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Removing trusted certificate from Mail in iOS 8
My IMAP (and SMTP) server used a self signed certificate.
Once I marked the certificate as "trusted" in the Mail app, is there a way to remove that trust again?
I tried deleting and re-creating the email account, but the certificate is still trusted afterwards.
The certificate does not show up in the Profiles section of the Settings app.

It looks like you might not have actually "trusted" it, but rather made "exception" for it as detailed here: https://blog.httpwatch.com/2013/12/12/five-tips-for-using-self-signed-ssl-certificates-with-ios/
If you did import the certificate, then the above website shows how to remove the "profile" that contains the certificate. To remove the exception, it looks like you need to reset all settings (General > Reset > Reset Settings). Unfortunately it deletes all your settings.
There is further discussion here:
How do you remove SSL certificate exceptions on iOS?

Well, I the button I clicked on was labeled "trust", and also there is no practical distinction between trusting the certificate and "making an exception" for it, is there?
Anyway, I guess you are right about the reset. I will not test it, but I will mark your answer as accepted.
Thanks!

I don't know if there is much difference, though the blogpost does point out that the exception only applies to the single application (Safari in the post example) and what is important to us, once the exception is accepted, you are pretty much stuck with it. I am going to have to do a better job with this type of thing for the next time I set up a server with a self-signed certificate. It looks like the "best practices" would be to create a self-signed certificate authority and then distribute THAT to everyone's devices.

The whole thing only comes up, because of a bug in iOS that won't let me install the CA root (in this case that of cacert.org, not self-signed) as trusted. see https://openradar.appspot.com/radar?id=5347967917621248

This did not work for me on iOS 9


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Detect Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) client at server?
Our company's security policy requires passwords to be 12 characters. Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) clients have a limit of 8 characters (I'm not sure why, but I think its due to historical reasons).
We want to block Apple Remote Desktop clients because they can't comply with the policy. Here, block means drop the network connection before the client attempts to provide credentials.
Is there a way to reliably detect Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) clients?

Block them from doing what? If they "can't comply", they can't log in anyway… Maybe I misunderstood what your actual problem is.

@hop - My bad, you are right. I did not explain what block meant.

Again, what would be gained by this block?

@hop - they are attempting to enforce the policy at the network level rather than the application level. I'm not sure how they can do it at the network level, though. They may need to wait a bit until they see a string like "Apple VNC Client" or similar.

the whole concept is flawed.

@hop - its compliance. A lot of things don't make sense in that world.

to block: you could have your switches filter ports.  though, you might also block vnc if you do 5900.
or to detect, i'd say use something like bonjour browser utility to find services, or nmap to find active ports.
3283    TCP/UDP     Net Assistant   -   net-assistant   Apple Remote Desktop 2.0 or later (Reporting feature)
5900    TCP     Virtual Network Computing (VNC)
(Unregistered Use)  -   vnc-server  Apple Remote Desktop 2.0 or later (Observe/Control feature)
Screen Sharing (Mac OS X 10.5 or later)

you can't block/filter (ip)-ports with layer 2 (data link layer) devices

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Is there an iOS timelapse app that saves frames to camera roll?
I'm looking for an app that will save individual frames to the camera roll as it goes, at something like a 1-5 second interval. I'm having trouble finding any apps that don't expect you to use them to make the final video; I'd rather do that at home on the computer where I can use the images along with the ones off the SLR.

The pro version of Joby's camera app "GorillaCam Pro" will do this.

I had honestly forgotten about this post. I notice the on/off switch for this feature is (currently) in the second screenshot for the GorillaCamPro app, so for $2 that'll be nice for the next time I do timelapse work. Thanks! :)

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Is it possible to update free apps from another account?
By what I've already read, I know that if you have purchased an app in the Mac App Store with the account X, then you can update it only by logging into X. Now the question that arises is: What if the downloaded app is free, does the same rule apply or not?

Yes, the same principle applies. For Apple, it is a purchased product, though in one case the price was $0.
So it's not transferable from account to account. As a developer, I know one normal case that is: the app is free for one day. Then the app turns paid. If a user could transfer to another account, then it would be a problem for the dev since it may be transferred to anyone.

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Does clean install reset everything, including SMC?
TL;DR: Does a clean install reset everything (like SMC, for example)? If not, what else should I do to be sure the computer is completely reset, like it just came from the factory?
My macbook has been acting weirdly for the past few weeks, so I decided to give it clean install with Yosemite.
I think I messed up the SMC and resetting it does not help. I have a Bootcamp partition that I used to play games. My macbook pro would get very hot while gaming on Windows, so I installed Lubbo's Fan Control. That worked for a couple days, until I realized that while booted in OSX the fans were not working at all or working full speed. I tried resetting the SMC, but that didn't help. So I installed iStat Menus, and controlled my fans manually (yeah, a lazy solution). Now I have one fan controlling app on Windows and one on OSX, and neither work as expected (in iStat when I set it to 'default' the fans stop working).
Also, I have been installing a lot of things, and leftover files are all over the place.
So, now I'm getting rid of Bootcamp and clean installing Yosemite. How do I go about doing this properly and thoroughly? I'd like to make the computer fresh as it just came out of the factory. Should I do anything besides a clean install?

A fresh OS install won't reset the hardware, SMC or PRAM. It might be well worth checking both those are correctly reset before going so far as a wipe & install.
Reset the PRAM first - hold Cmd/Opt/P/R at the chimes & wait for the chimes to happen a second time.
SMC varies per machine, Mac Pro is sufficient to power off & leave the mains plug out for a minute. MacBooks are different - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964 covers all the variations.
Extract :

Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
Resetting the SMC on Mac portables with a battery you can remove

Shut down the computer.
Disconnect the MagSafe power adapter from the computer, if it's connected.
Remove the battery.
Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds.
Release the power button.
Reconnect the battery and MagSafe power adapter.
Press the power button to turn on the computer.

Resetting the SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own
Note: Portable computers that have a battery you should not remove on your own include MacBook Pro (Early 2009) and later, all models of MacBook Air, and MacBook (Late 2009).

Shut down the computer.
Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if its not already connected.
On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time.
Release all the keys and the power button at the same time.
Press the power button to turn on the computer.

Note: The LED on the MagSafe power adapter may change states or temporarily turn off when you reset the SMC.
Resetting the SMC for Mac Pro, Intel-based iMac, Intel-based Mac mini, or Intel-based Xserve

Shut down the computer.
Unplug the computer's power cord.
Wait fifteen seconds.
Attach the computer's power cord.
Wait five seconds, then press the power button to turn on the computer.

Thank you. I want to clean install anyway. Do I reset SMC and PRAM before reinstalling?

I'd reset both & see if it fixes things on its own - just might save you the trouble. If not, then you can always repeat before or after reinstall; it won't hurt anything. Run basic drive tests too - from Recovery or booted to OS. Disk Utility, repair permissions & verify [or repair] the disk.


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Multiple Application Folders Priority?
How are Application folders treated or considered on multiple volumes of OS X? Are they treated and indexed with equal priority as the root /Applications?
I my case I am considering putting the bulk of applications onto another hybrid drive with HFS+ so as to minimize the space used on my root SSD drive, but I want to make sure that things are resolved properly.  Otherwise I'll just be symlinking the folder onto the primary volume.
NOTE: One thing I have noticed here is that a number of apps ranging from Synergy to Screenflow are wanting to be in a on-filesystem (hardlinked) /Applications folder rather than allowing the folder to be softlinked.  It is not a frequent occurrence, but I've found 3 or 4 apps so far that are having these kinds of issues.

I don't know the actual answer to your question, but I'd say symlinking would be 'safest', just in case some apps really want to see their default path. I've never noticed it matter if I run an app from a different drive, any saved prefs etc will still go to the boot drive's structure; but it may be different if it thinks it's been 'deleted' from the boot drive & then appears somewhere else.

Well, I would normally agree, but I also get some odd issues.  For example (I've reported this to the developer), Synergy complains and wants to be installed in the /Applications folder when it is simply symlink'd over.  I am going to dig a bit more and move forward in the symlink direction as it is what I have done before, but I was hoping to know if anyone has more clarity on the matter of the OS's prioritization.


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How Do I Know If A File Has Been Successfully Synced To iCloud Drive?
I am trying out iCloud Drive as a potential replacement for Dropbox. One of the nice things about Dropbox is that it produces little green checkmarks on file and folder icons to let the user know that a file or folder has been synced with the Dropbox server:

When I copied several gigabytes of files to my new iCloud Drive folder, there was no indication that files were syncing nor was there any indication of what was and wasn't synced. I did manage to login to my account on iCloud.com where I saw files being added. This solution however is no where near as convenient as seeing the status in Finder. It also does not let me know if an updated existing file has been updated on the server.
My question therefore is, how can I tell if a file has been synced using Finder or any other tool on my computer?

OS X 10.10.2 now has graphical upload progress bars:

When things get stuck, or you have a slower upload, there is a brctl tool that ships with Yosemite to monitor changes in all iCloud backed documents. Open terminal and type the following command:
brctl log --wait --shorten

On macOS Catalina 10.15 use the following command:
brctl log -w --shorten

It will show you a brief summary of the sync changes both up and down. The wait causes it to run continuously until you close the window or issue Control+C to quit brctl process. If you are familiar with the grep command line tool, you could filter the results to just show upload progress, but most iCloud accounts are quite low volume in terms of changes, so your upload of many files will likely dominate the results.
https://www.icloud.com/#iclouddrive
Also, the empirical way to tell if a file is synced is to log in to iCloud drive on the web interface and verify a file and/or folder is up there in the clouds.

just wanted to say this is a great answer. Really, thank you.

This is exactly what I've been looking for!! That said, it's annoying/worrying that I can't navigate to (~/)Library/Mobile\ Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/ in terminal and see its contents.

@Sneakyness I would try to step in to the directories one by one. cd ~/Library and then cd Mobile\ Documents and then cd com~apple~CloudDocs that way you can know if you aren't escaping the space on "Mobile Documents" or your ~ expansion is wrong, etc...

@bmike I tried both ways, no dice.

