Any Remote Desktop software to remote into an iOS device from a computer?

If you consider a non-jailbroken iOS device, there's basically two types of remote software possible:

The first type lets you remote in to see what's on the screen in "real time". It works across apps, and even when you're on the home screen, in control center, etc. The main drawback is that you can only watch what's happening - you cannot control anything. A common system that implements this scheme is TeamViewer.

The second type lets you remote in to see what's on the screen in "real time" and also allows remote control (and possible various other actions such as "painting" on the screen, popping up messages, etc). The main drawback being that it only works inside a single app - as soon as you exit the app, the remote connection stops. Several vendors offer SDK based solutions for this type of remoting - but you have to be an app developer to embed it inside your own app. You cannot apply it to any random app you have installed.


How do I tell what processes are driving I/O loads?

Try sudo iosnoop; it shows I/O as it happens, including the process ID and process name doing the I/O, as well as data size, file path, etc.  There are options to restrict it to only show a certain device, mount point, process, etc.


Increase space between two directories from “ls”

The columns are equal sizes, it's just that the word is longer and therefore uses more of the column width. It is not possible to change the column width.

To print ls in a single column, run ls -l.


MBP 2011: external displays not detected automatically

I solved that problem by connecting HDMI cable to another input of my external display. I don't know exactly what's the difference but it works for me.


Time Machine sharing external hard drive with windows

Time Machine uses the Mac OS Extended file system whereas Windows is using NTFS or FAT.

If you want to use the same hard disc for backuping both operating systems, I would advise you to partition your hard disc, so that you are able to format both partitions with a different filesystem (one for OS X, one for Windows).
You can do this from OS X using the disk utility tool (system prefs).

Format one hard disk with MAC OS Extended (Journaled) and one with FAT (or NTFS directly within Windows).

Now you are able to use the hard disk for backing up both operating systems.


How do you turn off the Bedtime app alarm if you wake up before it?

To reiterate you will do the following.

Swipe up from the bottom of the screen. This will bring up your control center.
Tap timer.
Tap the bed time tab.
Switch off the whole thing by sliding the switch somewhere near the top to off.

Note, I'm visually impaired  so I'm depending on what my screen reader says the switches are to slide. If I'm wrong adjust where the switches are on your interface.


Detecting theft of data - folder / files transfered from MacBook to USB

TL;DR: With a standard install of macOS it isn't possible to determine with any certainty whether data has been copied from the Mac onto an USB or network device

This is one of those questions where it's "a duplicate but not a duplicate because the answer doesn't work for me."

Here's a quick summary that addresses your question of whether or not you can detect if someone copied your files (to a USB):

You don't actually know if the file was copied. The problem with the answer from the linked question (and what makes this not a dupe) is that it only tells you if the file was accessed, not if it was copied to another location.  To elaborate, if the person double clicked on the file and closed it it would show it was accessed.  This is why you can't have your "100% certainty" (or even 50% certainty) as you state.
The logs don't record this activity.  There will be nothing in the logs because even if you look through all the system logs, it will only show that a USB device was attached/detached.  It doesn't tell you what was done with that USB device.

To do this and to have proof positive that this activity occurred, you need to enable Auditing and this is accomplished with OpenBSM.  Understand, it's not turned on by default because it would generate tons of log entries using up system resources as it monitors activities. From a system resource perspective, auditing is an "expensive" function to perform.

The problem with this and the linked question is that you're looking for an audit trail post hoc.  This is like wanting to have security camera footage of a break in when the security cameras weren't installed and operating prior to the breach.


How to switch Photos library to browse to upload pictures

Photos can have any number of Libraries, but by default, it opens the last open library when you click on the Photos icon. To open other Libraries, hold down the Option key when clicking on the Photos icon. This will pop-up a dialog, showing you the available Photos libraries.

Photos sync's new photos from iCloud (say from your iPhone or iPad) to only one of the libraries, and that library must be declared as the System library. Perhaps you are not seeing new photos because the library that is opening is not the System Library.

You will see which Library is the System Library when you hold down the Option key and open Photos: that library will have 'System Photo Library' next to it. This one will have your new photos in it.

If you want a different library to be the System Library, simply open that other library (as mentioned above), then in Photos, choose Preferences>General> Use as System Library. This will cause your iCloud photos to sync with this Library.

There is no a way to browse all images across all libraries, each are separate. Photos does not have a way to open multiple libraries at the same time. If you only want one library, you can simply import photos from the other library into your System Library, by using the Import function, and navigating to the other Photo library, typically found in your Pictures folder.


Yes.

Griffin makes a 10 ft USB dock cable and it is available in the Apple Store


How does App Store Review Guidelines section 11.13 work?

Besides a simple "It's Apple's App Store and they'll do as they want to"...

Netflix does not provide any registration mechanism within the app. When you download the app, the first thing you get is a login screen (and a Forgot Password link). Nothing else is present.

Spotify has a registration mechanism in the app, but it also allows you to purchase subscriptions within the app. Rdio uses the same method. (As an aside, Rdio charges more for the in-app subscription than it does if you use their website to subscribe, to account for the 30% cut that Apple takes. This is allowed.)

Basically the answer is, you can provide a registration mechanism in the app, but you must also set up IAP for your paid subscription. Otherwise, you can provide a login screen for your customers who have subscribed outside of the app, but no links to your registration or subscription websites.

Look at the Review Guidelines section 11.14 (emphasis mine):

  Apps can read or play approved content (specifically magazines, newspapers, books, audio, music, video and cloud storage) that is subscribed to or purchased outside of the App, as long as there is no button or external link in the App to purchase the approved content. Apple will only receive a portion of revenues for content purchased inside the App


Privacy: can a app from App Store access my Apple ID data?

No, the Apple ID information is not available unless you manually provide it yourself. There are no public APIs available for Apple ID access.

On macOS, if you 'un-sandbox' an App Store app by granting it access to your ~/Library folder, it is then able to read the relevant plist to get your Apple ID email.

On macOS or iOS, if you grant access to Contacts, then the app is able to lookup your ‘me’ contact to find personal information. This may or may not be related to your Apple ID.

For unique device identification, identifierForVendor is available in UIKit which is a unique ID for the device, but no personal information can be obtained.


How do I avoid Keynote reducing image quality?

After some research I found that this is a problem that has appeared since Keynote 6, and is probably due to iOS compatibility (limiting PNG original quality to stick up to 4096px height).

A tip however was to import your image as PDF instead, then Keynote won't downsample it.

Here's the result:


The library never will sync from different computers, it's a way to protect the author right's and the unique thing that this will do is show your songs that you buy with iCloud.

The unique solution is going to your other computer and copy the song in the folder iTunes>Music and put on the new!

Good luck!


My iPhone was stolen and now doesn't appear in iCloud?

You haven't mentioned it, but even if you had your location services disabled and your iPhone was untrackable with "Find my iPhone," you should inform Apple that your phone was stolen. If you bought your iPhone new, then Apple will have record of that iPhone's serial number (and probably MAC address) associated with your name. If the serial number shows up in their systems, either by the thief seeking support from Apple, or by the theif's creation of an AppleID and attempting to reassociate that iPhone to their name, Apple can flag the activity as suspicious, remotely wipe the phone, or more likely, simply disable it. I highly recommend calling Apple support and reporting that your iPhone was stolen.


Save the page with the form locally on your hard drive.

You will then need to modify the source code to replace the textbox with a hidden field that has the same name and id as the text box and with a value of what you are searching for.   eg

<input type="textbox" id="searchtext" name="searchtext" />

and replace it with

<input type="hidden" id="searchtext" name="searchtext" value="343434" />

Replace "343434" with whatever you are normally putting into the text box.

Save this file.  And book mark it.   When you visit the page, you should just need to click the submit button and it will send the form along.

High chance that this won't work first time.  But let me know and I can guide you though any other changes that need to happen.  If its a publicly accesible site, let me know the url and I can help you out quicker.


How to access gmail via pop instead of imap in mail.app in iOS 7.1

Go to your devices settings. Select "mail, contacts, calendar" > add account
Then choose "other" (NOT GMAIL!)
You will then be able to enter all the stuff manually and choose between imap and pop


RAM Disk gets unmounted when coming out of sleep

I've similar workflows around a ramdisk so I notice the same issue. I check and re-check the Energy preferences to no avail, so I started messing with the hibernatemode in pmset.

Its default is 3 in Snow Leopard & Lion, and it's not a problem until Lion. Now I've change it to 0. The difference is that no system image is written on disk, so that while sleeping, if my MBP ran out of juice, all will be gone but this drawback is negated by Lion's Resume feature.

Now, it seems my ramdisk stays around during/after sleep... See if you notice similar.


Possible reasons (other than Open Firmware Password Protection) for not being able to boot into single user mode?

Core Storage

If FileVault 2 is enabled for the OS X startup volume, then EfiLoginUI will present a graphic login dialogue before the start of OS X – seconds after the startup chime.

If the startup key combination is timely, then startup should proceed to single user mode after a user's passphrase has been entered.

Firmware

Whilst I don't know the model of your Mac, I can draw attention to a 2011 topic that was resolved in MacRumors forums:

Mac Mini won't recognize Apple Aluminum Keyboard startup keystrokes

Wireless keyboards

Apple Wireless Keyboards: Using startup keys

If I recall correctly, one type of Apple wireless keyboard is (or was) known to be problematic … at the moment I can't find a reference – sorry.


The version of the Boot Camp Support Software depends only on the model/year of your Mac and the version Windows you are trying to install. When installing Windows 7, you should only use the Boot Camp Support software given at this Apple website. The only exception would be if this site did not provide a download for your model/year Mac.

Note: According to Apple, Windows 7 should include Service Pack 1 (SP1). Although, some users have posted success without SP1.

Once the Boot Camp Support Software is installed, you can run Apple Update to see if any updates are available. Unfortunately, the Apple Update, installed by some of the older Boot Camp Support Software versions, is no longer supported by the Apple servers. However, if you install iTunes or iCloud, you will get a newer working version of the Apple Update software. Whether this version will provide Boot Camp software updates is questionable.


