texts: How to prevent the Photos app from launching cloudphotosd, photoanalysisd, etc?

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A number of the background services used by the Photos app perform functions I'm not interested in benefitting from (and in some cases, actively do not want). Primarily these are photoanalysisd and cloudphotosd. I'm reasonably certain that the former is not strictly necessary for the Photos app to operate (if needed for some features); I'm slightly less certain about the latter but that isn't precisely the thrust of the question. (photolibraryd I'm aware the app needs in order to run properly at all, and so I'm not touching it).

Where I seem to be stuck is that their launching does not appear to respect launchctl disable. Indeed, launchctl print gui/$UID includes both daemons within the disabled services section, with the flag set to true, while neither are running, and the Photos app will still trigger these to be launched as soon as it is started. It isn't enabling them in launchd, as the flags remain unchanged when I check after testing by launching the Photos app.

Considering the possibility I was disabling them in the wrong launchd domain, I went on to try disabling them in the system domain, to no avail - launching Photos still starts these two services as soon as it starts.

I also attempted to use the legacy launchctl unload -w pattern on the corresponding .plist file in /System/Library/LaunchAgents/, but was informed by launchctl in that case that the service could not be found.

In case some volatile state needed to be flushed or reloading done, I shut down and rebooted the system subsequent to ensuring that those services were flagged as disabled. They still returned as soon as the Photos app was launched.

launchctl blame gui/$UID/cloudphotosd simply stated that the service was launched for xpc (mach), which doesn't really tell me much (the cross-process communication here is probably just the photos app launching the service).

I'm wondering how to really disable these particular background processes, so that they cannot be launched by the Photos app, without out and out deleting them from the system or making other "destructive" changes. Or in other words, while I could probably simply find their actual executables and move them somewhere for archival, not being all that familiar with the functioning of launchd I'm curious as to whether there is a way working within its system to really forbid certain services from being launched. I thought that was launchctl disable... but it seems not, as that does not appear to have any effect in this instance.

EDIT: Should clarify, this is on macOS 10.14/Mojave.


texts: MacBook Pro partition disk0s2 cannot be mounted

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I am new in the internet forums. I apologize in advance.

I believe I have a similar problem than the one described in second_step, since I am coming from a removal of Ubuntu dual boot. But the difference is that I don't want to loose any data and I'm not sure if this is the case of the above link.

I have a Macbook Pro and the partition where I have all my personal data cannot be mounted.
That is the disk0s2 with 461.8GB.
In fact, it does not appear in the Disk Utility of the Recovery Mode.

After following the strategy described in first_step, I realized about the FFFF... issue on disk0s2 and I succeeded to remove the FFFF... by changing its type to CoreStorage type of partition according to the non-zeros at the beginning of the partition, as mentioned in the above strategy.

The current partitions map is as follows:

After inspecting the bytes at the beginning of disk0s2 partition, I spotted NXSB sequence which is meant to define an APFS partition. Therefore, my first failure was to convert disk0s2 to CoreStorage instead of APFS.

Unfortunately, the disk0s2 partition still does not appear in the Disk Utility application of the recovery mode.

Then, just to try, the recovery mode allowed me to install OS X Mountain Lion 10.8. in the partition named "bigpart". Now I have a working an OSX in the "bigpart" partition. I presume the 10.8 is the factory version. Once logged in, I'm going to the Disk Utility and I still don't see the partition of my personal data disk0s2.
The installation of OSX in "bigpart" partition could have been my second failure.

I would appreciate so much any help in order to not loose my personal data in disk0s2.

I have upgraded from Mountain Lion (which was in disk0s4 "bigpart") to El Capitan. In order to taggle APFS I need to be, as far as I know, on High Sierra or beyond. Another problem has raised: I don't have enough space in disk0s4 to upgrade MacOS to High Sierra or beyond. Neither High Sierra nor Catalina can be fully downloaded. I'm wondering if somehow I can take advantage of disk0s3 and merge it with disk0s4, in order to increase the size of disk0s4 in 7.9GB extra coming from disk0s3. I don't care about disk0s3, in fact it is empty. This should be enough since I'm lacking just a bit of space for the installation of Catalina.
The diskutil list current outcome after upgrading to El Capitan is as follows. Different than before, since now disk0s4 has become Apple_CoreStorage type.


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I want to put my iPhone on offline mode completely. That way no-one can find me using Cell Towers or GPS. I want to keep my phone on.

What is the best way for doing that?


texts: When I delete a message in my iPad mail inbox, it often gets moved to the junk folder instead of the trash folder. I can't find a pattern related to the sender. Often it will be a message from someone with whom I've emailed hundreds of times. Any ideas?


texts: macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 - Missing Disk space

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three weeks ago I've installed macOS High Sierra on my MacBook Pro 13" (Early 2015).
I've an internal SSD with about 120 GB (Apple Logic) disk space. Before the update I had about 30 GB of space lost. But after the update it seems that some of the disk space is "lost" or got filled with some random crap.
This is a screenshot that shows the information about my Macintosh HD (the text is in german):

As you can see the overview tells me, that there are about 28.38 GB free space with the information, that 21.36 GB can be deleted.
So my first question is what can be deleted? After some googling I found out, that these are files that were not really needed because they can be downloaded or found somewhere in the cloud. But at the moment it's not clear to me which files are really meant.
I first recognized the problem when I wanted to download the latest version of Xcode and the AppStore.app told me that there is not enough disk space and I've to clean up my disk.
I've then also checked the complete usage of my disk:

As you also can see, the app shows me that the system requires about 88.14 GB disk space, which cuts me really off. For what is this disk space needed?
I've checked my personal data and as you can see I've only a few programs installed and the needed disk space of my personal data is also really low:

The most space is taken by all the developer tools. My personal data like images, etc. were stored on a SD card.
When I run df -h in iTerm2 it tells me that in fact only 6.4 GB are left on my disk and it also shows me that there are many TimeMachine backup snapshots left on my disk. Normally TimeMachine stores the backups on an external usb hard drive:

So my question is, how can I get my disk space back and why is the system using so much space?


texts: iPhone 6s suddenly said Activation Error

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I picked up my iPhone 6s to use it, and it starting activating itself out of nowhere. Then it asked me to choose a Wi-Fi network. I had no clue what it was doing, so I did what it said, my Wi-Fi network was already checked so then I tapped done.

It then went to a screen that said Activation Error. Beneath that it says

Activation could not be completed.  Please restore the phone and install the latest version of IOS and attempt activation again.  If the problem persists, please contact customer support.

Whats's going on with my iPhone all of a sudden? I haven't tried the restore route because my phone hasn't been backed-up in a while, and I don't want to lose my Notes and Contacts data.


texts: Expanding compressed file on macOS places expanded files on top of compressed file

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I'm sure others have noticed this behavior, and I cannot - for the life of me - find a solution to stop it.

If you have a compressed file (such as a .zip or .tar.gz) on your desktop (or any folder that you're displaying as icons (rather than details or list), when you expand the compressed file, the files from within are placed on top of the compressed file (the files/aliases/etc. overlap each-other).  How do you get this behavior to stop, and have the expand process place the files either into a folder named after the compressed file or have the files listed in a column on the desktop, rather than overlapping like they were a stack of cards?

Not that it matters, as this has been the way it is since forever, but I'm running macOS Mojave.


texts: App Store Optimization: Individual localization for English (U.S.), Australia, Canada and U.K.?

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I have an iOS app that is available in all territories and its primary language is set to English (U.S.). I've also created store listings for Australia, Canada and U.K., but I'm using the same localization as for the primary language, since I only have localizations with American spelling.

What happens if I remove the redundant App Store localizations for U.K., Australia and Canada? Would customers from the U.K., Australia and Canada still get the primary language's App Store Information or would it result in a negative impact on App Store Optimization?


texts: Is it possible to delete an app from my Apple account; (not from my phone, from my apple account)?


texts:
How do I find the Apple startup chime/sounds on my computer?
I know there has to be someway for it to be stored, but I'd just like to be able to access the file/raw binary...


texts: Where does the upgrade to macOS Catalina move root "/" directory files?

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After updating to macOS Catalina, all the folders I had saved in the root directory, "/", were missing.

I read that the system is now read-only, but didn't see a notice on where previous files have gone.

Are they on the system or do I need to restore them from backup?


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I am not able to delete the sleep image. It currently runs on macOS Catalina. As root, when I try to delete the sleep image I get the message "Operation not permitted".
Can someone help answer how do I delete the sleep image?


texts: Is it possible to close windows from App Exposé

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I have too many Finder windows open. It's a mess!
First, I need to take stock of everything I have open, so I activate App Exposé (aka Mission Control Application Windows) via ⌘↓. App Exposé shows me I have my Trash open in five different windows. I definitely want to close those!
Unfortunately, while App Exposé makes it easy to see what windows I have open, actually closing them is tedious! I need to individually click each window (which brings it to the front, but deactivates App Exposé), click the red close button (or use ⌘W), then re-activate App Exposé and repeat!
Is there a quicker way to close windows from App Exposé?


texts: On Macbook Pro with 2 HDMI monitors, is it possible to associate the USB-C/HDMI with a desktop/monitor?

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On Macbook Pro with 2 HDMI monitors via 2 USB-C/HDMI adapters. I have multiple desktop's on each display. The macbook itself always has the same desktops on, but my two HDMI monitors periodically/randomly switch their collective desktops.

So all of the desktops on the right monitor will be displayed on the left, and vice versa.

This happens at times like, disconnecting and reconnecting to the monitors, not just randomly as you're typing. But it doesn't happen every time you disconnect.

Q: Is it possible to associate the USB-C/HDMI with a desktop, so that monitor 1 will always have the same content?

Note: Rearranging the order of displays in "Built-in Retina Display" is not a solution. As the adjoining monitor edges then change from 1L/2R to 2L/1R so mouse overs are the opposite side of monitors.


texts: How to undelete files removed with rm -rf on an APFS SSD disk?

texts: Is there any way to restore files removed with rm -rf on an APFS formatted SSD?


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I'm using a MacBookPro11,3 with MacOS Big Sur 11.2.1
I get an error message while trying to partition with bootcamp. It suggested me to run first aid but no problems were found.

”Your disk could not be partitioned. An error occurred while partitioning the disk. Please run First Aid from within Disk Utility to check and fix the error.”

