Why does Spotlight in Mavericks not show the location of search results? With Mountain Lion, the following was working:

Search for a file type and name, e.g. to find all Excel sheets named Foo: kind:excel foo
This would show all Excel sheets where the name includes Foo in the spotlight results.
If the name of the files was the same, Spotlight would show the name of the containing folder right next to the name of the file.

Unfortunately I don't have a screenshot of this available. The displayed name of the containing folder was helpful in deciding which file I wanted.

In Mavericks, the folder name is no longer displayed next to the search result - see screenshot.

Is there a way to enable this in Mavericks?

I know that I can show the file location when hovering over the item in the search results and pressing Cmd, but that's not what I want.

Hold down Option and Cmd to get the full path while moving the mouse over the hits. Kinda nice now I know. Hold those two keys while clicking on the preview causes Spotlight to open the Finder at the hit location; very convenient!


How to fix 'half-ejected' state of non-connected drive I have a backup drive that I have setup to not automount (via editing /etc/fstab)

I use Superduper to mount the drive, backup overnight and then unmount on exit

This morning I opened my laptop to go to work and found the drive in this greyed out 'half-ejected' state:

I can right click and select 'Eject "TB Backup"' but nothing happens. I unplugged my laptop from the dock at home and went to work.  I got no errors when unplugging.

Now I'm at work and the icon is still there in greyed out state, even though the drive is no longer even connected.  'Ejecting' still does nothing.

I guess it might fix itself if I reboot or just reconnect and mount the drive when I get home.

The drive does not show up in Disk Utility at the moment.

I'm on Mavericks 10.9.5

Any ideas how to fix without rebooting?  Any potential issues when I remount the drive tonight?

SuperDuper logs show no problem:

| 03:24:02 AM | Info | PHASE: 4. And Finally...
| 03:24:02 AM | Info | ...ACTION: Scheduling TB Backup to eject when SuperDuper! quits
| 03:24:02 AM | Info | ......COMMAND => Ejecting TB Backup
| 03:24:02 AM | Info | Copy complete.

Aside from restarting the system, there are probably a half-dozen straightforward, reliable and perfectly appropriate ways to go about completing the process of fully detatching a drive which unexpectedly stopped prematurely at the point of unmounting. I had two terminal commands which would get the job done come to mind immediately, and I know them both well enough to feel no need to double-check the man pages before typing away. That said, my advice is to deal with the situation by... restarting the system. Let the OS run the myriad of shutdown and startup integrity checks and multi-step boot-time safety procedures and recovery functions we have no idea even exist. While I'm adventurous enough to mount shadow-file disk images in the kernel [/usr/sbin/hdik], I defer to the authority of the local filesystem structure when it comes to keeping an eye on the integrity of my backup drives.

I further suggest that before engaging in any direct action on the drive, you check SuperDuper's log. Had something gone Terribly, Terribly Wrong, SuperDuper would have announced it at the time, so that's not the reason for taking a look. I suggest it on the odd chance of encountering a hint about the source of the glitch.

Likewise, consider checking /var/log/diskarbitrationd.log for its take on recent events and the opportunity of greater enlightenment. (Naturally, I won't mention taking a passing glance at the content of /etc/fstab.)

edit :: supplemental information

The two commands which occurred to me were umount﹡ and diskutil.

I looked over the documentation for umount to ensure my memory of its usage was reasonably accurate. I was confronted with the revelation that for, oh, twenty years or so, I had overlooked the man pages' NOTES section, fully quoted herewith:

  Due to the complex and interwoven nature of Mac OS X, umount may fail often. It is recommended that diskutil(1) (as in, ``diskutil unmount
  /mnt'') be used instead.

What can I say? Due to the complex and interwoven nature of my residual cognitive capacity, I may fail often.

As for diskutil, the particular command I would have issued turned out to be a valid one: diskutil unmountDisk force [device]. You'll want to consult the manual pages for full usage options and syntax.

Regarding the non-existence of /var/log/diskarbitrationd.log: apparently, you foolishly neglected to create it… Oh… Wait…

I sometimes [see ¶ four, above] forget that this or that background process I have running is not part of a default OS installation. That was the case here with the disk arbitration server daemon, located at /usr/sbin/diskarbitrationd. No sense in your bothering with it now.

If you care to, and at your convenience, consider using Disk Utility to examine the backup drive's partition scheme and filesystem. If more than one volume exists on the device, which is likely not so for a backup drive, hold down the ⌘-Command key while clicking on the device name along with the indented volume names below it. Then use the Verify Disk option in the First Aid tab to check the drive for errors.

﹡ Not a typo.


Are there any improvements in the Mavericks Terminal app? Most OS X updates have included a few tweaks to the Terminal app. I know that Mavericks has upgraded a lot of command-line tools, but I haven't seen any reports of changes in Terminal.app itself. Has anyone noticed any?

I believe Mavericks added pwd restoration (after quitting and relaunching)


Can I allow more than one app in "Single App Mode"? If I use "Apple Configurator 2" to lock an iOS device, can I allow two or three or four specific apps ?

Or is it really, literally, "single" app mode and only a single app can be allowed ?

Thank you.

No, you can't allow more than one app in "Single App Mode"

Apple also states

  Single App Mode forces the selected app to open on the supervised
  device and prevents the use of other apps. When this payload is
  active, the app reopens immediately after the device is restarted.


Get the UUID from a mostly dead hard drive? I have a mostly dead internal hard drive in my '07 iMac. I've switched the machine over to an external FW800 drive but every now and then, on reboot, the mostly dead internal drive will mount on boot and it's mostly dead status causes no end of trouble on the machine. My Spotlight indexing chokes up trying to read it, LaunchBar complains and slows down, Disk Utility won't launch -- it's not good having it active.

I can't unmount the drive it's so close to dead:

iansimac:~ root# diskutil unmount /dev/disk0s2
Volume Main  on disk0s2 timed out while waiting to unmount

I'd like to put an fstab entry together to stop it from mounting once and for all, but I can't the UUID for the drive. The diskutil call against it hangs up at:

iansimac:~ root# diskutil info /dev/disk0s2
   Device Identifier:        disk0s2
   Device Node:              /dev/disk0s2
   Part of Whole:            disk0
   Device / Media Name:      Main

   Volume Name:              Main
   Escaped with Unicode:     Main%FF%FE%20%00

   Mounted:                  Yes
   Mount Point:              /Volumes/Main
   Escaped with Unicode:     /Volumes/Main%FF%FE%20%00

   File System Personality:  Journaled HFS+
   Type (Bundle):            hfs
   Name (User Visible):      Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
   Journal:                  Journal size 81920 KB at offset 0x1d18000
   Owners:                   Enabled

   Partition Type:           Apple_HFS

It'll eventually time out, but it takes a long time to get there. I can't format the drive or wipe it, those actions fail. As does trying to repair it. It's just not worth the surgery on a late 2007 iMac to remove it and replace it so I'd like to leave it in place, but take it out of the way.

Is there some other way to get the UUID for the device that doesn't involve using the disk in anyway? Would it be cached in a file some place I could take a look at? I've looked at the output from diskutil and couldn't see a way to get it without involving the device. And the mount output doesn't say anything about UUIDs in its output.

Have you tried looking at the kernel log messages?
If, as you said earlier, it tried to root from the drive at least once, you can try to find it in the /var/log/system.log, for example:

$ grep 'rooting\ via' /var/log/system.log
Oct 24 18:01:44 localhost kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 4AB3D289-884F-379C-AF7B-************
Oct 25 11:21:57 localhost kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 4AB3D289-884F-379C-AF7B-************
Oct 28 10:30:54 localhost kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 4AB3D289-884F-379C-AF7B-************
...

Those logs are usually kept for months, so you should be able to get it.


How should I start a new iTerm terminal with shortcut? I've created a service in automator and assigned a shortcut, and it works.

But this doesn't start a new iTerm terminal. It only reveals the already running one

How can I start a new "tab" or a new "iTerm window"?

You can change the Action in your Automator-defined service to an AppleScript action:

Select Library/Run AppleScript in the Actions window
Add the following AppleScript in the created Action and save:

if application "iTerm" is not running then
    activate application "iTerm"
else
    tell application "iTerm"
        create window with default profile
        activate
    end tell
end if

This opens iTerm if it is not running, else it opens a new window. See iTerm documentation for more examples of AppleScript scripting for iTerm.


Thunderbolt 3 dock disconnects when MacBook sleeps I'm using a CalDigit TS3 Thunder Station 3 dock. When my MacBook sleeps, and I try to wake it using the attached USB keyboard, the DisplayPort connected screen comes on, but the dock looses connection to the USB keyboard, all other USB peripherals. Also, I have a Sonnet Echo Express III-D connected to the Thunderbolt through port on the dock and it also gets disconnected.

The ports won't come back unless I disconnect the dock and reconnect it or restart the computer.

I have contacted CalDigit support and they said:

  The “put hard disks to sleep when possible” energy saver option
  basically sends a “dead” signal to the TS3 when it sleeps as a poor
  attempt to save battery (despite the TS3’s charging abilities). Since
  the computer has manually initiated a shutoff, the TS3 is unable to
  reconnect without a manual reboot- namely, your unplugging and
  re-plugging of the cord.

  At the present, we do not know of any plans on Apple’s part to update
  their Energy Saver preferences to reflect the fact that our dock is an
  approved charging source.

This did not solve the problem. Anytime the MacBook sleeps, the TB3 dock stops working and I have to reboot.

Assuming CalDigit is correct in stating there is nothing they can do to cure this behavior, has anyone else been able to find a work-around for this or other TB3 docks?

At present, I assume my only "fix" is to never allow my MacBook to sleep. However, there doesn't appear to be a way to prevent macOS High Sierra from sleeping. Even with utilities like Amphetamine, the computer still sleeps but is woken immediately by the utility, causing the dock to disconnect.

Given that the computer sleep seems to be the problem, I turned off the "Power Nap", and it seems to be working for me now.

System Preferences > Energy Saver
Power Adapter tab
Uncheck "Enable Power Nap while plugged into a power adapter

This seems to be preventing the computer from sleeping and my external monitor has been fine. Note that I still turn off the display after 10 minutes, so I don't think this is harmful to the computer.

