Questions tagged [macos]
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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Why isn't the P2P 'IP over USB' connection a network service?
P2P IP over Thunderbolt is a useful macOS feature: https://support.apple.com/en-nz/guide/mac-help/mchld53dd2f5/mac
But when you connect two macs with a USB-C cable (non thunderbolt) they both get an ...
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Time Machine backups of Multiple Macs to external drive with APFS: Should I use separate containers, or one container with different volumes?
On an external drive, I have 3 APFS containers each with 1 volume in them respectively. The 3 containers and their respective volumes are used for Time Machine backups from 3 different Macs. The APFS ...
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How to change the macOS system settings layout?
After I updated my macOS to Ventura, the system settings layout was changed to a list as shown in the screenshot below.
Does anyone know how to change the layout to a grid as before (in Monterey)?
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The WireGuard tunnels are GONE right after MacOS Software Update!
I used the "Software Update" to update MacOS to the latest 13.3 (22E252) version.
Unfortunately, the WireGuard app (installed through App Store) did not take it well, and all of my tunnel (...
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Sharing MacBook internet to iPad via USB
I was sharing my MacBook LAN connection to my iPad using the internet sharing feature. But after the most recent update, I cannot find the iPad USB and iPhone USB option to share the internet. How do ...
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Update for phone support sits forever
When I connect my iPhone SE to my 2014 MacBook Pro, I get a message that it needs to install an update to support that phone.
When I select 'Install' I get download dialog that sits forever at 0%
My ...
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Make the Menu Bar never show while in Full Screen
Pretty much every application I use in full-screen (including Firefox, MacVim and the Terminal) have tabs on the top of the screen.
The problem is that when I move my mouse to reach the tabs I'll ...
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macOS doesn't open apps but doesn't hang either
Edit: Here is an EtreCheck report
Since this week, my Mac has sometimes gone into a weird state where I can do all of the following things:
Type into text fields
Open new Chrome tabs
Switch Windows
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Can APFS containers be resized while retaining their contents? (Case-sensitive, encrypted)
Can APFS (Case-sensitive, encrypted) containers be resized while retaining their contents (e.g. not having to reformat them) in MacOS?
I have an external hard drive with 3 different Time Machine ...
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How to associate a new external disk with complete Time Machine history
I want to restore my external USB drive to a new drive from a Time Machine backup. I used sudo tmutil associatedisk as was suggested in this answer to a similar question. The actual restoring worked ...
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Multiple languages, emojis and input sources in virtual Accessibility Keyboard in MacOS
In MacOS's on-screen virtual keyboard for accessibility, I'd love to learn about the readiness of multi-language support. More specifically:
Languages other than English - is there some easy or built-...
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How to sync Podcast playing across devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac)?
I've got an iPhone 11 running the latest iOS (15.1)
I've also got a MacBook Pro running Monterrey (12.0.1)
How can I sync Apple Podcasts across devices? I'd like to be able to listen on either device, ...
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List of current set of all keyboard shortcuts in MacOS [duplicate]
Looking the web, I see a lot of articles and lists of various kinds of keyboard shortcuts in MacOS, whether how to create new ones, or on the difference between app-specific shortcuts and conflicting ...
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How do I use only the external display with my MacBook Pro lid open on Lion?
Sorry for the wordy title, but my problem is thus:
When I'm at my desk, I would like to use only the external display.
With the nifty gestures in Lion, I have decided I would like to use the internal ...
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is it possible to see and use "datecreated" for my 6000 entries in Contacts app for sorting? [closed]
access to metadata of contacts app or exporting contacts into CSV or spreadsheet format in Excel.
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How to remap a single key?
I have a broken key on my Mac's keyboard and I need to remap it to some other key, by double press. Temporarily.
It's not a special but an alphabet letter one. I want to remap it this way:
"f&...
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Can the performance of MacOS Extend Display between Macs be improved by cable connection?
