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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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Username confusion, MacBook Pro, 14.5 [closed]

I've got an M1 MacBook Pro running 14.5. Yesterday, my machine started acting weird, giving me a lot of "Out of application memory" popups. Out of irritation (I didn't have anything ...
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Is it possible to change the AirDrop location on my Mac without downloading random stuff from the internet?

I dislike the Downloads folder. I don't use it, and whenever something goes there it's lost forever because I never remember that folder exists and so never remember to look in there. I use Desktop ...
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How can I diagnose a stuck key on a MacBook Air?

The escape button on my macBook air m1 is acting like it has been pressed ( triggered without pressing it). This happens multiple times randomly. it has been occurring a lot recently. Do i need to get ...
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Console syslogd code 360

On MacOS's Console app which lists syslogd events on the system.log, there are no public definitions for the error numbers which is unhelpful and not in-line with transparency of linux systems. Apple ...
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How to get ditto result in real owner instead of _unknown:_unknown on a mounted (target disk mode) other Mac?

I have mounted (target disk mode) an x86 Mac on another x86 Mac. Both are running macOS Sonoma (latest). But when I use sudo ditto to copy a directory over, or use sudo touch to create a file, the ...
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Why does my Mac's system partition slowly fill up with msu-target-xxxxxxxxx folders in the /private/tmp folder?

I notice that if I leave my Mac mini (running MacOS Sonoma 14.5) running for a long period (e.g. several weeks, with lots of time spend asleep), I will eventually start getting "you are low on ...
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My Menu bar has got very thin in Sonoma and I can't change it

I've upgraded to Sonoma and since then, my menu bar is too thin for the content - as per the above. I've tried changing the menu bar size in Accessibility/Display but this had no effect. I can't ...
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Personal development teams do not support the System Extension capability [closed]

I'm not intending to distribute the app, I'm just trying to run the code in this example. It's a camera extension so it needs "system extension" specified in the entitlements. Whenever I run ...
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Apps are being pushed under the notch

I just upgraded the my macos on my computer from Monterey to Sonoma and realized that the notch is now pushing windows down when resized on the notch area. I always hide the menu bar and back when I ...
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How can I charge a 2023 14-inch MacBook Pro from dock USB-C cable without using the attached monitor?

Context: I have a 2023 14-inch MacBook Pro running Sonoma 14.4 I have a desk dock monitor with speakers, microphone, keyboard, and mouse I connect the MacBook to the dock via USB-C; This is also the ...
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Removing or inactivating Podcast app on Catalina

For a while I have been experiencing issues with unwanted background activation of the Podcast application on my Mac mini running Catalina. I realize that the app is "on" when the Mac ...
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m2 Macbook looks terrible with HDR content... how do I turn it off?

It seems like when I view hdr content (typically I see this on youtube, but have also seen it on some image viewer apps) it makes content insanely bright, but dims everything else, and then it ...
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M3 Pro Fans are not running.. or running super slow

Today I was doing some load tasks, and I am at 90C on cpu and 87C on gpu... but the fans are only at 2000rpm.. whats happening? how can I fix this? Or should I say, is this normal? I read other posts ...
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Safari causes high CPU load for no reason, launchservicesd active

After a couple of days, when I have Safari open, I have an unexplainable high CPU load, apparently system time. launchservicesd is active with 50%-110% CPU load. The load disappears immediately when I ...
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MacBook Pro M3 (8GB) Running Out of Application Memory with Basic Apps

I've recently purchased a MacBook Pro M3 with 8GB of memory, and I'm encountering a persistent issue where the system runs out of application memory. This happens even with relatively basic usage, ...
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What is the shortcut key for Mac Finder to achieve the same effect as PageUp/PageDown in Windows File Explorer when a file/folder is selected?