Of course, this setup is only when plugged in, which is the only time I care about the external monitor.


Are AirPlay2 device retrocompatible with AirPlay I've a 2012 MacBook pro running MacOS 10.11. It does not have AirPlay 2 (but AirPlay is running fine).

I wonder if I buy a AirPlay2 device if they are going to work with it ?

AirPlay 2 is backward compatible.  You can use AirPlay 2 to play to any AirPlay compatible device.

The main difference, but not the only difference, is that AirPlay is 1:1; you can play to only one device.

AirPlay 2 is 1:many; you can play from one device to multiple other devices.

Here's a good write-up on AirPlay 2 and the benefits it brings.


How can I insert a step into a Shortcut? I've just started creating shortcuts for various things on my iPhone.  It's been useful, but I find that as I create longer and more complex scripts, I find the interface rather poor.  As an experienced programmer, I'd prefer to be able to do things like inserting a step into an already existing script.  So far, the only way I've found to do that is to delete all of the steps after the point I want to insert and then re-add them all back.  Is there a better way to do this?

You can firm touch and hold on a action and drag and drop it where ever it's appropriate in the workflow.


Payment from Apple for developer I'm an iOS developer and I've been selling very few apps on the App Store. I would like to ask some questions about withdrawn money from iTunes Connect.

I already know

Minimum payment: $150 (USD)
Apple will fund every month

My question

If I earn over $150 in my account, for example: $500, how much money
will I receive?
I've known that Apple will fund every month, additionally, after 45
days of the first day of the month, is that correct? I am a little
bit confused to calculatate this, for example, I started sale of my app at July 16, 2015, so what day does money arrived to my bank account? In addition, how do I calculate this?

If I earn over $150 in my account, for example: $500, how much money
  will I receive?

Depends on what you mean by "earn". There are two stats: "Sales" and "Proceeds". If your app receives $500 (sales), Apple will take its cut (like 33%) and you will earn like $335 (proceeds).

You can go to iTunes Connect, then Sales and Trends, and you will see the two stats there.

  I've known that Apple will fund every month, additionally, after 45 days of the first day of the month, is that correct?

If by "fund" you mean "send money to my bank account", this isn't always true. Apple will normally do it every month, but there are cases in which it will delay the payment for several months (this tends to happen if your proceeds exceed a certain threshold - I imagine its for security/verification reasons). So it is possible that Apple will retain the profit of 2 or more months and pay at another month.

And yes, I believe that the very first month of sales (or 45 days) is always delayed. So your first payment will usually correspond to the first two months of sales.

  I started sale of my app at July 16, 2015, so what day does money
  arrived to my bank account?

Well, you will definitely not get anything on July. I suspect that you won't receive a payment in August either. You will probably receive your first payment on September (or late August), and from this point on, further payments will occur each month (normally).

  In addition, how do I calculate this?

Go to iTunes Connect. There is a section (I forgot how it is called, I think it is "financial" or "payments" something like that). You can observe here how much Apple owes you per month. This amount is what they are supposed to pay you.

Since you begun sales very recently, it is likely you won't find any data here yet.

Apple can be late with payments. It's normal. Simply keep track of the "amount owed" in iTunes Connect and you're pretty much guaranteed that the payment will be performed in a future.


How to run a cron job each time the previous execution has finished? I would like to run a Python script each time it finishes and I think I can do this with cron but I am not sure how to do it.

The idea is each time the Python scripts ends, it will have to run again and again.

I have searched for answers here but I can't find something similar to this.

In terminal:

while :; do ./script_name; done

or

while :; do python programm.py; done

If you want add some sleep time before run program again use 'sleep' command:

For example:

while :; do python programm.py; sleep 90; done

in this example cycle will sleep 90 second before run again you program


Remove black bar on Mojave split screen? I just updated from Sierra to Mojave, and now split screen apps have large, black dividing bar between them.

Is there a way to remove or shrink that black bar going down the middle of the screen?

The black spacer in-between the two screens is part of the feature.  I don't believe there's any way to remove it or shrink its size.


Google Drive for OS sometimes unable to connect (not a problem in latest versions) THis is not a problem in the latest versions of Google Drive sync anymore

Sometimes Google drive for OS X turns gray telling it is unable to connect. The only cure is quit and launch again and it immediately starts to work.

The Resume in menu is inactive.

What causes the problem? How to fix it?

If you are using a MacBook, you are most likely experiencing this error because Google Drive has a tendency to have connection problems when the computer is woken from sleep. I noticed this happening to me on several occasions when I open my computer up in class, particularly when the wifi takes a while to connect.

Although there is not much you can do about the bug itself, I have found that it is much less likely to happen if other internet-connected apps open.


How to get rid of stuck terminal error I don't exactly remember what I did last night, but ever since I get this message everytime I launch terminal. Not that it stops me from doing anything, it's just really annoying. Any help regarding this will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Check your profile files (~/.profile, ~/.bash_profile, etc) to see what is being run when you launch your shell and remove references to zsh. To see exactly what is being executed when you launch your shell, execute your shell with the -x option. Also make sure your Terminal shell is set correctly in Preferences.


Mac Command Line Tools Continue to Update This morning, I decided to re-install MacOS High Sierra using macOS Recovery by pressing Command + r. The system got stuck when only 11 minutes were remaining.

I restarted it and did the same process again, only this time, it wanted to install OS X Mavericks. I continued installing it. Once OS X Mavericks was installed, I updated it to macOS High Sierra. It said it was installed but it was only downloaded.

I found it was downloaded in /Applications folder and did the install. Everything worked like it should.

I started to install Homebrew, but Command Lines Tools were not installed, and started installing it. Then I saw Command Line Tools update in the App Store, so I cancelled the one initiated by Homebrew and initiated installation from the App Store.

Now, in App Store, it keeps on showing update Command Line Tools for OS X El Capitan and macOS High Sierra.

What should I do?

Ignore the update shown in the App Store. Install Command Line Tools by running the command:

xcode-select --install

In case the command doesn't work, and gives an error stating,

  xcode-select: error: command line tools are already installed, use "Software Update" to install updates

simply run brew config. It will show a dialogue box asking to accept Xcode license terms. Once accepted, Command Line Tools will be setup successfully.


What corrupted TextEdit's rendering of RTF files? When opening RTF files with TextEdit, they appear garbled. For example:

{\rtf1\ansi{\fonttbl\f0\fswiss Helvetica;}\f0\pard
This is some {\b bold} text.\par
}

Is TextEdit corrupted?

This is not garbled but the raw RTF code being displayed.

You have likely been examining at some point what RTF code looks like and checked off Display RTF file as RTF code instead of formatted text under TextEdit / Preferences / Open and Save / When opening a file, and
then forgot that you did.

After unchecking the Display RTF file.. checkbox button , the block of code in the question will be rendered as "This is some bold text."

If you are using the File > Open dialogue, make sure the box for "Ignore Rich Text Commands" is UN-checked.

It is easy to determine that this is a settings issue by checking the settings first.

If all is as expected there then create a new user and look at an RTF file. From the new account it should appear rendered, not as code.

I'm documenting this issue here since searching for an answer leads to incorrect advice—in particular: that ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.TextEdit.*.plist are corrupted and should be (re)moved.


iTunes Unable To Backup iPhone Whenever I try to backup my 128 GB iPhone 6s, I get an error

  iTunes could not back up the iPhone 'Talon's iPhone 6s' because not enough free space is available on this computer.

While my internal SSD doesn't have enough space, I have my iTunes Library on an external HD which has 1.32 TB free. I have made sure that the library is in fact on the external drive by selecting it by holding the Option key when launching iTunes.

Any ideas on how to fix this?

PS: iTunes 12.4.1.6, OS X 10.11.5, iOS 9.3.2

The default location for iPhone Backups is:

$HOME/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup

If the Macintosh HD doesn't have adequate free space and or adequate free space cannot easily be made available at the default location, then the following can be used as a workaround.

First, if the iPhone is showing in iTunes eject it, then close iTunes.

If you have existing backups at the default location you can first copy the existing Backup folder to a new location on a different drive/partition/volume that has adequate free space.

Once you've copied the Backup folder to a new location you can either delete the original or rename it, e.g.: Backup.old. This needs to be done to allow for the creation of a symbolic link to the new location of the MobileSync Backup folder and the symlinks name also needs to be "Backup".

To create the symbolic link, it Terminal, use the following command line example while changing the path to what's appropriate for your use.

ln -s /Volumes/<Your External HDD>/MobileSync/Backup ~/Library/Application\ Support/MobileSync/Backup

With the symbolic link created you can now open iTunes, connect the iPhone and perform a backup.


Passing alt/opt key sequence over ssh to remote host with iTerm Just learning the ropes of my new MacBook Pro.

I have a linux workstation at the office that I use to host a number of tmux sessions, which represent whatever Im working on at a given time.

If out and about I will ssh into this workstation using iterm2 and tmux attach -t to any given session.
In tmux I have certain keys bound to certain actions, specifically, I have the movement between panes bound to Alt+[HJKL] to move in a given direction.

I'll bet you can see the problem! Mac therefore No Alt key!
Is there a way I can map the apple key (or some other key) to be recognised as Alt when ssh'd to this host? or even globally if its not a per host setting?

Thanks in advance

A terminal connection, such as created by SSH, basically transfers characters, not keystrokes. There are some exceptions to this, such as the "return" key and CTRL+letter combinations, because they have been in use since time immemorial and have their own character codes, and some keys like the arrow keys are handled by sending multi-character sequences, but more "modern" inventions, such as ALT combinations (which did not exist on the 1970:s-era terminals of which modern terminal windows are the descendants) are simply not handled.

Some terminal programs provide various work-arounds for this. One such work-around is setting the eighth bit in the character code when the ALT key is pressed, but this breaks down if you use some other character encoding than 7-bit ASCII. A more sensible workaround is to prefix "alted" letters with an ESC character, so that typing Alt-A is the same as typing Escape and then A.

So you need to figure out which of these conventions tmux expects, and then configure iTerm2 to follow that convention. I don't use iTerm2 myself, but it seems to have "Meta" (set eighth bit) and "Esc+" options under "Keys" in the settings window.


