Questions tagged [screensaver]
Software to blank a display for security or to prevent hardware problems while system input is idle.
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How can I diagnose the root cause of a slow screensaver unlock on Yosemite?
Several people in our organization are seeing a pronounced pause after entering their password on the login screen after the screen saver / lock has kicked on. It happens regardless of whether the ...
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Automatic lock screen does not work in EL Capitan
I have my preferences set so the screen locks 1 minute after sleep or after the screensaver goes up. This used to work until I upgraded to El Cap. Now no matter how long after the screensaver has ...
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screensaver causes error "share does not exist on the server" to endless loop
I've been trying to learn to automate my home Mac environment with Applescript. I've had some success, but am running into seemingly inconsistent and troublesome errors. In order to diagnose the ...
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System very slow while and after login
I'm using OS X 10.8.4 on a Mac Mini with 2.3 GHz Core i5 and 8 GB RAM. For security reason I have to lock my computer to screensaver while I leave my seat for a while. I set it up so that password ...
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Mountain Lion display sleep function and screen saver does not activate
Since upgrading to Mountain Lion, the display sleep function appears not to work, and the screen saver is flaky. I can leave my machine for a couple of hours and when I come back the screen is as I ...
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How do I run a screen saver as my desktop background?
I would like to run a screen saver as my desktop background.
How can I do this?
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Set Screensaver Programatically
I have searched for this, but can only find (old) fragments of information.. and nothing especially concrete for Big Sur or Monterey about how to set the screen saver through a script (bash most ...
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Mac Mojave Sys Prefs/Screensaver slows down, locks up
iMac (late 2015), 10.14.6 -- opening Sys Prefs/Desktop & Screensaver, all actions slow down. Switching between Desktop/Screensaver, changing Screensaver options, etc, takes a couple minutes, ...
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Custom Screensaver?
In OS X El Capitan
Version 10.11.6
I am trying to set my custom Screensaver, i.e. my own picture and not the predefined ones, just like as one would do for the Desktop background.
Is this possible?
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How do I instantly lock my computer when screen saver delay is on?
I have my security preferences set up to delay for 15 minutes after screen saver turns on and then ask for a password. (I use two computers and don't always notice right away when the screensaver ...
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Will background apps run during screensaver?
Perhaps I am rendering an image VIA Blender, or what is happening at the time of writing this post, creating a VM. If I put my Mac to screensaver, will background apps continue to run? Like would ...
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How do you change Screesaver folder with command line on Mac
I have an art collection of 8000 pics, I have them divided into folders of about 200 each. I'm going to use python to randomly select one of these folders so that my screensaver will continually show ...
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Where can I find *all* screensaver files on MacOS Sierra?
When I go to "Desktop & Screen Saver", I see about 20 different screensavers. All online resources I've found have directed me to one of these locations, none of which contain ALL of the ...
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Yosemite Login screen ignoring login after Screen Saver
This is regarding a:
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)
2 GHz Intel Core i7
8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
I have a managed, admin, remote account on the Mac.
This is the only account on the Mac.
The ...
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iOS (iPad / iPhone) "screen burn"
My device isn't broken. I confirmed this on many iPad 2 and iPad 3 I have access to, both with iOS 6 and 7. But I can't reproduce it at will.
There is something that triggers it. And then it becomes ...
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Change the Screen Saver "Start After" options in Mountain Lion
In Mountain Lion, I'd like to remove some options in the screen saver timing. I'd like to remove the "Never" option and some of the longer options for all accounts on the system. Essentially I'd like ...
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How can I get rid of large screensaver movies on macOS 15?
This page implies that right clicking should work but I don't see to find a way to get rid of this from UI. Where is the file located so that I can trash is from cmdline or by other means
Both this:
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Via the command line, attempt to dismiss the screen saver *only* if the screen saver is active
I'm running BigSur 11.7.5.
I want to run some sort of command or script from the command line which will dismiss the screen saver, but only if the screen saver is active. If the screen saver is not ...
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Default screen saver after timed log out
Can the default screen saver that kicks in after timed log out, be customised? Default is irritating 'Pong' type with computer's name bouncing around.
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Mojave screen saver starts randomly
I have a new Mojave (10.14.1) installation on an iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017). My screen saver is set to start after 5 minutes. I have a hot corner defined to start the screen saver.
I have ...
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Prevent Active Directory Users From Locking Screen
We've been having trouble with students in our new iMac lab not logging out, which ends up locking the screen and preventing anybody else from logging into the machine. While figuring out how to get ...
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Why is networking slow to start up after exiting the screensaver?
For the past month, networking on my iMac has had strange behavior after waking up from the screensaver. For example, the first website that I visit in Google Chrome (after exiting the screensaver) ...
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Missing Photos choice in 10.12 Screensaver
I recently updated to 10.12 Sierra and migrated iPhoto to Photos. In System Preferences I do not see a choice to select Photo library. In the source panel I just see National Geographic/Aerial/Cosmos/...
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"Allow Deletion of Running Applications" Option
I needed to delete/uninstall an application that was running. It was screen saver app that ran over the regular screen saver, and I hated it. I downloaded it from the App Store, and do not suspect ...
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Screen saver on remote desktop
My osx box is connected to my TV via HDMI. I use "Share Screen" to login to the box and play a netflix video. I must have installed an update or something because suddenly, when I close the "Share ...
