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I'm considering purchasing a MacBook Pro, but a major issue for me is whether or not it has the computing power to support graphics-intensive applications. Specifically, the two most graphically intense applications I'd be doing are Final Cut Pro video editing (approx. 60 min vids) and playing Diablo 3. Since D3 is the more graphically challenging player here, I'll use it as the baseline. My current MacBook Pro (either 2009 or 2010) struggles with this game to be playable, so I'm a bit skeptical to trust the minimum system requirements for D3 since my current machine meets them:

  Mac OS X 10.6.8, 10.7.x, or newer
  Intel Core 2 Duo (or better)
  NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT or ATI Radeon HD 2600 (or better)
  2 GB RAM
  12 GB Available Disk Space
  DVD-ROM drive
  Video Settings reaching minimum resolution of 1024x768

Getting the obvious out of the way, I can see by looking at MacBook Pro specs comparison that I need to have at the very minimum a 15" or 17" model, since the 13" does not have a separate high-performance graphics card. Additionally, I know that the 15" and 17" both have plenty of RAM and CPU power. The problem is, I have no idea where the MacBook's AMD Radeon HD 6750M/6770M stand against the technical specs.

Would the MacBook Pro be able to reasonably support these use cases (Final Cut Pro and Diablo 3)? I define "reasonably" as: no choppy frame rate, responsive interaction, and not having to be set the game at the absolute minimum specs just to play (also, the computer not becoming as hot as the sun would be a bonus, but not a deal-breaker).


texts: iPhone OTA update: How to get hidden space back?

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I've downloaded iOS8 and updated to each version up to 8.1.
However, the disk-space on my iPhone is shrinking and shrinking with this OTA update.

Is there any way to get space back without having to restore it via iTunes? The iOS8 installer is already removed but the free disk space keeps shrinking after each update because it keeps some (hidden) trash on the iPhone.


texts: Microsoft Word for Mac files are not closing

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When trying to close a document, it won't close. A message appears stating:

  Word has quit unexpectedly.

I've tried rebooting, moving files to different folders and deleting files, but nothing seems to have any effect. I'm using Yosemite.


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Some apps create their own folder in the iCloud Drive. Because I want to see everything all the time I enabled show hidden files (like here).

So this is how my iCloud Drive folder looks like:

Problem

I do not need the faded out folders "PrinterPro", "Sprit-Rechner", "PDF Expert", "PRINT" and "Trails" and I can't delete them. They will just come back.

Solution Attempt

The left side of the picture shows my iCloud Drive settings where you can enable or disable some folders, but the faded out do not show up there. I also tried to reinstall the apps but I can't find any option for iCloud folders.


texts: Big Sur menu bar changes color from black to white when switching virtual desktops – possible to pin it to a single color?

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So my menu bar changes its color when I switch virtual desktops. On desktop 1, I have black text on a white menu bar. On Desktop 2, it is white text on white menu bar. On desktop 3 and beyond, it is white text on a dark menu bar:

The menu bar on Desktop 2 is mostly unreadable. I think this is a bug, since changing the wallpaper temporarily solves the problem (all virtual desktops appear using a menu bar style consistent with virtual desktop 1) but the problem returns after a short time. I also tried switching "Allow wallpaper tinting in windows" off, however, this didn't fix the problem. Is that a known bug? Does Apple have some sort of issue tracker?


texts: Most Compatible Software for MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014)

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I managed to upgrade to Sierra 10.12.6. Whats the next step for me? MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014) Processor: 1.4 GHz Intel Core i5 Memory: 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 5000 1536 MB
I want to have the latest yet most compatible software! Catalina from Appstore is still not installing '...target volume failed' Should I download a previous software (High Sierra or Mojave) the same way I downloaded Sierra? If yes then which one is the best one for my MacBook and its health...? also do you have a download link for your recommendation?


texts: How can I "clean out" my Time Machine backups if Time Machine won't backup because the disk is full?

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When Time Machine tries to make a backup, it informs me that it can't because the backup disk is full.

What it's mostly full of (about 700GB of 1TB) is prior backups of the same machine. Time Machine used to just delete the oldest ones, but now it seems unwilling or unable to do so.

Is there some manual way I can make room by clearing out old backups?   When I go into the Time Capsule through Finder, the backups all appear to be in a sparse bundle, which I'm nervous to mess with.


texts: Upon trying to login to an Active Directory, I am alerted with a window saying the account has expired. How can I enable it?

texts: Upon trying to login to an all domains in Directory Utility, I am alerted with a window saying the account has expired. How can I re-enable it or fix this problem another way? I am able to unlock it with my administrator password, but it will not work for all domains.


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I want to install the latest version of NTFS-3G on my Yosemite box. The latest version (as of this writing) is 2014.2.15 available here. However, only the source code is available and there aren't any instructions on how to compile or install it.

How do I do it?


texts: Fast user switching broken after 10.14.6 update

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Previous to this update, I could have as many concurrent logins as I wanted, switching easily between them using the menu available at the top-right of my screen. I could simply click the user I wanted to log-in as and it would display the login screen for that user with a password prompt. After entering the password, it would quickly switch to that account without affecting the former account, leaving everything open and as-is. Nothing would be lost or closed out in any of the logged-in accounts between the switching.

Since this update, however, I am only able to log in as one user. When I click on a user from the menu, the login screen with password prompt is displayed as usual, but once I enter the password, something goes wrong and one of two things happen:

1) I am logged out and the main login screen is displayed with all of the accounts, at which point I then have to select the account I want to switch to again, and enter the password again, before being logged-in to that account.

2) The "spinner" animation that is shown in place of the password prompt gets stuck, and I have to power off my iMac and then turn it back on.

Obviously, power cycling results in total loss, but in both cases, I end up losing work. Even in the first case, it's essentially the same as logging out of the first user. All of my windows are closed, all my browser tabs are gone, and any unsaved work is lost.

No fast user switching means loss of efficiency and continuity, and it is crippling to my work day. My productivity and performance are seriously suffering as a result.

Where do I start? What can I do? Please help!


texts: Why is there a hosts.equiv file in my /etc folder?

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I'm running OS 10.11.1 on my Macbook Pro.

I should also preface my question with the admission that my knowledge of the Mac OS is practically zero.

I was looking at (not editing) the hosts file in my /etc folder on my standard account that I use for everyday internet browsing. While going to the /etc folder, I noticed the existence of a hosts.equiv file.

For every previous incarnation of my Macbook that's run Mavericks/Yosemite/etc, I've never noticed a hosts.equiv file before in the /etc folder.

Running man hosts.equiv in Terminal lets me know that it's a list of trusted hosts/users for remote authentication...which I have absolutely no use for or knowledge of how to even implement.

My question is: the mere existence of the hosts.equiv file isn't evidence that my machine is compromised, right? When I open the file with Text Edit, there's nothing listed in it.


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I have this .csv file I created and I am in trouble when I open it on my Mac.
Both using excel or a text editor the file has a lot of new lines in the middle of each line, i.e. a single line is split in several ones.

Strange think is that the .csv file is perfectly ok when I open it with the Preview on my Mac or when I open it on a PC

Anybody knows what it's happenig and how I can fix this problem?

Excel:

Text editor:


texts: I have a seagate 2013 or 2014 external hard drive which has been working fine up until yesterday.  The drive wont appear anywhere on my mac-  not on desktop, finder, disk utility wont ever finish loading when its plugged in.  I've gone into System Information and it appears whether or not the device is installed so not sure what that means.  I have tried a few tips I found to use Terminal- I've tried creating and naming the volume usb and then linking it to dev/disk 2 but nothing.  It will however let me eject the device via terminal which I hope is a good sign? I ran diskutil verifyDisk /dev/disk2 and i got the following:  "Problems were found with the partition map which might prevent booting.  Error: -69854: A disk with a mount point is required." I've read that I probably need to do something that would wipe out all the information on my external but first I would need to back up.  As I said before, I can't access my drive on any macs (i've tried 2 others) so is my next step to send it out for someone to recover the data?  I'm just trying to save myself some money because I'm currently furloughed but I do need the documents on my external.  Any advice would be great! I'm not knowledgable on any of this, I've just been doing alot of searching and trying different tips so please leave advices fit for a computer dummy! ha! Thanks!


texts: Add new number to existing iPhone contact, replace the old number

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Today a friend called me from their new cell phone number. After the call, I added the phone number to their existing contact. Afterwards, I could not determine which of the two phone numbers listed was the current number that they had called me from.

If I navigate to "Recents" and click on the call, it lists both phone numbers and gives me no indication which was used for that specific call.

What is the easiest way to determine which phone number was last used with a specific contact?

When someone calls me from a new phone number, what is the easiest way to overwrite their old phone number with the new one?

I'm using iOS 8.3 on an iPhone 5


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I have added custom folder icons to some of the folders in my Dropbox. I would like this to get synced across devices, but it seems that it does not. Is there a way to get custom icons to sync with Dropbox?

On Windows XP (if mind serves me right) I think I could use desktop.ini files in a folder to set some preferences. Perhaps there is something similar for Mac?


texts: I've tried to create this partition and use Carbon Copy Cloner to copy over everything from one Mac. However, it shows this error on another Mac when I launch Disk Utility and try to repair it:


texts: Running Catalina 10.15.7 on a mid 2013 Mac Air. When I open the Contacts app, it seems to open ok except that there is no content in any of the three columns. The search box and 'add contact' (plus sign) button are there, but that's it. When I open preferences, all my accounts and their settings are listed correctly. Contacts all show up fine in my iCloud (through browser) and iPhone Contacts app. I reinstalled Catalina just this morning. Everything else seems to be working normally. How can I make Contacts love me again? Thanks!


texts: Why my app is starting in /private/var/folders/hl instead of it's real location

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I get an application that I need to start in it's own folder instead of that it starts here:

/private/var/folders/hl/dhpt8nq95tv84ptt9pl23hb40000gn/T/AppTranslocation/636B3A57-76A9-446C-B2AD-28B4A5571A34/d/

how can I force it to start on it's original location ?


texts: HP P4515 printer in 10.7.4 - what driver?

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HP's official support page lists the Laserjet P4515 as a compatible printer in 10.7 using the HP Print Software from Apple (per http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01664444&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en#N2473). However, the P4515 is not listed in my available printer software when installing a new printer.

Is there a different driver name I should be using which also matches the HP P4515 model?


texts: What are the dimensions for the apple dock icons?

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I have figured out how to change the icon for my program that I made in java, but now the default icon goes and nothing is there, is it because of the incorrect dimensions? I currently have a 16x16 logo, is anyone able to help me with what the dimensions need to do in order for it to display correctly?