How to print an ASCII file that is 80 characters wide

In Textedit, make the file plaintext by going to the Format menu, and selecting the Make Plain Text command. This will use a fixed-width font and remove any other characters.

Next, Select Page Setup... from the File menu, then select Paper Size: and go to Manage Custom Sizes.

Create a Paper Size of 8.5 wide x 11 high, set the top, bottom, left & right margins to zero, then save the custom size by clicking the "+" button.

Go to the File menu > Export as PDF.

On the Export as PDF click on show details and uncheck the box that says Rewrap contents to fit page

Just tested this and it works for me!


What can I do to fix my Macbook Air 2011—it is no longer letting me highlight, or click on things

If the trackpad is not physically broken, it is most likely that the batteries have started to swell (as they usually do in older computers). You should probably go to the nearest Apple Store and have your computer looked at. If it is not taken care of, the batteries will expand enough to damage the case of the computer (see below) and possibly become an explosion hazard.


Can't login to MacBook Pro because keystrokes are repeated!

Try looking at the InitialKeyRepeat default for the sudo account. I had the same problem, and noticed this that for my user account defaults read -g InitialKeyRepeat returned a value of 25. But sudo defaults read -g InitialKeyRepeat returned a value of 5, which is much faster. I changed the value for sudo using this command:

sudo defaults write -g InitialKeyRepeat -int 25

and I no longer have a problem typing my password at the logon screen. This page is helpful for more details.


Unknown email password required after selecting iCloud backup

The cause of this problem is very simple and isn't related to privacy issue or "left over ids" from refurbrished devices.

You have PIRATED music in your library.

When restoring the back-up, iOS tries to authenticate the PIRATED files and realizes the account has been locked down.


You're going to need the Developer Tools installed to do this, so that you can open up .plist files in the Property Editor.

You can edit the com.apple.dock.plist file that is stored in /Users/<username>/Library/Preferences to get rid of all names of persistent applications (e.g. icons that stay in the dock even when you've quit out of them). In-depth instructions are here, on the apple developer website.

Note that I tried the "without dev tools" instructions at the above link and the .plist file was full of non-human-readable encoded data, so you may have a harder time if you don't have the Property Editor or Xcode applications installed.


What causes the strange lines in Chrome on a Macbook Pro?

If it was only happening in Chrome, I would have suggested uninstalling and reinstalling Chrome. I would have also suggested that you use Safari and see if you get the same issues.
Not sure how the PRAM would affect this 1 program and not others. If you set any kinds of flags in Chrome(link works in chrome only) then I would hit the Reset All on the flags page and restart the browser.


Downloading HTML Entities guide on TextWrangler for Mac

TextWrangler is a sunsetted product. Bare Bones software no longer updates it or supports it.

You might want to look into BBEdit, the grandfather of Mac code editors. BBEdit has a free mode where certain features are not available. I've been using it since the "Classic Mac OS" days so I am not sure what the pulled features are in the free version. But BBEdit does have exactly what you are looking for, it's a fabulous bit of Mac code. What other app can get away with the tag line "it doesn't suck?!"

(Note, I have no financial -or otherwise- interest in Bare Bones Software, just a happy customer.)


How to wake up MacBook Pro with external display with lid closed?

Attach a charger and then you can wake it up with a keybord or mouse.


Is there a way to scroll the toolbar icons of an application?

I use AccessMenubarApps which works on the basic principle of temporarily replacing the current menubar with a shorter one to allow all the menubar icons to be visible. It can be accessed by clicking on the icon, via mouse gestures, or a configurable hotkey.


Bootcamp isn't allowing me to install Windows 7

These types .plist hacks are pointless. Usually, the OP wants to create a USB Windows installer, but the Mac requiring the hack can not boot and install Windows from the created USB installer. This is why Apple normally prevents the user from creating the USB installer in the first place.

Furthermore starting in 2015, Apple starting shipping Macs with the BIOS removed from the firmware. Windows 7 require a BIOS boot method. So, if you have 2015 or newer Mac, you probably will not be able to install Windows 7.

If the minimum Windows is 8+, then Apple has not provided the necessary drivers for Windows 7. In other words, you usually can use the Windows 7 drivers to install Widows 10, but the Widows 10 drivers probably will not work with Windows 7.


Assign a key to switch to fullscreen instance of MacVim

I can't think of any way to do it with AppleScript. It doesn't really support full screen windows or Mission Control.

One workaround would be to disable Lion's full screen in MacVim's preferences and assign it to for example the second space in the Dock. Then ⌃2 would usually select the space it's on.

A similar question at Super User: https://superuser.com/questions/423240/shortcut-to-full-screen-app-in-lion


You should have duplicate tracks on iTunes as well. If not, then try this out

Plug in you iPad and open iTunes.
On the "File" Menu Click on "Transfer Purchases from Brent's iPad" (I
Assumed the name of your iPad but you get the point).
Wait for sometime for all of your purchased tracks to transfer into
you computer (PC right?).
After that you can try out the steps mentioned in the link you
posted. This will erase all the duplicates from your iTunes Library.
After all is done, Sync you iPad and your duplicates should have been erased.

Hope it works!


How to automat the selection of usb disk based on size

This is the script of a similar bulk erase/copy routine I made with the help of klanomath in this related question - Find specific attached disk, not volume, by Applescript which you need to reference to see how the device name is extracted.

I saved the script as an Automator Service, which I then tied to a non-trivial, in fact very hard to do by accident   Cmd ⌘   Opt ⌥   Shift ⇧   F19    key command in
System Prefs > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Services
so I can manually trigger each operation & not be at risk of it being fired accidentally.

The routine finds the potential target by using the device name of my USB card reader, reducing the risk of formatting at least the wrong disk, though it has no safety measure for the individual SD card & will act on any card in the reader when I hit the key combo.

on run {input, parameters}
    -- see https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/207089/find-specific-attached-disk-not-volume-by-applescript/207103#207103 for BSD Disk workings

    global diskName
    set diskName to "DISK_NAME"
    global BSD_disk
    --using ioreg...
    set BSD_disk to do shell script "ioreg -l | grep -A 10 SD/MMC/MS/MSPRO | awk '/disk/ {gsub(\"\\\"\",\"\"); print $NF}'"

    if BSD_disk is not "" then
        try
            --FAT 16
            do shell script "diskutil eraseDisk \"MS-DOS FAT16\" " & diskName & " MBRFormat " & BSD_disk
        on error
            try
                --FAT 32 [>2GB cards]
                do shell script "diskutil eraseDisk \"MS-DOS\" " & diskName & " MBRFormat " & BSD_disk
            end try
        end try

        delay 2
        tell application "Finder"
            set x to (POSIX file "/Users/[user]/BatchFolder") as alias
            try
                set dest to (POSIX file "/Volumes/" & diskName as string) as alias
            on error return
            end try
            duplicate every item of x to dest
            delay 1
            if disk diskName exists then
                eject disk diskName
            end if
            beep
        end tell
    else
        return "no SD Card detected"
    end if

    return input
end run


VNC from Windows gives blank login screen

VNC server changed on lion. You can now log in without a vnc password but instead he os users each get their own loginwindow allowing simultaneous log in distinct from what the local display shows.

Some discussions on what exactly changed can be found here: Are the changes to Lion's screen sharing documented anywhere publicly?

I do know the mac screen sharing client as well as edovia's iOS screens apps work well with the new lion changes, so there's hope other third party clients can get updated to work better with the new changes.


Printing a html file to PDF loses HTML formatting

The default setting for printing webpages is to try not printing extra images and colors to waste ink etc. Theres an option to print everything, see image below:

Let us know if this worked for you.


Looks like your battery is dead. Your system report states that:

37.   Condition:    Service Battery

Time to either stay plugged to power, or get a new battery.


App Store is stuck downloading Software Update

The simplest might be to just bypass the App Store altogether & get the update manually - this will only work if you are already on El Capitan, any version, which the App Store picture would indicate you are.

Just fetch the 10.11.4 Combo Updater directly from Apple. This will bypass the App Store's delta updater, & also likely clean up whatever is causing the issue in the first place, by re-applying all updates since 10.11.0


Where can I find free WMA Conversion Software?

If these are unprotected files (non-DRM), you should be able to drop them directly into iTunes on a Mac and convert them to MP3 or AAC. I've never owned or used a Windows PC so I don't know if the same thing will work on Windows iTunes, but you could give it a try.

On a Mac, you can also install Flip4Mac, which enables you to load WMA files in QuickTime and convert them to MP3 or AAC. If you have a bunch of files, you could set up an Autmomator action to automatically do this on a folder full of files.


How can I type a backtick on an Estonian keyboard?

Looking through the keybindings in the Estonian keyboard layout that ships with Mac OS X, it appears (amazingly) that the backtick character (`) cannot be produced with any of the unmodified keys, nor with any combination of option, shift, or control, despite the fact that most of the option-character key combinations are left unmapped on this layout. There are many ways to modify it to produce this key combination.

You could create a modified Estonian layout using Ukelele, you could use a program like Keyboard Remap for Macbook, or even TextExpander.


How can I control font of the Finder's sidebar?

Sidebar text size cannot be adjusted independently. However, this setting:
  System Preferences > General > Sidebar Icon Size

changes the size of the Sidebar icons and text names.


Is it true that we could dual boot Mojave and Catalina, in the same APFS partition, and they don't have to have fixed sizes?

