This seems like a long time for that to go on without the owners of the website upgrading their certificate. I just want to know if I should ignore this warning. I'm very hesitant to go there.


texts: Deleted iTunes app on iPhone with no backup

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When I was loading the new iOS 7 to my iPhone, it glitched during the process. I had tapped the screen several times and I sat and watched it catch up, shake, confirm and deleted my iTunes app.

I have the App Store but can't get to the iTunes application. Nothing is letting me restore. I do not have a computer with the iTunes app synced/backed up. My computer is down since I set up iTunes and I'm using a spare on which I'm unable to download iTunes.


texts: My iMac won't boot. Every time, no matter what mode I try booting in, it boots and stays on a blank white screen

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I have a problem with my iMac. When I tried booting it, the loading bar went half way, slowed way down, then about 20-30 min later, the bar had gotten all the way to the end... But it stayed on the booting screen. So I forced shutdown my computer, then tried booting up it again. But it didn't even try to load. It just showed a blank white screen. No text what so ever. I tried many different methods to fix this, booting in safe mode, single user mode, reset nvram, recovery mode, etc. But every time I tried any of these methods, I would still get a blank white screen. I am at a loss. I can't even try to reinstall the OS if I wanted to since it only boots to this white screen. Does anyone know how what I can do to fix this? (I believe my computer is a 2010 iMac, if that helps)

Quick Update: I just tried booting it while pushing the power button + option button. Even though the screen is still completely white, now the mouse pointer has shown up on the screen and I am able to move it around. But not sure if that indicates something or not.


texts: Do I have to authorize purchased iOS apps to run on iOS devices?

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I can't seem to find a straight answer to this.

Do I have to authorize iOS apps I have purchased on my iOS devices to run on other iOS Devices? For example I have an app that I bought on my iPhone - can I sign into my friends iPad, re-download it, and then sign out (of the iTunes store) and use and update the perfectly? Or do I have to authorize it in some way?


texts: How do I type ² or ³ on an Apple keyboard (International English layout)?

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I use ² and ³ a lot in e-mails. When using my Belgian Windows keyboard and a custom keymap it was easy to type this in Mac OS X as I assigned the appropriate key. These are the mathematical symbols for squared and cubed, or raised to the power of 2 and power of 3.
Now I switched to a QWERTY International English Apple keyboard and I'm unable to type these characters easily. I've to copy-paste them or select them and make them superscript.
Is there a way to easily type these characters with touching my mouse or need to copy-paste?


texts: Xcode update 11.1 stuck on MacOS Catalina

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I’ve been trying to update Xcode and it seems to be stuck after the download. After sitting and waiting for a while, it seems to have restarted the entire process of downloading and updating again. I’ve currently been staring at it stuck the second time around for about 8 minutes. I’ve included a screenshot of what it looks like alongside the console.

Any tips?


texts: My MacBook pro 15" 2010 temperature gets over 150 c. Is this normal? I have attached an image for sensors temperature. I recently faced automatic restarts, is this related to temperature?


texts:
I have a 2010 Mac Pro 5,1. It has an ATI Radeon HD 5770.
I bought a Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 560 to upgrade.

How can I use RX 560 on OS X El Capitan and Mojave?


texts: Download Apple developer videos for offline usage

texts: I would like to download Apple developer videos https://developer.apple.com/videos/ they release each year to watch them at double speed or to watch them offline. I am a registered developer with full access. Just right clicking and hitting download doesn't work. How can I do that?


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Question

Is there any way to pin an application on to the screen in macOS?

Description

I am looking for a way to pin an application to the screen. I mostly work on two external displays and I would like to have my browser always open on one of these and prevent any other applications hovering on top.

Known solutions

I have a Linux setup; such thing can be easily achieved with awesomewm rules; KWin does it as well.

Notes

It is not about "full-screening" application. This is completely not sufficient, because it will make a "Space" and you can easily loose focus from another "Space" on same "Screen".
I would like to enforce a visible application (at my case - browser) and do not loose focus on this browser at any circumstances.


texts: Is there any risk to using Crossover instead of natively running Windows (e.g. via Bootcamp)?

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In short, I basically want to run a few pieces of Windows specific software (ironically emulators) on a Mac. Instead of natively running Windows (e.g. via. Bootcamp) I was intending to go the CrossOver route as I know that all the pieces of software run via. it cleanly.

https://www.codeweavers.com/products

In short I had a thought though, am I opening myself up to risks by emulating a Windows environment effectively (without doing the Bootcamp thing) on my clean Mac?

I'm figuring others have done this (either via. CrossOver or Bootcamp) What are the risks?

Thanks in advance for any advice.


texts: Following Mavericks upgrade, Microsoft Word closes silently right after opening

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After the Mavericks upgrade, I'm seeing Microsoft Word close silently, no error message, about a second after opening. If I open a .docx file directly, the file displays during that one second, so it does seem to start up at least.

Following this tip on answers.microsoft.com, I disabled Microsoft Error Reporting.app, after which the Apple Crash Reporter opens when Word closes. So I guess there are two problems: Word crashes silently, and Microsoft Error Reporting (presumably set up to open instead of Apple Crash Reporter, for Microsoft apps, when enabled) crashes silently.

I used Word without problems shortly before upgrading, so this seems likely to be related to Mavericks.

This is Office:mac 2011, and Word version is 14.3.8.

PowerPoint and Excel open without problems.

This is not all that googleable — am I alone in this? Has somebody found a workaround?

Update:

Logging in as a guest on the same machine and opening Word, it doesn't crash. So this is probably triggered by something in my user profile.
The Apple Crash Report shows the main thread as having crashed on a SIGSEGV:

Crashed Thread:  0  Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

Exception Type:  EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV) Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x00000000bff45000

VM Regions Near 0xbff45000:
    Stack                  00000000bf745000-00000000bff45000 [ 8192K] rw-/rwx SM=COW
-->
    CG shared images       00000000c0003000-00000000c000b000 [   32K] r--/r-- SM=SHM

Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   y         0x012a1073 wdGetApplicationObject + 8790819
1   y         0x00790079 wdCommandDispatch + 1425369
2   ???       0x89fffffe 0 + 2315255806


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On my Mac, I am trying to set my DNS servers so that they are 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 at my house, while at school they are the router default (they block google's public DNS)

How can I set up my DNS servers to be configured differently for each wireless network?

note: router configuration at my home is not an option.

I am running:
macOS 10.12.3 16D32 Sierra
MacBook Pro 13" w/ 4 Thunderbolt 3


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I have recently installed an SSD in my iMac and restored my backup using SuperDuper!. Since then, xpcproxy seems to randomly download stuff and uses all my bandwidth for minutes on end. What would be the reason?

I am running the latest version of El Capitan (yesterday's update).


texts: How many hours can the iPhone 4's camera flash last before it burns out? Have there been any studies done / reports published, or is it just assumed that you probably will need a new iPhone before the flash dies (with normal use)?


texts: Do we need to disable the trim on an 3rd party SSD before updating a Mac?

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I have a MacBook Pro 13-inch Mid 2012 and I installed an SSD in it. I'd like to upgrade my computer, but I'm not sure if I need to disable the trim before the update and reenable it after. I've heard that it could cause problems, but don't know why.

I have macOS Sierra 10.12.6 and I've enabled the trim since I switched to this operating system.


texts: Proxychains can't load process....: No such file or directory

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I have tried running Proxychains on both an Intel Mac and an M1 Mac. I am completely new to this sort of thing and just want to learn. I am not a coder.
When I run proxychains firefox google.com on Intel Mac it returns -bash: proxychains: command not found. When I run the same command on M1 it returns zsh: command not found: proxychains.
Most instructions I've read show proxychains as the command to use, but, as shown above, that isn't working. I've read one suggestion to use proxychains4 as a command (though I'm not sure why) so I tried that. When I run proxychains4 firefox google.com both computers return the following:
% proxychains4 firefox google.com
[proxychains] config file found: /opt/homebrew/etc/proxychains.conf
[proxychains] preloading /opt/homebrew/Cellar/proxychains-ng/4.14/lib/libproxychains4.dylib
proxychains can't load process....: No such file or directory

locate proxychains shows the path /opt/homebrew/Cellar/proxychains-ng/4.14/lib/libproxychains4.dylib is visible on both computers.
I have searched high and low for an answer on why this won't work but I'm stumped.


texts: I would like to restart the AFP service but I'm not sure how to do it anymore. In previous versions of OS X I would run serveradmin stop afp and serveradmin start afp, but serveradmin is no longer available in High Sierra.


texts: Two identical USB microphones at once -- is it possible?

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I just got a pair of Blue Yeti USB microphones. Unfortunately, my Mac only wants to recognize whichever one was plugged in last. To be more specific, they both appear under USB in System Information, but only one in System Preferences and Audio MIDI Setup.

Is it possible to use both at once?


texts: Get Dragon Dictate to move cursor to The end of the current line?

texts: How do I get Dragon Dictate to move to the end of the line after correcting something on the Mac?


texts: Set keyboard shortcuts for launching programs

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Possible Duplicate:
  Can I create a shortcut to open a specific application on OS X?

