texts: Can a third party cloud backup app backup all user accounts on my Mac?

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I use an app called LiveDrive to backup my Mac running OS X 10.9.5. It provides incremental Cloud backup.

My user account is an administrator and it is under this account that the LiveDrive backup software runs.  I have found that only files in my user account (Desktop, Documents etc) are backed up by this software. There are 3 other user accounts for other family members which I would also like backed up.  I have added folders e.g. /Users/Child1/Documents, /Users/Wife/Documents to the backup software's list of backup locations, but files in these locations never get uploaded to the Cloud. I assume because the backup software (like my user account) does not have permission to view other users' files.

So is there a way to get the backup software to backup all users' files?

Note: I am trying to avoid purchasing 3 more licenses for LiveDrive. I could use Time Machine but I don't have an external HD to set that up and would prefer backups to be stored remotely.


texts: Will Docking Station make Early 2013 MacBook Pro faster

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I am using my Early 2013 MacBook Pro (max spec.) connected to an external 4K monitor (as described here: Early 2013 Macbook Pro with 4K).

Everything is good, but it seems a bit slower than before and I notice that it gets hot. Would using a docking station keep it cooler and make it appreciably faster? I'm thinking of one of the vertical Henge ones.


texts: Security implications of user owned directory in /Applications

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I was checking the content of /Applications and I saw that some directory are owned by root and some are owned by myUser.
Eg:
$ cd /Applications
$ ls -l
$ drwxr-xr-x   3 myUser  admin   96 Sep  1 11:30 myApp
$ drwxr-xr-x   3 root  wheel   96 Sep  1 11:30 myOtherApp

Are they any security implications of having an user owned directory in /Applications?
Maybe I am wrong but if the directory is not root owned, then any script can just change its content and swap the binary for example. Same for any directory in /myUser/Applications.
Or does macOS have an integrity protection for that?


texts: Command Option P R not working with Bootcamp installed

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I have an error 43 when trying to delete a folder in Mac OS - I have read that to fix this I need to reset the NVRAM - to do that I need to boot with Command OptionP R - however, this makes the startup noise continually until I release the buttons.

So far so good, but when I do release (I tried after 2 and after 3 startup sounds) - it just boots directly into Windows.

How can I make this work?


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I have messed up my time machine backup file and did not back it up.

Can anybody please post the default file from:

/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.backupd-auto.plist

for El Capitan (10.11.5)


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I'd like to find a way to use OS X native notifications instead of the Chrome notifications.

I have read something about using a Growl extension and then redirect Growl to OS X Notifications Center using Hiss app, but I never used Growl and for what I've read seems like it was used only on old versions of OS X.

Is there any way?


texts: Repartition hard drive with bootcamp on it

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I currently have this setup on my Mac- OS X Mavericks 10.9.3, Windows (bootcamp) and a Recovery HD. My question is can I repartition my hard drive to have another partition, using disk utility (resize the OS X part and have a new part created with that space)- disk utility warns me I might get kicked out of Windows booting for doing this, and I want to make sure if that's really going to happen.

Thanks!


texts: What is the netstat command for particular port if that's connected or not?

texts: Need to know what is the exact netstat command to find out if a port is connected with any network or it's open through OS X Terminal. I want info on a particular port, such as port number 80, so the netstat command should include the port number.


texts: What's the dot in the centre of the red window close button for?

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When I'm working with certain applications / windows in Mac OS X (I'm using 10.8, although I'm not sure that's relevant), I sometimes see a black dot in the centre of the red window close button. What does this mean? I've seen it most often in Terminal.app, although I think it also happens in other applications too.

I'm talking about this:

versus the normal state of this:


texts: Any idea what might be making my Touch Bar and Touch ID NOT work only in Safe Mode?

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On my Late 2016 15" MBP running 10.13.4 the Touch Bar/Touch ID are not functional, but only when I am booted in Safe Mode. The ESC key doesn't appear either (when holding the fn key) and doesn't work if I try to just imagine it's there (I tried Force Quit shortcut--cmd opt esc).

I've reinstalled the OS several times and have cleared the NVRAM but this issue has persisted and began before the release of High Sierra. From what I can gather online it seems that the Touch Bar should work when in Safe Mode since booting into Safe Mode seems to be frequently recommended when others report issues with their Touch Bar.

Does anyone have any idea what might be causing this or what files and processes might be effecting it?


texts: Force Terminal to Use Gedit for any Text Editing - not vim

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I'm learning to program. While following this mission, I typed git commit, which opened up vim. I don't know or want to know vim (no offense to vim lovers). I'd like to have:

terminal open gedit ever time it try to do text editing from the
terminal; and
gedit release the terminal for further use.

How do I do that?

UPDATE:

Ok. I'm close, but I must be missing something.

Added /Applications/gedit.app/Contents/MacOS/
to /etc/paths

Because I wasn't root, I had to save it to my desktop. Then I had to move it to /etc, so, terminal handled that.

sudo mv paths /etc

Then I changed the editor.

git config --global core.editor "gedit"

after typing

git commit

I received.

error: cannot run gedit: No such file or directory
error: There was a problem with the editor 'gedit'.
Please supply the message using either -m or -F option.

UPDATED 2:
Relaunching terminal fixed the problem.

Thanks everyone.


texts: Win10 - Windows could not update the computer's boot configuration. Installation cannot proceed

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I am trying to install Windows 10 on my MacBook Pro 15-inch 2019, (macOS Catalina 10.15.5) using Boot Camp. I have two different Win10 ISO files. They both gives me this error:

  Windows could not update the computer's boot configuration.
  Installation cannot proceed.

I have seen some "fixes" online, but none of them has been working for me. I have tried the following:

Re-run Boot Camp Assistant to remove the Windows partition and restore the full Mac HD as a single partition.
Run a PRAM reset (restart, while screen is still black, hold down ⌘+Option+P+R and keep them pressed until you hear the startup sound a second time).
Open disk utility and repair permissions on the Macintosh HD partition. TWICE.
Start Boot Camp Assistant again.

Any tips?


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Macbook Pro 2013 15” Mojave stuck in boot loop
A couple of days ago after trying to install Avast VPN, my Macbook Pro 2013 (15” Mojave) was giving warning messages it was low in memory so I closed down all programs and decided to restart.
On restarting, the apple logo and loading bar started and when finished it changed to a screen instructing myself to hold the power button down to restart the system. On doing this the loading bar would start again and it was stuck.
After doing some Googling I found out it was stuck in a boot loop and then tried a few solutions. I first tried holding Alt+Cmd+P+R on start up to reset the PRAM and NVRAM. The apple logo and loading bar appeared and once finished it would flicker and restart and loop.
I then tried loading into safe mode by turning off and holding shift on the apple logo for three chimes and all this did was make the apple logo and loading bar freeze when full.
On restarting again I tried removing all external hardware with no change and now have considered doing the following options but I am unsure if these are safe or could damage the computer in its current state.
Holding shift+ctrl+option+power to do a SMC reset incase it is an internal hardware fault.
Cmd + R and resetting disk permissions.
Reinstalling Mojave using Cmd+R (I don’t want to lose my data, my general computer layout and I have software installed I do not have the register key for)
Replacing the battery (it does need replaced badly but with the power cable I have never had problems starting up before).
Does anyone have any advice or recommendations? Are my above options safe to try? Thank you!


texts: remove all songs from iPhone that aren't in any playlists via iTunes

texts: Every time I remove a song from a playlist on PC, then sync to iPhone via iTunes, the playlist is updated (i.e. it doesn't include the removed song), but the song is still in the library. That adds up over time. Now a bunch of "rogue" songs have accumulated that aren't in any playlists that take up quite a bit of storage. Any way to get rid of them?


texts: How can I use one machine to access keychains stored on extracted disk of different machine?

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I have two similar but not identical MacBook Pros (a 2012 13" i5 and a ~2011 15" i7).  The 15" died today with a video problem that has affected machines of that generation (possibly a solder problem; this is the second time the same thing has happened to this machine).

Anyway, I pulled the SSD out of the 15" before sending it in for service, and I have it connected to the 13" through a USB/SATA adapter.  The data is intact, and I can access everything that was on the 15" machine.

However, I have some passwords in the 15" login keychain that I would like to view somehow on the 13".  I can access the files that probably have the keychain data, but I don't know how to open those files using Keychain Access on the 13" system.  The passwords were automatically unlocked when I logged in on the 15". I don't know the details of that process.

Is it possible to open the 15" keychains somehow, given root access on the 13" and knowledge of the login password for the 15" system (whose disk is now sitting on my desk, connected to the 13")?

Other options I've considered:

Put 15" disk in main drive bay of 13" and try to boot it.
Make a new Parallels VM and attach it to the 15" disk as a physical drive.

I'm a bit nervous about those, because the machines are different, and I don't want the 13" to screw up the 15" drive.  (I do have a write-protect switch on my USB/SATA adapter, but I had to connect the 15" disk in writeable mode so that the journal could replay.  However, the filesystems were/are all intact, so I don't think any damage was done.)


texts: how stop google calendars repeating events on additional calendars

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This annoying behavior is that from time to time the additional calendars on my google account get repeated in the gmail account section and then in the Delegates section. I don't mind where they appear, at my account section or the Delegates,  but the problem is that they appear on both sections and the events get duplicated.

I uncheck the ones on the account section and check the ones on the Delegates and all look all right but then the calendars on the account section disappear and after a while they reappear and duplicate the events again. It's getting very annoying.


texts: Is it possible to terminal login remotely (outside local network) to my mac at home via SSH + VPN?

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With , I can access my mac at home via VNC.
When in the same network, I also can access it via ssh with the name NAME.local with the help of bonjour.

Then, is it possible to terminal login the mac at home via VNC + SSH or anything? I tried with NAME.local outside local network, but the name is not recognized.

ADDED

ssh computername.`echo show Setup:/Network/BackToMyMac | scutil | sed -n 's/.* : *\(.*\).$/\1/p'`

also works fine.

Reference: http://smithjw.me/blog/2012/8/1/initiating-screen-sharing-or-back-to-my-mac-from-the-command.html


texts: Speed of old Filevault vs. new Lion full disk encryption

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How do the old Filevault and the new Lion full disk encryption compare speed wise?

ATM I am using Snow Leppard with FileVault to encrypt my whole home directory, which makes opening IPhoto, Chrome or ITunes annoyingly slow.


texts: Apple music playlist gone empty after upgrading to Catalina

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After upgrading to catalina, all Apple music playlists are empty like the below screenshot. I have to right-click the item and choose "Show in Apple Music" to make it display songs like before.

