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Is it possible to change the AirDrop location on my Mac without downloading random stuff from the internet?
You can't set up AirDrop to send files directly to your desktop in macOS. By default, they always go to the Downloads folder. You will need to manually move them from your downloads to your desktop ...
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Is it possible to change the AirDrop location on my Mac without downloading random stuff from the internet?
That solution seems unnecessarily complicated if all you want to do is move airdropped items to the Desktop. You can create your own Automator action to do this and attach it to the Downloads folder ...
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Is it possible to change the AirDrop location on my Mac without downloading random stuff from the internet?
For the recent macOS releases, there is no setting to change this. The article you listed is the perfect mechanism using folder actions that Apple intends for this sort of automation.
https://support....
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Is there an attention-free way to reboot from MacOS into Bootcamp/Windows?
There is a commercial product that delivers your menu bar reboot solution as a feature.
https://twocanoes.com/products/mac/boot-runner/
It’s paid software with a free trial and does far more than ...
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Unable to Set Finish Time for Selected Tracks in Music App
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Thank you for the feedback, and you were right—there was no need to divide the duration by 1000. The duration property in AppleScript for the Music app returns the time in seconds, not ...
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App that allows to paste text snippets in any applicaton?
In 2024, there are a lot more options available. If you're looking for a quick and simple snippet app that will work on every app/site, and has the ability to sync with iOS, try Cloud Snippets. It's ...
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How to make a keyboard shortcut for context menu item “Quick Actions -> Convert Image”?
Okay I managed to come up with a solution to your problem within the Shortcuts app. Here is a direct link to the shortcut.
Two things you might want to modify:
The resulting file type. Currently the ...
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Can Finder be scripted for right-click to create a new document?
If you're looking for an easy way to create apps without scripts, I've been using the app below..it's decent and it's free: NewFileClick
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shutdown iMac triggered from external system
Any ssh client can log in remotely and issue a log out or shut down command. Linux, Unix and macOS all ship with ssh. Windows, try the putty program.
ssh user@hostname
sudo shutdown -h +25
The ...
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Can holding down a mouse button be automated?
I used a piece of freeware called MouseTools to automate clicking. It's no longer available from the original company (or their web domain now belongs to some other company), but there are GitHub ...
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.command file osascript opening Terminal: when closed, results in "Do you want to terminate ..." dialog; how to avoid
Solved by @nohillside !
Essentially just set ...
for the relevant profiles.
(Indeed you can do this if preferred for the default window, unrelated to using osascript/.command files.)
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How to convert Mac System Information report in .spx to .csv?
With enough scripting, you could surely extract the data from the XML dump, but System Profiler has a command line flag that makes it output JSON, which is much more convenient to work with:
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Automation via icon on desktop (or dock?) of Terminal function .. ? End goal to differently-color all open Terminal windows
After searching on SE sites I did find another solution, mashing up some answers
(1) https://superuser.com/a/1201518/401734
to set a randomish color from the shell itself:
] osascript -e "tell ...
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Automation via icon on desktop (or dock?) of Terminal function .. ? End goal to differently-color all open Terminal windows
An AppleScript can be used, for example:
# on run {args, parameters} -- use this declaration for a Run AppleScript action in Automator
on run args -- script run from the editor or Script Menu, or app ...
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Automation via icon on desktop (or dock?) of Terminal function .. ? End goal to differently-color all open Terminal windows
The shortcuts app lets you make all sorts of automations and save them to the desktop. Have you tried that to see if it gets you started on a solution?
https://support.apple.com/guide/shortcuts-mac/...
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