The uninstall button runs the following script, located at

/Library/Filesystems/fusefs_txantfs.fs/Contents/Resources/Support/uninstall-package.sh

#!/bin/bash

if [ "$0" != "/bin/uninstall-for-real" ]; then
    echo "Reexecuting script from memory."
    /bin/bash -c "`cat \"$0\"`" "/bin/uninstall-for-real" "$@"; exit $?
else
    echo "In-memory execution active."
fi

DRIVERNAME="Tuxera NTFS"
PACKAGENAME="TuxeraNTFS"
PACKAGENAME_COMPAT="TuxeraNTFS_compat"
PACKAGEID="com.tuxera.pkg.Tuxera_NTFS"
PACKAGEID_COMPAT="com.tuxera.pkg.Tuxera_NTFS_compat"
FSBUNDLENAME="fusefs_txantfs"
FSBUNDLEDIR="/Library/Filesystems/${FSBUNDLENAME}.fs"
COMPAT_FSBUNDLEDIR="/System/Library/Filesystems/${FSBUNDLENAME}.fs"
PREFPANEDIR="/Library/PreferencePanes/${DRIVERNAME}.prefPane"
STARTUPITEMDIR="/Library/StartupItems/${PACKAGENAME}UnmountHelper"
DISK_MANAGER_DIR="/Applications/Tuxera Disk Manager.app"
OLD_STYLE_RECEIPT_BUNDLE_PATH="/Library/Receipts/${PACKAGENAME}.pkg"
OLD_STYLE_RECEIPT_PATH="${OLD_STYLE_RECEIPT_BUNDLE_PATH}/Contents/Archive.bom"
OLD_STYLE_COMPAT_RECEIPT_BUNDLE_PATH="/Library/Receipts/${PACKAGENAME_COMPAT}.pkg"
OLD_STYLE_COMPAT_RECEIPT_PATH="${OLD_STYLE_COMPAT_RECEIPT_BUNDLE_PATH}/Contents/Archive.bom"
NEW_STYLE_RECEIPT_PATH="/var/db/receipts/${PACKAGEID}.bom"
NEW_STYLE_RECEIPT_PLIST_PATH="/var/db/receipts/${PACKAGEID}.plist"
NEW_STYLE_COMPAT_RECEIPT_PATH="/var/db/receipts/${PACKAGEID_COMPAT}.bom"
NEW_STYLE_COMPAT_RECEIPT_PLIST_PATH="/var/db/receipts/${PACKAGEID_COMPAT}.plist"
APPLICATION_SUPPORT_DIR_PATH="/Library/Application Support/Tuxera NTFS"
BACKUP_RECEIPT_PATH="${APPLICATION_SUPPORT_DIR_PATH}/Receipt.bom"
BACKUP_COMPAT_RECEIPT_PATH="${APPLICATION_SUPPORT_DIR_PATH}/Receipt_compat.bom"

error() {
    echo "There were errors... aborting."
    exit 1
}

checkForErrors() {
    _ERRVAL=$1
    if [ ! "${_ERRVAL}" -eq 0 ]; then error; fi
}

EFFECTIVE_UID=${EUID} #`id -u`
if [ ${EFFECTIVE_UID} -ne 0 ]; then
    echo "ERROR: Not running as root! (UID: ${UID} EUID: ${EUID})"
    exit 100
fi

if [ -f "${NEW_STYLE_RECEIPT_PATH}" ]; then
    RECEIPT="${NEW_STYLE_RECEIPT_PATH}"
elif [ -f "${OLD_STYLE_RECEIPT_PATH}" ]; then
    RECEIPT="${OLD_STYLE_RECEIPT_PATH}"
elif [ -f "${BACKUP_RECEIPT_PATH}" ]; then
    RECEIPT="${BACKUP_RECEIPT_PATH}"
else
    echo "None of the possible receipt paths were found... aborting."
    exit 101
fi

if [ -f "${NEW_STYLE_COMPAT_RECEIPT_PATH}" ]; then
    COMPAT_RECEIPT="${NEW_STYLE_COMPAT_RECEIPT_PATH}"
elif [ -f "${OLD_STYLE_COMPAT_RECEIPT_PATH}" ]; then
    COMPAT_RECEIPT="${OLD_STYLE_COMPAT_RECEIPT_PATH}"
elif [ -f "${BACKUP_COMPAT_RECEIPT_PATH}" ]; then
    COMPAT_RECEIPT="${BACKUP_COMPAT_RECEIPT_PATH}"
else
    COMPAT_RECEIPT=""
fi

# Store the list of files to delete in memory (so that we don't depend on
# reading from files that we may delete during the process).
FILES_TO_DELETE="$(sh -c "lsbom -fls \"${RECEIPT}\" | colrm 1 1 | sed \"s/^/\\\"/\" | sed \"s/$/\\\"/\"")"

if [ ! -z "${COMPAT_RECEIPT}" ]; then
    FILES_TO_DELETE="${FILES_TO_DELETE} $(sh -c "lsbom -fls \"${COMPAT_RECEIPT}\" | colrm 1 1 | sed \"s/^/\\\"/\" | sed \"s/$/\\\"/\"")"
fi

# Remove all uchg attributes from installed files. If present, this attribute
# will cause deletion of installed files to fail.
# (No need to check exit value from chflags since we want to attempt deletion
# anyway if chflags fails.)

chflags -R nouchg "${FSBUNDLEDIR}"
if [ -d "${COMPAT_FSBUNDLEDIR}" ]; then
    chflags -R nouchg "${COMPAT_FSBUNDLEDIR}"
fi
chflags -R nouchg "${PREFPANEDIR}"
chflags -R nouchg "${STARTUPITEMDIR}"
chflags -R nouchg "${DISK_MANAGER_DIR}"
sh -c "echo '${FILES_TO_DELETE}' | xargs chflags -R nouchg"
if [ -d "${OLD_STYLE_RECEIPT_BUNDLE_PATH}" ]; then
    chflags -R nouchg "${OLD_STYLE_RECEIPT_BUNDLE_PATH}"
fi
if [ -d "${OLD_STYLE_COMPAT_RECEIPT_BUNDLE_PATH}" ]; then
    chflags -R nouchg "${OLD_STYLE_COMPAT_RECEIPT_BUNDLE_PATH}"
fi
if [ -f "${NEW_STYLE_RECEIPT_PATH}" ]; then
    chflags nouchg "${NEW_STYLE_RECEIPT_PATH}"
fi
if [ -f "${NEW_STYLE_RECEIPT_PLIST_PATH}" ]; then
    chflags nouchg "${NEW_STYLE_RECEIPT_PLIST_PATH}"
fi
if [ -f "${NEW_STYLE_COMPAT_RECEIPT_PATH}" ]; then
    chflags nouchg "${NEW_STYLE_COMPAT_RECEIPT_PATH}"
fi
if [ -f "${NEW_STYLE_COMPAT_RECEIPT_PLIST_PATH}" ]; then
    chflags nouchg "${NEW_STYLE_COMPAT_RECEIPT_PLIST_PATH}"
fi
if [ -d "${APPLICATION_SUPPORT_DIR_PATH}" ]; then
    # Backup receipt resides in this directory, so we must do this in the right
    # order.
    chflags nouchg "${APPLICATION_SUPPORT_DIR_PATH}"
fi
if [ -f "${BACKUP_RECEIPT_PATH}" ]; then
    chflags nouchg "${BACKUP_RECEIPT_PATH}"
fi
if [ -f "${BACKUP_COMPAT_RECEIPT_PATH}" ]; then
    chflags nouchg "${BACKUP_COMPAT_RECEIPT_PATH}"
fi

# Remove installed files.

echo "Removing package files..."

sh -c "echo '${FILES_TO_DELETE}' | xargs rm -fv"
checkForErrors $?

if [ -d "${FSBUNDLEDIR}" ]; then
    echo "Removing file system bundle directory..."

    rm -rfv "${FSBUNDLEDIR}"
    checkForErrors $?
fi

if [ -d "${COMPAT_FSBUNDLEDIR}" ]; then
    echo "Removing compatibility file system bundle directory..."

    rm -rfv "${COMPAT_FSBUNDLEDIR}"
    checkForErrors $?
fi

if [ -d "${PREFPANEDIR}" ]; then
    echo "Removing ${DRIVERNAME} preference pane directory..."

    rm -rfv "${PREFPANEDIR}"
    checkForErrors $?
fi

if [ -d "${STARTUPITEMDIR}" ]; then
    echo "Removing ${DRIVERNAME} startup item directory..."

    rm -rfv "${STARTUPITEMDIR}"
    checkForErrors $?
fi

if [ -d "${DISK_MANAGER_DIR}" ]; then
    echo "Removing ${DRIVERNAME} Tuxera Disk Manager directory..."

    rm -rfv "${DISK_MANAGER_DIR}"
    checkForErrors $?
fi

# Remove all package receipt files.

if [ -d "${OLD_STYLE_RECEIPT_BUNDLE_PATH}" ]; then
    echo "Removing package receipt..."

    rm -rfv "${OLD_STYLE_RECEIPT_BUNDLE_PATH}"
    checkForErrors $?
fi

if [ -d "${OLD_STYLE_COMPAT_RECEIPT_BUNDLE_PATH}" ]; then
    echo "Removing compatibility package receipt..."

    rm -rfv "${OLD_STYLE_COMPAT_RECEIPT_BUNDLE_PATH}"
    checkForErrors $?
fi

if [ -f "${NEW_STYLE_RECEIPT_PATH}" ]; then
    echo "Removing package receipt bom file..."

    rm -fv "${NEW_STYLE_RECEIPT_PATH}"
    checkForErrors $?
fi

if [ -f "${NEW_STYLE_RECEIPT_PLIST_PATH}" ]; then
    echo "Removing package receipt plist file..."

    rm -fv "${NEW_STYLE_RECEIPT_PLIST_PATH}"
    checkForErrors $?
fi

if [ -f "${NEW_STYLE_COMPAT_RECEIPT_PATH}" ]; then
    echo "Removing compatibility package receipt bom file..."

    rm -fv "${NEW_STYLE_COMPAT_RECEIPT_PATH}"
    checkForErrors $?
fi

if [ -f "${NEW_STYLE_COMPAT_RECEIPT_PLIST_PATH}" ]; then
    echo "Removing compatibility package receipt plist file..."

    rm -fv "${NEW_STYLE_COMPAT_RECEIPT_PLIST_PATH}"
    checkForErrors $?
fi

if [ -f "${BACKUP_RECEIPT_PATH}" ]; then
    echo "Removing backup receipt bom file..."

    rm -fv "${BACKUP_RECEIPT_PATH}"
    checkForErrors $?
fi

if [ -f "${BACKUP_COMPAT_RECEIPT_PATH}" ]; then
    echo "Removing backup compatibility receipt bom file..."

    rm -fv "${BACKUP_COMPAT_RECEIPT_PATH}"
    checkForErrors $?
fi

if [ -d "${APPLICATION_SUPPORT_DIR_PATH}" ]; then
    echo "Attempting to remove support dir..."

    rmdir "${APPLICATION_SUPPORT_DIR_PATH}"
    # This will fail if there are other files in there, but that's ok.
fi

echo "Done."
exit 0


Is there a faster way to copy time machine files from one disk to another?