Then I tried partitioning manually but I received an error saying

APFS Container Resize error code is 49187. Error: -69606: A problem occurred while resizing APFS Container structures.

Also tried this
tmutil thinlocalsnapshots / 9999999999999999 but I get the error tmutil command not found.
Auto time machine backups and the file vault are turned off.
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.3 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         500.1 GB   disk0s2

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +500.1 GB   disk1
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD - Veriler  119.2 GB   disk1s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 404.5 MB   disk1s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                613.7 MB   disk1s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      1.1 GB     disk1s4
   5:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            15.1 GB    disk1s5
   6:              APFS Snapshot com.apple.os.update-... 15.1 GB    disk1s5s1


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I’m a bit intrigued by the new detailed activity monitors and progress indicators in Windows 8 (copying files, the task monitor, network activity, etc.) It got me thinking: surely there must be some better alternatives to the built-in Activity Monitor.app?

“Better” as in more detailed and nicer graphs. Specifically, it would be interested and see percentage disk I/O (out of disk capacity), memory usage, and CPU usage in the same nice way as Windows 8 presents it.

The Building windows blog has an article detailing the new Task Manager in Windows 8.

I just think that OS X’s task manager — which I have always found superior — just doesn’t cut it anymore compared to what is coming in Windows 8.


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According to several news stories, the iOS 8 betas included a new feature:

  Safari now blocks ads from automatically redirecting to the App Store without user interaction.

(The last link makes it look like the feature did get into the released version of iOS 8, not just the betas.)

However, certain sites (with ads) are still managing to open the App Store on my iPhone 5S.

Is there a way to ensure this setting is enabled?


texts: Why is so much "Other" space occupied on an iPhone 4?

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I have the problem in iTunes where the "Other" data on the iPhone is excessively large. It's taking up over 5 GB of space. I've searched this topic over and over, tried just about every option I've seen, and my problem is getting bigger.

I have my daughter's iPhone 4 with 8 GB storage.

She only has about 11 apps on it taking up a total of 407 MB.
Her photos are taking up 83 MB.
Music is only using 6 MB

What I've tried so far:

Restored the iPhone to factory, and the problem grew by 1 GB
Downloaded DiskAid trial as suggested here, but I could not see what the problem was from there.
I've Deleted Safari browsing history and cache, but that didn't move the needle much. probably gained 3 MB.
Deleted some of the larger apps, but nothing was more than 600 MB.

Does anyone have any other suggestions?

iPhone is NOT Jailbroken by the way.

Update

Well, I'm just going to do a factory reset and set the phone up as if it were new. I'm too tired to keep trying to figure this out.


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I want to be able to assign arrow keys to J,K,L, and I when I'm pressing down the function key. Or have delete forward when I'm pressing function on and quote (") key. Any way to do this?
I'm using Karabiner-elements but I can't find a way to even do this on there. I even using CapsLock and it doesn't seem to be updated for Mac OS 11 (Big Sur) as it's not working.


texts: High Sierra lockscreen appears about one minute or more after waking the computer and interacting with it

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After waking my macbook air from sleep I can immediately interact with visible apps and launch new ones -- but I can't type, click on webpages, switch spaces/desktops or enter fullscreen. After minutes or perhaps a random amount of time the lockscreen appears. This has happened multiple times, and seems more common after a long sleep.
Last time it happened the lockscreen never appeared by itself and I had to press the power button twice to get to it and unlock the system in order to use it fully.
I find this a bit weird, not to mention unusable. I don't even require the password after sleep in system settings.
Is this a known problem? Are there workarounds?
I'm using High Sierra. Updating to Mojave is not an option.
Update
It seems that I am also unable to enable the security option to require password after sleep or screensaver. As soon as I check the checkbox it unchecks itself.


texts: Unable to download purchased apps because cloud symbol missing on some apps in itunes

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I am usually backing all apps which I purchase. Recently I purchased a bunch of new apps, which I would like to download. So I opened the iTunes (12.6.20) switched to purchases and right now I see that cloud icon for downloading the app in some apps is missing. See picture.

Do you know what is causing this problem? I would like to download all my purchased apps. Sign off/on doesn`t solve the problem.

Thanks for the help.

Some facts:

My local apps library is completely empty, so nothing is downloaded yet.
I am currently using 12.6.3.6 iTunes
If somebody else will sign into same iTunes on the same computer as I do he is able to download    all apps
I am a family organizer for family sharing
I tried to sign on different computers to iTunes and the apps which I can download where all same.
The solution that I can download the app by searching this app on iTunes doesn`t help because I would like to download a purchased app  which is currently not available. (Yes It can be, My brother has the same app purchased which is not available yet but through purchases, list can be downloaded)


texts: Xcode / Working for a completely distinct application but parallely to another one

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I used to work on my own mobile application through my Apple Id, tied to my own mail address.

Now, I am working for a company aiming to build their application.
In order to correctly put the application build on my iPhone device in development mode, must I completely use a different Apple Id, meaning tied to my mail inside the company?

To put in a nutshell, how to work parallely for distinct companies with Xcode?

Note: Using my own Macbook Pro device.


texts: Environment var (LD_LIBRARY_PATH) weirdly hidden under bash on Mac

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Here is a brief, self-explanatory bash session on Linux:

$ env | grep LD_LIBRARY_PATH
$ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=foo
$ env | grep LD_LIBRARY_PATH
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=foo
$ echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH
foo

Here is the same session on a Mac:

$ env | grep LD_LIBRARY_PATH
$ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=foo
$ env | grep LD_LIBRARY_PATH
$ echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH
foo

Notice that, oddly, env does not include LD_LIBRARY_PATH, even though it has been exported, and echo finds it. But it's not just an env thing. Other programs cannot find the environment variable. Here is a JVM (via the Scala REPL), after setting export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=foo:

scala> System.getenv("LD_LIBRARY_PATH")
res0: String = null

scala> System.getenv("SHELL")
res1: String = /bin/bash

On Linux, System.getenv("LD_LIBRARY_PATH") yields the expected foo.

I'm trying to execute an external process from Scala that needs to inherit LD_LIBRARY_PATH from the parent shell. But if the JVM can't see the parent shell's LD_LIBRARY_PATH, and doesn't inherit automatically, it's hard to get right.

On Linux everything works as expected.

Thank you for your help!


texts: Apple ID no longer in service and cannot turn off Find My iPad

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MY Apple ID has changed, as in the original one was closed and now have a new one, and I cannot sign out of some devices because it is asking for the password for the account that is now closed. How do I get around this?

Thanks.


texts: Is Apple Pay on Apple Watch safe if iPhone Jailbroken?

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When/if a Jailbreak becomes available for iOS 10.2, I am interested in installing it.

Since I use Apple Pay (on my watch only), I would like to know that my payment details are safe. Since you can see your credit card information in the Apple Watch app on iOS, this means that the data is synced across both devices.

Due to the data being  on the watch and  phone, would this make it possible for an hacker to get my card details? If so, would it just be the last four digits and my bank provider or all details?


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I was given an iPhone but I don't have the Apple iCloud password.

I don't use as the iPhone as a phone, so no carrier is enabled. I just use it with my home wifi.

A message to enter the old users iCloud password pops up at times.

Any suggestions to make the pop ups for past owners password to stop?


texts: Computer name keeps changing OSX 10.10 (14A389)

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Since I upgraded to Yosemite 10.10 (14A389) my computer name keeps changing adding a (2) and (3) and so forth.

Any ideas how to fix this?


texts: What are possible fixes when MacBook IS on same wifi network as iPhone, but MacBook says it ain't?

texts: My iPhone and MacBook Pro ARE on the same network but I am getting a message that they are not. I usually make phone calls directly from my MacBook so this has proven to be an annoyance. What possible troubleshooting steps could I try or what should I make sure is clicked on or off to enable the MacBook to recogonize that it IS on same network as iPhone? Thx.


texts: Restore photos to new iPhone from previous backup

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I have a new iPhone 7 Plus and would like to restore only my photos to my new iPhone from my backup.  Is there a way to do that rather than restore the entire backup?

Thanks.

Jason


texts: Mac OS X 10.10.5 - How can I get remote access with Apple Screen Sharing with an activated Apple FileVault

texts: I'm a developer and work from home. At home I use an Apple MacBook Pro. At work I have a Mac mini with OS X 10.10.5 and FileVault enabled. This machine is on and booted to the login screen. Other people at work shouldn't have access to my user folder on the Mac Mini. I need to access the Mac mini from remote via Apple Screen Sharing though FileVault is enabled. How can I get this to work.


texts: screencapture -l not working: illegal option

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I've wrongly opened the same question on StackOverflow. I hope to find a better explaination here.

I've seen in many pages (for example here: How do I find the windowid to pass to screencapture -l?) that you have to use the command: screencapture -l in order to capture a single window given its ID.

However when I try to enter screencapture -l into the terminal I get this error:

screencapture: illegal option -- l

I've checked a reference and actually I can't see -l as a possible attribute for screencapture: http://guides.macrumors.com/screencapture

How do you explain this? How can I solve this?


texts: MBP (2016) to Thunderbolt Display with Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter and extension cable

texts: I have a MBP15 (2016) and connected it to my Thunderbolt Display via the official [Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter]. but the cable is too short for my needs right now. I tried 3 different Extension Cables (1, 2, 3) but none of them worked (no image on the screen). Is there a cable that works? If not possible is there a dock that can do this?


texts: Microsoft Remote Desktop local redirection?

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I have a Windows 7 Virtual Machine setup, that I remote into using my Macbook Pro. I'm using Microsoft Remote Desktop 2014, and have Folder Redirection setup. I don't see where the redirected folders are supposed to show up on my VM? It should be a folder called Projects. Screenshot below shows no redirected folders:

Thank you


texts: Marking the EFI system partition on a USB flash drive as bootable

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Using only MacOS (no GParted or other Linux utilities), how do I mark the EFI system partition on a USB flash drive as bootable?

Insert an empty USB flash drive and launch Disk Utility
Erase the drive, choosing the GUID partition scheme
Reboot holding down the Alt key

Expected: the USB flash drive should show up as an EFI bootable drive

Actual: no option to EFI boot off the USB flash drive

Now, if I stick that USB flash drive onto a Linux system and use GParted/gnome-disk or similar tool, I can mark the EFI partition as a "System" partition. Now when I put it back into the Mac, the drive shows up in the boot menu. (It won't actually boot since I didn't install a boot loader, but that's not the point -- I need it to show up in the boot menu first.)

