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Problem during the running of "brew doctor"
When I run "brew doctor", I have this code lines :
Please note that these warnings are just used to help the Homebrew maintainers
with debugging if you file an issue. If everything you use ...
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iPhone 11 keeps rebooting and won’t let me update
My iPhone 11 keeps Ree booting and won’t let me update please can someone help every time I try upgrade it reboots it’s self
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Mail: Unable to load content privately
Recently macOS Mail has been unable to load content privately
As far as I know, I have not changed any of my settings, but wish to have the privacy option on
I also have Private Relay turned on in ...
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How do I type the Russian ruble currency sign in macOS
It's possible to type different currencies sign:
Shift+4 prints US dollar
Opt+Shift+2 prints Euro
How can one type the Russian ruble sign? ₽
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How can I stop my iPhone (X) randomly connecting to my Bluetooth speakers?
I have some Bluetooth enabled Klipsch speakers connected to my TV via ARC. When the TV is turned on, the speakers automatically come on and play the sound from the TV.
However, my iPhone then randomly ...
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"Import" from shared album converts HEIC to smaller JPG
Well it turns out I am an idiot and the premise of my question was incorrect. I was confused about the size and format by some alternate versions of the same photos that were airdropped, and the "...
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How do recover video lost after undoing copy operation?
I had shot some video clips using my phone which I "cut and pasted" in a new folder on my desktop (windows). By mistake, I pressed the Ctrl + Z button which undid the action when the phone ...
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Xcode Download Won't Resume
[Macos Big Sur 12.0.1]
I started downloading the Xcode developer tools from the Mac App Store. After a while I paused the download because I needed the bandwidth for something else. But now when I try ...
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Manually Decrypt Partially Cloned APFS Volume
I recently attempted to clone a failing external drive to a new external drive. The clone failed part-way into the process. The original drive hardware has now fully failed, so I'm trying to recover ...
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External monitor shows colors not right
I got a new extra-wide display. Unfortunately, my MacBook is not right configured to the monitor. The colors on it seem too bright, lacking contrast and color. I made sure that the issue is my MacBook ...
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How accurate is Find My Network for a turned off iPhone
I had my iPhone 11 stolen last week. The theft shut it down but I'm still able to localize it from time to time with Find My Network. It seems to be in an underground parking garage.
I was wondering ...
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Use MacBook as a second screen for Chromebook
I have my MacBook M1 as my personal laptop, and I have a Chromebook as my work laptop. I don't really like the trackpad and keyboard of the Chromebook so I wish to use my MacBook just for the display, ...
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How to add a Google account without triggerfing facial recognition or other biometrics?
There are several gmail accounts on an iPhone already but adding a particular account generates an error. All that I seem to get is a generic error message about security.
Logging in via a browser on ...
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Does anyone know the location of the notification "updates available" alert sound?
I posted this question a while ago:
App Store "Updates Available" notification pops up despite having notifications turned off?
This is still driving me crazy and making me incredibly angry--...
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Any way to lighten the background of a JPG using Preview?
I'm on Mac OS Big Sur. Someone has sent me a picture of a printed page they took with their phone (JPG format) and when I open it in preview the background appears a little dark
Anything I can do in ...
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Can my Macbook (Retina, 12-inch, 2017) output 4K resolution content to my TV/Monitor via a HDMI cable?
I have a MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, 2017) and obviously my screen resolution is not 4K, but what I'd like to know is if that limits the ability to stream my screen at a higher resolution on a higher ...
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Call recording on an iPhone 13 Pro
I just bought a new iPhone 13 Pro to use as my main phone.
Are there any call recording apps, or ways of recording calls, regardless of whether they are free or premium? After searching through the ...
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Prevent compulsive trashing on macOS Catalina
We have an autistic teenage girl with a compulsive behavior to move files to the trash and empty it! Is it possible to prevent just the emptying of the trash?
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Another bootcamp partition restoration issue
I just removed Bootcamp from my 1TB Fusion drive, using Bootcamp Assistant. The process failed due to a disk error. After running First Aid as directed, Bootcamp Assistant no longer offers the option ...
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MacBook Pro M1 13" macOS Monterey can't set external display as main display
In the display settings, I tried to drag the menu bar from the laptop display to the external screen, but it doesn't seem to have any effect.
How can I resolve this issue?
Thank you!
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Recover deleted (not trashed) emails from iCloud
Incorrect rule set-up deleted a lot of emails. Not "move to Trash". Don't see them any more in the web interface, and the files appear to be gone from my hard drive.
Any chance of recovery? ...
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What to do when mounting APFS from thumbdrive suddenly shows error and Disk Utility First Aid unable to fix
Seems like my APFS on my 512G SanDisk USB has gone corrupt.
diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: ...
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How to open an external drive without cluttering it with .DS_Store files? [duplicate]
I want to open on Mac an external media I use for another OS, without cluttering all the disk with .DS_Store files.
I only need to copy a bunch of folders and files.
Would accessing the external drive ...
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How do I open Chrome with proxy for a specified profile on mac?
I'm trying to open Chrome with proxy for a specified profile on mac from terminal on mac, something like
where "Profile 1" accesses sites via proxy while other Profiles doesn't.
127.0.0.1:...
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Macbook pro 2015 when typing a letter four letters are typed e.g. a will be aqz1
When typing it input 4 vertical letters a will be aqz1 s swx2 and etc.
It's issue with all the letters I have tried resetting the system, reinstall, reset the nvram,
External keyboared work fine.
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Error installing semPlot package in RStudio
I'm on a MacOS (Monterey)
I'm running RStudio v4.2.0.
I ran install.packages("semPlot", dependencies = TRUE) successfully.