A normal copy (or copy via rsync or ditto) will not replicate a Time Machine fully as it will convert two directories linked together (as occurs in successive TM backups with no change between) into two separate directories.

The best way is to copy the whole the disk using Disk Utility or the block copy part of Carbon Copy Cloner and probably similar on SuperDuper.


It's not possible to edit a profile whilst only having the profile on a device. You must have the profile on your computer to edit it. Profiles can't be exported from a device to be edited in Configurator.


Way to utilize iCloud shared album externally

You can make albums, share links and make the albums public on macOS.

On iOS:
Create a "New Shared Album" and turn on "Public Website" in People's tab in the album itself, not the global one.

  You can even share albums with friends and family who don't use iCloud. Just open a Shared Album that you created, go to the People tab on your iOS device or click the people icon on your Mac, and turn on Public Website. Your photos publish to a website that anyone can see in an up-to-date web browser.

https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT202786


Mac refusing to shut down because of finder?

There are 2 tools I recommend to use to narrow it down.

One is called EtreCheck (you have to download it)

The other is built-in system check from Terminal. The following command runs system diagnostics and creates a text file.

sudo sysdiagnose -f ~/Desktop/

It might take 5 minutes but creates complete report.

We could also just look for it in the Console.
For that you need to note exact time when you try to shut down.
Now go to the time stamp in the Console and see what it says.


Do the 2011 MacBook Pros support a user-installed SSD in place of the HD

I replaced the stock 500GB 5400rpm hard drive in my Early 2011 Mac Book Pro (MacBook Pro 8,2) with a 120GB OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD a few weeks ago. There was no thermal sensor attached to the stock drive. So far the replacement has worked fine, no issues at all.

Hardware Monitor application reports the temperature of the SSD, so the computer must be properly polling the internal temp sensor in the drive (over the SATA interface,) and/or there may be a permanent sensor attached near the drive on the inside of the MacBook Pro's case. (But not actually attached to the drive.)

Screen capture of output from Hardware Monitor:

There was no difference in the software install process (vs. a regular hard drive.) In fact, I used 2 external cases (and a 3rd, separate, bootable drive) to do a block copy from the original 500GB to the new 120GB SSD. No issues.

About TRIM support:
The drive itself is capable of it (See "TRIM Support" at the bottom of the specs page for this drive.), however, Mac OS X 10.8.2 does not support TRIM for this drive, at this time.  The drive vendor OWC says you don't need TRIM anyway because SandForce's firmware makes it unnecessary or even counterproductive. I agree with their explanation.

Screen cap from my System Profiler:

As another data point on SSDs -- I had a 60GB OWC Mercury 3G SSD in a 2009 Mac Mini for about 3 years, never had any problems with it whatsoever.

2013-04-30 UPDATE -- I had some firmware problems with the new 120 GB OWC Mercury 6G drive. The drive would not be recognized at system startup time without doing multiple (10 or more) PRAM & SMC resets. Finally it would "catch on" & then start up and run fine for weeks. Eventually it stopped responding altogether.  (OWC had suggested that I apply a firmware update, but I wasn't able to do this because I don't have a working DVD reader / writer.)

I am returning the drive to OWC for a warranty replacement. It always pays to BACK UP YOUR DATA every single day, or even several times a day.


Why does the Finder run at such a low process priority?

I'm not sure anyone short of Apple's own developers would be able to answer this question, Finder's inner secrets are their domain. If you do think there are some noticeable lag problems with the UI you might want to submit a bug report to Apple about it.

Judging from the sound of things (processes intentionally taking up all resources) this is a bit of an edge case for memory management. I've yet to see a system perform at their best without somewhere around 10-20% resources free, as a buffering aid.

Just curious, what are these processes you're running?


The resolution to my problem was somewhat messy.

The black screen I mentioned was a result of a failed osx restore. It failed because of a bad dmg. The machine then suffered a kernel panic and I guess it was unable to roll back te changes it had made.

I removed some ugly looking ram and cleaned te others, reinstalled osx from disk using a new drive and have so far not experienced any problems.

Problem caused by dodgy dmg installation and dodgier ram


Alfred can at least get very close to what you want. You do need the Powerpack license to use workflows in it (~£19).

It is somewhat manual, but to me it doesn't seem too cumbersome...

Give each script two triggers: Keyword trigger and Hotkey trigger and you can then write what the shortcut is in the subtext field of the Keyword trigger (for example). This way every time you use the keyword trigger ...probably because you forgot the shortcut, you still get a reminder of what the shortcut key combo is.

Because the keyword I chose was similar to the Date and time preferences, it shows up too, but Alfred does adjust the order based on use, so after first use, the script would show up above the preferences given that I've never opened date and time preferences through Alfred. You can also exclude files from showing up in Alfred. For example,
 I got a workflow that opens dropbox folder... so I excluded Dropbox.app from Alfred because it is set to open on startup so I have no need to open it through Alfred.

Obviously every time you change the shortcut, you have to edit the subtext too.

If you want to trigger automator workflow from alfred, I believe this is still the best method: link. It's been a while since I looked into it so there is a good chance my info on this is outdated.


Can you charge an iPhone 5 from a standard, non-Apple Micro USB cable?

Yes - just get a simple pass through adapter to plug the male USB into an adapter that fits in the lightning slot.

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD820ZM/A/lightning-to-micro-usb-adapter

There are also knock off and legitimate third party adapters being sold, so you can pick your price point / fit and finish / support sweet spot.


From iPhone and iPod touch: Charging the battery:

  If your battery doesn't charge, or if your device shows a low-battery image, black screen, or "accessory not supported" alert, follow these steps.

  Inspect the connector at the bottom of the phone:

  Make sure that there are no bent pins in the connector.
  Make sure that the connector is free from debris.
  If there are bent pins or debris, please contact Apple Support.

  Otherwise, continue troubleshooting.
  Make sure that the outlet you're using works.
  Make sure that the Apple USB cable and Apple USB power adapter work.
  Plug the device in to power and let it charge until your device turns on. This could take between 10 and 30 minutes. If you don't have an Apple USB power adapter, try connecting to a computer's high-power USB 2.0 port (not a keyboard). The computer must be on.
  If the device still exhibits an issue, try turning your device off and then on again while connected to power.
  If the issue persists, please contact Apple Support.


The hunt is on, new Mac Pro 2013 and where do you move your old MP data?

The Pegasus R2 disk enclosures use Thunderbolt2 (newest Thunderbolt spec, 20Gb/s) and they come in diskless configurations (you put your own existing Mac Pro disks right in) or pre-populated configurations. I already ordered the diskless model for myself. No network support, however.


What exactly does pressing a character key in a Finder window do?

I believe it allows you to perform two-character combinations to select other files.

So typing s - s would select a file starting with ss...

If you want to go through the files starting with s I would hit Control-Command-1 to sort by name then hit s once to move down to the s section.


Need better performance: best alternative for Lion's built in VNC server?

TeamViewer

It doesn't use VNC, but it works very well. You can adjust the settings for better speed, quality, etc:

And you don't have to set up any port forwarding on your firewall, it all goes through the TeamViewer servers. I highly recommend it.


Something like GeForce Experience for OS X

I dont believe there is such an application, the only thing i can think of is if you're using a macbook pro with an nvidia card, you can install an application called gfxCardStatus (https://gfx.io/) which shows you if its using the integrated graphics card or the nvidia one, it also allows manual override of the setting.


FaceTime “poor connection” never resumes

I believe that sometime after I posted this question, Apple resolved the issue with the ability to resume the connection in the case of my MacBook Air and my parents' iPhone 6 & 7, but I only know this because of the same issue recurring in a very specific case:
A few months after the pandemic started, I had set up a FaceTime Portal with my parents between 2 dedicated devices: my iPad Mini and their iPad Air (1 or 2, maxed out at iOS 12.5).
For 3 weeks, it worked great. I ran it every weekday for the whole work day (8 hours per day). I was initially running iPadOS 13.7, and after 3 weeks, I updated to 14.x. Immediately after updating, the problem described in my question started happening consistently every time within a minute or 2 of placing the call.
Calls would barely last a minute before I would see a burry darkened background with a "poor connection" warning. Maybe 10 seconds after that, I would without fail, get a call failed error.
I immediately reached out to Apple. They told me that there was a bug. Initially they told me to watch for an update of iOS 12.5, but ultimately, the problem must have been server-side, because after a few months, it just suddenly started working reliably.
There had been a 12.5.1 update that I had my parents install during that time, but multiple tests after that update showed the problem persisted. I had also updated my iPad Mini to 14.4, and again, the problem persisted.
Then one day, I randomly tested it, as I occasionally did, and it stayed connected all day. I still occasionally get the poor connection message, but it almost always comes back. Nothing changed on my side.
So the answer to this question is, the only thing you can do is call Apple and complain. My feedback carried weight because I had been using FaceTime 8h/day for 3 weeks and they could see it in the logs they requested and they could also see all of the failed calls after the 14 update. Plus, we were each using Airport Extremes for our WiFi connections.


7.2 requires El Captain if I'm right, so make sure you're on El Captain on your Mac otherwise it won't install


How do delete permanently (not hide) some of my iBooks?

Open iBooks and right-click on a book you want to delete. When you right click you get several options and bottom option is delete. It then asks you if you want to permanently book and it deletes it from iCloud as well.


How to fix inverted color on one thunderbolt monitor with maximum resolution set?

The following seems to have fixed it:

sudo mv /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver.plist ~/Desktop/
sudo mv /Users/kbrandt/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.windowserver.CDE1EF8A-5D17-5A4E-AFB8-C4D1E19616DD.plist ~/

Followed by a reboot. I expect there may be a more targeted way to fix this, but this worked for now.

If you can forgive a little rant, I also have to killall Dock to get the wallpaper on the second monitor, and use SwitchResX to get the monitor to display the proper resolution. In short, it seems OS X sucks with multiple monitors (at least with non-apple displays).


Can I install macOS 10.6.8 on a mid-2011 MacBook Air?

This really ends up build you asking yourself "What installer do you have to install 10.6.8?"

You can know the exact build and version of the potential installers and go through the documentation to see which models "support" that installer.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201686

Furthermore, even if you don't have Apple official support, then you can see if you want to consider modifying the OS to hack it to try the install anyhow and see how badly it breaks. Lastly, some people use an installer to install from a supported machine to an external drive and then take that drive to the Mac that's not supported and see how badly things break when you boot. On iMacs, typical failure modes are WiFi not working and AirDrop / bonjour not working. Some of those items you can get around with USB adapters, other items you can't get around since the kernel and low level drivers are just not present to start up unsupported machines.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201260
https://web.archive.org/web/20150225022618/http://support.apple.com:80/en-us/HT201260 (use archive.org to look at older versions of support articles)
https://web.archive.org/web/20150223074747/http://support.apple.com:80/en-us/ht1159

That last link shows all 2012 MacBook Air shipped originally with 10.7 so you would not expect 10.6 to have the drivers needed for full compatibility.