I tried re-login and sync. Does not help. Anyone has similar issue?


texts: 4th gen shuffle battery, no lights or charge

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My 4th gen ipod has not been used for some time, I have a new usb to jack cable for charging it.

The shuffle shows no signs of life, no lights, when I plug it into the wall or computer(different docs, different computers). I left it to charge for a few hours, but nothing.

I followed some instructions on the trouble shooting pages of ipod shuffle... bla to nop avail.

Is the battery shot? Or are there solutions out there..


texts: Macbook turns on but screen is dead or completely dark

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My Macbook Pro's screen just blinked and went dark.

When I turn the computer on, the fan turn on and runs but the screen is dark.
I tried all the option and tricks but nothing is works. I rebooted several times still the screen is black but the fan is running.

I'm not sure if the backlight is on or not, but at a first impression it's either on and black or there's no backlight and no image being drawn.

What can I do short of sending it in for repair?


texts:
I just switched back to quicksilver and I was wondering if there is an instant send feature in QS like Launchbar.

in Launchbar, you can define a hotkey which will send the selected file/folder as a context to launchbar, and you can perform an action on it like open in TextMate.


texts: My iPhone won't pair to my August EP650R headphones

texts: I have had my headphones paired to my iPhone but needed to disconnect recently which wouldn't work so I had to 'forget the device'. Now my iPhone won't pair with my headphones at all. Is there a way to get them paired again?


texts: New iOS release, what time are they traditionally released (on release day)?

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I was curious about what time apple traditionally has released its major iOS updates in the past?

I could see several times that make sense:

at 12:00am PST?
at midnight local time across the globe?

I wonder if past major releases are random/indeterminate when they come out?

(Of course, it takes some time to propagate the update through their CDN, and there really is no way to determine when any individual might get a change to download an iOS update)


texts: Program mouse and keyboard movements to be run with input on Mac

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This is a very specific question. I'm running a gaming server for my friends and I to play on (on my old iMac that I just use as an external monitor for my MacBook Pro now), and I have a firewall in place to prevent any unwanted IP addresses accessing the port. I have a whitelist with all my friends' IP addresses so they are the only ones allowed to access the server. The problem is, their IP addresses can change without notice and then it's a hassle for me to get them to tell me their new IP and input it into the NetBarrier firewall program. Is there some way I get a program or code something to, when one of my friends iMessages me a code word or something followed by their updated IP, make my mouse and keyboard navigate through the firewall software and add the new IP to the whitelist?

Esssentialy, I need a way to detect when I receive a text with a key word (maybe: "UPDATEDIP: " followed by the new IP), extract the IP from that message, have the mouse perform some movements & clicks to get through the firewall software and add a new whitelisted IP, and paste in the IP that it got from the message?


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I can feel current leakage on my MacBook Pro when it is being charged. And it seems a lot of people in my country report the same problem.

Is this because of the voltage(220V) we use?

What's the solution?

UPDATE I went to Apple Store(Shanghai, China) several hours ago and they refused to do anything. weird company. I bought my MacBook Pro 3 months ago.


texts: Performance hit to gaming using Parallels Desktop for Mac

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I have a Mid 2014 MacBook Pro Retina 15" (16 GB, Iris pro, 750M Nvidia, 512 GB SSD). I don't like to use Boot Camp, it's not productive and I don't like to use Windows unless its super necessary.

I saw a YouTube video of someone playing BattleField 4 with Parallels Desktop on the same model MacBook Pro I have, and the game seems to play fine.

I wish to play DayZ and Overwatch, my question is: Will Parallels Desktop gaming effect my laptop's performance or lifespan (heat, etc.)?


texts: iMac 27 late 2009 - Grey screen shows at startup on yosemite

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iMac screen stuck while watching youtube.

After restart system stuck on grey screen :(

Tried All these given below

Did reset PRAM
Did Hard Drive Verify
Re-install Yosemite
Clean install Yosemite
Working in safemode


texts: Mac OS X El Capitan BootCamp doesn't target Windows 10 ISO

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I was trying to install Windows 10 besides my Mac OS X El Capitan.
I followed the normal steps I found on the Internet, but when I started to apply I got this and no idea what I should do in order to install Windows.

After I click continue, I choose which USB to save the downloaded file on, and then nothing changed; I still can't finish the process of pointing to an ISO image of Windows 10 that I want to install.

Note: my MacBook Pro is manufactured I think in 2010/2011.
It's a Core i5, 4GB RAM.

Windows 7 was installed on it besides my El Capitan OS X a month ago, and BootCamp was deleted by my son.


texts: External Hard Drive not recognized after using it in Windows

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I have a HFS external hard drive. I wanted to transfer a large file to my brother so I made him install the Paragon HFS+ program to be able to read it.

During the process something happened and the hard drive stopped working. Now I can't mount it in my Mac.

I can see that Windows recognizes the device but can't access it, while it is not recognizable in my Mac (neither in Disk Util or by running the diskutil command).

I don't know if there is a way to fix this problem.


texts: What happens to application data when I update vs uninstall an iOS app?

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When I update my apps on iOS the configuration for the apps are always maintained, including passwords. I am wondering someone knows if the data is kept when I (as end-user) uninstall apps as well.

The questions here are:

Is the Update on iOS actually is an uninstall and then install or really a different operation than uninstall?
Is there a real uninstall or is it simply a delete?

Given that the app provider is not capable to distinguish between end-user uninstall and update, how is the configuration data expected to be secured?


texts:
I really don't like to bookmark things (on iPad or other platforms) but just type a few relevent letters that bring the right site from browser history as a suggestion. However, on iPad I noticed that when I haven't visited a site for a while, Safari no longer suggests sites it previously did.

So, it seems that the browsing history is limited, by days or by size, am I right? I tried to stop Safari automatically deleting page history or at least increase the history size but there's nothing relevant in Settings for Safari.

Is adding a bookmark for every site I want to be suggested for sure the only option? Are there any restrictions for amount of bookmarks?


texts:
I would like to run the following command and pipe stout of both to TextEdit:

pmset -g; echo; pmset -g assertions | open -f -a TextEdit

This doesn't work, it only executes the latter:

How?


texts: Bluetooth Audio with Bootcamp on Macbook Pro

texts:
I have the late 2013 model Macbook Pro retina, and a Bose Sound Link speaker (bluetooth speaker).

I am using Bootcamp with Windows 7 Pro.

I'd like to be able to connect to my Bose speaker from the Macbook via Bluetooth, and play audio from it. But the problem is, every time it will say something such as 'driver not found' and then ask me to download a new driver. I've searched quite some time, following several guides online, but none of them seem to work.

How would I do this?


texts: How to add custom header when composing mails?

texts: For example, I would like to add the In-Reply-To field myself, because I want to respond to an archived message.


texts:
I recently had to move server drives from an OSX 10.6 server to a new Mac mini running Yosemite (10.10.4) and Yosemite server (4.1.3) - meaning I physically unplugged them from the old server and plugged them into the new server.

I am in the process of uniformly reassigning owner:group and ACLs.

I have a few folders that seemed to be locked and do not respond to 'sudo chown newOwner:newGroup'. Cannot chmod 777 either. On the command line these appear with numbers for owner and group (probably metadata from the old server environ) and with permissions set to 755. ls -le does not show an ACL associated with the folder.

Any ideas of how to modify permissions? I have already tried to unlock this in the Finder with no luck.

Alternatively, does anyone know where to find out how Yosemite (and server) handle permissions?  What is the pecking order? Do ACLs trump POSIX permissions?

Oh, one more thing. Pretty sure this folder was copied over from a PC originally. Not sure.


texts: How to prevent internet access to specific clients

texts:
I have a Mac OS X Server which also runs a DHCP and DNS server for my network. I would like to have a simple way (possibly even bash script) to temporarily prevent internet access for specific devices.
For example I would like to deactivate the kid's Apple TV from streaming content from the internet, when I am working remotely.

Thanks


texts: Using scutil to set DNS for specific domains

texts:
I'm trying to resolve only example1.com and example2.com using a custom DNS server. I've read that scutil could come in handy, but after doing the following, the system-wide DNS is still used:

sudo scutil
> open
> d.init
> d.add ServerAddresses * 198.35.23.2 198.32.56.32
> d.add DomainName example1.com
> set State:/Network/Service/PRIMARY_SERVICE_ID/DNS
> quit

Am I missing something?


texts: How can I export a vanilla PDF from Acrobat Reader on Mac?

texts:
I have a fancy PDF that only opens in Acrobat Reader and I cannot figure out how to export a plain, compatible-with-everything PDF copy of it. There is no option in the print dialog and the "save as" and export options don't give me what I need either (a PDF that opens in everything). I'm not going to sign up for an Adobe account to use their stupid online tools. I need a way to do this locally.

It's doable in Reader for Windows, but not Mac. I kinda hate Adobe these days...


texts: How to get back old Wi-Fi-button behavior in Control Center?

texts:
In iOS 11 when we disable the Wi-Fi in the control center it doesn't actually disable the radio. According to Apple, the device is disconnected from Wi-Fi and auto-join is disabled until

You turn on Wi-Fi in Control Center.
You connect to a Wi-Fi network in Settings > Wi-Fi.
You walk or drive to a new location.
It's 5 AM local time.
You restart your device.

When I disable Wi-Fi (or BT) I really want it off. Is it possible via some setting or application to get the old behavior back?


texts: Do I have to repurchase Apple apps through the Mac App Store to get updates there?

texts: Back when Apple announced iLife '11 I bought a copy, but now I see that it's also available on the Mac App Store. If I want to be eligible to use the Mac App Store's built-in update mechanism to update it, do I have to repurchase it through the Mac App Store?


texts: Why can’t one develop apps on a mobile platform?

texts: I would like to try to create iPhone apps on an actual iPhone. Why isn’t this supported by Apple?


texts: Phone numbers in iPhone's Notes are automtically hyperlinked and hard to see

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When I type a phone number in iPhone's Notes app, it gets hyperlinked -- against my wishes. It then takes on a yellow font colour, making it impossible to see.  Is there any way to avoid this?

I'm not a fan of cavalier installation of apps (which is why I moved to iPhone from Android), so a native setting is preferred over having to install an app.  I am using iPhone SE.

Even if there was a way to just change the color of the hyperlink from yellow to a colour that is actually visible on white background, that would help.