@Sneakyness Yes - it looks like Finder is getting better at not showing most of iCloud Drive that doesn't already show in the intended window. Terminal of course lets you mess around where Finder will not go, even when cornered.

brctl log --wait --shorten No longer works on Catalina

Use brctl log -w --shorten on Catalina

@intagli looks like that’s a bug introduced recently. The documentation still shows —wait as valid

What am I supposed to be looking for in these logs? It seems to hide a lot of relevant information with <private>, regardless of sudo.

This was such a problem for me I actually made a utility called "iCloudStatus" which basically behaves the way Dropbox does by showing a status icon in the menu bar (see below).
The other alternative is looking at the Finder but if you're uploading large batches of documents nested deeply in folders like I am then it will be a time consuming experience knowing when your files are uploaded.

You can download it here and for full disclosure I am the developer.

Awesome sauce! Thanks for the courteous self-disclosure and making this tool.

You're welcome! Shortly after I started using iCloud Drive I found this post then thought "huh, maybe I could fix that" and thus the app was born. Hope it's helpful to everyone.

Doesn't work. I can see nsurlseessiond is sending 1 MB/s, but the tool is not reporting any synchronization.

If anyone needs support please visit the website and contact me there since I really can't troubleshoot issues in this format. Thanks!

This should be the answer. Just bought it, thanks.

This was, indeed, a wonderful product. Unfortunately it no longer works on MacOS 10.15 Catalina, as it’s not 64 Bit.

iCloudStatus is now 64 bit and Catalina compatible. Sorry to leave it broken until now.

I couldn't get this to work on macOS 13.1, at all. I tried different settings, but it just doesn't list anything as transferring, even new transfers.

I have noticed the same problem. The only way I have found is to look at the upload status bar in finder, way down at individual file list level. It shows how far the file has uploaded and then changes to file size when completed.  Definitely not as helpful as Dropbox.

This is a nice graphical way to check as well. I've seen many cases where there are many folders that are in the cloud and haven't even gotten to the finder, but it does show things nicely once finder is aware of the specific files you care about. +1 and thanks

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OS X Yosemite spotlight search wikipedia and web content missing
One of the new features in spotlight was supposed to be information from wikipedia, web when anything was searched. However, I don't seem to be getting this information when I search in spotlight. Is this feature only available in certain countries? (Im in India, and all the reviews I've read about Yosemite are US or Europe based websites).

There are reports from random sources that this service is not available outside of the US; however, there's no official word from Apple confirming this. I have the same problem and am curious to see if anyone has a solution here.

I have the same problem. I'm in Slovenia, setting the Preferred language to English and Region to United States does not help.

This could be related: https://www.apple.com/ios/feature-availability/#spotlight-suggestions-spotlight-suggestions
It's a list of countries that have Spotlight Suggestions enabled in iOS 8. If this is true, this is a pretty bad move from Apple.
Source: macrumors discussion
UPDATE: Apple confirms that

Spotlight Suggestions may not be available in all regions.

on the Spotlight support page.

Appart from @shrx correct answer there is a second issue with Yosemite's new Spotlight feature:
On my system I was able to enable Wikipedia and Web content by aligning my system's region and language settings.
Source: http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/2joxlh/os_x_yosemite_1010_bug_thread/cldpzkh

Can confirm this worked for me!

This feature is not available in India.


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Why can't websites access JRE in Yosemite?
Please see the attached image which shows an error/information message I am seeing regularly since upgrading to Yosemite. I don't know which website is asking for Java, as there is a different site showing in Safari each time I see it, but I do know that I am using the latest version of JRE so it's not clear why this message is being shown.
Can someone please advise me the best way to check what process is generating this, and how I can fix it?

So you clicked OK and installed the software from the Apple website that then appeared, and you are still seeing this message appear?

Clicking 'OK' just dismissed the dialog. The 'More Info…' button took me to the Java download page, from where I downloaded and installed the latest version. And, as you say, I am still seeing the message appear, seemingly at random.

How did you install the JRE? and did you do that before upgrading to Yosemite?

I installed it by downloading and running the DMG version of the 'Mac OS X x64' link on this page: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre8-downloads-2133155.html and this was done after upgrading to Yosemite.

Have you ever installed the Facebook VideoChat app?  That could generating the message. http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1757743#21

@Moto_Nomad thanks - that seems to be the issue; I've uninstalled the service and will wait to see what happens. If it works (i.e. I stop seeing the message above), I'll answer this question with the steps to take so people don't have to refer to another forum. Thanks!

Did you restart your browser after installing the JRE?

@patrix Yes, more than once!

As suggested by Moto_Nomad, this appears to have been caused by the Facebook Video Chat plugin requesting Java Runtime Environment. I needed to undertake the following steps to locate and disable this process.
Launch Terminal, and type the command launchctl list | grep facebook
This results in something like the following:
-   1   com.facebook.videochat.<yourname>.updater
-   0   com.apple.facebook.xpc

Where <yourname> is your Facebook id. To delete the process, type the following command:
launchctl remove com.facebook.videochat.<yourname>.updater
Remember to replace <yourname> with the Facebook ID returned in the first step. To check the command has worked, type launchctl list | grep facebook again. This time you should see the following:
-   0   com.apple.facebook.xpc

Having done this myself I can confirm that the dialog shown in the question is no longer appearing.

Update: it appears to be reinstalled every time I restart unfortunately, meaning the error message starts appearing again. I know this is probably another question, but if I do find a way to stop this happening I'll add more information to this answer

launchctl -w ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.facebook.videochat.uklennugtag.plist
Unrecognized subcommand: -w Who knows the correct subcommand?

Remove the Facebook video chat plugin permanently by following the steps at http://ilearncocoa.blogspot.com/2014/09/how-to-uninstall-facebook-video-calling.html

Error appears to be fixed by installing Java 6.
http://fredericiana.com/2014/10/21/osx-yosemite-java-runtime-environment/


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SelfControl not blocking anything
I have used SelfControl to block the internet for some time, but now it won't block anything anymore. (Edit: Well, acutally one moment SelfControl blocks some sites, then allows them again, apparently randomly.)
When I ipfw list while a block (with a handful of whitelisted sites) is running, there aren't the usual entries that SelfControl writes anymore. What I notice that SelfControl now takes a loooong time to start the counter when I click "Start". While it worked, the counter appeared immediately.
How can I troubleshoot that problem?
I don't have stealth mode activated in the Firewall, although my Firewall is active (and has been, while SelfControl worked).
I'm using SelfControl 2.0 under OS 10.9.5, but had the same problem with SelfControl 1.5 this morning.

Edit:
I have LittleSnitch installed and note that SelfControl connects to six of the 28 whitelisted URLs every minute.

Have you tried SelfControl on another user account? Do not set any sites on the white or blacklist.

What version are you running?

I edited the quesion. SC 2.0 and 1.5 both have that problem. I went to the Guest Account, but cannot set up a block there as the current block is still running there, too. Yes, this site should be blocked right now! Every now and then it is blocked, but then I can access it again ...

I noticed that SelfControl lets you block outside IP's, but never blocks local IP addresses. Is it possible that you have some proxy running on your network as well? Or have your DNS settings using a local IP address?

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Determine if file or directory is encrypted?
I have FileVault enabled, so my home directory is encrypted. However, programs and libraries often use directories outside of /home; and Disk Utility allows us to create encrypted files and directories at arbitrary locations.
How can I tell if a file or directory is encrypted? Does Finder or a command line tool offer something?

What's your operating system?

@Harv - I'm running OS X 10.8.5. But the question is more general. In the general case, I might do this from a shell script during an audit. And I'm interested in an Apple solution, and not arbitrary tools like Truecrypt (my bad, I should have stated that).

If you're using FileVault 2 (OS X Lion and newer), the entire boot partition will be encrypted, which includes your home folder as well as Applications.
I ran the following command and part of the output shows I am using an encrypted, unlocked volume:
ashley@sidekick-4:~$ sudo diskutil list
/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *251.0 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:          Apple_CoreStorage                         250.1 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
/dev/disk1
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD           *249.8 GB   disk1
                                 Logical Volume on disk0s2
                                 2DDC5CBD-1B65-403E-9D4F-9424BC764433
                                 Unlocked Encrypted
/dev/disk3
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *2.0 TB     disk3
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk3s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Time Machine Backups    2.0 TB     disk3s2
ashley@sidekick-4:~$

Thanks @Harv. Is there anything more granular than a volume? I'm interested in seeing if /tmp or /opt are encrypted.

@jww well, if the system is using OS X Lion or greater, and FileVault is enabled, the entire boot volume will be encrypted.  From terminal: $ diskutil info /dev/disk1 (for me that's my boot volume -- use diskutil list to see your volumes) shows lots of information about it.  At the bottom, you'll see info about whether it's a Core Storage Logical Volume, and whether that volume is encrypted.

@jww and, if they're using FileVault 1 (older than OS X Lion), then it's only the home folder that's encrypted.  The boot volume is "normal" with a sparsebundle for the users' home.  That gets unpacked on boot, so that when the user enters their password the sparsebundle opens and they have access to their files.

Since Lion OS X uses full disk encryption for filevault2. Therefore it creates corestorage volumes on your disk and overwrites the entire contents with encrypted data. This encryption process takes a while, depending on your system speed. Only after that your disk is "secure".
You can see the partition's encryption status either in the System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Filevault. Or use the diskutil corestorage list command in Terminal. Look for the fields Conversion Status and Fully Secure. I had cases when the encryption was not successful but received no error message.
    > diskutil corestorage list
    CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)
    |
    +-- Logical Volume Group XXX
        =========================================================
        Name:         10.8
        Status:       Online
        Size:         669162500096 B (669.2 GB)
        Free Space:   16777216 B (16.8 MB)
        |
        +- Logical Volume Family XXX
            ----------------------------------------------------------
            Encryption Status:       Unlocked
            Encryption Type:         AES-XTS
            Conversion Status:       Complete
            Conversion Direction:    -none-
            Has Encrypted Extents:   Yes
            Fully Secure:            Yes
            Passphrase Required:     Yes
            |
            +-> Logical Volume XXX
                ---------------------------------------------------
                Disk:               disk1
                Status:             Online
                Size (Total):       668826951680 B (668.8 GB)
                Size (Converted):   -none-
                Revertible:         Yes (unlock and decryption required)
                LV Name:            XXX
                Volume Name:        XXX
                Content Hint:       Apple_HFS

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SmoothDraw Alternative to Make Videos like Khan Academy
I want to make educational videos like Khan Academy on my Mac. I am looking for a good app that works just like SmoothDraw -- which is what Khan Academy uses. I have found apps that let me draw on the screen using a tablet, however I have not found one that lets me scroll the "whiteboard" down in the way SmoothDraw does.
What app would you recommend as the equivalent of SmoothDraw for the Mac?