Additional Note: The icon is a .png file if that helps in any way.


texts: SearchBarn / GlobalSearch Malware removal?

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A friend's OSX High Sierra MacBook is infected with some sort of malware that is hijacking the search engine.

Instead of going to https://google.com (the selected search engine in Safari) when searching, it is briefly load searchbarn.com before redirecting to a fake bing or yahoo search result page.

All of the websites or articles I have found relating to removing searchbarn have been malware themselves.

How do you remove this malware?


texts: Is there a macOS equivalent of the Windows assoc command?

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I am looking to change a file association on the Mac using some sort of script. I know that I can do something like that in Windows using the assoc command.

Is there something scriptable on macOS which will do a similar job? I don’t mind whether it’s in Bash (my preference), AppleScript or something in Automator.

I am aware of the dutil command but I want to be able to do it without additional software.


texts: How to install iDVD on OS X Yosemite or Mavericks?

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I have an old Macbook with Snow Leopard on it, and a newer Macbook Air with Yosemite, and a newer Macbook Pro with Mavericks.

The old Macbook is taking about 4 hours to encode videos to burn to a DVD disc using the highest quality setting, so I wonder if I install it on the Macbook Pro, whether it can be much faster.  However, since iDVD is discontinued since Lion, there might be 2 ways to install it on the Macbook Pro or Macbook Air and I wonder if they will work.

Buy iLife 11 (produced in 2011) from Amazon and install on Mavericks and Yosemite... but I wonder how compatible it will be, and whether the installation may write some outdated material over the newer, more current files (of the OS).
Simply copy the iDVD app from the Applications folder on the Snow Leopard machine to a USB Flash drive and copy it over to the Applications folder of the Mavericks and Yosemite machine.  But is there any side effects of doing so?  Often, the way general users install apps on the Mac is by download a .dmg file, and double click to see a virtual disc, and then just drag the app (which is actually a folder) to the Applications folder. So if I do the method (2) here, isn't the same as the .dmg way of installing an app?


texts: How to reach full resolution potential with MacBook Pro 2012?

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I have a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) running OS X El Capitan version 10.11.4. I am attempting to use an external display with my Dell U2715Q (has 4k capabilities). I purchased an AmazonBasics  miniDisplayPort to HDMI adapter and I am getting 1920x 1080 as my max resolution.

My question is: how can I obtain the full max resolution with my mac and monitor set up?

According to the official website I should be able to reach 2560 x 1600:

  Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native
  resolution on the built-in display and up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors


texts: Cannot access .local addresses from my iOS devices

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I have a computer that is hooked up to my entertainment center that runs an EyeTV media server. I hadn't used it in over a year because we moved and I couldn't pick up any stations, but I bought a new outdoor antenna and now have stuff to watch. I have a bookmark to the server that uses my computer's name (roberts-mac-mini.local) and when I tried to access it from my iPhone 6s, it eventually timed out.  This also happens on my iPad Mini.

The thing is, if I use the DHCP address, it works.  Also, if I enter roberts-mac-mini.local into Safari on my laptop, it works! It's only when trying to access .local domains from iOS devices that it doesn't work.

Additionally, I cannot ssh via the Terminus app nor can I ping any of my 3 macs using a network utility app using their .local addresses.

Oddly, occasionally, it DOES work, though I have not been able to figure out why.

I just called and spoke to Apple Support.  They screen shared with me on my iPhone and I demonstrated how I could access the computer using the DHCP address but not with the .local address.  I showed them ping for 2 .local addresses as well.  They had me eventually "Reset all settings" on the iPhone and the .local domains all started working for all 3 computers I'm running!  It's a pretty drastic fix though.  It's going to take me all day going back through my settings and getting everything back to normal.  And I'd rather not do this on my iPad.  Does anyone know a more nuanced fix to this issue or why it's happening in the first place?  I don't want to go back and fix all my settings only to find out that I've re-introduced the issue.


texts: Preview: "The original document can't be saved, so a duplicate with your changes has been created"

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When I edit a PNG file in my Minecraft resourcepacks folder (~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/resourcepacks/my_resource_pack/.../.././texture.png) with Preview.app I get the error

  The original document can't be saved, so a duplicate with your changes has been created.

How do I force preview to write the file?

I don't think it's protected in special ways, terminal lets me edit, overwrite, manipulate the file however I want without any errors or warnings about ownership/permissions at all.

The containing directory has permissions drwxr-xr-x and is owned by me (my user account), and the file has permissions -rwxr-xr-x before opening in Preview.app, and after attempting editing on the file in Preview.app macOS adds the extended attributes

com.apple.lastuseddate#PS         16
com.apple.quarantine      22

to the file.

I just noticed that the .. parent directory, and all directories in the tree between .. and minecraft/resourcepacks/my_resource_pack (including my_resource_pack) have the extended attribute

drwx------@
    com.apple.quarantine     57

Is this the cause of the weird and annoying Preview.app behaviour?

Get Info GUI on the file and on every folder in the path to the file (starting with ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft):

The above is different for ~/Library, and ~/Library/Application Support, which are

I want to force Preview to write the original file, and not create a duplicate. How can I do so?


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I've found that the speakers on my 2008 Core 2 Duo MacBook aren't being used by Mac OS X. Some applications such as Skype that output directly to the speakers work, but the system (and any apps that use the system setting) are mute.

Before you recommend blowing in the headphone jack, there is no red LED and there is nothing there. If I can hear Skype clearly through the internal speakers, it's not the headphone jack.

Running Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion as non-root administrator user.
Model identifier: MacBook4,1

Output device is internal speakers. I can hear the startup chime as well.


texts: How can I script Preferences changes in an application?

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I want to use applescript to change a checkbox in the preferences box of Safari. I can open the preference window, but how to code the check box change?

Example: I'd like to toggle the check box for "Block pop-up windows" on tab "Security" of the preferences

tell application "Safari" to activate
   tell application "System Events"
      keystroke "," using command down
   end tell
   --some magic goes here
end tell


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I have an OmniGraffle doc that is like 30 pages / canvases long. I'd like to organize the canvases into groups rather than just a long list. For example, I'd like to have 'Menu' below, under which the 'menu-' canvases would be grouped. This is what it looks like currently:

I'd like it to be grouped. Is this possible?


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Currently I have an issue of changing input source on my iMac, OSX 10.11
The option in the Keyboard setting is:
Select the previous input source  control+Space.
There is no other option available.
What I want is Command+Space. (This hotkey was bind to Spotlight search. But I have already disabled it.

The other iMac I have runs the same OSX version but does not have such issue. Anyone could help?


texts: Can I install Mac OS X on a blank SSD without any backups?

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I have a late 2012 mac mini whose hardrive was causing me lot of issues. I decided to move onto Linux and I have formatted the complete hard drive and installed Linux on it. I would like to get back to OSX and I have decided to upgrade my harddrive to an SSD.

The question is how can I do it. I do not have any backups. I do have access to a macbook pro which can be used to create a bootable USB stick.

Can i just boot using the option command and install Mac OS X from the USB onto the new SSD or should I be aware of any tricky situations?


texts: How to remove my Mac from iPhone call audio routing list?

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When I'm making a phone call with my iPhone, under the audio button typically I can toggle between phone and speakerphone. But recently a third option appeared, which claims to route the call to my Mac. I never want to use this option, and I want to be able to just tap to turn the speakerphone off and on. Is there any way to turn off the Mac connection so that it won't appear?

I have disabled Allow Calls on Other Devices on my iPhone and that didn't have any effect.

Note: related Apple Community question.


texts: Suggestions on how to configure the settings for podcasts

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I have a Mac running the latest (10.14) along with an iPhone also running the latest (12.4).  I also have a couple iPads (12.4).  I also have a Watch.

I think I have 7 podcasts that I subscribe to via iTunes on the Mac and Podcasts on the iOS devices.  I tend to listen to them on the iPhone but sometimes listen to them on the Mac and very rarely on one of the iPads.

Lets just pretend there is just the Mac and iPhone if that simplifies things.

Long story short, things do not stay synced very well at all.  Right now, my iPhone has two copies of two episodes.

I'm wondering if perhaps the "downloads" should be set on the Mac only and off everywhere else so that the Mac will download the episods and then sync them to the other devices.  I've tried lots of various settings and I didn't keep track but I think I tried that but I'm not sure.  I think I also tried subscribe on the Mac and don't subscribe on the iOS devices but that causes the whole channel to disappear.

The basic question is -- how do you get your Podcasts to sync up?  Or... perhaps I should abandon iTunes / Podcasts and use a different set of apps?  Listening anywhere besides the iPhone is very secondary since it is always with me and I can control it from my watch.  But it just seems like a relatively simple problem to solve, I'm surprised its this hard to get things to work right.


texts: Mac Pro 3.1 for Xcode, coding or programming?

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Could this machine support a more recent macOS and would that be necessary for development work?

I have a chance to buy a Mac Pro 3.1 (2008):

Intel Xeon Dual Quad-Core 2.8Ghz (8 cores total)
12GB RAM
Dual GPUs. ATI Radeon HD5770 1GB VRAM (1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, 2x DVI), and HD2800 XT (2x DVI)
Dual CD/DVD Optical Drives
1TB Storage over two HDD drives
2x Firewire 800, 2x Firewire 400, 2x 1 Gigabit Ethernet, 5x USB 2.0, Audio Toslink In/Out, Headphone & Speaker out
Running OS X Yosemite but can be upgraded.

I am beginner to coding but keen to get started.

Any comments on how this machine may cope (or not) with any programming tasks (mostly Xcode) are appreciated.


texts: Boot into Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6 on a 2015 MacBook Air

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I have an external SSD containing a bootable installation of Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6. It also contain some software crucial to my use.

Can I boot into it using my 2015 13" MacBook Air?


texts: MacBook Pro retina, hardware repair - advice

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A pair of weeks ago I spilled coffee on my MacBook Pro Retina 15'' (MacBookPro10,2, Early 2013), and now I just received the quote from the customer support centre.

It's a 3rd party authorized reseller and service provider (listed on Apple's website).

Their evaluation:

  Spillage is visible on Logic board
  no light on magsafe adapter
  Certain keys not working on Topcase
  Full Diagnostics unable to be completed due to issue.
  New logic board needed (661-7386)
  New Topcase needed (661-7454)
  New Magsafe board needed (923-0096)

They are going to replace these components:

661-7386 PCBA,MLB,2.7G,16GHZ-HYN,VRAM,KEPLER (£ 380.00)
B661-7454 BATTERY OOW, TOP CASE, 15 (£ 150.00)
923-0096 PCBA,MAGSAFE 2 (£ 30.00)

They explained to me that in order to replace the keyboard they also need to replace the whole top block, which also comprises the battery, the speakers and the trackpad.