I see mention of using fdisk to mark the partition as active, but fdisk is surely only for MBR partition table? I can't find a way to do it with gpt either. Is there anyway to mark the EFI parition as bootable using only MacOS pre-installed utilties?


texts: How to invoke a script when closing any file with a given extension

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Is it possible to automatically invoke a given applescript when closing -any- file with a given extension in a specified folder (and subfolders)?

If not in AS, is this possible in bash? (The AS I am considering simply calls a bash script.)


texts: How can I configure iPadOS so that any selected text is copied to the clipboard automatically?

texts: E.g. the Google Chrome extension Auto Copy 3.0.3 can do it in Google Chrome for Microsoft Windows.


texts: OSX Lion showing a white screen plus pointer prior to the desktop appearing

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During boot-up, immediately after the Apple logo with the spinning progress wheel ends, rather than the desktop appear, I get a white screen with pointer in the top left for about 5 seconds. Then the desktop slides in with Caffeine, Flux and  Dropbox loaded up in the title bar already.

Previously, (in this Lion install), the desktop would appear and then these icons would load in.

Can anyone suggest why I get this white screen and possibly suggest a way to rectify this issue?

edit: This is on reboots where I have not saved the open programs from a previous session.


texts: Is it ok that a MacBook turns on from sleep with the lid closed when MagSafe is connected/disconnected?

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I have a mid-2012 MacBook (non-retina). Recently I've noticed that after closing the lid to put it to sleep, once it's sleeping if I pull or attach the MagSafe connector to it it will turn on from sleep, with the lid still closed, and go back to sleep after around 30 seconds.

Is this behavior normal? Should I be worried? Is there a way to disable it?


texts: Why do I see two sizes for storage space available?

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I have an SSD-based MacBook Pro running Lion, with Time Machine active. I'm aware of the difference between base-10 and base-2 storage sizing, but cannot explain the discrepancy between what Finder reports as available space and what's labeled as free space in the Storage tab of System Information:

Shouldn't they both be using decimal units and therefore agree on one of these two numbers?


texts: This movie requires Quicktime, which is not supported by this version of iTunes

texts: Running Yosemite 10.10.3 on a late 2009 iMac. I've tried switching iTunes to run in 32-bit mode but to no avail. I was wondering if anyone else had this problem or solution? (This happens when I want to watch iTunes University courses)


texts: "iCloud Keychain Was Reset" after every reboot

texts: Everytime I reboot my mac (10.9.5), I get a notice that "iCloud Keychain Was Reset". I can set it up again without problems, but I shouldn't have to keep setting it up. What's going on?


texts: Does OS X enforce a maximum filename length or character restriction?

texts:
What is the maximum filename character length of files in OS X?

Of secondary importance is whether some characters are allowed/disallowed in addition to any overall length restrictions.


texts: Sync directories without too much overhead

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I want to have a cloud-backup of my Documents directory; however, I'm not too fond of the idea of uploading the Documents in an unencrypted fashion. That's why I looked into the Cryptomator app. I do really like the idea of having a cloud-backup while still being sure that my documents are not analyzed by any storage provider.
The general approach would be to move the documents folder to the mountable Cryptomator drive and to save everything directly to this mounted drive. As I cannot be totally sure that Cryptomator will never end their service, and I also cannot be sure that there will never be any decryption issues, I don't like the idea of only having encrypted versions of my documents.
Hence, my optimal solution would be to keep my local Documents directory and sync it to the mounted Cryptomator drive, which will then upload the encrypted documents to my cloud storage. If a problem arises, I will still have access to the local copy; if not, great, I'll now be able to access my documents wherever I am, without fearing that any third-party can read my documents.
How should I go about the syncing of the directory? Can I do this with the functions present on macOS, or do I have to install additional software? Do you think that my plan is well thought out?


texts: My MacBook air speakers are significantly louder when using Windows OS via bootcamp, how can I do the same for Mac OS?

texts: I installed Windows 10 on my 2019 MacBook Air and the maximum volume there is significantly louder on other earphones and external speakers, any idea why this is happening and how can I make my Mac OS as loud?


texts: Connecting an early 2015 MacBook Pro Retina to an LG 27UK850-W

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Wondering how to connect my early 2015 13 inch MacBook Pro with the Retina Display to my new LG 27UK850-W 4K monitor. I have read several methods but want to know the best one, especially whether it's possibly to just connect them through one HDMI 2.0 cable and get 4K (upscaled) video and normal audio. Cannot test it out since I have just ordered the monitor.
Also: say I would watch a 4K video, which would of course be displayed as 2560x1600 by the Retina display. Would the 4K monitor then upscale this from the Mac's output to 4K or would it show the true 4K from the video output?


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Is there a message that could be sent in a way that at least Safari, if not other browsers, understands that tells Mavericks not to engage App Nap? I have an HTML5 pseudo-MIDI rendering app (i.e., sends individual notes out as mp3 audio) which plays back fine on Safari so long as it's in the foreground, but when focus is lost Safari/OS X does not send back sufficient calling information to play the notes at their appropriate times.  What I'd love is something like:

if (window.disallowAppNap !== undefined) {
    window.disallowAppNap = true;
}
this.playScore(callbacks = {end: function() {
        if (window.disallowAppNap !== undefined) {
           window.disallowAppNap = false;
        }
    } }
);

From a web search, it seems that the answer to this is "Nope," but maybe someone on the OS X or Safari dev. team will see this and think, "that's a great idea!" I've looked through the Web Audio API but can't see anything connecting to App Nap.


texts: How to change display name on the iCloud email?

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My email is an iCloud email that ends in @me.com and my display name is incorrect.

I look at my apple ID account name and it is correct.
I look at my iCloud account and my name is correct.

But when I send emails it says an incorrect name.

Where can I change that?


texts:
Can I or how to start my numbered list/bullets from 0?

zero item
first item
second item
....


texts: How can I automate repeat mouse clicks, with delay, from fixed coordinates within a browser window?

texts:
Looking for a quick and dirty way to automate this mundane activity. I presume this could be done with an automation to press the mouse button from two separate pixel coordinates, with delay, so long as the browser window doesn't move -- unless there's a better way.

I tried building a Watch Me Do workflow, in Automator, but can't seem to get it to work.  I get the error "application Chrome is not running when it is expected to." It also never lists mouse clicks for some reason.

I do have accessibility set up, in system preferences > security & privacy > privacy > accessibility.  Automator, Chrome and System Events are all checked within there (among other stuff of course).

I tried the markashworth workaround as detailed here -- which also doesn't seem to work. Using his method, I get this error:

UPDATE: I just downloaded "cliclick" and figured out how do both clicks as a terminal command, with the proper delays.  BUT -- I don't know code and need a way for this terminal command to repeat "x" amount of times.  Anyone know how I could do that in Script Editor?  The command line is:

cliclick c:132,286 w:100 c:132,286 w:5000 c:1100,238

I would need a few seconds of delay before the loop repeats, which I presume I could do with a final "w:" in that line.  Thanks for the help!!


texts: Time difference between Apple Health on iphone XR and Schwinn Trainer app

texts: I have a Schwinn recumbent exercise bike that uses blue tooth to update the Schwinn Trainer app on my iphone XR.  The Schwinn trainer app automatically updates Apple Health.  My problem is, that when I look at Apple Health, it shows the time of my exercise with the time an hour later than I actually rode the bike.  That causes the exercise to show up on the next day in the Lose-It app if I complete my exercise after 11:00 PM.  The time on my exercise bike, the Schwinn Trainer app and my iphone are all in sync.  Does Apple Health have it's own time zone setting?


texts: Getting the First Cell NOT Containing Certain Text in Numbers

texts:
I have a table in Numbers, and I'm trying to get the value of the first cell that contains the character …. In order to do so, I wanted to use MATCH(), but had no luck after I realized it could only traverse 2 dimensions. Instead, I've set up a table on another sheet that looks like so:

The numbers at the far left are the row numbers of the rows in the table with the actual data. Row Contains Cell is exactly what it sounds like: whether or not that row contains the desired cell. To figure that out, I used MATCH() per row.

What I need to figure out now is how to find which row is not the wrong row. It would be easy to look for a cell that says not, but I need to find a cell with a variable value that is not equal to not. I want to find the row name (or value of the cell to the left, in column A) for that cell (in this case, 2) and the value of the cell itself in column B.

What would be the formula for Correct Row and Correct Column, given what I'm looking for?

I know people have already done this for Excel, but I can't figure it out for Numbers.

I'm open to solutions that require Applescript.


texts: How can I enable SNMP on latest Time Capsule 802.11ac?

texts: There is a known issue that latest Time Capsule and Airport Base stations have SNMP disabled. But SNMP ports 161 and 162 are still reserved by Time Capsule for SNMP. It leads to the question: Is there someone who was able to enable SNMP on the latest models of TC and AE?


texts: How to get a CD out of MacBook disc drive

texts:
...the drive is 'whirring' etc, but not ejecting the cd.

I restarted and held down the mouse on the start-up chime -- that worked once; but I then put the cd back in and that method no longer works.

How do I get the cd out?

Thanks,


texts: iMac 2009 Mac OSX 10.7.5 Mem 16 GB 1067 MHz DDR3

texts:
The Window All My Files in Favorites stopped showing any files 2 days ago. for me it's the most helpful Library of all, and where I often go for my active files of all types.

Why would it just refuse to appear? How to entice it back into action??

Many thanks for any help


texts: What is the purpose of this plastic piece inside my MacBook Air?

texts:
I have a MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015). The model number is A1466 (EMC 2925).
I recently removed the bottom case (in order to fix my trackpad) and immediately noticed broken plastic pieces inside of a slot located near the middle of the bottom case. Below are two images showing opposite sides of the two pieces I recovered:

There is a matching slot where these pieces fit in the middle of the battery. The slot is in the shape of a rectangle with semi-circle ends. I didn't get pictures of my battery before I put everything back together, but here is an image of the same type of battery (The slot is right above the middle screw):

In my research I found this post which may be a duplicate of my question. I'm not sure though as the model is different.
Is this plastic piece intended to hold the bottom case snug with the battery/upper casing? Is this piece important?
Thank you in advance for any replies to my query!


texts: How to start with launchd a bash script that calls fswatch with `&`

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Manually it works

I have a bash script called git-watch.sh (gist link) that calls fswatch in a loop like this:

while read -r line; do
  {
    fswatch -r "$line" | grep --line-buffered -v '.git' | xargs -n1 -I{} git-commit-unattended.sh "$line";
  } &
done

(Note the ampersand. I had to use it because fswatch blocks waiting for change, so the while wouldn't get past the first iteration otherwise. It could be interfering with launchd though, not sure.)

