If you deleted the system file, you can either

restore that file from a backup
restore the entire system from a back up
download the OS installer and install it on top of your files


Fixed-width tabs were used up until Safari 4. Starting with either Safari 5 or 6 (I'm not sure which because I can't find a screenshot of Safari 5's tab bar), the style switched to full-width. Safari 6 was released alongside macOS Mountain Lion in 2012.

So, unless you just upgraded from a version of macOS earlier than Mountain Lion, your tabs have always been full-width.

Unfortunately, I don't know of a way to change the style back to fixed-width if that's what you prefer.


Why are the alias so big in filesize in Mountain Lion?

Since Lion, in addition to storing Retina icons, it seems that an alias stores its many different sizes of icons in both the data and the resource fork (the xattr com.apple.ResourceFork). Possibly in a move away from Resource forks, while still supporting previous OSes (for now).

The alias I just created contained the follow formats:
is32, s8mk, ic11, il32, l8mk, ic12, ic07, ic13, ic08, ic14, ic09, ic10

They are described here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Icon_Image_format


Why my machine, automatically goes to this IP/domains

The bing.com domain is used by Microsoft to serve information for the "Food and Drink" tile that's in Windows. It is not a "bad link".

The push-apple.com.akadns.net domain is used by Apple to provide push notification services to macOS  / iOS. It is not a bad link.

The IP-addresses are registered as Macedonian. It is not possible to say whether they're good or bad in that context.


When I try to use Animoji, I see "Tap to resume"

Today, I went back to the Apple Store.

After running some tests, they were able to determine a problem with the telephoto lens and Face ID. (Curiously, they saw someone with the same problem earlier that day.)

Because my phone was still within its warranty period, they replaced it free of charge.

Your mileage may vary, but it's worth a shot!


Pressing the home button twice to uncover background apps. Does closing them count as freeing memory?

Think of the apps that show on double-click as simply a list of most recently used apps, not a list of apps currently running in the memory (this list is separate from the previous and not visible to a user).


Do I need to reinstall apps to take advantage of app thinning?

You will need to re-install or upgrade existing apps to benefit. Apple is unlikely to pro-actively thin apps already installed on iOS devices.
The roll out may also be slowed by bugs and lack of developer support. For example in iOS 9.0, Apple disabled App Slicing due to a bug:

App Slicing Currently Unavailable
September 24, 2015
App slicing is currently unavailable for iOS 9 apps due to an issue affecting iCloud backups created from iOS 9 where some apps from the App Store would only restore to the same model of iOS device.
When a customer downloads your iOS 9 app, they will get the Universal version of your app, rather than the variant specific for their device type. TestFlight will continue to deliver variants for your internal testers. App slicing will be reenabled with a future software update. No action is needed by you at this time.


How to flush the DNS cache of Safari on macOS Mojave without restarting the system?

To clean DNS cache on macOS, the following command should be used. (commands used to clean caches seems to be different on different version of macOS)

sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder

Clean the DNS cache in Safari. Open Safari, Preferences -> Advanced. Check "Show develop menu in menu bar". Then go to menu bar, Develop -> Empty Caches. The shortcut is ⌥⌘E. (Restart of Safari may be needed)

References

Flush cache of DNS on macOS Sierra & High Sierra


What's the best way to control two Macs from one laptop?

It may not work ideally for every use case (you'd need to be near the monitors), but I can highly recommend QSynergy which will allow you to use one machine's keyboard and mouse to control the other.


It seems the solution was after running 1st command to run:

sudo -s

Somehow it fixed situation and now again both commands are working without any problem as they did before. Hard to say what was the reason for this (maybe introducting zsh) but now I can again edit files I need


Phone data security when plugged in to hotel power supply

Generally no that is not true. However it is possible that bad actors have installed devices in some chargers to do nefarious things. The chances of you actually running across one of these? Probably slim but it depends on what kind of places you try to charge your phone. So no way of telling.

You can, however, protect yourself from such attacks by using a charging only USB/Lightning cable. Finding such cables is left up to your clever use of Google.


Compressed archive in Lion creates a root-level "Archive" folder in .zip file

The resulting Archive.zip does not contain a root level folder name "Archive". It's only when you uncompress it by double-clicking that this folder is created. To confirm, try unzip -tv Archive.zip. So it's Archive Utility that is creating this folder when you uncompress.


Siri unable to determine my location despite location services enabled

Signing into iCloud and turning on both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi ensures that your Mac has the best chance of finding its location.   I believe that if you sign into iOS devices that happen to have GPS or location services working, your Mac might be smart enough to figure out where it is based on sharing the same Internet connection in proximity, but I am not sure.

The primary way that location is determined as if Apple knows the IP address you are reaching so be sure you turn off all VPNs and get on as open a network is you can initially. The second way is trilateralization from known WiFi access points that your WiFi can see. You don’t have to join those networks, but you need a viable network connection back to Apple.


Booting gets stuck for a minute when using Bootcamp on Windows 10

You probably have not blessed the Windows partition. On a Mac, the blessed partition is the one that the firmware will try to boot first.

Open the control panel and select the Boot Camp icon to open the window. Choose to reboot to the Windows partition. This should "bless" the windows partition.


File modify date is not updated in Finder file properties

The strange edited file name is due to it currently saving a temporary file. Did you quit TextEdit after you edited the file?


Why is the Apple menu icon in the wrong place on my secondary monitor?

I suggest removing (at least temporarily) all your non-Apple menu bar icons, and then restart your machine.   In Mavericks  you should have two identical menu bars.


Can I open a PDF file that is possibly locked on mac?

Some vendors of PDFs do encrypt them in third-party DRM, which requires the use of a special reader, or a plug-in for Adobe Reader/Acrobat. (Such as FileOpen).
Realistically, you need to ask the vendor about whether the files they supply can be read on standard PDF readers, and what to do about recovering access to your account.
It's arguable whether such files are 'true' PDFs. The first four characters of a 'normal' PDF file should be %PDF, so you can open a PDF file in a text editor and see if the files you've found are indeed PDFs. (Of course, it's possible for them to be incomplete or damaged even if they have this header.)
I'm not sure whether iBooks can handle DRM: It's likely just the same PDF engine as is used in Preview.


How to delete old and stuck local time machine snapshot from one year ago

It is not possible to delete those orphaned Time Machine snapshots from the regular user space. You need to follow this steps to delete the folders:

Turn on your Mac and immediately press and hold keys Command (⌘) and R. Need help? (see About macOS Recovery)

Once you are in recovery mode, open from the menu Utilities > Terminal.

In terminal you need to switch to your regular main HD. e.g. cd /Volumes/Mactintosh HD/.

Check if folder com.apple.TimeMachine.localsnapshots contains the orphaned snapshots. (if not you need to go back to /Volumes and find the right volume.

Go back to the HD folder from step 3.

Delete the folder rm -rf com.apple.TimeMachine.localsnapshots


Where can I find software for the Mac Classic?

Apple's website has a page dedicated to Older Software Downloads for systems earlier than 8.1.

(They also still have a support page for OS 9, but the Downloads link on this page just links to the current OS X downloads page.)


My /User directory permissions always changes… should I be worried?

Install iTunes 11.2.1

Source: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6251

Description: Upon each reboot, the permissions for the /Users and /Users/Shared directories would be set to world-writable, allowing modification of these directories. This issue was addressed with improved permission handling. For information on the general content of iTunes 11.2.1, see http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5434.


How to close the window and quit the application when you press ESC key under OS X?

Off the top of my head:

Downlod KeyRemap4Macbook
http://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/

See if you can't find a setting for escape, I'm not sure if there is one.
Remap it to Command + Q.


How to configure Xcode external build system to build and clean using standard short-cuts?

The approach we are using:

Run external build system (i.e. Make or CMake) via custom script from "External Build System" target or just as a "Run script" build phase.
At some point of custom script execution save a text file (say CMakeStatus.txt) to BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR, which will be used as a flag indicating that Xcode did clean.
In your custom script check that CMakeStatus.txt is present or not. If not, then rebuild your external build system.

Here is example of using Cmake and rebuilding it if Xcode did a clean.

#!/usr/bin/env ruby -w

require 'fileutils'

# system("printenv | sort")

AppProjectName = ENV['PROJECT_NAME']
AppBuildRootDir = ENV['AWL_CMAKE_BUILDS']
AppBuildDirPath = ENV['BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR']
AppPlatform = ENV['PLATFORM_NAME']
AppBuildConfig = ENV['CONFIGURATION']
AppTargetDeviceId = ENV['TARGET_DEVICE_IDENTIFIER']
if AppProjectName.nil?
   raise "❌ Variable \"PROJECT_NAME\" is not passed to script."
end
if AppBuildRootDir.nil?
   raise "❌ Variable \"AWL_CMAKE_BUILDS\" is not passed to script."
end
if AppBuildDirPath.nil?
   raise "❌ Variable \"BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR\" is not passed to script."
end
if AppPlatform.nil?
   raise "❌ Variable \"PLATFORM_NAME\" is not passed to script."
end
if AppBuildConfig.nil?
   raise "❌ Variable \"CONFIGURATION\" is not passed to script."
end

WhiteListedVars = ["PATH", "HOME"]
ENV.keys.each { |key|
   if !WhiteListedVars.include? key
      ENV[key] = nil
   end
}
AppNewEnvVars = `bash -l -c printenv`.strip.split("\n")
AppNewEnvVars.each { |var|
   components = var.split("=", 2)
   key = components[0]
   value = components[1]
   ENV[key] = value
}

# system("printenv | sort")

AppCmakeBuildDirPath = "#{AppBuildRootDir}/#{AppProjectName}"
AppCmakeCacheFilePath = "#{AppCmakeBuildDirPath}/CMakeCache.txt"
AppCmakeStatusFilePath = "#{AppBuildDirPath}/CMakeStatus.txt"

if !File.exist?(AppCmakeStatusFilePath) && Dir.exist?(AppCmakeBuildDirPath)
   puts "✅ Deleting previous build at \"#{AppCmakeBuildDirPath}\"..."
   FileUtils.rm_rf(AppCmakeBuildDirPath)
end

if !File.exist?(AppCmakeCacheFilePath)
   puts "✅ Generating Cmake for Platform \"#{AppPlatform}\"..."
   cmd = "cmake -G Xcode -B \"#{AppCmakeBuildDirPath}\" -DCMAKE_Swift_COMPILER_FORCED=true -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=#{AppBuildConfig} "
   if AppPlatform == "macosx"
      cmd += "-DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.13"
   elsif
      cmd += "-DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=11.0 -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=iOS"
   end
   puts cmd
   system cmd
   File.write(AppCmakeStatusFilePath, 'This file used just as a status flag to clean Cmake.')
end

puts "✅ Building Cmake for Platform \"#{AppPlatform}\" ..."

