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If I delete 92 GB of photos on my Mac Mini will it be erased from iCloud? [duplicate]
I'm kinda new in Apple ecosystem and I'm currently moving personal stuff from Google to Apple. I have 92 GB of photos and videos that I've downloaded from Google Takeout that I put in Apple Photos ...
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MacBook Pro Unibody “Wi-Fi: no hardware installed” but bluetooth works [duplicate]
MacBook Pro Unibody 15’’ Mid 2012
Model: A1286
The wifi and bluetooth stopped working a week ago. I had this issue already in 2018, and ordered and replaced the WiFi cable back then, which solved the ...
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Heard process and AdvancedBlocking process on Ventura
Heard process and AdvancedBlocking process on Venturayesterday I was looking at my console when I noticed the process called Heard, went to discussions.apple.com to formulate a question about it and ...
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How to get Auto Dark Mode to work at sunset, not many hours later?
On Monterey 12.6.3 I have System Prefs > General > Appearance set to 'Auto'. This works, changing Dark to Light mode and back again automatically.
But it does so some hours after sunset.
I ...
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How can I eliminate the verification process for Microsoft products on macOS?
Whenever I open any Office 365 for macOS product (like Outlook), it takes a long time for it open (up to 5 Minutes), because Apple runs a "verification" process; same happens in Chrome, ...
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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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Why is The Icon Preview gone once it is in iCloud Drive?
My songs that are anywhere in my Mac show the icon preview but once I move them to the iCloud Drive, they are gone. Can you help me?
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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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Troubleshooting Keyboard Backlight Not Working On Bootcamp Windows
My keyboard backlight stopped working on my MacBook Pro TB 2017 15" in Bootcamp Windows, but it works perfectly fine on macOS. I've tried reinstalling the Apple Boot Camp drivers but that didn't ...
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CLLocation doesn't work from CLI app on MacOS Ventura [closed]
MacOS 13.2.1, Xcode 14.2
I'm struggling to get CLLocation to work on Ventura from a command line executable. It works fine from a GUI app. I have the same experience with Swift and Objective C (using ...
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Download file from iCloud/GoogleDrive from Terminal or script
I use Ventura with iCloud and also GoogleDrive.
I have some files in iCloud, not physically available on my MacBook, but I could right-click on it and click to "download now" (basically OS ...
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How to stop Mac from dimming after waking up from sleep?
I have a 2017 Mac running Mac OS Ventura. Every time my Mac goes into sleep and wakes back up the screen is always 3 brightness bars lower and I always have to re-up the brightness to full brightness. ...
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Trackpad on M1 Macbook Pro causing intermittent problems
I've got a Macbook Pro 2021 running Ventura 13.2.1. Not had any problems with the trackpad until recently. Problem seems to be getting worse.
When I two finger scroll on Pages, or Firefox, I notice ...
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Unable to remove uchg user immutable flag/lock with root user
Current app file permissions:
When I run
# file location
cd /Applications
# show flags
ls -lO | grep <app>
# "drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel uchg 96 Dec 1 2021 <app>....
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Missing photos when accessing iPhone via Windows Explorer
I always transferred photos from an iPhone to a Windows PC via Windows Explorer, simply by entering the DCIM folder on the phone, navigating to the month folder and copying the files.
Some weeks ago ...
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My MacBook Pro wasn't turning on. I used a method on Apple's website (press/hold power for 10 secs). It worked, but should I be worried?
My MacBook Pro (2021, M1 Max Chip) wasn't turning on. After unplugging all accessories, I used method 2 here https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204267, which is:
Press and hold the power button on ...
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Unable to complete Touch ID enrollment in MacBook Pro
I am unable to complete Touch ID enrollment on my two MacBook Pros 2017.
I have replaced the entire body on both of then and haven't remove Touch ID. I now remove Touch ID on both Macs and apply to ...
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Does deleting a file in Safari downloads also deletes it in Files app?
This morning (Sat Mar 18 2023), I downloaded a very important file to Safari downloads (shows an circle with a down arrow in it in the toolbar next to the address bar).
I have read it (it's a .docx) ...
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Can't (re-)authorize any Accessibility apps on Monterey (12.6.3)
After a forced reboot (and another reboot for good measure), the applications I allow to "Accessibility" control under System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy no longer ...
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I want data from two older comps transferred/merged onto my new M2 Max under one user
I just used Migration Asst. to transfer from my older Macbook Pro (Late 2013) to my new 16" M2 Max. All good. Now I want to transfer (ADD) the data from a Time Machine backup of a Macbook Pro M1 ...
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Multiple External mice show identical issues
I have a MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) with an M1 Max chip and 64gb memory. I also use a Logitech G502 Hero as my daily driver. It's been working flawlessly for about a year or two since I purchased it.