I have a M1 Mac Studio from which I "Extend Display" to a 16" M1 MacBook Pro, via the setting "Use As Separate Display". The connection happens over Wi-Fi, and the wireless ...
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Possible to force MacOS from switching input audio source while plugging in headphones?
It's usual to have the audio sources (both input & output) switched automatically when a new hardware is plugged in (headphones, speakers etc. into the 3.5 mm headphone jack). But what I want is -
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Is there a way to view all Spaces in macOS (using a shortcut)
I'm looking for a way to view all desktops (Spaces) at once with a single shortcut (like Command ↑ for Mission Control). If I could archive the same effect you get when you use Mission Control and ...
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error using tty.usbserial-xxxx: could not open, resource busy
Since one year I'm using a MacBook Pro 13 upgraded to Catalina in October. I use the Mac to program same embedded module via RS232 (different adapters with different chips, e.g. FTDI) and it is still ...
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Is it possible to show the accessibility keyboard in multiple displays?
Using the virtual Accesibility Keyboard on-screen in MacBook with external displays, I'd love to know whether:
is it possible to stick the keyboard's window in more than one display/Space (...
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Where are Apple's default desktop images stored?
When I go to System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver, I see many images in folders such as "Desktop Pictures", "Nature", "Plants", etc. Where are these images located?
I want to use them in ...
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Hide application is greyed out
Sometimes "Hide ... application" is greyed out. It usually works fine but I can't determine what causes it.
For example, in Chrome, Hide Google Chrome is greyed out and the only way I can ...
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How to stop Gmail going behind Chrome when link clicked?
I have Gmail open on my Macos laptop screen. Connected is a second monitor, with a Chrome window open. Also on the laptop screen, but behind Gmail is another Chrome window. I click a link in Gmail and ...
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OS slows down when I connect external monitor
I'm currently using a Mid-2015 MacBook pro and running Catalina's latest build on it. Although for quite a long time anytime I connect the MacBook to an external display via HDMI it seriously slows ...
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Disk usage increased significantly after MacOS upgrade
My Mac has a 1TB drive. My disk usage was around 900GB. I used the GrandPerspective app to scan my drive to see what was taking up so much space. It helped me find a bunch of files to delete, which I ...
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macOS detects location but doesn't Set Time Zone Automatically
Recently my automatic timezone update stopped working. (i.e. it used to work but now it doesn't)
The Troubling thing is that my Mac detects the correct location (e.g. Golden, CO), but it doesn't use ...
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Can I specify the keyboard layout for a single bluetooth device?
I recently bought a new keyboard with another layout than my mac has (mac has qwertz, new keyboard has qwerty). I find it a bit tedious to manually have to switch the keyboard setting globally instead ...
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Wired Keyboard keeps disconnecting in MacBook Pro
I have a MacBook Pro 14" M2 Pro Chip and using a USB-C to USB adapter, I have connected my USB Wired Keyboard to it. But, the keyboard stops working sometimes. It does not randomly stop working - ...
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Is there a way to auto generate all the characters in a typeface?
Looking for a way to generate all the available characters provided in a particular typeface so that I can then copy and paste them into a design program, like Illustrator, or a plaintext program like ...
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Export from Notes.app to Markdown format?
Using notes is handy as you can have it in multiple devices and makes transition almost effortless. I'm willing to move some of these to Markdown so I can share the content and add formatting to it.
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Using macOS without an Apple ID?
I am thinking about buying myself a mac. The problem is that I don't want to use my Mac with my AppleID because I am very afraid that it will sync with my other apple devices and I'm not a big fan of ...
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Mac Mini OSX disk external disk disconnects
I have this setup
Mac Mini Apple M1 8 GB
OSX Ventura 13.2.1
Hub Stand for Mac Mini Ssd Sata M.2 Usb-c Usb-a Audio Satechi
External disk SEAGATE ONE TOUCH 2TB SILVER STKB2000401
I connect the ...