On all my other machines, I can type CtrlAltW to launch a web browser, CtrlAltE for an email client, etc.  I have looked but haven't been able to find how to set this up on my mac.  Can this be configured on a mac? Preferably without external software.


texts: I've been monitoring Activity Monitor on my Macbook air running Yosemite for a month or two now and I've noticed my network data usage is pretty high (this is what I think). I usually reboot my computer about once a week which resets the Activity Monitor data. The highest I have ever seen for Data received is over 100 GB and for Data sent is over 170 GB. Also, for both packets sent and received it is normally around 50,000,000 but has gotten around 150,000,000 or higher. I never download any more than 5 GB a week and lots of web browsing. It does not affect my use on the computer at all. So my question out of curiosity is, is this normal for a single weeks usage? If not, what can I do about it?


texts: Can I use IDLE to write python programs instead of the terminal on Mac?

texts: The Mac terminal uses Python 2, and I don't know how to change the Python version.


texts: How do I get the terminals in terminal.app to go to the right directory after restart with tcsh?

texts: The terminal.app keeps the tabs after a restart and it even shows the content of the buffers. But all open tabs are at the home directory rather than the working directory they were in at shutdown. I am using tcsh and I learned that this is the problem. It works for bash and Chris Page posted something for zsh, but I do not know how to adapt this to tcsh.


texts: Equivalent of Ubuntu’s write-mime-multipart?

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I would like to generate a multipart mime-encoded document for use as user data on EC2 instances.

On Ubuntu, one is supposed to use write-mime-multipart to do this, as per these instructions.

Does anyone know what would the OSX command-line equivalent be?

Thanks!


texts: Can I control window size and position when opening files via script?

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I have a script that opens three shortcuts to VNC locations that open in Screen Sharing.app. I would like to specify where the windows go, and their size, when these screenshares launch - one maximized on my main monitor, and two overlapping on my secondary monitor.

Is there a key I can use with the open command that will allow me to specify this? If not, how else could I accomplish this?

Update: I'm now using AppleScript instead of a shell script, but the purpose is the same.


texts: iPad Mail app doesn't completely search inbox or contact

texts: I tried to use my Mail app connected to Hotmail and Gmail to search for emails in my inbox and contacts, but the app doesn't fully search my emails in the inbox nor the contacts I have saved. What should I do to fix this?


texts:
I currently have the following icons on the status bar. However, I have other applications running, specifically OneDrive, which I believe it is supposed to show an icon.

Does the status bar show all icons (of the apps running that would choose to have one) by default? If not, is there any way to either force it to show all icons or choose which ones to show?

I have tried re-running OneDrive and I confident it used to have one. I can see it running on my activity monitor, but I don't see the icon anymore (even after restarting the computer)


texts: Remove faint imprint of stickers from space grey macbook

texts: Removed some stickers from the lid of my space grey 2017 MBP. Managed to remove the sticky residue using some rubbing alcohol but there is still some discolouration where the stickers were. Any tips on solving this or is the discolouration permanent?


texts: Do I need to stay continuously logged in to Find my Mac to see if a stolen laptop becomes active?

texts:
My Macbook Pro was stolen 3 months ago and I am giving up hope of finding it. I was very much hoping to locate it- not so much for the extensive valuable information I have on it, but because the laptop was taken in the context of an assault on a young child. Recovery of it has been deemed necessary for prosecution. I have Find my Iphone activated on my Ipod 4 (so IOS 6.1.3) and check it each day, but the Macbook is always listed as "offline". My log-in time doesn't last long- I'm "kicked off" after a short time. I also clicked an option for a sound to indicate whether the laptop had been activated.

One question is whether it would tell me if it had been activated in the intervening time, between log-ins? Sometimes my replacement laptop says it is offline- but I used it within 24 hours. Are we expected to log in continuously around the clock to track a device?


texts: Large amount of data in backups after update to Sierra

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I have a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) with a SSD drive and 4GB of RAM.

I perform Time Machine backups about every day, and since I have upgraded to the new OS Sierra I have notice that every day, I have around 10 GB of data to save. Before the upgrade, the backups were small only related to the real files that changed.

Is this related to some kind of swap space for the RAM or other? Is it normal that I have all that amount of data that changes in my SSD everyday? Should I manage something?

Any suggestion, someone else have notice the same thing? Is it a problem?


texts: ipod touch locked all the way cant get in at all

texts: I bought a ipod i tried contacting the owner i tried everything but there apple id and password is on the ipod i cant login or try to set it up for me becuase it says its linked to an apple id but the person i bought it from isnt answering my calls and i cant get in the ipod how do i get in it is there any other way????? any website ideas anything? i payed 200.oo i really need help geeting into the ipod a differnt way they basicly put find my iphone on the device


texts:
I have an iPhone 4s. Currently, iOS 8.1 is installed, but it isn't jailbroken. When my device is connected to iTunes, it says I can update to iOS 8.4.1.

What is the correct way to get a jailbroken version of iOS 8.4 onto my phone? Is it possible?


texts: Backing up external hard drive shared by two macs to network share without duplication

texts:
In my household, there is a MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, both of which backup to a NAS via Time Machine. There is also a portable external hard drive that we use for storing large media files. I would like the external hard drive to backup to the NAS when it's connected to either laptop, without duplicating files on the backup. Is this possible?

The only solution I can think of would be to have one machine exclude half the contents of the external drive from backups and have the other machine exclude the other half, so each machine's backup sparsebundle would include half the contents of the external drive, but that's a terribly inelegant solution.


texts: How to unlock an iPhone 3G with iOS 4.1?

texts:
I have an iPhone 3G with 3.1.3 firmware. I want to upgrade it to 4.1, but I can't find information on how to then jailbreak it (I want it to work with any mobile provider).

Is there a way to jailbreak iOS 4.1?


texts: Frame Rate drops to 30 with Dell P2415Q 4K

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MBP: MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)

macOS: Mojave 10.14

Display: Dell 2415Q

Connection: ANKER Premium USB-C Hub with HDMI

I have done an FPS test and it's only 30 (which should be 60). Is it possible to make it a 60 FPS rate? What can I do?

Update: Anker is innocent. It's NOT Anker's problem.


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Since a few days, after every boot Safari will automatically start. Today, the same thing happens with OmniOutliner Pro (MAS Version). I have the latest version of OS X 10.9.3 (13D65)

These programs aren't listed in Login Items. "Reopening windows when logging back in" is deactivated.

The following Login Items exist:

TextExpander
Divvy
Dropbox
HazelHelper
Fantastical
Launchbar
Jitouch

This is my console log right after boot, contain the strings

Safari

25.06.14 15:21:45,390 WindowServer[101]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Safari" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
25.06.14 15:21:45,576 WindowServer[101]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Safari" after 1.19 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
25.06.14 15:21:48,358 2BUA8C4S2C.com.agilebits.onepassword-osx-helper[185]: 441006 [EXT:0x7fa0915bb9a0:<OP4ExtensionHTTPConnection: 0x7fa09174f530>] M webSocketForURI: | [ES4] Extension connected Safari-Extension 'safari-extension://com.agilebits.onepassword4-safari-2bua8c4s2c / (null)'

OmniOutliner

25.06.14 15:21:47,964 OmniOutliner[310]: OBFinishPortingLater at /Volumes/Local/Shared/omnibuild/ReleaseProduct/Source/OmniGroup/Applications/OmniOutliner/OutlineView/OOOutlineRow-Private.m:838 in -[OOOutlineRow(Private) _layoutChildrenInView:yPosition:]
25.06.14 15:21:47,964 OmniOutliner[310]: OBFinishPortingLater at /Volumes/Local/Shared/omnibuild/ReleaseProduct/Source/OmniGroup/Applications/OmniOutliner/OutlineView/OOOutlineRow-Drawing.m:62 in -[OOOutlineRow(Drawing) laidRowAtYOffset:height:inView:]
25.06.14 15:21:49,534 sandboxd[305]: ([310]) OmniOutliner(310) deny job-creation

What can I do to prevent this to happen?


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On Apple Developers portal, under downloads I get this:

Where are the iPhone 3G / 4 / iPad versions of the OS?

As I had beta 2 on my iPad (I'm have a iOS developer account), and I want to update to the new one, iTunes says iPad has version 4.2 (witch is right, 4.2b) and mentions, that there is no newer version.


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I purchased Pages, Keynote, and Numbers for my Mac Mini running Lion, but they're not showing up as purchased in the App Store with my usual Apple ID. They don't appear to be registered. I'm trying to find out how I bought them, since I have a new MacBook Air with Mountain Lion and I don't want to pay twice if I can help it. They might have been downloaded outside of the App Store. How do I trace my purchase and find out what I'm entitled to?

If I have to purchase these three again, is the App Store the best method from now on?


texts: When I get information on various items such as System Preferences or a specific utility such as Script Editor, I can see that there is a group user called "wheel" that I can not eliminate.  This user group user has both Read and Write permissions to these applications and when I try to eliminate them (when logged in as an one of the users as Administrator), I get a message that indicates that I do not have sufficient permissions to do so.  I have found this group user on both my desktop and my laptop.  Any ideas.


texts: How do you type ~ on the iPhone's keyboard?

texts: The iPhone keyboard has support for typing characters like ¿ by selecting a similar character on the keyboard and holding the key for a short time. However, there doesn't seem to be a way to type a ~ character (a tilde). How does one do that?


texts: I know this has to do with my keyboard layout being U.S, but I have no idea what to do from here. I'm using MacVim, so I want to bind <Alt-u> to something, but I realized it was waiting for another character, and sure enough if you type <Alt-u> you can get characters like this: ï  if you type another character after it. I want to disable this behavior and I'm not sure where to look.


texts: Find my iPhone: Can everyone who i've shared my location with see each other's location?