Try Krita. It works on Mac, Windows, and Linux. It's designed more for painting, but it should work just fine for this.
I believe it works with tablets, although I'm not 100% sure. It doesn't have an infinite canvas (if you even need that), but you can always start with a canvas bigger than the screen and use it like a whiteboard. Middle-clicking-and-holding will scroll the canvas. (If you don't have a three-button mouse, hold Space and drag. Two-finger scrolling will not work.)
Plus, it's free and open source!

If you do need an infinite canvas, try Inkscape. Unlike Krita, it uses vectors, so you can zoom in and out without worrying about quality. I don't think it supports graphics tablets, though.
If you go this route, when you launch Inkscape it will ask you to install X11. Be aware that it won't work quite like other Mac apps—it's running in its own windowing system. One main difference is that Ctrl will work as an alternate Cmd key.

I couldn't find Krita on the ipad app stores as of Jan 24, 2021

Oh! Yeah Apple doesn't really allow most open source apps on iOS (they often use the GPL which conflicts with App Store licensing stuff), so Krita won't be there, nor will Inkscape. I was talking about special graphics tablet hardware, Krita runs on the computer and you just draw on the tablet... I think there are a few apps that can make an iPad behave like a graphics tablet though.

Microsoft OneNote works well for me as a more complex software. Optimized for touch also for an easy use with a stylus.


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Mounting internal FileVault encrypted drive in 10.9 OS X in Recovery Mode without unlocking it; Passware brute-force
I encrypted my internal hard drive with FileVault a while ago on Lion such that it prompts for the disk password when I restart the computer and recently upgraded to Mavericks on my MBPro Retina. It was a variation of one of my old passwords and I can't remember it after I hadn't restarted in probably a month, so basically I am stuck at the login screen.
I got ahold of a copy of Passware and was able to mount the Recovery HD in Recovery Mode from the hard drive, obtaining the wipekey file in order to brute force the password on a separate computer, but apparently I also need to obtain a copy of the encrypted volume image. Using Terminal the only thing I was able to mount was the EFI partition and I tried running Passware with the EFI partition image and separately with the Recovery HD partition image but neither ended up working (Passware gave me errors) so I think I need an image of the entire volume. I would like to try the Firewire physical memory method but it still requires the same image of the encrypted volume. Diskutility was useless in trying to mount any of the drives since it is greyed out and requires me to unlock it before doing anything else.
When I open Terminal in Recovery Mode and use
diskutil mountDisk disk0

it only mounts the EFI partition and not the whole disk. And if I try to just mount the main encrypted partition of the drive it says mounting failed. As a side, I do have the administrator password for my computer but the password doesn't work when trying to reset the FileVault password in Terminal. Is there a way for me to obtain an image of the drive and copy it to an external hard drive without going through DiskUtility since I can't mount the drive? Again the only tools I can use are in Recovery Mode.
I have already resigned myself to having to reformat since I have been overdue for one, but any help would be greatly appreciated.

I suggest clicking "flag" to ask the moderators to migrate this to Ask Different.SE, as this question is more about how to use Apple software than about cryptographic concepts.

I was hoping for either a direct solution to my problem or an alternate solution to brute-forcing my harddrive with Passware, assuming that cryptographic enthusiasts would have some suggestions. But yes I do apologize that this not cutting edge theory


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Does the iPhone ask for iCloud password after updating to iOS 8.1?
I forgot the password of my iCloud account. I'm using iPhone 4S I am afraid that if I updated to the new iOS, the phone will be locked and I wouldn't be able to use it. P.S. I have tried iForgot to restore my password, but it didn't work out as it keeps telling me that my answers are wrong.

Yes, you will be required to verify your account when you first log in.
I would suggest trying to get to the bottom of it BEFORE you upgrade, it will be harder after (since you should still have some access to email accounts etc).
Also, I would research the effects of running iOS8 on an iPhone 4S. Although it may be supported, I would think it would be incredibly slow.
I know you didn't ask for the second part of this answer, but I would strongly recommend you do some more research on this before blindly doing it.

Yes, the iCloud password is required after an upgrade to enable iCloud on the device.
If you are providing answers you believe to be correct, and the iForgot system is not recognizing them, you will need to contact Apple directly. Start at the Contact page for Apple ID support to determine the appropriate contact method for your country or location.

I would suggest you recover you password, since you will need it in the future.
Go to Apple website to recover it.
The use the email option to get it.


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use iPhone/iPod touch Wifi through Opera turbo
I'm a boarder at a school and some sites are blocked. I normally access these sites via Opera Turbo on my MacBook, but on the iPhone I can only use it via the Opera app.
Is there any way to route this though the WiFi settings so iPhone/iPod apps will use the internet via Opera Turbo?

Are you using the Opera Mini ?

The Turbo mode might not be allowed by your ISP.

Opera Turbo works fine on my iPod and Macbook - and yes, I am using the Opera Mini, but I want to make it universally available on my iPod so other apps can use Opera Turbo/Mini


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Make a python program an application
I would like to make a Python program executable, like in Windows, when you use a program like cx_Freeze to make Python programs become .exe. I would like to do the same for Mac, I would like to make it an app...
I know I can put as first line of the file, a sheebang, or that I can change the mode of the file, but this does not make the program an independent application...

Isn't cx_freeze crossplaform? or use the other apps mentioned on the cx_freeze homepage

You might want to take a look at Platypus. It is a developer tool for OS X that lets you wrap your Python/Perl/shell/etc script with an application framework that makes your Python script appear and run like it was a native OS X application.
Though I believe you can do the same thing with Automator, there are a few extra nice things about Platypus from what I remember. For example, you can create a custom icon for the application where I think Automator's output would probably have to be modified after the fact.

Keep in mind, depending upon how you have your system configured, you may need to manually source your shell configuration files within Platypus to ensure environment variables are correct.

@tubedogg, yes, you do need to be extra careful in your scripts. For example, make sure you're pulling the correct version of Perl/Python/whatever and that any libraries you're expecting are there as well. My experiments with Perl required me to make sure I was hitting the right version based on OS and 32/64bit-ness. If you're going to distribute it, don't assume someone else has same environment variables. Wasn't hard, but worth being mindful about.

You can do that with Automator.

Open Automator up
Create a new "Application" document

Add a "shell script" action to your workflow

Your shell script should look like this:

Save it wherever! You can put it in ~/Applications for example.

Open automator
Add a 'run shell' action
There should be a drop down list that says '/bin/bash' click and switch to /usr/bin/python
write your text and your set!!!

How does this differ or improve on the earlier answer http://apple.stackexchange.com/a/153828/237


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Confirmation Dialogs in Yosemite
In Mavericks and lower, when a confirmation dialog, such as , popped up, there were 2 states.  The button that would be activated if you hit the space bar and the one that would be activated when you hit return.
Now that I'm on Yosemite, it still works the same but there is no highlight on the focused button that would be activated on spacebar.  See
Anyone know if this is a design feature or a bug?

in my case that button highlight is present on my iMac, but not on my MacBook, both running the same version of yosemite. It's really annoying, I really don't like the bluish border

:) I've figured it out, just do the opposite of this - https://support.apple.com/kb/PH13833?locale=en_US


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No longer able to copy file link in Dropbox after upgrading Mac to Yosemite
I upgraded my Mac to OS to 10.10 Yosemite.  Dropbox no longer lets me copy the file link to send someone to let them download files. I don't get the choice anymore in my right click info. Can you tell me if I'm doing something wrong, or is Dropbox not able to do that anymore?

What version of Dropbox are you running?  They've released a number of updates recently (they normally install automatically, but if yours has not for some reason, try downloading the latest stable build listed on   https://forums.dropbox.com/ )

Because this has nothing to do with the Web interface, your question would be better off at [su], or perhaps [apple.se].

Make sure that you are using a 2.10.4x build of Dropbox. The current latest stable version is 2.10.45 and can be found at
https://forums.dropbox.com
Dropbox's Finder integration in Yosemite is very different because there is now an official way to have Dropbox integrate with Finder, rather than Dropbox having to inject its code into Finder.
(See the “Finder Sync Extensions” section of OS X 10.10 Yosemite: The John Siracusa Review for more details.)


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FaceTime on my iPad
I have a number (3) in red on my FaceTime icon on my iPad but I can't see what it's for.  I've been onto my call history and no missed calls and I've now deleted all the calls made and received but the little red number is still there and I can't get rid of it. How do I do this and what was it for?

I had the same, for me it was the fact that the screen was showing Video, when the missed calls were actually on the Audio tab. Switching to the Audio tab meant that when I closed FaceTime, the numbers were gone.

I have this happen frequently.  The missed calls appear to be calls coming in on my iPhone, and then the status is 'handed off' to my iPad.
Just viewing the 'Audio' or 'Video' tab doesn't clear the notification.
I find that I have to click 'edit' then 'done' on both the Video and Audio tab, then when I return to the home screen from the FaceTime app the notification goes away.

This is the only solution that worked for me. Neither quitting the app nor powering off the iPad did anything.

Didn't help in my case... Have no idea why.

I had a similar problem. Try closing out of the app or restarting your Ipad and the numbers should disappear. Hope this helps!

Open facetime, on the left you have a small menu with an overview of who called you and who you have called.
When video is selected, open audio. Or open video when audio is selected.
This is how I could solve this problem on my ipad.


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How Do I Recover Formatted Mac hfs+ Partition?
I was installing Win8 on a Mac where I got the error that I can because of GPT disk I dont know what MAC I have but the Mainboard is number is Apple Mac 942859f58194171B. I tried formatting the specific partition not the disk but unfortunately, I formatted the disk which contained my MAC OS together with the Recovery. I am now stuck in windows and I don't have the MAC Recovery Disk. What can I do to recover my MAC OS and potentially recovery in Windows?