MacBook does not recognize iPad My problem is that my iPad is not recognized by my MacBook. Other iOS devices are recognised normally by the very same MacBook.
The iPad charges, but nothing else works.

My specifications are the following:

iPad 1st generation (firmware 5.1.1) & jailbroken
MacBook Pro Mid-2012 (firmware 10.9.1)
iTunes 11.1.3

I have tried the following solutions:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808?viewlocale=en_US
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1591
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3540 (I know, Snow Leopard only, but I still tried)
The iPad is also not recognised in Recovery Mode or DFU Mode
When I try deleting all files on my iPad (Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings), it freezes (spinning weel until "out-of-charge") and nothing happens until I restart using the Home and Power buttons.

It should be noted that the same issue occurs using other Macs or PCs. So my guess would be that the Jailbreak corrupted some essential files for syncing?!

EDIT 1

This is an edit in response to bmike's comment. The System Profiler shows me these settings.

EDIT 2

Kovah mentioned that the version of iTunes could be the issue. I have downgraded my iTunes to version 9.2.1 and did not solve the issue.

We had some customers in our store with similar problems. Mainly they came with an iPhone 2 / 3 and asked for help because their Macs won't recognize them. Some (not all devices!) worked on an older Mac with OSX < 10.7 and a lower iTunes version. If you have a friend or family member with an older Mac try to connect to this one.
If it's not working I would say the iPad is "bricked".


Use defaults to edit preferences Recently, I have been playing around with editing System Preferences without GUI and using the defaults command. I have tried for example:

defaults write com.apple.dock autohide NO

Though that did not do anything. The preference was still checked in System Preferences, and the plist did not get edited when I opened it in Xcode. Even after relaunch of Finder and restart.

Am I using defaults properly? And if no, what is the proper use of it, when I am aiming to edit Preferences through terminal?

I am using OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Your command is adding a BOOL true or false.

So you needed to declare it as such by adding -bool. Otherwise you are changing to a string.

But also with this change you need to relaunch the dock for it to pick up the changes. You can do this by adding a second command.

killAll Dock

In one command:

defaults write com.apple.dock autohide  -bool no;killAll Dock

This will run your command and kill any process named Dock. The Dock will then auto relaunch picking up the changes.


Is there a free temperature monitor program that works on a 2014 Retina MBP? Is there a free temperature monitor program that works on a 2014 Retina MBP? I don't need fancy features, fan control, etc. Just temperatures are fine.

All of the ones I've found in the App Store and elsewhere are paid, and the only free ones I've found don't work with new machines.

It is not really an app, but there is a Widget for on your Dashboard that can display diagnostics information like the temperature. One of them I personally prefer is iStat Pro, you can find it on Softonic (the official site is offline). Hit the large green "Descargar Gratis" (Free Download) button and right-click > open the file from your downloads folder. It will be installed in your Dashboard, where it will show temperatures by default. Confirmed by me to work on the latest (late 2013) 15" rMBP.


Multiple tags on music in iTunes? Is there any plugin for iTunes making it possible to tag the music with multiple tags (not ID3-tags or genre)? Just like last.fm does, e.g. "soft electronic african female-vocalist"?  Genres are so totally unusable to use as a music categorizer.

I use iTunes a lot for syncing various iDevices and streaming music to the Airport Express, so I'm not really interested in an alternative app, even though I might be if it supports more or less everything iTunes does and have some more features, but also being compatible with and updating the iTunes library.

A big bonus would be if it's also allowing hierarchical tag structures.

While it won't satisfy the hierarchical feature you'd like, the Grouping (or even the Comment) field in iTunes could be used to hold tags. Ideally you would want to do something to make the tag always unique by separating by a comma or say <> around the word. You can then use a Smart Playlist to filter for this tag. (Grouping contains).

There is an unfinished program called QuickTag that leverages that ability and makes it easier to tag.

There is also a hint on MacOSXHints.com that shows how you can grab Last.FM's tags and apply them to the current playing track. You'll need to modify their script slightly - namely to use the grouping or comment field (and match anything special you've done, eg. <>s around the word) instead of the genre. The alternative Perl version worked faster than the original script for me.


In Yosemite what does the indicator that looks like a scroll bar mean at the bottom of the desktop? I've noticed that at the bottom of my desktop Yosemite has started displaying a strange sort of indicator - it looks like a horizontal scroll bar, it's a thin grey rectangle with rounded ends.

If I use large dock icons it overlaps with the dock itself, if I shrink the dock you can see that it is unrelated to the dock.

And no, it's not part of my wallpaper!

It looks like a bug, not some sort of meaningful indicator as I first thought.

After quitting every application and restarting it's now gone away!


Cannot reset password using Apple ID I got quite the headscratcher here...
I'm in a password reset loop. I have been tasked with "fixing" my wife's MacBook. I'm a technical support engineer for SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD on the Windows platform, so I have to do a lot of self-learning with the MacOS environment as I go. I've exhausted everything I could find mentioned online and would be very appreciative of some insight from more experienced users.
THE GOAL

Access the HD to recover important documents and pictures.

THE SITUATION

My wife left her computer unused for many months. The battery ran
out and it was left 100% dead for a good while.

When charging it back up and trying to log in, the machine will not accept my wife's machine password (she had written it down previously). We've tried over 50 iterations. We tried all passwords and all permutations of any Apple passwords past and present. No dice.

So far, no method of resetting the password has been successful.

The machine seemingly can't connect to the internet to reset the password via Apple ID even though I have verified it is connected to Wifi. I tried multiple networks to rule out faulty internet. It rejects incorrect passwords, so I know it actually connects when the Wifi credentials are entered correctly. At this point, her Apple ID is the only credential I can independently verify is accurate.

My wife inadvertently activated FileVault and can't remember if/where she stored the Recovery Key. Big "uh-oh."

Because FileVault is active, I cannot access the macOS Utilities (⌘+R held while booting) to run the 'resetpassword' command in the Terminal. It only boots to the Recovery OS which isn't helpful.

I also am locked out of single-user startup (⌘+S held while booting) which is disabled when FileVault is active. I was hoping to run some command-line codes to reset the password or create and admin account. Can't do any of that with FileVault enabled.

The 'Macintosh HD' Startup Disk is encrypted in the Recovery Assistant. It asks for an unlock password, but I have no idea what to enter. Any attempt has been unsuccessful.

Need some insight!

Have you tried this method?  From this source:

Use Recovery Mode to reset your password
You'll need to boot your Mac into Recovery Mode in order to access the
password reset tool. I've found the easiest way to do that is to turn
off your Mac.
With your Mac turned off, press and hold the Command and R keys on
your keyboard, then press the power button. Hold in Command+R until
you see a progress bar show up below the Apple logo. You can also get
into Recovery Mode by restarting your Mac and trying to time the
keyboard combo of Command+R, but in my experience, starting with your
Mac turned off is the most reliable method.
With your Mac now in Recovery Mode, click on Utilities in the menu bar
followed by Terminal. A new window will show up, waiting for you to
enter a command. Type "resetpassword" as one word, without the quotes,
and press Return.
Close the Terminal window, where you will then find the Reset Password
tool. A list of all user accounts on your Mac will be on display. To
reset the password for your account, you'll need to set a new password
for all users. Make sure you write down the new password for anyone
who shares your Mac.


Launchd Wont Run Application I made an app (tested it works) and I want to make it run every day at midnight. Here is my PLIST file:

EDIT: after using @user3439894's code here is what I put in my PLIST

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.example.exampled</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
        <string>/usr/bin/open</string>
        <string>-a</string>
        <string>/Applications/Calculator.app</string>
    </array>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <false/>
    <key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
    <array>
        <dict>
            <key>Hour</key>
            <integer>0</integer>
            <key>Minute</key>
            <integer>0</integer>
        </dict>
    </array>
</dict>
</plist>

When I run it using sudo launchctl load /Users/fbisurveillancevan/Desktop/LaunchMessageText.plist, it returns nothing. When I try again, it returns launchctl: already loaded The daemon/agent appears to be loaded, but does not run

In addition to the comments I've made to your OP, use this example to fix the issues you are having.

Note: This was done under macOS High Sierra and if using macOS Catalina there are some changes to the example, which are detailed is a note further below.

As a test, in Terminal, I executed the following commands:

cd ~/Library/LaunchAgents
touch com.example.exampled.plist
open -e com.example.exampled.plist

Copy and paste the following example PLIST XML code into the opened com.example.exampled.plist file, setting the StartCalendarInterval for a few minutes from now, and then save and close it.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.example.exampled</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
        <string>/usr/bin/open</string>
        <string>-a</string>
        <string>/Applications/Calculator.app</string>
    </array>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <false/>
    <key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
    <array>
        <dict>
            <key>Hour</key>
            <integer>0</integer>
            <key>Minute</key>
            <integer>0</integer>
        </dict>
    </array>
</dict>
</plist>

Back in Terminal, execute:

launchctl load com.example.exampled.plist

Now Calculator will open at the set time, which is set using 24 Hour time, e.g 0 through 23 for the Hour key.

macOS Catalina Notes:

In a clean install of macOS Catalina, ~/Library/LaunchAgents doesn't exist by default. Use the following command before cd ~/Library/LaunchAgents:

mkdir -p ~/Library/LaunchAgents

Due to changes made by Apple in macOS Catalina the fully qualified pathname for the Calculator is: /System/Applications/Calculator.app

Change:

<string>/Applications/Calculator.app</string>

To:

<string>/System/Applications/Calculator.app</string>

Or as an alternative, just use:

<string>Calculator</string>

Both methods work.

Additional testing was done with an application bundle (myApp.app) created by me, saved in /Applications on macOS Catalina, and the following values worked for me:

<string>/Applications/myApp.app</string>

Or:

<string>myApp</string>

Note: The use of sudo is required when dealing with agents and daemons that are in the designated locations other then ~/Library/LaunchAgents in order to create, modify, change permissions to make read-only, delete, etc. the XML Plist file itself. Also note that when using the launchctl command for daemons, sudo may be required in some cases, however do not use sudo to load agents with launchctl, as it will load them as a daemon.

To review the manual pages, in Terminal, use man command where command is the commands name, e.g. man launchctl, or to more easily read the manual pages, just type the commands name and right-click on it selecting: Open man Page

If you are going to use Launch Agents and Launch Daemons, I highly recommend you read the manual pages for launchctl, launchd.plist and launchd.