cmd = "set -euf -o pipefail && cd \"#{AppCmakeBuildDirPath}\" && cmake --build \"#{AppCmakeBuildDirPath}\" -- -quiet CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR=\"#{AppBuildDirPath}\" "
if AppPlatform == "macosx"
   cmd += "-destination 'platform=OS X,arch=x86_64'"
elsif AppPlatform == "iphonesimulator"
   if AppTargetDeviceId.nil?
      raise "❌ Variable \"TARGET_DEVICE_IDENTIFIER\" is not passed to script."
   end
   cmd += "-sdk iphonesimulator -destination 'platform=iOS Simulator,id=#{AppTargetDeviceId}'"
else
   if AppTargetDeviceId.nil?
      cmd += "-sdk iphoneos -destination generic/platform=iOS"
   else
      cmd += "-sdk iphoneos -destination 'platform=iOS,id=#{AppTargetDeviceId}'"
   end
end

# cmd += " | xcpretty"
puts cmd
system(cmd) or exit 1


altering the default number of songs in upnext (itunes11, osx)?

You can make a normal or intelligent playlist and play it. Do not use shuffle and you can add songs during playback.

Edit: If you just want to show more songs in upnext - it is not possible. But 12 Songs i s a plenty of view in the future....


I want to use an iPhone5 S bought in the US in India

If I remember correctly, the "unlocked" iPhone 5S sold in the US is really unlocked for use on TMO or AT&T.  This means you need to activate it with one of those two carriers before it can be used with another carrier's SIM card.  I'd contact Apple to verify and see if they can do anything to help out since you're no longer in the US.


How do I "authorize this computer" with the latest version of Music (which doesn't have an Account menu anymore)?

If you enable "iTunes store" under the Disable settings, that removes the Account menu entirely. Box unchecked, and then I can simply authorize the computer exactly as you'd normally do.
*derp* Why on earth did I turn the parental controls on?


Can iOS app bypass/skip the device passcode window if it knows the passcode

The answer is actually quite similar as for macOS:
The intention of the system is (ofcourse) that apps are not allowed to bypass/skip these passcode prompt windows, and they're not able to "just" put in a code if they happen to know.
Similarly on recent macOS versions, apps cannot "just" interact with controls in windows they have not shown themselves. You can however give apps permissions to do so (for example an app that enables you to create macros of actions within other programs would be a good example of when you actually want to allow this behavior).
However - as your question on macOS centered around malware, the same is true for malware on iOS - if the app does not "follow the rules" and intentionally exploit weaknesses in the operating system's implementation, it is theoretically possible for apps to bypass/skip these prompts if it knows the passcode itself. It isn't really "theoretical" as in "can't really be done in practice", but more like "it will be a bother to do".


Apple Software RAID: Add disk to array online

So you currently have Disk1 + Disk2 = RAID Set1(striped)
You want to know if you can RAID Set1 + Disk3 + Disk4 = RAID Set(striped).  Disk Utility doesn't allows this.
You can however have Disk3 + Disk4 = RAID Set2(striped) and then use a symbolic link or mounting to move the set to a location that is convenient for you.
You would think that you could Disk1 + Disk2 = RAID Set1(striped), Disk3 + Disk4 = RAID Set2(striped), RAID Set1 + RAID Set2 = RAID Set3(concatenated). Unfortunately it doesn't look like Disk Utility allows this.
Or you do what you mentioned earlier, and backup everything then blow away your existing RAID Set to create a new one with all 4 disks.


2017 Macbook Pro + TCL 4K Display = No 60Hz

I don't know if this is a general answer or not, but this inexplicably worked for me....

The system seems very particular about what order things are plugged in. Here are the four ports of my laptop:

Back left <--> Belkin Thunderbolt 3 Dock <--> 5Bay TB2 HDD enclosure <--> Mini-Displayport to Dual-Link Display Adapter <--> 30" Cinema Display

Front left <--> HDMI cable to TV

Both right ports <--> None

If I plug the HDMI cable in first, it will connect/load and start displaying, sometimes at 30Hz and sometimes at 60Hz.

After it's displayed, I connect the dock and, during all the commotion of setting up the additional screen, it sometimes (or usually?) recognizes that 4K@60Hz HDMI is an option an uses it.

My best guess as to why? There may be a timing issue with the display discovery and this 4K display where the computer doesn't always think it has 60Hz available, but then, during the commotion, since the TV is already listening, the timing is better. But that's just a guess.


How to recover deleted files from OS 10.5.8?

There should be a way of recovering the data if the profile/system can load successfully. I use Data Rescue 3 (tried but NOT affiliated with the company/developer) which recovers files directly from the hard drive and is actually quite good.

I believe Data Rescue 3 (link here) has a free trial and also a paid version, although it is quite expensive.

Can you access system files or any documents you have created at all?


RetinaPad equivalent for MacBook Pro Retina?

It sounds like Retinizer might be what you're looking for. It's reversible, works on a per app/per user basis, and doesn't require you to edit the Info.plist files directly. I don't have an MBP, so I can't test it myself, but the pictures look pretty :)


how to move a video from photo to icloud

Unfortunately, iCloud will not sync your videos from your iPhone.  They will not be available in your photo stream or when you do a restore.

Check out For more reference


Programmatically send text message through Messages app on OS X 10.10

Using:

tell application "Messages"
    get name of every service
end tell

I noticed that I have "SMS" as a 4th option (yours may be different). So then I used:

launch application "Messages"
tell application "Messages"
     activate --steal focus

     set targetBuddy to "12345550123"
     set targetService to id of service "SMS"
     set textMessage to "Just a test"

     set theBuddy to buddy targetBuddy of service id targetService
     send textMessage to theBuddy
end tell

This lets me send a text message over SMS Relay. I'm not 100% sure that I did this correctly, but it does work if targetService points to "SMS". Now to convert it to script that works from the terminal.


Does removing an iPhone from my icloud account also erase the data?

The erase command can't be delivered until the device connects to the internet. The same with issuing a passcode lock.

The device will remain unlocked, unprotected, unearned until such time as it connects to Apple's servers.

That being said, a destroyed phone is unlikely to be unlocked or even work, but there's a chance your data is vulnerable if you cannot assure destruction by locating it and shredding it (or equivalent).


Will either a NVIDIA GTX660 or GeForce GTX 760 plug n play with Mac Pro 2009?

The GTX 760 has two connectors to provide it power.  You will need two adapter cables to go from the Macs 6 pin to the video card 6 pin, as they are different sizes.  Here is a link to one on Amazon.

The 660GTX only has a single power connector, so you will just need one if you went that route.

Here is a video showing the installation of a GTX 660.

You may want to also consider leaving in the original video card so that you will have the ability to see the screen during boot, or when booting holding Option to select the boot disc.  I installed my original card in the top slot, and have it connected to my monitor via VGA and my upgraded card connected via DVI.  That way I can fairly easily switch between them.  It is not required to do this, but may help you down the road.


I had the same issue with a HP Photosmart 5520 install diskette requiring (the 64bit architecture) Mountain Lion, Lion, etc.  You can start the install with the install diskette, it will soon just finish as a 5520 with NO Functionality. While an older version photosmart driver is the best bet, be sure it has a wireless functionality (e.g older Photosmarts C4400 etc. did not work) You will need a WIRELESS supporting driver, viz the D100 driver. The D100 driver wireless access not only lets the Mactook running Leopard but as well an iBook running Tiger and a 3rd Gen iPod touch work excellently.  The color printing is better than I need. It copies and does what I generally need.

I use the HP 5520 in STANDALONE mode to provide printing service for all devices in wireless access.

To be sure here must be some functionality I do not get, given all the adverts about all the "wonderful" nuances in the product.  But most all straight forward printing and copying functionality I need for my iPod iOS4, MacBook Leopard and iBook G3 on Tiger, work excellently; they can see it as either a D100 or as a 5520.


iOS Chrome search box changed to "new tab" button

Had this same issue and managed to figure out how to change it back.

Go to chrome://flags in a new tab, then search “new tab”. For the option “Enable new tab button in the bottom toolbar” select “Disable”.

Viola.


Apple ID Security:

First, someone knowing your Apple ID password could have devastating results. This is because, if they know your Apple ID username and password and you have Find my iPhone enabled, they can remotely wipe your devices, and literally claim your device. Security of an Apple ID should be of utmost priority. They can also purchase content with your credit card (if you have one on file), and such.

With that in mind, Apple has done several things to increase security of Apple IDs. When you set up an Apple ID password, they have very good restrictions that encourage you to make a strong password. In addition they have 3 security questions. If you have done almost anything with your Apple ID in the past 6 months you were probably prompted to set up these questions. "Do something with your Apple ID" could be anything from purchasing content, to download apps, to logging into your Apple ID on a new device.

All that brings me to the point that unless someone knows you, or, has access to quite a bit of your personal information, it would be very difficult to hack an Apple ID as it is setup right now. I am in no way,  stating, or implying, that your Apple ID was not hacked. I am just saying that the process would be difficult.

In addition, you will receive an email confirmation when a new device is registered with Facetime. For example, when I purchased a new MacBook Pro recently, I signed into Facetime, then received an email to my Apple ID email address that stated that my new MacBook Pro was now registered with my Apple ID account(Facetime). To the best of my knowledge this happens any time a device is signed onto Facetime initially. If you haven't received such email, it would seem there is a possibility that your account wasn't hacked. Again, I am not saying either way, just a question mark about what happened.

What may have happened:

Without you sharing more info, there are a couple things that could have happened:

Your account was hacked.

But why would someone Facetime the person whose account they hacked into? From what I've heard, hackers like to remain anonymous. Again, this doesn't mean it didn't happen, it just would just be odd.

Somehow, might it be possible that it, in some way wasn't your email address? Perhaps it is just a one letter different?