The easiest way (depending on your model) is to do an Internet Recovery. You can do this by holding Command+Option+R while your computer boots. You will get a globe and will either ask you to connect to Wifi or if you are connected to ethernet you will just see a progress bar. After it downloads it will bring you to the recovery partition and you can re-partition your HDD and such.

Thank you for replying @Alex. I unfortunately don't have the MAC keyboard for this pc. However, I have another MAC OSx 10.8.4 which has a Keyboard and Mouse. Will it work with this one?

@CheddieMerai If you have a Windows keyboard you would be pressing Control+Alt+R instead. Command key = Control and Option key = Alt key.

Unfortunately. That does not work. It goes straight into Windows. However, When I hold Alt it goes to a screen where I select the disk to boot with.

Do you know what kind of Mac you have? (Macbook Pro, iMac, Mac Mini)

It's an iMac 27inch.

Does it have a DVD drive? If so your honest to go best bet is to call Apple tech support and tell them you lost your OS X install CD and they will ship you out a new one (sometimes they do charge you for it though). If it is a thinner model the Internet Recovery should work. Internet Recovery only works on 2011 models and newer though as an FYI.

Oh I see. Thank for your help. I understand. Mind checking this out

Sure, since I dont have enough rep to comment on it could you tell me the serial number for the computer? Since its an iMac it should be engraved on the bottom of the stand. This will help me know what exact model you have and how to help.

Got any rep now? Serial # is C02G8094DHJP


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How Do I fix The Audio in Windows 8?
I have Windows 8 installed on my MAC but I don't have sound. The Internal speakers are not detected by Win8. In the charm, it show this; No speakers or headphones.

and in Driver manager The High definition audio controller is not working.

In Properties

And driver

Can anyone assist me with this issue?
Note: I have no access to my MAC partition

This is not an answer to the question. I would just like to point out to the moderators that this is in the wrong section. Flagged as "A lot of Duplicates" and "Needs Moderator Attention"

Actually i am also using the same Model. I too facing the same issue. My audio drive is not working same as shown in the pictures. Did anyone have any idea to fix this? Pls post here....

Based on the model of your computer (iMac 27" Mid 2011) you should be using the drivers located at http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1720 on your copy of Windows 8/8.1.

Presently downloading. I'll give it a try.


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How do I prevent my Bluetooth headphones from dropping audio on OS X?
I have a pair of Beats Studio Wireless headphones. They work great most of the time. However, sometimes, they will start to skip and drop in and out (as if I were plugging and unplugging an audio cable). The speed of the audio will increase after it skips to "catch up".
I've seen various suggestions about changing some Bluetooth defaults to increase audio quality, but that's not what I need. I don't know much about Bluetooth, but is there a way for me to basically prioritize the audio device or increase some buffer limit so it doesn't skip so much?
I have a wireless Apple Keyboard and Magic Mouse, and I work in an office environment, so there are dozens of other Bluetooth devices around me. I'm not sure if that has anything to do with it.
(As a side note, I notice Bluetooth headphones will sometimes do the same thing when paired with my iPhone, with no other Bluetooth devices nearby.)


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Scilab installed but application does not start
I have installed Scilab a few weeks ago, and when I tried it for the first time it worked, but now when I try to run it, it seems it will open (it jumps) the application, but nothing happens actually.
What could be the problem and how can I solve it?

I think that the problem is because when I first installed Scilab I hadn't already updated my Mac to the Yosemite version. Therefore I had installed Scilab not for the Yosemite version, but for the previous one.
What made me think this was that in the official website of Scilab it's written that for Yosemite versions, we should install this Scilab 5.5.1 - Mac OS X 10.10
148.82 MB version, and probably I had not installed it.

If you are right about it being OS compatibility then yes installing the latest version which works fine for me on Yosemite should work.
To answer your question about the upgrade: If I remember correctly scilab is a standard Mac install via a .dmg and drag the application to the Applications folder.
If this is the case then just download the latest .dmg from here - http://www.scilab.org/download/5.5.1 (make sure to download the one verified for 10.10), mount it and copy the application to the Applications folder overwriting the previous version. And now it should work. Let  me know if it doesn't.


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Accent popup in Terminal.app?
I was wondering if anyone has figured out a way to enable the press-and-hold accent popup in Terminal.app, where it does not work out of the box? Does not have to be press-and-hold, but some way to bring up the popup.
I'm used to the unix-style Compose key, but the accent popup seems like a good substitute, especially given that it should also be possible to configure it to support Greek alphabet (for maths), following the instructions in another question: How to add characters to the press and hold character picker in OS X Lion? . But if it won't work in Terminal.app as well, then I'll have to set up a Compose key as explained here: http://lolengine.net/blog/2012/06/17/compose-key-on-os-x .

Thanks for asking this! I actually really like this functionality and didn't realize it was disabled in Terminal until you asked.

This can be done with a bit of hacking. ;)
Before proceeding, you should backup your Terminal’s preferences file:
cp "Library/Preferences/com.apple.Terminal.plist" "Library/Preferences/com.apple.Terminal_OLD.plist"

Check to see if the file was copied successfully:
ls "Library/Preferences/com.apple.Terminal_OLD.plist"

If it prints Library/Preferences/com.apple.Terminal_OLD.plist then you're good to go. Otherwise make sure you typed the first command correctly.
Now for the fun part, you can modify the internal settings of the Terminal by typing:
defaults write com.apple.Terminal "ApplePressAndHoldEnabled" -bool true

Close the Terminal completely by first closing all open Terminal windows and then right clicking the Dock icon and choosing Quit.
Open the Terminal again and smile :)
Let me know if this doesn't work on your system.

@Thom Awesome! :)

Is there any way to make this work in iTerm2 as well? Would appreciate this very much.

Hi @NickPodratz, hmm good question. If you haven't already, you should open your own question for this since iTerm2 wouldn't use the same preferences as the default Mac Terminal.

You can do something similar by using the accent codes.
Basically all you have to do is press Option + e then release and press the letter you want the accent to be on.
I got the information from this site. Check it out, they give some other examples and more cool shortcuts too.
:)

EDIT: This only works on the UK/US keyboard layout (and maybe a few others). Please see the new answer for a better solution.
I'm still keeping this answer in case someone doesn't have access to the .plist's on their computer.

Thanks for the tip. It however only works with UK/US layouts out of the box. On the Finnish layout, Option+E for one is the euro sign €. On many European layouts, accents are produced by dead keys which I absolutely h_a_t_e. So I have disabled the dead keys. But I don't want to use a UK layout or go through the trouble of creating a new layout enabling accent codes on other base keyboard layout -- possibly having to figure out how to actually do it, not sure if Ukulele can do it -- since they are suboptimal compared to the more versatile Compose key or the accent menu.

In fact, to find the right balance between European layouts and the UK layout (different from the US layout by having one extra key between left shift and Z, and having the European tall enter key), which is better for programming, I have mapped the characters []{}()<|> to Option-IOHJKLSDF, taking away a lot of Option-combinations.

@Thom Ah, I see. I have another idea that might work, but I need to try some things first. I'll let you know if I figure it out. Good luck!

@Thom Figured it out :) See my other answer. Peace!


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Reset different computer's Time Machine backups to certain time
I have two Macs on Yosemite, and one got a malware/adware bug that will not go away. I am going to do a fresh install, and would like to use Time Machine to restore to the point before the malware was installed (I know the time it happened). Can I use my working mac to reset the bad macs time machine folder to the appropriate time? I have seen many other posts on using tmutil to do similar things, but not this exactly. Thanks!

If I may ask, out of curiosity, what malware/adware bug is that?

It is Trovi and something else that appears to be a JS virus.


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Can I have 2 different networking interfaces active at the same time to increase my available bandwidth?
Android devices have a "Dual Networks" feature where you can use both the wifi and 3G network adapters concurrently to increase your available bandwidth:

Can I do something similar with my MacBook Pro, for example if I have both ethernet and wifi connections?
Assume that the wired connection uses a different router/gateway than the wireless one.

Usually your NIC priority is in effect to determine which interface to use preferentially. So either your built-in ethernet or your wireless card leads depending on your gateway settings to a target. Both may be in effect but not at the same time to one and the same target.
However a second ethernet card added to an expansion slot (e.g. ExpressCard/34) may be bonded to your internal ethernet card. This is known as Link Aggregation or Port Bonding and Port Teaming. Both have to master LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol) or IEEE 802.1ax and IEEE 802.3ad though. And the switch at the other end needs to support it also and usually has to be configured for it on your two ports.
The latest Mac Pro as well as the older ones with 2 NICs are capable of doing such right out of the box.

How would this work on a MacBook Pro (as stated in the question)?

@patrix as stated in my answer: a second ethernet card added to an expansion slot may work

AFAIK the MacBook Pro doesn't have an expansion slot

@patrix depends on the MacBook Pro. My MacBookPro8,3 has an expansion slot.


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Potential Security Breach
My display went black suddenly while I was online banking. I tried to do a hard shutdown but had no control over my keyboard. After approximately one to one and half minutes of attempting shutdown, the screen with my banking info reappeared. Any ideas? Was I breached? I checked my firewall and it showed as turned on. I also checked to make sure all share settings were turned off and they were. What else can I do to protect my info. especially while online.

are you using HTTPS in browser? Just in case.... change your password.

Maybe look for hardware problems, not a breach.

Sounds like a hardware problem.


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Why does Yosemite add a number to my system name and how do I stop it?
I named my system "Foob" on my 2012 MacBook Pro. Yosemite has renamed it "Foob (4)".  I wasn't sure where that "(4)" came from so I renamed it back to "Foob" in the Sharing Preferences. But, I looked today and it's now at "Foob (2)"
Why is it doing this? How can I stop it?

try giving it a minimum 4 character name

@Buscar웃 i don't think it is a character issue since the default name is usually more than 4, "Macintosh HD"

Check the answers here. (I don't have the reputation to mark this as a duplicate.)


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Booting from an external SSD
I have a late 2009 i7 iMac that spends most of its time reading and swapping files from the 2TB hard drive, even though it’s only 40% full.
I want to buy an affordable (240GB/£160) Firewire external SSD, and install Yosemite on to it, then use that as my startup disc.
Will I get an appreciable jump in speed, or will I be limited by Firewire 800 speeds ?
Has any one tried this ?

