Questions tagged [mac]
Mac is Apple's computer brand. Apple currently produces several lines of Macintosh computers divided into two categories, desktops: Mac mini, iMac, iMac Pro, Mac Pro, and notebooks: MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. All current Macs ship with macOS. This tag is for any and all questions that relate to the actual hardware. For operating system-related questions, use the [macos] tag.
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Is there a way to make certain applications hide as soon as they no longer become the active window?
I have a few application which I would really like it if they were to hide automatically instead of moving behind the new active window. It would be great if I could make some sort of daemon which ...
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Can I allow a remote user to log into my MacBook Pro laptop as an Admin?
Hoping there is a simple way for a user to log into my Mac as an Admin remotely. I need them to be able to gain access to all the user's files whenever I am online.
So far, it seems they have to log ...
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Mac can't receive call transfer from iphone
When I transfer a call from my MacBook Pro 2021 (Ventura 13.1) to my iPhone everything works perfectly. However, when I do the other way around, from my iPhone to my MacBook facetime opens (on the ...
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Numbers Mac Link Date Cells
I would like to link cells formatted as dates together so that I can change the date in one cell and have all the dates change to go in order from that date. So if I format the cells to go from Jan 1 ...
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open() fails on some files with sudo permission
Running on Darwin Kernel Version 22.1.0.
I have a program which goes through the devices in /dev/ directory to send an nvme command to them to get their ID information. On Linux the files I look for ...
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How do I make my Mac send messages with my number?
Every time I send a message from my Mac it says it’s from my old iCloud email. I have since updated to a Gmail address for my iCloud but my messages and email on my Mac still have the old iCloud email ...
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Prevent from going to sleep in a KVM usage
To help in context, I'm using a Windows Computer and an Air M2 Mac.
They are both connected to a KVM which switches between computers while keeping my devices (KB, mouse, and dual monitor). My Mac's ...
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Why doesn't APFS come with the Journaled option?
A quick look in Disk Utility shows that Journaled is not an option with APFS like macOS Extended. Would anyone know why?
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How to extract album art from multiple mp3s on mac
I've seen a few people asking how to extract album art from singular tracks but is there any way to do so with multiple tracks in one go? I ask because I have a list of over 280 songs and I'd rather ...
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Mac calendar not syncing with iphone
My icalendar on mac syncs with my ipad but my iphone calendar is not syncing with these for some reason. Does anybody know a fix for this?
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Run Linux system in bootable USB but very slow on Mac laptop
I install the Linux (Ubuntu 22.04) in the USB 3.0 drive by my MacBook Pro (Retina Early 2015 13"), but when I open Linux, everything is slow. For example, when I open Firefox, I need to wait 5 ...
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Mac Pro keeps randomly restarting with panic report [duplicate]
Below is the report, can anyone tell me what to do??? I thought updating OS helped once, but it keeps doing the same thing... randomly restarting. Please help. It has something to do with ...
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Calling window for Mac Whatsapp Desktop is blank
When making or receiving a call on the Mac desktop version of Whatsapp, the small window that opens with the contact info and the hang up button, opens black & blank.
We dumped & reinstalled ...
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Time Machine issue wont back up [duplicate]
I keep trying to use time machine to back up my Mac. I have a brand new 2TB drive and every time i try to back up now this pops up
"Time Machine could not back up the disk “Macintosh HD” because ...
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How can I reset my advertising identifier in macOS Ventura?
How can I reset my advertising identifier in macOS Ventura?
There used to be a button "Reset Advertising Identifier" in System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > ...
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Is it possible to dual-boot SteamOS with Asahi Linux’s UEFI environment on an M1 Mac?
I was thinking about how Asahi Linux is based off of Arch, and how SteamOS is also based off of Arch (at least the Steam Deck version), and thought maybe I could install the Asahi Linux UEFI ...