While this may, at first glance, sound like a likely  option, it really doesn’t make much sense either. How would this stranger happen to get your email address (slight character or two different then his) and your friends?

I guess that is to say I'm not really sure what could have happened. If he hacked your Apple ID and found your friend's info from that, then  he could have downloaded, via iCloud, all your contacts(or any other data stored in iCloud(Like a whole device backup)). This is truly a worst-case scenario, and could have very undesirable, and far-reaching affects.

What you can do:

Log on to appleid.apple.com and:

Change your password.

I know you have done this already (you could always do it again), and although it seems obvious it is a critical first-line of defense. Use reliable software to generate a long alpha numerical password. Maybe 14 characters long. Be sure to write it down on paper and secure it somewhere.

Consider changing your security questions. Did you know you can use anything (like passwords) instead of real answers for security questions?

Lastly, you could consider changing email addresses. Setup a new email address (like Gmail and enable two-step verification), and link it with your Apple ID when you manage your Apple ID. Also unlink, if you have already, and don't link, if you set up a new email address, your Apple ID email address with Facebook, Twitter or other social services. Consider setting up a separate account for the recovery email addresses for those services.


User defined menu shortcut doesn't work with Safari

As other commenters have said, it works once the menu has been shown at least once. Safari seems to build its menus differently from other apps, and seems to do it dynamically when you open them the first time. Hence, the system has no way to know that such a Refresh menu item exists unless you've tried opening the menu once.


Show hidden files when searching in finder

Sadly, I never found a solution to this either. According to LifeHacker there is actually no way to do it except using comercial software. So the only other possible answer your question is 'use the Terminal'

Open a terminal
Enter this command:

cd <your_directory_of_interest>
Find the files with a name starting with a 'dot'.

find . -name ".*"
You can redirect the resulting list to a textfile by adding > textfilename to the last command. Then use that file to do whatever you need to do with the files.


Sync passwords from 2 different iCloud accounts (2 Keychains)

You can export your Keychain item(s) to a file from one computer and then import that file into the Keychain to your second computer using Keychain Access.  Apple has step-by-step instructions on its Support site:
Import and export keychain items using Keychain Access on Mac


Get System Profiler Information without a macOS Installation

Using bootable Ubuntu You can check the Computer Feature fastest.

Make USB drive bootable with Ubuntu
Connect that USB drive to Computer and Boot from it
then go to about computer in dropdown menu at top right corner.
here you will get all details of computer such as HardDisc Size, CPU, GPU, RAM,   etc

Using this method you don't have to go through time consuming installation processes.


According to this page, Shutdown Cause -108 seems to be due to a lack of memory.


Handoff requires three things:

specific bluetooth hardware - this eliminates most of the older devices
specific wireless hardware - this has to do with MIMO antennas and a sophisticated wireless chip. This doesn't eliminate many devices as bluetooth capabilities were upgraded at the same time as wifi as far as I can tell.
a fast enough CPU

Thus the list of devices that support handoff is related directly to new hardware capabilities.


How can I open a photo in mail that is missing it's extension?

One way is try to "rename it" add .jpg If the file is not corrupted it will work.


Check your Restrictions.

Go to Settings > General > Restrictions.
Enter your passcode.
Look under "Allowed Content" for "Music, Podcasts & iTunes U", it should say "Explicit" to the right.

If it does not, tap on it and enable it.

If everything is greyed out when you arrive at Restrictions, it means they are disabled; I've read people have had some success enabling them, allowing explicit content and then disabling Restrictions again.


Is there a spatial map for 2020 MacBook Air track pad's right-click "sweet-spot"?

The options for right-click are configured in System Preferences > Trackpad. You can either initiate a right-lick with two fingers, or in the bottom right or bottom left corners.
I don't know what the default is, so perhaps it's set to use two fingers, and there is no 'sweet spot'. Personally, I prefer using two fingers, as it prevents accidental right-clicks if you happen to be 'in the zone'.


Fastest way to convert .avi files for itunes?

You're not going to find a magic bullet that can dramatically speed up your conversion. You really have two options: either reduce the quality of your target file, or throw more iron at it. Upgrading your hardware (including possibly putting more RAM in your machine) would help a lot.

The bottom line, though, is that the conversion app has to look at the whole file frame by frame and convert it, and that's an O(n) proposition--the time it takes scales linearly with the amount of data to convert, and there just aren't good ways for even a very clever program to shortcut that. Some programs may be fractionally more efficient than others, but in general, the algorithm takes as long as it takes to chew as much data as it has to chew.


QuickLook doesn’t work with Chat transcript files

Might want to flush your various caches, specifically font caches - I like Cocktail and Lion Cache Cleaner for both.


Move folders using Terminal by referencing a CSV file

There are many ways to tackle this task. Below is an approach using the Go language. I expect others will soon be along with alternative tools and languages.

If this is a one-time task, expect to spend time handholding the process.

If this going to become a regular automated task, spend time now to get the script or tool right.

Things to be aware of:

Appreciate that the csv file format is not fully standardized.
Know that Excel has a reputation with the csv format.
Does any file or folder name contain a quote, space, or comma?
What happens if folders are listed but missing on disk?
What happens if a folder for moving is listed twice?
What happens if a folder for moving already exists at the destination?

  Back-up your data before running any answers.

csv-move

The csv-move tool requires UNIX/LF line endings. Converting the line endings is a problem solved elsewhere.

Ready to use binaries of csv-move are available in the latest release. Below is an extract of the code:

// Read from stdin - expects LF line endings
r := csv.NewReader(os.Stdin)
r.FieldsPerRecord = 2

for {
    line, err := r.Read()
    // ...

    // Perform the command
    cmd := exec.Command(mvPath, "-vn", line[0], line[1])
    if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
        log.Fatalf("move failed: %s", err.Error())
    }
}

Test your CSV file can be parsed as two entries per line:

./csv-move < input.csv

Once tested, and you are happy with the printed move commands, perform the move:

./csv-move -move < input.csv


file not behaving as it should, permission problems

fire up Terminal and check the file

 ls -leO  (that's a capital O not a zero)

and if the uappnd flag is set, try

 chflags nouappnd a.single.jpg


How to change TextEdit keyboard shortcuts?

Not sure how the first one should work, but I was able to assign both custom shortcuts using this:

Navigate to System Preferences->Keyboard->Keyboard Shortcuts
Click "+" button
Select TextEdit as an application
Enter "Jump to Selection" or "Select Line…" (note that there is special … symbol used, not three periods, you can just copy and paste it from here I believe) as a menu title
Press shortcut you'd like to use
Test it and enjoy!

Hope this helps.


If my timemachine was done with lion, but my host is snow leopard, how will it restore?

You should be able to point the installer at Time Machine during setup.  This will make the OS you have on there now largely irrelevant.  Just ensure your drive is USB attached, and hold option ⌥ down as you boot, select your installer CD for Snow Leopard, and do it from there.

The following Support Article should help

  Restoring your entire system from a backup

  If you are restoring a backup made by a Mac to the same Mac

  With your backup drive connected, start up your Mac from the Lion
  recovery partition (Command-R at startup) or Mac OS X v10.6
  installation disc. Then use the "Restore From Time Machine Backup"
  utility.

  Note: If "You can't restore this backup because it was created by a
  different model of Mac" appears when restoring a backup that was made
  on a different Mac, follow the onscreen instructions.


Weekly "My New Music" Playlist disappeared from Music "For You" tab

I would check your settings as they may have been reset, especially if you’ve installed any updates recently (such as iOS 11).

More specifically, go to Settings > Music and ensure that Show Apple Music is enabled.


Can iCloud be used to export relatively large amount of data for a user to easily access?

If you upload anything to iCloud it will be available to all devices logged into that iCloud account provided there is a way to access the account directly. If I upload a picture to iCloud using my iPhone I can later drag it to my desktop on my Mac. In OS X (I believe in Yosemite and later) there is the "iCloud Drive" folder in the sidebar, (which may or may not be on) which you can use to access this directly. To turn this on

Go to Finder -> Preferences. (Or press ⌘+,)
Go to the Sidebar tab.
Check iCloud Drive.

Of course you'll also need to be signed into iCloud Drive and have it turned on which is possible in System Preferences -> iCloud.

iOS 9 also includes an "iCloud Drive" app which gives pretty much the same view. The only difference is non-Mac devices may not be able to open files that you put up there, but since you're uploading images that's fine as long as they're in a supported format.

On a non-Apple device there's always iCloud.com.

Things in iCloud will stay in iCloud until the user deletes them. Or unless iCloud servers get blown up. Whichever comes first.

However if these images are to be published in some way other than for personal use you should probably use FTP and allow the user to upload them elsewhere. Though this would be for something along the lines of a web design app.


Dock Question - Application folders with the Applications

This is a partial answer.

You can put any group of items in a Dock fan by putting symlinks to each of them in a directory, and dragging that directory from Finder to Dock.  You may need to change its options to Fan after dragging it in.  You can also paste any image into the folder's icon in a Get Info window.

But as far as I know, you're stuck with it on the right unless you put the whole Dock on the left edge of the screen.


Launching certain programs on startup in their own fullscreen space

Go to you second desktop
Right click the Sublime Text icon on your dock
Go to Options > Open at Login
Right click the Sublime icon again
Go to Options > Assign to: This Desktop

Do the same for every app you want to open at login on the appropriate desktop.


Blank lines appearing in a CSV exported from Excel, only on 1 Mac, other Macs don't see them

If you look at your file with od -cx you will notice that every lines is terminated by the sequence: 0x0d 0x0a i.e. a carriage return followed by a newline.

There is most probably a difference between your 2 Sublime Text preferences in their way to manage the carriage return.

The next best explanation is a difference in extension you gave on your 2 text files which set Sublime Text in a different way to manage the character carriage return == 0x0d (coming from the last century type writers).


MacBook Pro 13" 2015 A1502 recording vinyls through headphone jack

Record players typically needed a RIAA amplifier in order to get the same electrical signal levels as most other devices like tape recorders or CD players.  These were typically built into the amplifiers.

Today you need this separately.  I have had good experience with a Behringer UFO202 which plugs directly into a USB port and is immediately recognized by MacOs as a sound input and output device.

Note that this is a budget device at around $30.  If sound quality is very important to you, you need a more expensive device.

