Questions tagged [macos]
macOS is the current marketing name for Apple's Macintosh Operating System. This OS was previously known as OS X, and Mac OS X before that (which itself succeeded the 'classic' Mac OS).
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High disk I/O from calaccessd
I am running macOS Ventura (13.5) on an iMac with a Fusion Drive and was noticing that the system felt more and more sluggish over the past months. I also heard the hard drive work all the time. There ...
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How to install any App Store app directly from the Safari address bar?
In short: I want to install any App Store app directly from the Safari address bar.
Sometimes when I type the name of an App Store app in the Safari address bar, the Safari address bar will show me a ...
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Viewer for HEIF/HEIC images in El Capitan or Sierra
Is there any "native way" to view the new HEIF/HEIC format (or the viewer-application) in El Capitan or Sierra without upgrade of MacOS itself? It is not yet possible to upgrade yet to HighSierra for ...
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Couldn't read partition map when deleting APFS container
I'm trying to clean install macOS 11.5.1 via a bootable USB. But I couldn't find the internal SSD through the onscreen installation steps. I searched Google, trying fixing this problem, and found this ...
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How to view Root directory and subdirectories in Finder?
Apparently, the Macintosh HD icon on the desktop points to the root directory but it is not showing all the contents.
Some of the files and directories are the same as those which I see when I ...
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Force click without an apple trackpad?
On a macbook, we can use force click on trackpad to loop up words or do some other things.
However, an "ordinary" mouse does not have the hardware for force click.
How can we trigger force ...
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Why does external display slow down video playback and how to fix it?
Whenever I connect my Intel MacBook Pro to an external 4K-display and playback video on Youtube or on a video call, for example, CPU usage on kernel_task gradually increases until all 8 cores are at ...
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System freezes then reboots but leaves no trace in console, how do I analyze this?
I've been dealing with bewildering system freezes/reboots for months, but they leave no trace in the console at all. I am running macOS Big Sur on a 2019 Mac Pro.
I've done a complete from scratch ...
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List of all entitlements on Apple systems
Is there a list of all entitlements, past and present, recognized on macOS and all other Apple operating systems? Or a list that covers at least half of them? I can't find one anywhere and the ...
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Need to convert very long (multiple A4 stacked vertically) screen captures into a series of PDFs [closed]
I used the Nimbus screenshot extension to capture very long (multiple scrollable pages) content in browser, and saved all such in PNG format (let's say A4 width X many A4 heights). I have done for ...
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Photos notification: "A participant removed photos you added to the shared library" - which ones?
I have a shared Photos library with several participants. Once in a while I get a notification like this: "A participant removed 8 photos you added to the shared library".
When I click the ...
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How do you change the icon on a folder when it will not update - it keeps showing the old custom icon?
Video showing the issue
I have also tried clearing the current icon so it is back to default, then opening the new icon image in Preview, selecting all, copying, then clicking on the icon in the Get ...
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GateKeeper Blocking Audio Plugin
I'm an audio producer although I have also worked as a C/C++ programmer so I'm reasonably technical!
I bought a Mac Mini about a year ago and it recently developed a fault and had to be replaced so I'...
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How can I completely reset iMessage in Yosemite?
I'm experiencing issues sending iMessages from my Mac. It used to work, but stopped. I tried a bunch of "fixes" I found online:
sign out of iMessage and log back in another day
rebooting
restarting ...
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Adding unmodified originals to new Photos library causes inexplicable error
Steps to reproduce:
Open existing Photos library
Export unmodified originals
Close and reopen Photos, holding the option key
Create a new library
Select all the unmodified originals and drag them ...
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Read information inside PDF?
I'd like to automate the invoices I receive from a particular company. Unfortunately they name the files very strangely and the filename is not at all related to invoice number, or date. So I'm trying ...
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El Capitan sidebar preferences not sticking
I had a hard drive failure and am temporarily using a machine which can only be brought up to El Capitan.
I have a sidebar problem that is driving me crazy. The configuration of the sidebar favorites ...
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To edit TrashIcon.icns using hex editor to get access to the dark icons
In /System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Resources there is a file TrashIcon.icns. Alexander O'Mara, a guy who is a security expert at Mastercard discovered that this file contains ...
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I have a desktop iMac when I log in in just goes straight to utilities
But when I try to reinstall macOS Sierra it won't load says unable to mount. Then it says a re over disk is locked when I am in utilizes it doesn't give option to view all devices just let's me select ...
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Import Albums "From my Mac" to my iPhone albums and keep them synced
I don't use iCloud Photos. I wanted to import my iPhone photo albums to my Mac but it seems that without iCloud Photos it is not possible without any third party software according to my searches.
But ...
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Why does menu bar show Siri using microphone?
Since updating to macOS 12.5 I always see an orange dot in the menu bar indicating that Siri is using the microphone. It never goes away, even after I disabled Siri in System Preferences. Is this a ...
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How can I safely remove duplicates from Photo?
When I have looked how to delete duplicates from my Photo library Apple says use the 'duplicates' option on the photo menu. Except my version of Photo doesn't have this button (Version 7.0 (460.0.120)...
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PDfs in Automator
I work in photography post production, need to make PDFs from images but with the file names shown on the PDF and 4 up instead of a single image on each page.
Can anyone suggest additional plugins or ...
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Sending some links through email fail to go through to recipient
I noticed that sending certain links through email do not get received by the recipient. I tried to narrow down the issue, and it seems to be on the Apple side. This does not happen with every link I ...
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Is there a way to view all Spaces in macOS (using a shortcut)
I'm looking for a way to view all desktops (Spaces) at once with a single shortcut (like Command ↑ for Mission Control). If I could archive the same effect you get when you use Mission Control and ...
