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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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How do I delete the Falcon client application in macOS
If the computer is provided by your employer or by the school, then very likely you don't have permission to delete it, and you might get in all sorts of trouble if you attempt it.
If you bought the s …
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Why did the runtime on battery drop to 30-50% with a good battery, with no system updates to...
I have a MacBook Pro 5,1 running Yosemite 10.10.5.
After replacing the battery, it has had excellent runtime on battery for about 6 months. Then the runtime had suddenly dropped by a factor of 2x-3x. …
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Why did the runtime on battery drop to 30-50% with a good battery, with no system updates to...
TL;DR: If SystemUiServer causes about as many idle wakeups as kernel_task and you have iStatMenus, turn off all of iStat's widgets, then turn them back on. If you don't have iStatMenus, suspect other …
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How to restore OS X to out of box / factory experience prior to reselling?
The instructions below were tested on OS X 10.6 and 10.7.
Preflight
Back up any data you wish to retain.
Make backup copies of iLife applications (iPhoto, GarageBand, iMovie, iWeb, iDVD).
Deactivat …
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How to restore OS X to out of box / factory experience prior to reselling?
I'm ready to resell my Mac, and I'd like to prepare it for the new user, giving them factory-like out of box experience. Even better, I'd like the system to be fully updated, yet come up with no user …
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Why is the Caching service stuck waiting for push token and never starts on OS X Server (Mav...
The clue came from the system log, looking at the entries from Apple Push Services Daemon (apsd):
apsd[69]: Hardware SerialNumber "System Serial#" looks incorrect or invalid
It turns out that this …
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Why is the Caching service stuck waiting for push token and never starts on OS X Server (Mav...
I've installed OS X Server app on a Mid-2007 iMac running OS X Mavericks. The installation was successful, but the Caching server doesn't start. The Server application graphically indicates that the s …
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Time Machine from TC ko on MAvericks
It's still there. At the very least, you can manually connect to your Time Capsule by browsing to it in the finder. You'll then have access to all the backups, and you can manually browse your old har …
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Mavericks unusually high RAM usage
Who said that this memory use is bad in any way? At the very least, the OS will be using the memory so that it can spin down your hard drive at the first opportunity. Hard drive access is energeticall …
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If I update to Mavericks, will I be able to boot from USB?
It has nothing to do with the operating system. The update will not change your ability or inability to boot in any particular way.
The stage of the boot process you're talking about is handled by th …
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How does Apple calculate the energy consumption of a process in OS X Mavericks
There are many aspects of CPU utilization that affect energy consumption. It's not merely how much CPU does an application consume, but also how often and how flexible it is about it. The latter can h …
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How to resume a Mavericks download on OS X 10.6?
It's a usability bug. You have to open the App Store, log-in, and only then will the Resume option work. To resume, you can also click "Download" on the OS X Mavericks line in the Purchases table of t …
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How to resume a Mavericks download on OS X 10.6?
I've initiated OS X Mavericks download from the App Store. Upon either re-login or restart, the OS X Mavericks icon in the dock shows that it's paused. Clicking Resume from the context menu doesn't do …