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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Trouble Booting MacBook Air (2018 Model)
Hi everyone so I bought a MacBook Air off someone on Facebook market place and it was working fine. but stupid me was sketched out about putting my information in until I factory reset myself thought ...
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Is it possible to receive notifications for incoming email on Mac without Mail.app being open?
I use the Gmail web page for email, but I would like to receive Mac system notifications for incoming email.
I don't want to enable notifications for Safari for lots of reasons, so I thought I'd just ...
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Backup file provider database [closed]
My school email is deleted, and before doing that I synced my personal OneDrive folder using OneDrive for mac and downloaded everything. I would like to make an archive of that.
In addition to a cp, I ...
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Unable to install Homebrew on M1 MacBook Air
I am unable to install homebrew. I had homebrew installed on my previous Intel mac, and when I migrated to my new device the program remained in the Intel location. I was attempting to uninstall and ...
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Ventura 13.2.1 (macbook air m1) file picker usage: can't select a symlink leading to a directory or a /Volumes/xxx itself
Can't select a mounted volume in utorrent directory picker either directly or via a symlink I made. How can I get around it?
/dev/disk4s2 on /Volumes/mov1TB (hfs, local, nodev, nosuid, journaled)
the ...
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Is it possible to connect MacBook Air M2 to multiple external monitors?
I have an M2 MacBook Air and the specifications say it will run one internal and one external display only. However, I know some people report success adding more displays.
Display Support
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Forgot password and no recovery options
I've a 2015 MBP, which I've not used for years. I need it and forgot the password. The router was changed, so it's not connected to the internet and apparently I can't update it. The ⌘ Command R ...
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Preview app keep crashing (13.2.1 (22D68))
I edited a PDF with Acrobat, but now when I try to open Preview, it crashes immediately without generating a bug report (it did the first time).
I tried to locate the com.apple.Preview.plist file to ...
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Automatically update shared calendars
My wife and daughter share calendars with me.
However every time they update an entry I am prompted to allow the entry.
Is there any way to allow this to happen without interaction - I just want to ...
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Connecting Macbook Air (early 2015) to HDMI projector for Keynote [duplicate]
I'm trying to connect my Macbook Air (early 2015) to a projector via an HDMI cable (for a Keynote presentation).
I seem to only have a thunderbolt 2 port.
Is it possible to get an adapter to connect ...
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What is SimAudioProcessorService taking up 35GB on my macos?
What is this portly beast taking up over twice the RAM I have
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How are applications able to unmute system sound, and how to prevent it?
I've noticed that applications and even websites have the ability to unmute macOS system sound. Long ago for example, I noticed Spotify was able to unmute during ads. On the apple community forums, ...
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Applying italic or bold with Helvetica Neue changes line spacing
The default font in Pages is Helvetica Neue 11 pt.
macOS Ventura 13.2.1, Pages 12.2.1
Does anybody know why applying italic or bold changes appearance of its line spacing? (This doesn't happen if you ...
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How can i give the "free space" on my internal ssd to the APFS container, where macos is installed? [duplicate]
I had Ubuntu installed in dual boot on my macbook pro 2018 with macOS Ventura 13.2.1 . Now I deleted the partition on which Linux was located and saw in Disk Utility that I don't have all of my SSD ...
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Adding external APFS volume to system APFS Container macOS Ventura
I am trying to expand the system storage by "permanently" adding a thunderbolt storage unit to my mac. I am looking for an solution to create an APFS volume on the external drive and add ...
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File permission problem updating a .swift file on macOS from Windows 10 on same LAN
On MacOS 13.2.1 in my work folder I execute: sudo chmod -R a=rwx *
Finder > file's Get Info > Permissions become:
Name "myMacAccount" Privilege "read & write)
Name staff ...
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“Allow full disk access for remote users” checkbox not appearing for remote login
I have been using a spare mac-mini (late 2012 model) running Catalina 10.15.7 as a general use home server, mostly for running plex, and have it plugged in and not connected to a monitor. As a result ...
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Chained audio setup works on everything but Mac
I have a setup where I have a dock that plugs a single USB-C connection into a computer. The dock has a DisplayPort cable to a monitor with a 3.5mm audio jack which some headphones are plugged into.
I ...
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Application Notification is greyed out. Can't change the settings
I navigate to System Settings -> Notifications -> Scroll to 'Application Notifications' -> Google Chrome.
As you can see from the below screen shot the notifications are enabled but I cannot ...
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com.apple.Bluetooth.*.plist in Preferences\ByHost
I was wondering what is the purpose of the bluetooth .plist file (namely, com.apple.Bluetooth..plist) in Preferences\ByHost. I've accidentally deleted it and it doesn't seem to come back when ...
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TimeMachine restore: Can select backup, but get "No macOS system backups were found"
The SSD on my 2015 MacBook Pro died, and I got it replaced with a used SSD from another MacBook containing Catalina. The machine boots now normally, ready to restore from backup.
I tried to restore ...
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is there any way for adding 'open in terminal' to mac context menu? [duplicate]
this is the default context menu when you right click inside a folder , and i want a way for adding Open In Terminal Button.
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Is there a way to convert OS X Mavericks from Journaling to APFS
I have a really old Mac that I just pulled out. It appears to be running OS X Mavericks and I would like to update it. I first need to convert it from Mac OS Extended (Journaled) to APFS. Does anyone ...
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Where is the setting for power saver > turn computer off at certain time? [duplicate]
Where is the setting for power saver > turn the computer off at a certain time?
I can only see the following in Settings > Energy Saver:
put hard disks to sleep when possible
wake for network ...
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MacOS screen share not working
I have a Mac Mini M1 running Ventura. On the same LAN I have an older Intel iMac running Monterey.