Also, the processor (Intel Core), the 2 graphics cards (integrated and discrete) and the memory (RAM) are all soldered to the logic board, so they have to replace them all.

Basically, the only components not being replaced will be the SSD, the display and the fans.

I have got a couple of questions:

is their list of components to be replaced correct? Is it true that replacing the logic board also means replacing all the rest?
What's the normal Apple policy for this kind of replacements? Do they have to use new components, or can they use refurbished ones? (I'd rather to get new parts)


texts: I tried to free up storage on Macbook air I had 23.11 GB Free and now 12.3GB is listed as available - What the heck?

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I have been trying to download XCODE on the appstore but kept getting a message that I did not have enough disk space (although the app states it only needs 11GB to install). I spent several hours deleting multiple files/applications and somehow, my storage space available has reduced even further and is now listed at 12.3GB.
Any ideas what happened? Thanks!


texts: Mac Pro: Splitting network traffic based on destination

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I have a Mac Pro tower with two ethernet ports. One of them is connected to the company intranet and the other to my home network. I'd like my Mac to use the former ethernet connection only for those services within the intranet; for everything else I'd like to use the latter connection (e.g. the web).

Given that the intranet addresses will fall into a specific range, how can this be done?

Update

Thanks to some huge help from bmike I've been making some progress but am still not quite there yet. Here is my original routing table (with some details omitted) showing the two default paths leading out of either Ethernet port:

default    A.B.C.D    UGSc           17        0     en0
default    E.F.G.H    UGScI          12        0     en1

The first entry is to the company network via Ethernet 1 (en0); the second to my home network via Ethernet 2 (en1).

The goal is to force all traffic not destined for a location within the company to route through Ethernet 2. My understanding thus far has led me to modify the routing tables as such:

sudo /sbin/route -n delete default A.B.C.D
sudo /sbin/route -n add -net A A.B.C.D

Giving me the following modified table:

default    E.F.G.H     UGScI          1        0     en1
A          A.B.C.D     UGSc          28        0     en0

The end result is not quite what I'd expect, however. I am still able to access all sites on the company intranet however all traffic to e.g., stackoverflow.com or anywhere else other than the intranet fails. A sampling from ping confirms this:

FooBar:~ username$ ping latimes.com
PING latimes.com (144.142.224.43): 56 data bytes
ping: sendto: No route to host

Is the default entry above not sufficient for that purpose, or am I missing something?

Update 2

Apparently adding the following got things working as I'd expect:

sudo /sbin/route -n add default E.F.G.H

Resulting in the following table:

default            E.F.G.H     UGSc            0        0     en1
default            E.F.G.H     UGScI          25        0     en1
A                  A.B.C.D     UGSc            2        0     en0

But I don't understand why the original default entry didn't suffice? The documentation for the I flag reads:

I       RTF_IFSCOPE      Route is associated with an interface scope

So how does that default entry's I status prevent its use for my stated goal? (I've asked a related question to the same effect here.)


texts: Lost between two macOS versions after failed upgrade to macOS Mojave

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I have no experience whatsoever with macOS (Linux user).

I got an old mid 2012 13" MacBook Pro, which was running OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.5. I tried to upgrade it to macOS Mojave, by launching Mac App Store, and searching for Mojave. After some time, the process stopped with the message "requested range not satisfiable".

Now I am lost between the Mountain Lion world and the Mojave world, because:

About this Mac says Version 10.8.5. I also can't install e.g., Xcode because the OS is too old.
The Mac App Store says that the Mojave upgrade is installed, hence the install button is disabled.

How can I properly upgrade to macOS Mojave? Restarting the device does not change anything.

I want to develop and publish iOS apps, so I require a recent version of macOS.

Progress (I)

I installed El Capitan, Sierra and then High Sierra (yes, one after the other; it takes several hours).
It was quite difficult to find these updates as the App Store-Search does not show them. I had to google it, find the Apple-page which contained a link (under 4. Download macOS XXX) which is opened in the App Store. from there on, updating worked.

El Capitan
Sierra
High Sierra

Now I have High Sierra, but I'm still not able to update to Mojave. I get the same error ("requested range not satisfiable").

Progress (II)

I think I know the problem. When I try to create a bootable installer (sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Mojave.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume), it says

  To use this tool, you must download the macOS installer application on a Mac with 10.12.5 or later, or El Capitan 10.11.6. [...]

Ok, I have downloaded the Mojave installer when the OS was still Mountain Lion, so I understand that message. Problem was that I could not "re-download" it. I had to delete the /Applications/Install macOS Mojave.app/ -directory by hand. Renaming or moving to a different place was not sufficient. After that, I could start the Mojave-Download in the App Store as expected. The installation was successful after all.


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My iPad PRO (model with home button) has the black screen of death, holding down power+home buttons does not force a reboot, not does holding volume buttons and power button.
When plugged into latest iTunes, iTunes reports that the iPad needs to be restored. The iPad is detected with Serial Number as n/a.

When I proceed to restore the iPad, iTunes prepares the files, and tries to restore the device.
But then I get Error 4014.

System log is below:
default 09:31:59.590611 -0700   iTunes  TCP Conn 0x60000036ef40 event 1. err: 0
default 09:31:59.590923 -0700   iTunes  TCP Conn 0x60000036ef40 complete. fd: 39, err: 0
default 09:31:59.591126 -0700   iTunes  TCP Conn 0x60000036ef40 starting SSL negotiation
default 09:31:59.594592 -0700   icdd    #ICDebug - 205:{ICResourceManager.m} (43504944-3A38-3031-3120-435052563A31|Apple Mobile Device (DFU Mode)|MANUFACTURER:Apple Inc.;MODEL:Apple Mobile Device (DFU Mode)|SW=FALSE|)
default 09:31:59.595456 -0700   icdd    #ICDebug - 457:{ICDDMessageCenter.m} (+Add Apple Mobile Device (DFU Mode) - 0x0/0x0/0x0 - 0x14100000 - ICDeviceDescriptionInferior)
default 09:31:59.608164 -0700   iTunes  TCP Conn 0x60000036ef40 SSL Handshake DONE
default 09:31:59.643858 -0700   iTunes  TCP Conn 0x60000036ef40 canceled
default 09:31:59.644125 -0700   iTunes  [65 <private> stream, pid: 394] cancelled
    [65.1 C62BF7BF-9D59-44F4-AEE5-0835F0416D38 <private>.49430<-><private>]
    Connected Path: satisfied (Path is satisfied), interface: en0, ipv4, dns
    Duration: 0.128s, DNS @0.000s took 0.059s, TCP @0.060s took 0.015s
    bytes in/out: 1543/1063, packets in/out: 4/5, rtt: 0.014s, retransmitted packets: 0, out-of-order packets: 0
default 09:31:59.652092 -0700   MobileDeviceUpdater Known, supported, and restorable device. Continuing...
default 09:32:01.001261 -0700   iTunes  tid:27a1b - iTunes: Restore error 4014

I also see this line, which I think could be telling:
iTunes    tid:21b1b - Unexpected device state 'DFU' expected 'RestoreOS'
Anything else I can do with this out-of-warranty iPad PRO, other than the thrash bin?


texts: How to open a port in macOS Sierra 10.12.4

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I'm running macOS Sierra 10.12.4 and am trying to open a port (12345). I can't use the GUI firewall tool as it's app specific, not port specific.

I have tried the following this article, but it did not work. When I run sudo pfctl -f /etc/pf.conf I get:

pfctl: Use of -f option, could result in flushing of rules
present in the main ruleset added by the system at startup.
See /etc/pf.conf for further details.

No ALTQ support in kernel
ALTQ related functions disabled

It may also help to note that in my firewall (GUI) options I have blocked pretty much all options as shown below.


texts: Difference between Internet Sharing and 'Create a Network'

texts: I have discovered two ways to share internet on my MacBook. Firstly, clicking on the Wi-Fi icon and selecting 'Create Network...'. Secondly, in System Preferences, Sharing > Internet Sharing and select 'To computers using: Wi-Fi'. What is the difference between these?


texts: Is there any way to save the order of spaces in Mission Control?

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Is there any way in Mountain Lion to preserve the order of spaces in Mission Control?

I use four different spaces for four fullscreen apps, and I like to keep them in a certain order so that I know where they all are in relation to each other.

The problem is that once these apps are quit, their spacial arrangement is lost, so I find that I'm always manually reordering them into the arrangement I like (since by default a new fullscreen app is tacked onto the end of the list of spaces).

In Snow Leopard and earlier (before Mission Control), it was possible to "bind" specific apps to specific spaces, so you could do things like always have Safari open in Space 2. With Mission Control, I don't see any way to do something equivalent.


texts: Which is faster for syncing iPhone 4 with iTunes -- USB or WIFI?

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Is USB or WIFI faster when syncing an iPhone 4 with iOS 5 to iTunes?

This SuperUser answer suggests that Wireless N might be faster than USB 2:
https://superuser.com/questions/288705/speed-comparison-usb-vs-wireless-n-vs-cat-6

Note: iPhone 4 is 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz only)


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I made the error of trusting bitdefender and now I can't delete BitDefender VPN. I tried to use sudo chflags nouchg, sudo chmod 777 and then sudo rm -rf but my mac's response is always "Operation not permitted".
The BitDefender VPN .app file's position is /Library/Bitdefender/Central/Modules/com.bitdefender.vpn.
How can I do to delete it? Thanks in advance.


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On linux consoles I always use Alt + . to get the last argument of the previous command in history.

for example if I had

ls /tmp/test

as last command, and if I type

rm Alt -

this will result in

rm /tmp/test

On an Apple Terminal, this doesen't work, is there an alternative?


texts: How do i get rid of the bottom iMessage app toolbar in iOS 11?

texts: I don't use the iMessage apps very often. How do I get rid of it to free up some screen real estate?


texts: Apparently I’m calling random numbers but there's nothing in the call log

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For the last few weeks I’ve had random calls from people saying that I called them, but there is nothing in my call log. I'm running the latest iOS.

Any suggestions as to what is happening here, and should I be alarmed enough to restore my phone?


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I have a bluetooth headset that works on phones and ipad with excellent audio quality.
It works with the Mac mini too but the audio quality is awful for both headphones and the microphone (I've tried to change the bitrate from the command line, but it doesn't work).

