Questions tagged [file]
A resource for storing information which is available for a computer program. Computer files can be considered as the modern counterpart of paper documents.
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Can't select files or folders in dialog box
Every time I want to save or open a file from any program (Chrome, Keynote, Numbers, Safari,...) on my 2021 MBP, when the dialog box opens I can't click on any of the folders or files, nor can I click ...
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Sorry, PowerPoint can't read <file name.>.pptx error when trying to open a powerpoint autorecovery file
I was working on a powerpoint today, and then my document wouldn't let me save, and I ended up overwriting the file with a blank presentation. I don't remember the details of how that happened, but ...
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File save dialog is empty if selecting mounted SDCard
I'm trying to save a file download on my Macbook Pro. When i select a mounted SDCard a target, the file save dialog displays no file structure at all, although i can see it in finder. I currently ...
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How to stop constant re-upload/re-download of my iCloud files?
I recently acquired a MacBook Pro (Retina), OS Monterey, and turned iCloud syncing on for Documents and Desktop. It had downloaded (made local copies) more than 200GB of files from my iCloud, then ...
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Cannot delete {Documents, Desktop} folders from iCloud Drive
NOTE: Please don't simply link me to an existing similar question unless it offers an approach I haven't tried. I have researched thoroughly, and spent several hours on this.
My iCloud Drive is full. ...
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._ .DS_store files and so on when syncronizing cloud drive services
Is there a way to prevent Dropbox, or any other cloud service, from synchronizing those ._ and .DS_store files, although they exist in the Dropbox folder?
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Does Finder preview interfere with file I/O from a running code?
I've found the preview feature of Finder and other file management programs (like Forklift3) to be very useful for checking the progress of a calculation. For example, if I have a code continuously ...
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Does this "model" file belong on my Mac?
My Mac HD folder has a file in it called "model". It's a txt file and quite small. I don't recall seeing it here before.
Does anyone know what it is or what file folder it belongs in?
I'm running ...
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Bulk copy name and Creation Date from multiple files in a folder
I have a bunch of files inside a folder that I want to get the Date Created from and copy it into a text document or some kind of tab delimited document. I have no idea how to do this.
Opening each ...
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Error code -36 when trying to copy a .WPS file from an old floppy disk to my MacBook Pro
I am trying to copy a .WPS file from an old floppy disk to my MacBook Pro. I am using a Tendak USB Floppy Disk Drive (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01NCV01GY?psc=1&ref=...
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How can I find all the files on my Mac that have any named forks?
How can I, from either the command line, any of the included tools, or some third-party tool, go through all the files on my Mac and list any that use "named forks".
Such files should be very rare ...
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File's App Icon No Longer Displays
I'm a developer and use a framework called "JUCE," and the associated application with JUCE is the Projucer. Projucer uses .jucer files. Previously, the app icon would show up inline with the file ...
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Safari downloads files via FTP as Unknown.dms
This is a rather recent issue: when I download a file from my web server via ftp it gets saved as Unknown.dms
macOS: 10.12.6
Safari: 11.0
Interestingly, downloading the same file with e.g. Chrome ...
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Empty file named "en" in root directory
I recently discovered a file named "en" in the root directory of my Macintosh HD. It's completely empty and was last edited today, around the time I logged in on my Mac.
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel ...
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How can I set a default save location for Stickies?
Every day I take notes on a morning meeting in the Stickies app. At the end of the week, I save all the sticky notes to a folder for archiving purposes. I close the sticky, and when asked weather I'd ...
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Macbook can't read Macintosh HD
I use a late 2013 macbook pro 13 inch retina display.
I tried formatting my internal ssd hard drive (macintosh HD) after it started freezing forever whenever I tried to log in. I tried all the ...
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Preview custom files types in Finder
I would like to preview my experimental data stored as text files with specific extension in Finder. I mean I would like to see the experimental curve in Finder. Is it possible to do this by scripting ...
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Hide file types in finder search
Does anyone know how to hide certain file types from finder and spotlight search? I get all these files that I need on my computer but I will never use. I would like to hide them to make my searches ...
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Exponential PDF File Size in Preview
I have word document (.docx on a mac) at 3.4 MB. When I save it to PDF it becomes a whomping 90 MB. I can't make it smaller and I can't figure out why it's happening. Here are the details:
I've tried ...
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Change JSON and CSS files to developer kind in All My Files
In All My Files, CSS and JSON files appear in the Documents section, even though I would call them developer files. Is there any way I can change their kind, so that they appear as Developer files?
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What determines a local file's MIME type?
When a local file is opened in Safari or -- more important to my situation -- a custom application that uses a WebView for display, what decides on the MIME type to associate with the resulting file ...
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Random "The document could not be autosaved. You don't have permission." messages despite having permissions
Since I got a new computer, I'm getting the following message all the time in TeXShop (same version I had on my old computer):
The document could not be autosaved. You don't have permission.
This ...
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Automator - Open Windows File Path On Mac
I am trying to create an Automator service that allows a user to highlight a link that has been emailed by a Windows user, and have it open to the equivalent SMB share on a Mac.
For example:
Windows ...
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How to associate a file with an app using "Commander One" on macOS Monterey
I'm trying to associate video files with VLC.
I use "Commander One" as file explorer and I used to be able to do that through the Get Info dialog or the Open With option in "Commander ...
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Safari can't save the file. Safari can't save the file "file.jpg" to the downloads folder
Safari on macOS suddenly cannot save common image files on any website. It instead shows the error:
Safari can't save the file.