Below is an example of where the macOS versions named Mojave, Catalina and Big Sur (beta) have been installed in the same container. This is a triple boot arrangement. The output from diskutil list is shown below.
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *548.1 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         547.9 GB   disk0s2

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +547.9 GB   disk1
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume MyMojave                12.7 GB    disk1s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 410.3 MB   disk1s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                1.7 GB     disk1s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      1.1 MB     disk1s4
   5:                APFS Volume MyCatalina - Data       4.5 GB     disk1s5
   6:                APFS Volume MyCatalina              11.2 GB    disk1s6
   7:                APFS Volume MyBigSur - Data         2.9 GB     disk1s7
   8:                APFS Volume MyBigSur                14.9 GB    disk1s8
   9:              APFS Snapshot com.apple.os.update-... 14.9 GB    disk1s8s1

All the APFS volumes and snapshots exist in the same container partition and therefore share the space allotted to the container.
The OP's question indicates the assumption that each version of macOS would reside in a single volume. This is not true. In this example, Mojave uses 4 volumes, Catalina uses 5 volumes and Big Sur uses 6 volumes. The Preboot (disk1s2), Recovery (disk1s3) and VM (disk1s4) volumes are shared by all three macOS versions.
Below are the result of enter commands to get the volume uuid for the MyMojave, MyCatalina and MyBigSur - Data volumes. Each UUID is generated when a volume is created and therefore all such UUIDs are unique.
dma@dmas-Mac-mini ~ % diskutil info MyMojave | grep "Volume UUID"
   Volume UUID:               7C48B3D0-263E-4C25-9268-FD4001759334
dma@dmas-Mac-mini ~ % diskutil info MyCatalina | grep "Volume UUID"
   Volume UUID:               DCC8D3B0-3308-4FCC-B057-D4CE495A91FF
dma@dmas-Mac-mini ~ % diskutil info "MyBigSur - Data" | grep "Volume UUID"
   Volume UUID:               383CF355-F467-48CE-9124-B24149322EA7

Normally, macOS boots from the Preboot volume. Although all three macOS version share the same Preboot volume, they do not share the same preboot software. The preboot software for each macOS version is stored in a folder which has the same name as the UUID for a volume uniquely used by each macOS version. For this example, the boot software for MyBigSur is be stored in the folder named 383CF355-F467-48CE-9124-B24149322EA7 on the Preboot volume. Note that the name of the folder is the same as the volume UUID for the "MyBigSur - Data" volume given above.
Basically, the same setup is used to store the macOS Recovery software for each version of macOS, except the Recovery (disk1s3) volume is used.
The VM (disk1s4) volume is used by all three versions of macOS for virtual memory.
Mojave has an additional volume which is the root volume. For this example, this root volume is named MyMojave and has the identifier disk1s1.
When booted to Catalina, the root volume is mounted read-only. For this example, this root volume is named MyCatalina  and has the identifier disk1s6. Catalina has an additional volume which is both read and writeable. For this example, this volume is named MyCatalina - Data and has the identifier disk1s5.
When booted to Big Sur, the volume is named MyBigSur(disk1s8) is not even mounted. Instead, a snapshot volume (disk1s8s1) is mount as root. Big Sur has an additional volume which is both read and writeable. For this example, this volume is named MyBigSur - Data and has the identifier disk1s5.


What happens when the kernel_task is killed?

You can't properly kill kernel_task. Activity Monitor doesn't allow you to kill kernel_task at all - neither as admin nor as root.

If you try to outwit kernel_task by using kill -9 0 or /bin/kill -9 0 as root you just kill yourself i.e. the first command kills bash (kill is an integrated command of bash) and the second command kills /bin/kill because in both cases the 0 is interpreted as me/yourself and not as kernel_task.

The man page for the system call kill (which is called by both kill and /bin/kill) explains that

If pid is zero:
    Sig is sent to all processes whose group ID is equal to the process group ID of
    the sender, and for which the process has permission; this is a variant of
    killpg(2).

This makes it basically impossible to even attempt to kill the process with PID 0.


Best way to share all photos with partner

I guess google developed a feature that is exactly what you have been looking for:

Share your Google Photos library with a partner
https://support.google.com/photos/answer/7378858?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DiOS

I've just enabled it with my wife and so far seems to work greata


Connection hangs with Fugu cannot connect

Workaround more than answer:

I needed Fugu to copy files from the remote machine to my local machine. I can do that without Fugu using this:

scp username@remote_host:filename.ext path/to/local/dir


PostScript questions on Macs with either Preview or Macghostview

I just started using MacGhostView and I have hand-generated .ps files that run other .ps files using the run command. I get Error: /invalidfileaccess in --run-- in a message window. By default the SAFER option for ghostscript is usually enabled in all versions of GhostView, which this app is based on. It is a security precaution that prevents a script from reading/writing from/to a file. I tried adding the -dNOSAFER option, which is what you would use with ghostscript, to Preferences->gv parameters but it didn't work. Looking through all the menu items, I finally found Options->Show gv parameters which displayed the options for this app. The -dNOSAFER option is replaced by -nosafer in this app. I don't know why they would change any of the options from the original syntax but all of them are like this. I added this option to Preferences->gv parameters and now I can open all my files. I also added -media=LETTER and -resize (separated by spaces) so by default I get a letter-size canvas within a fit window.

I can't open my .ps files that violate the SAFER option in Preview because there is no way to change the options in the app. The ones that do not violate this option seem to be converted to pdf before being displayed. I much prefer MacGhostView.


Can I recover deleted apps and content on my jailbroken iOS device?

If you restore using a backup that is recent, depending on the app, associated information will get restored (i.e. most games will generally have your high scores) as long as the app uses the standard way of storing data on an iOS device (which optionally involves iCloud).

This is the information that is at /var/mobile/Applications/{GUID}/Documents generally. Some apps do not store certain items there for security or space (in the backup, such as large in app purchase content) reasons. The app itself will generally have a way to retrieve such data on first launch after you provide credentials.


Understanding the Preview App and the Duplicate file option

To get Save As... on the File menu in Preview, and many other apps as well, press the option key when clicking the menu.

The option key also modifies other commands on different menus as well.

Note that the shift key also modifies commands in some cases.


How can I search for an iTunes App Store app by SKU?

Simple,

Take your SKU (it should be something like..  id398157641 or 398157641)

Pop it in where the same number is.. and make sure there is the word id before it.. like so...

http://itunes.apple.com/app/app-name/id398157641


Holding Down Control at Startup Manager (Boot Disk Selection) Screen

It makes it the main boot disk so it will continue to boot from that disk. It's equivalent to the Startup Disk preference pane in System Preferences, only done in a different place so you don't have to boot into OS X.


Can I make an iPhone ring on cue without making an actual call?

You can connect Your iPhone to WiFi (so that it has access to the internet) and ring via FaceTime.

To change FaceTime ringtone go to Preferences -> Notifications -> FaceTime.


Can I get my pictures back if we all shared the iCloud?

First of all, sorry to hear that about your boyfriend!

What you might try, is resetting your phone and then plugging it in to your computer and then selecting "restore from backup". This might not give you the very latest photos but at least the ones until the last backup you did.

Hope you get them back!


How to make icons appear at top of MacVim again

in the editor--

:set guioptions+=T

you can embed this command in $USER/.gvimrc to make sure it happens every time you start up.


EDIT: Below is my original answer (for posterity). It describes turning off "Wi-Fi Assist" which, while reducing cellular data use, DOES NOT answer OP's question of reducing data use. For Apple's built-in solution to reduce data usage on cellular, see my other answer.

Go to settings -> cellular. Scroll down past the list of apps to "Wi-Fi Assist" and turn it off! This has been a huge problem for lots of people. Wifi Assist is turned on by default. When it's on, whenever your mobile data is faster than your wifi, it uses your mobile data without telling you.
Your problem should disappear after you've completed this step.


How do I delete all files from a directory tree where the filename contains special characters such as öäüß

A somewhat dangerous solution is this, from the commandline:

find . -type f ! -regex '.*/[ -.0-~]*' -exec rm {} +

Replace the lone . with the name of the top directory if you haven't changed to the relevant directory first. To be safe, however try first the shorter command

find . -type f ! -regex '.*/[ -.0-~]*'

and ensure that it only lists files you wish to delete. The regular expression (regexp, or regex) here will match any pathname that ends in a slash followed by any combination of printable ASCII characters excluding /, the space characters being the first such and ~ the last, while . and 0 surround / in the ASCII sequence.

One caveat among many: I don't know for sure if your current locale might change the collating sequence of characters, and hence perhaps change the meaning of the regexp. I don't think it does, but if it does, running the commands as

LC_COLLATE=C find …

should remove the danger.

Yet another caveat: Please ensure you have a backup before you try this. I will not take the blame for any loss of data if you get it wrong. The commandline is a great tool for shooting yourself in the foot! Sometimes just a misplaced space can spell disaster. (In this case, for example, missing the single space after the left bracket is deadly.)


No - apps don't get to track other apps and their use of the location API. This is by design of sandboxing, entitlements and public SDK/API and the review process to catch apps using private API.

You need to use Apple's iOS features to verify which apps use location and trust that is correct.

The overview of privacy and location services is:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203033 - About privacy and Location Services in iOS 8 and later
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207056 - About Location Services and Privacy

Each fall, these articles above usually get updates due to the new OS. In the spring, a formally written and reviewed (Apple brings in consultants to audit their code) and then publicly documents formal design decisions) in a white paper. The one for iOS 10 from March 2017 is available.


USB drive not showing on my Mac after using it on Windows

I've had this problem and its common.  I would like to help but will need more information about your attempts to solve because there is more than on potential solution.

Restart your computer.  Sometimes that works just like a nap will make you feel better.

Check the power adapter (try a different one but be careful to pick the exact same voltage and cable) and trying different USB cables.

Drive format/file system issues are the next best guess for why its not working.  I'm sure you didn't reformat the drive for Windows when you used it on Windows because if it was reformatted then it will need to be reformatted again and the data is probable gone and while you could pay for data recovery its highly unlikely that would help.

Drive letter issues is another.  Open Disk Utility and see if the drive is showing up there and if it is run First Aid on it and see if it starts showing up in the file system after you do that.

