texts: vm_compressor_mode (vm.compressor_mode) values for enabled compressed memory in OS X

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Background

In Super user, with an accepted answer:

Disable compressed memory in Mac OS 10.9 Mavericks?

Also in Super User:

how to get memory compress back in Mac OS 10.9 Mavericks?

– and from the first answer there we understand that the value of boot argument vm_compressor does not correspond with the value of sysctl variable vm.compressor_mode.

In Apple open source for OS X 10.9, Mavericks; in xnu-2422.1.72:

vm_compressor.c
vm_fault.c
vm_pageout.h

In vm_compressor.c:

/*
 * vm_compressor_mode has a heirarchy of control to set its value.
 * boot-args are checked first, then device-tree, and finally
 * the default value that is defined below. See vm_fault_init() for
 * the boot-arg & device-tree code.
 */

On a MacBookPro5,2 with 8 GB memory I find:

sh-3.2$ sysctl -a vm.compressor_mode
vm.compressor_mode: 4

Near the foot of vm_pageout.h:

extern int vm_compressor_mode;
extern int vm_compressor_thread_count;

#define VM_PAGER_DEFAULT                0x1 /* Use default pager. */
#define VM_PAGER_COMPRESSOR_NO_SWAP         0x2 /* In-core compressor only. */
#define VM_PAGER_COMPRESSOR_WITH_SWAP           0x4 /* In-core compressor + swap backend. */
#define VM_PAGER_FREEZER_DEFAULT            0x8 /* Freezer backed by default pager.*/
#define VM_PAGER_FREEZER_COMPRESSOR_NO_SWAP     0x10    /* Freezer backed by in-core compressor only i.e. frozen data remain in-core compressed.*/
#define VM_PAGER_FREEZER_COMPRESSOR_WITH_SWAP       0x20    /* Freezer backed by in-core compressor with swap support too.*/

#define VM_PAGER_MAX_MODES              6   /* Total number of vm compressor modes supported */

#define DEFAULT_PAGER_IS_ACTIVE     ((vm_compressor_mode & VM_PAGER_DEFAULT) == VM_PAGER_DEFAULT)

#define COMPRESSED_PAGER_IS_ACTIVE  (vm_compressor_mode & (VM_PAGER_COMPRESSOR_NO_SWAP | VM_PAGER_COMPRESSOR_WITH_SWAP))

#define DEFAULT_FREEZER_IS_ACTIVE   ((vm_compressor_mode & VM_PAGER_FREEZER_DEFAULT) == VM_PAGER_FREEZER_DEFAULT)

#define DEFAULT_FREEZER_COMPRESSED_PAGER_IS_ACTIVE      (vm_compressor_mode & (VM_PAGER_FREEZER_COMPRESSOR_NO_SWAP | VM_PAGER_FREEZER_COMPRESSOR_WITH_SWAP))

Question

Is it possible to have an enabled mode other than 4 for compressed memory?

If so, can we find a plain english explanation of the modes?


texts: Fix hard disk not detected after force eject

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I got an HDD on my Mid 2012 Macbook Pro 13 inch. I decided to upgrade to SSD and I want a clean install of El Capitan. After the SSD ugprade and OS installation I connect my old HDD as an external storage thru USB. After copying the files from the old HDD, I want to eject the HDD but it won't allow and the system shows a message that something is using the HDD and give me an option to force eject. So I force eject the HDD. After a while, I need to connect again the HDD to copy some files, but this time around the HDD is not anymore detected. I'm sure the external closure is fine because it can detect other HDD when I try to replace it.
When execute the diskutil list, I got the results below. But HDD is not listed on the Disk Utility window. I read that the HDD maybe corrupted (External hard disk not showing up on finder and can't be verified in Disk Utility). Is there still a way to fix the HDD?

/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.1 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:          Apple_CoreStorage SSDCrucial01            499.2 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
/dev/disk1 (internal, virtual):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:                  Apple_HFS SSDCrucial01           +498.9 GB   disk1
                                 Logical Volume on disk0s2
                                 D54522C3-5817-4D10-A1C8-C35193CA2F78
                                 Unencrypted
/dev/disk2 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.1 GB   disk2
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk2s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            499.2 GB   disk2s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk2s3


texts: Why do Apple's 2012 MacBook Pros cap the RAM limit at 8GB?

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According to apple's latest documentation (at the time of writing), the cap on the 2012 MacBook Pros is 8GB RAM.

The Mac Pros, however, can take up to 32GB RAM.

So, why do the MacBooks have this cap? Is it a hardware issue, because I don't think it's a software one.

The OS X that runs on the Mac Pros is the same that runs on the MacBook Pros. Being 64-bit software on top of a 64-bit Architecture (both the MacBooks and the Mac Pros), it's obvious that the OS can use as much as 32 GB of RAM.

Is it simply because manufactures don't make RAM sticks larger than 4GB for laptops?


texts: Keyboard shortcut: shift+tab in chrome does wrong thing

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I'm a new mac user really (really) struggling to learn the mac keyboard shortcuts.  One that is just killing me right now is navigating forms in Chrome.

Say I hit Tab to go to the next element in a form.  When i hit Shift+Tab to try to return to that element, instead of going back up the form, Chrome navigates to the previous tab.

How do I fix this?  My strong preference is for Shift-Tab to simply reverse-navigate the form - that is pretty standard behavior..


texts: Split audio from different applications to different audio outputs

texts: I'd like to be able to have audio from 2 different applications go to 2 different audio outputs (say speakers from line out, and bluetooth audio headset). Is this possible on OSX 10.11.6 through standard system prefs or an external audio manager or something? Cheers.


texts: MS Remote Desktop to Windows - Not enough space in a shared folder

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Not quite sure if it's a right place to ask but I'll try. I use MS Remote Desktop to connect from iMac to my remote Windows 10 computer and exchange files between two computers through a Redirected Folder (the folder itself is on my iMac, and it's visible in Windows as a network drive among other drives like C:).

The issue is when I am trying to paste some files into the Redirected Folder through Windows File Explorer, it returns an error:

Since my remote desktop is in Russian here is the translation:

  1 action aborted
  No enough space at \\tsclient\MyRedirectedFolderName. In order to copy these files the destination should have extra 439 Kb

The requested space is always different depends on files I paste.

Meanwhile, I still can save files into the folder from any other apps (e.g. I just saved a large PDF file opened in Adobe Acrobat through Save as). Additionally, I don't have this issue when I connect through my MacBook.

Any chance to fix it?


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Since the last Safari update (I'm on Lion, 10.7.5), I've been unable to connect to a client's VPN. Their VPN runs via a Java network client from Juniper Networks, and it appears to require write-access and chmod permissions on several folders. I can get around this by enabling "Run in Safe Mode" in Safari, which is what the client is recommending I do. I can't find anything about the security ramifications of doing this and I don't feel comfortable downgrading security on my system, even if it's for a client I trust. On the other hand, I don't know if I was running the software in "unsafe mode" before the update without knowing it (which is what I'm afraid was probably the case).

Does anyone know what the ramifications of running Java apps in "unsafe mode" are?

There is a knowledgebase article (Google cache) on this, which says they are working on a certified client. I understand it won't be out for another month.


texts: "Command not found" lines on terminal startup

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Whenever I open my terminal, these lines are displayed:
/Users/USERNAME/.zprofile:2: command not found: bin
/Users/USERNAME/.zprofile:4: command not found: bin
/Users/USERNAME/.zprofile:6: command not found: bin
/Users/USERNAME/.zprofile:8: command not found: bin
/Users/USERNAME/.zprofile:10: command not found: bin
/Users/USERNAME/.zprofile:12: command not found: bin

These are the first 12 lines of my /.zprofile:
alias gtkwave=open -a /Applications/gtkwave.app/Contents/MacOS/gtkwave-
bin source /Users/USERNAME/.zprofile
alias gtkwave=open -a /Applications/gtkwave.app/Contents/MacOS/gtkwave-
bin source /Users/USERNAME/.zprofile
alias gtkwave=open -a /Applications/gtkwave.app/Contents/MacOS/gtkwave-
bin source /Users/USERNAME/.zprofile
alias gtkwave=open -a /Applications/gtkwave.app/Contents/MacOS/gtkwave-
bin source /Users/USERNAME/.zprofile
alias gtkwave=open -a /Applications/gtkwave.app/Contents/MacOS/gtkwave-
bin source /Users/USERNAME/.zprofile
alias gtkwave=open -a /Applications/gtkwave.app/Contents/MacOS/gtkwave-
bin source /Users/USERNAME/.zprofile

Judging by the nature of the output, I'm assuming that something is wrong with my /.zprofile file, but I haven't been able to find the correct way to go in and edit it.
Here's the output that I receive when I type the echo $PATH command:
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/opt/X11/bin:/Library/Apple/usr/bin

Any help would be greatly appreciated!


texts: Xcode cannot download iOS 10 simulator due to network connection issue

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I am having trouble downloading an iOS 10.x Simulator on Xcode. After spinning and waiting for up to a minute, a popup with the following message appears:

  Could not download and install iOS 10.1 Simulator. The network connection was lost.

I can assure you that I have just fine Internet connection and I have tried this on multiple Internet connections. I have tried closing and repoening Xcode, restarting my computer, starting Xcode with sudo...nothing works.

What's weird is that I am able to download an iOS 9.x simulator just fine. What is going on that is preventing me from downloading the iOS 10.x simulator? Any debugging or troubleshooting steps to take?


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I'm trying to organize a bunch of audiobooks and would like to automate some of the work. I have just very basic knowledge of Applescript, but I can usually find a scriptlet online to do the work I want. This one I haven't gotten to work yet.
My files are like this:
Books/Author1/Book.mp3
Books/Author2 - Book.mp3
Books/Author3/Book.mp3
What I want to do is select the books that are not in an Author subfolder, create a subfolder with the Author name, rename the file to just the book title and finally move the book into the newly created folder. I have tried the following script and it works partly. It does everything except move the file at the end. It gives me an error saying: "error "Finder got an error: Handler can’t handle objects of this class." number -10010". Is there any way to change it so it will work? If it makes any difference, the files are on an attached drive (smb://NAS._smb._tcp-local/Audiobooks/Books). There are probably syntax errors for any purists, but as long as it works, I'm not picky :)
tell application "Finder"
    set selectedFiles to selection as alias list

    set containingFolder to container of item 1 of selectedFiles as alias

    repeat with f from 1 to count of selectedFiles
        set thisItem to item f of selectedFiles
        set oldName to thisItem's name

        set newFolderName to text 1 thru ((get offset of "-" in oldName) - 2) of oldName
        set newFileName to text ((get offset of "-" in oldName) + 2) thru end of oldName

        set name of thisItem to newFileName

        move newFileName to (make new folder at containingFolder with properties {name:newFolderName})
    end repeat
end tell


texts: I want to make the gesture "three fingers up" to to desktop 1, "three fingers left" go to desktop 2, and so on.


texts: Office for Mac 2016, my Outlook can't connect with my company Exchange Server

texts: Installed Office for Mac 2016 last night, but after I've setup Outlook with my Exchange account, it did not work! Which previously in Office for Mac 2011 version, it works just fine, any ideas why?


texts: How to do I keep music on an iPod when I have no access to the iTunes account that it was added with?

