<issue_start>username_0: Delete all backups of all machines and reset time machine drive.

As you can see I just want to start over. There are some great discussions on deleting one backup at a time. I have 30 or so. I am changing mac and I would like to just reset time machine.

Please note the drive I have is external. So I can do it through disk utility by directly plugging in but I remember reading somewhere that it's not a good idea.<issue_comment>username_1: Just wipe the drive clean using Disk Utility and then have Time Machine start it all over again. I'm not sure what kind of issues you are going to run into because I've done that probably 50 times in my life and never had an issue besides falling asleep while I wait for an entire Time Machine backup to finish.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Disk Utility would be the best tool. But if you want to do it manually...

`rm -rf` doesn't work, even with `sudo` (fs denies permissions)

This is the only way to go:

```
sudo tmutil delete [path to machine name]

```

Example:

```
sudo tmutil delete /Volumes/BackupDisk/Backups.backupdb/oldmachine

```

Just use that command for every machine you want to delete.
It will delete every backup for that machine.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: The easiest way is to use DiskUtil. Use DiskUtil to erase the drive as APFS and then set it up as the Time Machine. Time Machine will convert it to HPFS+

You can't just erase the Time Machine drive as HPFS+, because there are files in the backup with an immutable flag. Erasing it as APFS solves that problem.

I just did it.
Upvotes: -1


<issue_start>username_0: I've been trying to create a script to disable/enable the Notification Center, even if it's temporary. It should do the same as manually sliding the Notification Center, scrolling up, and toggling the "Show Alerts and Banner" badge.

Anyone knows if it's posible and how to do it? :)

Thanks!<issue_comment>username_1: To disable Notification Center from the command line, write a KeepAlive key that is false into the /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.notificationcenterui.plist like so:

```
sudo defaults write /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.notificationcenterui KeepAlive -bool false

```

If you want to re-enable Notification Center, you’d just run the same with a true:

```
sudo defaults write /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.notificationcenterui KeepAlive -bool true

```

Method to DISABLE without sudo:

```
launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.notificationcenterui.plist
killall NotificationCenter

```

Method to ENABLE without sudo:

```
launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.notificationcenterui.plist

```

Then just hit Command+Shift+G and go to /System/Library/CoreServices/ then find “Notification Center” and double-click it to launch it again

Tutorial with useful info [here](http://krypted.com/mac-os-x/programmatically-disable-notification-center-in-mountain-lion-aka-my-battery-life-sucks/) and [here](http://osxdaily.com/2012/08/06/disable-notification-center-remove-menu-bar-icon-os-x/)
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I just simply alt-click on the menubar icon, which actually greys it out and disables it until clicked on again.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Just came across this question 4 years later looking for the same thing and came up with this AppleScript that will toggle the enabled state of Notification Center:

```
    (*
    Toggle enabled state of Notification Center menu item
    Notification Center can be enabled/disabled by clicking the menu item with the Option key pressed.
    *)

    tell application "System Events"
        set ncMenu to menu bar 2 of application process "SystemUIServer"
        set ncItem to menu bar item 1 of ncMenu
        set ncTitle to title of ncItem

        set ncTitleEnabled to "Notification Center"
        set ncTitleDisabled to "Notification Center, Do Not Disturb enabled"

        if (ncTitle = ncTitleEnabled or ncTitle = ncTitleDisabled) then
            -- toggle enabled state of Notification Center
            key down {option}
            click menu bar item ncTitle of ncMenu
            key up {option}
        else
            -- can't access Notification Center menu
            display dialog "Notification Center is not available." with title "Applescript Error" buttons {"OK"} default button "OK"
        end if
    end tell

```

Save it as nc.scpt and run it in the terminal by creating an alias in your bash ~/.profile:

`alias nc="osascript ~/path/to/nc.scpt"`

Since OS X Mavericks you may get an error about osascript needing permission for "accessibility features". You'll need to add Terminal to the list of apps allowed to control your computer (System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Accessibility). Since this allows any terminal script access to the GUI it may be better to convert the script to an Automator app and only grant this privilege to your app.

You can create a keyboard shortcut for the Automator app. See [How to quickly jump to another application without using command tab](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/15083/how-to-quickly-jump-to-another-application-without-using-command-tab/38003#38003). BTW I got the innards of the Notification Center menu with UI Browser (free trial).
Upvotes: 0


<issue_start>username_0: I had jailbroken my ipod touch and then restored it so it is no longer jailbroken and I was wondering if there is a way to make my ipod look like it was never jailbroken so apple can not tell because I heard that even if your device is not currently jailbroken apple can still tell and will not fix it if anything goes wrong.<issue_comment>username_1: If your iPod has been completely restored with the original software, then there's no way to tell. A jailbreak just means replacing the software with hacked software - there are no other (physical) side effects or whatever you're fearing.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: In theory they could technically tell that you jailbroke but in simple terms as user username_1 stated. If you preform a full restore while in DFU mode you should be just fine! I never had an issue getting replacement iPhones after erasing the phone entirely. Jailbreaking writes and manipulates files on the iPhone leaving it on the memory. Erasing the memory as you should know does not necessarily mean it erases and zero outs existing data. Thus creating the potential if apple really wanted to..to dig deep and find evidence of such data.

\*also they could checkout jailbreak devs TSS center that houses iOS SHSH. Thus backing the case this person had an intent to be jailbroken LOL
Upvotes: 1


<issue_start>username_0: I want to find the codename of my version of OS X / macOS.

E.g. Lion, Leopard, Mavericks, etc.

If I click the Apple symbol, then "About This Mac", I only get the version number.

Where can I find the Big Cat or California Location marketing codename?<issue_comment>username_1: The version number is the correct thing to report when you have issues. You should also include the subversion.

The marketing names are from [macOS - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS#Release_history) article, up to and including macOS Monterey.

| **Version** | **Codename** |
| --- | --- |
| Rhapsody Developer Release | Grail1Z4 / Titan1U |
| Mac OS X Server 1.0 | Hera |
| Mac OS X Developer Preview |  |
| Public Beta | Kodiak |
| Mac OS X 10.0 | Cheetah |
| Mac OS X 10.1 | Puma |
| Mac OS X 10.2 | Jaguar |
| Mac OS X 10.3 | Panther |
| Mac OS X 10.4 | Tiger |
| Mac OS X 10.5 | Leopard |
| Mac OS X 10.6 | Snow Leopard |
| Mac OS X 10.7 | Lion |
| OS X 10.8 | Mountain Lion |
| OS X 10.9 | Mavericks |
| OS X 10.10 | Yosemite |
| OS X 10.11 | El Capitan |
| macOS 10.12 | Sierra |
| macOS 10.13 | High Sierra |
| macOS 10.14 | Mojave |
| macOS 10.15 | Catalina |
| macOS 11 | Big Sur |
| macOS 12 | Monterey |
| macOS 13 | Ventura |
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Click on the black Apple icon in the leftmost upper corner of your display when in Finder.
Your Operating System is listed under the bold-faced "OS X"

Note: If you click on the icon reading "More Info" you will get **all** of the hardware info related to your Mac.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: As of OS X 10.10 Yosemite, the name of the OS *is* listed in About This Mac.

![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0CZou.png)
Upvotes: 3


<issue_start>username_0: My company utilizes a voicemail system which sends audio files as email attachments. These audio files playback via QuickTime in iOS which pushes the audio out via the phone's speaker. Which is great for a Mumford and Sons song, not so great for voicemail. I can hook up headphones for private listening, but when I am without headphones wanted to use the phone's ear speaker instead.

Using an iPhone 5 and iOS 6 is it possible to play audio files played back via QuickTime with the ear speaker? If not via QuickTime is there an app for that?<issue_comment>username_1: No you can't.

And as far as I can tell (searching the App Store) there are no apps that can help you. Even if there was one you wouldn't be able to open the audio file in Mail without using QuickTime, and that will always lead to the audio file playing through speaker.

Best you can do is have a pair of headphones with you and hope something changes in the future.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: It is technically possible, the Google Voice for iPhone app does this when you listen to voicemails

<https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-voice/id318698524?mt=8>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: 1. Settings > Accessibility > Audio/Visual
2. Turn "Mono Audio" on
3. Slide balance all the way to R

Note of course it's somewhat annoying to have to turn this off / on as needed, but better than nothing. Wonder if there's a way to configure a Siri shortcut or something.
Upvotes: 0


<issue_start>username_0: Since this morning I am unable to record my voice on my Macbook Air 2012 internal microphone but the microphone can hear me touching the keyboard, the Macbook case…

I tried to tweak system preferences, enabling/disabling noise ambient reduction and so on without success. Tried to reboot a couple of times with no luck.

Any idea on what should I try next?

I’m on Mountain Lion (10.8.3).

Screen is

![Screeshot](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rTO7c.png)<issue_comment>username_1: At the moment, my best guess is that the microphone has become dislodged from its spot in the side of the case and is now just sort of floating around inside. This would explain why it picks up all the taps and noises on the case but doesn't pick up anything else well.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Could it be that the microphone is loose somehow? it could be that when you tough the case the microphone shifts a little bit and you can hear the sound when you touch the case.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: I had what sounds like the same problem and somehow either updating to the latest software (yosemite as of now) and/or opening up dictation and speech has fixed it for now. I have no idea why. But if anyone else has this problem you might as well try it if you haven't already.

