texts: Can I use iCloud Drive as a backup with non-macOS?

texts:
I am a Mac user who used to benefit much from the Genius Bar in America.
Now I relocated to elsewhere without the support and I know so little what to do right now.

A couple of months ago, I made a lot of change to my Macintosh' directories. I sent most of the archives to iCloud and removed them from the hard drive. Then I bought another laptop so that I can install Windows, the OS needed to run the particulars of South Korean web browsers. Also my Mac was aging (bought 2012, MacBook Pro).

I was able to locate the iCloud section on my sidebar and check the contents I need are there. But is it something sustainable?

The problem of its not synching with my new laptop properly still persists though. The model it is not synching to is MSI GS63 7RD stealth, although I think Windows is causing the problem. Domestic customer contact commented that it sometimes doesn't sync well with non-macOS environment, and that was it.

Inquiry in sum:

I would like to ask if anyone restored data using iCloud Drive in a non-MacOS environment with success. If it is even possible.
I mean iCloud Drive by the storage service that you pay monthly. I started the service expecting it could be used in place of external hard drive for backup.. or is it not how it should be used?

I currently use macOS High Sierra 10.13.2


texts:
I have an old Macbook Pro 15". My company gave me a new Macbook Pro 13".

Question, is there a way to use either of them as extended display to the other one ?

Both support retina display.


texts: How to set a Reminder on iOS5 for a location AND date?

texts: I'd like to set a Reminder on iOS5 for my iPhone 4 for when I leave work on Friday... However, the app seems to allow only location OR date/time notifications (or you can have both independently). Is there any way to get them to work in conjunction with one another as I'd like?


texts: Change ownership of all files, from one owner to another

texts: I changed the shortname of my user account, but it seems to have caused an issue with some files (especially homebrew stuff), which are still owned by the old username. My old short name was cannyboy, and my new one is cannyman. How would I go thru the whole hard drive and change ownership of all cannyboy to cannyman, without changing any other attributes of the files?


texts: User account doesn't appear on first login screen

texts:
After restarting my computer when I am presented with the initial login screen (the light gray one with the restart and shut down buttons), I see only two of my three user accounts.

If I log in with one of these accounts, I can see, and log in to, the third (missing) account by either:

Logging off (Apple > Log Out...) to reach the second login screen (the dark gray one with sleep/restart/shut down buttons)
Clicking on the fast user switching menu.

How can I restore this account in the initial (light gray) login screen?

I tried repairing disk permissions to no avail.

If I create a new account, it does show up in the list.


texts: Can't watch and download video from iTunes

texts:
I am experiencing a problem while trying to watch an iOS development course in iTunes on macOS. You can find the course here:

https://itunes.apple.com/ru/course/developing-ios-10-apps-with-swift/id1198467120?l=en

If I try to click the play button and watch videos 1 to 6, iTunes just does nothing. It seems to ignore my action. If I try to download the videos, it looks like they are downloading, but they turn out to have formatting problems.

Here is a screenshot:

If I try to open this video I get this message:

The movie could not be opened.
An invalid public movie atom was found in the movie.

or this:

The movie could not be opened.
The file is not a movie file.

But interestingly, if I try watch online or download video from the 6th one to the last one they work properly. I can watch them as well as download them.

What is the issue here? What am I doing wrong?

If I skip something feel free to ask


texts:
I have replaced my iPhone 6 with an iPhone 11.
On the previous phone I used both FaceTime Audio and Video. On the new iPhone 11, I have activated both iMessage and FaceTime.
Whenever I want to call a contact who has FaceTime, the video call is active for him but there is no voice/audio call icon existing for him. It is strange since FaceTime is activated on my cell. My country allows FaceTime use as I have used this service on my last iPhone, and my friends use it.


texts: Set F7/F8/F9 to perform iTunes functions like built-in keyboard

texts: I have a non-Apple keyboard connected to my MacBook Pro. Is there a way to make the F7 F8 and F9 do the previous song / play-pause / next song actions like they do on the built-in keyboard?


texts: How do I force OSX to use IGMP version 2?

texts:
I am connected to an old NETGEAR smart-switch which only supports IGMPv2. It doesnt route multicast traffic to my mac because it joins the group using IGMPv3.

I tried this:

sysctl net.inet.igmp.default_version=2

but it doesn't work - OSX still sends out IGMPv3 packets (confirmed with wireshark).

Is there a way of forcing IGMPv2?

Im using Yosemite (10.10.2), in case that makes a difference.


texts: How do you compare the system resources used by two programs?

texts:
How do you compare the system resources used by two programs (e.g., Chrome & Chrome Canary)?

I think the new 64-bit Chrome Canary is causing my computer to heat up a bit more but I'd like to compare it's system resource usage to the regular version before adopting an opinion.


texts: Stop synchronising the call history log between iPhones on shared Apple ID?

texts:
How to stop synchronising the call history log between my two iPhones that share the same Apple ID. I know this is related to the Apple ID but I have no choice since I have to use my shared iCloud contact list by both iPhones.

Is there a workaround to avoid duplicate calls registering in both iPhones? For example, when I receive a missed call in one iPhone it shows up in the second iPhone as a missed call in the call history log.


texts: How do I bind a key in OSX to open a new window of an application?

texts:
I can't find a way to do this. There's only binding to open an application. But the apps I want to use this on, (chrome, terminal, and finder) are always open. I just want to open a new window in the current work space.

I can Command + Tab then hit Command + N. But Command + Tab can change my workspace if a window of that app is already opened in another work space.


texts:
I have a Brother MFC-8840DN network printer/scanner/fax machine that I've been using with my Mac since Snow Leopard.

With Catalina, Apple is dropping support for 32-bit applications, which would include the driver and the scanner/fax application (both from Brother).

Will I be able to get my printer to work with Catalina?


texts: osascript -e command for displaying a text in status bar?

texts: Doc has reference to how to display a notification alert but not sure if there is an option to display a message in status bar that can be updated like a price ticker.


texts: iOS app Distribution outside of App Store

texts:
We have an iOS application that we are looking to possibly distribute to a client through Apple Developer Enterprise Program.

This app is not public, so releasing it on App Store will not work.

Ultimately, we are looking to send an invitation to users through an email, or direct the users to a iOS hosting platform where they can download the app.

If possible, we are not willing to manage device ids. The client will have users outside the organization (contractors) to which they will need to distribute the app.

How can we do this?


texts: iTunes Sever on Synology NAS and Apple Music

texts:
I have a Synology NAS that's running an iTunes server.  It was setup by my brother and it works. I can share this library with my different Macs around the house (do the models matter)?  Anyway, I would use iTunes to play the music from the server.  Now that I've upgraded to Catalina, I can't get Apple Music to do connect anymore.

How can I get Apple Music to see my iTunes server so I can play music?


texts: How can I switch between the Japanese and English dictionaries on iBooks?

texts: For whatever reason, my iBooks dictionary is stuck in Japanese. Even when I read English books, defining a word always causes the app to use the Japanese dictionary. My iPod's language is English, so I have no idea why this might be. Is there any way to switch it to the English dictionary?


texts: How does one edit high-octave notes in the score editor?

texts:
I shifted some notes several octaves up using the Piano Roll view (after finding no way to do it in the Score Editor), but as a result of doing this, it is now impossible to edit the notes from the Score Editor, since they go past the top of the window, as shown in the screenshot below:

There is no way to scroll up to bring these notes back into view.
Is there some way to perhaps set the octave represented by the Score view so that the notes appear within the staff instead of above it? I cannot edit this music like this, and it's too difficult to get the timing right using the Piano Roll view.


texts: How can I change my iCloud account on my iPhone?

texts:
My wife had to get a new iPhone and they put my iCloud account on her phone.  I am trying to change it but when i go into Settings > iCloud, the email address is grayed out so I can't see how to change it.

How can I change the iCloud account on my wife's phone so she gets her contacts, etc and not mine?


texts: Is frequently toggling airplane mode on/off harmful to iPad hardware?

texts:
I want to try to save my iPad batteries, so I turn on the airplane mode when I don't use the iPad during the day and at night. I could toggle airplane mode on/off for more than 12 times in a day.

Do you think it's worth it to put iPad into airplane mode when I don't use it during the day? and is frequently toggling ipad airplane mode on/off harmful to iPad hardware (shorten hardware life)?


texts: how to split an mp4 into separate clips?

texts:
I have a 3-hour long .mp4 video that has sensible breaks roughly every 30 minutes or so.  I want to export this into multiple videos of each section, but have run into nothing but problems trying to do so.  This isn't something I do often so I don't really want to invest in commercial tools for this one task, but as yet I can't find any free tool capable of this job.

I really would prefer to just cut this up without having to decode and re-encode the file(s) all over again.  I'd like to just mark the sections I want, and spit them out as standalone .mp4s.  No other edits, no corrections, no effects, no anything... just cut & export without any formatting changes at all.

I thought Handbrake could do this, but if it can I can't figure out how.  I then thought maybe iMovie (10.x as I'm on Mavericks), but that's been nothing but headache and appears to decode the entire movie first before working with it anyway.  Quicktime itself seems only able to direct export as .mov and I don't want to re-encode to mp4 all over again.

I keep running into free/open source programs that either are only free in a very limited fashion (like 5 minute max exports, or nasty watermarks, etc.) or that won't run on Mavericks.  Is what I'm looking to do just not possible without commercial software?  Is it really so difficult to split one long mp4 into several shorter ones?


texts: Starting applications, `open` vs mouse click

texts:
What is the fundamental difference, for .app-bundles/applications, between

  open Application.app

in a bash-shell and opening it by clicking on it in for example Finder or the dock?

It seems the environments are slightly different, at least in Mojave, which causes low-level differences in AppKit-resources. In this case I've encountered weird behaviour with NSView (https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appkit/nsview).

Does anyone have information (developer level info) on what the differences are?

I Googled and went through Apple's developer info, but I couldn't find anything meaningful. Appreciate if someone could point me in the right direction.


texts: Hide "This iPhone is managed by your organization" message from the lock screen

texts:
I upgraded my iPhone 6S to iOS 9.3 today and now there appears a message on my lock screen

  This iPhone is managed by your organization.

Of course, I already knew that - it's a company phone!  I don't want to see this message on my lock screen every day, how can I acknowledge the message and disable it?


texts: How to disable permanently Messages on iOS

texts:
I am trying to disable Messages on iOS because it is continuously sending SMSs to a foreign number (doing so wasting my credit).