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I have a rather difficult question. When I got my iPod I didn't have my own laptop, so my brother set up a joint account for both of our iPod's on his laptop - using his email and his personal account.
Unfortunately my brother has recently passed away and I have no access to his laptop, email or iTunes account.

So I'm not sure how to keep the music that is currently on the iPod (which I want to keep for sentimental reasons) while I attempt to sync it with iTunes with a new account (I want to add some music). Is there a way to do this - if so, how?


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I used to be able to drag images to my desktop. This now seems broken. Here's a video of the problem. Basically, I'll drag an image (doesn't matter from where) to my desktop and it will not appear as a file.

Note: I have tried relaunching finder with cmd+alt+esc and with the terminal commands:

defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop true
killall Finder

Model Identifier: MacBookPro11,4

System Version: macOS 10.14 (18A391)


texts: How do you create an alias for iPhoto package folders in mountain lion?

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Has the ability to create aliases to folders inside the iPhoto package file been disabled or removed?

I used to sync up my LightRoom library with iPhoto by using an alias to the Originals/Masters folder inside the iPhoto library package. But it now appears as disabled in the finder file menu and completely gone in the context menu and cannot figure out a way to create aliases to these type of folders.

Am I going to have to ditch iPhoto completely or is there a workaround for this?

Edit: Example of what I mean


texts: Finder shows executable shell scripts as Unix binaries

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I am writing and using many shell scripts (bash) on my mac. One issue has been bugging me for a while. When I look at the scripts in the Finder, they come up as "Unix Binaries". If I tag a file type (.sh) then the finder recognizes them as shell scripts.

If I tag a file type (.sh) then the finder recognizes it as shell script:

If I make the shell script file (without extension) non-executable (chmod -x) then the finder recognizes it as a text file. It looks like the finder thinks that any executable file without any extension is de-facto a Unix binary executable. I thought the finder was peeking at a file content to determine its nature ? Is there a way to control that ?


texts: Spotlight Search: Show ALL FILES, and exclude ALL FOLDERS

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I am looking for a macOS equivalent of the Windows command:
type:NOT"file folder"

This command, when entered into Windows Explorer search bar, will display all the files of a directory or hard drive, without showing the folders in the search results.
Thanks.


texts: Can I solder more memory into my MacBook Air?

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I love everything about my Macook Air except its very low maximum memory (and yes I bought it with the maximum available at the time).

So I'm thinking "I know how to solder... how hard can it be?".  It's not that unusual for the theoretic limit at the time a computer is manufactured to be surpassable later when modules with more memory become available.

Is the claim that the memory can't be upgraded based solely on the assumption that no one knows how to solder?  Or is it massively more difficult to solder new memory into a laptop than it is to solder some simple electronics project?  Are there any big difficulties other than just the need to solder the memory in place (and unsolder the old memory)?


texts: Cannot resize OS X startup parting (both diskutil and Disk Utility GUI freeze)

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I'm trying to shrink my Yosemite partition and create a new one.

Trouble is that the Disk Utility gets stuck "Preparing to partition disk" (same thing when run in recovery), and diskutil in a recovery terminal freezes the moment I enter the diskutil command.

I've read the diskutil manual, done Google searches, and tried the various solutions (such as verify disk).

What should I do?

If you need more info, let me.

(I have a Boot Camp partition with Windows 10).


texts: Question about installing SSD into a Macbook Pro

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I want to upgrade the hard drive in my 2012 Macbook Pro to an SSD. I have the parts, but had a question about how to clone the contents of my current drive so I can install it onto the SSD.

I've seen tutorials where people suggest connecting the new SSD to the Macbook prior to installation and using a Carbon Copy Cloner to clone the drive, and then installing the SSD drive.

My question is, can I do a Time Machine backup of my current hard drive on an external hard drive, install the SSD, and then use the Time Machine backup from the external to transfer it onto the newly installed SSD? Is this the same as using the clone program above?


texts: 6hr 33 min to charge last 6% of battery - is this normal?

texts: Exactly as asked - I couldn't figure out why exactly this is happening?


texts: How to make a podcast playlist on an iPod. after the update to Catalina

texts: How to make the podcasts play one after the other without having to start each one individually


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A friend broke her iPod Touch 2G. Additionally, some water got inside. Now the iPod sometimes doesn't start at all, or just freezes and doesn't react to finger touches.

There isn't any background light anymore (or at least, I don't remember there was or if there wasn't)

Because there's no explicit digitizer included in some offers, my question is, is it even possible to seperate the front glass and the digitizer?

My position is that, if there's a cable attached to it, there must be a digitizer too but the owner of the device disagrees with my opinion, so I am asking here for a definitive answer.


texts: WhatsApp videos are not viewable in iPhone 6s

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I got a video in WhatsApp from someone with an Android phone. When I open the video I  can hear the the audio, but nothing is visible; it's just a blank screen with audio from the recording.

I forwarded the same video to my friend who has an  iPhone 7 and he is able to view (and hear) the video.

Does anyone know what the problem is and how to fix?  I am using an iPhone 6s.


texts: Unable to take full screen screenshots "Your screenshot can't be saved"

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I'm currently on Catalina 10.15.4 and recently started seeing a popup whenever I try to take full screen screenshots. A window pops up saying "Your screenshot can't be saved. Unable to capture window image." I've tried to capture via the grab tool and also pressing ⌘ Command ⇧ Shift 4 then Space then and then clicking.

I've tried changing the default directory that my screenshots are saved to from the desktop to a folder called screenshots but this didn't help.
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Screnshots.

Any ideas why this might be happening?


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is there an app to extend a MacBook Pro early 2016 display (OS X El Capitan 10.11.5) to a Windows 10 laptop? Preferably free, by the way, and also not counting Air Display since the newest version doesn't work on Windows.

The goal is this: just like you could extend the display of a Mac to a monitor using Thunderbolt, I would like to extend it to a Windows 10 screen using some software

So far, I have looked into multiple apps, such as AirDisplay, Splashtop, WIDisplay, Synergy, and ScreenRecycler as mentioned by bwall's answer.


texts: Safari on OS X Yosemite 10.10.4 CPU problem

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Since a couple of days I have problems with the CPU usage of my Safari installation. It runs on OS X Yosemite 10.10.4 (MacBook Pro 13" from 2011).

To reproduce it I only have to open one empty tab and do not need to interact with Safari. After a few seconds the CPU usage goes extremely up. Also the fan is mostly on full speed and the Laptop gets quite hot.

But within that situation if I would open new tabs and browse web content it would work without problems. But then when I want to close Safari it hangs. I can only close it by killing its process.

So I tried analyzing it a bit by having a look at the process:

Here it shows that Safari has 98.4% CPU and a quite huge CPU time of 30:13,03.

I then had a look on what happens inside the process by looking at the call graph, but I did not find anything suspicious (but to be honest I am not a C or Apple expert).

I found some similar articles about Safari CPU problems which are caused by the discoveryd process. But as far as I understood those problems are already solved with Yosemite 10.10.4.

Any ideas about how I could track down the problem and fix my Safari installation?


texts: Accessing iTunes servers displays albums multiple times

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I have a number of albums with multiple artists involved. Some I've imported from CDs, some bought on the iTunes store. In iTunes these albums display correctly as one albums containing all the tracks. But I have two scenarios involving other apps accessing iTunes albums that don't work.

The first is where I use VOX to read the iTunes library, the second is where I use iTunes to access an iTunes server running on my NAS.

In both of these scenarios, the album is displayed multiple times, broken up by the track artists instead of the album artist.

For example, the Adjustment Bureau, albums artist: Thomas Newman. Contains a couple of tracks done by Richard Ashcroft and Sarah Vaughan. This was bought from the store so should have the correct metadata.

In iTunes: Displays correct as one albums.
In VOX accessing iTunes: Displays as 3 albums, one per track artist.
In iTunes accessing NAS iTunes server (Synology): Displays as 3 albums, one per track artist.

If I had to guess I'd say the problem is that the format of the file that iTunes makes available has changed. But I don't know how to fix this.

Has anyone had the same experience? Fixed it?


texts: Its heard from century that iphone has bluetooth,but why we cant share anything over bluetooth,but infact we can connect bluetooth speaker and play some music.


texts: What could be causing my MacBook Air 13inch (Mid 2012) 2 GHz Intel Core i7 OS X 10.8.4 to throw the "could not join" WiFi error?

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For some reason, my MacBook Air 13inch (Mid 2012) 2 GHz Intel Core i7 OS X 10.8.4 will fail to connect to my Siemens SE567 ADSL Modem when WiFi security is enabled on it. It throws the following error message:

Every other device in the house will connect which includes:

An older MacBook Air
2013 Mac Mini
2 iPhone 5s
iPad Mini
iPad 1st gen
And an Apple TV

I've played around with all the settings, deleted network profiles, plists, reset the p ram and still get the error. Error only occurs when WiFi has security enabled.

Some more info about my system's WiFi:

Software Versions:
  CoreWLAN: 3.3 (330.15)
  CoreWLANKit:  2.0.2 (202.10)
  Menu Extra:   8.1 (810.9)
  configd plug-in:  8.4 (840.22.1)
  System Information:   8.3 (830.5)
  IO80211 Family:   5.3 (530.4)
  Diagnostics:  2.0 (200.24)
  AirPort Utility:  6.3.1 (631.4)
  Interfaces:
en0:
  Card Type:    AirPort Extreme  (0x14E4, 0xE9)
  Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.17)
  MAC Address:  94:94:26:00:29:d0
  Locale:   FCC
  Country Code: X0
  Supported PHY Modes:  802.11 a/b/g/n
  Supported Channels:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165
  Wake On Wireless: Supported
  AirDrop:  Supported
  Status:   Connected
  Current Network Information:
Wifi:
  PHY Mode: 802.11g
  BSSID:    c0:d0:44:54:50:20
  Channel:  11
  Country Code: X0
  Network Type: Infrastructure
  Security: WPA Personal
  Signal / Noise:   -41 dBm / -92 dBm
  Transmit Rate:    54
  Other Local Wi-Fi Networks:
The fastnet:
  PHY Mode: 802.11g
  BSSID:    80:a1:d7:31:f1:b1
  Channel:  6
  Network Type: Infrastructure
  Security: WPA/WPA2 Personal
  Signal / Noise:   -86 dBm / -92 dBm


texts: Use iPhone on external screen with multi-touch

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Best thing about the iPhone is that it fits into my pocket which makes it easy to take everywhere.  But from time to time, it would be convenient to view  content on a bigger, tablet sized screen.  E.g., reading a kindle book on the train or scrolling through sports scores during breakfast.