It seems it's possible (from Googling) to plug a special Bluetooth Audio Adapter USB Dongle into the Mac mini and connect the headset to that adapter thus totally bypassing Mac OS bluetooth pipeline.

But I'm not sure what are those adapters - there are Bluetooth USB Dongles - but those are not what I need. The USB device should be recognized by the Mac OS not as another Bluetooth device, but as an Audio Device.
Also it seems that some devices are only transmitting output stereo sound, I need both - high quality mono-or-stereo and high quality microphone.

Can you please tell if such adapter exists?


texts: Upgrade to new MBP with OS X without reinstalling applications?

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I hope someone can help with some basic advice:

My wife has used a MacBook Pro since 2006, and I want to get her a new one, or at least a newer refurb. She has OS X 10.6.3 and wants to install it over the older system. She has so much data, she doesn't want to have to reinstall everything (she's pretty clueless technically).

Can she reliably install the new OS over the old one without major corruption/glitch hassles (I’m a Windows guy and in Windows, this is never very wise; I always just backup, format and do a clean install of everything).

Is this a wise strategy, to try to upgrade the old MBP first, then clone it onto the newer MBP?


texts: In Apple Mail, How can I delete a message without moving to the next one, causing the next one to be marked as read?

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I typically leave messages as unread if I need to remember to read them later.

Also I like to keep my inbox clean, so I delete mail I don't care about saving.

When I select a message and press delete, the selection jumps to the next item in the list. Many times, this is the item I just marked as unread for later.

How can I avoid this?


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I use iPhoto for my mobile (iPhone, iPad) pictures and I have a separate library in Aperture for the pictures I take with my DSLR.

Until now I was just transferring my mobile photos to iPhoto.

Now I want to sync my iPhoto library (at least some of my albums) to my iPhone. The problem is: in iTunes, in the photo tab, I have only one option in the "Sync photos from" dropdown, iPhoto, BUT when I select it, it's the Aperture library that shows up.

It seems to me that there was a time when I had both options, iPhoto and Aperture, in the dropdown. It must have come from an update…

Any ideas on how to sort thing up?


texts: Keyboard shortcuts for renaming file and accepting extension

texts: When I try to rename a file (by pressing enter, then changing the extension of the file), it pops up with an alert asking "Are you sure you want to change the extensions ... " and the old extension is selected in blue. I haven't found a keyboard shortcut for selecting the new extension from the popup alert. Is there a way? I need to rename dozens of files, and doing it all through the keyboard would be so much quicker than selecting this one alert with a mouse.


texts: Transfer disk image from one MacBook Air to another

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I'd like to migrate into a new MacBook Air I bought this week, from the previous version of MacBook Air. SSD size is the same.

Can I somehow image my older SSD and "move" it to the new SSD?


texts: Weekly "My New Music" Playlist disappeared from Music "For You" tab

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Since three days or so, "My New Music"  Playlist has disappeared from my Music on any device whether it is iOS device or Mac.

The playlist is still in my library except that it is not shown in "For You" tab of Music app.

Does anybody is having the same issue? I'm located in Germany.

iOS version: 11.0.1
Mac version: 10.13


texts: No "Default" option for Google Wallet Balance in Google Wallet app

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My mother-in-law has an iPhone 5c and is using the latest version of the Google Wallet app. I'm trying to set the Google Wallet Balance as her default payment method so money sent to her doesn't go directly into one of the bank accounts she has set up. On my phone, which is a 6s+ with latest version of the app, I have an option to make it the default, but my mother-in-law doesn't have that option in hers. What gives?

See below for a screenshot of her app. On mine, under Google Wallet Balance, I have that same ‘default’ dropdown that's visible in the screenshot under the bank account.


texts: Control of Audio Playback in Presenter View in Keynote?

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I am a speech scientist, presenting speech sounds for listeners in a lecture. I have multiple audio clips (each a separate .wav file) embedded in my slide, and I want to be able to play each audiofile out so that I can demonstrate aspects of each sound.

This means I want to be able to:

completely control playback. I don't see a control icon when I mouseover the locations of my soundfile icons (although they are visible in composition view, they aren't in the presentation view). Right now I click or press the and the clips play back one at a time, in the designated playback order. It doesn't matter where I click on the screen, only the next clip in the order will play back.
play clips any number of times I wish, and in any order (to show fine differences in the acoustic signal that enable the sounds to be differentiated.

Is there any way to do these things? Thank you!


texts: How do I mount my FileVault 2-encrypted volume?

texts:
I have a Lion 10.7.2 system (on MacBook Air 13" 2011) which doesn't boot anymore after a restart. My HD is encrypted with FileVault 2, and after I click on my username and enter my password, it appears to be logging in but the apple logo turns into sort of a "forbidden" traffic sign, and stops there forever.

So I booted into Lion Recovery to try and repair permissions, but Disk Utility won't mount my Macintosh HD. It doesn't even allow me the option to mount or verify, they're greyed out.

An output from diskutil list recognizes my partition (/dev/disk0s2) as having the type Apple_CoreStorage.

Any way to make my encrypted partition mount?


texts: How would TimeMachine work with two external (destination) drives?

texts: I would like to backup my data to two external drives. That way I would like this to work is that both disks should have have a full backup of my internal disk. Is this the way TimeMachine would work?


texts: How do I connect 2 iCloud accounts to a single iCloud Photo Library

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I am trying to have all the photos from both my iPhone and my wife's iPhone linked to the same iCloud Photo Library so from both of our devices we can have access to the same Photos without needing the same iCloud account on both devices.

Is this at all possible or is there a workable work around that will get the same functionality?


texts: How can I see the log history of my iPhone 6 from an Android?

texts: Is there any way to view the call history and message history of my iPhone which I have given it to my daughter because she deletes everything every now and then. I can't check the mobile again and again as a father I can't do this.


texts: How can i disable iTunes autoplay when bluetooth device is connected?

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I don't know exactly when it began but for few months i have problem with bluetooth speakers. When they connected to mac iTunes starts to play music from it's playlist. How can i disable this function?

Also when my mac is in sleep mode and bluetooth speakers are connected, mac suddenly wakes up and start to play music from iTunes.


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All of a sudden none of my ios devices are able to connect to the Apple TV via Airplay. The Airplay icon shows up in the Control center on my Iphone 5s and my ipad 3. If I choose to airplay, the music doesnt stream to my Apple TV. It tries to stream, but after about 5 secs, it disconnects from Airplay.
I cannot mirror my ios devices either. Interestingly, I can mirror my Macbook Pro displat to the Apple TV. But that is the extent of it.
I have the latest updates on my Apple TV, my iPhone 5S, ipad 3 and my Macbook Pro.
I have even tried factory resetting my Apple TV and all my ios devices. But none of that has helped.
Anyone experiencing this? Please help.


texts: HTML / CSS / Javascript editor for the iPad?

texts:
I'm interested for a code editor for my iPad.

I've made a search on Apple Store for "HTML", and I've got a huge amount of results..

Can anyone recommend any of them?

It would be nice to have syntax-highlighting, to be able to open many files simultaneously (tabs?) and a nifty way to import, export files. Dropbox would be perfect!


texts: Can I remove just Music from All My Files?

texts:
I like how Lion gathers everything in All My Files.

I often use it to download and post pictures without thinking where exactly they are saved (Desktop, Downloads, whatever).

However it really annoys me that Music is displayed above Pictures, and therefore I have to go through my entire music library just to get to the pics.

I'd love to completely remove Music from All My Files because it only messes up the organization and doesn't help at all. Is this possible?


texts: High Sierra 10.13 : Keychain Access Menubar Item Missing?

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Is the Keychain Access Menubar Item missing for anyone else?

The in-built Help app still claims setting the Keychain Access Menubar Item is possible through Keychain Access > Preferences > General. I no longer have a General pane in Keychain Access > Preferences and, thus, no way to choose to set the Keychain Access Menubar Item.

Do other people using 10.13 still have this option?

UPDATE:

I'm glad you've found ways to lock your screens, but all of the initial responses were weirdly answering a question that wasn't asked.  I rarely used the Keychain Access Menubar Item for the Lock Screen feature; my screen is set to lock after a short period of inactivity. I used the Keychain Access Menubar Item to access my keychain data and to quickly and easily create UserID/Passcodes outside of Safari and to create Secure Notes and to grab Certs.

Please, see my Crude Solution below.


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I want to be able to search in Spotlight for a shell script (or something that calls a shell script) and that such shell script opens a Terminal window so the output is shown live (and I can interrupt with ctrl + C).

Right now, I have a backup.sh

#!/bin/bash
caffeinate -s \
  rsync -hva --progress --stats --delete "/path/to/source/" "/path/to/destination"

that I've renamed to backup.command so I can doubleclick in Finder and it works perfectly. But I cannot search for it in Spolight because I want Spotlight to only search for Applications, System Preferences and Contacts, and if I mark Developer then it shows backup.command but also a lot of unwanted files that are just unnecessary.

What can I do?

I tried to appify it but then it runs on the background, and doesn't open a new Terminal window so I can't see the progress of how is it going, and also I can't stop the progress with ctrl + C. Any suggestion?


texts: Find out how long a MacBook has been running since its production

texts: Is it possible to find out how long a MacBook has been turned on since its production?


texts: How to remove core macOS keyboard shortcuts?

texts:
Mac OS comes loaded with some shortcuts to modify text. Can these be removed?
Thank you!
Control-A: Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
Control-E: Move to the end of a line or paragraph.
Control-F: Move one character forward.
Control-B: Move one character backward.
Control-L: Center the cursor or selection in the visible area.
Control-P: Move up one line.
Control-N: Move down one line.
Control-O: Insert a new line after the insertion point.
Control-T: Swap the character behind the insertion point with the character in front of the insertion point.

Why do I want these? — I would like to have these options for programs in Terminal—which I currently can't use because my Mac will hijack these particular keys.
https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT201236


texts: Can I upload my Garmin Forerunner running track data from my iPad 2?

texts:
I use a Garmin Forerunner 405CX GPS watch to track my running.

At the moment I have to use an ANT+ USB dongle to get the data (GPX) from my watch on to my computer/laptop.

I upload the data to the Endomondo and Runkeeper websites either by way of a Firefox/ActiveX plugin or by manually uploading the GPX file.