I disabled Messages and FaceTime from the Settings, but Messages still asks to send SMSs for registration. Where can I disable it?


texts: Transfer Word and pdf files between PC and iPhone

texts:
How can I transfer Word and pdf files from iPhone to PC and PC to iPhone without using iTunes?

Also, when no internet access is available, how smart and slick is iPhone in reality?  Android phones can do this in a flick and no expertise is required.


texts: How to cut a file from my USB drive and paste it elsewhere in Finder on Mac OS X 10.6.8?

texts:
When I click Cmd-X to try and cut the file on my USB drive so I can paste it elsewhere and free up space on my USB, it does nothing, and when I Ctrl-click it only gives the option to copy the file, not cut it.

How to cut-and-paste a file on OS X?


texts:
I have tried to download an update from the AppStore for Yosemite 10.10.4 and unfortunately it interrupted.

Now I am in a situation where if I try the update again I get the following message:

Some updates need to finish downloading before they are installed.

If I confirm with Download & Restart it will tell me it is rebooting the computer but then  et another message saying:

Available updates have changed

If I confirm that one too it will just go back to the previous message.

It is some sort of infinite loop.

I have tried updating through the Terminal with:

softwareupdate command but the result is the same.


texts: MP3s cause QuickTime to crash - how do I reinstall QuickTime on Mountain Lion?

texts:
QuickTime crashes whenever I try and play an MP3. It says 'QuickTime Player quit unexpectedly'.

This is for all MP3s. Ableton Live also refuses to load any MP3s, either because QuickTime is broken, or for the same reason that QuickTime won't work.

How do I reinstall QuickTime? I really don't want to have to reinstall Mac OS or upgrade to Mavericks.

Please don't just say 'use iTunes' or 'use VLC'. I want to get to the root of the problem so that I can get MP3s working again in Ableton, but I reckon the problem will be easier to sort if I start by fixing QuickTime.

I have a 2007 iMac 24" with 4GB RAM and it works perfectly for everything else.

Here's the first part of the error dump:

Process:         QuickTime Player [5432]
Path:            /Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/MacOS/QuickTime Player
Identifier:      com.apple.QuickTimePlayerX
Version:         10.2 (603.17)
Build Info:      QuickTimePlayerX-603017000000000~5
Code Type:       X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process:  launchd [244]
User ID:         501

Date/Time:       2014-05-14 14:49:01.397 +0100
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.8.5 (12F45)
Report Version:  10

Interval Since Last Report:          14517 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:           33
Per-App Interval Since Last Report:  55 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   2
Anonymous UUID:                      F3543854-08AC-CD30-0E57-60991570096A

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

Exception Type:  EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000000000000

VM Regions Near 0:
-->
    __TEXT                 0000000107b8f000-0000000107dec000 [ 2420K] r-x/rwx SM=COW  /Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/MacOS/QuickTime Player

Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   com.apple.CoreFoundation        0x00007fff91090bb2 CFDictionaryGetValue + 18
1   com.apple.QTKit                 0x00007fff8d91997a CopyLocalizedStringFromTable + 17
2   com.apple.QTKit                 0x00007fff8d9197e6 QTTimeFormatterCreate + 682
3   com.apple.QTKit                 0x00007fff8d920e86 -[QTHUDTimeFormatter _QTTimeFormatter] + 93
4   com.apple.QTKit                 0x00007fff8d922979 -[QTHUDTimeFormatter stringFromTimeInterval:] + 133
5   com.apple.QTKit                 0x00007fff8d922448 -[QTHUDTimeFormatter stringForObjectValue:] + 380
6   com.apple.AppKit                0x00007fff8fa521ad -[NSCell setFormatter:] + 221


texts:
While using my Macbook Pro (2012) yesterday, the screen suddenly went black and turned off - instantly.  I turned it back on, can see the Apple logo bu the progress bar sticks at around 40%.  The MacOS version is El Capitan, 8GB RAM and 500GB SSD.

I tried rebooting while hold CMD + R: I see the Apple logo, the progress bar gets to about 80% then it restarts again. All I get then is a blank grey screen.

Next I tried OPTION + CMD + R: this time it asks for my WiFi network, then I see the spinning globe icon.  It finishes downloading files, reboots and again goes back to a blank grey screen.

Tried to run Apple Diagnostics, by holding down D during a reboot - all I got was the blank grey screen. So I googled some more and found that if you reboot, hold OPTION + D then it connects to the internet to run the hardware test.  The hardware test completes successfully with no errors, using both the standard and "extended" set of tests.

The next step was to run Verbose mode using CMD + V.  I tried to capture this on my camera as it chugged through a load of debug messages. Too much to list out, but I will show what look like errors:

** /dev/rdisk1 (NO WRITE)

** Root file system
   Executing fsck_hfs (version hfs-305.10.1).
hfs: Received 6 orphaned / unlimited files and 8 directories
BootCacheControl: Unable to open /var/db/BootCache.playlist: 2 No such file or directory
Warning: couldn't block sleep during code updates
Warning: proceeding w/o DiskArb

bash: /etc/rc.server: No such file or directory
bash: /etc/rc.installer_cleanup: No such file or directory

fInterfaceSnapshots is missing [ this is repeated 10 times ]

** GPU Hardware VM is disabled (multispace: disabled, page table updates with DMA: disabled, non-contiguous VRAM: disabled)

Airport: Link Down on en1. Reason 8 (Disassociated because station leaving)
Got incomplete channel sequence length 0, should be 16
en1: channel changed to 1
en1: IO80211Interface::postMessage bssid changed

Previous shutdown cause: 3

DSMOS has arrived
in func createVirtualInterface ifRole = 1
IO80211VirtualInterface::createIOReporters p2p0 provider 0
IO80211InterfaceMonitor::initWithServiceAndName(): Unable to get fProvider
Unable to create IO80211InterfaceMonitor


texts: Turning off Apple hardware checks on startup

texts: Since I stay on top of possible hardware errors using utilities, I don't want to allow my Mac to boot up and go through the checks each time.  How do I skip over this process each time the computer boots by using Terminal commands, and then how do I reinstate the default startup routines if I want to have a traditional boot?


texts: The "python" CLI executable seems to ignore path hierarchy

texts:
I have the following strange situation on my (freshly installed El Capitan, otherwise empty) Mac.

I noticed that /usr/bin/python defaults to python 2.7 (still), and the new SIP security system "protects" me from replacing it with a symlink to point to python3 (which I installed in /usr/local/bin). I noticed that /usr/local/bin shows up first on the path:

$ echo $PATH
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin

So I thought great, I'll just add a symlink in /usr/local/bin called python and point it to python3.

$ ls -al /usr/local/bin
...
lrwxr-xr-x   ... python -> /usr/local/bin/python3
lrwxr-xr-x   ... python3 -> ../Cellar/python3/3.5.0/bin/python3

And this is reflected by which

$ which python
/usr/local/bin/python

But when I actually use it, it goes back to the native python2.7

$ python --version
Python 2.7.10

What gives? Is OS X tinkering with my $PATH and not telling me? What steps can I take to ensure I know what command is actually going to be run?


texts: copy calendar entries from one calendar to another via apple script throws error

texts:
i am trying to copy ical entries from one calendar to another using the following script:

tell application "iCal"
    set localEvents to events of calendar "Privat"
    set remoteEvents to events of calendar "owncloud"
    repeat with theEvent in localEvents
        if theEvent is not in remoteEvents then
            copy theEvent to end of remoteEvents
        end if
    end repeat
end tell

it throws the following error, that i do not understand:

error "«class wrev» id \"AEBA9736-5B3B-48D3-9DCA-80577709EAB5\" of
«class wres» id \"BAB254DB-3CC3-4383-B2E0-C8135EA5F65C\" of
application \"iCal\" kann nicht in Typ vector umgewandelt werden."
number -1700 from «class wrev» id
"AEBA9736-5B3B-48D3-9DCA-80577709EAB5" of «class wres» id
"BAB254DB-3CC3-4383-B2E0-C8135EA5F65C" to vector

what does it mean and how can i get the script working?


texts: Git stopped working after installing both Github osx client and RailsInstaller

texts:
Perhaps it was due to some conflict but now when typing git I get a blank line, it doesn't say command not found, just goes to the next line

If I press return, it exits, and does nothing

How do I reinstall / remove everything and start from scratch?

I'm a new mac user, so please don't assume I know anything obvious


texts: How can I reduce the hard disk space occupied by "Other"?

texts:
On my internal hard disk "Other" (as shown in "About this Mac") is using 167.99 GB of 251 GB.

I already used Daisy Disk and removed 30 GB (it was 200 GB before).
How can I further reduce it?


texts: Can I use the battery from an early 2014 MacBook Air in a mid 2012 Air?

texts:
I just bought a used mid-2012 MacBook Air to replace the early-2014 model my dog killed but the battery life is terrible comparatively.

Can I take the battery out of the 2014 and use it in the 2012 safely?


texts: Can I boot my 2011 MacBook Air from an external SSD (OS X, Windows and/or Linux)?

texts:
I have a mid-2011 MAcBook Air which I just upgraded the SSD in.  The old SSD had a windows install which I have been unable to clone onto the new SSD (perhaps that is the solution I am looking for ...).

Ideally, I would like to boot Win 10 from the external SSD - is this possible and if so can you point me to the right methods to get the current partition acting as a bootable drive?


texts: iMac occasionally gets very sluggish. Memory Pressure is high and its hard to use computer. Why is this?

texts:
I have a mid-2010 iMac running High Sierra. It has started getting very sluggish several times a week. I have tracked it down to the memory pressure and the process kernal_task. Shown below is a screenshot of the activity monitor when this occurs.

As you can see the process kernal_task is using 9.43 GB of memory.  This usually lasts 20 or 30 minutes. The kernal_task will occasionally drop to 5.46 GB and then sometimes down to 1.6 GB at which time the memory pressure is small and it turns green and my machine will return to normal.
The next image is of the Activity Monitor showing CPU usage. Kernal_task is not using a lot of CPU but has been running for quite a while.

Does anyone have an idea of what is happening?
I've tried restarting my computer and quitting all open apps when it gets sluggish. Restarting the computer worked but eventually it gets sluggish again.  Restarting every time this happens is a real pain. Quitting the open apps seems to have no effect. The final image below shoes the memory pressure when things return to normal.


texts: Mac connects to iPhone hotspot but no internet

texts:
I'm trying to set up a hotspot, sharing the connection from an iPhone X running iOS 12.1 with a MacBook Pro running macOS Mojave. The hotspot is working fine and other devices can connect to it and use the internet, but although the MacBook connects to the hotspot OK, browsers don't work.