Per the manual pages for launchctl and launchd.plist the PLIST files for Launch Agents and Launch Daemons belong in specific directories:

FILES
    ~/Library/LaunchAgents          Per-user agents provided by the user.
    /Library/LaunchAgents           Per-user agents provided by the administrator.
    /Library/LaunchDaemons          System-wide daemons provided by the administrator.
    /System/Library/LaunchAgents    Per-user agents provided by OS X.
    /System/Library/LaunchDaemons   System-wide daemons provided by OS X.

There is also an example xml property lists file at the end of the manual page forlaunchd.plist.


Does the Apple Genius Bar replace Macbook Air battery on site? I called Apple's toll free number but wasn't able to get a clear answer from them.

My 2011 MacBook Air's battery is dying and I would like to have it replaced. The only problem is that I am traveling abroad soon (in 3 days). If I go to an Apple Store to have it replaced, will they do it on site such that I can get my laptop back right away, or will they keep my laptop for a few days to replace the battery?

When I was talking to a rep on the phone, he recommended that I just go to the store and get the problem assessed. But the closest Apple store is about an hour away...Thanks!

Yes - all computer batteries from Apple (including the newer unibody models where the battery is not consumer replaceable) are easily swapped in a 10 to 35 minute procedure to open, inspect, replace, test and document the repair. This assumes the technician has all the parts, adhesives, solvents in place and has done a dozen or so of this exact model so they only have to refresh the steps and not have to carefully study the manual and find each screw and piece to remove.

Of course, your wait time might be longer if no one is free to start work immediately or the part needs to be retrieved from a nearby stock room. If the part isn't in stock, Apple should be able to quote you a delivery time to order the part, and discuss if you want to leave the Mac for service, choose mail in service or leave with your mac and return later to get the repair done as same- or next-day service once the part and the Mac are in the shop together.

Since you called AppleCare and explained your symptoms, my guess is they cannot run the diagnostics remotely to establish a true failure (or if you agree to pay for the repair) and pre-order the part before you present the Mac for repair in the store.

My experience is each store has sufficient stock to do several repairs of a battery type, but that being said, I've also gone in on a busy day where they had three machines needing the same part as I and I was the third in line and therefore had the option of leaving the Mac or waiting for the part to arrive.

Worst case, you get a diagnosis and don't leave the machine in for repair, but have options to pre-order the part when you return or find another store. If the store mails in your Mac for repair, often it can get overnighted to a return location of your choosing and clearly wherever they ship the machine will be same day service for an in-stock battery at the main repair depot.


What is the right way to maintain Time Machine backup history for a HDD with two partitions? I have two user partitions (not counting any hidden/system ones like Lion Restore etc.) on my MacBook Pro's internal HDD: Volume_A (100 GB) and Volume_B (20 GB). My Time Capsule has been keeping everything backed up nicely for a little over a year now.

I now want to re-partition my volumes (no change in names). Volume_A: 100 -> 70 GB and Volume_B: 20 -> 50 GB.

Since I also have access to a CCC backup of both partitions, I can easily delete Volume_B, recreate it with the new, increased size and restore the data into it from the CCC backup.

My question is: will Time Machine/Capsule be able to retain the history after the new partition scheme goes live? Or will it decide to wipe the slate clean and start with a fresh backup of the newly re-partitioned setup?

Is there any way to make sure I don't lose my history and have backups "continue" and build upon the existing collection?

Okay, so it looks like there is no need to worry about losing backup history on the time-capsule as long as the names of the volumes are unchanged.

Since there were no answers here, I just bit the bullet and went ahead with what I had originally intended to do. Fortunately, TC picked up the deltas after I resized and restored the data into Volume_B.

So now you might be wondering why I even bothered to ask in the first place. Well, the reason I was concerned is because the first time around, when I went from a single partition layout (backed up on TC) to a dual partition layout (with the name of the first partition unchanged), TC had somehow decided that it needed to start from a clean slate, and I lost all the history there.


Make OS X Partition active from Windows I have recently noticed, that I needed more space on my Bootcamp drive, so I unallocated 10 GiB in macOS using DiskPart. After that I rebooted into Windows and used "MiniTool Partition Wizard" to assign that space to the Windows partition.
It rebooted and expanded the partition as I expected, but afterwards I wasn't able to boot into my macOS again. It is cleary still there, but it seems, that I have to set a flag to make it bootable again.
Also booting into Recovery Mode doesn't work anymore - it's loading very, very slowly and gets stuck at 100% (I even left my notebook over night).

Does anyone know, how to set this flag using Windows?

I have fixed this issue myself, using a tool called gdisk. I converted the partition table back to GPT. The only problem now is, that i can see the recovery partition from the normal system and i can't really boot to it. No big deal for me, because I can use my mac normally again.


Why don't my icloud.com contacts download to my iPhone? I've manually imported my Google Contacts into icloud.com (via a vCard file). Now I'd like to have these contacts available on my iPhone. My iCloud is property set up (Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > iCloud). "Fetch New Data" is set to Push, "Contacts" switch is turned on.

Nevertheless the contacts don't sync. How can I analyze and fix this?

Did you try a restart of the phone?

Also go to Contacts and click the "group" button in the top left and make certain that "All iCloud" is checked.


Assigning global keyboard shotcuts for cross-application behaviour? On PC: To open Chrome, the command was Win+3, a new window was Shift+Win+3.

It just occurred to me how much I relied on this. How can I have something as beautiful and simple as this on Mac? It should try to open the most recently active window, but should avoid changing Spaces as that is super disorienting. It shouldn't disorient.

Can I write a custom macro? Or program? Or command? Or ANYTHING to have this work on Mac?

macOS should get you up to speed a lot quicker.

See macOS Sierra: Create keyboard shortcuts for apps for creating custom keyboard short cuts:

  You can create keyboard shortcuts only for existing menu commands. You can’t create keyboard shortcuts for general purpose tasks, such as opening an app.

  Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Keyboard, then click Shortcuts.
  Select App Shortcuts on the left, click the Add button , click the Application pop-up menu, then choose a specific app or All Applications.
  If you want to set a shortcut for a menu command that appears in many apps, choose All Applications.
  In the Menu Title field, type the menu command for which you want to create a shortcut, exactly as the command appears in the app, including the > character (type ->), ellipses (type three periods without spaces or press Option-;), or other punctuation.
  Click in the Keyboard Shortcut field, press the key combination that you want to use as the keyboard shortcut, then click Add.


How to find Apple ID used to set up my iPad How can I find out which Apple ID has been used to set up my ipad - it has been hacked and is now some years old and I am in the process of restoring this device.  This iPad is not listed on the Apple ID I have established.

Go into Settings, click on iCloud, and it should tell you the ID.


Unable to update any Apps I am unable to update any of my apps on my iPad Air and can not add a new app. When I try to update I get a spinning circle. There has been no error notice. Any idea what the problem is?

That happened to me with my iPad Air. I solved it by backing my iPad up to iTunes and then deleting the app from my iPad through iTunes, then I clicked Apply. I then downloaded the app from the App Store again. This will delete any data the app has on your iPad.

YMMV, as a few months later this app (Pages) was doing the same thing again, so I put it off and put it off and I never fixed it again, but when I updated to the iOS 9 Public Beta on my iPad the app was fixed! So you might just wait a couple of months until iOS 9 comes out and the update should hopefully fix the app for you.


Rules in Mail don't work when message is read When I read a message on my iPhone it seems to be by passing the Mailbox Rules when that message gets into my iMac. So I end up having messages in my Inbox instead of in the appropriate Mail folder. Why?

The mailbox rules on the iMac are only executed when Mail runs on the Mac. Thus to see the effect of the rule on the iPhone you have to have loaded the email on the Mac first.

To get the rules to work for all clients you need to implement then on the server. For most servers this means using the web version of the mail and logging on to the server there and then implementing the rules there. These rules will be acted on when the server receives the email and thus before either the Mac or iPhone has a chance to look at the email.


When you download a picture from a web browser by pressing and holding then clicking download what folder does it get downloaded into? When you download a picture from a web browser by pressing and holding on the image then clicking download in the menu that pops up in which folder are you able to see it?

Is it the same on each browser (Safari, Chrome, etc), or does it differ?

EDIT: Referring to iOS

The saved photos will show up in the Photos app on your device.


Uninstall OS X Server completely in Yosemite I recently run the OS X Server app on Yosemite. Now each time I shutdown or restart my mac, it asking for administrator password. I don't want to run my MacBook Pro as a server. I ran this app just to test something, now I want to reset to the previous state. Now I feel that there are some daemon process running because of the server app, that slows down my laptop.
How to uninstall or reset all the changes made by OS X Server app on Yosemite?

I got this solution by posting the same on apple discussion forum. I wanted to post the answer here because, it might help someone else. Many thanks to the friend who gave me this solution.

Move the Server application to the Trash. Delete the following items (some may not exist), then reboot:

/.ServerBackups
/var/db/.ServerSetupDone
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.serverd.plist
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.servermgr_accounts.plist
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.servermgr_certs.plist
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.servermgr_info.plist
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.servermgrd.plist
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.apple.serverd
/Library/Server

Here's Apple Discussion forum link


Reconnect to Wi-Fi when "Wi-Fi does not have an IP address" I came into the office today with my MacBook Pro and usually my Wi-Fi automatically connects to the network, but instead it is constantly searching.

If I go to System Preferences > Network > Wi-Fi, there is a solid yellow circle and the text reads "Wi-Fi does not have an IP address and cannot connect to the Internet".

I've tried turning off Wi-Fi and restarting the computer but neither has worked.

In the Network Preferences, click "Advanced ..." and remove the WiFi network from the 'Preferred Networks'. This will make macOS forget the network, after which you can attempt to connect again. macOS will build up the connection 'from scratch' and won't rely on any cached settings. I have to use the same trick once in a while for our corporate WiFi network.


Editing war file with Midnight Commander I'm trying to edit the contents of a war file on midnight commander (Mac OSX). With a normal zip file, this works fine. However, when I try to open a war file, I get an error message:

gzip: stdin has more than one entry--rest ignored
Cannot open tar archive
filepath/ugz://

This is probably some kind of configuration issue with mc. Any ideas how to resolve this?