To use it for both you need to format it for FAT32 or exFAT.  exFAT enables larger file sizes relative to the older FAT32 which caps files in the 4GB range but exFAT only works on newer computers with more recent Windows XP and/or Snow Leopard (10.6) or newer operating systems.

For more information, you can try this more comprehensive guide: http://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/external-hard-drive-not-recognized/

Hope this helps!  With more information I could help!


Apparently this is a known issue.

I stated "Thunderbird … (updated to latest)" - BUT I was mistaken! The Update only updated to a version of 60. There seems to be no Update option.

There is apparently a version of 68 which does NOT have this problem BUT disables most of my Add-ons.

It seems I have a choice of displaying unread email OR working Add-ons (which is the whole point of Thunderbird).

Maybe I should try another email client (I find the side by side display of Mail unusable)


How can a standard user backup everything using Time Machine?

You need to be an admin user to turn on Time Machine or change the disk - if you are an admin user you can see all the data on the machine.


You leave out some necessary information for us to help you. We are going to need (at least) the version of macOS on your Mac. it's under the Apple Menu, "About This Mac..."

Assuming that you have the latest (High Sierra, 10.13.4) it is possible that the problem is that of Time Machine snapshots (again assuming that you use Time Machine). Something that Apple introduced in High Sierra and something we are all learning how to work with even now.

This answer shows how to list and then delete snapshots. Once you do that see if you can then resize the macOS partition to a size sufficient for Boot Camp installation.

Failing that please edit your question and add in macOS version, which Mac you have, if you use Time machine, etc.


How can .wav files be created on an iPhone or iPad?

Twisted Wave

This looks like a solid piece of audio editing software. It uses the internal microphone on your iPad to record audio and can export to .wav or many other formats.


Dual 4k displays on a Macbook Pro 15" Late 2013

In reference to your questions about setting up dual 4K displays...

  Will my MacBook be powerful enough to drive this dual 4k monitor
  setup?

No.  Your MacBook Pro is only capable of supporting 2560x1600 on two external displays.  In other words, it's capable of supporting dual QHD (Quad HD) monitors.

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

Source:  Apple MacBook Pro 2013 Technical Specifications

Additionally, this question/answer is very helpful in determining what displays can be connected and with what resolutions.

  Can I use MST and daisy chain the two displays from one thunderbolt
  port, or would I need to run a separate cable for each display?

You will need to run a separate cable for each display as  Apple, for whatever reason, chose not to support MST daisy chaining.

  Just generally will it work perfectly fine, or are there potential
  issues I should be aware of?

"Perfectly fine" is subjective, but assuming you connect a display independently to different Thunderbolt ports, it should work.  Additionally, it would be beneficial if you used a mDP (mini DisplayPort) to DisplayPort cable and not convert to HDMI.  If you must convert to HDMI, use an active adapter.


Cannot change permissions on com.apple.Boot.plist

You're running into System Integrity Protection (SIP) that prevents modification of various system files and directories when it is enabled (which by default it is in El Capitan (OSX 10.11). It is meant to provide more security from malware that attempts to modify the system for its own uses.

SIP can be disabled if need be and disabling it would allow changes to be made to the files and directories that are normally protected by SIP. Since Apple intends for these protected items to not be modified by anyone other than Apple (or other validated signers approved by Apple for particular software produced by them) I have my doubts about whether, once the permissions were modified, SIP could be reenabled without disabling execution of the machine (disabled "temporarily" by software, not by permanently disabling the hardware). So it comes down to weighing whether one wants to disable SIP to make certain modifications that could not be made otherwise or decide that those modifications are not important enough to disable SIP's protections. (One reason one may want to disable SIP would be to allow certain programs to run on the machine that will not run with SIP enabled.) I could be wrong here but I believe that disabling SIP's protections would reduce security no more than if one stuck with Yosemite (OSX 10.10) which doesn't have SIP enabled as fully as El Capitan. Also, Apple provides a warning that if SIP is disabled you will be running an unsupported configuration that is likely to break in the future and leave your machine in an unknown state.

So the first part is determining whether to disable or enable SIP based on your own situation and considering the various pros and cons. If one decides to disable SIP it can only be done in the Recovery console (that's not quite true but in general it is; there are other ways for machines that can't be booted into the Recovery console). The steps are:

Restart the machine and boot into the Recovery Console which is done by holding the Command and R keys down when restarting. (I'd like to add that if you didn't know how to get into the Recovery console then you probably shouldn't be doing this anyway.)
Open the Terminal Program by selecting Terminal in the Utilities menu.
Within Terminal enter the line

csrutil disable

Reboot the machine either by restarting from the Apple Menu or by entering the following command in Terminal:

reboot

After rebooting the machine you can check to see if SIP is disabled by invoking Terminal and entering:

csrutil status

which should display the following:

System Integrity Protection status: enabled (Custom Configuration).

Configuration:
   Apple Internal: disabled
   Kext Signing: disabled
   Filesystem Protections: disabled
   Debugging Restrictions: disabled
   DTrace Restrictions: disabled
   NVRAM Protections: disabled

This is an unsupported configuration, likely to break in the
future and leave your machine in an unknown state.


Understanding install of mod_wsgi on apache terminal commands

To do this you will need to install Xcode from App Store and then its command line tools from an option in Xcode as you need a development environment.

It might be easier to use a package manager like Macports or Homebrew after that to install apache and  mod_wsgi. the writers of the package will have sorted out any issues.

I will explain the commands in the line after each one

curl -o mod_wsgi.tgz http://modwsgi.googlecode.com/files/mod_wsgi-2.5.tar.gz

Get the source code from the given server. curl is a program that downloads via http. You could just enter the URL in your browser and download the file. The curl command puts the mod_wsgi.tgz in your current directory.

tar -xzf mod_wsgi.tgz

Untar the file - ie get all the individual files out of the package and put them in the correct subdirectories. If you had downloaded in your browser the default action would have down this unpack, or select this file in Finder and double click to extract.

cd mod_wsgi-2.5

Change directory into the top level of the source code. If you had used the browser in the first two steps then cd ~/Downloads/mod_wsgi-2.5

./configure

The source code can be built for many versions of Unix, Linux and possible other operating systems. configure is a shell script that calls on certain programs in Xcode to generate the correct source code files so that this setup will build on OSX. The ./ is required as your current directory is not on your path.

make

Make an executable and support files out of the source code. This will all be in or beneath your current directory. make is a program that does things based on a set of rules held in makefiles.

sudo make install

This puts the executables in a directory that can be used by apache. make install uses the make program as above but with a command install to do something different (actually if you had not done make before it will also do the build as in the command above as that is defined as a dependency on the makefile but don't do this because of the sudo) sudo is a command that makes the rest of the line run as the root user, this is needed as you should not have permission to write to the directories the executables should end up in, this you need a special command to get that permission. Note that your user needs to be set up to use sudo, if you are an Administrator then that will be sufficient.

This should give you enough pointers to help you read up on anything that I have started to explain.


Use pkg-config with Homebrew installed software

Check with brew ls opencv that there is no opencv.pc installed.  I tried it and I have one.  If you don't get one, then there is a bug in the package.

Otherwise, check that you are using the correct Homebrew pkg-config.  Check with which pkg-config and ls -l $(which pkg-config) where it is coming from.


Is it possible to get Safari of Mountain Lion running on Lion?

Unfortunately, no - Safari uses quite a few system-level frameworks that are vastly different between those OSes.


Can I change the action that occurs when I close my laptop's lid?

macs do have hibernate and sleep, the default on newer machines is a combination. the closing of the lid saves to disk for hibernate but on wakeup if the battery has not run out it wakes from sleep. Macworld explanation

You can change it from the command line

sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 3

Or via preference pane

Apple docs


Logout and then Login.

It's common for this to happen. If the problem doesn't fix itself upon logging back in it's just a matter of Rebuilding the Launch Services.

Try it this way:

  /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister
  -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user

Alternatively, you can use the commercial utility MacPilot:


iPhone 6, iOS 11 boot loop/restore bar loop

Now that you have confirmed an Error 9 message with iTunes, I can say with certainty that you're NAND IC (that is the chip that has all of the data) is corrupted. This requires removing the NAND and reprogramming it with a specialized tool like this one, reballing the IC and then re-soldering back into place. This will mean that you will lose all of your data so hopefully you have a backup of the data.

This is not a DIY repair, you will need to find a repair shop that does micro-soldering repairs.


How do I use piano pedals in Garageband?

The ⇥ Tab key functions as the sustain pedal in the on-screen keyboard, if you switch to the Musical Typing mode:

If you must use the Keyboard mode, you can insert pedaling after the fact in the Score editor:


Configure center mouse button to open new links

You can set the center mouse button or any other button to open links in a new tab in Logitech Control Center.

Just change the Assigned action of the "Switch Application Button" or "Center Mouse" button to "Advanced click." Under the "Configure Advanced Click" tab, select "click" under click type and select the "⌘" modifier.

Easy Peasy


John the Ripper and sparsebundle password help

See this official tutorial for cracking encrypted Apple DMG files.


External keyboard Logitech Slim Folio Pro not always allow me to type text on iPadOS 14.2

Restart your iPad
(or sometimes removing the keyboard, turning display on/off, and then reattaching the keyboard works, but less often)
I run into this problem frequently with the Smart Keyboard with the 1st-gen iPad Pro 11". Even though some keys are recognized—such as being able to bring up the Spotlight search with CMD+Space—none of the text keys work to be able to type anything in. Restarting is the only guaranteed workaround I've found so far.
For the quickest restart—about ~45s in total—do this in quick sequence:

Press Volume Up button
Press Volume Down button
Hold the Power Button until the iPad shuts down and the Apple logo appears


Mac Terminal - Rename Keeping Last 6 Characters

Make a backup of the files first!

Then open Terminal (, start a bash shell if you are not using the default shell) and run

cd ~/Desktop/Power
\ls | while IFS= read f; do echo mv -vn "$f" "${f/*-/}"; done

This will not rename anything but just show how each file will get renamed. If the output looks ok, run

\ls | while IFS= read f; do mv -vn "$f" "${f/*-/}"; done

PS: This assumes that the only - in the file names is the one right before the number.