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I want to add someone on Find my iPhone, but I don't want the people I already have my location shared with to see his location.
I've previously only had this with my family so we all have each other added.
Will the extra person be kept separate?


texts: Can I make my own kernel extensions on El Capitan?

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I have recently heard that a feature called rootless that is going to be on El Capitan. This means that folders such as /System cannot be modified by the root user and only signed kext (kernel extensions) can be installed on the computer.

I have not thought about it before but now I have I would like to make my own kext extensions. The only issue is I am not a paid developer so therefor I cannot sign my kext extensions.

When I upgrade to El Capitan would I be able to make by own kexts and install them on my system while still being able to boot my computer and not having to join the $99/Year Apple Developers Program?


texts: Photo Albums Created On iPhone Are Not Appearing/Syncing to New Photos App in Yosemite

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I have an iPhone 5S running iOS 8.3 and a mid-2011 iMac running the latest version of Yosemite.

On Phone

I have iCloud Photo Library turned on.
I have "Optimize iPhone Storage checked
I have upload to my Photo Stream on.
I have iCloud Photo Sharing on.

In Photos on the desktop

I have iCloud Photo Library unchecked (I don't want all my images in the cloud and I don't want to pay for the storage)
I have Photo Stream checked
I have iCloud Photo Sharing checked.

I created an album on the iPhone (and there are some others that are not being synced) and it's filled with about 20 images but they are not appearing in Photos. They don't appear after a sync either.

Thoughts?

I am afraid to restore the phone for fear of losing photos that are stuck in limbo somewhere....


texts: Where is running terminal program scrollback located

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I had multiple terminal programs running at same time and Terminal stopped responding.

Now I wonder if there is any chance to get those session output/scrollback files and save them.


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When I attempt to execute xattr in Terminal, I get

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/xattr-2.7", line 33, in <module>
    import xattr
ImportError: No module named xattr

What's going on here? I thought xattr was part of Darwin. Is xattr written in Python? Does it require a Python package to be installed on my system?


texts: What's the port left to the audio output?

texts: I found a port left to the headphone output (the one plugged in with a cord with a green jack), right to the USB ports, and under the SD card slot. It has the same radius as the headphone output. What is it?


texts: iCloud container taking excessive disk space

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I have almost no disk space left on my MacBook Air.

Having run Disk Inventory X, one of the main hogs is the files under Users/MyName/Library/Containers/com.apple.cloudphotosd/Data/Library/Application Support/com.apple.cloudphotosd/services/com.apple.photo.icloud.sharedstreams/assets (assets contains several folders with gobbledygook names).

**The content here seems to be my iCloud Photo Sharing shared photos (ie. "Shared" in Photos), which is about 21.9Gb large.

I don't understand why this is the case, since my "Photos" folder (ie. library) is only 12.94Gb large (local storage is optimised, real library more like 52Gb).**

My MacBook Air early 2015 has the 120Gb storage and runs OS X 10.11.6

So, what is this folder mentioned above, why is it so large, and can I delete any of it without losing my Shared photos or the photos streams which I have been added to?


texts: external keyboard: cannot use f1,f2 etc. keys without pressing fn key

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I am using mba with high sierra and an external keyboard JETech 2156. The problem is I do not want to use fn key, for example F8 key has play or pause option. I have to press fn+f8 to pause or play. I simply want to press f8 rather than pressing fn key every time.
In the keyboard settings the box next to use f1, f2 as std function keys is unchecked. It does not matter if this box is checked or unchecked. In modifier keys I've selected the JETech 2156.


texts: Can't enable logging into apps with my Apple Watch?

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I have an Apple Watch Series 3 running watchOS 6.2.6 which I'm trying to use to unlock apps on my Mac. If I got to System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> General and check the "Use your Apple Watch to unlock apps and your Mac" button, I get

Your Mac was unable to communicate with your your Apple Watch.

I've verified that the watch is unlocked, on my wrist, and turned on. Is the solution to toggle "Keychain" off and on in System Preferences -> Apple ID -> iCloud and restart the Mac (cf. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251826134)?


texts: How to configure client OS X VPN (L2TP) connection so you do not loose access to intranet?

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I am looking for a solution for configuring the VPN on OS X so you do not loose access to internal network.

In fact I want to use the VPN only to enable access to different external services that are cut by the firewall.

One example would be to enable TeamViewer which, is cut by the corporate firewall. VPN works, but when the VPN is enabled, the access to internal network is lost, and I don't want this.


texts: Dual booting Mid 2012 Macbook Pro multiple SSDs Errors

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I have an old Mid-2012 Macbook Pro. I replaced the the old HDD with a new SSD and removed the optical drive and replaced it with another SSD. I migrated everything from the old HDD to the new SSD without any issues.

Now I am trying to install Xubuntu on the other SSD using this guide. However this only applies to a single SSD with a few partitions. I just want to have the Mac OS X on one SSD and Xubuntu on the other.

When I boot into the installer for Xubuntu, I cannot tell my SSDs apart. Which is not a big deal I just do not want to overwrite my OS X drive. When I select one at random I am getting an error about boot files/partitions.

Here is a photo of my current Disk Utility config.

Any advice?

EDIT
After some trial and error I more or less came to the same conclusion as @maP1E bluE. I simply unplugged the Mac OS X boot drive, plugged in the Xubuntu USB, and booted into the empty drive. The installation process went through without any major issues. minus the Wi-Fi NIC firmware issue. By default I boot into Xubuntu which is fine and if I need to access the Mac OS X install, I simply press and hold the option button and select the other drive.


texts: GCC with-gxx-include-dir is set to iOS 11.4 simulator

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I'm trying to compile https://github.com/zeromq/libzmq which requires me to run autoconf and then ./configure. It was working a few days ago, but now this happens:

checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/local/bin/ginstall -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /usr/local/bin/gmkdir -p
checking for gawk... no
checking for mawk... no
checking for nawk... no
checking for awk... awk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking whether make supports nested variables... yes
checking whether UID '502' is supported by ustar format... yes
checking whether GID '20' is supported by ustar format... yes
checking how to create a ustar tar archive... gnutar
checking whether make supports nested variables... (cached) yes
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking for suffix of executables...
checking whether we are cross compiling... configure: error: in `/Users/rajiv/libzmq/libzmq-4.2.5':
configure: error: cannot run C compiled programs.
If you meant to cross compile, use `--host'.
See `config.log' for more details

config.log shows:

configure:4489: checking whether we are cross compiling
configure:4497: gcc -o conftest    conftest.c  >&5
configure:4501: $? = 0
configure:4508: ./conftest
dyld: mach-o, but built for simulator (not macOS)
./configure: line 4510: 98877 Abort trap: 6           ./conftest$ac_cv_exeext
configure:4512: $? = 134

After searching GitHub for a while it seems like something might be wrong with GCC:

$ gcc -v

Configured with: --prefix=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr --with-gxx-include-dir=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator11.4.sdk/usr/include/c++/4.2.1

Apple LLVM version 9.1.0 (clang-902.0.39.2)

Target: x86_64-apple-darwin17.7.0

Thread model: posix

InstalledDir: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin

It seems like it's trying to include from the iOS 11.4 SDK. How can I change it back to the correct path and how did this change happen? The only things I can think of are that I installed an update for the Xcode Command Line Tools and I may have updated autoconf with Homebrew


texts: Partition one disk with 2 different filesystems

texts: Can I partition my portable 2.5 hard disk into 2 parts and then have one part as a Mac (ext journal) partition and the other as a NTFS filesystem?


texts: When I use Siri to create appointments on my Apple Watch, it gets dropped in my iCloud calendar. Is there a way to have this go to a different calendar? On iOS, you can find this in settings, but the watch doesn't seem to honor the setting.


texts: Every single 3rd party font gives me validation serious errors

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I recently got El Capitan 10.11.6 installed on my MacBook. Now whenever I try to install ANY 3rd party font, they fail font validation in the Font Book app.

The error is always:

1 serious error was found. Do not use this font.

This occurs for ALL 3rd party fonts. Fonts I download from Adobe Typekit. Fonts I download from Google Fonts, etc. Every single one.

Some websites suggest that I go ahead and install the font anyways. I tried this and certain programs become unresponsive. For example Illutrator CC 2015.3 will not even start up (gets stuck at Initializing) but then once I remove the "bad" font, Illustrator works fine again.

What am I missing here? How do I fix this problem?

UPDATE

As requested here is the Validation Error report from installing a font. The only thing I changed is the network path name for the font location (it was on a network drive).

