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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How to minimize all windows/applications to the dock?
⌥+⌘+M as mentioned in multiple docs only appears to minimize the current (focused) window.
I am looking for the "Show Desktop" equivalent. If it matters I'm using 10.6.4.
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Is it generally advisable to get anti-virus software for Mac OS X?
Is it worth to buy an anti-virus software for Mac OS X?
I heard both opinions like "it's not possible to get a virus on Mac OS X" and "Mac OS X is also vulnerable against virus... "
Which is true? ...
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How can I get Snow Leopard to properly reconnect to my Windows network drives after it goes to sleep?
My mac goes to sleep. It wakes up. The volumes mounted to a Windows server in my house all work. I can see pictures and listen to music. Until I can't. After two or three sleep/wake cycles, I can't ...
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What's the difference between Real, Virtual, Shared, and Private Memory?
The different columns in Activity Monitor are a little confusing
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Creating a new file blocks Textmate
When I want to create a new file through the button (left-bottom one) in the project drawer or in the file menu it takes a long time and blocks TextMate and even blocks TextMate totally in some cases.
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Which OS X Applications do you find indispensable?
Please Search Prior To Posting!
There are many applications already listed. In all likelihood, this includes the one you are thinking of. Please check the existing answers to avoid duplicates, and ...
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Is there a quick way to lock my Mac?
On Windows you can hit the keys Windows+L to lock your computer if you step away.
I don't want to have to remember if sleep currently asks for a password, if there is a time out where my screen isn't ...
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Is there a way to start a specific application with a keyboard short cut? [duplicate]
Sort of like the Windows+R command in the windows world? That actually just lets you run a command but you get the idea.
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Why does my MacBook Pro take so long to go to sleep?
My MacBook Pro takes an awful long time to go to sleep when I close the lid. Considering that I generally want to close the lid and then carry it somewhere, I want it to be fully asleep so I don't ...
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How do I turn off multitouch zoom in Safari?
I'm using my wife's Macbook with the bigger multitouch track pad. Many times while in Safari, it thinks I want to zoom in and the page will zoom in. I want to just get rid of multitouch in Safari, or ...
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"Erase and Install" function missing in Snow Leopard
When installing Tiger or Leopard, there was an option called "Erase and Install" that would delete the disk before installing the new OS.
In Snow Leopard, this option seems to be missing. Is there ...
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How do I recover the administrator or root password on OS X?
I received a hand me down white MacBook with 10.4 on it and it automatically logs into a user account that isn't able to change much in the preference pane. How do I recover or change the ...
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Repair Disk - Start up disk options
I had a power failure and upon rebooting noticed that the OS drive needed to be repaired (Disk Utilities). I am running Snow Leopard and don't have the CD to start up from in order to perform the fix.
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Turn on Back To My Mac via a Script or Command Line
The VPN software I use for work (IPSecuritas) requires me to turn off Back To My Mac to start it's connection, so I frequently turn off Back To My Mac in order to use my VPN connection (the program ...
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What is the difference between Intel and PPC?
What is the hardware and software differences between Intel and PPC Macs?
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Turn on Back To My Mac via a Script or Command Line [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Turn on Back To My Mac via a Script or Command Line
The VPN software I use for work (IPSecuritas) requires me to turn off Back To My Mac to start it's connection, so I ...
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Remove mono bluetooth profile or set stereo as default [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Remove mono bluetooth profile or set stereo as default.
Whenever I turn on my Nokia bluetooth headphones they automatically connect to my Macbook. The problem is they always ...
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Font Book does not Install all fonts
My Mac decided to delete all but 19 fonts, which is fairly annoying. It didn't really delete them, as in I still have the original files in the /Library/Fonts folder, but they've disappeared from Font ...
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How can I stop OS X from switching Spaces when the mouse cursor is at the edge of the screen?
Mac OS X Spaces change when I hold the mouse at the edge of the screen. Is there an application or 'defaults' command to disable this?
Warp looks like it might help, but hasn't changed the behavior ...
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Where does the Mac store account pictures?
I took a picture to add to my account on Mac.
Now I want to use it on messenger, but I can't find it. On the account config, it's too small. I need to find the original.
Where are the accout ...
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Is it possible to hide the dock on a per-application basis?
There's an app or two that I'd like to run fullscreen on my Mac. However, hiding the dock manually and unhiding it when I'm done gets tedious. I know there must be a way to get an application to hide ...
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Got any tips or tricks for Terminal in Mac OS X?
One tip or trick per answer.
My favorite is
open .
Opens the folder you're currently browsing in Finder. You can also pass URLs, images, documents or else to open.
If you specify a program name ...
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What does it mean when a %CPU exceeds (# of cores) x 100%?
Several responses to a question I asked earlier suggested I try Opera kiosk mode, so I decided to download it and give it a try. Once the download had completed and the disk image was being verified, ...
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Why does Safari always hang?
I use Safari as my browser, but I've found that it frequently hangs for 20, 30 seconds (sometimes longer), often times when I wake it up from sleep and/or when I open a new tab.
Though I'm not sure ...
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Is there a standard uninstall procedure on Mac OS X?
I've seen advice on an per-application basis, but is there a standard approach like Add/Remove Programs in Windows?
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How can I figure out what's slowly eating my drive space?
Every few days I get notices on my MacBook that it's running or run out of hard drive space. Curiously, restarting the computer will enable me to recover gigabytes of space (this past time, it was ...
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How can I configure Mac Terminal to have color ls output? [duplicate]
How can I configure Mac Terminal to have color ls output?
I am using MacOS 10.5
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How can I disable the suspend to disk function on my MacBook Pro
Whenever I close the lid of my MacBook Pro it takes over a minute to write out my memory to disk. This is part of the Mac's safe suspend option, which allows it to restore your memory from the ...
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How can I resize a Mac OS X app window after disconnecting from an external monitor?
I'm a MacBook user, and when I'm home I plug into a large external monitor to get additional screen space. When I'm on the go I disconnect and use my laptop's built-in display. For the most part this ...
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Remember window sizes and placement when unplugging and replugging second monitor
Here’s something that sucks:
Plug in external monitor to laptop (Mac OS X Leopard in my case).
Arrange your windows to have the IDE on one screen and browser on another.
(Etc etc. Resize, rearrange, ...
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Is there an Automator action to create Keynote presentation from text file?
I need to import a text file (consisting of subtitles) into a Keynote presentation. I need to turn each subtitle into a single slide, interspersed with blank (black) slides. I'd like to create an ...
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Keyboard shortcut for restoring applications from the Mac OS X Dock?
Is there a keyboard shortcut to restore a minimised application window from the Dock?
Almost all Apple Mac OS X applications respond to the Apple + M command which minimises the current application ...
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