Is there something like a "dumb tablet" that would allow me to use the iphone on a bigger screen?

So something that would go beyond an external display (a.k.a. "mirroring") or a device that simply magnifies the screen. It's critical to be able to use the multi-touch functionality on the bigger, external screen.  Wireless connectivity (e.g., Bluetooth) would be ideal but a wired connection could also work.

TL;DR: the goal is to be able to use the iphone on a bigger, external screen from time to time without a full fledged 2nd tablet.

Thoughts?


texts: I copied MP3 file to Iphone but Music app does not see it

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I am not everyday user of iphone. So I connected iphone 4 with ios 7 to my Ubuntu 14.04 machine, Nautilus opened and I copied mp3 files so Downloads folder.

Then I disconnected the phone and opened Music app, but it was empty.

Where should I copy mp3 files so Music can see them?

Can Music app see WAV files as well?


texts: How can my bluetooth headphones pause web content?

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To my surprise I noticed that when I press pause on my Bose Q35C headphones they pause content playing in YouTube/SoundCloud on my MacBook Air 11" (2015). The media keys don't do that.

And I can't find this documented anywhere. What api are these websites using?


texts: Why does the "hand" cursor in macOS have three vertical lines?

texts: What are the three vertical bars in the middle of the cursor supposed to represent?


texts: Control program other than iTunes with bluetooth headphones

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I am using bluetooth headphones with OS X Lion.  The headphones (like most bluetooth headsets) have built-in play/pause and back/forward controls.  Using the play button will always launch iTunes, even if another audio player is running.

Is it possible to set the system up so that the bluetooth headset will control another audio player (in my case I want to use it with Spotify)?  Is there a way to "catch" the play action sent to the system and handle it myself somehow? (I'm new to OS X)


texts: Finder: Select a file after Copy & Paste

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When I copy and paste a file in Windows, the last inserted file is selected automatically in the destination folder. Then I can (for example) press F2 to rename it.

When I copy and paste a file in OS X, the last inserted file is NOT selected in the destination folder. When I want to rename it, I have to look for it, select it and press Enter.

Is there a setting (or a shortcut) in OS X to select (or highlight) the last inserted file(s)?


texts: Multiple email addresses in a single contact

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I have recently started a new job that involves sending before and after photographs of the repairs I carry out on reported faults in Social Housing properties, I have to send as many as 6 or 7 emails a day and I have to include the same 3 separate email addresses every time. Is there a way to call up all 3 email addresses using a single contact? This would save me searching for and selecting each individual every time I send an email.
Thank you in advance for any helpful direction provided by a sympathetic technology-savvy person, I am in your debt.
Yours gratefully
Sid


texts: Email on iPad not showing after some days

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After a few days my older emails on iPad2 stop showing in the inbox.
Dont find any clue where they went.

Does the mail program store the older emails elsewhere? How can i show all the emails and not just the newer ones?


texts: Want download of entire Photo Stream and or Camera Roll from iPhone4S running iOS 5.1.1 to Win 7 Enterprise SP1?

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How can I force download of entire Photo Stream and or Camera Roll to iCloud from iPhone4S running iOS 5.1.1 (9B206) to Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 64-bit?

iCloud folders on the Win 7 machine are empty and none of the photos I want are "new".
If I place photos in the iCloud Upload folder they are uploaded to the Photo Stream on the phone and then on the Win7 Photo Stream folder, but how can I get all the old ones to download?  I'm considering using the App "WiFi Photo Transfer" but would prefer using existing iCloud.  Cannot tell if I have iCloud 2 or not.

I tried carpetflyer's suggestion of turning Photo Stream off and on in iCloud and the result was 2 new Albums in my phone, Photo Library with my most recent 6 photos, and My Photo Stream which was empty.  The My Photo Stream on my Win7 computer downloaded the 6 most recent photos in the Photo Stream album (the contents of Photo Library) and that's all that gets downloaded.  There are 353 others in my Photo Stream album that I'd also like.  I need help.  Anyone tried the "WiFi Photo Transfer" App?

Would appreciate any help.


texts: Incoming connection on UDP port 137 (NBNS) from an internal IP address?

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I have a Little Snitch (a third-party firewall application) on my Macbook running OS 10.11.1.

I noticed that because of my settings to deny most incoming connections from the LAN, the launchd process automatically denied an attempted incoming connection from an internal IP address (192.168.0.2) on UDP port 137 (NBNS).

I'm aware that NBNS is related to NetBIOS but I'm still not too sure of what it actually does. Was a machine on my LAN attempting to connect to mine in order to find out what the basics of my machine (like model or make or something)? I've never noticed a connection like this before so I'm curious if I should be worried.

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In the screenshot: despite the arrow next to the IP address going rightwards, there's a symbol next to the log that indicates it was incoming.


texts: How to get XCode commandline tools for Leopard in 2014

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It's been several years since Leopard, but today I found myself looking for the XCode commandline tools that would run on it. Specifically, version 3.1, as that is the last version that would run on Leopard.

However, the Apple developers download page does not provide any downloads for XCode tools for either Leopard or Snow Leopard.

Is anyone aware of any workign mirrors, or ways I could obtain the toolchain? I could of course compile the various included tools from source, but that would probably take much more time than I was planning to spend on this project.

On a related note; I feel Apple should just keep the old versions online at the download center. It's terrible practice to simply stop making older versions available for download.


texts: Is it possible to sync an iPad via iPhone without a computer

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My wife currently owns an iPod nano and is planning on upgrading her phone to an iPhone 6 when she is eligible to upgrade (currently she has an Android phone.

She rarely, if ever, uses a computer at home anymore as almost everything she needs to do can be done via her phone or tablet.  The only thing she really uses it for anymore is iTunes.

Since she would have access to iTunes via the iPhone once she upgrades, it is possible to sync new music purchases to the nano via the iPhone instead of pulling out a computer?


texts: I got a divorce, and my iCloud email has my old name. I did an alias, but I want that old name gone. Now what?


texts: How can I make multiple directories in Mac OS terminal?

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I'm trying to make multiple folders at once but when I press enter it says: mkdir: i/like: No such file or directory.

I do this
mkdir i/like/icecream

I think I have the latest version of python.
Any help? Ty.


texts: Retina 2012 15" Macbook Pro: Vertical Lines like dead pixels

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I recently purchased a used MacBook Pro 15" Retina (2012). Before I bought it, its screen was replaced entirely and so was its upper case. I am currently using Windows 10 on the laptop.

I started noticing intermittent vertical lines 1 pixel wide when using the machine. At first I thought it was a row of dead pixels, but the screen will sometimes go back to working properly for no reason what so ever. Sometimes the lines are a bright magenta or dark green. The most persistent line is a very subtle light gray. I take very good care of my electronics and I have never dropped the MacBook. What do you think could be causing this? I believe I am past the previous owner's 90 day warranty on the last repair and the AppleCare expired about a month ago.


texts: Bootcamp Yosemite: How to Install windows 7 with DVD

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I was wondering is it possible to Install Windows7 with a bootable DVD?

On apple web site:

  When you purchase Windows, it either comes as a disk image file (ISO)
  or as an installation disc. If your copy of Windows came on a DVD, you
  should create a disk image of your installation disc.

Why should I make an ISO when I have an original windows dvd and my mac is also have an optical drive?


texts: How can you cancel a mail send message failure when the menu is too large to fit on the screen?

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Note: This is a problem I have never had before and I am not sure how to describe it in the title or here. Anyone may edit this to make it more clear.

I use Apple Mail on the latest OS X. This time, I sent a email to hundreds of people at once (these addresses are publicly known), just to have one of them fail and now I can't exit this menu, as seen here:

I force quit mail and opened it back up, just for it to happen again. I tried using tab to select "edit message," which would make this message disappear, but it didn't work. Do I have to factory reset Mail since I would need a ~4600p (34 megapixel) screen to select an option?][6


texts: iMessage stopped working.. Contacts are shown as red now

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This problem has been seen on mid-2012 MacBook Pros on Mavericks and on late-2014 Retina MacBook Pros on Yosemite.

One day while using iMessage on the Mac, all the contacts turned red and messages failed to send, immediately returning a "not delivered" error. It also reported when trying to resend the messages that the contacts were no longer associated with an iMessage account.

Things that didn't fix this behavior:

Deleting the com.apple.ids.madrid
Removing the Apple ID information from my phone, turning off iMessage on both of the devices, and placing my iPhone in airplane mode for several minutes before turning it on logging in again.

Could someone help me figure out how to solve this?


texts: I purchased a set of studio headphones from Audio Technica. Turns out, the pin is 3.5 mm and is too big for my iPhone 5. Is there some sort of adapter that I can buy that will convert the pin to the one for an iPhone? (Links to the suitable product at RadioShack would be appreciated :))


texts: How To Fix Time-Warner Cable Connections with Mac Laptops

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I have an extremely tough problem that's hard to chase down.

My father-in-law, George, has a Mac Book Pro here in the USA that he bought this year (2016) with Yosemite on it from Best Buy. I haven't yet upgraded his OSX. I have a Mac Air 13" that I bought from Apple in 2015 with Yosemite on it and then upgraded it to the latest OSX.

I have DSL high speed Internet at my house. George, however, has Time-Warner Cable and has purchased a custom cable modem NAT router with WIFI from WalMart for each of his Time-Warner locations -- one at the beach house, and one at his house. He has one model from Motorola and another from NetGear.

When I use my Mac Air at my house, I never lose a connection to my WIFI router. However, when I am at his house or the beach house on Time-Warner Cable, my Mac Air has an issue randomly every 4 to 10 hours where it loses the Internet for whatever reason, but the quick fix seems to simply be to bounce the WIFI to off and then back on again.

George, as well, has this same problem with his Mac Book Pro laptop, and resolves it the same way. It occurs at two separate locations with Time-Warner Cable. Also, when his laptop goes down, so does mine at the same exact time, when we are at his house or the beach house with Time-Warner Cable.

We had Time-Warner Cable come out to look at the line and they said indeed there were some issues at his regular house, but not the beach house, and they repaired it. Now the modem doesn't have the issue -- it's just the WIFI connection to it, which we can bounce (WIFI on/WIFI off) and within seconds we're back in action again.

The reason he has two different router vendors (Motorola and NetGear) is because we thought perhaps it was router.

He's come over to my house with the DSL and never experienced a lockup, and, I'll say again that I've never had a lockup on my house WIFI with the DSL, either.