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<array>
    <dict>
        <key>file</key>
        <string>Nudista Medium.otf</string>
        <key>path</key>
        <string>/network/path/nudista/Nudista Medium.otf</string>
        <key>report</key>
        <array>
            <dict>
                <key>fail</key>
                <integer>1</integer>
                <key>fontname</key>
                <string>Nudista Medium.otf</string>
                <key>pass</key>
                <integer>0</integer>
                <key>ruleslist</key>
                <array>
                    <dict>
                        <key>author</key>
                        <string>com.apple.ATS</string>
                        <key>kATSFontTestDescriptionKey</key>
                        <string>This font has failed one or more of a series of tests of the font interacting with OS X. If you use this font, you may experience text problems or application crashes. Please contact your font vendor for a repaired version of this font.</string>
                        <key>kATSFontTestNameKey</key>
                        <string>System Validation</string>
                        <key>result</key>
                        <false/>
                        <key>severity</key>
                        <string>ERROR</string>
                        <key>version</key>
                        <integer>65536</integer>
                    </dict>
                </array>
                <key>run</key>
                <integer>1</integer>
                <key>warn</key>
                <integer>0</integer>
            </dict>
        </array>
    </dict>
</array>
</plist>


texts: Compiling with clang in the terminal is extremely slow after seeing a message that my disk is almost full. How to restore performance?

texts:
I removed files so I now have 18.7GB storage free after receiving the finder message that my storage is almost full.

Still, compiling is extremely slow. I’m wondering if there some setting that I missed.

How can I remedy this?


texts: Newly-created SSH keys landed in my home folder rather than `.ssh` folder after creating with `ssh-keygen`

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I used the ssh-keygen utility bundled with High Sierra to create keys, as directed by this page title How to Create SSH Keys with OpenSSH on Linux or macOS at DigitalOcean.com.

Oddly, the prompt to save the new file for keys indicated the .ssh/id_rsa folder. Yet, the new keys were found in my home folder.

Here is my session, replacing a couple things with blah_blah_blah.

I entered a file name of acme. The pair of files named acme & acme.pub were saved to my home folder of /Users/basilbourque, not .ssh.

MacBook-Pro:~ basilbourque$ which ssh-keygen
/usr/bin/ssh-keygen
MacBook-Pro:~ basilbourque$ ssh-keygen
Generating public/private rsa key pair.
Enter file in which to save the key (/Users/basilbourque/.ssh/id_rsa): acme
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
Enter same passphrase again:
Your identification has been saved in acme.
Your public key has been saved in acme.pub.
The key fingerprint is:
SHA256:blah_blah_blah basilbourque@MacBook-Pro.local
The key's randomart image is:
blah_blah_blah

➥ Any idea why the destination path indicated in the prompt was ignored?

One possible issue: There is no id_rsa folder nested in my .ssh folder, only a known_hosts file is found there.

I ask for two reasons:

Mere curiosity.

Why would the ssh-keygen utility display a path in the prompt if it is going to ignore that path?
Why would the ssh-keygen utility display a path to a non-existent folder?

Wondering if this will result in the ssh connection tool failing to find and utilize the keys for logging into a new ssh connection session.

Is there some place I should move these keys so that will be found by the ssh connection tool? (I am new to using ssh.)


texts: Making iPhone/iPad the master when syncing with iTunes

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I am syncing my iPhone with my Mac using iTunes. How do I make the iPhone have priority over the Mac? I mean, I want to copy what is on the iPhone to iTunes, deleting from iTunes what is not anymore on the iPhone.

I hate when I clean my phone, do a sync, just to have iTunes copy everything back, because iTunes database regarding to that phone is not the same.

iTunes gives what is on iTunes a priority and I want the reverse.

thanks.


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I am running macOS Mojave 10.14.6 (Supplement 2).

I have not faced any extraordinary system storage issues like some other posts on the site which say that their system storage is around 150+ GB. However, every now and then I check my system storage usage and the number keeps on increasing. As per my memory, initially (a month ago), system storage usage was around 30 Gigabytes. 2 days back, storage management reported it to be 40 GB. Today, the system storage shows around 42.5 GB used. I don't understand what his happening and since I have a small SSD on my MacBook this storage increase effect is very annoying.

What should be the ideal system storage usage on macOS Mojave? How can I fix this to get back my lost storage? Will upgrading to macOS Catalina further increase system storage usage?

I have installed DaisyDisk as per recommendations on similar questions but I don't see how to 'fix' anything from DaisyDisk. (I am on the trial version)

There is 4 GB of space in 'other volumes' but I haven't partitioned my SSD till date. Is this storage used by the OS as swap?

Here's a screenshot:

Note: It would be great if solutions do not require installing 3rd party apps unless necessary, thanks!


texts: iPhone + Messages Beta: prevent iPhone from vibrating for every message?

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I'm using the Messages Beta on Lion to receive iMessages on my MacBook Pro. I also have my iPhone set up with my iMessage account.

When I receive a message, it's delivered on both devices. If I read the message on my computer, it disappears from the lock screen of my iPhone, so it doesn't fill up during a conversation.

But, this doesn't prevent my iPhone from vibrating every time I receive a message — and if I'm having an extended rapid-fire iMessage conversation with someone using my computer, this can get annoying. Is there any way to prevent this from happening?


texts: Does iTerm (or iTerm2) on Mac allow storing host connections with user/password ( for quick access to different hosts)

texts:
Does iTerm (or iTerm2) for Mac allow storing and quickly-connecting to hosts?
(for Windows, even PuTTY lets us save connections. not clear when it comes to Mac)


texts:
Apple's iCloud makes syncing of Safari bookmarks easy between Safari on Mac or PC and IE on PC.

However I'm using the Chrome browser on both those platforms and I'm wondering if there's any workaround to have Chrome bookmarks synchronized with iOS devices either by using iCloud or another service / package.


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An Xcode project I'm working on requires it to be copied to root and then run from there for it to work and the problem is that I'm running Catalina which protects the root directory.

I tried to follow the instructions in How to make root volume writeable again in Catalina?

but I don't know how to adapt echo -e 'bar\tSystem/Volumes/Data/bar' | sudo tee -a /etc/synthetic.conf to my situation.

I need a solution that can actually mount the project folder on a volume so I can run the project from there or any lateral thinking. Any advice?


texts: "No connected camera" error using MacBook Air

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I have a friend with a 13" MacBook Air. He upgraded to the new software in the App Store about a week ago and now, when he is using anything that uses his built-in camera, it says "There is no connected camera." I've tried looking through his settings and nothing is working to fix the problem. I've found a number of problems, but nothing has worked. We're not sure how to go about solving the problem, even after finding several solutions to no avail.
Anything helps, thanks!


texts: The macOS installation I never prompted, couldn't be completed

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My MacBook Pro is running High Sierra at the moment and I have been pretty bothered by the Mojave notifications in last weeks, which I have always ignored because I don't want to update at this moment.

Yesterday I got the usual notification asking me to perform "updates". I said "try tonight". Nowhere in my mind I would say that this includes an OS update, and I think everyone can agree?

Got to bed, woke up (late morning) and the machine was not displaying anything - just the touch bar lit. So after a while I forced a shutdown.

When restarting, I got a The macOS installation couldn't be completed dialog, with a console showing the crash logs. At this point my mind was just a huge "What the...?!" and reboots did not solve the problem - macOS would try to perform this installation again, and fail.

There was an option to save the log file and I did, here it is. The important part seems to be

Feb 17 11:14:00 MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[551]: Crashed Thread:        0  Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Feb 17 11:14:00 MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[551]:
Feb 17 11:14:00 MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[551]: Exception Type:        EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Feb 17 11:14:00 MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[551]: Exception Codes:       KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000000000018
Feb 17 11:14:00 MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[551]: Exception Note:        EXC_CORPSE_NOTIFY
Feb 17 11:14:00 MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[551]:
Feb 17 11:14:00 MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[551]: Termination Signal:    Segmentation fault: 11
Feb 17 11:14:00 MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[551]: Termination Reason:    Namespace SIGNAL, Code 0xb
Feb 17 11:14:00 MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[551]: Terminating Process:   exc handler [0]
Feb 17 11:14:00 MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[551]:
Feb 17 11:14:00 MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[551]: VM Regions Near 0x18:
Feb 17 11:14:00 MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[551]: -->
Feb 17 11:14:00 MacBook-Pro ReportCrash[551]:     __TEXT                 000000010f04c000-000000010f063000 [   92K] r-x/rwx SM=COW  /System/Installation/CDIS/macOS Installer.app/Contents/MacOS/macOS Installer

I got out of this mess by choosing Startup Disk among the options and selecting Macintosh HD.

I have a few questions and would appreciate any help.

Why did this happen? Is it really because of my "try tonight" to the updates notification? Isn't this crazy? I have seen now that Safari was updated, and that's the kind of update I was expecting.
[Related] How can I prevent this from happening again?
When I will be ready to upgrade, what should I do in order for the installation to NOT fail like it did?


texts: How do I install the mobile version of Google Chrome on my iPod touch 4th generation?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Can you install Google Chrome on an iOS Device

I want to install Chrome on my iPod touch 4th generation.

How do I do that?


texts: Why is my "Synchronize with Google" option grayed out in Mountain Lion Contacts?

texts:
I have been syncing Mac OS contacts (Address Book) with Google for a long time. For some reason, though, that option is now grayed out in Contacts preferences.

