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Browser and Mail windows get smaller just by themselves

On a new MacBook Pro M1 running Monterey. Quite often, when I move my mouse toward some windows on max size (not full screen) such as the browser (Firefox) or the Mail app, the window suddenly gets ...
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Mouse not working on MacBook Pro M1

I have a USB Fujitsu mouse (Blue LED Mouse M960) which refuses to work with my MacBook Pro 2021 with the M1 chip (MacOS version 12.6.1). When executing ioreg -p IOUSB -l -w 0: | +-o Fujitsu Mouse ...
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MacBook Pro Erase All Contents and Settings

Does performing Erase All Contents and Settings as they described here 3 times in a short period of time have any adverse effect on the Mac? Specs: MacBook Pro, 2021, M1 Pro.
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Escape key press isn't registered on M1 Macbook

On my 14" M1 MBP running MacOS Monterey, pressing the escape key suddenly stopped registering for exiting dialogs or entering the command mode in VIM. I opened the on-screen keyboard in System ...
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Bluetooth headphones on Apple M1 (Monterey) with dual boot, paired on both macOs systems

I have two volumes with macOS Monterey, one for work, one for my private stuff - dual boot. How can I have the Bluetooth devices connected on the one system also connected to the other system. At the ...
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How can I silently upgrade M1 macOS?

I want to upgrade macOS silently without a password (I'm running with administrative privileges) I'm trying to run the following command on M1 mac (which works on Mac with intel chip) sudo /...
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Are there any possibilities for Neat Download Manager integration to safari?

I've tried with Chrome and it works great, but for some reasons i have to stick with safari browser, can I tweak it to integrate with Neat Download Manager either as extension or just tweak/play ...
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MacOS 12 Monterey (M1) keeps asking my ssh passphrase every time

I tried to add this to ~/.ssh/config file, but it doesn't help. Seems like it doesn't work for macOS Monterey anymore. Host * AddKeysToAgent yes IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa UseKeychain yes
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Some app icons don't show up in my menu bar anymore

I'm running Monterey 12.4 on a recently acquired M1 2021 MBP. For the first few weeks, it was behaving great, and two apps I frequently used properly showed in the menu bar: A little calendar app ...
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MacOS Monterey 12.4 keeps changing spaces order despite having the setting off

I have macOS Monterey 12.4 on a new M1 MacBook Air. Currently, I regularly find my spaces to be mixed up. This is annoying since I then have to stop what I am doing and fix them up in Mission Control. ...
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How to delete files under /Library/StagedExtensions?

I try to remove macFUSE from my system, and I deleted the followings already: /Library/Filesystems/macfuse.fs /Library/Frameworks/macFUSE.framework Then I found a directory as /Library/...
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MacBook Air M1 bluetooth connectivity issue

I am a new MacBook user, bought MacBook Air M1 about 10 months ago. At first everything was great, bluetooth connection was working fine. But since a couple of months, I began to face bluetooth ...
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Accelerate spleeter on m1 mac

I'm using spleeter to separate audio into different stems. After many tries I get it working with tensorflow-macos using tensorflow-metal plugin. I assume that it is being run on the GPU. However, I ...
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Monterey mail search not working

I upgraded from an old (~10 years) Mac running Mojave to a new M1 mac running Monterey. The upgrade was ok, but Mail does not return all possible results when I search it (I know this to be a fact ...
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Why doesn't Audio MIDI Setup connect over wi-fi in Monterey?

I routinely open Audio MIDI Setup on my Mac, click one of my iOS devices that is on the same wi-fi network, and click the Connect button to initiate a MIDI connection. That's all it takes to send MIDI ...
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Google Chrome Crashes on Monterey

Google Chrome is crashing on Monterey whenever I click on certain dropdown elements (i.e. select). I've tried resetting everything: uninstalling Chrome, deleting all files in user and /Application ...
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Sideload iOS apps on M1 mac if they are not in the App Store

My ISP, China Telecom, has a router/modem that does not have a web interface. They only provide functions like port forwarding in their app, available for iOS. I have run iOS apps on Mac before, but ...
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Macbook Pro 14" M1 logs in with Touch ID but not with password

For some reason I can't login to my Mac with a typed password, only with Touch ID. I have checked if I was entering correctly, if caps lock was activated and have also changed the password, but I ...
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Debug MacOS optimized battery charging

I have an issue with the optimized battery charging in MacOS. Namely: Around two months ago, while travelling, I anticipated I would need 100% of my battery and requested my Macbook charge to 100% via ...
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External monitor not working with hdmi - display port adapter

I have an external LG monitor that I used to use with my previous computer (Macbook Pro 2012) by using a Display Port - Mini Display Port cable. Recently I got an M1 Macbook Pro (M1 Max chip, running ...
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Screwed up my disk messing with diskutil. Can't re-partition

I was messing with diskutil and ended up "configuring" my disk to where it will not repartition properly. When I attempt, it tells me disk0 is being used by kernel process 0. I am wondering ...
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The root user won't disable on my Mac, any ideas why or how to fix it?

