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Open System Preferences/Privacy/Full Disk Access with url
I can open System Preferences/Privacy/Automation on Mojave with the URL
x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.preference.security?Privacy_Automation
What is the equivalent to open Full Disk Access? ...
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Can I copy a URL from Safari address bar as percent-encoded string?
What Safari currently does is quite annoying, it copies the URLs as-is, for example:
https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/中國
While I understand why Safari does it (for human readability), many ...
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Why my machine, automatically goes to this IP/domains
Why my machine, automatically goes to this IP/domains. I have installed VM with windows 7 and I have wordpress site with xammp server and that is all. Is they are safe domains or not? Because I see ...
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Obtain a private URL to a file in iCloud Drive without making the file available to anyone with the link
I would like to get links to files in my iCloud Drive so that I can paste links to them in other apps (notes, email, etc) for quick access to these files in the future. I know that I can share the ...
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Create hyperlink on Mail.app/Notes.app on iOS
I am using an iPad with the Smart Keyboard, but my question applied to all devices running iOS.
How do I create hyperlinked text in apps such as the Mail.app or Notes.app on iOS? I tried using the ...
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Make text into a link in OmniGraffle
If I have an object, such as a circle or rectangle, with a label (text inside), how can I make turn a word of that text into link, a hypertext web link with a backing URL?
For example, within the ...
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In AppleScript, how to open a URL location that contains a hash (#)?
I have a workflow written in Alfred that when opening a URL location in AppleScript, the URL will be urlencoded() which effectively breaks:
open location "https://example.com/#hello" & ...
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inetloc files broken in Mojave 10.14.2
I usually distribute inetloc files to people who need to occasionally access shared drives... they're super convenient, and, since their existence, it's been possible to include passwords (though in ...
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Unable to redirect Salesforce links to Salesforce App
I'm unable to open the Salesforce links in Salesforce App. The links are directly opening in Safari, but they need to open in the Salesforce App rather than the browser.
Is there some settings ...
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How to remove green hyperlink box in preview?
Is it possible to disable the obnoxious green hyperlink bounding boxes in Preview (PDF)?
I do not have access to the latex. The link to the paper is here: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1806.01261.pdf.
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iOS (12.1) google shows "title" in address bar, how?
Using HTML, JS, or anything that can be loaded into the iOS browser, Im trying to find a way to modifiy the URL bar to show something other than the URL (title, text, anything).
From what I have read ...
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How do I export the URLs saved on an iPad homescreen?
Is there some way to export the URLs for all of the bookmarks added to my iPad's Home Screen (i.e. saved as icons on the home screen)?
I want to export them as HTML/XML/CSV/text, not sync them to ...
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Is there a browser router tool? [duplicate]
I use many different browsers for different purposes - private, work, development and so on.
And when I click on a link in some app I would like it to be opened in the specific browser depending on ...
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Safari keeps suggesting me top domain
I have a website in the following format:
https://abc.def.com/subdomain1/subdomain2
But Safari keeps suggesting https://abc.def.com as a top hit, while the correct url is second. Now every time I ...
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macOS: How to open a local HTML file with URL parameters
I want to start a Kantu web macro from the command line on Mac. Essentially this is as simple as opening the Chrome or Firefox browser with a local HTML page (which contains the macro code). All works ...
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Broken link to iTunes keeps opening tabs on Firefox
What is wrong with this link? It keeps opening tabs as fast as it can.
Warning, if you click on it do not blame me:
itmss://itunes.apple.com/us/app/video-compressor-just-set/id825584875?mt=8&ign-...
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How to save a bookmarklet link when using safari?
How can I save the link of a bookmarklet in iPad’s safari? For example any of the bookmarklets in the following website? When I touch and hold, an option to save the link is not offered.
http://...
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Strange Popup in Browser
Does anyone knows what is this, where it comes from and how to fix it? It shows up randomly and rare.
URL:
data:text/html;base64,...
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How to find the URLs accessed by iOS Apps?
Sometimes I need to find the URLs that are accessed by iOS apps to block their Internet connection. In a web browser, I can get the URLs directly from the address panel. But how can I get the URLs ...
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what is ?client&channel=mac_bm
Macbook Pro
-Safari, preferences, general, new window opens with - Favorites.
-File, new window.
I see Favorites, right click on the google icon, click on edit address.
What I see here is https:/www....
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Is there an easy way to add, modify, or remove what files or URLs are associated with Apps?
This is an attempt to write a canonical QA for this issue, as per the Meta post: Where is the list of canonical questions stored for Ask Different? I expect it to be periodically edited with the goal ...
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iPhone - Remove URL in current tab
I have an iPhone running iOS 11.1.2. How do I remove the URL in my screen at the top of Safari so that I can type in a new search?
When I tap and hold, the only options I get are copy and paste and ...
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Someone keeps sending me a link via bluetooth - how to stop them without disabling bluetooth?
In my Macbook, I keep getting a popup about a website link sent from an iPhone:
I didn't even know about that feature, but anyway - the link is some random chinese website every time. Whenever I open ...
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How to force MS SharePoint URLs to open in Safari when Chrome is set as default browser? [duplicate]
I like using Chrome on Mac and it is my default browser. However, Microsoft SharePoint and Chrome don't work well together.
I am wondering if there is a place where I can specify domains to auto ...
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What application uses the rstf://scheduleState=1 URL scheme?
For some time now (perhaps since the 10.13.3 upgrade of MacOS) I have been waking my Mac up from sleep and seeing between 3 and 7 cascading dialogue boxes with the error message:
"Unable to find an ...