I was on skype with a friend, hung up, went to go do something else without moving my laptop at all, and then when I tried calling him again when I got back he couldn't hear me at all. I went to sound under settings first and it couldn't pick up my voice at all even though input volume was on full blast, but it could pick up if i tapped the mic with my finger. So I looked around the internet and did an smc restart, messed with terminal, messed with audio midi setup, made sure nothing was on mute. I didn't have any other mics to select other than the default so I couldn't switch that around. Finally I decided to try the free upgrade to yosemite. At first it still didn't work but then I randomly opened up speech and dictation under settings and it was all working perfectly again and I could talk on skype. BUT when I opened up sound prefs again it stopped working. Opened up speech and it was working again. Perhaps somehow those two panels turn something off and on? Very strange. Anyway I hope this isn't too incoherent as my coffee still hasn't kicked in yet but I hope this helps someone and maybe someone knows why this could work.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: my microphone is working on the side from your laptop use a needle to pinch and clean out the hole from the microphone
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: 2/10/16 I had the same problem. The mic on my macbook air stopped registering sound, but the mic test sites registered key tapping. Thanks to the advice here, my husband poked into the holes with a pin, using a light and magnifying glass. Then he used a solder sucker to pull out the dust or whatever. It works like a small vacuum. It worked perfectly, without having to take anything apart! Thanks for the help. I hope my comment helps someone else.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: Go to system preferences, open Dictation & Speech. Under dictation, change default microphone to Internal Microphone if it is Automatic. If not, switch it to Automatic for a second and switch back to Internal Microphone. I know this sounds ridiculous, but it works.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_7: Use a toothbrush and an up-and-down motion to clean the port. The microphone port on a Macbook air has incredibly narrow holes. A thin needle will only clear surface debris if that is what's causing the blockage..

Here's an instructional video:
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aWpC8N8W08>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_8: My Macbook Air suddenly stopped hearing me except for Dictation - no sound registered in the Sound app. I opened dictation as suggested above and magically the mic works on other apps such as OneNote. Close dictation and it stops. Makes no sense, but at least I can communicate.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_9: **2019 Possible Update**

I ran into this issue on my iMac Pro. The sound input wasn't registering my voice at all, however tapping on the iMac moved the input bar.

To fix on Mojave, I went to System Prefs -> Accessibility -> Dictation in the left menu -> Open Dictation Preferences. On the left side under the microphone picture, change it from Automatic to your internal microphone. Close, go back to Sound -> Input, and you should see the needle move.

What I'm running into now that as soon as I leave System Preferences, the mic stops working again. Really annoying, but this should help people narrow down whether the issue is in your hardware or software.
Upvotes: 2


<issue_start>username_0: I have been struggling to get Windows 8 installed on a brand new Macbook Pro Retina. It seemed simple enough to just run Boot Camp 5 with a 16GB flash drive in the USB port and a Windows 8 Professional ISO sitting on the desktop with the intent of creating a bootable USB drive, but it's not working for me. After selecting the path to the ISO file, boot camp proceeds to format the flash drive, create the WININSTALL partition, and attempt to copy the contents of the ISO to it, but it fails.

The error message isn't all that helpful, but the console logs seem to indicate that there is some sort of problem remounting the flash drive after formatting:

```
5/15/13 2:05:05.609 AM fseventsd[40]: could not open <> (No such file or directory)
5/15/13 2:05:05.609 AM fseventsd[40]: log dir: /Volumes/WININSTALL/.fseventsd getting new uuid: FD5D8B3E-A08E-4710-8925-CAA898FA70C3
5/15/13 2:05:05.679 AM fseventsd[40]: Events arrived for /Volumes/WININSTALL after an unmount request! Re-initializing.
5/15/13 2:05:05.679 AM fseventsd[40]: creating a dls for /Volumes/WININSTALL but it already has one...
5/15/13 2:05:07.176 AM diskmanagementd[857]: mount blocked by dissenter PID=857 (/usr/sbin/diskmanagementd) status=0xf8da0003 log=kDAReturnBadArgument message=(null)

```

I have tried rebooting, removing and re-inserting the flash drive, mounting, umounting, and reformatting. Boot Camp always winds up in the same place.

Any hints as to what might be going wrong?

*Update*: I've now cross-posted this to the [Apple forums](https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5038918).<issue_comment>username_1: Have you tried to use a different flash drive? I have had issues particularly with SanDisk Cruzer flash drive that are unable to be used as boot devices because of the firmware on the flash drive. Try a different flash drive and see if you have the same result. I have an 8 GB Sony flash drive and a 4 GB Kingston flash drive that have never failed as bootable USB devices. Using the same process, I just could never get the SanDisk to work.

Otherwise burn the ISO to a DVD and and Bootcamp should be able to find it just fine.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: When I had this problem, I reformatted the external disk (USB) to MS-DOS FAT.

Opened up BootCamp and it copied the files all fine!
Upvotes: 0


<issue_start>username_0: On May 16th 2013 Apple released the **[MacBook Air Flash Storage Firmware Update 1.0](http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1655)**. Since I have experienced the described symptoms I really want this update.

However, the Mac App Store will show that **I can still update the Firmware (again) after a restart**. Since I waited for one minute, as required in the update description, I do not know what's going on.

After three attempts to install the update the Mac App Store still offers to install it once again...

The update description also mentions:

>
> Boot ROM or SMC Version Information: After the update, you will have Revision TPVABBF0.
>
>
>

How can I check latter version information, in case this is a bug in the Mac App Store app only and the firmware update has been installed successfully?<issue_comment>username_1: ### Firmware update and FileVault

A [forum post](http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=13806179&postcount=4) suggests that Firmware updates require access to `/System/...` in addition to the EFI partition (`disk0s1`).

Since `/System/...` is located on the startup volume it is encrypted if you have **FileVault 2** enabled - due to Full Disk Encryption.

If you search further down in `/System/...` you will find the Revision number mentioned in the Apple [knowledge-base document](http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1655) for this Firmware update`TPVABBF0`:

```
/System/Library/CoreServices/Firmware Updates/HardDriveUpdate3/HDFW/APPLE_SSD_TS128E TPVABBF0

```

However, this alone is **not** a guarantee that the Firmware update has been installed. Before I had successfully applied the update, the contents already looked like this:

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zjWkW.jpg)

How to install...
-----------------

Since there is no way around the encryption, I **disabled FileVault** - applied the update - and re-enabled FileVault.

You will notice that the update is installing if you see a grey bar during the boot process above which is a standard hard drive icon.

After the update, all the folders in `/System/Library/CoreServices/Firmware Updates/...` as you can see in the picture are still present and the `Boot ROM Version: MBA51.00EF.B02` and `SMC Version (system): 2.5f7` have not changed either.

While the Mac App Store still has the red badge for "new updates" it does not offer anymore to install the firmware update. So, I *guess* the firmware update has been installed successfully...
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: After disabling FileVault 2 you might have to do a SMC reset to have a successful update ( and new revision ). See <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964> to see how. If you've been successful can be seen in your systeminformation panel under Hardware -> Serial-ATA -> Version.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I had the same issue and this is how I finally got the update to install.

1. disable firmware password
2. disable filevault
3. reboot and shutdown
4. [reset PRAM](http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379)
5. reboot
6. install the [update](http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1655) (when the update was done, my mba was shut down, so I had to power it on again myself)
7. (enable filevault and firmware password again)

You can check if the update was successfully installed from the system info app, on the serial ATA tab. There the harddisk is listed with its revision number which should now be TPVABBF0.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: ```
system_profiler SPSerialATADataType | awk '/Revision/ { print $2 }'

```

That should get you the current firmware version of your SSD.

TPVABBF0 = has update

TPSABBF0 = does not have update
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]


<issue_start>username_0: I'm working on getting a Mac app signed. It won't be available in the app store. I've executed the `codesign` executable properly, I believe, but I still get the Gatekeeper warning. Simple question:

When I verify the signing, I get the following output:

```
$ codesign --verify --verbose /Applications/My\ App.app
Applications/My App.app/: valid on disk
Applications/My App.app/: satisfies its Designated Requirement

```

Nothing in there leads me to believe that there's a problem, but I guess I don't really know what I *should* see. Does this response indicate that the app is signed or something else?<issue_comment>username_1: You are correct - `codesign --verify --verbose` is the terminal manner to verify that an application bundle is properly signed. I also like to pass the app through a display:

```
codesign --display --verbose=4 /path/to/App.app/

```

By inspecting the details, I ensure the proper code signing certificate was selected.

You can also test things by changing your settings (or AirDropping the file to a Mac that hasn't run that app) to only run apps that are signed - and double clicking it in the Finder.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Based on the comments I think I have a something close to an answer:

I think it will be the fact that it is Thawte. We have a Thawte cert for Windows, and we could successfully sign Mac software with it, but Apple/MacOS treated it as if it was self signed or signed with not enough authority.

For Mac-signing we signed up to the Mac developer program ($100/year) and got an Apple created cert. With that for example MacOS did let people start the signed app when it was downloaded from the internet.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: See:
[Checking apps for a "GateKeeper" Developer ID?](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/51108/checking-apps-for-a-gatekeeper-developer-id/90723#90723)

>
>
> ```
> codesign -dvvv
>
> ```
>
> Should output something like:
>
>
>
> ```
> Executable=/Volumes/Big Disk/F376/Projects/
> Identifier=
> Format=bundle with Mach-O thin (x86\_64)
> CodeDirectory v=20100 size=3958 flags=0x0(none) hashes=189+5 location=embedded
> Hash type=sha1 size=20
> CDHash=761b0d1XXXXXXXXXX0dc8dd42e38eb445fb5341f
> Signature size=8504
> Authority=Developer ID Application: XXXXXX
> Authority=Developer ID Certification Authority
> Authority=Apple Root CA
> Timestamp=May 7, 2013 3:07:59 PM
> Info.plist entries=30
> Sealed Resources rules=4 files=128
> Internal requirements count=1 size=224
>
> ```
>
>

Just a heads up, at this time, signing with a 3rd party valid code signing certificate is not going to pass GateKeeper. It must be signed with an **Apple Developer ID Certificate**. See this post for more info:
<https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11833481/non-apple-issued-code-signing-certificate-can-it-work-with-mac-os-10-8-gatekeep/24248181#24248181>
Upvotes: 0


<issue_start>username_0: I just bought a new iPad and I’m wondering if I can move Clash of Clans from the old to the new and save the progress. I spent a fair bit of money into it and I don't want to lose it.<issue_comment>username_1: Game center is the best way try it out ok hope this help
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: It doesn't look like you can **transfer In-app purchases between devices**:

<http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4009>

>
> Subscriptions and replenishable In-App Purchase cannot be transferred
>  or synced to another iOS device. Non-replenishable In-App Purchases
>  and auto-renewing subscriptions can be transferred to another iOS
>  device authorized with your iTunes Store account. For example, if you
>  transfer a game from an iPhone to an iPod touch, only the game levels
>  will sync over, the extra ammo and experience points will not be
>  transferred.
>
>
>

**Re-downloading In-App** purchases for free depends on the App:

>
> If you lose your In-App Purchases because apps were accidentally
>  deleted, or if you had to restore your device without a backup, you
>  may be able to download some of your in app purchases again for free.
>  Not all In-App Purchases are eligible for free download again.
>
>
> Replenishable In-App Purchases and subscriptions cannot be downloaded
>  again for free, and must be repurchased. Examples include but are not
>  limited to: extra ammo, additional health, extra experience points, or
>  other one-time services. Non-replenishable In-App Purchases and
>  auto-renewing subscriptions can be downloaded again for free. Examples
>  include: bonus game levels, a map/city guide, a daily news
>  subscription, or other recurring services. To download an In-App
>  Purchase again, you must download it from within the installed app
>  using the same iTunes Store account name for the original In-App
>  Purchase.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Extracted from the [Clash of Clans FAQ](http://clashofclans.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ_and_Support):

>
> **Can I continue my game on a new device?**
>
>
> Yes you can, but it requires the use of GameCenter. The only way to transfer your account to a new device is to have the original village linked to a Game Center account. Login to that Game Center account on your new device and you will prompted to load your previous village.
>
>
>

[This](https://forum.supercell.com/showthread.php/19716-**Setting-up-a-new-iOS-device-with-your-old-game-(AKA-always-connect-to-GameCenter)**) post which requires a login, has some helpful instructions on setting up your game on a new device.
Upvotes: 2


<issue_start>username_0: Having trouble with updating my Instagram app.

When it was time for the update, I clicked "update app" of course, but it said the app couldn't be updated. Now I can't access it. Since then, it just says "Waiting…" and I can't do anything with it.

* I tried to delete it but the **×** doesn't appear in the top corner to allow me to delete it.
* When I click the app to see if it'll load, nothing happens.
* I even hooked it up to iTunes to see if I could delete it there but the **×** still doesn't show.
* I went to my settings to manage my storage and I clicked "delete app" which removed it from the list, yet it's still on my iPod.

I don't get it. I really don't want to have to restore my iPod just to fix a problem with one app. I can update, download and delete other apps just fine.<issue_comment>username_1: Make sure you are connected to WiFi, then restart your device.

If you're desperate to just *use* the App, you can still access it by double-tapping the home button and entering the App via the multi-tasking menu.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: The problem isn't with the app, but with the part of the OS that controls the app placement (springboard) and interaction between the touch and app launching.

The sure way to recover is to wipe the device and restore from a backup (or set it up new), but I understand the hesitance to go through that in many cases.

This answer has links to quite a few threads on how to overcome this, but since it's not clear what you've tried, perhaps editing your post will help us pinpoint your specific case.

* <https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/23974/5472>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: That recently happened to me but the way I fixed it. I went on Settings> General> Usage>

[The app you want] then delete app. Then go onto the home screen and the app should be just a blank white icon with lines going across it. Hold onto it and you should be able to delete it by tapping onto the 'x' button. There you have it! You could reinstall it to use it again.
Hope that helped
Upvotes: 2


<issue_start>username_0: I want to change the diff tool to an external one in IntelliJ Idea (basically in Android Studio).

I get [this message](https://i.stack.imgur.com/l0sZT.png):

>
> **Can"t Launch Diff Tool**
>
>  Cannot run program "/Applications/Kaleidoscope.app": error=12, Permission denied
>
>
>

Permissions of the file:

```
$ ls -l | grep Kalei*
drwxr-xr-x   3 paschalis  admin  102 Jan 17 07:52 Kaleidoscope.app

```

What am I doing wrong?
I also removed the "@" / quarantine tag, Kaleidoscope had, but still nothing!<issue_comment>username_1: I was having the same problem, and my fix was, instead of pointing to the .app file, you need to browse the app and find the .sh file.
In my case it was the diffmerge tool and it was like this:

```
/Applications/DiffMerge.app/Contents/MacOS/DiffMerge

```
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Let Kaleidoscope install it's command-line tool `ksdiff` (Menu - Kaleidoscope - Integration). Then use `/usr/local/bin/ksdiff` as "Path to executable" in the Jetbrains IDE. This works for me with PyCharm.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]


<issue_start>username_0: I backup my phone to iTunes but need to back up my pc. I can do pictures as I can just copy those from the phone but what about the contacts, texts etc that are backed up to iTunes? Where is that stored?<issue_comment>username_1: From [Locate backups of your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch](http://support.apple.com/kb/ht204215):

>
> iTunes places the backup files in the following places:
>
>
> * **Mac:** `~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/`
> * **Windows XP:** `\Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\`
>
>
> **Note:** To quickly access the Application Data folder, click **Start**, and choose **Run**. Type **%appdata%** and click **OK**.
> * **Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10:** `\Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\`
>
>
> **Note:** To quickly access the AppData folder, click **Start**. In the search bar, type **%appdata%** and press the `**↩ Return**` key.
>
>
>

#### 20230805: "new" folder

Windows 10: `\Users\(username)\Apple\MobileSync\Backup\`

Apple might have made this the new default since a while, I can also find this folder listed at [iTunes Backup Location: Where Does iTunes Store Backups?](https://mobiletrans.wondershare.com/itunes/itunes-backup-location.html). In a new installation of iTunes on a computer that has never stored a backup before, it took this "new" folder.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: For Windows 7 & 8 (from my knowledge):

* Start iTunes and attach the iPhone.
* Click on your phone icon and then select the **Info** tab on the top menu.
* Note the drop down menu SYNC CONTACTS WITH.
* Choose Windows Contacts.
* Make sure everything else is unchecked.
* Then go ahead sync your phone.
* This creates and or updates a Contacts Folder in your Windows User's folder called Contacts.
* The info in here looks similar to a file but the columns show contact info.
* Select an entry and OPEN IT (double click or right click and choose open.) - An edit window opens. When you sync the Windows Contact folder and your iPhone you will be able to get a pretty cool reconciliation feature for the differences between the two lists.
* This works well and I know I have my contacts on my computer and backed up with all my other stuff.
Upvotes: 0


<issue_start>username_0: I was moving a large amount of data to an external drive. The Finder crashed (or appeared to restart) in the middle of the operation.

Now the files appear as "washed out" in the external drive (exFAT), and the move operation doesn't resume. If I try to move again, the Finder tells me that

>
> The selected items can’t all be put into the same location, because at
>  least one of them named “something” is busy.
>
>
>

Why does this happen? What does the washed out appearance mean? Is there a way to resume the move? Is it safe to just delete the washed out items (note that it was a move, not a copy)?

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LOYKW.png)<issue_comment>username_1: The "washed out" items are basically just placeholders that the files were meant to be copied into. Those files aren't anything until the copy finishes and the real files are there. You can safely delete them and start over.

Step one, I would just reboot. This makes sure any copy operations are ended and you know it's safe to delete the placeholders once you've rebooted.

Sometimes Finder gets upset about you trying to delete its placeholders because it thinks they are still in use (busy). If this happens, open Terminal and use

```
sudo rm -rf /path/to/file/

```

Replace /path/to/file/ with the actual path, obviously.

That command will allow you to delete ANYTHING, even stuff your Mac needs to run, so make SURE you point it at the right files. They will be gone after this command runs, ignoring all warnings and restrictions. ...but that's fine for these placeholders; you just want them gone so you can try again.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: If you have a washed out folder thats busy in the finder, do the following:

1. Rename it

```
sudo mv Folder Folder2

```
2. Make a new folder

```
mkdir Folder

```
3. Move all contents

```
sudo mv Folder2/* Folder/

```

And you're set.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Deleting finder preferences and then restart worked for me:

```
cd /Users/chandan.bansal/Library/Preferences
rm -rf com.apple.finder.plist
rm -rf com.apple.finder.plist.lockfile
rm -rf com.apple.sidebarlists.plist
rm -rf com.apple.sidebarlists.plist.lockfile

```

Then restart your system.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: When finder copies a file it appears to use a magic file creation date to indicate busy

<https://stackoverflow.com/questions/444561/how-can-i-tell-if-a-file-or-folder-is-busy-e-g-the-finder-is-busy-copying-to-i>

I just used

```
SetFile -d '2016/02/04 12:00:00' myfile

```

And the folder/file was no longer busy
Upvotes: 2


<issue_start>username_0: I would like to start an ntpd on my MacOSX 10.8. ntpd is configured correctly and runs when started manually.
I would like to start it on boot time with lauchdaemon.

I created this com.stefan.ntp.plist file in /Library/LaunchDaemons:

```
xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?

 Label
 com.stefan.ntpd
 Program
 /usr/sbin/ntpd
 ProgramArguments

```

Added it to the Launchdaemon with

```
launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.stefan.ntpd.plist

```

However, it does not start.

```
sh-3.2# launchctl list | grep ntpd
-   0   com.stefan.ntpd
sh-3.2# launchctl start com.stefan.ntpd
sh-3.2# launchctl list | grep ntpd
-   0   com.stefan.ntpd

```

Any ideas?<issue_comment>username_1: There should be an `ntpd` process started by `/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.ntp.ntpd.plist` by default in 10.8.

The plist is also missing `RunAtLoad`, but I couldn't get this to work either:

```
xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?

 Label
 com.stefan.ntpd
 Program
 /usr/sbin/ntpd
 RunAtLoad

```
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: You are missing the `-w` flag in the `launchctl` command. The `-w` flag will ensure that the daemon specified will start up automatically upon reboot.

See [Launchctl difference between load and start, unload and stop](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/29056/launchctl-difference-between-load-and-start-unload-and-stop)

In your case, the command should be:

`sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.stefan.ntpd.plist`

And I would just slightly modify the `ntpd.plist` provided by Apple as follows:

```
xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?