Some explanations about what's going on here:

\ls lists all files, the \ ensures that no alias expansion takes place. The output is fed into a pipe but we do not need to worry about multi-column output because ls in these cases automatically assumes -1
while ... do; ...; done loops over all lines/files
IFS= read f reads a file name from standard input into $f. The IFS= ensures that none of the characters on standard input confuses read into expecting two values instead of one (technically this is probably not required here, but it's good practice anyway)
${f/*-/} does string substitution on the value of $f, in this case replacing everything up to and including the - with the empty string. See man bash (Parameter Expansion) for details.


I screwed up manually deleting TimeMachine backup

Never manually delete Time Machine files or directories from the Finder. Time Machine makes heavy use of directory hard-linking, which the Finder doesn't really handle correctly. Chances are your backup is damaged now, making the safest option being a wipe of your backup disk, and making a new backup.


Update to iOS 11.2 if you have a backup or can connect to iTunes and update over USB.

Try to turn off app notifications if you can get to settings and disable them one by one in between "resprings"

Once local notifications are off, you should have a stable phone to then make a backup or plan for an update / patch or remove the offending apps.

Apparently this is happening for many people in Japan since midnight. Reports from Australia as well seem to indicate this started December 2. Turning off all notifications on apps (one by one, as fast as possible in 30-40 seconds until the next restart) seems to have helped many. Others report moving the time back helps this but breaks other functions so this might be a time based bug on iOS 11.1.2 and earlier

http://did2memo.net/2017/12/02/iphone-ios-11-auto-restart-bug-en/

The initial analysis is that a local notification where the app sets a daily meditation or daily writing reminder is causing the home screen to “respring” when the time to present the notification arrives or when the processing starts on 2 December.

  If you have an App Store app installed that sends local notifications, once you hit December 2, 2017 local time, your iPhone could begin to crash.

https://www.imore.com/iphone-crashing-dec-2-heres-fix

It seems prudent to connect to a computer to back up if you can or initiate an iCloud backup now. There is an iOS 11.2 release that may fix this as well if you don’t want to mess with the date (which may break more than just a respring) or toggle notifications on an app by app basis.


Assuming you've already set it to repeat every 3 days, you can do any of the following:

within the Reminders app, tap the radio button next to the reminder to mark it as completed
if you have an alert that appears on the Lock screen, swipe left and select Mark as Completed
if you have a device that supports 3D Touch (e.g. an iPhone 6s and above, but not presently any iPad models), you can also hard press and select Mark as Completed

Regardless of the option above, the reminder will repeat as per the schedule you've set.


Show read instead of delivered on my device for messages I send

I'm assuming you are talking about the default Apple messaging app - iMessages. In iMessages, you (as a sender) can set your iMessage Read Receipt to ON/OFF. If it's set to ON on YOUR phone, when a person sends you an iMessage text and you read it, they will get a READ indicator on their phone.

Conversely, if you send a text to a person who has set their Read Receipt to off, you will only see "Delivered" when the text was delivered. There will be no "read" in this case.

Take a look at this Engadget article which describes this in depth.

  Apple's iMessage app provides message status updates that let you know
  when a message has been delivered. It also has a handy feature called
  Read Receipts that lets you know when someone has read the message.

  This status update can be a blessing when you want someone to know
  automatically that you have viewed their time-sensitive response.
  Apple handles the status update so you don't have to do anything other
  than open the message. Just read the iMessage and the sender will see
  the "Read" timestamp in their timeline.

  As useful as the Read Receipts feature may be, it also can cause angst
  both for the sender and recipient. You can imagine the following
  scenario -- a wife discovers she is pregnant and sends an excited
  message to her husband. She sees that he read the message an hour ago
  and is upset because he never responded. On the other end is the
  husband, who viewed the message right before an important meeting. He
  now is agonizing over how to respond while his boss is breathing over
  his back, knowing that his wife is aware of the fact that the message
  has been read.

  If you wish to avoid such complicated message relationships, you can
  easily turn off read receipts, which hides the fact that you have read
  a message from the sender. The sender will still see the "delivered"
  status, so they can be assured the message arrive on your handset.
  They just won't know if or when you have read the message. Follow
  these steps to turn off Read Receipts...


How can I make Text to Speech use different voices for different languages?

Here is a possible answer from another forum:

https://superuser.com/questions/468130/mac-os-x-quickly-change-voices-for-text-to-speech


Ethernet is connected but no internet access in MacOS

The Ethernet service is shown as Connected, so the physical ethernet link was successfully established.
An IP address was received by the DHCP server, as well as a valid configuration for subnet, gateway and DNS servers, so communication from your Mac to the DHCP server (in this case your router) was successful. This rules out any problem with the ethernet connection itself.
You have already verified that changing the IP address does not have any effect, so we can also rule out firewall rules that block on that basis.
You have also disabled any proxy settings in the service's "Advanced" settings.
Therefore either
A) it's a configuration issue on your Mac or
B) your router blocks connections from/to the MAC address of your Mac's ethernet adapter.

To rule out any possible service misconfiguration, remove the Ethernet service (with the button - below the list of services) and add it again. Don't forget to click Apply when done.

Make sure you have disabled all apps that reconfigure your routing (e.g. VPN) or filter your traffic (e.g. firewalls).

Try doing a traceroute. This helps determine where packets stop. Open Terminal.app and run the following command to trace a route to your ISP's DNS server (which I've taken from the screenshot):
traceroute 103.109.124.52

If this doesn't provide answers, take a look at the router configuration and logs.


Force language change on focus into terminal

Couldn't find a in-built preferences settings in iTerm. But you can use the KeyBoard Maestro to achieve it. If you don't have then download from the official site.

Open KeyBoard Mestro.
Create a group in Groups section (to hold all your specific automating processes).
Now create a macro with the name Set iTerm Application Language.

a. Add New Trigger -> The focussed window -> The focussed window changes

b. Add another trigger -> This application -> Select iTerm -> Select Active -> Repeating every 1 seconds.

c. Add New Action -> Select Set KeyBoard Layout -> Select the keyboard layout (i.e., language preference).

Now create another macro with the name Set Other Application Languages.

a. Repeat a in previous macro.

b. Add another trigger -> This application -> Select Any Application -> Select Activates.

c. Repeat c from previous macro.

You are all set. While switching windows between iTerm and others, you can see the keyboard preference icon changing in the top menu bar on the right corner.

Note : The keyboard layouts will appear only if they are added in System Preferences -> Language & Region -> Input Sources.
And the names of the macros can be anything. If you wish to deactivate the triggers, disable them by clicking the Tick mark on top-right side.


Where is system.log in TimeMachine backup

Everything in /private is excluded by rule - including /var/log/system.log

tmutil isexcluded /private/var/log/*

More details on this are at On OS X, what files are excluded by rule from a Time Machine backup?

You would need another tool to back these up as I’ve not had luck using the tmutil removeexclusion /var/log/system.log command which might have worked if the exclusion was based on a file pattern and not the rule.


No startup sound (I constantly need to restart PRAM)

This happens to me all the time, if your computer is muted when it turns off it won't bong when you turn it back on (doesn't apply to restarts). A bit odd but it happens.


The interface is System Profiler.

I found a solution, I can use Spotlight and input System Profiler to open it:


How is the iPhone 7 waterproof if its charging port is exposed?

The iPhone 7 series is not waterproof — no smartphone is. According to Apple, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus have an IP67 rating for dust and water-resistance. You can read more about how IP ratings work here.

In a nutshell, as far as water is concerned, an IP rating of 67 means the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus can be fully submerged in up to 1 meter of water for up to 30 minutes without being damaged.

So, will an iPhone 7 die if it takes a brief dip in water that’s deeper than 1 metre? No.

Will it survive for over a half hour or so in about 5cm (2") of water? Yes.

What this all means is that an iPhone 7 will survive a water accident.

As for protecting the Lightning port from water, while I haven't personally seen inside an iPhone 7 yet, what I can tell you is how smartphone manufacturers make their USB and headphone ports water resistant.

Typically, they seal all parts that could let water in. This means the SIM card tray has a built-in rubber seal to stop moisture getting inside the smartphone, as do external buttons, MicroUSB or Lightning ports and 3.5mm headphone jacks.

The charging and headphone ports are also fixed in place in a way that very tightly presses them up against the inside of the frame.

Another area of vulnerability are speakers. Air and audio need to pass through the speaker to outside of the frame, but the ‘grille’ needs to prevent water from getting in. Typically manufacturers use a screen made from an incredibly tight mesh that prevents water getting through without external force.

That's why smart watches aren't usually water resistant to 50m (not even Samsung's latest offering!). The Apple Watch 2 achieves this amazing feat by using the speakers themselves to eject the water. No doubt other manufacturers will copy this process.

Finally, as a point of interest, the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus were also designed to be water resistant (although not officially). I've seen inside these and the difference compared to earlier models is obvious. You can read more about this here.

[EDIT]

This edit addresses the issue raised by Adam Rice in their comment, namely that my original answer didn't cover the issue of what prevents water inside the charging port from damaging an iPhone 7 by conducting electricity between its connectors?

As I mentioned in my original answer, rubber seals are used to stop moisture getting inside the smartphone via the sim tray, external buttons, charging ports, etc. However, what I forgot to mention is that these phones have a moisture sensor in the charging port that protects the phone from electrical short circuits and damage. This basically means that the phone will not accept a charge if the sensors detect moisture. Likewise, electrical current between the connectors is also prevented if moisture is detected by the sensors.

Also, it is worth noting that having a water-resistant smartphone is a bit like having a diver's watch that is water-resistant to 200m. The instructions of such watches tell you not to press any of the buttons while it's under water. Likewise, with a smartphone, don't plug it in to a power source while it's under water.