USB to Serial Adaptor works once for every reboot

Firstly, does cu -l /dev/cu.usbserial -s 9600 work more than once? If not, how does it fail?

Because the second open blocks and does not die even with kill -9 it probably it is a driver issue with the call to open(2) getting the initial device handle blocking. The device open might block if the device is not in local mode and the CD input is low.

Some versions of those devices have hardware flow control bugs. You could try a hardware fix of looping RTS to CTS and connecting DTR, DSR and CD on the connector and just let the RX, TX and ground pins connect to the console port.

Another possibility is running stty clocal < /dev/cu.usbserial. This should make the device ignore control signals. This is worth trying from a different terminal while the second open is blocking.

Update:

You need to run cu with sudo so that it can write a lock file to /var/spool/uucp. If you have no contention for ports (unlikely on a single user Mac), you can change the lock directory path using a config file. Create an empty directory, then create a config file setting lockdir to that directory path. Something like:

lockdir /User/yourname/lockdir

Then run using a command line like this:

cu -I /path/to/conf/file -l /dev/cu.usbserial -s 9600


Implementing quality of service on the network client/endpoint is generally a waste of time and therefore (I presume) no one has made that sort of software for OS X.

There isn't an easy way to go in and fiddle with things without tearing down the transfers that are in progress and I can probably infer that you can't resume either transfer easily or you would have simply paused the first to see if it helped the second already.

A more viable option going forward is to use a network protocol that lets you pause one and resume a partial transfer for the long acting transfers.

transmit.app allows you to pause transfers
rsync effectively allows you to resume transfers since it can pick up a partial transfer in the middle of a large file when it gets interrupted.


Creating desktops and opening programs on those desktops using applescript

We figured out in comments that although this isn't a solution to the actual problem posted, it did help the OP to achieve the underlying requirement.

First job is to create sufficient Spaces. You can do this in Mission Control, by default  Ctrl ⌃   ↑  or three-finger swipe up.
Use the + on the right to create the required number - I have 7 here...

Then set up some key commands - long-term these are the best way to get around.
This is set in System Prefs > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Mission Control [You can only see as many 'Switch' shortcuts as you have Spaces.]
It will remember which app you last had frontmost when you switch Spaces in this way.

Note - if you have an extended keyboard with a 10-key, by default the Ctrl/num shortcuts are set to the 'qwerty' numbers, not the 10-key numbers & you will have to change the shortcuts manually if you prefer the 10-key.
[The shortcuts are visually identical, but the number keys are recognised as distinct entities in this control panel.]

Then it's a case of populating your Spaces with specific Apps.
If you've never done this before then any app will launch on whichever Space you're on right now; so switch to Space 3 & launch Chrome.
Then right click it in the Dock & set to This Desktop.
[btw, Apple seem to use the terms Space & Desktop interchangeably. I've never figured out the pattern.]

Now just rinse & repeat for each app you want to assign to a given Space, after which you can flit between them all with a simple key command.

Pro Tips
If I ever need, for instance, to add an email attachment from Finder (Space 1) to an email (Space 4) then simply grabbing the header bar of the email & hitting  Ctrl ⌃   1  will move that single email to Space 1, where I can drop in the attachment from Finder.

If you ever need an app to 'follow' you around - sometimes I keep Activity Monitor tucked in a convenient corner - then assigning to All Desktops will make it always appear, whichever Space you're in.

Two things to watch out for... Mission Control prefs

Automatically rearrange Spaces - no no no. This will lose your carefully placed numbering & shift things around seemingly at random.

Displays have separate Spaces - If you have more than one physical monitor, then this one is a choice.
Personally, I avoid this one as I like my Spaces to move around in pairs, left & right always the same 'set'. If you want each monitor to be independent, then many people find this a useful way to be able to work in 2 different Spaces simultaneously. To do this you must have more Spaces than monitors.


I canceled (control+c) rsync transfer on a large file; will it be picked up if I start over?

If you use the --partial option, the partially-transfered file is kept, and subsequent transfers should be much faster. It's probably a good idea to use it with large file transfers in general.


Bootcamp fail stuck at no bootable device (hold option not working)

If you reset the NVRAM, the Mac should find the first Mac OS bootbale volume and start.  If not, you can power down and try the option key again.

If that fails, your Mac boot volume is broken or your hardware is broken. Try booting to Recovery HD or internet recovery at that point to reinstall your Mac OS on top of your old Mac user and data.


How can I update multiple MacBook Airs from Mavericks to Yosemite utilizing ARD?

You should be able to use Apple Remote Desktop to copy the macOS Installer application to the Applications folder on every client Mac, then send the following UNIX command as root:

/Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Yosemite/Contents/Resources/startosinstall --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Yosemite.app --agreetolicense --nointeraction

This command starts the in-place upgrade action to OS X Yosemite. It may take some time for the entire process to complete, but it doesn't require any user interaction.


Is it possible use USB tethering feature of ios devices as similar to andriod?

No. You cannot do that with an iPhone. If an iPhone is on wifi, it will not share an Internet connection with another entity in relation to tethering. In fact, if you turn on tethering while connected to a wifi, it will disconnect from the wifi automatically before sharing Internet.

I recommend that you instead pickup an inexpensive USB wireless adapter. I saw another one for as little as $20 (presumably not including shipping).


How do I delete a BootCamp partition using Terminal's diskutil?

Here's what worked for me:

use diskutil list to find the small Microsoft Reserved partition you're trying to delete but disk utility (or the command-line equivalent diskutil) won't allow.  Let's say it's on disk 99 partition 400 (mine was on disk 0 partition 4)
sudo diskutil eraseVolume JHFS+ deleteme /dev/disk99s400

The above reformats the partition to journaled HFS+ and once you've done that you can just simply delete it (and then resize etc. as you wish).

Note:  I've used /dev/disk99s400 because that should not ever work, you have to replace those with the right disk and partition.

WARNING: Destructive, high risk. ALWAYS do a full back up first before screwing with partitions.  ALWAYS.


Spotlight on OS X is the closest built-in feature, Use Spotlight in OS X Mavericks to find files and more.

There are third party alternatives that have additional functionality. Well known examples include:

Alfred
LaunchBar
Quicksilver


The Nike iPhone Sport Kit only works on the iPhone 3GS and later.

It won't work on the first iPhone or on the iPhone 3G.


macOS - spctl command - disabled list with News.app - app still runs

Ended up setting chflags hidden for the apps I wanted to block.

Details are here (thanks to bogdanw):

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/spctl-command-gatekeeper-disabled-list-with-news-app-app-still-runs.2226594/

Long and short:

First, with admin account create aliases to apps that will be hidden.
In recovery mode, set chflags hidden for app that are to be hidden.


Menu display issues after upgrading to Sierra

I'd suggest a clean install... But when you choose to do it, don't forget the backups first!

You could potentially troubleshoot it and find some corrupt file, but I'd cut the hassling and try a clean one (as it is easy to do and very likely to work).


Can photos taken with my iPhone (and Apple ID) stream to my husband's iPad (and Apple ID)?

You could share a photo stream with him.  Here's a youtube tutorial on how to set it up.


Can I have the same Apple ID in my iPhone and my iPad

Sure you can. Go into Settings and find the following tabs:

iTunes and App Store
iCloud

Then just log in with your Apple ID. They must be same in iPhone and iPad in order to share app purchases.


Multiple logitech keyboards with different keymaps?

You can use KeyRemap4MacBook to add settings for specific devices. EventViewer.app shows the vendor and product IDs.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
  <devicevendordef>
    <vendorname>HEWLETT_PACKARD</vendorname>
    <vendorid>0x03f0</vendorid>
  </devicevendordef>
  <deviceproductdef>
    <productname>MY_HP_KEYBOARD</productname>
    <productid>0x0224</productid>
  </deviceproductdef>
  <item>
    <name>test</name>
    <identifier>private.test</identifier>
    <device_only>DeviceVendor::HEWLETT_PACKARD, DeviceProduct::MY_HP_KEYBOARD</device_only>
    <autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::OPTION_L, KeyCode::COMMAND_L</autogen>
    <autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::OPTION_R, KeyCode::COMMAND_R</autogen>
    <autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::COMMAND_L, KeyCode::OPTION_L</autogen>
    <autogen>__KeyToKey__ KeyCode::COMMAND_R, KeyCode::OPTION_R</autogen>
  </item>
</root>

See the source for the key code values and predefined settings.


What does the "Suggest" menu item do, on iOS 5?

It suggests spelling corrections for the selected word.


MacBook Pro, iCloud Drive, Time Machine and Time Capsule 2

Yes - Time Machine saves a snapshot of the locally synced files from iCloud so you should be able to recover them even if they are gone from iCloud.

Since one Time Machine destination can be connected to many Macs, you could cross share that was as well.


Is it normal to still see what's on the screen when it's fully dimmed?

If you use only the second screen, you can safely close the lid of your MacBook Air and work only on the second screen, it will automatically switch it as the main and only screen.


How can I disable Auto-Lock on iPadOS 13?

I faced this same issue on an iPhone few months ago.
Why this happens ?
When you link a device to a corporate email address, the Auto-Lock setting can sometimes be restricted by the corporation for security reasons, so that people cannot access the device if the user unintentionally forget to lock it.
Depending of the company preferences and device concerned — it may vary between 30 seconds and Never as maximum time of inactivity on the device.
Example
If the company set the maximum inactivity setting to 15 minutes : the Never option will not be shown (as it is the case in the photo you posted).


Early 2015 MacBook Pro battery not charging

The lack of a charging indicator light is not a good sign, as it implies a hardware problem of some sort (i.e. cable, charger and/or MBP).

However, one thing you could do is reset the System Management Controller (SMC) to see if that resolves the issue.

Shut down your Mac
Unplug the power cable from your Mac
For 10 seconds, press and hold at the same time the shiftcontroloption keys (on the left side of the built-in keyboard) and the power button
After 10 seconds let go of all keys and the power button
Plug in the power cable
Turn your Mac back on with the power button.

If the problem still persists after doing this, an easy test to do is to see what happens if you use another charger/cable. If the problem still persists with another charger/cable, then you really should run Apple Diagnostics (you can also run diagnostics in the meantime if you haven't got access to another charger/cable).

Run Apple Diagnostics

Follow the steps below to run Apple Diagnostics:

Fully shut down your Mac
Restart your Mac
Immediately press the D key and keep it down until you see the Diagnostics screen appear
Wait for Diagnostics to finish (this typically only takes a few minutes)
Once complete, one of two things will appear on the screen:

a No issues found message
a brief description of any errors found plus further instructions

If the diagnostics test does find errors, take a note of what they are

Note: If pressing and holding the D key at Step 3 doesn't work, start again at Step 1 and, at Step 3 press and hold both the OptionD keys instead. This will try and run diagnostics from the internet instead, so you will need to allow more time for it to complete.