One answer to this question (below) suggested increasing the font size to compensate for the relative invisibility of yellow text.  It's certainly not ideal, but it seems that I can't even experiment with that.  The Notes app on my iPhone SE doesn't have the formatting buttons found on an iPad (see image below). The respondent's iPhone, also running iOS 11.4, does have formatting buttons. If anyone with an iPhone SE specifically can confirm whether they have formatting buttons, that may corroborate the speculation that the formatting buttons are absent for the iPhone SE specifically, due to its thin width.


texts: Route USB mic input to System Audio output for Camtasia 2?

texts:
I'm using Camtasia 2 for the Mac on El Capitan (10.11.3). I need to use two microphones so the audio will record to separate audio tracks. Camtasia 2 has one input audio source that does recognize the digital audio interface, a MOTU 828 MK3.(Only for one channel, but that's OK). This is normally used to record from a USB microphone.

The other audio source you can record from into Camtasia 2 is the System Audio. The System Audio is what plays the computer's alert sounds. I'd like to use the System Audio as a second audio input source from a plug-in USB microphone. It would be the only USB mic used in this configuration.

So it appears what I need to be able to do, is route the USB mic's output to be part be added or replacing the System Audio. This way, the USB mic can be recorded to the System Audio track, thus giving me a second microphone to be used.

How can this be accomplished? Is there some set-up using Audio Midi and Soundflower that can do this? Or is there some other sound utility which can do this?

It looks like I need something which will route the USB mic audio to be played out the System Audio so that Camtasia 2 will record it.

The goal is, so the net result is that MOTU 828 MK3's output gets recorded to the USB Mic audio, and the USB mic actually plugged into the USB on the Mac will be recorded into the System Audio.


texts: MacBook Air shuts down on fully charged, healthy battery

texts: I have a MacBook Air 13" High Sierra, early 2015.  The computer is only a year old. Battery life is good, amperage good, holding a charge.  The problem is, the very instant I unplug the Magsafe adapter it shuts down. Goes black.  Dead.  I've reset the SMC to no avail.  I'm attaching images to show that the battery is indeed fine. Before I take this to the Apple store I thought I would check in with this bright, enlightened community.


texts: Issue: Safari on macOS won't open a new window via keyboard shortcut

texts:
I can open a new window from the menu bar, but for some reason Safari insists on opening a new tab rather than a new window when using either the default keyboard shortcut or a custom shortcut.
Has anyone run into this issue before? If so, how did you fix it?
Note: I have quit the application multiple times and restarted the computer.


texts: 'Update' volume appeared after High Sierra install

texts:
This is a spin off from another question. I recently got a 2018 15 MBP with Big Sur on it. I erased the disk and installed High Sierra as I need to run some old software. The install seemed to go fine but a curious extra volume appeared on the Desktop after the install called 'Update' which seems to contain NVRAM and firmware related files.
The volume is mounted normally and not hidden.
I can find virtually no reference to this happening online anywhere.
My guess is it is created as some sort of temporary volume to do with the installation and it should not be there afterwards?
I followed Apple's instructions about erasing an APFS disk prior to installing High Sierra, but these instructions seemed incomplete in hindsight as they suggest just erasing Macintosh HD if other partitions are not available. As I was new to APFS and its partition scheme, it seemed later a better thing to have done was 'Show devices and then erase the device at the top of the hierarchy and I wonder if what I did helped created this mysterious Update volume ?
Anyway what is this volume and can it be safely deleted ?


texts: update ipad2 3G jailbreaked to ios 7 and it got stuck on error 14

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I tried to update my ipad 2 3G jailbreaked to ios 7 and it got stuck on error 14 and it has been in "recovery mode" itunes screen ever since.

I have put the ipad on DFU mode 100x then try to restore it.
I have changed different ports and usb cables.
I have used many different OSs(Mac & Win).
I have tried using tinyumbrella and RecBoot to try to kick it out of recovery.
I tried changing, modifying the hosts files.
I have restarted the computer numerous times.
and I used latest versions of itunes.

and my log file is uploaded here

any idea?


texts: Windows Excel protected sheet opened in Numbers

texts:
Windows

I have an Excel file whose all sheets are protected with password, and even the Excel file itself is password protected.  In the Windows version of Excel, I have no issue with this, password protection seems to work as intended.

Mac

When I opened the same Excel file from Windows using Numbers on macOS, only the Excel file password works, individual sheet passwords don't work and I can see the formula in Numbers.

Am I doing something wrong in Excel for Windows to protect the workbook?


texts:
On iOS 12, the App Store contains a "Today" tab, showing curated apps:

Some days ago, they showed a beautiful game, that I would love to download.

Unfortunately, I cannot find it anymore, since I found no way of getting to the "Today" tab of past days.

My question:

Is it possible to show the content of the iOS 12 "Today" tab of previous days?


texts:
I have a MacBook Pro mid 2009 computer. Connecting my usb flash stick doesn't do anything, I tried both ports but not working. I tried connecting an iPad, the iPad charges but it doesn't open show in iTunes for syncing.

One thing to note is that Windows on VMWare recognized the devices when it is active, but not MacOSX. That means the problem is not hardware related.


texts: Clash of Clans Bases and Game Center Accounts

texts:
About a month ago I bought a new iPhone. Previously, I had been playing Clash of Clans on another device on one Game Center account. When I bought the iPhone, I set up another Game Center account. I would like to sync my base from the old account to the new account so I can play on my iPhone.

How could I do this?


texts: When we toggle between enable and disable safari extensions, where will the state go and sit on different mac os?

texts: After some research got to know that security find-generic-password -l "Safari Extensions List" -g command gives the extensions and their states. The output of the command is not in readable format. I tried saving the password as a plist and opening it, but then it is same. Can someone please guide me how to get the safari extension enable/disable state on different mac versions?


texts: Dual SIM iPhone sends silent SMS although iMessage and Facetime are turned off

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I am using an iPhone 11 pro with an eSIM and a foreign SIM card. Whenever i activate the latter line, the phone sends a silent SMS ro the number, apparently to activate iMessage and Facetime.
However, this SMS costs me quite some money as I am “abroad”.  Naturally I tried switching off iMessage and Facetime for that number. Unfortunately, the phone keeps sending the silent SMS. Is there way to avoid this?
Update: May this also be related to WiFi-Calling?


texts: Why is IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent contacting a Charter IP address

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I never use iMessage. I never use iCloud. And yet I happened to check my Mac's current network connections and I found this:

IMRemoteURLConn 33557 me    7u  IPv4 ...
   0t0  TCP 192.168.1.198:57996->
            107.14.47.74:http (ESTABLISHED)

Note that 107.14.47.74 is a Charter ISP address, not Apple's.

Notice that it is trying to contact it on port 80 (HTTP).

So I try this:

$ wget 107.14.47.74
--2019-02-07 22:05:25--  http://107.14.47.74/
Connecting to 107.14.47.74:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 400 Bad Request
2019-02-07 22:05:25 ERROR 400: Bad Request.

Why would a random Charter IP address have a web server running? In fact, you can try any IP in that subnet and each one has a web server running.

Note that we are Charter customers but our IP is different, it's 104.172.x.x.

UPDATE

In Terminal I used "sudo log show | less"  and searched for 107.14.47 ...
It turns out this is init-p01st.push.apple.com.
So Apple has put a push server in Charter's range... in theory.

Pinging it shows akamai.net however, not Charter, so this still looks fishy.


texts: Is it possible and relatively easy to boot a 2013 MacBook Air from an external drive?

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Given a MacBook Air that's working but with dead display and SSD, can I use it as a desktop-only machine with an external monitor and external hard drive?

The guy at the Apple Store Genius Bar this afternoon told me I could install the OS on an external drive and boot from it, but I'm sure even Apple Geniuses sometimes make wrong assumptions?

If it is possible would a USB external drive suffice or would it require a drive that connects to the proprietary connector?

Also if it is possible, is it fairly straightforward?

(I am a technical/computer guy, but not a Mac guy.)


texts: Testdisk show unusual media descriptor (0xf8!=0xf0) on hard drive

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Running TestDisk 7.1, I'm getting a "Unusual media descriptor (0xf8=0xf0)" error on what was a perfectly functional hard drive.

Please see the attached photo.

How do I diagnose and recover from this?


texts: MacBook connects to the JBL Flip 4 and then disconnects

texts: In the past, I was able to connect my MacBook to the JBL (but maybe it was another JBL, I am not sure), but now I am not able to, because it disconnects 5 seconds (or so) after the Bluetooth connection has been established. I already tried the procedure suggested in this answer, but nothing changed. Of course, I also tried to turn on and then off the Bluetooth, remove the device and search for it again, but nothing really worked (i.e. it finds the device again and connects, but then automatically disconnects it). So, any ideas? I am on a Mac OS Catalina (10.15.7). Btw, I am able to connect my Samsung Galaxy to the JBL. Also, previously, I was able to use the JBL speakers with a cable, but that cable broke (apparently), so I can't use it anymore, so I guess the problem is related to the bluetooth.


texts: Prevent administrator from resetting password of another administrator

texts: I'm running Mac OS X Yosemite. There are multiple administrator accounts in my Mac. I don't want an administrator to snoop into another administrator's account. Is there any way I can prevent an administrator from resetting the password of another administrator account?


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This isn't the kind of slow when I get the pinwheel, this is slow like previews are INSANELY slow. The problem with this is that Final Cut Pro X works perfectly fine, however After Effects does not. The settings are set so After Effects can have up to 6 GB of RAM. Here is my graphics card info:

  Chipset Model:    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX
  Type: GPU
  Bus:  PCIe
  PCIe Lane Width:  x16
  VRAM (Total): 1024 MB
  Vendor:   NVIDIA (0x10de)
  Device ID:    0x11a2
  Revision ID:  0x00a2
  ROM Revision: 3707
  Metal:    Supported

Please help!


texts: How do I wipe the hd on an old iMac that is pretty well bricked?

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I have an old iMac that I got probably sometime in 2000. It's the kind that has a big old CRT monitor built into it, so I dare not take it apart myself. I haven't used it in a very long time, but it has been taking up valuable space for a while. I don't think there is anything sensitive on the hard drive, but I want to wipe it to be sure. After plugging it in again I've discovered that the level of difficulty is as follows:

A long time ago, around 2004 I think, I tried to install ubuntu on it. This was a failure, but I can't remember why. The practical effect of this is that the old OS will not boot when powered on.
There is no firewire port.
I burned to cd a program that would wipe the HD on boot up, but the cd drive will not accept any disk. It is unknown if there is already a disk in there. I've tried several methods of removing a stuck disk and while they produced a lot of mechanical noises from the drive, no disk was ejected. Probing with a paperclip gives the impression there is something blocking the slot on the inside.
When I power it on now the screen flickers continuously in a way that makes me nervous.