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How to play .m3u playlist on iOS, given its URL?
When clicking on a URL for an M3U playlist on an iPhone, it opens in Safari as a blank, gray webpage, and no audio plays.
How can I play an M3U playlist on an iPhone, given the URL to the playlist? ...
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How to change URL handler for firefox?
Basically I want firefox to open URLs starting with "ssh://whoever@wherever" using iterm2.
Unfortunately I didn't pay attention - the first time I tried this, Mac Os suggested to use Terminal, and ...
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How to connect notes with links in Notes.app?
I have lots of notes and want to connect some of them to each other.
We can add links with CMD + K and I know we can run other apps with links like reminders://.
Is there any URL scheme to create a ...
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Replace Specific Variables In Selected Text Via Script
So for my work, I am constantly generating links that have to variables that need changed (Ex. http://www.thedomain.com/ajdkeial.html?keyword1={keyword1}&keyword2={keyword2} )
The link is ...
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Can I use AppleScript to paste a web text clip appended with source attribution and a timestamp, while maintaining embedded links?
Complete newbie here so please let me know if I need to clarify or otherwise improve my question. I have searched multiple times using different keywords and have not been able to find a solution to ...
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How do I open a generic URL from AppleScript?
I like to open custom URLs, such as "myscheme://a/b/c" from my AppleScript code.
This is not about opening http URLs in a web browser. This is about getting the same result as when you create an ....
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How do I hyperlink 'text' within a note in the macOS Notes app?
If you copy and paste a link from Safari into the Notes app, it is pasted as text that is also hyperlinked. However, I haven't been able to find a way to do this in the Notes app directly.
I've ...
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Change url on safari search
I'm trying to move from chrome to safari, but there is something which I'm not able to do so far.
I work with Jira, and when I try to browse a ticket for a known project, I can't edit the url to ...
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Make urls in plain text files into clickable links [duplicate]
I have a large file of plain text on Mac OSX that contains many http(s) URLs.
For example:
blah blah https://www.stackexchange.com
blah https://www.stackoverflow.com blah blah
https://www.google.com ...
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I can no longer see the url from where I have downloaded a file in Get Info, can I get that back?
I always used to use Get Info to see the URL where I've downloaded a file. Image, PDF, data. Now I can't see this field anymore in any of my recent downloads. I don't see it for old files or new.
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What is different between itms vs itms-apps when opening url from device
I've an app in appstore and when it has an update the link was given in the format itms://itunes.com/apps/[AppName] Now I've recently uploaded a new version of my app and from the older app when I ...
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Including server names in file paths
We have two servers, ServerOne and ServerTwo. Each server contains a folder called Projects. On Windows, the paths to each of these folders are \\ServerOne\Projects and \\ServerTwo\Projects, ...
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Open URL as File
If I go to an application and open a file, such as using Cmd-O, is there some way to enter a URL, so that I can open a file directly from the web?
For example, in a graphics application, I would like ...
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Obtain bad URL from Safari's current tab with Applescript
The web site my.yahoo.com has an irritating bug (I'm surprised it works at all) where clicking on one of its links sometimes produces a URL such as the following:
http://sports.yahoo.comhttps//...
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Highlight and copy text within hyperlink in a pdf
Say there is a phrase in a pdf file that is a hyperlink: "This is a hyperlink". How can I select/highlight just the text in the middle in order to copy and paste it elsewhere without opening the link? ...
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How can one set Electrum as default bitcoin uri handler? [duplicate]
Bitcoin links are formatted beginning with bitcoin: followed by a bitcoin address and optionally more information.
On my Mac, the Bitcoin-QT program is the default one to open when I click such ...
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How to use ua:// URLs
There are buttons in the Starbucks app on iOS for redeeming free apps and if I long press on the button, it shows a URL like ua://75A6A5DC-D3BE-4056-9482-CEBCD5493F98. However, I don't know how to use ...
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Is it possible to type something into the address bar without going to the URL?
On the desktop version of Safari, you can type something into the address bar without going to it. If I think of something I want to search as I'm browsing, I can put it in the address bar, but I won'...
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There is no application set to open the URL rstf3://
I've been getting this popup every day for the past few days...
There is no application set to open the URL rstf3://
I cannot figure out what is generating it, nor what an rstf3 URL might even be.
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Non-existing URLs redirect to "searchguide - level 3" in Safari
I typed a URL in Safari to check whether a domain name had been registered or not, and was redirected to this page:
(here I made the test with "http://fegiuebnfuybzh.com", a random string of letters ...
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URL Scheme for switching between 3G and 4G
Just wondering if there is a URL scheme to switch between 3G and 4G networks.
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Google Chrome won't open URL files by double click
I recently tried to open a URL link I saved onto my desktop by double clicking it, but it will not open correctly. If I DRAG & DROP the file into chrome works fine.
The code of the file is as ...
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Is it possible to activate whichever mail client is connected by default to a mailto link in applescript?
So I have an apple script that sends an email via the mail app. I didn't make it myself though.
tell application "Mail"
set newMessage to make new outgoing message with properties {subject:...
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WhatsApp URL scheme
Can't get the Whatsapp url scheme to work. Something as simple as
whatsapp://send?text={{Hello World!}}
sends me to the last chats window where I can select a group/contact and I get a prepopulated ...
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How Do I Fully Flush Cached Redirects From Safari?
I have a device with a web-based control panel, and accidentally set it to redirect all http pages to https, even though some don't work over https. Although I've since corrected this, Safari seems to ...
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