So I tried changing the WIFI speed on his two cable modem routers so that they weren't the highest possible speed. That didn't seem to have any effect. Then, I changed the channel on each router and used an app on my Android mobile phone that told me which channel would have the least interference. I also ensured he had no cordless phones in his houses that might be impacting this. The net effect of these changes is that they showed no improvement. I kept changing channel for awhile and nothing seemed to fix this. His laptop WIFI and my laptop WIFI will intermittently lock up on his Time-Warner Cable Internet every 4 to 10 hours, but simply bouncing the WIFI signal fixes it instantly.

So I ran the WIFI diag wizard (alt key + WIFI menu) on his laptop and mine and it found no issues.

The only things consistent in this problem are:

He's not paying the outrageous fee for their Time-Warner brand cable modem. Instead, he's using one from Walmart. (Two, in fact -- one from NetGear and another from Motorola, one at each house location.)
He's using Time-Warner.
It's got the same symptom at both house locations, whether it's his Mac Book Pro laptop or my Mac Air 13" laptop. (And it never happens on my telephone DSL Internet.)

Is this problem a well-known Mac problem? Or, is it a well-known Time-Warner scam where they want to force you to purchase their own brand of modem? Or, does Time-Warner just go down every 4-10 hours for like a second or two? Or is it something else?


texts: characters in login screen replaced by question marks

texts: My log-in screen appears with question marks instead of the usual text. (See screen shot - I have removed my log-in name from the picture).  I am using MacOS Sierra 10.12.3 on a MacBook Pro (early 2011).


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Imagine I have 3 or 4 Macs on a long bench.
(Assume same wifi network, whatever needed.)
In short, I want to do something on Mac1 which makes something run on Mac2, 3, and 4.
So, it will be running known app X and doing known function Y - and that's it.
Is there a standard sort of approach?


texts: Multiple apple account on the same mac wait 90 days to download?

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So I have a US itunes account and a German one, because the US gets stuff earlier. The German one is my main account and I use that for the mac app store and for the apps on iTunes but I mainly use the US one for movies and TV shows.

I recently bought a movie from the German account, and when I tried to stream it on the mac, it told me that this computer is already associated with an Apple ID and after switching I have to wait 90 days.

So if my understanding is correct, if I opt to use my German account to download or stream the movie I just bought, I cannot access my stuff on the US account for the next 90 days, atleast not on this particular mac?

Was this always like that? I remember being able to switch back and fourth without a problem.


texts: Problems with Photos App under El Capitan

texts: I have 2 problems.  First, I cannot find the trash icon anywhere (nor the "recent" flag.  Second, I cannot find the setting for adding titles to photographs in a slideshow.  It all worked in iPhoto but not any more


texts: Brand new mac pro tower has really slow wifi? iPhone and macbook pro 2016 get 100Mbps, while mac pro gets 1/3 of that

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I've run out of ideas.
I'm right next to my router/access point. I have an iphone, a macbook pro 2016, and a mac pro tower that I've had for a few months. All of them running fast.com show 100Mbps, but the mac pro only ever gets to about 25-30Mbps. It was definitely not this slow in the past, and so I'm not sure if a recent update broke something, but I keep dropping calls and stuff as of late on the mac pro. Any ideas for how to troubleshoot?


texts: Where does the mail utility store read mail?

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I have a few cron jobs that mail their output to my username. I check this mail in the terminal by typing mail. When I quit the mail program with 'q' it says "Saved X messages in mbox" (where X is the number of messages I just read).

How can I read those messages again?


texts: MacBook Pro not booting after small update (patch) Big Sur

texts: I have a Macbook Pro Retina, 15", mid-2015 which was upgraded to Big Sur successfully. Some days later I got the notification of a "small security upgrade" which I applied and my Mac did not restart. Now I am working in safe mode. I have tried Disk Utility and it says all is ok. I have also tried in verbose mode, however I can not see any errors and the Mac does not startup. I have also removed all startup items.


texts: Is it possible to install Chrome OS on a PowerBook without VM?

texts:
I'm interested in throwing Chrome OS on an old Powerbook just for the hell-of-it.

Does anyone know if it's possible to install it as the only OS? I'd rather not have to run a VM for this.


texts: Beam projector works in bootcamp, but do not work in macos

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The HDMI beam projector in my classroom works fine when I boot with Bootcamp (win 10), but it shows "no signal" when I boot with macOS (10.14.6)

I have changed all the available screen resolutions, and tried rebooting, but it was useless.

But I think there should be a way to resolve this problem.

MBP 15" mid-2014.

Any ideas to solve my problem?


texts: How can I view all Wi-Fi network names (SSIDs) in my area?

texts: I live in an area dense with Wi-Fi coverage. Eight SSIDs show from my menu bar dropdown, but I know there are more. Where can I view a full list of networks in my area? (I'm on a 2011 MacBook Air running 10.8, but it'd be nice to know in general.)


texts: IOS 6 - Contacts have disappeared then when I type it in they re-appear temporally

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I recently updated my 3Gs to the new iOS 6. However after doing this I've noticed that a lot of my contacts are gone.

However if they call me or I type the number in, they pop up and will stay in my recents tab, but if I then go back into contacts they are still not there!

How is this possible? And more importantly, how can I get all my contacts back?


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With /usr/bin/log I can get information about the mail services from macOS's log system. E.g. /usr/bin/log show --start '2019-08-07 12:50:59' --end '2019-08-07 13:00:59' --predicate '(process == "smtp") || (process == "smtpd") || (process == "postscreen") || (process == "qmgr")' -info

I use run this via a script every night to get a semi-normal postfix log from macOS's log system.

#!/bin/bash

#LOGDIR=/tmp # For testing
LOGDIR=/var/log
LOGFILE="$LOGDIR/tmpmail.log"
LOGDATEFILE="$LOGDIR/maillog.lastrun"
LOCKDIR="$LOGDIR/maillog.lock"

if mkdir "$LOCKDIR"
then
    # Lock acquired
    # Remove LOCKDIR when the script finishes, or when it receives a signal
    trap 'rm -rf "$LOCKDIR"' 0    # remove directory when script finishes

    ENDDATE=$(date -v-1S +"%Y-%m-%d %T")
    echo >&2 "Adding mail log data to $LOGFILE until cutoff $ENDDATE"
    if [ ! -f "$LOGDATEFILE" ]
    then
        /usr/bin/log show --end "$ENDDATE" --predicate '(process == "smtp") || (process == "smtpd") || (process == "postscreen") || (process == "qmgr")' -info >> "$LOGFILE"
    else
        STARTDATE=`cat "$LOGDATEFILE"`
        echo >&2 "Adding mail log data to $LOGFILE from previous cutoff $STARTDATE"
        /usr/bin/log show --start "$STARTDATE" --end "$ENDDATE" --predicate '(process == "smtp") || (process == "smtpd") || (process == "postscreen") || (process == "qmgr")' -info >> "$LOGFILE"
    fi
    /bin/echo -n "$ENDDATE" >"$LOGDATEFILE"

else
    # Another one is already running or the lock was not cleaned up
    echo >&2 "Cannot acquire lock on $LOCKDIR. Giving up"
    exit 0
fi

This used to work perfectly, and I had no need for my logs for a long while. Now I have, and I find out that the log extraction has become erratic. To be precise: while I can see a few messages being delivered (or greylisting-bounced) in the log, there are many that I know that have been delivered (they are in the user's mail box), but that do not show up in the log. I cannot think of a rational explanation.

Could it be that the database of macOS's log system is hosed and how do I find out?


texts: I think I accidentally erased Macintosh HD?

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I was trying to install OS X on my Mac that had OS X removed. I wrongly erased Macintosh HD and it changed to "Untitled". After that I restarted my Mac and it just shows an image of "?" in a folder.  I'm only able to use Internet Recovery (after holding option on startup nothing would display but wifi connection). I waited for it to finish and a menu like command+r after option.

My question is what should I do to fix Macintosh HD and make it ready to install OS X? Is there something that must be done with Disk Utility after Internet Recovery to bring back Macintosh HD?
I'm on a MBP 2015


texts: How can I merge primary APFS partition with other empty APFS partition?

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Using the latest Macbook Pro with currently High Sierra 10.13.1, I was using bootcamp for a year, and I decided to get rid of the Bootcamp partition this morning. The Bootcamp utility would not let me erase this partition, so I decided to do it through Disk Utility.

I did everything I could to "erase" it, but I can't find any way to merge this 58GB partition with my primary Macintosh HD one.

In Disk Utility, if I want to erase the container Disk2, it tells me that an internal error occured... The BOOTCAMP partition is actually formatted as APFS...

$ diskutil list

How can I merge those two partitions ?

EDIT : The BOOTCAMP partition is now gone but I can't extend the primary one ...


texts:
I have found ways to disable spotlight indexing for a specific folder. But, how do I do the reverse. I want to

disable all indexing
enable for just one or two folder I specify.

is it possible? How.

Also any side effect, like slowing down some system operation (other than search results)


texts: Mount Linux NFS share on Mountain Lion 10.8.5

texts:
I am new to using Apple as main OS. I am used to fstab in Linux to keep the mounts for nfs. When I use Go to in Finder to mount nfs://serveripaddress/home/shared I get a permissions error.

The below command works from Terminal though:

    mount -t nfs -o resvport,nolocks,locallocks,intr,soft,wsize=32768,rsize=3276 \
        serveripaddress:/home/shared /private/shared

How can I get this to be mounted each time I log in and vpn to the network where this share resides?


texts:
I noticed that iOS 7 on my iPad now says this in the Bluetooth pane of the preferences if Bluetooth is turned off: "Location accuracy and nearby services are improved when Bluetooth is turned on."

How does Bluetooth improve location accuracy? I know that Wifi improves accuracy because Apple has various Wifi networks mapped out, but how could Bluetooth help?


texts: How can I use Google shortening service (http://goo.gl) in Twitter for iPhone?

texts:
I tried to configure Google service as custom URL shortening service by adding this url http://goo.gl but it's not working.

Any idea ?


texts: Sending message from Terminal does not work when the Mac is sleeping

texts:
I have a script that LaunchControl runs in the middle of the night to back up my database and send a message that it has been done. The message is sent as follows:

osascript -e 'tell application "Messages" to send "backup completed" to buddy "admin"'

I am running macOS Mojave. This works fine if I test it during the day, but in the middle of the night it, the message is not sent even thought the backup occurs. Presumably it has something to do with the fact that my machine is asleep. How do I fix this?


texts: Way for new Mac touch bar to behave the same as the Old keyboard

texts:
The new touch bar is not very good for people good at keyboard shortcuts and development.

I used to be able to press Shift F8 to get iTunes to play without giving it focus.