Has anyone had a similar experience, or know of another way to get at the HD?

Or is this a Kobayashi Maru scenario?


texts: Internal keyboard stops working when usb keyboard plugged in

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My MacBook Pro internal keyboard frequently stops working after an external USB keyboard has been plugged into it.  I have to do a hard reboot to recover (which I unfortunately need to do every time I transition from work to home).  Anybody have any suggestions on how to get around this?

Currently OSX Yosemite 10.10.5 is installed.

Similar to this problem: How do I get my mac to re-scan for devices? -> Keyboard stops working after usb hub/dock with keyboard/mouse connected


texts: How to use AppleScript to launch three scripts, each in new Terminal tab?

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I'm trying to launch 3 tabs and run a script in each with AppleScript. So far I haven't been able to get this done.  Currently I have:

tell application "Terminal"
    activate
    do script "ping google.com"
    tell application "System Events"
        keystroke "t" using {command down}
        do script "ping yahoo.com"
    end tell
    tell application "System Events"
        keystroke "t" using {command down}
        do script "ping msn.com"
    end tell
end tell

This will launch three tabs but the pings don't execute in the last two tabs.

I'm probably missing something basic here.


texts: How can I change the position and size of an image in Apple pages 5.5? I have tried all the things I used to do but now when I import a photo, the handle bars do not show up, nor does the image editor as it used to do when clicking on the image.


texts: How to use process sample in order to find high cpu usage in Chrome?

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I'm trying to figure out what the devil is wrong with Chrome getting 100% cpu once in a while. I sampled the process Google Renderer. Not sure where to go from here. any advice?

process sample: https://gist.github.com/hadifarnoud/2371a33a5c3f39ede034


texts: macOS: tccd often crashes and locks up the system for a minute; how to diagnose?

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I am using macOS 10.14.6. After certain actions, such as starting the screensaver and other "innocent" things, the system locks up for about a minute. The mouse pointer can be moved, but nothing else reacts or moves on screen. I just have to wait it out.
Looking at the console, I can see six .crash files for tccd, with timestamps about 10 seconds apart, after each such event. The contents are like this:
Process:               tccd [11633]
Path:                  /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/TCC.framework/Versions/A/Resources/tccd
Identifier:            tccd
Version:               221.260.3

...

Crashed Thread:        1  Dispatch queue: com.apple.root.default-qos.overcommit

Exception Type:        EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)
Exception Codes:       0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000
Exception Note:        EXC_CORPSE_NOTIFY

Application Specific Information:
dyld3 mode
*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: '*** -[NSFileManager fileSystemRepresentationWithPath:]: nil or empty path argument'
terminating with uncaught exception of type NSException
abort() called

To trigger the problem, it is sufficient to open the Desktop & Screensaver preferences, which shows a preview of the screensaver.
UPDATE: Trying to choose the picture source for screensavers causes a several minutes long hang. It seems that the problem is with the screensaver trying to access data on disk. The picture source has always been set to the default though.
I have now completely disabled the screensaver to try to avoid this problem. But unfortunately, it is sometimes (non-reproducibly) triggered by other actions as well, typically either using dictionary lookup (with "force-click") or using quicklook in a file-chooser dialog. Of course, it always happens when I'm in a hurry and trying to get work done ...

What can I do to find the root cause of the problem, and resolve it?
This problem has persisted for several months now and I had no luck in diagnosing it, other than discovering the relationship to tccd, which is responsible for controlling the access of programs to "sensitive" user data.

UPDATE: The same problem is reported here and claimed to be related to security update 2020-004.

What I tried so far:

Reset the TCC database using tccutil reset All.
Here is it claimed that uninstalling Dropbox helped. I tried this and it made no difference.


texts:
What is the difference between keeping applications in the global

/Applications

vs

~/Applications for a single user system on Lion?

Does the applications in the global location get extra privileges when run. I ask to decide whether it would be safe to keep downloaded unofficial applications (got outside the appstore) in the global location.


texts: 2017 Macbook-Pro did not want to turn on?

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I bought my Macbook pro about a month ago and have been liking it ever since. But today i had something really wierd happen to me!

1 of the 4 USB-C ports were not letting me charge through it. After a while I wanted to restart the macbook because for some reason it was slow. After the macbook turned off, it didnt want to start up anymore, it said the battery was empty but when i restarted it it was 38%.

I managed to fix it by resetting SMC by holding shift-control-option and the power button for 10 seconds.

But i want to know what causes this to happen? For a new laptop its quite wierd for you to not be able to start it up. Especially a 3500 euro macbook.

Thanks in advance!


texts: Can Mojave be installed on separate APFS volume under Catalina?

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I am running Catalina as my primary OS but am finding that I'd still like to run some 32-bit apps. Is it possible to create a new AFFS volume, install Mojave and simply run a dual-boot system?

Things that did not work:
I have created a new APFS volume, but I cannot figure how to make it bootable.

I was able to download an official build of Mojave but cannot get to the install screen because of an error message telling me This copy of the “Install macOS” application is too old to be opened on this version of macOS.


texts: Macbook Retina 15" camera - hardware, firmware or software issue?

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When I try to use camera on my macbook in photo booth / skype there's no image coming from it. Camera's LED blinks (with approx 1 second interval).

How do I fix that or confirm that's a hardware related problem?

Anything else I should try aside PMU and SMC reset?


texts: AppleScript read and trigger other script base on received notification

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Is they a way to read macOS Catalina notification from AppleScript?
it's seems that they are not longer stored with ~/Library/Application Support/ , I'm not even sure of the process name, "Notification Center" seems to failed
I would like to run an AppleScript which can detect and read new notification then trigger other script based on the notification


texts: How do you separate superimposed folders on desktop page?

texts: I recently upgraded my macbook pro with OS X El capitan.  In the top Right hand corner of my desktop page I have 2 superimposed folders.  How do you separate them? I've tried dragging one folder to another part of the desktop page but it will not stay there.


texts: How do I forget or change the username and password for file sharing?

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I connected my MacBook (macOS 10.13 if it matters) to my Mac Pro fileshare using the username foo and the password. I tell Finder to save the password.
I want to disconnect from that server and login again but this time with username bar and bar's password.

Here's the problem: as soon as I press the Disconnect button in the Finder on my MacBook, it immediately reconnects as user foo. It does not stay disconnected.

How can I connect to an existing server with a different username and password?


texts: Damaged iMac Display - Any Solution for Grey Vertical Column Lines?

texts:
After replacing a Fusion Drive with an SSD, it must have damaged my display. Now, there is a column of grey on the left-hand side. I double-checked the cables, and they are snug. Probably damaged beyond repair.
Is there any way to modify the Menu Bar at the top to move it right, past the grey bar, so that all the menu items are visible?
The iMac is still usable, I just use the other 2/3rd of the screen and use a lot of keyboard shortcuts. But I often can't see the menu and need to select from it.
27" iMac late 2012 running Catalina


texts: Does Time Machine make a backup of Windows if using Boot Camp?

texts: I'm using Windows 7 on my Mac. On the Lion OS I installed Time Machine to keep a backup of my Laptop. Does this backup also cover the Windows partition?


texts: File tree on Linux via ifuse doesn't match ipad

texts:
I have managed to get the linux tools idevicepair and ifuse working. I created a directory called ipad and I see Books, DCIM, Downloads iTunes_Control PhotoData Photos and Recordings. I can see them in both a terminal and Nautilis (dolphin).

All I want to do with this ipad is use it for reading pdfs. The problem is when I copy a file to the directory on the linux box (ipad then some subdirectory) they are not visible on the ipad itself. It is as if the ipad doesn't have the same directory tree. Yet I can click on the file in nautilus and it is quite obvious the file is on the ipad.

Do I have to root the ipad to see a real file tree structure?


texts:
Previously when editing the information about a song, you could press Alt+G to go to the Genre, or Alt+A to the artist.

This seems to not work in the latest iTunes 12.

Is there a way to get the shortcut keys back?


texts: Run AirPort Utility 5.6.1 in High Sierra

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I would like to install the Airport version 5.6.1 on MacBook with High Sierra.

It already has the Airport Version 6.3.8 installed.

Can I have both installed and without removing the 6.3.8 and use the 5.6.1 instead.


texts:
I changed my Apple ID password sometime in the last year. I don't really remember the password, since I use Touch ID almost exclusively. I wanted to enter the password on my computer, and could not get the password right, thus now I am locked out for 8 hours at a time.

I do not have my recovery key. Two-factor authentication is active.

So now I'm reduced to trying one possible password every 8 hours. I try once, get rejected, get put on an 8 hour freeze.

Is there any way to get out of this cycle? If I wait 48 hours (or something else), will I get a fresh crack at trying multiple passwords?


texts: Can I reduce how Mobile Safari refreshes web pages when multi-tasking or browsing in multiple tabs?

texts:
Whenever i visit a page using the web browser, then i simply jump to other applications, when i come back to the page again, the web browser will reload the url.

Is there anyway to make it such that if i come back to the page again, simply show me whatever was shown previously, without any reloads whatsoever.

I've noticed this problem to occur when i was switching tabs in the web browser as well. let's say I have 3 tabs, then i was at tab 1. then later i jump to tab 3, I do not wish to issue a page refresh.

How do we stop iphone from automatically performing all these annoying page reloads?


texts: Prompt for encrypted disk password on startup

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I enabled the full disk encryption or at least I think so. The HD shows up as "Encrypted Logical Partition" in Disk Utility.

When I boot up the macbook however I can choose between logging in as Andreas Bonini - with my user account password - or entering the disk password.

If I choose the former option, I am never asked for the disk password.

This is not what I had in mind -- I wanted something like TrueCrypt, where everything on the disk is encrypted and the only way to access it is entering the disk password; the macbook shouldn't even be able to know what user accounts if any are present before unlocking the disk.

My user account password is obviously considerably less secure than the disk password.


texts: What's the best way to use SuperDuper to back up multiple hard drives to partitions on a single drive?

texts:
Here's the setup I'm setting up:

Mac HD (500GB SSD)
Media HD (2TB SSD)
Daily Backup HD (3TB HDD, partitioned into a 2TB Daily Backup Mac HD, a 500GB Daily Backup Media HD, and an irrelevant 500GB Spare HD)
Time Machine HD, (4TB, but this drive isn't relevant for my question).

Using SuperDuper, what's the proper way to back up two separate drives to partitions on a single external drive?  Can I back up my Mac HD and my Media HD at the same time?  It'll be running automatically in the middle of the night, so speed isn't a concern.  I've been backing up one drive M/W/F and the other T/T/S, but I'd like to switch to backing both drives up daily.  With SuperDuper, can I schedule both to run at the same time?