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How to 'reconnect' photos transferred from iPhone so that favourites are discoverable in Photos?
I want to transfer the 'favourite' status of photos on my iphone to my Photos.app library...
Background: syncing photos from iphone to Mac via USB loses favourite tags
I have previously synced photos ...
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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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Flagged email count different on iPhone and Mac
In Mail app on iPhone 12 running iOS 16.3.1, the number of emails marked as flagged is 48 when on MacBook Pro M1 running macOS Ventura 13.2.1, it is 38. There is the right number of flagged emails on ...
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what time of day do IPv6 privacy addresses usually rotate on Apple devices?
iOS and macOS long ago implemented support for the privacy extensions of IPv6 networking, iOS in version 4.3 and macOS in version 10.7. https://support.apple.com/guide/security/ipv6-security-...
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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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Is the m2 pro mini disk dreadfully slow even with 512GB drive?
I have the standard mac mini m2 pro (10-core cpu, 512gb ssd, 16GB ram). I also have a mac studio m1 max (not ultra!) 32gb ram, upped to 1TB ssd. both run macos 13.2.1. I then brew install sysbench ...
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iPhone 12 pro vs iPad pro 6th gen battery life
I've been playing call of duty mobile on my iPhone 12 Pro (battery health at about 92%). 100% battery gives about 6-7 hours of game play.
I also tried with a brand new iPad Pro 6th generation, and it ...
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How do I complete a pending purchase when I can't even play Fate/Grand Order? [closed]
I want to change my App Store account region to the US, but a conversation with an Apple agent revealed that the reason I can't do so is because there's a pending purchase I haven't completed. How do ...
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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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Clamshell mode does not work on my MacBook Pro (M1) running macOS 12.5 (Monterey)
I've had this problem since I first bought the Macbook, and I'm still having this problem after messing around with certain settings.
I'm running macOS 12.5 (Monterey), a 14-inch 2021 model, with the ...
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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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What is the correct model/type SSD for an old MacBook Pro 13.3? [duplicate]
I have an old MacBook Pro - it is:
MBP 13.3/2.9/2X4GB/750/SD
Model No: A1278
So far, it works in peace, it has a HDD of 750GB - in this point is not possible do an upgrade of the macOS itself. An ...
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Why do worksheets spontaneously resize
Excel for Mac 2011; OS 10.13.6 High Sierra; iMac
I keep a number of worksheets open. When I toggle through them using the keyboard shortcut and come back to one I'd previously worked on, it has ...
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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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Failed to update security config. An error occurred during personalization
This Shows "csrutil failed to update security configuration for macintosh hd an error occurred during personalization". I have already tried csrutil clear and restart.
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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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Sleepwatcher on Ventura
On macOS Ventura I installed sleepwatcher using homebrew and activated the service using
brew services start sleepwatcher. Strange enough it asked for permissions to watch all keystrokes. Ignoring ...
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Installing the font from Windows [closed]
All,
Is it possible to install the font from Windows on OSX and then use it in my program?
TIA!!
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Brew: Newly installed package, command not found
I've tried installing xxhash with brew, but I keep getting
zsh: command not found: xxhash
I ran brew doctor until I was ready to brew, reinstalled brew and the package, I added all the bins to my ...
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Unable to load a workflow as a service using launchctl in macOS
I am trying to load a workflow as a service using launchctl on macOS (Ventura 13.2.1), but I am encountering an error message. The workflow is located at /Users/rohan/Library/Services/open-bluetooth-...
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Cannot Download BootCamp Support Driver on Windows 10 because of the Unsuitable Model
I currently downloaded Windows 10 on Mac, but it doesn't allow me to download the Boot Camp Support Software. I also tried to format Boot Camp Driver and reinstall, same result. So, I downloaded the ...
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User authentication for printer in macOS Ventura
Our company provides a network printer which can be accessed freely from the local network. But to actually fetch printouts (after authenticating with an ID card at the printer), one has to specify a ...
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Why isn't my Quick Look generator being used by Finder?
I've created a QuickLookMsgPack.qlgenerator, which is placed in ~/Library/QuickLook/QuickLookMsgPack.qlgenerator.
qlmanage find it:
$ qlmanage -m plugins | grep QuickLookMsgPack
se.xyz.msgpack -> ...
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Can I use my keyboard to control the volume of speakers connected to my macbook by a usb c hub?
I found out that I can't control the volume of speakers connected to my monitor via HDMI using volume controls in the OS. There are countless questions about this issue, the most upvoted one being How ...
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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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iTerm scrollback limit not working?
I have set the scrollback limit to 20000 for the Default Profile:
However the scrolling only has 1000 lines. I verified by tiny python program writing 1200 lines to an output file and then cating the ...
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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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