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How to disable screensaver for newly created user?
I am fairly new to OS X, I am trying to disable the screensaver of a user that I recently created with the following commands on the terminal of an account that I'm currently logged in as:
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Yosemite - Screen saver options - no default showing
After updating to Yosemite I have no screen saver default showings at all.
How can I add photos? When I click screen saver options the only thing that shows up to choose is thickness color and speed.
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screen lock using a script
Is it possible to lock the screen in OS Yosemite using code? And then put in a scheduler to run every two minutes?
If so what script language are we talking, task scheduler program etc
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Screensaver does not offer option to use any photos
On iMac with Yosemite, my screensaver has lost the option to use photos. Where there should be an option to select a photos folder there is only a bar "Screen Saver Options" i.e. color, speed etc of ...
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My Screen Saver is awry & need help
I have an iMac 21.5" 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 Macintosh HD - Yosemite. My Screen Saver comes up with foreign words and gobbledygook that I don't understand. Went into Finder/library/Screen Savers (this ...
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Reset screen saver settings on timer or on load
My company changes my screensaver settings to some default they want. I want to keep my settings, so I would like to change the settings either on a timer or on login back to the settings I have ...
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gifs in slideshow or screensaver
Is there any way to show gif (animated) images in a slideshow or a screensaver? The screensaver app does not animate the gifs and the only way to view gifs is through Quick Look.
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Find lost photos that show in screen saver
Wonderful older photos that aren't in my library show up on my screen saver. I would love to be able to get to them! I currently use 10.9.3, but this has been happening for a long time.
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How can I record a video of my screen, without any noticeable compression?
So I have a client who wanted us to design them a screensaver... In PowerPoint... "The client's always right!"
I have created it and need to record the animated output into a .mov file, for import ...
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Set the screen saver to 20 minutes
I set 20 minutes in System Preferences -> Desktop & Screen Saver, however the screen saver starts after 5 minutes. I tried to log out and restart the mac with no success.
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32-bit only screen savers in Mountain Lion?
Is it possible to run 32-bit only screen savers in Mountain Lion?
Just opening /System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Versions/A/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app in 32-bit mode doesn't run ...
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DisplayLink Screen Saver Issues
I am running OSX Lion 10.7.5 (can't upgrade yet due to corp policy) on my MBP 13" 2011. I run with the lid closed connected to two displays:
HP 24" via DisplayPort/DVI adapter
Dell 24" via Diamond ...
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Why does Apple TV show screensaver when playing video?
On occasion, our 3rd Gen ATV will display the screensaver while playing video. Once it starts doing this, the only way to get it to stop is by restarting. I love my ATV, but this is quite a ...
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Display multiple email accounts in screensaver
a number of use our 'family' OSX Lion Mac Mini in the kitchen. We track multiple gmail accounts by each of using a different browser.
But, none of us can tell at a glance if we have any pending ...
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Does Lion allow locking screen on computer sleep and screen saver but not display sleep?
In Leopard, you can configure it so that a password is required when waking the system from computer sleep (i.e. close the lid) or returning from the screen saver, but not display sleep. This allowed ...
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How do I enable the interactive iPhoto screen saver in OSX Lion?
The Lion features page says:
Interact with photos in screen saver.
New onscreen controls let you
pause your iPhoto screen saver and manually flip through the photos in
an album without leaving the ...
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Are Aerial Screensavers stuttering in general or just on macOS Sequoia 15.1.1?
Ever since getting this M3 Max 16-inch MacBook Pro last December (2023), I have taken advantage of the generous space of the SSD to download all Aerial screensavers and set them up to rotate alongside ...
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legacyScreenSaver taking 67GB on disk -- OK to delete?
I noticed something called "legacyScreenSaver" takes 67GB on disk and feel it’s too much for me.
I looked deeper, and I found that it's actually for the screen saver I do use, Aerial. It's ...
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MacOS - Dim or Sleep external Display without cutting power to peripherals
I am using a MacBook (M1 MBP Sonoma 14.1.2) with an external display (BenQ P3). The screen acts as a hub and powers my audio interface and external hard drives.
Currently my Mac will go to a ...
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On macOS Sonoma, is there a keyboard shortcut to peek at the location of an aerial screen saver?
The new macOS Sonoma has aerial screen savers—similar to Apple TV—and one of the options is to shuffle through all of them.
On Apple TV, you can tap the up arrow 2x to peek at the location of the ...
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Can't change the screensaver on MacBook
I have changed the screensaver on my MacBook Pro Ventura. However, it's not taking effect, even when I click on preview button it doesn't show the preview of selected screensaver. it shows preview of ...
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Is there a way to adjust the speed of the slideshow screensavers in macOS Big Sur and above?
I find the slideshow speed too fast and would prefer a 15-30 second duration.
I'm looking for a solution for Monterey in particular but I think this applies to Big Sur as well, and maybe Ventura and ...
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Shell Script to check password has been set to Immediately and what the screen saver time is set to
I need to create a script for checking a security posture of a machine using OPSWAT MetaAccess. They have a built-in check, however, according to them, they aren't able to check since macOS 10.13+. ...
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Having trouble with deleting profiles on macOS Monterey
Initially hi everyone, im having trouble with deleting profiles. I've searched but I couldn’t find anything. I got so many profiles installed on my mac and when i try to delete them the minus button ...
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