 Label
 com.stefan.ntpd
 ProgramArguments

 /usr/libexec/ntpd-wrapper

 KeepAlive

 PathState

 /private/etc/ntp.conf

 EnableTransactions

 SHAuthorizationRight
 system.preferences

```

P.S. If you want, you can also add to the plist the following key:

`RunAtLoad`

But I prefer using the the `-w` flag with `launchctl` instead.
Upvotes: 0


<issue_start>username_0: I'm interested in LAMP stack and Nodejs stack for **PowerPC** (iMac g5). Do they exist for Mac OS X 10.5.6 PPC?<issue_comment>username_1: I still use Mac OS X 10.5.8 for web development. It has a built-in Apache server with PHP, but I easily installed MAMP.

As for node.js, the V8 engine under the hood requires Intel CPU, but RingoJS and Rhino work fine. There is Rhinode for node.js-like API on top of Rhino, but I haven't tested it.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: looks like there's a port of V8 for ppc! <https://github.com/andrewlow/v8ppc>
Upvotes: 0


<issue_start>username_0: I was holding down a key (can't remember which) and then my keyboard and trackpad were no longer responsive. Multiple restarts, PRAM, and SMC resets did not do the trick.

I can use the keyboard and trackpad perfectly in my Windows partition (which I bootcamped) but can't seem to use it in my OS X partition or the recovery partition. It can however detect external keyboard and mouses. I have Googled endlessly for hours.

Anyone else experience this issue or have any suggestions?

I am desperate. I will travel to Alaska and hit option 5 times at this point.<issue_comment>username_1: This sounds like the kext that controls the built in keyboard / mouse is either missing or damaged. I believe the kext in question is something along the lines of "IOUSBFamily.kext". I doubt this would be a hardware/firmware issue though since Windows recognizes input from the built in keyboard/trackpad.

You might try repairing the disk using Disk Utility in the recovery volume and then repairing permissions using Disk Utility while booted to your Macintosh HD volume.

If those don't resolve the issue then I would attempt an archive & install of the OS...

* To boot to the recovery partition you need to power it off
	+ On start up, using the USB keyboard, press `command` + `r` or if that doesn't work press `option` until you see your partitions, then select recovery 10.x
* Wait for the recovery tool to boot
* Select "Reinstall OS X"
* Follow the on screen prompts to reinstall OS X

This process *SHOULD* preserve your data but as always it's a good idea to have a *backup* of any pertinent data beforehand. The reinstallation will go through and reinstall the base system files, which should include the missing/damage kext responsible for the problem, while leaving any files you've added alone.

Hopefully all goes smoothly and that fixes it for you!
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: People are yelling thanks for this solution:

<https://lbarclay.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/macbook-pro-trakpad-and-keyboard-not-working/>
Upvotes: -1


<issue_start>username_0: The only option in my Shared Photo Stream appears to be "Edit", which lets me add/delete photos. Can I rename the title perhaps online somewhere?<issue_comment>username_1: Go back one screen to the main Photo Stream screen. From there, tap on the blue arrow for the Shared Photo Stream you want to change, and you can edit the name, subscribers, etc.

Main screen showing the blue arrow on the right:

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yQ2fn.png)

Sub-screen after tapping on the Photo Stream I want to modify:

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YHR7H.png)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: New method for iOS 7, 8, and 9:

* Open the **Photos** app
* Make sure you're on the **iCloud Photo Sharing** screen (tap **back** as necessary)
* Hit **Edit** (top right)
* Tap on album name text from listing
* Make your edits
* Tap **Done** to save
Upvotes: 3


<issue_start>username_0: Maybe I'm nuts but it seems my iphone 4s switches from normal (audible) mode to vibrate when I put my phone in my pocket. Anyone else having this weird issue?<issue_comment>username_1: On the left-hand side of your iPhone is this little switch (ring/silent). The plausible answer to your question is, that you turn the switch on/off by accidentally touching it when you put your phone in your pocket. This happens to me all the time as well.

When the switch is turned from *on* to *off* your phone will vibrate one time.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: It's also plausible that the proximity sensor is switched on and there is a setting tied to it.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Well there is a option in settings>Accessibilty>Vibration turn it off to avoid this .Hope this helps
Upvotes: -1


<issue_start>username_0: Is there a way to update ALL your software at same time with one click?

From what I was told you have to update MS Office and other softwares manually and on by one.<issue_comment>username_1: The closest thing I have found is the [MacUpdate Desktop](https://www.macupdate.com/desktop/) utility. It does not handle every application, but it handles most of them. The program to do the updating is free, but the service it consults to know what apps need updating is a paid program.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: No - there is no combined update process that works for all conceivable let alone all existing (or even popular) software.

But you can automate the Apple updates and use a third party app to automate the Mac App Store updates.

* [Can Mac App Store installs & upgrades be automated?](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/42353/can-mac-app-store-installs-upgrades-be-automated)

That way two pieces of automation can be chained together to meet your goals.

Diving deeper, there are all sorts of MDM / endpoint management suites like Munki and commercial ones like JAMF Pro that set up a framwork to automate this at scale remotely for an out of the box management toolchain when combined with Apple DEP.

You could go the managed route and have a script that pushes out updates for you like a school lab or corporation might choose to do.

One of the reasons why Apple has said it introduced the App Store model to OS X is to combat this level of complexity for many users - especially for those new to Mac. For apps that are distributed from the App Store and supplied as Apple products, there is in fact a one click Update button that works for both OS updates and App Store updates.

In your case, MS Office is not included in this easy deployment scenario (yet and perhaps ever) so the ease of updating App Store apps won't help you.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: In a word, no.

Different software is installed by different methods, depending on where you bought it from, who wrote it, how old it is and numerous other variables.

Apple tried their best to get a handle on this through the Mac App Store, which allows you to simultaneously update any app purchased through it, *and* the OS with a single *update* click, but not all apps are available on the App Store, because they are too old, are simply not offered by their respective developers, or perhaps they offer functionality that is banned from appearing in the App Store, or break it's rules on Sandboxing etc such that they are not allowed.

[Macupdate](http://www.macupdate.com) offers an update utility that tries to keep track of updates and pull them down for you, but it can only support the apps that it is allowed to support, and as such is in the same boat at the App Store etc.

Some apps simply run an update check upon startup (check preferences per app) to see if a new version is available, others write in their own update tools, others use 3rd party distribution and update tools like Sparkle to do it for them etc.

In short, on OS X, it's a free for all. There is no way to combine or encapsulate all software updates in a single method.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: Microsoft Office for Mac includes an auto update app. Under Help in the Menu bar when you have any Office for Mac app open you can select to "Check for Update". When the window appears select Automatically. You can select Daily, Weekly or Monthly.
Upvotes: 0


<issue_start>username_0: Why is my email popping up on other people's phone as my name?

Ever since I did the iOS7 update on my phone, my messages are not coming up as "sussy joes" it is now some kind of email.

How do I stop this from happening?<issue_comment>username_1: Go to Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars -> under Contacts, select Short Name and turn it off.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Go to `Settings > Messages > Send and recieve` and change your `Reached at by iMessage` settings to just your phone number.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: The first thing that comes to mind would be if messages is set (or became reset during the iOS 7 upgrade) to start new conversations from your Apple ID email instead of your phone number.

* Open Settings app
* Swipe up and tap Messages
* Tap Send & Receive
* Verify that the checkmark is next to the phone number

You'll want to watch for errors like I have below where the messages is still waiting for activation. *(That might force it to send as your Apple ID until the activation finishes.)*

![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/6DiGB.png)

Set the "Caller ID" or send as email or phone:

![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3C5ZM.png)
Upvotes: 2


<issue_start>username_0: iOS 7 is out, and it has AirDrop. I'd like to be able to AirDrop files between my Mac and my iPhone, but it seems that iOS devices don't show up on the Mac AirDrop console.

Is it possible to use AirDrop to transfer files between a Mac and an iOS7 device? Is there, say, a file-manager app I can install that makes it possible?<issue_comment>username_1: Not Yet, I have tested it and TechHive [confirms](http://www.techhive.com/article/2048903/how-to-share-files-on-ios-7-using-airdrop.html). Though Mavericks **may** bring this functionality (complete speculation obviously).
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: With iOS 8 and OS X 10.10 Yosemite, you **can** share files over AirDrop between Mac and iOS.

![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/u1Om3.jpg)

Image source: <http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/02/finally-airdrop-works-between-ios-and-mac/>
Upvotes: 2


<issue_start>username_0: Umm, I need help about my Iphone 4... I recently bought it and was able to connect to our home wifi perfectly.. But one day, we don't know why, but me and my brother's iphone 4 was unable to connect to the home wifi. Although, we could connect to our school and other places's wifi network except our home wifi!!! :( Help please??? Thank you!<issue_comment>username_1: Just go to Settings -> General -> Reset -> Reset Network Settings. It will forget all the networks you have been connected to and treat each one as new. Then you may choose your network and type the correct password to connect to the internet.

It worked for me that way.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: A few years back I had a particular wireless access point that would often exhibit this behaviour. One or two devices wouldn't connect after some time (a few days, maybe a week). Rebooting it let everyone back on.

* Try rebooting the access point.
* Check for driver/firmware updates (access point and devices).
* If you can, borrow or swap access points temporarily to see if its any better.

It seemed, in our case, to be a bug in the router, but never really figured out if it was randomly 'breaking' for certain clients/chipsets/etc or if it was something more consistent like a bug in the 802.11n compliance... in the end we replaced it and all was fine.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Halo My name is anonymous heheehehe Im a technical support of a DSL we received a lot of issues like that their iphones and ipads or tablets or laptops are cant connect to the home DSL wifi. It is all bout compatibility of all Wifi Security of each devices most or all of the wifi devices are compatible with WEP wifi security. All you need to do is to access your modem like 192.168.1.10 from there change the wifi security from WPA/WPA2 to WEP then it asks you to change your wifi password. Or contact your DSL provider. Hope this can help you guys :) .
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: Just try rebooting your router..that's the only thing that worked for me!
Upvotes: -1


<issue_start>username_0: I am used to using FileMaker on a friend's computer, but I don't have it on mine, and at the moment I can't afford to buy it. **Is there anything free out there that is similar?**

I am in the process of making a database of job applicants on Excel and it is getting rather large and complicated. I like the way you can change from list view to document view on FileMaker.

OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard<issue_comment>username_1: There are lots of free databases similar to FileMaker.

1. [Wavemaker](http://www.wavemaker.com/)
2. [VFront](http://www.vfront.org)
3. [Kexi](http://www.calligra.org/kexi/)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I feel your pain. I've not found a single app equivalent to MS Access for the Mac. There are some decent online services like Zoho Creator (free) and TrackVia (not free) but if you MUST have something very close to Access or FileMaker installed on your Mac natively, I can offer the following suggestion.

1. On the Mac, you can install and run MySQL. That'll be your database engine. Installation is beyond the scope here but there's tons of help via Google search. Alternatively, you can use a separate computer or virtual machine (on your local network) with MySQL installed.
2. To design new MySQL databases like a pro, download and install the free MySQL Workbench. <http://www.mysql.com/products/workbench/>
3. Building reports as good as FileMaker's or MS Access was a difficult find for a long time until I ran across the free Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT) built into versions of Eclipse. I opted for the development kit version - an enormous 220 meg download, but worth it. Check into it here: <http://www.eclipse.org/birt/phoenix/>

BIRT can connect to a variety of data sources and is intended as a Java application reporting tool, but it will also render/export reports in a lot of formats including PDF and DOC. It's every bit as good as the report builder in MS Access.

PLEASE NOTE: BIRT requires a pretty significant learning curve but you will not regret it. The thing blows my mind all the time because it is so mature of a product. Like it knows what you want to do. There's lots of tutorials for BIRT on the Eclipse page above. You'll need them.

If you desire to use a BIRT defined report in a web application, good luck. I'm not very fluent with the Java web platform. I just haven't had the patience or need.

All in all, this combination of MySQL, Workbench, and BIRT is the closest thing I've come to that makes me feel like I have a good native database on the Mac.

All the best.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Kexi is not MAC!!!!!
VFront, who knows. Looks like a kluge of an interface for MySQL. There are plenty of SQL apps on the App Store, if you want to fool around with that crap.
Still checking our Wavemaker, looks like you have to run from their servers and deal with other difficulties, if you want to run locally.

The reason Filemaker works so well, is that you don't have to be a propeller head to use it. The moment you want me to start installing servers on my Mac, etc. it becomes PAINFUL.

Plug and play.

Glad you are into that kind of thing, but all of these seem like they are more of a headache than something your secretary can learn in one hour, like Filemaker.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: MAMP <https://www.mamp.info> now includes SequelPro, a front end for mySQL. This is a heavy weight solution - setting up an Apache Server and MySQL environment but it is also a simple, free, and effective solution. I used to use Filemaker but I was not using it enough to justify the licence and find Sequel Pro is nice programme to use with the benefit of learning mySQL - and if it does not do everything you need there are plenty of other mySQL front ends.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_5: FREE - [Open Office](http://www.openoffice.org/download/index.html) has a database that is useable and you can build FORMS, and VIEWS of your data as well as table views, queries, reports, etc. It is an MS-Access alternative and there is a version of it for OS X. You will need to have a Java Runtime installed to use the database functions. This should not be a big deal as JAVA RUNTIME packages are easy to install and available for Mac.

Best of all - FREE!
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: Open Office has a database for MAC OS X. I run it all the time. Looks like Access - openoffice.org from Sun.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: [username_7](https://www.tapforms.com) is also a Mac database app you can try. It's not free, but it's much cheaper than FileMaker Pro and it has iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch versions. You also don't need to be a programmer or know anything about databases to use it. You can build custom layouts, add relationships between forms, perform calculations on your data, print reports, barcodes, and labels and a host of other things.

Full disclosure, I am the developer of username_7. But don't take my word for it, go to [www.tapforms.com](https://www.tapforms.com) and download the Mac trial and try it out for yourself.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_8: Mac and iOS users might want to look into the Ninox Database. At $35 for the Mac version, it is far cheaper than Filemaker and the iPhone and iPad versions are free.

<https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ninox-database/id901110441?mt=12>
Upvotes: 0


<issue_start>username_0: Mail.app is not working since the upgrade to OS X Mavericks. I read that I should try to uncheck SSL. However it won't let me. All my emails just sit in the outbox. Is there a way to remedy this or is there another mail software I can download?

I'm using Gmail which I know has types of issues and have accepted that but it's my business POP emails that is frustrating me.<issue_comment>username_1: As an alternative email client, you can try [Thunderbird](http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/). It supports many features Mail.app lacks but it's not as polished for OSX as Mail.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: I've switched to Postbox for my mail client until some of the Apple Mail glitches get worked out. Postbox seems to be built on the Thunderbird engine (which also works well) but it adds additional features. I use multiple Gmail and IMAP accounts, but I don't currently use any POP accounts -- based on past experience with Thunderbird I wouldn't expect any problems.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Suffered the same pains as you, I think, when upgrading my machines to Mavericks, especially with gmail accounts. I solved my problems by moving all the gmail accounts to the AirMail client. It is good, it has a modern look (it did cost me a couple(! :-) ) of bucks on the App Store), with a lot functionality and it is being actively maintained. They have a stable version for sale on the App Store, but also a Beta channel that is as good and gets more frequent fixes (I use their Beta version). I never looked back.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: When I do major system upgrade, I configure clean system to have no waste in new one. I use Mail.app for Gmail and other mailboxes without any issues (all connections are SSL).
Upvotes: 0


<issue_start>username_0: After updating to iOS 7, all my contacts have disappeared and iCloud is grey in my settings, i.e. not live. I keep getting a notification asking for me to accept Terms and Conditions of iCloud, but when I click, it goes to the grey iCloud in settings. How can I sort this out?<issue_comment>username_1: Try and delete and add the iCloud account.
System Preferences -> Internet Accounts -> Select the iCloud account and press the " - "

Next step, add the iCloud account by pressing the " + "
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Go to Settings>General>Restrictions>Accounts, set this to Allow Changes.

This should render your grey iCloud settings useable again.
Upvotes: 1


<issue_start>username_0: The following warning appears:

![The document ](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EBvGV.png)

This happens both when I save and the autosave (which happens often). It is a modal box and interrupts workflow.

No other applications are running, and the issue survives program and operating system restarts. What could be causing this?

(This issue is new with Mavericks / Keynote '13).<issue_comment>username_1: My thinking is that this is a permissions problem or a server problem.

Do you have any servers mounted?

If you save a file to your Documents folder does the problem occur?

Have you tried deleting and reinstalling Keynote?

Are you "sharing" the document so that Keynote has put it in your iCloud account?

Have you tried running `Disk Utility` and got it to verify permissions on your drive?

If you are having a permissions problem then I'd have a close look at ~/Library/Saved Application State/com.apple.iWork.Keynote.savedState and it's contents as well as any server you have mounted.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: The file might be being modified by another process. You can see as the file is accessed by various processes by running:

```
sudo opensnoop -f /path/to/file

```

Use the file normally, then attempt to save. If you get the error, check back in Terminal to see if any other processes have accessed the file.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Use the [`fs_usage` (man page)](https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/fs_usage.1.html) command to monitor, in real time, accesses to your Keynote presentation.

1. Open Terminal (or iTerm, et al).
2. Copy/paste the following into your Terminal window, **replacing the word FILE with the filename of your Keynote presentation** (keep quotes if your filename contains spaces or other non-ASCII characters):

`sudo fs_usage | egrep "FILE" # e.g. "My Preso.key"`
3. Open your Keynote presentation. In your Terminal screen, you'll see a bunch of output related to opening the file this like so:

>
> ```
>
>     11:29:55  getattrlist       /path/to/My Preso.key           0.000003   Keynote.app
>     11:29:55  getattrlist       /path/to/My Preso.key           0.000005   Keynote.app
>     11:29:55  getattrlist       /path/to/My Preso.key           0.000005   Keynote.app
>     11:29:55  lstat64           /path/to/My Preso.key           0.000002   Keynote.app
>     11:29:55  getattrlist       /path/to/My Preso.key           0.000012   Keynote.app
>     11:29:55  getattrlist       /path/to/My Preso.key           0.000012   Keynote.app
>     11:29:55  lstat64           /path/to/My Preso.key           0.000006   Keynote.app
>     11:29:55  access            /path/to/My Preso.key           0.000013   Keynote.app
>     11:29:55  open              /path/to/My Preso.key           0.000016   Keynote.app
>     11:29:55  open              /path/to/My Preso.key           0.000007   Keynote.app
>
> ```
>

Then, do what you normally do in your spreadsheet. You may want to align your windows so you can see your Terminal window while you work. Whenever there's new output in your Terminal window, **check the last column**. It should normally say Keynote.app but if there's an access by any other process, you'll see it there and then you'll have your culprit.
Upvotes: 2


<issue_start>username_0: I'm on mountain lion 10.8.5 and recently my friend gave me a 4K resolution video. When I used QuickTime player, the video is very sharp and some of the text in it can't be seen correctly. However when I used VLC to play it, it played without any errors and I can clearly see the text. I like the UI of QuickTime player, so is there any way to make it appear on QT?<issue_comment>username_1: Let's be honest : appart of the UI, Quicktime X a crapy software in term of compatibility. And it became crappier since the development of [Perian](http://www.perian.org/) has stopped. And on Mavericks it's even worse (Perian doesn't work anymore ...). The cause : QuickTime X is based on the [AV Foundation Framework](https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/DOCUMENTATION/AVFoundation/Reference/AVFoundationFramework/_index.html) which is only powerful with H.264 stuff (yeah the file format sold on iTunes).

VLC is powered by a different video library than QuickTime and it's know to be one of the most compatible player yet.

**TLDR:** So no there is no there is no solution yet. Let's hope the situation will evolve.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You might want to consider using [MPlayerX](http://mplayerx.org). It has a very clean interface and works very well, supporting pretty much any format like VLC (and unlike QuickTime, which supports pretty much nothing).
Upvotes: 0


<issue_start>username_0: Since the update to Mavericks, my MacBook has stopped going to sleep when I close the lid. I did some investigation and found out a command (`pmset -g`) to identify the process(es) that prevent it from sleeping.

The output:

```
$ pmset -g
Active Profiles:
Battery Power       -1
AC Power        -1*
Currently in use:
 womp                 1
 halfdim              1
 sms                  0
 hibernatefile        /var/vm/sleepimage
 gpuswitch            2
 networkoversleep     0
 disksleep            0
 sleep                0 (sleep prevented by AddressBookSour)
 hibernatemode        0
 ttyskeepawake        1
 displaysleep         15
 acwake               0
 lidwake              1

```

As you can see, `AddressBookSour`, short for the process `Address Book Source Sync`, is preventing the computer from sleeping. Unfortunately I can't quit this process, because it's a daemon and soon after I kill it, it starts again. I tried deactivating the synchronisation of my Google Contacts from the Address Book (I don't use iCloud) but it didn't help: the process is still running and preventing the sleep.<issue_comment>username_1: I had a similar problem before.
I used this article - [Advanced troubleshooting for contact and calendar syncing](http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2481?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US) - as a reference for fixing a broken Contact Sync.

Try the methods described there, and it all goes well you should Mac should sleep like a baby.

Note: there's a specific method for disabling contact sync from there - so maybe you should try that first.
Try it and see if it works.

AB
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: With the `addressbook` preventing the sleep I used the following procedure to fix it on my MBA 10.9.2

As always it is recommended to Back up all data.

Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it:

~/Library/Caches/com.apple.AddressBookSourceSync

Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select

Services ▹ Reveal

from the contextual menu.\* A folder should open with an item selected. Move the selected item to the Trash.

Log out, log back in, and test. If there's no change, go to the next step.

\*If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. In the Finder, select

Go ▹ Go to Folder...

from the menu bar, paste into the box that opens (command-V). You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.

Step 2

If you use iCloud, uncheck the box marked Contacts in the iCloud preference pane. Press return to confirm, or click Keep on Mac in the dialog that opens.

Step 3

From the list of groups on the left side of the Contacts window, select All On My Mac. If that group doesn't exist or is empty, skip this step. Otherwise, from the menu bar, select

File ▹ Export ▹ Export vCard

Save the exported contacts to the Desktop.

Step 4

Quit Contacts. Reveal the following item in the Finder as you did in Step 1:

~/Library/Application Support/AddressBook
Move the selected folder to the Desktop, leaving the window open for now.

Step 5

Launch Contacts. Your contacts will be gone. If you took Step 3, then double-click the file you created in that step and confirm that you want to import from it. Your contacts will reappear.

Step 6

If you took Step 2, reverse it. Test. If the issue is resolved, delete the AddressBook folder and the vCard file on the Desktop and close the open folder window.

Otherwise, quit Contacts again and put the AddressBook folder back where it was, overwriting the newer one that will have been created in its place.

Courtesy. <https://discussions.apple.com/people/Linc%20Davis>
Upvotes: 2


<issue_start>username_0: I have a spreadsheet with about 600 rows and 20 columns.

I want to add a unique identifier to each cell so that I can use the exported CSV output in another app.

So I thought that I could add a column after each existing column, and then use a formula to populate the cells.

So, first, are there better ways to do this? and if not, is there a short cut to adding 20 new columns?

Thanks<issue_comment>username_1: I had a similar problem before.
I used this article - [Advanced troubleshooting for contact and calendar syncing](http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2481?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US) - as a reference for fixing a broken Contact Sync.

Try the methods described there, and it all goes well you should Mac should sleep like a baby.

Note: there's a specific method for disabling contact sync from there - so maybe you should try that first.
Try it and see if it works.

AB
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: With the `addressbook` preventing the sleep I used the following procedure to fix it on my MBA 10.9.2

As always it is recommended to Back up all data.

Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it:

~/Library/Caches/com.apple.AddressBookSourceSync

Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select

Services ▹ Reveal

from the contextual menu.\* A folder should open with an item selected. Move the selected item to the Trash.

Log out, log back in, and test. If there's no change, go to the next step.

\*If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. In the Finder, select

Go ▹ Go to Folder...

from the menu bar, paste into the box that opens (command-V). You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.

Step 2

If you use iCloud, uncheck the box marked Contacts in the iCloud preference pane. Press return to confirm, or click Keep on Mac in the dialog that opens.

Step 3

From the list of groups on the left side of the Contacts window, select All On My Mac. If that group doesn't exist or is empty, skip this step. Otherwise, from the menu bar, select

File ▹ Export ▹ Export vCard

Save the exported contacts to the Desktop.

Step 4

Quit Contacts. Reveal the following item in the Finder as you did in Step 1:

~/Library/Application Support/AddressBook
Move the selected folder to the Desktop, leaving the window open for now.

Step 5

Launch Contacts. Your contacts will be gone. If you took Step 3, then double-click the file you created in that step and confirm that you want to import from it. Your contacts will reappear.

Step 6

If you took Step 2, reverse it. Test. If the issue is resolved, delete the AddressBook folder and the vCard file on the Desktop and close the open folder window.

Otherwise, quit Contacts again and put the AddressBook folder back where it was, overwriting the newer one that will have been created in its place.

Courtesy. <https://discussions.apple.com/people/Linc%20Davis>
Upvotes: 2


<issue_start>username_0: I don't observe any specific pattern of this behaviour. Strangely, sometimes when my macbook reboots/boots, it plays a chime sound.

And often in other cases, no chime sound is played.

So what determines whether to play a chime sound?<issue_comment>username_1: According to [wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_startup#Startup_chime),

```
"The Macintosh startup chime is the single note or chord (depending on model type)
played when an Apple Macintosh computer is turned on. The sound indicates that
diagnostic tests run immediately at startup have found no hardware or fundamental
software problems."

```

So your Mac might have some issues, which can be resolved by resetting the [PRAM](http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379?viewlocale=en_EN).
You can perform this by holding `CMD`-`OPTION`-`P`-`R` while your Mac is booting. Hold the key down until you hear the chime two times. Then release the keys.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: It depends on the volume rate before you Restart or Shut Down your mac

so if your volume level is 0 (Mute), you will hear no chime sound on start-up,
just try it and make sure

I have Muted my mac speakers because i always use headset (as you know you can set headset volume separately when you connect it) so i never hear a chime sound,

i searched a lot and found this (muting) as a solution because i hated that voice (imagine restarting in the middle of the night!)

hope this helps
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]


<issue_start>username_0: My iPhone fell into water and is now broken, completely! I desperately try to recover my photos via iCloud. I downloaded the iCloud manager for Windows since I never backed up my iPhone with my computer.

In this manager I can see that I have an online backup file of about 4.5 GB. iCloud is almost full. However, when I check the Photo Stream folder that got created, I only can see about 130 pictures. (I assume the 4.5 GB must be the rest of my pictures.)

Are my other pictures included in this online backup and how can I get to them, like backup to my new iPhone? Since this one has another ID can I restore only the pictures without messing up the data of my current iPhone?<issue_comment>username_1: Photo Stream and iCloud Backup are separate — your photos are stored in your iCloud Backup and many of them are duplicated and stored in Photo Stream (unless you deleted them from your camera roll in which case they're not duplicates).

The iCloud backup can be restored whole to your device. You can't restore parts of it — it's all or nothing.

However, there is a workaround:

1. Make a backup of your new device to iTunes.
2. Reset your device to factory settings and restore the iCloud backup.
3. Use Image Capture or iPhoto/Aperture to import the photos.
4. Reset your device to factory settings and restore the iTunes backup.
5. Copy the photos back to your device.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Thing I tried that DID work

1) Did not plug the phone into my MacBook, I used the wall charger only to prevent any iTunes sync activity

2) Erase all settings and data, restore from the iCloud backup and input passwords in all the pop up windows once it reboots.

2) Open photos app gallery to see photos downloading and show the progress message "downloading xx of x,xxx"

3) Left it on this photo screen and did not touch the phone at all for the entire restore. I did not close the photo galley/camera roll app once, open any other apps.

Finally this time round it work and all my photos and apps restored in full. I am going to go back to syncing with iTunes as I don't trust iCloud for restores. It seems that iCloud does not handle photo restores that well, especially if the gallery is large. In short: Wall charger only, restore from iCloud, open Photos app, don't touch. Really hope this works for you too if you've had the same issue.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I guess this is what you could do if someone you know could spare you an iPhone for a day or so:-

1. Get an iPhone and take a backup of the same on your system - use iTunes to do that
2. Now (this is really critical and follow it at your own risk) log into your iCloud account on the phone and restore that phone while pointing to the iCloud backup. In this was you will have all of the iCloud data in that phone
3. Mail the photos from the restored iPhone to yourself; or use [Dropbox](http://bit.do/Dropbox-App) (or similar) to sync them off the system
4. Restore iPhone from backup taken in step 1
Upvotes: 1


<issue_start>username_0: Am I just bad at math? OmniDiskSweep isn't picking up what is using my space. I recently deleted a 60GB drive (not partition) that VMWare Fusion was using, and emptied the trash. Now it doesn't show up on any disk sweeper, but is still accounting as used space. I have restarted my computer.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1wTn1.jpg)<issue_comment>username_1: It's probably still stored in a Time Machine local backup. Open Finder, browse to the original location of the drive you deleted, then open Time Machine. Go back in time to find the file, then right-click it and delete the backup of it. This will return the space.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: If you have enabled Time Machine, the disk space may be taken up by local snapshots. Local snapshots are enabled by default for laptops and disabled for desktop Macs. When they are enabled, Time Machine saves hourly snapshots to `/Volumes/MobileBackups/` when a backup disk is not available and there is more than 10% free disk space. The local snapshots are not counted as used disk space in Finder, but they are classified as backups in the About This Mac window. See <http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4878> for more information.

If it's not that, you might have the same issue I had with my MacBook Air. It was missing about 20 GB of disk space that was classified as other in the About This Mac window and shown as hidden space by Daisy Disk. When I tried verifying the Macintosh HD volume in Disk Utility, there was an error about an invalid free block count. I was then able to free up the disk space by repairing the disk from the recovery partition.

To see if the space is actually taken up by some files, you can use `du`:

```
$ sudo du -h -d1 /
155M    /.DocumentRevisions-V100
112K    /.fseventsd
  0B    /.PKInstallSandboxManager
1.2G    /.Spotlight-V100
  0B    /.Trashes
  0B    /.vol
 36G    /Applications
2.6M    /bin
  0B    /cores
4.5K    /dev
1.0K    /home
9.2G    /Library
1.0K    /net
  0B    /Network
350M    /opt
 12G    /private
980K    /sbin
6.8G    /System
802G    /Users
7.5G    /usr
 12K    /Volumes
875G    /

```

`-d1` sets the depth to 1 and `-h` uses human-readable file sizes.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: In my case it was iCloud synced photos from Photostream. Even though I had since turned Photostream off in iCloud preferences and my iPhoto library was being stored on an external hard drive there was over 80GB of space being taken up in my internal hard drive by old synced photos. This was on my mid-2007 Mac Mini running OS X 10.7 Lion, by the way. More info can be found here:
[What is iLifeAssetManagement, and can I delete it?](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/124918/what-is-ilifeassetmanagement-and-can-i-delete-it)

Note: the Library folder where this data is stored is hidden by default, so you have to click on finder then select "Go" menu and type "~/Library" in the "Go to folder" dialog to get the hidden Library folder to show up. always back up your computer before deleting any files from the Library in case you delete the wrong thing(s) and/or cause corruption.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: [GrandPerspective](http://sourceforge.net/projects/grandperspectiv/) is very usefull to check your disk usage, your gonna be able to see what is taking space and where it is . it is a opensource project available on sourceforge.

[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/v9Ns8.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/v9Ns8.jpg)
Upvotes: 0


<issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to enable mouse right click via Terminal?<issue_comment>username_1: Try `defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.mouse MouseButtonMode TwoButton`

To undo: `defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.mouse MouseButtonMode OneButton`
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You can enable it with BetterTouchTool.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: If others search for how to perform a right click from a shell script, you can use [MouseTools](http://www.hamsoftengineering.com/codeSharing/MouseTools/MouseTools.html):

```
MouseTools -x 1000 -y 500;MouseTools -rightClick

```
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Depends on mouse you are using too I believe, why not something like this if its the regular Apple mouse?

```
defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.driver.AppleHIDMouse.plist Button2 -int 2

```

Or

```
defaults write /Users/username/Library/Preferences/com.apple.driver.AppleHIDMouse.plist Button2 -int 2

```
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: This worked for me
Restart required

```
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.mouse MouseButtonMode TwoButton
defaults write com.apple.AppleMultitouchMouse.plist MouseButtonMode TwoButton

```

to revert change TwoButton to OneButton
Upvotes: 2


<issue_start>username_0: My landlord provides my connection to the internet and they are changing their network which requires me to register my iPhone and MBA. The instructions require me to use my MAC address at some point in the process. I run a VM using Parallels and all my mail goes to MS Outlook.

Do I provide them with the MAC address from the VM (Windows 7) or from Mountain Lion? Might they be the same?<issue_comment>username_1: The VM will use a virtual MAC address to map to the physical device MAC Address. Keep in mind that if you provide the MAC Address of the Wi-Fi Adapter from your MBA, that you're now locked to using that device for connectivity. Thus, your VM will need to use that device as it's bridged connection to the internet.

You should provide the physical hardware MAC address to allow your device and your VM access to the internet.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I would have written this as a comment if my user status would allow me to. This is an addition to what james\_fuller already explained:

You can connect to your VM to your host's NIC. It's like your host OS becomes a router for your VM. Thus your landlord's network won't see your VM at all but only your registered MacBook.

Read about Shared Networking in this KB entry:
[Parallels KnowledgeBase](http://kb.parallels.com/de/4948/?show_at=en)

You can enable Shared Networking in the preferences of your VM, a restart of the VM might be necessary.

Regarding your other question:

>
> Do I provide them with the MAC address from the VM (windows 7) or from Mountain Lion?
>
>
>

MAC addresses are supposed to be unique and having two identical ones in one network would cause some trouble, as ethernet packets aren't transported to an IP, but to a MAC address. A switch for example wouldn't know where to send it's packets and bot MACs would receive only parts of the data.
Upvotes: 1


<issue_start>username_0: Similar to [slapd daemon can't start](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/107130/slapd-daemon-cant-start) but despite being accepted, the answer didn't really work for the asker.

Shut down Lion Server 10.7.5 (on a 2011 Mini Server) today after Time Machine got itself in a tizzy and failed to backup for several hours while claiming it was "stopping" *(presumably unrelated to problem, just the why of restarting it.)*

Shut down hung - after 15 minutes or so I powered it off.

When it came back up, there was a red ball at the right of the username box with a nastygram indicating that network accounts were not available. Logged in the local administrative user - when trying to get to LDAP from workgroup manager "**The node .LDAPv3/127.0.0.1 couldn't be opened because an unexpected error of type -14006 occurred**" is the helpful, friendly response.

Server Alerts indicates self-signed certificates expired. Offers to repair/recreate. Doesn't seem to help. Reboot after that - still doesn't seem to help. Presumably the problem occurred at first reboot after they expired; That does not actually seem to be true however, looking at the expiry dates. Server has rebooted many times and LDAPv3 has been happy up until today.

[This topic at AFP548](http://www.afp548.com/forums/topic/ldap-service-quits-with-error-main-tls-init-def-ctx-failed-1/) (first I've heard of that forum) seems related, but applying it may be difficult given that my self-signed certs are expired rather than removed.

It's going to be a late night trying to get my fileserver back in shape before other people arrive and want to use it. At least I have the files, but any better insight than that provided by the linked topics would be appreciated.<issue_comment>username_1: The moment LDAP and Open Directory get themselves into a tizzy I always look towards Kerberos.

Have a prowl with kadmin and ktutil and see if Kerberos is working nicely. Have a good look at getting your certificates A-OK. Check that DNS and reverse DNS are giving valid responses.

Copy the LDAP database then blow it away and start again to see if it's a problem with that. If slapd is up then try doing some searches with ldapsearch.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I find that I don't recall exactly what I did when I originally asked this question - I think I may have ended up recreating the database (as in painfully by hand.) Anyway, two years on it happened again (and exactly the same start condition - shutdown did not shutdown when time machine had been "stopping" for days without stopping, or backing up, so the machine had to be powered off.)

Suggestions in the wild seem to be split between 10.6 and 10.7 commands even when they say lion server, or perhaps there are early and late 10.7 command changes; I certainly don't recall precisely. The answer I linked to in a comment above ([How to fix failing Open Directory (database "cn=authdata" cannot be opened, err 12) after hang](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/79141/how-to-fix-failing-open-directory-database-cn-authdata-cannot-be-opened-err/79142#79142)) seemed helpful, but the problem recurred within a few hours at most - and I actually had to run what by the answer's lights would be both 10.6 and 10.7 commands for even that to work.

So, on my Lion system (10.7.5) running Server.app 10.7.5(1.5.0), I'd have to do:

```
$ sudo launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.openldap.slapd.plist
$ sudo db_recover -h /var/db/openldap/authdata/ # Mac OS X 10.7
$ sudo db_recover -h /var/db/openldap/openldap-data/ # Mac OS X 10.6 (this one too, even on 10.7)
$ sudo launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.openldap.slapd.plist

```

Rebooting or not seemed to make little difference. It would work for a relatively short time, then crap out again. The users were restive, the sysadmin was sleep-deprived and grumpy.

Eventually I found a procedure that once again had to be somewhat modified on a site I'll try to link to again, as a comment on an answer similar to the above process. As modified for my system...After doing the above repairs (you can skip the load step above)

1) sudo to root

```
sudo -i

```

2) shutdown LDAP (if you started it again)

```
launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.openldap.slapd.plist

```

3) dump a copy of the Open Directory database to an LDIF format text file

```
mkdir /var/root/opendirectory
cd /var/root/opendirectory
slapcat -l dir.ldif

```

If you don't do the repairs (or I suppose, if they don't work) the .ldif file will be empty - so check that it seems reasonable, and if not, start digging into backups.

4) move the old (corrupt) database files out of the way (or remove them).

```
cd /var/db/openldap/openldap-data
mkdir SAVE
mv *.bdb SAVE/

```

be sure you don’t move, rename or delete the file named DB\_CONFIG. It’s needed.

5) recreate the database from the LDIF format file

```
cd /var/root/opendirectory
slapadd -l dir.ldif
slapindex

```

You will see some harmless warnings during slapadd. Ignore them.

Restart LDAP

```
launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.openldap.slapd.plist

```

And at this point you might just as well reboot, too. Comment by "Ranj" on this page (with "service" commands that don't work for me) <http://www.prestonlee.com/2009/07/08/recovering-a-corrupt-openldap-database-on-osx-server/>

I won't swear that it's cured, because I thought that I had it cured two days ago and I was wrong, but it's run for 12 hours without screwing up totally, which is an improvement on where it's been since 2-1/2 days ago.

I also twigged upon an annoying (possibly related, who knows exactly what upsets the thing) issue relating to accounts created with workgroup manager rather than with server.app - they have an incorrect entry (untitled\_1 rather than the user's shortname) in AltSecurityIdentities. I tried the fix as automated by this script <https://github.com/arekdreyer/Lion-Server/blob/master/FixAltSecurityIdentities.sh> and also by hand as described in several sites (either via GUI or by deconstructing the command line from the linked script) and it would fail every time I went to write. Once I had done the above fix to rebuild the databases I could actually re-write the incorrect data. Evidently the "cure" is to create accounts only with Server.app (but if you have this problem, you can't, until after you fix them...)

Finally, I am reminded by this joyful experience to spit out a

```
slapcat -l LDAPBackup.ldif

```

on a more regular basis to make the recovery process less agonizing (as well as actually putting "what I did when this thing happened" in here as an aswer in case it happens again - or to someone else.)

*Meanwhile, this whole business has also helped to crystallize the feeling that MacOS Server went to heck in a handbasket after 10.6, so given that the only thing this machine really does is file service, I'm probably going to replace it with a Nas4Free box, or perhaps **two** boxes in HAST configuration. I'm somehow less than interested in what delights 10.11 brings to the utter mess that is Server.app (IMHO at this point in this week) and I cannot begin to say how thrilled I'm not that upgrading to anything but 10.11 is a non-option in the days of "all software comes only from the app store, and you can't get any version you like, only the bleeding edge ones."*
Upvotes: 0


<issue_start>username_0: My bash\_profile function looks like:

```
function st() { /Applications/Sublime\ Text.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl /Users/ishan/workspace/nltk_engine/index.py;}

```

However, when I do st in terminal, it just opens up a sublime text window without opening the file. I copied the line in terminal and it is working. Its not working through bash\_profile.<issue_comment>username_1: Since your command is a static command, you could try an alias:

```
alias st="/Applications/Sublime\ Text.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl /Users/ishan/workspace/nltk_engine/index.py"

```
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: The `st` function which is working when you type `st` is an old one which you defined interactively within `Terminal`.
If you enter:

```
type st

```

you will see that this definition is not the one you entered within your
`.bash_profile`.

To execute the definition entered within your `.bash_profile`, you have to load it within your actual shell:

```
. ~/.bash_profile

```

or

```
source ~/.bash_profile

```

And you will be able to check that from now on your definition of your `st` function is correct with:

```
type st

```
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]


<issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to hook up my IMAC mini-DVI port to my Samsung HDTV. I have a (mini-DVI port to HDMI) adaptor plugged into a 15' HDMI cable. This plugs into the TV's (DVI/HDMI) port.

I also have a 15' audio cable plugged into the MAC's headphone port then to the TV's (PC/DVI) audio port. Nothing works, video or sound. TV says no signals detected. MAC doesn't know it's connected. Does anyone have the slightest idea as to what the problem is? Do I somehow have to activate the mini-DVI port?<issue_comment>username_1: No, the iMac should auto-detect the external display when it is connected. I'd try, in order of presumed difficulty:

* Make certain the correct input is selected on your display. The lack of audio makes me suspect there's an issue there.
* Make sure your display is set to use the Line-in jacks instead of the HDMI audio stream.
* Boot the iMac with the external display attached and the correct input selected.
* Check your HDMI cable with another source (perhaps a DVD/Blu-Ray player) do make sure it is working.
* Check your MiniDP-HDMI adapter on another mac (with the SAME HDMI cable and display, if possible.)
* Try swapping-in a *new* MiniDP-HDMI adapter and HDMI cable.
* Try a different external display.
* Consider upgrading your OS X to a newer version (I've used external displays with 10.5, but it's not impossible for the HDMI adapter to need a newer/different driver.)
* Take your iMac to the Genius Bar at your local Apple store and see if they can assist you.

As you start replacing hardware in the equation, feel free to revisit any of the prior steps in the process.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Apparently older Macs don't support audio through HDMI. Audio needs to be transmitted separately through the jack connection on your Mac, just as if attaching speakers.

Then depending on your TV could be jack or RCA.
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<issue_start>username_0: What is the rationale behind requiring Wi-Fi to backup to iCloud from my iOS device? What is wrong with using 3G or 4G to backup?<issue_comment>username_1: Without going into speculation, **there appears to be no official word** on why this has been done. There are a number of iCloud Backup KB articles, mentioning that Wi-Fi is the only way to backup your device:

* <http://www.apple.com/support/icloud/backup/>

…however, per almost all Apple documentation of this sort, there is no reasoning to their decisions.

If you need to connect over 3G/4G - you can tether to another iOS device and then backups see WiFi and progress smoothly in my experience. There doesn't appear to be any opt-in choice to self-backup. <http://feedback.apple.com> would be the only avenue to ask for this feature going forward.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Let me speculate for the logic behind the decision, since there is no published reason per @username_1arside.

Making you (or forcing) to use the 3G or 4G will use your personal Telephone providers network that in all case you pay money for.

In some cases this can be expensive (depending on data plan you have), and in other cases with limitations how much can you transfer.

Using WiFi is considered open network, in many case you do not pay for it (public), and no limit how much you can transfer.

I agree Apple could make it a choice (for you to choose), but lacking that feature, the safe choice is WiFi.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: There used to be a limit on the size of apps you could download over the cell network - I believe 10MB was the first limit. This was put in place on the device by apple because AT&T (who initially was only offering unlimited data packages) still wanted to not have people download gigantic things over the cell network. I also believe a similar thing occurred initially with a lot of streaming apps, where if they are on the cell network they'll push a lower quality video/audio, or simply say wifi-only. All these regulations don't make as much sense anymore now that many plans are pay-per-byte, but there are still many that are not (especially in the USA)
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<issue_start>username_0: I update to the newest 7.1 yesterday. Now some of my apps will not open. Is there a way to delete this update?<issue_comment>username_1: No, unless backing up to a file without this update, for example a backup on your PC. The best thing you can do is unistall those apps (Holding your finger on the app, until the start to shake, then with the cross on the right top the application or via Settings). And reinstall. If this won't work it'll probably be an error in the application, and probably soon fixed by the developer.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Try shutting down all apps by double clicking the home button, then swiping all of the apps up to the top of the screen to quit them then reboot your phone by holding down the Home & Power button at the same time until it prompts you to shut down.

Go ahead and restart it again. If it *still* won't fully launch, you may have gotten a bum download. To delete the app, tap and hold on the icon until the 'x' appears and tap that 'x'. Go back to the app store and then reinstall the app and give it another try.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: This happened to me too, my password manager app "Keeper Data Vault" crashes immediately every time it's opened. Worked fine prior to 7.1 update. And since the makers of this app have abandoned this version and replaced it with a new version which forces you to sign up and give them money regularly, I'm not hopeful of recovering my passwords.

If only I could roll back to iOS7.0, recover my passwords from Keeper and then find a better password manager app that doesn't cheat and rip-off its customers.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: The Facebook app didn't work after this update on my iPhone 4, but after I re-installed the app it worked.

Try deleting your app and re-installing it.
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<issue_start>username_0: I'm looking to see if the two are interchangeable and if not what the differences are.

If the two in fact have a difference, perhaps adding devices or cases where each are normally used over the other.<issue_comment>username_1: Yes and no.

Flash storage is storage that uses electronically programmable and erasable memory modules with no moving parts. It refers to a very specific implementation of data storage. It can come in different packages though: wrapped in a hard, plastic envelope you slide in to your camera; mounted to a PCB stick with exposed connectors and docked inside your MacPro; or mounted inside a drive enclosure that's slid in to an existing drive bay.

SSD, or Solid State Drive, refers to an enclosed storage device that's meant to act as a disk for a computer, but is lean on details about what's inside the enclosure and being used to store the data.

Technically, "solid state" just refers to "electronics with no moving parts". So a "solid state drive" that used ferromagnetic fluids to store data is still an *SSD*.

And indeed, SSDs have been around for a long time with a variety of different solid state storage mediums inside of them to keep those 1's and 0's persistent. However, in this day and age, at the time I'm writing this, SSDs are generally filled with (you guessed it): flash-type memory modules. Though flash-based SSDs generally carry the property that their enclosure is built to mirror that of a typical 2.5" spinning drive disk enclosure with an SATA interface so that it can act as a drop-in replacement for a mechanical disk.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: An SSD has flash storage inside but SSD is a special form factor, in most cases meaning that it is designed to fit in places that a normal 2.5" HDD would be installed. Flash comes in a huge range of formats from tiny cards for phones and cameras and in Macs it can be an SSD, mSATA, and PCIe form factors.

So if you have a flash device in the shape of a 2.5" drive it is an SSD. MacBook Airs, Retinas, new iMacs, and the new Mac Pro all use PCIe form factors giving even better performance.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: *Credit for this answer goes to* <https://danielmiessler.com>

**Short Answer**

Let's clear up the definitions:

>
> **Solid State Drive** = a hard drive that has no moving parts
>
>
> **Flash memory** = a method of permanently storing information without
> constant power being applied
>
>
>

Therefore, the answer to your question is **No**; Flash Memory is not the same thing as a Solid State Drive.

Flash memory is *one implementation* of an SSD. You can also create an SSD out of RAM; if you implement an SSD using RAM, you'll lose data when you turn off the power to the SSD.

**Long Answer**

**SDD (Spinning Disc Drive) - a.k.a HDD (Hard Disc Drive)**

* It is important to know the difference between a Spinning Disc Drive (SDD) and a Solid State Drive (SSD) to answer this question
* What is a [Spinning Disc Drive?](https://www.techopedia.com/definition/32020/spinning-disk)
* Spinning Disc Drives have moving parts
* Spinning Disc Drives are being phased out in favor of Solid State Drives (at least in consumer applications)

**SSD (Solid State Drive)**

* SSD simply means "a hard drive without moving parts"
* The Solid State Drive was developed to improve upon Spinning Disc Drives (moving parts are not that reliable and slow to read from memory)
* The SSD has been around for decades (contrary to popular belief)
* Recently, the technology has gotten better, so you see them in all newer comptuers

**RAM (Random Access Memory)**

* SSD's were originally achieved by using RAM as the method to store data
* RAM requires continuous power to be applied to retain data
* By using RAM, the hard drive no longer had moving parts
* The major downside of using RAM: you can never turn your hard drive off or else you lose all your data.
* Historically, RAM was/is used *in conjunction* with a Spinning Disc Drive or a Solid State Drive (since RAM cannot retain data once powered off)
* The upside of using RAM: RAM is *super* fast - faster than SSD's and flash memory

**Flash Storage**

* Flash storage is also relatively old technology, but started as a way
to permanently store information without power being continuously applied (in contrast to RAM)
* Flash storage has traditionally had significant aging issues
* Basically you could only write to the memory a certain number of
times before you would lose that section of the drive, and
performance would generally get worse over time as well.
* **As Flash storage improved (in the
late 2000’s), manufacturers started making SSDs out of Flash memory
instead of out of RAM.**
* Modern SSD hard drives are Flash-based, so today, there’s not really a
difference between SSD's and Flash memory.
* As stated above, SSD's are simply disks that have no moving parts, and Flash is the implementation that allows that to happen
* USB thumb drives have used Flash storage for a long time as well, but
the quality of the Flash storage in USB's is typically much lower
than the Flash memory used in SSD's. This means much worse
performance for USB's than SSD's (but I believe current USB technology is improving to close the gap)

**SUMMARY**

* SSD just means a hard disk that doesn’t have moving parts; Flash is a type of
memory that is very fast and doesn’t require continuous power
(non-volatile)
* SSDs used to use RAM, but now use Flash instead. In short, you
shouldn’t compare Flash to SSD just as you shouldn’t compare
batteries to lithium-ion. In both cases the latter is a type of the
former.
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