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Adjust delay for activating Full Screen Mode toolbar
Is it possible to change the delay on the full screen mode window toolbar in OS X Yosemite?
I'm thinking of something like this, but for the toolbar
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -...
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How to open screenshot in "markup" mode by default?
I recently updated to Ventura and I lost a feature I didn't realize I depend so much on. Previously when I took a screen shot (typically using ⇧ Shift ⌘ Command 4 ), when I clicked the floating ...
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How can I eliminate delay with Globe key when switching input sources on MacBook?
When I switch input sources with globe key on my MacBook Pro 2021 with macOS 12.0.1 it actually doesn't change anything until this little pop-up window disappears.
It's really annoying to wait when ...
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Why does my `rootless.conf` not always affect SIP’s choice of which files get the `restricted` flag treatment?
What sources say
Like everyone else’s, my /System/Library/Sandbox/rootless.conf file contains the following entries:
$ cat /System/Library/Sandbox/rootless.conf
[…]
/System
[…]
* /...
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How to track screentime of Java apps with Catalina
I am using macOS screen time as a mechanism for parental controls. Before updating to Catalina, the screen time tracked the total time a user was logged in with his/her credentials, regardless of what ...
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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)?
I ...
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Is there any way to prevent a MacBook Air (2019) from powering up when an input device (keyboard or trackpad) is touched or the lid is open?
While I know there is a hack to prevent MacBooks — 2018 and higher — from starting up when the lid is open, I would like to know if there is a similar hack to prevent a MacBook from powering up when ...
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Two different keyboard layouts for internal and external keyboard
My internal keyboard has a different layout than my external (USB) keyboard. Is it somehow possible for Mac OS X 10.11.2 to recognize from which keyboard the input comes and to chose the layout ...
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LSOpenURLsWithRole() failed with error -600" I am getting error
While running ./getcov -s from Jenkin to MAC-OS and I am getting following errors:
LSOpenURLsWithRole() failed with error -600 for the file /Users/imacsbuild/Documents/XXX/XcodeCoverage-master/lcov/...
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How to display google calendar "reminders" on macOS calendar app?
So google recently implemented reminders on both their web application and their mobile applications. This is a nifty little feature that instead of creating events on your calendar it creates these ...
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Where are the system folder icons located in Big Sur / Monterey?
In Catalina and earlier, the path for Finder folder icons (e.g. Applications, Desktop, Downloads, Developer…) was:
/System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Resources
But as of Big Sur ...
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Zoom in or out with trackpad stops working
I am using OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 (15G1217) on a MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015).
Sometimes when reading PDF's I notice I suddenly can not use the trackpad zoom feature anymore. It is not ...
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Change Screen Resolution for Mac Built-in VNC (Screen Sharing)
I am attempting to connect to a MacBook Pro from a Mac Pro with a 2560x1600 monitor using the built in screen sharing client. I would like to be able have the connection fill the entire screen, but ...
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Whitelist available in Apple Mail for automatic Load Remote Content when this option is deselected in settings?
The 'Load Remote Content' is a great feature and I like to use it. Is there a way to make a whitelist of sender addresses for which remote content is loaded automatically, whilst remote content of ...
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Is there a way to force the iPhone to use its own microphone when connected to a Bluetooth speaker?
I connect my phone to a Bluetooth speaker to play music. When engage Siri or try to use dictation, the phone wants to use the microphone on the Bluetooth device, which is either too crappy or too far ...
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Quick Look markup toolbar is no longer shown by default
I'm on Ventura 13.0.1 (22A400).
In the past I was able to take a screenshot (CMD+SHIFT+4), click on the thumbnail in the corner of my screen opening the "Quick Look", and immediately begin ...
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How do I disable "Update Apple ID Settings" notification?
I get this notification once a day. I have tried whatever stupid song and dance some deranged product manager thinks is appropriate, and the notification always returns after a day. How do I revoke ...