When I try disable my root user using Directory Utility/Terminal it doesn't disable. When I enter: dsenableroot -d it just returns "Failed to disable root user". Not sure what on earth is ...
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Mac temporarily freezes everytime I plug in/out my mouse (Macbook Pro M1 Pro)

I'm on Monterey 12.2 with a Macbook M1 Pro. Every time I plug a mouse in or out, my Mac freezes, and the scroll bars of all visible windows disappear then reappear avec 1-2 seconds. Has anyone ...
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Activate M1 MBP without contacting Apple servers

I'd like to have an airgapped M1 macbook, with some form of backup/disk cloning in case of hardware failures. Is there a way I can completely wipe/restore an M1 MacBook Pro without an internet ...
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M1 chip, docker and a warning

I am using macOS Monterey Version 12.0.1 with the Apple M1 chip. I have downloaded the appropriate version of Docker, but when I tried to execute the following in the terminal - I am following some ...
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No user account at login screen (Apple silicon)

I have a recent Apple silicon Macbook Pro running Monterey. After a reboot, my user name vanished from the login screen. I am the only user, so there is apparently no way to login. By holding the ...
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On an Apple Silicon or T2 Mac: Can you go back to Full Security after changing to Reduced Security and installing System Extensions?

I just moved from an Intel Mac (Pre T2 era) to an Apple Silicon Mac and I'm confused about how the new security model/boot sequence actually works. Some software wants me to boot into recovery mode ...
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Issues running python on MacOS Monterey (12.1)

While installing my project related dependencies I always get this error (refer to the image attached below). I am not sure what this is about and how to fix it. Also, I am not able to install most of ...
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New Macbook Pro M1 very slow

I received a new Macbook Pro 14" M1 with macOS Monterey. The device is deployed via MDM and is integrated in our AD. Unfortunately, the device is very slow. Every click e.g. in System Preferences ...
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Unusal ports open in macOS Monterey

So I was on my macbook air and I had just installed macOS monterey. I was a bit suspicious of some of the things running on the computer, so I decided to see all of the open ports. I found the command ...
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Many apps are 'quitting unexpectedly' and showing Crashing on exception: CGSSetSurfaceColorSpace failed with 1000

System: M1 Max, Monterey 12.1 Situation: Cannot open Anki.app, Calibre epub reader or ColorSync Utility as they all 'quit unexpectedly.' The common error is CGSSetSurfaceColorSpace failed with 1000 ...
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Can't find standbydelayhigh and standbydelaylow on MacBook Pro 2021

When, on my MacBook Pro (M1 Pro) Monterey 12.1, I run sudo pmset -g I get these current power settings: System-wide power settings: Currently in use: standby 1 Sleep On Power Button 1 ...
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M1 Max (macOS 12.1): Battery discharging whilst connected to power - should I be concerned about this? It's NEVER unplugged

I have Asperger's, so this might just be me not understanding how the 'battery optimisation' feature is supposed to work (it's currently not turned on - according to Settings > Battery > Battery ...
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No spring/inertia in horizontal scrolling in Finder on M1 Mac in MacOS Monterey

I'm using macOS Monterey 12.0.1 with M1 MacBook Pro 14". The horizontal scrolling in Finder is choppy. It does not have the normal spring/inertia, the motion stops immediately when I lift fingers ...
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macOS 12.1: Preview window persists after deciding what to do with screenshot

16" M1 Max/64GB/4TB. Updated from 12.0.1 to 12.1 a couple of days ago. I now have a problem with the Screenshot app; usually, when you take a screenshot, and decide what you want to do with it, ...
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Can PHPMailer send emails without configuring MacOS mail client on Monterey?

On a brand new Macbook running Monterey (M1), as PHP was removed by Apple on OS 12, I have removed all "AMP" preinstalled by Apple and installed HomeBrew "AMP" (with PHP 7.4), ...
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Show copy/move Finder dialogue window

This is something I'm very confused about (a little embarrassed too since being a mac user for a long time), but I can't find the progress window for copying or moving in Finder. It was there and I ...
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MacBook Pro 14-inch M1 Pro battery drain while sleeping

My new 14-inch MacBook Pro (M1 Chip macOS Monterey 12.0.1) uses a lot of battery during sleep mode. I have tried the following potential solution with no luck: Restarting the Mac Erasing the Mac ...
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MacOS Monterey on M1 Macbook SSH limitations

I have a brand new M1 Max Macbook Pro running Monterey. I also have an Intel Macbook running Catalina that I migrated to this M1 Macbook from. Finally, I also have a Linux laptop -- this will become ...
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WindowServer high on Macbook M1 Pro [closed]

My WindowServer usage seems unusually high. I only have two chrome tabs open. I have a Macbook M1 Pro running Monterey.
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An unknown process related to Preview

I launch Preview and search for all processes associated with it in Activity Monitor. In addition to a few regular processes, I see QLPreviewGenerationExtension (Finder). Is this normal? I have only ...
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After updating to Monterey, Firefox fonts are broken

I've just updated my mac to Monterey and after that I found out that font is just different that it used to be before the update - the tab title is quite small and fonts on websites are both different ...
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