Safari can't save the file "file.jpg" to the downloads folder....
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Identify files in one folder that aren't in another folder
I'd like to compare two folder structures and identify the files that are in Folder1 but aren't in Folder2. Note that Folder1 and Folder2 have different structures.
I got close with this diff command,...
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How to increase open file and max processes limit for Solr
I'm trying to run Apache Solr 8.8.1 on Ventura 13.0 and I get this warning:
$ ./solr-8.8.1/bin/solr start
*** [WARN] *** Your open file limit is currently 256.
It should be set to 65000 to avoid ...
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Combining lots of photo folders
I have lots of photo folders, including some with duplicates. I want to end up with a master set which contains everything, with no duplicates.
I was wondering what would be the best way to do this? I ...
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How do I get iCloud Drive to sync again when folders suddenly get duplicated?
I've got iCloud Drive on a computer that runs Windows 10. In the beginning all folders from iCloud.com synced to the local iCloud Drive folder. Then, at some point some of the files and folders ...
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Flattening/extracting from folders with duplicate file names in correct order, is this possible in finder/terminal/any app?
I know the trick of command F and searching within multiple folders to copy paste and get out different named files from folders quickly, but I often come across horrible folders like this with the ...
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Where did the AdvanceKeyBase folder in /Users/Shared come from?
Where did the AdvanceKeyBase folder in /Users/Shared come from ?
Its owned by root with group wheel there's also a hidden folder called Key-Base with the same permissions / ownership.
It's a recent ...
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Open Downloads folder on iPhone when a file is added
I'm on an iPhone 11 Pro running iOS 14.
Is there a way to open the Downloads folder in the Files app whenever a new file is added?
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"Illegal byte sequence" when trying to rm a file
When I try running this command
rm -rf node_modules
I get this error:
rm: node_modules/core-js/core/function.js: Illegal byte sequence
How can I fix it?
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Korean file name changes to symbols after downloading
file name in a webpage:
file name after downloading:
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Can I trace movement of files on macOS?
I would like to be able to collect data on file movement to filter it by time, type and/or size.
Is there a procedure or third party app that will allow tracing of any file as it moves from a place of ...
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Codesign states code object is not signed at all
I have noticed this before too on some executable files. Recently, I downloaded cmake and used codesign to check if it's digitally signed but it states, it's not signed at all:
% codesign -v /Volumes/...
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Catalina duplicates files open in text editors after restart
Problem: After macOS update to Catalina, when the computer shuts down with a text editor open (VSCode) or IDE (webstorm and the likes), it automatically generates files adding a 2 . eg index.html ...
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What process is changing my file permissions?
Every once in a while, I notice that something must have recursively changed all my files' permissions in my home directory to go-rx — so I do:
$ find . -type f -exec chmod go+r {} \;
$ find . -type ...
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Recover deleted file by inode
I had a crazy file named ''$\r' that I wanted to delete by inode. So I googled how to do it and found an example. Being half asleep and a few beers in, I typed in the inode in the example:
find . -...
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How does one separate a Numbers spreadsheet with multiple (4) tabs into separate files?
I have been given a spreadsheet with 4 separate tabs/sheets. I would like to separate them into different files. I know that I can cut-and-paste and create new files but is there a simpler/easier way ...
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How do I open a .prl file?
What program can I use to open a .prl file? I want to view the preferred roaming list from my carrier bundle, but I don’t know which software will open this file.
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Mysterious Self-Originating File with the one-charcter name ":" (colon)
There's a file in my /users/myName that has appeared out of nowhere. It's named ":" in Terminal, "/" in Finder. It may be deleted (either drag and drop to trash or rm in Terminal) but will reappear ...
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Unable to delete locked file
I have a locked file on my machine that I'm unable to delete. I've tried everything (that I know of) and don't have a clue why it won't delete.
Here's what I tried:
Everything here
sudo rm file.txt
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When using Finder to copy a specific file, the copy is a zero byte file
Trying to copy a 37GB Quicktime .mov from an external disk using the Finder.
The copy should take a few minutes, and show a progress window. But the copy seems to be done immediately (no progress ...
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How can I make file:// links open the file instead of revealing it in the Finder?
I can create a hyperlink within a document in e.g. TextEdit, and set the URL of the hyperlink to file:///path/to/my-file.txt.
When I click on the hyperlink, I want my-file.txt to open in the default ...
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How to synchronize iphone pictures to a linux laptop?
Last year I purchased an iphone 8 which I connect through USB to my Linux laptop (Debian 12 bookworm). Now I need to change it because the screen is broken. Before doing that I would like to save the ...
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Show Recent Folders in Title Bar
I love the ability to rename and move documents fro the Title Bar in macOS applications.
The only thing is that the dropdown list for the Where field doesn’t include recent folders, so I always have ...
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Open files with prefixed with a pattern at the beginning of file name
I have several files with names c.XXXX and fort.XXXX, where XXXX are arbitrary characters. I want these file types to open by default in Emacs or TextEdit. How to do it?
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How to copy files from iPhone to Windows PC?
First time iPhone user and this does not exactly seem like a straightforward process.
I have a number of files on my iPhone that I'd like to copy over to my MS Windows PC. Most of them live in the ...
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macOS files "connected" but no symlink?
Disclaimer
I’m not sure how to even phrase the issue here. So if you find a better way, please comment it, I’ll edit the question.
I don’t know either if it’s a LyX or macOS related question. So ...
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