There is a review here: https://www.whathifi.com/behringer/u-phono-ufo202/review


Having trouble connecting via 3G network using my iPhone 4

Check to see if your network carrier data options are enabled (probably through your account with the carrier).

If so check to see if you have your data turned on Settings > Cellular > Cellular Data switch is to green.

Reset network settings Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings

If none of the above work you can always take your backplate off and ensure that your antenna is still connected to your logic board (plenty of tutorials online)


I had this same issue now, I think. I had updated the password for my gmail account and needed to re-authenticate the Google account in Mac OS. When I went into System Preferences > Internet Accounts I got a dialog saying I needed to re-authenticate and when I clicked the "Open Safari" button in the dialog I just got an error message saying Failed to authenticate with Google.

Solution was to restart my computer, after that it worked just fine.

(I also set my default browser to Safari as recommended on reddit but that didn't help before the restart so I don't think it helped at all)


How is the /AppleInternal directory hidden from users on macOS?

It is not really a "hidden" directory or "secretive" in any way.

It is simply that some Apple employees have use a folder with this specific name when testing/using prototype or in-development software on iOS and macOS. The idea is to store testing tools and other files that are not meant to be in the software meant for customers.

The technical concept here is that the contents of that folder is combined with the "ordinary" file system (sort of like an overlay). So if you want to add something to /System/Library/ for testing, but don't want to do it in the "real" software - you could add it to /AppleInternal/System/Library/ instead - and get the same effect.

The folder does not exist unless it is actively created. Therefore the folder is not hidden - it is simply not there on an ordinary installation of macOS.

When you run Xcode, which is meant for developers, it will check if this folder exists - and then for example the iOS simulator will have a few extra options, that are primarily meant for Apple employees. This could be for example features that haven't been tested well enough to be exposed to customers.

The AppleInternal folder has been well-known by non-Apple employees for years - so it is not a new discovery.


Digitizer assembly replacement and Error 53

Apple has released a fixed version of iOS 9.2 (specifically 9.2.1 and later) which will restore the device to operation.

It doesn't fix the touch sensor - but you can use the device.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205628

Also see:

Error 53 makes my sister's iPhone 6 brick

So - if you disturb/tamper with the touch sensor - you won't brick the device when updating from iTunes (as opposed to an OTA update which doesn't throw error 53 for iOS 9.2 and lower), but the sensor won't work going forward.


If I leave an Shared External HDD connected while MAC is locked will other users be able to access?

There are a few things I'd do to minimise the possibility of an interruption while your colleague is away. You may already have these done, but just to be sure I go into detail below.

Screensaver

Totally disable your screensaver so that it's set to Never.

Energy Saver

Ensure that both Display Sleep and Computer Sleep are also set to Never.

Enable the Start up automatically after power failure and the Restart automatically if the computer freezes options (although if the Mac Pro doesn't automatically login then someone would need to know the password in order to log in - see Users & Groups below).

NOTE:

You can use Terminal to confirm these settings by entering the:

sudo systemsetup -getrestartfreeze -getrestartpowerfailure command.

Users & Groups

If the user requires a password to login you will need to address the possibility that in the event of a freeze or power failure, no-one will be able to log in while they're away. One option would be to temporarily ensure that Automatic Login is not off so you don't hit any surprises on reboots.

To do this go to Login Options and enable Automatic Login.

IMPORTANT: If you're worried about security, it may be best to create another user on the Mac Pro for periods such as this and use that user account to share the HD etc. Then, when the user is away on vacation etc, all you need to do is set the machine to automatically log in for this user account instead. (Keep in mind this is just an added precaution in the event of a power failure or freeze.)

Also within Users & Groups is the option to have items automatically open upon logging in. So, if you require the Mac Pro to have any particular software running, then you'll want to ensure this is set as a login item. Again, this is just an added protection in the event the Mac Pro reboots for some reason.

To access login items, select the user and click on the Login Items tab. Use the plus + button to add items as necessary.

App Store

During the vacation period it would probably also be good to ensure that no software updates are automatically installed (as some require the computer to restart - hence causing the same issue as a power failure/freeze because of the subsequent reboot).

Go to System Preferences > App Store and uncheck the Automatically check for updates option.

Last resort

If all else fails and you run into problems during the vacation period, don't forget you can just shutdown the Mac Pro and then manually connect the external HDD to other computers for users to access as necessary.


Recently updated the company to all IMAP accounts, but now every account is synced?

That's what IMAP does, it keeps the client state in sync. So it's doing exactly what it should. You can switch back to POP to get the old behaviour.


How to install a virtual environment of Python in macOS

I would install another python as this will allow you to put new packages in  consistent places. Apple's python as you note is missing pip. (and does not put packages where your linked page says) (Although the web site you show does have a page telling you how to install pip)

I would also use python3 unless you have a good reason not to. Which again means install another python.

You can either install plain python from https://www.python.org/ This python includes pip but that needs to be upgraded as per pip's website This installation will have to be done under sudo.

Otherwise you can use a packaged solution e.g. Macports or Homebrew - which I would use if you want a lot of C libraries or like Anaconda which is just a python packager.

(I  would normally say that Anaconda is the best for new users as it includes more ) However CUDA is low level code and the USEAGE for the FastPhotoStyle does say that it has only been tested under OS: Ubuntu 16.04 So I would not expect it to run under MacOS.


How can I assign an image to a podcast in iTunes?

It seems to me that unfortunately there is no way of assigning custom artwork to subscribed podcast trough iTunes.


How to classify "unknown artist", "unknown album" in Itunes?

You want to re-import those songs into your iTunes library. When viewing the songs, sort by the date added field. (You can add columns by right clicking any information header in the song list and adding check marks to the menu that shows).

Since the exact steps vary based on your OS and the version of iTunes, you can add that to your question or use iTunes help on importing songs from the computer folders and it will show you how to add those missing songs to the Library database that iTunes maintains.

Once you have an imported song, you can use iTunes to add titles and albums so that the storage on your filesystem is proper.


How can I stop my whole screen from flashing white on errors?

This sounds ridiculously simple, but it has worked for me in the past. Try checking and then unchecking Universal Access » Hearing » Flash the screen when an alert sound occurs -- this really sounds like that is the behavior in question, and sometimes setting it and the unsetting it resets to the desired behavior. (Note, this might be under Audio in newer versions of Mac OS.)

This basically checks that the preference file can be written to have a no then a yes and will clear up all sorts of minor issues in how apps can store preferences. The next step is to delete (or move to the desktop) the preference file for the affected application. In this case, the system stores this flash preference here:

~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.universalaccess.plist

At this point, you might need to expand to see if rebooting, trying a new user account helps isolate the issue.


After you reboot hold down Command-v to enter verbose mode.

http://osxdaily.com/2007/03/25/always-boot-mac-os-x-in-verbose-mode/


Time Machine asks for a backup disk by the wrong name

Right click the My Passport drive and go to Get Info and change the name in the "Name and Extension" section


Why is Preview excessively slow after upgrading to Lion?

OptCmdQ worked for me on a new Macbook Pro i5 2.4Ghz

I can only presume that discarding the previous windows cleaned out something that was causing the app to run slowly.


Turns out the simple solution sometimes is the proper one after all! It seems /private/var/vm/ should always exist (even if it is empty, ie on restart), so however it got deleted the answer was to just sudo mkdir /private/var/vm/. Seemingly non-robust coding on Apple's part, but at least it's fixed. Never mind!


Can I customize how file information is displayed in Finder

You can get control of how things are shown in the Finder by clicking on the Finder icon in the dock. This should bring the Finder to the front. From there go to the View menu and click on it. Near the bottom of this menu is an option "Show View Options". Click on this and it opens a new panel where you can set things in the Finder View.  The image below shows the panel for setting the Finder view.


Never mind. I found an answer on Adobe website. For those who are interested, here is the link.


How can I view images from iPhoto in Finder?

The iPhoto (and Aperture) library is now a package — it's still a folder on disk, but in order to view its contents, you must explicitly choose File > Show Package Contents in Finder (or you can right-click on it).


Why iTunes updates get released so fast and why everytime the entire iTunes has to be updated instead of patched?

The reason why they release patches so often, iTunes is the app where all their management of iPhone and iPad occurs, which means they often need to update it to add support for new iPhone/iPad/iPod touch models, and to support new features in those products. The fact that it is also where they handle a lot of their DRM (which they may have contractual obligations to update in some instances) probably is part of the reason as well.

The fundamental issue with delta patches is that they are more complex, and have higher support costs for the vendor. A full updater can run against any version of the app that is installed, a delta patcher most be made against specific version. A full updater will work regardless of whether the app has been modified (user hacking the binary to do something, tweaking the artwork, etc), a delta updater will fail against a modified app.

Given the extra work involved in preparing a delta patch, and the increased chance that it won't work, they tend to only be used in very specific cases. Apple tends to create delta updates for software updates, but they only create a delta against the most recent released version of the OS, rather than making dozens of versions that work with every release they make the one that will get most people, and then for everyone else they do a combo update that is a full updater that also incorporates every previous software update as well.

For smaller things like iTunes, they don't tend to bother with delta updates at all due to the increased workload, support, the increased number of versions that exist, and the fact that iTunes is fairly small in the scheme of things (it is smaller than an OS update, or an iPhone/iPad firmware).


How can I fix permissions for files in the /var/folders/zz?

These application cache directories can be deleted and will be re-created with proper permissions, after a reboot and the various parent applications are re-launched.

There is a lot of confusing half-responses to this question online, but it is safe to delete these folders, and this is a foolproof way to correct permissions. However, it is important that you only delete the underlying folders and do not delete the /var/folders/zz folder itself. There has been at least one bug reported that the OS will not automatically re-create the zz directory (although this may be fixed now).

It is very likely that the system will prevent some of the folders from being deleted. This is usually fine as well.

After deleting the folders, you should reboot immediately.

sudo rm -rf /var/folders/zz/zy*
sudo shutdown -r now

When the system boots and related application start up, the required directories will automatically be re-created with the proper permissions.

Some things that this fix can solve, include:

The Adobe Flash Installer always failing to install.

see: https://forums.adobe.com/message/9192807#9192807

Apple Software Update failing to install anything.

see: Software Update Permissions error

Apple Setup Assistant or the login screen showing question marks for all font characters.

see: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7696662?start=0&tstart=0

and likely many other things.