How can I get the F10,F11 etc. keys to always display on Chrome without pressing Fn, on touch bar Mac?

This makes debugging annoying.


texts: What is the shortcut for confirming dialogs on Mac?

texts:
I have a MacBook Pro 2015 with macOS Sierra 10.12.4 installed. I have a question about confirming dialogs.

I use WebStorm from JetBrains to write code. After some actions I can open Commit dialog. By the way the commit dialog opens with Command + K shortcut. Here is this dialog:

I write some text and after that I need to press the Commit button (submit form).

The problem: I can't do this with a shortcut. I tried Command + enter. I assumed this would work, because submitting this dialog (and any other dialog like this, not only in this programm) is done by control + enter, so I assumed on Mac it must be Command + enter.

It is not only with this dialog, it also doesn't work in other applications either.

What is the hotkey to confirm dialogs on Mac?


texts: Unable to install Mac OS X 'Yosemite' on MBP when trying to erase harddrive ; "erase process has failed."

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New to using mac os. I was attempting in installing Mac OS X 'Yosemite' on a mid 2010 macbook pro.

[Earlier before I started the whole process, I accidentally deleted everything (main harddrive) from disk utility including the bootcamp.]

I created a bootable USB with Yosemite on it, during the process, at the part where I am suppose to erase the main harddrive, I ran into "erase process has failed." = unable to erase the harddrive.

I've tried  first aid, erasing and etc = "erase process has failed"

[After watching this video; youtube.com/watch?v=o6s4GZWG7M0
I noticed that I am missing "Bootcamp"]

1) How do I erase my hard drive if I keep getting "erase process has failed" when I attempt to?

2) Does not having a bootcamp underneath my hard drive disallow me from erasing my main hard drive?

[EDIT]

Adding photos as requested by Monomeeth in comments:

Booting options
Upon boot from USB
Disk Utility
Erasing options
Attempting to erase HD

[EDIT 2]

Additional images;
I'm able to successfully erase the "2nd" HD but when I attempt to erase my main HD it fails.

Attempting to erase "2nd" HD
Successfully erase "2nd" HD
Return to erase main HD = fails

[EDIT 3]

ran command: diskutil partitionDisk disk0 1 GPT HFS+ Mac_HD 100%

Resulted in "Error: -69888: Couldn't unmount disk"

[EDIT 4]

ran command: diskutil list

disk0 to disk12
disk 12 to disk15

[EDIT 5]

ran command: diskutil unmountDisk force diskX

"Forced unmount of disk0 failed: at least one volume could not be unmounted"

/

ran command: sudo diskutil unmountDisk force disk0

""sudo command not found"

[EDIT 7]

Attempted to recreate a bootable USB with Yosemite on it, which was successful
But

Still wasn't able to format internal HD.

Skipped to step 6

OS X utilities screen still says "Reinstall" instead of Install
There's no option to select Internal disk after selecting Reinstall OS X
Returned to disk utility and sucessfully formatted underneath my internal HD "2nd";

Erase Options

Successfully erased "2nd"
"2nd" disk then showed up as an option to reinstall yosemite on
Attempted to reinstall, entered Apple ID and "this item is temporarily unavailable appeared again


texts:
Is there any way I can completely uninstall an app for free?
I know there are apps that delete the app and the leftovers but none seem to be free.


texts: So CTRL+left/right switches the desktop for the display where my mouse pointer is, is there a way to do that for another display without having to move the pointer over?


texts: How do I uninstall the Proxinator Security Agent Plugin?

texts:
A while ago, using OS X Mavericks, I installed an OS X utility named Proxinator, which was supposed to allow me to lock and unlock my Mac by proximity sensing my iPhone using bluetooth and a companion iPhone app. It didn't work well, but I left it installed.

Recently, and after installing Yosemite, there came a security update which prevented me from logging in. The symptoms were basically the same as described in this question, (black screen, flashing cursor instead of login dialog). The error logs pointed to /Library/Security/SecurityAgentPlugins/proxinator.bundle. Removing it didn't help, and I was eventually forced to restore a backup that took me back to Mavericks.

Then I tried removing the bundle from the SecurityAgentPlugins directory, and I got the same problem with the black screen. Restoring it fixed the problem. So something in the system configuration is evidently expecting a plugin that works, but I can't figure out what.

How can I get rid of a Security Agent Plugin?


texts: The following, How to set default finder window size?, works for about a day, then the finder window size reverts to the usual small window. Is there a way to put it in stone that the finder window size shouldn't change? Through Terminal perhaps?


texts: Can different user accounts have separate Time Machine Backup drives?

texts: If I have two users accounts on one Mac is it possible to automatically use a different Time Machine drive for each user's data?


texts:
I've noticed over the last couple of weeks (to month) that the home button on my black 4S is becoming depressed relative to the case - only a very small amount but it now lacks the feedback it had when new.

Having looked at my housemate's 4S of the same age and probably slightly worse care, his is still perfectly flush. Is this normal / is the button on mine defective? I'm aware that I am probably being over-careful, but on my old i4 the home button gave up entirely after 14 months.


texts: Transfer Files From Hidden HDD Macintosh Volume to USB in Recovery Mode From Terminal

texts:
Ok. I am not particularly tech savvy. I am trying to transfer the contents of 2012 Macintosh HDD to a USB drive. My computer crashed and I am trying to recover some files from the Macintosh HDD Volume in the Recovery Mode Terminal.

The volume is unmounted and I cannot mount it
When I type pwd I get '/volumes'
When I type ls -a I get  '.Trashes' 'EFI' and 'OS X Base System'
The volume is non repairable
diskutil list does not give me a UUID

So, What I am trying to do is reveal this volume, navigate to it, and extract the files.
For the purposes of this question, revealing and accessing the volume are what I am trying to do, as I think I can work out how to copy and paste files once I am in. Just hoping the files are still available in the corrupted volume.
Thanks


texts:
Apple updates keeps popping up notifications, and offers me 3 options for "Later".
How do I tell it "Never".

Some of these updates are for programs I have never used e.g. iMovie and Keynote.

I managed to hide Raw Camera updates with Option+Click but attempts to do this with Keynote, required me to logon, and then started download, which is now paused.

I have limited downloads, and don't want to waste on programs I will never use.


texts:
Description:
I have 2 types of MacOS VMs in my environment:
1)
admin@vm1 ~ % system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType
Software:

System Software Overview:

  System Version: macOS 11.1 (20C69)
  Kernel Version: Darwin 20.2.0
  Boot Volume: Macintosh HD
  Boot Mode: Normal
  Computer Name: vm1
  User Name: admin (admin)
  Secure Virtual Memory: Enabled
  System Integrity Protection: Enabled
  Time since boot: 17 minutes

admin@vm1 ~ % sw_vers
ProductName:    macOS
ProductVersion: 11.1
BuildVersion:   20C69

admin@vm2 ~ % system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType
Software:

System Software Overview:

  System Version: macOS 10.15.6 (19G2021)
  Kernel Version: Darwin 19.6.0
  Boot Volume: mac
  Boot Mode: Normal
  Computer Name: vm2
  User Name: admin (admin)
  Secure Virtual Memory: Enabled
  System Integrity Protection: Enabled
  Time since boot: 97 days 3:45

admin@vm2 ~ % sw_vers
ProductName:    Mac OS X
ProductVersion: 10.15.6
BuildVersion:   19G2021

I only have terminal access to these VMs (no GUI available).
Requirements:
I need the SSHD daemon to listen on port TCP 22 and on port TCP 7000.
What I tried so far:
Cannot change ssh port on High Sierra

I tested method #2 from this answer with the second ssh2.plist file, but it doesn't seem to work. I get error messages like "Unknown key for string: SHAuthorizationRight" and "com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.openssh.sshd.<some_id>): Service exited with abnormal code: 255". SSH continues to listen on port 22, but not on port 7000.
Adding Port 22 and Port 7000 to /etc/ssh/sshd_config doesn't seem to help at all.

How do I go about solving this ?
Does anyone have access to a similar version of MacOS to confirm how to achieve this ?


texts:
I found this problem showing up on El Capitan Photos.

Does anybody know how to find the .peg file?

Additionally, I think this error is related to why some of my photos are not being imported into Photos. Has anybody else experienced the same problem?


texts: Why is Java virtual memory reservation so high?  Bug?

texts: On my Mac Os 10.5.8 Server, Java is reserving 16,777,216TB (about a third more then the sum of all human knowledge -eek!) of virtual memory. I know it's not really reserving this (it would be pretty amazing if it was!); is it something to worry about (i.e. a bug / glitch), and if not, what does it mean?


texts:
I recently bought a HP MFP M277dw printer (which is by the way really good) and as macOS hadn't driver for it I had to install the HP's software.

This thing is really annoying and what's more concerning, it taking up to 100% cpu time (of one core) while doing absolutely nothing (one would hope).

So I deleted the directory /Library/Printers/hp/Frameworks and killed it.

The problem is that every time I boot this directory with all these crappy apps from HP is being restored.

Is there a way to prevent it?

Regards,
Radek

EDIT (Sun, Feb 4, 2018 16:30:46): I actually just found out that I do not even need to reboot. It install itself within an hour or something like that


texts: I want to upgrade my iPhone 5 running iOS 7 to iOS 8. I dont want the current iOS 9 update in my device. Is there any way to update my phone to iOS 8 without iOS 9?


texts: 2x TB from MBPr to display PBP on 4k monitor

texts:
I have MBPr 13" early 2013, as it does not support 4k at 60Hz, I was wondering if I can use both TB ports (max TB resolution is 2560x1600) to push image to a 4k display using picture by picture functionality? I would flip them vertically.

Any experience with this idea?

Backup plan is to pick up two 2560x1440 monitors :D


texts: After Installation of Yosemite some command line tools not found!

texts:
I just did a clean installation of 10.10.
Now some command line tools won't work anymore.
In example gshred is not found anymore (always worked on Lion) and man gpg gives
"No manual entry for gpg".

Has anyone an idea what the problem might be? :)


texts: Problems with tesseract and leptonica on OS X

texts:
after sudo port selfupdate, sudo port install leptonica and sudo port install tesseract I have what seem to be serious deficiencies. Tesseract wont even recognize .tiff files!

pro:Images me$ tesseract textcrop.tiff textcrop
Tesseract Open Source OCR Engine v3.02 with Leptonica
Error in findTiffCompression: function not present
Error in pixReadStreamTiff: function not present
Error in pixReadStream: tiff: no pix returned
Error in pixRead: pix not read
Unsupported image type.

pro:Images me$ otool -L `which tesseract`
/usr/local/bin/tesseract:
    /usr/local/lib/libtesseract.3.dylib (compatibility version 4.0.0, current version 4.2.0)
    /usr/local/lib/liblept.2.dylib (compatibility version 3.0.0, current version 3.0.0)
    /usr/lib/libz.1.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.2.5)
    /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 159.1.0)
    /usr/lib/libstdc++.6.dylib (compatibility version 7.0.0, current version 52.0.0)

I am running OS X 10.8.4. I have tried cleaning and reinstalling both leptonica and tesseract with no results.


texts: Growl notifications when a user logs in to Minecraft server?

texts:
Would love to be able to get a Growl notification when a user logs in to my (locally hosted) Minecraft server.