Regardless, take a note of what happens and let me know how you went.


Turn on Do Not Disturb mode on all devices from one device

Make a shortcut home automation with that (and be sure that everywhere your logged in same apple id )


Get error output from an double-clicked app

This answer is from 2013 but is mostly still relevant.

  Prior to Mountain Lion, all processes managed by launchd, including
  regular applications, had their stdout and stderr file descriptors
  forwarded to the system log. In Mountain Lion and above, stdout and
  stderr go nowhere for launchd managed applications. Only messages
  explicitly sent to the system log will end up there.

  If you're writing an application and would like some output to show up
  in the console, then adopt an API built on syslog(3) or asl(3)
  instead. NSLog is one such API, and it has the advantage of logging to
  stderr too so you can easily see your output no matter how you've
  launched your application. If you'd like that functionality but want
  to use asl or syslog directly then you'll want to look in to the
  ASL_OPT_STDERR option to asl_open, and the LOG_PERROR option to
  openlog respectively.

Basically, when you double-click an app (same as /usr/bin/open /Applications/SomeApp.app) there is no stdout/stderr. The dev is expected to send any relevant output/errors to the available logging APIs such as NSLog.


Can I override the action MacOS 10.8 performs for the triple-finger-tap gesture?

Mike is right, Better Touch Tool can do the exact same thing you want. I was really lost when I upgraded to 10.7 and all its new gestures : BTT allowed me to restore my old 10.6 gestures.
Download Better Touch Tool for free here.

Then open the Better Touch Tool preferences.

Select Gestures
Then be sure to select Global in the side bar. That way the new gesture will work in every app
List item
Click on Add New Gesture
Select the gesture to override : it should be Three finger tap or Three finger click
Then select the appropriate action : there is a predefined Search selected text with Google
Done ! You may have to disable the three finger gesture in System preferences.


Free app which shows song name in menu bar

Try the following freeware/open source tool: QuickTunes.

Elderly, but may work fine still.


In iOS, where are "Recently Deleted" folders located? (Jailbroken iDevice)

The deleted pictures are going to be in /var/mobile/Media/DCIM/ with the rest of your non-deleted pictures. When you delete a photo, iOS modifies a SQLite database located at /var/mobile/Media/PhotoData/Photos.sqlite to change which album the photo is stored in. Essentially, the photo's album is changed to 'Recently Deleted'. To get a list, you can run this SQLite query which returns a list of all deleted photos (including permanently deleted photos, which you will have to ignore).

SELECT
    (
        "/var/mobile/Media/"
        || ZGENERICASSET.ZDIRECTORY
        || "/"
        || ZGENERICASSET.ZFILENAME
    ) AS "FILENAME"
FROM
    ZGENERICASSET
WHERE
    ZGENERICASSET.ZTRASHEDSTATE = 1
;


How to repair/recover Snow Leopard when the installation DVD has been lost?

If you computer not booting is the reason you need your Snow Leopard disc, there are several things to try and troubleshoot your issue.

Boot into single user mode (Cmd + S @ POST (chime)).  Once the command prompt comes up, type fsck -fy.  This will attempt to repair your disk.
If this is okay, hold down Shift at POST and see if it boots.  This disables kexts, fonts, etc.
If this does not work try verbose mode (Cmd + V @ POST) and see where your computer stops loading at and troubleshoot from there.

Good luck.


Images from PDF to presentation: low quality

Preview app on 10.6.8 doesn't let you extract images except by selecting then copying and creating a new file from clipboard.

Another way is using the free unix xpdf tools. They come with a utility called pdfimages. I just used it on a PDF and it perfectly extracted the images from the file.

For example...

pdfimages -f 2 -l 2 -j 27487.pdf testname

It extracted the images starting (-f) and ending (-l) on page 2 and saved as JPG.

xpdf is available from HomeBrew.

HTH


iMessages don't go through your cell phone provider so they don't necessarily know about them.  iMessages go through your network connection so to your provider they look just like any other network/internet/browser traffic.

If your text messages were from Apple device to Apple device (using iMessage for both sides), it's not going to show up on the provider logs.

If your text messages were from your iPhone (or other Apple device) to a non-apple device or an Apple device without a network connection but still connected to the cell network, that does go through your cell provider.  They will have a log of those messages.  You can tell which ones those are because the chat bubble on the Apple device is green instead of blue.


Can't connect to app store after installing VPN software

Interesting.  If you are on Lion, which you seem to be from the screenshots, then you can first try:

man 8 softwareupdate

softwareupdate -l

Would ordinarily list your available updates.  But wait!  Open another tab and in this one you are going  to use the handy nettop(1) command

Just type "nettop" and see what it says.  Do not quit, use down arrow to see the bottom, use left arrow to summarize.  Do not quit.

Now run

softwareupdate -l and see if anything proper happens _on the nettop tab_. ( Paste it here I guess )

The first thing we can try with lion until the next os:

man sysdiagnose  # handy as a gun in a knifefight

There will be no secrets, I believe.

Trivia:

man 8 tmdiagnose
man 8 mddiagnose # spotlight

This is a painfully obvious thing to ask but,

did you try looking at the Console.app?  Or typing

syslog

to see what osX thinks the problem is ?

syslog -F raw -w 20.

will make it act like tail -f

Finally, you can reach for the rum, the chalk, and the chicken and use, if you are using wi-fi that is:

airportd   #there is no man page for this

airportd prefs  # see what is set

airportd readNVRAM # see what your fallback network is set to.

Have you tried rebooting and holding down cmd-R, to get to the recovery partition?  The main drive is not mounted,  it's very cool, assuming you did not have a custom partioning scheme...


My 5c from my AD experience long ago...

Let me guess: the user which can't get in at all has changed her password on Windows due to the new password policy. And she tries to login to the Mac with her new password and that doesn't work.

For me, this sounds to me that this is a problem of an authentication cache or AD replication problem. To verify this, could you ask her to try the login on the Mac with her old password? If that is the case, her changed PW has not been synched to the Mac bound AD.

How is the Mac configured? Did you attach it to a specific AD? Could you check this AD server in the event log for replication or quorum errors or for login errors of this particular user? Any hints from the Mac logfiles pointing to an authentication error?

Next idea would be to check her password, if she uses special chars which are on a Mac's forbidden character list (Colon etc.) But this is just a wild guess. You could try this by manually setting her PW as administrator on the AD server to some trivial stuff and let her try the login again.


Get a standard USB mouse, attach it and press and hold the primary mouse button, while starting. This invokes the eject before the blutooth drivers are even loaded.


Is it possible to connect iPhone to Sound In port on PC running Windows 7?

Yes, you can use the iPhone 6's headphone port to connect a male to male mini-stereo cable to a line-in/microphone port on a PC. Since you are going from digital to analog to analog to digital, you should expect the sound quality to be fairly poor.


http://abvio.com/runmeter/ will speak your stats:

Hear stats automatically at time or distance intervals, or on-demand with your earphone remote.

I've reported several bugs and enhancements to the developer and they have many features baked into the app and tuning of parameters if needed. I would buy their app on the assumption it can cycle that fast and contact the developer if you need a setting to get the level of detail you need. The engineering behind their use of GPS is excellent. You'll need their assistance in tuning the filtering to avoid false alerts when noise places you more than 100m from the last fix in a shorter period of time than you can cover on foot.


If I buy Angry Birds on iPad and iPhone, do I have to buy it again on the Mac App Store?

I don't have a source, but the thing is that the iPad/iPhone AppStore is different than the Mac Apple Store. The iPhone game costs 0.99, whereas the iPad version (optimized for the larger screen) is more expensive, yet these two apps are in the same Store.

Since there's no way (thanks the Apple) to provide free upgrades to the Mac Apple Store for existing customers, Rovio charges you for the game again if you want it in your Mac, no matter how easy it was to port for them.

It was probably not a super hard task, but in terms of administrative work, they have no choice unless they'd wanted to give it away for free, which clearly they aren't.

So the answer is yes, you have to buy it again from the Mac Apple Store.


Memory problem after upgrade to El Capitan

I followed the comments and re-inserted the RAM.  I rebooted and the system showed both memory ports full with full RAM.  I even switched the RAM to see if that would reveal any new information.


Both screenshots look normal, but subpixel rendering is disabled in the Pixelmator dialog.

There is a hidden preference for using a lighter text rendering style:

defaults write -g AppleFontSmoothing -int 1
sudo defaults write -g AppleFontSmoothing -int 1

The second command affects the force quit window and login screen. You have to quit and reopen applications to apply the changes.

Other than that, you can't really change the way text is rendered.


How can I boot to Safari Only (Chromebook style) in Lion?

I finally found the answer to this. There are two types of Guest User mode in Lion:

a) Safari-only mode: This is the default setting if no Guest account is enabled. Therefore to turn this on, go to System Preferences / Users and Groups / Guest User, then uncheck "Allow guests to log in to this account".

Note: Under "Login Options", "Display login window as:" must be set to "List of Users" or this will not work.

b) Snow Leopard-like Guest Account - a full guest account as in previous versions of OS X. This mode is enabled when "Allow guests to log in to this account" is checked.


With FileVault on, is secure trash emptying needed?

Secure Empty Trash and FileVault are two different methods for protecting data. FileVault encrypts everything on the hard drive. Only someone with an admin password can decrypt them. This includes anything in your Trash. So by default, the files you delete when FileVault is on are safe via encryption. Even if someone recovered them, they'd still need your password to decrypt.

Secure Empty Trash has nothing to do with encryption. The default Empty Trash just deletes pointers to old files and marks the space they were using on the hard drive as free to use in the future. However, the files are still there if someone ran a data recovery tool or until the OS decides to put a new file over them. Secure Empty Trash prevents recovering deleted files by writing data (zeros) over the space the files you're deleting were using. Meaning the files are completely destroyed.

Here's how it breaks down:

FileVault On | Empty Trash (non-secure) | Someone can still recover those files, but they will recover files that are encrypted per FileVault

FileVault On | Secure Empty Trash | No one can recover the files, so it doesn't matter whether they were encrypted or not to begin with.

Do you need to use Secure Empty Trash with FileVault on? I think it's overkill unless you're afraid that someone will recover files and have your password ready for decryption.


In Yosemite, this is now possible using only iBooks. On your iOS device (in my case an iPad 3rd Gen running iOS8), enable 'sync collections' in the settings for iBooks (within the iOS Settings app).

On your Mac, create a collection and add a PDF to it. It should then appear on your iDevice.


Tips on avoiding "Could not activate cellular data network" with New iPad

I have had exactly the same issues with my New Ipad 16Gb 4G.
The only way I have found that really gets round it, is to manually select the Network provider, insteady of leaving it set to the 'Automatic' setting.
Come on Optus sort this out !!


There's a great app on Apple Store named "Draw on My Screen EZ". Link to app


Can Mac OS X distribute applications/processes across multiple intel cores?