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Mac OS shows wrong date and time
My Mac mini M1 mit Sonoma 14.3.1 shows wrong date and time:
10th of April [correct date: 13th of April]
22:52 [correct time: 00:24]
System set do auto time settings with correct time Zone. Restart ...
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Multi-second audio delay with USB microphone
My M1 Mac mini, running latest macOS, has recently developed a microphone issue with my USB headset. The main symptom is a multi-second audio delay:
When I open System Settings and go to "Sound&...
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How to use SMTP and IMAP with iCloud email?
I've never used @me.com or @mac.com emails before. Neither did I use MobileMe.
So when the iCloud came out last night I created @me.com email account this morning. Registration on its own went just ...
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mDNS / Bonjour / UDP 5353 Port reusability [closed]
I'm wondering if there is a way to allow the device (in this case MBP - MacOS 14.4) other programs to reuse the 5353 port that bonjour uses.
I'd like to also receive and listen to mDNS queries sent by ...
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Managing Metered Connections on OSX
I'm being forced to use my Macbook more and more with my metered 4G connection. I really need to keep data usage limited. Windows has an metered connection mode which really helps with this.
What's ...
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"System" storage on macOS Sierra is 470GB!
My Mid 2012 MacBook Pro 13" says I suddenly ran out of Storage space.
My Mac barely has any data and my upgrade to Sierra was a clean install. Nothing was ported from previous backups.
If you see ...
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System Data takes too much space [duplicate]
My disk is almost full and the issue is that almost 50% of it is taken by something called System Data.
While I can check on my Documents/Applications and cleanup some unused things, this remains ...
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Dual Boot USB installation with OSX and Windows
I have a 16gb USB pendrive that I want to partition to be able to use it as a Window 7 and Mac OSX install drive (probably using a bootloader?!?)
I want to be able to use it on our Macs and PCs as a ...
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Change keyboard layout automatically when external keyboard connected
I recently purchased an external keyboard (non-apple) that is used at home and also dragged along with me from time to time, and I've noticed a need.
My Mac is in English, as well as its physical ...
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Cant run recovery (partitioning problems)
So I received my "new" MacBook Pro M1 Max today. I am having problems restoring the device though. Hopefully the following screenshots will explain the problem better than I can:
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How do I get El Capitan to install from a usb installer
I tried to perform a clean install for Mac Pro El Capitan. The app store said it was unavailable so I purchased a bootable usb installer but it won't install. What do I need to do
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How do I get this Mac G5 up and running ? (boot to OS)
A local Goodwill sells Apple hardware at ridiculously low prices, great for a tinkerer like me. I'd missed the Mac mini on sale so I grabbed this Mac Pro looking device thinking it would be an intel ...
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Catalina Dynamic Wallpaper doesn't change with the time of the day
Both Apple stock dynamic wallpapers aren't changing accordingly to the time of the day. For example Catalina Dynamic wallpaper is stuck during the day in one picture and it doesn't change and ...
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Unable to use Audio Midi Setup to use two audio outputs
I used to have an aggregate device where I would have my audio output coming out both my Bluetooth headphones and my built-in speaker. (Weird, I know. I used the setup to play along with musical ...
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Internet Sharing to iPhone over USB not working
I'm unable to share my macOS Ethernet connection with my iPhone over USB. I tried both the 'Internet Sharing' and the 'Content Caching' methods. I can see the iPhone in Finder but the iPhone does not ...
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How do I use only the external display with my MacBook Pro lid open on Lion?
Sorry for the wordy title, but my problem is thus:
When I'm at my desk, I would like to use only the external display.
With the nifty gestures in Lion, I have decided I would like to use the internal ...
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Where are Apple's default desktop images stored?
When I go to System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver, I see many images in folders such as "Desktop Pictures", "Nature", "Plants", etc. Where are these images located?
I want to use them in ...
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Items can’t be copied to “folder name” because you don’t have permission to read them
When trying to copy files to a network drive (external hard drive via Router by way of SMB) from MacBook Pro, I get the following:
Items can’t be copied to “folder name” because you don’t have ...
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"startosinstall" is stuck on "Preparing to run macOS Installer..."
I have a MacBook Pro early 2015 running macOS Big Sur and am trying to use startosinstall to install macOS Catalina or High Sierra onto an external SSD. I want to be able to distribute macOS to ...
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Is Mac Photos using more space than it needs?
I have a MacBook with 500GB internal storage, 1TB external SSD and I’d like to ensure the app is taking an appropriate amount of space for my usage scenario.
I use iCloud Photos, and have the library ...
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Firefox: Hover actions not working in fullscreen mode
This bothers me for over a year now: When a Firefox window goes to fullscreen, the hover actions don't work anymore. In the fullscreen window itself and in any other window. I switched off any ...
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Can't Tile Windows after macOS reinstall
I recently had to reinstall macOS (Sonoma) on my M3 MacBook Pro and I no longer have the option to Tile windows to either side of the screen. This option has been replaced by Move Window to X Side of ...
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Sharing space across encrypted/non-encrypted AFPS volumes
According to Apple's support documentation,
Apple File System (APFS) allocates disk space on demand. When a single APFS container (partition) has multiple volumes, the container’s free space is ...
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Where to find the "generic folder" icon?
The "generic folder" icons can be found in two places:
The GenericFolderIcon.icns file in
/System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Resources
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How do I mount a disk using MacFUSE?
I have an old harddisk that's formatted as HFS, which I would like to read on my modern Mac that runs Ventura. I've got the physical connection covered: I've connected the HD via a SATA/PATA to USB ...
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