I took a peek in the Console but it doesn't seem to record the logins, although my server GUI shows activity on the server including logins.

It runs within Java, so maybe that's the issue with it not showing up in the Console, although some of my actions do seem to get recorded, but those seem related to the main Minecraft app and not the server.

Even if I could find the logs, I am at a loss as to how one sets up a Growl notification, although I assume it has to do with growlNotify: http://growl.info/extras.php#growlnotify


texts: How can an iPod touch play mp3 transferred as files on storage instead of Apple sync using iTunes?

texts:
I am currently looking for ways to transfer files from my Linux machine to my version 6.1 iPod Touch. Following this guide, I have been able to use the ifuse package to treat my iPod Touch like a USB stick and put the mp3s that I want on it. However, after dismounting the iPod, I can't find anything on it that acknowledges the existence of the new files. So, I have the following questions:
I don’t know which (if any) folders of my iPod Touch process files or make them available to any music player app.
Note: The iPod Touch is on version 6.1 (10B141) of its OS and is a 5th Gen (A1421) model. It may be assumed that it has been reset to factory settings and has never seen iTunes or an Apple account, and never will.
Are there apps or folders to which a native app will play these mp3 once they are copied via USB to a Linux machine?


texts: Where do Macs from before 2011 store their recovery and startup disk menu?

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To give some background, the reason I want to know this information is because, I recently bought a brand new SSD to place into a 2009 Mac mini, where I want to install Kubuntu. I know that PCs store their BIOS in the motherboard ROM, but not entirely sure for Macs.
The problem I have is that if I swap the internal HDD (without copying data to the new SSD) in the Mac, will it mean I can't boot from USB when I have swapped out the hard drive, as the USB boot menu will be wiped, or is this menu stored somewhere else, meaning that I can still access it without copying my hard drive data to the new SSD?


texts: Trouble generating a p12 certificate for wallet signing

texts:
I've been trying to replace an expired p12 certificate which is used for signing AppleWallet passes in PHP.
The problem I'm having is nothing to do with the PHP end of things but getting and exporting the certificates as P12.
Here are the steps I have taken, along with the original url for the instructions for each step

create a csr (see https://help.apple.com/developer-account/#/devbfa00fef7)

Launch Keychain Access located in /Applications/Utilities.

Choose Keychain Access > Certificate Assistant > Request a Certificate from a Certificate Authority.

In the Certificate Assistant dialog, enter an email address in the User Email Address field.

In the Common Name field, enter a name for the key (for example, Gita Kumar Dev Key).

Leave the CA Email Address field empty.

Choose “Saved to disk”, and click Continue.

Go to Apple Developer portal and under Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles create an Identifier

In Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles, select Identifiers.

Under Identifiers, select Pass Type IDs.

Click the plus (+) button.

Enter the description and pass type identifier, and click Submit.

note: I first tried the existing identifier from the previous certificate.  That didn't work so I deleted it and created a new one.

Create the Certificate
(see https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/PassKit_PG/YourFirst.html)

In Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles, select Identifiers.

Under Identifiers, select Pass Type IDs.

Select the pass type identifier, then click Edit.

click the Create Certificate button, then follow the instructions to create a pass signing certificate.

Download that certificate and the double click it to import into my Key Chain

When I import it, it appears as just a single certificate and not a group like the previous one, so I cannot then export it as a .p12.  See attached screen shot where top cert is the new single cert and second cert is the expired group of certs.
Where am I going wrong that the imported certificate does not contain the self signed certificate that I uploaded as part of the creation in step 3)

I have tried using variations of different common names and leaving the cert name blank in step 3?

Another thing I noticed in Keychain Access is that the new cert doesn't appear under the "My Certificates" group, only under the "Certificates" group, so it almost looks like my identity is screwed.  I did just upgrade to Catalina!


texts: Restoring apps and preferences to a clean install

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I have a mid-2009 MBP currently running Mavericks and suffering from the slow performance problems that others have been mentioning.

Initially I thought it might have been something to do with a battery replacement warning I was receiving, so I had that replaced. Things got a bit better, but not by much. I'm planning on getting a SSD but that will take a while to ship.

The tech at the Apple Store suggested a clean install of Mavericks from a USB stick, which is what I'm going to attempt next. (if that doesn't work I'll probably try this as kernel_task seems to be taking up a lot of memory and CPU usage)

Is there a way to do a clean install but keep all of my apps, preferences, etc.? Could I just make a Time Machine backup and restore from it?


texts: WindowServer High CPU using external monitor - Big Sur

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So, few bits of context

I've got a MacBook 12" from 2017
It's connected to an external monitor via USB-C to a Satechi V2 dongle and then HDMI to the monitor

I'm experiencing a few things:

Stuttering when I move windows (like dropping frames)
Videos stutter when my mouse pointer is in motion
WindowServer in Activity Monitor shoots through the roof of CPU usage when I move my mouse a lot
The above is accompanied by the beach ball

See screenshot

I've had a bit of a speedup by disabling "Displays have seperate spaces" in the System Preferences, but it's still happening. It's also slowing down game animations as when my mouse it moving, games won't animate.
Any thoughts?


texts: Disable line wrapping and horizontal scrolling for output in iTerm

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I want to disable the interactive line wrapping that iterm does in my terminal application.

I can run

$ python -c 'print "\x1b[?7l"'

to disable line wrapping on output, so long lines like

$ python -c 'print "asdf"*100'

don't immediately get line wrapped and instead are cut off, but once I interactively change the window width to be smaller that line still wraps. I'd like behavior like vim has when in set nowrap mode - not even a flicker of a wrap.

This question is similar to Disable line wrapping for output in the Terminal, but that's asking about scrolling.


texts: Windows Explorer stopped working after connecting external display (monitor) to My Apple Mac Book Air 2011

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Earlier i was using Window 7 32 bit (bootcamp), and i have replaced my new SSD and load the windows 7 64 bit. After installing windows 7 64 bit, i was facing display driver issue due to incompatible drivers automatically loaded after running bootcamp, and intel HD graphic 4000 (version 10.18.10.5129)  installed. i restarted by laptop, and after restarting black screen was coming, so i copied the display driver (Intel HD graphic 4000 version 8.15.10.2778) from my 32 bit SSD and installed the driver. After installing display driver version 8.15.10.2778, i can boot in windows 7 bootcamp and also it is working fine but when i connect external display (monitor) via thunder bolt to VGA port then it is showing windows explorer stopped working and i have to restart the windows explorer then i can see the external display on my monitor. This error coming each time, i connect external display with my Mac.
Kindly help to resolve this issue.


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I am going to buy my first iPhone soon and trying to sort out possible problems.
I plan to use VPN all the time, but, as far as I found, there is no Always On mode available without using Apple Configurator from Mac device, which I don't have.
My goal is just to have vpn always enabled to prevent data leaks. It should be enabled all the time, disabled only manually by my own intervention, not by different network inactities and sleeps.
By data leaks I mean periods when OS reconnects to VPN after sleep or inactivity period and apps may use regular connection, not VPN-ized one for some time (at least, that was the matter on iOS 7 or 8 or like that).
Are these leak problems actual? Or is there any possible way to achieve always on behaviour to prevent leaks without having Mac?


texts: Safari does not restore saved tabs when I exit via X icon

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When I quit Safari via its Menu or CMD+q, it properly restores saved tabs.

However, if I close it via X icon (top left) or by quitting it via right click on its icon in the desktop bar, it does not restore any tab.

What am I making it wrong? I already set it to restore the tabs in its Preferences.


texts: Show Keynote presenter view but share only slides via Zoom?

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Back when I was in the office, I'd connect my MacBook Pro to a conference room's large display via HDMI cable and, using Keynote, show only the slides on the large display, but the presenter view (with notes) on the laptop display.
Now that I'm working from home, I have only the laptop display, but, when I give a talk via Zoom, I want the same thing, i.e., share only the slides, but see the presenter view on the laptop display.
Is this possible?  If so, how?


texts: Mac Terminal Slow after upgrading to PHP7.3

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I had my  Mid 2013 macbook air running Mojave (10.14.5) with PHP 7.1.23 updated to PHP  7.3 from https://php-osx.liip.ch/ using the command
curl -s https://php-osx.liip.ch/install.sh | bash -s 7.3 .

Everything went fine and i added export PATH=/usr/local/php5/bin:$PATH to my bash_profile to adjust PATH to include the installed directory . Once i sourced the bash_profile the terminal just went really slow . An ls command is taking almost 3s in $HOME .

I tried deleting the added export and the terminal is working really fine ( ls is almost instantaneous )  but the PHP version is the old one . Do anybody have any idea on what is going on ?

I tried it both on zsh and bash and both are showing the same behaviour .


texts: How do I get Mac Calendar app to use outlook instead of Mail app for its email alerts

texts: I have been trying to get away from Google lately so I am trying to use the Mac Calendar app for my calendar. I want email notifications for my events but Calendar always launches the Mail app even though outlook is my default mail app.


texts: Private Key and Certificate protection on IOS

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I have a question about private key protection on iOS.

I simply would like to know if there is a way of protecting client's certificates when importing them to an iPad.

For example, when installing a certificate on an Android device, it forces me to set a pin or pass phrase to the device, which can't be disabled until the certificate is deleted.

Is there something like that in iOS?

Edit: In my case, I'm speaking of private devices used for professional activity. It means that we can't applied any MDM policy solution (because we don't own the device).
Am I right?


texts:
I just migrated from a 120 GB SSD drive to a 600 GB SSD drive. As I was lazy and didn't want to reinstall Mac OS X (Lion), I chose the following migration path:

I created at GPT on the 600 GB target disk with exactly the same three partitions as they are present on my old disk, using gdisk. I placed the third partition (that holds the Lion Recovery System) at the end of the disk, such that there is empty space between the system partition (holding the "Macintosh HD" labeled FS) and the recovery partition. I chose this setup as I wasn't sure whether I wanted to expand my system partition later or use the new space for a separate filesystem.
I plugged my old 120 GB SSD into a linux box and saved three images, one for each partion, using dd
Then I plugged my new 600 GB SSD into the same box and wrote the three images to the three newly created partitions, again, using dd

Then I installed the 600 GB SSD back in my Macbook Pro and started up the system. Everything works fine, with the exception that it seems to take forever for the computer to decide what partition to boot from - before the early password prompt (I use full disk encryption) I now have to stare at a white screen for about 10 seconds.