The MacBook can ping the DNS server set by the phone's DHCP, and other servers, but lookup fails (dig, nslookup or the network utility tool), and all browsers report that there is no internet connection.

I've tried going through the answers to this question but nothing seems to have made any difference.

Both devices have been restarted multiple times, and I've reset the phone's network settings.


texts: How to get apps' ranking in ios app store?

texts:
I wonder how could we get the rankings for apps from app store, for example on AppAnnie, there is a dashboard showing top apps in different categories.
Is there any apis to achieve this? Or we need to pay Apple to access such data?


texts: How do I sync/merge my local Xcode git repository with a remote git repository?

texts:
I have an Xcode project with a local git repository. How do I set it up so that I can sync/merge my local repository with a remote repository that I have already created?

I've tried going to the Organizer and adding a remote repository, but I got a certificate error when trying to add GitHub.


texts: iOS 7: Disable message "This cable or accessory is not certified and may not work reliably with this iPhone"?

texts:
After the upgrade to iOS 7, while using non-Apple certified chargers I receive the warning

  This cable or accessory is not certified and may not work reliably with this iPhone.

AFAIK there is no way to say "Got It", "Suppress Message", etc., and it shows up every time I plug in my chargers.

Anyone know of any ways to disable these messages without jailbreaking the iPhone?


texts: Support for Windows Live Messenger protocol in iChat

texts: I Love iChat and its sleek UI and prefer it to Adium or Windows Live Messenger for Mac. iChat now has ".impreferencepane" which allows the addition of support for new networks. My question is: has anybody found a plugin to support Windows Live Messenger within iChat?


texts: Command in shell script to minimize particular window of an open app?

texts:
How can I include in a (zsh) shell script a command that will minimize one particular window among several windows open in a specified app?
I already know how to include a command that opens an app with one or more documents open in it, e.g.:
open -a textedit.app .profile .zshrc

What command can I use from Terminal to minimize a specified one of those just-opened windows?
I presume that something involving osascript is involved, such as in Is there a way to minimize open windows from the command line in OS X Lion?. But the method given there in the Edit by the original poster: (i) minimizes all the windows; and (ii) does use osascript which, as I recall, is not so simple to call from within a shell script.


texts: Diskless NetBoot images served from a 10.8/10.9 server will not consistently boot

texts:
When hosting a diskless Netboot image from a server running 10.8/10.9 (I have witnessed this with both) the client machine will frequently not boot giving an error:

mount_afp: AFPMountURL returned error 1, error is 3
waiting for local drives (retry 1/10)...

When hosting the same image from a 10.6 server I never get this error. The image can be 10.9 or 10.6...does not matter. If the client is restarted it may boot normally the second try or may take several attempts to finally boot normally.

The rc.netboot file is configured for "Netboot-only" yet it still goes through the process of looking for local drives before it shuts down. From what I can find the error points to not finding a network volume to write the shadow file to????

The issue is not the image, but the version of server the image is hosted from and/or some configuration I am missing on my 10.9 server that causes the AFP share not to respond correctly? Maybe because server in 10.8/10.9 is not the same as 10.6 (separate OS)???

Any thoughts?...I'm currently having to keep 10.6 servers on line to host my 10.9 images because of this issue.


texts: How to reinstall OSX on a Macbook Air whose screen is broken, and OS has been erased?

texts:
So I've had this Macbook Air for a while with a completely broken screen, and I wanted to give it to a friend who would work with it using a second screen.
I plugged a second screen to start reformating, but of course once it rebooted, the image wouldn't go to the second screen.

So I'm stuck with a Macbook with a broken screen in the middle of the process of reformatting.
I'd like to reinstall OSX on it.

What do?


texts: Can an underpowered charger actually help my Macbook battery's longevity?

texts:
I have just upgraded from a Macbook Air (Late 2012) to a Macbook Retina (Late 2013). Now I have a 45W and a 60W charger, both MagSafe 2.

Using iStat Menus and Battery Health for monitoring voltages and currents, I can see that when charging my Macbook Retina with the 60W adapter, it really does draw nearly 60W from it. Using the 45W one, it draws nearly 45W. It never draws more power than the charger can deliver (I also would be very surprised if Apple would let that happen). I know that some people disagree and say this is dangerous, but for the sake of the argument let's just assume that it works like this.

Now, Battery Health shows that my Macbook is actually charging with around 30W when using the 45W adapter (light Macbook usage, leaving around 15W for CPU, SSD and everything else) and around 45W when using the 60W charger. That means in both cases my battery is charging fine, only with different speeds.

Researching the internet, it seems a fact for Li-Ion batteries that:

High temperatures decrease battery longevity
Fast charging/discharging decreases battery longevity

So my assertion is:

  Knowing all this information, using the 45W adapter instead of the 60W one should actually help battery longevity.

Note:

Apple officially says [1]:

  Although you should always use the proper wattage adapter for your Apple notebook, you can use an adapter of a higher wattage without issue.

They say nothing about using an adapter of a lower wattage. Which I am interpreting as: Using a lower powered adapter can work, but you might experience issues such as slow charging or no charging at all (under high macbook load). Of course Apple won't officially say that this is ok (otherwise people will complain), but if this really were a serious hazard, then they wouldn't have all the chargers designed to use the same plug.

But like I said, this is not what I want to discuss. What I would like to know is if my assertion is correct under the assumption that 45W chargers can be used for the MBPr.


texts: OSX password issue with special chars in recovery mode

texts:
I had an issue with my MacBook (latest version) and I tried restarting in recovery mode (cmd+r).
The issue is that my password contains a special character (umbreakable space) for security reasons  with an alt+Space combination.
However the recovery mode does not consider the alt key and the default space is typed instead, therefore the password is incorrect.

Now I’m stuck in recovery mode when booting anyhow with the black screen and a grey lock and I don’t know how to get out of there.

Note that my hard disk is encrypted if that has any impact.


texts: Is there a way to find out how many of each iPhone model is currently in use?

texts:
I want to know how many users there currently are for each iPhone model and in which countries each one is used.

For instance-

World users for:

iPhone 8 = 411,912,030

iPhone X = 1,120,498,232

iPhone XR = 790,875,338

iPhone 11 = 429,938,274

iPhone 11Pro = 317,483,584

UK users for:

iPhone 8 = 1,912,030

iPhone X = 6,498,232

iPhone XR = 7,875,338

iPhone 11 = 9,938,274

iPhone 11Pro = 3,483,584

USA users for:

iPhone 8 = 13,912,030

iPhone X = 29,498,232

iPhone XR = 37,875,338

iPhone 11 = 49,938,274

iPhone 11Pro = 33,483,584

Australia users for:

iPhone 8 = 912,030

iPhone X = 1,498,232

iPhone XR = 2,875,338

iPhone 11 = 3,938,274

iPhone 11Pro = 4,483,584

Is there a way to find this information out?

Obviously I would like the data to update every now and then.


texts: I transferred some videos to my iphone to watch later. I used iTunes so the videos only showed up in the Apple TV app. But the Apple TV app doesn't support 2x speed. Is there another ios app with speed control that can access iTunes videos? Or other hacky ways to do this?


texts:
I want to access data from a USB device attached to an iPad on that iPad. So far, I've written a basic app that detects whether files exist or not on the iPad. However, it says the /dev/tty.iap file does not exist when I connect the USB device to it.

Is there an entitlement issue for this? Or is this a TCP/IP issue?

Again, the ultimate goal is to read the file, but it's not even detecting it.


texts:
hope you are doing great.
I´m using a Macbook pro 2019 with Big Sur and I have all my photos and videos in a external drive formatted in ExFat.
Each time I have to mount the disk I need to run this steps
sudo pkill -f fsck
diskutil list
sudo umount /dev/disk2s1
sudo mkdir -p /Volumes/disk2s1
sudo mount_exfat /dev/disk2s1 /Volumes/disk2s1

Up to this point, no biggie, is a little tedoius so I wanted to create a script to do this.
My main question here is:
When I do diskutil list disk can be mounted on /dev/disk2s1 or /dev/disk3s1
nachogon@Morrowind ~ % diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *251.0 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     314.6 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         250.7 GB   disk0s2

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +250.7 GB   disk1
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD - Data     12.3 GB    disk1s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 593.1 MB   disk1s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                1.2 GB     disk1s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      2.1 GB     disk1s4
   5:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD - Datos    147.4 GB   disk1s5
   6:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            19.4 GB    disk1s7
   7:              APFS Snapshot com.apple.os.update-... 19.4 GB    disk1s7s1

/dev/disk2 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *4.0 TB     disk2
   1:       Microsoft Basic Data Elements                4.0 TB     disk2s1

Is there any way to grep the diskutil so I can find the disk by name (Elements) so I can assign a variable to the disk identifier
Thanks in advance for any help.


texts: How can I have Safari on OS X remember to permanently trust a website with my current location?

texts:
The only options on the location privacy prompt are 'Allow' or 'Don't Allow', with a 'Remember my decision for one day' modifier checkbox as well. But what if there's a site that I trust in perpetuity? I want to give it permission to access my location forever. Why can't I do that?

Safari 8.0 on Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite


texts: Does Time Machine do file level backup and restores?

texts: If I were to backup my Mac with Time Machine does it do a file level backup or a block level backup? I don't want want some deleted files on my Mac to be stored on my backup HDD and even for restores. For example if I put back the data on the HDD to my Mac does it do a file level or block level restore?


texts: Set up flash drive with multiple OS X Installers

texts: Working in a tech shop, and being an Apple fan, I deal with ALL the Apple-related products. I'm seeing products from 10.4 to 10.7, and I have made a bootable flash drive from 10.6 (since it's the most popular). I have the disks (and a disk image for 10.7) for each of these that we will use if the OS ever needs reloading. Is it possible to put a disk image of all these disks onto a flash drive so when we boot with the single flash drive, it asks which OS X version to install?


texts: Can I delete my audio collection after syncing it with iTunes Match?

texts:
About a year ago I switched over from using iTunes to Rdio. It's been fantastic. Since everything is in the cloud, I can simply "add" albums to my collection rather than having to go through the painful process of downloading and syncing.

The only thing stopping me from using Rdio exclusively is the fact that they still don't have the rights to stream music from bands like Led Zeppelin, Metallica, and Tool (bands that no human being should have to live without). So I've still kept a huge mp3 collection on my local hard drive. I'd love to be able to just delete all those files if I can find an easy way to stream them online.