Midnight commander tries to open war files as tgz files. Is should open them as zip files instead.

To fix this open "Edit extension file" in "Command" menue (F9, C, e). Search for ".war" and delete it from the listings. The modified listing should look like:

# .tgz, .tpz, .tar.gz, .tar.z, .tar.Z, .ipk, .gem
regex/\.t([gp]?z|ar\.g?[zZ])$|\.ipk$|\.gem$
<------>Open=%cd %p/utar://
<------>View=%view{ascii} /usr/local/Cellar/midnight-commander/4.8.7/libexec/mc/ext.d/archive.sh view tar.gz

Then add the following snippet somewhere in the file:

# .war
regex/\.war$
<------>Open=%cd %p/uzip://
<------>View=%view{ascii} /usr/local/Cellar/midnight-commander/4.8.7/libexec/mc/ext.d/archive.sh view zip


OS X Dictation - more accurate transcription Just for my curiosity and knowledge, from a Software stand point prospective, I read on a book that: "Further, the server-based dictation in OS X also sends other user information, like your address book contacts, to provide more accurate transcription."  What does it mean? How can Dictation improve by sending the address book contacts?

Thank you so much and have a great day.

Generally speaking this info is sent so it recognizes people and places. I would also imagine that it will use address information to infer what you are talking about and make more accurate guesses.

Apple has a rather long, informative, article on dictation here:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202584

And has a way to change it to Mac-Based dictation so your info is not sent to Apple.


Problem with iPhone starting up completely I went to turn on my phone and I got a black screen with a circle going round and round. The phone will not turn off and will not respond when pushing the home button. Can anyone help?

The steps to fix any iOS device that won't boot fully are the same and pretty easy to accomplish following Apple's support on how to restore a device.

Consider trying to make a backup or check if you have your data (programs, contacts, settings, photos) either synchronized or backed up before you restore - that irreversibly deletes everything you put on your phone as the first step of the restore:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201252

At the bottom of that article are several that might need to be epxplored if the normal restore fails, up to and including calling for a hardware repair to an authorized (or unauthorized if you prefer) repair shop.


How to view photos from Mac on iPad I have tons of photos on my mac (Lion) and an external harddrive. They are not organized using iphoto, just sitting in different folders.

I would like to be able to view them on my iPad 2. Ideally I would like to be able to "like" them, currently I'm using color labels in Finder.

If I could also view the videos I would be ecstatic ;-)

thanks!

I developed AirPhotoViewer.

It lets you view photos from your PC on an iPad or iPhone over wifi without syncing them on the device.


Syncing Apple Music between iPhone and iPad How do you sync playlists, favorites, etc between devices in the new Apple Music app?

All you need to do is turn on "iCloud Music Library" and all of your playlists, saved songs etc. will be distributed to all of your devices (including PC, Mac, iPhone, iPod and iPad (and soon to be android and Apple TV))

To do this, on iDevices go to Settings>Music>iCloud Music Library.


Does screen protector really protect anti-relfective coating in Macboon pro Retina display? I have a MAC Book pro 15" built in end of 2014. It has a known issue of anti-reflective coating. I got Apple to replace them twice and I am not sure if they change it again as I entering 5 years soon).

Since I got new display recently, I am thinking of protecting my display so it does not happen again.

Now, my question is:

Is anti-reflective coating of the display better protected under display protection or it fades faster since the screen protector is in direct contact with the coating?

Thanks

My understanding is that the problem with the anti-reflective coating is that it slowly delaminates. I.e. the coating simply comes off the screen. The cause of it does not seem to be heat, but rather pressure from outside sources or just time passing.

In that light, I don't think a screen protector will protect you against this delamination. Any pressure exerted on the screen protector will also affect the coating. Instead I'm worried that the screen protector will actually make it worse as it will put a (small) weight on the coating at all times.


Same group, multiple group chats - How to fix? I'm in a group chat with 3 others. We all have iPhones. About a month ago, a new group chat was created with the same group. I deleted it, but it came back. 3 of the 4 of us experience this problem. The other guy has no idea what we're talking about when we say "this is driving me crazy."

Many others seem to have also experienced this problem:

  "iOS 8 creating multiple group messages with same recipients" (Official Apple Forum)

There is no answer in the above thread.

How can we fix this issue?

Make sure "group messaging" is turned on in settings.  For some reason (maybe b/c i have hard and soft rebooted my phone a bunch) that option switched off.


Display point values on numbers graph On an Excel graph, if I mouse-over a data point on the graph, the application shows me in a small pop-up window the exact X and Y data values of the point that I am mousing-over.

Is there a way to do this with Numbers.app, either as a mouse-over, or some other way, so I can see the exact data values of a given point on the graph, without having to go back and look at the table that was used to generate the graph?

Select the graph, go to Format, Series tab, then select a Value Label.


Soundflower + AU Lab Mojave? I had an AU Lab preset saved from before updating to Mojave that used to work on macOS High Sierra.

It seems that the combination doesn't seem to work any more on Mojave. I'm not seeing any response in AU Lab at all.

Ideas?

I found this thread on Apple's Support Communities: AU Lab Not working on MacOS Mojave .
There's an answer that states:

Update: I was able to make Au Lab show permission request, finally. I think the reason it didn't ask permission before was that it was somehow cached since I had Au Lab in my /Applications before updating to Mojave.
It did request permission when I downloaded new version from iTunes - Mastered for iTunes - Apple (CA), unzipped it right in my Downloads folder and launched it from there,  without moving to /Applications folder. That's when it said it's an app downloaded from the internet are you sure bla bla and then when I created document it asked for permission.
After that you can delete Au Lab copy from Downloads and continue launching from /Applications — it'll work.

Downloading it and replacing it with the new one from Apple also worked for me.


How do I print on mac, when needing a printer administrator I'm trying to print something with my Macbook air, but when I try to print I have to add a printer. When I try to add a printer it asks for a username and a password of some user in the printer administration. How do I solve this?

If it's your macbook, usually YOU are the administrator.  Try using your own username and password.

I don't remember my username and password

Click the Apple (grey, upper left)
 =>System Preferences
 => Users and Groups

Your name should be highlighted.  You can change your password here.

It will also say if your account is standard or has admin rights.


How to fix iMac losing Wi-Fi connection again and again? My iMac loses its Wifi connection from minute to minute. To make it active again, I have to run "Assist Me..."  from the Network preferences panel.

This is really, really annoying.

Does anyone know what's going on?

I'm running Mac Os 10.7.4.

You may find that another device is causing interference such as a cordless phone or microwave, or even a neighbour's wifi device. Try changing the channel on your wifi router.

It may be worth using the "alt-trick" to check what's going on with your wifi - when your wifi is connected, mouse over the wifi icon in your system tray, hold down the alt key then click on it. You should see some additional info, like the following:

Keep an eye on the Transmit Rate and RSSI; if they're poor it could be a sign that you need to change the wifi channel.

You can also use Lion's hidden diagnostic app to see what could be causing problems for your wifi.


My keyboard stopped repeating - how to fix? I have both an internal and external keyboard but the key-repeat has stopped working.  I've tried changing both 'Key Repeat' and 'Delay Until Repeat' as shown below but no setting seems to be helping.

This is a brand new mac (5 weeks old).

Well it looks like there are a couple solutions:

Option 1. Enter this in terminal: defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false. To disable repeating keys again, enter the same command except change the false to true.

Option 2. Download Mountain Tweaks (I assume you're on Mountain Lion, if not, download Lion Tweaks) and click the "Yes" option for "Enable Repeating Keys":


(MBP 2010 13") EFI BOOT Frozen when Trying to Install Windows 10 Would like to get some assistance:
Device: Macbook Pro 2010 13"

Previously I was successfully install windows by manually create partition, format partition to hybrid GPT/MBR by following a guide. And windows working fine, everything normal until one day I am thinking about install linux so I can have complete 3 OS on mac. And I just carelessly install it and linux installation failed, microsoft partition got affected and OS gone. So I delete partition and now MacOs own fully the disk and partition.

The issue now, I am trying to install windows again and its all working until EFI boot on flashdisk done. When turn on mac and hold option button and the "EFI BOOT" appear as installing windows. When we click or press enter, thats it. Its freezing for a moment and will reboot again.

Anyone can help to advise on what to do? I have tried to repair disk on MacOs recovery. But nothing seems work. If anyone have solution or advise I will be open. Thank you in advance.

Instruction I followed previously which was successfully installed windows without bootcamp: https://bit.ly/2JiffBl

I wish Mr David Anderson >> https://apple.meta.stackexchange.com/users/107222/david-anderson can have a look as well and advise what to do as previously I followed his instruction and all is well until I am carelessly tried to install linux without further research.

Will clean install High Sierra OS fix the issue??

Partition layout from gdisk

dn1122$ sudo gdisk /dev/disk0
GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 1.0.5

Warning: Devices opened with shared lock will not have their
partition table automatically reloaded!
Partition table scan:
  MBR: protective
  BSD: not present
  APM: not present
  GPT: present

Found valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT.

Command (? for help): r

Recovery/transformation command (? for help): o

Disk size is 468862128 sectors (223.6 GiB)
MBR disk identifier: 0x98F8FE8A
MBR partitions:

Number  Boot  Start Sector   End Sector   Status      Code
   1                     1    468862127   primary     0xEE

Recovery/transformation command (? for help): p
Disk /dev/disk0: 468862128 sectors, 223.6 GiB
Sector size (logical): 512 bytes
Disk identifier (GUID): 847C8A90-5D1F-4055-8ADA-1A6C5D7783F8
Partition table holds up to 128 entries
Main partition table begins at sector 2 and ends at sector 33
First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 468862094
Partitions will be aligned on 8-sector boundaries
Total free space is 13 sectors (6.5 KiB)

Number  Start (sector)    End (sector)  Size       Code  Name
   1              40          409639   200.0 MiB   EF00  EFI System Partition
   2          409640       468862087   223.4 GiB   AF0A

After trying and search solutions for days with getting no answer I finally resolved it myself by:

Backup MacOs using CCC to another harddisk

Erase my internal disk with APFS format
Reinstall my High Sierra OS
Re-do the steps https://bit.ly/2JiffBl
Finally USB can be boot again to install

Also need to make sure regarding the format of drive since I was unable to use the exFat format and need another solution to make it readable in my MBP OS High Sierra. So, I decided to continue follow the instruction but with FAT32 format of USB and partition. For now I successfully have MacOs, Windows10 and Linuc on my mac and mission complete.