Any modern operating system, including OS X of course, will take advantage of multiple cores as best it can. Applications need to be multi-threaded to truly take advantage of this within themselves,  but even when an application is not able to take direct advantage of multiple cores, the OS will still use its resources efficiently by finding something else for the 'idle' cores to do.


How to access / export Safari browsing as file

The browsing history is located in a database stored at ~/Library/Safari/History.db.1
This database can be accessed with sqlite3 via Terminal2:
sqlite3 ~/Library/Safari/History.db

At least on my device, the database has the following tables:
history_client_versions  history_items            history_tombstones
history_event_listeners  history_items_to_tags    history_visits
history_events           history_tags             metadata


How can I transfer songs between Garageband for iOS and OS X?

I found a quicker way here: https://discussions.apple.com/message/20126598#20126598

Basically, in ~/Library/Mobile Documents/XXXXX~com~apple~mobilegarageband you'll find the songs you've saved in iCloud from GarageBand on iOS.


iMessage doesn't say "delivered" or "not delivered"

Your friend needs to have turned on iMessage and automatically send a confirmation.

Settings -> Messages -> iMessage : On

Settings -> Messages -> Send Read Receipts : On

If they don't have these both on, you will not get a confirmation.


How does iOS change file system format during upgrade to iOS 10.3?

It's long been possible to convert one filesystem to another on the fly - Paragon NTFS-HFS Converter is one of many utilities that can handle the task.

Equivalent technology could readily be applied to a new disk format - though best guess would be it is a one-way process right now & to revert you would need to wipe & start over.

I wouldn't dream of doing either without a solid, tested backup in place.


This issue fund is in fact a bug. I have reported it on bugreport.apple.com

I guess now, they are taking care of the problem...


The Apple TV wasn't designed for that sort of thing; it's for all intents and purposes a closed system (i.e., iTunes-stored content only).

At the same time, if you have a flat screen TV, then chances are you can hook up a PC or Mac to it using it as a monitor and grab newscasts off the web (a friend does this and it works great). Also some of the higher-end flat screens offer links to content distributed by the manufacturer (Sony's Bravia line comes to mind here).


Is there a way to restart an iPhone or iPad instead of just "power off"?

Actually there is a way in restarting an iOS device. It's better known as 'soft reset'. Hold down Home button and lock button for a few seconds and your device will restart.


There are several Add Ons which provide Kiosk modes for Firefox. You should search Here.

For several card catalog search stations in my school's Library, I've been used the Kiosk Mode in the iCab browser for many years.

Kiosk mode - While in Kiosk mode, iCab will cover the whole screen and all other applications are blocked. The Kiosk mode is the ideal environment when the computer is accessing a public place (like fairs, exhibitions, hotels etc.) where users should be able to obtain information, yet prevent any external access to your system. Additionally, the access can be restricted to certain pages (even refusing referrals, if you choose).


Is there any reason a really old iPhone 4 would fail to backup notes?

Notes are still carried over if you have a Microsoft Exchange account and MS Outlook, though you can no longer back them up to the iCloud.  Another option is to backup the phone into iTunes on the local machine and restore it back to the new phone.

I can't really tell which it is that happened because I did both things.  If anybody knows what happened, please be sure to post it here.


iTunes can't download song purchased from old computer, on to new computer

In iTunes 10.3.3 or later, select Edit, Preferences, Store.  Under Automatic Downloads you can select which categories to automatically download.  If Music isn't an option, then you'll have to transfer your library manually.  I suspect Music is only an option in the US.

See iTues Store Support for more information.


Executing bash file with Error bin/bash: bad interpreter: No such file or directory

The first line of your bash script must look like this.

#!/bin/bash

This is called a "shebang line" because the first two characters #! are a shebang. The shebang line tells the computer which executable program should be used to interpret the rest of the script. In this case you're writing a bash script, but you could just as easily be writing a script for python or awk, and you need to tell the system which interpreter to use based on what language the script is written in.

The reason that your shebang line #! bin/bash doesn't work is because you haven't provided a valid path (typically, an absolute path) to the interpreter. If you omit the initial slash / then the shell looks for bin in the current working directory but doesn't find it.

Since you're just getting started learning bash, I suggest reading a book. This will save you from having to ask too many questions. Learning the bash Shell, 3rd Edition by Cameron Newham is quite good.


Photos.app does not see DCIM folder on MicroSD card

I believe this is a bug in the latest Photos app 1.3, which was released on Dec 8 2015.

It only imports pictures that has a filename such as DSCxxxx.JPG or IMG_xxxx.PNG. Also if you select "Import" from the menu and select your microsd card, all folders on that card are grayed out.


Copy a Dock plist to replace another user's Dock

As a long shot, you could deploy new user through Meraki, deploying the specific pre-configured dock.

Also, this user's solution might set you on the right path.


New location of Qt folders is at /Users/Masi/Qt where you can find SDKMaintenanceTool which you just double click and select uninstall all components. Source here.


How to modify the command line text showing in Mac terminal

Bash performs a lookup in /etc/passwd, well on macOS it looks in opendirectory, for the users HOME folder at every invocation. Try the following-
 dscl . -read /Users/$(id -un) NFSHomeDirectory RecordName

You will need to change the NFSHomeDirectory value and more than likely the RecordName in opendirectory.


Possible to hide or de-prioritize an application from spotlight?

Spotlight learns from your actions. The more you choose QuickTime for a certain input, the more that result will appear as the Top Hit for that search phrase. Try typing your phrase which shows QuickTime first, then choose Quicken. Keep doing this and it will learn that you want Quicken instead. This might take a few tries depending on how many times you incorrectly taught it first.

Alternatively, you can prevent something from appearing in Spotlight by adding it to the Privacy list. Open System Preferences → Spotlight, choose the Privacy tab, then drag QuickTime Player.app from Applications into this list.


How do I run BeyondCompare in X11 as root?

I haven't used WineBottler, but I'm assuming it creates an icon for the app in your Applications folder.

To run any App in OS X as sudo, open Terminal and enter the following:

sudo open -n $foo

Then drag the icon for the App from Finder into Terminal (replacing $foo in the example above). Press Enter and type your password. Voilà! Terminal launches the App as root.

Note that open -n works in Terminal to launch any $foo.app as if it were launched via the Finder. (Otherwise it's impossible to launch and OS X app via Terminal as Apps are really just specialized directories on the filesystem-level.)

  We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System
  Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things:

#1) Respect the privacy of others.
#2) Think before you type.
#3) With great power comes great responsibility.

( I couldn't resist :P )


Activating Quick Look Using The Trackpad In OS X?

Go to System Preferences > Trackpad > Point & Click and enable the "Look up" checkbox. You will then be able to do a Quick Look with a three finger tap on the trackpad.

See:
How to Activate OS X’s Quick Look Using Your Mac’s Trackpad - August 30, 2013 11:46 AM


Using a font that came with a Mac App Store app in other apps

In the case of iA Writer, they licensed a commercial font called Nitti Light for use in their application and their application only. That's why you cannot copy it into FontBook and use it elsewhere. Try Cousine from Google Fonts for a free font that is quite similar.


How do I view emoji in Google Chrome on OS X (prior to 10.7)?

If they are using real Unicode emoji, you cannot see them without the Apple Color Emoji font, which only works in 10.7, or possibly by downloading and installing a black/white font that has them, like Symbola or Quivira.

Unicode emoji were only standardized in October of 2010 and I think there are various apps which may not recognize them anyway.  Here is Timothy's test using the Symbola font in 10.6


Just figured it out. All I had to do was restart my wireless router. Duh.

I didn't think it was at fault because I was getting a full signal to both the Mac and the iPad. But that was just the trick.

Works great now.


How do you remove Safari 6 on Mac OS X 10.7.4

To downgrade Safari 6 on OS X Lion (10.7.4) to Safari 5.1.7:

Use Time Machine to have a fresh backup!
Get Pacifist.
Get Safari 5.1.7 for Lion here (apple.com)
or here (mirror).

$ md5 Downloads/Safari5.1.7LionManual.dmg
MD5 (Safari5.1.7LionManual.dmg) = 504bdd1629f660084725d9883629f58e (same for both download links)

Quit Safari if running.
Install Safari 5.1.7 using Pacifist. Select "Open Package", choose the 5.1.7 dmg from step 2. Click on the "Contents of Safari5.1.7LionManual.pkg", Click "Install" on the toolbar, Choose "Yes" or "Replace" when asked (select the box for all continuous questions).
Open a new Finder window and press Command ⌘+Shift ⇧+G (Or menu "Go" -> "Go to Folder...").
Paste /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ in the goto field.
Rename the "SafariServices.framework" folder to "SafariServices.framework.disabled" (You will be asked for your admin password).
Use Finder go to again for /System/Library/StagedFrameworks/Safari/ folder.
Rename the "Safari.framework" folder to "Safari.framework.disabled".
Rename the "WebInspector.framework" folder to "WebInspector.framework.disabled".

  The last one (WebInspector.framework) and possibly the first one (SafariServices.framework) don't really need to be disabled; Safari 5.1.7 will start anyway (at least for me), but since they weren't there before 6.0, I disabled them, too.

Launch Safari.
If you're happy with your newly downgraded Safari, you might safely delete those .disabled folders/frameworks. They will be reinstalled if you ever choose to install Safari 6 again. Look for the disabled frameworks (e.g. "SafariServices.framework.disabled") and move them to the Trash. You will be asked for your admin user's password again.

If it doesn't work for some reason, you can re-install Safari 6 from Software Update.
Run Disk Utility and Repair Disk Permissions.


The easiest way is probably the camera connection kit: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC531ZM/A?fnode=MTc0MjU4NjE

But, depends on the app. I've found drop-box to be very easy for simple file transfers.

If you open iTunes you can also configure which files can be copied into which app under the App tab when you control the device.


Many GUI Programs suddenly not appearing on El Capitan

The issue was I had inadverently had both VGA and HDMI connections from the mac to the same monitor. It was actually working fine until I twiddled with the accessibility options.

Now why it is that the accessibility changes caused some programs to decide to migrate to the unviewable display?  Not sure..


How to troubleshoot WLAN WPA2/WPA not working after updating to OSX 10.8.4?

Since the update told you it failed, you might need to re-apply the update by connecting to a wired network or downloading the whole update from another computer if yours is off the network.

Be sure to download the 10.8.4 Combo updater and re-apply the update to be sure the drivers all installed properly and no pieces of your software were missing or corrupted. Since normal updates are a delta (only the changed items get written), it's a slim chance that something odd happened and a re-install of the patch might help fix things up for you.

Once you've gotten the OS X update installed, should the problem persist, you can troubleshoot it as normal. The two avenues I would pursue to troubleshoot this would be to dig into Wireless Diagnostic first to see if it can identify your issue.

/System/Library/CoreServices/Wireless Diagnostics.app

This tool is substantially better on 10.8.4 than it was on previous versions (when it was called Wi-Fi Diagnostics) and it has helped me solve several tricky network issues already.