I want to remove the laptop from this process so is there a dongle (or similar) that will allow me to perform the same process(es) directly on the iPad?


texts: set audio alarm for when charger is disconnected

texts:
My macbook air is getting old, so the battery is rather unreliable. This means I have to keep it constantly charged, or my computer may shut down suddenly as the battery plummets. But the charger is also old, and so sometimes if i shift the computer around it disconnects suddenly without my knowledge. Is there a way to set an audio alarm for when the computer disconnects from the charger? The only solutions online i found are for when the battery gets low, which may not occur because the battery drops and raises its percentage without warning, or unavailable in singapore.

thanks


texts: How can I limit iTerm2 text selection to a single tmux pane?

texts:
I have a late 2013 MacBook Pro running iTerm2. I don't have tmux installed on it, but I use tmux on the remote Linux host I frequently connect to via ssh. When tmux is displaying a vertical split and I use the trackpad to select text, the selection is automatically limited to just one pane. That's exactly how I want it.

I have recently begun using a 2018 MacBook Pro. Using the same iTerm2 version (3.2.9), and the same remote tmux session, text selection spans the entire window width instead of staying in a single pane.

What setting controls that behavior?

I'm aware I can hold Command+Option to select a block of text, but that's not what I'm after. I'm looking to select, for example, a sentence that starts mid-paragraph and spans multiple lines. Block selection doesn't allow that.


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I recently purchased my first Mac. It's a mid-2010 MBP (bought it off craigslist). At first, I absolutely loved the simplicity of the OS. When I decided to upgrade to Lion, I began to loathe the system. More times than not, the machine won't wake up from sleep. The keyboard lights up, the HDD spins up, but the screen is dark.

I've Googled for weeks. It seems that many people are experiencing the same issue, and no one seems to have a fix. It also appears that Apple is completely ignoring this issue (I can say confidently that this will be my last Mac).

Any idea(s) what I can do to solve this issue?

Note: Reverting to Snow Leopard is not an option - I did not receive the OS disks when I purchased the machine.


texts: Move all "All on My iPhone" contacts to "All Gmail" group

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I have been syncing my iPhone and Gmail contacts for years and consistently run into this problem. Some of my contacts were created in the group "All on My iPhone", always without my knowledge, instead of the Gmail group. Contacts in this group will not sync to Gmail. I have learned how to set my default account to Gmail so hopefully I will stop creating iPhone only contacts, but this doesn't fix the problem with the 100+ contacts I already have in this group on two different phones. Is there a way for me to force ALL contacts from the iPhone only group into the Gmail group? Is there a way for me to export just the iPhone group so I can then import them to Gmail using the web interface?

An even better solution would be a way to permanently disable the iPhone only group. I have absolutely no need to have different contact lists. I would love for all my contacts to sync seamlessly across all devices without any "controls" to complicate the process.

Thanks for any advice!


texts: How to limit messages from a certain sender on an iPhone?

texts:
I want to limit the messages from a certain sender to 5 per day for example. I don't want to blacklist the sender because I sometimes need to coordinate. For reasons outside the scope of this question, asking the sender for more consideration has failed.

I have iPhone 6, iOS 12.4.4, and a local carrier (not a multinational).

How can I limit the number of text messages and iMessages from a sender?


texts: Adding social media icons to email signature apple mail with url or SVG, not by attachment

texts:
link to LinkedIn banner

I want to add a LinkedIn badge in my email signature.

However, even if I drag-drop from the browser, It is inserted as an attachment, which is personally super annoying.

Is there a way to insert it to be loaded directly from the source from the web? So, as if  tag in website.

I tried to copy+paste it from web format. It worked for email content but didn't work for signature.

Since it was possible for content, it doesn't seem impossible for mail but can't find how to do it.

+) if it can be done with SVG, it will be even better.


texts: Does iTunes WiFi sync communicate with the Internet?

texts: When I use WiFi sync using my wireless router, is the data transfer completely in local network OR does it happen over the internet to iCloud or another service? Will the bandwidth used be deducted by my service provider?


texts: Monitoring directory in finderSync extension failed to work

texts:
I have developed a Cocoa application with a FinderSync extension through which a newly created directory is monitored.

Sometimes it works fine but sometimes when I activate the Drive and Dropbox extension (from Settings > Preferences > Extensions ), my application stops monitoring the directory for which it is intended.

I have searched for the solution but haven't found anything.

Do I need to register my application with an OS X service?


texts: Can i install the applications disc of my snow leopard on Mac OS X Lion?

texts:
I had Snow Leopard running on my MBP, now I just installed Lion on a Clean Installation and I noticed iLife is not in the installer.

Can I insert my snow leopard's application disc and install them on Lion ?


texts:
I recently upgraded to 10.13 High Sierra, and one thing I noticed almost immediately was that the downloads dialog in Safari was incredibly slow. When I click the icon next to the address bar which should show the recent downloads, it takes about 5 seconds to show, during which the browser is unresponsive. After clicking somewhere else to dismiss the recent downloads box, the browser is totally unresponsive for another three seconds or so. In addition to this, when I click a link to start downloading something, the browser is unresponsive for a few seconds, and also upon finishing a download there are a few seconds of unresponsiveness.

Note that this is not about the speed of the downloads themselves. I don't have any browser extensions installed (I used to have the Zotero extension installed, but that broke after upgrading to 10.13).

Does anyone know of a solution to this? I access downloads a lot (for academic papers), and this is driving me mental.


texts: Changing color of folders, files, execs on iTerm2

texts:
on iTerm2 bash

If there any way to change the color when 'ls' so i can quickly know if it's a directory, a file, a script, exec?

Just like the Ubuntu terminal so you know a directory color for example its green

Thank you!


texts: I have Dual Core 2 Duo processor and need to upgrade with a newer processor. My Mac will not play videos so need to know how easily can upgrade the processor.


texts: Run my Mac command “chsh -s /usr/local/bin/false” and can't log in to my account again

texts:
I really messed up! Since I ran my Mac with the command below

chsh -s /usr/local/bin/false

Several minutes later, I noticed my Mac logged out by itself. So, I tried to log back in by clicking 'change user' But I can't see my administer account there.

I guess 'false' is not a loggin-able shell, that's why my account is hidden.

I'm trying to change my shell with Terminal.app on recovery mode or single-user-mode (but both are read-only).

So right now, I want to know if there's any solutions that might be able to fix this problem.


texts: How can I control (start/stop) applications and services that start up after reboot?

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I have a Mac that is slow when using the internet, but other PCs on the same connection aren't as slow.

I suspect there are too many AV scanners running concurrently, or there is some process that isn't installed by default slowing the whole thing down.

Question

Where can I find all possible applications that will be automatically started when the machine turns on?  (and how do I shut them off)

This should include

Applications on the menu bar on the bottom
Services (like Antivirus)
Menu-bar applications


texts: How do I remove an app folder is OSX when all else fails?

texts:
I have a folder/package in the Applications called CrashPlan.app. The uninstall failed and I am left with a folder that has a Contents folder, but aside from that, is completely empty.

The folder info:

drwxrwxr-x@ 3 root 102 13 Jul 20:36 CrashPlan.app

I have tried the following:

sudo rm -rf CrashPlah.app chown chflags nouchg

I tried the same things in Safe Mode and Recovery Mode. I tried disabling System Integrity Protection. Whenever I try to remove the folder I get: rm: CrashPlan.app/Contents: Operation not permitted rm: CrashPlan.app: Operation not permitted

Does anyone have any advise? I feel like I've tried everything.


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I've inherited a pre-owned Mac running macOS High Sierra. I wish to use it for Web app development. It's been well-used by the previous owner for Software development and DevOps.

It runs like a HAL9000 (I suspect some Mac guru has configured it thus). So I do not wish to wipe and reinstall macOS. I wish to determine a list of all the apps and packages along with their version information installed via various sources like Mac App Store, manually installed software, Homebrew, MacPorts, Fink etc. For each app/package I am looking to obtain the following information:

Installed version.
Installation source, i.e. via a package manager (Homebrew, MacPorts, Fink), macOS pre-installed, or unknown (direct download).
Primary configuration file location. For e.g. httdp.conf, my.cnf, php.ini bin and log dirs for A++ etc.

I don't think of the Mac App Store as a package manager per-se, and I guess the app are tied to ones Apple ID than the machine, right?
By knowing the source or installation of package will help me with cleanup on unneeded apps and upgradation of the rest.

Additionally, it will be really helpful to identify components installed on virtual machines, XAMPP, MAMP environments etc. which have been in use.

I know theres containerisation, as Docker is installed.

When I say packages, I'm primarily interested in:

Major system services and Development libraries.
RDBMS, such as MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL etc.
Web servers, such as Apache, Tomcat, Nginx, JBoss etc.
Core language libraries, such as Python, PHP, Java etc. If filtering is a hassle, all is good too from library to GUI app.
Programming language frameworks installed, such as PHP: Laravel, CodeIgniter; Python: MySQL Connectors etc.
Testing frameworks, such as PHPUnit.
Additional component packages and plugins installed/active beyond default configuration.
Front-end tooling, such as CSS: Bootstrap, JavaScript: Libraries. I'm guessing these would be installed in specific development environments not the whole machine? I don't think it would be possible to identify this level of environment for reuse and they tend to be set-up according to developer preferences and and the primary IDE/tools they use.
Developer tools, such FTP/SFTP Apps, Espresso, CSEdit, LiveStyle.
Web Browsers and associated tools, such as extensions and bookmarklets that would complete a full audit of macOS development environment.

Speaking of Editors & IDE's, I've got a ton of them, including Eclipse, Codekit, PhpStorm, Brackets, Sublime Text 3, Coda, TextWrangler, BBEdit, TextMate, Atom etc.

As a other way round ToDo, it would be great to have a general system audit tool and I could filter out.

Anyway, the primary question is how of identify the source package installer; so I can reverse out or upgrade cleanly. I know brew will tell you what it has installed but not whether a component already exists natively or otherwise.

I'll be amazed if anyone responds to this convoluted inquiry!

TL;DR, I am looking to compile a list of anything and everything installed in the OS over the default install.


texts: How to open files from Finder into existing instance of Sublime Text 2?

texts: I would like to be able to go into Finder and open files into an existing instance of Sublime Text 2, which has a side menu with all open files.  However, when I hit Open With -> Sublime Text 2.app, it opens a whole new instance of Sublime, which is not what I want.  I can certainly accomplish grouping of my documents in a single instance if I open them within the application but that requires more steps and time, i.e. is not always  as convenient as opening them from Finder.


texts: I recently switched to Keynote for writing scientific talks. I use tons of greek letters and need a fast way to type them in. I have seen on other questions and forums that people just change the auto-correct settings to replace things like \lambda with the Greek letter. However, in Keynote 6.5 I cant seem to find the auto-correct settings to do this. Its looks like they moved it out of the preferences menu. Anyone know where this is, or have another solution?


texts: Is is possible to prevent OS X firmware password removal?

