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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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Can a macOS App define which folders + files + settings (Background Tasks, Notifications) are removed upon uninstalling the app?

I'm using a macOS App - and I'm wondering how to define which folders created by the app are removed when using Cleaner-apps such as CleanMyMacX or other such uninstaller tools. So far it seems that ...
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macOS Sonoma 14.4 breaks moving the "zoomed in" area while zoomed in

As of at least macOS Sonoma v14.4, part of the system accessibility feature of being able to zoom in on a portion of your screen, seems to be broken. Specifically it broke the ability to move the ...
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Mac is draining battery way too quickly, especially when it's off

This morning, my mac was at 90-ish% battery, but after closing it for about an hour, it drained all the way to 30%. My mac battery isn't the greatest, but it drains slower when it's on than when it's ...
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What happens to existing files when changing the mount points of volumes?

On 7/17/17 @bingbomboom asked this question about creating a permanent /etc/fstab entry for an external drive. My head spun thinking about this next question. Instead of hijacking its thread, I'm ...
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routing between MacOS Sonoma interfaces

MacBook Air M2 Sonoma 14.4 After a couple of days trying different solutions I've read, time to ask here. Have a RPi 4 connected to MacBook through USB Ethernet adapter en5. Uses DHCPCD, but fails ...
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how can I require macOS user password before mounting a USB device to the mac?

How can I require macOS user password before mounting a USB device to the mac? I don't mind that all USB devices need the same password to mount. I had a thought that this would improve security, that ...
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How do I start a launch agent for an AD user?

I have a Launch Agent which is working fine for local Mac users. But it is not starting for AD user. As we start a LaunchAgent using launchctl bootstrap <gui/$user_uid> <plist path>. But ...
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Stuck on upload & download with iCloud Drive on Sonoma

I accidentally turned on the Desktop & Document Folder in the iCloud Drive settings, and I don't understand how iCloud Drive synchronization works. However, I tried to retrieve the files I ...
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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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Clear all browsing data in Safari

In Edge, Chrome, Firefox, I can clear all browsing data which lets me delete everything, including history, cache, cookies, site permissions, page zoom, passwords, form data, etc, all in one click. ...
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Unable to re-install macOS on Macbook Air [duplicate]

After erasing my Mac I am not able to re-install macOS any way. I tried creating the bootable USB. but everytime I try installing by pressing Option, it takes me to Internet Recovery. Also post ...
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How to put songs on iPod without using iTunes/Apple Music from MacOS?

I recently purchased an old iPod Shuffle (4th Generation) with 2 GB internal storage. I have some songs on an external drive that I want to transfer to iPod. But I'm not sure where to start. Also, I ...
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Update brew-installed applications when migrating from Intel Macbook to Apple Silicon [duplicate]

Just yesterday, I've migrated from a Macbook Air from 2015 (with Intel-based processor) to a Macbook Air with M1. I've used the migration assistant for this and was pretty surprised that everything, ...
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Freespace after a bootcamp that i can't get back(mac)

I have encountered with a problem after corrupted bootcamp Windows deinstallation. In diskutil list i have a free space and in GUI version of Diskutil when i'm trying to partition it - I keep getting ...
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Macbook Air m2 launch.log continuously growing size

In the Console app I found this file "launch.log" (/private/var/log/com.apple.xpc.launchd), which is continually increasing in size. Is it a normal behavior?
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How many gigs does it take to spotlight index 550 gigs?

I had 450 gigs of free space on my laptop out of a total of 1000 when I asked the spotlight index to compile. After it was done I only had 218 gigs. Seems like a lot to me. Is this normal? I have a ...
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Keyboard shortcut to browse Time Machine file versions

In some apps, e.g. Keynote and TextEdit, there is a built-in option to browse previous versions of a file using Time Machinve: File > Revert To > Browse All Versions. Is there a way to browse ...
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“GNU GRUB version 2.06” on early 2009 iMac

I tried to install 32‑bit Windows 7 on my early 2009 iMac, but I had Linux on it before. I tried to delete my partition and make a new one, but I had the GPT partition, so it didn’t let me use it ...
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How can I bypass NSWindowSharingNone to take screenshots, etc.?

If an app does [window setSharingType: NSWindowSharingNone];, normal methods of taking screenshots won't work for it. As the administrator of a Mac, how can I override this and capture its screen ...
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running app as a different user

I want to start app N as user U2 while logged in as user U1. The idea is U2 is less privilidged than U1, thus it would be safer to run suspicious apps. Is it possible? I tried su U2; cd /...
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How to map the macOS Clear key to NumLock with iTerm2?

I tried, but failed, mapping macOS Clear key to Numlock functionality in latest iTerm2 (Build 3.4.23) on macOS Sonoma. I did not see any relevant setting in iTerm2 Preference dialogs: iTerm2 ...
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Cannot find duplicate root CA for development Safari claims to have

I use three Macs for development of a web application. On each of the Macs (macOS 14.4) I used mkcert to install a local CA and to issue developer certificates (all separately). Accessing the web app ...
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Bizarre macOS Browser Problem

I have encountered a rather bizarre macOS problem and I'm wondering if anyone else has seen this in the wild, or has any ideas on how to mitigate it. I've been a Mac admin for a very long time, and I'...
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Is there any way to use osascript to run AppleScripts from an ssh session using a MacPorts installation of OpenSSH?

I'm running macOS 13.6.5, and have installed OpenSSH via MacPorts since I want to be running the latest version of OpenSSH. However, one downside to using a MacPorts installation of OpenSSH is that ...
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Is there a way to delay the launch of the Finder app when logging in in macOS?