Also: Since my Mac and Media drives are SSD but my backup drive is a partitioned HDD, is there anything I should be careful of when I format the backup drive?

EDIT: I'm specifically asking about backing up multiple hard drives to separate partitions on a single drive.  I already have an external 3TB drive partitioned for backups.  If my Mac hard drive dies, I like having a bootable backup ready to go in an instant without needing to restore it first.  If my Media drive dies, I like having a backup ready to go without needing to restore it first.  I also have another external drive for Time Machine.  I'm religious about backing everything up (safety first, as they say).  I just want to make sure it's fine to back up two hard drives to two partitions on a single drive at the same time.


texts: Why doesn't cmd+tab bring non-fullscreen applications into focus when I'm on a fullsceen virtual desktop?

texts:
I use my laptop screen, two external screens, and a total of about 5 or 6 virtual desktops at any given time (usually full-screen applications). I've noticed that I can't cmd+tab to an application that isn't on the desktop I'm actively viewing, if the application isn't also in a full-screen desktop.

An example of this for me is Skype - I don't keep it maximized. When I'm on a virtual desktop and try to Cmd+Tab to Skype, it doesn't take me to that application. If I click it in the launcher, it pops up just fine (presumably because the launch only shows up on Desktop 1, so I have to swipe over to that Desktop to even click it!).

Any remedies would be super helpful.


texts: Files on new computer are locked after using Migration Assistant and Time Machine

texts:
I have an MacBook with OSX and backed up everything in a Time Capsule with Time Machine. Now I bought a MacBook Pro with Lion and then migrated everything from the old computer to the new using Migration Assistant and the Time Capsule, everything went right in other words the Migration Assistant said: the data was copied successfully.

The problem is that I can see all the data on my new computer but they seemed to be blocked because when I would like to open them there is a message which says they are blocked because I have no rights.

I have restarted my computer already and renamed my computer the same name as my old computer, no good.


texts: A "Library"-folder appeared in my Documents folder on Mac, Is that normal?

texts:
After starting my computer I have seen a new folder called "Libary" that appeared in my documents folder on macOS. I can't access it, because, according to the prompt, I don't have permission, even though I have access as admin.
The folder “Library” can’t be opened because you don’t have permission to see its contents.

According to the information, it has a size of 0 bytes and was created today after starting up.
Is that normal, malware, or something else?


texts: Colour profile not set when switching monitor

texts:
I'm running OS X 10.8.5 on a mid 2011 MacBook Air. Lately I've noticed that when I attach or detach an external monitor, the relevant monitor colour profile is not actually used.

When I look in the preferences, the correct profile is always set, be it for the external monitor or for the build in screen.

The actual displayed colours however are of, which can be fixed by selecting a random other screen profile and then clicking back on the original and correct selected one. This obviously is a minor annoyance. Any ideas?


texts: Terminal not recognizing imacro:// as protocol, thinks it's a pathname

texts:
I'm trying to run this from the terminal:

open /Applications/Firefox.app imacros://run/?m=macro.iim

This gives me the error

The file /Users/dave/Desktop/watch-nodejs/imacros:/run/?m=macro.iim does not exist.

The expected result is to open firefox and type "imacros://run/?m=macro.iim" in the url bar. This works on mac and windows, but for some reason mac thinks "imacros://run/?m=macro.iim" is a path to a file on my computer


texts: Can iPad/Safari Pretend to be a Different Browser to Avoid Nag Screens?

texts:
I'm doing more and more of my web browsing on my iPad these days. One of the downsides is that many of the sites I frequent force me to click through a "please install our iPad app" nag screen before allowing me to visit the site. At first it was just a few sites. Now it's becoming almost intolerable.

Apps have their place. I love Pinball, Words with Friends, Pages, Mail, Angry Birds, and Sling Player as much as the next guy. But if I have to install an app for every site I visit on a regular basis, I'm going to have to install like a dozen apps. Is there a way to get the iPad version of Safari to hide the fact that it's an iPad when communicating with web servers so as to prevent these nag screens from showing? If not, I'm going to have to revert back to doing all (most) my browsing on my laptop and iMac.


texts: My bluetooth keyboard keeps losing connection for just a second or two

texts: My wireless keyboard keeps losing connectivity for a few seconds but then connects back fine. This happens sporadically so I can't figure out if something particular is causing this. This will happen several times in a row over a short period before connecting and staying connected for several days. My wireless mouse never loses connection. My wireless keyboard is located right in front and slightly below my iMac. I'm running Sierra with the Apple wireless keyboard. Keyboard has new batteries and shows 70% charged.


texts:
I recognized something strange:
On my MacBook Pro (Mid 2008, Mavericks) I get suggestions when searching in the Mac App Store.
But on my MacBook Air (Late 2010, Mavericks) I don't get them.


texts: Can I stop mobile Safari from opening my bookmarks whenever I start the app?

texts:
Whenever I start Safari on my iPhone it insists on bringing up the last bookmarks folder I happened to be in. Is there a way to disable this behaviour and just have it present me with an empty page when I start up the app? I don't use bookmarks and the process of waiting for that bookmark view to show up and then dismissing it is surprisingly time consuming.

This is mobile Safari on iOS 4 running on an iPhone 3GS. The phone has not been jailbroken.


texts: WiFi Extender gives my MBP the WiFi Exclamation Mark

texts:
I have a wifi extender (TP-Link TL-WR700N).  It works great for iPhones, iPads, Windows laptops, and Android devices.  However whenever my MBP (running Mavericks) switches to it from the main network, I get the ! and lose internet.  If I then tell my MBP to forget the network and reconnect to the extender, it works fine... until I move back in range of the main network, at which point I get the ! again and lose internet.

I'm quite well versed in networking, and was going to post this on SuperUser, but since this is very Mac specific I figured I'd start here.  Also, I'm stumped as to what mechanism in the OSX internals could be causing this.


texts: Do I need to decrypt the hard drive before repair?

texts:
Today I left my MBP Retina at local authorised Apple service (it's a mid 2012 model, and it's having some gfx issues), and then I got an email telling me that I have to go back there and decrypt my hard drive, because they can't test if it qualifies for the free repair program.

If I will have to do it, then what should I do before giving them my laptop back (is just disabling keychain and deleting important files ok)?

Why do they need me to decrypt the whole disk? Isn't it just the hardware thing?


texts: Traces of deleted user remain in /var/folders - how to ensure all traces are gone?

texts:
I am on MacOS Catalina on a Macbook Pro.
I created the account "testuser", deleted it (it does NOT remain, when I checked via sudo dscl .list /Users but in /var/folders I have:
12
zl
zz
I assume that 12 is the folder for the now-deleted account, in addition to zl and zz for my user account (John Doe, not my real name, just a placeholder on here for my privacy).
How can I know the user account's been fully deleted, especially as when I deleted it I didn't choose the option to make a backup?


texts:
I lost my right airpod so I ordered a replacement to apple. Today they have sent me another right airpod. The problem is the following. I ve been charging them for a while, >20min. So when I try to hard reset them pressing the back button for more than 15sec it remains orange and it is not changing to white.

The curious thing is that I can pair them separately, it means I can pair the right one and I can pair the left one and both are fully charged but I am not able to pair them together.

How can I pair these together?


texts: How can I ensure iCloud is completely disabled and stays disabled?

texts:
I have an iPhone 7, running iOS 11.2.6.

I had earlier disabled iCloud but it recently got activated as some kind of a side-effect of some other activity (maybe my Apple ID email change, an iOS update, or something else).

What steps can take to ensure that iCloud is completely disabled and stays disabled?


texts: Sublime Text 2 - Save Dialogue Tab Issues

texts:
I've started using Sublime Text 2 on OS X and its great apart from one small thing.

I've enabled Tab to go through all controls:

However, I cannot tab through on this dialogue that pops up when I try and close a window after making changes

Is there a fix to this or is this something that I'm going to have to open a thread on the forum?


texts: Macbook won't connect to xfinity hotspot

texts:
Try as I might, I can't get my MacBook to talk to the local Xfinity hotspot, by which I mean the public hotspots called "xfinitywifi" (not my house's router).

My iPad connects to it fine and it gives me the magical sign-on page, which I do, and Bob's Your Uncle. But the MacBook -- nada -- just no network seen. I've tried with both Chrome and Safari.

What's supposed to happen (and which happens perfectly fine on the iPad) is that you go to some random url, and it redirects you first to an Xfinity specific login page, which you do, and then you're in. Again, my iPad does this exactly fine. But try as I might, I can't get my MacBook to do it on either Chrome or Safari, just sees no network at all.

I've tried turning off my firewalls, no joy. Some web surfing led me to a probably bogus theory about having to go to a non-https site.  I tried that too but it didn't work. I'm stumped.

BTW, my MacBook works fine on every other secondary hotspot I've tried, like the local library, so I know I can normally connect to public wifi.


texts: Is there any AirPort product that supports to receive audio streaming and share a hard drive on USB?

texts:
My impression is that I need both an Airport Express for sound, and an AirPort Extreme for sharing the hard drive.

Is this true, or there are alternatives?


texts: How do I force OS X to treat a file as a Folder?

texts:
I happened to name some of my photo folders "*.Playground" (e.g., some date plus the ".Playground"), it got picked up happily by Xcode and now OS X treats it like a file associated with Xcode, even changing the filename doesn't help.

Does anyone know a way to force the file to be treated as a Folder?


texts: Rotate a portrait (vertical) video 180 degrees on iPhone

texts:
Somehow a vertical video I shot was saved upside down. The phone was not upside down when I shot it.

Anyway, I want to rotate it to it's correct orientation. It was suggested iMovie iOS could do this. Aside from using iMovie on iPhone for the first time and finding the interface abysmal and far from intuitive, it appears that it can not do this. Anything I do in iMovie ends up cropped to a square.

How do I flip a vertical video on the iPhone without a 3rd party app?


texts:
I am new to Mac so forgive the naive question. I have used Windows & Linux for a long time in the past and no matter how slow the system becomes (this actually applies almost only to Windows), the UI is usually snappy if the system is not busy executing multiple background tasks. For example, if I click on a Window or hit Alt-Tab, the switch is almost immediate (unless of course, the application executes some tasks when its window is activated). However, this is not the case with my Mac and a simple click on even the Finder window takes between 500ms to 1000ms to take effect. This is always the case no matter how busy or free my Mac is. Even though it is relatively old (Early 2015), the hardware is quite powerful:

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch)
Processor 3.1 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 16 GB 1867 DDR3
Graphics Intel Iris Graphics 6100 1536 MB

In comparison, my Ubuntu laptop (System 76) is about 3-4 years old, but it is much faster and I rarely feel I have to wait for a second or so before it switches application!