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Disabling the windows that occurs when shutting down or restarting MacBook - User can't log off from Mac without admin rights
We have a Macbook Air on our office and multiple users use it every day. Shutting down or restarting has now caused this alert dialog window to appear, which says:
Restarting may cause other users ...
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How can a mac admin access my laptop by files while I’m offline?
I have a company laptop and my Mac admin was able to update my application apps, remove unnecessary apps, and clear old files in my document folder. However, he was able to do all of this while my mac ...
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Formatting a large SD card is taking time. What happens if I pause it?
A few days ago, I formatted an SD card with Mac OS Ventura to make it bootable. Then, I wanted to reverse this process and use the SD card for transferring files again. So, I followed the instructions ...
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Location of downloaded voices - primarily used for announcement in Mac
I need to delete the voices I downloaded for announcements/speech. It might be stored on some file system so anyoknow what's the location so I will go and delete the same. Thank you.
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Can't block Safari sites via Terminal /etc/hosts file
I usually block Safari sites via Terminal on my Mac with
sudo nano /etc/hosts command adding websites like 127.0.0.1 www.site.com.
That works for like 99% of the pages, but right now I am trying to ...
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How to copy line in bullet point list without the bullet point?
My workflow involves lots of lists. I think in lists, I write my notes in lists.
An example note in my apple notes might look like
Here are the commands I need to Run!
echo "this is a command&...
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Is there a way to tell my Macbook Pro to automatically toggle trackpad natural scrolling based on the presence of a mouse?
I've got a Macbook pro running Os Ventura. When I use the trackpad directly, I like natural scrolling; when I have a mouse with a scroll wheel I prefer this setting toggled off. Throughout the course ...
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Macbook Air (2020) sudden increase in storage
Today I closed my Macbook then opened it again 4 hours later and the available storage went from 15.1 gb to 21.6gb. (I know that's very low for MacOS). I checked with Disk Inventory X and Grand ...
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Library not loaded libcrypto.1.1.dylib: incompatible architecture between x86_64 and arm64
I have a M1 Pro laptop and have been trying to install homebrew on it. However, I'm getting incompatibilities with libcrypto, probably due to Apple Silicon architecture.
dyld[22223]: Library not ...
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Working with Shared Folders & Files on Mac
I use shared folders on different computers for work. All mac machines. I pull folders from the shared folders. I do the work that needs to be done. Then I drop the work back into the shared folder so ...
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Disk Utility: When verifying Time Machine backups, do I need to run First Aid on each volume and container?
When using Disk Utility (in my case, in MacOS Recovery Mode), to run First Aid on a Time Machine backup on an external hard drive in order to verify the integrity of the backup – is it necessary to ...
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Open Command in Terminal Doesn't Open Finder
When I run open . from the terminal, I get this output:
-bash: nautilus: command not found
What's going on?
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macBook is running at 1000% CPU [duplicate]
I have a 2019 MacBook that is running kerneld at 1000% CPU (yes 1000%) no matter if I boot the OS or even into Recovery Mode. However, when I boot into Recovery Mode with Command R I can also hear ...
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Apple Music Offline Files on Mac
I have mp3 files for a few albums, all in a folder. When I drag/drop that folder into the Apple Music app, it adds it to the library. I can also use the "Automatically add to music" folder.
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"Confirm Mac password" error [closed]
I have an M1 Mac and after updating to macOS Ventura I am asked to confirm my Mac password in the settings app. However, when I type in the correct password, my Mac rejects it as if it was wrong. I ...
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change mutiple xml fields data and the data have differnt name #have try apple script #on mac
Scenario description
This side needs to go to a ftp regularly to download the data down
and change their fields.
The process is:
Download from a place to get a file name called "202301081014XXXX....
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mac administrator name and password
Today the mac operation system popup to let me input the admin password and username. What should I do to find the admin password and username?
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Installing Windows to Mac External Drive - WinToUSB Problem
I followed this tutorial on YouTube (How to install Windows 10 "Boot Camp" on a Mac External Drive the EASY way! (2020 edition)), up to the part where I had to use WintoUSB to install ...