Option+Up/Down or Fn+Up/Down doesn't work. They scroll one screen up/down, but do not change the selected item to the first/last one in the next/previous screen.
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Delete removed application from launchpad [duplicate]

I just removed an app files from my mac m1 Sonoma 14.6.1 and still I see it's content on launchpad. It doesn't do anything when I try to open it and it's useless basically. It's not in the Finder ...
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Unable to Set Finish Time for Selected Tracks in Music App

Question: I'm trying to use AppleScript to automatically set the start and stop times for selected tracks in the macOS Music app. While the start time is correctly set to 10 seconds, the stop time (...
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Mac Syslogd event ID definitions [closed]

On Macs which are based on BSD linux, the Mac utilities Console app gives system.log events (often as ASL events). I add this info as it was requested. For those who know Darwin, this question is ...
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Deleting all files but some on Mac in Terminal

Is it possible to write a command in Terminal that would delete all files on Mac except for some? Let’s say I have one general folder that consists of N folders with different titles/names. I need to ...
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Why is the "Move left/right a space" shortcut slow, when "Switch to Desktop X" is fast?

This drives me crazy. I am using MacOS Sonoma 14.4 on M1 Max macbook. When using shortcuts to move left/right a space, not only the animation is slow, but then the time to interactivity is also slow. ...
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iCloud drive errors on one Mac account

I've been having problems trying to use iCloud Drive on my Mac. If I try to copy or move a file into iCloud Drive using Finder, I get an error -36. If I try to open a PDF that is already in iCloud ...
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Family process is often non responsive many faults in Console.app

The Family process (/System/Library/CoreServices/Family.app/Contents/MacOS/Family) is hanging randomly on macOS. When this happens Screen Time settings fail to sync from iPhone to iMac, Find My ...
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Can't unlock security & privacy in monterey

I can launch System Preferences but get an error message when clicking on Security & Privacy. If I launch Security & Privacy by option-clicking the System Preferences in the Dock it opens. I ...
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Mac Terminal Screen Turns White

I'm experiencing an issue with my Mac Terminal where the screen frequently turns completely white (normally I have black background). And only a few lines at the bottom can display normally. Like this:...
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How can I find out which shortcut is using a particular key combination?

I'm going crazy here... I'm using Divvy and it seems over time macOS is changing some default keyboard shortcuts in the system. Because on an older running installation, I could easily use the ...
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How to find out what/who exactly killed a python process?

I ran a piece of python code like this python -m example.main in the terminal. It ran for like 10 mins and then I see zsh: killed python -m example.main I already checked kernel log like this: dmesg | ...
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Can apps on macOS work independent of Spaces that Mission Control assigns?

I tend to use Spaces a lot to organise my apps (e.g. work apps, communication apps etc.). And I use them in conjunction with an app switcher (Raycast). Typically when I go to an app, the OS will ...
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Upgrade from Mojave to the latest macOS with option to revert

I have a MB Pro 13" 2018 which has been running Mojave (10.14.6). I have been considering upgrading to the newest macOS. However, I want to have a way back in case that the new macOS is not ...
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Setting Terminal.app window and tab titles permanently

I'm a frequent terminal user. I started Terminal when I got this machine, and it's been running ever since. I always have 8-10 tabs open, and I'd like to get more organized - meaning that I'd like to ...
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Why does the necessary key combination to zoom in/out change while using Apple Maps?

When using Maps on my iMac, I'm able to zoom in/out using only +/- when I first open the app. However, after requesting directions to a location, I need to use CMD-(+/-) to zoom in/out, even after I ...
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macOS change Native TextReplacment list from terminal

Good afternoon everyone, recently I had here a question in which I was helped to solve my question about adding a new key-value pair to text replacement on macOS. Now I've found a way to do it with ...
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iterms2 sourcing bash even if zsh is default

I looks like my iterms terminal is sourcing bash before using zsh and it is doing it multiple times. I can't figure out why. On the left is the startup from my mac terminal and on the right from items ...
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How can I hilight or process Unicode characters when pasting to Terminal apps from PDFs?