As you know with SATA connection you get 3 to 6 Gb/s.
With Firewire you get < 1 Gb/s data transfer.
To be specific:
Firewire 800 is 800 Mbits/s (Mb/s) not 800 Mbytes/s (MB/s) [8 bits in a byte] its a common misconception. so Firewire 800 is rated up to 80 MB/s.

Buscar is correct, however you might see an improvement in some operations depending on how much data is going across the firewire bus. It's a good way to test the setup and get a good working boot drive configured. But why not then swap the SSD into the Mac?

Thanks Buscar and Steve. Steve: I don’t want to replace my internal HD, just keep my 830GB of info on it. I wanted to use the (relatively small) external SSD as the system startup disc. This would also avoid the cost of prising open my Mac and replacing the current HD.

It is possible that will work for you, since the OS X on the external disk will issue just a commands to the CPU and RAM to do stuff which is mainly located on the build in disk. Thus the amount of data flow from the external disk (the OS X) would not be so large. The SATA connection is for the build in disk to allow the huge amounts from RAM to Disk and back. So it might be worth a try.

iMac that spends most of its time reading and swapping files from the 2TB hard drive

That sounds like a problem that needs to be addressed.
1) how do you know this is what is happening?
2) How much memory does your computer have?
3) if you are Terminal-fluent, provide the results of ls -l /var/vm

I don’t. But sometimes my HD spends long periods of writing/reading when no applications are open (I can hear it, and see evidence on Activity monitor).  2) 8GB.   3)total 2097152
drwxr-xr-x   3 root  wheel         102 20 Nov 17:28 .
drwxr-xr-x  28 root  wheel         952 18 Oct 08:52 ..
-rw-------   1 root  wheel  1073741824 20 Nov 17:28 swapfile0
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How Can I Retrieve Files from my ipad?
I'm not sure that this is the right place but I really need some help!!!I connected my ipad  with my laptop  and my brother  pressed sync with the library itunes , but my laptop has not the photos and all things that had my ipad so everything form the laptop passed through  the ipad and everything from the ipad deleted!!Basically, if anybody knows of a program to get back my files, you are a hero!!  I didnt make a safe copy so  I cant reload the photo or files! I've never encountered this sort of problem and I don't know of any programs that are legitimate that do this; so if you guys could tell me of one I could easily get a hold of (preferably free) then I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks in advance.

I'm sorry to say, but it's gone... G.O.N.E.
Unless your PC/Mac has the files, its gone. Check to make sure you still have Contacts, Photos, Apps, Music, Videos on your iPad AND on your PC/Mac by going into the respective apps and by checking iTunes.
Also check to see if you have a backup of your iPad by following these steps:

Connect your device to the computer that has your backup.
Install the latest version of iTunes.
Choose File > Devices > Restore from Back up.

If it has the backup, well make sure that it hasn't got anything on it. If it does, sync that information over before restoring.
Good luck!


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Yosemite magic Mouse and a bluetooth disconnection party
I hope some real OSX Nerds read this. Since Yosemite I have the problem taht I can't use the Magic Mouse anymore. It disconnects and reconnects every 5-60 second.
I find this in the console logs:
05.11.14 14:39:22,000 kernel[0]: [AppleMultitouchDevice::willTerminate] entered
05.11.14 14:39:22,000 kernel[0]: [AppleMultitouchDevice::stop] entered
05.11.14 14:39:35,000 kernel[0]: [BNBMouseDevice::init][85.3] init is complete
05.11.14 14:39:35,000 kernel[0]: [BNBMouseDevice::handleStart][85.3] returning 1
05.11.14 14:39:35,000 kernel[0]: [AppleMultitouchHIDEventDriver::start] entered
05.11.14 14:39:35,000 kernel[0]: [AppleMultitouchDevice::start] entered

Can somebody hint me in the right direction, how to solve that problem? Please.
it's so anoying
Best regards Mirco

Rechargeable batteries? When did you last replace them? When did you last clean the electrical contacts, both on the inside of the mouse, and on the ends of the batteries? Three volts isn't a lot of juice. It only takes a tiny bit of oil or crud to reduce that to a voltage the mouse does not like, and 'Battery Level' is no good at telling you about things like that.

Update!  - Delete "Bluetooth PAN" from network settings and wifi and bluetooth will  instantly work better.  Credit: http://ihealthgeek.com/2015/02/yosemite-10-10-2-wifi-and-bluetooth-finally-solved-no-really/

Otherwise, you can try my previous approach that works better, but is still a nuisance.

Turn off bluetooth on macbook
turn off keyboard/mouse
turn on bluetooth on macbook
Hold power-on key on keyboard WHILE
Choose the Bluetooth>Device>Connect from the macbook
Connection should succeed immediately
Release power button on device

This has worked for me repeatedly after trying the PRAM and other no-fix fixes.   It's a pain to do, but works everytime for me, and stays connected until I leave the room.

Weird, this worked for me.
Although I think you forgot step 3.5 - turn back on keyboard/mouse?

@powers, holding the power on button on the magic keyboard turns on and enters blue-tooth pairing, do you still hold the power key for the mouse?  Wondering if step 3.5 is optional for mice only, and if step 4 is still accurate.

There is no power button on a magic mouse (just a switch). Perhaps it goes into pairing mode automatically. I must have misread your comment, I hit the power button on the computer, which turned off the screen for a few seconds, after which my mouse would connect again. Weird.

Starting from Eddie’s answer and from what @powers said in the comment, I tried a few more things.
This is how my Magic Mouse would finally reconnect:

On the MacBook, leave Bluetooth enabled.

Enter Sleep mode by pressing and holding the power-on key on the MacBook’s built-in keyboard for a second or so.

Turn off the mouse.

Wait a few seconds and turn the mouse back on.

Wait a few more seconds, then press a key to wake up the MacBook.

Hey, I can confirm, that deleted the PAN network helped a lot, immediately! Strange but thank you for that tip! Recommended.

In my MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) delete the PAN network was the only thing that worked.

i know it may sound weird. I tried clearing PRAM and did all other things...But my mouse will not connect to the mac. Then one day i found out it will solve my problem of magic mouse not connecting to mac.:

disable blutooth
go to finder
click on AirDrop on left
click on Turn on Blutooth( not from main navigation menu, but this option is visible in finder when you clicked on AirDrop with blutooth off)
click on allow me to be discovered by everyone on
the bottom
try to pair

Turning WiFi off worked for me - bluetooth immediately saw the mouse and connected.  Note, if you've been trying a bunch of things your mouse may have stopped trying to pair.  In that case, turn wifi off and then turn your mouse off and back on.  Should sync right up.

For me it was the conflict at 2.4GHz with 802.11g WiFi ... switching to 802.11n at 5GHz fixed it.

I found a suggestion to add a piece of paper between the 2 batteries, and have this paper push slightly against the mouse cover. Worked for me. Many other suggestions found here:  https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2217770?start=90&tstart=0
Also:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6602914?start=15&tstart=0

Sadly, I've resorted to this as well. Apparently, the device needs a better capacitor or structure to lock in the batteries.

After changing 2 magic mouses, I found out that the constant disconnection was due to loose battery contact. I slot some paper in between the batteries to limit their movement and the disconnection issue is solved.

Reset PRAM
Choose Apple menu > Shut Down.

Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Option, Command (⌘), P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.

Turn on your Mac.

Immediately press and hold the Option-Command-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.

Continue holding the keys down until your Mac restarts, and you hear the startup sound for the second time.

Release the keys.

After resetting your computer’s PRAM, you may need to update your speaker volume, display resolution, and startup disk preferences

THis worked for me for a day or so, and now again yosemite can't initiate or keep a connection with my phone or keyboard.

PRAM Reset does nothing since a coulple of Years (I think its standart resetted since MountainLion every couple of days). So this is the typical Homeopathic Answer in the Mac world. Don't expect anything from that.
I tried it and the error did not occur for 5min..... so no change here

I had the same problem and I think I spotted a possible cause of the problem. My mouse was called "My Name's mouse" with the apostrophe, maybe that was causing the errors.
I have changed the name to avoid using spaces and special characters, now is called just "mymouse" and I don't seem to have the problem anymore.

This worked for me https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6621628

Turn Wifi OFF
Turn Bluetooth on macbook off then on
Connect to device in the bluetooth menu
Turn Wifi back on

Apparently turning wifi off wakes the bluetooth up. Hope Apple wakes up soon and looks into this one.

The WiFi suggestion from rastriffler let to what fixed it for me -- I have both 802.11g (2.4GHz) and 802.11n (5GHz) networks in my house.  Bluetooth operates in the 2.4GHz band ... and it appears for me that being connected to the 802.11g network was angering it.  I switched to the 802.11n network and things started working nicely again.
So suggestion: try a 5GHz wireless network or a wired connection ... or simply turning off WiFi to test and confirm if you have the same issue.  I figure there are other problems you can run into with Bluetooth, but this is what was wrong for me...

Bluetooth and WiFi can interfere. On several devices there are recommendations to turn off Bluetooth while using Wi-Fi (for example, Vaio manuals). I had this problem on my new Macbook Pro after the first few hours of work, once that I started a "heavy " (several hours) transfer from the older laptop - using WiFi. The mouse disconnected every 1-4 minutes. After a few hours, once the transfer was completed, the mouse started to work fine, again. On normal network use, this should not happen. But that was a good occasion to discover the new Force Touch Trackpad that is actually brilliant..

What did not work for me were the bluetooth/airdrop approach, rebooting, cleaning contacts, changing batteries, deleting bluetooth from Networks.
What seems to have done the trick was to fold a post-it and stick it between batteries and the cover (so the batteries can't move).

I too struggled with this disconnecting problem for many weeks trying every solution I could find including upgrading to "El Capitan". I gave up in the end and reverted to using my "Targus Bluetooth Laser mouse" Then an idea came to me.
Previously when using the Targus mouse all other bluetooth mice (I also have a "Mighty Mouse") have been turned off. So I thought why not try the Targus and Magic mouse at the same time. Here is the sequence.
Turn OFF Magic Mouse
Turn on and connect Targus mouse
Turn ON Magic Mouse
Leave Targus on while testing the Magic for maybe a few hours (whatever you feel happy with)
When satisfied all is well turn the  Targus OFF.
For me now all is perfect with the Magic so after a few more hours I decided to RESTART my Mac, (Leave Magic turned on and other mice off)
Magic started straight away on restart and has stayed working perfectly for 5 days now. I did intend to test this routine with the Mighty Mouse but as all is happy I did not want to push my luck but I feel that if you have or have access to any other bluetooth mouse then this should work.
I really hope this works for you...