In the past I have routinely connected from the Mac Mini to the iMac using Screen Share. For the last ...
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Is there any way I might turn on light mode for a specific app on macOS Ventura? [duplicate]
I'm trying to find a way to turn on light mode for a specific app on macOS Ventura, but I can't find an option in the system settings. Any idea on how to achieve this ?
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MacBook seems to update automatically while put to sleep despite update settings disabled
Last week I had shown an open update (there was an update listed under "System Settings > General > Software Update") but all update settings were already disabled:
When I opened the ...
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What happened? Why can't I dock the window on the side to switch the desktop?
In the past months, I can hold a app window on the left or right side of screen for some seconds to switch to nearby desktop. However, it started not to work these days. What is the reason?
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Why is my MacBook stuck on macOS Big Sur?
Why can’t I update my MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014) to newer versions of macOS past Big Sur?
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How can I assign an app to a particular numbered desktop, not display, in macOS Ventura?
I am using Ventura and using an external monitor as my main display and built-in screen as extended display. I have added multiple desktops on both displays. I cannot figure out how I can assign an ...
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Ho do I add a new paragraph or new line in Dictation
I have an M1 Mac Mini running Ventura. I am using a text editor, but I have tried this in other software, including Notes.
From time to time I try to give Dictation a go, but there are some things I ...
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How can I prevent two Dell monitors to from mirroring in macOS?
For over a year I have been using a Macbook Pro (M1 2020) with two identical Dell P2419H monitors and a J5Create JCD543 docking station. Yesterday the HDMI port in the J5Create docking station failed ...
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How do I access protected folders on my Time Machine backup?
I have a Time Machine backup from a different computer, but I don't have access to certain folders (it shows the little red roadsign that access is not permitted). I guess it has to do with ownership/...
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Unable to remove uchg user immutable flag/lock with root user
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/Applications/Falcon.app
App appears in /System/Applications/?
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The application is some kind of antivirus distributed by ...
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"Failed to open OSinstaller" on re-install MacOS [duplicate]
Running into a problem that says "Installer information on the recovery server is damaged" when trying to re-install MacOS (Sierra) on Macbook Air 2017. Most tutorials/"fixes" on ...
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iMac mid 2007 verification error during install OS X El Capitan [duplicate]
The error comes on iMac mid 2007 and I didn't get sufficient replies or successful method after seeing above mention posts.
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Reinstall Ventura without internet, possible?
Is it possible to re-install Ventura on an M1 mac without internet.
When I try I get the "Activate Mac" message. I even tried using a bootable installer with the assets added.
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MacPro3,1 (2008) upgrade from El Capitan to Catalina with no success
I’m trying to upgrade from El Capitan to Catalina with no success at the moment. Even using Terminal is trying my patience. Hardware included:
128gb SSD
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
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How can I get Jenkins to access to files on an external drive
My jenkins server is running on macOS Monterey, I believe this is important because my older server on macOS Catalina has no such issue.
I have some files on an external drive which I can access and ...
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How can I change PS1 in zsh to show the current directory in addition to the path?
On macOS 13.1 (22C65) and using zsh in iTerm2 I'm trying to customize my shell.
I've made decent progress with my POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_CLASSES:
the path is white
all my BACGROUNDS are dark
I hope to ...
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What additional features controls file permission?
I have a file if I put it in /tmp, I can read or write to it. But if I move to ~/Downloads, I can not read or write to it.
But the permission of the file is -rw-r--r--. Is there any additional ...
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Apple script behaves differently on Monterey and Ventura
I ran following script on Monterey (12.4) and Ventura (13.2.1) in Terminal :
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events"
keystroke "echo hi"
end tell'
On Monterey, I get ...
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How install MacOS on internal SSD (from fusion drive) and then use external SSD for applications?
I have a 2019 iMac 21.5" which has a 1TB fusion drive. But the HDD is getting old and slow (and it obviously wasn't fast to begin with).
Until recently, I also had Windows Bootcamp installed on ...
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All playback of video/audio fails when im connected to a bluetooth device and its set as output (MacOS Mojave)
earlier today I was using my AirPods with my Mac all fine, I switched to wired earphones for a while then back to AirPods mid-YT video, and when I did the video just stopped playing and no audio was ...
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How do I run a macOS app exported from Xcode via Archive / App Store Connect?
I have trouble getting my macOS app uploaded to the Mac App Store due to the weirdest error messages I can't find any help with online.
So I like to first analyze the app on my Mac.
So I use the menu ...
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Hackintosh Big Sur black screen after verbose [closed]
I created a Hackintosh Big Sur by following the docs, and i can get into the boot menu, and boot, but after the verbose i get a black screen.
Can you tell me why? Thanks!
Motherboard: MSI B360 Gaming ...
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Why can I not move certain files to certain folders? I can only copy the files
MacBook Air, Early 2014 running macOS Big Sur 11.7.4
I'm using an external drive (exFAT partition) hooked up via Thunderbolt and this is the first I've seen this behavior.
There are certain files I ...
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tccutil reset All breaks permissions
I was following some article the other day, where tccutil reset All was proposed as a troubleshooting method. After I did this, no app would ask me again for Camera and Microphone permission, despite ...
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Left click not working in login page
I bought a Mac Mini M2 to which I associated Logitech peripherals.
For a month everything worked correctly, but now I've been experiencing some problems with the mouse.
This mouse has two side buttons,...
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How can I change the Han character font in the search list of Dictionary.app?
I’ve created a custom dictionary with the Dictionary Development Kit and added it to Dictionary.app on my Mac. It’s working fine but there is one stylistic issue I would like to fix.
The dictionary is ...
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