In recent macOS releases (Ventura/Sonoma), I have had this problem where, when I reboot and log in, the Finder launches before macOS has finished mounting my external (Thunderbolt) volumes. I don't ...
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To copy a file and preserve its comment

Is it possible to copy an individual file and preserve its comment? Here is what I have tried. Nothing here works for me on macOS 14.3.1 and Zsh 5.9 (x86_64-apple-darwin23.0). cp file.txt file-copy....
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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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Trying to install macOS Sierra on a 2017 MacBook Pro

Background of the issue: A 2017 MacBook Pro was reset by the seller. I tried installing the OS, but encountered errors during installation. I am trying to install macOS Sierra through Recovery mode. ...
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Can't route Messages audio through Loopback

Catalina 10.15.7 I have a chronic problem where the Apple ecosystem tries to be "smart" about where it routes alerts for text messages, which almost always means it routes it to the wrong ...
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How can I replace the button in Mission Control that adds a new virtual desktop (+) when the dock is positioned on the right side?

I use MacBook Pro M3 with macOS Sonoma 14.4. The button in Mission Control that adds a new virtual desktop (+) generally located аt right side, when the dock orientation down or left. That is more ...
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Did this command do anything to my Operating System?

I was just trying to type in this command: echo "export PATH=$PATH:~/Desktop/nand2tetris/tools" >> ~/.zshrc ; source ~/.zshrc But I got to echo "export PATH=$PATH:~/Des before I ...
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Can't delete a user, or even find it in the system

I got a user that I can't delete, I have no idea where it's stored. I see it in the top bar, but not in Settings->Users or in /Users/ How do I find the PostgreSQL user and delete it? I can't create ...
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What is the group _appstore, and why are large number of files in this group?

What is the group _appstore? I have a folder with quite a few files in it. Until recently, the files would have had ownerhip of jas:staff, where jas is my username. I noticed recently that many files ...
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Dark colours strobing on external display plugged in via HDMI with MacBook

I've noticed that my screen was slightly strobing when my MacBook is plugged in via HDMI to my LG TV. The issue does not repro when there's lighter colours, and it also doesn't repro on the Mac's ...
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Mac Messages notifications are only displaying phone numbers or email addresses after upgrading to Ventura

I just upgraded my mac from 10.14 to 13.6.5. Now whenever I get a message, the notification that appears shows the person's phone number or email address rather than their name. My contacts are synced ...
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Open System Settings with a shortcut

I'd like to open System Settings (formerly System Preferences) with a global keyboard shortcut. How do I do that in macOS Sonoma 14+? Related question is outdated.
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Disable Closest WiFi station

I'm in a location with a number of WiFi stations for the SSID, but the one closest to me reboots every few minutes which drops any existing connections. My MacBook proceeds to connect to a weaker, ...
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How can I understand an alert of "cpverify" will damage your computer?

I got this alert that has me concerned. If I click Ok, then it appear again. File located here: opt/cprocsp/bin/. After installing the latest OS update all files in that folder has a prefix corrupted....
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How to get the URL to download a Homebrew Bottle?

How can I figure out the URL to download the bottle for a given package on Homebrew? Consider the package wget. In the past, I could download the wget Homebrew bottle at the following URL: https://...
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How to increase APFS volume size [duplicate]

I used to have 160 GB macOS APFS container and I upgraded my laptop's SSD with a bigger one and I wanted to increase the size of APFS container to 260 GB. I created an APFS partition and copied old ...
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Ok: so, you got your os stuck. I can help! [closed]

First, find a way to erase,restore,reset your Mac But,resetting means swapping your RAM drive But,I don’t know how to erase,restore or reinstall any firmware.
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How to remove ~/Library/Mobile from Apple Music Media Folder Listing?

I locally manage my music library with Apple Music app, don't enable Apple Music organizing my library, and do not use the Apple Music streaming service. Recently I upgraded to Mac OS 14.3.1 (and ...
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Relative Dates in MacOS Mail app

I would like to stop the display of relative dates in the MacOS Mail app. I know how to stop the display of relative dates in Finder. I have not seen any information for carrying that preference to ...
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An entire day is missing from my system log, what happened?

I just noticed that an entire day, in which I worked the full day and have activity logs elsewhere, is missing from my macOS system log when viewed with the log show command. Here is an excerpt: 2024-...
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How can I fully disable WiFi on macOS? [closed]

I am aware of how to disable wifi such as this: Command Line (CLI) Command for disconnecting wifi from current network Is there a more permanent way of disabling wifi removing the module (modprobe in ...
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macOS number pad dot / comma

I am using a keyboard with a numpad that displayed a comma when pressing the dot button (German input settings in macOS). When pressing option + the key I got a dot. I changed the output with the ...
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Display Selected Audio Input/Output device name in menu bar

Is there a method of displaying which audio input/output device is selected, without needing to click the sound icon in the menu-bar? I'd like to have it displayed permanently in the menu-bar and have ...
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Terminal user@location is using AppleTV and not computer [duplicate]

I opened terminal this morning after I turned on my computer from a shut down. Normally the terminal starts with username@computerName. This time it's username@appleTVname. I can't figure out how to ...
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How to prevent application from access Autosave Information folder under /Users/user/Library

I've created a UI based Application that attempt to access a restricted folder which require user consent as can be seen in the following popup window. According to fs_usage analysis, the file seem to ...
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Why does it make a difference how I launch an Excel VBA application on Mac OS?

I have Office 365 on a PC running Windows 11 and on a Mac Mini running Sonoma. Both Office versions are up-to-date. I develop an Excel VBA application on Widows. After testing thoroughly, I copy the ....
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