I ran into this same problem with my son, I googled and found a post where someone suggested to check

MacintoshHD/Library/Application Support/Apple/ParentalControls/Users

But when I did I found that "Users" was locked.  I tried to chmod the settings to 777 and was blocked, so I sudo changed the settings with:

$ sudo chmod 777 Users/

For the non-native terminal user, first open the terminal by searching for it with Command SpaceBar.  Type terminal and open it.  Then type (hitting enter between each line):

cd "/Library/Application Support/Apple/ParentalControls"
sudo chmod 777 Users/

Then access the parental controls through Settings.  You should see the webpages now when you click Parental Controls, then the child's account, then Logs (lower right corner), then Web.


battery capacity indicator button not working

Your indicator light seems broken and is pretty much hardwired. Did it ever see any moisture? Replacing it is a relatively difficult procedure, as seen in this video. You will find more guides on iFixit (e.g. this one) explaining how to get to the Battery Indicator Light. But I don't know where you could get a new one if yours is broken.

If you are looking for a terminal command to get your current power status, use pmset. pmset -g batt will tell your the current power source and remaining battery capacity:

$ pmset -g batt

Now drawing from 'AC Power'
 -InternalBattery-0 99%; charged; 0:00 remaining


I had this same issue, when I backup a Laptop from OSX to my External HD.  Months later, I was taking the backup HD, and cloning it's content to a Sparse file via SuperDuper.  However, randomly the process would die and the HD would act like it locked up.

For me the solution was to stop Spotlight from Scanning the HD.  This allowed me to utilize SuperDuper again, to take the image from the HD, move it to a Sparse image, which I could then backup on a NAS or offside disaster recovery, freeing the HD for other jobs.  I included the steps from an [article that helped me] to avoid future dead links.

Exclude Specific Items from Spotlight Indexing

  This is by far the simplest way to universally exclude something from
  Spotlight searches and it works in all versions of Mac OS X

System Preferences from the  Apple menu and choose the “Spotlight” preference panel
Click on the “Privacy” tab
Drag & drop folders or drives to exclude from the Spotlight index, or click the “+” plus icon in the corner to manually select hard drives or directories

Result:

  Spotlight will now NOT scan your HD, thus it won't hit that corrupted
  file or OSX unfriendly file.


Transferring iTunes library after Windows upgrade broke link to some songs

How many songs? If it's just a few, then the easiest way is to do it manually. Just try to play the songs in question, and you'll get a popup saying the file couldn't be found, and offering to choose a new location. Do that, and select the file in its new folder. That will restore the file without breaking your playlists or metadata.

If you have more files than is practical to manually resort each one, you can edit the iTunes Library.xml file to do a find & replace, then scrap your .itl file and import the XML file, which will restore your playlists and files.

For more information on this process, read Apple's support site and this guide.


The solution I took in the end involves turning off the screen when riding on my bike. The audio navigation instructions still come through on my Bluetooth earpiece, and the instructions are accurate even if my phone is in my pocket.

Now I get to ride without anything cluttering up my handlebars, and my phone lasts long enough for the journeys I make.


You can connect any Bluetooth mouse to your MB's integrated bluetooth module. Personally I'd recommend Microsoft mice as they are of good quality. My father recently had some problems with a el cheapo china model, but if you pick a brand, you should not have a problem.

Make sure it has this logo on it, and not some "Yeah we do our own kewl 2.5 GHz radio" (actually there is no reason to do this, except not to pay a few cents for the Bluetooth license):


My macbook pro trackpad's right side doesn't go down when pressed

This might sound crazy, but I was having the same issues. I could not figure out what the problem was and it was getting really frustrating. One day I lifted the front and noticed that the battery cover was not flush. So I plugged in the power cord and removed the battery, and I was amazed that the battery was swollen, and in turn not letting the trackpad press down. It was bizzare.

After removing the battery, the trackpad worked perfectly. I don't know if that is your case, but I will be ordering a new battery. A quick search in the Apple Tech website, and it seems this is a common issue with the MacBook Pro batteries. Hope this helps.


Different hibernate modes on MacBook Pro?

Yes, you can set different hibernation modes with pmset.
Most articles on the subject give the command pmset -a hibernatemode X (where X is a number). The -a flag is for 'all' modes: you can alternatively set -b for battery and -c for charger.
Whether there's any benefit in doing so, is another matter! Modern RAM is quite efficient, and you're not likely to reap significant battery time savings: you'll just slow down the sleep and wake processes. The 25 setting was used in much older laptops.


In Numbers, how can I sum only if adjacent cell is certain value?

I found out that you can use the SUMIF function to accomplish this:

SUMIF(test-range, condition, sum-range)


Is it possible that my new iPod touch is a used one?

Phone AppleCare, they will have more details on the original purchase date, location and registration details. Then take this information to the reseller and demand your money back if it was sold as new. If they are an Apple Authorised Resealer consider reporting them to Apple for not following the correct sales procedures.

In future I would suggest buying directly from Apple wherever possible.


What is the equivalent of ~/.cache on macOS?

The right place to store such files is "Library/Caches" (either in ~ or in the app sandbox, depending on whether or not your app is sandboxed).

Apple documents this fact here:

File System Basics

Especially take note of this quote:

  Use this directory to write any app-specific support files that your
  app can re-create easily. Your app is generally responsible for
  managing the contents of this directory and for adding and deleting
  files as needed.


What are the advantages of buying a Mac at an Apple Store?

Aside from the service and other qualitative aspects of dealing directly with Apple, the only "advantage" of purchasing direct from the company is the up to date warranty registration. If you purchase your Apple product through a 3rd party, Apple will have on file an "estimated" purchase date based on the model's manufacturing date.

If you want to claim all of the 365 days on your warranty, you will have to send them the receipt (a scan or picture suffices) in addition to other purchase information so they can update their database to reflect the exact date of purchase.

Other than that, it makes little difference at the end of the day.


Those are just examples of what dates, times, numbers and money formats will be respectively in your iCloud account. If you don't want those formats there should be settings to allow you to change them in iCloud. Otherwise you can just ignore it.


How can I automate adding sender addresses to a Rule in macOS Mail?

Mail remembers tabs in Preferences window, and the workflow is highly simplified using "edit rule" to add new senders and to add new actions or use the already specified ones for them. You'd anyway have to add a new sender's mail ID manually. For these reasons, I am not very keen over having a script or automator action.

However, I decided to put my comments into a partial answer.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3542826/applescript-editor-record-doesnt-work/18752770#18752770

This answer documents a way to use Automator to record the actions you perform in the mail app. Here's the workflow. Select all steps and copy paste in "Script Editor App" for getting the code. https://pastebin.com/RNSShvWK

Here are the details from Preferences Window of Mail app using "Accessibility Inspector". Hierarchy pane seems useful. The button that looks like a gun's aim can be used to inspect different applications.

You are encouraged to modify the script/workflow to your use and update the question if you get stuck.


Is it possible to configure Time Machine to encrypt network backups?

If you select Encrypt backups when setting up Time Machine, the backup data will be encrypted using the encryption password you enter. The password is stored in your keychain to allow its use by Time Machine.
The backup data cannot be decrypted by anyone else unless they have the password.
To further increase safety, you may want to consider setting up different users on the network drive and let each user use their own storage for their backup data.


Is there a desktop twitter client that has a built in browser?

Hibari gets you part of the way there. It shows inline image links in the timeline.

Personally, I don't see how loading other links automatically is all that desirable or safe.


Can Find My Mac be disabled on a stolen MacBook without a password?

No, not without the original password
No, but you can sign into your icloud account from a different device and track the computer


Automated/Simple Deletion of Apps from iTunes Library

I might suggest a really wild -- possibly dangerous -- approach. If you have a good backup, it is less dangerous, but until you have restored from that backup there still can be snags and problems in a restore that you want find until that point. The good news is you don't need the backup, it's just there I case a crash happens in the middle of this process.

First make sure you've got a good backup of your iTunes library.
Then delete all your apps from iTunes.
Finally, sync each of your iDevices and when it tells you it found apps on the iDevice(s) that were not in the library, make sure you tell it to restore them back to the library.

You should end up with only those apps that are installed on at least one iDevice!  (In theory, at least.) And if anything fails, restore the library from its backup.


If you do not have those 1060 photos in your phone, and they are only on your iCloud, then if you press the 'disable and delete ' button then those photos and videos won't come to your iPhone automatically. You will have to manually download those photos from iCloud, then copy them to your iPhone using iTunes. If you do not download them from iCloud within 30 days, then they will be deleted forever from iCloud, and you can never get them back


Password keeper for iPhone, Mac and Windows?

1Password

It's great and syncs on the iOS platform, and has a beta for Windows too now. :)


What are the screen dimensions of the iPhone 4s and iPhone 5s?

This can be easily calculated with the available information. Since screen dimensions are always specified as the diagonal measurement, the rectangle can be divided into two equal right-angled triangles, with the hypotenuse being the diagonal measurement and the aspect ratio of the display providing inputs for the calculation of the height and width.

iPhone 4S

Display size (always specified as the diagonal size): 3.5 inches or 89 mm
Aspect ratio: 1.5 (which is specified as 3:2 and can be calculated from the resolution - 960 x 640 pixels; 960/640 = 1.5)
Calculating the height and width when the ratio of the sides and the length of the hypotenuse are known can be done manually or even quicker, by using WolframAlpha.
Check this calculation link for iPhone 4S on WolframAlpha. The result is 74.05 mm by 49.37 mm.

iPhone 5s

Display size (always specified as the diagonal size): 4 inches or 100 mm
Aspect ratio: 1.775 (which is specified as 16:9 and can be calculated from the resolution - 1136 x 640 pixels; 1136/640 = 1.775)
Calculating the height and width when the ratio of the sides and the length of the hypotenuse are known can be done manually or even quicker, by using WolframAlpha.
Check this calculation link for iPhone 5s on WolframAlpha. The result is 87.12 mm by 49.08 mm.