It works fine if I call it from the command line passing it a file, like

git-watch.sh < /Users/kbdluv/Dropbox/dotfiles/git-watch-paths.txt

Running ps aux | grep fswatch yields:

kbdluv           9629   0.0  0.0  4278008    920 s001  S+    5:46PM   0:00.00 grep fswatch
kbdluv           9415   0.0  0.0  4299876   4912 s001  S     5:37PM   0:00.01 fswatch -r /Users/kbdluv/Dropbox/org
kbdluv           9414   0.0  0.0  4315736   4944 s001  S     5:37PM   0:00.01 fswatch -r /Users/kbdluv/Dropbox/dotfiles

Which is what we want.

Launchd doesn't

But now I want it to start automatically on login, and I haven't been able to get launchd to cooperate.

Here's my com.user.gitWatchMyPathsOnLogin.plist so far:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
   <key>Label</key>
   <string>com.user.gitWatchMyPathsOnLogin</string>
   <key>ProgramArguments</key>
   <array><string>/Users/kbdluv/Dropbox/dotfiles/scripts/git-watch-my-paths-on-login.sh</string></array>
   <key>RunAtLoad</key>
   <true/>
   <key>StandardOutPath</key>
   <string>/tmp/com.user.gitWatchMyPathsOnLogin.out</string>
   <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
   <string>/tmp/com.user.gitWatchMyPathsOnLogin.err</string>
</dict>
</plist>

It loads without error. It starts without outputting anything to stderr or stdout either, but here's what ps aux | grep fswatch gives me:

kbdluv          11550   0.0  0.0  4267768    888 s001  S+    7:56PM   0:00.00 grep fswatch
kbdluv          11545   0.0  0.0  4298088   4932   ??  S     7:56PM   0:00.01 fswatch -r /Users/kbdluv/Dropbox/org

It runs fswatch only with the last line in the git-watch-paths.txt file. (The fswatch for dotfiles is missing.)

And it doesn't auto-commit when a change happens, so I guess the parts fswatch is being piped to aren't getting called.

What am I doing wrong, or how could I debug this further when launchd isn't throwing any error or outputting anything?


texts: Did the Java 1.6.0_31 update fix the Flashback trojan problem?

texts:
Is the recent Java update of OSX (Java for OS X Lion 2012-002) to 1.6.0_31 also a bug fix for the Flashback malware?

The update is described here as:

  Multiple vulnerabilities exist in Java 1.6.0_29, the most serious of
  which may allow an untrusted Java applet to execute arbitrary code
  outside the Java sandbox. Visiting a web page containing a maliciously
  crafted untrusted Java applet may lead to arbitrary code execution
  with the privileges of the current user. These issues are addressed by
  updating to Java version 1.6.0_31. Further information is available
  via the Java website at
  http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/releasenotes-136954.html


texts: OS X El Capitan (10.11.1) guest user can login even if it is disabled

texts:
After updating to El Capitan 10.11.1 the login screen shows my default user and the Guest account. The Guest user is disabled though.

What is wrong here? I really don't want anyone other then me to login to this computer.


texts: How can I use a secondary axis in Numbers?

texts:
One of my main problems with Numbers is the fact that it has much less of the functionality of Excel. That's why I barely use Numbers.

One of the main things that I always thought impossible was plotting two axes on one graph. This is my main reason for my dislike of Numbers.

Now that many other interesting questions that I didn't think had answers are getting answered, I thought I might ask this question:

How can I plot two lines on one graph using a secondary axis in Numbers?


texts: Every time my son gets a call on his iPhone all his apps & everything get deleted. Why does ths keep happening? This is his 3rd new phone and it keeps happening. He restores it then someone will call him & everything gets deleted again & again.


texts: iTunes 11.1 won't let user delete podcast titles?

texts:
I got as far as this question where my issue came up only as a comment.

I've heard and deleted the 9/6 and 9/13 episodes, but they appear in the list.
A right-click (sorry yes I'm on a Mac but have a mouse with r-c) shows no delete option.

So, when looking at my list of podcasts, I'm potentially looking at hundreds of podcasts that aren't current, I have a few that are daily, and they now show 100+ of old episodes. Any podcast fans have this issue and way to fix this?
Note, I checked the source folder for the podcast title, and this are not there, not taking HD space, just space on this list. Last - I know there's a n option to limit the number shown, but there are some shows that I'd want o keep more than this limit. If I am away from iTunes for a while, I still want the dailies available.

Note - it's all podcasts that have this issue, th image is to show one example, but they all have a long list of old shows.

10/4/13 update from the notes on 11.1.11 update :

  This update resolves an issue that may cause iTunes Extras to display
  incorrectly, fixes a problem with deleted podcasts, and improves
  stability.

And after updating, the issue is gone. Which, of course, renders this thread delete-worthy. Thank you for the comments and support!


texts: How can I delete a file marked as backup item?

texts:
I'm trying to delete a file, but I get a message from Trash saying: "The operation can’t be completed because backup items can’t be modified."

What does that mean and how can I delete it?


texts:
"Access the iPhone’s Field Test mode by typing 3001#12345# in the phone’s keypad and press dial. This will bring up the Field Test menu."

Doesn't work for me.


texts: Has anyone zero'd the cells on an SSD?  I've read that this is possible essentially making your ssd "new again"—has anyone tried this method? https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/SSD_memory_cell_clearing


texts: How can I configure iOS so that all Internet traffic goes through a VPN and is blocked if the VPN isn't activated?


texts: AMFI: allowing exception handler - because the handler was set by master-entitled process ´launchd´, VirtualBox

texts:
I installed macOS Sierra 10.12 like Guest on VirtualBox 5.1.10 on my MacBook Air with macOS Sierra too.

I facing errors!
I login with difficulties an when I can, raise the error and I need to log in... the machine is not halt totally.

Here the video with the problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xALbh0S9FwQ

For me is difficult to extract all Logs.

AMFI: allowing exception handler for ´WindowServer´ (813) because the handler was set by master-entitled process ´launchd´ (1)
AMFI: allowing exception handler for ´loginwindow´ (812) because the handler was set by master-entitled process ´init´ (1)
AMFI: allowing exception handler for ´loginwindow´ (812) because the handler was set by master-entitled process ´launchd´ (1)
IOConsoleUsers: time(0) 0->0, lin 0, llk 1,
IOConsoleUsers: gIOScreenLockState 3, hs 0, bs 0, now 0, sm 0x0

Some times:

SandboxViolation: fontd(1594) deny(1) file-issue-extension /Network/Library
SandboxViolation: languageassetd(544) deny(1) network-outbound /private/var/run/mDNSResponder

I want to know what solve it, and unsterstand what happens!

Thank you.


texts: Other than the color, what exactly are the difference between the black and the white iPhone 4?


texts: Hard Drive Preview / Disk Utility Used Space Discrepancy?

texts:
So I recently cleared a lot of space off of my hard drive as a sort of "spring cleaning," and I got it down to less than 40GB, but my computer doesn't seem to agree with itself on that. If I look at the info of my hard drive on my desktop, it gives me this:

but when I look at the partition in Disk Utility, it gives me this:

How do I get DiskUtil to realize how small my hard drive is?


texts: How to download a list of URLs saved in a text file on iOS?

texts:
I have a list of URLs saved in a text file separated by spaces, and I would like to download every single one to my iPad as a zip file.
How can I do that?


texts: Is there a way to change iPhone backup location?

texts: I don't have enough disk space on my PC to store whatever is backed up by iPhone. Is there a way to change location to where iPhone backs up the data? I want to back it up to my external hard drive.


texts: Unable to resize/create partiion using gpt

texts:
I have a Mac Server running 10.10. The sole purpose of it at the moment is to take time machine backups from multiple devices.

The server itself uses a Thecus NAS AFP share to store the time machine backups. Typically the process I've used in the past to increase storage space is the following

Extend the iSCSI size in the Thecus. This is now 8.8TB (from 6.6TB)

On the server -

Terminal - Sudo up

sh-3.2# df
Filesystem    512-blocks       Used Available Capacity   iused   ifree %iused  Mounted on
/dev/disk0s2    83214256   40438952  42263304    49%   5118867 5282913   49%   /
devfs                362        362         0   100%       627       0  100%   /dev
map -hosts             0          0         0   100%         0       0  100%   /net
map auto_home          0          0         0   100%         0       0  100%   /home
map -fstab             0          0         0   100%         0       0  100%   /Network/Servers
/dev/disk1s2  4294295472 4242994728  51300744    99% 530374339 6412593   99%   /Volumes/Backups
sh-3.2#

Confirm in Disk Utility the disk size has increased

Eject/Unmount the partition

sh-3.2# gpt show /dev/disk1
       start        size  index  contents
           0           1         PMBR
           1           1         Pri GPT header
           2          32         Pri GPT table
          34           6
          40      409600      1  GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
      409640  4294295472      2  GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
  4294705112  4295229447
  8589934559          32         Sec GPT table
  8589934591           1         Sec GPT header
sh-3.2#
sh-3.2#

sh-3.2#
sh-3.2# gpt destroy /dev/disk1
sh-3.2#
sh-3.2# gpt create -f /dev/disk1
sh-3.2#
sh-3.2# gpt add -b 409640 -s 4294295472 /dev/disk1
/dev/disk1s1 added
sh-3.2#

The problem this time is I don't have the original -b number.

I've tried the following

sh-3.2# gpt destroy /dev/disk1
sh-3.2# gpt create -f /dev/disk1
sh-3.2# gpt show /dev/disk1
        start         size  index  contents
            0            1         PMBR
            1            1         Pri GPT header
            2           32         Pri GPT table
           34  17179869117
  17179869151           32         Sec GPT table
  17179869183            1         Sec GPT header
sh-3.2# gpt add -b 409640 -s 17179869117
usage: gpt add [-b lba] [-i index] [-s lba] [-t uuid] device ...
sh-3.2# gpt add -b 409640 -s 17179869117 /dev/disk1
gpt add: /dev/disk1: error: no space available on device

I've tried a couple of different options when creating the partition and get 'no space available' each time.