Disk Utility reports that something is wrong with the partition table that might cause trouble when booting the system:

Now, fortunately, up to now they only delay booting, but don't prevent it ;) Don't be confused by the screenshot, in the meantime I created another partition holding a filesystem labelled "Storage HD".

What did I miss? Is there a boot flag or something like that for a GPT partition that I didn't set? Disk Utility is unable to "repair" anything. Also, when I boot with a Lion Installation Media and use Disk Utility from there, it doesn't report any error at all.

I am aware of the recovery from TimeMachine / old disk / etc options of the Mac OS X Installer. I'm not interested in alternative ways to migrate a Mac OS X installation, but want to understand what exactly is going on here.


texts: Can't reboot mac os siera to factory settings

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I want to delete everything and restore my MacBook Pro to factory settings. I followed these steps https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-factory-reset-a-mac deleted disk, and after that tried to reinstall macOS, but I keep getting an error: "an error occurred while preparing the installation. try running this application again"
I tried to fix the issue by setting the correct date in the terminal, but that doesn't help. I tried to revert everything in disk utilities, but I also can't do that. This is how my Disk Utility looks like

Can someone help me how to reboot mac to factory setting or at least to revert everything back? Thanks.


texts: How to obtain latest slipstreamed installation media for OS X?

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I'm looking for a way to obtain an updated installation media for OS X 10.6.x, currently 10.6.6

I am looking for a similar solution to the Windows slipstreamed installation media and preferably a solution to put the kit on a USB drive in order to improve the installation speed.

Is this possible, and if it is how it is possible to get such a media?


texts: MacPort - jslint fails to install due to incompatible spidermonkey installation

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Problem Description in Brief:
I am trying to install jslint which depends on the spidermonkey macport.  Installation of spidermonkey is successful, however, it appears to be incompatible with the installation of jslint.  Consequently, jslint is not installed.

Problem Description in Detail:
When I tried to install jslint, it successfully installed its dependency, spidermonkey, however, failed to install jslint.  Below is the error message that was returned, which I copied and pasted from the log that was produced.

:debug:configure configure phase started at Mon Nov 11 13:31:53 EST 2013
:notice:configure --->  Configuring jslint
:debug:configure Using compiler 'Xcode Clang'
:debug:configure Executing org.macports.configure (jslint)
:error:configure You need to install spidermonkey with the +fileobject variant in order to use jslint.
:error:configure org.macports.configure for port jslint returned: incompatible spidermonkey installation
:debug:configure Error code: NONE
:debug:configure Backtrace: incompatible spidermonkey installation
    while executing
"$procedure $targetname"
:info:configure Warning: targets not executed for jslint: org.macports.activate org.macports.configure org.macports.build org.macports.destroot org.macports.install
:notice:configure Please see the log file for port jslint for details:
    /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_lang_jslint/jslint/main.log

This is a problem that has been reported to the MacPorts project, however, closed due to it being 'invalid'.  See the following link.

http://trac.macports.org/ticket/37053

So, my question is, how do I go about installing spidermonkey with the +fileobject variant in order to install and use jslint?  Furthermore, is there a way to configure macports so I don't have to do this each time I try to upgrade my macports?

Any advice/suggestions on how to resolve this would be appreciated.


texts: Can't record screen on Yosemite with quickTime Player

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I'm trying to do a screen recording, but I'm having issues with quickTime player. Every time I press the record button and then click on my screen to record, it starts recording for a second and then results in the message:

QuickTime Player quit unexpectedly.
Click Reopen to open the application again. Click Report to see more detailed information and send a report to Apple.

As you can see here:

Any help would be appreciated.


texts: Closing Macbook lid changes external screen to primary

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I've recently got a new Macbook with Big Sur and I'm observing some different behaviour compared to my old Macbook with Catalina.
I have an external monitor connected as a secondary display and I have a video player streaming on full-screen on it. When I close the lid, on Catalina my video keeps playing on the external secondary display, however on my new laptop when I close the lid the external display turns into primary, and I'm seeing my laptop's windows rather than the video.
Any ideas what might be causing this?


texts:
I am using Mac OS X, with vim and I am getting a bit used to it. A teacher at the university told us he will ask us to demonstrate him our knowledge on Vi and specified that it is Vi and not Vim. I read a lot of posts on different website and this forum about the differences between the two, but they do not seem really big especially looking on how to use it. In order to practice for my exam on Vi should I move to Vi instead of Vim?

Is there a way to install Vi and not Vim on my Mac? I have found a lot of Vim version, I am using the native one.


texts: iPad 2 company installed monitoring malware

texts: A company I used to work for installed tracking malware on my iPad 2. It monitors my emails, Facebook, changes my passwords, etc. I did a complete reset at an Apple Store, it is still there. The Apple tech support told me I would have to go back to the company to have it removed? My wife works there, and it will create problems for her. Any suggestions?


texts: Mavericks: How to ADD Input Source via plists/defaults?

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I'm trying to automate my OS X setup but I'm stuck trying to programmatically add a new Input Source or keyboard layout.

I usually use two layouts: regular US and US International, so what I'm trying to do is just add the US International layout.

Here's what I noticed so far. When I manually add the layout, I see this entry being added to my AppleEnabledInputSources key on the com.apple.HIToolbox plist:

--- a/def0.txt
+++ b/def1.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
                 {
             "Bundle ID" = "com.apple.PressAndHold";
             InputSourceKind = "Non Keyboard Input Method";
+        },
+                {
+            InputSourceKind = "Keyboard Layout";
+            "KeyboardLayout ID" = 15000;
+            "KeyboardLayout Name" = "USInternational-PC";
         }
     );
     AppleInputSourceHistory =     (

I got this output by doing defaults read com.apple.HIToolbox. I can confirm the same addition by directly opening ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.HIToolbox.plist.

So I decided that probably all I had to do was just add the same entry and it would all work. So I reverted the manual addition (and confirmed the entry from the plist was gone) and now tried:

$ defaults write com.apple.HIToolbox AppleEnabledInputSources -array-add '{InputSourceKind="Keyboard Layout"; "KeyboardLayout Name"="USInternational-PC"; "KeyboardLayout ID"=15000;}'

I confirm again via defaults read diffs that it adds the same entry to the plist, but it doesn't work!

I tried killing cfprefsd and SystemUIServer and even rebooting but none of these seem to work.

Does anyone have a clue about what might be happening here?


texts: iOS 14.4.1 upgrading many (but not all) apps, re-downloading old ones; why?

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I just upgraded from iOS 14.4(?) to iOS 14.4.1 on my iPhone 8 and I'm somewhat in a state of shock because it seems very many of my apps are being re-downloaded.

Many apps that I have removed in the past are being installed again
At first I was afraid that apps will be upgraded to newer versions (loosing my old installed versions) but at a first glance this is not the case
I did not find any pattern which apps are being re-downloaded
Apps that I had removed in the past I can cancel the download and then they disappear
For apps currently installed on my phone, I can also cancel the download and they work as expected
Some apps which got re-downloaded stopped working and have different icons: Nextcloud and OneNote for example. They immeadiately close after opening. I am forced to upgrade to the latest version in the app store.

What the hell happened there?
Why are my apps redownloaded/upgraded/re-installed although I had removed them?
And importantly: Is there any risk that my previous versions are lost?
Very unfortunately app developers decide to just remove features and very badly Apple does not support app downgraded so I want to make sure that I can keep current versions of certain apps.


texts: How do I install one extension for all Firefox profiles?

texts:
I run many firefox profiles simultaneously. Since moving to the mac, I've lost the British English dictionary. I can install it as an extension on each profile, but I'd like to install it once across all profiles.

I've tried firefox -install-global-extension "/path/to/extension.xpi" but that appears to have no effect whatsoever. I've tried copying the installed extension into various folders in /Library and ~/Library but nothing has worked.

How do I install a Firefox extension once so it is active for all profiles on the computer (or this user account, either is good)?


texts: How to interpret the output of `mount` on Catalina

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When I run mount on my system, it lists the following

/dev/disk1s5 on / (apfs, local, read-only, journaled)
devfs on /dev (devfs, local, nobrowse)
/dev/disk1s1 on /System/Volumes/Data (apfs, local, journaled, nobrowse)
/dev/disk1s4 on /private/var/vm (apfs, local, journaled, nobrowse)
map auto_home on /System/Volumes/Data/home (autofs, automounted, nobrowse)

What do each of these devices do? How do they fit together? A link to a decent reference would suffice.

Also, when I cross-reference this list with the output from $ df -h, I saw something that boggles my basic understanding of how mounting works: The total amount of disk space apportioned  exceeds my HD capacity (500GB). How is this so?

Filesystem                                                                                Size   Used  Avail Capacity iused      ifree %iused  Mounted on
/dev/disk1s5                                                                                466Gi   10Gi  179Gi     6%  484398 4881968482    0%   /
devfs                                                                                339Ki  339Ki    0Bi   100%    1174          0  100%   /dev
/dev/disk1s1                                                                                466Gi  273Gi  179Gi    61% 3701532 4878751348    0%   /System/Volumes/Data
/dev/disk1s4                                                                                466Gi  3.0Gi  179Gi     2%       4 4882452876    0%   /private/var/vm
map auto_home                                                                                0Bi    0Bi    0Bi   100%       0          0  100%   /System/Volumes/Data/home


texts: How do I change the default font for comment boxes in Keynote

texts:
I am using Keynote '09 and whenever I create a comment, it is formatted in Marker Felt 16. I want to change that to something like Arial 20. How can I do it?

I tried to apply the point 5 in this answer, namely to create a comment in the master, format it and then select it and choose Format > Advanced > Define Text for All Masters. However Define Text for All Masters is greyed out for comments boxes.

Any other ideas?


texts: How to use the sign tool in Preview App in full screen mode?

texts:
In the Preview App there is an option that enables you to draw shapes or sign a picture via Trackpad. The name of this option is sign. Is there a way to use full screen mode? I want to draw some shapes and the sensitivity of this tool is excellent.
I also have some 3rd party apps like Inklet, but they are not good enough!
So the main question is, how to use the sign section in full screen mode?
Thank you in advance


texts: Highlight sentence feature with text-to-speech

texts:
Up to now, text-to-speech (TTS) combined with highlighting sentences is by far the best way I found to read fast and at the same time very relaxed. I need an application or browser extension that enables highlighting sentences while reading them using text-to-speech (TTS) method.

I'm currently using TTS feature of Mac OSX but I really need this feature since I tested it with Moon+ Android App, for example, and facilitates a lot the reading. Basically, it allows you to read without directly reading each word, just visually follow sentence length.