Is there a way that I can sync my local collection to the cloud using iTunes Match and then just delete all the local mp3 files? I've read countless articles about iTunes Match but it does tend to get a bit confusing, especially for someone like me who ideally just wants 0 bytes of music data stored locally.


texts: On a macOS computer running Catalina, is it possible to have the /Developer/ folder that used to be present since Mac Os X was born?

texts:
I am running a macOS System with Catalina 10.15.6. I used to like the /Developer/ folder in the root of the startup disk a lot, and I tend to still miss it now that under Catalina it seems not possible to have it. I have created /Users/<user>/Developer, but I got used to the /Developer/ relative paths and it annoys me. Recently, I have discovered the following terminal command:
sudo mount -uw /

This seems to make possible to mount the should-be-read-only startup disk in Catalina in read/write mode. Now I succeed to create the /Developer/ folder, and :) it even has the nice legacy icon:

but unfortunately, the folder is only writable through the terminal and I could not make it work in the Finder, although I tried all I could about chmod 777 and chown user:staff on the folder. I know this question is just for the curious, but I would like a solution if possible. Thanks


texts: Does the MacBook Air have a Fast User Switching (Login Window) shortcut key?

texts:
I have recently purchased a new MacBook Air, with my optical drive equipped MacBooks, there is a Shift+Control+Eject key combination that allows you to lock your system by showing the Login Window for Fast User Switching.

With the new MacBook Air, the Eject key has been replaced with a Power key, so the Shift+Control+Eject combination is no longer possible.

Is there a new key combination available?


texts: Why does Safari no longer save flash game progress?

texts:
I don't play flash games a lot. In fact, I try to avoid flash whenever possible; I just don't like the thing. However, there are a few games I like to play in my free time, like Amorphous+.

Lately (I can't tell you which OS it started happening on, but it happens on Sierra and it didn't happen, back when I was using Snow Leopard), whenever I restart my computer all progress made in those games disappears.

I understand these games save your progress by storing information somewhere on the computer's hard drive. If I right-click on the flash game, I get a contextual menu which includes the options "Settings" and "Global settings":

If I select "Settings" and then go to the "Local storage" tab, the option to allow the website that hosts the flash game to save files to my computer is selected.
If I select "Global settings" and then go to the "Storage" tab, the selected option is the one that says "Allow sites to save information on this computer".


texts: iCloud took my mac as a hostage-how to get back all my files?

texts:
Turns out, everything i put inside any folder in my mac, is being uploaded to the cloud, showing me the cloud icon, and files are not available when i need them.(which by itself is a strange UX)

To stop this, i went into iCloud Drive ->options->, and uncheck the Documents and Desktop Folders.

Then i get a mesage saying that all my files in Desktop/Documents folder will disappear from my mac, and will be available in iCloud if i uncheck this box.

I want back my files on my mac. I don't want to go and look for them in iCloud now, but keep my folders structure as it is, with my files not in icloud, but right where i put them in first place. (download all of them)

How to cancel this hostage UX, and get my files where they belong, without removing them from my mac first(as the massage says) ?


texts:
Is there a setting or a way to have the phone accept the passcode more quickly?
The Problem:
My passcode is greater than 8 characters.  I've entered it enough times that I've become quite efficient at it.  The phone can't seem to keep up. After several attempts at ever decreasing speeds, I have to enter it at what seems 1 character per second.
To make sure that it's not me, we recorded me tapping in my passcode at a quick pace.  I tapped each number correctly.  Each tap highlighted the number and there was an audible "keyboard click".  The phone did not accept the correct passcode.  Entering the exact same passcode at a much slower rate, the phone accepted it.
Can this behavior from the phone be adjusted?
The phone is an iPhone 7S running IOS 13, not jailbroken.


texts: After a recent update to 10.14.4 trackpad stopped working on a Macbook Pro 2017

texts:
Today I was prompted by the Mojave OS that I need to install an update, so I did. After the update was installed and I logged in I immediately noticed that trackpad does not work at all

As apple support suggested through their chat I've done the following without any success:
1. Restarted my macbook
2. Attempted to reset SMC by holding Shift+Control+Option+Power button.
3. Attempted to reset NVRAM by holding Command+Option+P+R. While holding these keys my macbook would turn on the screen for a couple of seconds (just a black screen, no logo) and then it would turn off entirely for about 10 seconds, then again lit-up black screen for a couple of seconds and so on. So I suspect I was never able to actually reset NVRAM successfully
4. Launched my macbook in the safe mode by holding Shift and then restarted it in regular mode.
5. Launched diagnostics mode by holding "D". It said that all hardware is fine.
6. Launched recovery mode by holding Command+R and then performed an HDD check. It didn't find anything that needed fixing.
7. Then again in recovery mode I reinstalled Mac OS. This did not help with the dead trackpad either.

So at this point I guess the only thing I wasn't able to do is to reset NVRAM properly and maybe there are other options to reset it other than to hold Command+Option+P+R. Or maybe there's some boot log somewhere that would indicate what went wrong while I was holding these keys and macbook failed to boot.

The next step I am considering is to factory reset this macbook. Will this help somehow or is it essentially the same as reinstalling Mac OS from recovery mode that I already did (without disk erraising).

I guess the last option is to consider that it is a hardware problem but if it is the case it seems kinda odd that trackpad stopped working right after I've installed the update.


texts: Receiving payments from iTunes - are there foreign currency exchange fees?

texts:
Apple collects payments for our apps in many currencies, converts all of them to our country's currency (CAD), then sends it to us in a single payment.

My question: Does Apple charge a foreign currency exchange fee for this?

Thanks!


texts: How to stop OSX from automatically opening iTunes when iOS device plugged in to charge?

texts:
Is there a way i can stop OSX from automatically opening iTunes when iOS device plugged in to charge ?
Im currently running OSX 10.13.x
But presume the solution would be the same for most versions of OSX


texts:
I had 30 GB of trash (UnrealEngine4) and when I emptied it, it only took a second and it all became part of Other in About this Mac - Storage. I was looking at it, before it was 30GB in Trash, and then it all moved to Other.
I want to use Time Machine and I don't want 30GB of unusable trash. Can anybody help me remove it?
I'm using Catalina on a 2013 MacBook Pro.


texts: Will Game Data be Erased from iOS Restore if Connected to Game Center?

texts: After forgetting my passcode for my iPad, I have decided that I need to restore my iPad through recovery mode (which I am aware that it will completely erase everything else). However, will that erase my Apple ID and Game Center data? In other words, if I restore and wipe my iPad clean, then enter again and download my game and sign in to Game Center, will all that game progress still be saved somewhere online or something via Game Center or Apple ID, or is all that information only stored in the iPad itself and not online/in a cloud/etc and will be lost?


texts: How to disable core services safely without screwing up the OS?

texts: There are certain core services in macOS which takes up a significant amount of your CPU and RAM. I don't use iCloud so nothing synchronises but, still Safari needs to run Bookmarks Sync Agent for no reason. I have removed/unloaded the .plist file for Safari Bookmarks Sync Agent. Unloading the .plist file works but doesn't stops the service from restaring during the next boot-up, in order to stop it from restarting you need to delete the associated core service agent. Now deleting a core service (Safari Bookmarks Sync Agent) screws up the OS. So is there any way by which I can safely unload/remove coreservices without screwing up the OS. I searched the web but I coudn't find any answer to my specific question.


texts: I am using iPad and the bookmarks bar takes up too much space on screen. I want to remove but cannot figure out how.


texts:
I have a MacBook (10.12.6) and an iPhone  (IOS 10.3.3).

I configured Safari to save my passwords on websites, and I changed the default password of 'login' on keychain.

This way, the only way to see the saved password on Safari is using this master password I set on 'login' item on keychain.

My problem is the iPhone's Safari does not know the password I saved on my MacBook's Safari.

Both my MacBook and iPhone uses the same iCloud account, and the bookmark and history is in sync.

The only thing is not working is the password.

Is it a limitation on IOS or it should work with that setup?


texts:
I want to run after every reboot, with no user logged

kextunload /System/Library/Extensions/AppleHDA.kext

I tried to do a bash script here :

#!/bin/sh
PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:~/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin

kextunload /System/Library/Extensions/AppleHDA.kext
echo "Internal Speaker disabled"

however trying the bash script in terminal give me this result "command not found"

What do I do wrong if not everything.

PS : when resolved, do I just leave my script in "/etc/crontab" (so he can be run every time at boot) or do I still have to do env EDITOR=nano crontab -e and add the job


texts: How can I disable the random/auto keeping of apps in the Dock?

texts:
Sometimes the Dock will keep an icon app in the Dock, even though I haven't set it as such, even though I've previously de-kept it in Dock after the first time it kept it 'for me'.

Is there a way to turn this off it's a bit annoying?


texts: How can I add autocorrect shortcuts programmatically?

texts:
In System Preferences > Keyboard > Text, I can add shortcuts that will be available to me globally via autocorrect.

Lets say I had 100 of these shortcuts and they were on two Macs, rather than adding/removing each individual item by hand, is there a way to maintain a single .plist file that could manage these shortcuts?


texts: Green text "Profile" appears on login? (OSX Yosemite)

texts:
Whenever I login to my machine some green text appears in the top left saying "Profile".
It has done this since OSX Mavericks too.

Here's a screenshot:


texts: How can I connect a bluetooth mouse without using the cursor (chicken and egg problem)

texts: My bluetooth mouse batteries died, and when I replaced them, the mouse didn't reconnect. Now how can I get OS X to discover and connect my mouse without having a mouse to open the mouse dialogue?


texts: Shuttle like app but for running any command

texts:
I was really impressed with Shuttle app for mac:
http://fitztrev.github.io/shuttle/

I want similar app which can manage the frequently accessed folders/files and commands (like start/stop/restart of apache, mysql server etc.)

Do such app exists for Mac which uses similar json like configuration?
Please share.


texts: Do multimedia messages sent with iMessage impact data?

texts:
When I send a pictures from my iPhone (which has a SMS/MMS plan), does it impact data if I'm on a 4G network, and send it through iMessage?

Similarly, if I disable iMessage, then send an MMS over 4G, would it still use some data?


texts: Will my other partitions be wiped when doing a clean install of Mavericks?

texts:
Situation

I have two partitions: Mac OS X, and Windows Bootcamp. Will the Windows partition get caught in the wiping process when attempting a Mavericks clean install? I think people call it spring cleaning. The clean install is due to the program clutter I have (python, mysql, apache2, etc).