If I try

gpt add -b 34 -s 17179869117

It will create the partition but be totally unreadable.

The current output of df is

macserver:~ tech$ df
Filesystem                               512-blocks        Used  Available Capacity    iused      ifree %iused  Mounted on
/dev/disk0s2                               83214256    53119064   29583192    65%    6703881    3697899   64%   /
devfs                                           360         360          0   100%        625          0  100%   /dev
map -hosts                                        0           0          0   100%          0          0  100%   /net
map auto_home                                     0           0          0   100%          0          0  100%   /home
map -fstab                                        0           0          0   100%          0          0  100%   /Network/Servers
//Admin.@192.168.3.1/TimeMachineBackups 23241211968 14320040480 8921171488    62% 1790005058 1115146436   62%   /Volumes/TimeMachineBackups

The above 62% free share is what I am targeting.

Can someone please offer any assistance?


texts:
I am using a model A1278 Mac and I need to reinstall the OS on it, or reset it. I am attempting to open the recovery mode by using the Cmd + R method but that did not work, I then attempted to use the Option method. That too did not work.

I am out of options and very, very inexperienced in the Mac OS, thus any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Unsure on the OS X version I am using.

Thanks


texts: AppleScript script for exporting only iCloud contacts

texts:
I wrote this AppleScript script, below, which extracts all contacts. How do I extract only the ones from iCloud?
set desktopPath to (path to the desktop folder as string) & "contactBackup"
alias desktopPath

tell application "Contacts"
    repeat with cardPerson in people
        set nameOfvCard to name of cardPerson & ".vcf"
        set outFile to (open for access file (desktopPath & ":" & nameOfvCard) with write permission)
        write (vcard of cardPerson as text) to outFile
        close access outFile
    end repeat
end tell


texts: MacBook Pro 2015 won’t boot to Operating System. Constantly restarts at Apple logo screen

texts: I have tried all the obvious commands at boot without success, including Safe Mode. Then booted into Single-User mode. Ran “fsck -fy” command. Shows 9 line item warnings: “time stamp is invalid. Is greater than current time”.   Rebooted and ran a hardware check which showed the battery needed to be replaced. Will replace the internal battery today, but not sure how to reset the date in Single-user mode. Any thoughts?


texts: Using apps on one device with different Apple ID's

texts:
I was wondering, if I login to the app store with a different Apple ID on a device, will I be able to still use the apps on the device not downloaded or purchased from the current Apple ID?

Example: My wife has an iPhone with many different apps she's downloaded. If I took her phone, logged out of her app store Apple ID, then logged in with my Apple ID, and downloaded other apps, would I be able to use the apps she already downloaded on the phone without having to log her back into the App Store?


texts: How to stop an iPhone 3G from using cell data, ever?

texts:
My wife has inherited my iPhone 3G and it's using a few megabytes of GPRS data every month even though she doesn't deliberately use any services that cost mobile data. The problem is that she doesn't have a data plan, so these few MB's cost as much as a few gigabytes would with a data plan.

1: How can I set up the iPhone 3G (OS 3.1.3) so that it absolutely never sends or receives any data except on wifi?

2: Also, what is sending/receiving this GPRS data if it isn't the user? My wife never launches the web browser or other Internet-needing apps.

Please don't simply suggest the obvious get a data plan because my wife doesn't want one. She wants to use the thing as a cell phone and for text messaging, but certainly absolutely positively no Internet or e-mail or whatever, except when she's on our home's wifi.

I thought I had thoroughly turned off mobile data. Here's what I've done so far (written from my memory, might be inaccurate):

Settings > General > Network:
- enable 3G = off
- cellular data = off
- data roaming = off

SBsettings:
- 3G = off
- data = off
- bluetooth = off
- location = off

Based on all this, the damn thing should only use wifi, but somehow it uses GPRS data anyway. Argh!

Solution:
Well, I didn't manage to turn off the mobile data usage despite all your very useful and helpful suggestions. Instead, I spoke with the provider and they offered me 8 months of 1GB-per-months for free, and after that I'm free to cancel it or continue at €7 per month (or whatever the rate will be at that time). They also gave me the money back for the data costs on the last bill. Very good customer service, thank you tele.ring of Austria.


texts:
I took a video on my iPhone 3GS, and I don't want anyone seeing it because it's personal to me. Now I'm worried because of iCloud. I sold my friend my 2-3rd gen iPod about a year ago, and in worried he might be able to see this video through iCloud.

When I sold it to him, I gave him my Apple ID to share. I have changed it several times but I'm worried he might still be able see this video even though I gave changed pass.


texts:
I have been trying to wake up my mac pro from sleep daily using System Preferences -> Energy Saver -> Schedule. The laptop is connected to a power adapter, but still my laptop failed to wake up.

Anyone know why this happen, and if there is other way to do this?

Thanks,
Sharon


texts:
The documentation for QLColorCode suggests that I should be able to set an available theme with, for example
defaults write org.n8gray.QLColorCode lightTheme Fine-Blue

but doing so has no effect. The only themes that work are solarized-light and solarized-dark, and once set, it's not clear how to unset them.
How do I set the theme for QLColorCode?


texts:
I'm cleaning up my iTunes library. I'm a programmer so, with the help of some nifty scripting, I'm using iTunes Music Library.xml to give me improved insight into my iTunes library.

In the process, I've discovered there are several books lingering in my library which I can't see in the iTunes application. I've also found the book files sitting in iTunes Media.

I can't for the life of me figure out how to delete these books from my library, considering I can't find them in the application. Any ideas?

Note: I'm running iTunes 12.3.2.35 on Windows 10. My library was moved from an old Mac (packed away but can dig it out if software version numbers available if required).


texts: Does restoring an iPhone from backup remove existing data from the iPhone?

texts: I want to restore an old backup onto my iPhone. Will that delete the data currently on my iPhone, or does my data get added to what’s in the backup?


texts: Apply XIRR only to filtered rows in Numbers

texts:
I have one table with the cashflow of different investments, like the example below. Now, in a seperate table, I want to show the internal rate of return for each investment.
Numbers does have a XIRR function but I do not know how to pass in a dynamicaly filtered version of that table with only the cashflows for one investment.
I tried the XLOOKUP function but it returns only the first match and not a range.
In Excel I could use an array function for this but Numbers does not support those.
(Filtering the table with numbers and copying the cashflows for each investment into a seperate table is not an option, because i am constantly adding to the main table)


texts:
So I was going thru RoR tutorial, installed heroku, heroku toolbelt. I got an error message from Heroku to update to newvest Git for safety reasons. I tried that with installer but heroku version didn't change.

I installed homebrew and tweaked the .bash profile $PATH and changed Git to use /usr/local/bin/git. Original was something like: /usr/bin/

I got some brainer and put gem update on terminal at one point and then inturreped it as
I didn't know what was going on.

Problem is know that terminal says either: command not found or No such file or directory || when I try to run something.

Because of that I can't even get the hidden files to show up. What should I do?

EDIT: when I run /bin/echo $PATH I get: /usr/local/heroku/bin
EDIT: Almost **** myself when commands very working but I I was able to run /usr/bin/open ~/.bash_profile -a  and comment out export route defined by Heroku

Thank you


texts: Make FileVault password different from user login password?

texts:
In macOS Catalina, I want to specifically set a different (and longer) password for unlocking FileVault (e.g. when I first turn my MacBook Pro on) vs. a shorter password to use in more casual contexts like unlocking after sleep or when prompted for the admin user password.
Is this possible?
Usually, people have wanted the opposite. But in Catalina I've tried changing it to be different in both System Preferences > Users & Groups > Change Password... and System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Change Password... and it makes them both sync up in either case.
I remember in older versions of macOS I would have to enter a different password for FileVault vs. your user password (if they were different). I'm wanting this distinction back.
My user account is the default and only administrator in the system.
Is there a Terminal command to specify user password as distinct from FileVault password?


texts: On a MacOS machine, is there any risk or trouble I'll encounter if I put some of my documents into a path that's not under my home ~ directory

texts:
I used to store all my files, documents under the ~ path.

I am wondering if I put my files out of my own directory, will there be any risk (like losing the files, or messing up my computer)


texts: Need to disable USB Mass Storage devices on macOS Sierra +

texts:
All the way through El Capitan, the way this used to work, in the Terminal, was:

sudo kextunload /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBMassStorageClass.kext
sudo mv /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBMassStorageClass.kext ~/backup
sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions/
sudo reboot

In Sierra and High Sierra, it appears that the IOUSBMassStorageClass kernel extension is no longer loaded, and instead, the IOUSBMassStorageDriver is loaded. Running kextstat | grep USBMass reveals this. If I try to unload the IOUSBMassStorageClass kernel extension, I get the following error:

(kernel) Can't remove kext com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageDriver; services failed to terminate - 0xdc008018.
Failed to unload com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageDriver - (libkern/kext) kext is in use or retained (cannot unload).

Some additional pieces of information:

This workstation is a standalone machine, and is not part of a macOS Server-managed installation. As such, I do not have access to Profile Manager. However, if I can install server somewhere else, export a profile, and load it to this workstation in the Terminal, that is an acceptable solution.
Use of a third-party endpoint manager application is prohibited.
This workstation is remote, and so physical access to it is not an option. The preferred method of configuration is in Terminal through ssh. Remote Desktop is available, if need be.
I have verified that System Integrity Protection has been disabled on this workstation.

Thanks in advance!


texts: I have a process called x-apple-ql-id://* (* being a bunch of letters, numbers and "-"). Is this a legitimate process? I am wondering because it looks very fishy.


texts: My MagSafe connector gets really hot to the point that it burns my skin when I touch it. Everything else is fine, my macbook charges fine and does not heat up that much. Is this normal?


texts: Missing "Move to Dropbox" contextual menu option

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A while ago, I lost the "Move to Dropbox" option in my Finder's contextual menu, and, originally, I didn't make much of it since I read that it was an issue/bug in OS X, which Dropbox reported to Apple. I recently installed Dropbox on my work Mac and noticed that the option displays as expected, so I'm trying to restore it on my home Mac.