I've trying to run library(semPlot)
but I keep getting:
Error: ...
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MacBook Pro 4.1, can't install OSX Yosemite or El Capitan
I have a MacBook pro 4.1 (17 in, mid 2008), and for the life of me I can't get MacOS Yosemite or El Capitan to install. I would like to get El Capitan on the machine, as it is the newest version of ...
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How do I install Big Sur from a USB without having to change settings in Startup Security Utility
I sold my old Air on eBay and the customer returned it with "fakesoftware" as the username.
I ended up keeping both the Mac and the money because this user was a scammer of some sort.
Anyway,...
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Shortcut/complication to start a specific training on Watch
I'd like to make a shortcut (and then add it as a complication to the Watch) to start, for example, "Outdoor Cycle - open goal". Is it possible?
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How do you prevent users on your network from configuring network interface connections on your network without your consent or knowledge?
As owner/admin of home wifi network with EERO Pro 6 router I'm seeing in macOS Monterey 12.3.1 interface network connections being configured without my consent or knowledge. What disturbs me besides ...
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What is this unknown 10-digit device address? Found on an iPhone [duplicate]
I saw this unknown address under my personal hotspot summary on an iPhone:
e:69:a5:97:7:17
Apparently, it has used 9,3 KB of data. Interestingly enough, it only has 10-digits so it cannot be a MAC ...
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What is this unknown 10-digit device address? Found on an iPhone
I saw this unknown address under my personal hotspot summary on an iPhone:
e:69:a5:97:7:17
Can this 10-digit number be a MAC address?
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How to Disable gamecontrollerd Service?
I want to disable the service com.apple.GameController.gamecontrollerd. There is a thread on this topic here:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252046047
However, the commands that are shown are ...
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Parental control of a child's iPhone without using a second iPhone device
I have just set up an iPhone for my child, for which I have created a normal AppleID (with my adult age).
I would like to limit this phone to only a limited set of apps. (for example screen-time ...
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Google Photos for iOS: sync photo delete actions
I use Apple Photos (and iCloud) on my iPhone for my photo library. I often take a number of pictures and later delete many of them to only leave the best picture of a set.
I also use Google Photos to ...
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How do I install Torify on an M1 Mac?
Can someone explain how to download and install Torify for an M1 mac? I've tried installing via Homebrew, and got the following errors:
Warning: No available formula with the name "torify". ...
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High Sierra Time Machine back up disk unusable
I recently switched out my old Seagate Barracuda HDD for a OWC SSD 3G in my late 2009 iMac 27", fantastic results.
But when restoring from a Time Machine back up made just minutes prior opening ...
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3.5" SATA Seagate Barracuda not mounting via USB adapter
I have a late 2009 27" iMac which I upgraded with a OWC SSD kit. Fantastic results, I highly recommend it, feels like a new machine. But I was facing problems restoring from a Time Machine back-...
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Why the preview windows follow me when I update to the Monterey?
I recently updated my macOS from Catalina to Monterey. But then I find that when I create multiple desktops and open a Preview window on desktop A, then changing to desktop B via the three-finger ...
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Can I integrate location manager and Security Preferences?
I would like to integrate location manager and Apple preferences so that the time to require a password after sleep or screensaver is 1 minute when I am traveling but 4 hours when I am at home. Is ...
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Can the iPad Magic Keyboard with Trackpad steer the MacOS mouse cursor when iPad is Extended Display for Mac?
I have the iPad Pro (12.9" 3rd Generation) running iOS 15, and an Intel Mac Mini running MacOS Monterey 12.3.1 (latest versions per of this writing).
The iPad Pro is connected as Extended Display,...
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Can the MacBook Pro 14” charge via its USB C port?
I see that the new (2022) MacBook Pro 14” has gone back to a separate charging port for a dedicated charger to hook up to.
Can it also be charged via its USB C ports as well?
I’m used to doing this on ...
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Magic Keyboard Home and End keys acts as Page Up and Page down
I'm using a Magic Keyboard with both my windows laptop and my Macbook Pro. When on MacOS, the Home and End keys default to Page Up and Page Down.
How do I remap the Home key to act as the Home button (...
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Is it possible to use one MacBook's display as the display of another MacBook's display? [duplicate]
I have two MBP and one of them is broken. The broken one can't display stuff.
Is it possible to use the other Mac to display the broken one's screen?
Thanks,
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How to determine which apps are incompatible with an iOS upgrade?
Since apps sometimes stopped working after an iOS upgrade in the past, I’m curious as how to know in advance which apps will be affected (I don’t wanna use any trial-and-error approach).
This ...
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macos 11.6.5 - Safari 15.4 - web inspector - can't disable cache
When I use web inspector to view a page then go to Sources > (site URL) -> Scripts -> select ANY javascript, the right hand view is blank. Popping open the Details Sidebar lets me view the ...
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How to stop power chime on Monterey with lid closed
I would like to completely disable the power chime on my 2019 MacBook Pro running Monterey (12.3.1). I was able to partially disable it with git.io/powerchime, which keeps it from chiming when awake; ...
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Restore lost iMessages on iPhone after changing mobile service provider; preventing loss when changing provider (AU)
I recently ported my mobile number to a new provider (Australia Internode: Optus -> Vodafone). When I sent an iMessage to my partner her iPhone (iOS 15) showed the message as being from my number ...
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How to have one cell’s rules affect another cell
I would like to change the info in one cell and have it change another cell at the same time. For example, if one cell has a certain value it changes the conditional highlighting of a cell next to it. ...
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External Hard Drive No Longer Detected On Macbook Pro
My MacBook froze and I had the spinning wheel. At that time I had my 2TB external drive mounted of which I have never had problems during multiple uses. I had to hold down power and just restart so I ...
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