I'm using a Macbook Pro (Early 2011).


texts: Is there a character for the below key symbol that you can copy and paste?


texts: Desktop workspaces switch back and forth

texts:
I am using macOS Big Sur version 1.1 on MacPro i7.
The problem seems to be with Preview Version 11.0 (1018.2), when on desktop2 I try making either:

Export...
File->Take screenshot-> from selection

The desktop workspaces (virtual-destops) start to switch back and forth from desktop1 to desktop2, and the only way to stop it is by pressing ESC key.
In case of number 2), the only way to close the selection, I have to move the window from Preview to desktop 1 and only then I can click "delete" on the dialog.
Any idea how to stop this annoying issue?
Animated gif of issue desktops switching back and forth
Thanks!


texts: How do I know if I've copied a photo from camera roll to album?

texts:
Let's say I have 500 images that can be categorized in 5 albums: cars, houses, vacations, family. So I went to my camera roll, selected about 100 images related to "cars" and added them to folder "cars". Now I go back to the camera roll and I notice another picture of a car, but I'm not sure if I selected that one and copied it to the album.

Is there a way to know what pictures in camera roll were added to an album?

I have iPhone 5C, iOS 8.4.1.


texts:
This is a real nit that I I'm picking :-).

I save a lot of stuff from the web as PDF files. Is there any way to not have the "Save as PDF" use my name as the author of the PDF by default, other than removing myself from my address book? I'll fill it in for those few times that I really am the author.

On OS X 10.6.4.


texts: Can you turn off Messages and still get iMessages from others?

texts:
My daughter is constantly eating up data and uses Messages. I want that she does not get any iMessages until she is connected via Wi-Fi.

Is there a option to turn off Messages when on the Cellular Network?


texts: What are some good ways to close an app without using your mouse/trackpad?

texts:
I have an app that would fail once in a while, and I need to restart it if it doesn't works as expected.

I can use Spotlight to start it after closing it.
But how do I close it quickly using something as efficient as Spotlight?


texts: How do I remove drafts from the iOS Notification Center?

texts:
When I pull down the Notification center on either my iPad or iPhone, it displays 5 emails (I have it set to that), but they are not the unread emails at the top of my inbox. They all appear to be drafts! When I click on them they take me to that particular draft, and I can't seem to find a way to locate and delete that draft. I have looked through all of my accounts and mostly cleared out all the drafts that are listed, but none of them have been the five that show up in my Notification center. It has me stumped as to how that is happening on both of my iDevices. Note that it isn't the same drafts, but only the ones that were created on those devices. Also, when new email comes in, it does display on top of the others.

This is a somewhat recent problem, and both devices have worked as expected before.

So my questions are:

How do I access a list (and delete) of drafts that have been created
on the iPhone, or iPad itself?
How do I fix the notification center? I suppose if I can delete the drafts, that the problem might go away.


texts:
I bought my Mom a 1st gen for Mothers day.  But now I cannot get any apps!
Any help would be appreciated. I have no idea where to start.


texts: How can I keep Mail.app's archive from becoming too big?

texts:
I'm trying to reduce my hard drive space used to prepare for a move to an SSD. I've got a wonderful application called DaisyDisk that allows me to visualize data segments on my hard drives.

I have three internal drives, and for the time being I'd just like to slim down the size of my startup disk, so I can move it to a smaller SSD.

By far the largest segment of my hard drive is a section under Macintosh HD/Users/joelglovier/library/Mail/V2/Mailboxes. This directory is over 75GB. You can see the visualization from DaisyDisk here: http://cl.ly/E7OJ

I found this directory before, when trying to slim down my hard drive, and simply deleted it's contents, then changed my settings in Mail.app to not archive attachments, thinking that would resolve the issue.

However, some months later this directory has again creeped up to a ginormous size.

Can anybody please help me understand what this directory is for, and how to permanently reduce it's size - via Mail.app settings, or whatever I need to change to stop it from becoming so huge.

Thank you!

Note: I'm on OSX Lion 10.7.3 using Mail.app ver 5.2.

EDIT: SO I dug through the files in the directory in question. There was one particular mailbox in /Library/Mail/V2/Mailboxes called "Recovered Messages (account name).mbox" which contained a very strange subdirectory structure of a single email duplicated thousands of times under different subdirectory structures. For example, there was a subdirectory in it that had /1, /2, /3, etc., and each one of those directories had /attachments and /messages. The /attachments on each had hundreds of subdirectories each containing this one same attachement from a particular email, and the /messages under each had hundreds of copies of the email all with different numerical file names. But the weird thing is ALL were from the same exact email.


texts: Can you place a shortcut or a link to a website in the dock in osx?

texts:
Is there a way you can place a shortcut or a link to a website in the dock in osx ? Similar to how you can save a website to the homescreen of ios.

Id like to do this on 2 machines - one is on osx 10.9 and one is on 10.8.


texts: How can I tell what "Audio" and "Other" contains in iTunes's iOS device capacity meter?

texts:
In iTunes, when selecting an iOS device from the left pane, the user is presented with a bar graph along the bottom of the primary pane showing the used space and available space of the given device.

In this example, the iPad in question contains no songs. My music is all synced through iTunes Match and I have not downloaded any songs (because of my lack of available space). How can I know what that 8.3 GB of audio is? On my iPhone I had assumed it was things like downloaded Audible books, but that can't be the case as Audible's app is not universal, and I haven't installed it on my iPad so there are no Audible books on my device. I do have podcasts synced to my device through iTunes ("Automatically include all unplayed episodes of all podcasts"), but the total size of all synced episodes (~2 GB) is far less than the stated use of 8.3 GB.

And what is included in "Other"? Is that data that apps use for offline storage (such as Instapaper articles and offline Evernote notebooks)? Or would those items be counted under Apps as they are stored in apps' respective folders on the device?

How can I nail down exactly what is using the space on my iOS devices with such ambiguous category names? Secondarily, how are apps' internal storage counted in this graph? For example, the previously stated Instapaper articles, Evernote's offline notebooks: "Apps" or "Other"? Audible's downloaded audiobooks: "Apps", "Audio", "Books", or "Other"? Camera+'s internal photo "Lightbox" feature: "Apps", "Photos", or "Other"?


texts:
After upgrading to macOS Mojave, I was wondering if there is a setting which would automatically turn on Dark Mode at a certain time of day?

I only found the setting to turn it on and off manually.


texts:
I need to install homebrew on a Macmini6,2 on which I don't have the admin rights and cannot write in /usr/local so I try to extract brew-1.7.1.tar.gz in $HOME (which is mounted in an NFS).

But then I get many tar extraction errors on NFS : "Can't create ... OR Could not stat ...", here are the details :

$ gunzip brew-1.7.1.tar.gz
$ tar tf brew-1.7.1.tar >/dev/null
$ echo $?
0
$ tar xf brew-1.7.1.tar | egrep "Could not stat|Can't create"
brew-1.7.1/Library/Homebrew/shims/linux/super/c99: Can't create 'brew-1.7.1/Library/Homebrew/shims/linux/super/c99'
brew-1.7.1/Library/Homebrew/shims/linux/super/cc: Can't create 'brew-1.7.1/Library/Homebrew/shims/linux/super/cc'
brew-1.7.1/Library/Homebrew/shims/linux/super/clang: Can't create 'brew-1.7.1/Library/Homebrew/shims/linux/super/clang'
brew-1.7.1/Library/Homebrew/shims/linux/super/clang++: Can't create 'brew-1.7.1/Library/Homebrew/shims/linux/super/clang++'
brew-1.7.1/Library/Homebrew/shims/linux/super/cpp: Can't create 'brew-1.7.1/Library/Homebrew/shims/linux/super/cpp'
brew-1.7.1/Library/Homebrew/shims/linux/super/g++: Can't create 'brew-1.7.1/Library/Homebrew/shims/linux/super/g++'
brew-1.7.1/Library/Homebrew/shims/linux/super/g++-4.2: Can't create 'brew-1.7.1/Library/Homebrew/shims/linux/super/g++-4.2'
brew-1.7.1/Library/Homebrew/shims/linux/super/g++-4.3: Can't create 'brew-1.7.1/Library/Homebrew/shims/linux/super/g++-4.3'
brew-1.7.1/Library/Homebrew/shims/linux/super/g++-4.4: Can't create 'brew-1.7.1/Library/Homebrew/shims/linux/super/g++-4.4'
brew-1.7.1/Library/Homebrew/shims/linux/super/g++-4.5: Can't create
...
brew-1.7.1/Library/Homebrew/test/support/fixtures/cask/caffeines-subdir.zip: Could not stat brew-1.7.1/Library/Homebrew/test/support/fixtures/cask/caffeines-subdir.zip
brew-1.7.1/Library/Homebrew/test/support/fixtures/cask/caffeines.zip: Could not stat brew-1.7.1/Library/Homebrew/test/support/fixtures/cask/caffeines.zip
tar: Error reading 'brew-1.7.1.tar'Truncated input file (needed 3072 bytes, only 0 available)
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors.

Here are the nfs mount options used :

nfs, nodev, nosuid, automounted, nobrowse

What can I ask the sysadmin regarding NFS to make things work ?

EDIT1 : The extraction works like a charm if I extract the tarball in a local filesystem like /tmp.


texts:
When I am typing in Mail.app I find that there are particular words that I would like to have the software (or possibly OS) learn.  For some reason the "learn" feature

does not seem to be the same in this version of OSX as of 10.14.x - I am unable to find it in the contextual menu via control-click
has a separate applet called "spelling and grammar" which does not seem to function

Any recommendations on how I can achieve my goal?


texts: Can I tell MacPorts to build against its own X11 or Xorg?

texts:
In this comment there is a distinction drawn between "native macOS libraries" and X11,

  Haven‘t used MacPorts for years, but most probably Kitty is compiled with the native macOS libraries, not with X11. So you need to either use an X11 version of kitty (if MacPorts has something like that), or compile it yourself with X11 support enabled. – nohillside♦ 7 hours ago

Is it possible to target either of those within MacPorts? Or is the port package defined for just one?


texts: How to create TextMate project that contains all files in a folder (and updates dynamically)?

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I'd like to create a TextMate project that consists of all files in a particular folder, with the added stipulation that as files are added to (or removed from) that folder that they be added/removed from the TextMate project.

Is this possible?

I'd love to have a TextMate project that can mirror the list of files being worked with by the folder storing Elements files...