Why? How do I get it back?


texts: Chrome is not filling in passwords on a catalina laptop

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Several months ago I switched to a new laptop with Catalina on it. On this machine the passwords for sites that used to be stored in the browser are no longer being offered. I have to type them in every time.
Some sites do work properly as far as remembering cookies/logins - e.g. zillow.com - more of them do not. Examples of the latter include utexas.edu and for chase.com.  I use Chase frequently and can see it in Google Password Manager:

But I have to enter the password every time anyways
The keychain does seem to be working: I can see plenty of entries in it. Here is recent history:

Also: Offer to save passwords is enabled:

Note that passwords are filled in /remembered for Safari
So why are passwords not being populated on Chrome?   I am on macOS Catalina with latest chrome Version 84.0.4147.135
Update Based on comment from @JBallin

Go to your chrome settings. Under"Site Settings" - "Cookies" - you see an "Allow" button. Click on the "add" and then add: accounts.google.com (source) – JBallin 3 hours ago

I was looking for how to "allow" accounts.google.com .  I do not see an "allow" button

Update again: now I foudn this under Cookies and other site data - and added accounts.google.com (i had previously added 2 sites that are still not working):


texts: How do I export a Keynote Presentation to PDF while embedding the font

texts:
It seems like the export to PDF option currently exists on Keynote (version '09) does not embed the font I use.

What are my options besides buying Adobe Acrobat Professional?


texts: Force Spotlight Comments to be written to .DS_Store

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I've come to understand that in order for Spotlight comments to be viewable in the Finder, the extended attributes have to be written to the appropriate .DS_Store file. The problem is, every time I add Spotlight comments using the Finder's Get Info window, they get picked up by Spotlight for searches but very soon after are no longer viewable in the Finder. (In other words, the information was successfully written to the extended attributes, but not to the .DS_Store file.)

[UPDATE: This may have to do with the number of items that reside in the parent folder of the .DS_Store file. Comments remain visible in test folders that contain very few items.]

Could permissions or ACLs be coming into play?]

According to this answer, it seems the Finder will only correctly write the information to .DS_Store when the Finder is run as root; however, this is extremely inconvenient to have to relaunch the Finder every time I want to add information to the Spotlight Comments field in the Get Info window. (Regardless, I haven't tested if this would even work reliably; somehow, I have my doubts.) [As I suspected, this doesn't work.]

Out of desperation, I've erased my spotlight index and am currently reindexing my entire hard drive. (I've done this many times before, however, without luck.) [This changed nothing.]

The information is there, it's searchable; it just can't be viewed directly in the Finder (which is my primary use case) and therefore can't be edited in the Finder either, without being completely overwritten. It's hard for me to believe Apple would ship something this fundamentally broken. It makes Spotlight comments completely worthless to me. (Are spotlight comments this terrible for everyone else?)

Does anyone know a way to scan a disk/folder for spotlight comments and then write them to their .DS_Store files so they're viewable/editable through the Finder? mdimport doesn't seem to be able to do it.

Alternately, is there a way to rebuild .DS_Store files from first principles like there is with the spotlight index?

Thank you.


texts: How to check whether my Intel-based Mac is 32-bit or 64-bit

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I want to install new software that has these two versions, and I need to know which one to install.

How can I tell the 32 or 64 bit capabilities of my Mac?


texts: Is it OK to run -sudo purge, frequently?

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I'm on Mavericks 10.9.2, 24GB's RAM, and my usage constantly teters on 23.95 GB in use very frequently.

From what I can tell, the largest running process is 'kernel_task', and even then it's less than 2GB.

The only way to reduce this amount used is using the sudo purge command in terminal.

Is it ok to do this frequently to speed the system back up?


texts: Disabling notifications for a given app from a command line

texts:
I would like to disable system noficiations for a selected application, like the Calendar in the screenshot below:

How can I do that from the command line?


texts: I am not able to upload the latest software update as it requires 3.8Gb (iSO 8.4.1). I have deleted all mail in my in, out, sent and deleted items folders and it is still showing that mail is 1.9GB!? How can I clear this to do the upgrade?


texts: Open application from terminal and remain linked to the process (like Linux) so when CTRL+C is sent to terminal the application closes too

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I have an application (closed-source tool not developed by me) which requires another process to exist before executing properly.  When I quit this application, I also want that custom process to be killed.  My solution is to have a shell script "launcher".  I can handle creating shell script menus, the on-close event, and opening/killing the processes.  The problem is that I can't seem to figure out how to open an application from Terminal but keep Terminal locked on that application so that when I close the Terminal window or send CTRL+C the application closes.  If you're familiar with Linux, a simple example of my desired behavior is just "gedit file.txt".  The text-editor would open but it only lives as long as the terminal window does.

On OSX with the "open" command, I can start applications but they aren't linked to the Terminal window.  Is there an alternative command I should be using to achieve this behavior?

Here is my script so far:

#!/bin/bash
set -e
function cleanup {
    osascript -e 'tell application "APP1" to quit'
    osascript -e 'tell application "APP2" to quit'
}
trap cleanup EXIT

clear

PS3='Please select an option: '
options=("Start Apps" "Stop Apps")
select opt in "${options[@]}"
do
    case $opt in
        "Start Apps")
            open -a "APP1"
            open -a "APP2"
            ;;
        "Stop Apps")
            cleanup
            ;;
        *) echo invalid option;;
    esac
done


texts:
I just want to install Xcode 8 on Mac Sierra with the .xip format but in the expanding it shows the following error:

  The operation couldn't be completed.block-compressed payload operation failed.

Anyone has a solution for this?


texts: Bootcamp Bluetooth mouse lagging when WiFi is enabled

texts:
The problem is very simple but the solution seems not so.
I'm trying to work with my Bluetooth mouse in Bootcamp, but when WiFi is enabled, the Bluetooth mouse is lagging.

I have read these and I applied all necessary changes:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8485451
https://www.drivethelife.com/windows-10/fix-bluetooth-wireless-mouse-lag-windows-10.html

So Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power is unchecked for all Network Adapters, Bluetooth Devices and Universal Serial Bus Controllers.

I have updated the WiFi adapter driver through Apple Software Update to the latest version without any changes to my problem. After some restarts I moved to the previous version of the WiFi driver again to take back the option for Bluetooth Collaboration.

I can't figure out how to solve this problem. Any idea?

I have the MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)


texts: iTunes refuses to deactivate encryption for backups

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I have an iPhone 5S which I used to backup towards my old MBP. At some point I moved to a new MBP and I realized that I had forgotten my backup encryption password. Obviously there is no point to a password if there is a way around it, so I did what was recommended:

take an iCloud backup
wipe off the phone
remove any existing local backup in iTunes
restored the phone from the iCloud backup

So right now there are no local backups, but I still cannot de-activate the encryption, or change the password. I tried Apple ID password, a bunch of other reasonable passwords I might have used. No avail!

I am not trying to decrypt an existing backup, I am merely trying to reset the backup procedure so that I don't have to do my backups on the cloud (also end up paying for storage when I have lots of physical storage at home).

I cannot grasp the motivation behind forever losing a functionality because I cannot remember one of many passwords I have to remember. To add insult to injury Apple homepage won't let me get in touch with support, since my phone is old. However, as far as I can tell the issue is with iTunes, not with the phone.

Some additional info:

my phone is not jailbroken (thus no ssh access), i'd like to keep it that way if I can
there's nothing of use in Keychain Access

What can I do?


texts: Using Earpods on PC with TRRS to 2xTRS splitter

texts: I just purchased a 4-pin to 2x3-pin audio adapter to use my earpods on a PC. However when I test the microphone all I can hear is a high pitched noise. The earpods are confirmed working on a retina MBP and android phone (everything works on MBP, mic + centre button works on android phone but no volume control as expected). I have tested a pair of beats in-ear earphones with the new splitter, and they're working perfectly (audio + mic). The beats earphones also work with my MBP. Any ideas on why the earpods don't like my splitter? I'm fairly certain beats and apple use the same CTIA standard.


texts: How to verify which wireless access point my iOS device is using?

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In my house I have multiple wireless access points, all of which use the same SSID. I'd like to know which wireless AP my iPhone is currently connected to.

On my MacBook I use the WiFi Explorer app to view available wifi networks and verify which wireless AP the MacBook is currently connected to - the app lists the Vendor name (eg Netgear, TP-Link) beside the SSID.

How can I verify which wireless access point my iOS device is connected to?

The standard iOS Wi-Fi menu only lists the SSID name, and since all APs have the same SSID this doesn't help.


texts:
In windows I right click and then there is an option to create a text file.

How to do so in mac?


texts: How to turn off macbook's internal keyboard when external keyboard connected?

texts: I just wonder if it is possible to completely turn off macbook's internal keyboard when a bluetooth(for example) keyboard(a magic keyboard) get connected? I'm not quite satisfied with Macbook's built-in keyboard, but use an external keyboard would make me unable to see the words on my screen clearly. Therefore, I think it would be a good idea that turned off the internal keyboard and put the magic keyboard just on top of the useless butterfly keyboard.


texts: Cmd click on top of Xcode used to open a Finder - this no longer works in Yosemite

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I used to be able open a Finder window by Cmd clicking the title at the top of the Xcode window.

However, in Yosemite, with its new slimline display, the title is no longer shown.