Using Gmail with Mail, Google Calendar with iCal I currently use Gmail and Google Calendar for my primary email and calendar system. I've been using them both through the web interface so I can best take advantage of all the features. However I'm considering switching to Mail & iCal, and I'm trying to figure out what I will and won't be able to do. (I already set up syncing with Mail & Calendar on my iPhone, and Address Book on both my iPhone and Mac.)

Here are the features I use:

Keyboard shortcuts in Gmail
Several alternate email addresses that are forwarded to and fetched by my primary Gmail account

When I reply to an email that was sent to one of these addresses, Gmail automatically picks that address to send from
Sending mail from plus-addresses (e.g. me+test@gmail.com)

Priority Inbox ("Important" messages, as determined by Gmail's algorithm, appear at the top of my inbox)
Labels, which appear next to the message subject in my inbox
In Google Calendar, I have added a couple public calendars that I can view events from.

Are all of these features easy to sync with Mail and iCal? In particular, how do I set up the ability to send from my other addresses? Will I have to add my other accounts separately in Mail (and if so, will I still be able to view them when I visit gmail.com on another device)?

Keyboard shortcuts: Mail has it's own keyboard shortcuts, which you may have to learn.

Alternate email addresses/multiple accounts: works fine. Don't know about plus-addresses.

Priority inbox: this is not supported.
Labels work, as does flagging.
Public calendars work in iCal.

Syncing is very easy to set up - via IMAP in Mail, and in Preferences in iCal. In Lion it's even simpler.

Yes, you add each account separately in mail. You can still visit them in any browser or device.


I want to play one podcast only on iPod Touch, but they play in series one after the other I download multiple podcasts from one source, eg, five episodes of Naked Scientists.  I want to listen to one only, but when the first finishes it automatically goes to the second, and third etc.

I want to listen to just one episode at a time and have the iPod Touch turn off when it is finished (this is a sleep-aid for my insomnia...I don't want it playing all night !)

A "Genius" suggested making playlists, but although you can make a podcast playlist, it does NOT sync.

With iOS 4, you can make a playlist directly on your device. Go to the Music app, then Playlists, then "Add Playlist...". Type in the name for the playlist, hit Save, and you're presented with a screen to add items to the playlist. Select "Podcasts" (by default, it's found under "More") and select the item you want to play. Tap "Done".

You're all set - just select the item from the playlist and only that item will play.


How to direct internet connection to iPhone USB and not Wifi I have a Macbook Pro running macOS Sierra 10.12.6

I'm using Wifi to connect to a server using SSH. My iPhone is also connected to my laptop and both Wifi and iPhone USB have the green circle next to them in Network settings. How can I configure my network so that it uses my iPhone USB for Internet and Wifi for SSH?

en0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    ether 34:36:3b:ce:3e:88
    inet 192.168.1.247 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
    media: autoselect
    status: active
en4: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
    ether 22:3c:ae:94:e7:84
    inet6 fe80::18a5:b2ff:226e:8492%en4 prefixlen 64 secured scopeid 0xf.
    inet 172.20.10.7 netmask 0xfffffff0 broadcast 172.20.10.15
    nd6 options=201<PERFORMNUD,DAD>
    media: 100baseTX <full-duplex>
    status: active

There are at least two ways! First make sure that the iPhone is above WiFi in the network service order; that makes it the default for all traffic.  Then you can either:

Use SSH's -b <ip> flag to bind SSH to your desired IP. So if your WiFi IP is
111.111.111.111, ssh as per usual with ssh -b 111.111.111.111.
Add a static route to your remote host routing through the desired IP. If your desired IP to connect from is 111.111.111.111 and your remote host is 222.222.222.222: $ sudo route add 222.222.222.222 111.111.111.111. then SSH normally. When you're done, tear down the route with $ sudo route delete 222.222.222.222 111.111.111.111.


Mouse sticks only when dropping with drag and drop. I'm having a problem with dragging and dropping on my Mac. The icon is picked up, but it doesn't let go most of the time; it's almost as though I've still got the button down.

Please note: this only happens with dragging and dropping, not with highlighting text. When I do that, the trackpad releases as you would expect. If it didn't, I'd suspect a hardware error but it just works perfectly for everything else (highlighting text, playing games etc).

What can I do to fix this?

I had a similar problem and solved it by relaunching the Finder (Force Quit).


Is there a way to take Flash updates out of the hands of Adobe? I swore off Flash for a long while, until the great Safari support in Mavericks. Now I use it without fear.

However, the updating is always a pain. It seems like when I go to certain websites the "Adobe Flash Player Install Manager" fires up and bugs me to update. I don't want to have to think about doing these Flash updates all of the time.

Is there a way to stay up-to-date while not having this app bother me all of the time?

While far from a perfect solution, you could run this script from Rich Trouton on a regular basis to install updates.

Note that the current version of the Flash player is 15, so you'd need to update the script's fileURL entry for this to download and install the correct .dmg.


Where's the serial number of a Mac located, in the storage or in the firmware? I know this command gives you the serial number for a Mac:

$ ioreg -l | grep IOPlatformSerialNumber

Where does this command get the serial number from? From the storage or from the firmware (this last more likely I guess)?  Any way to get the serial number from the startup disk, so that you can get the serial number for a machine in target disk mode or connected to an enclosure?

Serial numbers are stored within the logic board firmware.

As a result, if you're trying to access a Mac in Target Disk Mode you're not going to get it's serial number from the Startup Disk (well, not unless someone has previously recorded the serial number on a file stored somewhere on the disk).

If you need the serial number and you can't boot into the Mac, there may be other ways to obtain it (e.g. Apple sometimes engraves serial numbers on the device, by contacting Apple, etc).


How to configure resolv.conf options with scutil on MacOS? I would like to configure the following:

options rotate timeout:1 retries:1

What is the way to achieve that with  scutil --dns. I can't find it anywhere in the documentation.

$ for i in {1..100}; do dig +trace +ans google.com | grep Received | egrep '192.168.1.10[56]' | cut -d ' ' -f 6 ; done | sort | uniq -c
  99 192.168.1.105#53(192.168.1.105)
   1 192.168.1.106#53(192.168.1.106)

resolv.conf

bash-3.2$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
#
# macOS Notice
#
# This file is not consulted for DNS hostname resolution, address
# resolution, or the DNS query routing mechanism used by most
# processes on this system.
#
# To view the DNS configuration used by this system, use:
#   scutil --dns
#
# SEE ALSO
#   dns-sd(1), scutil(8)
#
# This file is automatically generated.
#
domain lan
nameserver 192.168.1.105
nameserver 192.168.1.106

I am not sure when and why is 99% of requests go to one name server.

scutil allows changing the computer name, local host name (for Bonjour) and/or global host name (for gethostname).
macOS always performs a rotate when more than one DNS name is returned.
The DNS resolver for macOS is self-optimizing and far more advanced than the resolv.conf parameters can convey.

TLDR: macOS doesn't use resolv.conf. It auto-generates one for applications that need to see such a file, but its DNS resolver is auto-optimizing and auto-configuring.


Is recovering deleted apps possible yet? With iOS 14 the Home Screen was altered to include an Activity Controller for confirmation of editing the Home Screen or deleting the app.
This has helped to avoid accidentally deleting apps but it's not foolproof!
Is there any way that you can find out which apps were deleted (In order of most recently deleted I'd imagine if at all possible)?

No. But you can see which apps are purchased, but not installed in the App Store, in your account.


Can I have the same Apple ID in my iPhone and my iPad How can I have de same Apple ID in my iPhone and my iPad (so that I can use the apps on iPad that I have in iPhone and "vice versa")

Sure you can. Go into Settings and find the following tabs:

iTunes and App Store
iCloud

Then just log in with your Apple ID. They must be same in iPhone and iPad in order to share app purchases.


iPhoto gets stuck on finishing last import I have this problem where iPhoto gets into a state where it won't quit, and won't let me import anything. If I try to empty the (iPhoto) trash it tells me I should "Wait until the import is finished". Only it isn't importing anything. So far my only solution to get it back to a usable state is to force quit it. Then it is good for another import, deleting the trash, or quiting.

Is there some other import process that I can kill to get iPhoto back into a useable state? I'm importing tiffs off disk.

What worked for me was a permissions repair. Go to /Applications/Utilities, and open Disk Utility. Select your boot drive/partition, go to the First Aid tab, and click Verify Disk Permissions. Let it work, and see what it says. If it says you should, click Repair Permissions.


iPhone Passcode for Powering Off I am looking for an option to require a passcode to power off my iPhone. That way, if the phone is lost, the person who finds it cannot simply turn it off, rendering Find My iPhone useless. Is there a way to accomplish this?

In the current OS, this isn't possible. However, there is a jailbreak mod that will accomplish this functionality called PowerGuard.


How do I delete a saved wifi network, when unable to use the Network panel/GUI in System pref? I need to delete a saved public wifi network, which my computer keeps trying to connect to when I'm at home, but I can't open my Network preferences and do it trough the GUI, due to an error in my MacOS installation (see linked question below for details).

I'm guessing there might be a way to do it, through Terminal or digging into a .plist, but haven't been able to find any non-GUI guides to this through searching, so how can this be done?

Why does my Network preference pane freeze every time I open it?

System info:
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)
MacOS Sierra 10.12.6 (16G29)

You can check the list of preferred networks with the command:

sudo networksetup -listpreferredwirelessnetworks en1

You can then copy the name of the wifi you want to remove from the list and use the command (replacing wifi_to_be_removed with the name of the wifi):

sudo networksetup -removepreferredwirelessnetwork en1 wifi_to_be_removed

Note: en1 is usually the device name of the single wifi card in a mac that also has a ethernet port. To be sure of the device name use the command: sudo networksetup -listallhardwareports
to list the various network devices and their denomination.


Getting performance measurement tools from Linux on Mac OS X Mac OS X doesn't seem to have the Linux performance tools perf, pidstat, or mpstat.