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Let's say you have two tabs in a Terminal window. One of the things with the bug is, if I tap on the left tab, it opens the right one. If I tap on the right tab, it opens the left tab.

Same problem in Xcode.

When I notice this bug, and if I try to rearrange the tabs by drag-and-drop, Xcode crashes.

It's kind of hard to explain but if you've seen it you know it.

Not sure how to replicate it, but more often than not this bug happens to me. I usually create tabs in Terminal using Cmd-T.


texts: Authentication Failed- Google Internet Accounts

texts: I am trying to add my google account but I am getting the error below. I am running Mojave and have tried several google accounts.


texts: My address lines are missing from my address book in iOS 7

texts: Just upgraded to iOS 7 and thought all was well until I noticed that all addresses are missing from my address book. All of the other data is ok - name, email, phone numbers, but no home or work addresses. I've synched several times to iTunes. I don't use iCloud. I've checked setup. Any ideas?


texts:
How Can I control my Office Mac with my Home Mac?

Both Macs are in different networks. So with the default setting they don't see each other.


texts: Where is the air inlet on a Mac mini (2018) for the cooling fan?

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On the Mac mini (2018), where is the air inlet for cooling the innards of this computer?

I have looked at the iFixit teardown. It shows the fan blowing out the broad outlet across the back of the Mac mini, below the USB-C ports. I certainly can feel the warm air exiting this outlet.

➥ Where does the air enter the Mac mini?

The bottom is either solid metal or covered by the non-slip rubber. I see no other inlets on the backside. So I am left puzzled.

I am concerned about not blocking the air inlet, to maximize cooling efficiency.


texts: I removed another Mac's HD and reformatted it on disk utility, now it just shows blinking folder

texts: So I removed a 2015 Macbook Air's HD from the computer and then using an OWC tool, I plugged it into my Macbook Pro and then erased it completely using Disk Utility. When I plugged it back into the Macbook Air, it goes dark and shows a blinking folder with a question mark. How can I fix this? I can't find any info online with this... I have Mac OS Mojave


texts: Image capture opens after iPhone is connected

texts: Everytime I connect my iPhone to my laptop, Image Capture opens. How to I stop it? I just need to use iTunes, not Image Capture.


texts: MacBook Pro 13 Mid 2010 Internet Recovery stuck

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I am trying to recover my MacBook Pro 13 Mid 2010 from the internet. After sometime it starts to show these two photos. I don't know what it means. None of the keys responds.

I restarted my system after waiting for 15 min. Is there anything I am supposed to do?


texts: Google Maps' "Nearby Transit" iOS widget doesn't work

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I'm using the Google Maps app v4.11 that includes a Notification Center widget for Nearby Transit. The problem is that it always says that there are no transit stations nearby. I'm in the middle of San Francisco, so this seems wrong.

The Google Maps app itself works fine so it's able to access my location data. I have "Allow Notifications" and "Show in Notification Center" enabled in Settings.

So why isn't the widget ever returning anything?


texts: How to merge all the partitions to normal

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So I was trying to use bootcamp to use windows 10 because I need to use Visual Basic for my university and it failed and I’m not so sure how ended up with all these volumes. I have copied all important files to another USB so is there an easy way to clean up all the non-needed volumes so that my Macintosh gets all the space like before I started down this path?

UPDATE: This is after what I got after I followed klanomath instructions


texts: some file system operations very slow, ssd

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(macbook air 2012, noticed before I upgraded to mavericks)

on my SSD, newly downloaded files or newly created folders take a very long time to be moved, viewed, or examined. I have 1/5th of the free space available.

I also notice this after I extract an archive file, and try to look at its new folder, it takes upwards of 5 minutes before the file listing will return, in finder.

this concerns me as I have an incomplete backup, what is going on and how can I improve it?


texts: How to navigate a lot of tabs in Google Chrome on iOS (iPad)

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I have an unknown enormous number of browser tabs open in Google Chrome on iOS (iPad). The number of tabs has quietly grown over time, primarily through following links in Gmail that then opens a new tab in Chrome.

But how can I easily manage and view all these tabs? (To ultimately close what I no longer need.)

The only methods for viewing/switching tabs, that I'm aware of, is to carefully slide the tabs left/right to slowly reveal the tabs or swipe on the address bar to navigate forward/back through the tabs. Neither of which is a practical solution to managing an enormous number of tabs. (I don't even know how many tabs there are - there are loads!)

Ideally, I would like to view a vertical list of all the tabs (as you can on the Android app), or maybe even a thumbnail of each open tab (as you sort of can on the Android app - as part of the aforementioned list). But there does not appear to be anything like this on iOS?!


texts: Import music into iPhone without deleting everything

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My OSX crashed and I installed it completely new (no backup). Now I wanted to import some music into my iPhone and it seems it is not possible. Every time I get the warning that everything get deleted if I synchronize it with iTunes. If I want to manage the music/video manually I also get this message. What can I do? The data on my iPhone should stay. I only want to add something ...

PS: Does it mean that my backup made with iTunes will not work?


texts: Keynote 6.6.2, iMac, OS El Capitan: How do I export Keynote presentation to quicktime without the voice over?

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I created a Keynote slide show.
I created the 'audio' for the presentation using Garageband.
I then dropped the audio into my Keynote presentation.
Then I recorded the slideshow to time the slides to my audio file.

Now... when I try to export to Quicktime, it includes both my audio file AS WELL AS the 'voice over narration' that was included when I recorded.
(Basically, it's my mic picking up the audio from the presentation as a I recorded it so it's like an echo and it sounds terrible.)

I looked in the forum and in 2009 someone asked a similar question. The answer was:
Remove the voice narration when exporting to quicktime.

However, there doesn't seem to be that option in the latest version of Keynote.

Does anyone know the answer to this?

Let me know if you need a screenshot or screencast for further clarification.

Thanks.


texts: Notational velocity on the Mac, notes.app in iOS

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With the introduction of the iPhone 4S and Siri I really want to stick with notes.app on the iPhone. However I greatly prefer notational velocity on my Mac to using mail.app.

Other recommendations I've seen thus far has suggested using notational velocity on the Mac in conjunction with a third-party application for ios such a simple note or plaintext. Because of the native notes apps system level integration with the iPhone 4S and Siri I want to stick with notes.app on my iPhone while still syncing back to my computer and being able to use notational velocity

Anybody know of a way to do this? If not, let's try and come up with one as I imagine it would be useful for many people with the new iPhone 4S.

UPDATE: I bit the bullet and started using Mail.app for notes on my computer. It sucks, but is worth the price to be able to quickly add to and create new notes using Siri. Hopefully some solution to this will come along.


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Given a side by side list of bullets, I can animate them to reveal bullet by bullet. But they will only animate one list at a time. For instance:

The list of one, two, three will go down point by point, then four, five six. I would like to reveal one and four at the same time, the two and five and finally three and six. Does anyone know how this can be done?


texts: in iOS is it possible to silence call ringing without using Do Not Disturb?

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On my phone (iPhoneSE running iOS 12.x) I rarely ever receive any legitimate phone calls, but I get loads of spam.

I would like to silence all calls except for my one Emergency Contact, but without impacting any other notifications at all.

This means I can't use Do Not Disturb because it silences all notifications.

Is there any way to silence all phone rings except for one person, but without using DND mode or otherwise silencing notifications?


texts: What happens to downloaded iOS apps after updating to iTunes 12.7?

texts: I have several tens of gigabytes of iPhone and iPad apps inside my ~/Music/iTunes/Mobile Applications directory.  What happens to the .ipa files in this directory after updating to iTunes 12.7?  Are the contents of this directory still updated after a Sync is performed with an iOS device that has new or updated apps installed?  Or does this directory just become wasted storage that should be cleaned up?


texts:
We are running Snow Leopard Server and have setup VPN here and external users can pretty easily connect to it.  We want to make it even easier though.  The one option that I've spent several hours trying to get to work is "VPN on demand", which you of course can find in the 'Advanced' pane of the VPN network options.

We recently tried it again after one client was updated to Lion but got the same result. That is, if one tries to navigate to an address that resolves to our server, it does not automatically connect to the VPN.

Has anyone managed to get this to work? Is there a trick to it? I've seen several threads on other sites with the same problem but no answers.


texts: Mac OS keeps switching to the first desktop Please Help Me

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mac:MacBookPro 2019
system:Catalina 10.15.7
When I running full screen software,My screen keeps jumping to the first "desktop". This happens at random.
I didn't install “Google Drive”


texts: How do local TimeMachine backups work exactly?

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Since Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) TimeMachine performs local backups to /.MobileBackups if enabled (tmutil enableLocal, default enabled on portable macs).

The different types of backups are color encoded in the fancy TimeMachine space thingy, local backups are white, external storage purple. They mostly differ only by a minute. What exactly is the concept of those local backups?

Are they simple a completely parallel, additional backup? Or are they at least merged into your external storage backup when you come home after begin away from your backup drive for a week? And what happens if i require lots of disk space suddenly? Do i need to remove the local backups manually?


texts: Connecting a FireWire 800 external hard drive to MacBook Pro early 2013 through its USB 2 port

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I need to connect a FireWire 800 external hard drive to a MacBook Pro early 2013 through its USB 3 port.

I would have done so through the Thunderbolt port but the adaptor for that is too expensive for me at the moment.

I bought a connector on eBay but the FireWire end was female when I want a male end, but I've looked and can't find a single male FireWire end with male USB 3 end.

I badly need to restore my new Mac so your help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.


texts: How Do I Lock My Google Drive App (or files) on iPad?

texts: How to lock my Google Drive app (or just one file on it) on my iPad so no one can view it if they find my iPad?


texts: How can I make a Keynote file non-editable?

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I have a PowerPoint presentation that I am converting to Keynote to distribute to students; however, I do not want other users to be able to edit the presentation.

Is there a way to make a Keynote file read-only, non-editable?

I don’t want to convert it to PDF files as I will lose the animations, or to convert it to a video file as the students would lose the ability to read the presentation at their own pace.


texts: In Tiger's Activity Monitor, what is "% Nice" CPU?

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I installed OS X Tiger in an emulator, to learn more about how OS X's UI has evolved over the years.

I noticed that Activity Monitor measures the percentage of CPU that is "Nice", in addition to the percentages which come from system processes, which come from user processes, and which are idle.

What does "Nice" CPU usage represent? Are these system processes or user processes, and is there an equivalent in more modern OS X?


texts: Update OS X without using discrete graphics card

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I have a Macbook Pro late 2011 and my discrete GPU stopped working about a month ago, so now I have to use the Intel HD Graphics 3000 card only.