Has this always been the case with Mac, or there is something to configure on my machine?


texts:
I used to have AirPlay disabled using the terminal (sudo chmod 000 /System/Library/CoreServices/AirPlayUIAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/AirPlayUIAgent). I just upgraded to Sierra and now it has come back and the old way won't work anymore.

Any one know why? Or what else I can do?


texts:
I have Macbook Air and Macbook Pro.

I have some notes in Macbook Pro as saved in keychains.

How can I view them in Macbook Air without affecting Macbook Air keychains?


texts: Change download location of Safari PDF download button

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I would like the following behaviour of the Safari PDF Download button:

On clicking the PDF download button by moving the pointer to the bottom of a pdf/ps, the file is downloaded to the Downloads/ folder. Instead, I would like that to work as a "Save As" button so that I can save the pdf by a different name and in a location I prefer.

I know there is Cmd-S but I would like to use this as an opportunity to learn about Apple Scripts if that kind of idea can be used to solve this problem.


texts: How can I type in half-width number in Japanese Kana keyboard?

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I want to type in numbers on Japanese Kana input keyboard, but it needs alt key to type in numbers. For example, to type in 3, you must type in Alt + 3.

However, this 3 is full-width, and it even does not go into the conversion list mode. So I found that it is not possible to type in the numbers in half-width.

Is this possible in Japanese Kana keyboard?


texts:
Why does Xcode open with this file every time I start or restart OS X 10.8.4? I close it each time, have never manually opened it, and have no .savedState folder for Xcode in ~/Library/Saved Application State/.

What else might be causing it to open?


texts: My iPhone used to show me my frequently used Emojis, which was super helpful. I guess after one of the updates though, my phone started showing me my recently used Emojis instead. It can be helpful but I would like to see my frequent ones instead, so is there a way to switch that? Or am I stuck with recently used?


texts: Are Macs vulnerable to the recent SSD encryption vulnerability?

texts:
It was recently discovered that the hardware encryption of many SSDs is completely broken and cannot be trusted at all.

Can this affect Macs? Does MacOS trust the hardware encryption of the SSD drives, or does it always use software encryption? Is there a way to check whether SSD-based or software encryption is being used?


texts: Unwanted activation of Parental Controls on network accounts

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I am very confused about this issue and I don't know what to look for.

We are using MS Active Directory Accounts on our MacBooks. Since last week the parental controls were activated on all network accounts, but when we turn it off they are turned on again within a few hours.

Could it be, that there is a group policy that is applied on macOS devices that causes this issue?

Is there something else that I can look for?


texts: External USB-C SSD not recognized on MacBook Pro

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I am using a MacBook Pro Retina 15-inch (Mid, 2015) running macOS Catalina 10.15 Beta (19A558d).

I want to use an external USB-C SSD drive (512GB) to use Windows To Go and store other files. Since my MacBook Pro only has type-a USB ports I also bought a USB type-c to type-a adapter.

However, my MacBook Pro does not recognize the USB-C drive, not in Disk Utility, not in BootCamp Windows, not in System Report, or anywhere else I've checked. What's more, the light on USB device is not blinking, which might infer that the device has no power.

So far I have:

ensured the MBP is full charged and also tested while connected to AC power
tested the SSD USB devices on my phone (which has a USB type-c port), and it powered up and was recognised fine
tested the adapter by connecting it to my Surface Pro 6, and everything works fine
tested the adapter on my MBP but with a USB-C flat drive instead and everything works fine

Consequently, I think the MBP is not giving enough power to power up the USB-C external drive.

Can anyone offer a suggestion on how I may get the USB-C external drive to work with my MBP?

P.S. I found a similar question here.


texts: Is it possible to compose Mac OS Mail in an external editor?

texts:
For Thunderbird there is the External Editor extension a very very classical piece of software that, when called via a shortcut, pops up your external editor (emacs in my case) and let's you edit your mail there.  While editing the compose window of Thunderbird is blocked.  When the external editor closes, the compose window is populated with the updated text of the mail.  Very convenient to have your mail as one buffer in your emacs, for instance to edit tables, copy computational results, use power editing features like regexp-search-and-replace, etc.

My question: Is it possible to implement the same thing using Mac OS Mail + AppleScript or other tricks?


texts:
Recently an important change regarding Mac firmware installation was introduced.
Apple does no longer provide up-to-date standalone firmware updaters.
(Older firmwares are still available.  (Note the addition of: "This article has been archived and is no longer updated by Apple.")
Instead one has to heed this advice:
Upgrade macOS on a Mac at your institution:

If you're the system administrator for your business or education institution, use these methods to upgrade macOS High Sierra.
Apple doesn't recommend or support monolithic system imaging when upgrading or updating macOS.
Monolithic system imaging can only be used to re-install macOS, not to upgrade to a new macOS version.
If you try to use a monolithic system image, required firmware updates will be missing from the installation. This causes the Mac to operate in an unsupported and unstable state. You can use system images to re-install the existing operating system on a Mac.

That seems to mean that the answer given here:
Is it possible to reinstall MacBook firmware? might no longer be valid for those firmware upgrades (needed for APFS) in macOS High Sierra 10.13 coming within the installer for High Sierra and that they are only applied during the installation process.
How can these firmware updates extracted from the installer or the system and applied manually? Are there other triggers to apply the latest firmware on affected Macs?


texts: What if I stopped time machine first backup?

texts:
yesterday I was doing the first big backup with Time Machine. About 600Gb. I know Time Machine does it first, the it will backup only changes to the original. Ok.

I stopped the backup by quitting my computer when it was at about 180Gb backed up. I though this morning it would have restarted the same backup from there. Instead, it seems it started a news one since it's saying 1Mb [counting] of 400Gb (not 600).

So, should I cancel it, erase form disk and start a new 'first' backup from zero and do not quit my mac until is finished?


texts: Lion: Dock settings revert after logging out or restarting

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I'm having problem with my user account in Lion. I want to remove some of the icons in the dock. Every time I sign out the dock will be "restored". Not to factory settings but always to the same appearance. I'm not really sure if this behaviour started when I upgraded Snow Leopard or before. Upgrading to Lion did not solve the problem. The behaviour even applies to some general settings and some Application. Adjustments just wont survive reboot.

To me, it feels like some permission glitch?

New user accounts works fine
Using the disk utility, repair permission didn't solve the problem
Clearing the Libary/Chache didn't do anything


texts: What is “Protocol Capability Request” and how to resolve?

texts:
I try to activate an Apple iPhone 4 CDMA but my carrier says:

  As per our technical team confirmation received, the device is not able to send the MEID in response to "Protocol Capability Request" message requested by OTAF during *228 call, might be the device is not supporting MEID and is supported only ESN (Old 8 digit). Though the MEID/pESN is written on the device but in actual it is ESN based device, as this is an open market device.

I don't know what I have to do now. How to resolve this?


texts:
I remember years ago, family sharing was a cool feature but I didn't get involved with it as I didn't like the fact one had to share the same credit card / payment method, across all accounts.
Thus if I added my Wife and Son to my family sharing, they would both be using my card whenever they made purchases.
This was years ago, recently I moved to the 2TB iCloud Drive plan, and I'm now interested in sharing that resource, but only if I can keep our accounts/payment/files self-sovereign.
I searched for authoritative documentation, but can't see any.
If I just shared iCloud Drive, can I keep these aspects separate per user, whilst sharing my space?


texts: Is it possible to use MacPorts without Xcode or Apple ID?

texts: MacPorts requires XCode. One seems to be only able to install XCode through the App store which requires an Apple Id to install stuff. Is there any way to circumvent this?


texts: Can I ensure keyboard commands don't get trapped by browser scripts?

texts:
Is it possible to tweak Safari to ensure command key combinations like ⌘H or ⌘L go to Safari as opposed to Safari's window contents?

This comes up for me most often on this site because the editor window (like where I'm typing right now) captures these keystrokes to make headings and links, but in general, it seems like a security hole to allow sites to capture command keystrokes.

Please note that I'm looking for a way to do this without disabling JavaScript altogether.

For whatever it's worth, I'm running Mountain Lion.


texts: Will "set up new iPhone" in iTunes wipe my swapped iPhone?

texts: I just upgraded to iPhone 6se at a Sprint store yesterday.  They moved all my data from old phone to new at the store.  Now, when I plug my iPhone into iTunes (v12.5.3.17) on my macbook, it only presents me with options to "set up new iphone" or "restore from backup."  All the backups are old.  If I choose "set up new iphone," will it wipe my device?  I'd prefer not to lose everything I have on my iphone.  Will my iPhone ever be synced to my iTunes again?


texts: Preferences/General - How do I get it to save in Lion?

texts:
I don't want my apps to open previous windows.  When I go into Prefs/General and unclick "Restore windows when quitting...," and close preferences, it doesn't save it.  When I re-open Prefs/General, it's checked again.

I can't change the preferences in anything.  Safari keeps opening the same last two windows and when I go into Safari Preferences and change "New tabs open with:" to 'Home Page'; once I close and open up again, it's back to 'Top Sites.'


texts: Some applications (like Terminal) will lose focus after switching Spaces

texts:
I have the following problem with Spaces in Mountain Lion:

1) Open Safari (or Chrome)
2) Open Terminal
3) Give Terminal window focus
4) Switch to Dashboard Space (or any other Space)
5) Switch back to Space with Terminal

Expected: Terminal still has focus
Actual: Safari gets focus

This problem can also be duplicated with other applications, such as Adium in place of Terminal. I'm not sure why it affects some apps and not others.


texts: iPhone not connecting to 3G after losing wifi connection

texts:
Everytime I am connected to wifi, then lose the connection (e.g. by leaving the house), the 3G on my iphone 4s refuses to work. I have to turn my phone off and on in order to get 3G again, and then I lose the 3G again next time I connect to the wifi.

I can work around the problem so theres no point getting my phone repaired or doing anything drastic, I just wanted to know if any of you knew what is causing this and if there is an easy way to fix it.


texts: How do I stop spotlight indexing the attachments in my mail (both sent and received)?

texts: I unchecked mail & messages in the spotlight preferences and also added the mail downloads folder to the exclude list but to no avail.


texts: Unlock iPhone X while screen is broken and won't turn on?

texts:
My iPhone X had a fault this evening (second time I've had an iPhone X die on me). The screen went bright white all of a sudden and then turned black, and it won't come back on.