I have Magic Mouse II (because the original Magic Mouse did the disconnect/reconnect thing).  Main differences: +$10 and rechargeable built in.  i.e., there is no access to the battery. BTW, adding spacers to the battery would not have been an issue as my mice disconnect and reconnect while sitting idly by the MacBook Pro.
Result with the new mouse: same problem. I guess I shall return to the Genius who "gave" me the new mouse but armed with some of the responses seen here. Mainly worried about WiFi interference. Working from home I need both wireless systems on.

Have one additional mouse with the cable. First go to System Preferences -> Mouse, set up Bluetooth mouse, click your mouse, remove it. Then turn Wi-Fi off. Then search for mouse again and Mac will find it. Now it works!


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What are api.smoot.apple.com and other hosts my iPhone is secretly talking to?
Looking through some log files today I found something strange :
TCP_MISS/200 4931 CONNECT api.smoot.apple.com:443 - HIER_DIRECT/17.252.11.253 -
TCP_MISS/200 4656 CONNECT api.smoot.apple.com:443 - HIER_DIRECT/17.252.11.253 -
TCP_MISS/200 4656 CONNECT api.smoot.apple.com:443 - HIER_DIRECT/17.252.11.253 -
TCP_MISS/200 4931 CONNECT api.smoot.apple.com:443 - HIER_DIRECT/17.252.11.253 -
TCP_MISS/200 4629 CONNECT api.smoot.apple.com:443 - HIER_DIRECT/17.252.11.253 -
TCP_MISS/200 4656 CONNECT api.smoot.apple.com:443 - HIER_DIRECT/17.252.11.250 -
TCP_MISS/200 4930 CONNECT api.smoot.apple.com:443 - HIER_DIRECT/17.252.11.250 -
TCP_MISS/200 4656 CONNECT api.smoot.apple.com:443 - HIER_DIRECT/17.252.11.250 -
TCP_MISS/200 4931 CONNECT api.smoot.apple.com:443 - HIER_DIRECT/17.252.11.250 -
TCP_MISS/200 4656 CONNECT api.smoot.apple.com:443 - HIER_DIRECT/17.252.11.248 -
TCP_MISS/200 5206 CONNECT api.smoot.apple.com:443 - HIER_DIRECT/17.252.11.248 -
TCP_MISS/200 6959 CONNECT bookkeeper.itunes.apple.com:443 - HIER_DIRECT/23.217.226.217 -
TCP_MISS/200 6959 CONNECT bookkeeper.itunes.apple.com:443 - HIER_DIRECT/23.217.226.217 -
TCP_MISS/200 1041 CONNECT bookkeeper.itunes.apple.com:443 - HIER_DIRECT/23.217.226.217 -
TCP_MISS/200 6959 CONNECT bookkeeper.itunes.apple.com:443 - HIER_DIRECT/23.217.226.217 -
TCP_MISS/200 1057 CONNECT bookkeeper.itunes.apple.com:443 - HIER_DIRECT/23.217.226.217 -
TCP_MISS/200 22836 CONNECT init.itunes.apple.com:443 - HIER_DIRECT/23.217.226.217 -
TCP_MISS/200 22868 CONNECT init.itunes.apple.com:443 - HIER_DIRECT/23.217.226.217 -
TCP_MISS/200 5155 CONNECT xp.apple.com:443 - HIER_DIRECT/17.154.66.107 -
TCP_MISS/200 5155 CONNECT xp.apple.com:443 - HIER_DIRECT/17.154.66.107 -

Apparently api.smoot.apple.com is used for Spotlight search suggestions in Yosemite, except during the timeframe the log was taken I didn't even pull down on my home screen to open the search, and the spotlight suggestions are disabled in the phone's search settings - for the other hosts they are linked to iTunes but no info on what they do exactly...
I did some testing and it seems like every time I unlock my phone after a bit of inactivity, or shortly after I lock it again a request to that host is fired and gets a response with an average size of 5kb...
All these URLs were called when the device was idle, freshly unlocked and on the home screen with no apps in background.
Can anyone shed some light on this ?

Your iPhone is not "secretly" talking to these hosts or they wouldn't be appearing in the logs.

This hasn't changed - in 2020 a 2-week old mac laptop did 64 MB of data to api.smoot.apple.com in 32 minutes, while running zero applications other than tcpdump.  It is all https too.

I'm not sure how accurate it is that it's a "key logger" service. Eg, if you block smoot.apple.com entirely, you break other systems. Not that you would actually care, but for example you can't search for gifs in Messages.

Regarding api.smoot.apple.com, from Hacker News. Note this is regarding Yosemite, but I would imagine it similarly applies to Mobile Safari on iOS, especially since the hostname is the same (emphasis mine):

There are two "Spotlight Suggestions":

"Spotlight Suggestions" in Safari
"Spotlight Suggestions" in Spotlight

Both query the same servers, both use the same name, and both return the same information.
A reasonable person might believe that, having followed Apple's instructions for disabling "Spotlight Suggestions" (the Spotlight kind), they'd disabled "Spotlight Suggestions" (the Safari kind) -- especially if you didn't actually see any suggestions appear in Safari (I didn't!).
Mark Rowe, Safari developer at Apple: "That’s probably a fair complaint." https://twitter.com/bdash/status/524005838743035904
...
The network query posted here is actually a search metrics POST, not a live search query, and it's used as metrics for local and remote search performance.

Your last line is confusing.  An HTTP POST of any sort provides the server with information even if the payload is empty; however, as I've noted the GET requests themselves are not empty at all.  Each letter that a user taps or keyboard key pressed carries that letter, plus longitude and latitude, along with other network information to Apple.  That seems very "live" to me.   Would you please clarify what you mean by "not a live search query".  It seems to diminish this issue or at least inaccurately describes it.

@MichaelPrescott My comments are copied and pasted from the post linked, which in turn links to this gist. That is the "network query" being referred to. It is not live in that it is not obtaining results from Apple, rather it is being used for "metrics for local and remote search performance" as stated.

I think this is just Apple's remote keylogger service.  I imagine iOS devices behave the same as OS X.  On OS X, every single keypress is sent to api.smoot.apple.com along very accurate longitude and latitude and device information.
It might be a little fuzzy, but you can see in the screen capture below that with each keypress there is a GET request that carries this information to Apple.  At the immediate instant that you start searching your computer, typing characters, each character you type is sent to Apple.  On the final request the full string is sent.  Besides the keylogging, you can also see that your exact location as you type is sent.
On your local network, you can try and block this.  I doubt that you can regain any privacy if you're using a mobile device.

Update:
October 14, 2016
I check on this problem ever so often.  As of this date and macOS Sierra version 10.12, it is still transmitting abundant data via GET HTTP requests on each keystroke, including precise latitude and longitude, live, for local machine searches.  I do wish there was full disclosure so that all users were made fully aware of how invasive this feature can be and clear options for either disabling it or even better, making it so that data is only sent when explicitly chosen to send.  While it might be a minor inconvenience if a user opted to do so, it would be just great if we could click a button or hit tab to perform a search via the web vs our local machines.

Just to clarify, every single keypress while searching your computer and apparently your iPhone is sent to Apple.

Why do they need the lat and long? Seems irrelevant to making searches better

I doubt that recording that much information in realtime about so many people, so many devices, is just for improving searches.  The possibilities are limited only by imagination.  What would you do if you had access to a system that could pinpoint any device, any person, with a record of most everything they use their phone or computer to do?  Post advertisements just for that person, improve their search results, help them find a restaurant, steal business plans, stalk them.   People should be able clearly see when and what their devices are doing and be able to stop it without a CS degree.

What is this tool you are using?

@hello_harry "Charles Proxy"

For the record, this data transfer is disclosed by Apple in unequivocal language.

api.smoot.apple.com is another norm in the industry. It does quite a few things like most vendor api's do.  Its used to assist users and make their lives easier by providing suggestions, advertisements, and whatever the vendor deems appropriate.
However, no vendor is a saint and Apple is no different; its a business.  If that includes using your network to transmit your data to them in aggregate or by keystroke, then they have no reason not to put themselves in the pipeline to collect and use what they deem appropriate.
It is the same with Google.  In Chrome's settings, you can disable everything, but you can not prevent it from communicating with its API.  I tested a few months ago and Chrome would not render a single webpage i put in the address bar if i blocked the google api.  If I have turned all those settings off, what is being sent to Google?  So, Chrome has already forced itself into user's data pipeline.  It is by definition a trojan, but lets not start name-calling.  The industry trend started many years ago.
Intel WiDi...I really need to connect to the Intel api every time I launch WiDi on my PC...really Intel?  I could not opt-out of the auto-updater?
Microsoft Windows 10...just try to stop it from changing itself to facilitate "security" or collection of data regarding your desktop environment.  You agreed to allow it when you installed Windows.
In fairness to app vendors, it is the norm and users allow it because they want the functionality.  A legitimate app wont install unless users agree to whatever permissions the app says it needs.  No one bothers to look at all that because, hey, I need a flashlight app right now; who cares if it requires permissions to read my text messages and read my SD card...in order for me to install it...so I can use my camera flash like a flashlight right now.  Most apps are up front with their permission requirements...most users just don't care; make what i want happen right now.
And just to clarify, Michael Prescott's post above about "while searching"...do you think your phone keyboard, which is used for text messages and every other app on your phone does not communicate with an api? (Android or Apple device immaterial)
In order to trend a user and correlate patterns vendors can use, vendors need to uniquely track users for targeted marketing before they depersonalize it...conveniently, a user's OS (apple or windows) has an advertisement id enabled automatically...

We probably should be "name calling".  It is most definitely a keystroke logger and I agree, it is probably fair to classify as a trojan as well.   People need to understand the extent of this, and even more so, the dangers.  Downplaying it as if it is an acceptable norm doesn't help.  There is no reason for a company or hacker to embed keystroke loggers, capture, and transmit ALL interactions with a device along with geographic and network data.  If it was an individual doing it, we'd be talking about the criminality of it, not the RESTful APIs, data pipelines, other technical babble.