What other software has equal functionality on OS X? Or, how can I install these?

I've used Instruments in XCode - not sure if it covers all of the functionality of the Linux tools you mention, but Instruments seems to be the preferred performance analyzer on Mac.


Is it possible to include emoji in the app description in the App Store? Wouldn't the app be rejected or banned? I have an app listed in the App Store. Don't you know is it possible to use emoji in the description of the app or use any kind of text formatting (italic, bold, underline)?
I have found the information about apps that were rejected due to use of Apple emoji in their icons but nothing is written about description/what's new/promotional text fields.

Thanks for your question, Anastasia. Using emoji is not against the guidelines of Apple. Here you will find several tips you should be aware of: https://splitmetrics.com/blog/apple-app-store-guidelines/

Here you find an example in practical terms: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9891204/additional-icon-in-app-name-lable

However, I think emojis should be used carefully, depending on what target group you want to reach and what you want to achieve...

Cheers, pallox


Select correct app on connecting camera How do you prevent Apple Photos from opening on connecting a camera.

I prefer to download all my work to Lightroom 3.

You can use Image Capture [in Applications] to dictate which photo app [or none at all] will open when you attach any photographic device, phone, camera, SD/CF card etc

I have mine set so that Image Capture itself launches when I insert a camera card, but ignores when my iPhone is connected.

[Drop menu artificially offset for visibility]

If you don't see the options at bottom left, click the little reveal icon, circled here in red.


Can I forcibly change where iTunes keeps my mobile applications? For the past few days I've been trying to move my iTunes library to an external hard drive, so that when I get a new PC in the future (as I'm doing right now), it's not a nightmare to get everything onto the new machine.  This, of course, means that it's a nightmare to get it all onto the external drive.

I think I've gotten the music and track info all sorted out, but now for some reason, when I sync my device to my library, it's removing every single application from the device.  On closer inspection, my 'apps' folder in iTunes is completely blank.  I'd like to not have to re-download everything since I had close to 14Gb of apps.

It turns out I'd copied the 'mobile applications' directory from my PC iTunes folder to the new drive without leaving a copy of it behind.  When iTunes looks for the applications, it's still looking in the old location.

I think I can temporarily avoid the problem by copying the app files back to their original location, but I'm wondering if there's a way to manually re-target iTunes's apps folder to a specified location.

EDIT:  So I copied the app files back, and iTunes is still coming up blank when I try to see the apps in my library.  How do I figure out where iTunes is looking for apps?

You have to go into advanced preferences in iTunes and you should see a box displaying your current iTunes Media folder location, with a button prompting you to change it.

If you select your folder there it should work for you.

EDIT:
A better way to move your iTunes content, is to move your entire iTunes library (you ~/Music/iTunes folder) into a new location. Then close and reopen iTunes while holding the Option key, when prompted to choose an iTunes library select the new location and everything should be stored in that new iTunes library folder (you can actually name the folder whatever you would like).


How do you open UDP ports in a range on MacOS 10.15.7 Catalina How do you open UDP ports in a range on MacOS 10.15.7 Catalina. For example, I'm trying to open these ports for Unity iOS debugging on device...

nc -vnzu 225.0.0.2222 55000-555111
nc: port range not valid

The reason for your error message is that you have chosen the end of the port number range as "555111". However, port numbers in the IP protocol range from 0 to 65535, so 555111 is definitely too high.


Maverick - OSX dock auto hides when connecting a display through hdmi? When I connect my TV to my laptop, the Dock starts to auto hide. Is there a way to keep the dock in its before I connect an external display? Also, when go to  > Dock, the auto hiding is off...

It's due to the new multi-display handling in Mavericks where the Dock can be made to show on both displays. It's not actually 'auto-hiding' hence why the auto-hiding is still disabled.

To go back to the old multi-display method, go to System Preferences → Mission Control and uncheck Displays have separate Spaces.


Is the source code for xnu-6153.60.66~39 available? (iOS 13.3 Kernel) I cannot find xnu-6153.60.66~39 at https://opensource.apple.com/tarballs/xnu/ ! Does apple still open source the XNU Kernel?

Yes, Apple does still open source the XNU kernel. However, there's usually quite a time lag from the time macOS is released for iOS products and until the corresponding XNU kernel source is publicized.

Therefore you cannot find the exact version you're seeking anywhere. iOS 13.3 is very new, and no public source code has been made available for that kernel version yet.

Usually Apple makes new releases of the XNU kernel source 2-6 times per year. The latest was in June 2019, which is was version 4903.241.1.


python version 2.7.8 can't run /usr/bin/easy_install. Try the alternative(s): I'm doing a bunch of python development and also just updated OS to Mountain Lion.

I had replaced to original Python versions with Snow Leopard using the GUI from Python.org, then added links in /usr/bin:

lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  admin  71 Oct 22 18:12 python -> ../../../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python2.7

So now I have what I think are all the python version that are part of OSX 10.8.5 (2.5, 2.6, 2.7) located in:

/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/

and linked from /usr/bin

And ALSO the ones I installed with the GUI located in:

/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/

But I'm planning to use the versions I install with fink, which is a port tree similar to macports which are/will be located in:

/sw/bin

So I have commented out the PATH exports in ~/.bash_profile that pointed to the non-fink executables:

#PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin:${PATH}"
#export PATH

#PATH="/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin:${PATH}"
#export PATH

And added:

#  for Fink:
export PATH=$PATH:/sw/bin
. /sw/bin/init.sh

I don't totally understand shell scripting yet, but init.sh initializes fink, I think mostly by adding elements to $PATH and other environment variables.

Previously I have installed various packages with homebrew, macports and various GUIs and am hoping to have a more comprehensible environment this time around.

At the moment I need to install postgreSQL and a bunch of python modules including pip, virtualenv, virtualenvironmentwrapper, psycopg.

It looks like the easy_install executable (binary executable?) lives (alongside easy_install-2.5, 2.6 and 2.7) in /usr/bin/.

So my questions are:

Is there any reason to have more than one copy of each version of Python?
Will python-dependent applications work as long as there's a link in /usr/bin/ to a working, executable python library, and the location of the Python executable is in the $PATH?
Is there much reason to keep Python2.5 at this point?
sudo easy_install-2.7 pip worked, so what exactly is -rwxr-xr-x   2 root        wheel       925 Oct 23 14:48 easy_install for?

Okay.

Answer to number 1 is yes.

The fink developers recommend NOT removing the OSX versions of Python, simply because they are not terribly large files and may be necessary for certain OSX functions and programs.

And I want to have an additional version of at least python2.7 installed by fink, because it's a port tree that's designed to create a UNIX-like directory structure, which will hopefully make PostgreSQL and python play nicely together.

As far as question number 2, I'm not sure. I think this would work, but leaving the original OSX versions installed avoids the issue.

Question 3: yes. - see answer to question 1.

Making the fink version the one that runs via the terminal is a matter of:

make sure the directory containing the fink python binary precedes the OSX (or GUI-installed one) in the PATH, which can be done in users .profile or .bash_profile (located in directory ~/, the user's root) by either invoking the fink init script, . /sw/bin/init.sh, OR making sure that export PATH=/sw/bin:$PATH is included in the file AFTER any other line that exports a PATH with one of the other python paths at the beginning. For example, export PATH=/usr/bin:$PATH or export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH.
Unless we want to invoke the python cli like python2.7, we'll need to make a symbolic link in the /sw/bin directory that points "python" to "python2.7", which is done by using sudo ln -s *source* *link*, which in this case looks like:

sudo ln -s /sw/bin/python2.7 /sw/bin/python

Not sure what the answer to question 4 is yet, but am seeing that any libraries that exist in /sw/bin are being called from there, as opposed to other installations. Good.

Got a copy of Learning UNIX for OS X Mountain Lion that looks quite promising.


Syncing without iCloud I have a household with an iMac that has 1 account that automatically logs on, and 1 iTunes account.

The itunes account has 2 different libraries, although the only difference is some of the (non-DRM) music.

There is an iPad shared by many people, and a phone used by one person.

What is the easiest way to sync things like music between all machines while keeping things like notes on the phone private, but still being able to back them up to the iMac?

Would prefer not to use iCloud if possible, as it looks complicated for the people I am setting it up for.

iCloud itself doesn't sync music; iTunes Match does that.

A good solution might be to use iTunes Match to sync all the music between computers. In my experience with iTunes Match, all the complexity is up-front; after the initial upload, getting new devices on it and using them is super easy.

With Match enabled, just sync the iPhone to the iMac like you would have in pre-iOS 5 days and the notes won't leave the two of them if you don't use iCloud.


Change the modifier keys on the right side without changing the left ones I have a new keyboard connected to my macbook (high sierra) that I'm currently adjusting, and I would prefer if the first key to the right of the spacebar was an option key and the next a right ctrl key. I know that the modifier keys can be changed in System Preferences > Keyboard > Modifier keys, but that does not let you change the left and right sides independently: the two keys closest to the spacebar stay the same kind no matter which kind you choose, and I want the first key to the left of the spacebar to remain a command key.

I have used Ukelele before to modify the layout of the rest of the keyboard, but as far as I know,  you can't change the modifier keys with it.

Is there any way to make this custimization? It can't be a limitation to the hardware, right..?

In setting you can't do that, but with the karabiner program you can. You'll find karabiner here: https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/.

Install it and open Karabiner event view. Press the key you would like to change and then click 'Add ... to Karabiner elements' where '...' is the name of the key you want to change. In the program that pops up, select the event that you want to remap the key to from the left drop down.

Note: This does not work on all keyboards because not all keyboards does send the difference between left and right key. You can tell if your keyboard does in Karabiner event view under the name section after clicking a key. In such case, there's a hardware limitation.


High fan, No battery symbol, Battery not charging on Macbook Pro Mid 2009 Recently, my MacBook Pro has had the following issues:

If the battery dies, I need to do an SMC reset for it to even start up. When it does, the fan is running at high speed and there is either no battery symbol, or one with an x on it.

If the  power cord is unplugged, the laptop dies within a few seconds.

If the MacBook Pro is shut down properly before the battery dies, the SMC reset is not necessary to start it back up.

I have tried the following:

Swapping the battery
PRAM rest (in addition the the SMC reset)
I ran the Apple Hardware Test (AHT) and it came out with no issues.