More Details:

see: http://www.magnusviri.com/OS_X_Admin/what-is-var-folders.html

see: https://osxbytes.wordpress.com/2015/03/19/boot-hang-after-deleting-var-folders/comment-page-1/


Grey, like everything in life you have choices. Follow your heart.

The short answer is YES.

"ElCap" (my short name because I think the name is too long and a bit weird) is like what we did with Leopard 10.5 to Snow Leopard 10.6. Leopard was about features. Snow Leopard was about behind the scenes enhancements.

Elcap is a foundational performance and efficiency upgrade unlike Yosemite which was the radical looks, feel, feature upgrade. That the names between Yosemite (the national park) and El Capitan (the climbing peak inside the park) are related is intentional (like Leopard and Snow Leopard) selected to infer that ElCap is all about the details and not the big picture. The majority of the work is not visible representing a tightening of all the core architectures.

I've worked with every beta we've produced. I even have ElCap running on a variety of platforms right down to a 2008 iMac. It's no speed daemon on that unit but it's quite usable with only 4GB of RAM. It's a testament to Apple hardware and software that our software upgrades tend to strive to minimize performance hits and actually, in some cases, increase performance.

Maybe if you were running an older unit I'd be less certain but in your case, for all the tightening of code and security and cloud refinements, ElCap makes sense with less risk then most upgrades I've seen.

I could go into all the changes underneath the code like efforts to make the OS more secure by making it 'rootless' but if performance is your concern I think you can be at peace with the upgrade.

Hope that helps.


Are non-Apple lightning cables and power transformers safe to use?

Don't these accessories come standard with your iPhone 5 when you buy one?

I was travelling across China a few years ago and I bought a dozen of those 'cheap' adapters. They still charge my iPad and iPhone. So they do work and at first sight, they don't cause any harm to my devices.

But bare in mind Apple's adapters are probably the most safe ones to use. It makes sense a 19$ adapter provide more power, safety and guarantees then a 0,19$ adapter from eBay, DealExtreme,...  There are even people claiming they will harm your iPhone (or your house).

Ken Shirrif has compared like 12 adapters and his findings are written in his blog.

To give a short answer, I have no bad experience in using "fake" adapters (which is no guarantee or reference at all!), but if you want to play safe, just buy the real stuff :)


iDVD is only available through physycal media copies of the latest iLife package.  Preloaded iLife suites no longer include it, and I do not believe you can download it, either from Apple or as a paid product via the Mac App Store.  But if you have the media from an old machine, you should be able to install it happily enough though, it's not changed since iLife '08, so almost any media will do...

Bear in mind that if you are using for example the bundled media from an old Mac on a different Mac, chances are that the installer package is tied to the original Mac. But it's trivial to work around. Right click on the installer, click Show Contents. It will show you the contents of the installer program, which is just a wrapper around the actual packages. Somewhere there is an ilife.pkg for installing everything, but also individual ones for each app including iDVD - I don't have anything to hand to check the exact names or locations, but hunt around. Then run the individual packages for iDVD (same goes for iWeb which is also deprecated in the same way).


Is there a way to have time machine work well with iCloud (keeping the backup there)?

iCloud is not a backup solution, it is a sync solution.
It will hold phone/pad backups, but not computer.
You cannot use it to store data that is not also present on your devices, other than such as offloading full-resolution photos or documents in low-space situations locally.
For true off-site backup you need to be looking at such as Backblaze.


How to back up Boot Camp before upgrading my hard drive to an SSD?

Here's what I would do (haven't done it step by step, but I have fairly lot experience with swapping drives, making copies of partitions etc.):

Ensure you have the necessary parts and tools. You’ll need an external USB enclosure to copy between the old and new drives, plus a couple of different screwdrivers. For a 2012 MacBook Pro, see these instructions.

Exchange the drives (put the SSD inside)

Place your old drive in the external USB enclosure

First test: power on with the Alt key pressed when it chimes, select the external OSX and see if you can boot OS X from the external drive (this should work).
Note: you will not be able to boot your old Windows from the USB drive (booting Windows from USB is difficult/impossible and not covered here).

Boot into recovery mode. Access this by holding Command+R when turning on the machine until Apple logo appears.

Using Disk Utility, format your new drive. You may need to click View > Show All Devices to get the right drive/partition to show. Be sure to choose APFS for the file system if possible—this has much better support and performance for SSDs.

Install a fresh copy of OS X on the SSD.

Ideally you should aim to install High Sierra or later which has support for Apple’s APFS file system—this has improved support for SSDs—although if you have an older Mac, consider whether it has the power to run a newer OS.
Even though you have a copy of OS X on your old drive, it appears you need an internet connection for this to occur. It may require a download of 5-10GB, so be prepared for this.
If your clock got reset when you were installing the SSD, you may get an error when attempting the OS X installation. In this case, you can try opening a terminal window and typing ntpdate -u time.apple.com which will sync your machine to the correct time over the internet.
Allow 30-90mins for the setup files to download, then another 30ish mins to install.

If you have a time machine backup you can alternatively restore that through the installer (in which case you can skip some of the installation process and the copying/migration-assistant step below) but you might not get the benefits of upgrading to APFS if your previous OS X used the HFS+ file system.

Now boot OS X from the internal SSD drive. It may ask you if you’d like to migrate all your apps and documents from your old drive, and you can generally choose “Yes”. Apple’s Migration tool is very robust and effective. A recent migration of mine took 2 hours for about 135GB of data.

Once you’re successfully booting OS X, eject and disconnect the USB drive to make sure bootcamp or Windows will not mess with it.

Run Bootcamp Assistant to make a suitably sized partition for Windows—at least 100GB is recommended. Note that Bootcamp Assistant will only work on an internal drive where your OS X install is the only single partition (plus recovery partition from the install).

You can optionally proceed with making a clean Windows install if you’d like to start fresh, or simply just to check that it boots OK. Otherwise continue with the cloning process below.
The point of the above is to create a partition layout on the SSD that both MacOS and Windows recognize.  The central thing there is, that bootcamp assitant will only let you do this from an original OS X partition layout.
Now you should have an SSD with a fresh OS X and a partition for Windows.  Your other drive is still in the original state, so you can always put it back.
If you find that you are missing any apps or functionality from your previous OS X (this should be quite rare), then you can clone your OS X by booting from the external OS X again, then use SuperDuper (or a similar tool) to copy your current OS X to the SSD.  But in general, it’s best to boot the fresh OS X from the SSD and use the Migration Assistant and copy your setup from the external drive.
To clone your Windows partition from old to new drive:
For less-technical folks, consider using WinClone, which performs many of the following steps with less trouble (it could save you a couple hours, potentially), but it costs US$39.99.
Here’s how to do it with free software:

Download a copy of gparted. You can either get a copy that can be made into a bootable USB stick (recommended), or choose a i486 ISO and burn it on a CD.   This is a graphical tool which lets you modify/clone/resize partitions.

Boot from your newly created USB or CD (you can generally choose all the default menu options as it’s booting up) and run gparted.

Be very sure to identify which drive is your old and which is your new before proceeding. If you copy in the wrong direction you will permanently lose data.

Copy the old (external) Windows partition to the internal one. Select your external Windows partition, choose copy, then select SSD Windows partition, and choose paste, then click apply. This will perform a clone of the partition, copying only the parts of the partition containing data (it’s smart enough not to copy the empty space) and it will also automatically resize it to fit the size you specified in the Bootcamp Assistant earlier. This might take 30-60mins.
Something about using gparted or resizing the partition can cause issues with booting so if you cannot restart into Windows at this point, you may need to follow these additional steps to repair the Windows boot record. (Note: the following steps apply to Macs prior to 2014 that used the Legacy BIOS/MBR method of booting Windows. Since 2014, most Macs use a newer GPT/UEFI method, in which case the commands below might not apply.)

Disable Apple SIP by restarting into recovery mode (hold Command+R when restarting), open Terminal, and type:
csrutil disable

Reboot into OSX, install the gdisk command line tool, and use it to regenerate the hybrid GPT+MBR boot records. The instructions can get a bit long, so I suggest you read them here. If you are also booting Linux, you may need to ensure you include your Linux partition in the list of bootable partitions during the MBR creation step. (I’m only booting OSX + Windows so I cannot test this step with Linux.)

If Windows will still not boot (at this point I was seeing a blue screen of death with an error about winload.exe), you need to repair the boot files by booting to an installation disc/USB of the Windows version you have, then choose repair Windows installation. If the automated “Start-up Repair” option doesn’t work, you can try running these commands from the Windows installer command line:
Note: first check that C:\ is actually the correct drive that you intend to perform the repair on. Otherwise replace c: in the commands below with the relevant drive letter.
bootsect /nt60 c: /mbr
attrib  -r  -h  -s  c:\boot\bcd
del c:\boot\bcd
bcdboot c:\windows /s c: /f BIOS

Source: https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/333605/30551

After all that, you should have a functioning dual booting system. Remember to hold Option when turning on to choose your OS, or choose it from within OS X System Preferences > Startup Disk.


Is it possible to retrieve email setup in Iphone from previous employer?

There are a number of third-party utilities that allow you to browse through and extract the information stored in a backup of an IOS device. A quick perusal of those programs from a google search seem to show no mention of recovering email. All list SMS/Text messages, calendar, address book, notes but none mention email specifically.

Since most email on the IOS device is set up as IMAP the email is actually stored on the server. Perhaps the backups that iCloud or iTunes make doesn't include this cached data? I am unsure of this but from my cursory search it does not look good.

You may want to find the support pages of some of these tools (iExplorer is a popular tool) and ask that question there. Otherwise it doesn't look good.


What breaks if I delete the folders named Public and Sites?

As an alternative to deleting them, you could consider hiding them in the Finder instead. To do this, launch Terminal then enter this command:

chflags hidden ~/Public ~/Sites

If you ever want to make them visible again, you would use this command:

chflags nohidden ~/Public ~/Sites


How to sync email sent from Mail to Yahoo Business Mail server?

Apparently I had to set the INBOX to use the IMAP servers and then highlight IMAP server's Sent box, hit "Mailbox" in the top menu bar, highlight "Use this Mailbox For" and choose Sent.