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Getting reminders on the home screen not the notification center
I want to create reminders in the Reminders app and have them create pop-ups on my main screen, not in the notification center because if they are time-sensitive I might not see them right away.
Is ...
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Can't create the ".ideavimrc"-file which i need for using vim with pycharm
So i wanted to start using vim in PyCharm and use a custom set of keybinds for that. I installed the ideavim plugin inside PyCharm.
https://www.jetbrains.com/help/pycharm/using-product-as-the-vim-...
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How to back up Microsoft Outlook for Mac when export is greyed out
I am trying to back up / export all my emails before I leave my current job. Outlook for Mac shows my export as greyed out. Personal Mac that isn't managed by the company.
Is there a way around this ...
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macOS Quick Look / Photoshop corrupt
For the longest time I've endured a bug with Quick View and PSD files which I really want to quash.
The preview of PSD files in Quick Look is broken. I hit the spacebar and hey presto: the most recent ...
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How can I delete node_modules folders in projects that I have not recently touched?
I want to look for folders (let's call each of them $folder) containing node_modules/ folder.
node_modules folders are places to install javascript libraries, and these libraries themselves often have ...
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Where do the "Allow in the Background" login items in the macOS Ventura System Settings come from?
I have some mysterious entries in the Login Items > Allow in the Background section in the macOS Ventura System settings.
How can I find out more information about them, such as their command-line ...
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Magsafe problem: only works in certain positions
I recently bought a brand-new, genuine Magsafe 60W charger for my mid-2010 MBP (my previous charger died suddenly after months of extreme fraying). Within a few hours of using it, strange and bad ...
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the unbootable (unbeatable) imac
have an imac that's been dead since an update tried to reformat the internal hybrid/fusion hdd to APFS.
the mac can only boot into single user mode. recovery hangs, safe mode hangs, boot disks hang.
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FaceTime "call failed" macOS Monterey
Anyone else having a "call failed" issue with FaceTime
I have a 2020 iMac 27in
3.8 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i7
64 GB 2667 MHz DDR4
AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT 16 GB
I just updated to Monterey this ...
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Disable automatic alt text in Word for MacOS Ventura
Disable automatic alt text in Word for MacOS Ventura.
I want to use Option + keys for some other purpose. The current combination prints some strange alphabets.
Disable automatic alt text in Word for ...
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automatic unattended macOS update?
[The title of this post is somewhat more general than the problem at hand, because a general solution, if any, would be useful in other situations.]
There is an update to macOS itself (Ventura 13.3) ...
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Enabling Keyboard Media Key Events on MacOS
Environment: Fresh Install of MacOS 11.1
I wanted to disable Apple Music / iTunes from responding to keyboard media keys (previous, pause, start) so I ran the following line through launchctl:
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How can I have Finder doesn't sort strictly by the time metadata and not the grouped filename?
See the following screenshot:
This are screenshots from the Chrome/Safari, on OSX 10.12.1.
Notice that this is clearly not in the right chronological order. The last screenshot was taken at 1:09 PM,...
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Remnant PATH entries in macOS Venture 13.3 update
In my personal shell tools I have the following inspection function that runs as a set of integrity checks;
check_paths() {
local paths="${PATH}"
local dir
while [[ "${...
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No option to change time zone
So the clocks switched, but my country doesn't use DST. So I'm stuck with the wrong time here, and I can't change it without manually setting the time. I don't want to manually set the time one hour ...
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How can I use Windows to create an OS X Yosemite USB flash drive installer from the disk image (.dmg) file downloaded from Apple?
There are many posts on the Internet where instructions are given for creating OS X USB installers by using the TransMac and other such applications on a Windows machine. Many of these posts assume ...
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MacOS Monterey does not display icons in menubar
This is a weird issue.I am on a Mac Pro (Late 2013).This Mac was recently purchased via marketplace. Everything is functioning except for the missing icons on the menubar.
Although all icons are ...
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