Sometimes I copy one-line scripts into the terminal from PDF files. Since they are copied from PDFs, sometimes they contain "shady" characters, such as non-breaking spaces or difficult non-...
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Add a two-word user name to sudoer

Running a MacBook Pro 2016, MacOS Monterey v 12.7.6. I need to add a username with admin privileges to allow that user to run a specific program, VeraCrypt, as explained here. In summary, one adds ...
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Why does my file endings automatically get corrected and how can I disable it?

I'm not sure if this is a beta feature. I'm on Sequoia 15.1 right now which is the beta version, but maybe that feature is older and I've just never noticed it. Whenever I try to save a file with a e....
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How to browse videos in iPhone backup?

I have videos taken by my iPhone and stored in the camera roll and photos library. I use macos' photos app to import and view these videos on macos. I don’t use iCloud for videos/photos. I’m assuming ...
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Do any VPN providers or protocols support per-application split tunneling on recent macOS versions?

I'm looking to tunnel my connection on Firefox, for example, through a VPN while keeping Chrome, or any other apps not listed, connected to my home wifi without a VPN connection. I'm aware that this ...
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ITerm2 - Profile for opening the terminal window at a specific screen location?

I'm using the latest ITerm2 under MacOS 11.17.10. I'd like to create an ITerm2 profile that will cause the terminal window to always open at a specific screen location. I know how to set the number of ...
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Securely delete a file in MacOS

I have a file containing a private key that I want to securely delete. Several sites as well as Claude suggest using rm -P but the man page of rm says: This flag has no effect. There was also a ...
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Safari becomes stuck indefinitely when attempting to load some webpages

Roughly a month ago, I noticed that Safari on Mac started to become stuck indefinitely when loading certain webpages. I'll click on a webpage, the progress bar does gets stuck at roughly 50%, after ...
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Increase swap memory in docker desktop

Using this version of docker, The swap memory in docker desktop is limited to 4GB. On windows, this default value could be doubled by specifying "SwapMiB": 8192 in a settings file located ...
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How to get rid of ugly font

Hopefully this is a simple question for old Mac users, but I am new to MacOS Sonoma 14.5 and using Thunderbird 128.1.1 I am struggling to get rid of a pretty ugly font that appears on some websites (e....
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Change output language of internal commands like "lpstat"?

I've written some AppleScripts that run shell commands like lpstat -a and lpstat -l -p and parse the output with grep and awk. The scripts work correctly in English-language system, but the output is ...
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How to make a keyboard shortcut for context menu item “Quick Actions -> Convert Image”?

In Finder app, I can control-click on an image, and in the resultant contextual menu, I can select “Quick Actions” and then “Convert Image”. How can I create a keyboard shortcut to accomplish this, ...
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sudo / sudoers on macOS: regex not working but wildcards/globs are

System: macOS 14.6.1, M2 MacBook Air I'm trying to use a regex pattern match in my suoders file. According to the man sudoers manpage as well as the online docs, that should be supported with sudo v1....
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I can't get python to run in my MacOS 12.5 zsh terminal after deleting and reinstalling

After not using Jupyter, python, or my terminal for a while, I returned to find that my Jupyter notebooks were not executing python code. When trying to begin a program I got a "no kernel ...
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How to burn large .mp4 files to playable DVDs?

I've got a macOS laptop and I'm attempting to convert old VHS tapes to playable DVDs. I convert the VHS tapes to .mp4 format using OBS and then attempt to burn the .mp4 files to playable DVDs using ...
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Tool that can recover lost APFS partitions

So there is this machine which was formatted and new OS installed. Tried to reocover partitions using TestDisk. It lists a lot of them but then I cannot preview files as Testdisk does not support APFS....
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Installing Catalina on a Macbook Air mid-2013 with a third-party SSD drive

I have a Macbook Air mid-2013. The original SSD drive had Catalina and was working intermittently, so I decided to change it. I acquired a third-party SSD drive of the same size, and the corresponding ...
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