Do anyone know any App for Mac or browsers extension? Thanks!


texts: iPhone and MacBook Pro with a single wireless headset

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Is it possible to have a single wireless headset that works simultaneously with both an iPhone and a MacBook Pro?

Imagine this scenario: I am watching video on my screen, listening via my wireless headset. My phone rings. To answer it now, I have to remove my headset and put on the second headset paired with my phone.

In scenario two I am having a Skype call on my computer when my phone rings.

In the first scenario I need only need to receive at my headset from one device and send and receive from the second. In the second scenario I need to send and receive with both devices.

Is this possible with a single headset?


texts:
My USB flash drive is recognized as  "iPOD" but on Windows it works ok.

Can I remount this from Terminal? Does OS X has an option such as "select driver"?

I couldn't find much related information.


texts: How do I get javaws to recognize and use alternate JREs that I have installed?

texts:
I have multiple JDKs installed. For one particular JNLP I need to make sure it is run with some older JRE. The Java Control Panel only recognises the latest version. How do I make it see the others and use them?

ls /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/
1.6.0.jdk       jdk1.7.0_80.jdk     jdk1.8.0_102.jdk    jdk1.8.0_71.jdk     jdk1.8.0_92.jdk


texts: Can Spotify be paused when a Skype call is made, similar to how iTunes does it?

texts: When I am listening to music on iTunes, the music is automatically paused when a Skype call is made. I recently switch to Spotify for my music resource. Can I have the same pausing functionality with Spotify, as with iTunes?


texts: How can I prevent itunes to sync mp3 files in downloads folder?

texts:
So I have a 30gb ipod and I am using the latest iTunes.

When I connet my ipod to my mac I see that mp3 files in downloads folder are copied to my iPod which I do not like at all.

How can I prevent this?

I only want to sync albums I buy from the store and the cds I import.


texts:
I got MDP-HDMI connector that does not work with iMac Mid 2011 with thunderbolt. I do not understand if it should (not) work or it is damaged.

Here is answer
 that link article  that tells that iMac with thunderbolt should work with Mini Display Port devices.

Here is another answer  that tells that thunderbolt port requires thunderbolt cable they do not say it will not work with mini display port device. I understand that cable is not device.

It does not make situation more clear. If my MDP-HDMI convertor is damaged or not and I should by another version of connector or my iMac has some problem or I should turn something on to make connector working.

MDP-HDMI convertor has not separate cable. It just plugs in.


texts: Music on iPhone isn't visible in Google Play Music app

texts:
On my old Android device, I used Google Play Music. It would sync the music that was on my Android device (music app) into Google Play Music.

I synced MP3s using iTunes from my computer to my iPhone, but they don't show up in Google Play Music.

I don't enjoy switching from app to app just to listen to different music. Help?


texts: iPhone 4s became hot quickly draining battery and shutdown unexpectedly

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I have iPhone 4s and it becomes slowly day by day so I decided reset (format) my phone and reset it as a new iPhone. Then I began to install my essential apps. It's comes to know that my iPhone got unexpectedly shutdown, while making a call, during the conversation with messenger or regular phone call. The iPhone also getting very hot and battery draining very quickly.
It was in rather good condition except slow. To make it fast I'm facing this problem. Please help me if there are any remedy?

It's running with iOS Version: 9.3.5 ( 13G36 )


texts: Set default "From" address to none in Apple Mail

texts: In Apple Mail, is there a way to make the "From" address blank so that you are forced to select and outgoing mail server each time you create a new message. I keep sending from the wrong address!!


texts: How to train iOS 8 spellcheck for acronyms?

texts:
In iOS 7, one could train spellcheck to recognize acronyms by, e.g., typing 'My Story (MS)' so that when you subsequently typed 'ms' it would appear as 'MS'. This no longer works -- or, at best, works  occasionally and often forgets.

The iOS 8 advice, e.g., from http://www.wired.com/2014/10/quicktype-tips-ios-8, to select text and double-tap the shift key to get 'all caps' suggestions in QuickType, is tedious and works only occasionally.

How does one train the spellchecker for acronyms in iOS 8?


texts: Better PHP syntax coloring for XCode, and support for short_open_tag

texts:
The syntax coloring definition for PHP in Xcode (as of 5.0) is pretty poor:

probably some 30% of PHP keywords are missing from the definition and are not highlighted as such
PHP blocks in the middle of HTML tags, also within <script> and <style> blocks are not recognized
a big drawback for those who code with the short open tags, XCode doesn't support them (<? and <?=, in fact the latter is enabled irrespective of the short_open_tag setting as of PHP 5.4)
there is a strange glitch with PHP blocks in the form <?php ... with a single space after the opening tag: the token immediately after the space is not recognized as a PHP token unless you either add one more space or instead insert a new line

I made some modifications to the corresponding xclangspec files (which should be applied after each upgrade to XCode) that solve some of the problems above, but not all. I couldn't make it recognise my PHP insertions within <script> and <style>, plus I couldn't solve the single space glitch problem. Also, for some reason my modifications work slightly better when you mark your PHP files as HTML.

Obviously, short open tags can't be used in XML files, so I didn't even touch the XML syntax definitions, just PHP and HTML.

Answer: (since the question was closed): my patch that solves some of the problems above: https://github.com/crontab/xcode-php-patch


texts: howto: limit movies displayed in itunes "in-app" movies folder to those in the itunes library

texts: Itunes adds all movies to my itunes movies folder (not the actual folder in the filesystem, but the one inside itunes), including movies from trash and personal stuff I don't want in itunes. How can I limit the movies itunes display to the one's that are actually added to the library and/or "reside" in specific folders?


texts: How to start a recording on the macOS built-in Voice Memo

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The Voice Memo is not starting to record automatically.

If I press the red "Pause" button on the bottom left I end up back at the main screen.

Pressing the "Play" button does nothing. So how to use this (what should be dead simple) app?


texts: Screen Rotation Lock now turns off iPad speaker

texts: After upgrading the iPad to 4.2.1 the screen rotation lock button no longer has any effect on the screen rotation.  Instead it turns off the speaker.  I've looked in settings but I don't seem to find any way to change this behavior.


texts: I installed DiskAid and its not recognising my iPod Shuffle (it's showing message "Please connect your device" when I have already plugged in my iPod). Is there any other good app for OSX which is useful to copy and paste music on iPod?


texts: Macbook Pro retina 13: why 1280x800 (no HiDPI) looks blurry?

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I have a macbook pro 2.5Ghz i5 retina 13 inches. I'm running Mountain Lion. When I change the resolution to 1280x800 (no HiDPI) it looks blurry, more blurry than a non-retina 13 inch macbook pro. Why is this? I don't understand this since its 1/2 of the native resolution.

Thanks


texts: Disable Touch Bar display settings popup

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Sometimes, when I connect my MacBook to my monitor, I get this "popup" on my Touch Bar. It doesn't disappear until I manually close it by tapping on the button on the left. After waking from standby or re-connecting the monitor, it pop ups again.
How can I prevent from this popping up in the first place? I never want to change this setting, and it bothers me so much why this keeps popping up, as I sometimes use the Touch Bar buttons to send my MacBoo to standby.


texts: Is there a way to track what songs in an iTunes account appear in playlists? i.e. -- some songs may appear in 2 playlists, some appear in none. How can I know that?


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I have a Macbook Pro running Lion 10.7.3. It has an SSD with 2 partitions: the OS is located in partition 1 and my user home is in partition 2.

Everything was working fine, but some days ago I had to restart the notebook and now the OS says that it can not access to my user folders, I cannot navigate (via terminal) to the OS folders, like Library and others.

I've tried many things, including run fsck and Disk Utility's to Repair Permissions but nothing works; what could happened? Suggestions to solve or try?


texts: Can I stop the App Store from exiting every time I install an app?

texts: Every time I install an app in app store on iPad, the app store will close. This is annoying when I want to install multiple apps at once. Is there a way to stop it from doing this?


texts: Converting Video using Handbrake for iPad Mini first Gen

texts: I have recently received a first gen iPad Mini. My experience with Handbrake is limited. Can anyone recommendation what settings to use on Handbrake to convert HD source ( mostly 1280 x 720 ) to watch on the smaller 1024 x 768 screen without losing more quality than already lost from the smaller resolution, but also without making the files bigger than they have to be. I would also like the video to take up the whole screen without borders ( I don't mind if it stretches a bit ).


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I've read this Mac OS X daily article, and now in finder I can see all the cache folder/files sorted by size:

The problem is that I don't which cache is still in use from my applications, for example I don't know what is com.apple.helpd used for. So the question is: can I safely delete any folder? Or instead I risk that an application goes to search from these folders and maybe it crashes?


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Is there a way to mimic Firefox's Pinned Tabs in Safari on Yosemite?

I love the Pinned tabs in Firefox because they allow me to easily keep a few key tabs (webmails, calendar, todo list) open without them taking up too much space. But I love Safari because it syncs with all my other devices.

I tried to search for extensions that do this, but was unable to find any.

Note: Pinned Tabs (or App Tabs) offer several functionalities:

they allow you to select tabs that should always be loaded when Firefox starts
these tabs are minimally represented in the tab bar
these tabs stick to the domain, e.g. eternal links are opened in new tabs by default
these tabs are difficult to close (e.g. [cmd]+W is ignored)

See this screenshot (gmail and twitter are pinned), or the documentation


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When pressing ⌘+tab  , I want to cycle through only the apps on the display that contains the app which currently has focus or contains the cursor. Likewise, when pressing ⌘+ ` , I want to limit the windows to the current display.

In my MS Windows environment, I've accomplished this with VistaSwitcher. Is there a similar product or native feature in OS X that makes this possible?


texts: Can you remove metadata from already sent photos

texts: Is there any way to remove the location from photos already texted to someone via iMessage?


texts: Are there silicon wireless keyboards for apple machines?

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I have a macbook-pro & mac-mini. Typing is easy on macbook since the keyboard is silicon. That's not the case with apple wireless keyboard which is connected to the mac-mini, keys are slippery. Speed typing is not easy like on macbook.

My Question is,
Are there keyboards with silicon keys for apple computers ? Where can I buy them ?

Or Can I replace keys on Wireless Keyboard with keys on macbook keyboard ?


texts: iCloud password broken on iPad, works on computer

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I have a relative who smashed their iPad beyond repair. It's been replaced with a refurbished one. I restored the tablet from a backup on my computer (Win7, if that's relevant). It boots properly and the expected wallpaper and apps from the old machine are present.

However we can't login to iCloud on the device. It always says incorrect password. To troubleshoot we logged in to iCloud on my computer, being very attentive to the email and password spelling. It worked.

The password is a dozen characters, mixed case alpha numeric (no symbols or punctuation). I'm absolutely positive it's being typed correctly.

Why is the correct password on iPad being denied?