How to bring back multi-touch gestures after it crashes without reboot?

Type killall Dock in Terminal.

In my case, only Mission Control gestures had stopped working (three finger swipe left/right to switch spaces, three finger swipe up for overview, mission control etc).


I'm trying the very same thing. I made one myself but the dock station didn't see anything connected so didn't enable the audio signals. I then saw a cable 30pin to 3.5 on the Internet which I ordered and this is doing exactly the same thing. The dock station only uses pin 1 or 2 for signal Gnd and pins 3 and 4 for left and right audio signal.


For me, the solution is that I need first (by Apple mis-logic) to hit:

"View / Show Toolbar" (⌥⌘T);

…then "View / Show Sidebar" (⌥⌘S) becomes ungreyed.


How do I repair a corrupt Admin Password?

I'd reset the password from the Recovery HD and then change it in the Keychain afterwards.

Have a look at Reset Forgotten Admin Password OSX 10.10 Yosemite, which is also applicable for 10.8 and later.

Reboot (Apple menu > Restart) to the Recovery HD holding down Command-R during startup.
Go to the Utilities menu and select: Terminal
In the Terminal type resetpassword and press Enter.
In the Reset Password screen follow the directions.
Go to the Apple menu and click: Restart

Then reset the password in the Keychain after booting back normally to the Desktop.


ssh -A stopped working in macOS Sierra and keychain is not unlocked at login

It seems that the ssh keys are not loaded by default into ssh-agent.

This solved the issue for me:

Edit your ssh config

vi ~/.ssh/config

Add the following

Host *
    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa
    AddKeysToAgent yes
    ForwardAgent yes

Find out more information on reddit discussion:
https://www.reddit.com/r/osx/comments/52zn5r/difficulties_with_sshagent_in_macos_sierra/


How do I install an application for just one user?

Just put the application in the home of the user. You could create folders like this for every user:

/Users/<username1>/Applications
/Users/<username2>/Applications

and put the application(s) there.


I would recommend using a wireless USB mouse (uses 500 Hz or so) and comes with a little mini USB that you can use to plug-in to the PC. Logitech has a couple like this, you may have to look around for some.

But if you are looking for one for a Magic Mouse, you won't find one.

If you are concerned about accessing all of the Magic Mouse features with a wired/wireless (USB) mouse then I recommend finding one that uses gestures or has multiple buttons (like a gaming mouse).


Open System Preferences → Users & Groups.

Click Login Options.

Click the Join button after Network Account Server

Bind your Mac to the directory.
(You may have to click the lock to unlock System Preferences first.

The AD will then show up in the search paths in directory utility, and be available for selection in nodes.


Switch from Outlook 2016 Mac to Apple Mail

TLDR;
I will be honest upfront, without paid software this will be next to impossible to achieve, I therefore recommend that you stay with Outlook 2016 for Mac and save yourself the trouble and expense. Last time I checked, Outlook 2016 for Mac meets all "Official Guidelines" in he industry, hence is compliant with them. But since you ask, let's move forward.

Background
You are fortunate in that you already have all your mail on the same mac and do not need to deal with a device-to-device data transfer. If your Outlook 2016 would have been on a Windows machine, transferring to Apple Mail would have been a challenge in itself, but lets not worry about that as this involves a few steps too, due to incompatible and proprietary mail databases/formats.

Assumption: I am assuming that you run the latest and greatest macOS High Sierra.

Verify your export options

Open Outlook 2016 for Mac
Go to: File > Export...
In High Sierra an export selection (i.e. Mail, Calendar etc.) windows pops up, look at the title and check if it contains Export to Archive File (.olm)
It means that the final format you get out of Outlook 2016 for Mac will be a .olm file.

Check your import options

Open Apple Mail
Go to: File > Import Mailboxes...
You should see two options, either Apple Mail (used when you transfer from another Apple Mail - i.e. from another computer or account etc.) and Files in mbox format. This is the option you will have to use to import into Apple Mail.

So far, what we know is the format is at each end. We use Outlook 2016 for Mac to export a .olm file, which we somehow have to turn into a .mbox format to be imported into Apple Mail.

What do we use?
I recommend you check out OLM Exporter (ca. $9.40USD) to do the conversion from .olm to .mbox efficiently. Simply feed it the Outlook export (.olm file) and let it create the .mbox which you can import into Apple Mail.

Remember
The .olm files contains all the options you selected upon exporting from Outlook (i.e. Mail, Calendar etc.) however, an .mbox file is (as the name may suggest) a message box so it contains emails only. When using the OLM Exporter, seperate files will be created for any non-mail items you selected upon export (such as .ics for Calander entries or .vcf for contacts. These can easily be imported into their respective mac components. Should they already exist (since the data came from the same mac), you will need to verify the obvious things like contact duplicates.

Conclusion
Being in the IT sector, I deal with this task on a regular basis and hope my answer added something valuable instead of the typical "google is your friend" response. I know this can be difficult to get your head around at first, but it is relatively easy once you have the process down. Let me know how you get on with the mail migration as I would be interested in following up with you about this.


Google Chrome on OSX - disable password autofill

In Chrome, open the Preferences

scroll down and use Advanced

Find Passwords and Forms and un-check it.

To prevent Chrome using already stored passwords remove it in keyhain.

You have to do that for every Chrome password saved in keychain :(


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

The Apple site you linked to indicates how to completely turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth:

  If you want to completely disable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for all networks and devices, follow these steps:

  To turn off Wi-Fi, go to Settings > Wi-Fi and turn off Wi-Fi.
  To turn off Bluetooth, go to Settings > Bluetooth and turn off Bluetooth.

  For the best experience on your iOS device, try to keep Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on.


Secret to long-lasting relationship: Shut Down or Close Lid?

On the software level his advice should be fine. The only difference could be battery life. Hibernation still consumes a tiny bit of energy and is therefore using the battery. Shutting it down completely should make your battery last a little longer which means that you're using slightly less recharge cycles. But let's be honest, the difference is near to zero - so don't worry about it. His advice should be fine.

A bigger concern should be your screen. If you clean it too often the reflective coating is going to get ruined. And if you don't use a keyboard cover you can ruined your screen/coating too.


`emacs` and `Emacs` start the same application?

The default install of macOS uses a case-insensitive file system. This is true of both HFS+ installations of macOS 10.12 (Sierra) and earlier, as well as APFS installation of macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) and later.

The use of a case-insensitive file systems means that files and folders can be reached with any mix of case in the name. The name used to create the file/folder is used verbatim when displaying the name of the file, but when you need to access it, you can mix it up:

$ touch myTeSt
$ ls
myTeSt
$ rm mytest
$

I.e. the case is displayed as "myTeSt" when running ls, but you can delete the file using "mytest", "MYTEST" or any variation thereof.

Naturally, this also extends to programs that you can then start using any variation of case inside the program name.

Note that it is possible to install macOS on a case-sensitive file system, where this does not apply, however it is not the default install.


Move "Favorites" font collection to another machine

Yes!

Before you do, your font library on your new computer should probably contain the same fonts as the old one. (I’m not entirely sure this is necessary, but I suggest it to be on the safe side).

OS X stores most of its fonts in one of three locations:

~/Library/Fonts — fonts you’ve installed for your personal use;
/Library/Fonts — fonts you’ve installed for every user on the computer;
/System/Library/Fonts/ — the fonts that Mac OS X needs.

You’ll probably only need to transfer fonts from the first two folders, as your new installation of OS X will provide the fonts in the third. More detail in the Apple support article on font locations.

If you’ve got the odd font that isn’t in one of these three folders, you can still find its location. Open the file ~/Library/Fonts/fonts.list in a text editor (TextEdit would do). The file contains a long list of font locations, which correspond to the fonts that you’ve installed. With this, you can find any fonts that are lurking elsewhere.

Once you have your old font library on your new computer, transferring the font collections should be relatively easy. On the disk image of the old laptop, navigate to ~/Library/FontCollections. One of these files will be Favourites.collection (or whatever you called it). Copy this file to ~/Library/FontCollections of your new computer, and then the collection should show up in Font Book the next time you launch it.


AppleScript for moving completed downloads to other folders

You could use a folder action like this:

Or create rules like this in Hazel:


How can I stop earpods from falling out in the cold?

One solution, wear them under a pair of earmuffs. (Wikipedia article)  The pods would need no modification and your ears would stay toasty warm.

There are several brands out there that fit snugly on the ears so they would hold the earbuds in place.  It may even improve sound quality.


You can install a free, open-source VNC client and server on your PC. You can then use the PC to connect to the Mac through Apple's built-in screen sharing capabilities, which can use the VNC protocol, or you can find a free VNC client for Mac OS X.

VNC stands for "virtual network computing"; it is a well-established protocol for letting one computer view the screen on remote computers and use the keyboard and mouse to control them, all over a network connection.

For your PC, check out RealVNC.

I haven't used this to connect between a PC and Mac in several years, but you can configure things on your Mac to permit VNC on your PC to connect to your Mac. You may have to make adjustments on your Mac to your firewall and open ports. Other people here can probably provide more details on configuration.


Original iTunes Library Gone, How to ReBuild Library On New Drive?

The simplest way (fewest steps) is

Copy the iTunes folder from old (disk 1) to new (disk 2)
Start iTunes with the option key depressed and select the library from the new (disk 2)

Do edit your post or comment back if there are additional factors to take into account or if this doesn't work for some reason. Assuming your backup is good, complete and you preserved the correct location of all the files - iTunes will remember the new disk as long as it's always connected before it starts.

If things look good - I would check the following as well

Verify the iTunes Media Folder Location in "Advanced Preferences tab" is pointing to the correct folder on new (disk 2)
Select File -> Library -> Organize Library from the iTunes menu to have iTunes apply the current settings from the previous step.

Down the road once you are sure things are working - it might be better to keep only the Media Folder on the new (disk 2) and move all the other files to your home folder. This lets you start iTunes for iOS device syncs and such when the external is not connected. I wouldn't do both things the same week. Just get things working for now :-)


MacBook Pro Mid 2012 Windows 8 install on SSD

Sorry, I don't have a solution. I do have more questions.