The second would be to go into the Network preference pane and clear all known wireless network settings:

Network Preference Pane
Wireless
Advanced
Delete all preferred networks
Then make a new "test" location and try re-joining the affected network (or joining another network to ensure this isn't just a coincident failure of the wireless card and not related to the update)


All calendar entries lost across iPhone 4, iPad, MacBook Air after iPhone upgraded to iOS 7. Help?

You might want to put both devices in offline mode (or power down the router) in case the duplicates were not really and the calendars were deleted.

You can use another computer (or a web browser) to log into iCloud.com and inspect the calendars as far as Apple sees things.

If the calendar data is still in the cloud, then your missing data is due to an error on each device or a temporary network condition.


What cable do I need for 2560 x 1440 resolution on my Mac Air mid 2013? My LG Monitor has HDMI input only

You need an HDMI cable that conforms to the HDMI 1.3 (minimum) specification.  When looking for this adapter, be sure to specify "4K" so that it brings up relevant results.  The Plugable Active Mini DisplayPort to HDMI 2.0 Adapter will work for your application.

That doesn't guarantee that you will display 2560x1440.  Your monitor must support it as well.

Reviewing the specs of the MacBook Air, it will support resolutions on an external monitor of up to 2560x1600 so you will have no problem here.


Does using a brightness reducing app save battery?

You would expect an app that dims the screen to save power. LEDs show a linear relationship for luminous intensity vs. forward current. The more you dim your LED display the less current it consumes.

(I'm assuming you have a LED-backlit display as all current-model MacBook Pros and Thunderbolt Displays are, and I looking at a LED data sheet found at SparkFun for the intensity/current relationship. It should be the same for any LED-based product.)

BUT if the app is not actually dimming - just covering everything with a transparent layer - then it may use more power. That app's reviews suggest it causes the discrete GPU to become active so I don't think there's any way it could be saving you power, more like the opposite. Adding a transparent layer over the entire display may decrease the apparent screen brightness but increase battery consumption due to the GPU having to do more work to blend the transparent dimming layer with other elements on the screen.


As a rule of thumb, you should always prevent buying iDevices(iPod, iPhone, and iPad) from Craigslist and eBay, no matter how attractive they look. Even if you had went through eBay, you couldn't raise a dispute since the device isn't physically defective.

Your best bet now is contacting Apple, and I do not think they would give you the Apple ID. Have you tried contacting the person you purchased it from?


No.
Techspansion is not affiliated with the product "vHub Updater" by Kagi.
"vHub Updater" makes unauthorized use of Techspansion's copyrighted code.
Techspansion does not support "vHub Updater" and does not recommend its use.
Our official (and free) patches for Lion are at http://www.techspansion.com


How can I unsubscribe from iOS pre-releases?

Usually, the procedure for doing this is to delete the profile in the Settings app, then restart the phone. If you didn't reboot then it's possible that it still thinks you have the profile.

Make sure you have not accidentally allowed it to update to a beta version (for example 9.3.1) as it's possible that if you are currently running a beta version then you might still get the later betas.


I think my MacBook Pro battery was replaced by Apple's service team. How do I check that?

I gave my MacBook Pro (15" Touchbar one) to the service centre for
  replacing the keyboard...

This is the key element to your answering your question.

When you need to have your keyboard replaced, they don't replace the keyboard; it's too time consuming and labor intensive (and somewhat dangerous due to the battery).  They replace the entire top case assembly.

The top case is an assembly of the following (major) components/sub assemblies:

Aluminum case housing
Keyboard
Track pad
Battery pack

The battery pack is glued in place and Apple advises service centers to not attempt removal; so they don't.  They just replace the entire thing.

If you took your MacBook to an authorized service center, everything will be genuine Apple parts.

Regarding the lower run times...

You may have received something called NOS (New Old Stock) meaning the top case may be new, but it's been sitting on a shelf for a couple of years.  The battery, though unused, is still degrading even though it's sitting on a shelf somewhere.  Return it to your service center and make them aware of the issue.


If you run following command in the Terminal app it will show you what keep it from sleeping.

pmset -g assertions

Then based on the result you can take a action.

Here is a example:

pid 251(coreaudiod): [0x0000000100000d01] 00:17:27 NoIdleSleepAssertion named: "com.apple.audio.'AppleHDAEngineOutput:1B,0,1,1:0'.noidlesleep"
pid 251(coreaudiod): [0x0000000100000929] 01:11:47 NoIdleSleepAssertion named: "com.apple.audio.'BoomEngine:0'.noidlesleep"

In this case it was the "BoomEngine app" preventing the sleep.

In your case:

You have the "magicwake" which is keeping it from sleeping.

That could be a Bluetoot coming from headset or external keyboard(track pad), or the battery is low.

It could be also a app that you installed that would wake up on network access.


How can I backup all of my files on a Mac?

If you want easy, connect a drive, set up Time Machine and forget about trying to micro manage settings. It just runs.

If you really need to invest in a selective backup, I would still recommend Time Machine and it will have a 120 second count down before it starts the first copy. Turn off Time Machine so you have time to go in and configure exclusions for Time Machine.

Exclude System files and applications. (I always exclude those - not sure why that’s not the default other than people might not have good internet to download an installer if they need one.)
Exclude /Library (since you want settings to not be backed up)
Exclude ~/Library and any other folders in the home folder you wish to exclude

If you want to be thorough, show hidden files and also exclude /private - these two tips will help you quickly navigate in the open / select dialog:

How to show hidden files on mac without Terminal
How to change path in Finder by entering the path manually?

This way you get all the benefits of Time Machine like snapshots, local backups, second-disk backups with rotations possible to multiple destinations (third disk or more destinations are supported) and you can carefully control exactly what folders get backed up.

Once your exclusions are set, don’t forget to turn on Time Machine and let it run for the first backup. But really, I recommend backing up everything and not worrying. You’ll save a little space and time once if you exclude System Files so that’s worth it if you decide to do other pruning.


NFS mounts without automounter, which seems to grab everything

I'm not sure if this will help you. If all your looking to do is save the connection information, finder will solve that problem. http://support.apple.com/kb/TA22243
Just add it your list of favorite servers and it's point and click. The information appears to be outdated, but I'm sure the process is still similar.

I just checked and there is another way to mount NFS shares:

$cd /net/"ip or computer name"

and browse the shares.

You can easily write a script to do this for you. I can confirm that the above method does work, because I tested it in Lion, and I read about this technique in a book I think is based on Tiger/Leopard.

EDIT: Here is an output of my /etc/auto_master file

#
# Automounter master map
#
+auto_master        # Use directory service
/net            -hosts      -nobrowse,hidefromfinder,nosuid
/home           auto_home   -nobrowse,hidefromfinder
/Network/Servers    -fstab
/-          -static

I'm guessing you would delete the last two lines according to the manual.  [Disclaimer: I have never tried this].  Here is a link the auto_master documentation.

https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Darwin/Reference/Manpages/man5/auto_master.5.html

  EDIT: http://lowendmac.com/ed/winston/09kw/intro-to-autofs.html Here
  it describes the last two entries

  The last two lines in auto_master handle NFS mounts defined in the
  /etc/fstab file, the common file system mount table in Linux and other
  Unix flavors. The /etc/fstab file is deprecated in OS X and not
  recommended.
  I would try commenting them out one at a time and see if that helps


How to correct spelling in Dictation on new iPad (3rd generation)

I found the answer from iMore's How to turn on and use Siri-like Dictation on your new iPad:

  If Dictation gets confused about any of the words you speak, it will underline them in blue on the screen. If the word is incorrect, tap it to get a popup menu with alternatives. Tap an alternative to switch to it. You can also simply edit voice dictation text like any other text.

Sure enough, single-tapping on Claire gives me an option to change the text to Clare, and of course it works other ambiguous words.

A particularly useful example is when you mean Buy, and the dictation types By, with a blue underline. Tapping on that gives the two alternatives Buy and Bye.


Automator app stopped working after updating to macOS Mojave

The issue seems to be related to running custom PHP + Apache versions on Mojave, there are a lot of issues open on Github regarding problems with PHP, Apache and Mojave on Github, and the solutions wouldn't work for me.

Since what I really wanted to do was to keep having a PHP server to automatically run on startup to later test PHP scripts and websites locally, I decided to fire up the local server using PHP's built-in server command instead of Apache.

I used this bash script on the Automator app, it uses Mojave's preinstalled PHP version (7.1.19) and it authenticates just fine using the same sudo trick:

echo mypassphrase | sudo -S php -S localhost:80 -t <directory to serve from>
killAll ScriptMonitor

The last line killAll ScriptMonitor just gets rid of the spinning cog in the menu bar as soon as the server is created, this won't affect PHP from running in the background and PHP will keep acting as a server until terminated via command line or Activity Monitor or system shut down.


The iPad 2 and 3, and iPhone 4S and 5 can do screen mirroring over HDMI, using Apple's Digital AV Adapter. Combined with an HDMI capture device, this should give you the best possible quality.


MacBook Pro (2011) bricked after firmware 1.7 update

I had to perform the SMC reset twice after this exact thing happened just now. After the second reset, it booted and finished the firmware update.


Run iStumbler from your Mac.  (Get it here). Look at the other wireless networks in your vicinity - and check what channel(s) they're running on.  You want your device to be as far away from those channels as possible.  There is a 3-channel overlap.  That means, a device on channel 1 will interfere (albeit only slightly,) with a device on channel 3 (or 4?  I forget.)  So if lots of devices are on channel 6 (most come out of the box on this channel,) you want to be on 9/10/11 or 3/2/1.  I almost always just use 1 or 11.

There is also a "use network robustness" option which I think increases range but decreases bandwidth.  See this Apple Article.


When I use iMessages, is a copy of all messages retained in iCloud?

iCloud does store copies of your iMessages with the backup of the iDevices. To delete them, you'd have to delete every iCloud-Backup that contains the message.

As to my knowledge, there is no user-accessible copy of the iMessage stored apart from the backups.


Installing the most recent version of Ruby on Snow Leopard

You should use RVM, the Ruby Version Manager. It allows multiple side-by-side installations of Ruby without affecting the system Ruby installation, which as another commenter pointed out can potentially be problematic (or at the very least, tiresome to maintain).

It allows you to quickly and easily install the latest patchlevel of Ruby, past Ruby versions, or even alternate implementations like JRuby, MacRuby, or Rubinius.

To install:

$ bash < <(curl -s https://rvm.beginrescueend.com/install/rvm)

Once it's installed, setting 1.9.2 as the default is as simple as typing:

rvm default 1.9.2

And if you feel like switching back to 1.8.7 temporarily:

rvm use 1.8.7


Check your ${PATH}. For a reason to investigate, /sbin isn't included in it. And kextload is:

/sbin/kextload

When, for example, kextstat is:

/usr/sbin/kextstat

The difference of location is fully correct (one is an admin command, the other not).


Will Windows 7 want two license keys if I go Bootcamp + Parallels?

You should be able to use a single license for both Boot Camp and Parallels 6. When I set up my Mac this way, I just had to activate it twice, first booting directly into Windows 7, and again after setting up Parallels to use the Boot Camp partition.