EDIT: Image for reference

I'm currently running Sierra beta 5, but the issue also occurred in El Capital. So far, I've tried the following coupled with killing the Finder process each time:

Toggling the Finder integration via Dropbox
Uninstalling Dropbox with AppCleaner and reinstalling
Deleting ~/.dropbox folder
Deleting ~/Dropbox/.dropbox.cache folder
Deleting /Library/DropboxHelperTools folder, which Dropbox recreated
Toggling Finder integration in System Preferences > Extensions
Toggling System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Services > Folder Actions Setup...
Disabling (and later re-enabling) csrutil
Restarting Mac

The latest version of Dropbox doesn't have the "Fix Permissions" option anymore, so I can't try that, but I have in the past. What I find strange is that the contextual menu options within the Dropbox folder display as expected, while not in my local folders.

As you can tell, I've done my research to no avail, so any help would be appreciated!


texts: Some songs are skipped over/broken on my iPhone; how can I find these?

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Sometimes when I go to play a song on my iPhone, it skips over it entirely and goes onto a song after it in the list.

The same happens when I try and play it in iTunes directly from the device - it gets a exclamation-mark-circle icon to its left when I try and play.

The songs have all been copied on by drag/drop from MP3 folders, so I suspect the copy process didn't completely properly.  Is there a way I can find all these songs so I can re-copy them?  (Trying to copy the entire album over again creates duplicate entries.)


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The question "How to disable Escape key in Safari" was asked here a few times. Now since on the new MacBook Pros the Escape key is a touchscreen button, it is much easier to press it accidentally, but there is a good chance we can actually remove it in Safari once and for all.

How to remove  Escape button from TouchBar in Safari? (or any specific app)

There is no such option in Customize Touch Bar... menu:


texts: Stream YouTube video in Full HD resolution on iOS Safari

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I have an iPhone X and an iPad Pro, both running iOS 11. I notice, when streaming a YouTube video in iOS Safari, the video resolution is limited to a maximum of 720p.

For e.g., when watching this video on Safari on macOS, I am able to stream it in the maximum available resolution i.e. 1080p. But in Safari on iOS, the output is limited to a maximum of 720p.

Is this behaviour configurable in YouTube settings or Safari? I notice, the same video can be played back at full resolution in the Videos app in iOS, when downloading it on a Mac and transferring it on iOS device.

I do not wish to use the YouTube app for iOS.


texts: Will I get charged for an iOS app that a family member already paid for, if I download normally?

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By "normally" I mean from the app's listing, instead of from the list of apps purchased by other family members.

I'm aware that I can go to the list of purchased apps and download from there to avoid being double-charged, but what if I click the link in the App Store listing that says (e.g.) $9.99?  If the price shows up, even though a family member has already paid for the app, does that mean I'll actually get charged that price again?  Or is this simply a (giant!) bug in Apple's App Store app?


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Coming from the PC world, most made-to-order manufacturers (e.g., Dell, HP, Acer, etc.) all have annoying little addons which I consider spyware/bloatware--things like toolbars with ads. When buying such PC laptops, I would always reformat their hard drives and then install just Windows (and drivers), ensuring a blank slate without any bloat.

I don't believe Apple includes such spyware/bloatware. Nevertheless, when purchasing a new machine direct from Apple, are there are any advantages or disadvantages to wiping the existing drive and performing a fresh install of OS X?


texts: My computer was dead for 3 months and when I bought a new battery, I tried to plug my iPhone 6 and nothing pops up. It doesn't connect at all not even to charge like it would before. I updated my laptop and iTunes, I verified the Apple mobile device support, I restarted the Apple mobile device, I checked the unspecified and nothing, I went to the device manager and there's nothing about Apple on there, I need to upload all my stuff to my computer but I don't know what to do anymore.


texts: Want to do clean install of Mavericks - do I need older OS on computer?

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I want to do a clean, clear install of Mavericks on my MB Pro. And I'm confused. The Mavericks page on Apple.com says I need to have Mountain Lion, Lion, or Snow Leopard already installed.

But then I've read that I can format my hard drive (erasing any OS), then boot the Mavericks installer and it will let me do a clean install.

If that's true, I'm great with that. But I want to confirm that's the case before I start erasing things...


texts: How do you reset all of Finder's settings?

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How do you reset all of the settings related to the Sidebar, general preferences, default folder views, etc? Deleting com.apple.sidebarlists.plist does not seem to reset the sidebar. Also, that file does not recreate itself. Deleting com.apple.finder.plist will not reset the default view for every folder. Also, deleting .DS_Store will only reset the layout of folders when in icon view. I am running macOS 10.14.6.

Edit: Entering defaults delete com.apple.finder;killall Finder will reset the folder view for all of the User's folders, but won't change /Applications view.


texts: How do I change the default mapping for Emoji Text Replacement in Messages on OSX?

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I like that Messages uses text replacement to change :) into an emoji. However, I hate the default mappings. I want to change the emoji that is mapped to those text replacement strings.

For example, :) currently gets replaced by . But I would prefer to it be . Similarly, :( gets replaced by , but I would prefer .

Aside from creating my own text replacements in System preferences > Keyboard > Text, is there a way to change this? I don't want to enable a universal text replacement because I sometimes use text emoticons in applications that don't support emojis.


texts: Installing Windows 10 on Early 2011 MacBook Pro (VirtualBox method)

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Apologies if the etiquette of posting is incorrect, I'm brand new to the site despite lurking for years and couldn't seem to comment on the guide I mention below.

I've been trying to set up Win10 on my Early 2011 MBP, using various methods and receiving even more error messages/setbacks.

As an intro to the problem, I'm trying to use a method that doesn't involve using my internal Superdrive as I've discovered it's seemingly broken over the years and so it's unusable. Now this causes me Legacy/EFI problems I'm learning, to install via USB that is, even after fixing my MBR/GPT partition tables Windows will cancel after the install. I've tried to bypass by following this guide: No bootable device USB 2.0 MacBook Pro mid 2014

I've tried the above guide multiple times and have come across varying factors in the guide.

The most common one I'm facing (and my current problem), is when it comes to listing the volumes in diskpart - the FAT32 32GB partition titled BOOTCAMP I've set aside for Windows isn't listed in the volumes. This isn't always the case, sometimes it's shown - sometimes it isn't.

The only variable I can think of as to why it now won't show is because I've switched Windows 10 ISOs.

The reason I did this is because yesterday the install process probably went the furthest it did. All the files managed to xcopy to the virtual drive, then back onto the C drive - and even showed in the Mac boot screen (which occasionally doesn't happen) - but upon loading the screen instantly went blue and said there was a problem with my boot files and Windows needed to repair.

So I downloaded the newest .ISO from Microsoft yesterday. But now, as a result, the BOOTCAMP partition I've set aside never seems to show up in diskpart.

This has probably been the bane of my existence for the past 2-3 days - so any help is massively appreciated. Thanks.


texts: 2007 Macbook shows black screen and cursor when woken from sleep. What should I do?

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When I open the lid from my MacBook, occasionally (not always) it will just show a black screen and a cursor, and the hard drive is spinning, but the log on dialog will never show up.  Sometimes it shows up after a minute or two, sometimes it doesn't, so I close the lid - wait five seconds - and try again.

Does this sound like an issue anyone has heard of before?


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Engineering has determined that your bug report is a duplicate of another issue and will be closed.

This is a message I see quite often these days at http://bugreport.apple.com and it is frustrating for several reasons:

you submitted a bug for nothing without the possibility to check the database first
you can't check if it is truly a duplicate
there is no follow-up on your issue
you'll never know if they are fixing the bug

I can't believe that these major disadvantages are on purpose.

So: Is it possible to view bugs submitted by others to Apple's bug reporter?


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Possible Duplicate:
  What do I need to connect a second monitor to my MacBook Pro?

I'm sure this has been asked/answered before but I can't seem to find a clear answer on it. Feel free to point me to the proper thread(s) and or close this thread if it is a duplicate.

I'm wondering what the options are for hooking up dual external monitors to a brand new Macbook Pro? This is my primary work machine so I want to be able to just "dock" it essentially and then be able to work off the two external DVI monitors with one monitor being my primary and the other monitor being an extension of the desktop (not mirrored).

Here are the options I think I have:

Get a Displayport to DVI adapter AND a USB to DVI adapter and hook one monitor up to each
Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter (Not sure about this; is this only for 30" screens?)
Thunderbolt daisy chain (does this actually work yet? If so, what cable is required?)

Can anyone clarify my options?
Thanks!
Tom


texts: Terminal command to clear DNS cache doesn't seem to work

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I do a lot of website work where I change nameservers for a domain, wait overnight for it to propagate on the host server, then go back to work on the site. Lately, what happens is that I can see the new site at the new location on my iPhone but not on my Mac (OS X 10.11.5), using any browser (Safari, FF, Chrome).
This suggests I need to clear my DNS cache. I've tried two different Terminal commands for 10.11+:

sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder #(from Apple Support)

or

sudo dscacheutil -flushcache;
sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder

Then I restart OS X, empty browser caches, clear cookies. Nothing helps to get me to the new location, in any browser. But I can see it from my iPhone! This is maddening. Anybody know what I can do to get my Mac to recognize the new IP address for that nameserver?


texts: I need an application to read aloud any emails that come into a specific email address

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I want a sort of audio server which sits in background (running on OS X, not iOS) and whenever an email arrives at a specific address, it reads it aloud. Ideally there would be also an option to filter by a "password" so that spam doesn't get read aloud.  I have a home automation system that can send notification emails when stuff happens, and since I already have computers throughout the house, I'd like to have them announce the events rather than buying dedicated audio output client hardware.  I'm hoping I can cobble something together with existing software and system tools to enable my Macs to act like audio endpoints (addressed via email).

Any ideas?


texts: Use trackpad for annotation in Preview without clicking

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Is there a way to annotate PDF's without clicking the trackpad? Something more like writing on paper.

I love that markdown lets us annotate stuff to PDF's using preview. But its slightly impractical - always having to press down.

Is there an app or a toggle which can let me go into writing mode so that I don't need to keep the trackpad clicked while "writing" so to say.


texts: How can I verify the backup password for an iOS device?

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In iTunes, my iPad shows itself as backing up to "This Computer", and the "Encrypt Local Backup" button is checked. I believe I know the password, but I would like to be sure. How can I verify that the password I believe to be correct is in fact correct, without changing it?