Installing Windows 10 Bootcamp on 27 iMac (2015): USB 3.0 problem

Actually if you look on Apples website they have updated about bootcamp 6.0.1 on El Capitan.  All 2015 models do not need a USB stick to put Windows 10 ISO in.  All 2015 Mac models from Macbook, Air, Pro, Mac Pro, and iMac do not need USB with Windows 10 ISO.  You can simply download Windows 10 ISO file, put it on desktop, open bootcamp.  Apple website says that all 2015 Macs have the install Mac bootcamp uploader files for Windows within a private partition that uploads after installing Windows and gets to start menu desktop.  If you want to read more of what I just told go to https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201468  It states right on there that 2015 Macs do not need USB for Windows 10 install on bootcamp anymore.


One possible problem is that randomly generated MACs will fail half the time. The first byte of a MAC address needs to be even (e.g. end in 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, A, C, E).

So, for example, 3b:92:22:cf:55:7e wouldn't work because '3b' is odd. See Wikipedia's MAC address article for the details (even = unicast, odd = multicast).

To avoid this problem, you can slightly edit your random-MAC sed command to force the second nibble to 0.

openssl rand -hex 6 | sed 's/\(..\)/\1:/g; s/./0/2; s/.$//'

Combining this with hrbrmstr's answer worked for me:

sudo /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Resources/airport --disassociate
sudo ifconfig en0 ether $(openssl rand -hex 6 | sed 's/\(..\)/\1:/g; s/./0/2; s/.$//')
networksetup -detectnewhardware


Error 'USBDeviceOpen failed' only with my user account when using PowerMate USB Controller. OK with fresh account

This sounds like something is broken with the device node for the usb device. You an compare the settings with something like this:

figure out what the device node is. The last step will output the device name following a > (and some other junk you can ignore.) You'll need that device name in step 2. It would be best to do this test on the temp user that works, just after a fresh reboot.

ls -1 /dev/ > /tmp/before  (note, that's "dash one")
plug the device in
ls -1 /dev/ > /tmp/after
diff /tmp/before /tmp/after

compare the device permissions between the two.

login as yourself
ls -el /dev/devicename > /tmp/broken  (note, that's "dash e ell" this time)
login as the temp user
ls -el /dev/devicename > /tmp/working

This last bit will create two files that look something like this:

crw-rw-rw-  1 root    wheel      11,   1 Mar 26 16:20 cu.Bluetooth-PDA-Sync

The first bit (crw-rw-rw-) is a textual representation of the mode bits... it's possible a difference there is the cause.

The next bit that might be the problem is the user (root) and group (wheel), either of which could be causing the problem.

I'm assuming it's being dynamically created (incorrectly) when the device is inserted. Another possibility is that the device node is persistent, but wrong. If both of those files MATCH, then show us what they are and we can probably figure out what the device should be set to.


Most of the problems I seem to have with this kind of thing come from the ACL rather than the basic permissions.

Usually what I end up doing to fix the problem is to format another drive to get the default permissions and ACLs then use these commands to copy them to my old drive:

chown $(stat -f%u:%g "$srcdir") "$dstdir" # Copy owner and group
chmod $(stat -f%Mp%Lp "$srcdir") "$dstdir" # Copy the mode bits
(ls -lde "$srcdir"  | tail +2 | sed 's/^ [0-9]*: //'; echo) | chmod -E  "$dstdir" # Copy the ACL

It's possible to use the "Get Info" dialog to apply the changes to all the enclosed items and then start from scratch with setting up the permissions again, this normally fixes things for me.

(Either that or it's the "ownership permissions" toggle in the "Get Info" dialog for the drive.)


Extra space being deleted after selecting a word?

This is by design. If you don’t want the space trimmed, use alt+delete to delete the word.

  this is some text|

goes to

  this is some |


*AMP setup Impact on upgrading from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion

If you have the latest version of MAMP it should be fine. MAMP 2.1.1 is compatible with Mountain Lion, although if you have any issues it's pretty easy to reinstall.


How to get rid of default font (Helvetica Neue) in Numbers?

You need to update the table style so that your changes persist for new cells. Make the changes to the formatting of the table as you wish, then select the dropdown triangle for the currently selected table style and choose Redefine Style from Table (Numbers '09).

In more recent versions of Numbers, simply click the blue Update button for the Table Style. The asterisk indicates changes have been made to the currently selected cell which has not been saved to the style.


I fix it playing with ~/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/


nfsd is invoked by launchd while booting by the accompanying com.apple.nfsd.plist file in /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/.

As you can see close to the bottom of the following picture,

it's only kept alive, when /etc/exports exists. If the path doesn't exist, nfsd will not run.

So removing /etc/exports will disable nfsd temporarily until the path is recreated

or executing

launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.nfsd.plist

will disable it permanently - even after reinstating /etc/exports (not recommended).


what do App Memory, Wired Memory, and Compressed mean?

This wonderful Apple Support article says it all: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201464#memory

I'll give the short version here:

There are three different types of memory, as you have noticed - wired, app, and compressed. Each of these types do something slightly different.

Wired memory
Wired memory refers to memory that cannot be taken out from RAM. The contents of wired memory cannot be paged to your disk (swap), and are used by programs. This memory can't be used anywhere else, and stays in memory until whatever is using it is terminated. Usually, this memory is used by OS X's core functions and belongs to the kernel. In a way, you might consider it meta-memory, the memory that oversees other memory.

this other question on wired memory and its answer expands more on wired memory and its use.

App memory
App memory refers to memory utilised by open/background processes and applications.

Compressed memory
Compressed memory refers to memory (that isn't being used), which OS X automatically compresses to free up RAM for other processes to use.

This may be unrelated to your question, but I thought I'd expand on it:

Swap memory
Swap memory is RAM contents that have been paged out to disk to free up RAM within memory modules. The entire concept of swap memory is sort of "expanding" RAM by taking parts of your hard disk and writing RAM contents into it.

Additional resource: Apple Developer Library: Virtual Memory


Why does Dia interface look blurry on my Mac?

The issue stems from the way X11 handles pixels. There are some third party workarounds, but it would seem that one needs to wait until XQuartz is updated to deal with Retina scaling.

I have installed QuickResFree from the Mac App Store, which lets you have finer control over the resolution than the Mac display defaults. This makes it so I can use my X11 apps and decrease the apparent blurriness, but switch back to something more reasonable for Retina-compatible apps.

I will note that this solution is not optimal, and the problem still lies in the fact that many apps are not yet programmed to be able to deal with the pixel scaling and Retina.


Force DNS resolution to happen outside VPN

I have a similar situation where I have to use a very heavy-handed captive portal Wi-Fi connection with a very heavy-handed, very creepy virtual firewall. Not only does snoop on secure connections, it impersonates DNS server IPs, using DPI (when it detects the request).
The only thing that works for me is to go over the top of the VPN/firewall rather than try to sneak under it, using dnscrypt-proxy using only DNS-over-HTTPS, as it can detect the dnscrypt protocol. Right now, its not aware of DNS-over-HTTPS at all.
I implement it using a LaunchAgent that watches /etc/resolve.conf for changes, and when it detects a change, it restarts dnscrypt-proxy, then runs networksetup -setdnsservers Wi-Fi 127.0.0.1.
Aside: I've been using Quad9 for a while now, and much prefer it to Google and CloudFlare.
Edit: After playing a bit more with this, I'm noticing that (somehow, I haven't even figured out where the traffic is to/from), IPv6 addresses are somehow resolved with ::1 as a DNS server, even if there are no other DNS servers set. So probably better to just disable IPv6 if you can.

Edit 2:
Yeah, I think being able to split out that route might be just too much to do with the newer system-level VPN implementation; I think DNS proxying is probably your best bet. It might be possible to remove ipsec0 as the default route and then add it back for a restricted IP range... but every time I try this (with IKEv2, not AnyConnect, but I'm assuming they're using the same API) it just... stops.
As for the residual traffic, maybe its Rendezvous? sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder; sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.mDNSResponder.plist?
Also, perhaps you might be able to use an app like Shimo? It's available with Setapp! I don't know exactly how AnyConnect works, but it says it supports it, and it has configuration options available that are exactly what you are looking for for other protocols, including IKE, so... maybe?


ePub is a digital publishing format, but it's not as straightforward as you might hope, in that not all ePub files are the same.  There are 3 main types of ePub in the wild today:

Straight ePub, any ePub reader should be able to open these
ePub with Digital Rights Management protection:

Adobe Digital Editions
Apple iBooks from the iBooks store

The protection mechanisms are portable to an extent, you can see the Digital Editions protection on other formats other than ePub.  The main takeaway is that to read the file, you need a compatible reader.  For the non-protected files, that is straightforward enough.  Pretty much anything can read them.  For the protected ones, it's more difficuly.  Adobe protection is compatible with a small number of desktop apps for a bit of extra portability, but iBooks ones can only be opened in iBooks in iOS, full stop.

It's a pain, and like the MP3 fuss we are starting to see people dropping DRM entirely from their ebooks.


What is the "Spray Like" icon in the new MacBook Pro Touch Bar?

It seems to be linked to the simulator in Xcode.

When pressed this expands into some debugging shortcuts as shown in this screenshot:

You can also see this icon on 9to5 macs article about the touchbar.
9to5mac link


Samba no more, for Lion Server mount.cifs needs extra options, "nounix,sec=ntlmssp"

  [root@50centos ~]#
  [root@50centos ~]# yum install samba-client samba-common cifs-utils
 ...
  [root@50centos ~]# mkdir /mnt/lion_smb
  [root@50centos ~]# mount -t cifs -o MikeCochran,trustno1,nounix,sec=ntlmssp //198.252.206.140/smb_share /mnt/lion_smb/

          =^..^=       `·.¸¸ ><((((º>.·´¯`·><((((º>

MikeCochran@stack:~$
MikeCochran@stack:~$ sudo apt-get install cifs-utils
  ...
MikeCochran@stack:~$ mkdir /mnt/lion_smb
MikeCochran@stack:~$ mount.cifs //198.252.206.140/smb_share /mnt/lion_smb/ -o user=MikeCochran,password=trustno1,nounix,sec=ntlmssp
MikeCochran@stack:~$
MikeCochran@stack:~$ mkdir /mnt/lion_smb_dup
MikeCochran@stack:~$ mount -t cifs //198.252.206.140/smb_share /mnt/lion_smb-dup -o username=MikeCochran,password=trustno1,nounix,sec=ntlmssp

apologies for the delay!!