I really like your answer, but I definitively disagree on "users allow it because they want the functionality". I don't want. And I don't want things to be done behind my back. Sadly " it is the norm" but It shouldn't and it wouldn't if users would actually have a choice.

Although I don't like it, I can see why they would want to know what text I type and where I am.  But sending each keystroke in a separate packet with not only all the overhead of the packet header, but two floats (maybe more) for GPS data that hasn't changed since the previous key?  That's a criminal waste of bandwidth besides the privacy issue!!

I recently had this issue and found out its a ssh command  group.com.apple.PegasusConfiguration- zsh or bash modules, which can be used to access ur data. read more info on here .
https://podcast.intego.com/262

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How can I simulate a keypress of 'Insert'?
I have an application that I'm running through Wine 1.6.2. I need to simulate a keypress of Windows' "Insert" key. How can I do this?
Some background: I'm running a game in Wine that I'm connecting a joystick to with Enjoy2. I'm tricking the game into thinking that joystick actions are keypresses, and it works quite well - except for the one thing in the game that's assigned to "insert".

try the one above the 7 key on the 10-key pad like an x in a square. idk the equivalent if your on a laptop.

@Tetsujin On a laptop, yes. But I might be able to go get a Windows keyboard, would that help?

possibly, never tried it


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How to move app window when app is trying to use second monitor that's not present
I have OS X10.8.5 (fully patched). I'm using Office for Mac 2011 (fully patched).
Earlier in the week, I was working on a PowerPoint presentation. During the earlier work, I had a second monitor plugged in, and the presentation was displayed on it. Now I'm working at home with no second monitor. I checked under Settings → Monitors, and its clearly not present or detected.
PowerPoint starts, but it does not show the presentation's window. When I right click the PowerPoint icon on the task bar and select Show All Windows, the presentation's window is flung in from the second monitor. When I click on the presentation's window, it whizzes back to the second monitor that's not present.
How do I move the presentation window to the primary display that's present?

There are a couple of approaches. The first works across all applications. The second is specific to Microsoft PowerPoint.
Gather Windows
Launch System Preferences > Displays and use the Gather Windows button:

Arrange All
Use the Arrange All or Cascade menu items to have Microsoft PowerPoint reveal and reposition the hidden window:

Window (menu) > Cascade


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Unknown error (-41) - file transfer using vpn
Well, the following error occurs every time I try to copy a file from the university's file server when I use a VPN connection. That happens since the update to Yoseminte a few days ago, didn't occurred on Mavericks.
"Task could not be completed due to an unknown error (-41)"

We had this on upgrade to Yosemite. For us it was fixed by deleting the VPN service from Network Preference and putting it in fresh with all the same details. I assume it flushes some corrupt cache or something.


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What does Holding Home Button on Power Off Screen do?
When you hold the home button on the power off screen of an iDevice on the lockscreen or Springboard, what is it supposed to do?

If you continue to hold, you get Siri [iPhone 4S & up]; even from the power-down screen…
…otherwise, you trigger fingerprint security, which requires you to touch but not press the home button from the lock screen to unlock the device [iPhone 5S & up].


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tata photon plus not working after upgrading OS X Yosemite?
i upgraded my macbook air to OS X Yosemite and my tata photon plus huawei modem model no. EC156 not working with my mac. its getting installed well but when i tries to connect, it shows connection terminated. I have tries all the possible things explained in the forum earlier but i think those were only for tata photon 3g not for tata photon plus.
Please help?

If you try to download the drivers directly from Tata Photon + or Service Provider ( Tata) website it will not work as the drivers are not compatible with the Mac ( Yosemite).
If the manufacturer of your device is huawei, go directly to their driver site and download the drivers.
Use the following link to go to driver site
http://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/downloads/detail/index.htm?id=31322
Search for following driver for tata photon+
Mac-V200R003B015D11SP00C983(for Mac10.10)
Once you install the driver, it will create mobile partner in your launchpad. Make sure you Use mobile partner and don't use the auto connect app of tata photon+.
If you have any query you can reach me at khushindergill@icloud.com or khushindergill@gmail.com

Thanks this absolutely works, even though I did not have my profile information so I could not use the "Mobile Partner" App to connect. But after installing the mentioned drivers, I am able to connect through tata photon plus.

Thanks. Tata photon support doesn't know about this!!

Hi Khushinder, This is excellent answer and works for me. Thanks for posting this. It helps a lot of people suffering headche from tata customer care supports because they does not anything about this.

I installed this driver on Mac OS X El Captain but how can I create a profile? I needs a username/password etc

This will definitely work out for tata photon max wifi data card. Go to Huawei support- consumer page, enter details of the dongle in the column to the right. E.g. my wingle was CE315 (you will not find photon max wifi data card in dongle group). Then download and install "The tool and guide of HiLink AutoRun(for Mac10.10)". After this your wingle  will start working.


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Process using more memory than I physically have
I'm loading a 4GB csv in Python using pandas, and activity monitor says I'm using more RAM than I physically have in my laptop (15GB out of 8GB). How's this possible internally?

Shortly: swap file is used to extend your physical RAM

check this quesiton,might help  http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/97341/why-is-my-mac-using-so-much-memory/125707#125707

This guy explains it well http://www.chriswrites.com/what-is-virtual-memory-on-the-mac/

So What is Virtual Memory?
Your Mac comes with a limited amount of
  physical memory (RAM) installed by default. Memory is critical to any
  computer to run applications and carry out all the operations
  commanded by the user. Memory must be as fast as possible (and it
  helps to have as much as possible) to maximise your Mac’s performance;
  thankfully, prices have drastically fallen in recent years.
  Nevertheless, every computer has a finite amount of memory so Mac OS X
  might actually need to use more than is physically available on your
  system.
This is where virtual memory comes in – you can think of it as a kind
  of extension to the real memory on your system, albeit much slower
  because it is in fact physical space on your hard disk (or SSD, if you
  have one installed). Let’s say that you have 4 GB of main memory on
  your Mac and a 512 GB hard disk. If Mac OS X needs to use all 4 GB of
  main memory, it can still make use of any free space on your hard disk
  as an extension to that memory. Unfortunately, virtual memory is much
  slower than the physical RAM installed in your computer, because hard
  disks cannot match the speed of memory chips.

got it, thanks. As an aside, if I wanted to manipulate 100GB csv files, could I install linux with a gigantic swap partition?

Yes but your system will slow down because some of the system procs will also swap. The right technique is to manipulate big files efficiently ;) eg striping your reading.

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How to restore jailbroken iPhone stuck in recovery mode without iTunes?
I have a jailbroken iPhone 4 running on iOS 7.1.1. I checked Cydia and updated a few tweaks and since that update, my tweak called "f.lux" wasn't working so I deleted it. After deleting it, I would swipe to unlock my home screen but my phone would just shut off and restart. Restoring it in iTunes didn't work and errors would always pop up. I tried using TinyUmbrella and it didn't work. I also tried downloading an ipsw file but that doesn't seem to work either. Do I just need to buy a new phone or is there a way of fixing it?

It’s not possible to do that without iTunes.
If you have a PC or Mac with iTunes installed, you can bring the device in DFU mode by performing the following steps:

Connect the iPhone to your computer
Press and hold the Home button and the Sleep button at the same time
After 10 seconds, release the Sleep button
Continue holding the Home button until this iTunes message shows up: "iTunes has detected an iPhone in recovery mode. You must restore this iPhone before it can be used with iTunes"

You can then restore it to the latest iOS version. Please be aware that this will erase all the data on your device and will restore it to the latest iOS version (iOS 8.1.1 as of Dec 1st, 2014).
Please note: In DFU mode, the iPhone’s screen will remain black until you invoke the firmware restore. If it shows a "Connect to iTunes" screen, you are not in DFU mode but in recovery mode.

i already tried restoring my phone while in DFU mode and it still didn't work. Should i try restoring it on another laptop?

If you used TinyUmbrella before, it may have altered your /etc/hosts file. This can be the reason for the iTunes restore errors. Could you check your hosts file if it contains gs.apple.com entries and if so, delete these rows?

where do i check for hosts files?

Depends wether you are on OS X or Windows. On OS X, you can enter sudo nano /etc/hosts in your terminal to modify it. In Windows, it’s located at C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc. To modify it, you’ll need to fire up Notepad as Administrator.

Hey, did this work?

You can try the following steps:
Step 1: Disconnect the data cable and turn off your iPhone.
Step 2: Press the "Home" button and connect your iPhone to the computer with data cable, and then release the "Home" button.
Step 3: Now you have enter into recovery mode successfully.
Step 4: It is very easy for you to exit recovery mode. Please press both the "Home". button and "Power" button at the same time until the LOGO "white apple" appeared on the screen.


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Lightweight Mavericks installation
What should I do to aggressively lower the memory usage of my Mavericks installation ?
The only things I need to run are XCode and Firefox, everything else can go out the window; I'm not opening any app and yet I already feel the system's slowness, which is understandable because it runs with only 2,5GB of RAM but unfortunately I can't upgrade right now, so what should I disable and where ?

You can remove anything in the Applications folder (almost). But keep in mind that the Mavericks has a RAM management that will always keep it full and cycle as appropriate.

Go to Activity Monitor's Memory tab and sort the list of processes by Memory. You'll have a complete list of your biggest RAM hogs, complete with the ability to select and quit them right from Activity Monitor.
Also, Memory Diag is a great app for freeing up RAM. Just click on its menu bar icon, click the big Optimize button (provided you're not at critical RAM usage), and watch the RAM free up!
Also, I highly recommend Safari instead of Firefox. Safari shows you the individual websites in Activity Monitor, so you can just quit the most RAM-hungry sites.
(EDIT: It shows you the actual URLs in Yosemite. In Mavericks, you'll see several Safari Web Content processes, but you can hover over them to see the URLs.)


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Hotkeys for switching directly to open app?
Instead of using cmd+tab to switch between open apps, is there a way to create hotkeys for selecting the running instance of emacs/firefox/whatever? (Preferably opening them if they aren't running.)
I do not mind using Karabiner. Answers using built-in OS X functions preferred to third party software which again are preferred to those using software that costs anything.

Have you searched this site for answers?

Googled, but that would return AD answers if they existed.