I'd like to avoid changing it because then I need to change it temporarily to something else, and then change it back. But after doing that, I'm left in the same situation of not being 100% sure that I haven't accidentally made a mistake and not reset the password to what it was originally.


texts: Is it possible to share multiple contacts in a similar fashion to the way that you would share a single contact from contacts.app? Specifically is there a way to expediently share the list as well as, once received, add the list to the contacts.app on the other persons phone?


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I've got a program on my machine listening on port 8080 to respond to HTTP requests.  But when I try to go to http://localhost:8080/ in a browser...

Chrome says:

  The localhost page isn’t working

  localhost didn’t send any data. ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE

Firefox redirects the request to www.localhost.com:8080 which of course isn't correct.  My research suggests that it is doing this because it can't find localhost.

Safari says it can't open the page because "the server unexpectedly dropped the connection."

However, if I go to http://127.0.0.1:8080 the page loads correctly.

Therefore, it would seem that for some reason OS X isn't properly resolving localhost to 127.0.0.1.  If I try to ping localhost from the command line, it works, but my understanding is that name resolution works differently in different places.

I have read various issues where localhost doesn't resolve e.g. from ping, but I am not having that problem. All the cases where localhost were not working in the browser appear to not have solutions related to the actual problem I am having.  I have also seen places where people have mentioned that localhost does work in the browser, so I am wondering what I am doing wrong here.

From comments
If I try the IPv6 address for localhost http://[::1]:8080/ then I get the same errors as using localhost.


texts: How to force Siri to be disabled while the Do Not Disturb mode is on?

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As the title clearly describes, I want Siri to be disabled automatically while the Do Not Disturb mode is on. How can I do this?
p.s. I'm on Big Sur.


texts: Connecting Mac Pro with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9XX to Apple Thunderbolt Display

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I'm finding conflicting information about this topic on the web, so I thought I'd raise the question here.

I'm wanting to use an Apple Thunderbolt Display with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX9XX series card in a MacPro and/or eGPU box. I figure I could use this StartTech adapter to connect the Apple Thunderbolt Display to the Display Port of the card:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/945120-REG/startech_dp2mdpmf6in_displayport_adapter_6.html

However, I've found many websites that claim this doesn't work, and one lone comment on the link above under Q/A that said it does.

To be clear, I understand that I wouldn’t be able to send a Thunderbolt signal to the Apple Thunderbolt Display using any of the outputs from the NVIDIA display adapter.

I figured I could simply adapt the larger format DisplayPort to the Mini-DisplayPort and get it to connect that way. That is assuming that the regular DisplayPort and Mini-DisplayPort are essentially the same connection/protocol with just a different interface size.

Is what I'm trying to do possible and if so, will this adapter work, or do I need to buy something different?


texts: I have synced my photos from my iPhone to my Mac but now I want to remove the photos from my phone. How do I do this? It won't let me delete the "events" or some of the "albums".


texts: MacBook Retina with non-retina External Monitor has wrong resolutions

texts: I have just gotten a MacBook Pro retina Early 2015, which I want to connect with non-retina external display. I'm using a VGA to display port adapter to connect it and it does work. However the resolution is not correct. It's all blurry. I have tried to option click the scale button in display settings and tried them all. Non of them seem to fit the screen. When using HDMI instead it works like a charm. Am I doing anything wrong?


texts: Repartition and reinstall on 2012 Air + Mavericks

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I have an old macbook air (2012 edition), with BootCamp set up, with Windows 7 and Mavericks installed.

I want to wipe everything, all the data on both partitions, safely, and reinstall with a different partition size.

What's the best process for this? Reinstall Mavericks, then resize the partition? Resize, then reinstall Mavericks?

I'd appreciate any advice :)


texts: Can I upgrade my 2008 Mac Pro completely?

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Hey everyone, I have a 2008 Mac Pro/2.83hzXEON(8)/8800GT512mb.

Is it possible for me to upgrade this machine to newer hardware, since it is Intel based? What would it entail to put a newer processor, ram and video card in this machine? Is it worth it?

Thanks


texts: USB devices are greyed out in VirtualBox

texts: I'm running Windows XP on Virtual Box. I'm trying to write to a USB pen drive. VirtualBox detect the pen drive but its name is greyed our in GUI. And I couldn't pick it from the list. How can I use this pen drive with the virtual machine?


texts: How do I clear All OS X notifications with 1 click?

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I have notifications in the OSX Notification Center, as for most of my apps I am using the setting, "Show in Notification Centre: 10 Recent Items"
This is a good setting but rather than have a very full Notification Center, I would still like to clear it from time to time with 1 click.

I am using Yosemite 10.10.3


texts: How to hide or clear unread badges on Gmail folders in Mail.app?

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This isn't a new problem with OS X Mail, it persists into Mountain Lion.

The badges are quite obnoxious; I can go into that [Gmail] folder and right-click and Mark As Read. But they start piling up right away again.

Is there a way to never have a badge beside any non-Inbox folder, or have a way for Mail to automatically clean up?


texts: Is there a difference regarding battery between Apple Watch 38 mm and 42 mm?

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Apple says here the battery power for all Apple Watches no matter which size is up to 18 hours.

But is there a difference regarding battery? The 42mm version has bigger display, maybe also a bigger battery? Is there any difference? I would like to buy the device with the best battery.


texts: How to stop OS X from trying to run TeamViewer every 10 seconds

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I recently happened to look at my system.log file and noticed the following messages over and over:

Mar  4 12:09:32 ix com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]
(com.teamviewer.teamviewer[11506]): Service could not initialize:
Unable to set current working directory. error = 2: No such file or
directory, path = /Applications/TeamViewer.app/Contents/MacOS: 15D21:
xpcproxy + 12028 [1353][<>]: 0x2
Mar 4 12:09:32 ix com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]
(com.teamviewer.desktop[11507]): Service could not initialize: Unable
to set current working directory. error = 2: No such file or
directory, path = /Applications/TeamViewer.app/Contents/Resources:
15D21: xpcproxy + 12028 [1353][<>]:
0x2
Mar  4 12:09:32 ix com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]
(com.teamviewer.teamviewer): Service only ran for 0 seconds. Pushing
respawn out by 10 seconds.
Mar  4 12:09:32 ix com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.teamviewer.desktop):
Service only ran for 0 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 10 seconds.

TeamViewer is not installed on my Mac, and has not been for a long time.  So the above is obviously looking to run something in a path that no longer exists.  However, seeing launchctl involved, I ran launchctl list | grep team and lo and behold I found a couple of entries related to TeamViewer.  So then I tried the following commands:
sudo launchctl stop com.teamviewer.service
sudo launchctl stop com.teamviewer.teamviewer
sudo launchctl stop com.teamviewer.Helper
sudo launchctl stop com.teamviewer.service
sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchAgents/com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist
sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchAgents/com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist
sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.teamviewer.*
sudo launchctl remove /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.teamviewer.*
sudo launchctl remove /Library/LaunchAgents/com.teamviewer.*
sudo rm /Library/LaunchAgents/com.teamviewer.*
sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.teamviewer.*

There are no more files I can find that are related to TeamViewer.  Now sudo launchctl list | grep team and launchctl list | grep team both show no output, which suggests everything should be stopped and removed. But I still see the above messages every 10 seconds in system.log, even after running all those commands!
How do I make it stop?!


texts: Bash or sh cannot execute any binary files

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While I am able to execute binaries, when the terminal is open, if I type:

/bin/bash make

or

/bin/sh ls

I get:
    /usr/bin/make: /usr/bin/make: cannot execute binary file

Why is that? I am on Mavericks, and I have installed the latest Command Line Tools of XCode.

I want to use bash to execute make, because I want to setup external build tools for AppCode.

Cheers


texts: What’s the purpose of the metal sponges around the CPU?

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While repasting my Retina late 2013 MacBook Pro I noticed one of the spongy metal disks around the CPU partially broke.
What’s the purpose of these?
I reassembled the machine and it seems to work fine, but I’m wondering what problems will it have with one of these items missing.
TIA,
Edoardo


texts: Do iPhones fully sync with Google services and other Web apps?

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I'm looking for a smartphone: either an iPhone or an Android. Here are my requirements:

Contacts must fully sync with Google Contacts. That means that whenever I add a contact in Gmail, it must show up automatically in the phone's contacts. The reverse must be true as well.
Calendar must fully sync with Google Calendar.
Access Google Docs easily, preferably without third-party apps.
An app that makes use of Google maps for navigation.
Good support for Chinese input software, including both pinyin and handwriting.

In short, I want a small device that allows me to access the Internet in any way at any time (I will get a phone plan that includes unlimited Internet access). All the data should be stored in the cloud rather than on the local device.

Can an iPhone do all the above? Or is an Android a better choice because the OS is done by Google?

Edit:
Another issue: how good is the iPhone's hardware? The hardware on my last smartphone (a Dopod with Win Mobile 5) fell apart ( both in terms of speed and hardware) after a year of use. Do iPhones have similar problems?


texts: Special Character in Application Shortcut on Danish keyboard?

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My MacBook Pro has a Danish keyboard.

The character [ doesn't have its own key. I have to press ⌥+8 to get the left bracket character [.

How do you use a shortcut like ⌘+⌥+[?


texts: Can iPod touch 5th gen use older versions of apps?

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I know it's possible to drag and drop an older version of an app from apps you downloaded in your iTunes onto your iPod but will this work with the new iPod touch 5th gen? I was gonna get the iPod touch 5 but there are some apps that have updates and I don't like the updates at all. I have a 3rd gen iPod touch and I put an older version of Textfree/Pinger on it and it works fine but it has an update I don't want and I would like to have the older version on my new iPod but will it work?

Can some one try it and drag and drop an older version of an app onto their iPod 5?


texts: I cannot add custom words to my Voice Control Vocabulary

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I have downloaded Apple Catalina, and I have in enabled Voice control, but the vocabulary option is greyed out. I have the English(Australian) language chosen.

How do I enable the vocabulary options so that I can add and modify new words?


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I recently followed this blog to add a keyboard shortcut to lock the screen:

http://hpmalte.blogspot.ca/2012/01/keyboard-shortcut-to-lock-screen-in-os.html

I assigned the commandL keyboard shortcut to this script. I recently discovered the built-in ctrlshifteject, which is better.