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x86 CPU CATERR panic
I'm experiencing frequent x86 CPU CATERR panics on a new 2020 13-inch mbp. Here are three logs:
#1
panic(cpu 1 caller 0xfffffff021cef7b4): x86 CPU CATERR detected
Debugger message: panic
Memory ID: ...
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Using iPad camera as default in Sidecar
Sidecar works well, but is there is any option to use my iPad camera and speaker as default while using Sidecar.
Catalina V 10.15.3 (19D76)
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How to sync iPhone Voice Memos to the Mac via USB without using iCloud?
I have no interest in iCloud for syncing sizeable data like Voice Memos. It is quickest for me to just connect my iPhone to my Mac via the USB cable and do my syncing that way.
Many changes have ...
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Xcode Simulator - Show White Devices Instead of Black
When I run Xcode Simulator the devices are simulated with black cases. I'd like to be able to toggle to show devices with white cases to see them easier. I don't see a setting in Xcode for that. Can ...
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Configuring an SSH tunnel with Transmit
Is there any way to configure Transmit so that it connects to an SFTP server through some SSH tunnel? (without having to launch the SSH tunnel via command line)
E.g., with WinSCP on Microsoft Windows,...
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How to force-restart OS X networking?
There's a coffee shop network I connect to fairly often. Usually it works fine, but sometimes it gets into a state where the connection repeatedly fails about thirty seconds after connecting. Once ...
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Disable USB Write Caching by default
Is it possible to change OS X's USB filesystem mount behaviour to use the noasync flag to disable write caching?
The aim here is to allow USB devices to be safely removed without eject or hdiutil ...
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How do I avoid having to clear Messages notifications on multiple devices?
When I get a new iMessage, I'm happy to see a notification appear on all my devices because I might be using any of them. However once I have actually read the message, I don't want to have to go and ...
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Dictating spelled numbers in English and other languages
Is there a way to have iOS voice dictation spell out numbers? I mean speaking 145 and having it write "one hundred forty five"; this would be useful in English and other languages. ...
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Macs Disconnect from SMB Share: "STATUS_NETWORK_SESSION_EXPIRED (0xc000035c)"
I have some Ubuntu Servers running Samba with Winbind. Everything is fine, but Macs will randomly disconnect overnight, or at some irregular interval.
On the servers, Samba logs this as two events:
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Let's try to fix the "Sleep Wake failure in EFI -- Failure code:: 0xffffffff 0x0000001f"
I have had this well-known issue for a way too long time...
Now it got unbearable and I'm hoping to find help here.
The issue
For those unfamiliar with it, here's the general description:
Starting ...
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Disable "Email organizer" by default in Microsoft Outlook email meeting invites on macOS
I'm using the Microsoft Outlook Office 365 desktop client for macOS, via my work computer. Version 16.58 currently.
When I receive a meeting invite, the option is checked on by default to "Email ...
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How can I view the DNS Cache in Big Sur?
I would like to be able to view the DNS Cache on Big Sur. I tried using:
$ sudo dscacheutil -cachedump
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MacOS disable bluetooth device auto-connect
I have a pair of Sennheiser PXC 550 headphones which are connected to both my Macbook and iPhone. I am trying to fix a very weird bug that manifests with the following steps:
Listen to music on my ...
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Is it possible to prevent applications from changing power management status?
I have several apps that behave badly on an iMac when it comes to power management on macOS (Discord and Spotify). They are listed with Preventing Sleep set to Yes in Activity Monitor even though they ...
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How to show application windows only for current Space in Exposé, and not aggregated from all Spaces
I just started using Spaces in 10.14 (I know I'm a little late to) and was excited at first until I encountered this scenario:
When I am in a Space and do Exposé to "Show me ALL Application Windows",...
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MBpro - Battery drain in sleep mode - Wake Reason : EC.USBC(Maintenance)
So I have a MacbookPro 2018 from septembre and a week ago, I noticed that my battery computer drain really fast in sleep mode.