Use the search filed on this site for app  hotkeys there will be enough results to set you on the right path


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How do I get a backslash when in Japanese input mode in MacOS?
I've run in Japanese input mode for 6 years now. I generally had no issues. Now with OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) I can no longer type a backslash. This means in order to use the Terminal I have to completely get out of Japanese input and switch it US input where as before Yosemite if I was in Romanji mode things just worked.
How can I either (a) get it to work like it did before or (b) how do I type a backslash while in Japanese Input mode?
Note: Backslash is used in the Terminal and when programming very often. I can't imagine there isn't some way to fix this otherwise Japanese programmers would be up in arms.

Turns out there's a setting in Keyboard Settings. Change "¥" key generates to \ (Backslash)
No idea why Yosemite changed that setting from whatever it used to be or if it didn't exist before why they felt the need to change the behavior.

Google's Japanese IME has a similar option

I found an answer here and again here

If you hold down the "alt option" key on your MacBook keyboard and then hit the  ¥ key, it will type a backslash.


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Map Control+Delete to Forward Delete
I use a wireless Apple keyboard at home and a wired (full sized) one at work. Now I constantly get confused when I want to do a forward delete, since I'm used to the fn+delete combination.
Is it possible to somehow map control+delete to do the same thing? (control is in the same location as fn on the full size keyboard)

Karabiner might be able to do that, not tested.

You can do this with Karabiner with a private.xml such as this:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
  <item>
    <name>Forward Delete with ⌃⌫</name>
    <identifier>private.ctrlbackspace</identifier>
    <autogen>
      __KeyToKey__
      KeyCode::DELETE, VK_CONTROL | ModifierFlag::NONE,
      KeyCode::FORWARD_DELETE
    </autogen>
  </item>
</root>

I didn't even need a custom XML, there is already a setting in Karabiner for that in the Change Delete Key section under Control+Delete to Forward Delete

For newer versions of Karabiner-Elements you can import one of the predefined rules that are maintained by the community, or look at the JSON definition of those to see how it's done.
For example the "Map Ctrl+Backspace-Delete to Fn+Backward-Delete (suppr current character)" rule.
See https://ke-complex-modifications.pqrs.org/?q=Map%20Ctrl%2BBackspace-Delete


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How to 'linkify' plain text URLs (locally) on the Mac?
I'm copying a slab of plain text that contains URLs into an RTF file in TextEdit, which I am hoping to automatically, (as there are a lot of them in the text), 'linkify' into rich text hyperlinks - make them clickable, and underlined in blue or as per the default appearance.
In WordPad on Windows, if you paste plain text, WordPad will automatically linkify any links, but TextEdit, Word 2011, and Pages on the Mac all will not.
I've also tried to export the text to PDF in TextEdit, Word 11 and Pages and fiddled around with Tools in Acrobat Pro itself - all to no avail.
An AppleScript would be fun, but (even if hooked into FastScripts), still not as quick or elegant as Windows' WordPad's instant and automatic linkification of URLs upon insertion into a document.
Is there something this elegant in OS X?

To convert multiple plain text URLs to hyperlinks in a rich text file in TextEdit, you must apply an action.
After pasting the text, go to Edit > Substitutions > Show Substitutions, making sure 'Smart Links' is ticked, and either select the text and use 'Replace in Selection' or use 'Replace All' to apply to whole document itself:

EXAMPLE:
I pasted same text twice for demonstration.
After pasting I selected the second paragraph (only for demonstration) and used the Smart Links - Replace in Selection:

The plain-text format does not support rich-text formating like blue, underlining, or indeed linking. It only supports unformattedplain text. You can press Command+Shift +T in TextEdit to toggle between rich-text  and Plain text format.
Rich-text mode will allow you to use formatting and linking.
Now, as for linking things you have copied into your clipboard. Any block of text containing formatting (bold, linking, etc.) from most web browsers (Safari, Opera, Chrome) will retain all of this information when you paste it into TextEdit.
For smart links, as mentioned by another user, to work, you have to actually type out the link in TextEdit. You can “hack it” by searching for ”.com ” and replacing it in your document with “.com ”. I have had to do it twice while testing now for it to work. Not sure what is up with that.

Not so: plain-text format does support hyperlinks.

That is absurd. Plain-text is just plain-text. Henec the name. There is no formatting or interactivity supported.

http://i.stack.imgur.com/4X22Z.png

That is a system Data Detector who recognize the string as a link and not a property of the document in any way.

Sure, but we're talking about TextEdit


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How to have Finder open 'Pictures' folder when iPhone connects and photos import via AutoImporter.app?
I have a nifty setup on my MacBook Pro, where, upon connecting my iPhone, I have AutoImporter.app (/System/Library/Image Capture/Support/Application/AutoImporter.app) automatically import whatever photos are on my camera roll, delete them off the iPhone, and simultaneously open a Finder window with the folder that I have set as import folder ('Pictures', for me), so I can look at the imported photos immediately and work on them in Photoshop or similarly work with them in the file system directly.
It's lightning quick, and extremely convenient.
Now, on my MacBook Air, I am trying to emulate this setup and I have forgotten how I achieved the final step in this process, where a Finder window automatically opens (on top of whatever you're doing), once AutoImporter opens and starts importing the photos.
(The first step of the process, can be described here.)
I have narrowed it down to observing it being triggered simply by opening AutoImporter.app - whether it imports photos or not. Without the iPhone connected, simply by opening AutoImporter.app - every time - a new Finder window with Pictures folder, pops up.
I have endlessly messed around in Automator and turned off all third party automator-type apps (Keyboard Maestro, FastScripts, Alfred), and I still cannot determine how it is working.
It seems I somehow did this using in-built OS X tools and software - whether a script (in .scpt or .app form), an automator workflow, or something using both, or something else. How on earth did I achieve this?

Sounds ever so cool. I think it'd be great if after you get it figured out if you could detail the setup process.

Oh totally, if it's something I have to even write up for myself to remember I'll do it for humanity also. Alternatively I could sell my MBP on eBay and make a killing ... but then I'm stuck with a MBA that just doesn't cut it when importing photos from the iPhone. But yeah I'm pretty much desperate after trying for two hours to emulate what on earth I did ... so here I am.

whattayaknow bassplayer7, I stumbled upon it when rummaging around my vast jungle of third-party system prefPanes, juicy details are all in the answer I've posted! I feel like I should charge for this.

Nice! Thanks for pinging me and sharing the answer. I'm paying you one upboat for it. ; )

EUREKA! I found it!
The way I achieved this marvelous setup, was with a combination of a tiny AppleScript saved as an .app file, and the brilliant, free third-party prefPane app, Do Something When.
Instructions:
Set up up the first part of the process as linked to in the question, which will give the following settings in AutoImporter (so that when you insert the iPhone, it will automatically import them to the Pictures folder):

Now go to Script Editor.app (/Applications/Utilities/Script Editor.app), and insert the following code, which is what will open the Pictures folder in Finder (replace yourosxuserdirectory with your own user folder name):
tell application "Finder"
    open ("/Users/yourosxuserdirectory/Pictures" as POSIX file)
end tell

Click Save or Export and select 'Application' as 'File Format' near the bottom. Save the app file (I named it openpicturesfolder.app) to somewhere on the system drive where it won't get disturbed later on or accidentally moved/deleted etc.
Download and install DSW, open it from the System Preferences window, and create a new rule, exactly like below ('openpicturesfolder' simlpy means the .app file that you browse for DSW to 'Open' when Autoimporter launches):

Click on Start up the top, tick Automatically Start on Login, and you are on your way to iPhone/camera photo importing bliss.
DONE.


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iOS8 disable auto-connect wifi
iOS6 used to have the option to disable automatic connection to specific Wifi networks. This is gone in later versions of iOS yet is crucial in urban areas with abundant open web login networks in cafés etc. Has anyone figured out a hack, a third party app or so, to bring back this crucial feature?
(Somebody else has censored this post, removing crucial details needed to avoid flak resulting from misunderstanding / not knowing the 3G signal/wifi issues where I live; see history for them. Manually forgetting a network after each use, or constantly turning wifi on/off, are not solutions!!)

Perhaps you should just turn the wi-fi off when you don't want to use it.

The OP wants to use WiFi just top be able to choose which network

Someone please tell me how to stop this. I'm about to burn my iPhone!!


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Disable an account in Apple Mail?
I have an email account under a domain that has been decommissioned. The domain still has an MX record, but its been disabled at the mail server. When someone tries to use the email address, they get a "550 Domain has been disabled" response back.
I cannot figure out how to disable the account. I've tried right clicking and "Take Offline", but that does not seem to help. Apple Mail still prompts me incessantly for a username and password. In addition, Apple Mail will no longer exit properly. It wants to throw a dialog for a password before it exits (that eventually requires a Force Quit).
I don't want to delete the account because I may need to refer to emails in the account.
How do I disable the account in Apple Mail?
(The operating system is OS X 10.8.5 (fully patched). Mail Version 6.6 (1510)).

If I understand you want it to show in your Mail, but not active with server. So using Mail pref Enabe/Disable this account is not what you want ?

@ Buscar웃 - If I am reading you correctly, yes. I want the account to display in Apple Mail. But I want it to be "inactive", and not interact with the [former, now missing] server.

There are few ways to do this.
My Preferred way is::
Move all mails and folders you want to keep to "On My Mac" location.
Then in Mail app open Preferences--Accounts.
Uncheck the "Enable this Account"
It is now deactivated, but you still have the copies of the emails in your "On my Mac" location.
Sorry, the instructions are for 10.9.5.
As you will see the account is still there but grayed out, thus you can reactivate at any time.

Thanks Buscar웃 (and sorry about the late reply). Unfortunately, the account is removed the the tree view. So the past emails are no longer available or searchable.


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Getting a 403 Forbidden error when I try to log in on the Wordpress iOS app
I'm using Automattic's iOS app for Wordpress and I'm trying to log-in for the first time to my site. I clicked the "add self-hosted site" option and put in the username, password and my self-hosted wordpress blog, and when I try to sign in I get a 403 error spit back at me.
Any ideas?

403 that site does not exist! check your www.something.tla entry.

have you checked the network connection? Or is it possible that your IP is forbidden by this site?

If you're still trying to solve this, please list the plugins you have installed. This can be caused by a security/firewall plugin configuration.