Anyway, I've deleted some kexts related to my old AMD Radeon 6750M, which doesn't work anymore and I use gfxCardStatus to block my mac from switching GPUs, and sometimes I just leave it with dynamic switching. It never switched GPUs after deleting these kexts (but the GPU is still recognizable through About This Mac)...

What I want to know is: Can I update my Mac OS X operating system without creating these kexts again or using the dedicated GPU?

I don't know if updating it will generate new kexts so my Mac will try to use the dedicated video card during the update process and mess with everything, but I need to update since I'm currently using Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite DP8 which is unstable.

Can someone help me?


texts: Change Finder window text size via AppleScript or shell?

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I would like to create shortcuts to "zoom" my Finder window text size.

I have tried in AppleScript

tell application "Finder"
    if text size of list view options of front window = 10 then
        set text size of list view options of front window to 16
    else
        set text size of list view options of front window to 10
    end if
end tell

which works but I cannot see the change until I "refresh" the window by closing and re-opening it.

I tried adding

update items of front window

but this does nothing.

Any way to do this elegantly?

I'm on El Capitan.


texts: Black liquid on charging port of early 2015 13" MacBook Pro

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I was about to charge my laptop when I noticed some black liquid (oil?) on the charging port, and am wondering what the source might be (and if I'd need to go in for repair). The charger is ~1.5 years old, MacBook is 13 inch from early 2015.
Pictures (I've mostly wiped the liquid off the charger, it was on the top half of the port): https://imgur.com/a/wG4pvgl


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A Samsung SSD 830 installed on a MacBookPro 2011 with Mavericks 9.5 was chugging along nicely until a file save action generated the coloured beachball ... and nothing else was active. I initially assumed a system freeze...

However, after pulling it out and attempting to connect as an external drive via USB to both its intended unit and another MBP with Snow Leopard, the disk is never recognized.

System logs are naturally unaccessible.

I've read around that it may be a firmware issue, however the info is sketchy. Samsung has a latest firmware FDOS OEM CD with a version of DOS and the Firmware Update Application for Mac users (really one can boot from a small DOS?).  However using DiskUtility and trying to copy btdsk.img or its parent Samsung_SSD_830[...]_Mac.iso to a USB disk DiskUtility asks for permission to scan the img file, but drops the destination USB unit (loop into empty...) and also returns (Invalid argument)

Many variables are now up in the air.

Is the SSD fried or really needs a firmware upgrade
I need pointing to a good ressource to make this supposedly DOS-booting drive for the firmware update.  ALternatively, is there a better way to achieve this?
Will I lose the data on the SSD? (I was lulled into the comfort of quiet speed and have quite a bit of work not backed up.  Mea culpa)


texts: Restore private window after Safari crash. Where are private tabs stored?

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Do someone know where open private Safari tabs are stored in macOS? I need to recover some tabs that I don't remember, and obviously history is not an option.

Usually they are reopened every time Safari is launched (if the "Safari opens with" preference in Preferences > General is set to "All windows from last session")

But I recently closed Safari and then immediately rebooted the MacBook. Probably too quickly... and maybe Safari didn't have time to write everything to disk.

At next login Safari opened by itself with a single new empty tab (it shouldn't have, because I closed it and "Open at Login" is disabled for Safari. Clearly something was off).

I clicked on History > Reopen All Windows from Last Session, and only the non-private window was restored. I tried to restore the LastSession.plist file from backup but just the same window opens, it looks like private tabs are not there.

Private tabs have to be stored somewhere, because Safari can restore them even between reboots.


texts: What does it mean when iMessage suddenly stops saying "Delivered"?

texts: I was texting my friend and everything was okay until I took a few minutes to reply to her message and my text suddenly does not say "Delivered" under it. I'm under Wi-Fi and she possibly was too so what could've happened? Was it me or her?


texts: Big Sur CMD+Tab, CMD+Space and Backspace keys not working

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I'm using Macbook Pro 16 inch 2020. Everything works correctly when I bought it. Later then I upgraded to BigSur then I started to get strange keyboard problems. All keys working but CMD+Tab, CMD+Space and Backspace keys not working. But CMD+A (select all shortcut) is working and then Backspace is deleting all text. But Backspace not working without CMD+A. Yes this is so strange but I don't know the reason and I don't have any idea for this.
I'm using AltTab program (https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/) and I doubt from it but may be I'm wrong. Do you have any solution for this? Thanks.


texts: So I get an error message saying "Keychain "login" cannot be found to store "551961960"" and when I get to keychain access and try to repair using the keychain first aid thing and I get "Keychain Access wants to use the "Local items" keychain" and asks for the password. I try my admin password and that doesn't help. I don't know the password. Help!


texts: Macbook pro trackpad works but not detected in system preferences

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My macbook pro's trackpad is working normally, but when I check up the system preferences > Trackpad, I find that NO trackpad is found!
I use macOS Catalina Version 10.15.7,
and this is the mac I use
https://support.apple.com/kb/SP747?locale=en_US
And I have the same problem in safe mode.


texts: Mouse middle click in Mac OS — Misson Control and Close Tab at the same time: How To?

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How to make wheel mouse button work this way in Mac OS X El Capitan?

1. If I wheel press on chrome tab, this tab gets closed.
else: 2. If I press on chrome link, it gets opened in new tab.
else: launch mission control.


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Is there any way (even a brute-force workaround) to assign a unique ringtone to "No Caller ID"?

Manually assigning a ringtone to all contacts and setting the default ringtone to something different is not an acceptable solution to the problem, because both unknown callers and No Caller ID callers will use the default ringtone.  I would like a ringtone that's unique specifically for No Caller ID.  Thanks!


texts: macOS Sierra does not fully eject my external hard drive

texts: I bought a Seagate Expansion Media 2 TB and formatted it with Mac OS Extended (Journaled). All went well until I enabled Time Machine. I encrypted my backups (so, the drive) and now when I eject the drive the LED on it is still on, and the plates inside it are still moving. When I disconnect the cable, it makes the exact sound as if it's force disconnected. Can you help me, please?


texts: How can I designate a default email account in Apple Mail on Mountain Lion?

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Opening a new mail to compose currently defaults to the Cloud email.

I want to change that default to my Gmail (set up already in Apple Mail).

How can I do this?


texts: Internet connection very slow only in my house and only with my Mac

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I bought a brand new MacBook Pro 13" 2015 (8GB RAM, i5, 128 SSD) 7 months ago. The thing is, my Mac works and I love it, but a couple of months ago, without doing anything, loading web pages even with Chrome as with Safari is extremely slow. My girlfriend has a Windows laptop and it works perfectly and when I connect to a different Wi-Fi router it works great. So my guess is there is a problem with my Mac related to my router.

I have tried several solutions already - I changed all of the DNS servers you can imagine in macOS and on my router as well, restarted my network settings, excellent namebench to see which is the right DNS for me, clearing caches... But nothing helped.

I must say that I don't have this problem 100% of the time, but more like 70% of the time. Sometimes it's like suddenly the problem goes away.
Speed test gives me 52.42 mbps download and 3.09 mbps upload and I always connect via Wi-Fi and not ethernet.

Follow-up:

This is the result of the following command:

ping -c 100 -s 1992 -q 192.168.1.1
--- 192.168.1.1 ping statistics ---
100 packets transmitted, 20 packets received, 80.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 2.424/10.420/56.773/11.580 ms

80% packet loss sound like a lot. What should I exactly do with iStumbler?


texts: How can I initiate scripts to run on my Mac from triggering events on my phone?

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I would like to replace the mechanism I currently use to trigger scripts to run on my Mac. Currently, I use mostly IFTTT applets that create text files in Dropbox. Then I attach folder actions to those folders that run a variety of scripts.

The triggers for running these scripts range from geofences, proximity to iBeacons, creation of google calendar events that match a search term, completion of tasks in the iOS Reminders app (which is currently broken in IFTTT/iOS 13), IFTTT button widgets, Siri & Siri Shortcuts, receipt of emails that match a search term, motion sensor triggers, etc., etc..

The problem is that relying on IFTTT to create the Dropbox file in a timely fashion is the weak point. Plus, Apple keeps putting up annoying roadblocks to automations that can be a pain.

I’ve been playing around a lot with web hooks and webhookrelay in Node Red on my Raspberry Pi, and that works great, but there are certain things I just need to run on my Mac.

I was thinking I could install node red on my Mac, but it just seems slightly heavy handed and I’d like to know what my options are before heading down that path. So I’d like to know what anyone else does to trigger scripts to run on their macs...?


texts: Finder error -50 when moving files from external NTFS hard disk

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As per title, I'm using a external NTFS hard disk for storage (guess it doesn't matter the type, but I can give more informations if needed). It happen many times, however, that I receive Finder error -50

  The operation could not be completed.
  An unexpected error occurred (error code -50).

when trying to remove files (it also happen when move files from the external hd to the local one, dragging and dropping with cmd pressed).
I read on the web that it may be related to illegal characters in files' names, however it seems to happen also for files that have nothing "strange" in the name (i.e. asdf.txt).

Besides, when the popup appears, the file gets deleted even if I cancel the operation.

I'm using MacOS 10.7.4 and Paragon NTFS 9.0.1 for enabling NTFS read/write.

Any idea of what may be the error?


texts: iPad app to manage photos stored in cloud?

texts: I currently have several thousand (15GB) photographs stored on a PC. I would like to move them all to the cloud somewhere and use the iPad to manage them - change names, put in folders, etc. I also want to be able to copy pictures from the iPad to my collection in the cloud. I'm not committed to where in cloudland I should store my pictures - maybe PicasaWeb, dropbox, Amazon S3, or something else. I'm happy to choose based on what would work the best with an iPad management app.


texts: How to scan a a QR code that is on your screen?

texts: Does anyone know how to scan a QR code that is on your screen? I am reading a online book with a QR codes and it is to much of a hassle to take another device to scan the codes.


texts: Can I wirelessy copy my videos from iPhone to Mac?

texts: Is there a way to wirelessy transfer the videos I made on iPhone or iPad to my Mac (to iPhoto or Logic Pro), or is the only option to use a cable?


texts: Bootcamp software for MacBooks older than 2012

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Ever since Windows 10 Tech Preview was released I've been running it with very few problems on my Late 2011 A1278 MacBook Pro. Now since Windows 10 Final was released Apple is not openly providing Windows 10 drivers for MacBooks older than 2012.