I had this problem for a long time with my 16gb iPhone. After a lot of looking I discovered iExplore and this tip:

http://iexplorer-support.macroplant.com/customer/portal/articles/1325738-how-to-delete-all-photos-from-an-iphone-or-ipad

Essentially, Photos caches lots of files and due iOS bugs, the caches don't always get cleared up.

I used the solution on the above page and cleared up 2GB of space.


How do I launch an app at start up but as a specific user?

If you just have two users, you can auto login as Bill, have Bill's account auto-launch multiple apps (see launchd, or via the GUI under User Accounts), and after a timed delay switch users (again, launchd or an Automater App + "sleep 30;" + this), returning you to the login screen. You now manually log in as Ben.

If you want multiple apps running under multiple user accounts in the background, it gets a bit more complicated. Please clarify if this is the case.


How do I change the email address used by Calendar to send invitations?

Standard way:

Go into Mail preference with

Mail > Preferences > Composing

and then change the following option: “Send new messages from”

If this did not work:

Go into Contacts and create a new card or pick the one with the mail address you want to use (i.e. your work e-mail).

Afterwards, go to the Card menu and select “Make this My Card”.
This mail address should now be your default for Calendar.


My Desktop seems to be "locked". How can I fix this?

Aha!  My clue was indeed the right lead (I think) -- removing the com.apple.FinderInfo attribute with

`xattr -d com.apple.FinderInfo ~/Desktop`

appears to have fixed the problem.  See https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2741291?start=0&tstart=0 for a few more details.


How to easily and completely disable/enable WLAN (so it cannot be turned on again while travelling)?

Discussions of willpower aside, my research suggests that the file you need to copy to the USB stick and later restore is /System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext. This will require a reboot to take effect.

Before removing any system files, be sure you have a working bootable backup of your system and time on hand to restore things should anything go wrong. I have not tested this solution on my system and am not willing to do so.


Is there a way to control the clock speed of the GT 650M GPU in a Retina Macbook Pro from OS X?

If you don't need to use the MBP screen while using the external monitor you can disable it using a small magnet.

A small magnet placed on the left side of the MBP keyboard, more or less above where the SD card reader is placed, will make it think that the lid is closed. The GPU will need to do less work to drive just one screen (the external) and use less power, and with the lid still open the airflow will be beter.

I use this on a 2011 MBP, other versions may need to have the magnet placed at different places for it to detect a closed lid. And if you try this, please use the smallest magnet available.


The best 3rd-party based solution for you is to use Caffeine.

  About Caffeine:   A tiny program that
  puts an icon in the right side of your
  menu bar. Click it to prevent your Mac
  from automatically going to sleep,
  dimming the screen or starting screen
  savers. Click it again to go back.
  Hold down the Command key while
  clicking to show the menu.


I'm experimenting with veertu to run a 10.11 VM inside 10.12 native for cases like this. It's clearly not ideal, but depending on how large your mailboxes are - it might let you keep working with encrypted emails while that specific tool gets reworked (assuming it does get ported).


this hint suggests

asr adjust --target /dev/disk0s3 -settype "Apple_Boot"

P.S. use diskutil list to confirm that your "Recovery HD" is disk0s3: it should show like this:

$ diskutil list

/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.3 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI                         209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            499.4 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3


These might help. Not known for sure.

Method 1 :

Go to ~/Library/Preferences.
Take a backup of the com.googlecode.iterm2.plist file.
Delete it from Preferences folder.
Restart iTerm.
Maybe it gets fixed. Else put back the backup file in the same folder.

Note: You may not need backup if you wish you may not need the user settings.

Method 2 :

Close the windows.
Right click and unselect Options -> Keep in Dock.
Restart iTerm from Applications folder.
Select Options -> Keep in Dock.

My References : Mail not opening issue in Apple Discussions, Details regarding .plist files, Similar issue in SuperUser


2013 Macbook Pro - hard drive always full!

The first step is to get two different tools to examine where the space is allocated, and then dig into it a bit.

I would recommend using Daisy Disk since it’s much faster than spotlight and Apple. Then I would get a second opinion on Apple’s system information window - run through the Apple cleanup steps so you know to an approximation - how many tens of GB are allocated to the big buckets.

The level of detail you have provided isn’t going to be helpful for people to offer specific advice, but there will be dozens of great questions and answers once your situation can be mapped into the questions here on how to customize space allocations or avoid cached copies in specific.

Or you might find Daisy Disk’s documentation lets you find, diagnose, and optimize / solve your issue.

Same for Apple’s tools - the documentation is quite good now on how to optimize your mac.

https://support.apple.com/guide/system-information/optimize-storage-space-sysp4ee93ca4/mac


Follow these steps to remove a card from the Wallet (based on iOS 12):

Go to Settings -> Wallet & Apple Pay.
Under Payment Cards, tap on the card you want to remove.
Tap on Info button (at the top).
Scroll to the bottom and tap Remove Card.

That will remove the card from your payment options and Wallet.  More info can be found on this Apple Support page.


Time Machine drive encryption going for 22 hours. Is it stalled?

22 hours is very long indeed. I have encrypted a 1TB drive in less time before.

The encryption is handled by a "live background process". "This
process continues seamlessly across reboots. The logical volume
remains usable at all times."
from man page > diskutil > encryptVolume

Maybe this daemon hangs or simply halted because the drive is not mounted (which is fine). So you should just re-mount it again.
Alternatively, I would try I restart the daemon by simply restarting the computer. Once the Time Machine backup is mounted again, the daemon will continue encrypting the drive.
Checking the encryption progress using diskutil
You can check the status of the encryption by using the command:
diskutil cs list

In the nested tree you will see a Logical Volume Family which is currently being encrypted. If you drive is being encrypted, you should see the entry Conversion Status:       Converting .
Encryption Status:           Unlocked
    Encryption Type:         AES-XTS
    Conversion Status:       Converting      //what does it say here?
    Conversion Direction:    forward
    Has Encrypted Extents:   Yes
    Fully Secure:            No
    Passphrase Required:     Yes


You can actually divide external drives into several partitions.

To do so you just need to add a partition table to the drive using Disk Utility. Unfortunately that will render existing data on the drive unreadable by conventional means.

So in essence you'll need to copy your data to a backup, add the partition table, format the macOS partition and copy back your data. Then you can format the Windows partition and install Windows.


How to get OS X Server (for OS X Mavericks) for free (as Mac or iOS Developer)?

9 To Mac states this clearly:

  To download OS X Server, developers should access the iOS or Mac developer portal to retrieve an App Store redemption code.

If you have iOS development program go to:
https://developer.apple.com/osx/download/
Scroll down
Click Get download code
Redeem the code
Download your free version of OS X Server 3.0.3

This text is next to the button:

  OS X Server 3.0.3 Includes Xcode Server to enable continuous
  integration. Works with Xcode 5 to configure bots that automatically
  build and test your apps. Requires OS X Mavericks.


“The Install OS X Mavericks application can’t be used from this disk” OS X 10.9 Installation Error

UPDATE: I have successfully been able to fix my problem. I started off by making a Mavericks USB installer, then I made a disk image from the drive. My mistake was making a .cdr file and burning it. I tried again by making a .dmg file instead. I now have Mavericks installed. It also took significantly quicker to get into the recovery menu.


How can I edit the default vimrc file? (it's read only, and chown and chmod says 'operation not permitted')

This would be a System Integrity Protection (SIP) issue. See About System Integrity Protection on your Mac. Error message shown below is often displayed when SIP prevents a command from executing.

Operation not permitted

Basically, you need to either temporarily disable SIP or edit the file while booted to macOS Recovery.


Can I use Siri to tell me the time without using the Internet?

Siri needs the internet to do voice recognition. It doesn't understand your question without first sending the audio of you asking up to a central processing system.


iMovie does not open anymore with error in Console: -10699

Ok so I reinstalled iMovie which made it work again. (I didn't want to do it since I thought it would remove my project I was working on)


What's the problem with this Karabiner complex modification?

option should be defined as a modifier key. simultaneous is used for non-modifier keys. Besides, you'd better separate your mappings into a file from .config/karabiner/karabiner.json,

~/.config/karabiner/assets/complex_modifications/delete-forward.json

{
  "title": "Delete Forward",
  "rules": [
    {
      "description": "Simultaneously press Option + Del to get a ForwardDel",
      "manipulators": [
        {
          "type": "basic",
          "from": {
            "key_code": "delete_or_backspace",
            "modifiers": {
              "mandatory":[
                "option"
              ]
            }
          },
          "to": [
            {
              "key_code": "delete_forward"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Go to Karabiner-Elements Preferences -> Complex Modifications -> Rules, Click "Add rule". Then you'll see the new created rule from this separate file.


Is it possible to set a different ringtone for each line of a dual SIM iPhone?

This is currently not supported in iOS 13, as an alternative, if you call a contact primarily through a specific SIM, you can set that contact a specific ringtone:

Go to contacts
Go to the contact
Click Edit
Choose the ring tone

At the moment no alternative solution exists.


Use 'mv' command to move files except those in a specific directory

Looks like the version of bash on recent versions of macOS is a bit older than you'll find on some new Linux distros. I see version 3.2.57 on macOS High Sierra and Mojave and version 4.2.46 on RedHat Enterprise Linux 7.

Here's some syntax you can use to exclude the directories, as you've specified:

# move everything but dir1 & dir2 into dir1
mv *[^dir1dir2]* dir1

And, the nice thing is, the syntax above ought to work in bash on both macOS and Linux.


A forum post from 2005 suggests that "Manually manage music and videos" prevents play counts from syncing, but this may have changed in the last 6-7 years. This option is found on the Summary page when the iPod is selected in iTunes.


How to really really turn off system sounds in El Capitan

Turn down the alert volume

System Preferences---> Sound---> Sound Effects

This should mute the "bonk" sound you get when you do the things you mentioned

I am on 10.10.5. I hope the setting haven't changed.


The TRIM command was introduced to facilitate “garbage collection” of deleted data, allowing the SSD to reset those “unused” blocks back to an “empty” state. This allows for better performance for many SSDs.

