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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).
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Move through images in a folder with Preview.app
If you are just skimming the pictures do this:
Instead of opening a picture in Preview.app by double-clicking it, press space to preview the picture in Quick Look when selected in Finder.
Quick Look …
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How can I make auto-hide/show for the dock faster?
You can manually set the time it takes for the dock to appear.
Unlike the autohide-time-modifier tip posted by Marius Butuc, this command does not remove the animation of the Dock when it appears.
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How do I negotiate dialogue boxes using the keyboard only?
Toggle Functionality with Keyboard Shortcut
Press Control-F7
System Settings (macOS Ventura and later)
Starting with macOS Ventura, the setting is in System Settings → Keyboard → Keyboard Navigation. … System Preferences (macOS Monterey and earlier)
In macOS Monterey and earlier versions, the setting is in System Preferences → Keyboard → Shortcuts → Full Keyboard Access... → All Controls
Keyboard Control …
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Displaying combined file size of selected files in Finder
Instead of ⌘+I use ⌘+⌥+I to see the info:
Cmd+Ctrl+I does something similar, but gives you a static Summary Info window which doesn't update as your selection changes, and you can open multiple win …
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Alternative to Windows Snipping Tool for Mac OSX
The settings for the shortcuts in the system preferences are located at:
System Preferences → Keyboard → Keyboard Shortcuts → Screen Shots
The MacOS X application that enables screenshots is called Grab …
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How to Retrieve the Wi-Fi Password of a Connected Network on a Mac
Spotlight → Keychain Access → type Wi-Fi name → select key → enter password to see Wi-Fi password
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Where can I download Filemerge - the app for comparing two tools and merging them?
FileMerge is part of Xcode 4.x by Apple which you can download from the Mac App Store.
The following is taken from the description:
Xcode is now distributed as an application, rather than as an insta …
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Access Applications directory in Terminal
In the Terminal you can type the absolute path...
cd /Applications
to access applications installed for all users.
If you want to access the root folder (named "Macintosh HD", in your case), it ca …
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How to view Root directory and subdirectories in Finder?
Enter in Terminal:
sudo chflags nohidden directoryname
Whereby directory name is the name of the directory that you want to see in Finder.
Reverse this by typing:
sudo chflags hidden directoryname
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How can I switch dialog buttons using the keyboard?
Go to...
System Preferences→Keyboard→Keyboard Shortcuts
and select All controls under Full Keyboard Access
Now you can use ⇥ (tab) to switch between the dialog boxes.
Note: Unlike in Windows, you …
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How can I change the language for automatic spelling correction?
For OS X 10.8:
System Preferences > Languages & Text > Text > Spelling
Or for OS X 10.9 and later:
System Preferences > Keyboard > Text > Spelling
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Time Machine drive encryption going for 22 hours. Is it stalled?
22 hours is very long indeed. I have encrypted a 1TB drive in less time before.
The encryption is handled by a "live background process". "This
process continues seamlessly across reboots. The logica …
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What un(der)-documented features have you stumbled upon in Mountain Lion?
Exposé for all windows
Mountain Lion re-introduces the pre-Lion feature to be able to disable group by application in Mission Control, this was enabled by default in Lion and could not be disabled.
Yo …
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How to simulate slow internet connections on the mac
OS X 10.9 and earlier provide ipfw and it allows you to define custom firewall rules. Create a pipe with limited bandwidth using ipfw and you can run your tests and simulations.
Create a pipe "1" li …
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