So I tried a lot of things like setting hibernatemode in 25 and other ...
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Don't switch Spaces automatically **ever**, even when double-activating app, on Sierra
I'd like OS X to stop switching Desktops when an app gains focus. The traditional solutions to this do not work in Sierra. There is now a new behavior: if an app is brought to the foreground twice in ...
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Turn off Control Center in macOS Big Sur
Is there a way to turn off the control center in macOS Big Sur? In settings under dock and menu bar there are settings to the control center but no option to disable it.
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Why does Keychain ask for the login password twice to show a password?
Whenever I want to view a password in my Keychain, it asks me the login keychain password twice:
First like this:
Then like this:
I'm having trouble understanding why. I am running macOS High ...
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Music on Mac OS: hide huge playlist title area, when viewing playlist “as Songs”?
In the Mac OS Music app (formerly iTunes), when viewing a playlist or smart playlist “as Songs”, there’s a huge playlist title/header area. Is there any way to hide or shrink this header area? At ...
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Every window is white when I take a screenshot
When I take a screenshot all pages and desktop items are white as the image below show.
Launchctl dump: https://pastebin.com/em1K05Py
But when I go to safe mode it works!
Specs:
MacBook Pro (17-...
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Can I get Siri to not bleep out Bitches Brew when I ask to hear that album?
I use Apple Music and have HomePod and Siri audibly bleeps out words (and prints B**** on the screen for the example below) on song and album titles rather than pronouncing and displaying them ...
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Fine-tuning “Open safe files after downloading” - Catalina Edition
How can I change what Safari considers a "Safe File" that opens directly when downloaded? Pre-Catalina used to have ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.DownloadAssessment.plist, and this worked perfectly ...
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Is there a way to disable any key and trackpad press power on for 2018 or later MacBooks?
Oddly, 2018 or newer MacBooks by default power on when Off (a.k.a in the shutdown state) with any key-press or track-pad button press not just the power button or touch ID area as would be ...
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Macbook Volume Control Not Changing Volume of Bluetooth Headphones
For some reason, when Bluetooth headphones are connected to my macbook the volume control doesn't have any effect on the headphones volume. They seem to be stuck on full volume and doesn't change when ...
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Keep applications from focus stealing
I guess it has been asked a couple of timed before in various settings, so I am going to make it more general.
There are some shitty applications ( like "Android File Transfer" for example ) which are ...
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Play/pause is given priority to FaceTime instead of music playing applications
I listen to music on my iMac while working. When I get an incoming call (either FaceTime or cellular call) I want to pause the music and then answer the call (either by iMac or phone). In a reflex I ...
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Change keyboard layout automatically when external keyboard connected
I recently purchased an external keyboard (non-apple) that is used at home and also dragged along with me from time to time, and I've noticed a need.
My Mac is in English, as well as its physical ...
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How to connect iPhone to USB Type-C Portable Monitor?
I'm trying to figure out a way to connect iPhone 5 (lightning) to ASUS MB16AC portable monitor with USB type-C input as only connector that at the same time serves as power supply. Thought about some ...
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Is there a way to disable Safari CSP (Content Security Policy) check?
Seems like Safari has a very strong restriction on Content Security Policy (CSP).
For example, on GitHub, most of the userscripts and extensions don't work because of it.
I get errors such as this ...
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Can't wake up Mac-connected display when in clamshell mode
My setup is this:
MacBook Pro TouchBar Late 2016 (15'')
a Dell P2415Q display, connected via USB-C → DisplayPort cable
External keyboard, mouse, connected wirelessly (through dongles/hub/then usb-c ...
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macOS 10.12.6: Panic, assertion failed: ifp->if_sndbyte_total >= len, bsd/netinet/in_pcb.c, line: 3458
I am getting sporadic kernel panics like this:
*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 3 caller 0xffffff80189d435f): assertion failed: ifp->if_sndbyte_total >= len, file: /Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/...
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