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I can't play my German Aladdin Broadway CD [closed]
I really liked the original soundtrack of the Aladdin Broadway musical, so I wanted to listen to all of the songs in German. I bought this (used) CD from an American company and the CD arrived today. ...
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Is ST-TCDMMAM dock compatible with Macbook pro M1 2021? [closed]
I just got a Macbook Pro M1 2021 model and I am looking for a compatible dock for it.
I have found this product but before ordering it I would like to know if its compatible with the specific laptop.
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How to temporarily mute a conversation in messages on macOS
What I am looking for is the corresponding functionality that I have on my iPhone, where I can mute a conversation for an hour, or the rest of the day.
I thought this would be obvious, but when I ...
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Can I make separate behavior for the Left and Right Ctrl keys? [duplicate]
My keyboard has both a Left and Right Ctrl key. I want to bind just the Right one to Command. If I go into System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Modifier Keys, I can bind Ctrl to Command, but there'...
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How to Exclude Hard Drives and Folders from Spotlight Index in Mac OS X PERMANENTLY? [duplicate]
I found an article that shows how to exclude external drives from Spotlight indexing HERE, which is completely useless if you have to do it every single time when you plug back in the external drive.
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How to customise the speech controller in text to speech feature?
In System Preferences > Accessibility > Spoken Content, I can set a shortcut so that the computer can speak highlighted text.
Further, I can change the speed to how fast I want by opening the ...
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I deleted 'data' in recovery mode on my mac, now only 5GB of the SSD shows up and MacOS can't be reinstalled
I wanted to clean install MacOS on my mac, but I didn't have the password for my old icloud account so I went into recovery mode and into Disk Utility and I erased 'data' this completely deleted it, ...
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Time delayed text animation with macOS Keynote
I want to achieve a very common animation with macOS keynote as described bellow:
A phrase consists of few words to appear on the screen word by word.
The first word appears first, starting from a ...
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Macbook Air 2017 Computer Audio Through Microphone
I have a MacBook Air 2017. Whenever I use headphones, any headphones, the people I’m in call can hear what I do on my Mac such as the video I am watching or the game I am playing. This is no big deal ...
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Bootcamp 'Could not update computer's boot configuration'
I own a MacBookPro 16inch 2019 Touchbar i9. I need to install Windows 10 on it as a second OS, but I cannot get it to work. Each time I use Bootcamp it gives me the following error right at the ...
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External SSD no longer being detected - Mac - Lightroom (?)
I am running macOS Monterey 12.6 (context)
I have a 500gb Sandisk SSD from 2019. I filled it to 75% with photos from my phone and my cameras over the years. I used lightroom to edit said photos.
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fatal: unable to access ... Recv failure: Connection reset by peer
i run this in terminal
git clone https://gitlab.com/azzammuhammadnaufal/nyoba.git
and out this
Cloning into 'nyoba'...
but, i get this message
fatal: unable to access 'https://gitlab.com/...
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Mac terminal not opening and Mac doesn't shut-down or force-quit
I tried
safe-mode,
move com.apple.Terminal.plist to Trash
control + shift + enter + turn-off keyboard (like reset? or remove caching?) (it may not exactly right I just wrote from my memory)
but also ...
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How to open a specific directory or folder when click on the "Finder" folder icon on OSX Ventura
When I click on the "Finder" icon on my bottom bar, it always open the "Recent" folder like this:
Now, I want to open a specific folder for example "Documents" when ...
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How to sync PDFs from Mac Books directly to iPad without going through iCloud?
I cannot figure out for the life of me how to do this. When I try to sync my iPad to my Mac it just has a loading circle even after I've trusted my computer and typed in my passcode.
I just want to ...
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How to use an Android Phone as a webcam with Mac Mini M1?
I've recently bought a Mac Mini M1 and I realized I need a webcam for facetime, etc. I don't have an iPhone or other webcam to use and I need to use an android phone for now.
Can I use an android ...
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