Is there a fix or an alternative way of doing this?


texts: I've spent a lot of time arranging the apps the way I want them on my Mac and would like for them to stay that way. Is there anyway to save the current layout of Launchpad for a later restore if it gets all mixed up again? I already know about LaunchpadCleaner 2 but would rather not buy an AIR app.


texts: Is it possible to place the "Save as PDF…" button from the print menu underneath the "Print…" button in the "File/print…" menu in safari?


texts: Checking if command process is actually running

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I want to know if a process is actually running (ie, doing something) and not stuck somewhere.

In my case, I am installing clang-8.0 using macports. It has been a while (like an hour) since it showed ---> Building clang-8.0 on the terminal window. I am unsure if it actually is doing anything or has gotten stuck (if the latter case, I will Ctrl-C out of it). As you might have guessed, I do not see the standard input prompt on the terminal window.


texts: Dell USB-C Monitor (U2520D) connection to an iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017)

texts:
There are many options and cable types that I am mighty confused about the best way to connect the Dell as a second monitor to my iMac.

I would like the Dell to wake up when the iMac wakes up and I would like to have the best color and resolution that I can have. I assume that using HDMI is not the best way but that some flavor of DisplayPort is better.

But which one? There's USB3, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt, and then there are several cables. The monitor came with a cable that fits in Thunderbolt but I think is called a USB3 cable. I am not averse to ordering a new cable if that's what is needed.

Can someone help me sort this out?


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In face of the news that there is now a ransomware for mac in the wild I thought about the security of my time-machine backups.
Permissions
First, I had a look at the permissions of the files that reside on my timecapsule, which are the following:
Data Directory

User (unknown)   Read & Write
Group (everyone) Read & Write

Individual Sparsebundles per backuped computer within Data Directory

User (unknown)   Read & Write
Group (staff)    Read & Write
Group (everyone) Read & Write

It seems that there is room for improvement here. First, I don't understand why an Unknown user is listed. Is there any reason for this or can I delete this item?
Second, is there any necessity to give Read and Write Permissions to "everyone" and "staff"?
If I understand correctly, Time Machine Backups are run by the backupd process, which, on my computer, runs as user root. So it seems that only the root user is required to have Read & Write access. Is that correct? Could I delete the existing permissions and add user "root" with Read & Write permissions?
Lastly, would this change provide a further line of defence against ransomware? If a ransomware runs as a normal user X and does not gain root, it could encrypt all files to which X has write access, but it could not encrypt time machine backups, because only root has access to them. Is this line or reasoning correct?
Running OSX El Capitan, 10.11.3.


texts: How to group Adobe CS5 application tabs in one window (like the Windows version)?

texts:
On Windows (7) my Adobe products have all their tabs and tab groups in the same window.
On Mac (OS X Lion) my Adobe products have all their tabs and tab groups separated floated every which way.
Is there a way on the Mac to group all these tabs like on the Windows machine?
See the different windows flung about the desktop:

(source: staticflickr.com)
I am using Adobe CS5.
Apparently I am not the only one complaining about this:
http://blogs.adobe.com/dreamweaver/2010/04/dreamweaver_cs5_help_now_avail.html


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I'd like to display a different image on each of my two monitors as the screensaver. The "Classic" screensaver almost does this, but it always mirrors the same image to both monitors.

A way to display a single, larger image spanned across the two screens would also work just as well for me.


texts: How to guarantee a clean install of macOS Mojave from an external USB drive

texts:
I recently received some Mac Mini's (2014 2.8 i5 16GB RAM) purchased online which came installed with El Capitain.  I was concerned that the there could be a root kit installed on these second-hand refurbished machines.  So I wanted to do a clean install of the OS.  I followed instructions (https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/macos-sierra-clean-install/) to create a bootable version of Sierra and restarted the machine with the option and reinstalled the OS from the USB disk.

To my surprise, when the system restarted after the "clean" install, the user that was created before the "clean" install was still there and so was all their user preferences and applications installed.

Is this normal for a "clean" install from USB?  What prevents a re-seller from installing a root kit in the user's directory that may include a cron, or even another sub-system that would still be there after this "clean" install?


texts: How can I image my Macbook Pro's hard drive prior to sending to Apple for repair?

texts:
I don't just want to back up my data. In case the hard drive comes back completely wiped I want to avoid the hassle of reinsalling everying OS X as well as a Bootcamped Windows install.

What tools can I use to backup/image my hard drive such that when I got my laptop back and if I needed to, I could just dump the image back onto the hard drive and be right back where I was last?


texts: How do I set Mail.app not to send the recipient names as they appear in my address book

texts: When I send mails to addresses from my address book, the recipients in the address bar are shown like name <nick@domain.tld>. Can I somehow prevent that name part, so that only the actual mail address is shown and not the names, as I name them in my personal address book? I kind of feel like it's not for the public how I name my contacts.


texts: preview pdf scrolling (also page up/down)

texts:
Has anyone else encountered this (below) odd scrolling behaviour in Preview or found a better fix or workaround?

I am using preview (version 9.0 909, 2016) from Sierra (mac OS 10.12) to view pdfs produced by pdflatex.  For preview to stay on current page when the file is rewritten, I have kept my previous settings:

Preview→preferences→PDF→ [✓] Start on the last viewed page
Preview→preferences→PDF→ Opening for the first time: Show as Single page

With the current version the scrolling behaviour has changed.  My document will not scroll in any of the standard ways.  None of these work:

Pageup/pagedown on keyboard
two-finger scroll on trackpad while pointer is over document
one-finger scroll on magic mouse while pointer is over document
Preview→Go→Up

However the following do work:

two-finger scroll on trackpad while pointer is over menu bar or tool bar
one-finger scroll on magic mouse while pointer is over menu bar or tool bar
any of the above if document magnification is decreased or increased slightly (it opens in "⌘9 Zoom to fit" mode)
switching to continuous scroll mode

Speculation: Preview is stuck halfway in its "scrolling within page" mode, as a vertical scrollbar appears, and either scrolls a small amount without the view changing, or doesn't move.  However, it can't scroll to the bottom and then progress to the next page like it normally would.

Preview's continuous scroll mode is my current workaround.  This is tolerable, but I have Stockholm syndrome from previous versions of Preview, where a file change would reopen the document at page 1 in this mode, so Single page mode was my workaround for that.


texts:
I have a two partitions on the Hard disk; Mavericks and Data.

Anyone know how to stored all the desktop files automatically move to Data partitions.
My ideas is there is no files stored on the first partitions.
//Thanks.


texts: I can enter Time Machine even though the backup disk is unplugged!

texts:
I have been using for some time Time Machine to backup to an external hard drive. I have just noticed todqy that even when my external hard drive is unplugged I can enter the Time Machine and go a few days back.

How is it possible? Is it a new feature introduced by Sierra?


texts: Adjust keyboard backlight and screen brightness in recovery mode

texts: In recovery mode, my mbp 2017 only shows a "esc" key on the touchbar, and nothing else. I'm therefore unable to adjust the screen brightness and keyboard backlight. Is there any way I can adjust those in the recovery mode?


texts: Why is my Wi-Fi process using 3GB of memory?

texts:
I was shocked to just find that the Wi-Fi process on my brand new macbook pro is sucking up 3.4 GB of memory. Why is that and how do I reclaim it? I reviewed a few other questions here about this but they don't have helpful answers.

Running Mojave 10.14.5 (18F203)

That 11282 ports looks suspicious. I'd like my memory back, appreciate your suggestions.

Edit: here is the memory pressure graph:

Uptime 3 days and have been using wifi hotspot a lot (while I wait here for AT&T home internet install...)


texts: Photos on Mac won’t download new content

texts:
Running Catalina with plenty of internal drive space and external drive space. Photos will download thumbs of images and, if opened, the large version, but not the complete (eg) Live Photo etc.
What can I do to convince Photos to download all my iCloud Photo content to my local library?
I do not have Optimise enabled.
Even a recent (August) shared album has not been retrieved.


texts: Where are the default (system) wallpaper folders located on OS X?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Where are Apple's default desktop images stored?

Does anybody know where the folders containing the default (i.e. system) wallpapers are located on OS X Lion? (it may not have changed from previous versions of OS X, so please also tell me if you know where they are on a previous version of OS X). Thanks!

[EDIT:] Indeed, a dupe. What threw me off was that I was looking for "Wallpaper", not "Desktop Pictures". Maybe add a tag synonym [wallpaper] for [desktop], to aid searching people who make the same mistake.


texts: Backup files from Terminal in Recovery Mode

texts:
I want to transfer files in Recovery Mode https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201314. I opened Terminal in Recovery Mode and tried to copy files to external hard drive. I use this code

// I used cd .. to get to the topmost folder
cd Volumes // takes me to volumes
ls
cd OS\ X\ Base\ System
ls

The problem is that this creates a loop. Upon cd-ing to OS\ X\ Base\ System it takes me back to the start, namely the / folder that contains Volumes. I want to copy the whole Document directory and Desktop directory. What I am doing wrong?

EDIT>

When I first enter the Terminal, I am in private/var/root/Library, the system created a var folder when figuring out something is missing I guess.