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The title pretty much says it all.

I have set a firmware password on my MacBook Pro just to make things a bit harder in case of theft. Still, by pulling the RAM and resetting the PRAM, it would be fairly simple to clear the firmware password and boot into single user mode.

Is there any way at all to prevent this?


texts: What features are lost on the Lightning to 30 pin dock adapter?

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The materials from Apple say that the following features are not supported on the Lightning to 30 pin dock adapter and cable: Video and iPod out.

What exactly are these features?

Lightning to 30 pin adapter and Lightning to 30 pin cable


texts: Snow Leopard Server 10.6.8 under Fusion 7.1.3 on Sierra 10.12.2

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I have seen posts like Snow Leopard Server in Fusion VM: installation keeps failing on how to install Snow Leopard Server 10.6.8 on a VMware VM, but as best I can tell, the recommended solution is to create a .dmg file from the disk, and then do one of several things, including install Snow Leopard 10.6.4 or more recent. I also tried adding
cpuid.1.eax = "0000:0000:0000:0001:0000:0110:1010:0101" to the .vmx file without noted difference.

The behavior I have experienced both attempting to install directly from media, and attempting to install from a .dmg file created from that media per Snow Leopard Server in Fusion VM: installation keeps failing's first response, is that it seems to start booting or installing, asks which language to use to install, and then gives a dialogue that says, 'Mac OS X can't be installed on this computer. If you want to restore your system from a Time Machine backup, click "Restore From Backup."', with buttons saying 'Restore From Backup' and 'Restart'.

Is there a current HOWTO to install OSX Server 10.6.8 under Fusion 7.1.2 on 10.12.2?

Thanks,


texts: App store commisions and multi-platform apps - how it works?

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For example I have app that runs in Android , IOS and Web. If user purchases subscription inside IOS , and I assign the subscription both in IOS and Android because user expect the subscription to work in both IOS/Android.
How is Google satisfied, when we cannot pay second time 30% commision to google, having paid it to apple alrady. ?


texts: Lion upgrade from Mac App store seems to have frozen

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I am trying to upgrade to Lion from Snow Leopard. After beginning the download/install process from the Mac App store everything seemed normal. However after about 20 minutes my entire MBP is frozen. Trackpad and keyboard do nothing, and the mouse pointer is not visible on the screen.

The screen is stuck at where it was before: looking at the Lion page in the Mac app store.

It's now been about 15-20 minutes of waiting at the frozen screen. Is it safe to restart the computer and start the process anew?


texts: MacBook Pro w/Retina Late 2012 SSD not recognized

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I have been searching the web for a fix for my Late 2012 MacBook Pro with Retina and can’t seem to find any answers. I am hoping someone else has had the same or similar issue and would be willing to help me. Here’s my backstory:
I have a Late 2012 MacBook Pro w/Retina and a 128GB proprietary SSD. I wanted to install Windows 10 via Bootcamp but I needed a bigger hard drive. So I went with the less expensive route and purchased this SSD with this adapter instead of an owc drive.
Asenno 512GB ssd-
https://www.amazon.com/ASENNO-500GB-512GB-Desktop-MacPro/dp/B07W2WFPW9?th=1&psc=1
Sintech M.2 to sata adapter-
https://www.amazon.com/Sintech-Replace-26Pin-MACBOOK-Retina/dp/B00M2W4MPS/ref=mp_s_a_1_13?dchild=1&keywords=macbook+pro+retina+m.2+to+sata+adapter&qid=1607965097&s=electronics&sr=1-13
At first I installed the new drive and formatted it correctly. I then installed Snow Leopard, to El Capitan, to Catalina (not knowing about command+option+R...). Once I got Catalina installed I noticed a battery issue saying “no battery detected”. I didn’t think much of it and thought an update would fix it but it didn’t. I proceeded with the Bootcamp install and once I got windows on my Mac I realized that the battery issue remained. This was a nuisance because my Mac would turn off if the power cable was disconnected. I thought that removing the battery connector and SSD, then putting it back would solve the issue but that’s when my main issue arose. Now my MacBook will not recognize the new SSD or the Original one in Disk Utility or using “diskutil list” in Terminal. I thought the issue now was with the SSD Tray that the Late 2012 models come with so I ordered one from eBay and when it got here I tried it with the old and new drive but still the same issue with it not showing up. I also see that there is a red power light on the new Asenno SSD so I can see the Tray is working. It’s just that the computer doesn’t see the drive. I have already tried SMC, NVRAM/PRAM resets with no luck. I don’t believe it to be a logic board issue because the computer boots fine from an external drive but not with an internal one but I could be wrong and it is a logic board issue. I was also reading that installing Windows 10 via Bootcamp could have messed with the Firmware? EFI? Any help would be greatly appreciated!


texts: NTFS-3G unmounts NTFS partitions because it "did not receive signal in 15 seconds"—what signal?

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After upgrading to Lion, NTFS-3G has been encountering problems. I uninstalled NTFS-3G and MacFUSE, reinstalled them and rebooted; but the problem still exists:

After connecting an USB-disk that has a NTFS partition the disk icon appears on the desktop andthe partition can be browsed. After ≈15 seconds I get the following pop-up:

However, the partition stays mounted and it can be browsed via the same icon on the desktop. After this pop-up the other, HFS+, partition gets mounted and its icon displayed on the desktop.

I could consider the above merely as a glitch, which would just slow down my workflow for 15+ seconds. But problem gets bigger with TrueCrypt disks:

After I connect an USB-disk, which is fully encrypted with TrueCrypt, and mount it with TrueCrypt, again—as above—its icon appears on the desktop and I can browse the disk's contents. After 15 seconds I get the following pop-ups:

Translation: "hdiutil: attach failed — no mountable file systems"

At the same time, my mounted partition—which worked normally for 15 seconds—disappears from the desktop, ie. gets unmounted.

I've read about similar problems after some googling, but all of them say the problem disappears with reinstalling MacFUSE and/or NTFS-3G, which is what didn't work with me.

I've also tried mounting the partitions with and without caching, didn't help either.

What is the signal NTFS-3G wants?

Can I give it manually, as a workaround. Or can NTFS-3G be somehow modified that it wouldn't need "the signal": the partitions work normally until the pop-up.
Why TrueCrypt drops the partition while normal partitions stay in the system?
Is some hidden/visible setting in Lion blocking NTFS-3G working normally?
And finally: Is it just me or does this happen to others with NTFS-3G?

TrueCrypt is v. 7.0a
NTFS-3G is 2010.10.2
MacFUSE is 2.1.9 (Beta)

It seems the problem is indeed with NTFS-3G: I downloaded the trial of Tuxera 2011.4.1 and no errors happened when mounting a NTFS partition with it.


texts: How to automatically switch to English when I switch to particular application?

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I use 3 languages intensively on my iMac - English, Ukrainian and Russian. In some applications, however, I'd like the input to be automatically changed to a particular language.

For example, in software development applications, in console and in launchpad, I'd like to always get English turned on automatically.

Are there any ways to configure this?


texts: Deleting Custom ringtones from iPhone / iTunes 12.7

texts: I've followed the instructions from How to delete/remove custom ringtones (tones) from iPhone in iTunes 12.7?, but the ringtones are still on the iPhone after I sync, even though in iTunes the tones are no longer there. How can I remove the tones from my phone?


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Does it work like Aperture and store files in its own directory? If so, where is this?  I'm debating on dropping Aperture to save space on my hard drive, so want to know how iPhoto works before I switch.

Thanks


texts: iPhone 6 back up to iPhone 7 without photos/videos

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I have an iPhone 6 and have just got an iPhone 7.
Due to such low memory on my iPhone 6 when I do an iCloud backup to the new handset I don't want my pictures/videos to transfer over with everything else like apps/messages etc. But I want my pictures to be saved on iCloud to view in the future.
Please help.


texts: MacBook Pro turned off and won't turn on!

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I was just using my laptop normally when suddenly the whole computer just shut down. I turned it back on straight away and it was fine. Another hour passed and it did the same thing. I could also turn it on again. And then it happened again, this time I couldn't turn it back on!! I have never spilt any liquid over my laptop so it isn't liquid damage. I have tried resetting SMC, replugging the battery cable inside the computer, leaving the charger disconnected from the mac for a few hours, nothing works! The strange thing is when I have my charger disconnected and I press the little button on the side to show power, nothing happens. But when I do the same with the charger connected it shows full battery.

I have a MacBook Pro 15" Early 2011 running OSX El Capitan.


texts: IOS Upgrade Downloading for every device

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I have many apple devices 5 iPhones and 4 iPads to be exact

I upgrade by connecting to my Mac and then from iTunes

So when upgrading iOS, it's downloading the software every time?

I would understand the reason for having separate download for iPad and iPhone but for all my phones it has to download 1.59GB every time

Which is time consuming and also wastage of my download

Questions
Is there a way to make it so when i upgrade my phones it uses the same file
same goes for iPads


texts: No broadcast messages from macOS 10.12 Server

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I have several Mac OSX 10.12 servers running a vdi-environment.
Shutdown messages or wall messages will not be broadcasted to connected users. All Servers and Clients show "mesg y".

What could be the reason for this behavior?


texts: How to get the color burst wallpaper frames

texts: In the Apple commercial, it shows the color burst wallpaper having different frames. Is there a way to achieve this effect on a Mac (MacBook Air) without a Touch Bar? Can I get the other frames downloaded?


texts: How can I maintain UserKeyMapping setting on external keyboard when the device disconnected?

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I'm using Macbook pro M1 with my external keyboard
Because my mechanical keyboard is made for Windows, it have several key mapping problems in macOS
I used Karabiner but (as you may know) karabiner keeps generating crash while reboot. So I tried to change my hidutil settings using below script.
hidutil property --matching '{"ProductID":0x5431, "VendorID":0x0483}' --set '{"UserKeyMapping":
[{"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc":0x7000000e6,"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst":0x70000006d},
{"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc":0x7000000e2,"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst":0x7000000e3},
{"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc":0x700000065,"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst":0x7000000e6},
{"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc":0x7000000e3,"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst":0x7000000e2}]}'

However, the problem that I'm suffering now is that the hidutil setting goes empty whenever I disconnect/connect the external keyboard
I've found several solution that makes plist script and launchctl load -w it. But that only works when I restart the macbook.
Is there any way to make registry file not deleted when I disconnect the device?
Or other ways i.e. launch the file when the device got connected?


texts: What happens when answering an incoming FaceTime call from an Apple Watch?

texts: If an incoming FaceTime call is received on an iPhone paired to an Apple Watch, the call will ring both on the phone and the Watch. I realise that it's not currently possible to make/receive FaceTime calls on an Apple Watch directly due to the lack of a camera, but if a FaceTime call is answered on an Apple Watch, what happens?


texts: Does Safari 2 support tabbed browsing? What is the first version that supports this feature?


texts: How can I restart an iPhone 4S with a broken lock button and frozen springboard?