Bootcamp driver version 5.1.xxxx intended for Windows 7/8/8.1 will install on Windows 10 and all peripherals, excluding the function keys, seem to work properly. Unfortunately, the function keys are a necessity because when my MacBook boots into Windows 10 the screen brightness is OFF; after a few minutes I guess the Bootcamp drivers engage and the function keys are usable.

Now to the important questions:

Is it possible to download/obtain the Windows 10 Bootcamp drivers without having Bootcamp 6? i.e. from the internet like version 5.1.
If a copy of the fresh Windows 10 drivers was obtainable, what is the outcome of the installation on a MacBook older than 2012? I would imagine it would install and operate normally.


texts: Touch bar disappeared in Macbook Pro 2019

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Bought a new Macbook Pro 13 Inch 2019 with touch bar. It came with Mojave, I upgraded to Catalina after initial setup. Touch bar was working fine before and than after installing some applications, I noticed the touch bar disappeared and it was dark black.
I did SMC reset and everything and it didn't came back. So I did Factory reset by erasing the drive and installing back OS. After erasing Catalina was the again the OS and touch bar didn't came back.
I tried to start the processing again of factory reset again with the process to reintall OS that came with the device but again it showed me to reinstall Catalina instead of Mojave so I did this and again there was no touch bar.
I tried to search for Touchbar in running processes and its not there.
Can anyone please advise what could go wrong and if there is a solution for this?


texts: How to delete iCloud account without knowing the password

texts: I want to delete iCloud Account, but I can't remember the password to gain access to my Apple iCloud. Can someone please help me as there must be away that I can delete the account.


texts: What is the best way to update the name of a Service?

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I changed the name of a Service by navigating to /Users/Me/Library/Services/ and renaming the .workflow file in Finder. I tried restarting the computer, but the previous Service name still exists in the menu bar and the context menu.

Is there something that I can do to force the computer to review the names of my Services?


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I have a late 2009 iMac running 10.12.5 that I am attempting to set up as a wifi hotspot. My current internet connection is DSL (ethernet).

I finally found a guide online how to actually do this and I follow all the instructions, including setting up a password at the end for security purposes. That went great and both my iPhones (5s and 7) recognized the network. However, when I tried to connect to the network, it said I either needed to restart my modem, router or contact my ISP. I have had this same issue previously when I have tried to make my iMac a hotspot (I had a computer exactly like this one before and had the same issue with it, the other one was running El Capitan though).

My question here is, what am I missing? Why isn't my iMac becoming a hotspot after I have gone through the set up process? Here is the link I used for the instructions to set the hotspot up.


texts: Vim-like clipboard manager with multiple buffers

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I am looking to expand the capabilities of my clipboard.

I've grown attached to how vim does it; multiple discrete buffers you can 'yank' (copy) text into.  I also generally prefer to use the mouse as little as possible.  All of the clipboard managers I've seen are GUI-heavy; so one that lets me yank to and paste from buffers using only the keyboard is ideal.

I'm on macOS 10.14.6, and would prefer something that I can install through Homebrew.  Happy to consider paid software.


texts: MBP E2015 Sierra keyboard/trackpad unresponsive

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My Early 2015 13" MBP's keyboard and trackpad quit working a few days ago. I thought it might be the logic board. But it’s definitely not. The power button (on the keyboard) works fine.

I tried a few things (below) more than a handful of times. Eventually, I realized I could just plug in an external USB keyboard & mouse. By that time my Mac was trying to get me to disable FileVault in some weird boot mode that I've never seen. So I did.

Things I've tried:

SMC reset (actually worked -- confirmed with the power adapter light)
PRAM reset & all other boot options -- totally unresponsive
used nvram -c in the terminal to reset the PRAM -- verified this worked
disabled filevault -- nothing
booted into USB installer to test keyboard and mouse -- nothing

None of the above things worked -- I also tried various SMC resets and PRAM resets after each steps and in different orders.

Here's the important thing: even with an external keyboard, no boot options work... except SMC resets. Which leads me to ask... is something wrong with the kernel?

I've tried safe boot, verbose boot, PRAM resets, recovery mode all from on computer keyboard and external keyboard. Nothing is responsive at time of boot.

I should note, I'm writing this from the MBP with external keyboard & mouse.


texts: MacBook doesn't find any Bluetooth device

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After running sudo nvram bluetoothHostControllerSwitchBehavior=always because I wanted macOS to use only external Bluetooth dongles instead of the internal one I cannot find any Bluetooth devices anymore when the external dongle is not connected. I already ran
sudo nvram -d bluetoothHostControllerSwitchBehavior
 to reset the setting, restarted macOS several times, reset the NVRAM, reset the Bluetooth module, etc..

Is there anything I missed after using these Bluetooth devices with my external dongle? When now plugging in the external dongle again, it finds all the devices properly.

I tried to search for the devices with my iPad (Magic Keyboard 2), and it instantly recognizes it.

Edit: I just erased my macOS installation and reinstalled High Sierra, but the problem persists.

Edit2:

The system report is showing me that seemingly there are devices connected (when the internal device is active) although I removed all devices via the menu bar option. Is there maybe a correlation? Is there an option to manually remove the bluetooth connections?

Devices (Paired, Configured, etc.):

24-1b-7a-21-aa-da:
Address:    24-1B-7A-21-AA-DA
Major Type: Miscellaneous
Minor Type: Unknown
Services:
Paired: No
Configured: Yes
Connected:  No
Class of Device:    0x00 0x00 0x0000

ac-e4-b5-c9-98-6b:
Address:    AC-E4-B5-C9-98-6B
Major Type: Miscellaneous
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texts: App Store using old information after manual XCode upgrade

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I'm running Yosemite on a late 2011 MacBook Pro.  I did this to upgrade XCode from a downloaded DMG after the App Store repeatedly stalled.

Now XCode is upgraded but the App Store still shows the same version of XCode as available for upgrade.  And there is one further update (a camera raw package) available.  But neither of them will actually update.  App Store stalls repeatedly.

How do I un-hose the App Store?  I'm ideally looking for some command that will cause App Store to reset itself to a clean state, recognize that the latest XCode is installed, and successfully download and update the camera raw and future packages.


texts: Trackpad on early 2015 13" MacBook Air keeps losing its "click"

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The trackpad on my MacBook Air keeps losing its physical "click". It still works fine, and pressing the trackpad down still works, it just doesn't move.

I've tried adjusting the relevant screw two or three times and on each occasion this has worked, but after a short time the trackpad reverts to not clicking.

Short of changing out the entire trackpad, what can I try in order to fix this?


texts: clang doesn't can't find STL but gcc can

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I wrote a simple C++ program.

#include <vector>

int main(void) {
    return 0;
}

When I try to compile with clang, I get this :

$ clang truc.c
truc.c:1:10: fatal error: 'vector' file not found
#include <vector>
         ^~~~~~~~
1 error generated.

When I try to compile with g++, I get this :

$ g++ truc.c
clang: warning: treating 'c' input as 'c++' when in C++ mode, this behavior is deprecated [-Wdeprecated]

What can I do to make it so that clang works too? I have Xcode 11.2, CommandLineTools for 11.2, OSX 10.15.1.

I ran

xcode-select --install

sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer

Alternatively, I could not use clang and use g++ instead. I have to use a specific repo for school and they use scons and I don't really how to deal with that.


texts:
I have purchased iCloud space on my iPhone which currently have over 45GB storage left. I still get storage space warnings on the iPhone. I cannot download anymore apps, take photos or receive anymore WhatsApp messages due to lack of space. How to a fix this issue? thanks.
The previous answer to this question does not answer the question. It states the problem but not how to fix it.
Thanks


texts: Connect to wireless network without password

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A new Mac user here...

On Windows, I could connect to my parents' router by clicking a WPS button on the router and then connecting to the network within a given timeframe, even though I can't remember the password.

Is this possible on Macs?


texts: Is it okay to compress application files? (Especially licensed applications)

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I have attempted to research this but given the fact that applications exist to compress other files, I've found it difficult to learn about compressing applications themselves.

I presume its okay to compress applications in general – they are like any other file.

However, before compressing applications which require licenses (for example pre CC Adobe suite), I want to make sure the license will continue if I compress the application and delete the uncompressed file.

If I compress an application and delete the original will I lose my license?
(I understand this could be different for different applications; is there a generic answer?


texts: MacBook air battery has stopped charging

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I need help. I have a MacBook Air.

I have a new battery. It has only 21 cycles in it. Out of nowhere it stopped charging. I checked my battery status and it showed as NOT CHARGING. (More specifically "Charging: NO").
So basically I have to use it plugged in. I've tried the SMC restart and many other options I've found here and other places online.

Does anyone have a solution or an idea on what I could do? Thanks!

Oh, I've tried with 2 different chargers as well.

UPDATE: I just finished talking with MAC assistance and they also made me press another combination of keyboards: POWER + SHIFT + COMMAND + P + I + R (or something like that) and the system rebooted. But that didn't help either.


texts: Why are the hidden files/directories seen in Terminal color settings?

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When I tried to set my Terminal color by importing a color scheme stored in ~/Dropbox/.personal/myColor.Terminal, it didn't display the hidden directories, including ~/Dropbox/.personal (and other files and directories I store to my Dropbox root, such as .vimrc or .gvimrc).

Why does this not display it? I always show those hidden directories by setting the AppleShowAllFiles property in com.apple.finder to 1.

It's just the Terminal color setting import pane that I recognize to NOT be displayed - in other words, I've seen those hidden files everywhere on my daily use.

I can just move the color scheme file temporarily to import it on my Terminal - just want to know why such incongruity occurs.

I use the latest version of OS X Mavericks. Any feedbacks would be appreciated.

Update

I got that it's not only Terminal, but it can be applied to other applications as well, on which when you do Open Files or Import or similar operations, most applications don't display those hidden files. As far as I know, only MacVim has a checkbox option to open those hidden files.


texts: Mid-2010s Kernel Panic GPU - best options?

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I'm having issues with kernel panics on a mid-2010 Macbook Pro 15 inch. I have read many threads about this (What's the cause of GPU panics on macbook pro mid 2010?) and the thread that links to are good examples. The panics seem to be related to GPU/especially video for me. Mavericks made them less frequent, but they didn't go away.

Apple was able to tell me that the logic board has already been replaced (before the computer came into my hands, presumably as part of the extended warranty that was intended to fix this problem).

Given the age of my computer, I'm wondering what my best options are. Is a new graphics card certain to fix the problem? If so, is it best to send it to Apple or to try to order one and install it myself?