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I was adding a $PATH to .bash_profile:

PATH="/Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.3.6/bin:$PATH"

So I could install PEAR on MAMP. That all worked, but now I have an this error each time I start up:

-bash: export: `/usr/local/bin': not a valid identifier

I tried a lot of solutions from people with similar problems, such as:

I messed up my bash configuration on mac

These are the files possibly containing the problem:

/etc/profile

# System-wide .profile for sh(1) if [ -x /usr/libexec/path_helper ]; then eval /usr/libexec/path_helper -s` fi if [ "${BASH-no}" != "no" ]; then [ -r /etc/bashrc ] && . /etc/bashrc fi`

/etc/paths

/usr/bin
/bin
/usr/sbin
/sbin
/usr/local/bin

~/.profile

export PATH="/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:$PATH"

~/.bash_profile

#export PATH="/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:$PATH"

launchctl export

    PATH="/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin"; export PATH;
    TMPDIR="/var/folders/9l/7n7rrkrj0d51ydll3hb3l8780000gn/T/"; export TMPDIR;
    SHELL="/bin/bash"; export SHELL;
    HOME="/Users/XXXXXX"; export HOME;
    USER="XXXXXX"; export USER;
    LOGNAME="XXXXXX"; export LOGNAME;
    SSH_AUTH_SOCK="/tmp/launch-d3uaRv/Listeners"; export SSH_AUTH_SOCK;
    Apple_Ubiquity_Message="/tmp/launch-YdytLh/Apple_Ubiquity_Message"; export Apple_Ubiquity_Message;
    Apple_PubSub_Socket_Render="/tmp/launch-8QgJZ0/Render"; export Apple_PubSub_Socket_Render;
    DISPLAY="/tmp/launch-c6nAQC/org.macosforge.xquartz:0"; export DISPLAY;

printenv

TERM_PROGRAM=Apple_Terminal
TERM=xterm-256color
SHELL=/bin/bash
TMPDIR=/var/folders/9l/7n7rrkrj0d51ydll3hb3l8780000gn/T/
Apple_PubSub_Socket_Render=/tmp/launch-8QgJZ0/Render
TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION=309
TERM_SESSION_ID=8336481B-7483-4050-919F-1268887775DE
USER=XXXXXX
COMMAND_MODE=unix2003
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/launch-d3uaRv/Listeners
__CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING=0x1F5:0:0
Apple_Ubiquity_Message=/tmp/launch-YdytLh/Apple_Ubiquity_Message
PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/X11/bin:
PWD=/Users/XXXXXX
SHLVL=1
HOME=/Users/XXXXXX
LOGNAME=XXXXXX
LC_CTYPE=UTF-8
DISPLAY=/tmp/launch-c6nAQC/org.macosforge.xquartz:0
_=/usr/bin/printenv
OLDPWD=/Users/XXXXXX

Files in '/etc/paths.d/':

40-XQuartz

/opt/X11/bin

I dont have a  bashrc directory at location /etc/bashrc.

I also don't have ~/.bashrc.

Maybe it is also useful that before I installed PEAR I added a symlink to /usr/bin maybe that is part of the problem?


texts:
i wonder which of the two components (CPU & FAN) is more durable in a Macbook Pro Retina 2015 (13 inch).

I am asking because i am doing a lot of compiling on my machine and it gets very hot (up to 100°C) frequently. The fan seems to kick in a bit late in my opinion. Sometimes i hit the 105°C and then the fan starts blowing at full power.

Now i was thinking of using a manual curve setup for the fan, like 100% power at 95°C.

But then i started asking myself if i would brake the FAN quite fast. Well, thats the point.

Which one is more durable. Should i live with high temps or high fan speed?


texts: Purchases I did not download do not appear in iTunes library

texts:
In both my MacBook and my iPad, all my purchases that I did not download do not appear in my library.

They are in the Purchased section but do not appear in the library for me to stream from the cloud. This isn't an issue on my iPhone for some reason. When I go to "View" on the top bar my MacBook, there is no option for selecting whether or not I want to display downloaded content only.

How do I get my iPhone settings to sync to my iPad and Mac or do I need to perform some steps on them?


texts: How can you change the mouse cursor in OS X?

texts:
I can't find many solutions for changing the mouse cursor on OS X 10.6

I've seen http://unsanity.com/haxies/mightymouse but it does not support 10.6 at the moment.

Any hints or tricks to change the cursor? Specifically, I need to modify the text selection cursor as it is almost invisible when using a grey background in my IDE.

Thanks!


texts: Suspicious email address in Find My dialog during fresh install

texts:
I have just received a 2019 MacBook Pro, sealed in the box. During the installation, I chose to "Setup Later" my Apple ID. When it came to the Find My screen, it said:

  Find My will use the Apple ID "e***********a@gmail.com"

That looked suspicious, so I took a picture and finished installation. Post installation, no apple ID was seen in System Preferences > Internet Accounts and consequently Find My was not active.

The installed OS version was 10.15.4.

I figured this was another Catalina bug, but paranoid of the worst, I restarted and command-R, went back to the installer, erased the drive, switched networks, then reinstalled the OS from the network. Again, following the steps, I didn't enter my apple ID and when I got to the Find My screen, it still showed this random email address.

I installed 10.15.4 on a different device earlier today, a MacBook Pro 2016 model and it did not have this behavior.

Is this a bug or infection at the source (Apple) or an issue local to this new MacBook Pro 2019 hardware? What should be my next steps?

Update: Reset the NVRAM and now the MacBook shows an activation lock, which is consistent with this machine not being new and instead being refurbished.


texts: Screen on phone is frozen diplaying wall paper and slide to unlock.  Voice recognition works, but cannot enter passcode with frozen screen.  How can I get into the phone, need pictures.  Have not backed up phone.  Can pictures be retrieved from SIM?


texts:
I have an iPad running iOS 8.    I have several accounts attached to the Mail app.  In the last two weeks however, the mail app has refused to stay up.  When I open the Mail app, a blank screen shows up, with the reply, delete, trash icons in the upper right. The border dividers are visible (inbox/reading pane) but nothing else shows up. After a few seconds, the app will promptly crash.  The same thing will repeat after opening it up again.

I have tried uninstalling all mail accounts and re-adding them back into the Mail setting, but that doesn't solve the issue.   What it does is make the Mail app usable as long as I never shut off the iPad or kill the process. If I do any of those, the Mail app will act as I have stated above.

Another temp workaround is restarting the iPad, but this is even more tedious, because if I decided to open the Mail app then move to a different app, the Mail app will stop working.

This is getting very frustrating. The iPad is the second generation of the iPad 1 with 16GB, with plenty of memory left.


texts: What happens with your apps if you restore from iTunes backup?

texts:
It is my understanding that restoring from iCloud causes apps to re-download automatically. If, however, I backup to iTunes, and iTunes does not have copies of my apps in the library, and I need to restore the device, what happens to the apps? My guess of what the desired operation should be is that the iTunes backup tells the device which apps it should have, and the device could then start automatically downloading them from the app store, organized the way they used to be and all (with the hopes being you have enough bandwidth for 5GB of app downloads). Is that how it works?

And is there any way to backup apps from the device to iTunes to avoid the bandwidth issue?


texts:
The other day suddenly my touchbar went blank. I thought it had froze, but after restarting, doing the NVRAM/SMC stuff, and doing a diagnostic (which showed no errors) - I'm unable to get it to come back.
The weird thing is it still works - I can turn volume up and down if I hit the right space, it's just that nothing is showing on it. Has anyone else encountered this problem? I am wondering if there is anything else I can do before I send it to Apple?


texts: Will running games like hayday or clash of clans in the background for a very long time consume battery?

texts:
I noticed that I often open 4 games at once. Hay day, clash of clans, infinity blade, and boom beach.

I wonder if I should terminate those apps when I no longer use it?

If i keep it on will it consume battery>


texts: What does it mean to have "custom access"?

texts:
I'm having some permissions-related trouble with OSX clients and a Samba server.

When I create, for example, a new directory on the mounted share, it will be created with rwxr-xr-x permissions. But when I open the info window for the directory in Finder, it will tell me "You have custom access" and it won't allow me to display or change the permissions for the directory.

What is the message trying to tell me and why won't Finder let me change the permissions?


texts: Macbook choses 169.254.x.x when the range is really 192.168.2.x

texts:
We have a router/modem 2wire (with DHCP disabled) which we are just using as a modem now, wired to our Airport (with DHCP enabled). We have 5 other devices connected. One of the Macbooks is choosing an address in the 169.254.x.x range. The Airport is set to connect using DHCP and router mode: Off (bridge mode).

The Network utility says: Wi-Fi has the self-assigned IP address 169.254.104.148 and will not be able to connect to the Internet.

In the AirPort utility it says the IP address and LAN IP address of the airport is 169.254.213.128.

The wifi attempts to connect but never stops trying. The wifi bars just keep lighting up. In the network utility, it says "Self-Assigned IP"


texts: Periodically change Desktop wallpapers automatically on different displays independently

texts:
I am running macOS Catalina with dual screens.