I think I may have actually had to activate it once again the next time I booted directly in to Windows 7, but certainly after a few activations, the activations in both environments finally stuck.


How can I upgrade from Mac OS X Tiger 10.4?

Apple wants you to buy the Box Set in order to upgrade from Mac OS X Tiger 10.4 to Snow Leopard. Technically, you the Snow Leopard retail package will upgrade intel based Macs running Mac OS X Tiger 10.4, however it is against the terms of the End User License Agreement (EULA).
The Box Set includes additional software that typically comes with a new Mac (and some that doesn't) and it is recommended by Apple to 'upgrade your Mac experience' because it is more like buying a new Mac than just upgrading the operating system.
To hear it straight from Apple, here are the answers from Alan Eyzaguire, director of software product marketing at Apple Europe to this question.

"We just think that Apple customers could really benefit from having those. They're great software."
"it's great when people get the full experience"
"if you have Snow Leopard it's great to have the latest iWork and iLife"
"we wanted to make that [upgrade] as attractive as possible"
"you get it almost for free"
"it's a steal!"
"Technically, yes, it would upgrade a Tiger install, but in the licensing, no." (citation)


Mojave stores Time Machine snapshots as APFS snapshots.

You can list these snapshots using tmutil:

% tmutil listLocalSnapshots /
[…]
com.apple.TimeMachine.2018-12-04-123456

These snapshots are not exposed anywhere in the filesystem by default, but they can be mounted manually using mount_apfs:

% sudo mkdir /Volumes/snap
% sudo mount_apfs -o ro -s com.apple.TimeMachine.2018-12-04-123456 / /Volumes/snap

Make sure to unmount the snapshot when you are done with it:

% sudo umount -f /Volumes/snap


Install third-party software on iPad Simulator in Xcode?

Is it possible to install third-party software on iPad simulator in Xcode?

No, it is not possible to install and run a 3rd party app on iPad Simulator, like you do on a physical iPad.

The only way you can get an app on an iPad Simulator is by having access to the app source code and by successfully building and running it using Xcode.


How do I download originals for a certain album in Photos when using “Optimize Device Storage” on iPad?

There are actually multiple levels of download. Even when you view an image, a device-optimized version is retrieved. Only when you Edit or Share a photo is it fully downloaded from iCloud (possibly when you zoom in all the way, also).

With that being said, you can’t bulk-Edit; however, you can bulk-Share. Here are the steps that worked for me:

Go into the album you wish to download locally.
Tap Select.
Tap Select All.
Tap the Share icon in the bottom-left hand corner.
Select Email.
Wait for the Preparing progress indicator to complete. This may take a while depending on how large your album is and on the speed of your connection.
When your email is ready, Cancel out of it.

Remember that these photos are eligible for purging if your device becomes low on storage.

Note: I tried this on a relatively small album (20 photos and videos). I don’t know if your iPhone might crash attempting to share 500 photos at once.

If you choose to Download and Keep Originals, I believe your iPhone does that while your device is locked, on Wi-Fi, and has sufficient charge. It might help to have Photos as the foreground app when locking the iPhone.


Can a 2015 Macbook Air MagSafe 2 connector be filed down to work with a 2009 Macbook Pro?

I'm pretty much sure there is some difference between MagSafe and MagSafe2 plugs.  Another page for overview is right power adapter and cord
from Apple.
On other hand Apple has made it clear that an adapter with the same or higher wattage than originally provided may be used without problems. So should you have a chance to apply your MagSafe2 plug for your MagSafe notebook - imho that would work


The internal virtual disk is a Logical Volume and part of a CoreStorage Logical Volume Group. CoreStorage itself is a logical volume manager similar to Linux' LVM. An LVM is an additional abstraction layer in between hard disks and partitions on one side and volumes on the other side.

In macOS you can convert a partition (e.g disk0s2) with a HFS+ file system lossless to a Logical Volume Group which initially contains several nested items: a Physical Volume, a Logical Volume Family and a Logical Volume. The final Logical Volume is slightly smaller than the original partition, because CoreStorage needs some space to save administrative data.

The Logical Volume contains the data of the previous standard volume/partition and is mapped to its own (virtual) disk device: disk0s2 > disk1
EFI system partition - Usage - macOS:

  On Macintosh computers based on Apple–Intel architecture, the EFI system partition is initially left blank and unused for booting. However, the EFI system partition is used as a staging area for firmware updates.

None should be deleted!


Lost between two macOS versions after failed upgrade to macOS Mojave

It appears that upgrade to macOS Mojave hasn't gone through and you are stuck in a state where you are unable to run the macOS Mojave installer via Mac App Store.

You can try locating the downloaded macOS Mojave installer locally under /Applications directory. The installer (if available) should appear by the name Install macOS Mojave.app. If you able to locate it, try running it manually.

If that too fails, you have a couple options:

Install macOS Mojave via Internet Recovery. Instructions can be found in the Apple Support article, About macOS Recovery.
Download macOS Mojave installer on a different Mac, create a USB bootable installer and install using it. Instructions can be found in the Apple Support article, How to create a bootable installer for macOS.

If you are installing using USB key, you'll need to hold down Option key while booting your Mac and choose the plugged-in USB key to run the installer. It would be advisable to erase the built-in disk and perform a fresh installation.

Once you have macOS Mojave installed successfully using either one of the above approaches, you can install Xcode normally via the Mac App Store.

As mentioned that you wish to develop and publish iOS apps. Publishing iOS apps requires current or just prior release of macOS with recommendation to use the latest iOS SDK and current version of Xcode.

As your MacBook supports running macOS Mojave, it's recommended to install it along with Xcode 10.2 (current as of this writing).


Pages does not support loading LaTeX packages (they're not called plugins, but packages in LaTeX terminology). So you cannot just load up for example chemfig from CTAN that you mention.

Apple provides the following page describing the commands that are supported:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202501

Pages does not include a full LaTeX environment, and is only able to render a subset of LaTeX commands.

For my own purposes I have used ordinary LaTeX rendered to PDF that I can drag-n-drop to Pages. As it is PDF it can be resized inside Pages without loosing quality.

In order to do that you need LaTeX installed. An easy way to get it installed is to install MacTex, which includes LaTeX.

You can download MacTeX from here:

http://tug.org/mactex/mactex-download.html

Or if you have HomeBrew, you can use that to first install HomeBrew Cask and then install MacTeX using the following commands:

brew tap caskroom/cask

brew cask install mactex

For rendering to PDF you can use the pdflatex command or a GUI tool such as texpad.


Is the black Apple cloth that comes with the MacBook Pro ok for cleaning iPhone and Mac screens?

It should be fine.. I would suggest washing it as there may be small dust particles on it, which could potentially be causing those screen scratches.


How to propagate Wi-Fi packets to other interfaces on a router

It highly depends on the (SOHO-) router and its internals if sniffing is possible. Usually Wi-Fi and ethernet ports are separated and you can't sniff Wi-Fi with an external ethernet device. Even if your router contains several ethernet interfaces and all of them are attached to an internal switch, packet capturing of the other ethernet ports is impossible.

Some routers contain an internal sniffer though. My router (AVM Fritz!Box 7490) provides a sniffing feature for diagnosis:

After choosing one or several of the different interfaces and hitting one or several start buttons I get a full capture in Wireshark format.

Your D'link router may contain a similar feature. Or a free firmware with this feature exists for your router.

A second option is a Wi-Fi sniffer attached to the desktop computer.


What is this little "pay phone" icon in the status bar?

Its the TTY icon, according to this Apple KB. You can go to Settings -> Phone to turn it off.

TTY, Teletype (or various other names for it) is a special device you can use on a phone to help those that are deaf or hard of hearing communicate. Not sure why it would be enabled with the new SIM, unless there was something on the account on the new SIM that enabled this, and Apple did something to read this setting and configure their own setting.

You can safely turn it off if you are not using one of these machines.


How can I get notified when a new jailbreak or unlock is released?

iClarified reports on all the iOS jailbreaking/unlocking news that's relevant (along with a lot that's not entirely relevant) really quickly: http://www.iclarified.com/


How to force Finder to update file thumbnails?

Thumbnails are generated by QuickLook. You can reset its cache by typing qlmanage -r cache.

If this didn't work reset it completly with qlmanage -r.


Can you play Clash of Clans using the same Apple ID?

This game saves progress to Game Center. If you both use the same AppleID for Game Center to log in, that would explain what you are seeing.


iPhoto Library Size Doubled when Synced with iPad

You could probably do a database repair. Hold down command+alt+shift and click on iPhoto's icon to start it. You should be presented with a window and multiple commands. The rebuild database and rebuild thumbnails options should help.

I know that when you sync photos to an iOS device, photos are scaled downed then synced to the device, and these scaled down photos are stored within iPhoto's library. But it wouldn't explain the library doubling, though... strange.

Make sure you have a backup of the library before doing this operation, you never know...


This will work only on IMAP accounts. Not POP3

Quit Mail.

/Users/<>/Library/Mail/V6

Navigate there in Finder after turning on hidden files using command+shift+..
Then search that folder for kind:PDF or kind:Image or anything that you think is taking up space.
Delete all those search results. Verify that the folder is taking less space, or alternatively check "About This Mac.app" → Storage → Manage → Trash to see that you've actually saved some space. Empty trash.
Open Mail Preferences → Accounts → Select your account. Under Account Information, set download attachments to None.


I don't believe there is a way to overflow the text. Your easiest bet is to make do with the smaller text size. Another alternative (which may require more work but could lead to a nicer design) would be to export a PDF of just the slides, then use Pages/Acrobat/Word/etc to build a document with both the text and slides by hand.


I also had the same exact problem with trying to update the software. I have a 2011 MacBook Pro 13 inch laptop running Mac OS X Version 10.6.6. I did a little personal troubleshooting and none of the things listed above seemed to work. I did manage to fix it, however. I did this by starting my Mac up normally, clicking on the Apple logo in the top left corner, clicking on software updates and I let it load to the menu where it gives you the option to install. Instead of installing immediately from there I clicked on the more details tab closer to the left side on the bottom and deselecting the Airport update from everything. After I did that it updated and ran perfectly fine. I am not 100% sure it was the cause but after several hours of troubleshooting and looking up fixes on the internet, that is the only thing I could come up with myself and it seemed to work. I wish you good luck if you have not fixed it yet and if you already have well then I guess i am wasting my time. Anyways, have a good day.


TouchID option not displayed / stops working

Today I finally figured out how to fix this without rebooting.

Go into System Preferences -> Touch ID
Check or uncheck the boxes under "Use Touch ID for".
When you check or uncheck either "Apple Pay or iTunes & App Store", you will be prompted for your password. Enter your password.
Finally, reset the checkboxes to how they were before.

This will (I assume) restart the Touch ID service and it should start working again.


Creating Network Between Macbooks for Screen Sharing

You can create an ad-hoc (computer-to-computer) network which will allow the two computers to talk.