The touchscreen itself appears to still be working, as I can click roughly where the lock buttons would be and can feel haptic feedback, but it's the display itself that is completely black.

I haven't backed up the iPhone in a while and need to back it up before I send it in for repairs, but I can't access it from iTunes while it is locked.

How can I unlock the screen without being able to see it? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.


texts: Keyboard backlight is not working in Macbook Pro

texts:
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018) with MAC OS Catalina 10.15. The keyboard backlight is not turning on. Is there a button in software or in hardware which I can use to turn-on the backlight manually

How to resolve this issue?


texts: Repairing an unbootable BootCamp partition

texts:
I primarily use Windows on my MacBook Pro, so my OS X partition goes quite a while between updates.  After upgrading to Catalina, I no longer see my Windows partition when I hold option
I can see the "Bootacamp" partition in finder, the disk just doesn't show up when I try to boot from it.  I have BootChamp installed, and it provides this error message when attempting to set the startup disk:

Taking a look at this question How to make a bootable partition from scratch?
It says that there must be an EFI/Boot folder on the Windows disk. There is not.  I did create a Windows Boot disk using the BootCamp utility, and attempted to copy the files over. I can't copy the files over because the partition is read only.


texts: Why does my iPhone beep with the Messages sound at random intervals?

texts:
I have an iPhone 4 running iOS 7 latest version.
Several times a day my phone will fire off the tri-tone sound and I will think I have just received an SMS, but there is nothing, and no alerts in the pull-down notifications. I have been through the list of apps in the notifications. My mail apps are in the Do Not Include section of Settings | Notification Center.

Any ideas?


texts: whats the volume slider in the multitasking bar for?

texts:
I have just upgraded to iOS 4.2.1 and I don't have an Apple TV so there's no Airplay button, however I still have a volume slider in the multitasking bar?

What volume does that change, and whats the point of it, I can just use the hardware buttons. (I'd much rather it was a brightness slider like there is on the iPad)


texts: Does running some commands on terminal with sudo permission consume more RAM?

texts:
I routinely need to run large programs for testing purposes on a Mac. And they have a lot of sudo commands. Most of the commands have to do with FTP and string manipulations in plists.

I know it's silly but do commands run with sudo permission require more RAM? I'm talking around 5-6 GB RAM utilisation which never goes down even after the program has run its course. Currently, the only solution is to reboot the PC.


texts: Macbook Air connects to 2.4ghz but shows exclamation point for 5ghz

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I just recently moved and set up my same router with a new name. When I connect to the 2.4ghz wifi network the internet runs okay, but when I try to connect to 5ghz it shows an exclamation point over the wifi logo and I have no internet. What steps should I take to try to fix this? Our 2.4ghz network is SO slow.
System info:
MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)
MacOS Catalina 10.15.3 (19D76)
Troubleshooting steps:

My Macbook Pro and all other devices connect to 5ghz just fine.
I tried a different router and had the exact same issue.
Ran sudo ifconfig en1 down and sudo ifconfig en1 up in Terminal
Changed my MAC address
Deleted NetworkInterfaces.plist and preferences.plist and rebooted my computer.

Help! And thank you.


texts: Can't erase 2nd hard drive from recovery

texts:
I have a 2012 13" Macbook pro, running macOS Sierra. I have 2 hard drive set up, in the optical bay I have ssd with all system operation files. I'm trying to install a new hdd in normal hard drive slot, but for whatever reason can't erase it. I have tried plugging it externally, after I initialize it I can transfer files to it. Then I put it in hard drive slot and try to partition it but get an error. I have tried erasing disk in recovery mode and/or unmounting drive with terminal commands but I eventually get the same result

I usually can figure out all that stuff, and it is not the first time I am installing new hard drive, but I can't figure it out for some reason

Progress update.
Plugged disk externally, erased in in recovery mode. Plugged disk internally, gettin the same error. Unmounted through terminal commands.

Used sudo diskutil eraseDisk JHFS+ MacintoshHD disk2 to try and wipe disk completely.
Got
Error: -69825: Wiping volume data to prevent future accidental probing failed

Progress update.
The issue has to be with the hard drive cable itself. Will update the question once I have a new cable


texts: Is there an application for creating an text inventory of media files and/or applications

texts:
For insurance purposes, I would like to keep a list of the following:

All of the movie files on my Mac
All of the music files on my Mac
All of the applications on my Mac

The lists needs to be updated regularly, and stored in the cloud (not iCloud). Being able to save the list files to a dropbox folder would be just fine. It should also be able to index network locations.

These files are from multiple sources, so I can not rely on the 'Purchased' functionality on iTunes (for example).

Is anyone aware of an application that can do this? I could not find much on Google.


texts: How to change the recent files smart folder icon in the dock?

texts:
I create a recent files smart folder, place it in the dock. I right click and choose display as folder. I get the following icon:

Is there a way to change this icon?


texts:
I'm considering switching out my Windows-based HTPC for an Apple TV unit that will stream media off a Mac in my house. This will work out okay for me as long as I can jailbreak the unit and install Plex on it. I may just opt to transcode my existing media library but I'd like to explore both options before I decide on a best solution for me.

If I jailbreak and don't like the Plex setup, can I un-jailbreak it and get it back to factory specs? How does one do this?


texts: What's the difference between iPad's a-GPS and iPhone's GPS?

texts: iPhone has GPS, and iPad 3G model has Assisted GPS. What's the difference between the two? Which is better? Do I need to buy GPS receiver if I want to get real GPS data?


texts: Catalina home directory shows 0Bi storage

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I recently upgraded my MAC to Catalina. After the upgrade the home directory shows 0Bi free space
Is there a way to add storage to the home directory.
I am new to this OS and after doing some research found that apple has changed its file system and the root directory is read only
I am not sure how to create partition or how to increase storage in the home directory.
Any help is appreciated


texts: Airplay glitches every once in a while on LG tv

texts:
I have an LG CX at home, which has built in Airplay 2 which is great. The issue is that every second or third time I try to play something over Airplay from my MBP the video and audio glitches consistently.
The WiFi connection is not a problem, neither is the source of the stream (since there is no problem when the stream is on the MBP screen).
Is there anything I can do to resolve this? How can I troubleshoot?


texts: Why is my Time Machine backup failing to fire at the hourly interval?

texts:
At some point after upgrading to Lion my Time Machine backups have stopped firing on the hourly interval.  It works manually, but not automatically.  It also works first thing in the morning when I plug the external drive into my laptop.

I have basically gutted the Time Machine config files, launchdaemon files with no luck.  I've even reformatted my TM drive.  So far, no matter what I do, TM just never fires on the hour.

The interface shows when the last backup occurred as well as when the next one is set to happen.  When the time comes, TM never backs up but the "next backup" time is moved up one hour as expected.  I have no errors in console.

Is anyone else seeing this and if so, did you get it fixed?

Update with logs from today, last backup is indicated as 9:01AM

10/11/11 7:09:55.020 AM com.apple.backupd: Starting standard backup
10/11/11 7:09:55.272 AM com.apple.backupd: Error -35 while resolving alias to backup target
10/11/11 7:10:05.287 AM com.apple.backupd: Backup failed with error: 19
10/11/11 8:18:07.490 AM com.apple.backupd: Starting standard backup
10/11/11 8:18:08.386 AM com.apple.backupd: Backing up to: /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb
10/11/11 8:18:34.350 AM com.apple.backupd: 48.19 GB required (including padding), 731.56 GB available
10/11/11 8:50:08.828 AM com.apple.backupd: Copied 15193 files (38.5 GB) from volume Macintosh HD.
10/11/11 8:50:20.136 AM com.apple.backupd: 20.83 GB required (including padding), 693.03 GB available
10/11/11 9:01:59.574 AM com.apple.backupd: Copied 3613 files (15.8 GB) from volume Macintosh HD.
10/11/11 9:02:12.462 AM com.apple.backupd: Starting post-backup thinning
10/11/11 9:02:12.462 AM com.apple.backupd: No post-back up thinning needed: no expired backups exist
10/11/11 9:02:12.848 AM com.apple.backupd: Backup completed successfully.
10/11/11 9:05:36.179 AM mds: (Error) Backup: Couldn't stat source path '/Volumes/MobileBackups/Backups.backupdb/workbookpro/2011-10-11-081810/Macintosh HD/Users/dustin/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/ytgtapq6.default/extensions/trash/onepassword@agilebits.com/install.rdf' -- importing from backup path instead

EDIT: Some more info, as this is STILL a problem for me.  I have now found that com.apple.backupd-[auto|wake|attach] all quit at about the same time, either at the time the backup should fire or just before.  The job then never runs.  There are no logs at all that the services quit or why.


texts: I want to connect to an Ubuntu machine from MAC far far away! I have the application Remoter that works like a charm for ssh and connecting to other Mac. However I don't know how to connect to an Ubuntu machine.


texts: iOS 10 speed dial - too fast for systems to recognize!

texts:
iOS 10 had one surprise feature: The speed dial for adding a conference code to a call now dials much more rapidly.

In general, I appreciate this, but it has resulted in the code frequently being misparsed by the phone service, which means I have to dial the conference code manually; I usually don't have it at my fingertips, which results in a net slowdown for dialing in to (unfortunately frequent) phone calls!

Our firm uses Global ReadyConnect.

Has anyone else experienced this or found a solution?  I'd love to have it work just a bit slower, or worst case back to the pre-iOS10 speed.


texts:
Woke up this morning, and 3 apps are not working.  Pixelmator, FCPX and Motion all are getting the same message, e.g., “Pixelmator” is damaged and can’t be opened. Delete “Pixelmator” and download it again from the App Store.