Now I'm trying to remove the commandL shortcut, but it has disappeared from my keyboard shortcuts preferences! The keybinding still works, but it's not listed in keyboard shortcuts, and I do not know how to remove it now.

Does anyone know how? Thanks!


texts: Save and Load different Mac OS Desktop Arrangements

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I switch workplaces quite regularly (e.g. from 34" to 24" monitors to solely using my MB Pro) and thus I would like to store and load my desktop arrangements in a simple way. For example, I would like to load arrangement A when I work on a 34" display and load arrangement B on a 24" monitor. With "arrangements" I mean the number of desktops created and the distribution of applications to those individual desktops. Is that possible through Apple software or third-party apps? I run Mac OS 10.15 on a MB Pro 16" 2019.

PS: The suggestion in this post does not help me as it does not allow me to store & load different desktop setups but rather assign applications to monitors: How can I keep the same desktop arrangement on two different multi-monitor setups?


texts: I have been able to reproduce a bug that makes the iOS5 browser crash and stop unexpectingly. I am unable to reproduce that bug outside of our web application so I was thinking to send a crash report of when it happens within our application as a bug report. Is it possible to get a crash report of any kind for the Safari application so that I can send it as a bug report ? If it's possible, how do I do it ?


texts: I bought a used iPhone 4.  The previous owner re-set the phone, but did not remove the device from their iCloud.  It is asking me for their iCloud information when I try to set-up the phone.  I don't have contact with the previous owner anymore.  Is there a way to remove the device from their iCloud so I can use a new one?


texts: How do I export an XCode app so I can publish it on my website, not in the Mac App Store?


texts: Finder connects to FTP server, but has blank file list

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Description

When I mount a LAN or WAN FTP share in Finder under High Sierra (10.13.6), it lists no files or folders.

Steps:

Connect to the server via Finder's "Connect to Server..." command ("Go" menu or ⌘K)
Enter the share URL as (e.g.) 'ftp://ftp.ngdc.noaa.gov/'.
Enter the credentials or sign in as a guest user (as appropriate)

Result

The connection is successful (no error). A finder window opens up for the share, but the file display is blank.

Additional info

Packets captured by Wireshark show the correct username and password are being sent, and are accepted, and that my computer receives the file list.

Other FTP clients have no issues connecting or listing files from any of the servers I've tested.

Question

How can I figure out why Finder doesn't display the FTP directory listing?


texts: why does my iMac has two IP addresses registered?

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I have been doing network ping discovery on a WiFi-LAN and one of my iMac has two IP addresses, and I cannot understand why would that be.

the only connection to the LAN is via Wifi, there is no file sharing, no Ethernet, no Bluetooth or any other network services (apart from screen sharing).


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launchd is producing a lot of I/O activity. In the last day and a half it managed to write 12 GB of data while reading 500MB.

I the logs I do not see anything suspicious. Any suggestion at where could I look?


texts: Change Image thumb background : How to see white image in thumb?

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I am facing this issue from long time and search many time but can't get any usefull solution.

In finder we can see image as thumb. But background of thumb is white color.
And if image is white than both color match and we see just white square.
like this:

Due to this its become hard to get right. I have to go through all image preview to select one.

Is there any way to change background color of thumb? Or any other way to deal with this problem?


texts:
1) Is it possible to output the audio over a2dp to multiple speakers simultaneously?
2) Is it possible to change the audio output to A2DP speakers directly from iTunes or do I have to change the system preferences every time?

Thanks.


texts: if "Speak" was used, following Select All, in iOS notes, is that audio stored anywhere on iPhone or in iCloud?

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iOS 12 Notes App
when using iOS Notes app, i will frequently Select All, then use the Speak contextual menu tab to hear it read back.  Twice, i have had a subsequent action (like tapping spacebar in onscreen keyboard) delete the text.
  If connected to iCloud, is the "history" of the document available on Mac linked to same account, or do revisions reside only on the device where Note was created?  Lacking both Save, and Undo history, makes data in a Notes file ridiculously fragile!


texts: Is there a way to completely disable Spaces in El Capitan?

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Is there a way to completely disable Spaces in El Capitan without turning off Mission Control, Dashboard, etc.?
If not, is there a way to disable drag to space?

I'm using Cinch and I find it quite annoying to be offered space switching when dragging the window to the top of the screen just to maximize it.


texts: Late-2013 rMBP able to install & boot Win8 using EFI?

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I've previously installed Win7 (and then upgraded to 8) via Bootcamp, but I've been looking around some forums recently regarding running Win8 natively.

I now have the impression that the latest-gen rMBP will install and boot Win8 using EFI as if it were a native OS. In other words, off an EFI partition and without BIOS emulation.

Can anyone verify this?

I read on a forum (the post was made several weeks previous and the user didn't respond when I posted this question) where a user reported that Bootcamp had installed Win8 on an EFI partition and that the bootup was so much faster.


texts: How do you delete a page in Notability for iPhone?

texts: How do you delete a page within a note in (specifically) Notability for iPhone? This information seems to be missing in the app's Help documentation.


texts: Silence 'Potential Fraud' and 'Potential Spam' phone calls without “Silence Unknown Callers”

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I get many calls where the caller will be listed as 'Potential Fraud' or 'Potential Spam'.  Is there a setting that I can use so that my phone won't ring when fraud or spam is listed on caller ID? This is very distracting for my work to get disrupted constantly throughout the day.

I don't want to enable “Silence Unknown Callers” because I still want to receive phone calls from people that are not in my contacts list (doctor's office, kid's school, etc.)


texts: Unable to display 1920x1080 on a 1080 monitor

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I have a Macbook Pro 15" i5, and I'm connecting it to a Samsung 40" 1080p monitor.

Previously, it displayed a 1920x1080 resolution just fine, but then I accidentally changed something in the OSX Display preferences,  and the monitor is unable to display 1080p; it only displays resolutions of 1600x1200 and below.

When I select 1920x1080 the monitor displays the message "mode not supported."

I think I messed up by changing the rotation of the external monitor to 270 or something; I tried restoring the default values, but it still doesn't work.


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A friend order an iPhone 4 to replace his iPhone 3G which has a cracked screen. He offered it to me.

I have AT&T on a family plan with no text or data. What should I do with the phone?

I'm open to suggestions, but I'm considering...

fixing the screen and then selling it. I'd put that money towards purchasing the iPhone 4 with a data plan.
fixing the screen and keeping it.
selling without fixing the screen.

I guess I could keep it without fixing the screen too, but...


texts: How to stop macOS from asking if I want to set a default browser?

texts: Is there a mechanism I could disable to get rid of the dialog every time I run a new browser on macOS?


texts: How have I got Two identical iCloud accounts?

texts: When I look in Internet Accounts, I have two identical iCloud accounts. How can I get rid of 1 of them?


texts: iPhone cameras roll buffering before playback

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Every time I go to watch a video or see a photo on my phone, the little white circle appears  in the middle of the media and I have to wait while it buffers now.

This is NOT to do with the iCloud.  I don’t have any of the photos of videos online and I don’t have the camera roll online for it to download.

Now from my best guess of what’s happening, is that when my phone was recently full, I ran out of space, the phone compressed all the videos and pictures as a self defense mechanism.

But I’ve deleted a whole bunch of stuff and made plenty of space now.

How do I get the phone to decompress the camera roll now? Or if that is not correct, how do I get the video/ photo immediately ?


texts: Erase MacBook hard drive without the use of the mouse

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I want to sell my Early 2015 MacBook Pro Retina.

It has an unknown issue where the mouse input isn't working properly and I can't click (when using either the trackpad or a USB mouse).

I have got to the Disk Utility page but I can't click the 'Erase' button to finish the job and there seems to be no way to do this with the keyboard.

Is there a way I can erase the hard drive without using the mouse? I can access the Terminal when I login.


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I have a local web development environment setup with Brew, Nginx, PHP, MySQL, Ruby, Gem, Sass, and so many other packages out there that it would probably be a nightmare to set it up again with the same exact versions on a new machine. These packages are usually installed outside of the /Users directory.

So my question is, does the built-in OS X transfer Mac feature support transferring these type of files, and configurations that are located outside of the /Users/ folder and in system directories such as /usr/local or /etc, etc..?


texts: How to remove configuration profiles (.mobileconfig files) using MDM?

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I am trying to remove a configuration profile that I previously installed on a device, using MDM. I am able to get the list of the installed profiles using the ProfileList command. I have no issues when trying to remove an old .mobileconfig file on a supervised device, but when I attempt to remove the same .mobileconfig file on a non-supervised device, I get the following error: The profile “xxxx” is not managed by MDM.

Despite this, Apple's documentation states that removing profiles using MDM is only possible if the profile has been installed through MDM (which is not the case for supervised devices).

My Question is: Is there a way to remove an old configuration profile that I previously installed on a non-supervised device that also hasn't been installed through MDM, using MDM? (to me, it makes sense that I should be able to, because at the end of the day, I distributed that profile on other people's devices and I am the owner of that .mobileconfig file...)

Thanks in advance


texts: Parallels 9 network establish 2 different network connections

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I am using Parallels 9 to run Windows on Mac with Mavericks.
and I'd like to connect my Mac and Windows to different networks.

I have connected Windows using ethernet connection but want to connect Mac via WiFi. Can anyone please help me on how to achieve this?


texts: High Sierra display issues with external monitor

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Whenever I boot the machine, or wake it from sleep, with an external monitor connected, the laptop screen flicker and dim/undim for at least a whole minute (while the external display remains black) before finally turning on. While this is going on the machine is also very slow, and responds poorly to keyboard/trackpad input. This does not happen if I do not have an external monitor connected.

Specifications:

High Sierra 10.13.2 (17C88)
Macbook Pro (15", 2017)
External monitor is connected through an USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter (HDMI)
The machine is connected to a power cable

What I've tried

I've tried resetting NVRAM and SMC to no avail.


texts: After removing bootcamp partition, booting the mac it says insert bootable media and press any key?

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so I had to remove my bootcamp partition because I was running low on osx Sierra space and I didn't need the Windows partition. But when I boot the mac I get an error

  No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key

My guess is that there is still some sort of a Windows boot manager on a partition, but I can't see it in Diskutil GUI or when pressing Alt on startup, or in the startup disk. Currently, the only wat to boot to macOS is to hold down Alt then -> Macintosh HD,