You seem to be trying very hard to use the GUID partition table to boot Windows. Most Windows users just rely on the MBR in the hybrid partition table. Why do you feel you need to make the extra effort? What do you hope to gain?

Is your Mac a MacBookPro9,2 (13-inch), MacBook9,1 (15-inch) or MacBookPro10,1 (Retina)?

Do know if your firmware is up to date? See EFI and SMC firmware updates for Intel-based Macs.

I assume you are booting from a flash drive to install windows. How did you create the flash drive? Did you need to modify the Boot Camp Assistant?

Could you post the output from the following commands? The commands do not alter anything.

sudo fdisk /dev/disk0
sudo fdisk /dev/disk1

Which Windows: 8 or 8.1? 64 bit or 32 bit? Full or upgrade version?

OS X is Yosemite?

You are using Core Storage. Would you be opposed to not using it. I don't know what good Core Storage is unless you have a Fusion Drive.

Have you configured the OS X Disk Utility application to display hidden partitions? If not, see View & Mount Hidden Partitions in Mac OS X. I do not want you to mount the hidden partitions, just make them visible.

You say you want to install on disk 0. You seem to have collected some partitions on disk 1. Do you need help removing them?

Finally, you may discover you can not install Windows because you removed the DVD drive.


I recommend using firebug. It is one of the most useful tools for me as a web developer. It works in safari. And I can't say enough about it.

By the way, I'm in no way affiliated with firebug.


How to curve type around a circle using keynote?

No, there's no text tricks like that built into Keynote.

In order to achieve effects like this, you'd have to use ArtText or TypeStyler.

If you only do it once and for short text you can use the CRUDE way:

In a crude way and for short words could you make a number of single letter text boxes? Place them where you want them, go to metrics (the little rule) in the inspector and rotate each one to suit.

Or use WordArt


How to read the backups history of my iPhone?

iTunes only saves 1 active-backup from your iPhone. Each time you back it up, it is archiving the data that was on the device at the time, this is where the dating of the previous backup comes into play.

The dated backups are typically those that have been used for a restore. When you do this the restored backup is archived with the date of the restore and a new rolling backup is created. With iTunes for Mac, you can also trigger the archive process manually. You can select and delete older backup as you chose, though I would suggest you keep one or two.

This "archiving" is Apple's way of "copying or duplicating" an iTunes backup file without the user having to physically rename that backup file or physically moving the backup file into another location.

It's similar to how Time Machine on a Mac performs when archiving files.


Timeline slider does'nt always show up while listening to iPod Touch

The slider/speed controls as well as any lyrics, show notes, etc can be toggled on and off by simply tapping on the album cover/artwork once while in the iPod "Now Playing" screen


It sounds like you need the Parental Controls preference pane in System Preferences. About six seconds into this video there's a screenshot suggesting you can limit access to certain websites: http://support.apple.com/kb/VI28


Maximized window on both displays on OS X 10.8.3

UPDATE 2

These are the support instructions for using multiple monitors with Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) and earlier. You will likely want to use the Extended Desktop Settings. If you still doesn't let you see the other app, then check to see if FCP has an Always On Top setting which may be turned off, and don't have the apps set to full-screen mode.

UPDATE

This solution will only work if you are running Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) or later. (Apologies as I missed in your question that 10.8 was Mountain Lion and not Mavericks).

If you do find it, then set that. Then go to one Desktop and Ctrl + Click on the FCP icon in the Dock and under Options, select This Desktop.

Then go to another desktop, Ctrl + Click on the other apps icon and under options select This Desktop.

Then you should be able to go to one monitor and select the FCP Desktop, move to the second monitor and select the other Apps Desktop and that should display both apps on the respective monitors.

This is Apple's support page for Multiple Displays.


How to recover Apple account login when 2-step authentication without Apple device?

On setting up two-step verification, a recovery key is provided. This recovery key helps you regain access to your account.

If you have lost both your trusted devices and your recovery key to an account secured with two-step verification, you are unable to regain access to the account.

  If you've permanently lost any two of these items, you can't sign in or regain access to your account. You'll need to create a new Apple ID.

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT202649

Unlike two-step verification, two-factor-authentication does have a separate account recovery process, but this is only possible for accounts migrated to or otherwise protected with two-factor authentication instead of two-step verification.


How to Delete The Recovery Partition (not with diskutil if possible)

All macOS installations stored in an APFS container share the same volume for the recovery software. As you will see, you are not trying to delete a partition or volume, but rather you are trying to delete a folder. Below is the output from diskutil apfs list for a 2018 mac Mini with High Sierra and Catalina installed.

APFS Container (1 found)
|
+-- Container disk1 8FCE2EBA-130E-457C-B9D0-9E99E9D0E755
    ====================================================
    APFS Container Reference:     disk1
    Size (Capacity Ceiling):      800000000000 B (800.0 GB)
    Capacity In Use By Volumes:   787100897280 B (787.1 GB) (98.4% used)
    Capacity Not Allocated:       12899102720 B (12.9 GB) (1.6% free)
    |
    +-< Physical Store disk0s2 4AE31492-9B5C-493E-A58D-A928FD3E2E88
    |   -----------------------------------------------------------
    |   APFS Physical Store Disk:   disk0s2
    |   Size:                       800000000000 B (800.0 GB)
    |
    +-> Volume disk1s1 0FDF3012-D218-45C2-BBE0-ED6CACE7A766
    |   ---------------------------------------------------
    |   APFS Volume Disk (Role):   disk1s1 (No specific role)
    |   Name:                      Muskie (Case-insensitive)
    |   Mount Point:               /Volumes/Muskie
    |   Capacity Consumed:         32164876288 B (32.2 GB)
    |   FileVault:                 No
    |
    +-> Volume disk1s2 84EB1BDE-F08F-483D-B065-693880652C2D
    |   ---------------------------------------------------
    |   APFS Volume Disk (Role):   disk1s2 (Preboot)
    |   Name:                      Preboot (Case-insensitive)
    |   Mount Point:               Not Mounted
    |   Capacity Consumed:         107225088 B (107.2 MB)
    |   FileVault:                 No
    |
    +-> Volume disk1s3 CF03D90E-17EC-4D47-990E-5AC8D0C32D04
    |   ---------------------------------------------------
    |   APFS Volume Disk (Role):   disk1s3 (Recovery)
    |   Name:                      Recovery (Case-insensitive)
    |   Mount Point:               Not Mounted
    |   Capacity Consumed:         1042989056 B (1.0 GB)
    |   FileVault:                 No
    |
    +-> Volume disk1s4 632713E8-E441-44F4-97EB-C0FC38C1CF6A
    |   ---------------------------------------------------
    |   APFS Volume Disk (Role):   disk1s4 (VM)
    |   Name:                      VM (Case-insensitive)
    |   Mount Point:               /private/var/vm
    |   Capacity Consumed:         8591003648 B (8.6 GB)
    |   FileVault:                 No
    |
    +-> Volume disk1s5 9EA92030-BE13-423D-BDAB-4F68CB5EA359
    |   ---------------------------------------------------
    |   APFS Volume Disk (Role):   disk1s5 (Data)
    |   Name:                      Snapper - Data (Case-insensitive)
    |   Mount Point:               /System/Volumes/Data
    |   Capacity Consumed:         733787320320 B (733.8 GB)
    |   FileVault:                 No
    |
    +-> Volume disk1s6 BD93DE8A-F1DF-43A1-BAB6-84EDC57F9177
        ---------------------------------------------------
        APFS Volume Disk (Role):   disk1s6 (System)
        Name:                      Snapper (Case-insensitive)
        Mount Point:               /
        Capacity Consumed:         11218186240 B (11.2 GB)
        FileVault:                 No

Here disk1s3 is the recovery volume. Next, I will enter the following commands to mount and view the contents of the root folder.

diskutil mount disk1s3
ls -l /Volumes/Recovery

The output is shown below.

davidanderson@Snapper ~ % diskutil mount disk1s3
Volume Recovery on disk1s3 mounted
davidanderson@Snapper ~ % ls -l /Volumes/Recovery
total 0
drwxr-xr-x  17 root  wheel   544 Feb  9 18:16 0FDF3012-D218-45C2-BBE0-ED6CACE7A766
drwxr-xr-x  39 root  wheel  1248 Apr  8 22:23 BD93DE8A-F1DF-43A1-BAB6-84EDC57F9177
davidanderson@Snapper ~ %

Each folder contains the recovery files for a installation of macOS. Note, the folder name is also the UUID assigned to the volume where the macOS operating system is stored. So, say you wanted to remove the recovery files for Catalina sorted in the volume labeled Snapper, then you would want to delete the folder named BD93DE8A-F1DF-43A1-BAB6-84EDC57F9177. The GUI way of doing this would be to use the Finder application. However, the /Volumes folder is hidden so you will need to press the key combination ⌘+shift+. to reveal this folder in the Finder application.

I would not recommend removing the folder holding the recovery files for Catalina, unless you were going to remove the other folders and volumes created where Catalina was installed.


As you said, the only option is to compile the source code.

You can download from the project repository on github. There is a download button there.

To install it, your have to uncompress the downloaded file. Once done, cd to sSMTP-master directory.

The generic compilation process is executing the following commands one by one:

./configure
make
sudo make install

The configure command can be altered with lots of parameters. To let you know your options, you can run ./configure --help


Is it possible sync only iPad-optimized apps to my iPad?

Under the Apps tab in iTunes (when your iPad is plugged in), you should be able to sort your applications by type, using the dropdown box above the list of apps. I believe you can then move down the list with your arrow keys and press the spacebar to check/uncheck the ones you don't want. It's not quite automatic, but I think this may be the fastest way to do it.

(I can't verify 100% the key presses here; I'm on a machine right now that doesn't have iTunes installed.)