As a test, I tried deleting Pixelmator, and downloading it again, but I get the same message.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, because I have a lot of editing to do!


texts: OSX: modifying text selection with ⌘⇧→ and ⌘⇧←

texts:
I've selected some text using my keyboard, starting at the bottom line and moving up (the | character indicates the cursor position):

AAA |{BBB CCC
DDD} EEE FFF

Now, I would like to change the selection so that it starts at the end of the first line, i.e. so that it looks like this:
Expected result:

AAA BBB CCC |{
DDD} EEE FFF

I can reduce the selection word-by-word with ⌥ ⇧ →:

But the natural way to do it would be via ⌘ ⇧ →, to jump directly to the end of the first line. In many decent text editors this works fine (for instance Sublime Text 2). They also keep the | position visible when text is selected btw.
The default behaviour of OSX apps, however, is that they ignore the fact that the cursor is currently at the start of the selection, and moving it to the right should remove the selection there. Instead,  ⌘ ⇧→ always extends the selection from its end until the end of the line, no matter where the cursor currently is:
Actual result:

AAA {BBB CCC
DDD EEE FFF}|

Is there any way to make also native OSX apps behave the expected way?
I'm on OSX Yosemite 10.10.2 but I think this issue has been there as long as I can remember.


texts: Activity indicator in status bar continues after app download is complete

texts: Why does the activity indicator in the top left corner in the status bar continue to turn after the app download is complete? (iPad 2)


texts: Is it possible to track installed apps usage on iOS devices using MDM profiles?

texts:
I need to track not enterprise distributed apps, but all other apps installed on the device.
I need the information on when each app was launched, and for how long it was opened.

As I see so far, it is not possible, but maybe I am missing something...


texts:
The container scheme of my hard drive is the following

I have more or less 87 GB free, that are not contained in this list.

I have removed the container of size 87 GB with the command

sudo diskutil eraseVolume free none disk0s3

Now, If I use

sudo diskutil apfs resizeContainer disk0s2 0

I get the error

Started APFS operation
Error: -69519: The target disk is too small for this operation, or a gap is required
in your partition map which is missing or too small, which is often
caused by an attempt to grow a partition beyond the beginning of
another partition or beyond the end of partition map usable space

I think this is a problem of offset but I don't know how actually solve this problem. The command diskutil info disk0s2 | grep -e Offset -e "Disk Size"
 returns

Partition Offset:          188026839040 Bytes (45904990 4096-Byte-Device-Blocks)
Disk Size:                 63.0 GB (62973333504 Bytes) (exactly 122994792 512-Byte-Units)


texts: I just can't find a way to group albums, I have my albums in an external hard drive organized in folders like "albums from when I was back in high school" or "albums my dad recommended", that sort of thing. I don't like the albums I used to listen to in high school mixed with the ones I got yesterday. Is there a way to separate them in categories or something that gives them that sort of order?


texts:
I'm mystified why the variable $lf isn't printing out when using hexdump -C

This is a copy with comments added from a run in macOS 10.10.5 bash terminal.

mac $ lf=$(echo -ne  "\x0a")
# What happened to the lf?
mac $ echo -n ${lf} | hexdump -C
# The lf seems to be working or should it be two blank lines?
mac $ echo $lf

# one lf as expected.
mac $ echo "" | hexdump -C
00000000  0a                                                |.|
00000001
# only one lf as expected.
mac $ echo | hexdump -C
00000000  0a                                                |.|
00000001
# since echo return an lf, why not use this fact to create lf
mac $ lf=$(echo)
# Why no lf?
mac $ echo -n ${lf} | hexdump -C
mac $ echo $lf

# one lf where I'd expect to see two.
mac $ echo  ${lf} | hexdump -C
00000000  0a                                                |.|
00000001

# cr seems to be working as expected.

mac $ cr=$(echo -ne  "\x0D")
mac $ echo -n $cr | hexdump -C
00000000  0d                                                |.|
00000001


texts: mac mini shuts down seconds after logging in

texts:
so as my title says my Mac mini mid 2010 (Yosemite) boots up, shows the login screen, I enter my password, then after some seconds it dies. it also happens in safe mode or when I try the Internet recovery mode.
What I already tried:

Reseting SMC
Reseting NVRAM
Repair disk with disk utility
Checked if the CPU overheats
Safe boot

I really hope its not a HW problem, any other suggestions? I was only able to google simillar problems where the user stucked in the apple logo booting screen, which is not my case.
I dont have a time machine or any sort of backup and I dont have an access to any other mac os based systems.
Thanks for any kind of help.


texts: What does "DOE compliant" mean in Disk Utility?

texts:
When erasing a drive with Disk Utility, you have a couple options. An insecure wipe, a single pass of zeroes, a "DOE-compliant" 3 pass, and a DOD (Department of Defense) 7 pass.

DOE doesn't stand for Department of Energy, does it? That sounds silly.


texts: Safe to upgrade to Windows 8 on Bootcamp?

texts:
So I'd read a service advisory on the Parallels site warning users not to upgrade to Windows 8 due to it damaging their virtual machine and associated files therein.

That being said, is it currently possible/safe to upgrade to Windows 8 from Windows 7 on a Bootcamp installation through typical upgrade means, or are there any notices to hold off on this as well?


texts: how to view iPhoto 11 photos on Apple TV (3rd gen)?

texts:
I have shared a photo album iPhoto 11 (using Preferences > Sharing > Share My Photos > Share Selected Album.

I have an Apple TV (3rd generation) and I'm trying to view the shared photo album on it.

How do I view my shared iPhoto album on my Apple TV?


texts: Can I use multiple partition external HDD connected to Apple Airport Extreme for Backups from both Mac and Windows PC

texts: I have a 6TB external drive partitioned into two equal partitions.  One is NTFS and the other is compatible with Time Machine backups.  The drive is then connected to the Airport Extreme via USB.  The Mac can see the Time Machine formatted drive.  Neither the PC or the Mac see the NTFS partition.


texts:
Most of my iPhone usage is data - Google Voice, WhatsApp and Twilio Client. These run just fine over WiFi, so most of the time the cell network is redundant. I've noticed also that connecting to the cell network runs down the battery considerably faster than running in Airplane Mode.

Is there a way to run iPhone with the cell network off, but WiFi on? Besides disabling my contract, of course :)


texts: I'm running Yosemite 10.10.1 on a MacBook Air (early 2014), and I'm not seeing some icons on menu bar and folder and on browsers too. I have been trying to look for what's wrong on System Preferences, but I can't seem to find the answers! I attached the images to make it more clear.


texts: Switching between Chrome Developer Tools and main window full screen

texts:
I'm running OS X 10.5.5 Yosemite. What's the shortcut to switch between Chrome Developer Tools (Cmd + Alt + J) and the main Chrome browser window, when both are full screen?

Cmd + ` doesn't work.

The Developer tools seems to register as another instance of Chrome running, so Application switching doesn't work either.

Thanks!


texts: How to remove outdated casks from Homebrew?

texts:
I am using homebrew-cask to keep my ecosystem of applications up-to-date. It is great when maintaining several computers at home, travel or on the go.

However, when some packages are getting updated (such as Google Chrome), I end up having different concurrent versions installed (and which are seen by the OS):

  $ ls /opt/homebrew-cask/Caskroom/google-chrome/
  latest  stable-channel

This happens when upgrading a cask:

$ ls -l /opt/homebrew-cask/Caskroom/tunnelblick
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 5 foo staff 238 Mar 11 07:42 3.3.0
drwxr-xr-x 5 foo staff 238 May 13 13:53 3.3.2
[13:00:40] foo at bar in ~
$ brew cask install --force tunnelblick
==> Caveats
For security reasons, Tunnelblick must be installed to /Applications and will request to be moved at launch.

==> Downloading https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/tunnelblick/All%20files/Tunnelblick_3.3.4.dmg
######################################################################## 100.0%
==> It seems there is already an App at '/Applications/Tunnelblick.app'; not linking.
  tunnelblick installed to '/opt/homebrew-cask/Caskroom/tunnelblick/3.3.4' (236 files, 20M)

$ ls -l /opt/homebrew-cask/Caskroom/tunnelblick
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 5 foo staff 238 Mar 11 07:42 3.3.0
drwxr-xr-x 5 foo staff 238 May 13 13:53 3.3.2
drwxr-xr-x 5 foo staff 238 Jun 26 13:01 3.3.4
[13:01:26] foo at bar in ~

How do I only keep the most recent?


texts: How can I try to boot a completely stuck Macbook Pro?

texts:
I have a retina MBP that according to my mum was working last time she put it under charge (with 15% left). However, as of now, I get no reaction at all after pressing the boot key. The screen stays off and I hear no noise. The computer has been under charge for several hours, but the charge indicator is not turning to green.

The laptop is under (European) warranty for the next few months. However, I'm reluctant in trying that route because I think it would be denied (at a charge) and I don't have file vault enabled.

Is there something I can try myself? I'm the kind of guy with a oscilloscope on his workbench.

Edit: The MBP started to work again out of the blue today without any action from my side. See my comment here.


texts: How to restore default Mountain Lion font distribution?

texts:
Deleting windows font which were copied from my bootcamp partition

I'd like to clean the installed font list because there might be a lot to deactivate by hand.

Is there a way to confirm which fonts do not originate from a Mountain Lion default installation?


texts:
My Macbook Pro optical drive is out of commission.

If I use my sister's Windows 10 or Windows XP to make an ISO file from a DVD and bring over by sneakernet, will I be able to play it as a DVD?

Or can it be converted to .cdr?


texts: Big Sur - apps launched on startup takes forever

texts: I have several apps that launch on startup like Magnet, DisplayLink and CPULed. Problem is, they start to launch like 2-3 mins after desktop is presented and system completely loaded. MBP 16" with i9, on Catalina there was no problem.


texts: Can a 2009 MacBook Pro use more memory than Apple's 'maximum RAM' figure of 8 GB?

texts:
I have a 2009 MBP with 8GB of RAM. I run Windows under Parallels pretty much all the time (I use Visual Studio for work). I recently installed an SSD to speed it up a bit and its running beautifully. However I could do with having a few extra gigs available to the Windows VM and was wondering if it would be worth buying 2 x 8GB SIMs to enable this. Apple states that the maxiumum for MBPs is 8GB, but I have seen figures online (possibly at OWC) which would suggest that Apple's specs are just guidelines which can be over-ruled.

Does anyone have any experience of 'overloading' their Macs with RAM? OSX can address terabytes of memory so I thought perhaps it was availability of chips which is the limiting factor ...

Update

These are the specs for my Macbook Pro 5,5


texts: Before you jump on me I know flash is not supported on the iPad. I just want to know how I can get the url (if possible) of these embedded videos.


texts: I am trying to use Flammarion and its instructions state that I should ensure that chrome is on my path.  The Chrome app appears to be at /Applications/Google\ Chrome.app. How do I actually add this to my path.


texts: When is bluetooth tethering better than wifi tethering?

texts:
One of the features added in the iOS 4.3 update is the ability to tether to your iPhone via wifi in addition to the USB and bluetooth tethering that's been in iOS since 3.0. I understand the use case for wifi tethering (multiple devices, non-computers like iPads, etc) and I understand the use case for USB (keep the device powered so battery doesn't run down).

What circumstances would bluetooth tethering be preferred to wifi and USB?