All Chameleon does is hack your SSD to enable TRIM. What the hack does is basically tell the OS that the non-Apple SSDs in the system are Apple drives so TRIM can be engaged with them.

Some people have not been able to boot up with Yosemite because it doesn't support TRIM but programs such as Chameleon have created a work around. The real issue is that the TRIM hack needed to be applied every time you upgraded to a new OS version, which was a real pain. But now that is not a issue. Hope this helps.


What does Apple consider to be tethering?

Apple implements tethering, so if your app proxies TCP/IP traffic directly, you will probably run afoul of several aspects of the review process.

Clearly, if your app is doing things to add value to the network you'll likely have more legs to stand on that your app isn't just the same implementation as carrier tethering:

linking IOT type devices
speak protocols other than just TCP/IP
allow filtering, reporting, proxy, QOS controls

Like all app submissions, your milage may vary. You can do the work and take your chances or you can line up a big customer and sell the app B2B style if you are worried about Apple deciding to pass on your app.


Install Windows with Bootcamp from a file?

Valid ISO images are explicitly supported by Apple in the latest Bootcamp software, so you should be good to go by following this guide and setting up Bootcamp to install Windows 7 in a separate partition on your main mac volume.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5634 - Boot Camp: System requirements for Microsoft Windows operating systems


Can I open a text file in Preview from the Terminal?

Preview only works with PDF files and some image files (png, jpg, gif, tiff, bmp) so you won't be able to open a text file on Preview.

To open your info.txt file from terminal you need to choose an application that can open text files, like TextEdit or any other text editor.

You also could use open -e file, to open any file using TextEdit.


What is this title in the watch command? android-

That value is the machine's hostname. The network was assigning this hostname to the machine.


What ports need to be opened to use the L2TP VPN server on Mountain Lion Server?

According to Apple, L2TP is currently inoperative when the VPN server is NATed. Looks like we have to wait for a bug fix, or use PPTP in the mean time despite it's much lower security.

Remember, if you configure PPTP, you need to activate OpenDirectory, and configure users there. Local users CANNOT use PPTP.

References:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5313
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4748


Is there any audio splitter applications?

Audacity is available for Mac and can do many audio editing functions, though I'm not sure about "split the audio according to its lyric file".


Where is the Next Backup Size entry on iOS 12?

Settings → Apple ID → iCloud → Manage Storage → Backups → This iPhone/iPad.

This location is documented at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204247 in the section titled Choose which apps to back up but doesn’t spell out the next size calculation.


Since you've already removed the battery and reset the SMC as mentioned in this Apple Support KB, your best bet is probably to bring in your MacBook to an Apple store to get checked out by one of the Genius techs. This is especially true since you've already replaced the battery with a new Apple battery.


ADDTrust External CA Root certificate expired

Same issue here; a temporary (not production-ready) fix is to set back your system date.


iMac 27" Mid 2011 external monitor GPU (ODD) Fan control

55c is not really going to hurt your gpu or your iMac but cooler is always better some people have added a sensor... The other thing is the thermal paste apple used was terrible on all those older iMacs... If you haven't replaced I would definitely do that as well, some of the machines I've played with, the thermal paste was no longer doing anything...It's not really complicated and there are a lot of video guides available if you need them...I would redo cpu and gpu at the same time... That will give you a noticeable reduction in temps...Then when you get your fans set up properly, you should get another drop in temp plus a drop in noise, and probably add a few more years of life to your system. I use Kryonaut thermal grease just a personal preference but there's lot of good stuff out there. the other thing that will help is a good cleaning if it hasn't been opened in a few years... I hope this helps, I really hate typing.


Can finder move to next item with same starting letter like windows explorer will?

It works the same way (or close to it)

Yoh have to press and hold a starting character and it will jump to next and so on.

Granted the holding time is bit tricky to master.


How to install dmg files that offer no drag option

Drag them all into your home folder and then run the app?

That works well if you can't find any support from the vendor. Once you have things running, you can decide to put things in /Applications or ~/Applications or elsewhere.


How do I keep Last.fm from scrobbling podcasts?

Open the Last.fm application.
Menu item "Last.fm -> Preferences"
In the Scrobbling page, edit the "Scrobble Directories" and make sure that your podcast directory is not selected. If you have your iTunes library in the standard location: Expand the directory tree to find /Users/you/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media and make sure that the directory Podcasts is not selected.
Review the other directories that are selected, for example you might want to make sure that the Audiobooks directory is unselected.
OK!


Maybe it's not recognized as a JIS keyboard. See http://m10lmac.blogspot.com/2009/12/fixing-keyboard-type-problems.html:

  Sometimes a machine will forget which type keyboard is attached, with the result that certain keys get transposed from what the user expects. The fix for this is run the Keyboard Setup Assistant again. Sometimes there is a button for "Change Keyboard Type" visible in System Preferences/Keyboard. If not, you can try trashing the file

  /Library/Preferences/com.apple.keyboardtype.plist

  Another possibility may be to open Terminal and type:

  sudo open /System/Library/CoreServices/KeyboardSetupAssistant.app/Contents/MacOS/KeyboardSetupAssistant

  Sometimes, when JIS is involved on a laptop, one may have to follow the procedures in the PMU Resetting instructions.

If nothing else works, you can use KeyRemap4MacBook to map other keys to かな and 英数 keys:

<autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::F1, KeyCode::JIS_KANA</autogen>
<autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::F2, KeyCode::JIS_EISUU</autogen>


Your iPod is very similar to an iPhone. However, there is one major difference - it does not have the ability to send and receive cellular. Any kind of video chatting with an iPod requires WiFi. You may be able to communicate with Bluetooth also; however, what I have read it can only go between to Apple products and has very little range.


Without special software or hardware to do so, multiple connections are not combined for increased throughput, knowing as bonding. The connections are utilized in the order shown in System Preferences > Network (screenshot below). You can change the order by clicking the gear icon > Set Service Order.

There is no harm in letting the computer connect to the router, other than possibly a slight impact on load in the router - but assuming the connection is not being actively utilized, impact should be slight to none. The only way I am aware of to prevent the Mac from connecting to the router is to not tell it the password or turn Wi-Fi off.


You can view them in iPhoto  !

In the left column there should be an item "Photostream" if you synced your account with the iCloud account.


Change canvas size in Preview.app without scaling image?

This works well for me:

Select all (cmd+A) and cut (cmd+X) the image from its canvas (convert to png if asked).
Resize the image as desired from the "Tools" menu (unlock the proportions if desired)
Re-paste original image from the clipboard (cmd+V) and move it where you want it on the resized canvas
Use cmd+- if necessary to zoom out (you'll see checkerboard where the canvas is and white beyond)
Paste in other images, etc, as you like


Password issue on iPhone 6s saying password is too short

The minimum passcode length for custom numeric passcodes is four characters. The same applies for custom alphanumeric passcodes.

I've also tried this on an iPhone 6s running iOS 10.3.2.

If you want a passcode that's easier to type (which I don't recommend) you may want to use repeating numbers (e.g. 1122 or 2255).


I lost my iPhone; how can I see my messages?

Yes, you can do this (assuming your talking about your iMessages).

Messages app

On your MacBook Pro:

Launch the Messages app
Assuming you haven't already signed in previously, then sign in with the same Apple ID you use for your messages on your iPhone

That's all you need to do. Now you can receive and send messages from your MBP.

Note: - You'll only get the messages that come through since you've set this up on your MBP. In other words, if you have 5yrs of message history on your iPhone, then you won't get all that history via this process.

Photos

If your iPhone was set up to upload photos to iCloud then you can also access these from your MBP.

Go to Apple > System Preferences
Click on the iCloud preference pane
Next to Photos click on the Options button
Now, depending on your situation, select either (or both) iCloud Photo Library and/or My Photo Stream
Click Done

Note: What you can access from your Mac will depend on how you had iCloud configured on your iPhone.

iCloud

From iCloud preferences you can access other information as well.

Go to Apple > System Preferences
Click on the iCloud preference pane
Go through the various options to select what you want.

Note: What you can access from your Mac will depend on how you had iCloud configured on your iPhone.

Further info

The following resources will be of help:

iCloud Photo Library
Use messages with your Mac
Set up iCloud on all your devices
Find My iPhone: Use Lost Mode


What you may be able to try is running the fsck command in Single User Mode. As soon as you press the power button on your computer, press and hold Command+S until a terminal interface appears. When you see this: root:$ or something similar, type fsck -f and press enter. This will start a file system check which will most likely solve your problems. When it is finished, type reboot and press enter.

For my own curiosity, can you perhaps take a picture of the results? I'd be curious to see what it finds.


Is 80-90 degrees celsius hot for MBP 2019 CPU temperature

I just checked mine, a 2020 16" MBP i5 with 16 GB of RAM and it's running at 83 degrees celsius. So I would say yes, this is normal. I am currently running a Time Machine backup and the fans are running.
You can check the temperature of the CPU die from the Terminal via the sudo powermetrics | grep -i "CPU die temperature" command. You will need to kill this with a Control-C command.


Does iCloud Backup of iOS Devices have snapshot history?

First you enable iCloud and all the services that you want to backup (for most it's all the checkboxes). During the night the iPhones makes an iCloud backup for that day.

So if you were to restore the iPhone, in setup process you could either choose to setup as new, backup from Mac or backup from the iCloud. If you choose iCloud, you would get everything back included all apps that would automatically download and network settings for example.

Here is the tricky part. While by default most people choose the iCloud backup to get their latests backup and that works for almost everyone, you can also set the iPhone as new, get back your iCloud data (contacts, messages, photos) but discard network settings and other settings that don't get included in the regular iCloud saves. When you do this on create a secondary backup that's available to choose when you will setup a new phone next time, so in a sense it's a snapshot.
As to why you would need that, that's another questions and I for sure wouldn't rely on this method.

Here is an image of how it looks like when you have multiple iCloud backups to choose from on restore. Note also that you can delete other backups from previous phone from settings > iCloud > backups.


Name a phone number without adding to Contacts?

You can use "groups" in contacts. I don't know how to create them on the iPhone, but macOS' contacts app allows this. You should check if iCloud allows this.

https://www.idownloadblog.com/2014/03/01/how-to-create-contact-groups-iphone/

This blog also features an app "Contact Groups".

 I am not associated with either the linked website or the said app.