Is there a way to display a different macOS wallpaper on each screen that also cycles through all the macOS wallpapers?


texts: Control iTunes remotely on 10.3.9 (or maximum 10.4.11)

texts:
I have this sweet old iMac 350 Mhz sitting in my dusty cellar.
Filled with nostalgia I've fired it up and it is still working :)

Thinking about how to use it, since it has no fans and good integrated audio, I'd love to use it as stereo system in the bathroom or any other room...
I would like to use it without keyboard and mouse and control completely itunes from my android device (or maybe another windows pc).
Max system I can get on the buddy is 10.3.9 or with worse performance 10.4.11
Any hints?


texts:
I'm running 10.8.5 (not server) on my home laptop and wanted to set up a vpn server on it. I found a number of tutorials online (eg http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20060616150640529) for configuring vpnd and have gotten to the point where it's up and running. I set up a shared secret password according to the tutorial. When I try to login from my phone using my standard admin account and password it fails with this

2013-10-10 16:50:45 PDT Incoming call... Address given to client = 10.0.0.213
Thu Oct 10 16:50:45 2013 : Directory Services Authentication plugin initialized
Thu Oct 10 16:50:45 2013 : ACSP plugin: while reading prefs - route address, mask, and type counts not equal
Thu Oct 10 16:50:45 2013 : L2TP incoming call in progress from '66.87.135.204'...
Thu Oct 10 16:50:45 2013 : L2TP connection established.
Thu Oct 10 16:50:45 2013 : Using interface ppp0
Thu Oct 10 16:50:45 2013 : Connect: ppp0 <--> socket[34:18]
Thu Oct 10 16:50:46 2013 : CHAP peer authentication failed for *USERNAME*
Thu Oct 10 16:50:46 2013 : Connection terminated.
Thu Oct 10 16:50:46 2013 : L2TP disconnecting...
Thu Oct 10 16:50:46 2013 : L2TP disconnected
2013-10-10 16:50:46 PDT    --> Client with address = 10.0.0.213 has hungup

Some other people have had this issue and it's been suggested to try

sudo dscl . change /users/username AuthenticationAuthority \
  ';ShadowHash;' \
  ';ShadowHash;HASHLIST:<SALTED-SHA1,SMB-NT,SMB-LAN-MANAGER>'

But that gives me the error

<main> attribute status: eDSAttributeNotFound
<dscl_cmd> DS Error: -14134 (eDSAttributeNotFound)

Anyone have any suggestions on how to move forward


texts: Low quality Apple Music app audio when doing conference calls

texts: I noticed a mono-like sound switch of current Music app song when starting a video call with Skype or Zoom. Can anyone here help me please?


texts: OneNote 16.27 for iPhone won't attach pages as pdfs to Outlook 3.34.0 and gives no warning

texts:
I just sent an email out to a bunch of people with a procedure attached to it, and when I sent the email it was attached. When the people (and myself) received the email, it wasn't there!

Is this a bug?  The attachment was a pdf file.  It's making me look like an idiot.  Thanks Microshaft!


texts: Tab completion for hosts defined in ~/.ssh/config doesn't work anymore on Yosemite

texts:
I'm trying to create my ~/.ssh/config file for simplify my work life on the server connection.

In Mavericks all worked properly and with the tab I was be able to autocomplete the hostname with file like this:

Host test-host-name
    HostName 192.168.1.2
    User root

The same configuration on Yosemite have a different behavior. When I type ssh t on the shell the tab does not autocomplete the hostname.

Do someone know if is something changed in Yosemite and now I need to do something to make it work?


texts: Can Grapher plot periodic functions, other than trigonometric ones?

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That is, something like:

  f(x) = f(x+c)

Where c is an arbitrary constant. Examples:

How might I get grapher to chart this or select an appropriate tool to visualize these functions?


texts: I am new to Mac. I installed emacs, but I can't see my .emacs file in the finder. I can open the file from inside emacs, and I saved another copy on my desktop, but it's not showing.


texts: Sharing OS X iTunes Library with Bootcamp?

texts: I run Bootcamp on my Macbook and want to be able to run iTunes in both OS X and Windows 7 with the same library. I don't just mean having access to my mp3 files on both OSes, I mean things like ratings, play counts, playlists, etc. will be the same. Can I do this?


texts: Sidecar only shows a black screen on iPad until reboot

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It is 100% fixable by rebooting my Mac. It is also 100% annoying when I have to do that.
After the reboot I can use Sidecar wirelessly very reliably. Until I disconnect. Or change any Sidecar setting (Like: Show touch bar on/off). After that there is a good chance I have to reboot my Mac for it to work again.

Why does it do that?
How do I temporarily fix that? (Say: Is there a terminal command?)
How do I permanently fix that?


texts: macOS: Kernel Panic at USB insertion, system restarts or freezes

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When I insert a USB, macOS system (running High Sierra, Mavericks, Mojave)  restarts or freezes with a panic report:

Panic Report:

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff801e4ba207): "a freed zone element has been modified in zone kalloc.16:
expected 0x3f0011b64302a888 but found 0x3f0011b64302a800, bits changed 0x88, at offset 0 of 16 in element 0xffffff8030ed5ac0,
cookies 0x3f0011b64302a888 0x5352105058b7571"
@/BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/xnu/xnu-4570.71.2/osfmk/kern/zalloc.c:1122

What exactly does "a freed zone element has been modified in zone kalloc.16" mean and how we get it resolved?

the kernel is getting panic when I am using a third party kernel extension to which I have modified and that deals with USB control. could you please suggest me any of debugging method of kext too.


texts: Will upgrading my Mac result in the loss of my data?

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I am currently running on macOS Sierra 10.12.6, and I want to upgrade it to the new macOS Catalina.

If I upgrade the OS without backing it up will I lose data??
And is it necessary to back up?
What will happen if I upgrade to macOS Catalina without backing up?


texts: How can I make my 27" iMac and my 27" Thunderbolt display the same height?

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I'm using an external 27" Thunderbolt display with my 27" iMac and I want the iMac and display to have the same height. By default, the Thunderbolt display is about an inch shorter than the iMac, which is quite annoying.

I'm sure this problem comes up all the time. Is there any solution for evening out the heights? I'm open to something as hacky as "this book is the right height – put it under the display."


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Can you FaceTime over 3G with jailbroken iPhone 4?

If so, can you FaceTime in following situations?

A initiates FaceTime over 3G with jailbroken iPhone 4. B is also on 3G with jailbroken iPhone 4.
A initiates FaceTime over 3G with jailbroken iPhone 4. B is also on 3G with non-jailbroken iPhone 4.
A initiates FaceTime over wifi connection. B is on 3G with jailbroken iPhone 4.
A initiates FaceTime over wifi connection. B is on 3G with non-jailbroken iPhone 4.


texts: Determine storage requirement for VirtualBox snapshot merge

texts:
Unable to merge storage '/Users/.../Disk.vdi'. Not enough free storage space.

Result Code:
NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY (0x8007000E)
Component:
SessionMachine
Interface:
IMachine {c2527465-f1b5-6791-9b86-7954d82gfaa0}

How do I determine how much is needed?


texts: Can I download a song twice without paying a second time in iTunes?

texts: If I've previously bought a song in iTunes, can I download it again on another computer without paying for it a second time? Both computers are authorized to the same account.


texts: Audio & Left side USB fail on Mackbook Air Mid 2013

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Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on the likely culprit for my mac that has decided to start being a pain in the ass.

Basically, the in-built audio has failed with both sound input and output displaying the "No Output Devices Found" message in the sound preferences screen. At the same time, the left side USB port (as looking at the device, under the magsafe port) also isn't working.

I've tried:

PRAM/SMC reset
Trying headphones
Trying a USB headset (works on right side port, but seems to make the
mac try to recognise the in-built sound, which causes the whole
system to crash)
Doing a complete fresh install of OSX (I know, extreme. And ineffective)

The system is fully updated. But based on the audio and left side USB port both failing, I suspect a hardware problem.

Is it hardware? And if so, any suggestions on a fix other than taking it back to the apple store for expensive fix?


texts: Missing sound in videos recorded with iOS 11

texts: iOS 11 finally has screen recording capabilities. It can record audio too (force tap on record button to enable). However, while the recorded videos play fine on the iPhone without any problems, when they're uploaded to YouTube or played with VLC the sound is missing. How do I fix it?


texts: How to run a LaunchAgent that runs a script which causes failures because of System Integrity Protection

texts: After upgrading to Mojave, my rsync based backup script run via a launch agent in ~/Library/LaunchAgents, could no longer read some directories in ~/Library.


texts: Is it a bad idea to daisy chain to an internet router through an external drive?

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I'm interested in setting up a wired connection to my router, in order to achieve a faster internet connection than I can get from built-in 802.11n. My 2012 Mac Book Air has only one Thunderbolt 1 port, and that port is in use by an external LaCie HD with two Thunderbolt ports. So I would be connecting to the internet this way:

2012 MacBook Air >
Thunderbolt 1 Cable >
Lacie HD >
Apple Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter >
Fast Cat5E UTP Patch Cable >
Netgear Router >
cable modem

Will having a hard drive between a laptop and its internet connection impose a significant performance cost?


texts: Quartz Filters not working on High Sierra—is it fixable?

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I noticed tonight that I can't convert a document to black and white in Preview. When I open the PDF in Preview and select Export, I see a select input for Quartz Filters, and I'm able to choose any filter including "Black & White". But when I save the document, the filter is not applied.

Same results if I open the document in ColorSync Utility instead: I see a Filter input, and when I choose "Black & White", the window shows me a preview of the document in black and white. But when I click "Apply", the document reverts to its previous color mode, and no change is applied.

Is there any way to troubleshoot or fix this issue? I used this feature a lot in the past.