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My springboard has frozen and the lock button is broken (two months out of warranty and it's not classed as a hardware failure).

How do I restart the phone given that I can't access any apps or settings?

Waiting for the battery to drain will take days, so that's not an option. Is there a way through iTunes to force a reboot or is there a program I can download to force a reboot?


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I have Google Chrome Canary app installed on a MacBook Air running macOS High Sierra. When I click on the app icon in the Dock, it bounces once and then never opens.

Has anyone else run into this or knows how to resolve it?


texts: How do I delete a folder or an album from Photos?  Have searched internet for answer and tried using control, option and command keys.


texts: How can I browse the web on very old versions of Mac OS?

texts: I have computers running very old versions of Mac OS / OS X / macOS! Most of the software they run is similarly old, but I need an up-to-date web browser, for security and for compatibility with modern websites. What are my options?


texts: Questions about how Internet Sharing works

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A simple checkbox and a menu allow you to share your internet connection (no matter which interface you get it on) with any other interface (theoretically).
But, the guts of this is a little confusing. This page
http://www.manpagez.com/man/8/InternetSharing/
describes InternetSharing, a process which reads the property list com.apple.nat.plist stored in the /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration.

First question:
Why is the AirPort singled out with its own special entry in the plist? I understand the entries for primary interface (the source) and the sharing devices (the targets) But who cares if AirPort is enabled in this plist if you are setting up a NAT between Ethernet and Bluetooth, for example?

Second question:
Why does it allow sharing of Ethernet connection with Ethernet connection and then give you a warning that your ISP will hate you? (It also allows Firewire with Firewire) It doesn't allow Bluetooth to Bluetooth or AirPort to AirPort; the menu entries for self-reference disappear.

Third question:
How do you change the default network when you share the Ethernet through your AirPort? InternetSharing configures the IP addresses for non-AirPort interfaces starting at 192.168.2.1 and the SharingNetworkNumberStart property allows you to change that. The AirPort interface by default is assigned 10.0.2.1. How to change?

Fourth question:
If you only have one Ethernet jack on a MacBook how could you possibly have more than one interface? InternetSharing configures the IP addresses for non-AirPort interfaces starting at 192.168.2.1, walking up by one class C network (subnet mask 255.255.255.0) for each subsequent interface, i.e. 192.168.3.1, 192.168.4.1, 192.168.5.1, and so on. Is this to address the possibility of a Mac Pro or an Xserve with multiple NICs?

[SOLVED]
1) the airport is not like the other interfaces
2) the hard connections are less likely to connect to themselves-you actually have to WIRE them and nobody would do that
3)edit the bootpd.plist
4) usb adapters
tnx. i solved the problem. even tho i turned off the firewall in the gui, ipfw was still running. sudo ipfw list gave the same list of rules regardless whether i had firewall on or off. dont know how i managed to achieve that!

I looked to noobproof and turned off the rule for blocking port 80. Now it works, at least for web surfing.


texts: How can I break a persistent association between .xcodeproj files and Xcode 4.2 beta?

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I've got Xcode 4.0.2 installed in /Developer, and the Xcode 4.2 beta in /XcodeBeta. My problem is that the .xcodeproj file type is now associated with Xcode 4.2 and I can't change it to Xcode 4.0.2.

I've tried the usual thing of doing Get Info on an .xcodeproj file, selecting Xcode (4.0.2) in the Open with: drop down then clicking Change All..., but at that point the version of Xcode selected in the Open with: dropdown just flips back to Xcode 4.2 and the file type association remains with Xcode 4.2.

If I rebuild my Launch Services DB using lsregister -kill -domain local -domain system -domain user this removes any reference to /XcodeBeta/Applications/Xcode.app in the Launch Services DB (as reported by lsregister -dump), but the next time I start up that version of Xcode it re-registers itself with Launch Services and re-hijacks all my file associations. It's driving me potty!!

(Incidentally, this also affects other file types associated with Xcode, e.g. .plist, but it's .xcodeproj that's really causing my pain.)

Any ideas?


texts: Apple infinite load. I/O error and even a new HD

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My mac mini from the 2011 refused to boot. Apple logo and loading image forever..

I tried cmd+s: Went through all the steps from the applejack, tried fsck -fy, all semmed pok,

Tried cmd+v: It wouldn't fully load, got the error Disk02 I/O error (it was the original 1TB disk with two partitions),

So I thought the HD must be done, so I bought one Samsung SSD HD 120GB Sata 3,

Same result.

Thing is that I tried with both drives to install again the mac os x vía USB (I don't have a CD drive) and in both cases I came up with the tipical 'you must reboot your computer' error scereen.

So With the new HD replacing I did same steps, cmd+s and cmd+v provided same results....

Any thoughts?


texts: Catalina: Can't sign out of iCloud and Update Apple ID settings error, WindowServer high cpu. Now fixed

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I had this issue for a while where system prefs -> icloud complained about "Update Apple ID Settings".

Clicking continue it'd eventually ask for my icloud password and then it would an error

clicking sign out, i'd be asked if i wanted to save a copy of some iCloud data, then nothing would happen just takes me back to the screen with signout on it and the update apple id settings.
i tried many many things myself and with apple to resolve this including:
do at least 1 full backup first

moving keychains folder and restart

create new admin account and sign in to my apple id, all features
worked fine in new account restart into recovery, repair
permissions, reinstall os

previously to calling apple i had repaired permissions, backed up,
booted into internet recovery, reformatted the ssd, reinstalled
Catalina, created new admin account, used migrate assistant to
restore from backup, used recovery to repair permissions yet the
appled id issue persisted.

changed my apple id password

used ipad to sign out of appleid on all other devices.

In my research i had come across a blog that referenced removing the accounts in ~/Library/Accounts and deleting the mobileme plist. i couldn't find the blog again but found this stackexchange which references the same.
iCloud sign out not possible on High Sierra
i made some changes as:

i made a note of all accounts in system preferences -> internet
accounts then ensured all icloud settings where on.
i created an archive of ~/Library/Accounts
put all the items in Accounts into a new folder in accounts, that
enough to stop the OS using those folders and enables a quick
restore
i archived ~/Library/Preferences/MobileMeAccounts.plist then deleted
it, i also put all plists older than 2015 (had ~ 400 of them) in a
new folder (select all the files you want then right click and
choose new folder with selection).

rebooted the Mac, opened system prefs -> icloud and signed in, waited to be notified that email accounts had been added then opened Internet options and enabled them all, adding any additional iCloud accounts not present.
All appears ok with the other benefit being windowserve cpu utilisation is now in single digits from a minimum of 50+%
Hoping this will help someone


texts: How to test a Macbook Air battery hardware integrity

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I spilled water on my Macbook Air last week. The technician had to remove the battery because it wasn't charging. Without battery, the computer runs fine.

I'm thinking of purchasing another battery, however, I want to ensure that the problem is effectively the battery and not something else.

How can I test the battery and determine whether that's the cause of the problem, so I can decide whether to purchase another one or not?

Hopefully, without another Macbook Air. I can't insert my battery into a working Macbook Air because I don't own another one and I don't know anyone who does.


texts: Why is "Other" storage in iPhone 8 taking up over 50 GB?

texts: I tried resetting my iPhone 8 by selecting "Erase All Content and Settings", but for some reason, when I check my storage after, "Other" is taking up 50GB??? I haven't even backed up any new/old data into the phone, so it should have been in a clean slate. For some reason, "Other" is still taking up 50GB. What's going on?


texts: Is it possible to have more than one remote Mac open in Remote Desktop at a time?

texts:
Is it possible to have more than one remote Mac open in Apple's Remote Desktop software at a time ?

Some tasks take a while on some computers so I'd like to be able to dip in and out of multiple machines whilst its working. Is that possible?


texts: How can I restore one photo in iPhoto with Time Machine?

texts: What steps to do I take to restore one photo only for my iPhoto library from a Time Machine?


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So I know what iCloud does backup: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207428
But I couldn't find any source on what it doesn't backup
I accidentally bricked my phone and loaded my backup onto another phone (it's been a while), but I did notice a few things (I'll continue adding things to these lists as I use my phone, in case anybody wonders the same thing):
Things that did not backup/move over to new phone:

There was no call history, that didn't get backed up
Apps that were no longer available in the app store did not get backed up
Apps that I had developed and deployed to my phone were not backed up (icons still there, though)

Things that did backup/move over (somewhat surprisingly):

Apps that saved session tokens still persisted (was still logged in to a lot of apps)
Probably for the same reason the session tokens were backedup, my downloaded Spotify songs also came along
I would've guessed that only iMessages would've been backed up, but looks like all of my SMS texts to android friends also got backed up which is nice
It did backup my iOS settings, I had sleeping screen turned off, and it was brought over

Main reason I'm asking is because I wasn't sure if I should go through the effort of trying to revive the phone to get any obscure data off of it. In an ideal world I would get an exact copy. I'm OK just throwing it out otherwise
Not sure if anybody's ever kept track, if there's a resource somewhere out there that has a list, that would be great closure for me. Thanks!


texts: What do the small-sunrise / big-sunrise icons mean on F5 and F6 on the MacBook Air?

texts: What do the F5 and F6 keys do on the 2011 MacBook Air?  They are marked with what I interpret to be small-sunrise and big-sunrise icons.  I do not see any effect when I press them.


texts: What are the files in the /Library/Image Capture/TWAIN Data Sources/ and can they be removed?

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In preparation for macOS 10.15, I'm reviewing my list of installed applications and removing those that are 32-bit. On the list of apps identified by System Report, I see two things that are 32-bit:

Canon MP530.ds
Canon MP600.ds

Both of them reside in /Library/Image Capture/TWAIN Data Sources/, and they are the only contents of the folder.