Does anyone have options on what I should try to look into? Thanks.

You tried swapping the battery, which means your system is a few years old... I have a 2007 MBP and had some similar issues here and there when my battery aged. Part of the problem was actually my power cord. It was flaky. If your cord is underpowered (e.g. using a 45 W rather than an 85 W for a MacBook Pro) you won't have enough juice to charge a dead battery, so it restarts as if one was not installed or won't restart at all. If your cord is flaking out, it may not be charging consistently (I have a spare cord that sometimes works, and other times needs to have the extension cord removed and re-seated before the MBP recognizes it and kicks on the charge indicator light in the MagSafe connector). Possible that your battery drain is faster than your power cord can replenish at this point. The fact that a different battery gave the same results again makes me suspect the power cord. I'd try a new cord (if possible) and see if that helps at all.


How can I get hardware schematics for Mac computers? I'd really like to have hardware schematics (circuit diagrams for motherboards etc.) for Mac computers, as they might help me to repair them.

Any clues as to how can I get them?

https://www.apple-schematic.se/ This Website Would Help and Please Tell your Model for which you want schematic .


Shell Script Commands Work Fine in Terminal But Not Via AppleScript I have two commands that I need to run through the Terminal. They are
cd /Users/[my name]/Desktop and curl 'www.google.com'>google.txt.
When running these directly in Terminal they work just fine. However, when running this in AppleScript:

do shell script "cd /Users/Peter1/Desktop"
do shell script "curl 'www.google.com'>google.txt"

It produced the error:

sh: google.txt: Permission denied

Why is this happening? What can I do to fix it?

Thanks

Your script above is running two different scripts. One is changing the working directory to your user desktop folder (~/Desktop). The other script is downloading www.google.com and putting it in a document in your root directory (/), which doesn't have permissions to do so.

You can fix this by reduce it to one statement of do shell script like such:

do shell script "curl www.google.com > ~/Desktop/google.txt"

In short, the script first downloads the contents of the website www.google.com and then creates a new file at the specified directory. You may also notice the ~ character, which is equivalent to /Users/username/.


using 3 monitors with macmini (2018) I'm thinking of getting the 2018 mac mini(32 gb of ram) with 3 monitors, one 32 4k, the second 27" HD(1920) and the third 23" (1920), it will be possible without lag and an external egpu?

From the Mac mini - Technical Specifications webpage:

  Video Support

  Support for the following combination of maximum concurrent display setups:

  Up to three displays:

  Two displays with 4096x2304 resolution at 60Hz connected via Thunderbolt 3 plus one display with 4096x2160 resolution at 60Hz connected via HDMI 2.0

  or

  Up to two displays:

  One display with 5120x2880 resolution at 60Hz connected via Thunderbolt 3 plus one display with 4096x2160 resolution at 60Hz connected via HDMI 2.0

So, yes, your model of Mac mini supports using three displays concurrently without using an external GPU.


FaceTime and iMessage - an error occurred during activation I couldn't log in to FaceTime so I did a factory reset of my MacBook. It worked for a brief period of time and then suddenly it just logged out.

I believe it might have been after iCloud synced with keychain or after I changed my local host name and computer name.

I have seen other users facing this issue but no solutions. Is there a troubleshooting guide or should I just contact Apple support since I can't use their service without activation to my Mac?

Found this apple support article covering this exact error: - https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201422

  Check your device settings

  Make sure that you’re connected to a cellular data or Wi-Fi network. If you're using an iPhone, you need SMS
  messaging to activate your phone number with iMessage and FaceTime.
  Depending on your carrier, you might be charged for this SMS.
  Go to Settings > General > Date & Time and make sure that your time zone is set correctly.

  ￼
  Turn off and restart iMessage and FaceTime

  Go to Settings > Messages and turn off iMessage.

  Go to Settings > FaceTime and turn off FaceTime.

  Restart your device.

  Turn iMessage and FaceTime back on.

  ￼
  Still not activated after a day? It might take up to 24 hours to activate iMessage and FaceTime. If the issue continues after 24 hours,
  follow these steps:

  Make sure that your device has the latest version of iOS.

  If you're using an iPhone, contact your carrier to make sure that you
  can receive SMS messages.

  Contact Apple Support.

It has the links to support once you've ruled out the easy things like a setting on your Mac. They can help if your network connection isn't reaching Apple's servers or if there's an issue with your account on the server side.


Why did the Sparrow dock icon stop bouncing on launch? The Sparrow mail app icon had been bouncing fine on launching the app till a few days ago but has stopped doing so recently. Any reasons why it might be so? I miss the bouncing dock icon.

This is mentioned in the release notes for 1.0.1:

  Be aware that implementing the ‘Menu bar only’ mode breaks the usual bouncing behavior of the dock icon. We know no AppStore compliant workaround for the dock icon to behave properly when the ‘Menu bar only’ is implemented.


WIFI constantly disconnects when watching online stream video on my mbp My mac is Macbook Pro (mid2014), OSX 10.11.3 (15D21).
It disconnects literally every one minutes when I am watching stream on douyutv.com (Chinese version of  Twitch).
My other devices(smartphone, pad, pc) works all right. I did an experience that watch stream on all my devices, only mac disconnected.

Is it a bug or just something wrong with my configuration?

Try this quick-n-dirty solution.

Reset the WiFi

From toolbar -> Go -> Go To Folder
Paste this Address /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/
Locate and delete these files

com.apple.airport.preferences.plist
com.apple.network.identification.plist
com.apple.wifi.message-tracer.plist
NetworkInterfaces.plist
preferences.plist

Restart your Macbook

You can read further for WiFi issues and solutions here


What was the Mac that Ran 'System 1' I thought I was reasonably early to the party, but the first Mac I owned - an SE 30  - was running System 6.06 when I got it & after a brief foray with 6.06 we had 6.07 with actual multi-tasking…

…but what machine ran System 1?
…& was it even called that at the time?

Wikipedia to the rescue, they even have an article dedicated to System 1:

  System 1, also known as Macintosh System Software was the original Macintosh operating system. It is a part of the Classic Mac OS family, and ran on the Motorola 68000 microprocessor. It was released on January 24, 1984 along with the original Macintosh and was replaced by System 1.1 on May 5, 1984.

and a lot more about all other releases.


Intellij KeyMapping is acting weird I am new to mac so apologies if i am asking a stupid question. I just installed Intellij idea on Mac OS El Capitan and it is acting weird. This issue is only in Intellij so i am assuming that perhaps i have messed up with some key mapping ??

For example, Whenever I double click on a text, it selects (as expected) but then moving a cursor acts as if i am holding shift while moving the text and hence it selects everything. To undo this behaviors, I have to do a single click somewhere before i can move cursor.

Also, pressing Shift + Arrow keys (left/right) doesn't select the text, rather it jumps from one word to another. I can only select text from keyboard in intellij with Options + Shift + Left/Right Arrow or CTRL + Shift + Left/Right Arrow.

What i have done ? I am using eclipse keymapping though.

A little digging solved the issue. In short, I installed ideaVim plugin. All I had to do is to disable it.


possible to use Passbook for gift cards I have a small business and was wondering if it's possible to use Passbook for gift cards? For example, someone buys a $50 gift certificate on our website and that gets delivered automatically to the other user.

Is there a major retailer that does this? I see passbook mostly for tickets (and to be honest, it's a bit unwieldy).

Yes - this is a valid use of Passbook now called Wallet on iOS 9.

https://developer.apple.com/wallet/

Apple has ample sample code, working server implementations, automation and testing tools as well as several guides to let you know what is possible without digging into the code.

Most developers that do any sort of work with Passbook could quote you their assistance in running your campaign if you didn't want to DIY.

One major retailer that has had stored value in Passbook for more than a year now (2013) is Apple - both their retail gift cards and iTunes store/Mac App/iOS App/iBooks store combined balances. You can watch a video explaining how Apple rolled this out:

https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2013-303/

I also believe that several companies are rolling out discounts/loyalty cards in addition to stored value - but that's a bit newer and I'm not sure that API is finished on Apple's end quite yet. You could easily accomplish that on your end with a web server and some custom coding to track your user through an iOS app or purely through the wallet and/or iBeacons to have the item check in with the server when presented at a POS terminal or other location in store.


How can I remap a Key+modifier output? Basically, there was Karabiner that did the job, but with Sierra it doesn't work anymore and there's still no updates. What are other ways to change shortcut output?
In Particular I need to change ">" + Option that gives "≥" to give "."

There are several alternatives for software that can do this.
My preference has been BetterTouchTool.


Delete storage in 'Other Volumes in Container'? Hello,
can you guys help me

I did factory reset also I used OmniDiskSweeper did not help

‘Other Volumes in Container’ are other volumes independent from your currently booted operating system and its data volume.
In your case diskutil list shows disk1s5 and disk1s7 as additional Data volumes. Check the contents of these volumes in Finder (or with OmniDiskSweeper pointed at these volumes instead).


Does right clicking always select the text below the cursor on a mac? I am pretty new to mac, I am on a desktop mac with a Logitech mouse.

Every time I right click on some text - it selects the word under the cursor.

Is this normal? If it is - is there any way to avoid this.
For example - I need to copy the link address in a browser, but when I right click - it selects the text and gives me a different context menu which doesn't have the copy link URL option.

So I am using the Firefox.

When I right click on link in a browser it shows this menu

When I click on text (not link) in browser or any other document it shows the same menu as yours.

When I click on the web address in the address bar it shows the menu with Copy, that I use to cop the link.


iPhone Contact Reverts to Old Data After Edit I have several iDevices that I use: iPad, iPhone and an iPod, all of which sync contacts with iCloud.  I am experiencing the phenomenon where I update a contact on my iPhone and instead of syncing the new data to iCloud where the other devices can pick it up, the phone is pulling the old data down from iCloud and over-writing the updates I just made.

Any ideas what the problem could be?

Hmmm... In general when I run into syncing problems like this I'll log in on icloud.com with my Mac to see what's in the cloud (versus what my devices show).

For problematic devices it's recommended to remove the account (or just disable Contacts from iCloud in this case). When prompted, choose to delete the local data. After a few minutes enable it again and then be patient everything syncs.