Click on the Wifi icon in your menubar.
Click Create Network....
Put a Network Name (SSID) in the dialog box, choose a channel.
Click the Create button

On your other computer, join that network like any other Wi-Fi network.

You may be prohibited from creating an ad-hoc network. If so:

Go to System Preferences -> Network -> Wi-Fi.
Click on the Advanced button, then the Wi-Fi menu item.
Deactivate the checkbox require admin to Create computer-to-computer networks.


(preferably) free app to lock iPhone for predetermined periods of time

There are no App Store apps which are able to prevent other apps from being opened. Apple does not provide such functionality to apps, so you will not be able to find an app which is able to do this.

Preventing apps from being used is something the OS can do for some native apps. See Settings → General → Restrictions for being able to set a passcode to prevent access to certain functionality on the device.


In the Home app on your iOS or iPadOS device, touch and hold a HomePod.
Scroll down, tap the Settings button, then do any of the following:

Enable “Hey Siri” requests: Turn on Listen for “Hey Siri.”
Enable summoning Siri using HomePod touch controls: Turn on Touch and
Hold for Siri.
Enable indicator light when Siri is listening: Turn on Light When
Using Siri.
Hear a chime when Siri is listening: Turn on Sound When Using Siri.

Source: https://support.apple.com/guide/homepod/change-settings-apde6dc8093d/homepod


OpenSSL installation in macOS Mojave 10.14.6?

The SSL module is ordinarily a part of the python installation itself. The fact that you haven't got it doesn't mean that anything is wrong with your OpenSSL package or anything like that - rather it is python's own SSL module that is missing.

You can usually fix this by reinstalling python with this command from the Terminal:

brew reinstall python

The fact that you mention OpenSSL seems to indicate that you have received some messages about OpenSSL or in other ways that you haven't really told the full story in the few lines of output in your question. If this is the case, it could be that you're trying to recompile something that needs OpenSSL. In that case, you'll need to install the development files (headers) for OpenSSL using this command:

brew install openssl

Afterwards you can use stuff like the python installation manager to upgrade python like this:

pythonz install 3.8.2 --configure="--with-openssl=$(brew --prefix openssl)"


First, do not "decline" or "accept" the invitation. It tells the spammer that your account is active.

Next, you need to make a change to your iCloud account.

Go to icloud.com
Login to your iCloud account
Navigate to the Calendar App
Click in the settings (gear icon) in the lower left of the screen
Select "Preference" from the menu
Select the "Advanced" tab
Under the "Invitations" section select the "Email to" options

This will not stop the spam, but will forward it to your email, so you can deal with it there and keep it from getting to your calendar.

You can deal with the invitations already on your calendar by moving them to a new calendar and then deleting that calendar.

Create a new iCloud calendar (not “On My Mac”).
Move the spam event to the new iCloud calendar.
Delete the new iCloud calendar.
Calendar will now prompt you with “Delete and Don’t Notify” and “Delete and Notify”.
Select “Delete and Don’t Notify”.


Eclipse STS re creates folders every time it is opened, may be due to file permissions

I was also facing the same issue. To resolve it I did the following steps.

Extract the tar/zip file anywhere you want.
Drag the STS.app file to "Applications".
Now you will see the STS application in launchpad also.
Now you can start STS by clicking on this STS icon from launchpad/spotlight search.

It should resolve the issue.


How to downgrade an iOS app for iPod touch?

If you have Time machine enabled or you don't empty your trash very often you're in luck. You can go into Time machine and simply roll back to an older version of the app in Finder. Then if you uninstall and reinstall the app from iTunes you'll get the older version. Apps are stored by default in /Users/YOURUSERNAME/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Mobile Applications if I'm not mistaken. Just find the older version in your trash or hit Time machine once you get to that directory and roll right on back.


HyperKit - Docker Desktop for Mac - Is it possible to launch traditional Debian VMs?

Multipass
It is now possible to launch an Ubuntu instance on MacOS (with HyperKit). Use Canonical's Multipass.

Multipass is a mini-cloud on your workstation using native hypervisors of all the supported plaforms (Windows, macOS and Linux)

multipass allows you to quickly startup an Ubuntu instance on MacOS much like Docker.


Is it possible to install the GNU mt tape drive command in OSX?

macOS does not come with mt - neither the BSD nor the GNU variant.

mt requires your system to have, amongst other things, the magtape I/O-controls. The specification of those controls are made available by the system to developers via a file named mtio.h. That particular file was included with OS X before Snow Leopard, but all versions of OS X and macOS since 2009 has not included that file.

In addition to the magtape ioctls, you'll also need a driver for your actual tape drive. This is the part of the system that will set up a device for you that the magtape ioctls can be used on. This typically shows up as /dev/rstX on Unix-systems. However, such a driver has never shipped with any version of OS X or macOS.

If you want to use a tape driver according to Apple's recommendations, you'll need to use a driver and user software that uses Apple's own SCSI API.

However, third party developers have created a project for macOS to create a device driver that shows up as a /dev/rst0 device that is compatible with mt - alongside the actual mt program. Even though lots of work has been done, it is still listed as not being of "production quality" - nor does it seem to have been worked on for the some years now. You can find the project and download the software here:

https://github.com/jessepeterson/IOSCSITape

You do not list what your intentions are in getting mt working on macOS. In some cases you'll probably be better off by running FreeBSD or Linux on top of macOS using a virtualisation system (such as VMware, Parallels, VirtualBox or similar). Depending on your specific type of tape drive and SCSI interface, it could be possible to use a FreeBSD or Linux mt command along with their drivers for your tape drive.


What does "Always Allow..." actually do?

If you can't work out what "Always Allow" does, I would suggest running something like fseventer to see what OS X changes. If it hits a plist file then you'll be able to run defaults on it.

I'm assuming its probably in the com.apple.applicationaccess.plsit. (But not tested)


Is it possible to replicate the Windows 7 'show desktop' behaviour in Mac?

The closest to what you want is to use the Hot Corners feature of macOS. More specifically:

Go to Apple > System Preferences...
Select the Desktop & Screen Saver preference pane
Click on the Screen Saver tab
Click on the Hot Corners... button
Now choose the "Desktop" option from the drop-down menu for the bottom right Hot Corner
Exit System Preferences

Now all you need to do is move your mouse pointer to the bottom right corner and your Desktop will appear (no need to click like you do in Windows).


How to diagnose insertion point/trackpad jitters?

I'm sure you've read Apple's support documentation on this issue by now and have had no luck.

Since the issue wasn't resolved even after reinstalling macOS from scratch and booting into safe mode, this should definitely be a hardware problem. Your trackpad is slowly dying. The connector is probably loose or getting old. Since you say that the trackpad cable has already been changed once, it probably wasn't serviced properly the first time.

The best thing to do here would be to go back to an Apple service center and get your laptop checked again. That's almost always the best route to take in case of hardware problems with Apple products.

FYI: There are people who've said that a firm slap with the palm of their hand fixed their trackpad issues. Try at your own risk though.


MacBook Pro Screen Flickering when using HDMI to VGA adapter to connect to external monitor

The MacBook Pro's HDMI port has a DVI-D implementation. This means it has no analog signal, which is what VGA relies on to connect. More information here: apple support forums . Apple supplies an HDMI to DVI adapter, which could solve your problem if your monitor has a DVI port. If not, then I would suggest getting a Thunderbolt (Mini DisplayPort) to VGA cable, then using the Thunderbolt port on your Mac to link to your monitor instead.


Use this - it runs you through how to use it. You just need to download the app from the app store and follow the instructions.


No option to boot Windows in Startup Manager

Here are the steps I would use to install Windows 10 your Mac. I assume you have a Windows 10 iso file.

Install the current macOS operation system to your Mac. Currently this High Sierra version 10.13.2. The accomplishes two tasks. First, you will get all the logic board firmware updates. This is done in the background, so you will never know if a firmware update occurs. You used to have to manually install firmware updates, but as you can see from the legacy firmware update site, Apple now does update automatically. Second, you will get the latest version of the Boot Camp Assistant application. You can use this application to create the USB Windows 10 installer flash drive.

  Note: The newer Macs can install Windows 10 without the use of a USB flash drive.

Use the Boot Camp Assistant to install Windows 10.

If you do not want macOS installed on your Mac, then you can delete macOS during the installation of Windows 10. If you reach the window shown below, select "Custom: Install Windows only (advanced)".

Next, remove macOS by deleting all the partitions. The result should be the same as shown below.

With the unallocated space highlighted, select "Next". The windows installer will automatically create the correct partitions.

The answer to your question

You Mac will not boot from the flash drive because the drive is not FAT formatted using a MBR partitioning scheme. If your drive is FAT formatted using a MBR partitioning scheme, then the firmware on your logic board is not up-to-date.


WiFi Not staying connected after sleep-wake

This issue just resolved on it's own yesterday, it might be something Apple pushed but i do not see any app updates


Mojave: Macbook Pro (2011) loads endless after password

Interesting... this is an issue when you haven't set a password. I set a password with a different admin user and now it works.


Mac App Store: We could not complete your purchase - Unknown Error

Quit your App Store application if it is open.
Launch the terminal application and type the following command:
open $TMPDIR/../C/com.apple.appstore/

A folder named com.apple.appstore will open. Move all the files present in it to Trash. Restart your mac and launch the App Store again. Problem solved!


Can I install Mac OS X on a blank SSD without any backups?

If you have a bootable USB stick yes you will be able to install it onto the new SSD by holding down the option key at startup and selecting it.

The command to create an installer USB varies slightly on the version:

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201372

Alternatively your Mac mini is recent enough that you use macOS Recovery over the Internet


Finder in Catalina Doesn't Show Thumbnails When Searching SD Card or External Drive

What I do is use the Cover Flow view of files in the Finder. Open a Finder window. See image below.

Here is a folder with 6 photos in it. Notice the red rectangle in the top left of image. That determines your view. If you use the 4th selection, you can see the images.


How to move the Downloads folder (in Mountain Lion) to another disc

It is possible to do this from within the Terminal. Launch it from Applications → Utilities → Terminal.

Move the Downloads folder to your second drive, replacing Data (the name of my second drive) with whatever yours is called. You may be prompted for your OS X password.

sudo mv ~/Downloads /Volumes/Data/Downloads

(Optional) Create a symlink to allow you to access your new Downloads folder in the old location. Again, replace Data with the name of your second drive.

ln -s /Volumes/Data/Downloads ~/Downloads

This has just worked for me on OS X 10.8.1.


What are the most commonly used data backup methods for Mac OS X Yosemite version?

The most common solution by far would be Time Machine, which comes included with Mac OS X. Just by an external drive of (say) twice the size of your Mac's drive, plug it in, and Mac OS X will probably just ask if you want to start using it for Time Machine automatically.

If you're smart, you'll buy two drives, set them both up as Time Machine backups, and then rotate them between backing up your system, and being stored elsewhere.


Where are j5create USB to HDMI drivers saved?

I checked hd/library/extensions and found them. I've included a screenshot, the mct drivers are the drivers in question.