Search Results
Search type | Search syntax |
---|---|
Tags | [tag] |
Exact | "words here" |
Author |
user:1234 user:me (yours) |
Score |
score:3 (3+) score:0 (none) |
Answers |
answers:3 (3+) answers:0 (none) isaccepted:yes hasaccepted:no inquestion:1234 |
Views | views:250 |
Code | code:"if (foo != bar)" |
Sections |
title:apples body:"apples oranges" |
URL | url:"*.example.com" |
Saves | in:saves |
Status |
closed:yes duplicate:no migrated:no wiki:no |
Types |
is:question is:answer |
Exclude |
-[tag] -apples |
For more details on advanced search visit our help page |
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).
142
votes
Accepted
How can I track progress of dd
The same information, displayed every second by in klanomath's answer, can displayed using your command. You just need to enter a controlT character from the keyboard while the dd command is executing …
67
votes
How do I create El Capitan installer on a Catalina (or post-El Capitan) installed Mac for us...
This answer was last tested 5/20/20023 using macOS Ventura on a 2018 Intel Mac mini. The USB flash drive was successfully used to do a clean install of OS X El Capitan on a 2007 iMac. … There is a link on the Apple website "How to download macOS" that will download a file that can be used to create the Install OS X El Capitan application. …
31
votes
Accepted
Listing all the groups to which a user belongs in macOS
localaccounts,_appserverusr,admin,_appserveradm,_lpadmin,_appstore,_lpoperator,_developer,_analyticsusers,com.apple.access_ftp,com.apple.access_screensharing,com.apple.access_ssh,2,1
I am using High Sierra, macOs …
30
votes
Is it possible to upgrade OS X version 10.5.8 to macOS 13 (latest version)?
No Mac compatible with OS X 10.5.8 (Leopard) is also compatible with macOS 13 (Ventura).
Note: You can goto EveryMac.com to determine which versions of OS X and macOS are compatible with your Mac. … According to the Apple website macOS Ventura is compatible with these computers, Macs older than the 2017 models are not macOS 13 (Ventura) compatible. …
25
votes
Accepted
How can I triple boot MacOS Catalina , Ubuntu 18.04, and Windows 10
These instructions are for the latest Intel Macs which boot macOS from an APFS volume and EFI boot both Windows and Ubuntu. … Installing Ubuntu on Mac with macOS and Windows already installed
Dual-Booting OS X or macOS with Linux without rEFInd
Mac icons …
23
votes
Hotkey to show hidden files and folders in File Open dialog?
Mateusz Szlosek covered the first part. Below is how I have handled the second part for my own use.
In my haste to post my answer, I did not realize the second part has already has been answered. See …
23
votes
Accepted
Installing Ubuntu on Mac with macOS and Windows already installed
So at this point, I only need to shrink the MacOS partition by approximately 40 GB and create 3 new placeholder partitions. … Since the MacOS partition is about 180 GB, I used a desired value of 140 GB (140G). Also, I used a value of 800 MB (800M) for the size of the new Swap partition. …
22
votes
Is there any way to get the path of a folder in macOS?
You can drag the file or folder from Finder application to the dialog box. The full path of the file or folder will appear in the dialog box. Additionally, you can drag a file or folder into the Term …
19
votes
Accepted
How can I use Windows to create an OS X El Capitan or macOS Sierra USB flash drive installer...
Note: Links to instructions for other versions of OS X/macOS can found here.
User Josué Mpindi posted a question, where this answer was confirmed to work for macOS Sierra in a comment. … Note: A version of this answer, which uses macOS to create the USB flash drive OS X El Capitan installer, can be found here. …
18
votes
Accepted
How to remove a container disk and reclaim space with main partition?
Here, I assume the macOS volume that you boot to is Macintosh HD.
The commands below should remove the extra partitions and return the free space back to macOS. …
15
votes
Accepted
How to rename a file that contains spaces in terminal?
While you could precede each space with a \ character, you would be better of enclosing the entire file name with a pair of double quotes"", as shown below. Here I assume path is a variable, which al …
15
votes
Accepted
"Create disk image" disabled
You can not create a disk image of a APFS volume. Your closest two alternatives are as follows.
The first alternative would be to image the APFS container of the APFS volume. All volumes in the cont …
15
votes
How to prevent auto mounting of a volume in macOS High Sierra?
To prevent a volume from automatically mounting you need to know the filesystem type and either the volume name or volume UUID. This information can be found by using the Terminal application command …
14
votes
Accepted
I downloaded a shell executable and man pages from a source I trust. Where should I put them?
The binary file goes in /usr/local/bin. Each man page goes in the folder usr/local/share/man/manN where N is the number at the end of the man page file name. For example, gdisk.8 should appear in the …
14
votes
What macOS version should I upgrade to on my mid-2010 Mac Pro?
This Apple article explains how to download older versions of OS X and macOS. … I should first point out Tetsujin has a more extensive answer to the question How can I download an older version of OS X/macOS? …