These look like printers, but I have no idea if I ever installed those models. The "Last Modified" dates are nearly a decade ago. What are these files for, and is it safe to remove them?


texts: ssh -X from MAC OS to Ubuntu, error with RANDR

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I have a question regarding the following situation:
I'm doing ssh -X from a Macbook with Catalina OS to an Ubuntu 16.04. I installed XQuartz-2.7.11 in the macbook in order to be able to handle the X11 and everything seems to be working. However, there are some programs that are not working as expected.
An example is igv. If I open igv, it starts to load and opens, but it's not responsive. Menus cannot be cliked and you cannot interact with the program. Checking the log in the terminal, I think this is due to the error: "Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display localhost:10.0"

In the same situation but doing ssh from another Ubuntu or from Windows + VcXsrv, the program is working perfectly, without the RANDR error. So I'm fairly certain this has to do with something on the macbook or XQuartz

Any idea on how to solve it?

Thanks!


texts: Problems in using make - usb.h not found

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I am trying to use make to build a binary from a source code for a program I need.

Link to source: https://github.com/pali/0xFFFF

It requires usb.h, which seems to be part of usblib-compat. I installed the latter by brew install usblib-compat. But still usb.h can't be seen, although I know where it is (under /usr/local/Cellar/usblib-compat/version/include).

I read a lot over the Internet and tried to set many environment variables, but no success. Any idea?

UPDATE

After many trials, I have progressed somehow. Namely, the file config.mk is clearly read during the make'ing process, although I have to admit that it is not clear to me how this is done; anyway, I noticed two lines commented:

CPPFLAGS += -I/usr/local/include
LDFLAGS += -L/usr/local/lib -Wl,-R/usr/local/lib

I uncommented them and now something happens: the usb.h is found. I think the first of these variable definitions tells the compiler where to look tor header files, and the second tells the linker where to look for libraries - but again it is not completely clear to me.

In any case, I have still problems. Namely, the make'ing process outputs two warnings and an error, and then stops:

usb-device.c:90:57: warning: unused parameter 'udev' [-Wunused-parameter]
static void usb_reattach_kernel_driver(usb_dev_handle * udev, int interface) {
                                                        ^
usb-device.c:90:67: warning: unused parameter 'interface' [-Wunused-parameter]
static void usb_reattach_kernel_driver(usb_dev_handle * udev, int interface) {

usb-device.c:324:13: error: use of undeclared identifier 'RTLD_DEFAULT' if ( dlsym(RTLD_DEFAULT, "libusb_init") )

Seems this program is difficult to port from Linux to Mac, although I think it should be portable. If anyone has any idea about what to do (apart from running a Linux distribution...), it would be much appreciated.


texts: Anyway to tell iCloud Drive in Sierra to stop downloading things?

texts:
With macOS Sierra's iCloud Drive feature, it seems the promise of automatic space management is that:

it will fill your hard drive's free space by downloaing iCloud drive files automatically
it only clears the local copies when you select other iCloud drive files to download instead

This works to keep your HDD constantly full to capacity, causing many issues with other programs, including Terminal and iTunes complaining there is not enough free space to continue. Despite Finder reporting there is plenty (due to point 2).

Is there a way to tell iCloud  Drive to stop attempting to download more files (fixing point 1), and to delete the local copies of files it has insisted on downloading (fixing point 2)?

The below image captures the problem. Finder reports 157.99GB available, yet I can't download a 773.1MB folder because there isn't enough free space, because iCloud Drive is insisting on filling my hard drive with 164.63GB of data.


texts: Use Family Sharing for just an iTunes account?

texts:
I have an iTunes Store account which has all my purchases over about ten years. For reasons we won’t go into, this isn’t my iCloud/Apple ID account I use for everything else at Apple. So I have signed into iCloud with my @me account on all my devices, but I always have this separate account signed in to App Store, iTunes Store, and Apple Music.

I want to be able to activate Family Sharing on the former account, so my family can view my purchases. I can’t seem to find a way to start this process from anywhere other than the iCloud menu.

Is there a way I can set up Family Sharing without signing into/using iCloud?


texts:
I am using my iPad (with pencil) and my MacBook to write a document. I type using my Mac and draw some drawings in between texts. I want to add some Latex formulas, however, but I'm not sure how to do this.
Is it possible to write Latex in notes or more generally, is there any software that lets me type (in macOS), draw (on iPad), and use Latex formulas simultaneously?


texts: Keyboard Shortcut to focus on these windows

texts:
I've been working without a mouse for several days and almost everything has been fairly easy to manage with keyboard shortcuts.  There are two exceptions:

I'm unable to find a keyboard shortcut that moves the focus to either of these windows.
(EDIT I am on macOS Mojava)
I've tried:

Cmd-Tab
Control-Tab from Finder
Shortcat
^F6 (floating window)

How can I focus (close/dismiss) these windows using only the keyboard?


texts: The dot icon on the dock stays despite I have closed the app

texts: As the title clearly describes, the dot icon stays on dock for some apps such as VS Code, Terminal, Safari, and Finder despite I have closed the app. I am using Catalina 10.15.1. I have to manually right click those apps and select Quit in order to remove the dots on the dock.


texts:
My Macbook Pro (Touchpad, MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) turns VoiceOver on intermittently. It's annoying.

It seems to happen at random, every few weeks. It happened today when the machine started up and I wasn't touching the keyboard. It had happened before whilst I was using the machine.

It's disabled in the system preferences. It's not in my user's startup items. The chances of me triggering it by "pressing command and pressing the touch id three times" is zero. So I'm not sure what could be triggering it.

I fear it may be faulty hardware or buggy software. That wouldn't surprise me, but I can't see many other posts out there, so I don't think it's a systematic problem. It's too intermittent that I feel like I could get anything useful from an Apple service.

Any ideas what else could be causing it to activate or, failing that, how to prevent it or debug the trigger?


texts: Mac booting loop, I can't recovery or boot from USB

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im having a big issue with my iMac mid 2011, last night the Imac just reboot itself and after that i can't use it.

There is a white screen (see picture), the logo and loading is always there, sometimes the loading dont get to the end and the Imac reboot itself, an eterna loop of reboot.

I tried all methods about how recovery with USB, from Internet, from the recovery partion and nothing works, in fact the OS doesn't load any visual window like OS X Utility.

The thing is that i don't know if this is a hardware problem like HD or if this is a software problem.

I have the MacOS Sierra

Any idea about it?

Thanks


texts: Can I invite to share my screen with iOS user?

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I have noticed Messages App in macOS has the option to share screen, I was just wondering if could use this to share my mac screen with user watching this on iPad/iPhone?
I have tried this, within Messages I clicked Buddies > Invite to Share My Screen and it started loading, but the user hasnt received anything. Any thoughts?


texts: Terminal not running programs when pressing enter

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Command line isn't properly running programs

After trying to run a program on terminal it doesn't execute properly and just makes a new line with > at the start

How can I fix this


texts: I dunno if this is a virus or not (if it is it doesn't seem to be doing much), but when I open Chrome, for HTML elements with the input tag, I've been getting messed up colours. It's not a biggie, but I wanted to check it's not a virus and see if anyone has had the same symptoms before?


texts: What's this "Finder" icon on my Desktop and how do I get rid of it?

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A few days ago, this icon appeared on my desktop. It sticks near the top-right of the screen and it doesn't seem like I can reposition it. Clicking on it has no effect.

In Mission Control, the icon changes to look like this:

How do I get rid of it?

I am running macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 on a 2014 MacBook Pro.


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I recently started using a mac, and my mind was blown by the fact that I can't sync my live.com calendar with the default calendar app (same goes for contacts). I don't understand why this is the case since I can do these things on the iPhone...

I'd like to either,

Find a way to sync my calendar with the NATIVE apple apps (that doesn't involve first sharing the calendar with a gmail, then importing the gmail in to iCal (that's a stone age solution.))

or

Find a tool that works with ALL of the following (because I have 2 mail, cal, and contact accounts).

IMAP
CALDAV
CARDDAV
EAS settings for hotmail


texts: Will Time Machine backup an iTunes library that's stored on an external HD?

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As part of a family 'computer shuffle/switcheroo' I'm thinking of repurposing a Mac Mini as a media-server running iTunes (to feed our library of video content to our Apple TVs). However, I will need to store the iTunes library on an external hard drive since the Mac Mini has only a 500GB internal drive and the iTunes library currently exceeds 1TB.

Obviously I would want the iTunes library backed up; all our family computers are backed up to a single 3TB Time Capsule. My concern is whether or not the external drive with the iTunes library would get backed up; AFAIK external drives do not get backed up via Time Machine (am I correct about that?), but I wondered if the the linkage between the iTunes app (residing on the Mac Mini) and its library (on the external) would maybe provide a bridge that would allow the iTunes library to be included in the backup.

Can anyone advise? Thanks.


texts: How to make second mac a trusted contact?

texts: I have two MBP 2016 and i used to have them set as trusted, meaning on airdrop If i would set contacts only it could see the other, now I have to select everyone instead. How can I make it a contact of each other?


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I develop for iOS, and use an ipad2 with firmware 4.3.2, and xcode 3.2.5
multitasking gestures work fine,

I got the ipad of a friend which has firmware 4.3.3, but my xcode doesn't recognize it,
 * so I want to make this friends ipad be able to use the multitasking gestures, is the problem of not recognition because of the x code?, does the 4.3.3 only work with latest xcode?

thanks a lot!


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I've added an external (Freecom XS 1TB) hard disk to my Time Capsule. However, this one's Mac Journaled (HFS+) formatted and does not display in Finder until I add a hub between the TC and external HDD.

The Freecom XS is powered, and when I add a Western Digital HDD without powering it displays in Finder.

What am I missing? Both are formatted Mac Journaled HFS+.


texts: Is it possible to swap the left and right audio channels on an iPhone?

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On iPhone is it possible to make the right audio channel play through my left headhpone, and vice versa?

If it can't be done directly through the iPhone Settings, can it be done with a third-party app? If no such app exists, would it technically be possible to create one?


texts: iBooks automatically generating cover pages for PDFs?

texts: I've loaded some lengthy PDFs onto my iPad in iBooks, and I've noticed that for only one of them, it's seemed to have created a beige cover page for the PDF thumbnail with what looks like the file name. It's nice, but I was unaware of this feature and ideally I'd like it to include the author and paper title instead of the file name. Does anyone know more about this functionality or how I can change what this new cover page says?


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Does Forced Shutdown, pushing power button until Mac shuts down, damage hard drive? Or operation system?

Can it cause damage to Mac's security so it will get weaker towards malicious things?

And if I run Disk Utility after forced shutdown, will it find any potential damage?

I've had it happen few times, but no underlying continuous problems, just want to know what could happen.